The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-24
4GkEQRAT5lC.
Terrible Storm in Tuscum-
bia, Alabama.
Loss of Life and Destruction
of Property.
The Storm Covers a wide
extent of Country.
The Baltimore & Ohio r..
r. into Chicago.
Great Union r. r.. Depot to
be bnilt in Chicago.
Another Democratic Con-
gressman from Va.
Mr.. Plat can go back to
Brattleboro, Vermont.
The Mighty Mu1lett takes
up his Little Bed and
Walks.
Mr.. Plat can go back to
Brattleboro, Vermont.
Other Items of Interest.

NASHVILLE, Nov. ga heavy storr
has prevailed south and west of here to
twenty-four hours. There was terribl
storm at Tuscumbia last night, commenc
ing at SIX clock. One-third of the cit
residences were destroyed. Twelve per
sons were killed and many others injured
Mrs. Wm Winston, mother of the lat,
ex Governor Winston, the wife and tive
children OF Hon. j. b. Moore, Senator
from this district, T. ID, Uodg,ns. Esq,
editor of the Chronicle, and his wife anc
four children were killed. The Catholic
church, the Dishler Female Institute, re-
Gently finished, many of the finest resi-
dences, two planing mills, and the mos, most
substantial brick dwellings in town were
destroyed. Many poor families are home,
less.
Owing to the destruction of bridge a
train was precipitated into a creek, but no
one was killed.
The Mayor of Tuscumbia appeals to the
nelghboying cities and towns for aid. The
tornado came from the southwest and pass
ed the northeast
The storm in Alabama Sunday night
was very severe Half the town of Mon
tevallo is reported destroyed. Two per-
sons were killed and twenty wounded
No further details have been received from
Tuscumbia,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov 90, The storm
last night Frustrated the telegraph lines
east and west. The western bound pas
senger train on the Memphis & Little
Rock Railroad jumped the track and
plunged into the mud near Madison No
body hnrt.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov, pa terri
BILE rain and wind storm prevailed here late
last night.
SELMA, Ala Nov, ga terrible storm
visited Montevallo, fifty six miles north of
Selma, last night, Twelve or fifteen
houses were destroyed, two persons were
killed and fifteen or twenty injured, some
seriously
TRENTON, n, j., Nov. 23.-A hurricane
this afternoon unroofed a number of build
ings and did other damage.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 23.-A storm
this afternoon unroofed a number of build
ings and tore up trees in the northwestern
section of the city.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov 23.-The storm
of last night did damage in Covington and
Newport to the amount of 5000 1t went
up the Little Miami Valley, but without
serious damage to the country.
New York, Nov. 23-A heavy storm
swept over the city. No damage is re-
ported.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Nov. 23,-By col
lislon ON the Central railroad, at Broad
street crossing, this morning, the mail and
. 9th To-
injured.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Nov 90. The brick
wall of the round house at Keyser, on the
Baltimore& Ohio railroad, blew down this
afternoon, burying number of workmep.
Two were killed and several wounded.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 23.-There is an
unconfrmed rumor that forty persons were
killed by the wrecking of a train on the
Memphis & Charleston railroad to-day.
CHICAGO, Nov pa gale, which at
times amounted almost to hurricane, pre-
vailed here during all last night, and con
tinues to-day without abatement. Grave
fears are entertained of marine disasters
on the lakes, there being vessels still out. |
The Baltimore d Ohio railroad this !
morning sent out its first train from Chlca- |
90. Its present depot is near the Illinois
Central depot, no final arrangements
having been made for depot. In conjunc-
ion with other roads, trains will hereafter /
arrive and depart regularly.
he Times has reliable information that |
he following railroads centeringin Chicago /
will in the spring commence building a
,rand union passenger depot Chicago 4
Alton, Chicago, Burlington d Quincy,
'ittsburg & Fort Wayne, Chicago &
Northwestern, Milwaukee & ST Paul and
Michigan Central. The depot will occupy
he greater portion Of the space between
he river and Canal street and between
an Buren, and Madison streets The cost
will be $2.OOO,OOO. The agreement has
,een signed by all the above mentioned
oads.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 23.-The State
Board Of Canvassers have declared Grade,
Conservative, elected in the Second Con-
-ressional District, over Platt, Republican,
" 81 majority.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. %. The Mayor has
pp0inted a committee to receive cOntribu.
ions for the Nebraska and Kansas desti-
ute
WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-Secretary Bris-
ow being asked the cause of Mulett's res
gnation, called attention to the revised
tatute, which provides that the chief
lerk of the Treasury shall superintend the
'reasury building and the expenditures
Or it. Ii appears that Mullett, who had
ontroIed this contingent fund, amounting
0 100000, said he would rather resign
han not control it, whereupon the Secre-
arr said he was merely doing his du5y, and
f Mulett was unwilling TO comply with
he law, he (Bristow) would accept his
esignation.
Secretary Bristow to-day accepted the
esIgnation of Supervising Architect Null
It. His successor is not yet appointed.
MUsCATINE, Iowa, Nov. pa fire
ere, caused it is supposed, by an ineen-