Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-14
Telegrnphic Summary.

By telegram from Chicago we learn that
one of the greatest foods ever known swept
over that city. A large portion of that por-
tion east Of the river Is still under water.
The east wall Of the canal basin. below
Hawkes. 4 Hydo's mill, has gone out, sweep
ing away King planning mill with all its tools.
machinery, and lumber. There are several
breaks in the canal between here and Lock
port. The St. Louis railroad is submerged
for miles. At our present writing there has
been no loss Of life reported. Both bridges
over Hickory creek, on the Chicago and Rock
Island railroad, were swept away.
A dispatch from Morris, Grundy county,
Ill. says: A terrific thunder storm, accom-.
panied with strong wind and sharp, heavy
lightning, visited this section last evening,
and lasted most of the night. About nine
O'Clock in the evening the lightning struck a
three-story brick block, known as Lowry
Block, owned by L. S. Smith, of Chicago,
shattering the roof and causing part of the
roof to fall in.
By a telegram from Father Point we learn
that nothing has been heard from the Great
Eastern since the I'd Of August.
The Atlantic telegraph shares are nominal
at 2i to 3 per cent. Insurance on the cable
has advanced to 50a6O guinoas.
LIVERPOOL, August 4.-Cotton had de-
clined Id. on American, and laid on other
descriptions. Breadstuffs fat. Wheat de-
clined Id. Provisions steady. Bacon has
an advancing tendency. Consols closed at
S9laSgI for money. Illinois Central rail-
road, 9Sla79. Erie railroad, 53la54. U. j.
5-20's, 6S.
The land line between Valencia has been
out of order.
The Atlantic Telegraph (old shares) be-
came quiet on the Sd, nominal quotations
being 4O0aj00. Preference shares declined
from premium to ia2 discount.
The Times infers that the disaster occurred
after the cable left the vessel, from the fact
that it was unknown to those on board, who
were signaling their messages as usual, when
their signals became unintelligible at Valen.
cia, and at last ceased entirely. As to the
chances of recovering the impaired part oi
the cable and repairing it, it may be said
| that this process could not be accomplished
at the rate of more th9n one quarter Of a
mile per hour which the slightest wind or
rough sea would put an end to, For such
eventualities the Great Eastern is prepared.
JEREMIAH TOWNSEND, clerk in the Savings
Bank, New Haven, Connecticut, who ab-
seconded last May with about 800, 900, has
been ceverly captured in Liverpool by two
Philadelphia detectives, on his arrival at that
place via Southampton. Townsend sought
to use his loaded evolver, but was prevented.
Nearly 500, 900 Of the stolen money was
found in his possession. He sailed for Now
York in the custody of his captors by the
steamship Etna, on the I'd.
THIRTY cases of cholera have been reported
at Valentia, Spain and the cholera also ap-
peared at the camp at Gibraltar.
TIE London Herald says the state of af.
fairs in connection with the Atlantic cable
led to an advance Of the insurance premium
from rs guineas to so and so guineas.
SArrERrHwAIr Circular of the evening
of the I'd says fair amount of business was
done in American securities for the past
week. United States 5-20's steadily declined
for several days. until they reached 67s, from
which they have rallied to 6Sl.