| Show A GREAT inundation th 3 mighty mississippi submerges ten towns ON THE TREE TOPS people eDoIn ar so for safety boats sent oat for kesche killed by an explosion KEW ORLEANS april specia the at this city and above is appalina ap palin ten are completely submerged the advises advices thia afternoon from six villages above state that many people have been obliged to climb trees for safety rescuing parties have been sent out city governor nichols received the following telegram from bayon sara we have been overwhelmed by the storm and rain crevasses Cre are numerous along the front the old morganza Mo ryanza leape is broken send a boat sit once to save the people or there will bo great loss of life governor nichols at once made ar ra cements with the owners of the fc teamer arthur lambert and a barge then at baton tiie hoit started immediately barged to lender assistance si kotlier boats were sent today to day two steamers were furnished by captain jackson president of the international transportation company and sent to morganza this morning besides same company has furnished a number of barges for the use of rescuing parties captain jehu A grant of the southern pacific has kindly furnished the steamship society which was sent up the river today to day at alie officials of the texas pacific railway of this city have abandoned trains running through morganza county to decide tie contests first MATTOON ILL april 23 special judge huges of this city has granted au injunction restraining the hole over members of the city council at sullivan III granting saloon licenses until alie contents con for seats on the part of the newly election aldermen shall have been settled it is claimed that a dozen illegal votes were cast and as the majorities jori ties were very small a vote or two might make the town wet or dry sullivan has had saloons for the past few years ant it also has a very strong temperance element A dermid or JACKSON VILER fla april 19 special W V stanton mate of the schooner addie Sha erler now lying at the market house dock while fishing for bass miles of st augustine yesterday drew in his line and found entangled therein the strangest fish if it is a fish if it is a fish that has ever been seen in this section this strange creature or mermaid is about six feet long pure white and the bead and face are wonderfully human in shape and feature tho shoulders are well outlined and very much resemble those of a woman the breasts are well defined and show considerable development while the hips and abdomen continue the human resemblance in all there are four flippers two of which are placed at the lower termination of alie body and give one the impression eliat nature made an effort to supply alie strange creature with lower limbs mr stanton confesses to quite a fright on the first sight of this queer prize which on being drawn on board gave low moaning cry which easily have been mistaken for th a baby the schooner has bt en thronged thron ged with curious visitors all ay who express much wonder and astonishment ment at the strange object mr after visiting several ports and showing his queer catch will donate it to the smithsonian institution cat his throat FORT WAYNE ind april 23 special wm D aged 35 years a switchman in alie wabash yards here thid afternoon went to his home at no 34 breckenridge street threw off his coat and vest stood before a large looking blass in the presence of his aed mother and sister and cut his throat once on either n de with a razor the two badiea tried to prevent the second stroke but failed and he fell and died ai their feet they then fled to the street and gave the cothrell was formerly a professional faro bank dealer in fred boltas gambling house this city this morning he drew his pay from the railroad and lost it al today to day at the faro bank where he had formerly ailt ui lt the loss made him desperate the leaves a widow but ho children henry ff atterson MEMPHIS TEM april 23 special when lion henry watterson of the courier was in mem plaid ci day or two ago he lost 1900 in a social game ot draw m a fashionable club murray kellar a well known horse owner of louiise Louii He was also in the same the other players were local men of social standing the paine was started to while away the time eacle placer taking out 5 worth of chips valued at loc boc and 1 each mr watterson that alio bridle be removed and the same 13 made table stakes henry rin in touch luck after losing about 00 lie made a dog with a ie next to the one of the local inen drew two cards to a deuce tray and conr and caught a sit and a seven alio editor played liis hand for what h thought it waa worth and forced his opponent to call a bet of the game broke ap about 2 a m and the banks opened mr watterson drew for expense money keidar lost about SOO in alie gamp the winnings acro pretty evenly divided between the Mein phLin the story was kept secret until to jay when keidar told it to a of friends at alin rice track JI 4 two NEW YOK april 23 sp ciz ano baylish wedding took place city today to day misa viala daug liter and J uen Lour cenI married at the church of alio while miss E pellon and llau nond J chaar were united at the church 0 the heavenly eest another fire N Y 1 x 11 ll 23 special the wagner block v s burned down early this morning the estimated loss is one hundred thousand dollars three men killed by an explosion HEW CASTLE april 23 special an explosion occurred at the etna mills in this city causing tho loss of three lives TE to lauen there is a time and place fir all things and the time for laughter will be friday april and the ploce the opera house the reason will be the production of thu unusually funny comedy A soap bubble A number of people who regretted nofa having been the play when last here should avail themselves of this opportunity now the extremely funny musical comedy A soap bubble will again be presented at the opera house on friday evening april A number of our theatre goers who neglected to witness their last performance should now avail themselves of alie opportunity A soap bubble ig much funnier than when last hare it having been entirely rewritten but still retaining its strongest features 1 I 1 all explanation editor in your isue of yesterday under the head of electric light you gave our company and the san foundry preat credit for the construction etc of a dynamo to the foundry due credit ia ivan them for the good castings they made us but outside of that all credit is due mr harry stagg for the mechanical construction under mv direction and to me alone is due the suc ceab of the dynamo from the first conception of the ideas up to the completion of the machine the fact is had I 1 not seen fit the machine would have been a total failure mr cox is only interested in the way of furnishing means to pay expenses of obtaining patent constructing etc respectfully yours T E DANIELS |
