The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-11
Doings of the State Board
Of Equalization.
The Equalized Valuation of
Railroad Property
$32.243,429.
Terrific Storms all over
the West.
A Fast Mail Train Between
New York and the West.
The First Train to run Sept.
18th.
Railroad Accidents.
A Young Lady Shoots her
self at a Party.
Great Storm on the Lakes,
Fires and other Items OF
Interest.
Railroad Accidents.
A Young Lady Shoots her
self at a Party.
Great Storm on the Lakes,
Fires and other Items of
Interest.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, September 1O.-In
the State Board of Equalization this morn
ing Messrs. Warner and Hunter were ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
managers of railroads concerning the trip
of the board, to be made over the lands OF
the railroads in the State. The Committee
on Railroads have made their report on
the assessment Of the tangible properties
of the railroads. They fix the assessments
at little over $62,000.000, and equalize
the assessment at $50, ,243, 429. 1t was
supposed, when they first reported, that
the latter amount was the full value of the
property, but it turns out to be the equal
lied value so that the telegraph reports
of last night were erroneous in stating the
equalized value at $l6,000,000 The Com
mittee on Capital Stocks will probably re-
port early next week, and while no declar-
alton of the manner in which they will
ascertain the value of capital stock has
been, or will be made. it is believed that
no corporation will have any cause to com
plain for the assessment will only aim to
make UP or represent the actual cash value
of the tangible property of the corporation.
A heavy rain and wind storm began here
last night, at $50 o'clock, and the rain
continued nearly all night. 1t cleared
away this morning, and the weather has
been quite cool all day.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-The storm which
has prevailed in the Northwest for forty
eight hours has been the most terrific ever
known. Here the winds have been almost
constant The damage has been compare
lively light, few lives having been lost, ex
cept those already reported last night
Several yachts were sunk off Twelfth stree
in Lake Michigan, and numerous mino
crafts were destroyed by the wind anC
waves.
Reports received here tonight give ad
ditional particulars concerning the storm
in Illinois. Wisconsin aud Michigan. Tht
damage has been confined chiefly to rail
road bridges, though some telegrams speal
of injury to fruit, corn, hay and stock
Railroad trains have been delayed for tw
days at some points. The storm is owe
now, and the cool, clear weather Suggest
to most correspondents the probability o
heavy frosts to- night.
DETROIT, Sept. l0.-The storm of las
night was severely felt on the lakes. ant
Iquite number of disasters to shipping
are reported, by which thousands of do
lars damage was done. No lives we're los
as far as heard from.
| DUBUQUE, Iowa, September 10Th
storm of yesterday afternoon was the mos
! destructive that has visited this section i
year. Rain fell in torrents for hours
flooding cellars, cisterns, and lowlands
carrying away culverts and bridges, an
doing great damage to property, crops il
4 oludoI nnrtiaulorl1, orain in ShooE
A train on the G. ID. & NJ. r. r., thre
, miles below Lansing, was thrown in til
Mississippi river by the rails spreading
and fifteen persons were iDjured-non
seriously. The road has been repaired
and train arrived at noon to-day.
The eastern road is damaged, and tw
8 bridges between Galena and Scales Noun
are considered unsafe until repairs al
p made. No train is allowed to pass owe
the weak structures until to- night Tin
!, Der and men have been forwarded alon
the line.
F George Senck's house was struck
lightning and severely damaged, but ne
y consumed.
The scenes at the fair during tile storr
were ludicrous and of a can can natur,
J; where ten thousand visitors were wadin
! ! through pools of water knee deep, whil
y the rain fell in torrents for two hours.
E OTTAWA, ILL.,, September, 1O.-Ou
e section was visited with heavy rain-st9rr
q a last night, and to- day the weather is quit
i cool.
STERLING. ILL.,, Sept lO.-The finale 0
! Yesterdays exhibition was rainstorn o.
!, grand scale. A lively and comic pane
i rama of thoroughly soaked crowd, racin
as for lite, was stretched out between th
lowed during the night, attended by ele,
trio displays. The weather to-day is cles
and cold.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, September TO-.
tremendous rainstorm, accompanied /
fearful lightning and high wind, con
menced here last night at 9 o'clock an
ragged most of the night. The storm W;
followed by fall of some 800 in the ten
:. perature.
MARENGo, Iowa.. Sept. 1O.-A co
: belonging to Mr. Kinley was struck az
s killed by lightning during the severe stor
= last evening.
CINCINNATI. Sept 1O.-There is son
feeling manifested in the southwest touc
ing the action Of the postmaster gener
b in regard to fast mail matters. 1t
charged that the officer in question, mont
D since, privately arranged with the Ne
York Central railroad, to run fast M;
, train between New York and Chicago. {
! hearing this, Col. Scott, of the Pennsylv
MIA railroad. made proposition to run
similar train not only to Chicago, but
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville and |
! dianapolis, that the southwest might slia
the benefit. 1t is claimed that he was U
70 met fairly by the department. The pre-
b. 0SltlOn was not accepted until the last
re- August, giving only few days to hu
IL is six postal cars to be ready by Septemt
rs l3, the day the New York Central trt
was to start. The Pennsylvania manal
ment hnEaver built their cars and no