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The New York herald., 1865-03-20

THE Disastrous SPRING FLooDs.-The de-
struction Of property by the food on the
Susquehanna river and elsewhere ia inn
mensc. The water is unpreccdeptedly hlgh,
and carries along with II houses, barns,
fences, an incalculablc number Of logs and
timber of oil kinds, cattle, and, II Is
feared, mary human beings, in It's resistless
and overwhelming progress TO The Chesapeake
bay. Portions OF towns are submerged, rail-
road tracks, telegraph cables and poles de-
ssroycd, and general sweep Of devastation Is
10 be seen for many miles In extent. The food
had not subsided al our last accounts, and
mrch h,rthev damage vrs ant ipelCa The
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON March TO- 1soA.
GLOOMY STATE or AFFAIRS IN TIE REBEL cAfrrAL.
Private and scmiofical Information received here
within the last day two represents the sate OF things
at Richmond most gloomy and discouraging for the
rebellion Davis has repeatedly declared his intention a
obdicatng unless the rebel Congress confer upon hin
the Vxtreme powers which he has asked for. General
Lee also declares tat the combinations against him azs
too strong to bc resisted successfully unless aid
promptly afforded by Congress- The banks, in ancipa-
ton Of seizure of their specie BY tho rebel govern
ment, have disposed Of It by the redemption
Of their circulation and otherwise; that II Con
gress should accode 10 the demands Of Davis and Lee
considerable amount Of specie could lie obtained and
without II Davis has officially declared that the rebel
army around Richmond connot be fed. Every n
the confederacy who has any specie is hiding II 70 avoid
being robbed by the government and 10 avnp tho rec
cupaon OF tho country and the restoration Of the auth
ry Of the nation, when II will be once more ayailhbs~
Everybody, from Jer. Davis down, Is convinced thai
end or the rebellion at hand and casting about
for tho means OF personal safety when the final crash
shall come
srCRErARY srANroN's RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
Secretary of War Stanton his attendants returned
to-day from their visit 10 City Point and the army before
Richmond. Thcy report the whole army In the mosA
splendid condt ton and 'eagcr for the fray" sheridan
nd arrived all right at base Of supplies and would
COON he ready for another promenade as brilliant tho
inrt
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL BANKS.
General N r Banks, accompanied by Colonel Wilson,
OF his stan leaves Washington this evening for NsS
York. s understood that General Banks is his WY
10 resume command Of the Department Of the Gulf war
his headquarters at New Orleans.
RETURN OF ADMIRAL POTTER TO Hre FLEEr.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Fox and Admiral Per
ter left the captured blockade Bat fos
Fortress Monroe Saturday afternoon As the stcamss
passed the Monitor Montauk the out and
Enthusiastically cheered the hero Of tho naval nght at Fovt
Fisher Secretary Fox will be nbscnl for tnrec foua
days
ARRIVAL or THE MONITOR MoSrauK.
The Monitor Mon,auk arrived at the Navy Yard here
on Saturday afternoon shc is TO have her guns Changes
and some repairs made TO render her efaent Hsa
new armament win bc OF Gfieen-inchs guns
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
The Draft.

MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF THR SIXTEENTH WARD.
large and enthusiastic meeting Of the citizens OF the
sixteenth ward held In the Eighth District Court
room Twenty street and Seventh avenue
Saturday evening the 18th inst for the purpose OF
taknp measures TO aid recruiting and relief from the
draft Alderman Lewis r. Ryers called to the chair,
and II q. parko appointed SECRETARY. The meeting was
addressed by Mossrs Robert A. Adams, VIM Stafford,
d. b. Dunv.e, Michael Halpin and Others after which
finance and a committee TO suggest definite plan OF
action were appointed. The meeting then adjourned to
meet on Monday evening, at the place. Some Of
the very best citizens VI the ward taking an active
interest in the matter and tho prospects are fair TO
quickly accomplish the purpose aimed at
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
The Flood In tho Mohawk.


