The Litchfield County post., 1826-07-04
sr. T.ouaa, INIlss.l June |.

WnO nave arrived rom Une e3taus,Sum1Ht8 4u the Missouri, within few days past. that the late freshet has been very destructive: that nearly all the houses, boats, and other proper ty belonging to them, have been washed away, and the men in many instances barely escaped with their lives.
 At the Mandan villages, the water rose l7 feet pcrpendicularIy, in a few hours, and Ut the AriEkara towns, IS feet in two hours only. Such was its rapidity, that every thing on the low hanks was either swept away or entirely inundated. k@
 A band of the Sioux were encamped some distance below the Arickaras, when the wa ter suddenly coming upon them, between six ty and seventy of their number, men. women and children, perished in it's bosom. The scene as described to us, was truly appalling some of the sufferers were seen, in the at- tempt to swim, dashed down by the resistless current and crushed to death amongst the drifted ice and timber. Others hung to the branches of trees till they became benumbed with the cold, gradually slackening their grasp, and were borne down the stream. Several of the men succeeded in climbing trees, where they remained considerable time in hopes of rescue ;-but their inevetable fate was only for short time eprOtracted. A sudden change in the atmosphere, accompanied by heavy kN dropped senseless into the water below. The rise is attributed to the melting of the snow and ice at the heads of the Yello ,ystone and Chavenne Rivers. These streams flow from the South, and are generally the first in the spring to pay their annual tribute to the Missouri. At the commencement of the pre- sent freshet, the ice had not broken up in the Missouri, nor for many miles up the other l rivers; but, as the water rose, it forced its way dewn, bearing every thing before it, and breaking loose, with tremendous crashing, the thick-ribbed ice ofthe Missouri.
 A great many packs of Buffalo Robes were lost by the different traders, and some of these enterprising young men, we are sorry to say, have lost every thing they possessed.
 Early yhdrpestiug.-The Norristown (Penn.) Herald says: 'sWe understand that farmer in Upper Merton township cut some of hisryc on Monday, the lsth June, and that several others intended cutting, the latter part ofthis week. This is the earliest harvesting perhaps ever known in this part ofthe country. Some farmers say their wheat is better filled than last year; others complain very much. The l grass, flax, oats and barley, are so short that they are scarcely worth harvesting. Potatoes l and corn are suffering very much for want of rain.
 The Richmond Compiler of the 18th ult also remarks, "The forward wheat is now cutting in all the lower country. Generally it has escaped all maladies-in some places it has little rust; in others what is called the strut; that is, the head is not well fllcd, ,many ofthe grains being blasted ,and the chaff stand ing out from each other. In some narts the wheat is very fine; but on the whole, it is not probably good average crop. The oats are indifferent, being much injured by the drought.
 Flour for horse Jeed.-A Brooklyn corres- pendent says: "I observed in your paper of Saturday last, that -four is used in Phadel- phia for horse feed, ,on account ofthe low price. Will you be so good as to inform our brethren of tdat brotherly city, that baker in this village keeps my horse at Sl2 per month, ,and feeds hin on light wheat bread, made from the same cour' that he serves his biped cus- toners with, when made into excellent wheat bread. He says it is less expensive than oats for feed."-N y. Spec.
 Early Peuches.-The editor of the Charles- ton Courier announces present of a very fine large ripe peach, from the garden of gentle man of that city. He has never before seen ripe peach So early in the season.
 
 BUNKER HILL MONUMENT.
 The Building Committee of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, at a meeting on the f7th inst. made a report of their procee- dings, in which they state that their delay in commencing the structure has resulted from a desire to avail themselves of the benefit of the Railway constructing from tl.elr quarry nayigable water at the expense ofprivate ind.- viduals. They further state, that more than 5000 tons of stone have been split from the quarry, and lie ready to roll down the Rail way, as soon as it is opened. Also, that many other preparatory steps have been ta- ken, the whole expense of which, including the quarrying, but little exceeds S3OOO. The nest of the funds lie on interest. a . A letter from DOstonian, in Manchester. England, giving some account of the transac- tiOns of the riOtOus populace, in, that place, mentions that the mob attacked and robbed some fifty persons in the streets, of their money, watches, &c. which was suffered by the authorities, because they were unwilling to proceed to extemities with these poor crea- lures. Under date of the e9th April, he says: :- aa
 "Last evening, after 9 o'clock, the mob were dispersed, and the streets were quiet d,l- ring the night, but this morning they were a.