Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-04
The Rain storms and Floods.

DAhAOE To RAILROADS AND CROPS.
The deluge continues. During yesterday
heavy showers fell in Washington and viciu-
lily, and the telegraphs repoT. more rain aud
rising rivers rom various points in the int
nor. The Potomac at Harper's Ferry was
sun rising last night, but slowly. The wes,-
eln rivers were also going up. and in some
instances considerable damage has been done
by oyerfiOws. The Mississippi, at ST IouiS
was but two inches above danger line and nj
cairo, ILL.,, was three feet eight inches above
AT Chlllicothe, Ohio, the Erie and Ohio canal
gave way, aud swept off five tborsand bush
els OF wheat AT Cincinnati the Ohio was
invading the houses in Water street. Trains
on the New Albany Gnd.) and Chicago rail-
road were taken OFF i'm consequence of Tho
flood in White river. which covers the track
Tor thrce miles. The gas works at Athens
were Hooded by TIE Ohio and the people ha
70 leturn TO candles for illumination. At
PittSburg the Ohio was one foot above the
oaneer Tue, ard at New Geneva the Monoo-
hela was eiSht feet nine inches above the
uan er line but ialling. The ia mage :, m ~
ro21s and crops in central Illinois i eStlm9-
| at ,e million dolla.s. The Waba n in
rdlara' is raging. The destruction of the
Nao3 and Ere canal, between Lafayette
ana Fort Wayne, Ind. Is complete and An
immense acreage is under the waters OF the
wabash. n Louisville, Ky. dispatch last
night states that the TailrOs is at that pO,ut
except the New Albany and Chica 20 are az
right. In West Virginia the destruction is
extensive. The town of Harrington is sub
nerS 10 The first floor Of the houses Sew
eTal bridges have been washed away on the
ParkersbuIg branch of The baltimore aud
ONO TailrDP /. The main stem, Ioyyava- =
lnfact Heavy losses to fan mers aud others
are report;t. The weather report NJ tniS
molnluS anticipates dangerous lUo Is IN the
west.
THE FLOOD IN NEW YORK.
Correspondence o. tue PhIlatelphia ,.igar
rom New York, Aug. p SAYS The streets
- me lower part OF the city at one time thus
morning hal the appearance Of little rivu-
les; many of the Easements aUl cellars OF
re warehouses in West and South streets
which had just been pumped out from the
ONeinOW OF last week. are again Submerg- I.
but, Oh the other hand. the tenement house
districts are getting such ScrUbbing as they
have rarely got before, and so what il a bust
ness misfortune in one quarter i q social
bIesSIpg IN another. People from Long
BIanch and other places along the coast re-
port the weather ulcoml,riaoly coli down
therei 1t Is probable. therefore. that in the
coulSe OF the week many families nov
staying there Will be back in their CITY
homes.
THE GRAIN SPECTATORS
continue 20 take lively interest IN the das-
aIc IcS from the west, touching the dana -
10 the crops from the floods there. prices ar
al hrlreT, though the feeling generally Is
leNefl>h under " certainty a TO the precise
c .oeht OF the reported injury. 1t NAV he
stated here That private kilograms from
Wtli-infOTme' COrreSpDn ien.s at points
nearest tue grain belt undvr the iudI,lc- OF
the ram fa!l, fully cOTrOborait the pre- ., t,-
couF,S. 30 much wheat AID corn Was hrlt
over from laso season. however. that even
should The worst be cOnfiTme /. ii - believed
there VIII be not only an abundance fof
nome consumption, but a large suEpius d
export