The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-14

that 5000 people along tina river within
twenty-five miles of here have been fed by
charity Tor two weeks,
wnY THty COULDN'T wpp,
LONDON, Feb, l8,-rrmh says that Lord
Garmoyls WRIT, Miss Forlrsone that one
reason Tor hreaking ~ their engagement
was that the Duke oi R.chmond had said
she could not ne received ~ curt Truth
tauuts the Duke Of Rchm0nd With bring y
descend MT OF the ilitlumtte oil spring ot
Charles ! aud Ffenchwoman, Maaame
Carved,
ATCtIgo,
CAIRO, lLLs, Fob. 10 AT q y, m, the
river was az feet o inches ana rising very
nearly NIL an Inch an hour, Ran nnd
4 Get ie.l this afternoon, II 10 turning oold'
or with prospects OF u et2., Everything
quiel mere, Rnd many think " wall barely
equal the rIao o. last year,
At LITTLE ROCK,
LtrrLE Rock, Feb. IA heavy rain iel
this morning bat during tho forenoon the
weather was colder and the rain slscktd.
TIE liver NJ o q. m, showed risa OF II
ches IN "a hours and the gauge marked
IS feet inches, IL Is
rising all along to Fort Smith.
No further damHg, Is reported. Daring
The might the break water north oIthe draw
pler on the railroad bridge carried
the draw Tor steamboats,, No one h lieved
the bridge IN danger, but large force Il
on hand 10 fight drih wood. The 81.
Francis river rose at Madison IA inches IN
he tweniy-iour hours ending Mt y. IN,
Very high water is expected. The White
aver 10 rapidly rising, Al DeyAlls Bluff
the bottoms are under water.
At LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE Feo. l3.-rle river has rlsen
six inches since noon and is now foity-ionr
leet three inches. IL has been raining IN
torrents all the afternoon, IL has tgrned
much colder aud 10 sleeilng A strong,
cold wind IL blowing which vi cause ia"
waves - do great damage TO IL 1oded prop
eriy. Whtar from Bear Grass creek 10 mp
over the bridge On Bro,dwsy and IL nov
running over the stree for some distinoe.
The situst on here at New Albany and
Jeiiersonv IL, ut this hour IL unchanged.
The Geld weather, IL In expected, will cause
much additional suffering. Ths water
rising nearly an ioch an hour. IL Is ex
aimed by last years food by midnight.
There Is no telling how much higher II Il,
go.
AT CINCINNATI.
CIHcraSATI, Feb. bat 0 p. m. the
water reached 10 feet 2 81 inches, showing
q rise OF an inch In tue last hour. There
was heavy rain from 10 $3.50 q, m. With
local observer Of the weather Tor the COM
mercial Gazette predics heavy
street, which yesterday was
closed by water except aspsce near Vine,
is now nsviRable from end 10 end by skiiS
Al the market house on Broadway, the
waters cover the benches, making y dep
ofn-arly feet on the floor. Vast numbers
OF people 70 10 aud from the SUSPENSION
bridge in fiat bcttomed boats furnished
nv tho bridge company propelled by prlss
.. o .r ropes stretched TO telegraph
a 20 in crossing tho currents AZ
the street. The people I'LL these boats by
standing close together. IL has pehldus
look, bat no accident has yet occurred.
Private skiiIs are also plying very freely,
carrying passengers wherever they
wish to go. As intim ted TO-
day, no news from Lswrencebutg
was good news. Great lear OF disaster n
that town WIS itl'. Nothing was hesrd
from there till tonight, when the News
Journals SPECIAL tells that the wind n sd
no special y disastrous eifirt, though last
light and to-day have been o period Q!
great anxiety.
DELAYED TRAINS.
ST. LOUIS, Fen. 10 --I,l grams received
by rsilroai onicisli report good deal OF
delay 10 trains and damage 10 the Missouri,
Karsns a rpxis branch OF The Missouri Pa.
Y
way OF washonts caused by heavy rains and
high water. The kansas river is very
high aud all tribat. ries are At food height
Much OF the country tl)ng these streams
not oulv IN the territory, bat in western
Arkansas are suhn3ergef ard heavy dam
age done to property. Dispatches blso state
that heavy rains have iallen neatly ell over
Texas and numerous wsshouis occur
red on railroads, delaying trans
aud interruutiug traffic OF oil
kinds. Wsshouts have also occurred
on the Iron Mountain in southeastern Mis-.
souri, but trains have been able TO get
through by running down the Belmont
branch to Charleston, thence TO the main
line at Poplar Bluff. A heavy snowstorm
prevailed here to-day but it Is now clearing
and getting cold.
ALONG THE ARKAN'As.
LITTLE Rock, Feb Is -rne Gazette
special says the Arkansas river Is higher
than Tor thirty Yeas, The banks are cavlpg
and houses tumblsg in. Tho Texas &
st. LOUIS trains have been stopped gong
south by floods Many plantations are
below water. The eastern part OF Newport
is under water and the WHIT.
and Black rivers are rising. Batesville
~ nearly submerged The lower part Of
Futon ia entirely flooded. Ihe loss 10
farmers in fences and stock
is incalcul,ble, No immediate
danger ut Arkansas Oily. The country
around Duvalis bluff is under
water and White river 10 rising.
The st Francis river reached
Il BOD mark at NJ adison, the stopping point
for eas,-oound trans of the Memphis d
Little Rock railroad in time of overflow.