The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16

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sue on such 4 per cent. bonds, depOe
tied or held In each succeeding yea
shall be l per cent. less than in til
year preceding until the limit Of is
sue of such circulating notes is re
duced to per; and p%r0visioned fourth
ly that on the deposit of any bond
Of the United STATES. now authorized
by law, except as herein otherwis,
provided, circulating notes may be is
sued to an amount not exceeding tn,
the par value of such bonds and a
no time shall the total amount o
such notes issued to an association
exceed the amount at such time act
ually paid in Of its capital stock.
The Floods.
STEUBENyILLE, Feb. l5.-The ex
press relief boat Iron City" touched
at New Cumberland, w. Va, at {
o'clock this morning, the first stop o.
the trip. The reports were that III
people were washed out, and many
had not returned to their homes. A
local relief committee had been or
ganized and no aid was asked. A!
Black Horse, one mile below, the
boat drew up to the shore in answer
to signals, but the people only want.
ed newspapers.
SHAWNEE Town, ILL.,, Feb. la
The river rose six inches during the
past II hours. The telegraph office
was inundated and communications
cut off for several hours. The In.
struments were removed to the Sec
ond story CT a neighboring building
and no similar trouble Is anticipated
unless the poles are washed away. "A
house was carried from its founda-
ton this morning and foated of.
Several foundations have given way
and the houses are leaning and like
ly to fall at any moment. Should a
wind rise great damage of this char.
acter would follow. There Is In
creaslng distress on the hill back OF
town where many citizens are en-
canaped. The colony Is we'll provi-
stoned but fuel Is scarce and there are
several CAGES of serious sickness.
Business is entirely suspended and
must remain 80 for several days.
About the only boats running are the
Evansville and Cairo packets.
A trip from Evansville here shows
a vast sea. The situation at Union
town grows more serious hourly.
Many inhabitants have deserted
their houses and gone to places of
safety: Those remaining are living
in second stories. The fuel problem
is presenting itself as embarrassing.
At least two feet more of water are
expected. Aid Is badly needed
there. The same is true of Casey
vile, Weston, Cave In Rock and two
or three points below here.
SHAWNEETowN, Feb. 15.-The en-
tire town is submerged to an average
depth of eight feet, and the river is
steadily rising. The town has a pop
ulation of 1000, not over a quarter Of
whom remain. Half q mile distant.
at Bowlesville, the coal mines shut
down some time ago, and the houses
formerly occupied by miners are now
used by the flood fugitives. In the
same n ~eighborhood many are living
in tents furnished by the Governor Of
Illinois. Among these latter there
is much suffering on account of the
weather. Several cases of extreme
distress r reported, but as yet no
deaths.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE river
Is steadily rising having reached u
feet ! inches at noon. The sudden
cold last night made the suffering in
tense, as many people in flooded
ho,,oos uyoro oifhor MT nrOxvi1o1 uy1fh
fuel or have not facilities for usiug it.
In Newport, KY, this morning. the
scene was most desolate and a high
wind last night moved the waters 80
as to topple owe many more build
ings, and loosening others from their
foundations they have swung into
the streets, until in many cases the
relief boats have great difficulty in
passing around them. The need OF
help in Newport is increasing as the
stores of imprisoned families grow
less and less. Fortunately 5000 was
received this morning from Secretary
Lincoln and another thousand fron,
the Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce.
The water is now within q few
inches of being five feet higher than
the great flood of last year. It reaches
more than half q square above the
street. At Lock street the Panhan-
die depot is entirely surrounded by
water and there are several feet on the
floors. The Grand Central depot has
from six to eight feet on the floor. At
Mill street the water reaches into
Fourth street. Further west it
crosses Fifth street and at the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton depot it
reaches half way Up Sixth. At Free
man it crosses Sixth street. In the
west end the entertainments extend
eastward as far as Freeman street.
Lincoln Park Is a lake except a lit
tie corner. The general expectation
is that the food Is to reach Its height
or at most by tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Secretary
Lincoln estimates that the purchase
of supplies by the mayors of various
along the Ohio and the cost of
expeditions to the sufferers from
and Louisville will aggre-
gate $3.50, 900, leaving $4,000 of the
appropriation to be expended by
General Beckwith, in charge at Gin
cinnatl. The Secretary has requested
General Beckwith to send him an es-
of what he will be able to &C.
cOmplish with that amount, and sug-
his comforting with Hon.
Richard Smith, of Cincinnati, as the
best course to pursue.
LOUISVILLE, l p. NJ, Feb. l4.-The
continues to rise. The canal
gauge registers As feet 6 inches-a
foot higher than at any time last
year. 1t turned cold early last night,
the clouds disappeared and the day
has been bright and beautiful. A
wind last night caused the
waves to do much damage in the
submerged districts. A great many
have fallen down or foated
oft. It is not uncommon to see large
frame structures floating down over
The falls. The people are all out,
however. No injury or loss of life is
reported. The water Is still rising.
the ground is frozen hard,
and this morning reached the cellar
Of the Board of Trade building, put
ting out the fire in the engine There