The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-22

in circumference. many of them were the size
If hickory nuts. while most of them were
about the size of muskeL bullets. They were
hard and solid Jumps of ice, and descended
with terrific force and tremendous effect. ltIs
estimated that from three to four thousand
panes of window glass were shattered within
the limits of the town. Our Office and dwell
ing suffered 10 the extent of ffty-seVen panes,
and many Of our neighbors Jared as badly
The Lutheran church lost we are told, one
hundred and twenty-six panes. On Abbotts-
town street, near the railroad, a brick building
in course of erection and ready for the roof,
the property Of Mr.. Jacob Myers, was nearly
demolished. The roof of a locomotive on the
Gettysburg railroad, was torn away by the
storm, and a number of holes were actually
driven through the sbcet-iron roofing OF a build
ing belonging to the Hanover b. railroad com
pany. so unprecedently violent was the descent
Of the hail. A gentleman belonging to York
had his hands severely cut by the hail in front
of Mr.. H. A. Webb's grocery store. Mr..
Michael Carl was similarly injured while en-
deavoring to protect his team of horses-the
animals were swollen as ifstung by bees OF
hornets. A hail stone stone struck a dog run
ming upon the rail track, and he fell as though
he had been shot. The roof of Messrs. Sbirk
& Slagle's powder house was carried off, and
the gable end Of Mr.. Kendig's barn destroyed.
We hear of trees being broken down, fences
fallen and many other effects Of the storm in
the neighborhood. 1t ragged with violence in
the country between this and McSherryStown.
Some Of the hail stones were as large as hens
eggs.
The Hagerstown (Md.) Mail estimates the
damage done in that county by the storm at
$4,000. 1t sags: j. 5. MalotI besides losing
his wheat, &C., had his barn so much Injured
az to be yalueless; John s. Rowland, his crop
Of wheat is gone, and orchard much injured;
Henry j. Lowman. twenty acres of wheat de-
stroyed and corn much injured; Henry Friend,
abortsixty acres of wheat destroyed, also some
corn, &C.; Alfred Snowman, ninety acres of
wheat destroyed, thirty acres of corn greatly
injured. &c; Mr.. Graf losses severely; E.. D.
Snowman, ninety acres of wheat destroyed,
also fifty acres Of com; J.. E. Harry, eighty
acres of wheat and thirty acres of corn de-
stroyed; Isaac Motter Alex. Letter, William
Bowers, B. James, Mr.. Angel, Mr.. Holiday,
j. W. Breathed, P. Stovsr, Mr.. Haugh and
others are also severe sufferers.
In the Middletown valley of Frederick county
(Md.) the storm was equally destructive. The
Register says: Among those suffering the
heaviest damages" are the crops of Vincent
Sanner, Daniel SmelLer, Philip Shelter, Jacob
Dean, Jacob Flock, Henry Crone, Hanson
Retasburg, John Beckembaugh, W.R. William
son, and John Herring. And SO Frustrated are
many {. the fields, we are informed, that a
quart cannot possibly be realised per
acre, there scarcely being a lone stalk left!
standing in some.
Of Tie effect of the storm in Baltimore
county, the Advocate says: On Monday even
ing last, this section of country was visited by a
heavy rain storm, which washed corn fields
considerably, Frustrated wheat, and done other
In the neighborhood Of CockeysviIle
it was exceedingly heavy. In the neighbor-
hood of Black Rock the storm was very severe,
breaking off and tearing up forest trees, blowing
down and flooding wheat, washing fields, DC.
STORM IN M1cHIGAN.-Extrac Of a letter, da-
ted Berrien county, Michigan, May 81: Yes
witnessed one of the most terrific storms
N this section Of which We have any record
IL O'Clock, P. NJ, Mr.. Alvin Robinson's
were awakened by the roaring OF the
.empesl. Mrs. r. arose and went to the door,
followed by her husband, when both were sud
lenly caught by the wind and thrown under a
bed occupied by Mr.. Worth and his wife. AL
most instantly, a large log of the house was
lung across the top of The bed, only prevented
rom crushing the inmates by lodging diagonal
y against another }og. Mr.. Worth with diff
Guilty exyricated himself and his wife, and then
proceeded to look for lis two childrcn-a boy
.en years old, and a girl twelve. They were
both thrown out oidoors and lodged atthe end
IF the house. The girI had an arm badly broken
above the elbow, aud a shoulder put out o fjoint.
head and side we're also badly bruised. The
boy was only Slightly injured.
Another house, bout fifty rods from this,
quilt of plank, w~aslifted bodily from its foui-
l%ation, carried ovef several slumps from three
o five feet high, AMI thrown down upon three
other slumps. OF course, it WAS all torn to
pieces. The inmate were Mr.. Dewitt and fami-
y, consisting Of h%iswife, father and three chill
lren. Mr.. Dewittis very badly injured on his
lead and side, and me leg is nearly stripped of
Is flesh. 1t is feareI, also, that some Of his ribs
are broken. His recovery is doubtful. Mrs.
Dewitt is also badll bruised On her head and
limbs, but not seriously. One of the children,
1 boy nine years of lge, is SO badly bruised on
MS head that he canot recover. The young
boy, six years q age, is badly cut on tie
lead, and his brain 5 very much injured. The
are only slightly hurt,
The storm lasted aly a few minutes. but was
50 severe that hens n the trees were entirely
of their feathers, and hurled to the
ground SO violently hat when found they were
dead,
A large hollow los eight feet long, in which
were an OK yoke, a hoyel and a hoe, was car
off so etfectualIghat nothing can be found
out the yoke, which lns fifty rods from the start
ng place, split to piees. The tornado seemed
o spend itself upon attract about forty rods in
and from FIVE % seven miles long. Its
was from southwest to northeast. The
trees in its pth were torn up By the
DOTS, or broken and visited off like pipe stems.
The roaring was terrific, and could be heard for
The damage tethe timberi in this county
must be immense.
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA-The Toronto Lea
Ter complains that the Immigration from Eu-
'ope into Canada this seasin will be very small
smaller probably thar 1t has been in any
rear in the last quarter oft century. 1t thinks
he whole number of Cnada emigrants will
lot exceed 5000, althoug the number of per-