, 1870-10-08
WASHINGTON.
Tie chesapeake Freshets---Par-
tfcularS.
Vivid Scenes Of hnundation---
Theories Upon the Floods.
The Capital city's RinsinEs.


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High Tide In Murder Nays
lFRoA o1H o"S eoa""sfoSps!
WASHINGTON, DEE J.
Wo have had for two days panic in tho
r,u.r ~ tbe lnrer chraaneake. All the
'...sx r;-u;;,;. ,-,,:.,, r;.a IN tbe slooc of /
s'seA.Gs ., 'ns.s : "uIu 1'ss " ~. 49, a.r,,t.,
the a1leGhans -ioun'ain ano "a
r.ascs. Lave risen 10 al uaoxamploa Maune',
and after sains which appeared trivial to US.
at 1lnrsi9,r there was 4 smattefing Of rain
~ s.r ,n;1 =, ,;,ht 4h,rn shower. pro-
aa o4s' ~" .. o'aA' '.n ,ssI;n,.t RI
logged aith some paases Hat'' oas"sat,
day there were few more showers. Iaeso
we're considered to be part Of the gen
ne, e,nfnne,;,r- etorm rsrinr At this
~ ~. -.,- h,t ra ,.v, l,,J
seaepH y. '"e .eN y"
uosc copsons descents OF "ase1 se'et1i ''laee
ucted that there puu1d rusue more danlage
tt,,o rnr1sn4 fl,a tur,h,e of a rulyert or two
s,s.. sn, se... ~ ~, r.;trsv ,;,os y1ic,, bnr
a'sus soue ~ go !aa 1870 :",'. ,"s.x 49, ,,.n.n
tidal water. friday n'ehs, however VIC oeeaa
to Lear rumors, from all parts Of ss'e rss'-
ceaeuted ,;se of e..ce, such 4. h.d not tesu
-, e.. .t;-t~ r,,,a Sto.+ ~ ,,o ,,c,n,p
A.'"'. '.:.a ..,,,,.1 49,. etc.,. ,.,r;s.
o' "asn'''E'"ti soi'eia'ca -. '"ese sso.'e'
wcEc exaggerated, tr, that. il they we're true
tic ruius il tie moun:Riu EeIiun must hava
pretede5. in volume AMI duration. ,bos, ;ru-
nj, tlia,. II atpu, III, Ey Sa:u ,;ay u.rllits,
If,wey.-' yu c,,,e;:uaest . ,r.e.i:A cu.1jruA-
tipu Ut ll,o wDr.t tales IT the telegraph. in
~, .I1uu.. com,,iete puyerxuc,, Of the Svr1n.tn
I
| try. natu1al seccs. ion Lac been wrought
| ont 1,y tho e1pc,crta. Bridges. feyrv.31l.-
| mi}ls hons "a. and an i,nnause asaostraeDs Of
finmr barrels. furniture. b.rus. fences. tuulaer
art dead auiinsIg, cam: roaring down ever the
Ii,,la Falls Of lie Potomac: on SATURDAY
III .tlnsi IN IL, j5xer narts. and b. tho after-
nron = third of .hat :n,nhiL1a,,. uare OF The
r,,,;tol c,,v- kutwn AZ tie Isi,,,i VA, iI-e1ry
dai,;.,e lie pn,nr,ac 1noked like n farr.
.1,',, and fhr irr;euitirant srrcam csllet lie
Tiser. WHICH taws 1httugh th., he,s, ot bu.i-
,,esa Iva Wa.hit,rtpn re.1ly rts4,nI,,e- II. Rom,n
rr.to,vnt.. and MIGHT i,.rc riyen eynn t:n,sar
>. frrLlo REIMBURSEMENT. tt3 thiuk Of Swim
! ,ni,,r IN II
x1Bo,s1A uynro;n,rur.
