, 1875-08-03

under wainr anss standing crnFs not worth hht-
Tssttf9. This city has, NJ fer, oscaped with lit~
iion .. IL B"Irnargod trum thu caual and tho
Maumeo ltlyat. a number NJ houses |
hhvo been moved from tllo!r foundations. !!
and cnrrio1 sonio distance. nral several hundred |
foef of strcat rAi"sy at tho terminus have bssrs
"asted away. 4 number Of Htreet culyorts lavn |
also boon cateicd away. Railroads have suf- |
toFcd con.tderaf1s, ai'd several have abandoned
s1n,n, ss entirely .lthoupl g tar, h1ilees, cte,
grounds ~. M.ry's River LAS overt ,wn to 4
losel with tho b;allH and threaten to sweep over
tho iluo tracx OF thu Association
TME wADAafr VALLEY. |
sn"tf1t Nls}vtkh tn The ch,cnho Tribune.
Tan1sE HAr1E. Ind. Aug. 2.--I'he flood HtIlt |
contnnte. 1hp Wabash hns rinen pcary feet |
#! thu 1'nt tH Hcnty-four hours. Largo quantttiea
Of rbont have bcon tloatnE soan t'se river Ill !
III tlin region nottiing can he s,sni. The toss |
will annt1nt 10 eeyetal millions Of DOLLARS Hun
drcdR Of fanlen arc left dehtitnte. Should tho |
MnbaHl, rssu feot higher, the n,achin~ss Of tho
ruined. Tho Village Of llloomiovn, & nailca
nonth q! this city, is complosely inundated.
Tho inhsbltanta lavo all dcser:ed
their llomc". Tie railroads running
No traiua hnvo Arrived or departed to-day except
OIL tho Eyansytllo road, which ran b train to
F1ncennos. Tia telegraph lines arc all down ex-
cept to vt, Ladis and ChicnEo. The Wabash Ia
Cd At tina paoe In tho groa. rise Of 1873.
EnktHYyI1EE.
sneesHl Nst:afrA n 3hs fhte07o frthHn'.
snELpYrI1:1E. Ind. Aug. Tho ra'nt III th!s
Bect'on 81 the State llnvo caused grta' desi1uc-
lion 70 property and crops. For the last t*entv
five days wo have had nothing but rain. Wheat
iB tlnmagcd at loa-t three .foNrths Gals Gro
total failure. Hay ia damnxoa about three
toIrtha and cora ab0nt one-fOnrtl Til county
tsac!hy} tR completely aubma1Eed. Winter h
ftandtnE in. three-tousthB Of the cel}ars Ia this
c!tF I'm firmeTt hre discouraged. md all kinds
OK y, hHsncBs Ii dull mud uncertain. Tho river Is
still rtslW:.
sps: :1q' Disnatrh Ia :he Ctsraao Tribune.
FEnt& lni.. Ans. .2.-'rho i4c.yy raInA havo
swollen tho Wabash lsvsr at t!'.s mint Il enor.
count IS. THO Toledo, Wabash i Western trs"!i
III ur der wn;er for Several miles both ways and
tfap .ts bound cart and w"st laye beon stal"d
hef today, unable to progreas. Further oIfott
~ ii tuy track over them, for tho purpose Of
taking trans over II possible. passenGcrB nra
much dlHguHkel 1t tho prospect. Tho damage to
crops ali oror Miami County il worry heavy.
NCAClE.
tsntc&at D5snat,.a To 1hc cN,ea7o TrfnHns.
MuSC,E, 1nd., aug. "a heavy rain atorn,
which began OH Saturday night ha. continued
atcatl'ly iintii tho pFeseat time: THO Walto River
has ororilosn trn han;e, an il higher than n tuo
memory Of Tho u lest Inhabitants. tbs dauiage
to crops, especially wheat, in very extensive,
| aud fatnssa losa-ti thu outlook as extremely
dacouraEaag. Tue FoEt Wayne. Muncie 4 Csn-
although, tho rosdb"d js rcry soft, and thsca.sus
to wash AWAY At sevesat PLACES.
pECAIUR.
- sr<ridt lfsnateh to Tht f'hteaao 7rioant.
