Sl)c 2cffcrsonian.
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1858.
Religious Notice.
Ouarferlv meeting will be held on Sun
duv next, in the Stroud.sburg Methodist
Episcopal Church. Preaching in the
morning aud evening by the Rev. Penuel
Coombe.
gg We have been requested to state
thnt the Merchants of this Borough, have
.agreed to keep their stores closed on
Saturday, the 3d day of Julp, in order
that themselves and clerks may have an
opportunity of participating in the vari
ou3 festivals aud celebrations to come off
on that day, in this neighborhood.
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Delightful. Loder's ice crcams.-
Let those who doubt our word, go and
.Vonvinco themselves by testing them.
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' The Mammoth Pictorial Brother Jon
1 atban for the Fourth of July is out. It
.' is rich and spirited in Engravings, as u-
sual, and is sent by mail, post paid, for
4" 12 cents per copy. B. H. Day, New
York, is the publisher.
Militia Law.
The question has been raised, whether
the new Militia Law goes into effect this
year? We suppose not, as in this county,
. 8nd probably in most others, the Commis
sioners had issued their assessment books
before the law was signed, or at least be
fore it was known (and indeed we do uot
know as the Pamphlet Laws are yet is
aued.) We are informed the Law was never
really read befor the House, where it pas
sed as a joke. Under the circumstances,
it would be well for "the milingtary"
and tho "rest of mankind" to take lime
to know all the requirements of the law,
and, then, if it survives another Legisla
ture, take hold of it with a full knowl
edge of what it is, aud with ample time
to carry it out faithfully. Those who ex
pect to pocket 81,50 a day for training
frolics, hud better be sure that they will
get the money before they spend that or
their time. Lavishing Chronicle.
Troops Recalled from Utah.
We learn, says the National Intelligent
for, That Lieut. Gen. Scott, on consulta
tion with the Secretary of War, has sent
orders by express to turn back a large
portion of the troops now en route for U
tah. The immerse magazines of supplies,
however, will be forwarded to Utah, as a
, considerable body of troops will be kept
there for some time to come.
Suspension of a Baltimore Bank.
Baltimore, June 19, 1858.
The American Bank, which lately o
pened in this city under doubtful circum
stances, closed its doors this morning.
It is supposed to have considerable cir
culation in the West. Its funds have all
been drawn from the Bank of Commerce.
A curious freak of nature has been
discovered at Hightstown, N. J., in the
shape of a log containing three different
kinds of wood white oak, maple and
hickory all grown together in the most
perfect manner. The outside of the log
Had the appearance of white oak, and on
ly after cutting off the end could the
strange amalgamation be discovered.
Editorial Variety.
The junior edito of the Johnstown Tri
bune has been exceedingly honored of
late. He says, "This week we have re
ceived a box of strawberries, a bouquet
of several flower?, a gold dollar, and a
challenge from an Irish school teacher to
..mortal combat if we don't stop spelling
"mackerel" with an c. Tho strawberries
ire already non est; the bouquet still fills
our sanctum with its matchless fragrance;
the gold dollar we shall keep to see the
Fourth of July with, and the fighting ped
agogue we have handed over to the ten
der mercies of the Senior. He'll attend
to him.
P Military Encampment. The Adju
ttant General of Penuslvaoia has issued
orders for a grand encampment of the
volunteer forces of the State, to take place
. t WilJiamsport on the 7th of September
next. Amongst the important items in
the military bulletin is one which calls
on "the aids-de camp ami all other offi
cers of the grand staff of the Commander-in-chief,
to be present, armed and e
yuipped in fullparade dress." There will
Boon be stirring times amongst the thou
sands of gallant "colonels" whose milita
ry duties hove hitherto been regarded in
a Pickwickian sense. Let them prepare
to buckle their armor on, and "camp out"
Q the valleys of Lycoming.
A Kansas Fish.
A Kanss correspondent thus alludes to
& fish recently caught in Kansas river:
"A monster catfish was recently bro't
into town, and attracted considerable at
tention. It was caught in the Kansas
river, adjoining tho town, aDd weighed
124 pounds. Its length was 5 feet 2 in
ches, and it was 40 inches in circumfer
eacc. It was numli
tor of the Johnson House at 7 cents per
found, and will be served for tho Gym
aasiumites to morrow."
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FOR TOE JEFFERSONIAN.
