The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-26

consented and the papers were signed witness
bsa s o. ns be ana oer
nter these papers were executed no came to borrow
CrosseIamined-He broush, the release with him, all
prepared; believe he did say he was willing 70 marry my
daughter but not them he kept his Handkerchief up
Court adjourned I'll afternoon.
The Western Floods.
From tne Pttsburg Chronicle, April l4I
Our exchanges come to US filled with details Of tho
dsmase done by the recent high water in The rural dis
tricss Al Connesve, the Youghiogheny attained stage
SrsaSs ssOcecsea ~ the Oldest nhsosnt the
built 10 1882, ana cost $1,000 The railroad bridge
over Dunbar creek and one or two others Of less import
Ance were so awePt away, with three four
mills, and large amount Of lumber loaded coke boat,
belonging TO Mr. Hill, was carried from ts moorings and
swept away with the current The Fayete County Rail
road was very much damaged, and it Will take several
days 70 put II in running order John wA.i o, Connels
some 5000 worth Of whiskey, and number Of hogs
were carried of At Brownsville several steamboats,
were raised On me ssock and great deal Of lumber
swept from the different yards The nj Clements
mil, on the Redhone, was washed away, and several
At West Newton Markles psper mill was filed 70 the
second floor, and Plummers grist mill the third Hsor
were male In due time, ana everything but
Tue machinery removed The stores aud dwellings, in
different parts OF the town flooded and much d..
considerable extent Of ground OVERLOOKED The Old tow
path BRIDGE which had TO be raised the bosts pass
unueIueatn, gave way Wnilo tnreo horses and
and boy we're crossing it, precipating ell into tho
angry flood beneath The two men were easily rescued
but was with great difficulty that the boy Courageous
youth OF some eight years, was saved The horses
ashore unhurt Faston, Beaver county almost en-
tirely submerged. large frame building owned by
Merrck Co. raised from its found stcn and being
open At end, contents embracing large lot Of
tubs buckets &c oated freely into the river and
carried away by the angry ood The webs haa to be
walls Of which were under mined.
Brdgewater, in the same Deghborhood and HE greater
part OF Rochester, were also flooded and more or less dam
aged.
The bridge at Rsmsey's Nils Washington county, was
CHARTERS, the road ise badly damaged many paoes
fences carried off, spring grazing fields swept OUT &c
Havlin bridge FIVE miles q washington has been
swept from the sbutments, although the tmbers, II s
stated, saved. No such flood has been seen there
within the recollection Of the Oldest inhabitant Below
this on the same stream considerable damage done
by the sweeping away OF fences and overdowng OF
tom lands, including these OF Hessrs Myers Camp d.
GER wsr and vsnf fi ans dam It Lcock. saw mill
day. letting out an immense volume Of water which did
serious damage TO the farms extending down the North
Fork OF Ten Nile. Down below Pleasant Valley church.
frame store room, occupied by Hiram D. Enock Wa
started from s foundation and carried some distance
where II lodged on slight eminence.
The Wheeling (va) papers contain additional part,cu-
lars. At Wheeling the water high that many OF
to desert their houses sks yawls fat boats and rss
were common on many Of the streets Regular lines Of
amah boats were running upon some Of the streets and
burg and all the towns above the city deserted, and
the water running through them It rapid and dsmag-
cars as far a. Lagrange and c,ud come no further.
reached here yesterday in sk They report that there
no estimating the damage done 70 property all along
the Ohio Al Lagrange there several trains OF
collected and GOOD many water bound passengers, who
are Offering fabulous sums 70 get away
streets q. night as dark possible. The water
works were aso compelled 70 cease operations. On
and hundreds Of people are quitting her ho scs
and crossing the bridges in anticipation Of still greater
rise The Suspension Bridge crowded from daylight
until late Ia the day by wagons containing household
goods men, and children Flooding slonr in the
rain. report reached the city yesterday morning, by
the steamer Emma Graham that house in Lagrange Z
short distance above the CITY, had been washed away,
and that five persons were drowned. Euglish fami
iy. Consisting of father mother and four children Iv
ing Deep Run, about six miles above the city were
swept away on Tuesday, during the storm, and ell
persisted but one All along the Ohio river great damage
was dore by the food ia estimated that the danay e
done to the public works. such rs railways, canals &C.,
From the Columbus (oho) Journal, Of wednesday. we
learn as ollowsAbout thirty feet Of the track or the
Columbus and Xena Railroad, three miles from the city
nine O'Clock trai had pa,sed over n The nser e,,sss
through the breach at fearful rate, and would have
done further damage but for the prompt exerons Of the
officers OF the road after the accident was known.
On the Central Ohio Railroad the feshet has been
teey DISASTROUS Beside the brakes the tresse work
seven miles from this city broken. Some distance
beyond this sixty feet OF ressel work s gone and near
Krkersvlle one hundred feet Of the kind track
was washed away. Beyond Newark is said the track
which left here Tuesday morning, compelled 70 re-
turn. On the Seubenville and Iadana rosd, I've hun
dred feet Of the track at Adams Mills very much
damaged Sy the bursting OF the canal bank. The trains
on this road were also stopped by an immense landslide
The Lafayette (nd.) Courier Of the 18th inst, says
that farmer named Reed while attempting TO ford Wea
Creek after dark last evening with horses large
farm wagon, in which himself, relative and two chill
dren seated swept down by the force Of the
current, and the entire party was drowned:
nal nonr Ia nf HOlah ip1 II m yo
dstllery, on AondAy night last. which will put tho
opening d navigation of for about ten days. II
the embankment and the heavy rains had the ee,t Of
widening the Breach which Is nearly seventy feet
long and twenty i've feet Deep The break be
paired until The water falls in the river and il is now TOO
high 70 work 10 any advantage.
On Tuesday the Mama river was rising all day from
the heavy rains North In the afternoon was estimated
that at the rate o. inches per hour Tho Ceve
land and Ptsburg read is in the unhappy condition.
the swollen and turbulent Ohio having completely wiped
II out in many places and carried away its bridges
There yet no estimating the damage TO the Hempdeid
ROAD ~ arly hall Of its entire track Is submerged
TIE FREsHET IN MARyLAND-From the Frostburg Gazdtk
Allegany county, Md we gather the following
No mail has been received the FrostburR Post Oce
tons BY the Georges Creek and Jenniugs Run 1Oumber
land and Pennsyvania) Railroads with Cumberland has
The bridges generally upon the Georges Creek railroad
and the mining companies Of this valley are swept away
or greatly damaged the Pcke bridge Of the Piedmont
Coal and Iron Company, Immediately above Barton 10
perhaps the only one that remains unframed ana I'm.
moved Several OF the long resss railroad bridges upon
toe road above Westernport said 70 have taken
or carried away Many OF the load houses OF coal com.
pan'es are also more less injured The fats Of Barton
were covered with water several feet and the dwellings
were greatly injured We have heard OF the loss OF
any lives. Tho long railroad bridge across Georges
Ssees' immediately above VIM: Coombs, Esqs, resi-.
denoe, we are informed, carried away and ths i'm
provements OF the Franklin Company in the valley were
also injured. Al westernport the lower part o: It
especially, was submerged from Sunday evening and was
attended with considerable loss M citizeuf The lover
part Of Piedmont understand the Virginia side OF
the river was completely under water and II vas re.
al