, 1875-08-05

| were thrown open 10 tHo stcrul anu III
minutes or two we're half filled will
masses of ice far beyond the immediat
power Of the inhabitants to remove
The storm was arEed with the pecu
llari.y that the hail>stones, or ice frag
men;s compactsd themselves into a sole
mass as soon as they fell. In the suburbs
Of the city the tiles of many houses wer'
absolutely beaten to powder; stout par
titions of wood and plank were pierced
with holes such as might have beer
made by musket balls. Three persons
were killed by the fall Of a farm house
In the immediate vicinity Of the city
vast quantities CT small BIRDS were pick
ed mp killed by the storm, and the bod
les of several foxes have been found
Geneva is surrounded by pleasant farms
vineyards and market gardens. ant
these have been destroyed as if a charge
of cavalry had passed over, involving
the ruin ard despair Of poor and Indus
trious peasants. whose all is now taken
from them as effectually as if it had beer
sunk to the bottom of the sea.
CINCINNATI, July ga New Orleans
dispatch states that q riot is apprehen-
ded at East Feiiccina. where the negroes
have assumed the offensive and are
collecting and arming throughout the
parish for the supposed purpose of cap
turing the town of Clarion. Great ex-
element prevails throughout the parish,
and a number of white; armed are con-
sregating to patrol the town. Bad feel
ing has existed between the races OF
that parish for some months.
PHIIADELPHIA, July 26.-Wool quiet
Texas fine and medium, 28@32c; Texas
coarse. 24G a5c; California fine and me-
dunn, 2s(G35e; Cal. coarse, 25G30.
ToLEDA, O.. July 26- John Noble, a
highly respected farmer, so years OF age,
living near Milburn, Ottawa county,
killed his wife this evening by beating
her with q club and emitting her throat
Alleged cause, in6delity. He surren-
dered to tie authorities.
ATLANTA, Ca, July pa man nam>
ed johnson. wife and five children, in a
wagon, drove into Coosawatte river,
and got into deep water. The wagon
bed loa.ed off. All the children were
drowned.
New ORLEANS, July 26.-The refusal
on Saturday evening of the captain Of
the British steamer State Of Alabdma tc
surrender three of his sailors, charged
with stealing, created f1utter Of excite
ment in police circles. The consul was
appealed to. Meantime the A'a5GmG
sailed for Liverpool with the accused or
board. The attorney general states
that when the legal points have beer
examined, should the law decide adver'
sely to the captain, he will be made par
ty to the crime. as having harbored ac'
cused persons, and steps will be take1
fot bis arrest on his return to this port
FoGr LARAMIr, July pa detach
ment of troops under command Of Lieut
Lawson, arrived here from the Blacl
Hills, yesterday. Pro-. Jenney is now
prospecting on Rapid and Spring creeks
and has found gold in paying quantities
and plenty of ter, With sufficient fal
in these creeks to use to sdvuntsge
Nuggets have been found worth ovsl
81, and about Sc worth of dast was sem
in for Mr.. G. H. Collins, of Omaha, now
here, who sends it to friends east
There are by all odds the richest dig
giugs vet discovered. The estimated
number of miners in the Black Hills a
present is 1 GOO, and still they are arrive
ing at the rate of 20 or 80 day
BALTIMORE, July 27.-Louis McLane's
departure for California has beer
temporarily delayed. He leaves here
Friday to jein his family at Cresson.
Pennsylvania, and proceeds thence to
Chicago, in a few days. He leaves
there for San Francisco on the 9th or It'll
of August.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-This afternoon
the following was received by Surgeon
General Barnes:
Font BARRANCos, July %.
Five deaths since.my report last night
Dr. Steinway is down. We have no mex
cases from Dickens for the last 36 hours
Signed, J. NJ. BREsNAE,
Brevet Major Gen. U. S. A., Com
manding. -
WASHINGTON. July 29.--The follpwin,
dispatches are received:
FoRT BARRANcos, July 28.
Lieut.. Deshler died at P. NJ. to-day
NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA, July %.
Mrs. Lieut.. Ingles died last. Nine
teen deaths at Barraneos, out 81 cases
All well in the yarl.
z TEnnE HAUrE. July 2S.-A freigh
train going north on the L. N. an,
Chicago Railroad this afternoon, wen
through trestle work 40 feet high be
tween Putnam and Cloverdale and kille,
the engineer, conductor and head brake
man. The fireman had one leg and al
arm broken.
| MARIETTA, Ohio, July %. A sever,
Storm passed over US this evening, ant
causing heavy loss of property. Th'
five story warehouse of the Mariett,