.Ma. Editor. I agreo with the Re
publican whose article appeared in the
Jeffersonian of last week, that the time is
fastly approaching when we, the people
of the Tenth Legion, should begin to
look around for a good and reliable man
to represent us in the next Congress. I
also agree with him thai that man must
be an anti-Lecompton Democrat whose
talent, honesty and integrity will com
mend hira to the favorable consideration
of every true Democrat, let hira bo identi
fied with whichever party ho may. For
indeed, we are all Republicans, Demo
crats and Americans, too, and there is
consequently, no necessity for a division,
if we are only true patriots.
I possibly agree to tho above plan the
moro readily because I am an anti-Le
compton Democrat, and shall use my ut
most efforts to have the Tenth Legion's
sentiments properly represented in the
next Congress; and to have all such dough
face Democrats, as Wm. II. Diuimick has
proven himself to be, rewarded according
to their merits, which will be to leave
them in their private circle, where they
will not be able to prove that the Demo
cratic party is Bold out soul and body to
tho slave Power, -as our opponents have
so often declared, and which Wm. II
Dimmick, I am sorry to eay, so far as the
Tenth Legion is concerned, has fully dem
onstrated. In the canvass of 1856, we
pledged ourselves to the support of the
principle of popular Sovereignty, whiob
alone, under the circumstances, safely
carried us through that campaign and
made James Buchanan the Chief Magis
trate of the Union; and since then it has
suffiecd to repuUe our opponents. And
had our party remained true to their
plighted faith and principles, we would
not he called upon at this time to mourn
the loss of our integrity, aud grieve at
our idolatrous prostration at the shrine of
the slave Power. And I shudder when 1
reflect that all this is done bv our own
"favorite son," James Buchanan, backed
up by such weak and vacillating Demo
crats as Wm. H. Dimmick. Should we
persist in supporting this mean and mon
strous doctrine of James Buchanan's ad
ministration, and insist on the re-election
of such -men as Wm. H. Dimmick, the
Democratic party before two more elec
lions shall nave passed bv will m some
portion of the South, as well as in every
Northern State and District, be plunged
into irretrievable and merited ruin.
What then are we to do! Is it our duty
to torsake tbe principles to wuicu we
stand pledged to the country, at the re
quest of our President, who has, I regre
to say, as some of pur opponents predict
ed he would, proved himself to bo too
weak to resist the importunities of the
slave Power. For my part I cannot, nor
will I think of deserting our principles
for any such reason. Should Wm. H
Dimmick be nominated by the Locomp-
tonites or any other man who is not
pledged to resist the Psesidents Lecomp
ton English policy, then I t-tand ready
and willing, with all true Democrats, to
unite against the common enemy to He
publican Government.
We believe Wm. H. Dimmick will be
renominated; and this leaves us but one
alternative, and that is, to unite with all
the opposition to this Lecompton English
fraud, and crush him out, which I believe.
with a proper leader, can be easily done
Then the only question is, who shall that
leader be? We have men in each county
of the District who are able and worthy;
but circumstances have much to do with
this matter, and according to my judg
ment, the most proper person to select
is -Samuel S. Dreher Eq., of Mon
roe. lie is a thorough anti-Lecompton
English Democrat, and I know him to be
a talented, upright and consistent man,
who, if selected, will properly represent
the sentiments of the Tenth Legion and
redeem its present unenviable reputation.
It is believed by many, that he can carry
Monroe by a heavy majority, and this, in
connection with his other qualities, is just
what we want, in order to success. Tbe
foregoing are my views, as well as those
with whom I havo conversed in regard
- - o -
to this subject. Come friends from all
parties, and from every quarter of the
District, let us hear from you in refer
ence to this matter.
ANTI LECOMPTON DEMOCRAT.
Carbon County.
TheCh icago Democrat says thero are
several persons in that city, who supply
families with milk, who have not a cow
in the world They manufacture it from
chalk and drugs.
Sixty-Six Miles an Hour.
The Cleveland Ilcrald says that a mile
a minute U usually considered a tremen
dous rate of speed on a railroad. We
once had the '-satisfaction" of goio sev
eral mils at that late, and rather think
we shall in future decline any such fast
trips. Aspecialtrainon tbeCanadaGjand
Trunk Railway has beaten that time, for
on Monday last it ran twenty-eight miles
m twenty-five minutes, a rate of Bixty-six
miles per hourl
Grand Celebration & Ladies Fair
In the Grove on "Starbirdf& Island", on
Saturday, July 3d, 1805,,
PROGRAMME.
