The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-01 00:00:00

A WATERSPOUT IN AMERICA.
California was visited by a waterspout on Tuesday, kill.
ing 13 Chinese, and, it is thought probable, a large number
of Italians also, all of whom are lumbemten.

TERRIBLE STORM IN AMERICA.

The American papers state that at midnight on the 4th
July a heavy rainstorm, accompanied by terrific thunder
and lightning broke upon the city of Dubuque and its
vicinity, and in • abort time all the streams and ravines
were filled with rushing torrent, and the bottom lands
submerged. Many ot the sewers in the city were burst
open and hundreds of cellars and lower storeys of
buildings were filled with water. An infant, child of
a German, in the Fifth-Ward, sleeping in a crib, was
drowned before its parents awoke. Two miles nouth-west
is the little suburb of Rochdale, a hamlet of a dozen
buildings, satiate on the Cattish Creek. At one o'clock
monstrous billows of water rolled down the valley, sweep-
ing out the dam and the railroad bridge, which were
hurled against the buildings. Every house except the mill
was swept. In all the dwellings were occupants, and all
but a dozen were drowned, forty-four lives being lost in
all. In two instances entire families, one of five and the
other or seven, were drowned. Several persons were
drowned in their houses, their bodies being found in the
compact debris inning trees on shore and down stream.
Half of them were buried in mud. J. Becker, his wife,
and two children were drowned. Becker hail but part of
one arm, having lost both hands in • thrasher Mlollle years
ago. The wife took the girl to her bosom, the father took
the boy with the stump of his arm. and all were found
dead thus embraced. One boy of eleven.seized his little
brother by the hair when floating down the stream : both
reached a tree, and clinging to branches till morning,
were saved. The store of a man named Harris went last
and his family all took refuge in the attic, Clinging to
the rafters and beano, they stood in the water up to their
armpits for three hours until the flood subsided, and all
were saved. Chariot Kingsley, keeper of the Roehilsle
House, lost his wife. They sought to climb on the roof
through a window; he succeeded, and took hold of his
wife's arm to help her up, but the house fell together
and as he floated away his wife's arm broke across the
window frame. Ile was saved. There were twelve
persons in Becker's house, eight of whom were drowned.
.huues Pearce, his wife, and two daughters were all lost
Peter !Seeker, his housekeeper, and five children, his
entire family were drowned. John Kiossen, wife, and five
out of AiX children were dro•-iiisi. The stream gathered
imiuense quantities of driftwissl, earth and fratutents of
briillissi and buildings as it went, depositing them in great
liars in several places along the creek, and in the ldle
of these many of the dead Isalies were found. Eight of
the nine railway bridges within Id miles of the city were
swept away, and the telegraph lines torn down. The storm
however, was not confined to this hic.slity. It parted east
of Dttuniwa, into three routes, one bronchi going down
the Desmoines River, destroying houses and fences. At
Franklin Mills, Lee county, the wooden mill was de-
stroyed. At Danville, west of Burlington, the rain came
down in a deluge, falling in a solid sheet of water, and
destroying many horns, factories, and houses. It was only
a few minutes before the whole country was one vast
lake. Many orchards were torn to pieces, and utterly
ruined. The crops suffered terribly, and small grain WAN
In sonic instances beaten into the ground. Later advices
show that some 2.5 pip-suns were killed in Warren County
alone, that six I,r eight were killed in Madison County,
that propably 150 houses were completely destroyed, and
as many more badly injured, and that the destruction of
crops, fences, and animals by Tuesday night's storm was
immense. The persons killed and wounded in this district
were mostly wives and children of farmers. The train on
the Desinoines and Indianola Railroad, which left on the
6th inst., was water-bound between the North and Middle
Rivers. Reports from Norwalk state that Mr. Cildeon's
residence was swept away, and his wife and three sons
drowned. Between Winterset and Norwalk eleven
persons were killed----seven drowned, and four struck by
lightning.
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BREACH OF PROMISE: A 11E114TLESS CASE.
At the Liverpool Assizes on Wednesday the case of
Bessela a. Sterne was heard. This was an action to
recover damages for breach of promise of marriage, the
plaintiff being Catherine Bassets, a iloinritic servant,
and the defendant was David Sterne. son of an emigra-
tion agent and hotel keeper, who carries on busimmis
Paradise-street, Liverpool —Mr. TOrr, in opening the
caw, characterised it as a cruel and heartless one. The
plaintiff, he said, was a native of Ilerinany, and whilst in
the service of the defendant's father a friendship sprung
up between them, and under cover of this affection the
defendant seduced her, having previously promised her
marriage. A child was burn, and at the request of the
defendant she went to Germany, where she left it in the
care of a friend. On returning to England the defendant
refused to marry her, and he (the learned counsel) there-
fore hoped the jury would give her substantial damages.
The plaintiff, who was then called, said that she was •
native of Berlin, and came to I.iverpool ill 1874. Prior
to coming to Liverpool she was in the service of the
Countess Hallberg. After coming to Liverpool she en-
tered the service of the defendant's parents, who keep a
house for emigrants in Paradise-street. They also had •
private house in Percy-street, and it WAS at the latter
place that she was a servant. The defendant used to go
into the kitchen and enter into conversation with her.
That did not continue long before she bel,au to like the
defendant —llaughter—and subsequently they began to
like each other. (Renewed laughter.) The defendant
asked her if she would like him, and she replied "Yes."
He then said he would marry her, take her to America,
and make her very comfortable. She replied that she
would like him, and would be ve.y glad if he would do
so. After promising her marriage he seduced her.
She was very unhappy after. and threatened to tell his
mother. Ile said, " I will marry you : what is the
use of making a row?" When she found herself
pregnant she told the defendant, who said she must
destroy the child, lie gave her 1.45 to purchase things for
the baby. After her confinement he visited her at her
lodgings, repeated his promise of marriage, paid for
medicine for her, and alluding to the chill, said he
did not care for it. She received .1;:i0" at the office of
Messrs. Stephens and Danger, solicitors, for her illness,
and to go to GerillallY, where the defendant wished her
to leave the child. She was to return to England, when
the defendant was to marry her. She went to Germany,
where she remained four months. Her brother wrote to
the defendant, when Mr. Stephens answered telling her
that the defendant was "done with her." On her return
to Liverpool she called upon the defendant, who then
said he would not marry her, as he was "done with her."
He gave her a letter to 14r. John High Mount Pleasant,
which she opened, and which was as follows:—" Liver-
pool, March 7, Mi. Dear !High,— I am again troubled
with this infernal woman. She has come back again in
order to aqueeze me for more money, and says she has
left the child in Berlin. I firmly believe the bastard is
dead, and hope so. She is however, I hear, very unwell,
and must have her breast operated upon, and asks me to
obtain from you an order for admission into one of the
infirmaries. Kindly see to her, and oblige me by giving
her the necessary order. I will probably give you a call,
either this morning or to-morrow. With sincere regards,
ever yours faithfully, David Stenie.'--Maria Bewieht the
plaintiffs sister, said she had heard the plaintiff speak to
the defendant about marrying her. Ile replied, ' There's
plenty of time to talk about umu-riage." She heard the
defendant ask her &biter why she did not make away with
the child.—The defence was that there had been no
promise of marriage, awl it was urged that the plaintiff
went to the office of Messrs. Stephens and Danger and
agreed to receive gal in settlement of any claim she hail
upon the defendant —David Sterne, the defendant, who
was called, emphatically denied that he ever prombied to
marry the plaintiff, and said that her statement as to
sitting in the kitchen with her WAS untrue.—Leon Mark.,
the defendant's uncle, said that the plaintiff had agreed
to receive .V.lO in satisfaction of all claima—The jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff, daniages £lOO, but
judgment was not entered, the learned Commissioner
deferring doing so until the next term, so that the defen-
dant niight apply that the verdict should be entered fur
him on the ground that there was no corroboration of the
plaintiff's evidence as to the promise to marry.

