Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-26
The Flood at cairo.

fT.om he Ni,l.ouri Dan3cI1l, Jan


Prom 'be Missouri DsnocgGt, Jane l5ih.l
Pdyate dispatches to the editor of the Al.
ton Courier, received on Sunday evening,
s,.to that the leyce at Cairo, on the MssIs
s.ppi river, gave way on Saturday afternoon,
aad that the entire place wac soon Hooded 10
the depth OF several feet, causing the greatest
Coust raation aud alarm. The cycpd.5e con.
tulod to widen, aud Oh yesterday afternoon,
at three o'clock, the water MAS running over
the Central Railroad track !uto the Ohio river
near the mill OF Williams, Stevens ! CO.,
oud great fears we're felt that tho mili itself
would move down and carry destruction be.
lore il. Over one thousand leet Of the rail-
road track north Of the cross leyee, WAS
washed away. Tne houses were tGmblipg
ever and washing away. The south wing Of
tie uew brick hotel ie!l sb0at twelve o'clock
yaeterd-g, and the balance Of il Vas expected
/, q las. night. The most sanguino DO not
expect that any buildings Will remain stand
M as the river was rising rapidly. Il had
reached q poiut last evening twO.aud.a-half
feet above the floor Of the tlning,rcom Of the
Taylor House, which Is in the second story.
IuE MIs7lssIgTl TIS MILES WlpE.-Ihe
steamer Silver Lake, DOW piles regularly
between Burlington, Iowa and OqUaW Ia
Junction, tho present western terminus Of the
Chicago aad Burlington Railroad distance
~ EtUl tru W,iCs. The railroad track Is at
the bottom Of an ocean Of water for distance
OF ten miles. This new steamer is now reg
u.ar r4ii.uad packet, connecting with morning
aud evening trains. Capt. Nlloughby re-
ports that the sba!.owcst water they found
oE Monday, was four feet, and the river has
r.sel bali as much more siuce.-- C9UaUkd
Spectator llia.
The beat ST. Louia and another ferry boat
have made several trips from Mound street
70 Brooklyn and the country, aud around it.
aud returned every time WITH several families
The to%n OF Brooklyn, which contains pop.
ra'jon Of several hundred, contained last
evening only two families. I The place is de-
G'royed, Newport, .he first sale OF lots il
winch took place come weeks ago, cannot b,
seen. Que Of the ferry boats started on {
trip Of relief, in the direction Of Alton, auC
was te return last evening.
From the top Of the Big Mound a won
dyrIul view could be had with telescope -
brooklyn, or rather the tops of the houses
peeped IRON the surface Of the waste Of waters
Tue river is spread away into the country, t
where the horzon is hidden by belt of trees
Further up the river, the Islands hao dwindle
10 pnny size. Water every where pIedC
minated. Water covered everything, or SUI
rounded everything. Two Germans, comm,
i'om The Big Bend to take passage on II
upper ferry boat, OF Brooklyn, were drowue
when attempting 10 cross on mule back,
load their livestock 10 d place Of safety.
DEAlH CArsEp BY BLOW SNAKE.--Tl
correspondent Of as eastern paper tells Of Il
death Of Mr., Aben, in Clinton count
Iowa, Caused by the breath of "blow snake
Nr. A, being new settler. WAS entirely
noTant OF the blow snake" and seeing OF
lie got close enough to strike it, when I
tnsAe suddenly raised itself up and blew
lts pursuer's face, causing Mr.. Aben to
bale the breath of the reptile, poisonC
enough 10 cause the death Of the uniortuni
man in short tiue.
Nice potatoes are seliiog in Wisconsin
cents buahtl, and butter at 10 cent
pound.