Reading of tho Declaration of Inde
pendence, by Charles A. Wikoff.
Orators of the day. Professor Cattell
of Easton, Pa., and Rev. John McNair,
of Clinton, N. J.
Invitations have been extended to the
following named clergymen, and it is con
fidently expected they will be present.
Rev. G. W. Maclaughlin, Rev. H. S
Howell, of Dutotaburg; Rev. J. E. Miller,
Rev. Mr. Davis, of Middle Smithfield;
Rev. Mr. Mitchell, of Phillipsburg, and
Rev. Mr. Reeves Tully, of Belvidere, N.J.
The following named ladies and gen
tlemcn have been appointed a committee
of arrangements; Mrs. Depuy, Mrs Fowl
er, Mrs. George II. Miller, and Mrs. Ja
cob L. Wyckoff, Horace DeYoung, Geo
Dreher, James H. Kerr, Daniel Smith,
and Franklin Eylenbergcr.
Tickets for dinnercan be obtained from
any of the above named Committee, or
of Brodhead & Brother, of Dntotaburg.
Speaking to commence at 11 o'clock
Dinner at one o'clock.
Good music has been procured for the
occasion.
Fourth July Celebration at Kellersville,
Saturday, the third.
A meeting was held at Kellersville, on the
14th inst., to make arrangements to cele
brate our National Birth day, in a Grove at
Kellersville, on the third. On motion
Cant. Geo. B. Keller, H. A. Werkheiser, was
called to the char, and Peter A'arsh appoint
ed secretary.
The following named officers of the dav
were unanimously appointed .
Chief Marshal Capt. GEO. B. KELLER
Col. C. D. BnoniiEAD, Cnpt. G. K. Slut
TER, C. W. L. IIOTFEDITZ, RoOERS LEVER
ino, Astistsnts.
Committee of Invitation. G. B. Keller
R. Levering, Simon Troch.
The following named Volunteer Compan
ies have agreed to attend and parade in citi
zens dress: Washington Grays, commander
by Capt. Brodhead ; Monroe Arlillcrits
commanded by C;ipt. Slnttcr: Independent
Guards, commanded by Capt. Keller.
I he oauuatn ochools will torm a proces
sion in connection with the Military com
panies. The following named Schools have
agreed to attend and celebrate $aid day.
St. Marks' Sabbath School, Sl John's, Ri:i
kersville, Fennersville, P..ponoming, West'
Union, Beaver Valley, Snydcrsville, Kellers
ville, and Brodheadsville.
The Nazareth Bjnd will be in attendance,
Declaration of Indepence will be read by
Hon. Abm. Levering.
Oration by W. K. Havilaxd, Esq.
The following named Clergymen hav
been engaged to be present.
Rer. Dr. IlofTnditz, A. Rumnff. G. W.Mnc
Latighlin, C. Becker, R. Ovven,Jas. Warner
J. E. Miller, Wm. Young, J. F. Uornberger
R. S. De-nund, A. Fly to, John W. Beilis
Addison blutter. H. A. Werkhiser, J. Alte
mose, D. B. Miller, Benj. Duncan, A. Die
trick, Wm. Ilaney, Michael Heller, Henrv
H. Weiss, Geo. L. Slutter, Thos. E. Hellei
Jos. Keller, Peter Marsh.
Committee of Arrangements.
Buying- a Horse.
Mr. James J. Worrell of llockville
Chester County, had the misfortune to be
taken in, somewhat, in purchasing a horse
a week or two ago. A stranger was ri
ding the horse down the turnpike from
Wayneuburg, when Mr. Worrell came up
to mm, and nuding tbe horse for sale, as
be was a splendid animal, be made a bid
and soon agreed on the price SI 15.
He gave him his check on tbe Chester
Valley Bank for that amount which was
cashed, fortunately for the stranger, by
Mr. Robert Neeley. The stranger took
his departure. Shortly after Mr. Wor
rell heard the horse was stolen. An ad
vertisement describing the horse, bad
neen put up in the neighborhood and
reward of $50 was offered. Mr. Worrell
to make tbe most out of a bad bareain.
at once took the cars for York, where he
met the owner, received the reward and
his travelling expenses therebyescaping
wuu me 1038 or only obo. The animal
was a favorite family horse with the own-
er, ana estimated to be worth 400. Tho
tbiet was a eenteel lontinrr ninn anA
nas cot been beard of. The horsa wn
stolen about 48 houra before tho salo to
Mr. Worrell. The man was a
stranger
and "took him in."