The Mohawk has overlooked i;s banks and risen 10
great height doing serious damage Mt Fonda and other
yllagcs At Fonda the Central ailroad tra Is three
four feet under water and bridges md mile
or more of the te rnph wires have bcn swept away.
One train reached hore al nine o'clock yesterday mornings
but other train arrived here during tue day aud
none were cent o4t while there OF telo
graphing tho West during the eare day and evening
II thou gh that all ihis would be remedcd by this
morning, both the railroad and telegraph companies
hard nj work, endoavoring to get everything In
working order q. the earliest possible moment.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

The RULING PASSION STRONG IN DEATH.-T The
principal feature in the law of the rebel Con-
gress providing for levy Of three hum
dred thousand slaves, to serve as soldiers
for JEFF. Davis, is this-"That nothing in this
the relation Of the said slave" Jef1.'s slave
holders are consistent. They hold him to his
bargain. He is welcome, in the character of
slaves, to use their negroes as soldiers, If he
can get them but let him get them if he can:
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

Of So BE."-A profound military critic Of
one of our rebel journals argues that if General
Lee can send down from Richmond sufficient
force to Joe Johnston to enable him to smash
up Sherman, then Johnston, moving up to the
support Of Lee, may, perhaps, enable him to
smash up Grant. Perhaps. So, likewise, if we
were to have heavy shower Of pork chops over
Manhattan Island there would probably be a
decline inthe price of beef steaks in Washington
Market
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

A CALL UPoN OUR CrrEENs TO AvoD THE
DRAFr.-We are gratfed to notice that our pub
lilo spirited citizens are beginning to take active
measures in response to the timely and consider
ate suggestions of Assistant Provost Marshal
General Dodge, In regard to the draft There
need be no necessity for the enforcement Of the
draft in this city If proper efforts be taken to
Oil the quota by volunteering. There should
be general and spontaneous effort to this end
in all the wards. The Chamber Of Commerce,
the Corn Exchange, the Stock boards, the Loyal
Leagues, insurance companies, banks, brokers'
merchants, and all our wealthy men and public
organizations, should adopt measures imme-
diately to aid the movement already COM
menced in several Of the wards. The citizens
OF the Tenth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Six
teenth wards are already in the field; and
on Tuesday the people Of the Ninth and
Fifteenth wards will hold an important meeting
In reference 10 the subject. II should be fully
attended. Comptroller Brennan ID active in
urging upon our citizens to subscribe to the
seven per cent loan in order that the Chairman
Of the Volunteering Committee may be kept In
funds. All moneyed men should appreciate
the paramount necessity Of taking the balance
of this loan without delay; and all others
should promptly put their shoulders to the
wheel, and do the work Of relieving the city Of
the misfortune of forced draft, with the utmost
vigor. Let the drafted men 60 to work and
aid in this movement =. -~-rl,, -
The New York herald., 1865-03-20


sherman's army thro gh The Southern country, and
absorbing their details, that people VIII tire
in reading about them. Tho additional particulars
OF the Carolina campaign contained in the de-
spa,ches Of the HsaALo correspondents, which We
give this morning, VIII be found fully
interesting those which have heretofore ps b.
lished They are accompanied by q chronological sy-
uopsis Of the from Savannah Fayetteville,
aud map showing eled BY the corps
and Fitzpatrick cavalry. The army commenced moving
from Savannah about the 10th OF January, and reached
Fayetteville the llth inst, haing the fifty -four
days marched about four hundred and ATTY miles
Ing breadth Of country of aboa. forty miles and
sweeping before II everything Of hostile character
Some additional Ia IL O.: aensral Sheridan's opera.
lions north of Richmond The man poInts of which ap
pcaIed In the HgaALO Saturday, given by OF
City Point correspondents General Sheridan no,
having yet reached White House. whittier supplies for him
sent Friday morning, it supposed that
h had continued his rading work other direction
We have additional exem pliacaton OF tn, which
Sheridan produced In Ri hmand in tho fact of OF
pearing only half sh els In quencc, according
their explanations, Of all their regular employees
being taken temporarily for tho military service to
repel the raiderA
reported that tho rebels In front OF the Army Of
4he Potomac have concentrated their lines in the vicinity
ofDinwiddie Court House taken additional precautions
to strengthen their hold sosthde Railroad Their
movements closely watclod and the national troops
are held Ia readiness FOR movement at any hour that
Circumstances may don"nd IT, There has been no rain
for some days TO Interfere with tho condition Of the
roads, which are rapidly becoming dried up and ap-
proaohing fair condition
Dispatches 10 the 9ih last from our Mobile bay cor
respondents reached ~ by he steamship George CTom-
well ueich arrived her yesterday Refugees who had
come nto the Union lines from tho city OF Mobile re-
ported tat reee 'rooir h' bon going from iherc sincc
the lst Of February, some q item TO South Caroina
but th'r2 still reinainea u aEd around the town about
fifteen thousand ho &! - &c, howcvor, were citizens
many q them very yorns hoys and oid and nirm men,
TIE stack Of the na.iona forces was daily expected and
n "a 'cipal On q !. tho women and children were
being sent away. There was graf distress
among tho poor, c'rn meal selling for fifteen
dollars per bushci, wheat ho1r Tor two dol
iars AID half per pound and bacon FOR -FOUR dollars ana
half per pound ono de!ar gresnbacs sold foriwenty-
se dollars each in rebel notes Twenty thousand bales
Of cotton were piled up ia one vast heap at tho depot Of
the Mobile and ohio Railroad, ready for transportation
into the interior as soon as the rebels Should become con-
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, MARCH 70 1865.

