, 1875-08-12

rxcLUs1vEIr TO THE DAILY DISPATCH.

rxc1.usIyELY TO THE DAILY DISPATCH.
WHEELING, West Va, Aug. 3.-Wheel-
ing creek was higher yesterday than
ever known. At all points along the
B. and o. r. R.. and between this city
and Grafton, there has been great de-
struction of property and loss Of grain.
the town of Pennington is almost sub
merged, water being in the first floor of
neerly all the houses. The loss in
slaves, headings, logs and barrels car
ried away from the vicinity of Martins
vile amounts to 100000.
GALVESTON, Aug. 3.-Election returns
from 81 precincts. show majority IN
favor of the constitutional convention.
A very light vote.
LOUISVILLE. Aug. g. Election returns
so tar shov the Democratic majority in
the Lower House to be about the same
as last year.
LONDON. Aug. 4.-The Dispatch states
thet 100000 specie has been recovered
from the wreck of the Schiller.
DAYTON, Aug. 3.-The rivers are be-
ginning to fall. Small grains are all
badly damaged and tobacco used up.
Total damage in Montgomery county
estimated at half a million.
New YORK, Aug. 4.-Gold closed at
121s@13; money easy at 111.@2.
New YoRK, Aug. 3.-Theodore Tilton's
counsel say that the notice sent to
Henry Ward Beecher's. attorneys. yes
terday, was moi meant for renewal Of
the scandal suit, bat merely as matter
of form.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The Journals in
clined to think that the paper found
week since Donaldson left, in the lake
and signed by the balloonists, is genu-
inc. The message read as follows:
July II.
If this is found say to the world we
were lost in gale.
Signed, DONALDSON.
MEMPHIS, Aug. A. Reports from the
river below here state that plantations
of 900 acres at Fort Perry are submerged
aad creTesse ms de at Desotta front,
% miles below on the Mississippi side,
but the planters are endeavoring to stop
it. The water pouring through the
crevesses from the submerged eornfelds
is said to be terrific, owing to the corn
souring.
OMAHA, Aug. 4 - This morning
terrible storm of wind, hail and rain
passed over this city, doing immense
damage. Plate glass, five eighths of an
inch thick, was shivered to atoms. Some
of the hailstones weighed pound and
q half.
MONTGOMERY, Aug. 4.-Returns come
in slowly. but enough is know to render
it reasonably certain that the Constitu-
tional Convention Is called by 10000
majority. The Convention carried the
State by $1,000 majority.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. s. Moody and San
key held closing services morning and
evening in Victoria before a congrega-
tior of IN OOO ,ooDla
LONDON, Aug. 4.-IE the Commons
to-oay there was sharp debate in the
committee on the supplementary esti-
mate of e2,000.0G0 Dolson and Glad
stone attacked the estimates and de-
clared such looseness tended to destroy
the coutrol of the Parliament over ex-
penditures. Stafford Northcott. Cham
cellor of the Exchequer, admitted an
apparent deficit of g300, 600, but he was
confident that the increase of revenue
would more than cover the supplement
tary estimates. The supply bill finally
passed by the committee. 1t is expected
the Parliament will be proroguej by the
twelfth.
BERLIN, Aug. 4.-The Bishop of Pa
dorborn who was deposed from his
functions by the Prussian law courts
and has since been required to remain
in Weset, has, without permission,
quilted that town. On leaving he adj
dressed letter to the Governor of the
district assigning as reason for his
departure, of impaired health and his
du.ies to his flock.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. A. Hans Christian |
Andersen, the poet and novelist, died
to day, aged 10.
VERSAILLES, Aug. 4.-The session of
the Assembly was formally closed to-day
in accordance with the resolution for o
recess until November 4th.
MADRID, Aug. 3.-Troops defeated
the insurgents in recent encounter.
The Bishop of Mostar has advised the
insurgents at the town of Gabelle to
abandon the insurrectlon and return to |
heir homes.
MELBOURNE, Aug. 4.-Tbe Ministry
of Victoria resigned in consequence of
the opposition of the Parliament to the
budget.
SYDNEY, Aug. 4.-The Parliament of
New South Wales has approved the
tender for carrying the mails made by
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Brooklyn has
taken the lead in celebrating the centen.
NAL of Daniel O'Connell's birth. The.
address of O'Gorman was delivered las
night to large and enthusiastic audi
erce and the stirring events in the life
of the great agitator were vividly por-
trayed.x ~r~
MEMPHIS, Aug. g. A heavy rain storm
occurred this morning. Reports from
above state that the plantations on