New Jersey contains fifteen railroads
and two canals, costing 831,000,000.
From these public works tho State do
mes a revenue, last year, of 8234.591 93.
Ln tweuty-six years the New Jersey llail-
road has carried 27,000,000 of passcn
... ...
fTOrO ' hm rr,,.t it- ... ..:. -
iuio iuau 1U ia odiu, curries more
passengers relatively than any other road
on our continent.
A chiof of the Suake Indians, residing
? TT. It.1 ... ... C
in uian, lately died, and bis relatives, in
.....
aoauion to the killing of his favorite
horse over his grave, buried with him, a
live, a little boy, of whom tho decased
was very fond, in order that he might ac
company him to tbe spirit land. Thoy
wrapped the boy up, alive, in a blanket,
placed him in the grave with the corpse,
aud buried them together.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec
ticut, New York, and Pennsylvania, are
the only States where tbe Post Office
yield a surplus, after defraying the cost
of transportation; and the deficit in the
other States amounted last year to the
.Bof 88.5IQ 206 It ia a noticeable
fact, that no Slave State affordH any rev
enue to the Post Office department, but
each aol all are a burden upon it.
From the Ncio York Tribune.
A GEEAT STORM IN NE"W Y0EK. ;
Rev. Ralph Hoyt's Church Blown JDman.
JDcstvuclion of Shade Trees. Houses
Struck with Lightning. Chimneys and
Roofs Injured. Glass Factory blown
doivn. Two Men Killed Five wound
ed. A Woman killed by Lightning.
Yesterday was a hot, sultry day, clear
for the most part until about 4 o'clock.
At that time there came up with unexam
pled rapidity one of the most furiou
of rain, wind, lightning, hail and thunder
that has been known here for many years.
It was not more than twenty minutes in
duratiou, but within that time a vast a
raouut of damage was done, as will be
seen from the subjoined hastily gathered
notes from our reporters.
In the City Hall Park tho trees suffer
ed considerably; large limbs were torn
from their trunks, while smaller branches
were plentifully strewed along the jath
wiivs. The scales in the hands of tbe
Goddess of Justico on top of tho City
Hall were sensible affected.
The large froit window of a druggistV
store in West Broadway, was blown in,
doing much damage and causing great a
lartn.
Considerable damage was done also at
French's and other hotels, by the bang
ing of blinds and doors, and breaking of
windows.
The storm in the Nineteenth and
Twelfth Wards was, as to the amount of
water that fell, almost without precedent.
The Second and Third avenue Rail
road tracks were submerged, even on
heavy grades from four to twelve inches
Willow trees were almost entirely swept
of their braches.
The vane on the Third Avenue Rail
road Depot flagstaff, in Sixty-first street,
was twisted off.
The Episcopal Church in Fifty-fourth
street, between Second and lhird ave
uues, erected through the
exertions of
Ralph Hoyf, was blown to
the grouud,
and notbiug but the foundation walls left
standing.
In Seventeenth street several shade
trees were torn ud bv tho roots, to the
A
damage of the houses in front of whic
thoy were.
Thirteenth street suffered severely in
the loss of shade trees.
Among the amusing incidents, to these
not interested, was the total destruction
of two advertising vans, which were in tin
n ighborhood of the Biblo House To
the utter consternation of the drivers of
the vehicles, nothing was left, after thi
first gust of wind, of the gay parephcr
ualia with which they perambulated the
streets of the metropolis but four wheel
and the apology for "horse" that dragged
the 'machine.
The course of the hurricane, for it can
be styled by no other name, seemed to be
circuitous. In the north part of the city
the wind came from the northeast; in the
southern part it was entirely the reverse
and in some of the side streets the trees
fell nearly due east and west.
ln and around Union square the .-torm
made great havoc. No less than fourteeu
shade trees, embracing some of the fines
in that public park, were torn up by the
roots, and about as many more had large
branches stripped off. Many fine shade
trees in Washington square, Fifth avenue
and tbe cross streets shared the same
fate. oomo of tbe trees appeared to
have been struck by lightniug, so com
pletely were their trunks and larger
branches shattered to pieces.
Considerable damage was done to the
trees and shrubbery in Stuyvcsant square
Ono of the majestic willows in St. MarkV
churchyard which has long stood firm a
gainst tbe blasts of winler, gave way.