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.fittios water to either, because the bulk of the dose is
less than either of those waters, and the action is less
drastic, producing no distress or uneasiness." -
Professor Aitken, KILL., Professor of Pathology,
Army Medical Lchool, Author of the "Science and
Practice of medicine." eioth Edition. In original
bottles, price :hi. and Is. lid., of all chemists. —A wine
glass full a Illose.
11OLLOWAT'S PlLLS.—Nothing preserves the health so
well asan accsasional alterative in changeable weather, or
when the nerves are unstrung. These act admirably on
the stomach, liver, and kidneys, and so thoroughly purify
1 the blood, that they art the most efficient remedy in ward-
ing silt derangements of the stomach, fever, diarrhaea,
dysentery, and other maladies, and giving tone anti energy
to debilitated constitution.. MI who have the natural
and laudable desire of maintaining their own and their
family's health, cannot ilo better than trust to Holloway's
Pills, which cool, regulate, awl strengthen. These purify-
ing Pills are suitable for all am', seasons, climates, awl
constiutions : when all other means fail they will pnive
the female's best friend. _ .

ADULTIIUTION ACT.—Since the passing of the Adulter
ation of Food's Act, the public Analytical Chemista in
many parts of the Country, have analysed Johnson,
Johnson & Cot Pure Teas and have 1,4 emirs come premed
Mein be perfectly pun:. These pure Teas can be strongly
recommended, to those who desire good wholesome Tea,
for their purity, great strength and delicious flavour. For
ist of Agents see advertisement.

THE " AMISH WORLD ON DISRAELI.
"The future Conservative Omplueus was nothing if
he was not conspicuous; he determined to 'magnify his
office,' to play chief of the county party better than the
best squire of them all, to outequire the squires in their
own pastures, and yet retain the mysterious associations
of the great Semitic enchanter, with a wonderful nostrum
In his pocket to make all men open their mouths on the
proper occasion. Accordingly, he eagerly embraced every
opportunity of rushing to the front when he was about
the last man that anyone would have expected to hear of.
When the Orangemen and Evangelical, were in a state
of excitement through certain Papal impertinences or the
harangues of Drs. Cumming, MeNeile and the like, he
played the Protestant boy to perfection, waving vigor•
ously the true-blue banner, appealing to ' the glorious and
immortal memory,' and standing in the midst of us
bawling 'No Popery ' at the very pitch of his lungs.
When. again, 'Essays and Reviews,' or other supposed
sceptical literature disturbed ecclesiastical slumbers, this
trusty defender of the faith was again at his post, to
confound the unbeliever with well-hammered epigrams,
and pledge himself to everything that was respectable
and necessary. And who has not heard what a good and
useful neighbour he was to his lamented former pastor
Samuel of Oxford; edifying the muntry parsons by
, ingenious defences of Church principles at diocesan
' meetings, charming squires' ladies and farmers' wives at
Sunday school feasts, encouraging juvenile rustics to
, the labours of the Catechism by gifts of cakes and pegtops,
and proposing to alleviate agricultural grievances gener-
ally by making every labourer the proud possessor of a
porch I To hear him in these sylvan retreats one mMht
have really thought it was the original Squire Allworthy
come to life again r