Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-03-28

least the Easements Of scores Of houses
in this delectable locality will receive The
benefit Of a thorough soaking. Boats
and RATS on the North Nashville back.
water are numerous, and pleasure riding
is the order Of Ibe day.
Al The lower landing the water has
pushed clear over he street and ser back
f0ena ihe found oas q ne ehooe
~ Ae ta inan t1t
.eIo EIqef Qs are
s Ede mllie.
Lng tsaa drFe ellings.
Oshers occupying the upper stories and
gaTTets, visiting terra frma for supplies
BY means of dug-opt.
Several Of the cotton merchants. With
warehouses in this portion Of the city,
have been actively engaged for two days
past in removing their cOuon 90 a less
dangerous position, the food threatening
TO innundale tue site where their store
houses are located. Hundreds of people
visited the higher portions Of the city
yesterday. to get a view of the broad ex-
panse of water which surrounds the city.
The suspension bridge and the capitol
were favorite points for the sight.see
The river, al late hour last night
was rising slowly. and il is thought BY
many that it will have reached It's maxi
mum by this morping,-Prsss and Tsses
18Th.
The Lower Mississippi is at a very
high stage, aud sweeping all before Il
The leves twelve miles below Memphi;
gave way last Thursday flooding severa
plantations. Cattle are being drowned
IN every direction, and hens es and ware
houses are submerged. The Mississippi
and St. Francis river extend over the
low lands from above Helena down Il
Lake Providence. The waters are run
ming through the lower part of Helena
with great violence, and the citizens o.
that place were forced TO seek safety on
the wharf boats. fat boats and crafts ol
every description. 1t is painful to wit.
ness the destruction caused by the gFea
overflow From Columbus down 10 the
Balize, the wild waste of waters have nC
visible boundaries. The plantations are
submerged, with the houses and stock
surrounded by water, and in danger ol
being washed away. The plantations
between Memphis and Vicksburg are
nearly all overAowed. The VIcksburg
packet Dan Able was compelled to pu
her freight out in small boats. AT some
places the river is frem ten TO fifteen
miles vide, and, we fear. will terminate
in much loss Of properly Memphis BuI.
lsttn, 9th.
One of our exchanges has the follow.
ing, from Illinois and Indiana:
We continue to hear of damage b
the food. The loss of property by the
great overflow at Wilmington, Illinois
is estimated at over 100000. The
freshet on the Illinois river is greater
than has been known for thirteen years
We hear of bridges being carried away
in many places. There is not river or
a creek 10 Illinois that is not booming
We learn that the wagon bridge at La
sale and Peru are gone, and that nearly
every bridge in that region is more OF
less damaged, The low lands every
where are covered with water.
The Wabash river last Sunday week
was near eight miles wide. The bottom
country has been entirely submerged, to
the great destruction of all kinds of prop
eriy. Families haye been driven from
their homes, and are now camping upon
adjacent hills, while their homes are
filled with water.