The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-20
A DISPATCHES.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 15.-The
cold weather last night and to-day
caused much suffering among those
who are poorly sheltered and much
sickness will be the result. New Al
bany has accomplished what few
other cities along the valley have
done-taken care of her sufferers.
It is impossible to estimate the ex-
tent of damages until the river re-
cedes and is confined to its banks
Jacksonville presented a strange and
sad sight by moonlight, with the mad
waters of the Ohio rushing with won
derful force through the streets, al
most equal in velocity to the current
in the middle of the river and waves
dashipg against houses and a great
many of them topping over. The
scene is beyond description. Very
often cries of people calling for boats
can be heard. There is a feeling OF
despair among all citizens. About
99-1OO of the city is under water.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE Com
merciu1. Gazette says the steamer Kate
Waters returned tonight from her
trip up river as far as Maysville
This is the only boat up the river
since the flood began. Progress OK
ceedingly slow. Men on the steamer
report no bottom lands in sight from
here to Maysvllle. The river is a.
tually extending from hill to hill.
This means a vast loss to farmers the
details of which cannot be known un-
til the water subsidies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. The house
committee on postofices and post
roads yesterday agreed to report ia
yorably the bill amending that section
of the revised statutes authorizing
the postmaster-general to stop the de-
livery of registered mail or money
orders to fraudulent lottery COM
panies. by striking out the word fraud
ulent. thus including all lottery COM
panies in its provisions.
CHICAGO, Feb. Is. - The Inter
Oceans Washington special says: The
crusade of the house committee on
public lands against railroad schemes
does not appear to be serious. Con-
servative men in both houses and of
both parties regard it as buncOmbe.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-At 9 a. m.
the river was 68 feet 6 inches, a fall
of seven and three-fOurth inches
since 2 a. m. The weather Is cloudy
and mOderating. Portsmouth reports
a fall of four feet from the highest
point of flood.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE supreme
court of Illinois has declared c0nsti-
tutlonal the Harper high license law
which provides q minimum annual
license of $3.50 for saloons selling
malt liquors and $500 for saloons
selling spirituous or spirituous and
malt liquors.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 16.-Belpre is a
wreck and its principal street has en-
tirely disappeared, with only a few
piles of brick to mark its location. A
tow boat with a tow swung abreast
of the town Of Ravens wood and held
the houses from being swept away
on Saturday, otherwise the town and
its inhabitants would have been en-
The wires r down in all
from here.
Through sleepers and parlor cars
will after April LIST run from Chicago
to San Francisco over the Chicago &
Northwestern, Union Pacific and
Central Pacific.
John Coburn, of Indiana, was yes
nominated for associate Justice
IT the supreme court of Montana, and
Frederick C. Lord for collector Of IN
;ernal revenue for the district of Ne
1ada.
col. Hunt, a millionaire Michigan
umberman, bequeathed 5000 each
Eli Perkins. Josh Billings, and
Mrs. Caroline Browne, the mother of
Artemus Ward. He was a lover of
lumor and had a large number of
humorous works in his library.
Peter French, of New York, was
yesterday confirmed collector of Gus
oms for Alaska. The President &C
epted the resignation of John c.
lew, assistant secretary of the treas
.ry.
Miss Gilmore, the Youngstown, O.,
who was taken from the ceme-
Dry vault under the impression that
he was in a trance, was last evening
gain declared dead by the physicians
nd returned to the vault.
In Green county, Tenn, Wednesday
light. Mrs. James Hunter was in
killed in her home by a shot
red by some one outside the house.
wO brothers named Moore have
zen arrested.