Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-20
CUMBERLAND ITEMS.

4 TREMENDOUS RArNs.-Our town was visited on Nonda,
and Tuesday nights by the most tremendous rain
that probably ever fell in the valley in which it is situat
ed On Tuesday night the whole town, from Bedford
Baltimore street, was inundated. The payements were
torn up fences swept away yards and gardens Invested
OF their hrubbery and vegetables and houses and
inundated Altogether it such food as we never
wish 10 see again The damage is probably great
| but the mud and discomfort are immense.
The BEDFORD VALLEY SsAKE.-Two of our citizens
have visited the spot where this huge serpent seen
with view of capturing the They were I'M
successful but received abundant evidence of his actual
existence They and examined the skin he had she'd
and found il fully treayone ea siz inches long They
also saw and conyersed with Mr. John Elder most re-
liable citizen, who had met the animal face to face Mr.
T. encountered him in lane which he was lying
with his tail in meadow and his head near the second
fence From his dusty brown color Mr.. E. mstook him
Tor the ridge pole Of the fence until his horse started
back With fright, when tho serpen up the full
height Of the rider and darted FIRE from his eyes, The
horse instantly whirled and dashed off in alarm and nv
the time he could be brought to the spot the snake
had disappeared in the high grass. Mr.. E. thinks he is
between twenty and thirty feet long.
MINERAL Wharf.-The construction Of the Connels-
Vile Railroad viii open upon Casselmans and the
loughoghcny rivers mineral region the Importance of
which comparatively unkno Upon these streams
and In striking distance Of the road are rich veins Of
iron ore, COAL fire clay limestone, and marble extend
ing for distance Of than forty miles The marble
particularly Is said to be Of the beautiful and rare
character, and admirably suited for building purposes
IL positive relief to think that all this wealth is about
~ nave an avenue opened Tor II TO market.
DRowsED.-we sorry to have to record the death
Of children by drowning at this place during the past
week. On Friday daughter Of Mrs. Ulrch steineman
aged about eight years. fell In the race near Beas Mill
aud was drowned before she could be rescued On Sau
day sopsof Mr. Thomas Sheridan, about the same are
accidentally fell into the canal while fishing and life was
extinct before be could be taken These are mean
ehoy events which II would impossible for even pa
rental care to guard against.
HEALTH or CUMBEnLsSD.-Our town. considering the
excessive heat Of the weather. Is and has been IN
usually healthy number ofdeahs have occurred from
cholera mobus but not that could not be traced TO
special imprudence In diet and utter neglect Of the most
ordinary rules for the security OF health There is moth
ing whatever like epidemic.
fsrAL AccTDExr AT GRssrsvrLLE.-On Saturday last
little boy, the Of Jacob Arendt Esq., was sitting in
wagon, when the horse ran away, and throwing him
out fractyred his skull 50 10 death in o few
hours.
AnrxDAscE oF wArER.--The late heavy rains have
raised the streams In this region and afforded an abun.
dance q water Tor the canal Consequently great act
witty prevails that work. and the shippers OF coal are
dong every thing In their power TO make up for lost time
Coat TRABE roR rHr wrEK.-The amount sent to mar
kst this week L. 900 TONS the largest amount ever
Jet sent in enc week 90 this s22s tons we're by rail-
road, and . lG2 tons by canal As the railroad
have increased Aer sumber Of coal and the canal
navigation - very active stl larger business may be
next week. Amount from the region for the
year 80 III tons 81 which l tons we're BY railroad
and ~, 25i BY canal---Rsaas JearasL