The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-16

the heaviest seen here for twenty
years. Ill. 49,.
PHILADELPHIA, August ID. = The
storm was severe at Cape May, Affair
tic City and ut Baltimore. The rail-
road track Is washed out near Rock
Run and the country overlooked. The
Pennsylvania Railroad track near Pal
myra, y. j., is washed awayand the
trains delayed. A large force of work
men will repair the road by noon.
At Newark, Del, the creek over
flowed and washed out the Balti-
more railroad track near Calvert de-
pot, sixty yards. las engcrs from ,Rti-
timorc by the night train were tIahs-
teirel at Goss. Repairs will bc COM
pletcd b. noon and trains passing as
usual. .g ,u.. ...a, ....,
At Lancaster, Pa, the city water
works were considerably damaged.
Golfer tlams were carried away and
several small bridges were washed
away. No damage by the storm at
Allentown, Bethlehem, Mauch Chunk,
| Westcliestcr or louisville, though the
rivers are all high. .sl ..-...g .l..,.
The heavy rains on the coast the
past few days threaten serious injury
| To the cotton crop. I'D.
I FREDRIcKs, Md, August ID. "A
storm of hail injured the crops and
broke many windows. The Chesa-
peake aud Ohio Canal is a sufferer. 1t
will take ten days to repair the culvert
at Berlin. SIS ',. a' .ea.' ''', '.''
| LEXINGTON, Ky, August 1s.-rhe
trotting stallion Sentinel valued at
$4,000, was found dead in his stable.
SCRANTON, Pa, August ls.--Twenty-
one women and girls, who were pick
ing berries, took refuge in Il slanty
T from an approaching storm. The
lightning killed two and shocked
seven seriously.
New ORLEANS, August 13.-The
buggy of n. 0. Larsen and +. Il Count,
collidcd with n carriage on the shell
road last night, smashing the buggy
and Knocking Larsen and Count insen-
sibe. The former died with recover
ing consciousness. Countwill recover.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August IL
Midnight-Tlle heavy rains com
causing many detentions, an soQ1e
accidents on railways. s.a ~. J'".
Eleven cars and the engine were
found turned bottom up in apond The
fireman is missing.
New York, August, 14.-The storm
continues accompanied by light rain
last night. in the crowded cellars in
the older parts of the city the poor had
I to battle with the rats which had been
dr;vcd from the sewers by the rising
! floods, and the wretched beds were
surrounded by water.
There has not been any serious de-
rangement of the mails, with the ex-
ception of the through Southern mail.
All due yesterday and this forenoon
Gre received. '""' '''-
The New York Yacht squadron on
their ANNUAL cruise, was obliged to
ruin for shelter, and most of the YES
sells are now reported safe at different
ports.
Dispatches from the east report that
storm prevails in that section. The
rain made it necessary to postpone the
races at Saratoga.
At Baltimore reports say that streets
in various parts of the city are sub
merged, and the collars flooded.
jones Falls is overlooked, and -por-
ton of the old flooded district was
again Inundated, in some places to the
depth of four or five feet. .l...
All the railroads running to Balti-
more are more or less damaged, and
the detention of the mails is more
general than for years. S.,.. ,.
On the Baltimore and Ohio road
landslities have occurred at Red Cut
and Vinegar Hill and other places
TIL. storm broke so suddenly on Now
York shipping waters that. freighters
had busy times for while securing
their vessels and the goods exposed on
the docks. About midnight several
canal boats broke loose and drifted
about, hut none, SO far reported, sunk
a sloop lying OFF Jersey City ferry has
sunk, and it is thought some of hei
crew were drowned.
PROVIDENCE, II. l., August 14.-Th'
blacksmith shop, boiler house and
machine shop Of the Mechanics Ma
chine Company, in Warren, burned
last night; loss s35, 900; insured for SD
600. 4Dl 4f.a9 ~.
RICHMOND, Ind, August 14.-Judgt
johnson has to-day dissolved his tenn
porary injunction, restraining the re
moval of the county-seat of Wayne
county from Centerville to Richmond
Twenty or thirty wagons went to Cen
terville and brought away the records
and other public property. The Com
missiopers, accompanied by four cal
loads of Richmond people, also went t
Gentsrville by special train, but as ne
demonstration was made to prevent
-fthe removal of the property, their pres
ence was not required.
DEs MoINEs, August l4.-The Anti
monopoly Convention nominated An
drew Hosti for Governor aud Franz
CDonnell for Lieutenant Governor
THE resolutions favor tariff for reve
nue.. About thirty counties were rep
resented. ~ ~ --
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August IL. Til.
! first bale vi cetana Of the new croI
was received here this morning, ana
sold at auction for 2sl cents per pound
NEW YORK, Augistl4.-The ArHdfi
passengers, ninety-foIr cabin ans
fr,raa hundred steerage. are all well