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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
JEFFERsoNvILLE's DISTRESS.
Only Two or Three Blocks of Dry Ground in
the Entire City.

the Entire City.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Feb. 15.-The flood has
continued to spread over Jeffersonville through
out the day 1t has invaded the Ohio Falls Car
Works, heretofore free from its encroachment.
There is-not now over two or three squares of
dry ground in the city. The river is at stand
tonight, and will be falling by midnight What
the extent of the damage in the city will be can
only be known after the substance of the flood
1t will be very great and the people here will
feel the calamity keenly. The distress is past
description. The opening of commissary stores
at two points in the city assists greatly in the
distribution of the aid now rendered necessary in
the relief of the general suffering The city has
received some aid from the government. but not
a great sum, as the voted by Congress will
amount to but little when distributed over the
Ohio Valley from Pittsburg to Cairo It is
hardly sufficient to relieve the distress in this
wide extent of territory for two days. To-day
the government steamer Matte Hayes, in charge
ofsMaior Burke and Colonel James Keigwin
started from this city with $25, 900
worth of provisions to relieve the
sufferers in the towns and along the coast be-
tween LIlS Guy ana OndWneeUOWn III was eX-
pected she would carry $4,000 rations for the
relief of the farmers between New Albany and
Bridgeport nine miles below that city, who have
suffered so greatly, but for some reason she did
not. They merit help, as they are among the
best citizens of Floyd county, and have been al
most totally ruined.
The Southern prison is yet clear of water.
The city has a large number of boats, and men
here to them in distributing provisions to
the sufferers. The courthouse and jail are
flooded Offers of aid are coming pretty freely
from abroad. and they are most accountable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16

caused by the Miami not running out this year
The people here suffered terribly yesterday and
last night, on account of lack of food and fuel,
but this morning a small barge of coal was re-
ceived which will be of some use, though it is
very hard to get at Provisions come in large
quantities. and it looks now as though there is
not going to be much suffering; but, as everyone
hele has to he fed, if will require very large
quantities for some time.
ExAuditor johnson, of Lafayette, Ind, who
is president of the Board of Trade of that city,
and VIM. Horn arrived, via Aurora, at noon to-
day, with a whole carload of provisions. 1t was
the best shipment that has been received yet, and
is sufficient for part of one days rations. They
brought bread, meat, beans, potatoes, and doz-
ems of other things and large quantities of ev-
erything. This with what the people have on
hand, will last till the government boat reaches
here tomorrow; this boat will have two days ra-
tions, and then provisions will be exhausted; but
it is understood here that other cities are pre-
parng to send at once.
Bruce Carr Grand Master of the Masonic
lodge, came down to-day to look after the dis
tressed
People here have been too much oc
cupied with getting food and fuel to
think anything about their losses.
Some say. however, that the damage has already
reached a half a million, and will go beyond
that, With some fuel in town, the weather
growing warmer, and with food enough to keep
all comfortable, the outlook is much more cheer
ing to-day than yesterday The water is falling
very slowly but it is sufficient to give hope that
in week or ten days at furthest, we will be on
4arpa firn,a hara a0aiD
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
CINCINNATI.
A Fall of Two Feet Since MISUNDERSTANDING
from TOttering Building.

A Fall of Two Feet Since Yesterday-F1eeing
from TOttering Building.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CINCINNATI, Fe b. 15.-The river has been
surely and slowly receding all day, at the rate
of one-half inch per hour, and at IL o'clock it
had fallen nearl y two feet The busiest place
is at the commisary department 1t was feared
for time that the relief committee would be
unable to take of the distressed, but aid has
come in such large quantities and the people have
assisted SO generously in its distribution, that
there has been but little suffering. The de-
partment is in such complete working order
now that the good work will continue as long as
there is anything for it to do. The old Broad
way Hotel in the bottoms, is in danger of fall
ing, and its 300 occupants are seeking other
quarters. When it was announced tonight that
it was likely to fall at any moment, there was a
panic among the inmates and scenes of the
widest confusion ensued.
The steamer City of Frankfort left for Madi-
son yesterday to load with provisions for the
sufferers of the Indiana towns below Madison.
The steamerlGeneral Pike will take the govern
ment supply for towns all along the river, and
will start tomorrow or next day.
Reports from all the way up the river show
that the water is falling everywhere above
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
What Secretary Blake Saw.

