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NO ,foRE At a'rErAIA.
Tie Association Completely Enintd by
.D-I The Flood. H.. T.. .'.'. -.


Tie Association Completely Enintd by
Gsl'ro The Flood. I.
An 1NTELLIGEScEE reporter met Secretary
Hook, OF the State Fair Association, yes
terday, and asked him what the condition
OF affairs Was with the Association.
There isn't any Association 10 speak
Of" was his reply.
why? What do you mean?'
"Bus;ed Ruined Gone to piecea!"
Mot go bad at that, hope"
"ies, sir. The three years work has
come to nothing. The money we spent
might as well have been thrown in the
river. All we bad to chow for it lies scat
tered from West Wheeling to Csesap's
Grove" =
"But can't you retrieve your losses?"
"Never, si'; never. We have lost $50
900. at least. and We we're already in debt
5000. You see what Kind OF hole that
puts us in. There will be no more Suite
Fairs unless a new company is formed and
buys us out"
This, if Hr. Hooks fears prove true is a
public calamity. The preparations for the
annual fair Of 1854 had already begun
under favorable auspices. But the food
put damptr on it all.
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Fr. SMITH, ARK, February 12-Hcavy
rains have swollen all the streams. The
Arkansas river has risen II feet and Is ris-
ing 0 inches III hour. 1t is 8 feet above
the danger line. The prospects are ior
higher water than since 1874. T.
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sTEunESyILLE GETS $1,000.

A Especial dispatch to the ISTELLIGEEcER
from Steubenville last Gays night that Il
telegram from Secretary Lincoln had been
received by the Mayor ol that city, authoy-
izing him to purchase supplies not exceed.
ing one thousand dollars in value for the
relief Of flood sufferers there.
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In yesterdays ISrELLlGEScEn appeared
the advertisement Of several merchants
whose goods had been damaged extensive
ly by the food, Offering them for sale at
sacrifices: The rush for these goods was
great at john Roemer's dry gooda honse in
Center Wheeling, tho crowd was such that
the clerks were unable to attend to tbe neo.
pie last enough. crowd would be lot in
and the doors would be locked until it had
purchased what it wanted,whe The doors
would be unlocked and another delegation
let in. Bargains ware secured in all the
stores Offering damaged goods.
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Now let somebody rise in the House ard
oa4ra Joint resolution 10 appoint S5.000,.
tN) for the sufferers in the Ohio Valley.
The money ia in the Treasury, and 1t can
M. .e taken out for n hetter purpose.
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se5,ooo. Tho pumps ,ha, had been ;, NJ, I'M, y !

s-o'oov' 4ne puDFs tuat hau been pump.
ing out the water wcre reported by lhe mes.
sensers from there as broken I'd entirelv IN.
adequate for tho work. Tho Vlgjlsnt m.
gine vas engared in pumping out Della.
p!a,n,s cellar last night, but Col. Delaplain
saiu y, that II tho Mayor was willing to let
!ne cnglnego, no was willing 10 have tho
company stop tho pumping Il Is expected
a. this writing that the engine will be sent
over, - = = >'l-'''- 80
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The 1NrrLMGEScER is indebted 10 the
Register for copies OF kilograms containing
contributions, as fo!lowt:
New York CRY, February l2.
To The Editor Irheeling Register:
Your telegram is received. I send two
hundred and lity dollars es a contribution
to your fund for the relief OF the destitute
in the Ohio Valley. S. J. TlLpKy.
CLEVELAND, O., February l2.
Editor Wheeling Register: @.
Draw on me for one thousand dollars for
relief ofthe h1od suTarera.
II. B. PAYNE,
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Tho He'd cros. Coming to wheeling.

