The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-12

of representation in the State Convention
will be the number Of votes for Horatio
Seymour for President in 1868, one dele
gate being entitled to a seat for each 800
votes cast, and one for each fraction of $50
votes and over. Here follows list show
ing the number OF delegates each county
is entitled to, making total o; COL BY
order of the Democratic State Central
Committee. JOSEPH LEDLIE, Charm n.
j. 0. PUTTER, Secretary.
PoLo, ILL.,, Aug, lO.-Last night about
IL O'Clock, the southwest part of Ogle
county was visited by terrible hail
The country through which it passed is
about tour miles southwest of Polo, and
eight miles north of Dixon, running north
west into Carroll county. being about four
teen miles long and three wide. There was
perfect avalanche of hail, many of the
stones being nine inches in circumference.
The ground was literally ploughed up in
some places The corn fields suffered
most, being torn aud mangled to pieces.
Some fields were 50 badly damaged that
stock was turned in to-day. Many fine or
chards are left bare OF leaves and fruit.
In some places even the bark was torn
from the trees. For many miles around
not pane of glass was left in buildings Oh
the north aud east sides, Chickens and
turkeys are nearly killed. 1t was sad
sight to day to see the farmers turning
their stock into their corn fields, which yes
terday promised to yield sixty bushels per
acre. The cattle became terribly fright
ened, and stampeded all over the country
Dixon, ILL.,, Aug. lO.-This vicinity was
visited last night with a terribly destruc-
tive tornado Of wind, rain and hail, com
mencing at Rochelle, crossing Rock river
at this place, and winding up at MilIedg-
yile The breadth was about nine miles
and the length about forty. Hail stones
fell larger than goose eggs, killing calves,
turkeys and hens by the thousands, and
destroying corn and vegetables. At San
tordvlle trees we're blown down aud roofs
to houses carried Il long distance in the air
At Polo thousands OF acres Of corn aud
wheat in stacks we're utterly destroyed and
leveled with the ground. At Woosung,
five miles distant, every house was dam
aged and Il IS was broken by the whole
sale. The damage here was not 50 exten
sve, only in North Dixon, where large
quantities Of glass were broken. The
damage to this section is very heavy, esti
mated by good judges at $3000OO.
HUDSON, ILL., Aug l0.--A terrible thun
der storm swept over this township yester
day afternoon about O'Clock. A barn
owned by Miss lizzie Shavely. two miles
north of this place, was set on fire by light
ming and consumed with all It's contents
total loss about $500 During the storm
cottonwood tree in the same vicinity was
shiyered to atoms.
TowANDA, ILL.,, Aug. lO.--A fearful
storm of thunder, lightning, and rain in
torrents, prevailed yesterday evening at
the late camp meeting near this town,
where at least 5000 people were assem-
bled. The roads were changed from beds
If dust to avenues of mud and water.
Corn and pastures will be materially and
Immediately benefited.
OTTAWA, ILL.,. Aug lO-A fearful storm
prevailed in the northern and eastern por-
tons of this city last evening A fierce
wind, accompanied with heavy rain and
sharp lightning, lasted for several hours
Wheat and hay stacks were blown down
on every farm for miles around this city.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, Aug. l0.-A heavy rain
fell here last night, accompanied by a very
severe wind storm. Considerable damage
was done east of this place, but very little
here. A number OF trees we're blown
down on the track of the indianapolis,
Bloomington & Western road, causing the
clock morning train from Indianapolis,
to day, to be two hours late lhe engine
attached to the passenger train going east,
this morning, was quite severely stove up
by coming in contact with the timber that
had fallen across the track, but the eugi-
neer managed to take his train into Indian
apols. The rain has been a great blessing.
and it will save the corn crop.
TowANDA, ILL.,, An. lO.-The old saying
that camp,meetings always bring rain, was
verified yesterday, certainly, in this yicini-
ty About O'Clock in the evening the
heaviest rain storm Of the season occurred
The camp meeting near this place seemed
the nucleus of the storm, and that vicinity
was literally deluged, while the thunder
and lightning were perfectly fearful, Near
Hudson, in this county, few miles west of
Towanda, barn was struck by lightning
and burned, with all its contents In many
places stout trees were shivered by the
thunderbolts. The rain is too late to do
much good, except to pastures which are
brown and bare.
ST. PAUL, Aug. l0.-Duluth had Sc
we're haiIstorm yesterday. Five hundred
dollars worth of glass was destroyed. An
other hail storm visited portions Of Meeker
county on Saturday night, being the sec
ond in the week
At Kingston all the standing grain, in
cluding corn, was destroyed.