New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-19

we expsosion and ccrdsg- son OF tie S. Louis and
New Orleans packet Penrsyvsns, and the loss Of 2oG
ives, ss bear a. Is now known. She exploded near
hekrs, Ark, vh..e under Roadway. and the whole
ioi~sfd palt Of the bost was blown of. She was
lsTsey oseed with cabin ard deck passengers, part
Of wbom were saved by fat boat which was pushed
out tc Der from the shore. She took Ere within IS
minutes m n the time she exploded ard soon bursed
10 be waters e6ge.
Ire s7ns net he burnig uik at Ship Isaad. WHO
i saved or xn, is lCst, X lot Yet kuoso Captain
Kline liter is alive b.; t Is reported that NJ. Bs *
the clerk. lost. The repc't Is sIl9Ogy doubt H.
however fer ne was seen TO swim ashore. Csptsia
k.nefetsr remains near the wreck, dong his best to
save the lives Of tis unfortunate passengers. The
Disre brought tws ny 80 Of the wounded TO Memphis
and the Kate AID Fisbie hsd her cabin snd deck
strewed with the cesd AMI ,ing
Tie Ohio IL rising 81 the way down, ard the Wood
ford reports eeyen-toot IiSe out Of henlu &y RIVER
81 Salt sId Green Rivers al,e risiog. Wabash is
ruLnisg out strtpg, and Tennsssee IS swelling pretty
fast, oct Cumberland is row falling. The weather
F,cm Ths Nisoa,i D,-cc-rG iSA
Private dSpstoh 20 tie editor OF TIE Ah9a COsr-
, received SurGsy evsring, state that the levee at
Csuo, OF tire Mississippi River, gave way on Satur
dsy afternoon, ard that tie entire place was soon
flooded to TIE eep.h Of several feet causing the CREST
est corsteIraor and alarm. TIE crevase con
iinued 10 widen. ard on yesterday afternoon
bree o'clook the water WAS rrruing over the Cent
raj RsiIosd track isto the Oaio River, near the
mill Of Williams Stevens Co., and crest fears
were felt that the ,aill itself would move down
and csrry destruction before it, Over Que thou
card feet CT the railroad track. north Of the
cross levee. was washed awsy. The houses
tuInbng ever and washing away. The south wing
of the brick hotel fell shout - o'clock yesterday
srd the bslance Of il expected to 60 last niglt
TIE most sspguine do not expect that any bulldogs
will remain standing, as the liver was rising iapiily
Ii lad reached point las. evening two and half
feet shove tie floor Of tie dining Of the Taylor
House. which lie In tie second story.
TIE b. NJ. yan. which boat arrived here yester-
=. SrO,, hall Lac all S.tu
night, srd left for this port on Sunday morning.
The citizens were in the greatest excitement, aud
carrying the9 goods hurriedy to the top of the levee
On Sunday morning the sXertions OF two hundred men
were directed to the stopping OF the gap but all their
Those on the beat could hear the rushing of the
WAFER through the gap when they were five miles
above Cairo.
From The Carefsnan Times JuneA
Our exchanges brig information of floods in every
direction. Everywhere in tue Wet there has been
rain rain, rain. Greeks heretofore Insignificant in
their appearance have become swollen TO an extent
that they hs,e become formidable, and swe9t every
thirg before them in their onward course. Bridges
have been swept sway, embark nents demolished,
lives sacrificed, and property scattered in the most
ruthless manuer. Within the memory of tne Oldest
settlers in scre vicintes the like has never before
been knowp and il Is TO be hoped will not again.
The great corn growing region the Wabash bottoms,
has tor come time past been entirely mum lated, pre-
serpg 10 the sight vast sea Of water, and entirely
dseovipg any hope that until the present time might
have existed that il could be made ayailible for its
usual crop this year. Villages situated upon the
bar ks of the swollen rivers have been depopulsted,
their Inhabitants wisely resolving to seek safer and
dryer quarters. Freshets il this country hsve as
general thing, been most destructive largest
rivers those having their origin 10 the mountainous
regions and these foe de- have teen caused by the sud
den melting Of the SHOWS in the early Spring, but IN
the present dilemma the heavy and almost ceassless
rains have ceused the great overtlows.
From the Mississippi and Misso ur Rivers the latest
intelligence is startling FOR months the former has
been making schments upon the levees, 10 some
csses washing them away and spreading rain upon
ly-ncfe asing torrent that being added 10 ITS burden
we may lock for the most woful consequences. The
last reports show that the river has risen more
rapidly than at any previous time. Some OF the
towns upon its banks were entirely submerged, their
population having barely Win tier r Lives III
places the villages appear 10 stand IN an ocean
of water; n others the have taken refuge
in the upper stories. Al immense amount OF valuable
stock has been destroyed All the smaller streams in
that region are swollen 10 the greatest extent. Tle
Ohio has been bank full for week. ana further
rise is reported from above. The Scoto and the Nj 4
mis- are also at food hight in places being with
out their banks, and overlooking the adjoining bottoms
TIE effect of unceasing rains, and the extensive
floods cannot but be very pIejudcial TO the interests
of the community al large. The great loss that will
accrue en- the corn crop alone will be immense. with
but small and unsound crop last year, noT have
but the shadow Of promise for the coming harvest
times. Some OF the farmers, we understand have
given I'D all hopes in regard to planting corr, end
these too are among our heaviest producers. Truly,
we are in the miCst Of wonderful visitation, and
where we have before aud occasion TO complain OF
drouth now earnestly hope for delyerance
from too much water.