PITTSBURGH, February l2.-t1iss CLARA
Burton, President Red C:o:s Association,
and Dr.. Hubpel arrived to day from Wash.
ington. Their assistance is not needed
mere and TO morrow morning they will
leave lor Wheeling,
sr. LOUIS, February 12.-The St. Louis
branch society Of the Red Gross has made
a public call Tor money contributions to aid
the Hood sufferers in the Ohio Valley. %
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QIIs 7ntelliqel1ttr
~' y
;;.;;si 3'>9 No.. ~ noa g. i'""r'ren'h street.

r,v WEEKLY lSTrlLtuRScRR, ready TO.
,,o,,ow will be II paper to preserve and
10 send to trienl'. 1t will bo a complete
,,,o,J ol Tho AoOd Of 1884. Send in order.
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Francis river bottom from Mark three on
the st. Francis river to Memphis. They
will also put In line packets to Mark three
or may make arrangements TO use the Iron
Mountain track and come In at Helena,
Ark, and establish line connecting with
packets between Memphis and that city.
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About midnight last night word was
eent over from Martins Ferry that the
pumps in use at tho Benwood blast iurn.
ace had given out and that unlees fire.
engine could be had the furnace wonId
surely chill and entail a loaa Of at least
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Sixth Ward Sulr.re,H.

The il'od sufferers in the Sixth ward arc
IN much improved condition, all now
having provisions without stint. Two fam
llits are still quartered at the Cha2line
Street church, Tho supply depot in Iar.
ktn,s store room was throrged yesterday
until noon, when tho supply OF clothing
ran out, and Col, Robert White, tho eli.
clent superintendent Of the committees
work Tor that ward. locked up tho depot
and came up town to hunt auppIies. e /.
The great need in this ward sill is cloth.
ing: Women and children are absolutely
without proper clothes. Both Gel. White
and Mr. Joe Ensheimer, who are familiar
With every foot Of the ward, say they must
nave more OF this line OF suppliea They
have dispensed great quantities, bat still
the legitimate demand ia not nearly satis-
lied. Otherwise they are getting along
Very satisfactorily. '.szTI
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Wnut H0uAe- o.. ,hc I..ua,,.

Notwithstanding the terrible experience
that 80 many Island people have gone
through during the past week and the fear
iul damage done to property by The wster
and floating timbcrs, the Island bids fair
to still be Il favoIile place OF resort. Sew.
eral persons were skirmishing around over
there yesterday hunting up houses TINT
were lor rent. Nor i5 there much OF a re-,
duclion in the rental price. In many cases
no reduction a. all can be secured. On
this side OF the river in the ra,ts not
touched by the water, there has been dis
position to advance rents, but thus far with
but little success MI -" -, .''''-
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Tuxry arc good names" which have not
va. been seen on tho subscription list. In
,be dnys to come they will want to be seen
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siR:-As member oithe AmaIgamated
Aesocie,ion and one who has been washed
out by the flood hope the authorities will
send US come reliei out OF the treasury or
BY ra,soga subscTiplion. Many OF US are
out OF home and ou. OF work.
At; A SUFFERER.
u - ------- " ~ Ihapltnn E1La,Ius., 10
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SEW back copies Of the DAILY ISrELLl.
oayrp, containing flood reports, may be
had at this office.
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AT rom EROY,
lhe same Old Story OF Houses Washed
AWny and pCDnle In Dis,ress

