, 1881-04-28


cye, to the ownurs Of tho soil funeral pail
i1rapett iu gruon Whllo wandering around Fast
st. Lo.1is this morning had tho good fortune to
fall in with tho volicrnbto Joo 0ll,lsp1n. Ut Etl'
wanls Cos,nts. Batd the judge: vita big
ilood. and Will bc hiaScr. but II wilt novor reac1
tim point wtioro tho great nood Of f784 rcRchod."
..'FNr tho Lords sako. judsc.' said ], "yuu
ion't date bact TINT fnr, do yon9''
"No." 10 ropllal. "buk | rotnoinbor land yoat
put It right horo IN parcnthoas, tliat when
Jun Gil1cspU remon1ucra thing It Is tinacniably
trnc>-l remember, whom n toy, that Colo hut,
II French Inhnbltant, sald he i,ad pnlt1tcd n cn-
tloe Through tho house whoro Jut1go Nathaniel
17sa, and Kaskaskth ID at tho foot Of tho hills
TINT bound tho American or Cahokia,
lENttnnl, Homc fivo miles from tho
proEer ehannel of the M!sssaspn! s, River Ana, ft
e s eten,9os TN p9wc 4! ~ y spoEa ~ trs 'o ne
tho ciirtstuNH Ut Second street. IN Altan," Tho
many iIrnndscp!ivorE!ng ~ Last st. Id,tIis nnvg
iolow th0fn Is i ynst waslo o. wator, involving
snso M",a% 1 "s' T. T. Gsr shS "Erattr liz
ro!!d, have rcacivci tho Following lspatctus:
East Caronlslrt- Of lilo iand III tho
ylentty of Caloka an south, ts ,aTY ncr % wetcs;
ee pnd weaeF VIII one bgo Rono nny
families l!vlnR p Tint roal iavs tccn forced 70
move 1aek e. tho oaifs The f!s Lak9 Gnt
miles. It Is now inpossIhlc TO ostln,ate the
AGRICULTURAL damage. though thorc arc probably
'eTSf c!e S9s .r soors S' st any oor
points. awny DOWN ia Chcstur, The Cairo u.
Louis tta1lroad, howevor. was built wifi, ref
soovo evenCoie i!aafs ilood ot 1873. !s rnnIns
its truths rugularIy. PlsocioN.
ST. PAUL, MIMI.
CIR v7v. t.r, At,r1t ,-.rtn rI1sNp hHq
tli,Icd to riso sluwly all tho afternoon, and nt
o'clock stands ut about eighteen feet threo
inches In tho channel, ,-thrco feet higher thnn
tho Juno rtso ut Inst yuar. The current eot1-
TIMES awlft. as grcnt nRssos Of watcr nro
pushing frnm bonlnd. Tho now report Of n rfso
III tho Minnesotn ca,iRos tho belief TINT tho Hood
is not 80 ncnr CRISIS as wns hoped, nntl that tho
| dl,ninut!on In tho rapldty OF tho rIBo Is only
owing 10 the wAter spruadtug over lareor OK
,es ssm cea;s E! ,s ! Sa IT, nnssS5 s xs4.
nvairlst tho railroaI track, The wntpt is p,tlr-
@ an ssssae Thsy naesp.s x's 9e g.
truck ts covered out q sight , The poGrlc a takn
refaSe ~ tas. b!,''nEs Business Is almost
"A aisps,tch frDIn St. rcter. hiRhoe up, "says:
"The river Is at its hxht. ana fai! T. sxpeote,i
barley iost. Tho St. PAIL i sloar CITY .NaIirna.l
st o a ae5s st d II h Tsfse sus i as%E S!y yhc s.
toui-Iunds viii bu considerable. but the cxtcnntt
cannot 10 determined IN tho wltcra rccgsc. at
Muntuvtdeo and Ortunvitle. hIviter up tho rivet
IL Tn!llnR, Wrnlllo c1t be rtstlp1 un the 8loslx
City Railr0utl, Rl.d fortnight tulegrIpiiu com;
H,lnloat,n,l Is intorrnptau, Ther9 IL 10 ioo
tito Mfnnosltl. Tho 81. Ernlx haA rl,ct HevGrn
fcn,. but IL still thrre feet oouw lust june Ths
Blppi." ,.,...., t., e. Do,,, ,,..,xu .,.uo a,.,o
with ovety hnur tho hntld coltlnties There !:
no ury land LIFT betwcen tho uhnnno utll thu
,Dlnlf, o4cupt 4 single length Of tho uubenktneu
over which the bridge runs. Th" culycEfe utitir,
this nru utmost eiukuta With tho rigging cirrtt
aud thu bank may 10 onlkon through to-i!fElf
The FIFTH strGet elevated rDn5, at right nnxlr
with this WIS ,rnken tlir0tKn this, llltlrls nlit
il now ensurcd with wttor., There nru severn
hundred helaos in the tlohled !ltstrcE. nt,,l III,
EGenpants hNye huen busy ull dny removing
their families Witd Ynois Little positive Mtnugt
,s yet heen suffered, hit tho strung current INT
culfcs forming to.tlny threntun t. undermine
aud topple Hvcr 'tAny honsns. The rvilYoe
63o tents by subscription for tho uao ct tn
lNsp.ichos from points belov hcre ou tho. Mis-
slssfpp Bht,w thAt the rivcris rising saiplofy, bu
no serious Injury has sSt 9cc!3rrca; aa; +. m .to
rtal cua,,go IN tho stuati2n nf tho annntAte
rIslnK ste,l!y hMlf III, inch MI hour during tn
ntHht, Aul 1t II teurea sonlu snlNll buildings tllM
b9 CARRIED nWly during tto night. At tnnut
Rrollt LII West st. Paul for thoao wh0 ilhya l'ot.
, tlrIvun Cr0nl their ttuusG5, mud tho buildings b
or1utcd immediately.