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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29
BY THICK DARKsEss.
,srdiiion In which the EaElish
Ministry Finds ItSeIf,

Ministry Finds Itzelf.
an Ayrll 2S.-Once more thick dark
--,.,, lae Gladstone Ministry. The
go GORDON has 50 excited the public
Is, The Premier has had to seri.
%, DER me possibility of sending
n, .,oaaIy force to his relief. Bat
s,fv sres that the time is practically
|. ,ssa sucu step cOald be undertaken
, air cuanCes of success.
r.-.c Dow ,aks months, cost millions
+. gu>h soldiers rapidly. Nobody,
+. ,ruRs whether even now th7
b. sye passed beyond the stage
,r-aiiOu on this course. Part
3. s-rc1 sud universal dlssatisfac-
AN Gladstone is due to the fact that
- not be- induced 20 speak out
7. General Gordon, meantime, con.
!, TO make suggestions which worry
e-.,l,rs. until some Of them are in
re. uevOming as mad as Gordon him
The proposal TO raise money from
Il spd American milliOnaires has
2. 81 otter Of 1900 from one of our
r.7 uaguaiss. and subscriptions have
"ol 10 various newspaper offices.
,-o ycr OF course, will come TO noSh-
.c.l, = important as showing what
IN. unrto@ -, and how strong is the
C.s,,seRug in mis- favor. A few Of the
.s,srisl organs are beginning at last to
'he ur,1 on this inspired hero, and
igal p-uy.s soy not only that Gordon
ne H. but that it is the hes. thing
si.oz, frne and future happiness Lha,
d -s;Prn 10 HIM.
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Attack ed by q Mob.

NEwBURYroRT, MASS, April 2S-Oltver
Weston ana Julian Giquet, agents OF the
law and order league were attacked this
morning In the eastern depot while takiog
a train by crowd OF men. Giquet got
away from his sssailants and fired reyol.
YER at the crowd, the bail entering the car
platform. Word was sent 10 the Boston
,olice and the inspectors went to Somer
Vile on an engine and took the agents from
The Isin. Weston Was hit three times in
the back of the head with sluug shot
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ym,r,.sned on Pixies Peak sunmit,

CoLoRADo sPRISGs, Col, April 2S-Con'
siderable anxiety is felt here as to Signal
Service officer Ramsey, who has been a.
Pixies Pesk station for seven weeks unre-
lieyed. Three weeks ago George Beckhsns,
who was on the Peak with Ramsey, after
b.ipe ON the trail for twsnty.four hours
cached this city through snow twenty and
thirty feet deep, more dead th IN alive. He
reported the supply of provisions nearly
exhausted. No signals are obtainsble from
Rsnsfy S-veSsl fruitless efforts 10 rea2a
the Peak have been made.
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The Irwin strike Ehdcd.
FOREIGN FLASHES.
A warning 10 the R.Ich.t.g.

warning TO the hetchst"9.
BERLIN, April 2s.-The President OF the
Reicbstsg announced to-day thst Columbia
Lodge Of the Free Masons at San Francisco
bad sent the Reichstsg an expression Of con.
dolence on the death OF L1sksr. All the
federal princes have agreed that II the
Rsichstsg rejected the measure proiongipg
the anti Socislist law the dissolution OF that
body shall ensue.
Trouble I'm the Diamond Fields.
L>SDoS. April 2s.-Adviees from Cape
Town mention q strike and serious disor
ders in the diamond fields. The men are
searched daily Ut the conclusion of work.
Fired by Issurseats.
HADRIp, April 28.-The Customs ONCE
at yslcsrlos proyance Of Navarro has been
destroyed.
A Steamer wrecked.
PARIS, April 2s.-Ths stsssasr Assyrisn,
With provisions for the French forces at
Msdsga,car, was wrecked at Providence
Island. In the Indian ocean, two hundred
and forty miles north OF Madagascar.
A Hes Planet Discovered.
ytEssA, April 28.-It Is announcs6 thst
a new planet hss been discovered at the
Astronomical Observatory. Itsppears Ike
star Of the twelfth magnitude snd it was
first observed in the constellation Virgo.
Blue Besh secrets.
Lospox, April 2s-Ths Blue Book CORE
.pondence concerning Egypt has Just been
issued. From this 1t sppears that In Sep
tember, 1879, the Mnqui, OF Salisbury. st
that time the English foreign Secretary,
.,ssd with N. waddin netou, the Ersuch
Siri,ter of FOREIGN Afairs, that Francs
md England sould earnestly support the
uatt4e 4 yptian government bat wooio
infcym the Khedive that tbsy could not
allow any European power 70 estso.isn
politjcal influences In Egypt In compsu
,ion with England and France.
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Racing at Memphis.

