River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-03-07
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
A Kentucky Tornado.

A Stanford, KY, special to the Courier
Journal says: terrible tornado, with q
width of 400 yards, swept through Casey
county on the I'd inst, doing frightful damage
in the neighborhood of Rich Hill and Mount
Olive. The whole of the family of Vincent
Wesley, near Rich Hill, consisting of himself,
wife, two grown daughters and boy named
Sloan, a nephew, and VIM. Taylor, neighbor
stopping at his house, were killed outright.
Another man named Richardson had his
shoulder and collar bone frightfully crushed.
Mrs. Wesley's body was blown four hundred
yards, and her clothing entirely stripped off.
The two daughters were carried fifry yards
and were found locked in each others arms.
The father and nephew were fearfully man.
gled, and all must have been killed by the
first force of the tempest. The dwelling,
stable and out houses were blown entirely
away the logs being scattered for many yards
along the sweep of the tornado, and the
hearth and foundation stones blown from
their places. In the vicinity of Mount Olive
Mrs Morgan was killed, and the dwelling and
out houses of f. Floyd were completely
swept away and the timbers scattered in every
direction. In the village of Mount Olive
several houses were swept away, and the re-
mainder otherwise injured. Fences were
blown away along the whole course of the
tornado. post and rail fences being drawn out
and torn into splinters and utterly destroyed.
Large trees were twisted from the roots and
carried hundreds of yards. A considerable
number Of horses, cattle and other stock and
nearly all the poultry in its course were killed.
The probable damage is not less than $4,000.
English Grain MARKETS.
The Mark Lane Express says it is like
" cold and unreasonable spring may be ex-
perienced as we have had but little winter
weather. and the failure of last years wheat
crop was largely attributable to an action Of
late frosts The offerings of English wheat at
Mark Lane and provincial markets continue
seanty Neither has there been much in
ducement for farmers to thresh, as prices have
suffered decided relapse by reason of the
less agitated state of political affairs. Foreign
wheat has also reached our shores in greater
quantity owing to the action of America and
Germany, whose united contribution TO last
MONDAYS arrivals amounted to nearly $1,000
quarters, while the imports into Liverpool
have also been decidedly large. The temper
ary enhancement OF values have been lost, and
with it, apparently, all demand, as business
moved within the narrowest limits and sales
were only practicable in the merest retail
way, at a decline of a shilling on wheat. Feed
ing stuffs are also about six pence lower.
There has been very little pressure to sell,and
holders appear perfectly content TO abide the
issue of political affairs, which can scarcely
reduce values much below the present level
for some time, even if the eastern question
finds its ultimate solution in pacific man.
ner. With large arrivals at the ports, tn. cal
for floating cargo trade for wheat is very dull
and prices have given way fully shilling.
Maize, with large arrivals, has declined six
pence Barley, dull and cheaper to sell