The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-10
Hasm LsyISGsTeN COUNTY.
cn'LIicorns. Mo-, Ny 81, 1860.

CHiLiicoTnE. NO., Ny 81, 1860.
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= = Chillicothe ID 10 rather .
moist condition just At this time, having
been out 10 the rain for the past 6ve days.
Last Wednesday evening brought the
great rain Of the season. About four
o'clock P. H., % immense cloud loomsd
up 10 Tho sop,hwsst, moving slugsishly 10
porthsastsrly direction; about half
past five o'clock Il reached this place,
and let fall perfect Aood Of water upon
oss devoted town and tho surrounding
oouptry. The water covered the earth to
The depth Of several inches, and the small
streams we're swollen in . few moments
to such an extent % to carry everything
before them -fsaess, bridges sidewalks,
&c., we're borne away BY the rushing tor
rents. Ttsppsarsd % if 1.-THE windows Of
Heaven we're again opened and the waters
Of the great deep broken up" A gen
lleman Informed me that there was about
IL inches Of water fell 10 the course Of an
hour. Farmers say that great portion
Of tho corn crop will have to be replanted,
Il having been washed up and carried
away by tho recent food, and that carly
All wheat is considerably damaged. II
hos continued to rain every day since
Wednesday, though tho showers have not
assumed such fearful dimensions as they |
lid on that day. This morning the
prospect is more favorable for fair weather
han il has been since the rain COM
menced.
For the benefit Of your readers will
give you few items in regard to the
present and future prospects Of this place.
Chillicothe is tho county seat Of Living
'ton county, is on the Hannibal and St.
Joe railroad, has population Of between
Five aud Six Thousand, which has been
doubled since the war. The Chillicothe
lud Brunswick railroad, which 10 branch
of the North Missouri, is graded to within
one mile Of town, the ties all on the
ground and the bridges built. This
road will evidently be in operation BY
the 6rst of next September, giving us
direct route Of rail from this place to St
Louis. There are two other railroads
located which Cross At this place, one Of
which is now under contract and the work
. rapidly - possible. There
have been from IS to 100 houses built
in the town, since the 6rst Of March, and
there will be at least 500 more built dur.
ing the present season. We have 10
hotels, 5 tinware and stove stores, 3 hard
ware stores, IL or IL dry good stores, 7
drug stores, 8 clothing stores, 3 printing
Offices, 8 churches, 8 confectioneries, 8
bakeries II grocery stores, 4 lumber
yards, 4 livery stables, IL saloons, 2 book
stores, 8 jewellers and watch makers, 8
furniture stores, 4 agricultural stores, 2
steam mills, l beer garden, 2 billiard 50.
looms, 3 shoe stores, 4 saddIery and har-
ness manufactures, 8 merchant taylors,
2 picture galleries, s meat markets, 2
paint shops, working about 30 hands, 4
boss carpenters and architects, working
125 hands, 2 tobacco factories, l pork
house, l brewery, suusmith shop, 3
wagon and carriage manufactures, I no.
tion store, 8 milliuer shops, l seminary,
2 select schools, 2 restaurants, l queens
ware store, and two wall paper stores,
,nd physicians, lawyers, and real estate
agents without number.
Cbillicothe is surrounded by splendid
agricultural district, and there 10 nothing
to prevent il from becoming ono Of tho
first cities 10 the state.
SOJOURNER.>
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want Of space.