New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-08

iuL hlasisSiPPl FLOoD-THE CITY pApTtAr,vr,,.
Dt+,, DtIs mnrEN--ihhEFsE ~ 'n DAMAGE TO pRopERTy
,,,,, DUli'r,iIH ~, fAhTlALLY DEsEBFED-THE RIVER
FULL OF PROPERTY FL0Argb OFp paol, Aprtt.
4nh RISE Equal TO THAT or 1850
D,,on pUno0uE' IOWA, May 2-There has been an i'm.
"nmnI a. IT, IT, n he Mississippi at this point quite
stipaI iuGI 10 tle HOOD Of 1859 The river has been
reached it5 itsiIS lor Two weeks, and last night
Eoot oaShoG us highest point, having risen over q
80, i"vG Many Of our streets are inundated and
~ ~Dualiess aIohg the river front is completely
1gLipog 9IL9pGgnaeu. t everything which will float, with
down sto Iiyer mas come in contact, has moved
tIo;a UMh stfeam. Barges were broken loose from
eot ne fhho9Iqngs lumber yards lifted up bodily, and
sum sucn buildings as were not well fastened down
haot, haSe Dee1 taken from their foundations Steam
e, Do"ss ana parges ply across the ball clubs,
island. '''' -
The Dubuque and Sioux RaiIroad Company
uepGs Is lull of watera large portion Of the track
RUSHED away, and everything 1oatable in the
yar s scattered along the leyee. Steamboats, tie
up 70 1he lamp posts and the ferry boats run gen
Jny JJdany over the leyee front of the city The
manage oaaIg cannot yet be estimated, though the
Bradual rise has enabled the citizens to prepare
somewhat by anGhoring movable property, such
us lumber, wood, ETC., etc.
In Dunlefth the deuge is quite as great. All that
part Of the city below Railroad avenue is deserted,
and under water. No lives are known to be lost
IN either city, but from the wrecks which float
ny we may expect to hear of accidents from
above. two story house floating past here yes
terday was taken ID tow and tied up to the Wis
consin shore. 1t was evidently farmers house
which had been swept from some of the bottoms
up the river Hereafter the great food Of 1866
will take rank with that of 1859
PREsESrATIoN-TERR ACCIDENT.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, May "A splendid flag and
portrait of the President were presented to the
new Keokuk packet, Andy Johnson, last evening,
at Quincy. General Singleton made the presenta
ton speech and the citizens Of the place had a
good time over it generally.
Letters from Fort Laramie and Fort Sedpwick
represent growing hate between settlers on the
plains and the Mormons. They predict that war
will result in very few years, and that the Nor.
mons will eventually be driven away from Utah.
man named Faght and his wife were run over
by train on the Iron Mountain railroad, in the
lower part of the city, last night He was killed
and she so badly crushed that she cannot recover
GREAT DEMAND FOR LABoR-RAILRoAD FREAKS
kEPAfREp-THE yERMILLIoN GOLD MINES
ST. PAUL, MINI, May 2.-Contractors advertise
IN our city papers for 225 carpenters; such is the
wonderful activity in building. One railroad adver-
tises for 200 laborers. The news from every town
and county in the State is of great activity in
building, heavy immigration and lively times
me Wisconsin railroads have lately been dam
aged by the floods, SO we were without mail for
i've days. The roads are again all right
News from the Vermillion gold mines reports
less than 2UO people there The assays of quartz
SO far, are highly encouraging, but sufficient ex-
perments have not yet been made to make it GER
tain that the mines will hold out
HEAVY sToKM-HIGH WATER RADICAL CONVENTION
DEs MONIES, Iowa. May 2.-The storm of Mon.
day appears to have been general throughout the
State: In several sections considerable damage
was done by hail.
4 large number of families have been driven
from their houses on the Missouri bottoms by the
nigh water, causing much loss and suffering.
The radicals Of the third judicial district have
called convention at Quincy on June I6.
SUPPOSED MURDERER ARREsTED-HEALTH OF GEN
cAss-ANoTHER VICTIM OF THE LATE FIRE
DETROIT, Mich May 2.-Detectives from this
city to-day arrested in Cleveland a man named
Kelly on suspicion of being implicated in the
murder of Morris, of Dearborn, on Thursday last,
Two men are now in Jail on this charge.
The health of Gen. Cass is decidedly better at
present than for some time past. All reports of
his being in great danger, or of his brain being
affected, are untrue.
Another victim of the late fire is supposed to
have been found in Mr.. Barton patent right dealer
of Ann Arbor, who has been missing since the
contlagration, and was at the time travelling on the