disaster viii be productive Of great distress !;
and measures should be taken 10 relieve those
unfortunates who have been rendered houseless
and homeless by this terrible visitation.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

terrible draft riots of July, lsGs. AS there are
several competitors for this distinction We
think that, in order to settle the question, and
to prevent quarrelling and fighting over 1t.
Mr.. Acton ought to name his man.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

HnFornKl -noS.-An entire change Of equestrian pss<
fcrmanccs win take place this house tonight In sd
dtoa 10 the favor spectaclss u fsas. of IAntrns
and Aathsr Goose
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
Mound City Inundated.


Water, water where. The whole city is N a.
tensve lake. good sized steamer might pass throaG4
the streets The fluid Il encroschng tho first floor o1
the Mound City Hotel. sofne Of the houses look ike
Monitors Merr,macs only they don't move and thsin
turrets and smoke stacks nuetops chimneyA
There be great deal Of Inconvenience experience
and no little distress. II could jest about aught ~
serious should remind fr end Of the J,ura thai
whore there Is much water must bc the place Of al
Others for navy yard.
Our CITY looks ike city Of lakes; but the loves
still looms up and the pumps are busiy engaged in de-
liverng tho sirea the outs de- Some of tho ows1
floors the lowest places have been encroached upon ~
the water.
Tue MOUND CITY NAVY YARD UNDER WATER.
The ste selected by the commissioners Ia now under
wni,r the workshops inundat d, work suspended ana
government timber doatlng down the Ohio Everythi
is strictly naval Even the marines are expect p1
10 be expert sailors provided the barracks remai1
long enough to allow thom 70 complete their nautical
education.
The Damage to the Hudson River Rail-
road Repaired.
OFFICE oy TiR HvDsJS RIyxs RanKcAp CosrAyy,
March 90 1865. J
The damage by the recent frcsnct having been -
pa red the trains will leave Thlrteth street station fo1
Albany aud the West as usual
JOHN II. ToBIN, President
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
The Flood I'm .he Hudson.


AZ 10 be apr henfed most OK the Ice which moved
down Thursday lodged upon the Caseton Flats and
pug up to great height forced bl1k the water until
docks submerged 10 depth OF from eight 10
ton feet Between and four clock yesterday
ing wind and rain storm of great force set In and ct
zens who had watched the slowly rrR water Thursday
night found II yesterday morning considerably higher
than they had anticipated II csmo up into Broadway
trou n HUDSON street AMI 10 the vicinity Of the steam
boat landing completely submerged that thorough
II Il in Liberty and many ~ thc other streets In the
south part Of the city and Arch street trcathes across
Penl ftrect II causes much inconvcncnce and some
suffering ~ poor iamlea that hago been driven Nom
Ii r enemtst but yet not much In former ycars
beca sc thi all he'd due warning OF the visitation,
and all or nearly all lad preIg r,4 FOR u.
Wo DO not bear OF m oh darase being done 10 pro.
pcry hcrcauouie: but elsewhere II Is othcr'sfe.
The Hudson rIt Railroad trait which left this morn
Ing Was Obliged Y return, and tie passengers aud mails
forwarded b. tho Harlem k.ilrosd Between Cas-
u.0n and schodaok the track u the Hudson River Rail
rcpt was moi only srtmoged, bat buried over win Ice
which came down Tie ri, ~.
We also understand that bridge, sixty feet long, IN
the vicinity n the latter place, has been carried away
on the Northern Railroad the trains Lavo De delayed
but no serious obstacles have yet been eneount'rei
Last nlht u seemed though the water bad rfacncn
ite ares,ot hciht but n DC truc suppose that
the Mohawk Ice has not yet come down, We may DOT
have sscn tho worst Of u YET
The Flood iu the Cumberland.
The Cumberland river Is very high, h1d portion OF
the city OF Nashyils s inundated gcn deal OF pro.
no,y iors belong NJ to tho FoYernment las been de-
stroyc, Trss ell ng throughout the region s almost
On account n the destruction OF railroads and
bfIdsss by the food In the rvors and wat-r
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

