The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-25
Hsire I'm Hanover.

tC,rrcs,ondorce OF the Richmond Ihsratch'l
6-r ocrprrcd i'm the vicinity OF The GA
,1,urcb. in t,ns county. on the niGht OF inc
,,.h instant Quite loss occurred 10 tnc
l.,'1o,y ri the late John w, Icr'!ln ana inc
,,"'srs Rurch & Brother. merchants, OF INC
tcr;,l,mcnd--Nr Tom'in ios,nsa faIu-
III, L,rr, on which there was no insurance,
49,, tLn NcssGs. Buch losing between TWO
" ',I ,nrcr thousand bushels OF corn it Is
~',,r,cd that McS>rs. Burch hro'hcf were
ra,t;oT'y insured in the Old p"m'h'oh' "n'rh
~, hoI,e may be true, n they are very ue-
.c,,ing and cnterprisin% Young mcicha'"S.
-rnc hnrninc was undoubtedly The WORK OF
H CIvls.
Tx Sfs3rru,>x, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
c,r,.A7InS OF ArrAfrS"-NE" DANGERS
.tr>G TIE RIvfE.-lSnccaI dispatch 10 the
Baltimore Anlc'7Cn" l-Port D'po$it, 'an,i'
qry 92.-Adyicc~ from McCalFs Ferry tbs
morning show that The river Is falling slowly
aud some icc is running. but there are yet
,,,oriutaia> of irr lifty &c: high, extending
milo, m f.,r river and from oac side TO the
o,!rr. rxcrt Il small channel in the middle
rS thr river Those living near the river
who arr t,miliarwith the floods. do not now
,,,nr,hcnd any danger unless the ice should
r.,rr-r N TIE neck above McCaiiS ferry
,hrrr j. 20 calculating what would hc the
result, The wafer i falling at Port Deposit
md Il is hoped that the worst is over.
Fort DCp0Sii. January 23-a Z. H.--Th'
water in the Susquchanna has fallen c'Ehtcci
inches today. but no panic has no: yet sno
,,lrd on account Of the immense ice-corgc'
known 10 exist Up the river, and liable Il
break away at any moment.
There stiIi continues IN exodus at the PEG
rIe from The town. They being afraid I" re-
ncc,rpv The houses which were submerged
when the water was IT it. height. AZ i
usual on the occasion Of any great disaster
dishonest persons are proving about. ahC
il is said that thieves are here from PmI2l"l
uhtn. and that several OF the abandon"'
Io,>cs have been broken Into and robbed
The pcr: Deposit railroad has not yet +"
,Hmrd operations. though Il large force
men ore at work removing The holilocrS q
ICE from the track Three miles OF 1t llaV
been cleared and tho first train will RI
through from Perryyilic tonight. The ic
i, packed tlp on the sides OF the track TO tn
height OF i've feet.
j number OF gorgcs arc reported In IN
rlycr from Sunhury d"Icn.' At ii'iamSIIol
The lor.e is said 10 extend for twenty ml!r'
and the water is backed up twenty-five l"'
high. with fifty or sixty millions 81 logs !
The boom said to he In danger of being cal
RED away. The gorge nj McCHli's ferry cs
tends TO Safe uarbor, ten miles above. nun
dating that town.
The damage 20 the west branch OF IN
Tidc-Watcr canal Is very extensive. and Sill
further injury i anticipated.
II is now steadily showing, and l, ther
should lie sudden rain, at warm southern!
winds, hringin. down the va+t cc:~"> Of &c
;yom above and releasing tic immense 70
umr Of water held lack ~ the icC-harricr'
III" rcSuil cannot hUl prove very d>nSirou
NcCnTs FD1y JANUARY 23.-Taylor
hruS" AT Lockport has been carried away Il
The Good. aud swept down the Su>G'!rhanI
canal. carrying away in is course tW
lyirl@r> across tho canal, crushing them III
t-.-shl<. The i'c is ten fee; high OH I'll
inw-path.