The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-02
STORMS AND FLOODS OF THE SEA
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The New York Herald publishes special
chapter on the storms and Hoods which have
lately deluged the great Mississippi Valley
and the Central American States. 1t says
from the best authorities we can bring to
bear upon The subject, we set down the ag
gregate losses resulting from these tremen-
dous Outpourings from the skies at the as
founding aggregate Of thirty-three millions
of dollars.
The bulk of these losses fall on The imme-
date valleys of the'NIississippi, :he Arkan.
sas, the Missouri river, and their tributaries.
Louisiana is the State which has suffered the
most severely, from the deuging Of her rich
sugar and cotton plantations. Next in order
comes the State of illinois, which, with the
Mississippi for its western and the Ohio for
IFS southern boundary, with several large
rivers flowing southwark through the interi.
or o: the State, occupies very favorable 10
cation for a general submerging in heavy
and extensive rainy season, like that of The
present memorable year of freshets and tor-
nadoes. In this connection it appears that
the late heavy rains and storms have spent
most of their strength on the northern side
of the Ohio, from that river to The great
lakes, and from New York and Pennsylvania
east, to the Rocky Mountains west. Thus
the canals, railroads, river bottoms, &C., of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri have suf-
fered very heavily; while from the southern
tributaries of the Ohio, including The great
Kanawha, the rivers of Kentucky, and es-
peca!y the Cumberland and the Tennessee,
which sweep around circuit Of n thousand
miles, we hear of comparatively little dam
age.
If we are not mistaken upon another point,
we may say that the first destructive crevas-
ses this season, of the lower Mississippi in
Louisiana, were occasioned, not by the de-
luge from the upper Mississippi and the
Ohio (for these contributions have hardly
yet reached Louisiann), but from the freshets
rolling down from the Rocky Mountains and
the great western plains in the channels of
the Arkansas and the Red rivers. 1t u.s.
therefore, very likely that the low lands of
of Louisiana will remain month or two
under WATER from the upper Mississippi over
flow and from the annual swell of the great
Missouri, which, We believe, has reported
progress at ST. Louis within the last week.
The prospect, therefore, for the cotton and
sugar growers of Louisiana this year is very
gloomy, and will, we fear, tell disastrously
upon the financial affairs of the good citizens
of that fertile commonwealth, and of the
State itself.
Looking over railroad map of the West
ern States, it will be seen, from the great
number of their roads subjected TO these late
oterllows, that the losses of the States and
companies and stockholders interested in
these roads must be very heavy. The stock
market Of Wall street already begins to tell
the tale in very significant figures of depre-
citation.
The loss of thirty-threc millions or moro
of the solid wealth of the country at this
crisis must make its mark, and with the gen.
throughout the Union, we cannot safely pre-
diet an early return of flush times and uni.
versal extravaganza Provisions and cotton
will command good prices, in proportion to
the dimunition of the crops; but the losses
of States, corporations and individuals from
the floods and storms of 1853, will be felt
throughout the Union and through all the
diversified interests of the whole American
people. To the government and to the re-
trcnchment and reform must still be the rule
of action, until at least we can ascertain that
the profits and savings of the year, on all
sides, will more than counterbalnnce all loss
es and deficiencies.
A CRUMB OF COMFORT FOR Mr.. Sew
ARD.-It appears that the Illinois Republican
State Convention, the other day, after nomi.
mating Abraham Lincoln, with great enthusi-
asm, as the proper person to take tho seat of
Mr.. Douglas in the United States Senate,
when his present term shall expire, proceed
ed to take the sentiment Of the delegates on
the subject of the Presidency, and that tho
Hon. VIM. II. Seward 'receved over five
votes to one for any other candidate, aud n
majority of two to one over all others COM
bned." This is crumb of comfort for Mr..
Seward; bus settler for Mr.. Douglas. The
latter will have to 60 back to the democracy
or retire.
"CoME BACK, SrEPHEH'- Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Tribune
has the following:
"Some Southern members of the Cabinet
are ready TO become reconciled with Judge
Douglas for the sake of the union of the
party and his future cooperation, and so dis
miss the offensive oflice-holders who have
badgered him in Illinois. The President is
willing to forgive, but cannot forget. Messrs.
Grund, Carpenter, Cook, and their fellows,
received their inspirations from the White
House, hence Mr.. Buchanan is distinctly
committed"
1t undoubtedly appears, from rumors and
from the fact that the Richmond South and
Enquirer have recently been induced TO
apologize for the crooked course of Judge
Douglas, that the Democratic wire-pullers