Louisville Commercial.
A reporter had brief conversation with Sec
retary Blake at the Louisville Hotel late last
night, in which that gentleman said he had
spent the afternoon in company with his fellow
committeeman in making a thorough tour of
the flooded districts in Jeffersonville. He said:
''The scene of the disaster far exceeds our wild
est ideas of possible food. In central Indiana
our people have been left rather in ignorance
of the real desttution and suffering along the
river and especially at Jeffersonville, because of
the modest appeals of the local committee, who
have not reported their case as bad as we have
found it. We had no conception of the horrors
of the situation until yesterday. We find in a
city of II, 900 inhabitants only 1000 who are
dwelling above the food in their own homes
Nine thousand are practically homeless and help
less for weeks to come, huddled closely together
in cromped and cheerless quarters, often without
fire and dependent upon the remembrance of
charitable people for the simplest and scantiest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
LAwRENCEBURG AND AURORA.
Provisions Abundant for Present Wants, but
More viii BE Needed.

More viii BE Needed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAwRENoEBURG, Feb. 15.-The river reached
its maximum height at o'clock this morning, it
being exactly the same day and hour that it
reached its greatest height last year. In Cln-
cinnati the water nearly five feet higher
than last year, while here it was only little
more than three feet .higher. This difference is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16

Although in order to reduce stock and make for
Spring Goods had reduced prices all Heavy Goods
unheard of extent STILL additional nducement
presented every purchaser SUIT or OVERCOAT amount
ing to $1,000 with good Stemwnding WATCH AS
result has been crowded with customers anxious
avail themselves of the opportunity to obtain fine Overcoas
and Suits for very small amount of money and at the
time receive WATCH FREE We shall continue to pre-
these Watches but short time longer Be to get
while there is yet time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
A View from the Suspension Bridge.

A View from the Suspension Bridge.
Cincinnati Special.
Those who know Cincinnati will be able to
form some conception of the height of this flood
when they learn that on the highest point in
Pearl street. that is where it crosses Vine street.
great fat-b boats and skiffs float taking passengers
on Vine street, above Pearl on the way to the
suspension bridge. The passenger, in skiff,
sees the water up to the second floors on Second
street, and into them on Front street. From
the landing away up on the suspenson-b bridge
entrance he steps right out of the boat onto the
vladuct leading over Water street. Looking
over the railing into Second street, he
sees a rushing current so nearly touch
ing the under side of the viaduct as to
render it next to impossible for even a
skiff to pass under it. At the center of the
suspension bridge there was at dark tonight but
thirty feet space between the water and the
bridge. No one who saw it can ever forget the
roaring, raging turbulence of the sucks and
whirlS that throw up breakers and foam. and
that fret and rage around the great piers Of the
bridge. Then, looking up stream there are the
four story houses on RAT Row." in Cincinnati,
with only the top story and part of the fourth
story out of the water On the public landing
the water is up in the second stories. In the old
Spencer House, hotel building once the property
of Charlotte Cushman it is well up to the second
story.
Looking up Greenup street. in Covington,
which is next to the river, one sees not a house
in which the water is not far up on the second
story windows. Here, too, the topmost
switches of shade trees planted along the side
walk may be seen peering above the top of the
water.
Newport barracks with its threestory build
ings looks if they were in the very middle of
the river Only the upper stories of the barracks
are seen. The flag staff stands there as stiff and
prim as a soldier standing at attention, and the
bugle calls sound regularly over the surging
foods. How small and low the Newport and
Cincinnati railroad bridge, and how near the
surface of the river, and how it is dwarfed by
stupendous spectacle below and all about it.
Looking down stream from the suspension
bridge both shores resemble unbroken continui
ties of drift The house fronts and roofs are
obscured by the boats and barges huddled on
either shore.
kilograms from towns in Adams, Brown and
Clermont counties, points inaccessible by rail or
boat, represent horrible condition of things
Some thirty-six towns are entirely submerged.
Rome, Manchester Aberdeen, Ripley Latona,
Rural, Chilo, Neville, Moscow, New Richmond
ana Palestine suffering most terribly In
several towns there are many helpless sick, and
in one or two towns dead bodies are floating
around in the churches where invalids were taken
on the approach of the food. The attention of
all is being taken up with those still alive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
WHEN INDICATIONS.
Warmer and fair
weatAer, followed By local rams.

