, 1865-03-20
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r,. e+or,n continues to give most en-
-,h.tic dcn1a1 TO urcnstolnary caption. Iele-
~, ,,,,;c and railroad communication with the
Eost bcyoud Buffalo are cut Of, and nc can
<,,1v obtain here and there telegraphic
straerlcr coming in ny "a roundabout route.
The storm and accompanying fTeshet, from
what We learn, must have been OF tue most
ccyerc ever experienced in this country, and
rs wide spread US severe. At st. Pant Snow
is stil, falling, ind ffeshet Of the Mississippi
IS expected. A Memphis dispatch Indicates
1bst The southwest is inundated, and many
rni,roads damaged, and bridgas swept away.
We receive nothing further from the
PENNSYLVANIA oil regions, except by
1-;yate adyiccs received in the city which
6tote that tue destruction Of property has
7,ren im1nensc. Several lives have been lost.
and ,ouc hundred thousand harrele Of oil
were carried Of by the 1ool. Central New
York is in the midst Of dcluse. The extern
siyc bridge Of thc New York Central Rail-
road at Rochester is swept away, and large
shcrc Of the city is under water, vita com
ounfcatIou cut Oft between the upper md
lower sections. Syracuse Is IN similar pre-
dicament, with raging flood pouring through
its streets, while Ctica can boast depot
1ull Of the food. AL along the creeks and
rivers, the bridges, lumber yards, dams and
mills arc xwtpt away.
The President issues q sound and whole
some warning to the miscrcants who arc sup
7.lying the redskin allies Of the rebellion with
weapons OF 1ndinn warfare. Only one thing
is needed to give this proclamation full
weight, and that is q fcw blace Of these scouu-
d,cls hung under its provisions, with about
the same use Of clcmency Us men give to
wolves. We trust pardon or communication
will ncver disturb the we'll placed sentence ol
any of these offenders.
Our dispatches from Cairo and below are oi
interest. Forrest il mosing up his forces to-
wards Tupclo and Guntown to counteract
Tht mas' movement fiom EastpoEt, 50 it Il
reported. The countcraction Is not an alarm
luc one. A fresh instance If rebel perady Il
manifested in the firing upon f1as Of truce
boat in Mobile harbor for the purpose Of cx-
changing prisoners. In the same connection
. 1umor is glcaucd from The Mobile papers ol
the approach Of Federal fleet towards tdat
city, evidently cooperating with Gen. Can
7y's land expedition.
Brig. Gcu. Eugene 4. Car, Of Illinois, one
of the most gallant officers IN the service
Inns recently been promoted to the rank o'
Brcyct Maior General. This Is substantial
recognition Of merit which we are glad tc
record. In tie campaign which cvcntuated
in the capltulation Of E1cksburg, no Officer
lore more conspicuous part, and his con
duct nGs been equally 1ncritorious in ever,
campaign he has undertaken since. Gen
Carr is u brother Of Col. Clark A. Carr, O
Galcsburg.
The entcrp,issne little city Of St. Joseph
No., is making preparations IT, receive s2eakc
Eolfax md some Congressional visitors abou
to visit her. The experiences 0: St. Josep
and Chicago before the rebellion, Us vts:tin
acquaintances, will guarantee TO tue Cor
grcssional guests the enjoyment Of mos
graceful and lavish hospitality.
The Actic.Nfflls at Providence, among th
largest of that class OF structures in Ne,
England, were destroyed By lre'o on Thursday
involving a loss Of e330, 900.
The Rhode Island Legislature has adjourned
Private dispatches received here on satur
day evening quoted Gold in New TorS 3
Gallagher's Board as opening at 165, advancing
10 1G6 and closing at 1G5.