The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-05

THE RIyANNA HIGHER AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
THAN AT ANY TINE, SINCE THE FLOOD OF
1S70-CRoPS SWEPT AWAY OR DESTROYED
TROUBLE on THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND ROAD
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO SAFE.
Especial telegram TO the Dspatch.1
CHARLOTTESVILLE, October At COM
menced raining here last night at II O'Clock
and rained necessarily until ?. NJ. to-day.
The Rivanna river at this point has risen
about eight feet higher than at any time
Stree the flood Of 1870. ...-
The crops on the bottom-lands, as far as
ascertained, are swept away or seriously
damaged. On Moore's creek the water
rose fifteen feet, and carried away the crops
Of j. r. Bib, John Fry, and ninety out Of
one hundred and thirteen shocks Of corn Of
Captain Harris. At the mills on the creek
water rose six feet in the stables, and wash
ed hogs out Of the pens, &c. On Schenck's
branch, running from the University
through Charlottesville, the water flooded
the houses, causing people to move out. L
W. Cox, in attempting to cross, was thrown
from his horse and narrowly escaped. Nc
damage on the line OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad west. There is some trouble
on the Virginia Midland road between
Covesyille and Lovinsston. Train No. 81
is nine hours late. 1t is rumored that 1
man was drowned in attempting to cross
Moore's creek near Mr.. Eugene Davis's
farm. No particulars.
The water is rapily subsiding, and there
is no apprehension of further damage.
BRIDGES ON THE ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO RAILROAD DAMAGED-THE JAMES TEN
FEET ABOVE ORDINARY LEVEL AT LYNCH.
BURG.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.]
LYNCHBURG, VA, October 4.-There was
a heavy rainfall last night and to-day, flush
ing the streams and damaging railroads to
some extent. The bridge near Gishe's, on
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad,
was carried away, and another near Bon
sacks rendered impossible. Several bridges
on the Virginia Midland road have also
been swept away or rendered unsafe and
the road-bed washed out. 1t will probably
be several days before the roads are re-
u.
is about ten feet above ordinary level and
rising six inches per hour. The rivermen
think it will reach the maximum height by
midnight unless reinforced by streams west
of the Blue Ridge. No rain since P. NJ,
but it is still cloudy.
TRESTLEs AND SMALL BRIDGES DESTROYED on
THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND ROAD-TRAINS DE-
LAYED, &C.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
GoRpoNsvILLE, VA, October 4.-Early
this morning rain commenced falling, in
creasing until o'clock, when it came down
in torrents. Some Of the trestles and small
bridges on the Virginia Midland road have
been damaged. The north-bound passen-
ger train due here at LAO and the express at
$40 have not arrived, being detained by
slides between Covesville and Lovingston.
The trains met between those stations and
exchanged passengers-onet train returning
to Lynchburg and the other to Charlottes-
vile, where they will remain for the night.
In many places the bottom-lands are mum
dated and crops seriously damaged.
ASSOCIATED Press reports by telegraph TO the Dis
patch
THE STORM AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-There was tire.
meuCfous rain to-day which flooded many
rooms in the Patent-Ofice.
The wires north are all down.
The cyclone yesterday was central in
Georgia, has moved in northwesterly di-
rection, and is now central OH the Middle
Atlantic coast.
The storm yesterday in the Lake region
has moved easterly, and the lowest pressure
lies in trough from the St. Lawrence Val
lev to the cyclone before referred to. Thi:
storm has been attended by unusually Sc
we're winds and heavy rains. ...>.y