Tho same Old story Of Houses Washed
Awny and People In Distress.
PoMEEoY, O., February l2.-Tho water
Of the Ohio reached its highest point hers
yesterday forenoon, when It was at least I
feet higher than any previous flood Ind
ever attained. Since ,hst time it he's
fallen 8 feet aud Ia gradually reCeding.
Nine'tenths Of the buildings in town
are yet In tho water and about l50 we're
moved from their foundations, OF which
one-slxth tloated oil down the river. No
lives hnve been lost, but the damage to
property is immense. The people were
not prepared for the last eight feet Of
water which came. Only one store
escaped and many merchants who had re.
moved their goods 10 places, they thought
safe, were unable to Rave them. Others
moved four times. The depot of the
Columbus, Hooking & Toledo railroad
a3ased of Friday aud was followed On Sat.
urdsy and Tuesday by numerous store
buildings, residences, barns, etc.
HARD ON TIE LABoRlSG PEOPLE.
Many OF the laboripg people had been
out OF employment for some time, and be.
ing driven from their houses are more or
ess destitute. In many cases people who had
removed their household feels and PRO.
visions 10 their second stories had them
destroyed.
The water yesterday stood Is inches on
hesecond floor Of the Grand Delcher, the
principal hotel. Several salt furnaces here
and in the neiehboring towns were com.
p!etely wrecked, and others are
badly damaged, Thousands OF bar.
re!ssof manufactured ealt are destroyed.
HARTFORD CITY AND ELSEWHERE.
The coal mines at Mine,svile,. Syracuse
and Hartford City, neighboriug villages,
are flooded, and it will require months Of
time and large expense to free them from
water. The Hartford City Coal and Salt
Company estimate their damage q. $780,
900. The Syracuse Coal and Salt Com.
pany have suffered nearly as badly.
At Racine, nine miles above here, one
hundred and five houses are moved from
their foundations and a number have
tloated away. A similar condition of al.
fairs exists atl along the river between here
and Parkersburg. Mildleport, two miles
below Pomeroy, is also under
water. Many merchants there,
not anticipating the unprecedented rise
left goods i'll their stores and awoke Sa,ur-
day morning to find them under water.
The appeals sent out by our relief COM
mittee are being graciously responded to
and will probably enable tito promptly
relieve the immediate distress.
CUT OFF FOR A WEEK.
The Western Union Telegraph office was
flooded on Thursday, since which time We
have been without telegraph communica-
ton until tonight, when wires
were got into order again. The
first letter mail sincs Wednesday
came to-day by boat from Gallipolis, and
no newspapers have been received for
nearly week. There is at 10 o'clock to-
night about l2 feet OF water on Front
street, the main business street, and falling
o.inchaa hnnr 81 Hrrf. :
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FOUNDATIONS GIVING WAY AT NEWPORT.
Things at Newport, Ky, are growing
moro irightful, the wors. fears about the
damage to foundations OF buildings being
realized to-day. A fine residence, built
last year at cost Of $4,000, toppled over
and is a complete mass OF ruins. For.
tunately the family had removed before
tire crash. Many more buildinss are in
danger, and it is feared that tonight may
bring calamity Of the worst nature. Many
people are in these houses, unable to get
away, and must be lost il the houses fall.
The relief committee is receiving more
liberal contributions to day. Mr.. Dueber,
who appealed to the jewellers Of the coun.
try yesterday, has already received $500
from Chicago He is erecting temporary
shelter on high ground, and after the flood
will give the lumber to the homeless for
rebuilding their houses. Mrs. Dueher,
who has been feeding fifty children at her
home, to-day increased the number to one
hundred. GN' @
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With the railroads along the river above
here in condition that makes the running
OF trains an impossiblity, the steamboat
passenger and freight traffic is large. The
Abner O'Neal On her down trip from
steubenville yesterday, handled over 400
passengers. She came into this port vith
nearly 200 passengers. and was covered
with freight and express matter. The
Adams Express Company had to procure
extra teams in order to properly handle
rhe stnh. a large amount OF the express
matter was for the Relief COMMITTEES and
consisted Of barrels and boxes Of clothing,
bread, potatoes and other provisions from
Mansfield and other Oaio towns. The
oNealleit at 2:3O with large number Of
passengers: 80
The Katie Stock]ale passed up early
Yesterday morning with big trip. She
had been Obliged 10 cut down her Chin
neys and pilot house in order 10 get under
some of the bridges below here. The Reg
nlar WAS due up late last night from Par
kersburg, and it is expected she will be
well loaded. TaeC. W. Bachelor is due
down this morning. ,,- H+a.
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REGISTER FUND:
ONE THOUGHTFUL r1EM.

The following letter, received by the
agents in this city for Mcssrs. Crawford 4
Taylor, was not intended for publication:
HASsFlRLD, o., February II, 1854. \
Aessrs James L. Hawley & Co., Wheeling,
". Va: 'S ~
GESrLEMEN:-Our sympathies have been
with you in the distress OF you cnd your
people. We haye been quite busy for the
past two or three days gathering supplies
and money and forwarding to yeur point,
Bellalre, Gallipolis, &c. We have, We
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Wheeling, February l2.


