New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25
THE CHEAT PREsHET.
ru,e,cryRfsTICs AND INCIDENTS or TIE ONO
FLOOD 1T CISCissATI.
From tie Gu cIusii psIer'.

cp.e,crlRis1Ics AND INCIDENTS or The ONO
FLOOD ST CISCissATI.
From a. Gu ciIuai, pster'
Saturday light the rver ros1 AZ the rate Of fo1r
jIet,s an hCnr. IL IL bow TcoIy up 10 froGt suesE
cat al Br.adsSy. AZ Main sches the upper
stare q Wa cr .trse', ana at Walnut, elmVst washes
The lover eub stone.
Tie wsieI l. IA the bssetoen, Of e. Spencer Uouse
wh oh fund lie wsy there throw. ewsr leading ~
{ iivtr. Bos,s striving find it d,ficult proonTe
Wharfage room, ard it u mater Of con'es; between
b, az IN FecDIIg EIees 70 roll tbei7 ht
the streets which lead 70 the river bang used
Shtr', asd freight oCcupes square Oh all these
tborCDg biares.
The tJrsstlvoik Ct the Ohio ,rd Mississippi Rs1
road, al the mouth Of Mncr,ek, my % cOnsioeIed
dangerous account d its eabm. rsiOn bet the sab
staLtsl msIusT which IL 10 creed dssipates The
idea Of iis bsiI washed away The Telegraph vas
coUp TO stick Der nofeiIIo the front door OF Capt
CI6xOn's private Iesidetce, at CGrfolton, and Ole
charge her passengers and freight Sunday even ng
TIE water at NE row between Brosdssy aud L1d-
low sfee,s has reached vLha Two or three inches OF
the top Of tie awu1 posts, while ONLY The ssns are
stckng above the orreBt TO Idictte Whefe v good
cheer" IVES onee disposed d sDd .trychbine whisky
howed ike TIE waters ct the TIVsr. Ins Floating
Bethel and Rea ing Room" " ahOst' in reality,
and could ouIy be reached by runniog gang platks
out Of the doors and sldOHs oi tue second stor es To-
bic logs and brush from above, came booming
past the cry az a T8pid rate.
Tie cotton end sugar III loaded from boats just ar
rived we're rolled to the opposite side Of Front street,
come ySty 10 eighty feet from where such articles
usu,ny PORTED sId were being rspioly cartsd 10
places Of greater security. Most O the cay the
ept re roaoFsy Wss filed, kevirg but psrrJw pss
ssee way fr fans. The scene upon the river backs
waB one Of great activity ana he. All who we're not
too ley 10 work readily fOuJd employment IOI the
tine being in hauling away e0ois.
The roadway At Eilcreek Bridge, between the track
Of the Ohio sud Mississippi Railroad and the WoIe,
water Canal is completely covered to the dept9 OF
thIte four FEET ana the bridge can OILY De reached
by boats from pont cone Two or tDIee huLufeu
yards distant. II Is III WIND that bio"s Looooy
gotc-end 70 probably thought the boatmep yeeter-
dsv who can ID mary dollar 10 f.rrvDe passengers
back and forth between the bridge ana dry lard.
The water is nov up 10 tie flooring ct tue broge,
and should it ie any higher IL will be necessary 10
srfbor the structure 90 the abutmeIts by meas of
store The CO0nty Commissioners who visited u
Yesterday found that no damage had been done 70 the
bridge.