The excursion train to Madison, Ind, and return,
from indianapolis and intermediate points, under the
auspices of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
Losses in Lawrenceburg Estimated at Half a
Million, and in Aurora Ten Times
Greater than Last Year.
Twelve Thousand Suffering People in
Jefersonville and New Albany.
Relief Measures Being Pushed with Great
Energy at ALI POints-COngress Adds
100000 to the, Appropriation.

The appended table shows the height reached
by great floods in the Ohio at Cincinnati from
1922 to the nresant.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11
Tux SrArE GRANGE. The

Tux STATE GRANGE.-Tbe Mary
land State Grange began its annual
meeting yesterday in Baltimore.
There were over hundred delegates
from local oranges present. Henry
O. Deyries presided. From the re-
ports Of local oranges the organiza-
ton is shown to be In healthy con-
dition. There orc SO oranges In the
State with 2,I72 members. The re-
port Of President Dcvries Is . very
valuable document, full Of much need
ed information to our agriculturalists.
The greediness Of corporations and
specuIatious in grain are properly de-
nounced. The report, in speaking Of
middIemen, presents some astound-
Ing facts that almost stagger belief.
IT statistics are to be relied upon, this
INSCRIPTIONS class Of men throughout
the United States extract from con-
sumers daily about two millions of
dollars, and the farmers in the alb
sence Of more thorough organization
ore powerless to resist these extfaor-
binary demands.
There are many public spirited
farmers in this county who are active
il these grange movements, and it is
to be hoped they will persevere in
their efforts to secure for the farmers
il all the States q well organized and
compact association that will be able
to root out that class of middIemen
who are preying upon their very ex-
istence Honest, fair dealing COM
mission merchants are convenience,
il not necessity, to the producer, but
as in oil callings and professions there
are swindIers and cheats, too active
measures cannot be used to weed
them out and if possible bring them
to merited punishment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11
AN IMpoRrANr IMPROVEMENT.

AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT -
Congressman Covington is working
to secure 40 appropriation to connect
the waters Of Chincoteague bay with
the Delaware bay by canal between
the two bays. This is a much need
ed Improvement to our commerce.
There Is no harbor for vessels of any
depth along our coast from the mouth
Of the Chesapeake to the capes Of the
Delaware, and this canal would open
one IN Chincoteague bay that would
prevent shipwrecks that are notuncom
mon on this part of our seacoast.
Except our Chesapeake and Delaware
ship canal, we know ONO improve
ment that appeals more strongly to
Congress for aid than the ono Mr..
Covington is about to propose.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11
Established. 1857.
COAL. COAL. COAL.

Read CAREFULLY and Note the FoElOs0ing :;
Now is the time to buy your coal, and
before doing so call on
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11

CABINET MAKING is now the or
der Of the day. More cabinets have
already been formed for Governor
Cleveland than you can.shake stick
at The most significant move that
has yet developed, is the late visit Of
Senator Bayard to the President elect
on the invitation Of the latter The
country would feel secure with such
men as Senator Bayard.for the Presi-
dents councillors, and We hope that
distinguished statesman viii DO IN.
vited d the State Or treasury depart
nent,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11
~ ne payment Of from SIC to ten cents per
ddy, you can buya $1,000 policy,
payable IN 10 years.
THE PROVDENT LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Carr. J. MINsoN, General Agent,
Office, Cor. CalreTt and Fauette Streets.
baltimore, Nd.

THE PROVIDENT LIFE ASSOCIA.
- TON insures on the ordinary Life
and Life Maturity Plans 4 endowment
policies mature in ten years.
The only Mutual Company IN the
United States with an Endowment plan.
founded on correct Insurance PRINCIPLES.
Plan copyrighted
Persons insured In this companv "need
not die to win. Insurance accented ON
ages from 10 TO 50 years. Only perfectly
sound risks are accepted. The peculiar
advantages afforded to the insured. and
to be gained BY agents working for the
company, can only be known by 4 careful
study Of the Associations Plan Circular.
Send for one. The fact that this com.
pany Is doing larger business than any
other company in the United States. Is an
evidence Of Its superior plans and methods
Of Insurance.
Policies mature in ten years from date
Of issue, Or at death, If prior. Claims
paid In full at maturity.
Reliable and energetic agents wanted in
every county and town in Maryland.
RICHARD G. ELLIOTT. Agent.
ae@9om Annapolis, Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11
SHERIFFS SALE
> OF A
lot On Horn Point.

