The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-09-01

1sAs0s0 sAA1 ~ 11S LAKE
Our city exchanges contain distress
ing accounts Of the gale which visited
the lake and river coasts on Saturday,
the 18th. We copy from tho Crescent, II
the 18th:
Yesterday morning came tho first au-
thcntic intelligence that tho town of
ProctcrvilIc, on lake Borgnc, terminus
Of the Mexican gulf railroad) was swept
away by the gale and flood Of last Sat
urday with a loss Of some thirty or for
ty lives. This intelligence did not come
sooner because the country WAS flooded
for miles back, and railroad communities
ton with the place cut of.
| froctorvilc was entirely swept away !;
houses, wharvcs, hotel, lighthouse. and
all The fort in course Of erection was
the only place that protected life, and
which still remains.
Then follows list Of portion Of the
lost and rescued. The paper continues
We have heard Of the recovery Of nu-
mcrous other bodies, but have no partic-
ulars. From all we hear the furious
inundAtion Of the Yea. with the hurri
cane which prevailed. and Of people
floating away on the wrecks Of houses
only to be drowned at last. were but a
repetition of the awful scenes ut Last
Island in 1886.
IA innndetion IN 50. Bernard and
Piaqxewine ya,isAu.--Thc gale prostra-
ted many houses and plantation out
houses, whilst the Hood ran wild and
spread ruin in many places. The rice
planters, who made but scanty crop
this year, owing TO the low stage Of the
river, lost nearly every thing by the irrup-
blowing down and washing away the
stacks and all vcstige Of cultivation.
Even at Point-a-la-H achc, the inunda-
ton of the sea came up to the very levee
of tho river, and so high was the latter,
during the worst of the gale, that the in
habitan.s knew not which to fear most,
the river or the sea.
II is reported that many lives were
lost on the lower plantations, We have
direct information that II negroes were
drowned ON Mr. Urquharts plantation.
1t is supposed that the settlement Of
the Malay or Chinese fishermen, on lake
Borgne. shared the fate of Proctorville
1t will be some time before we hear OF
all the sad results Of this terrible gale.
The storm in the parish Of Plaque
mine. The storm Of Saturday last over.
flowed the entire parish. from DIR. We'd
erstrand's down t. the Quarantine sta.
.,on. The water rose 20 the depth Of
four feet ON the public roads at Point-a-
hHachc, and at Urquaharts plantation
it rose in somc places nine feet. Mi
Urquharts crop was greatly damaged,
and Is or 30 persons lost their lives on
his place. Many Of them had taken ret
ure on tree tops, aud were either blown
OIL by the force Of the wind or they were
blown down with he trees. At Mrs.
Wilkinson's plantation there were D or
6 OF her negroes lost ; also two carr'a'
res and her stables and kitchens were
blown away. The large new storc-honse,
recently built az the Quarantine station,
was blown down. There were many other
sufferers by the storm, but the above is
ali the names or particulars that we can
obtain At present The waters cont'n-
ned 10 risc for twcnty-fonr hours, when
il subsidized. causing death and destruc-
ton in its path The orange and rice
crnp all along the lower coast Ii entirely
destroyed
great many disasters occurred on
the river, and many lives were lost.
The full extent of injury inflicted by th'S
terrific gale is no, yet known
Iyc,xp,,ny las. Saturday, about
halrpast o'clock in she morning, To-
CAMS mill in this parish, eight miles
| irom Shreveport. was discovered to be
ON FIRE. Mr Il. 5 Elliott (who resides
nbout $50 yards from the milil with al
the foecc on the premises. succeeded IN
extingnsi.ing the fire in about hall an
hour. Shortly after which, the cry oi
,ourder was heard from the residence Of
| Mr. Y. II seems that two men had tired
the mill doubtless for the purpose Of
drawing Mr. Il. and family from tho res
idcnce, and whilst they were engaged at
the fire. TO rob the house. One OF the
robbers dad his face backed entered
Mr.. ELECTS bedroom and ransaeAed sew
cral drawers Of bureau and trunk !;
they were doubtless in search OF money (;
no, finding any. they took soothing. Up.
on Mrs. L. and daughter pcrce'ving
man IN the honsc, they cried murder,
which brought every person from the
mill but the robbers had escaped, and
as We, no clue has boen obtained OF
,hcm.-GssAk N"t~S.
NoryW CAROLINA ELECTION. Will
u,inrton Journal, Of the 10th inst, says !;
we have this day returns from al the
conntics in the State with The exception
of four. tn wit, Allegheny, Polk. Chero'
kcc. and WatAuga IL oil the counties
heard from Rilis kas 4 majority OF 6,o'3