ITALIAN 0pErA-Tbis evening 10 the first Of the sup
Elementary operas which occasion the whoe Of La
Fsgiia del Rsag rto will be given, with Miss Kellogg,
Io ard susui 70 be followed by tho fourth and bes.
act OF RigsL Ito, with MIRA Jenny Van Zandt Gilda,
The FIRST Thursday matinee viii take place that day,
when, by particular request, the opera viii be Fra Dta
ro We shall 10 curious TO how tn experiment OF
change from Saturday to mdwcek ma'fate will work
but presume that Is the last one Of the season.
the Academy will be crowded by our suburban friends
CoScErT AT ST. Srugxss CHvRcn-The grand sncrcd
at ST. Stephens church OF last evening in
which the whole strength Of the Italian opera company
OF Mr. N.rc,zck took part Such q crowd assembled
there rarely II under similar circumstances
There were crowds In the church. crowds in the vesty
crowds every staircase, in every doorway, and on
every Sidewalk fronting and thanking the building A
chosen few 70, good seats few hundred got Indifferent
ones, and vast number got mono nj all However 20
much the bettor ior the fund oat OF which the
cost Of tho enlargement OF the church IS TO
be PAID. Tho attraction undoubtedly very
great aud the difficulty Of accommodating The immense
a. people propotionae TO the attraction. When
aay that the pcrormancc-whch rcluded selections
from The Stobd bocr OF Rosi, and the Preghigo frm
Moe n Fgfo, unczceptionabc, We do not say too
much. The ~ GEmdiut of Zutch, and the rs 81 hmm
by Zuccbi and korcns IN the d6 Mater rs well the
CI Tolls Of Mccadante by Ma aimilan ~ The fecnad
part the gems Of the evening Nss Kcloggs aria
IN the second Part was well rendered MS
Van 2enct never ,ang to more advantage then
arstss susin Garfbold and Mace aisrdid ample alice
to The palte allotted 10 lhem Ar. Robert Heller rre
sided at the with lila accustomed facility perform
ing very excellent solo N Tho iDetmiss ~ er,
from tho mmense crush and beat, which rendered n
fair enjoyment Of Tie music anot impossible the con
cert was ereat success muaealJ wcN es pcceaiyy.
II something VI IN thc vtes ~ talent Nhish
embraced aud therefore dyss exs-sorynar,g ia.ss
sndiancA>
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

War is His NAns'-Mr. Police Commis-
sioner Acton says to the Senatorial Committee
that Le can name the man who started the
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
Cities Inundated, Railroad Trains Stopped and
Tslsgruphing Suspended.
The Great New York Central Railroad
Bridge at Rochester Swept Away.
FOUR PERSONS REPORTED DROWNED.
One Hundred Miles Of the Erie
Railroad Damaged.
THE FLOOD UBSIDIN
&s., &e., &s.
Tho Flood in Western New York.

Tho Flood in Western New York.
BUFFALO, March 1S, 1855.
We learn this morning from Rochester that the New
York Central Railroad bridge swept away at twelve
O'Clock last night and IL IL reported four men
drowned thereby.
Tho water is three feet deep In the Arcade Building at
Rochester, preventing all ingress egress. All tho
lower portion Of the city is under water and the damage
will be Thore is communication from ono
part Of the city TO the other The papers unable to
publish, tho water having sxngushed the fires under
their engines. -s--. : - @s-.-- r..
There 10 teegraphIc communication east Of Utica as
yet The Western Union Company are, however, making
herculean efforts TO have the lines working tonight
We are informed that tho injuries to the Eric road
extend over distance Of nearly one hundred miles,
mostly east Of Hornellsville There are several breaks
between Hornellsville and Dunkrk.
Tho Lake Shore road is but slightly damaged and will
bo all right soon.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
AMusEMESTs THIS EVENING.