This su;acn cats.tronhe WnnIj },e iprxn.l-
c,ita tn ,rr oua whn Esd uot .t,,,1,at{ fhe
to,,n.r,phv os tTe f.ts.snr,tn Vsli.r Tns
! CLrraueoEe. t!ouch sfnsijer. Is an III
t"n,,.r yrnrn,1ncftnn r. some NJ
lie fea.u,es Of the M,nws~;nns y..ler
TEe rraat Annatarhia, ci,.in 81
mountains risipc in Sorthern Alabama. koep.
vel back ffsm Tic rea coss: in G.or;.i, at,.l
,hs Ca,ohnss. tu, af,er e,,,er;nr T,rginia ,,,;s
ra,:ge and IL great s,,1rs ;1nni:pn f,o,u tho
cossf forc. thc fr,u,te,,. -ir,Fs 97,:o fantastic
md crooked couyeer. comuel;;nf, thcr, 70 f.nd
outIet til, U,,rL narrow rnfw' aua inns sc, IA A.,
nai,,rri dams Ia t1rIn NJ, tEo tl.,as ,rEn rp.
nj, tTnm ,le ;nunmersl,, a u r,,,ta;n r,x,ia;s
Tins she,, tl,e r.tsr.,.,i I.iueo ~. sss H. ~,
.|r;tr lie I,jnc It.,t.s,. .ic ,,,..,r,, rnlun,n
;s1feri,,itntt, i1,t,, ;s,. 1,,s ,,d,..y al rnIs
stn, = n :, hire ,;d,l ,r.va h,"+ i.;.,, nr,r ria
l,anEs' nfffrb,,n,, thp }n, f;.tI,.s If r;aionnns
nart Of lie tidal region, Thrrn IN no ra-I ii
tl,n Northern Siates-perlo,.s. exenn.ins, tl,f
region Of tie Northern Uhie Eircr-wtarc .
similar cafa,nl;y is np.,ilde. tara,, - III. A.
r,!ac!,a1. range trtaas aaar in ill.,
Su.or,clsart,u r, Zion, and the ys.[pvs of tae
In, n,aiu ,,aJt l1oa'3 a,,i stra;'h, md sil ,e
lt,.1 If; t;r t:,ratest ac:,u,iIii ms IT wa,rr
!! In The lever tnes,peass rr.;,n tSn,,, flight
mi ldeMrct-wh;c|, ,;1nn,t sitv,rs c:,,n,. r., r.,
XII, s,Sttn-. a,,' ,,o, - ~ Tia S,,s.,uaI,una
I1t ~, In hrc.E E,,'.. ~, ri lie ;,.Na1c '.s-
ra,s. tr ,,n n,snr, ~ ~ ~, H. sni1 tin..h EN-.
csoi s,m,.tur., nf r,mi aud Inns, ,nI t,e,nI
a,nn,r s,iIrafr nn,illar.o,,s r1ns ~ ,t;ft
!. cve,y fr.shtt. ar,] ~, .Ees rbC cnn,,rr ,u,orr
aml more larren tycrr rear. TIM hat f,ru
lads Of Eastern yi;riuia now liz Il. Chss
n,rakc Env AMI n hr sny,,,, ,,;,n ia ,ha r;,nI,
. tEfrny caIa c,r;J IL ,i,ait;ei pTal,,,i, fin
: richt.t cs,n,s in North Au,f1i.s could br pro
,lureti in ,ts tfenth4 Thn4 nnt only the h,,
= labcr Of slsrcs aud the sh,f,is.s chsrartcr u
Virginia agriculture are responsitla for til
eyeS.ircsess,nr tcyerts Of Virginia. but il
i Jnstry ITSELF La, accelerated tie ,aya.e
= Of hoods; the soil, broken up by tue t,Ios
t | bccnmea easv food TOT The inuudations, sud
c IL hsr1 to hn.icip,.e The future of .l. rc..io
between tbs Koanoke and tie Pototaae, 1nie,
= | gone gigantic, corporate Providence, Iae ts.
