Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-11
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Great Storm and Flood
Immense Destruction Of Property !! !

CnoAeo IL, Feb 9.-The Ao3d has consider.
ably damaged the Mhwsuks RsllrUad brI6ge. No
tralussre running.
The Gsleus Railroad bridge at Elgln was also
| swsP, away, and number Of culveFtg we're de.
stroyed.
The Fon Du Lac Railroad track was carried swsv
IN several pas-s
Ths Aux Plsins bridge and the Burlington Rail
road bridge over BuresU river are gone.
| The Rock Island Railroad bridge at D1pazrs
river was moved b. the zee on Frids7 nsRst, ana
an engne tender, and six cars we're preopitated
| into tina river
number Of Railroad bridges were carried
away on the Illinois river.
At LaSalle the water rose % feet,
HAEHsBUae, Pa, Feb. 9.-ssversl piers of ,bs
Cumb 'rtsnc Ya'ley bridge ware mi red by the
nooo, and are IN dsnger Of being destroyed. The
ears have stopped ru-nrg
The scene sl0ag the Susquehaaa is yful. Great
obstruction OF property is Lh.e .te ed
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 9.-The ice ia the sebDv.
Kill broke up lsst night The water carried awav
coal wood and umber, and then subsdirg LETT
Cana boats on the Wher7es.
The damages are 50 serious as it was autio-
pAted they would De.
We hsve similar accounts from Oswego. Freu-
ton and EastOu, Peansylv ana
. Al Albany, New rk the water is three feet !
higher than it was ever kn0an before Wrecked |
houses are coming down stream; caltie and boTsas
nave been drowned; cellars are filled with water
ana nrss are breaking ont in the lower part of the
city from slackeoing lime
There is great confusion and slarm
hsiiroad trains are landing passengers outside
OF the city, and no tFains are having.
The Hudson River and New York Central Rail.
rosds.sre engulfsd
flowed.
The freight depot at Grand Isaod has been
Oufneo' l. was set On fire ~ sisckeniug lms.
CHICAGO, Feb. g. A most III the railroad river
bridges IN norh7ru Illinois and Mchagin are inn
pared or destroy by the freshe!, with Vsst
am unit Of other property.
Nsw ORLEANS Feb. 8. The eottoa presses o.
HUT q NJ 'ngomeTy we're bur ed t. dsv AND
IRON III t. $4,000 bales of cotton were consumed,
Los 1000
Dsyes from Vera Cruz to the Sd inst. are %
cejVed AID from the City Of Mexico to toe %
llt Awe req s7ent tse country a. distrse e.
At Potosl the IosIrgeu's are dis aors-d Fear arr
-htertsile ed O. anbusterDg invasion Of Lover
California from San francisco.
NEw York, FEB. 9 The D. Ba-dsu casa
gT--sIng before the Gro. e. Mt rng f.u
As oe.u -scsrtsued As u the murde er or murder.
sss Of Dr.
L u VILE, Feb 10 TIE river ia rising her
aid al st Louie, VlCe .urs and Eva svile.
GREEEFIrLD Mass F@o 9 The river !. 4 ,oded
StIbOlns grist mil at Dserial has b en- SVEN
away.
PORrLASD Me, Feb On Wednesday the OF.
icrrz QItrters At Fri Sullivan were desrroy,o
~ Ere, srd the soldiers rartsrs were burned The
lsxt day.
WAmsoroN, Feb sENATE--Nr Bright Dre
enled the credentials OF Gransm N. Fitch tho
enator eeol from IadiaDs. long discussion
IN bis admlssi TO K a,s, at the c oss of vi Oh
hr Fitch was s.oWsi 10 lake the oath BY a vote
# 80 to IL A journed
HOUsE-Psssel by ll9 against SO Chairman.
y tor q wagon rosi 70 the Pacific ,
o. mo ion of M B-rbo ar 10 suspend rules TO
u- bic him 10 nr'duce a res luIOn for the lrz
es Chment Of the Unred States District Judge
ON c. Warriors, of Texas, discussion took Q
lace, but nothing vas concluded.
Mr. Kelsey, .om he SPECIAL mnittea. reDortsd
zmes N. Simpson b. scnsrgel from further a.
guidance on the committee Adopted. i
Adjourned
CIEOINEATI Feb 9-EVEETNG Flour declined |
0 cents per barrels sales a IS 5 40; Wtisk.
4; Corn firm 1874 1r'- A 45; P lie Red
White Whest l6.l 20; M - ? TX and
cry firm. but BlIk M d-clnr 2; Clover S. ed
otlVr al OO, Lard OIL I'D C d o. So
NEw ORLEAE-, Feb &C t q holders dema,d
D advance, sales tsir at l24sl2E; MJEssses g.;
Western Mess Pork 10 go al
New YREFb Cotton firm; Wheat del Q
ing; Corn sdysarinE; PIX u Beet f 10: Ll-d
noyant; Ban 6rm lO3 log shoulders 81 d
ID g' ct o. Whisky GrnrF; useeo 81 en-
I; L=ru Oh l 80 Talog finn Y; q # advanced -
s.ie' l047l 1; NoIsss dull, ten lency down
% d, sat 70; 8 ocks lower.
LOUISVILLE Feb 10Th, river is rising Is,t
? nj g here wss ove- fset water 10 thr diana
hue and 4 fee, in tn middle chute. TIE rive =,
as filed with AOaung ice yeste rday There will n
rnOugh wser on toe falls to day for the isrgest
ats 10 pass over.
The Thermometer a. II o'clock to dav was % 3
sg ezs above zero Westh-r Gear, indicst
III greater @ ia ~ pr0-p-c, We