The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-04

State. The railroad bridge ON the Gill
man, Clinton & Springfield railroad is In
great danger. A heavy destruction Of
was occasi0ned by the rise last
night, and still more is>in danger. The
river is higher than ever known. We
have had three clear days now, and the
farmers expect to get to work on their
tomorrow.
LA SALLE. ILL.,, Aug. 4.-The Illinois
river has risen eighteen inches since
last evening and is still rising at the
rate of an inch an hour. 1t Is now esti-
mated that at least 1000 acres of corn
are flooded between Lacon and Utica,
Illinois, and 1t is generally supposed
that the corn will be ruined in conse-
quence.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.--The foods IN this
county have done damage to the amount
of about 100000. The chief injury is
from the overflow of the Calumet river.
WHEELING, WEST VA, Aug. A.
Wheeling creek was higher yesterday
than ever known before. The abutments
OF the bridge two miles east of the city
moved over one foot. At points along
the baltimore and Ohio railroad, be-
tween this city and Grafton, there was
OF grain. The town of Pennington is al
most completely submerged. There are
a number Ofland-slides on the railroad,
and four bridges we're carried away on
the Parkersburg branch. The river Is
Still rising slowly.
NEW MARTINsvILLE, w. VA, August
4.-The loss III slaves, dressed headings,
logs and barrels carried away from this
Vicinity will amount to over 500, 900. All
the low lands in this section are sub.
merged.
NEW ALBANY, IND, August 4.--Traini
way were taken off yesterday. At Cos.
port the track is submerged by the flo0C
In White River for distance of three
miles. A heavy force of men Is working
there to prevent the railroad bridge from
floating away. White River is twelve
feet higher. at Gosport than ever before
known.
NORTH VERNON, IND, august 4.--Tht
Rockport bridge, fine one, ON the j..
NJ. & /. road, between Seymour and Co.
lumbus, was swept away by the higl
water. Passengers and freight from
Louisville are now taken to Indianapo
liaGby way OF North Vernon.
MEMPHIS, August 4.--There is little
change in the river. Rose two inches
during the past twenty-four hours, and
now stands eleven inches below the rise
Of last spring.
New ORLEANS, August 4.-The Ar
kansas levees near the Louisiana line
are low and in bad condition. Should
the upper leyees give way the whole
country around Bayou Macon will he
0verflowed.
CIRCLEvILLE, o., Aug. 4.-The Scioto
is higher than eyer known. The broom
corn fields here are entirely under wa
ter, and the crop considered utterly rll
ined. A part of the distillery of Mag 4
Co. is undermined.
CHILLICoTHE, Aug. A break in the
canal, thirteen miles below this city
swept through a wheat field belonging
to Mr.. Clayton Plyley, and, washed ou
5000 bushels Of wheat into the river.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL, August 4.-Th,
recent storms in Central Illinois have
done immense damage to crops, bridges
and railroads. The loss Is estimated II
amount to q million of dollars.
LAFAYETTE, IND, August 4.-The foot
in the Wabash is several inches higher
than ever before since the settlement o
the country The low ground iss iiss al over
flowed. In many places the river il
tion of the Wabash and Erie canal be
tween here and Fort Wayne is complete
1t is broken in hundred places. Tht
canal and river have been on level fol
fOrty-eight hours, the water of the rivel
rushing through the latter and running
over the, banks from one to the other a
all low places. The river is now falling
BRIGHT, IND.-We have had grea
amount OF rain this summer, in fact, il
has rained almost necessarily for two
weeks, having had but one day that il
did not rain in that time. Tbe farmers
are becoming very much discouraged
not being able on account of the wei
weather to save their hay, oats, ant
hungarian crops, which were very
abundant.
1t is feared that the corn crop will no.
he as good as was anticipated shor
time ago.
PoMERoY, O., August 4.-The river IL
rising. The principal streets are inun'
covered bridge passed last night, sup
posed to be from Little Kanawha.
LOUISVILLE, August 4.-The railroads
from here north of the Ohio are under
water, and the only route to st. Louis is
via the Louisville, Paducah g. South
western.
WINDSOR, ILL, August 4.-Rain three
days without intermission. Bridges
swept off; no trains to-day. Wheat and
oats almost entirely destroyed. Corn
badly damaged.
MIDDLEPoRT, o., August 4.-The river
fs above the banks and still rising.
Large quantities of property from farms
and mills above is floating by.
From the Metropolis.