MEMPHIS. TENN, April 25.-Ths first race
for the saIo purse for maiden three.yeAr-
olds, Broughton, the fsvorite, won; time,
l:52X. Second race, Peabody Hotel han l.
cap for all ages, one and one eighth miles,
Topsy won; time, 2:0lA. Third race, sell
ing purse, all ages, three-fourths OF . mile,
Centennial won; time. l:l8H. Fourth
race, merchants exchange purse, for all
,ees. ore aud oDe-half mie. Lutte Fo9!e,
the fayorite, won; time, 2:4iX.
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BENW00D.


BExwoop ". Va. April % M. Ford 80
daughter, Of woods6sId, are visiting o.
the relidencs Of Dr. II. T. Ford. -
A mum berof our people went 70 hounds-
Vile on Sunday TO attend the lecture Do
iivered by Mr.. Charles Douglas.
Col. J. Aitmysr and Mr. A. PslIsy Ssss
in wheeling today In the cspscity OF . ~
lief committee.
frank Pesbody recsiyeda 1ne pisno from
The Fast to Day. il 10 from the msnafsc'
tory Of Christy Il Boo.
The monthly eIsmtDatlons comosscs
TO dsy In the public school.
Mrs. Prsuk Reilly. Of b. PauI. ninn u
whiting Mr.. J. ID. Reilly, OF Isofsi h0oD
several OF our citizens have tss,tsd then
.sIyss 10 fine DeW turnouts and no1 o0tes
roads St the fastsst rsts.
surprise party vas given - TIE fes.-
depes of NJ 4. Hoyt In honor 81 bio -
In. fupsrsi obssquisa st kouadssiiie
suodsy, Of Mis- NseSis Cfago wsfs vsn
attended from here.
James FsInsf. popular youns nAilss.
10 hsdna tnslough osins 70 . gs'nsnaS
" The Ssst psekses - ssst cat te-dsy
rom ihs Baltimore d Ohio sxpfeo ouoe
st the Benvood store.
some of the nicsst frsea s.imoe 49,
sepu IN tbis town was Hecstvea eoOAy -
rect from the lasss y Hssfy Hshss'
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RA!LROAD HAPPENINGS.

Workers. Buy Another Railroad.
GNUEEE, AtTil2S Mr.. J. w. Rhine
Il and Orher New Workers, owners OF
-avsukee, Lake Shore and Western
Ia? now in Milwaukee, to-day for
isn,,uuCrd that they b We purchased
Pa ma Eastern Grand Trunk Nhd
'%sGe !: p-.I Z their systems.
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RoWElL LEADING

IN the Pedestrian C6nttst In Ne"
York.
New YoRK: April 2s.-The first pedss'
,risn 10 score q hundred miles was Day
followed by Rowell 2s minutes later at
1857. Dsy was of the track from FIVE to
seven, and during these hours RoEell
rested consider ably. Fitzgerald continued
lis tramp and att O'Clock was two miles
ahead of RoWell. II was announced early
"a the evening that Cnicago's represen -
i've, Lounsburg, hsd Withdrawn, having
hatn made sick sy the tobacco smoke OF
he psrd.p At s O'Clock RoEel's score
bowed II3Z miles, Fitzgerald l13H an
DSy lllh,
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THEY WANT TIlDEN.
How the Democratic MiStake OF 1850
should be Corrected.
Special TO the ReglSteT.

should be Corrected.
Special TO the Register.
GEORGETOWN, W. VA, April 2S-We are
tjoiciDg now in the hope of having rail
road on either side OF the river. Toe com
psnies have compromised their troubI'
and will soon get to work, so We are told
This and the prospect of having Tiiden for
President makes US all happy. Push Oh
this Tilden boom and let him be nomi
mated by acclamatiou. The party owes him
his acknowledgment Of their mistake OF
1880. II he must. ist him then decline;
nut while his name inspires such zeal in
MS parry sni strikes such terror to his op.
.Onents ne is the man.
OOe Of our worthy citizens, George w
Srvder hal his dwelling burned last week
The distillery of s. 7. Barker, Of George
town, is now in operation.
Candidates are getting numerous.
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MANY coNVIcTs BURIED INTHE RUINS
OF Cavalry Barracks In England.

