, 1875-08-04

neasurAbty overcome by fapt. soper. and tho
trains wefo on tttno yestertsy.
Thu roads on the Other nilo Of the Mishiasfrn'
haso probably beeu moro seroro!Y desfs With
those IN this. and tue reliable VandaltA has NOT
come I'll unscAthod. Netneon Tere flAuse aud
indianapolis II Was badly rAehod III several
places, but Wan botng repaired yohterday. AMI
Nal BimpAon bopes 70 bo III right to-day. M
bridges or attnctures hA7e hHen lost, tho damage
hhv'ng been entirely, llp 10 this time. by ~hsl'-
ingn and aooduRH. No through train came in
yehtotdaJ over TIM road, nor was any Bens out.
Local accommodation to yanda!la, however. III
not impeded.
Thoy haro bad vaet desl Of water on tho Ohio
Il Msasa,ppi and tral,ln wero yesterday lmpod-
ed. Tho broakb wore juAt this bao Of C!ncln-
natl, Al and near tho Big Miami bridge. din.
patch from General superintendent Woodward
to Mr.. Brydon, tho General paasenger Agent,
dhted 'aht csohing Va. to tho effect that tho
tram would got through lsst night.
fis d b. Louis betwoon Ltchfn1d nud 1ndanap-
oils yosterday. and only The L'tcIl'icId sccotn-
snnlation vas running, Tho breaks OF satnr-
day. canecd by the giving way u tho RESERVOIR
tullea tba aide OF Ll.chGeld, ~ tho ico-Aouso..
l.ayo boon repaired, AID tho damage all along
tin line is bong looked after, Tbs ,Iattosn ac-
commodatioil left last night, hiri soda:'s e1-
,redB. ~ expected. viii go ciexs through to
TerEn Hauto without obstruction,
Thorn have bten no trainh over the Toledo,
Waba4h Il Western pinco Saturday morning.
Tfaus wern abandoned isAt night, atd tim
rama cousHe iB 10 10 pursued to-dsr. At
Peru passengers weto sIanrfeFro1. Tho pri'l-
bridge VA. washed nway. Tho Hannibal Il Ma
plus branch III In vcry bnd condit,on. Repairs
arc beiug pushed forward with yigor, and by To-
mortuw II lB believed pastonsors viii 70 through
with tho proyarbial speed aud eAfeiY uf &LlB
route.
Comparatively 1ittle trouble han been sspcr!-
oncod by tho 1ilino1n Central. Only ono IRAN
had to 10 abandoned, aud that wa. last week.
J1ta fraSt
and Last night and yesterday mornings ttslu
c3me In on time.
Tho overflow TN tho Rockford Il Hock Inland
cauHed much damage, AMI up to yesterday Il
era1 serious obstructons between thiB point and
bterling haze been reraired. and train vii 10
atatscd out to-day, With prospects OF reaching
| the terminal point.
Tho rtVcr le hlghor, 1t il bacvod, than ut any
time since 1861. Yesterday {Sulsdayl It went nj
A. the rate Ut inches per hour for tuelve hnus
It iA now at . atand-sllll. Tho dyke telox the
bridge and tho bridge esnhanklIentA asn TIN lei
wAtoF. The sloughs below tho city arc full, I'LL.
= 1so Of q few moro iuches would 1ut 1t ink
Lake 1iaEias Croche, wllcro It has not been enct
1850. Tho island opposite tue upper rnrt Of t!1t
clty Ia a@loAt completely submerged. the suhabi
tants bnying como to tic main shore; thu live
stock beiug gathered upon lttie IAeces Of higt
| ground the chickens in tho t.ees &c. Tho 1o.a
ou crops, hc., upon the island h estimated a
| $93. .UU3+ One house ~ns torn down yesterday \
the lower end OF 5lain street to prevent itB wash
| ing nWay. In the bottoms opposite Isl. Lnui.
County, tho HAtor is spreading out rapidly. con-
polling sett1crs to lesyo their no1ucs au1 take Il
| t4u bluffs.
| WAhnlN0TnN.
WASHINGTON, No.. Aug 2.-Ths Missouri
| niycr a higher hero to-uiKhs thsn llaa bsel
known since 1911. There arc thousands d
acroa Of corn un.ier wa!os tckwoou hero and St
14oufs, on tho limo 0f tho Atlantic t. facil1t
Iail1oad. Tho Meramcc River ID ont Of lta bank
also. Mr.. 4. Lanke1npas, OF this city, who o,suc.
an island Of 1,0uo acres mile balnw Washing
TIM. hatl quo Aernn OF it in promising curu. III
uight only thu aheselB Of corn III the nigheB
places on tho island can he ueol. The OCCUPANT.
Of Two OF his tonsos bad to tnoyo out to-..ay
The Immense fields OF bottom lands Immediate
1y north OF thln city arc Ill under water. an
| people and stores Are uo!p to tue shores fo
aststy. Baso Island, miles up tiaa river, con
ptis,ng nearly 40 squaro mics, With several 10
habitRutn, III Ill oyesQowed, and foara arc enter
tafnod about the safety Of tho iuhab'tants. l'h
railroad track and depot hero azo about the suc
cunb to tho flood,