The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-22

The great closing trot at the Beacon Park
in Boston on Monday, for $4,000, was won by
Budd Doble's Goldsmith Maid of Phiadei-
phia. Five horses entered: Mountain Boy,
George Palmer, Goldsmith Maid, American
Girl and Lady Thorn. Five heats were trot-
ted, with the following best time: 2:22-
2:20 12-2:21 3-4-2:25.
German woman living near Woodstock.
ILL.,. on Friday night broke her sous skull
with an axe as he was eating his supper. She
then cut her little daughters throat and tried
to run from the house. She was prevented
from doing so, and then cut her own throat
with razor. The son and daughter may re-
cover, but the mother will probably die.
The Boston papers thus describe the fear
full storm in that city on Monday afternoon
1t began shortly after O'Clock and continued
to late hour in the evening. Its greatest Sc
verify, however, was between IL and 2
O'Clock. For at least two full hours the eIe-
ments we're iearully riotous. The day had
been oppressively hot. A lazy, heating south
wind had loled zephyr-like for hours Scarce
~ breath OF air was discernible, but out of
this came, as we have animated, one of the
most desperate storms TOR years. The tbun-
der was at times like a ponderous earth
quake; at others it had the penetrating
sharpness OF division of musketry. onIy
intensified hundred fold. The lightning
was vivid almost to blindness, and was shot
forth from the angry clouds with the
most terrible power. The spectacle was one
to almost strike the behoIder with fright. At
umes the STORM appeared to be directly over
ana upon the city. The clouds apparently
rested on the house-tops; and out of their
density there was elected an artillery such as
no human hand can evoke. In the earlier
portion OF the storm there was a fall OF hail
stones. These came down for nearly an hour
and made such rafting as was very novel
anu not unpleasant. except where it produced
damage. Any quantity of glass was broken
IN me city, and especially in sky-lights. Ia
S some Cases these were almost carried away
Inc na'lstones were OF enormous size
IN some cases as large as hens eggs
Inc ram Tell in torrents, and for hours The
Streels were nearly deserted, for to he ont
doors was ike walking through water. Fora
time the falling hail-stones afforded the bows
Jony sport, but these soon turned to no Joke
wnen iailng directly on the person.. The
Minu was also very strong and change al. A
gentleman who sat in view of the Park street
church spire, says that in a period Of twelve
minutes Inc wind coursed The entira com
pass al mus time the thunder was loudest
ana the electric flashes fiercest Manu 80
have seen storms in the equatorial rso; Wy
describe this as quite as intense and f,r;o,,n
1t naturally caused an almost entire snsno,,
sloh OF business ou' doors, as some OF The
streets ran with water from curb to curb.
Hartford has had Rtuaiistic wedding. and
the local papers are filed with its glores. 1t
took place at ST. Johns Church, East Hart
lord, which was magnificently decorated with
flowers 'or the occasion. The altar was GOV
cred with an elegantly embroidered cloth. and
large vases OF flowers stood on each side of
TIE gold cross on the super altar. The font
was filled with fragrant bouquets, and over II
was suspended triangle and a circle of rod
and White roses, mathematical of the Tr,ni,v
and Eternity. The perfume from the mass
OF blossoms filled the church, almost over
powefln2 the senses. The ushers wore white
pants, and carried as marks of their Office
small crosses covered with white satin. The
organist wore white robe and PLAYED lively
selections. The girl chorsters wore dresses
Vi WHITE, with capes of the same, and laroe
e'oss suspended by blue ribbon from tho
Inc boys and men wore SUPPLIES. and |
'.o ,e.'or wore beautifully embroidered stole |
y, "n'.e SILK the ornaments BEING of ooh ond |
piue. Inc procession crossed in r.. Inv
caance' aou went down the south Or fssta,
aisle to the door of the church. At the ' do"
the marriage party Joined in and so,ou 1ooi
the middle aisle. A collection was t.,'l up
on a gold plate to which the bridegroom a,on p
was asked to contribute. When tho +,
oeen made one, the candles on the alta. and
~ .ne large candelabras on each side wero
nsnted, making the scene within the chance,
''ni more imposing. The Times, from (which