, 1869-07-30
STORMS AND FLOODS.
In Illinois, Royvn, Michigan, @Iis-
10uF1 and Cuuadn-

Lat Friday and Saturday week We hAd the list
| fonuo the gsuund already saturated With water
from previous r1tns, the streams already swollen
and ths ioT ~ laads q sas bottoms soSeteI H't',
Visited this country IL ISL. It's Impossible 10! u
e7eus q Pas connss y m ae nood p
right in the midst Of Whess harvest, and IN mans
cases entire r.!as ot wheat IN The shock were
particle 81 rran ea:rtcd aTag. ~ All IL IL
streams IN the county, and even commonly
fnnocentlooking 5srtues suddenly became
eothoods, and carrying tefror and dcstz1cuoa lar
And vide The Mississippi River rose rap!d!y III
spread al orer the bottom, extending rs do
dhtance nun 1Fe to ten miles. The Hsunlba 4
Sepea R1ltoad suffered considerable damage
along VITA the resi- TIE track was nnder1nlued
IL oEs orsEo o pisces between larry aod Kinder
hook, but the rain nad not ctaaeA failing ere The
cnefEess1 eontrActors and as<tstanls were Mt the
nak a1a fad tsSan for0 ne 81
trans WIRE 1topped. Tie vstss has ocen r.
that tsa,u1 can be ran early shts week Many
bridges oEeF streams throughout fne county have
Ss ss
:npted. ln tsnT localtttea the water rosa 80 r,p-
ilty taat peop:e were barely aole to escape rrola
OF loss Of >tte have reached Us: b1t Ne an
. unable to tay whether true tt mt 3.ucn OF TIL:
Nv oluIA Uu kUS QQ&&Q1Q8 NA3 IG11Oft3s some
the higher lands OF this side, md some hy tbt.
Hannibal fes1J.boa1 to the Missouri sate: yek
many cattle and hoss were lost. The g1ar.l roai
Damage We learn -1as the wafer forceu IL way
through The e1,GankEens In several places.
IOWA
From The Keo1ul Gafa Ctr Jut1 q.
TIE elements h.A beea behaving then.Rlyee Sc
prdreIs for almost week. that tae rain 0. sun
efsl ,aE psses Of lie peteoroi5scaI f,tast @ 'ss y
6t Ean sAorlty after O'CLOCK In the morning, and
rai.I the GREATER part Of The day. III keoIuk II
here ahonts, It reaeled the proportions Of tloI,'
A. ottn1nSs, for ,nstnnce, the eldest lnaaa!-
1a,., ,ant nsvcF ~ say sag ans;a'as IKE Il II
. :sc Valley Road, IN the soWa Itself. Three
h'hses or The 4 { H. Road. .ncar o:,amwa. ane
saw. 70 have bcen carried. awa.. yesttntay
NctuinG tie Regular train n. The Valley lt,Iii
1bhhd orstructioEs IN cotng VI the valley, aai
EE9r g1:e an lns!ein::r naune- nl
% sa bsa fta tesa xasnsa slsTsa twr,ys' a~aS TEs 1s
bridge ron The road TcFe ee1touai, damaged, bu:
Vii ts.eay. lie :or:a sea,i ,:as an S,i cS.
Aatosetherlt Mas d.srasrcus: ram, ami
u waa :Gt so4s.'e:ate ycs:e,aas .:odry ~, tll:
ra!Dius, o.aE Ese!l up. and ler1.is :seta.ases TO
ee reratrcu-.
e''"f* F7h7 10 ts5rs,""se"et t,S.s, ~ ma Flint
o. v,ctot:s aa7 eeeE VISITED With .1c. terrible
eetna!oes within the past fur weeks ,:te rs: IN
rnlE,, 1n3 a'r,ns q orlc9S ,. i heay. u ~ III
black clcnH+ aso+e In the southwest, wHch au-
Psarea 10 III still ami 5000 the sane aprea1srte
WAS u66eltsl IN the northwest, They were ac-
nppanied with sharp nashts Of ighfnH3 aud q
:nntiruo1s -oar Ut heavy thruder Jn.t Lrsyy
11sa 1,;s sr Ct c!s"iz gtaAualv ascsr accoEpaalel
hea Inc Storm commenced IT'S destruction hbour
"a, nlle sonshwt-t oi our s!liage, and passrf ID
II course ttntvr. fence orcba:is and btii.,ncs
passed Jnss through the au!sst5s nf o.tr III.