DY virtue Of q writ Of 1er0 faci0s, issued
I'D cut Of the Circuit Court for Anne
Arundel County, at the suit of Charles
Martha, against the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements Of Lemuel Mitchell,
e. V.@Duvall, Geo. Wells, Jr., and Thorn
as Mefgan, and to me directed, / have
taken in execution all the right, title and
interest of the said George Wells, Jr.. In
and til al that PARCEL OF LAND, lying
and neing on Horn Point, In the Second
Election District Of said county, which Is
specified IN deed from the the Mutual
Building Association Of Annapolis, Of the
first Part, and Charles II. Hopkins Of the
second part. to George Wells, Jr., of the
third part, dated the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1888, and recorded in Liber s. H..
No, q, folio 623, &C., one of the Land
Records Of Anne Arundel County, desig-
nated ais LOT 249, on plat made by
John Duvall, Esq, surveyor, on the 30th
day OF September, 1868, beginning at point
621 feet from the corner Of 4th street and
Severn ave-, and running thence the said
ave. 81 feet IN q southerly direction, st
right angles with said ave. to the water S
edge, bounded on one side By Lot No. 24S,
and oEit to outer side Of Lot No. $50, being
d PARIS of the same tract conveyed By VIM.
PentE to the said Mutual Building Asso-
ciatitgl, dated 18th Jnly, 1868, as 81 refer
ence III said deed will more fully appear.
And hereby give notice, that on
Saturday, Doth Of December,
/ VIII offer 1t the Court House door. ii
Annapolis. at II o'clock, A. IL, the prop
crty as seized and taken In execution. II
pubItN sale. TO- the highest bidder for cash.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-11

OOSGEk1 - I'VE 15AS4As
and get my prices. / have large stock
on hand, purchased before the recent adj
vance in prices, and which can and will
sell as cheap, If not cheaper, than any
other dealer. MY facilities for receiving
and handling coal are unequaled, and be-
sides this think have the best coal IN
the City, and why
First, because purchase it from one
company, year after year, who mine but
the one kind, consequently always have
the LEE COAL, which is vein Of the
old Baltimore Company Coal.
Second, my coal Is sent to me in steam
barges, direct from the mines, thereby
saving one or two landings of il which
causes it to break up and form dust.
My Lykens Valley Coal for cooking
purposes is the genuine article. This be-
Ing very superior coal it always sells
high, and there are many c0WntegJeits on
10, but parties wanting it can depend upon
getting the
Gennlno Lykena valley Coal
If they will order it from me.
All kinds of wood, either in the stick or
prepared to order at my Steam Mill
Clean Coal,
Fun Weight,
Prompt DeEsrerg,
and prices as low always as fuel can be
furnished.
JOS. s. M. BASIL,
iv10-ff Font ~ Church Street
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16
SOUTH SIDE.
"HURRAH FOR BLAINE AND LOGAN I

"HURRAH FOR BLAINE AND LOGAN 1
|. That is all right, but let us not forget
to burn our fire guards, and that soon.
Mrs. Frank Fuel has gone east OF
Arapahoe to help care for her sister,
who is dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever.
One more pioneer land mark almost
obliterated. n. Burtless has been add
ing to and otherwise improving his
house greatly improving it in appear.
ance as well as in comfort and conven-
fence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheaton and their
daughter, Mrs. George Gowing, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Burtless, last
week. Mrs. W. started, Monday, for
Auburn, N. Y, where she will spend
the winter.
The Walton Sunday School, in appre-
citation of services rendered them by
Mr.. G. B. Nettleton, planned for him a
surprise, last Thursday P. NJ, which
was as complete as it was agreeable, in
the form Of picnic visit and the pre-
sentation of a silver cup. Forty-two
persons in all assembled, among whom
were Elders DUNCAN, Johnson and
BARLEY. A prominent and palatable
table decoration was cake by Mrs. G.
c. Newman with &c. B. N" Gin frosting)
on a raised centre, surrounded by wall
ton, S. s." Mr.. Ncttleton with untir-
ing energy and perseverance has done
more real hard work in the interests of
Sabbath Schools than any other man in
Red Willow county, and it is with pleas
ure that we chronicle this public ac-
acknowledgements of his usefulness.
JOSIE.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16
CARRICO.
JOSIE.

