, 1875-07-31
Accounts of Additional nnd Wittc-
spread Damage by Floods.
The Overflow Of Many Western Streams
Results Dlsastrously.
auch Farming land Inundated md ule
Crops Swept Away,
E.u:lroaa Travel Interrupted by Waah-0uts
and Ii.nd-Slides.
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Ara hchvr rain. In that arct1un Of the country
and southeast hAvo damaged property along lilo
lipn of tha Atchieon X Nebraska nh4aroad ax-
c.c,l.ns s10O0O0. II IL stated tahs tho foat bed
IA damaged bnttls distance Of II miles. INC
burlington Il Missouri ln Scbtaaka is reported
\. having suIcrud autnn dhma9@ and the HACK
undr watar ia a'nnlt mile md . hat 10 en8th.
IlLunos, Seh.. July 1k.--I4easnG Chicago iaft
~eck wa the rIdcago& Northwestern Hallway
Ii vn. crpecinty interesting TO note tln totiii-
ton Ut Ills c.uIs ns We moved Wcsswarsi: unt'o
uilca f,pn Chicago, ootu appeal cd IL l.c from
II 10 30 iuclAcH high ont 70 tho atlsflseiFpl'
ncros- to riysr. in Town. for 10 miles IT raiEea
fran, ~ Ia 40 inches aud, on tho ,lin'o1irI soa-
to:nH seyclat piocos wetc passed which wore ~
poird u,,t. Arrosa tho RIVER. aul from Omaha
ponlllaest, u1 t,a nurhhgtnr Il Missouri hAl'1
wny. az tar ~ Lh'Inln. II sshsea nna
6 lcct high. From Lincoln ..ssa southwest; ea,
4nays1 1hro%s fusss%' sps;,e% eon a1'' j. "nu,usy
promising. and larger a1'I a' s'enSs rs oe.ol M!o
farther southwest / t'arce!. Ihs tavo1so
at,pms to DO irl,a of shnss, barley. eno oata
Tho nar1y drought injured al! small Grams ti
t,ts portion Of Li,, State: yat from o>e"thi1u 70
one.hnif n crop will bs Hathated- Corn Will II
uutt,tnr happens to il, be fat better thRn eVdr
befnre. lor si1 wcclB pass. rain has been aeun-
ttaut,-1uore than waa good Tor tho tip"'h"n
wheat. Tim atrcains nro much awhl!osI. tF7ugss
bnyr hcru rntriedsawnv, and some OF tho lowlaEd
crullH cn,riLm ably inlnEatl-
S,nrah t.ayo bsHE quito frequent, AMI. III eos-
ctai cases, violent. Alexandria, au tia btS
Raniy, euifercd seyeraIy. Ths pnbllc schpoi-
l,.,uye, which coet s4On vas totally destroyed.
Tho deuL ot the g. Iore2l y J'anser c1ty ltsl1
way waa .wo-tfirdA nf IT to1n tn peete. scSoral
stares ,ycro badly Injured. At alc!illa''. twesvs
honteg wo,s t,cstra. Cd --amaug thoua achool-
housa which cost S..UiG>- ..... i, -.-,
considering tho terrible scousgo Through
winch. tho people havo I'asscd. they show Ie.
marltaL1o Courage nt,t firm faith in ti'a future
Of tho State. ii il tlnn, nut h fowlhaye nenta,
rreetyp that if they wore tanlTt1d W aooa
oi1er for ti.rr farms, tloy would SOIL IL gtass-
hoppe1B II tttur'i aeAi'i tu'h si1nnor, taafo
In M uuca,iet, but many would lcAvo the Stats
rho ,ric, Of lani tuHoyo scolps to b7 about
the same IN IL MAJ III prs~ ~ErnHRhoprer times. an
n,rnt vt tho burlington y missouri lsaiiloel ~
A,lrIrkn informed mo t]1nt tho Company hal
soi, 145D.lp acrss IT land this taaBoll and ant
t,d Tho Union Pacific Land Department Is tidnR
II fins business. or course. immigration ~
much Lighter tnn it was two years a+,o ahd yet
Il }tnr or two Of pond cropH VIII revive INC pop
nlArty Of this fertile alnl healthy state. ihoan
who huil Oh now will undoubtedly be glad OF 1t
bJ and by. - .