Some stately trees in Fifteenth, Seven
teenth and Nineteenth streets, near Ir
ving Place, were likewise torn up by the
whirlwind. Awnings and awning po-ts
in lhird avenue flew about in all direc
tions. Some windows of the Historical
Socioty'a new building, corner of Second
avenue and Eleventh street, was blowi
in.
A chimney was blown from tbe Meth
odist Book Concern, No. ii00 Mulbury
street, and smashed m the roof of an ad
joining house, fracturing the leg of an old
lady named Uberty.a Belgian.
lhe roof was blown entirely from the
building Nos. 192 aud 194 avenue A; the
awning frames were twisted into strauge
iorm8, and tbe rear windows were all
stove in.
All tho wir,dows of No. 58 avenue A
were smashed by hail, and cellars were
hooded.
Tho ohimney of Joseph Taylor's deying
establishment, No. 119 We.t Seventeenth
street was htruck by lightning and thrown
upon sheds, where it broke through the
roof, burying three men beneath the ru-
ins. lhe men were soon got out by the
Sixteenth Ward police, and two of them,
Wm. laylor and JohnBoraun, were sent
to the Hospital considerably injured. A
uuiau huibu naa iu uuu oi ine oiicus was
killed.
Tho roof of a malt bouse corner
of
Bethunc and West street was blown
a-
cross the street, lauding upon the roofs of
INO. OH and 07 Bcthunn Hf.rnnL
A man named Mulholland was scrious
y injured in West street while endeavor
ing to ston a nair of runaw.iv ImMM
nghtened by the storm. He wa9 oonvev-
ed to bis residence, West street, near
m '
x rvy .
lhe roof of the stage stables of thn
Seventh aveuuo lino was blown off. and
a portion of the coping. John Law and
Thomas Ryan, hostlers, were somewhat
injured, and taken to the Hospital.
In Ffteenth street, between avenues A
and B, tho wails of the bowling alley were
thrown down, and several trees wero de
stroyed.
The Storm in Brooklyn.
The storm which passed over this oitv
yesterday afternoon did considerable
damage. Along third avonne trees were
uprooted, awnings torn down, and fenoos
emolished, and a number of small boats
and larger vessels were unset and smash
ed up. Several were drifted out into the
bay and lost. It i; feared that some sail-
ing parties have been overtaken by the
storm and drowned. Considerable dam
age was done to trees and awnings in oth
er parts of the city. In Myrtle avenue,
especially, awning posts and signs were
blown down, and a milk wagon wasimpelled
some fifty feet and smashed. Some of
the new streets were greatly damaged by
the large flow of water. I he cellars of
houses in the low parts of tbe city were
filled, aud the oecupants driven out for
the time being.
A woman residing on Dean street near
Pearsall, was prostrated by a stroke of
lightuing while sittiug in her room, and
died almost immediately afterward. The
fluid entered by the chimney, near which
sho was sitting. The floor was fomewhat
torn and the bricks were thrown from the
chimney. The namo of the woman wai
Bridget Favrell.
Tho lightning struck the bath-house
near the Peckslip ferry, Williamsburgh,
and set it on fire. The rain prevented
any serious damage.
At the foot of South Fifth street, Wil
liamsburgh, a lager bier garden had re
cently been started. The wind unroofed
the sheds, and sect the seats and table?
flying.
The bark Victoria and the clippcrship
Hurricane, at Greennoint, were thrown
on their beam cuds, but were subsequent
ly righted.
Many trees and fences were blown
down in VYilliamsburgh and its vicinity,
and tho fruit trees were stripped of thei
fruit.
The Tornado at Hunter's Point.
Yesterday ofternoon a most terrific
storm of wiud, accompanied with heavy
rain, passed over breenpoint aud viciui
doing considerable damage to houses and
at Hunter b Point resulting in the loss o
two lives and serious injury to severa
persons. Tho storm seemed to have
spent its fury upon Hunters Point, where
one building was partially demolished and
others greatly iniurcd. J he most disas
tious aud latai enect oi the storm was
experienced at the glass works of P. F.
Slanc & Co., boston glassware manufac
tures. This is a large brick building, in
which were employed a large number of
people, both male and female. The storm
of wind struck the rear portion of tin
building, and alu.ofc instantly demol
ished about 200 fec-t in leugth aud
30 feet in width of the rear extension.
