Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-08-05
THE FLOOD IN TIE WEST.

red this afternoon, and the little Miami
river is reported as flooding the town.
In the vicinity of Marietta the dam
age by the storm on " ednesday night
was immense. Wheat and oats crops
are reported entirely washed away ,.ani
the Muskingurn river is fall Of floating
grain At:all points rain is reported
as still falling and great danger is APP
pretended from farther overflow OF II
vers and smaller streams. Crops are
considered entirely lost. -.
~ INDIANA AND ILLINOIS REPORTS.
INplANApoL1s, July 80. Special tefe'
grams to the Journal from eighty OF
the ninety Two counties IN Indiana, ard
twenty five OF the eastern counties OF
Nlinois, furnish a discouraginy account
Of the condition OF crops. The details
Of damage are remarkably uniform, the
best showing for wheat being in the
extreme northern tier Of Indiana coun-
Ifies. Elsewhere but small portions can
be saved, it having sprouted in shock,
and at least two thirds are already ruin
ed. s,,,..f..-g> ..,..s, c-..r.s-...
Corn is in fair condition except in
the lowlands, which are under water,
end oats and hay 10 the same sections
are rotting on the ground, and far
weather for two weeks would not ena-
tle the farmers to save more than half
the crop. The fax crop is almost enc
firelv ruined. 1t is raining heavily and
steady throughout the State tonight,
and streams. already bank tull, will pass
beyond all restraint Tomorrow.
THE KENTUCKY SITUATION.
Lo7ls1ILLE, July s0.-The crop sit
nation in this State, as well as in large
po,tiops adjacent States, is becoming
very Alarming. There is a heavy rain
FIJI every DAY and the short intermis-
son; with hot: sun shine, aggravates
1t te evil This kind of weather has
continued for about six weeks. The
| The corn crop has not been damaged
severely as yet, but it is believed that
the crop of wheat, oats, rye, barley
and hay has been injured fifty per cent.
in quality and quantity The tobacco
crop is greatly injured.
The situation is extremely precarious,
and it is believed that if the weather
does not improve within ten days the
yield will be reduced as low as in 1874
III which year the product was not more
fhan twenty per cent. of average crop.
DAMAGING RAINS IN THE NORTHWEST.
OMAHA, July 30.-Ad,ices from Linz
coin, Neb, state heavy rains in thai
section OF the county and southeast
have damaged property along the line
efthe Atehison and Nebraska railroad
| to the extent of over 100000. It is
stated that the road bed is damaged
badly for a distance of tw!enty.one
miles The Burlington and Missouri
railroad in Nebraska is reported as hav
ing suffered some damage, and the
track is under water for about a mile
/ and a-half. "a #.:,-
LITTLE Rock, July 30.-Heavy rair
| storm along the line of the Iron Noun.
tain railroad in Missouri has prevented
any trains from arriving in this city to-
day.
ST, Lows, July 31.-The Republican
Kansas City special says a terrible
storm occurred again yesterday after
noon and last night in that vicinity.
The track of the St. Louis, Kansas
CITY and Northern r.silroad near Cam
den was so badly damaged that all the
trains have been abandoned.
CINCINNATI, August la oother ralr
fell this afternoon, doing solae damage
to streets and sidewalks and flood Ing
cellars to some extent. The sig na
office reports the total fall of rain fc'
July as observed at this station at nine
and sixty-three hundredths inches
Rain fell on % days during the month.
A Somerset, Ohio, special reports a
terrific hail storm this afternoon.
Stones fell the size of a large hickory
nut, followed by heavy rain. Con-
siderable damage was done to the
Hooking Valley railroad An Oxford,
Ohio, special says the most severe rain
of the season fell for two hours to day.
Greeks ale reported higher than for
many years, and covered with fencing,
timber, wheat, oats and barley. The
Cincinnati, Hamilton and indianapolis
railroad line runs no trains to night,
ewing to land slide and washes.
DAYTON, August 1.-The almost con
tinuous heavy rains of the past week
have been supplemented during the
last twenty-four hours with still heavier
storms River bottoms consequently
are. Hooded and crops afe suffering
seriously, Miami river and tributaries
Ere. at food height, higher than at this
season for twenty-five or thirty years.
At this point no serious damage has
been dome, but bridge abutments are
|. sqf1erifig Tobacco crops are almost
| luIillaed.by storms. Oats, corn and
meadows are suffering great damage
| by amy worms, and wheat is rotting
in the shock. Weather still gloomy
to night and more rain threatened.
THE MIAMI OVERFLOW.
CINcINNATI,. August Report
reached here to night from Hamilton,
Ohio, that Miami river is ont of its
banks, and the western part Of that city
partially submerged to the depth OF
three or four feet. No trains out to-
night on the Pan Handle or the Cincin-
matt Hamilton and Dayton roads.
| special dispatch from Indianapolis
says cyclone passed through Har-