BeneAt Week at Chnrlry Kf,ny,s,
Notwithstanding the fact tha. the series
OF benefit performances which began at
Charley shay's theatre last night under the
direction Of F. Riester, S. Horkheimer, p.
B. Dobbins and Jacob ", Gmbb: Com.
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Spsfdt DeJ1dtch 10 nc lnlcHlgcnecr. else
CHARLESTON, W. Va, February 12.-The
City Council met to-day and donated $500
for the benefit OF the flood sufferers in
Wheeling Our city has sent out over
$4,000 in money and provisions for food
sufferers on the Kuawha river and else
where. 5-z. t.
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AT CINCINNATI,
A Rnh Condition Uf 4 fairs ana Nors
o. ApnrChenttcd

a ANu AOANAAsNA NA uHu " OTSG
Arprchendcd. '
CINCINNATI, February l2.-The sun was
shining this morning for tho first time
since the flood began. 1t is almos! spring.
like in temperature. These facts gave
some encouragement Since noon the sky
has been overcast with clouds and threat.
enipg rain. the water n. l L. NJ, was 6S
feet 81 inches, lacking but half an inch Of
being . feet higher than lust year. The in.
creased velocity OF the current in Indiana
aud Front streets cuts of number OF
boats that can ply between the waters edge
and the suspension bridge. This would
cut Covington of from Cincinnati aud ma.
teriatly increase the discomfort oil the silu-
alton, @ YH
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GooD for Henry y. Payne. Who'll be
,ha next rich man TO send 81 900?
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miltances may cent 10 the Masonic Flood
Committee, Masonic Temple, Cincinnati.
all the Masonic bodies In the city meet
tomorrow to perfect arrangements for sys.
temaiic relief. ..I.. S
The river al 10 o'clock y. NJ. was GS feet
l0l inches and rising half m inch an hour.
It was raining hard.
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VOLUME XXXII.. .."NUMBER 14o,..
ope, been The means Of relieving some.

hope, been the means Of relieving some,
Quite an amount Of supplies have gone
forward In addition 10 money. We will
continue 10 send clothing and tations and
rave some money 10 apply where It will
DO the most good. We hope personally
your losses have not been heavy. Have
our customers lcst heavily or did they sue.
coed in getting most Of their goods above
water II We can be OF any service COM
mand us. Ary who desire an extension on
their bills can gladly have It II you will
notify US. 4 Very truly,
...&, CRAWFORD 4 TAYLOR,
Ni'sr NOZZLE NEwbuRG.
The following message, enclosing $40.
was received from Newburg by the com.
mittee yesterday: Enclosed find thirty
dollars, contributed by the following
named personp, for the benefit OF those
who suffered by the high wates: Dr.. W.
+: Vankirk, $40; J. Il. Stuck, 81, E. @.
Ellis, 81; TN. Clayton, s.; ". II. AnJer-
son, 81; ". B. Arman, S.; ]. N. Berthy,
81; g: Fl. Hotch!er, 81; @. i. Ellie, 81; b.
J. Gibson, 81 so; A. j. Kiukind, Enter
prise, F. NJ. Dent and ]. 0. Harrington,
30 cents each. IN. ~
A subscription OF $40 was also received
BY mail from Now Yorker, who modes,ly
signs himself ~" t 1fn1 "'0I
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LOUISVILLE AND VICINITY.
Doing well fD The SccOiiu StOrlcs--Rnii.
rOnh Travel A Abandoned. l '

. .
LOUISVILLE, KY, February 1o.-The
river rose eight inches last night. II now
stands forty.two feet four inches in the
channel-rising one and half inches an
hour. The weather has been clear, warm
and bright till noon, when It began to rain
again. JefIersonville Is Venice, and citi.
zens are going about tho streets In boate.
The water 10 not quite 80 deep ss last year,
nor the situation near so bad. The people
are doing nicely in second stories Of their
homes. The railroad tracks from Jeiier.
sonville 10 New Albany are abandoned.
Jeilersonville, Madison 4 indianapolis, o.
x M., Louiaville, New Albany and Chicago
roads transfer BY boat from the bridge to
New Albany. The St. Louis Air Lire has
abandoned iistrains. The river Is within
nearly two feet Of last years raiee. The
outlook is' disheartenipg. The Kentucky
river 10 rising thrce.quar,ers Of an inch an
hour at Frankfort, with twenty.four feet in
tho channel. The weather Is clear.
Nine thousand people have been com.
PEELED to moveto their second storiee,
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dm0.
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SUPREME LODGE, KNIGHTS OF HONOR, !
TOLEDO, o., February IL, 1854.
Distress Gail b..
10 oil Lod1ex uud huioLit of LIo,,ar.

