The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-12-25
The Flood.

various parts OF the County. we have been II
formed that the loss Of property, along the creel
in this county, has never been so great, within tn
recollection of our oldest citizens. The destrut
ton Of mills, mill-dams, fences, lumber, hay, corr
hogs, SC, &C., has been immense.
The accounts from the Southern part of tn
State, are still more distressing. The iollowin
extracts, COPIED principally from the Ohio State.
man, } will give our readers ZONE idea OF the flood
A telegraphic despatch, dated Cincinnati, Dec
18th, says:
The waters of the Ohio have nov
swelled 10 the highest point attained
during the great iood ofl832, and tht
lower part of the city,is entirely inun
dated. At least five thousand famiiie.
have been rendered houseless, by lhis
disastrous flood, and great distress mus
ensue in consequence.
A public meeting OF the citizens has
been called to provide the means for al.
leviating their destitute condition.
The stores south of Pearl street are
flooded, and Broadway is overlooked.
1t is useless to calculate damage, or to
endeavcr to give an idea of the distress
existing among US. aaa#.,a -a %
Business has been almost entirely
suspended. Halfthe lumber in The city
is ahoat, and boats have even been car
ried off the stocks in the ship yards.
The snow is eighteen inches deep
and more is now falling. l.as
The telegraph between this city and
Louisville hiss been thrown out OF order
by a break near Dayton.
We continue 10 receive most dis.
tressing accounts Of the high waters
and the roads, an ! the severe Affections
upon persons and properly. The
mails are literally suspended in all d.
rectlons. The accounts by telegraph
from Cincinnati are awfulIy distre ssing
almost past belief. Five thousand
houseless and homeless from
iigh water. 3 100 .y...rs.. -e8. iii ...,.
Although the mails had been sent
rom Cincinnati by Dayton on yester-
lay, they had not arrived today at a
p. M. .a '"aH ''e'
The Postmaster at Xenia, at O'Clock
asst night, wri.es:r a ,-f. .5a.
"We have have had no mail from
;%incinnati since the evening of the
9Th, and the eastern mails of yester-
ay and to-day still remain in this office.
We have have no information IN regard
0 the. detention of the cars, and the
railroad Company have sent no mes.
enger forward to say when the train
nay be expected, or how the mails Iy.
ng at this office for Cincinnati, are 10
forwarded. 4 can find nothing in
he Instructions 10 Postmas,ers to JUS
ME in mourning the heavy expense
# forwarding the mails by way Of the
turnpike. TO put it through in any
easonable time, it would require a
nail coach and several changes Of
Iorses;-and these are moi to be had
ere at any price. There is now sufi-
lent mail matter here TO load a four
orse post COACH"
The Postmaster at Chillicothe writes.
nder date Of the 18th, and received
lst night, "that the Scioto river is so
Ugh between this place and Ports.
,outh, and the pike cut up so badly,
nat the stage cannot get along, but
ley are going TO take it on horses for
ONE days" obi 80 aaa.a la3e
MI. Corwine Of The House of Rep
ssentatives, from Pike county, has
ermilted US to take the following ex-
act Of a letter received by him last {
ight: '' a@1aa''
"WAvERLY, Dec. 12, 1847. {
"We have at this lime a very high :
eshet in the Scioto. The canal is {
i'd to be broken, both above and be- :
W this place; at the third lcck below
.'averly, all the work lately put in is {
me again, and at the Big Basin, aIso,d 6
e ~cuIvert below Jasper is washed B
way; above, at the guard lock at Da- Il
$, and. above that, the canal is also 5
me. The turnpike between here and {
is all torn-to pieces; the river 5
S broken over Prather's~ embankment, 3
4 torn tin many places. Ne have s
d no mails up OF, down for Two days.
communication between Ports
,uth and ChiIicothe is cut off,"
Between this place and Wheeling, !.
iugs are, If possibIe, still worse. 81 The i
stern mail, due on Hast Tuesday ev- 0
ing. came in this morning in a most y
rrible condition -soaked through and g
Every hand in the post Of. o
. has been quite busy drying il, and y
eparing the packages to send off to- 2
aud tomorrow morninga9aposaoc J,
The following lettersf from the, stage .
ents east Of this, will give some idea P
the, floods, and which have been fur- I.
he'd from The stage office here. a
naZANEsviLLE, o., Dec. is, i847goGth n