, 1873-07-08
. DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
Heavy Rainfall in Southern Illinois,
Twelve Inches in Seventeen
Hours.
Wheat, Corn, Oats, ETC., Nearly
Ruined.

ST. Louis, h1o., July ia Jacksonville, Ill.,,
special eayB tho hoaviest rain-Btorm over known
in that region began about u last night md
continued TIL o'clock this p. m, Twelve md
quarter inches Of wator fell during tho storm.
Ali tho streams rose to an unprecedented height.
Bridges wero awops away, and great damago
dono to crops. Soyornl embanhments aud
culyerts on tile Toledo & Wabash and
sstan 1o SaEe %aso aag aa and an
stopped or delayed. Tho dispatch further states
that, unlesa fine woathor eota in ut once, tho
wheat crop must suifor immense damage, il not
total destruction: Spring wheat IL flat on tho
and fall wheat in the shock is begin
ming to grow. Corn on tho bottom
lands is submerged, and will 10 almost
totally destroyed, aud oven TINT on tho uplands
ia M In n many places undor "hter' and will suffer
flood ever known iii this valley is upon It now.
Tho Hooking River, already high, roso during
Yesterday. ut p. M. It reached tho highest
| state, and was ten inches or moro higher
than It has boon since 1847 Details Of tho
terrible destruction Of property crowd up
necessary. The ontiro rich valley. from Carroll
to 11ockingport, On tho Ohio, eighty mi1os, with
its broad bottoms and looming fields, iB swept
and mid waste from hill to hill. Tho crops on
Friday looked finely and tho bsoadth Of wheat,
oats and grass WAS unusually large. Corn was
| backward, but promising. To-day The entiro
prospect Of tlaoBe landH woud not Holl for $40.
Tho ruin is absolutely unqualified One farmer
in this vicinity estimates hs loss at Sill, GOO, ana
| othets arc as bad.
Tho mail Inns not passed. botwoon Athens and
pomoroy since Thursday. and nono to Columbus
since Friday. At Jacksonville 100 families woro
driyon from their homes by tho flood, and tho
damage to the coa1 interest III enormous. Trains
| nv fha Hnckfr7 Ea11ay RAifrDn1 nrn AtH17bnj1ad,
and tho damage to tlle road Is reported hoayy.
TOLEDO. July 7.-Tho receut disaatroua rain
etorms which hive 80 generally rre'y,ailod in tho
to portion Of tho public worhs in
ohio. Tho Mimi d Eric Canal. 80 fur
as is known. escaped, and navigation is unnter-
rupted botwoen hore and Cincinnati. The
Hooking Canal is badly damaged, and navigation
will be suspended for d number Of days. Apor~
tion Of tile dam at Lockville Oh tho other canal,
eoutheast Of Columbus, has been washed ont.
Small breaks in the Ohio canal, between Colunl-
Sann tsns Of b 3ae fam'gs L Is bsie1ed t 'vG w
involve q loss of nearly s50,0oo., largo ilsEoo
Of mon will bo at once put to work, and tie t.
O1So1NsAr1, July I. .-Hopo was, genorally Gu
tertained that the storms which havo preyaies
with such deBtructivoneas throughout Illinois
n s q eeae 9e rs aassS S 5s ss5
coiycd from various points on tho line OF rom
from yincenncs to indianapolis and lndiannpo
lis to this city, and the line Of tho Cincinnati
. Hamilton l. indianapolis Railroad, and thouc
south to tho Ohio Riyor, indicate TIN
tie rain again aet in to-day aud this evening. ]!
, aome places furthest wost in this territory rai
hna beon falling during tho grcntor part Of th
day. Tonight. shortly after dark, a dr,zznn
at midnight, stoady rain is falling, with tn
proBpoct Of continuance.