O cavalry barracksiu has'"a"'
PoRrH MOUTH, Enc, April 8.-Whtie
large number Of convicts were at work TO-
day on the new cavalry barrac 8 in the
course OF erection, the props and supports
OF the building suddenly gave way, burying
many Of the men in q mass OF timber and
debris. The noise of the falling bu Rg
and the clouds of dust soon attracted large
crowds and in few moments hundreds OF
brave fellows, many OF them sailors and
marines, were at work removing the heavy
timber, &c, which covered the unfortu
nate men. A number of surgeons and
physicians were promptly on the spot and
as fast as the injured men were taken out
hey received medical aid, after which
hey we're removed to the prison hospital.
On the roll being called this afternoon ~
yes found that none OF the convicts were
kill.d, but thirty of them were badly In
iured, seyeTal fatally.
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ROYAL ARcANUM COUNCIL.
(qose Of Its Sessions I'm Cn.eago fesfel
day-OMcers Chosen.

day-Omcers Chosen
CHICAGO, April 25.-rne Supreme Coun'
ell Of the RoysI Arcapum closes Its ses-
sions TO dsy. The Supreme offic 70 chosen
are: J. n. Butler, Of Massachusetts,,
Regent; Vice Regent. A. G. Tdpps,
Maryland; Orator, 6. NJ. Lindsey, New
York: Secretary, W. o. Robson, Mas
tachu,etts;f Tr, ssnrer. Z. A: Skin
ner, New York; Chap ain. Z. d. Van
Hosser, Ohio; @. F. Loring, M~ssacau
Eetts; Warden, w A Gofdoo, Wisconsin
Ssniry. Byron G. Stark, Michig,n; Trus
ts.s john B. Eserstt. T. .unesse>; Sumns'
Aibree, Massachusetts; John j. Wright
Virginia; Finance Committee, II. Aoo5
Massachusetts, G. r Irgsrsch. New York
e. CoIman. Wisconsin; COMMITTEES OF
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ACCUSED OF DISHONESTY.
Conductors, BRggaEemen aud Other
Employees Discharged.

ELIZABETH, n. J., April 2S.-Much snx.
iety exists among the employees of the
fnllaGeIpuIn ""s T.---i---- p.il-naI E,vs
passenger conductors and biggsgemeD
were discharged to day as fast as their trains
arrived In Jersey Ci,y. Three gatemsn
we're also dismissed. The ticket agent a,
the foot OF Liberty street has also been dis
charged for selling unstamped tickets,
which the conductors would return after
presentation by passengers. The conduc-
tors would slso fail 10 give excess tickets
when fares were paid, and 1t is alleged sp
pIopristed the money.
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,,ns that We will not be regarded
-. in suggesting q proper slate for
n',phIican friends to figure on,
I...~.L--tNcFT, ~ delegSte.st-large, aud
=. # Hancock, and Holt, OF
q, district delegates. The chair
,s,rs convention will please an
- ,he vote.
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AEWER RUNNING UP STREAM.
harksbIe Work OF n Rain storm In
NPNnA


HeNnA
.-s T,y, ApriI2S.-One Of the heav.
Ia,n sI.rus sy-r known in this section,
t-sd lss, night, submerging the coun
}; ui,ss arouud. Between DallSs anu
bins, on the Houston and Texas Cen
|al.osd. s,x miles south Of here, :
E: occurred, into which the south
F tain Vas precipitated, upse.tins
loL.O'iyr and nearly drowning the CO.
Z. The creeks and streams below tn
's 20 swollen that the great volume
her emp ying into Trinity river has
s'c The cuurs~ of its current, present
70 s1 .sordiusry spectacle, the river
-s up srfeaul, carrying with II heavy
ECJd, etc.
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SPORTING SPRAY.
Base Bail.

