, 1859-05-30
Further Particulars Of the Tornado.

Further Particulars Of the Tornado.
JAcksnSy1LI:. ILL.,, May 4,-Thc severe
@tor,u Of Thursday cvtnin. made its appear
ance III the southwest IL: ) i'.N. 1t seemed. 1T
first appearance, about tlac slze Of a mans
head its first appearance was that Of i foun
tain boiling orcr; it Increased in size, throwing
small cIn,its-lke fol1s fsen1 the clouds t" the
earth, increasing in width md violeuce as
It approached the earth.
As far as heard from. it began in Calhoun
county, earfynS c,,eM Il.
From Manchester, t" u distance at twelve
miles directly northeast, we can cnuut thrtr-siS
dwelling hoi,srs, with all the barns and nut-
hunses, destroyed.
Tic number of killed, as far as heard from, Is
| eleven, among whom arc Mrs. Rnut!,, :on If
George Van Zandt, Samuel Brown, Il Portuguese
| in the employ Of Nr. kutc, Jonathan Carlisle,
Jaco!, Sample and wife, and Mr. Thomas.
There arc about fifty seriously, it not NOR
| tal1r, wounded. Most of them, VIZ fear, mist
| die.
| Ia give m IDEA Of tltc force Of the storm,
| llayc in ny possession stone, weighing three
pounds, that was lifted up aud CARRIED sixty
! feet, passing through window four feet from
| tic floor.
i windmill was carried over 40 yards.
| with pipes, pumps, &C., attached, s1nail end
| foremost.
There was not ten feet s1uare within the route
Of tho storm that has no: gut rails, boards, 6c.,
! stuck in ~ that uo one easily pull then, ont
Whole partitions IT houses are gone mud cannot
be found.
Aman riding in field was blown from his
horsc tho saddle torn of and carried about two
miles from the place.
No one can form III idea OF the terrible effects
Of this storm which lasted but fire minutes, with
but little rain. The cloud was very bright, wlsllc
on either side of il was 50 dark that it w:s in-
possible to distinguish, the objects.
|
| Virginia Election.
DALr1uonE, May .>.-Pas-cn;c=s hy the Eay
steamers report Acconlac county to have g1ven
| Is, ,.ud Richmond and Nest1uo7e!and COUNTIES,
eaclI 60 minority for Goggin.
The following arc Letcher majo.itics bar
bour Co. 41l. Lewis Co. 40. Gpshire Co. 50,
Doaridgc Co cno, Harrison TO. lls, Hitch Co.
[ .5.'.
I.ctcl,cr's majority in the Isle of Wight Co.,
as far rs heard from, is 3?2.
| Southampton County gives small majority
for Irtel1cr.
4 snail Democratic loss is reported in North.
ampte:l, and Democratic gains III Accomac aud
NnMsen,ond counties
! Erook county, Letcher about lao majority
Hancock county, LetcheE l50 majority. :
Ohio county, GogGin o93 majority. . 0pposi
lion, and one Democratic member Of Legislature
! | ure elected =
Marshal county, Goggin 200 majority; op
position Representatives elected to the Lcgisla'
| lure.
RlcHaoSn, Va, May 2S.-1t is estimated her
that III! Lctcher is elected Governor +! abou'
100 majority.
Nelson Co. gives Gosyin 1854 majority. Chen
: andoa Co. gises Letcher ]. 200 msjority. with
b precincts to hear from. Page TO-. lc:cl.c7 -:
majority, with precincts to fsrar from. Russe'
i Co.. GogYin 4th' majority.
4 In t!1e 50 counties heard from, Goggins' 1na
| iority is about~s to . hundred.
pirate despatch from Wrtberil1c SAYS ill.,
; | : counties in the l3th Congressional distsic
t hare been heard from, and tile Democrats los
e 1.S10 on Gov. Wise+s rotc.
. The contest between Floyd ami Martin
e doubtful.
Three counties in the 18th District hare bee
| heard frop,. 4o.s.- = j.
The Democrat. lose 500 on Governor wise
Il vote. -
Marion County giyes Letchcr 72o majority;
r It Is generally conceded that the Hon Wn
L. Smith, Democrat, is elected in the 7th Congre:
. q sionai District hr 3to1 to 1000 majority. on
ing. however, to the misconnections Of the tral
to.day, it cannot be speoialfy stated.
" Loudon County is not Jet officially reported
4 but private letter says that Gosgin has ! ,o5
q majority.
: Princess Anne County gives Goggip . nj
e ority. -
r. .trict gircs Smith, Dela.. S61 -.-~i.,'..
b. EQr1RER OR11cE. Richmond. Aay es.-1t
II impossible as yet to giye accurate statcmer
as to rcsah, for members Of Congress or Legi
satugc.
Letcher will be elected Governor by 5000
5000 majority.