Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-16
The Flood ~ shawneetswn- The
Town Eight Feet Under Wafer
The situation at other Points

The Floed ~ shawneetewn-,r The
Town Eight Feet Under Wafer
The Situation at other Points.
SHAwSEETowN, Ills, Feb. Is, ,(noon)--
The river rose six inches during the past
twelve hours. The telegraph office was
inundated and communication cut of
for several hours, while the instruments
were being removed to the second story
Of a neIghboring building No similar
trouble is anticipated, unless the poles
wash away. One house was carried from
Its foundation this morning and foated
off. Several foundations have given
way, the houses leaning and likely
to fall at any moment. Should
the wind rias, great dam
age OF this character will follow
There Is increasing distress in the hills
back Of town, where many citizens arc
eacamped. The colony is well provis-
ioned, but fuel is scarce, and there are
several cases Of serious sickness. All
business Is entirely suspended and must
remain SO for several days. About the
only boats running are the Evansville
and Cairo packets. The trip from
Evansville here shows vast sea- The
situation at Uniontown grows more seii-
GUS hourly Many Of the inhabitants
have deserted their houses and gone
to places Of sufety. Those re-
ma 'ning are living in the second
stories. The fuel problem is preventing
itself as an embarrassing incident. At
least two feet more water is expected.
Aid is badly needed. The same is true
Of Caseyville, Weston. Cave-in- Rock
and two or three points below here. The
situation at Shawneetown Is quite as
bad ms has been represented, the entire
town being submerged to an average
depth of eight feet The river is steadi.
ly rising. Shawneetown has popula
tion Of 1000, not over quarter OF whoT,
ii is estimated, remain. Three and
half miles distant, at Bowlesville,
the coal mines shut down some
time ago, aud the houses formerly
occupied by the miners are now used by
food fugtives. In the same neigh
borhood many are living in tents, fui.
nished by the Governor Of Illinois.
Among the latter there is much suffering
on account of the cold weather. Sew.
eral cases Of extreme distress are report
ed. but no deaths yet.
Fatal Flood CausuaIty-Five per-
sons Drowned.
PADucAH, KY, Feb. l5.--While John
Beatty was attempting to convey his
wife. there children and two young Ia.
dies, named Weatherford, across the
backwater, near Newburg. on the Tenn.
essee river, the skiff, dashed against
tree by the current, upset, and Mrs.
Beatty, all the children and one of the
young ladies drowned.
The Ofncial End or New.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The President
has accepted the resignat ation of John G.
New, Assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
ury, to take effect from to-day.
The Manning Election Case.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. b.
HoUsE--A vote was taken on the reso.
luton declaring that Maaaing holds
| perfect credentials. This was rejected,
yeas LOG, nays lao. A second resolution,
declaring Manning entitled to the seat,
was lost, yeas 92, nays l57 The major
ity resolution was then adopted, 100 to
SO. This discharges the Committee Of
Elections from the lorima .facie case and
leaves the seat vacant until the case is
decided.
Arthur Losing strength In she
senate.
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. I5.--A Times
Washington special says: The Admins
tration Is no longer commanding major
ity In the Senate. Senators Sherman and
Logan object very freely, especially con
cerning the Southern appointments CON-
ing up for confirmation. 1t never has
been so before. Persons familiar with
the inside history of the failing appoint.
ments know how hard Arthur has been
struck. The Administration strength in
the Senate does not exceed twelve.
The Oregon Trans s-ContinentaI.
New YORK, Feb. l5.-It is believed
that the affairs of the Oregon Trans
Continental Company will be wound up
unless the object of the Company Is
changed. 1t has already stopped further
construction and it is reported that
pool is being organized to take the re-
naming securities at fair valuation.
Among other reports on the street, Is
one that Gould is endeavoring to bring
about lease of the Northern Pacific
Railway by the Union Pacific.
a. No Conference Held.
BosToN, Mass, Feb. l5.--It is posi-
lively asserted by prominent Director
of the Oregon & Trans Continental Com
pany that no conference for the purpose
of winding up the affairs of the Com.
pany, or for any other purpose, has been
held in Boston.
Request TO Pr0fe ssional lIumor-
lists
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Feb. l5.-The
will of Col, Hunt, the millionaire lum-
Der man of Roscommon county, discloses
that he has bequeathed $1,000 to Caro-
line Browne, mother of Artemus Ward,
and similar amounts to Eli Perkins and
Josh Billings. Hunt was lover of hu-
NOR and owned an extensive library,
made up largely Of humorous literature.
Murdered by HIS wife and
Brother
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. l5.-A Leader
special from Harmar, near Marietta, re.
ports that W. r. Miller was found dead
in his house, with tive bullet holes in his
body. His wife and his brother were
arrested for murder. Rumor says his
wife threatened to put him out of the
way because she loved his brother. The
prisoners denied all knowledge of the
crime.
Az ~ a Dastardly Murder
kNoxvILLE, Tenn, Feb. l5.- Last
night, in Green county, the wife Of
James Hunter was instantly killed by
some one, who fired gun from the out
side. Hunter and wife. and other mem.
bers of the household. we're sitting
around the fire at the time Hunter is
a wealthy farmer, and had just received
a large amount OF money. Two broth
ers, named Moore, have been arrested