The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-30

HlShu Tie reports received at a late
hour located the storm as proceeding
northWard, rain having already COM
menced to Lockport, Maine, and
other points in the extreme East. In
this city and suburban places great
damage was done by the great fall of
water.
Along the line of the West Chester
and Media Railroad, near South
street bridge, the tracks of the rail-
road were completely submerged,
and back of the Almshouse meadow
! the sides of the entertainments were
washed away, seriously impending
travel.
Between this city and New York,
on the main line of the Pennsylvania
railroad, an immense acreage of land
flooded, being under depth of two
and three feet in many places. On
the Round Brook route, above Jenk-
intown, traffic was delayed several
hours by the enormous quantity of
water along the track.
The storm in Camden yesterday
was the severest known in years.
Cooper street, which was just being
prepared for paving, was nearly wash
ed away through the sewers. Broad
way suffered severely, there being
sevelal washouts of about thirty feet
long and ten feet deep. At the foot
of Benson street the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company had to build a
bridge to enable the freight wagons
to get into the freight yard. The
cellars of many stores and houses up
on Federal street, near Second, were
| flooded.
RALEIGH, n. G.. September %
The heaviest rain storm since 1912
fell at Tarboro last uight, causing
great damage to the crops. The rain
fell in few hours seven and seven
tenth inches. Bridges were swept
away and the track on the Tarboro
branch of the Wilmington and We'll
don road was extremely damaged. A
train ran into a washout and was
smashed badly, injuring Express
Messenger Bryant.
NEWBURG, n. Y, September 23.-
Reports of damage by flood continue
to come in. In the town of Cornwall
eight or ten bridges were carried
away; damage, $4,000. AT Noun
tainville the st. John ice house, barn
and dam were carried away, and a
-four mill damaged. In Broadway,
this city, the cellars of the merchants
are flooded, and the loss is heavy. 1t
is reported that serious washOutS on
branches of the Erie have taken place,
and travel is suspended.
The nomination of Louis f. Nc
COmas for Congress is strong one.
He is young gentleman of talent
and personally very popular. He has
much in his favor and it will take a
very strong man to defeat him.
Ffostburg Journal.
We to-day place at the head of our
columns the honored name ofLouis E.
McComas, the Republican nominee
for Congress from this district. In
doing so we feel an enthusiasm in the
cause of RepublicaniSm, like that
which we always feel when she pre-
sents to the people as her choice man
of spOtless reputation and undOubted
merit MOntgOn1eri0n.
Hon. Louis E. McComas of Wash
ington county was nominated by the
Republicans of this district Wednes.
dey for Congress. We know Mr.
McComas well, and believe that party
could not have made a better selec-
ton. He is talented and able young
man, a ready debater, and man who
will, if elected, make his mark in
Congress. Thoroughly honest, he
will not stoop to low, dirty tricks tC
be elected, his mind runs in higher
and nobler channels Ctna6. hide.
pendent.
Mr.. McComas has been a lifelong
Republican, and in all the campaigns
in this county has taken an active
and leading part but the sagaciOus
political management and effective
campaign speaking he has helped
the Republican party to regain the
lost ground in 1867. and to steadily
increase the strength Of the party
until to-day it stands the dominan
power in this country.
Although contributing much time
and energy for the cause of the Re
publican party, he has never asked
, for anV Office or prpfprment, and bu