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Show Floods in the South. Chattanooga, Term., April 1. To-night at 8 o'clock the Tennessee river at this point marks 48 feet 6 inches on the guage, and is rising at the rate of two inches per hour. It will reach a climax to-morrow.. . Several hundred families have been forced to move from the low lands. The greatest inconvenience is from the total stoppage Of trains: only one train has entered the city since Monday night. , THE TENNESSEE BTYEB Is reported out of ' its banks at several points. From Tuscaloosa and Warrior the advices ad-vices are serious, though it - is believed the worst has passed. Many houses on either side of the river have been abandoned and the water is running through the doors and windows. Some families occupy the upper stories of dwellings, and skiffs and canal boat3 are used for transportation. The village vil-lage of Northport, across the river, is almost , submerged now. The water is a foot deep in the Tuscaloosa cotton factory and work had to he abandoned. Many persons living on the low lands below Tuscaloosa had to be BESCUED FBOM THEIB HOMES IN SKIFFS. No calculations can yet be made of the amout of damage done to farming interests, railroads and other highways. From every place with telegraph facilities come the same reports. Montgomeby, Ala., April 1. The river ceased to rise about noon, after reaching the hightest point ever known. One thousand people, mostly colored, had to leave their homes. Rescuing parties with boats have been bringing in sufferers all day. The river has fallen slightly. AT BICHMOND, VIBGINIA. Richmond, Va., April 2. The James river at this point has been rising steadily and at 9 o'clock last night nearly all that portion por-tion of the city known as Rocketts was submerged at a depth of eight to ten feet. The water is still rising at the rate of six inches per hour, and it is expected it will continue to do so until 4 or 5 o'clock to-day. Many poor families living in Rocketts have been driven from their homes. From present pre-sent indications the floods will surpass those of 1870 and 1877. IN MABYLAND. Cumberland, Md., April 2. The recent heavy rains have caused the south branch of the Potomao river to rise to a greater height than for nine years past, and the Baltimore' & Ohio Railroad and the telegraph wires are submerged. No trains have been able to get through since early yesterday morning. Communication with that section of the country bordering on the river is entirely cut off. |