Piltsburg-Clevelaud, l8; Allegheny, 9,
Baltimors-Nstional Unions, 3; Balti
more Unions, 8.
Trenton, n. J.-Detroits, I; Trentons,. 4
Philsdelphia - Athletics, 6; Philadel'
pbiss, 12. ., o
Baltimore New Norks, q; Baltimores, D.
Washington - VirginIss, 3; Washing
%
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o. GOV. MArREWS

'l' ''Derous friends Of .S Ex-GOy. "
b gum IN this city will be Dained to
ls,s;. lsLSs h hopeless condition, mention
d. De ,sss in our local columns.
th ,,,n : n, Of rare culture, bright in
si,J Dr stlainments, and social
T. gun ~rs most genial and fsscin-
S''' Scr vi, he bad linked to him a
l..snds throughout the State
o u. -" will be ssddened by the
< D, .s ., hts probable demise at
S' I,c. His sun is going down
= ,.st 1aV.
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he IS SHORT.
Failure OF Q Leading 50. Louis Grain
Speculat0r.

SpeculatOr.
Sr. LOUIS, April 2S-Ii was announced
this afternoon that Moses Fraley, proni-
pent grain and stock speculator OF this
city, had failed for q large amount The
full facts of the case are not yet known, but
it is stated on high authority that FrAley
vss short of about seven million bushels OF
Ubsst and corn in Chicago and that his
loss on this will be upwards OF four hun
Sred thousand dollars. Heis also said to
he short of q large amount OF wheat Ia
New York, and that he lost one hundred
and ninety thousand in Union and Texas
Pacific stocks.
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,, w,pE is q delegate from
j. ,oprty and he has a pocket
''oo n-,xiss, aud is "ternenst"
" n the time. Mr.. WADE
Az. Il, O! superiority in his walks
y >. ,.,,,p. for he knows that singly
bs can out vote the whole
IN # BLAINE shriekers from
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n. AlrH'A, April ga special com
S,,s., 'ht Commercial Exchange has
EC,~' aemorial 10 Washington ask.
H,Ss, H' TO TO enact such legislation IS
|@CO,is, eOesn, retire or legaliEs the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29

NADsID, April Dy-Ths los d nis -
YESTERDAYS railway dissstsr nsss Osdse
Real. proves 70 have bssa nssh greasS
than st iirst reported. rhifty-ight ssrrs.e
"a fsr have been recovered from The wloeI
b the rfver and afty soldisfS efs ols1yG.
II 4 believed the weakesise a ths bne3
shich led TO its eoilsPss uas - sefk =
Republicans.
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Horrible Fate or q Lad.

ISpIAHAPoLrs, IND, April 2s.-rhs Big
Four Express coming into the city this
evening caught boy on the White River
briege. The little fellow on seeing his con-
iitiou, made every exsrtion to reach the
end of the bridge, but the engine caught
lin lust at the end Hud thre
hilr about twenty feet, where he landed on
the s'ouud Ia 8 msnglsd hsap His nAme
is LsN renee Crafty. He Was brongnt {
his home in this city barely alive, aud csn
rsIGIy live beyond few huGss. thpaIh
the attending physician think be may = Is
Sibiy pull through.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29

Laws, J. A. Cummins, Boston; N. N. Ley.
mai, Ohio, II. II. c. Miller. Illinois; Com.
mittee on Appesls, 81. T. Conde, Indiana;
Thomas w. Davis, Pennsylvania, and
Frank G. Ford, Georgia. 4
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29

QuKEssrovs, April 2s.-The White star
steamer BrittanDie. from ssW YORK, AZ
rived 10 dsy. The Baltic. OF the aams line,
tailtd for New York yesterday,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29

.p.pubEcans at Moundsville to-
h-ore adopting tue resolution
rufuis with pride to the honesty
.anomy of the administration,
st,wrll 10 read Mr.. HEwTTT'S
.s.or The crOokedness ofthe Navy
-nepr, which appear in our
rg,ou dispatches this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29

[ssy the Journal Boss rings his
in on the Intelligencer Boss
Lsg, Us withered leaves on the
,.,laut.
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United States sbroad, and the necessity of
maintaining two services. consular aud
diplomstio distinct, and upon an effective
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16
pRePAREp toR A flaHr.

