, 1869-07-28
In Texas.

AT SEG[lN%
AT 6cEuiu, the 4 rgus Eays, for ttzy consecutive
hours, up 70 Tuesday uoon, on ths s.n, 1t poured
down In perfect binding Bhects Of raln- Oa Mon-
| trbme4ging the bottom-1ands and destroyina the
crops. 1t says. " The cottoa-Rt0 OF ]. August
ana iss saTn AZ sna ,soq9t et Nh
dwelling house. and the gT1st mil and coston.R.n
OF r ]. Coorpender, have been swept away NE
{FI1day> tho liver 1ell some st1 feet and u RrAd-
ally failing @ A. Ts tx 20 sa Pnss We ~ reliably u
rood In 1nat river. Dur informant States tha, the
dcstruction Of property on that stream has been
Of III. Jose, haSe been Destroyed We afe iigLt
sufferers, ns compared with those further east
IT GONZALES.
long account Of The fseahet IN the Gaudaiupa and
San Marcos. Heavy rains commenced on the 81,
and continued xi1h scarcely moments 1nternts.
Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers rose q. rapid
rate, and by Wednesday morning rere entirely
cut Of thet tanks ~ .na spEsad,ng f.e!ay oEss ya!
on the hanks VI the two rivers was more Or less
snhnelBedr aud cotton, corn, tene!lsa and negro
The .ota viii undoubtedly be immense, Is eyc7J
farm was Inundated TO greater or less exrenL
AanJ negro families living on the banks were eur
ROUNDED by The nood, and had to 10 rescued ny
boats- IL Is reported thst seven neSroes, four
Nllca above tO*E. we're setn on The F1cf Of
house floating on, nnd 1t Mas feared they had
peftkAed- The water was two feet deep on the
noor Of The oll factory; tue furnace MAS under
miptd- TWO Mexlcans attempted to swlm a dis.
drowned, and they themselves had no. been hearu
Of ut last acOunts- An Nc wFite rhis tFudayf
mosning. he s1ysr N Z M refsdng I'd sap.i'y Tne Asy-
started up the san Marcos yesterday. with a hoat.
IN search okthe seven negroes and : so He1icaus
Informed Is tha. they had succeeded Ia rescnln.
from the trses the two Acxtca AMI three o! sne
neEIoes; the other foas, woman m md heE thres @
Peach cnesk Msslt vas four feet higher than svcr
and an immense number Of ralL1 waahe,i OF
= 1T AGBTIS.
menee,1 fa,N5n nj Aussin On tts "a 1arv s t,n-
usual thing for that tine OF the year for Western
Texas Ia4n on the ~ b!cse up the German
the Cole.aco commenced rising rap!d1y, after 3
steady rain for et,ty hours. laier N ,he day Oh
sns ss eu at he oos of s sad 81 t
mcnis aa the banks ., lie Her we're carfied d.
asnes % :han j: vas 10 ia 80 The sr run s, possias
down. The following We copy nom thx Eta!r1 OF
u n o. ss'as ,ss tne ,G; !; ~ Mua
TOP Of BIS house. We are TOD ns naa:sifless
Wagons, said to Be !o.doi 1oz this place. -, | SAB
nergei near Ills house. II Is believed Ja1es i
s.mp!enan's bt1ct!ard has sustained he>s5 io.s;
Cooks yaf11, on tnia side Of tho river, mas been
swept away. Many families living on tho banks OF
Waller and 5hu1l ClleIs were coupeHe4.:D move
ont TO high ground The uew Stone bridge near
The arsenal HAs G1t!raly Under wates, anil the
hpuaGs In the neiZEb0fhotd Bubmergcc to rrri
extent Many pe.soualt.ing alon9 shr creek were
cpmptlscd to AoSu2Ipu thelt louses, without re-
rovtng their 1n-u!tnre, Hhlca. In consequence,
will be greatly dauareI We hear OF mani farm
touscs srept awaJ AID The crops des:roytL Tae
damage to praper1S IN this county, Wtnle II Is
srcat w!n 70, noihtas Il comparison 10 .ihe
We teenh'e toz The fa.s Of The people on tae
EtSeI Abvut ~ O'Clock Wetprssiay uisht.
TIE *atcrs commenced rtoeE3R, anh ~ II
O'Clock m, Thursday The river Is still going within
irB lanIf. ne c1Anot expect to learn u1uGa In re-
gard 10 the damage done Until the waters 1all.-
We Uny ptep1:r ourselves - bear the wort.
The iolcNsag pGIiles ARE snstFEsa by taks over.
no~: Piper i Harrison, nuei With waier: -
lIarruett George IL Graz, J. W. H&nuinR, tho
e"star1 estate. Mr.. DnllugAlcr, crop rriaad;
Mr. Daris, engine Ani boiisr unIer water; Dan
Kinney, Won losenhErg, Mfx Eborn, J. II. Mans
ne.d, j. II. In, mont, Amos Morrill, aud otaata.
Tnc ice machine near Iae s3Eer waa submerged.
Several c1tored families we're eonpciieti to aGan-
CON sheif hoElts: some look refuge for the night
IN The cnnTt Houhe and nj the Old Methoda4
church II WIS tine i4a8 10 te remembered ~
It settlers In tAla :alleJ. Az wa 60 to press,
1huc7daJ evening. tha people eeRin to.wear
more cheerful i0ok, A3d those Who AoapueAscd
Ih-!r homes 2re again ratCraing 70 tenta:in Joy
and 1t2dueAs,~