The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-31
Wintry Reports from
Pixies Peak.
Accidents. Crime,
Etc.

NASHV LIE, July oU.--6peclalS TO the
Nashville papers from Greenyille, Tenn.
this evening, report that ex-President
johnson was stricken with paralysis on
Wednesday evening at the residence Of
his daughter in Carter county. He is ly-
ing in very critical condition and his re-
covcry is extremely doubtful. S.. -.
SAN Francisco. July 30.-Fhe platform
of the Democratic state convention Of Or
egon covers state rights; the payment of
the public debt: the resumption of specie
payments; legislative control of railroad
fares and freights; demands reform in all
departments; opposes protective tariff,
paper currency, national banks, Chinese
immigration and fraud and corruption in
Office. The nominee for congress, Lafay
ette Lane, is a son of General Joe Lane, a
young lawyer of some ability.
CAIRO, ILL.,, July 3O.-We have had an
other big rain, but at / o'clock this after
noon it looks like clearing. Nine and a
half inches of rain has fallen already this
month. The wheat and oat crop Of Lower
Egypt is considered almost total loss.
| News from every quarter confirms this, not
more than half a crop of tobacco will be
| raised. Hay is badly damaged, and the
corn, which is the only hope now, is suffer
ing, and not much of yield is expected
The heavy rains this month are the great
est misfortune that has ever :befallen this
section of the state. The loss will amount
to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
Ohio has risen five inches in the twenty
four hours, -.s.
/ INDIANAPOLIS, July 30.--J ournal spe-
cial kilograms from eighty coun ties in In
diana, and twenty-five of the eastern coun-
ties of illinois furnishing discouraging &C
counts of the condition Of the crops. The
details of the damage are remarkably uni
form, the best show for wheat being in the
extreme northern tier of Indiana counties,
Elsewhere but small portion can be
saved, it having sprouted in the shock, and
at least two-thirds is already ruined
J Corn is in fair condition, except on thu
low lands, which are under water. Oati
, and hay in some sections are rotting or
the ground, and fair weather for two week
, would not enable the farmers to save NOR,
B than half crop, Flax is almost ruined
! It rains heavily and steady Throughout
!. the state tonight. and the streams are al
ready full.
y CINCINNATI, July 3O.-Reports from al
portions Of southern Ohio to night Civ
glooming accounts of the continued rain
and damage to the crops. Three thousan
!. acres of corn between Cieves and Law
!. renceburg are flooded. s -.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 3O.-The Gro
: situation in this state, as well as in larg
|, portions of the adjacent states, is becon
= ing very alarming. There is heavy raj
n tall every day. This has continued f
Il about six weeks, and it is believed to b
ri without parallel In the last day or tv
H the rainfall has increased.
Ill Serious apprehensions are felt in a
~ sections of the country. The corn Gro
II has not been damaged seriously IS yet. bl
., it is believed the crop of wheat, oats, ry
barley aud hay has been injured SO pe
cent The tobacco crop is greatly iDjurc'
le le The situation is extremely precarious ar
.e =. it Is believed that if the weather do,
1. not Improve within the next ten days Il
=. yield will be reduced as low as in 1874.
=, which year the product was not more thl
y twenty per cent of an average crop. Ii
,r feared that it may be destroyed.
A CINCINNATI, July 3O.-The Gazette
sh indianapolis special says cyclone pass'
is through Farmingsburg. Fountain count
bt- Ind, last Sunday night, tearing houses
by pieces, uprooting trees and sweepil
nat things generally before it, Five wom
to- were killed. Among the names OF t
or killed thus far ascertained are Mr.. So
gu ers, Mrs. Sewers, Mrs Savage and MI
en- Patterson. A hired girl and little chi
les les of Mrs, Sewers were also among the '
- - Tins. q
~, A special to the same paper from Ca
'os ' bridge City. Ind, says $50 feet of track
w. a.. the White Water Valley road had be
"a washed out and q bridge carried aw;
,eu A large force is engaged in repairing da
mic ages.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 30.-At M
- row, q terrible rain fall occurred this ey'
ling and the Little Miami river is report
to be flooding the town.
In the vicinity of Marietta the dana
done by the storm on Wednesday nil
was immense. The wheat. and oat crt
p are reported entirely washed away and
Iw Muskingum river is full of floating gra
At all points the rain is reported as s
~ falling and great damage is now app
~ kended from the further overflow OF
'os' rivers and smaller streams. The CT
- are considered as entirely lost
h1l ST. Louis, July 30.-Adyices Fl
w southwest Missouri say that very he
@ Train storm has occurred in that section
~ Ithe past two or three days. At Verot
large part Of the town was inundated
considerable damage was done on the
lantic 4 Pacific railroad, The bridge q
m Spring river was swept away and sew
hundred yards Of track washed out.
81 pretty serious washout occurred in var
- o%har r,s.sa. and fro;ur .vsIl uof ha All