, 1860-07-20
Additional News by last Mail.
rgUUBEE TORNADO IN ILLINOIS AND IOWA!
General HJews.


INT AOhNAbO.
CHcAeo, June 5.-From telegraphic dis.
matches received last night and this morn
iug, we learn the following particulars Of
the tornado on Sunday evening
The FIRST part Of it was between Marion
and Cedar Rapids, in Linn county, Iowa,
going northwest and southeast, IN three diff
ierent veins-crossing the track Of the Chi,
cago aud Nebraska Railroad several times
ct Lisbon, where the depot buildings and
al the warehouses in tho village were com
pletely demolished. A train Of ten freight
cars, heavily loaded, was lifted bodily from
The track and dashed to pieces before reach
ing here. We learn that sixteen persons
we're killed from this point. One vein Of
The storm passed north of Merchantsville,
demOlishing everything in its course, and
Killing sixteen persons. 1t then passed
south Of the Railroad, near Dewitt, killing
twenty-seven persons-sixteen Of them be-
longing to the family Of Thomas Halthfeld.
II then passed south Of Romosa and de-
stroyed the house Of David Millard, killing
him aud several of his family. 1t then
struck the town Of Camanche, on the Mis-.
dSsippi river, at which point the loss Of life
was much greater than at first stated
From all accounts there cannot be less
than fifty killed. Reports tell of Others;
but the bodies have not been found There
are also one hundred and twenty-five wound.
ed, some fatally, and ten more persons are
missing A large lumber raft from the
Chippewa river, manned by crew Of twen-
ty-four men, and having two women on
board, lay tied up opposite Camanche at
the time, and was completely scattered, and
twenty-one Of the men and both of the wo-
men were lost. The names Of the dead at
CamaDche, as far as we have been able to
learn, are as follows Mrs. Amelia Davis
and son, G. Westpate, Hannah Currin and
child, A. Horft, Mary Graleaf, Elizabeth
Rathbon, D. Wagner, D. Saltonbury,
Philip Roper, Margaret Fass, Mary Fass,
Ella Watson, Mrs. Geo. Darnham, Mrs.
Jos. Slatebury, Geo. Asht, II. NJ. Kenrich,
7. D. Bigelow, Jacob Mercele, Aug. Mer-
cele and child, Mary Group, child of w.
White The others have not been identi-
fed. Six persons Of the family Of IL. Ses-
sions. The property of the Milard honse
was badly injured The tornado is known
to have traversed distance Of 80 miles in
Iowa, and ITO miles in Illinois, doing ON in
calcul- BILE amount Of damage to property.
Not less than one hundred and fifty per-
sous lost their lives. During the entire
Gay, yesterday, trains were run every hour
from Clinton to the scenes Of the disaster.
Through the aid Of efficient committees
much relief was rendered to the sufferers.
THE TELEGRAPH BILL.
ST. JOSEPH, June 5.-The Pacific Tele-
graph Aid bill has passed both branches Of
congress, having been so amended as TO
require sealed proposals to be advertised
iOr hity days after the passage Of the Act
the contract to be awarded to the low
est responsible bidder, upon the condition
that it shall not exceed $4,000 per an,
nun; Congress retaining the discretion to
alter or amend the law. 1t is also provid.
ed that the line is to start from the west
bank Of the Mississippi.
Major Babbit, Quartermaster's Depart.
ment, is ordered to Fort Vancouver, there
% relieve Capt. Ingalls,, same Department,
from duty in the Department Of Oregon
The latter officer, on being relieved, is di,
rscted to repair to the city of Washington
icr the purpose of settling his public nc-
counts.
The defeat Of the Mexican treaty is con.
sldered national calamity. Mr.. Buchan,
ans instructions to Mr.. McLane direct him
70 remain at Vera Cruz, and do the best
We can in the meantime for the protection
oi American interests, but not to encour
sge in the Mexican Government the slight
est hope for any diplomatic connection witt
u.s. What the result will be, time alont
can prove, but it is confidently anticipated
Oy the Administration that we shall be in
VOWED in difficulties before the meeting O
.ae next session of Congress, as the rejec
Soa OF the McLane treaty will emboldel
Tue marauders attached to Miramon'S in
Mrest in their forays upon our frontier
winch will lead to a collision which must
involve the countries.
Among the new delegates from Alabama
1 70 the Baltimore Convention, are JOIN
forsyth, Nick Davis, Hilliard, Winston