Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
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SAN FRAxcrsco, Feb. PA demurrer
70 Attorney-G Generals amended COM
plant in The suit Of the people against
the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
for 81 l,D42, 5000 and interest, paid by
the .Stkte semi annually since
1854, IN sums Of e52,5 on the
81 OOO, 900 bonds CT the road
under tho act Of the legislature Of April
1854, and been sastainsd BY Judge Sui
livnn's complaint which set forth that
the company had failed to transport tree
u Charge the States insane and convicts
and had refused Garry articles for the
State fair and material for the State
capital. - they agreed to do under the
Legil lative act In return for this aid
from the State.
Jshn Tay1sr the x1srnon Apostle
o. the Pelitieal sftuation.
SALT LAKE, Feb. l2.--John Taylor in
the Tabefnacle said; .'The Gcntiles are
getting up furore now for the Presi-
dental election which 10 coming on, and
The Mormon question ia as gooi a
parry Issue as auy. They think they
will do many things, but won't do NOR
than the Lord viii let then. Tho Re-
public,ns put in the T platform. "Polyf-
amy must go." Polygsmy Is hard nut
to crack. The Republicans or Demo
,,n;a neither are our friends. They
th,nk We ar. Democrats and we are TO a
certain sxtsnt. The Republicans are
g,irg to make Mcrinonism party
question. Democrats are fsaring 10
Oppose the Republicans on the issue
and not liking to swallow the Mormons.
will fall in with the Republicans, though
the apple stick in their throats Is it did
ia Adnm's. What shall we do about It ?
Why, trust in God. l feel quite easy.
We have work TO perform, and. with the
b., lp Of God. we will do It.
a Pathetie Appeal for Ala from
Ohf4.
CrsctxxArr, Feb. I2.-The Mayor Of
Newport has found it necessary to make
the following statement:
ssThe Relief Union Of the city OF New
, ri. realizing the fearful state OF Affairs
II our city, which now In point Of terri
tory oue-half and in population two.
th.r.Is arc under water. have requested
mo as Mayor Of the city 10 appeal to the
people Of The United States for relief
10 doing 20 I regret exceedingly the me-
cess.ty Of such an act, but I earnestly
appeal TO Ill good people Of this country
for aid. t5ignsd.)
VIZ. Horror. Mayor"
hallway Csmmunieatisn Cut or
at Cfseianatf by the Floods.
CrscrxxArf, Feb. l2.--with the river
/ foot higher than one year ago and r;s-
inG an inch an hour, the situation be.
GENES more and more serions. Up to
laat night the c. H. 4 D. r. r. had been
able to reach the depot. 1t will. be un-
able to get trains out this morning. This
leaves Cincinnati's northern and only
road unable to take trains from the
depot.
The Ners-Jonrnai Of Aurora. Ind,
slys the situation there Is alarming. The
river l. rising more rapidly. Three
dsaths have occurred since yesterday.
River sixt5sEishs Feet one I.eh
1t Clncinnati.
CNcrxSArI, Feb. l2, Q A. M.--The
river is sixly eight feet one inch high
a d Il still rising At the rate Of one inch
al hour. The weather is foggy and
mill.
sttuatien as JeRcfsenvfli~.
LouIsvrLLK, Feb. l2.--At 10 o'clock
thi. evening the river IL rising inches
per hour. The rain has ceased but the
weather is warm and likely to begin to
rain again soon. The situation here is
unclaimed. Not 20 at Jeifersonville for
that town Il inundated as bad as last
year. This afternoon the citizens ceased
hoping and ceased their endeavor to pre-
vent inundYion.
rnssas ana Desslatiea In Indiana.
EvASsvrLLr, Feb. I2.--The river is
still risiLg. No boats and no business
with prospect Of higher river than
Last February. The whole lower river
lands present scene cf desolation.
Nearly every town Is submerged About
al the corn is saved that can be. No
los Of life has yet been reported, but
the destruction Of property Is very great.
rrishtfuI situatioa ~ Law renee
burg, Had.
LAwKKscEBuRo, Ind. Feb. l2.-Tbe
situation here is growing worse. The
Mayor to-day for the first time asked
for help from abroad. More houses were
abandoned by the people removing
from the second floors, leaving goods
snd furniture because Of no place to
take them and the current so swift boat
ing was dangerous.
silver Rfslne Rapidly at Little
Rsek, Ark.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. l2.-The
river il rising here very rapidly, owing
TO tho heavy rain in the valley. II has
risen thirty-nine inches since 2 r. NJ. Sun
day.
River Falling ~ Marietta. Ohio.
MARrxrrA, O., Feb. l2.--Three- fourths
Of the city il submerged The river is
falling slowly.
Masonic Ala FER Fissd suRercrss
IxplAxArorIs, In, Feb. l2.-Bruce
Carr. Grand Master Mason, has issued
en appeal to members and lodges In this
state for the Ohio food sufferers.
staes sf niver at Fsrtsneuth.
PoRrsnourH, O., Feb. l2.-Reports
ssiIl ~ the river Il rising steadily. The
weather b fcggy.
uuraer ana suicide at Chiease.
CnroAoo. Feb. l2.--Whsn Thomas
Alien. the railroad wjeghmaster, reached
home to-niaht he found his wife lying
dead on The floor with . bullet IN her
head. and &. w. Feltzes. hia bookkeepcr
who was boarding It Aiken's
house, lying across his wifes body
with two ballet wounds in his body
and unconscious. FeltEss fired all the
shots. Letters left by him indicate that
ne was criminally intimate with the
woman and Jealous Of the attentions Of
smother man. II II thoueht that 10
cannot survive. he comes 81 respectable
family.
rhe ran sf siakas.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE news q 4hs
fall Of Sinkat, which reached suskiG
this vnornine, was brought by frisnllp
Arab chief. The garrison made ssf1
and for : time successfully repulsc6
The rebel attacks, but at lsst tie
atteotinS forces gained IN advo1toeS
end oomplstsly destroyed The ealxisS4,
except few male prisoners. The ~
of tks wosnan and children d unknov1. !.
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