This portion was u-ed as a packing room
principally, and at the time of the catas
trophe there were about fifteen persous in
that portion, four of them were females,
all of whom escaped serious injury except
Mary Welsh aud Mary Ann McGuirc,
the former of whom sustaiued severe in
juries about the head and body, and the
latter wounded on the arras and leg- nndt
in the back. Two men employed in thi.
department were taken out dead. They
were Bernard Slane, aged 09 years, the
father of one of the proprietors, who was
in the lower part of the building at the
time of the catastrophe, and Thomas Gill,
the engineer, who was taken out of the
ruins by the members of Valley Forge
Engine Co. No. 1 I, of Grecnpoiut. A
mong the wounded who wt-ru rescued
were James Harvey, who had his shoul
der dislocated, one of his toes was so se
verely crushed as to require amputation,
which operation was performed by Drs.
Shell and Davis of Greenpoint, who were
promptly on hand to render their asfist
ance as soon as the news of the accident
was communicated to them; Edmund
Slatterly was taken out of the ruins with
his head cut aud foot crushed, but is not
seriously injured; Thomas C. Median, the
bookkeeper of the etablishmcnt, was al?o
severely injured by being bruised about
the back by the failing timbers. The a
bove are all that are known to be hurt or
killed, aud it is probable that there are
no more.
The Recent Storms.
The severe wind and rain .storm which
prevailed iu tins vicinity on J? rnlay and
Saturday of last week, appears to
have
extended through a large section of the
country, and similar storms,voccurring al
most simultaneosly iu various places, are
reported. In new York considerable
damage was done by the flooding of cel
lars on the streets along the rivers. Ma
ny vessels dragged their anchors, and a
schooner is reported to have capsized in
tbe East river, lwo men on it are sup
posed to have escaped. Trees were
blown down in various parts of the city.
It is feared that there were many disas
ters on the coat. A brig is reported a-
shore nar the Highlands.
At Baltimore the storm was very heavy,
and its effects disastrous. Many of the
streets were flooded, some 20 bridges
were swept away, and a largo quantity of
lumber, tvc., carried off. Some persons
are reported drowned.
The Ohio River aud its tributaries are
in a very swollen coudition. Great dam
age has been dono by the overflow of wa
ter, and still more is expected, as tho
streams, at last accounts, were yet rising.
lhe Ohio had Ij9 feet of water at Cincin
nati on Saturday. The track of the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad has been wash
ed away, west of Cincinnati, and other
roads are more or less i mured. Mc-
Phersontown, on the Miama River, was
completely inundated on Saturday.
lhe worth tiding coma from the Banks
of Now Fouudlaud, where in a gale sev
eral dnys since it is thought that a large
number of fishing smacks, with JU0 men
on board, foundered.
It is feared that much injury has been
done to growiug crops, especially fruit and
garden truck, as the high wind has un
doubtedly shaken large quantities of
young fruit from the trees, and tho rain
ias soaked out the soil in tho sloping po
sitions.
The recent wet weather at the West is
said to have dono material injur? to tho
corn, and many fields are reported to bo
in a rotting conditien.
The Rookford (111. Register states that
Rook river and its tributaries have been
swollen to an extraordinary flood, by the
recent rains. Ilout s creek, m conse
quence of obstruction at the railroad cul-
vert, was set hack so that its water's were"
six or eight feet higher than was evef
known before, and tho Irish settlers on
tho "Isle of Patmos," just below the cul
vert, were in danger of having their ten
ements swept away, in case the embank
ment should not resist thd pressure of thd"
water. Two bridges were carried !Vwtr.
and the shanties on the east side of tub
creek, above the railroad, rtearlv Bubmer-
ged. The live stock of the residents were
abandoned to their fate, and such as could
not swim were carried off and drowned
families were m some cases resemd frnm
the second story windows. Stock, tim
ber, and small houses were floating down
the fctream. The new bridge over Rocf
River, at Beloit, .was carried away.
Grent damage was anticipated at Janes-
ville, and the Galena and Chicago Rail
road nas sunered much damage. A
irussiau, named bass, crossing the Ki?h-
waugee on horseback, fell off into the wa
ter, and was drowned.
The St. Louis Democrat of tho 8th con
tains the following
O
A curious state of things exists jut be
low Illinois. Precisely opposite the
mouth of the Missouri, that has been run
ning with such force against the bank for
some years past, causing the apprehen
sion, that at some time or other a new
channel would be formed for the Misi
sippi, which would consequently be di
verted from its present channel, the be9t
one for our city. The event haa occurred
to a certain extent.
