The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-28
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
FALL OF AN OVERLOADED
BRIDGE
TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE PRE-.
CIPITATED INTO THE
WATER.
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS PREPAR.
ING FOR HIS VISIT TO
AMERICA.
PIX SECRETARY SEWARD AT
CONSTANTINOPLE.

NEw-YoRK, July 26.-Reports Of the
very destructive hail storm which pasted
last week over portions Of Sullivan county
in this state and Wayne and Pike counties
in Pennsylvaina, are just coming in. In
sullivan county, the towns Of Mowakattin,
Thompson, Forrest, Burgent and Bethal
suffered severely by the storm, which WAS
accompanied with terrific thunder and
tightening and very high wind.
TREES WE'RE BLOWN down,
craving crops cut TO the esxth and two or
three barns struck By lig hyninS A con-
siderable amount OF wheat and'Yye still
uncut was totally destroyed. The corn
crop has been seriously affected and n the
drought OF early summer rendered the
hay very light the prospects confronting
the farmers Of the country are anything
but cheering. Itiseven considered doubt
| try can be wintered.
IN WAYNE COUNTY, PA,
the storm was very violent, the ground in
many places being cover ed from one TO
two inches deep with hail stones.
| In Damascus county the oak and buck
whca. was seriously injured. Some fields
Of corn were totally destroyed. Hail
stones whcih were Of an extraordinary size
| DEMOLISHED
windows, frui: and gariens, as well as
crops. Three barns were
-,i STRUCK ny LIGuTsIsd, 7
all of them having just been filled with
new grain and hay. Some estimste their
| DAMAGES
At from $500 10 $1,000. Two bridges
were Also blown down in the northern
part Of the county.
sLEraH RIptsa. tL.lj
In Sussex county, New jersey, the
storm seems to have been very destruc-
| tive. In the vicinity Of Aldrin hailstones
fell IN immense quantities aud laid on the
| ground several inches deep kfter the storm
had ceased, making sleigh riding possible
From Freedom to Anderson the hail.
storm made. complete sweep cutting
csrn and oats TO pieces, corn being entire
| ly stripped Of leaves. Fruits and gardens
received lasting injuries, and the damage
done to farmers IS very great. Jason
Wickhsms barn, near Calville was struck
by lighting and entirely destroyed. The
loss is 81, 800, Independent Of contents.
The scene on the track Of the storm after
the storm had passed was fearful. Fences
were down. fields of grain riddled, win.
dows demolished, branches torn from the
| trees, and debris Of all kinds formed dis
coursging sight. rl.ll L,It
To the farmers along the Erie railway,
north Of Narrowsburg, the storm did great
damage to property Of all kinds
| THE EvASGELIcAL ALLIANCE.
A special cable dispatch states that the
American commission from the evangell-
cal alliance had several interviews with
Prince Gortschslkof, who has treated
them with marked courtesy and distinc-
ton. Although offered sumptuous quar-
ters At the Peterhoff by the express COM
mand of the emperor, the members Of the
delegation continue 70 occupy apartments
at the hotel, where they are constantly y
visited by distinguished christians. They
speak very encouragingly Of the prospects
for the accomplishment Of their mission,
and sllude to Gortschalkoff's cordial re-
ception as an omen of success. W.
l The commissioners were accorded su-
dience with his Imperial Majesty to take
1 place some time next week. The Luther
an magnates VINO are now in st. Peters,
burg, place strong hopes on the influence
which the commissioners will DO able 10
exert in behalf Of their faith at the COM
L
| der. On the other hand those intimate
at court affirm that the Evangelical al
lance will be told that the statements In
the Baltic prov inces have been evidently
grossly exaggerated, but that the Imperial
| government will order thorough inves-
tigation to be made in order to demon
strato their assertions. American gentle.
men Will then be referred to Prince Gort-
schalkoh, and finally crushed with kind
from the Imperial palace. n ,iN'Tl1
| On Monday the Gar was at tho Castle
| OF lngenheim, IN Bavaria, whsre ehe 1was
visited by the Emperor Of Germany, the
" TWO MoNARcHs' ''iiHo' -"
remaining together the entito day. His
majesty, of Russia, left Ingenheim yestsr.
day for st. Petersburg and will arrive
here tomorrow. Soon after his return.
Emperor Alexander proposes making .
tour through Csucassia, and will probsbl '
be accompanied by Czanaviteh and his
youngest son. grand duke OF Vlsdimer,
who lately arrived from England. Great
preparations arc being made in Shawn.
assol, in Caucassia, and Tifiis, in Georgia,
for the czars reception. .uu HIIg,
-,a GRAND DUKEALIXEs tralt
l is at Constadt completely absorbed in
coupling his squadron for Q voyage Ia
American. The. fleet will ba by far the
largest ever left European waters. The
feet win sail Wednesday. August 18th
for New-York. .--,...-.
AHa FALL OR BRIDGE. Iltll
Considerable excitement was occasi0ne(
in Hoboken yesterday afternoon by th
j breaking Of an ovsrorowded bridge lead
ing to the baths. About two hundre'