Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-03

ars heretofore dry, and covered corn and
wheat tislds even more deeply than
they were. Tne GciotO Is higher than it
has been for years, but no fear is felt for
the levee. The Hooking Valley rail-
road company only run trains to Ian
caster. President Green reports more
severe floods between that point and
Athens, along the line OF the road, than
has been known FOR many years. The
Panhandle trains all come in on time.
The Little Miami road, by reason Of the
floods. sent Cincinnati trains tO-dsy 10y
way Of Nenia and Dayton.
FROM DAYTON, OEIO.
DAYTON, August 1.-The alucst con-
tinuous rains Of the past week have
been supplemented during the lest
twenty-fOur hours with still heavier
storms. The river bottoms consequent
ly are flooded, and crops are suffering
severely. Miami river and tributaries
are at flOod-hight, higher this season
than for twenty-five or Thirty years. Al
this point no serious damage has been
done, but the bridge sbutmeuts are suf.
fering. The tobacco crops are almost
ruined by the storms. Osts, corn aud
meadows are suffering great damage by
the army worm, and Whsst j. TutliI q
in the shock. Weather still gloomy to-
night, snd more rain threatened Pub
lie feeling about business is depressed in
consequence Of damaged crops.
FROM CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, August IA report
reached here tonight from Hamilton,
Ohio, that the Miami river is out Of its
banks and the western part OF that city
partially submerged to the depth OfthTee
or four feet; no trains went out tonight
on the Panhandle or Cincinnati, Ham
iltOn and Dayton railroads.
Second DiSpdtch-AnOther heavy
rain fell here this afternoon 1Jing some
damage to the streets and sidewalks o.
the hillsides and fi1odinC the C-iiars to
some extent A landslide i reported
on the Little Miami railroad between
PendletOn and LOvsisud, preventing the
trains from passing, Inc signal Office
reports the total fall Of rain for July, So
observed at this station, at nine and
siXty-three hUndEedth inches; rain fell
on twenty-thTee days during the moGth.
The bodies Of the four young men
drowned last Thursday night, near
Huntingdon, West Virginia, were re
covered to-day and are en- route here for
burial. A special to the Commercial to-
night gives accounts of heavy rains dur
ing the past twenty-four hours in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, and further dam
age to the crops. Danville, Illinois, re-
ports all the bottom lands along Yer
million river OYerflowed, and that the
stream was full of floating wheat shocks.
ZiOnville, Indiana, reports the most
damaging rain Of the season, the streams
flooding the country; several hundred
feet Of the indianapolis and Lafayette
railroad washed out, and two bridges
over Crooked creek moved out OF line.
The waters are Teceding tonight. On
the Louisville, New Albany and Chi
cagO railroad the CulVerts and track are
! reported gone in several places Forth
and south OF Greencastle; indianapolis
and st. Louis railroad also reported
washed out east and west Of Greencas-
! tie. The Vandslia road also has lost
| a bridge over West White Creek, near
| CartersbuTg, Indiau8. The IndiRnspO-
lis, Bloomington and Western railroad
is reported washed out near Crawfords-
| Vile, and it is thought trains will not
! get through before Tuesday. The Com
nlerciGp s Somerset, Ohio, special reports
| q terrific hail-stOrm this afternoon, the
| stones the size of large hickory nut,
| followed by heavy rain. Considerable
damage was done to the Hooking Val
| ley railroad. An Enquirer special from
| Circleville, Ohio, reports the SciOtO river
| very high, and still rising, the bottom
| lands all under water, and considerable
| wheat has flOated off. A spcial to the
| same paper from UrbanA, Ohio, says the
| creeks are swollen to rivers and all the
| fiat lands inundated. Rain is still fall
ing and the streams rising. Wheat has
already been destroyed by rain, and the
army worm is cutting the grass and
oats, A special from Lima, Ohio, re-
| ports serious damage to crops in that vi
| Cinity from rain and the srmy worm.
| Corn is reported Sc bsdly beaten down
by water. An Enquirer, Oxford, Ohio,
| special says the most severe rain OF the
| season fell for two hours to-day. Creeks
are reported higher than for many years,
| and covered with fencing-timbeT,w wheat,
| oats and barley. The Cincinnati, HAM
| iltOn and Indianapolis railroad lire run
no train tonight, owing to lsnds!ides
| and washes.
Third Di8pdtch.-Tbe river is rising
at the rate of two inches an hour.
Weather cloudy and damp.
THE HOOKING VALLEY SUBMERGED.
CIsCINNAII, August "A special to
the Times, from Athens, Ohio, says that
| Hooking valley is completely sub
merged, and the rise is within three
| inches Of the greatest ever known.
| The croI 5 are a total loss, and reports OF
other losses come in constantly. No
| trains on the Hooking Valley road to-
day. Water is over the track Of the
| Marietta and Cincinnati road below
town, where two trains are blocked, one
| a passengeT-train filled with people
stood completely isolated for some time.
The loss at the Salina salt-mines will be
heavy. Que bridge on the Marietta and
! Cincinnati road west Of here has gone
down. The heavy bridges are standing
| the strain well.
| IMMENSE DAMAGE TO Raj ROADS.
| INDIANAPOLIS, August 2-Fh0 con-
| tinued rain-stOrm since EatuTd.r night
| has been very damaging % the ss.IEDads
| west and south OF this point. White
river has continued 10 O slowly since
/ Friday evening, and it is now fully ss
! high as the flood OflS5S IndiauOia, on
| the west side Of the river, is all sd at.
| An immense amount Of damage has
been done to property on the west side
| OF the city and in the bottom lands
| along White river. The NinCennes rail-
road has suffered severely in the neigh
| bOThOOd OF MSFtlnSVllIe, the tTack Dsing
| submerged for miles between that city
| and GOspOrt. The Vandalia road suffer
| ed the loss OF new iron bridge near
| Csrtersburg, one end OF the bridge at
| Amo being lowered and the track con-
| siderably damaged at several points. The
| Indianapolis and st. Louis railroad is
badly damaged at 50. Marys and Dan
| vile, portion Of the trestle-WOrk at
the latter point being washed away.
| The west division OF the 1. G, and l..
road suffered in the washing away Of
| the rosd-bed st Crooked creek, few
miles west OF this city. The l., P. and
G.. railway has a damaged bridge at
| NOblesville and considerable damage TO
the track at several other points The
l., B. and w. road suffered slightly in
damage to the road-bed. The l., NJ. and
1. road is considerably injured at Rock
ford and Columbia. No trains have ar
tho Ninaap,o4 V.p