Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-17
Large Amounts Of Supplies Going to
the Flooded Sufferers.
THE FLOOD DEVASTATION PAR.
ALYZEs DESCRIPTION.
The Submerged Country Slowly
Shaking OFF the Waters.
INVESTIGATION or THE CHARGES PREFERRED
BY KEIFER AGAINST B0YHTuM.
The Crusade Against Rail-
road Schemes.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL. !

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 16.-The river
is 80 feet and stationary. Stockdale passed
last night at 8 P. M. with provisions. The
| weather is cool and cloudy.
PARKERsBuRG, Feb. 16.-The United
| States relief steamer Katie Stockdale ar
rived at Parkersburg this morning, loaded
to the guards with 300 tons of relief sup
plies and 100 tons of coal. The supply
aboard cost $50, 900 of the SIS, 900 appro-
| priated. The Government has telegraphed
| the flooded towns on the boats route the
| privilege to draw on the remaining $685.
900 in sums of $500 to Sc, 1000, according
to the necessities. The submerged coun-
try is slowly shaking off the waters, and
the devastation paralyzes description. The
roofs of houses, on piles Of brick and
| timber, tell the tale in all directions. Pro-
visions are said to be plentifully supplied,
but the people suffer from the cold
| weather.
MARIETTA, o., Feb. 16.-This place is a
! hurricane wreck. Houses have been torn,
Quilted and demolished. On the streets
there are no inhabitants, except in the
| second stories, and not many of them.
Parkersburg will be able to assist their
own sufferers, but the distribution in the
smaller settlements is intense. Belpre is a
wreck, and its principal street has entirely
disappeared, with only q few piles of brick
| to mark its location. A towboat, with q
| tow swung abreast the town of Ravens
wood held the houses from being
swept away on Saturday; otherwise the
| town and all the inhabitants would have
| been engulfed. The wires are down in all
| directions from here. The news goes to
| Baltimore and is there transferred. The
loss at Parkersburg is 81, 900, 900.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 16.-The river has
fallen one and a half inches, and is still
falling. The hight reached at $50 last
night was 46 feet 7 inches. The weather
| is cloudy and threatening rain.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-The river was
falling at noon an inch an hour, but is
still two feet above the hitherto unprece-
| dented flood of last year. 1t will require
at least two days more to enable the rail-
roads to begin to ascertain the location of
| the tracks. A four-story brick building
on Central Avenue, near Second, fell last
night. The last family removed from ii
| yesterday afternoon. In all the submerged
| portions Of the city where frame houses
have been moved from their positions the
owners are endeavoring to float them bacI
to their places. The same thing is being
done at Newport, KY. 1t is threatening
rain.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Telegrams from
EClara Burton indicate that all the Orders
and societies are actively at work in behalf
of the flood sufferers. Chicago has sem
81, 900 and the societies in the South 81, 900
which, in Louisiana alone, continue to sent
money and supplies to the Upper Ohio
even while the floods are descending upor
them. Until further notice, contribution
should be directed to the National Rec
Cross Association, Cincinnati.
PADUoAH, KY, Feb. 16.-While Johr
Beatty was attempting to convey his wifi
and three children and two young ladie
named Weatherford across the back waite
near Newbury, on the Tennessee river
the skiff was dashed against q tree by tn
current and upset. Mrs. Beatty and al
the children and n of the young ladie
were drowned.
Investigation Of Keifer's Charges
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The committe
appointed to investigate the charges pre-
ferred against H. v. Boynton, Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette, by Representative Keifer, be
gan its sitting to-day. While waiting TO
Keifer, the question was asked as I
whether either Of the parties desired to b
represented by counsel. Gen. Boyntol
stated that he desired the committee Il
conduct the examination, but would lik
the privilege Of cross-examining Keller
Keller said J. Coleman would speak for hin
as counsel. Mr.. Coleman then said it wa
necessary that IL should be proved tina
Gen. Keller had made charges agains
Boynton. Coleman said he assumed, il
view Of this decision, the burden OF proc
was upon Keller to substantiate the charge
made against Boynton. He wished all th
witnesses here before he proceeded witt
the case. Adams suggested that at the in
terview, when the supposed attempt t
bride Keller was made, there was no
body present excepts Keifer and Boynton
Coleman replied that he might prov
Boynton had said to others that he ha,
made the statements to Keller. Coleman
said he had q telegram from q witness il
Ohio, which stated that hecould not com
owing to the illness of his wife, but he OK
pected to be here next week. Boynton
with permission OF the committee, ex
pressed surprise ct the request made b,
the other side, in view Of the fact that tn,
charges made against him had been befor,
the country in every daily newspaper fol
four weeks. He had no lawyer present t,
represent him. He depended entirely
upon the members of the committee. Il
the gentleman turning to Keifer) was no
able and ready to go on and prove, as h
had said, the charges against him, h
(Boyntonl was entirely ready-i
he could have an opportunity te
cross-examine Keller under oath
to go on, and reverse all the ordinary rule,
of law, and prove himself innocent oI
those charges by testimony which he