Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-06-19
q Q COMING

The recent selegsap',ie intelligence Fror'
81, Louis and Cgiro,t is we'll calculated
70 ell the people Of Louisisna.wi1h TEL
tor and tisu,ay. A dslngs seet'la u
tltreslen III, with no power to avert IL
Although the river at this point has
fallen about Two inches, One. foot NOR.
water will, we fear, 'aiu millions q dol
lars wd r:l Of pEoperty, aud this increase
is evid emily coming, if We cah rely Oh
| the dispHsc1ses below. With oua OF the
most magnificent crops West Baton
Rouge has ever bad in 'ser fields, las'
working herself OUT Of debt created By
cresaRses some years since, our planters
with prospects Of making up this season
for til d heavy losses sustained for two
ypars Jack, il will indeed 10 Il drp|ora-
lie cFIa mtg to see these pleasant visions
dispeFJed by an overflow.
CAhAo WArHED AwAy-RR iusr Still
Rtsaad9.- ~ CAIRO, June 14.--Ihe legee
Oh. tt}, MIssiss'ppj sIa Of this piaca I,as
broksh away, aud Tie CITY is inundated.
Tie VII ale town is overtluved, buildings
are f~1ps.sit1g If, and the PLACE is entirely
deserted. Every building in Care. it7ls
belivt jed, VIII! be washed away. Many
buiIdzn a. are aIready floating of. Thou
s"ndsi q feet Of The track Of tie Illinois
Cens,f III i|road5 haze been washed away.
Mound 81 yIstfhreatened with an over
flow; Ns water is still Hs;ug 1T this.
point: All the upper streaa's are pour
ing ont floods. Tie river rose twenty
time ln~oLesduring the lnr;y eight hours
eudltSs!ist 6 O'clock last night. II Is now
bout Fur and q half feet Fellow Tue
IS lsast mark reached in tile ggeathesi,
istsof. 1B44 Tie upper Misses pyi is
still rising VI. Dubuque. The head water
If tl.s ~liIiu,sis river il again swell ing
The Missouri was falling ut BoonyilIe on
Saturday, bat Tiers isssnow III additional
rise coming from above.
LOUISVILLE, June I4.-T'EEtra river here
slowly reesding, with fifteen feet y OF
water On the faIIs.
Towns lkusnATED--CRops DAMAGED.
river opposite this peip1, 81. !
is rising at=ths rate Of Id .tlctt
per hour, anfi il la raining heavily. Tite
trst story Of houses . II tho Ievee arssiD-
undated. The Missouri ard tI!e Uta;yer
VS. learn5 are fisingrapidty,
and OF Tho latter a number 81 lawns If,
10 b. lnnildatak.t I damage
70 property is immense AID the
injury to tia craps b. lie heavy rains
$ considerable C. 81 Tie price Of produce
! advancing in consequence.
ST.. Louis, June le.-Tha river d, /
his point rose two aud tAreeouartar III
hes during Monday night aid Tuesday
Yesterday noon it var at
tand, aldnoW The water is slowly re-
All the upper streams are DOW falling.
1t Cairo. slle river is still rising slowly.
TX inches more rise Will sweep away tie
)hio levee.
LOUISVILLE. June l6.-~Tl,o river is
Ill Fiaing. with nearly fifteen feet s5
'ater on tit tafls. :
C~IsclaHATt, June 164~-.rl1e river here ,
s1''I rising slowly. :
THE RIVER Still R1srsG.-Tl.y river F,
: this point lVisksbarg> is within five {
'caea' Of The h CHEST point. reached in :
- 'res''et Of 1850, aud is still r,sine.
The work Oh The Hrsp4ria lsvce las =
7en.so much damaged by recent rains /
lat ii las been abandoued.
ANOTHER L,sEAK IN #rfa LEvEE.-
report ancthsr break in the u
we p short distance at,nye Laconia, Ar Il
snsas. Damage not known. /
Gen. Pillows Ieres below Helena. &
z.e Y it WAS cut, has been repaired will {
slight damage. /
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MORE DIFFICULTIES WITH ENoLA rp.- :,
lie Nat1oaaz IatstzsDencer Of The It'll Ii
St., Under The head Of "guII,orS." SAYS h
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