Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-15

| LOUISVILLE VIII not call Tor any outside
help. The suffering is great at Jefferson.
| vie. The people are crowded together in
churches and school houses almost to
su1Ocation. The relief measures in ope-
/ ration are very inadequate. The waves
did much damage to property last night.
Two feet more of water will flood the
penitentlary and there are 900 convicts
TO be cared for. One hundred and twenty
hVe families of lime burners at Utica.
twelve miles above here, are still huddled
together In one church and are sadly in
need of relief.
The town of Clarksviue, Ind, is almost
washed away. The Kentucky river at
Frankfort is reported to be rising again
on account Of yesterdays heavy rains.
Gen. SaXton, in charge of the relief. is
getting ready to start.up the river with a
relief boat. He will not start before
morning.
GREENUP COMPLETELY SUBMERGED.
GREENUP, KY, Feb. IA, A. M.-The
town is completely submerged. There is
great suffering among the poor. Pro-
| visions especially are needed. Contribu-
/ tions sent to 5. Powees or j. 2. Pember-
ton, Grayson, KY, will be properly dis
| trlbuted. Up the river dispatches received
/ last night state that the river is falling in
! the region Of GallipOlis, and is stationary
at Huntington and Portsmouth.
ARKANSAS EXPERIENCE,
! LITTLE Rock, Feb. 1.-THE Arkansas
/ river is higher than for thirty years. The
banks are caving and houses are tumbling
in. Batesville is nearly submerged
The lower part of Fulton is Overflowed.
The loss to fences and stock is incalcula-
| BILE.
BOAT STARTS FROM PITTSBURG.
PITTsBURG, Feb. IA, 8 P. M.-The citi-
] ND
! OF Hood sufferers in towns along the OHIO.
! left this afternoon, and is laden with sup
| plies of all kinds. A special meeting Of
! the Relief Committee was held this MORN
ing and $4,000 cash was appropriated to
stock the boat under charge Of Rev. +. II.
DonehO0 and representatives of the daily
| press of this city. The amount expended
IN provisions is $4,000, and
5000 cash for necessary cases and
the balance for bedding. shoes. etc. The
citizens are responding generously to the
calls for clothing, and supplies of all
kinds were hurried to the boat. 1t is eX-
pected that the boat will proceed direct to
Parkersburg where the work of distribu-
ton will be commenced.
The steamer Katie Stockdale has been
secured to distribute relief by the United
States Government. and will be under
charge OF Capt. Rose, detail of soldiers
from the Allegheny Arsenal accompany
ing. 1t will proceed direct to Ir0nton.
| and Will meet the Press relief boat at
Parkersburg, Up to noon Mai. Gushing,
of the Commissary Department, had
spent $4,000 for provisions, clothing and
general supplies. 1t is estimated that
this Will relieve $4,000 people.
THE GOVERNMENTS AID.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Secretary
estimates that the purchases Of supplies
which he has authorized by the Mayors
of various towns will reach $50 600. Gen.
SaXtOn, at Louisville, will start boat to-
day with supplies, operating directly be-
low Louisville. Capt Gushing is loading
a boat at Pittsburg, intending to give re-
lief as far south as IrOntOn, at an esti-
mated cost of 500, 600. Gen. SaXton's eX-
pedltlOn Will cost about the same leaving
Sl2O,OOO of the amount appropriated to be
dlsbursed by Gen. BeckWith, who has
charge at Cincinnati. The Secretary has
directed Gen. Beckwith to hire and load
boats there with proper food, clothing and
other necessaries for the destitute as far
east and west from that point as possible,
-Four officers ordered from the Columbus
| barracks to Cincinnati will accompany
the boats. The Secretary has requested
Gen. Beckwith to send him an estimate of
What he Will be able to accomplish with
| the Sl2O,OOO remaining, and has suggested
| his cOnferring with Richard Smith, of
Cincinnati, as to the best course.
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
LEBANON, KY, Feb. 14.-William f.
Russell, Supreme President of the Catho-
lie knights Of America, has issued an
address to the Catholic knights OK the
United States calling on the fraternity to
send at once to B. S. Everlege, Supreme
Trustee at Cincinnati, and to William
Smith, at Louisville, such contributions
as they may desire to make for the flood
sufferers.
THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-In response to
invitation of Mayor Edison representa-
! tlves Of the Cotton Exchange Stock EX-
change, Produce Exchange, New York
Clearing House, Coffee Exchange. Mer-
chants and Traders Exchange, Hardware
Board Of Trade, National Petroleum Ex-
change, New York Petroleum Exchange.
and Mercantile Exchange, met to-day
at the City Hall. A committee consisting
OF VIM. Alexander Smith, of the
Stock Exchange; i. Wakeman. of the
Coffee Exchange; l.. IL. Smith, of the
Petroleum Exchange; Theodore /.
Hustled, of the Produce Exchange, and
Mayor Lehman, of the Cotton Exchange.
was appointed to take charge of the fund
which Is to be raised for the relief of the
ONO sufferers. 1t was decided that each
exchange snOulU appoint separate COM
mittee to solicit subscriptions for this
object. Mayor Edison sent a telegram to
the Mayor of Gallipolis, Ohio, to-day,
authorizing him to draw on him at sight
for $4,000. Additional subscriptions. to
the amount of 81 200, were received to-
day at the Mayors office.
OHIO's LEGISLATURE GRANTS RELIEF.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 14.-Both branches
of the Legislature to-day passed a bill ap-
prOprating 100000 to the Ohio river suf-
ferers. Several bills were passed author
iZing the river counties to borrow money
for local relief and for building bridges
and embankments. At a meeting of cit-
zens last night S12, 900 cash was raised.
S5,64S FROM PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE citizens
committee had collected this morning
S5,64S for the relief of the Ohio flood suf-
ferers.
DREXEL & CO.'S CHECK.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. II, o p. .M-DreXel
u Co., treasurers of the relief fund, this
evening telegraphed to Mayor Alexander,
of GallipOlis, Ohio. to draw on them for
$1,000 additional for the relief of the suf-
ferers in that vicinity, making a total of
ST, 250 thus far telegraphed to the flooded
districts.