, 1870-04-06

ttncs 1854 ;.na i is questioned b,nab:, il i
time. be upper end bf Canal street haa bsen
constantly guNded for the last th1ee days, and
!este1daJ (5unday} Soma twbnty-hya teams
and forty Or Fifty rncn wozo employea till latn
a. night building M ombankment and
othor~ise keeping tho water from noodiag
the entire length Of the streut Al the
present writing the ryar is quito fifteen
inches aboye the level Of the pavemont but
no feAts arc entertained that it cannot ba kept
in check at tLia point, and m inundation pro
vented The upPer: dam il scarcely obsnrvz-
bic, and the water comes foaning and dashing
down 70 tie lower dam and the 8uarl-locks to
both the east and west side cansls, proving
most formidable antagonist to guard against
at this plAce.. large gang Of laborers and
teams havo been At work from early till late
in raining tic emba1lkments to kuch height
~ TO completely overcome al danger Of its
breaking away. Should the water once obtain
the maz'ery, it would he impossible to estimate
Many Of tho shors and mills are completely
inundated, and tho damage To stock and tools
viii doubtless be very great. The axe factory
Of McssIs- Hathaway L Lyon Is completely
under water to the depth Of from
eut iSa t. Of ten M feet + 1As cssseh ss estts s,5
ated on tho cast side Of Canal street, hss been
compelled to shut down work on account Of
the high water. The railroad bridge of the
Grand 1lapids 4 Indiana Railroad is barely
above the river, the lower stHnge1s being not
more than ten inches from the level OF the
wafer, though no fearH are entertained Of its
safrty. providing the passage is not obstruet-
cd by logs The West Side Canal il complete
ly submerged, not i particle OF the stone wal1,
ordiyikion enbankment. being observable the
eutire length, from Pearl stree. bridge to the
hcad:, 1hc water is pouring. oFer the
gnsrd-eatss, and it is feared TINT the
strong current will serously damage
tho emba1lknent- The faucet factory Of
Meshrs. C. A. Lce.t Co. is sentire1y submerged
the water reaching quite to the top OF the
roome. The basement rooms and cellars on
both sides and the entire length OF Canal
street are flooded from one to four feet deep,
and all saloons, barber shops, and other busi-
ness places situated down in the easements
have been compelled to shut up shop The
water even extends hack into several Of the
Lyon street Easements, and the Eagle Dining
Rooms and Hinsdills paper house are doing an
extensive cold water business. 'Shanty Town
u al under water, al are tho fats on the west
side. compelling many people to abandon their
residences and lee foT safety"
MISSOURI.
Lebanon has lady in the retail grocery busi-
uesB, and the sign reads - Mrs Barnes i CO.
THE TEAA1roh1H-
A Colorado romance: Seven miners. s1plor-
ing the mountains, found An enormous chunk
Of gold: They fought for its posseasion TIL Al
were killed but ono. It WAS too hcavy for him
to caIty on, 20 he Sat down besld0 it and
starved to death.
The Idaho City World Of March 10 SAWS
that several merchants Of that place have lately
visited Chicago aud st Louis, and have deter
mined to make their purchases of general
hereafter Ii those citiea, instead
of San Francisco and Portland, a. heretofore.
It states that the railroad men east Of the
Rocky Mountains are determined to put tho
charges for freight 10 low that there can he no
from the Pacific coast, aud = cons-
paly has been formed for the hauling Of
towns of Utah, Montana, and Idaho. The
Portland (Oregon) Commercial copies the
statement Of the idaho World, and adds that
the Oregon Steam Navigation and the No Il
Pacific Ttansportatiou Companies have adopted
q reduced schedule Of feeightA for the express
purpose Of competing with Eastern traders in
tho towna OF Idaho.