Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-08


Oszxosa. Wis.,. Sept. S.-This part OF
the country was visited Sunday evening
By . tsrriAc wind storm that did much
damage both In the country and city.
The wind came from the southwest and
continued TO blow for about an hour.
Trees were sprootsd and stacks Of grain
demolished. Several Of the buildings
on the Fair Grounds were blown down
while others were unroofsd. In The
city many shade t.ess were blown down
and q church lost IT. steeple. The loss
In the river and the damage 70 the pack
ets Of the lumbsrmsn will b considsra-
bic. Several sailing vessels were on tho
lake al winnsbago. and two OF them
dragged thor anchors and dhited on to
the cast shore. Capt. William Thonp-
son, Of the schooner Walker. was missed
during the storm. and those on board
supposed hs had fallen overheard and
drowned. In the morning. while draw.
ing In some lines that were dragging In
the water. Thonpson's body was hauled
in Il having become entangisd In the
lines.
Crsp Prospects IN b west.
La Cxosss. Wis.,, Sept. 8.-Brilliaut
weather has prevailed to-day throughout
this section. and also In Southern Min
nssota. Farmers are working like bea-
ven stacking and t~hrsshing. Inter
views with different parties who arrived
from along tho line Of the Southern
Minnesota Railroad report that the
damages are considerable In somo local.
itiss, and In others that tho reports
have been put at too high figures as re-
gards the loss Of wheat. Very few
stacks are damaged except on the out
side. Shocked wheat has suffered tho
most. AL parties agreo that there has
bean q great deal Of damage, but the
damage will mostly DO In quality. notin
quantity. Minnesota farmers always
expect number one wheat, but this year
will probably market lower grades.
ST. PAUL. Sept. S.-The weather for
the past three days has been splendid
for saving grain. and farmers have gen.
snerally put in all their time. including
Sunday. In spreading out and drying
the wet and stacking the dry, while
thrashing has been renewed in all quar-.
tsu. Reports now indicate the loss In
deprecated grain will be from 10 to 70
per cent. The irst figures are believed
by some OF the best farmers and opera
tors Who have noted the loss TO crops
from storms in years past, to be nearly
correct.
rhs Grisard nnrial Troubles
MONTREAL, September s.-The In
dicaiions are that serious trouble will
arise out Of the Gribard case. Eighteen
armed men stood guard In the Protes.
tant cemetery all night. Al midnight
they heard rrenchmcn walking up the
mountain slope and were further ap-
prissd Of the presence Of the enemy.
who departed however. without risking
an attack. Gribard's coffin 10 being
placed In the back end Of the vault, un.
der other collins. This morning the
guard were armed with Smith K wes-
sons rides and revolvers. Daubtrs has
not decided when the funeral will take
place.
swiaaisg Race asd ChalieaEs.
G~LoucksrxR. N. j., September g.
A special says Coyls and johnson swan
q four.mils race for q small stake yester-
day from Redbank to the New Jersey
shore. johnson won by 600 yards.
After tho race johnson challenged Capt.
Webb or any swimmer In the world ON
his terms for . match.
Misesiissessa.
DECATUR, ILL.,. sept. S.-Sons kind Of
insects, similar to the Kansas grasshop-
pers, were floating through the air over
this city yesterday.
A Saratoga special says. an anti-th'rd
term pianh will DO included in the plat
form to bs adopted by the Republican
State Convention Wednesday.
John Kelahan assaulted Michael
Zsigan at IS Ferry street this morning,
with q carbine, inficting . terrible
wound on his head. from which be will
likely die. Kslahan has escaped.
The Mayor has offered n reward OF
81. 900 for the apprehension Of the muir
dsrer Of J. II. Noe. who was murdered
August 22d.
FaMure or Lsnbsr Yirn.
Eau CLAIRE. Wis. September S.-Ths
Union Lumber Company. Of Chippewa
Falls. among the vsrY heaviest oper.
ators on the Chippewa River, have been
forced 10 ask their creditors for an OF.
tension. II 10 understood that they will
issue eco, 900 In first mortgage bonds,
covering all Of their estate. both real
and personal. and payable at the First
National Bank Of Milwaukee, and they
have appointed Thomas L. Hubert Of
Chippewa Falls. and Barnard Of New