Q which las preserved HOLLAND from tbs oce41
y | should. with nct.Notk Of dvker. oe BIZ q sy,
n ten Of xluices and artificial chauuels, prasei,
J. this region.
e rur ,.vrs .Sn 7,tr rorow.e
e To naha tl,is ,,;s;,,. mn nec,s oniT cx,m;,
II his man. The James River. for e1am,,i
l. risinr in tl,e summit T Of tie 7nsin NAM ta Snia
e. t1nw;px latera,Iy Along the yaltevs. :
=. .n;r;rss tI;nn.,nao ,cce.s;nns frc
,e oyery fuob sud s,,ur: now aud tl,en rayers;1
NJ It's current abru11,Iy to steat along the bas
n. u ,he n,ounssi,is Which form wall again
III ~ IT, C,,a''.!,'sn.I, Wts,,,t.; ....sI, E.
es .merrr;a. xI,c,, ho,t mo II. cn1 ,ent ;.o1n
=. lmc trinutarv from the so,,th- is.1.ri
~ rol,inc It's avn wavn h,ck. and h4aninr u,,
ns freahet a{ter tl,a tiriest r1owern. wI,an t:,c
'st water. s,e miurled the James continues
~ inst as if strikes the HIne Ilidce' l,;c tri,,
a. in1r from, lie nort. laau. n RI, encw and !
foIe II h.. hur., tl,ronrh Ills r.r,. II rac-iy
ne o,h+r .cccs-iCn4. ami unes rrnoka11v A.
r.. wear,ly njopr toyarde f.ynch!M1rr. 6tT11 a
~. st11,cte;l hv t1onn,ains. then # i1rrs fa,
.,e uortLva1iia. hemuleI Lsck by anoti,cr i'd.
LIZ til fnal]y. en- the Lords1s Of Albetuarles
na,ees INTO more open countrv, and then
ID, rences itsef far n.rt ohstrur,ions hv bcar;
ep- aiopr towards RichmouI almost liko /
for T;nif Stre,m. deem, inf7,ne5, ;rTas;.tfc a,
d. s;it Il, .,a w,r s.;,,;nr sc,s..ion Inn. ~.
i,rca t,;hut,ries whic2,. like the K.xen,
IN i,avo snfferei a psrt Of Its own fliscomitur
~" 49,. md IRE enuailv snxioua 10 sweep aw.T 9TH
tue to ..nn,e Tins ,nn have real in yonr .e
'o1' rranhic fs;-natrhes how The n,yennn nj
nj. nnnrn.1 IN ,fr;ncs 1,,. Wes1; nnon Hichmr
. n ware fonr feet hirl,. nd l,oN. seye
7ith "onr. ,f,s1waois thn r1e.s };liow If
c al james came len feet higher and covered
ues insrr ,,..t ~ tI,a r;tv NH, WRECKS hronr
uy .i.,,1 frnn, In .rj r,;1f;nr co.1nsr 5
mai viii! stnnca Mills ul,e.t. ,,our. tnl,arcn.
t@r.nf,.,IS ,ar,'t,,ra ~ ,nsnY : ,,oor "a,
ma, nuIe'o na'pI:,... -aaorae TIC 1a.,ss ~
esn ,;s.;e ,,,rre, with
sit.. s.a.a,,,n III rr-tha,e;1 tor.t
1Gn' : to comfort himself for the winter-all I'll
H. No,c 1'r, n1rrss tnWarf ri,at iussi,xhie or:
y 'ln. ,ta .aa nj" r, ss,cI On ths Jsma. thfs ,
-" tne fsa. ..e ..I ~, ,,ot o..s,;a; ~.
nas Eeen asa, nm r1 VI. Ia ,..nt ~
81. .no - te eoat. c.a "to r. S e;.t... y,
san'1alon III tn.t stats, .uA. ~ oet ~ W.,
'f,. eiaPn wire uo. ans enae1 H.; sse.;as
wh !Ase ueen oeu m'x, ~ ~ "a.n ~ 'ae Ia
-n,e " W. t.n,, ~, e ~, sn1
Nnssu Mis. mase o.aa1 oreu ~. =. ,ser VIZ ..on az
fs sSassss ,ror;Iseaa ~ snrs H., 80 :,
nm 'sss,. NV -, ,,a1r,., ~ shs;r mi,
hi 'Ne -. - si;stt a.,-n-n ~ ~ :,
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