engaged yesterday afternoon boating stone upon the
rosc way OF tbs GCsstret bridge, one end OF which
had broken away IRON the sbutmeht, ard ~ss ahjat
in the water An effort MS beng made to sLk ). 10
ats DsUal place. ana then DINO IL last uht tHo hOVu
Ell AL fubslde. ,
Up Mn'creek The entire valley IL oVerfown, the
creek being traI sfoImtd into magnificent LAKE. AZ
his point several disieIios aud sh~mls have been
overlooked A number vi vegetable gardens are also
uucer water TIE bridges in This valley sre also sab
merged rendering feIriage necessary. The balioiogs
on the river font are LOIe or iess suoheIgeo Inc
lower tto1es OF Sausage Row and Robbers Row are
completely submerged the water IN mary csses reach
II the ceiling. The eyee is compressed into very
email space and ie this morning full of life and sctiv-
isy. The Louisville AID other packets sJe receiving
II er height to-day through the stores q Cassilys
Row, 49,,
woman care near being drowned by beng night
eDe1 by al engine She was waikiki alopS Tue teaos,
when a locomotive Engaged in baulltg care up ana
do WI the Hamilton aud Dayton RailIOad, came up
b. hind her. The eng retr blew his whistle, when
broke uICu her ear Ike tie wild scTtech of heno.
Bouncing ike a deer over Il la, she got uLCef such
htadway that il vac impossible to hold up" on the
siCe of the eD b,I kmtnt and away che went INTO the
creek Fortunately Der efforts ptesented her reaching
the strength OF the current or sue mutt have s)On
been canned beyond the reach Of those on shore aGG
be landed in the Ohio in lees time than the distance
could have been made with steam by the sd OF per-
.Ons who hasteued TO her rescue sha was draSn IRON
tie water, having received no other damage than
terrible flight and welsoaked orlDoltne.
In AiilcIeek Valley few hogs were drowned;
several Il oussnd however, relieved from tneir
pens lust IL season TO save them from death. ne
eardel eIs in tue vicinity ale heavy losers Inc
OHIO ard MPR EI sTed T THAT Ru p. enie
nom freeman street to SedamsVDle, VIII DO washed
away. a. = - -.
Ing. Tic train through Illinois AID ars OF Indiana
have been u ICED TO travel on PLAIN hardly ADD
TIE level Of teuprrsry sea- Caro-. we presume, IS
almost literally uIder tie water. How can people
conte1t 10 live on low point O land subject To tho
annual and even soui-ontus IaNSges OF Two mls Dry
nyers Ike the Ohio and Mississippi We really Pl'y
those eyptisns that live upon the Dehs. WY 10
thew pct eel or give away Their properly
La Newport the water has reached the Uncle
Tom ,oIrer at the feTTy audrg. The leVee street s
partially covered with water, and tue Ilyer IS making
serious iuroads upon the baIB. That portion Z" the
city Known ss "Texas," lying back OF TIE Barracks,
is pretty well submerged. This is caused by LcAlng
berg forced over lie bark.
In Coyipeton, nearly all the buildings fronting the
river below the ferry landing, have been eneroached
upon by the water. Large quantities OF ldmoef nave
been hoated of from tbs vicinity.
Among the submerged houses u n restaurant IN hoo
hers Row, which had beside toe door number OF
snail wooden signs, incicstipg what was Tor sac
within The waves from the river dashed against
these signs yetteIday and working them loose, at
,rscted Toe attention OF & number OF bystanders In
few minutes Trpe" went floating away, followed oy
"Freth Pies." Then Hot Coffee mingled Win TIE
weters, and TO add t. tie yigor OF inc ny ~ u.s.
"Got Whisky Plnch" pitchet in also. "Cskes ~
Acated off, accompanied by "Bologra sau'ases.
Eventually, "Fresh Fish rode on the waves, aud
"OVsers kissed tie bosom o! the uYcF and started
e 7 IN uihucTn destination.
TIE waves dsshiIg against the budlng had now
removed eye,y sign bat one. II stood hrm, sohiary
snC slole Swiftly the wafer sdV 4nced, ana more 'u
riout became tie surgcs. The crowd which bad been
locking ut the deya,tatiOn became eAcitec' BitS
were made that that sign would stand the rup, and
that II wouldn't. The waves rolled on, bat the sign
ives moi affected by its numerous baplsns' ny last,
however IA strong, powerful wave oosehed ore
eud another, following close after tore u from the
building; and lager beer" yielding 10 the power OF
cold Sster, sUrenceIed without muThur, ala DO
came part " the food.
THE SHOEhAkERS' STRIKE IN PHIL
ADELPHIA.
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