Three inches of snow fell, Tuesday
night.
j. W. Dyer has been guest at Mrs.
Braughs few days.
Mrs. j. S. Braugh and family are
making preparations for moving to
North Platte, next Monday.
V. WILDER is building house on his
claim near the head OF the Willow and
will move his family there soon.
Miss Mary Halter and Miss Lucy
Braugh intend to start to Los Angeles,
California, soon. On their way they
will visit relatives in Kansas.
P.O. Cramer from Osburn has been
helping E. N. Keller for some time.
He has delivered three discourses while
here. He intends returning home Sat
urday.
Dick Tate is rushing business in the
way of making improvements on his
place near Lake View. Heis having a
house erected and a well dug by MIR.
Mcconnell of McCook. PHILO.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16
PERSONAL POINTERS.

! John Delay Of Culbertson, an old
time cattle man, was in town on bust.
ness, Monday
W. H. Mccartney and J. w. Maiken,
two of Indianola's heavy business men,
! were in town, Monday.
| Mrs. Will Hawksworth is entertain
ing her;sister-in-law, Miss Hawksworth,
and friend, Miss Vollbehr.
B. F. Olcott has moved in from his
homestead, and is living in one of A. j.
Pate's houses, south of the school house.
Miss Ada Medlyn, who has been WIS.,
iting Mrs Thos. Campbell for number
of weeks, has returned to her home in
Cambridge.
Mrs. Joseph Menard returned the first
of the week, from Chicago, where she
has been for the past two weeks, pur-
chasing goods.
Lewis Fellwock of Fairbury, ILL.,, and
Edwin Hull of Buckley, ILL.,, went east
on No. 2, Wednesday morning, after
two weeks visit in McCook.
Chas. Maddox of Galva, ILL.,, who has
been visiting Bert. Thompson, started
on his return home, Monday. He will
spend short time at Arapahoe.
William Fruin left, Saturday, for
Chatsworth, ILL.,, where he will devote
some three or four weeks in settling up
some business matters, and working up
an immigration to this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Rogers of At
wood, Kansas, have been spending some
time in town, this week, the guests of
the B. & NJ. Eating House. Mr.. Rog-
ers is engaged in stock raising.
Receiver Babcock now draws the rib
bons on the Spalding mare, recently
purchased by him from NJ. A. The
horse makes a splendid family animal,
and is one of the hest movers in this
vicinity. i
j. NJ. Edmiston of Lincoln, state
agent of the Union Central Life ms.
Co. Of Cincinnati, o., and DR.. Thurston,
of Columbus, Neb., with the same COM
pany, have been in town, the past week
or ten days, in the interests of the COM
pany they represent. They wrote a
number of fine risks while here.
George Chenery, formerly with Mr..
Hayden, who has been away number
of months, arranging some business
matters in England: and travelling on the
continent, returned to his old stamping
grounds, last Thursday. George has
many friends here who were glad to
welcome his return to the Gland of the
free, ETC."
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16
NETTIE BLACK, Teacher

All persons interested in the success
of the Democratic and Anti-monopoly
tickets at the approaching election, are
requested to meet at the law Office of
Thos. Golfer at Z o'clock, P. NJ, noun
tain time, on Saturday, the 18th inst,
to make preliminary arrangements for
the grand democratic and anti-republi-
can rally to be held in McCook on the
evening of the 21st inst. A full atten-
dance is requested. COMMITTEE.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16
For 80 DAYS

Will sell Ash Extension Tables for
ST. per foot, Kitchen Safes for $50,
Carpets 35c. per I'D, Windmills way
down, Sewing Machines cheap for cash.
A large and complete stock of Furni-
ture Is per cent. cheaper than can be
sold by any other dealer.
j. S. PHILLIPS, Indlanola, Neb.