Wilmington journal., 1875-08-13
SY TELEGRAPH,
TIE FLOOD,
THE WATERS CONTINUE TO
FLOODS IN
UTTA-SPECIAL RIV-
Err REPORT

WAsHINGToN, Aug. The Ohio
will rise slowly at Louisville. and viii
fall at and above Circin. The Mis>ls-
sippi will continue to rise from Carlo
to Vicksberg.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-Heayy rains
prevails the plantations. Islauds No. 1C
and 80 is submerged at New Madrid
The flood Is running through the snnk-
en- land to St. Francis Valley. The
river here is rising steadily aud slowly,
encroacuing on exposed plantations.
| A dispatch from Pine Bluff says the
river has rose six inches this morning,
and is within four feet of high water.
A telegram from Little Rock report
another risen with twenty-five feet on
the gauge.
CALCUTTA, August 6.-Floods are
from the northwestern Provinces, and
many dwellings are swept away. Great
loss of lives is feared.
WAsHINGToN, August 6.-The Low
er Ohio river will continue to rise at
stations below Cincinnati aud fall rap
idly at stations above Cincinnati. The
foods will become more dangerous be-
tween Louisville AID Paducah. The
Central Mississippi viii rise at Cairo.
Memphis, Helena and Vickaburg, and
fall at st. Louis The danger will in
crease in the lower Mississippi between
Cairo and Vicksburg during to-day
and tomorrow.
A special river report 1886 p. m. says:
During the past four hours the Ohio
has risen 2Sinches at Cincinnati. feet
atLouisville, foot at Evansville, and
lOl feet at Paducah, whore 1t Is now 1
feet and inches below the danger
line. 1t is from 2 to 5 feet above the
danger line at stations between Evans
vile and Cincinnati. 1t has fallen, aud
is now below the danger line at Ma
rietta and Pittsburg. The Mississippi
has risen inches at Carlo, inches at
Memphis, and is rising at Vicksburg.
but has fallen one foot at st. Louis,
and five inches at Warsaw. 1t is now
four feet and half above
the danger line at Carlo, and
10 incnes above at Helena.
1t is one foot below the danger line at
Memphis and one foot aud ten inches
below it at Vicksburg. The Missouri
has fallen slightly at all the statiocs.
The Cumberland has risen six inches
at Nashville. The floods will increase
in the lower Ohio and central Mississi-
ppi during Friday and Saturday.
Heavy local rains are reported from the
Western portions OF Tennessee and
Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
SPECIAL RIVER REPORT, 1870 P. NJ
During the past "a hours, Ohio has
risen IL inches at Cincinnati, % inches
at Louisville, 8 at Evansville, and 5
at Paducah. Has fallen six feet and IL
half at Marietta, and 1T Pittsburgh.
Is now above the danger line from
Cincinnati to Grcenville, and 3 feet
and 10 inches 'eiuw the danger line ut
Paducah, where it will continue to rise
The river has reached It's maximum
height at Cincinnati, and will fall slow
Iy during Saturday. The Mississippi
| has risen slowly at Station to Cairo, to
Vicksburg, aud is 5 feet above the
danger line at Cairo, and IL inches
above it at Helena. It is one foot AID
inches above the danger line ut
| Vicksburg, and 0 inches below at
| Memphis. The river will continue
! slowly to rise during Saturday aud
| Sunday at the station named, but fall
at ST. Louis. The rivers of Pennsyi-
vania he g fallen rapidly. The Cum
| 5erland LAS risen 21 inches at Nash
vile. The Missouri has changed but
slightly. The red river has risen four
inches at Shreveport. Ligh rains
have prevailed in the lower Mississippi
and lower Ohio valleys, and heavy
rains will probably prevail III the
Ohio Valley tonight.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 6.-The river is
rising steadily, two inches in twenty
four hous. Levee far down as Fri
ars Point is good, the only break being
at cut in the old town levee, through
which water poured, threatning plan
tations below. The St. Francis, al
Madison, has risen four feet. This
water cones from the Mississippi
near Madrid, and threatens fine cotton
lands above. Helena, in Arkansas
cotton men predict loss of $4,000
bales in Memphis district alone.