~ hi Longes ana h"!9hts Of Honor: ..
Thousands Of families are suffering from
the awful fools in the Ohio and tributary
streams. This needs only to be named to in
dnce instant aid, much or little, from each Of
cur 5000 lodges and 10000 members.
The distress is too dire to await relief
through u single channel. Aid sent
by, telegraph or otherwise to
either Of the following persons will be dis
trihuted in their neignboripg communities
to needy sufferers, whether they be Of us
o. not: Col. Lewis Wilson, Cincinnati;
Q. G. scheGeld, Wheeling, W. Va; Judge
Robert Breckenridge, Louisville, Ky;
Judge Okoy johnson. Parkersburg. VIVA;
Thomas E. Richards, Zmesvillp, o; John
B. Evan, Covinston, Ky; Rosemau Gard.
ner, S!eubenville, o; Rsv. Thomas Boyle.
Allegheny, Pa; ". B. Godfrey, New al.
bapy, led. Soirersrs in either communi-
ties will report needs to one OF the above.
(Sigued) R. Il. COCHRAN,
tSuDreD,e Dictnt6r
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the DONATIONS

SIN Pouring la librrnliy From All
Sources.
Tho donations continue to come in gen.
erous]y, but the needs arc great. The re-
ceipts yesterday were: "
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THE ISrELLlGEScER FUND.
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ou BOSTON, February ia committee OF
IIsaashs Iss.:h has been appointed to make col.
floods. ''' W 'ae 7" ea!e'n -
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The FLOOD BELOW. |.
HIGH WATERS LASHED INTO
WAVES.
The Ohio Legislature will Appro.
pirate 100000.
Governor Hoadley Urges hts Peo.
ple to Come to the Rescue.
The Wreck and Ruin which arc q
Thing Of tho Past
In this Part Of the Valley, Com.
mtnciug Below.
Tho Heart Rending Situation at
Parkersburg.
People Starving on the Hills in
that Vicinity.
The Terr0rs OF the Situation at
Cincinnati.
Houses Topping Over from their
Weight.
Grave Approhensions of Further
disaster.
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An Appeal to Knishts OF Honor. 8.
ToLEDo, O., The following appeal, Issued
by the Supreme Dictator Of the Knights Of
Honor: n4H
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Continued w Fourth I'ags.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-05-14
Fort Pillows Mule.
ATLANTA Constitution.


There has been much controversy about
the capture of Fort Pillow by Gen. Forrest.
1t will be remembered that Forrest for a
long time was charged with killing the COL
oycd Federal defenders after they surren-
dcEcd. This charge has been disproved anG
Forests humanity fully indicated, but the
explanation of the matter forms one of the
most quizzical and grotesque incidents of any
war. The most remarkable quality of For
rests military character was his disposition
to push his victories to their fullest fruition.
He never let up ON defeated foe while his
men had strength to pursue, or there was
man to fight. He hit retreating foe as
long as he had strength or there was foe to
strike. 1t was this spirit that caused mis-
conception of his conduct at Fort Pillow.
The flag was not lowered when the fort was
intended to be surrendered, and the firing
was kept up under the mistaken idea that the
garrison was resisting.
And it is a curious instance of the blending
of the ridiculous with the tragic, showing
how grand historic fact can merge into farce
that the flag at Fort Pillow was finally low
cred by mule getting tangled in the rope
and breaking it. Forrest is known to have
credited this strange story. In the democrat.
ization of defeat, the leaders being killed, no
one had the presence of mind to draTv down
the symbol of defiance, and as the flag still
foated, the token of resistance, Forrest kept
his men firing until the historic mule blum
dered the flag unintentionally down and
stopped the further bloodshed, which the
Confederates were perEetrating under an
honest misunderstanding that the Federals
were still fighting.