The Chief OF the Oyster Pirates Declares
That the Maryland Authorities Shall
Not Intrrforo with Himself and Follow
era IN Their Unlawful Pursuit.,
BALTIMORE, Feb, lB.-lhus far the AT
lhOrltes have made q wreiohod failure In
their effort 10 prevent tho Illegal dredging
Of oysters, and tho outlaws, emboldened by
their success and thoroughly armed, have
openly doAad tho police fleet The report
from tho Leila, Mt Fishing Bay, OF recent
encounters with tho pirates ls q re-
markable one, The "PIrato King"
b II, +. Cannon, formerly civil
magistrate, who Is supported BY his -four
sons, all noted desporadocN lie hns also q
following Of some two hundred outlawed
dredgera, Captain Mitchell, Of the steamer
Leila, had captured tho Maud Miller, com
manded by sylvester Cannon, and had
taken her into port The case was to be
tried before Magistrate Robinson on board
tho Leila, but before II was heard Chief
Cannon appeared, and, being familiar with
the law, succeeded, through u teChnlgallty
In having tho case against his son dis
missed,
The pirate chief Is q man Of wlry build,
with small, glltterlny eyes aud nervous ten'
peramcnt. lle was somewhat plcturesquely
cOstumed aud his bolt brIstled with re-
yOlyors and bowie knives, As ho sailed
away In triumph, his son, Sylvester heavily
armed, appeared on shore and began hrlng
at the crew OF tho Leila, He was pur-
sued, but escaped, Subsequently he ap'
peared ut Justice kobInsOn's house,
and, In the absence Of the male NOM
bers OF tho household, terrified the women
by nourshng cooked revolver aud s0arch-
Ing the house, swearing to kill Robinson on
sight Captain lnsley Of the steamer Julia
Hamilton, and crew Of ten men endoay'
Orod 10 arrest him, but failed, the pirate
having escaped TO tho swamp whence he
exchanged yOloys with his pursuors until
midnight
Before his departure the pirate cheftan
said: "lt am pirate II Is because | mn
compelled 10 bN Onu or siury0, The au'
thOrlies failed ~ protect the Legitimate IN
tercsls Of drodgors and to the cowmdlco Of
Captain luslpy Is to he attributed this iall-
urc, 1 aided him In u night attack aud was
left In the lurch, and my men compelled 10
bear tho bulnt OF the battle We VIII now
fight " out 10 tho bitter end"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16
a GEORGIA CYCLONE.

A Church aud Hundreds Of Cabins blown
Down-seyorni Lives Loat-.Mnny cattle
Drowned,
RoME Ga, Feb, i5-RoporH aro just
coming In OF u cyclone which plasld Oy1r
tho northwestern portion Of tho State Thurs
day afternoon and night Trees, fcncos,
and buildings In the path Of tho wind woro
blown down. Near Rome Captain Gordon's
barn was blown down and two mules worn
killed, AZ jonoab0ro tho cOOrcd Methodist
Church was carried away and sOy-
oral houses unloOtcd, In tho
country II N estimated that not less
than 800 small houses aud negro cabins
were demolished aud 800 poor people Tcn.
dored homeless, Fortunately tho tcmpOra-
turo Ia mild for This season 0t the year. Ten
miles from COyluglOn u COlUrOd woman wOa
picked up bodily by tho wInd and, after
being carried some dist nee through tho ur,
was landed In u small stream, from which
she was rescued alive, but badly injured.
Two negro children perlshcd bcnrththo fall
Ing ruins Ot aohbln In which they WOroaloop.
Ing, and scores OF other casualties OF u less.
serious nature arc reported Az Livingston
u house In which u country dance was In
progress was blown down over the hOida OF
lla Inmates A young farmer named Groom
had his skull fractured, and. his death IN
certain. Following tho Cycl0vo came u
rapid rise In the small streams, which
flooded tho low lands for miles aud caused
n considerable loss OF cattle by drowning,
Tho streams arc oil reported as falling
rapidly, and tho worst Is undoubtedly 0y0r
The financial loss Will probably aggregate
500 900,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16

