New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-16
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.


paper Of Saturday the great quantity Of rsin which
bad fallen during the tsC preceding dsys The waters
have been 10 be so high before. some Of
The principal streets OF the tosa changed into
nas Of RAPIDLY running ~aOaT AID dsGsge la been
eone BY the tlny Of cellars &c. But the uo1t olsss-
rous esects have occurred Ia West Indianapolis. FOR
ne width VI mile. the whole Is Inundated and the
ter surses the kauons Road Ia q raging torrent
The high Crane Of the road has been washed away ia
places and several houses have been lifted from
their foundations cad noslso across tho road down
The back OF the Eiver. ia the vicinity u
the gsNeysrcs has been washed away the extent Of
fry feet more and y sui wearing away rapidly and
the water within few feet Of the fence Of toe lower
graveyard
The Canal IS broken in several places The Aqaeduct
sser all creek u eit1er washed away On very much
dsmsgedrepofs being contradictory. Inc culgert At
Poguss run i entirely gone and the run has made
clear breach through the canal al that place lmmense
quantities u the Canal tanks washing away 81 other
poln,s.
town who had rCrcsied 70 tie roofs Of her houses
here they had % remsn for hogrs for The want
of the means Of rescue. Some reported 10 have
been drowned bat not in possession q vel Gu
thenucated facts tbs pogt
Our worthy cinzon Nichols AcCariy, vii. be great
loser a. be hzd many thousand bushels Of In the
rser Bottom but ~ viii not lose his al as many others
Will
An TIE inhabtauts OF Yves, Indianapolis and s yicni
y with slnsc exception were obliged u eyscuas their
houses and most Instances before they had tune y
tnef Effects. large amount Of tnese wal be
destroyed greatly injured and the sufferers ere Of
that condition least able To repair the loss.
FROM ihe best information have been able 10 obtain
esupposc that not less than twelve inches Of water
level feil during the space Of forty eight hours
Indianapolis Sentinel. 5th.
THE FLOOD n OHIO.--From the TrImbul De.
nlocrsi OF the 4th met learn that SON Of Lewis
hoe Of bOzes young man Of about y years Of age,
drowned the ist inst At Bsconsburg m attempt
Ing to remove dnft wood al The bridge m that place
8 body was found
Toe stare coach two horses and the mail from this
race h Weilsyllle lost the ID inst IN attempt
g 10 ford the river the south end Of the bridge over
re Nshonins and the life Of hr. Hiram bennsn agent
a t1e Ohio Stage Company, barely saved Tie coach
s1d mall hsd not yet been Uncovered or hesfd Of.
There was fortunately but one passenger Mr. Georgc
Johnson Of Wheel ng Va 10 the 5tage-he saved him
self ~ esu.nR from the stage upon high -tump-the
driver swan and cined tree where they remained
until taken % IN sdt. Two female passengers have
prob ably been saved from wstery grave Oy not taking
passage who would have dune 50 ad they known the
stage was going out.
WHALERs.--News was received at New London
on Monday fofa ITO hundred whsle ships In The Pacific
Ocean The accounts from Honolulu ~ Oct IO' state
mat the Cou0hsssetL oi Sag HarOoT was wrecked on
Tue reef which extends around leils Island about u
miles Il ON where the Holder Borden was lost m Ell
Capt Worth aud crew had arrived st Honolulu. Inc
vessel was insured for 10000 she had no oil board
The snip Baltic Of lsrhsgen was wrecked on Bnernes
Island Juno IS. she had board 200 bbs whale oil
Of which 900 were saved. Capt Butler and crew were
stH The ship Columbia Of Hew-LondOn was wrecked
On sydenhsms Island. Of hlngs Milis Group. Jan
o and was total lose She had on board 270OO bills
I'll Freeiown burned while lying al anchor at the
fsee Islands In February last 1t supposed that the
ars was set Ia the hold BY some Of The crew
Loss OF TIE L s SCHOONER SHARK BY pri
vste letter from Honolulu We learn says the Courier.
that the ship Mspooss which srrved 81 that port DC
tober reported the loss OF the T. = schooner shark
sepy.uobe, At The mouth OF the Columbia river The
Nsnpooss sent a boat ashore 10 the Hudson Bay tom
psoy post Bakers Bay sud learned that the officers
snd landed safely but Old not learn farther par
rculsrs When she sailed. on the evening of the same
day only bowsprt and quarter rail OF the schooner
visible above the breakers
FIREs.--A fire broke ont last night at half past
IL o'clock IN building NedtoTd-st CharestOwn Oc-
eupsd AZ coOpe age chemical works and carpet weav
lns The building owned BY Charles A. Locke Of
thIs city and was insured for $1,000 The cooPcrage
was carried on By Mr. Locke the chemical works 10y
Mr. Anderson. who had just commenced business ant
the carpet weaving BY Mr Lang The loss Of these gen
teDen We did not ascertain
The wooden building Ia HayeIhill 81. occupied by
Gushing Robe. carpenters caught nro this morning
wa DESTROYED Boston Trans l3h.
CHILD FousD.-Mr. ot,s Chaplin, of Dsrien, Gen
county awakened on the night OF tie "a inst
by tbs crying OF child and going TO his wood sned
fJasd there a male child from four days old we'll
done up In blankets with two good suits OF clothes &C
companyinsu The clothes were well made and new
Mr. thspip requests the owne, TO prove property, pay
charges and take away as he has enough OF the ssme
sort Of his own to provide Tor. lftoeh' Ad''
MELANCHOLY DEAIH On Friday evening last
Henry slack an eyed and worthy citizen of Upper Make
field wac severely kicked or injured in some way BY
his horses he leading them out 10 water HE IN
uriss were great tina, the died on Saturday night
Newtown pa Jour 18th.
A MOTIF PRIsoSER--Last week MIR John j.
Moore OF this County captured gray eagle measuring
eight feet the tips OF the wings The noble bird
wss alive and doing well after having one wing broken
bys shot and whipping three bulldogs In fair Eight
lflemington (ky) Flag.
THI POTIsvILLE MURpEK.-A man named Mar
no Shay has been arrested suspicion as the murderer
Of John Reese After examination shay was admit
ted 20 bail ia the OF $1,000 but other testimony be
ing discovered he was again arrested and committed to
prison take his tris At the next Oyes and Iemner
~ We should like to have seen Mr FOLK $ face
when II announced him that the House OF Repre-
s<ntatves bad refused by overw heiming majority
10 impose any tax and coffee IL must have been
avery interesting and original looking face Indeed An
artist IN search Of expression OF utter despair VIII
never have better opportunity than that lace then al
forded. lLouisVhie journal
~ The store ship supply formerly the ship
Crusader IL now lying at the Navy Yard ready for
under sailing oders-detsned by the weather. she is
loaded with coal and her destination is the Gull of
Mexico Boston journal lsth.