Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-20
Destructive Rain Storm at JOnesbOrO,--.
Damage to the Railroad.

From the JonesbOrO' Union, July 16.
Yesterday afternoon, about two O'Clock. tremen-
dOus rain fell to the east Of Jonesboro' and in the
place, and in few minutes perfect food of water
poured into the town from the valleys By Crouch's
meadows, and down the channel Of Little Limestone
from Turner Smiths. The waters uniting near
Semmon's lanyard, soon oyersprsad the proper
~ in the vicinity, and rushing down through town,
seemed for time TO threaten great destruction TO
property. 1t rose into the buildings on main street
in the vicinity Of Green's Brick Hotel Judge Luckys
dwelling, MIR. Gammon's office, Mr.. Msson's store
room, and Reeoe's shop, were soon flooded, and the
high water mark is indicated this merniug by the
damp line left on the wall some eighteen inches
above the floor. The water came up nearly midway
to Mr.. Gammon's safe in his Office The front doors
were opened, and from Judge Lucky's Mr.. Gam
mons and others front doors as high up on main
street as Mr.. Croueh's, food : high and strong
as the waste water from the tail Of q milI-wheel
poured forth with great violence. DR.. Ksnney's
stables were flooded, and several horses with diff
Guilty escaped by swimming through the stsbleyard.
Planks, small buildings, hen eoops, timbers hogs
and rigs, in promiscuous feet started down
stream, and pressing down fenciag, and other OBJ
siructions, seemed though, determined to sweep
off thopsrt Of town next the channel of the creek
The cellars were filled even up high as Dosser's
store house. Kitchens were flooded We have heard
that young man. anxious to know the damage done
TO the culinary department. where he boarded, ex-
snined the kitchen and found the cook in water up
to the chin trying settle the cooking stove which
was floating about upon the wstersl I've think,
however, that this story is exaggerated.
The damage has net been very considerable, yet it
has been such as to mske the loss exceedingly an
noyiDg few hogs we're drowned. Mr.. DosseTs
brick yard, we regret to learn, was much injured.
The flood, sweeping down below town, carried with
it Gtn. Jackson's and Mr.. Guiherie's hay which
damming up the sluice Of The railroad near Mrs.
Kennedy's, TUNED the waters the track, and
moved about one hundred yards of the track some
FIVE TO fifteen feet out of line The Injury delayed
the up train couple of hours, but an energrtie
force under Messrs. Miller and Leib section mas
tiers, soon put the track straight, and the trains
passed over safely, and made their connections
Although this flood has been without precedent to
our knowledge, the coolest inhsbitsnt" scarce
ly can recolect any thing to equal it. The flooded
cellars and gardens, and deposit of mud, slime, aod
decayed vegetable matter, may eause portions Of
our town to become sickly, during the hot summer
months, and we advise our citizens to take the
necessary precautions against sush probability.
THg CHAScEs OF PEACE IN EuROPE.-It Is very
evident that Europe is wholly unprepared for gen.
eral war, and it is equally evident that England anx
iously desires to avoid such contingency. Much
stress is laid upon the promise Of NAPOLEON to
confne the present war to Italian soil, and the
papers by late foreign arrivals express strong hopes
that he viii scrupulously observe this promise.
Hitherto he seems to have acted in good faith to-
ward the Italians and there seems to be no reason
to suppose that he will not keep his promise. II
is now well understood that Austria is deficient in
the way Of pecuniary means to carry on the war,
with her credit exhaustedsud her people over taxed.
Every thing, therefore, seems favor early peace
and the intereessiOn of England Russia and Prussia
may accomplish much in bringing about this result
at early day
A letter from Vienna, in the National Gazette Of
Berlin says: al is generally believed in Wel-in-
formed circles that the next mail will bring &C.
count Of an armstiee, which will the basis
for negotiations for peace. The same opinion pre-
walls at the Bourse, where prices have improved"
A Berlin letter in the Hamburg NsEs says; "Is
may be considered as certain that the Prussian
Government has opened negotiations with England
and Russia in order to establish a common basis Of
mediation"
The Independence states that the new E0glish
Ministry has addressed counses Of moderation to the
German States, csutiOning them, in language Sc
riOus and firm, against the dangers of encouraging
policy which might lead to general war.
The IaUaIide Russs says that Austria ought to
think seriously of peace. She is endesvOring to
secure the support Of Germany and Prussia, but in
acquiring powerful allies she might at the same
time array against her still more powerful enemies.
In that case Europe would be inundated with blood,
for nothing else than TO preserve Lombardy TO Aus
tria though that province can never more belong to
her morally.
POPULATION OF SAN FRANGIsoo.-The population
Of San Francisco, by a census just taken, is put
down at 1908. This is city which eleven years