10 Ave million feet Of lumber IA floating.
Graham's saw-mlll, ono of the largest In the
country, IL q total wreck below tho city.
The courthouse II now entered by sklifa 4
NASHVILLE, TGnn, Feb l6,--All tho
low grounds OF this city are under water,
and tho river IL still rising, The rise will
be at least two feet more Much damage
has been done In tho upper river counties,
where the river Is still rising and heavy
rains continue.
lRoNToN, o., Fob, 10. Telegraph com.
muncatlon was re-ostablIshed. Thursday.
Throe'tourths Of the town h under water,
including the entire business portion, tho
water being seven ieot higher than In 1883,
AT Hanging Rock there ara but four houses
above water NJ COryyllc, two, Many mer-
chants will be forced 10 assign
LITTLE Rock Feb, lb.-Argenta, across
the river, ls all under water except few
high spots, all tho people living ON tho river
front having moved out Many plantations
above and below the city arc Inundated, and
the people 0re moving 10 tho hills, An ln'
mcnse amount NJ ienCGs and stock hnyA
been destroyed In the bottoms Al Fulton,
Ark, the people are fleeing tO the hills
PrrfanunGI, Feb, lA-'rho rivers hOya
begun 10 rise again Mt this place, aud at
eleven O'Clock Thursday night the gauge In
the Mononglhola registered nneloon feet six
Inches,
MAysylLLE, KY, Feb l6,--The river
rose, came to u sland-slll Thursday morn
ing, and has since fallen three Inches
About lllleen hundred people arc hOme'
less
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5,--1'ho proposition
TO Increase the recent appropriation Of $500 g..
900 TO 100000 for tho relief Of tho suffer
ers by the flood has passed both houses Of
Congress.
Tho Ohio 1T points below Cincinnati, tho
Lower Mississippi, Cumberland and Red
Rivers viii continue 10 rise Tho Tennessee
and Upper Ohio Rivers will fall,
FLOOD NOTES,
Nearly 10000 people aro being fed by tho
relief committee at Cincinnati
Two more feet Of water ut IelIorsonyllo
VIII Hood tho penltcntlary, containing SIX
hundred cOnyots
The lnundOtlon has increased at Aurora,
Ind, and the place has been cut into three
sections by the rushing river
II has bcon decided that tho meeting OF
tho American Association OF Mining EngJ.
neors shall tko place at Cincinnati ut tho
date Oppolntod-February " TO 22-not'
wlthstandng tho lnundntlon
An overflow Of the Trinity Rlyor has oub,
merged o section Of Dallas, Tex, and a
rise NJ Elm Fork has flooded tho country for
miles between Denton aud Dallas Five
miles OF treslllng on the Missouri Pacific
Road have been washed away
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16
ABBEY I'M A PINCH,

Tho Great Manager said 10 imyo Lost
$4,000 weekly on Ills operate Eutor'
prlsc--h Partial Acknowledgements
New YoRE, Feb l6,-Abbey will retire
from the management Of the Metropolitan
0pem.house next may, aud Gyo, Of tho Lon.
don lmpres,arIo, will take the lease,
The statement Of tho METROPOLITAN
Opera.hOuso shows u deficit Of S2ds,'
d's, and thc Board OF Directors
has ordered an assessment Of s3,5OO apiece
on tho stockholders, II Is said Abbey has
lost stoidily this season, and that tho
largest receipts have not exceeded $4,000
In ono week, whereas, tho expenses have
hocn estimated Gt not lct4 than $50, 900
week, The Hoods at the West have proved
especially disastrous 10 his enterprise, aud
II Is doubtful II ho con puy expenses. whore
last year Mupluson made u clear profit Of
$4,000,
CINClSNATL Feb, lb,-llonry T., Abbey
says; "lhc news from New York with rc.
spoct to my having declined 10 conduct 4
new scison Of Italian opem In the Metro.
pOlltan Op1W,llouso In that city * suhNan.
stOntnlly correct Tho only point 10 which
would take exception N the phrase that
have declined notwithstanding tho aid lon-
dored 10 me by the directors and st0ckhold'
eN Of tho 0pora'housu,"