New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-04

weather in nsOhiO and Tenpeeeee valDye
The rivers in Virginia. Pennsylvania an.
| Ohio, and the central Mississippi river, vii
rise rapidly. a
Dsmags to thesRailroads.
1 1sDlANAPoLls. August 2.-The continued
| night hss been very damaging to thos1hil
| roads west and south of this point.
White river has continued rising slowly
since Friday evening. IndianO(a, On the
west side Of the river, is all afloat. 60
An immense amount of damage has been
done property on the west side of this city
and in the bottom lands along White river
The Yinosnnes railrosd has suffered SO
verely in the nei ighbOrhood of Martinsville
The track is submerged for miles between
that city and Gosport. The Vandalia rail
& bridge suu nssr csrtersSure s fss track u wa.
also considerably damaaed at several
points. the Indianapolis and St. Louie
road is badly damaged at St. Mary and
Danville, q portion Of the trestle work at
the latter point being washed away.
The western division of the Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette road suffered in
the washing away Of tle road bed at
Crooked Creek, y fey miles west of this
city. The Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago
road had its bridge at Noblesville damaged,
and its track also considerably injured at
several points. The road bed of the In
dianapOlis, Bloomington and Western road
was slightfy damaged.
The Jeffersonville, Madison and Indian
apOlis road is considerably injured at Rock
port and Columbus. No trains have ar
rived today on the Vincennes, Vandalia
and the Indianapolis and st. Louis roads.
The SOads running east have suffered COM
paratively little.
The Rise a Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August 3. There is little
change to note in the situation here as re-
CARDS the river, which rose two inches
during the past twenty -four hours, and now
stands eleven inches below she riseOf this
spring, and two feet below the Hood of
1867, but reports from above indicate th6t
the food will exceed the spring rise.
Crops Destroyed-Peoplo Moving Out Of
Ranse-Railroads Under Water.
CtNcINNATI, August "a special from
Chilli1othe say8the rains continue and the
flood gains strength. The canal broke be-
low the city and swept 5000 bushels Of
wheat into the river. The people living in
the bottom lands are moving their fspiies,
is rising five inches per hour, also rising
eapidlyeat Cincinnati, where it hiss already
invaded the lower stories of houses on
Water street, and bids fair to 60 as high as
ever Known beforeS
A special from New Albany sayo the
trains on the new Albany and Chicago rail
road we're taken off to-day at Gosport. The
track is covered from White river distance
of three miles. A heavy force of men are at
bridge from floating away. ssWhite river at
this point is twelve feet higher than ever
known. Trains south from Lafayette go no
further than Charlottesville, the track
being waehed out in many places.
A special from Athsns, Ohio, says at
midnight tho river attained the height of
eight inches of the greatest elevation. The
gas works are flooded. The people Of the
asylum across the valley built boat. and
ferry theif provisions oSef. No trains are
running, and no mails since Saturday. .
damage to the crops. bridges and
railroads in Central Illinois is i0mense.
The losses are estimated at s., ,0OO, 900; that
Of Morgan county alone is $3.50, 900.
Unprecedented Rise In she Wabash.
TERRE HAUrE, August 3.-The'Wabssh
is few inches higher than in the great in
undation of 1928. The river is three miles
wide oppositethe city. and slowly swelling.
We shall have no intercourse in any direc-
tion, and no mails for four days at least,
there being ne less than thirty bridges, be-
sides 'trestles and embankments, completely
gone.
later
LAFAYETTE, August 3.-Tne Wabash is
several inches higher than known before
since the settlement Of the country. The
destruction Of to wabash and Erie canal
between here and Fort Wayne is cohplete.
The Rise In tho Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, August 3.AThe river rose
last night for several hours at the rate of o
foot ans1out, and is stiA swelling. 1t is T.
ported falling above.
Postponed on Account Of the Rain.
SARATOGA, August 3.-The races were
postponed ON account Of the rain.
Tho Ohio Rising Mt PitEsburg.
PTTsBURG, August 3.-River twenty -one
feet four inches and rising slowly.