Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-10-04

and that he would probably be drowned, if he
} persisted in the attempt, he seized hold of and
succeeded In climbing tree, upon which. in
his state of nudity, he remained till the next
morning, when he succeeded in swimming safe
ly to Shore
Some OF the buildings, we learn, in Port Re
public were destroyed and others were partial
y submerged
MISCELLANEOUS Messy Creek, the
forrer dam, lately rebuilt was broken, washing
away the smith shop. On Moffett's branch.
Capt. Hogshead's saw-mill washed away, an
Immense amount of fencing, corn in shock, and
land, seeded, the soil carried off to the depth
OF the pillow. Long Glade was similarly visi
ted, the bridge near Fulton's and one over
Ianksley Draft creek, just put up, carried off,
NORTH RIVER IN ROCKINGHAM. -This riv-
er, like those in this county, was higher than
ever before known. 1t swept off bridges and
mills. At Bridgewater, the bridge across the
river, and the mills of Geo. W. Berlin and
VIM. Dlnkle were destroyed, and considera-
Ole part OF that beautiful village was destroyed,
there being dozen or more houses either to-
tally destroyed or greatly damaged.
SHENANDOAH RIvER.-This river Was ,,,,ob
higher than ever before known, in some places
10 feet higher, and We understand that the
destruction along its course was inconceivablv
great. Bridges, mills, houses, ACCOMPANIED
with loss of human lives horses, cattle. corn
&c., were swept away.
Hon. Jno. E. Lewis's mill was DESTROYED
1 The ShaDo IT,
by Hon. VIM. Milnes, suffered great damage.
Inc store WITT large stock of goods, forge,
ana several houses were destroyed We doubt
II there be bridge left on that river from Port
Republic to Harper's Ferry, and fear that but
few mills escaped destruction.
We have no doubt that considerable por-
tlon OF Harper's Ferry was inundated, and fear
that part of the town was totally destroyed
| NORTH RIVER IN RooKBR1DGE.-Wes learn
that all the bridges on this river were swept
away and that all the houses but two on the
point at Lexington were DESTROYED
| Mathew E. Weaver in ockipgham. lost his
large corn crop, and horses, and had his fine
farm, one of the best in. that county, seriously
damaged
JAMES RITER.. The damage done on this
river ws,s very great. The Canal is destroyed.
we earn that the Orange Hotel in Lynchburg
J. 'Sas washed away, and that New Market, lit
tie village on that river, was wholly destroyed,
with the loss Of ten human lives
The river at Lynchburg is reported to have
been % feet higher than in the great freshet
of 1862
The water stood six feet deep In the old mar
ket in the City of Richmond, though there was
but little, if any rain there. The amount of
damage we have not learned.
RIvANNA RIvER.-From despatch of Fri
day last from Gordonsville, we learn the fol-
lowing:
''The accounts that come in from the flood
are more and more disastrous. The Orange &
Alex. railroad bridge over Rockfsh river is re-
ported swept away. The bridges over the river
and Moore's creek, on the Ches. & O. R. r.
are also gone. Burnley's and Wells two mills
are also floating down the Rivanna, with 400
barrels of -four floating around them. A dwell
ling house, completely furnished, went by this
afternoon.
The Rivanna is filed with debris Of furni-
ture, barns and agricultural i'm PIGMENTS, crops,
&c. All the crops on the low grounds are a
total loss The telegraph lines to Lynchburg
and the West are badly damaged
Painful rumors are ahoat to the effect that
Gen. Lee has been paralyzed. We have au-
thentic information from Lexington that his
condition is not serious-that he is recovering
and his physicians confidently expect he will be
out again 10 day or SO. He suffered from a
fainting spell induced by unusual fatigue and
has never been speeches. or paraized.
WAR NEWS FROM EURoPE-From a copy of
the Baltimore San of Saturday last brought by
passenger who worked his way through, we
learn that the activity of the armies around Par
is appears to have been devoted, during the past
few days, to strategic contests in which, accor-
ding to French reports, the Prussians have lost
| heavily and have been forced to abandon seve-
raj of their advanced positions. and prevented
from occupying others. The Prussians conse-
quently, are bringing up detached columns
which have been engaged elsewhere, determn-
ed to press the siege with the utmost vigor, and
they claim that they are now drawing more
closely about the city thar ever. Within the
city some insubordination continues, and exam
pies continue to be made Of leading turbulen
spirits. The streets are being Systematically
barrcaded, in view of the possible capture of
the Notifications and assault upon the city by
the enemy.
There is not much said in France about peace
and the London papers expect little to come of
the discussion of the question of mediation re-
ported to be going on in the British cabinet A
special London telegram to the New York Her.
aid states, however that the British cabinet has
determined to make strong and last appeal to
Prussia to consent to peace in consideration of
the destruction of the fortresses in Alsace and
Lorraine, without dismembering France The
mission of M. Theirs to st. Petersburg is said to
have entirely failed Efforts are being made
in France in favor Of an early election for Con-
stItuent Assembly, in order to formalize the gov
eminent. The troubles at Lyons said to
have ended with the arrest of Gen. Cluseret and
his adherents, and further precautions taken by
: the provisional government against agitation.
When Uncle Sam, On redeening his notes,
deducts something for every piece torn off them
it may be inferred that he is acting rather gin
; gerly-that he is, in fact, redeemiug his own
notes at less than par. He must certainly re-
deem an immense number of them to clear by
5 these very deductions, as he has up to the
, present time, over one hundred and eighty
, eight thousand dollars.
"There are many more shining qualities in
the mind Of man but there is none more useful
, than discretion; and it is this, indeed, which
gives value to all the rest, and sets them at
e work in their proper times and places With
out it, learning is pedantry, and wit imperti-
hence; the best parts only qualify man to bs
more sprightly in his errors, and active to his