Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-17
would seem that the effort to secure immigra-

would seem that the effort to secure immigra-
ton to this State is assuming practical shape:
The immigration boom is fully under way.
Col. A. Pope, the general freight and ticket
agent of the Associated Railways of Virgin.
ia and the Carolinas," and who has recently
been appointed immigration agent for North
Carolina, is vigorously assisting Col. Butler
in his endeavors to secure settlers for this
State. He has prepared table of the re-
duced rates he has secured for immigrants
and settlers from New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore to all stations on the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta, the Whining
ton, Columbia and Augusta, the Columbia
and Greenville, the Atlanta and Charlotte
Air Line, the Northeastern, ard the Chcraw
and Darlington Railroads, with which he has
official relations. These rates ure much more
favorable than any other hitherto projected.
For example, the fare to Columbia from the
three cities named is as follows: From New
York, STATS from Philadelphia, 1921; and
from Baltimore, S11.48. The rates to Green
vile are about the same.
The commissioner of immigration will pub
lish the full schedule Of fares in the monthly
report of the department, and distribute the
information as widely as possible.
Mr.. Pope, in letter to the commissioner,
states that'he is now negotiating for equally
reasonable rates for the household goods and
effects of immigrants; and further, that he is
using his advantages of position to supple
ment the work of the department by making
each agent of the railroads named all ilnmi-
grafton agent in effect, who shall obtain and
forward to him all possible information as to
the resources and water power Of his section
for compilation. To obtain additional in
formation he is sending circulars to every
c"unty commissioner, real estate agent and
newspaper in the State. When the data col.
lected proves sufficient, he will issue, from time
to time, immigration circulars describing the
State
Immigrants tickets can be obtained from
agents OF The associated railways in any Of
the larger cities of the North and East. This
is the most powerful auxiliary the department
could have, and if the other railroads of the
State would join the movement, its power and
effect would be greatly augmented.
Disastrous Floods.
-- From heavy rains and the melting Of
snow, several disastrous floods occurred in
northern sections last week. Dispatches of
Saturday report the Shenandoah and Potomac
rivers at Harper's Ferry as having COM
menced to rise on that day and continuing
steadily throughout the day, flooding the low
er part of Washington City to the depth Of
four or FIVE feet and doing much damage.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the same date
says: kilograms received here represent
Warren, Ohio, as inundated and boats are in
demand to remove the people of the Second
Ward from their watery isolation caused by
an overflow of Mahoning river. Tuscarawas
Valley is overAowed. New Philadelphia is
inundated. But little, if any damage, is re-
ported in Kentucky. Much snow is reported
in Southern Ohio The Ohio river is rising
rapidly.
A portion of Toledo, Ohio, was inundated
the water rising to depth of three feet in
the Island House Hotel and Union depot
cutting off communication with Summit
street, except by means of boats, and pre-
venting the entrance of passenger trains
The westerly end of the Pennsylvania Rail
way bridge was carried away. This bridge
was rebuilt last summer, and was a substan'
tial iron structure, In Water street the wa.
ter was FIVE feet deep.
The Lehigh river, in Pennsylvania, was
also greatly swollen. Two trestles were swept
from under the Lehigh Valley Railroad at
Penn Haven. By the overflow Of the schuyl'
kill river at Manyunk, nearly all the mills
at that place and a number Of dwelling
houses were inundated. The loss on stock
and machinery will reach 100000.
A later Washington dispatch of Saturday
says:
Reports of floods at various points are be-
ing received. The water in the Lehigh river,
at Allentown, Pa, raised ten feet since last
night. Half of the bridge, one hundred feet
long, connecting Klines Island with the main
shore, washed away. Two families are on
the Island, with no means Of escape. At
Milwaukee, Wis, the heaviest snow storm
ever known there prevails, and all trains
have stopped. A heavy rain storm is report
ed at Waterbury, Conn.,, and the river is ris-
ing rapidly. An ice gorge has formed in the
Delaware, four miles below Milford, Penn,
and large family, named Buckley, are on
the island, in the middle of the river, crying
for help, surrounded by ice and water, and no
assistance can be given them.
MERE.MENTION.