| From the Nashville Patriot |
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| January 21, 1861 |
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| Heavy Rains |
| During the present week we
have been visited by one of the heaviest rains that has been showered on
the people of East Tennessee within the recollection of the "eldest
inhabitant." The streams are very much swollen and we have no doubt much
damage has been done. |
| There was a heavy slide on the
East Tennessee & Ga. Railroad, which obstructed the passage of the
trains and kept back the mails. At the time of writing, we have not
heard the extend of the damage. |
| Knoxville Register, Jan. 17 |
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