St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26

! lowlands in the vicinity are overlooked, but
no damage of consequence.
THE DISASTER COMPLETE.
WAsnINGToN, March 25.-Hon. J. Floyd
King, member of congress from Louisiana,
has received the following telegram
RODNEY, Miss, March 24.-Hon. j. FLOYD
King, Washington. Kempe levce gave away
at 12:15. This makes the disaster complete
and the Mississippi valley is one vast inland
sea. This will make the loss beyond calcu-
lation, to say nothing of the loss OF life and
suffering Of people. Congress must come to
our relief and feed the people at once. Tie
lofts of our gin houses and floating RATS will
be the only place of abode. l believe the
best mode of distribution of supplies is
through the engineer department in charge
Of the river improvement. They have every
appliance necessary and less waste and i'm
position would attend their efforts.
[Signedl E. L. WHITNEY.
| WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.
New YORK, March 24-The brig y. J.
Jewett, Of Belfast, Maine, was wrecked on
February oath on the southeast Of Hatteras,
during heavy gaze. The captain and cook
went down in the vessel and the rest Of the
crew took to the boats, Five of The crew died
from exposure. The only survivor was pick
ed up after being fftY-four hours in the boat.
THE SITUATION.
| BATON ROUGE, March 25.-Thc protection
| levees in West Baton Rough parish, along
the bayou Grossetete and Fordoche remain
intact. Urgent demands for lumber, sacks
and implements to be used in protecting the
levees are received daily from points below
the mouth of the Red river.
GREAT SUFFERING.
BAYOU SARA, March 25.-Appeals were
made to-day to the federal and state author
! tiles for material to be used in protecting the
levees. Pointe Coupee parish is now a vast
lake. The people are trying to save their
stock. The loss is heavy and the suffering is
great.
VIcKsBURG, March 25.-The river to-day is
on stand two inches above the high water
mark Of 1892. The rain fall this morning
was over half an inch.
DAMAGED BY AN EARTHQUAKE.
SAN Francisco, March 25.-The heaviest
earthquake since 1865, occurred at "A this
afternoon. The people rushed from their
houses in great fright 1t lasted fifteen Sec
onds. Several buildings, on made ground,
near the water 'front.' are seriously damaged
A second but lighter shock, followed at 5:1S,
and more are expected.
RAILWAY SMASH UP.
PHILLIPsBURG, N. j., March 25.-Twenty-
five cars of a Jersey Central coal train was
wrecked at Annandale to-day, by broken at
wheel. The blockade was so extensive, and
SO many trains were held, that all the derail-
ed cars were thrown over an embankment.
| ROUND THE GLOBE.
All breaks in the main line of the Union
Pacific road, caused by recent high water,
were repaired yesterday.
r. X. Dow and others have asked the ap-
pointment of q receiver for the Memphis 81
Little Rock railroad, no interest being paid
on the company's bond since January, 1882.
Yellow fever is reported to have broken
out on the United States steamer roquois,
now on the way to Alaska.
| The Massachusetts, house has defeated a
bill providing that wife heaters should be
publicly whipped.
| The Democratic committee of Rhode Island
has filled the vacancies on its state ticket by
nominating Elisha Matthewson for lieutenant
governor and Francis L. Reilly for attorney
| general.
The Merchants Exchange of st. Louis, yes
terday endorsed the New York resolutions
favoring the stoppage of the coinage of silver
and the issue of government notes of less
| than SIS.
| All lines of the Milwaukee & st. Paul road
are now clear of snow with trains running
regularly.
lis now reported that the passenger de-
partment of the Niagara Falls short line, as
well as its freight department is to be dis
| continued April LIST, and the combination of
roads forming the line will be dissolved.
The Rock Island road last evening cut the
rate from Chicago to Kansas City to $1s, to
cut under the Kansas excursion rate, S27. rs,
| for to-day.
Inventors are strongly against the present
patent bill before congress, and are petition
ing against it.
James and Mary Brennan were fatally
burned last night in New York while trying
to extinguish fire caused by the explosion
of kerosene lamp.
The whalers at st. Johns, N. F., wish to
go in search of the Greedy party if a reward is
offered.
| At Lynchburg, Va, while a boat was cross
ing the river with the pay for railway work
ers it was capsised, and one of the four in the
boat was drowned, and the money, $500, lost.
The Iowa house yesterday indefinitely post
poned the proposed woman suffrage amend
ment, the vote being so to IS.
Commissioner Fink announces reduc-
| ton of trunk line railway rates on bullion
bars and lead.
| A mass meeting under the auspices Of the
G. A. R., is shortly to be held in New York,
in aid Of the proposed home for disabled
| Confederate soldiers.
Braeleen and Holmes, Americans, have
been arrested at Halifax, for having danger
GUS explosives in their possession.
A terrible hail storm occurred at Knoxville,
Tenn, yesterday and fifteen buildings in the
north part of the city were wrecked by cy-
clone.
AS high as 500 was paid at New York
sale yesterday for Jersey cattle.
| The English troops marched from Suakim
yesterday and proceeded eleven miles, by
which time one-fourth of the column had
dropped out of the ranks because of the in
| tense heat.
| At Nashville, Tenn, severe storm of hail
yesterday destroyed fences and trees, and
flooded the low parts of the city.
Six miles north of Nashville, Tenn, fire
yesterday destroyed negro tenement house,
and two children were burned to crisp.
At an Indian parade yesterday in Philadel-
phia the Indians considered themselves in
suited by the jeers of some white men, when
melee occurred, but no one was seriously
hurt.
Near Falmouth, KY, there was terrible
cyclone yesterday, which destroyed much
property but no lives were lost
A gorge in the Hudson river at Albany,
which was causing the water to cross the