IEcArrn, Ind. Ang. 2.-~liearv tnsns havo
caused St. Mnry'd 1iiYer to overllaw !ta hhutb
.e*1 t[o immense damage to ctorB In AfnsnH
Cnantv. The railroad bridge aid wagon br!dgo
are seriously Threatened. md q large forco Of
1ss t5.n
dtlft-wood which tho swift current constantly
swe"tB a1,a,nnt tho nbutment, THE rain IL stiil
falling nnd tho riror rsaDg and the brilcos
Will probably 10 carried nxa:" before morning.
water, md ail trims hare boon aoanaoned to-
n,Hht.
| BLur9roH.
| Sisecfot nisnatch 10 iAe Chtcaao Tribune.
! BLUtFtDS, Ind. Aug. 3.-nnin hns been fall
Ing hore continually since early Saturday evetl-
Ing. The Wabash lsiver and lts trlputary streams
have ovettloTn thoir banks, entatllng isn,nenre
| damage Upon ciops. NDeat not yet harvested
~ connlesely ruined. strong fenre are enter
tainod TINT the inc bridge Of thu Fort " .yne,
Mnncio T. Cincinnati llailroal over The Wahast,
1llver Will ho awept away as the watcr 1B within
a. Tow inches Of tho sul'esssEuctufo, md Is still
rising.
snsctas D..natsh to 1'hs Ch1ra7o TrihHnr.
NEWCASTLE. 1nd Aug. 2.-Tlo rains which
have fallen oyory day for somo tsu,e, and which
|
urlay night nnd still contluncs with no proapcct
OF ceaaation, havo literally flooded the ontro
county. Fields at Rlaiu are aorerat feet nndor
water. aud no attempt to harvest tboin wall ba
| made. Everybody feels gloomy ovor tho im-
maaso destruction cau4ed b. tho nood
EATON.
| snecfdi Htsuatch 10 th< Chic1oo 7f1buu.
| EAToa. 1nd., Aug. 2.-Tho 1loosl caused bT the
hoayy rain which began Saturday uIyht IL tho
largest acen IN thus cty for twenty i've yaArs,
and Thousands OF to''nrB' worth OF whost, ntc.,
/ has boon completely ruined. The Maseasdutwa
] River has orsrdowel tte bonnaReios aud tlx3 rich
! botlonaa adjacout fol miles, aud III SILL rising
very rapidly.
Sceefdt D*rateh 10 I"s Chicago Tribune.
Quisos, H.. Aug, 2.-The damage tn raj iIroadf
repaired that noasly all tho tta,ns went out on
regular timo to-day.
| OHIO.
TIE noc1IHu VALLEY.
ClNc1NNArl, O., Aug. 2-12:i0 p. n,-The rivol
Is rising at the rate OF inches An hour. Woa+h,
or cold, cloudy, and damp.
COLUMBUS O., AuR. 2.-The hoavy Tatna lar
night tliied cellars that hsyo horotoiore bes
dry, and covered tho corn and Wheat zelda ey q
moro doop!y thau they wero before. Tho So Of
hsee Is higher THAI 1t las hesu for yesra bu
no fear 10 felt for tho leyea. Tho Hocaln@ WI
ley Railroad Company ouly run trains ts. Lau
caster. President Cso3u reports more sevor
floods between taat poi ut aud Atheus, s.loug ID
line Of tho road. than have hecn k'.,owa Ia
many yeArs. The Par ,-IlsnIle tsaina Ill couso i
IN time. Tho Little Miain! Road, b.Y .on o
| tue aoods, ssut it's CAuonnati t,Nj'uB today b
tue way Of xenia an d DaYt,,.
~ cisc1NsAr'' O., Aug. :a.-A special to th
I1,Ms l'on Athcrn. O. eu5s: "Tha uocklu
vIth,n ,uches OF tue greatest ovor knowu
cruch are total ltea, ud reports Of oll.or ioee
~ coma u constantly. No tfaiua are running o
tho 4tocAang valley Ha I'd to-day, The water
| over the track OF / ~ 1rariotta 4 Ciucinnai
N9ae' polow town. v uers two trains arc bloch
stood completely iPo' ,ated fnr uomo ti1uo. III
| ~ " ths sal!.h 81 It mtnea will b. baavy. On
| brago on the hA lattA Il Cincinnati RoAd wea
| OF ltrre, has goue dosn. Ti,o huayy brIdrst ~
stApdnR tho Biraf i wall
| Aepotts itom II parts Of Ohio to-nishk sont
OF sho lIttdoars' Fort Wayne i Choago llailroa
| continue ~ R'Fs gloomy Accounts Ut toss Al