NJ; and TUNED Que house completely o- tho
Me~ down one bu;!tt,rs ust raist.ti
re doWn several QUE buildings, a1td blew d,,wr
e'etA chluness III the village In rs co9Fse
'h,u the twe!t:nx Of D. b Jaslin; hi. iallltly
ecAWt b. Ee::t&Vg1t Of tie house fast a. tSe
toFAs -sEIcS ~, .Al entirely leAtru,ed tne tlwc-
q lsF aouse # {. f Rtno, a,ccGplcc by l. S,Jnx
.tnt " rU'Itu tis altaee oec1p.ed BY T. Deuce,
Il the iat1 o! : Lscr and i,ostly ,:e+t5ot e'isae
Ftiaru- eSe1t eaE>e tile d~elang Of 4. A. R,nu.
TWO -tsfy irane stsnctuge, which ,xas g1cat!y
ageA Tile htO1as cal riel rails md ttfnl,t. with
, s!nrr n tic frsi'N; aud hreaa tnc s,l,lriJu-,
NJ si,.,'. =. I ~ f4ss.1az, formed whirl and
Thu second 11r1a4to wa. on the lstb inst a,nut
= ~ ~: an7 tsa+sed i9, tne *outa Of our Village,
wEshlo o-:ttreLiinc Hhea VIZ llw:;I: ts,,.cJ
Tho frecs 10 ~ c"1ts9, and there WI. a cluud OF
ts tnps nEa a.t+ss 1}'x III s!e u!. In s. cousas
,fth, , aEf .efcI hls barn. u'sd 'ta2,a.-l hta
,E!; nsr; svr:E -wiadow ,sai torn out In ia
WIG ,1 n1n5oofea 1jn, sss hoa.ts q J. WrtExlcs-
U: Ts'nl'ttriy demolished t5e bari, or
!. Alnos 9.uT=ts, nna 1bont GcstruyrI hIs
nsr III y contents. Alr. Sturgls s.1;:: lgs ii cs;i
'tr'l NJ ts,c,s II Iasse., In = Rna'heas;cfly Ill
,,"n' ' anro1anr ohsr b"IiipKs alr, laid Tho
a'tt rll waste. E:c1swhus,: III its cdurIe funcea
re Al tlon1 hwn ntHl crops naa,c,7X!lr ,iar-
ri. The s'7zadth u u" lorna u w.s from
bag ~
n4;ne. tnok c,lhetr talars Tor saf.t5. IN the
r. l." y. e&FtK.s lie nal y pair OF hu-ac. tu'! up
II" rsah'r, .:hi lulcncui'Es ~ IrEatr, thr; were
u.-rs onle+ t.d tho whotr hu;h,ta; cntl.p1ttc.y
nLVHaiistl ana strung eser thr .ruu.u !or rois.
Ass.CHL
frnr' 49, .t1AHh Es.;tt. Jilys3
early S-7t:1I rCLrlLl. a!Ioth"f peayy storm
ftcd ire city. 1t !altc setlc two hours. nnI ,
cctnMpaa.S1 hJ thu ul0Jt yirti Iuhtu uttr snd
IVY tttnhtf Fe hhYa Nttpe-tttl fls scasuq.
'Tsal = scne,a an's were stsaek hy nxatn!ns. hus
=: tne city cns tts 1aItiEs asaS q tho Juie
r+t bridge tyreE T'.-cksnaEc Il cost about
ro; ~. 1Ao nEta: " :au Seventh a:zsct hrtdsr, IN
II :rfntiet!4 The SccGnd Etsext Lrttge Ctr
't*Lakt Tk1 rors!oera:lT tansEcd, anil ITO
! hf1nEe On Ihit1a sf7.cs was nhoE: halt washed
~; ~, 11s J, n.!cr b has bscn replaced good.y
clH. ulbo ranisaed duE1n. tic Storm
cASAc4-
From A% Tusu'.le 7tierspk, July -
'Er c1ebAogs from ryc7y past Of the Dominion
ttHtEt tia taL uEE done bI the lutc heavy
TRES A. being .urrG Ceetuteh II yi0cute nuIe ex-
+ 1he 1asa at crops ND Stock has been very
.tS, aRA sttNfM ptrrnn- Wtfe Aillerl mud hathf-
s stthck u Lightning during the storm. Whofc
Gs ul grin HsTr inid na., AM. enough M hc1I--
! itG'rla:ions occurred. tne s,yer. were nuci
u!eh ty tna rain.