Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-22

A sAas Ge.,iaE sftLs As,heJl,, AZ Ssi,At p,,sS,,
sAIasaesd on ftdsy last on the land Of Ne. Gibsoa %
ground sstmsted at about 90. There has been eoody
number OF persons In attendance throughout meeting
and excellent order has been observed Yesterday Thurs
day morning the time fixed for closing the
iug-Farfdr Ne'cs Avg Is.
We learn that Saturday afternoon last during the
thunder storm. the dwelling tho farm OF Mr. RonrRr
ALLISON, known a. "Hbernis Was struck by lightning;
the huid passing down the chimney thence clock In
Of the rooms, smashing It to atoms, and doing other
damage. A servant Of Mr. A.s who WAS In the act o
shutting down window in the the time was shock
ed severely to DO insensbe for time though
We believe that she has entirely recovered FROM the sf
fects-B.
During the storm On Tuesday afternoon last .evera
rees were blown down the camp grouudone OF which
struck tent from Alexandria doing considerable damag,
thereto aud slightly injured gentleman who happened &c
DO 10 the at tho me. Another was blown down Al
the House Pen but did no damage. largo number O
rees were blown down al few miles beyond the caup-
THE "kSow NoruISo" HEAp DRKss.-The side walk,
have been enbcished, Tor few evenings past with til,
sight OF numbers Of pretty young ladies' wearing head
dress OF peculiarly novel aud striking character Its com
posed Of sort OF wreath Of uterwoven ribbons of
coors prolonG behind into long penuants that float ou
upon the air like tho scamss atthe head describing
an phnty OF curves unknown to trigonometry, which
catch the hearts of behodes In their intricate mazes
This new head gear Is called the "Know Nothing Wreath
as We are informed by the Spirit of 76 and like ever,
thing else about Know Nohingism is very startling
uneIpectcd-Bdh Pat.
The "know Nothiugs," 10 Kentucky, as elsewhere
seem to be carrying all before them-aud led to ask
the words Of the song OF 1910. "What has caused th
great CONJUNCTION I'm the counties of Keuton Maysvie
Gsian Mercer and Shelby they have elected their eau
didstes by sweeping msiOrites.
The RIyERs-On Monday last the Ohio river had risen
feet at Point Pleasant Both tho Kauawhs and Elk ri
vers rose about II iuches On Tuesday morning there
was nj our landing quite feet of hatboat laden with
Salt They have all departed for characterization Re-
publican, Aug. l6.
SkvSRr STORM IN JAcKsoS-on Monday morning oil
last week, bail occurred Ripley Jack
sou county Our correspondent informs that In that vii
ge from 2oOO TO 5000 pains Of glass broken Great
havoc was made with the in that neghborhood The
ans, or similar storm, was experienced that
n We learn, Point Pleasant in Mason county utter.
" destroying some hue fields of coru.-[Ib.
We learn that young man named Newbill was killed
in hing Queen county, few days since by one of tho
teeth tying out of the drum OF a wheat machine.
negro belonging TO DE- John s Tribe of Essex also
had his hand torn Off above his wrist His arm was am
putsted above the elbow. and he is how doing we'll Too
much care cannot he exercised while working these ma
chnes.-Edsern Virginian.
Quite destructive hail storm passed over the lower
end OF this county last week. doing considerable
TO the corn CROP vegetables, &c. On several farms the
ground was literally covered with fodder torn from the
stacks by the hail.-[Ib
OF 2IS persons who died in New York city last week
Cholera, only I6 natives OF the United States OF
Si deaths by the disease which occurred there in
the niue weeks ending July 99pd only 49, or IL l2 per
week on an average natives the United
And this In native population Of some 100000.