The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
LOCAL MATTERS.
High Wafer.


THE RISE IN THE JAMES AT LYSCHBURG, WILL
LIAMsON's, COLUMBIA. AND OTHER POINTS
THE RAIy-srORM on THE CHESAPEAKE AND
OHIO RAILWAY AND AT RIcHAoND-AN INCI-
DENT-THE LONG BRIDGE, &C.
The river yesterday rose to about nine
feet above ordinary high tide. At Lynch
burg. about IL o'clock, II was SIX feet
nine inches, having fallen from ten feet
eleven inches the night before. AZ the
Combined locks the wafer was falling
RAPIDLY. At Stapleton the river was seven
feet higher than usual, but falling. AT Co.
lumbil 1t reached seventeen feet, and then
commenced falling. In fact, 1t was clear all
along the line Yesterday at noon and the
water falling. II Will fall here to-day, and
rise again when the Lynchburg water
reaches here. The canal bank near Rope
ferry was sliglaly washed Yesterday. Rope
ferry is above Lynchburg. The railroad, Of
course, sustained no damage, for the water
was far from the track.
Speaking OF the james. we may as well
localize a little incident which happened
yesterday afternoon. About O'Clock two
Of the lincmeu OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company were at work on the
Long bridge, near Alexandra, repairing
The wire. They had one wire up and were
talking to Superintendent Paynter here.
They told him that one end OF the Long
bridge had gone, or was submci ged, and
that the indications were that more Of
il would 90. While they were talking
the other end was apparently carried of,
the wire snapped, the conversation was
cut short, aud The men left IN the middle.
The message, however. which we were en-
deavOripg 10 get 10 Washington was sent
away promptly by ElkiOn, Nd.
There were no through trains from or TO
the North yesterday, owing to the fact thai
there is trouble at the Long bridge, which
SpaEs The Potomac river above Alexandra.
II could not be aScerained positively that
the bridge was down; bnt 1t was entirely
submerged. and quantities OF ice were pass
ing over il. The wires, OF course, over the
bridge were down. There was no trouble
on the Richmond, Frcdenck> burg and
Potomac railroad between Richmond and
Alexandra, bur the interruption Of the
railroad line j. confined to the portion be-
tween Alexandra and Washington, affect
ng all lines which converge there from
the South. Trains rid QIantico a. far
~ Alexandria VIII ran aS usual One
train from Alexandria arrived here
last evening, and another between IL
and II o'clock, and proceed South.
No mail and very few passengers came
bv the lat train, owing to the inter-
rupiion at the bridge. II Is undeIs oOd
that bltwcen two and three hundred pas
scneei, (bGund South are detained in Wash
ingion on account Of the trouble ut the
bridge.
The weather west Of Richmond, on the
line Of the Chesapeake and ONO read, on
Friday night and yesterday was very similar
to that which we experienced here. Inc
rain-storm was very general all the way
from Richmond 10 Huntington; but we
have no reports OF any injury to the road;
bu, the storm somewhat delayed tie trains.
At the Chesapeake and Ohio wharveS yes
terday the water was two and bali feet
over the lower dock.
At Charlottesville the Riyanna was re.
ported rising I'VE got the Rivanna water
here last night and high winds prevailed.
At Lyuchburg the weather was clear,
and the water in the evening abcnt twelve
feet higher than usual. We will have the
LyUchburg water bele this evening, but
most OF the Rivlnna water Will have sub
sided.
Al Meechum's River dcr6t the weather
was clear and windy, with heavy rainfall
Friday night, and the river very high.
At StauntOn the weather was bright,
warm, and pleasant. a very heavy rain
prevailed Friday night and the wafer
courses we've much swollen, but fell during
the day.
At Felrol there was heavy rain Friday
night but clear and windy weather ye,ter-
day.
At williamson Jackson's river was six
feet above ordinary level. and rising.
The weather was clear and windy. 1t ralned
there hard all the night before.
From White Sulphur, Sewell, and Can.
melton there was similar report.
At Huntington there was a heavy rain
Friday night, and rain indications yester-
daV.