Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-01-12

much as 10 impair iaclf creCII or Se!!oNo e.
feet their business. The Transcrip. says: "N Q
are glad be able state that after tho most Dill
igent INQUIRY we have not been able 70 learn OF
single case Of the loss Of life by the late flood,
a hough there many hair breadth escapes.
Active exer,ions beng made TO repair the
damo ge done the Miami Canal, al. along the line
Mr. SANKEY'S Saw Mill, five miles below this
city, which reported last weel, as being en-
tirely useless, is, VIC glad to learn, Saving
away''-lho damo sc done 10 il was comparatively
small
We extract the following particulars from the
Milton Times:
The Aqueduct Simonds' creek, between tins
place and Cambridge City, swept entirely OIL CON
sequently navigation will be suspended TOR some iehgh
OF on this portion of the & anal
We visited Cambridge City since the high water, and
agreeably surprised learn that the citizens ylng
near the river on the West side, escaped without the
loss of any by drowning though without being tho
roughly saturated 1t astonishing that more hves
have not been lost during this extraordinary freshet
pc rfectiy the and told by one Of
the residents that in removing his family
tuaily vehcie staining ~ Inc Coar OF MS
dwelling.
The Bridge across the Canal on the National road is
able from the the the pillars hav
ing been very much ured IT IS considered unsafe
The Aqueduct at Laurel, and one between Conners-
damage done to the property CT individuals living on the
river.
Tho Connersvillo Telegraph, says:
The damage done the Canal incalculable We learn
that S5 900 800 900 will hardly repair the IN
Jury known 70 be sustained by this work
The Board of Directors active IN cevsng means,
for the Reconstruction of the improvement
Our commerce is prostraed ana every department. OF
business paralyzed. We informed that the storm
has been general and the entire valley has been SINH
arly visited. Brookvi!le has suffered imieuseI yte
lowe of
Houses been swept away and families thrown up
on the charity of the public. Cambridge City has also
SUITE severelytie water standing upon the national
road to the depth of from : TO feet
by the of Fayette county Yet we trust that uh
der a be nign Providence few returns OF seed uii'
and harvest will abundanty reward the husband
mans labor that our valley Will long TEEN again
with all the elements of wealth Relying upon the fer
,ty of soil, and the energy and industry OF our
people we expect their abors crowned with sue
cess the ravages the flood repaired, and this good
valley more blossom as the rose
Tho spirit of tho Valley" published in Con-
nersvc) Of tho 7th inst, contains tho following:
The PRosrEcrs-Thc Board of Directors of the
White Water Canal Company have been in session for
three days They adjourned Yesterday over
Monday, the 18th inst, when they VIII assemble IN
order to means for repairing the canal Mr. IT, =
Moore, Engineer has estimated the cost at from SIXTY
+ o seventy thousand dollars
Samr w Parker, Esq, declines serving the board
longer President unless his salary be Increased to
two thousand dollars per year. Col. Niles Nurphey, OF
Newcastle Henry serving in his stead for salary
of two hundred dollars per year
The old Board of Directors wero reelected. as
follows: S. w. Parker. Esq, Meredith Helm
Geo. Davis, Caleb Is. Jackson, Daniel Sinks, Grit.
fin TAYLOR, benjamin +. Reeves and Miles Muir.
phcy.
! The New Castle Courier says, "On tho cain
and placid stream Of Blue River, SO far IS cur IN
! formation extends, not a mill dam remains whole
Mi have received moro or less damage, and some
of them swep. of entirely; and tho bridge a
Knigh,sown also fell prey to tho destructive
| clement
| The Btookvilo American, contains sad nc
counts of the ravagos of tho flood IN that town
Tho German part of the population suffered SO
| yerely-their houses and fences were swcp. ava
and the soil carried off their lots. The LIBERAL
| ty of tho csizons. in suppl wing those who suffer
cd bv this calamity with food, clothing. &c, i
highly cxtolled by the American; God bless th
charitable citizens of that town. say We; for 1t 4
/ another demonstration that his 'bro.her'
1 kceper," and is in du.y and in FEELINGS bound
extend a helping hand in time of need! 1ha
ma nor contains an estimate of tho loss sustalne
bv seyerai-among those mentioned. We notlc
Spear & Stephens Mil. $4,000! and u other
from $50 up to S2,5o0 each.
hA- The House of Representatives of ono
on the 9th, passed resolution appointing Gen