The water has cut through and sur
mounts the barrier, and is now rushing,
with a fall of seven feet to Long Lake. -What
the consequences of this'phenome
non will be, we are at a loss to predict;
certain it is that a vast quantity of water
is rushing impetuously like a "mill tail,"
it is said to a lake in Illinois, which hai
undoubtedly spread over the country to a
great extent. The water will, doubtless,
find a pasagc again to the Mississippi.
It U feared that it will cut a deep and
permanent channel below Alton. All tho
American Bottom is undergoing a rapid
process of submcrsiou. The Fred Lo
renz reports a rise of three feet in 20
hours, at Dubuque, on Thursday. The
Upper Miis.-ippi was swelling all the
way down hos were drowning, people
distracted with fear, and the bottoms o-vcrflowe-i.
At Davenport the Mississippi
was within three feet of the Mood of '44.
It was still rising and higher water than
thnt of '44 was anticipated.
The Des Moines, Skunk, Salt, Wiscon
sin, &c, were all pouring out at flood
height.
There is no telling how the Missouri h
rising, except that it U swelling faster and
getting higher than ever remembered.
Kansas river was out of its banks, and
other rivers were in the same condition.
Steamboat men say that it has been rain
ing heavier than they saw rain falling.
We have news of the rapid and threat
ening lise of the Mississippi in conse
quence of heavy storms at St. Paul and
the upper region, and alon the Missouri,
from the 1-t to the 3d inst. The bottom
of boats at the levee, at St. Louis, were
on a lev. l with the sidewalks, and the
flooding of the stores was regarded as al
together probable. On Saturday, one
hundred and fifty head of cattle were
drowned iu the bottom, a short distance
above the mouth of the Illinois. Mon
day morning, opposite the same place,
the steamer Henry Clay passed a lot of
35 to 40 hogs swimming in the river,
which wero doubtless lo?t. A rise of
three feet, coming out of the Des Moines
and another from the upper part of Mis
souri of a rise of six feet, at St. Joseph,
were reported. The track of the Terra
Haute and Alton Railroad, on Bloody
Island, has been submerged, and the de
pot is now located in Illinoistown. The
water covers the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad track.
The working days in
from 14 to 19 hours,
dren, 5 cents per day:
Switzerland are
Wages for chil-
women.
frora 16
to 30 cents; men, from 40 to 50 cents.
It has been calculated that the Elm
lives more than 350 years; tbe C!nut
000; the Cedar, 800; and the Oak from
1000 to 1500 years.
Vegetation is so scafco at Cape Cod
Massachusetts, that two mullen-stalks and
a huckleberry-buah are called a grove.
Potatoes arc selling in Wisconsin at 8
cents a bushel, and butter at 10 cents a
pound.
JGJ5r"A murderer having escaped from
the Sheriff of Webster county, Iowa, an
editor, thinking of tho Kan-as official.,
suggests that a detective be sent to Wash
ington, to apprehend him before Buchan
an appoints him to office.
Philadelphia Market.
Tuesday, June 22.
The Flour market presents no new fea
ture, there being an almost total ahsenco
of any export or speculative inquiry, and
the demand for homo consumption being
confiued to tho immediate wants of tho
trade. 500 barrels good Western extra
sold last evening at S4 G2-J per barrel.
Small sales of superfine at 4 25aS4 37;
choice lots at $4 44aS4 60; extra at $4
52AaS4 S7i; extra family at 84 94aS5 25,
and fancy lots at 5 50a$6. A small
sale of Rye Flour at S3 Corn Meal
is quiet but firm at S3 37A per barrel.
Grain There is not much demand,
and hut a limited amount is offering.
Small sales of Red at 90c.a$l 03 per
bushel for ordinary aud prime, and Sla
SI 15 for white. Ryo continues in stea
dy demand at 66a63o for Southern and
Pennsylvania. Corn oontinues to come
forward slowly, and is in good request at
tho advance noted yosterday. Sales of
3000 bushels yellow part at 74o, afloat,
and part at a price to be fixed. The de
mand for oats has fallen off and prices
are lower. Sales of Delaware at 40o. and
Pennsylvania st 41c. per bushel. A sale
of 700 bushels Barley Malt at 70c