Disastrous Storms

Geneva, Oct. 4. - The River Rhonehas overflowed its banks and railroad trafile between Genova and Lyons has been Btopped in consequence, the tracks being submerged f or miles. The town of Payerne ís inundated and several persons have been drowned at Seyssel. The dykes at Payerne are broken and the plains are one vast lake. Losdos, Oct. 6. - Many families have been remlerod homeless by extensiva Boods in the región of the Alps and the Jura. Lomdon, Oct. 6. - Violent storm9 have prevailed on the North soa. Several fishing smacks which have arrived at English ports report a loss of a portion of their crews wbo were washed overboard. St. John, N. B., Oct. 10.- Not for twenty fears have there been such autumn floods as are novv devastating the western and ■outhern part of this province. The rainfall up to 4i. m. Monday was 4 55 inches for this moiitb, while tho average of the satire month of October for twenty-five ye&rs has been 4.60 inches. Com munication with Bangor is again cut off, owning to numerous wash-outs on the New Brunswick railway. A mile from Welsford there is a wash-out 500 feet in length and 4 feet deep. A mile further away there is another 15 feet deep and 200 feet long, while several smaller ones vary from 3 to 15 feet. The "Flying Yankee," for Boston, ras tied up at Welsford, and the down train from FrederictoD was stopped within fifteen miles of that place by the giving way of a bridg All the streams along the line have overflowed their banks, and the whole oountry for miles at a stretch seoms to be uncier water. There re wash-outs on the line of the Northern & Western, which extend from Fredericton to Chatham. There are several wash-outs above Woodstock, and the passage of trains is stopped. St. John will be cut off from the West for two more days at least. All mail matter for the United States will be sent Ly way of the Inter-Colonial railway to Richmond Junction. Calais, Ma., Oct. 10.- There has been, for the season, a remarkable rain-fall hera during the past ten days. The St. Croix river has risen rapidly, and is now within a foot of the high-water mark of last spring's freshet. The St. Groix cotton-mill at Salmón Falls was obliged to shut down on account of high water and the immense amount of debris carried into the racks. Numerous wash-outs and landslides have occurred on railroads, and country roads are in very bad condition. Fairfield, Me., Oct. 10.- A great freshet prevails in this vicinity and nearly all the milis on the Aristook river have lost more or less lumber. There are wash-outs on the railroad and there have been no through trains since Sunday morning. Vasoouvbb, B. C., Oct. Hl.- The damage done by the recent gale in Japan, according to the advices brought by steamer to this place, is heavier than was at first supposed. The loss to agricultura is very severa. The salt and rice fields are submerged. A number of bridges have been carried away. Two thousand nine hundred and forty-seven houses were destroyed and 159 persons killed or drowned and fully 100 more injured.