ACADEMY or MUSIC. Irving place.-LA FrcLIA DEL
REo EoMNxTo-RicoLEro.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Or peta correspondent. in London furnishes Interest
ing evidence Of lho complete revolution effected IN Eng
ufh pol les ad scutneut oSnrda the Union aud rebc.
cause b. the d tc 'al IL Charleston The London
Pm sof shn 4h Of kffsa gives mp IL advocacy q tho
rebels ard Acknowledges that the population Of tho
seeded States cannot furnish mon " HiIhsEd INC nj
vance Of the Norhefn troops II was thought in Paris
that battle would soon take place beweca the United
surcs frlsaie Niagara and ths rebel ram Ollnde
The steamship city of .cork, from Liverpool on tho
L lsb. lsriyed " -, Va. isi evening Hsr las
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

BowsRY TnEArPE, Bowery.-DAsr TRor-Wnnl
FARx-Boors SWAN.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

New York, Monday, March 40, 1865.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20
BUFFALO. March 10. 1895.


The New York Central Railroad trims commence run
ming tomorrow morning, passengers being transferred
by the Andrews street BRIDGE in Rochester, without ex
pense Beyond Rochester the road is but slightly da
maged Freight trains will be sent via tho Batavia and
Canandagua lne which is but slightly injured and will
be oil right to-m morrow.
The New York herald., 1865-03-20

BROADWAY THEATaE, Broadway.-Dor on, TIE
CalcAET HRARrI
The Cecil Whig., 1865-04-22
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NEW GROCERY STORE,
Corner of Main and Church Streets.
VIM. p. MORGAN

II las opened stock of choice Groceries
LII Of every description, embracing Pro-
fessor Horsford's Patent Self.Rising Family
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with all who try it Bacon, Lard, Dried
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Spices, Coffee Essences, Dried Fruit, Can
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Candles, Soaps, Tobacco, Pipes, Cigars, &C.,
together with every article in bis line.
wAlso, the best lot of LIQUORS in
Eikton. The public are invited to call and
examine for themselves.
Elkton, April 80, 1854.
The Cecil Whig., 1865-04-22
Franklin Sewing Machine.
Over 100 in use in this and Kent count,

Over 100 in use in this and Kent county.
WE again call the attention of the public
w to this superior low price Sewing Ma
chine. 1t works equal to any of the higher
price Machines, and as little liable to get out
of order. Very slight instruction and inge.
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and there 10 no excuse for getting out Of
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As consequence it always works at mo-
ment's notice, though 1t may have laid aside
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or otherwise. The thread is taken direct
from the snpoo!!ss %::hout rewindins or other
preparation. After much wear and washing
the stitching is found to retain all the sound.
ness, evenness and frmness which are 10
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UWarranted Tor one year.
The Cecil Whig., 1865-04-22
FASHION PLATES

Having made special arrangements with
Nine. DEMoREsT, 473 Broadway, New York.
Tor contributions to our Fashion De apartment.
we call the attention of the Ladies' to the
same. and commend our Monthly to their
notice, as containing mere information in
regard to Dress and the Toilet, than arv
other Magazine published.
The Cecil Whig., 1865-04-22
Japanese Tea

WILL not mould Unlike the green tea Of
w China, this is not dried upon copper pans
and colored with coloring mixture its yellowish
tnts is the work of nature, and it exhalas n per-
fume that belongs only to tens Of the highest
grade Lovers of tea and iniispesed persons
should try it. Those Of our customers that have
used it prefer it to any tea sold in this market
For Sale ~ &. BROWN, JR, & BRO.
The Cecil Whig., 1865-04-22
COMIC ILLUSTRATIONS

This Department Of the Monthly, under
the imme ediate supervision of McLEsAN, the
celebrated Comic Defineator, will BE- found
always rich in Wit, Mcrriment, and appro.
pirate Design.