Uuuer nil tho discourageucntp, tho farmers
a1e breaking up now lands, LII sc1no townships,
ono-tI,iru more htcNklt:s has been done than III
any year sinco tho lirst rutteunnt. ,....
t0tntuca Aro nfluitla3t, auu 1?EasR 10 fnfy
heavy, Stock lo,;is "etl. and tllcza Aecms u DO
no II neou now why tls cnlutr: will not recover
from tg em1nfrasr!ntntA in Hflnrt time.
viii, ~ but yrry fsw 1ays Of Oppressive heat. TAa
nights ure cool sud refreshing. tIIes aud mos
t,llit0rn uiMberls:u.
There lia'o tcth many tneot'es n1ual .,r a,o
tnr,rs: bnt Nr. James knux, OF Hebron, lbayci
County. has huccceued in producing good wheat.
cnru nud vegetable OIL Hucll lADds, lilo las the
tiness ptec4 o. cufh hase hsEn ri.o lts S !ar
!B IL, keep ta land stirred, atni nlcii u. Hottof
Straw. ne hass; " t.ao eehs 1os ,.',a .rats
hrft yeat no Piansea t"1a =" ~ "a ,'' l ;. 49, ~,
a"oht 'n"t niEh, ~ 'neu ts hsn hon.v crnn
pn Ssas 10 IN morsx II ~ atta,,in !. ther.
fl1H etseeosa In Gu % "p'sui & =. -. ,t d.. nn1
arc many "eFs" y. n'AA' ss'''o - ~ ,"n rn
hccosoinB ~ ais tne"ly' 'aoS c@t' Do H'A'' P'o
outtisn. A.. l. -. ,,,1u, .c,,oots
oho nope o. 1'o sau"s ~ -" .h,l1, ~ "hittra,
In nearly every u"trlcs "heie tnuso M.u ~!
chotlsh toe frip', ne"1 @ nsnoo' 1.'nt'r ~,
!nodarn Improvements, ssn.s' nas K'ouun v,n
M nan Dt'n VI 'pa's.. ~" @ k. Si ,nt ,Fnn, ~,
Tho chi1dteh of this no" btatS neea uoe grow VI
In ignofauto.
,uo,.n.
,.,u, n,.,...h .roHs9 - r. r. t,oo, 4,t4,,,r<.
"o"""' ~ 1''po's" , :" VI, ~ "s " ,a,a r.. n,v
done nuel. dansgn to tho gran crops In TIL
county Tho nrny-uuru IL also playing hayo
u,nn,,, thc mia
a'n"'t ~" ,,s.,,,,.. p, IT,. t,,,-ooo g,-;s.,,,<
Fohr MAINE, ind.' Jul; '}o'--adsicrs from a
parts OF tho couusy report considerable tamag
done to crops by tho !aso rain, especially +
xvhcat rnnrh of which will not nay for hasyeBt
t,,r. .,,,,,,rcd 1v millions
ihR. ArMs-"oi'nn taso "p!,GI.Go p!M"T,a - m,
and nrc lttofay s'ahlnk w. nstn =, W ,i.,
l@ttuot6 are mueH " Z. 'aa .1In1's.
lsblATAPoilH; sxt.'uf ~, ~ -.
to tho .ioura! l1af s2hsy oot ~ u n',,et}s" :,
yH.'e' s f,rnisl ~ se"urap ra? eout Of IL
conuhon u tno c.os. lno ~ III .h,w -
afo IT in e. sI r,1",nn ,art,or7, t,or of Il,
suna uS!eb ~ w T,sos,',.ro h., n .ma;f ,,nrtio
oats coantles; sewato ~ nuI'st r.. ~ ps;'o.
can ne saVao, ~ uayna sp'oI' p"s'. -.,;,'a1 ~
w. A. 'sass 5t;a1 osonr, ~ ~ liz ,o,s lanis rIe
,,.,ss ~ "tnr MI, mi Inv IN un.no xcrfio1
ae nuass s..s. "aseI. ,u1n I'D f,r ""nt%"r n
~. tos.ie ~ ~" a,.ah}, tho fsr,mo,,. ~ oav
"noas tts, nu4tu .ig ~. ~. aro rLn daT.cron
'.. s1's s,,.aa, .a,a. hn.,;lv mi atrnd;
n.n'uat au.nva. =. !s'.'a ..tt ~ H. ut,as ~.
sno nta,o ~ ,ass osu s'u % nf poasrai,
m.'r tuau, '."S-'"' Will JUNE o''oe@ "' A''A 49,
bo-ao''o"' ,:,..,. a..,,-..
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