Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-10


HURRICANE IN THE STA ire
hurricane occurred IL vicinity OF 5
Chicago ON Friday, the 25lh a 1t extend
ed from the lake shore to Fox r. sweeping
every thing in Its course. Onscount says
that ron Chicago to Napcryi lieut. 30 miles
every building was either M down or
otlerMlse damaged. The pathS hurricane
Was about five miles i'm widtIome lives
were lost, and a great amomtbperty dcs-
troyed.
The hurricane was also eorvdestruc,ive
and terrific in Southwestern kigan. The
Niles Republican OF SATURDAY t6thult. has
numerous particulars hastily II together.
There Were two tempests, one ne afternoon
and the other in the evening thursday the
2ith. Niles was but alig6thfIccted, the
storm passing TO the North. teral houses
ana barns however, were unrd, chimneys
hrown down, many w~indovblown down
ana fences Frustrated. The ok house of
WIN. Collin, lou miles northsas unroofed,
walls partly denoli shed, az Mrs. Coffin,
severely injured by falling bri, Two build
inSs occupied by families of tlnamc of Ives,
were unrooied and one of IN blown into
pieces. The shop, barn apsmokchouse of
Hir. Droadhurst, was blowdown and his
dwelling unrooied; also, the'elling and shop
Oh. N. Pencil, and the b of. +. Porter.
Al tnese and many Others : i'll the vicinity
of Niles. The same eifcctsere experienced
IN Whitmanville and Casstis.
The tornado was most ere i'm two paths,
one about so rods and thether about 10 rods
wide. Hail stones as La, as hens eggs are
SAID to have fallen thick al CAST. MANY cat
tie and horses have been Ned. A hog weigh.
ing 200 pounds was takenk and carried ever
a fence some 30 feet, and I'm rolled over and
over. The timber has SUI ed greatly.
The same storm with edl violence extern
ded TO Northern Indiana. The Laporte Wing
says:
AT Michigan City, ding the storm, the
warehouse oil Messrs. CB. q L.. Blair, was
struck by lightning, and 3aan by the name of
Luke Murray. in the buitng at the time, was
killed, and another was Idley hurt.
Near New Buffalo, a " mill, owned by
MIR, Ross, was blown ddh.
On Door Prairie, aboutour miles from La
porte, a barn owned by tr. Daniel Brown, OF
this place, and occupiediy Mr.. Hawkins, was
tents.
Ihe road between thu place and Michigan
City is literally slrewedwith fallen timber
fehces are Frustrated, md in many place.
barns unroofed.
Fears are entertained for the shipping Oh
AXE Michigan. Two vessels feft Michigan
City harbor on Thursdg before the Storm"
The Hail Storm.-A storm of hail sweep
over the South half 0this county yesterda,
afternoon. AT Whit Pigeon and Mottvili,
1T destroyed all the gDwing fruit and brok,
most of the glass except ON the West AM
North sides of dwelling houses. The hal
stones are said to hay, been as large as hickor,
nuts.-CentreoiHc Rp.
The South is directing its attention in goo,
earnest to the promation of apricultura3 in
terest.-There have leen several agricultura
meetings in Alabamn well attended, resultin,
In the appointment Of committees and the or
ganization of plans br the purpose of collect
ing means and information.
In Florida, the subject has been before IN,
House OF Representatives, and has bought on
an able reportfrom the committee pa the stat,
seeds aus sftn g'I for the ' eol| Pasiage o 9
TSs~ snb;o;S s Ynss&sNc: and Of authentic dat,
ducts to be raised:
Comply; yam, casaya ginger, pulks, SisaI
hemp, indigo, tobacco, cortex cascarilla
alba, sarsaparilla, sugar-cane, u
bush and vine pepper, pimento tea-plant or
ange, gauva Otaheite plum, shaddock, lime
hog plum, forbidden fruit, lemon, Jamaica an
pie, banana, pine apple, %cocanut, plantain
sapadiila, sour sop, avocato pear, mango
olive, name sapota, bozwood. lignum
vitae mahogany, ship timber.
RUNNING BEANS.-The prettiest wa
for a man who cUltivates but little land. I
raise his own dry beans for next winters ms
ls-not to plant the bush kind by themseive.
Tor this will require too much land, as the prc
duct Is small-but to raise white pole bean.
The COMMON case knife beans are excellent fc
this purpose.
Strike out a dozen or more circles on tn
ground, as large asa cart wheel. Put a whe,
barrow load OF manure into it, and spade it u
with Earth. Drop the seeds in the circle. O
the outer edge of the bill say six inchesyaparr
Then insert eight or ten poles just within tn
circles, at equal distances from each other. an
tie the tops of the whole Notwithstanding
cone. Cover up the seed and wait the resuit
Each OF these hills will yield you a peck {
a nall bushel of dry beans next fall-which,
you nave but a dozen such hills, will give yot
perhaps, half a dozen bushels. This will
enough Tor your purposes. BY this cours,
but a little land is occupied, Pole beans w;
yieid very much more %abundantly than bus
S>"Py III nliIot TIC ldltcG luul
have the surface of the earth.
MISSOURI State Convention to amen
the Constitution is to be held in Missouri
August next. Among the reforms which a
Louis Republican says are demanded
the people, are these:
a reform in the Constitution, so that repr
sentation shall be based upon population,
"A dlminution of the power and p~atronaf
oil the Governor;
n limitation of the Judicial tenure, so IN,
incompetent persons may, at least, be turnt
Out oil office at the end Of their terms;
Ihe election of all Judicial officers by n
People; :"
Inc protection of the People in their pro,
erty, so that one person shall not be made
bear greater burdens of taxation than anotbe
The encouragement of works of intern
improvement, and the support of education
by all means within the power of the State.
RoBBERY.-Several of the cabin passei
gers ON board the Mail, were robbed during n
night before last: one passenger lost one hu,
dred dollars, another eighty. another 6ftee