The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-09-07

and the widest Tumors are sfoat as TO the loss Of
life The tornado was confined 10 a belt o. terri
tory about half 2 mile wide and the whole loss Of
lie took place in the sand plains about a quarter
of a mile north % the railroad station. near the
line OF the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad st 6 O'Clock while workmen were leav-
ing the factories a gentle rain began TO fall. and
soon increased 20 4 perfect deluge, while almost
continuous and vivid lightning Illuminated the
darkened SKY as bright as day, and the thunder
rolled With Increasing and d~eaienlng roar. With
out warning the tornado, with hail and rain, swept
across the northern part Of the town from west to
east, and everything movable IN It's track was car
ried away. 1t seemed TO last but . moment, but
its results were frightful. Afterwards a light rain
fell and soon ceased, and at s O'Clock the moon
shone brightly Down upon a scene Of desolation.
By actual count forty dwelling houses were de-
molished and at least fifty barns. II Is certain that
nineteen persons were killed and it is possible cue
or two more are among the ruins. Some Fifty
more were injured, many fatally
The scene was q memorable one. The wooden
houses were carried clear Of OF their foundations
from a few feet 70 one-eighth OF a mile. In the line
Of the tornado nothing was left standing, and each
side of its track lesser damage was done, c~himneys
especially suffering.
Such 4 storm las been hitherto unknown and un-
heard Of
Butler and Karney are hobnobbing in Massachu-
sets. Dennis advises tie formation of q Working
mans Party. and predicts its Overwhelming success
at the next election. Butler will use him to pull the
chesnuts out of the FIRE.
Affairs are again becoming critical on the Rio
Grande. Reports are rife in army circles that col
lisions between MacKenzie's troops and the Next
cans are ~probsole. General Sherman was asked
what would be the result if, in following the raid
ers across the liver. the American troops should be
fred on by tie Mexican regulars. His answer
was prompt: Return the fire and whip them!'
He is not, how,ver. of opinion that such a collision
would necessarily result in war between the two
Governments, and be regards General Ord, the
American officer in command as one Of the most
discreet officers in the American service. Secre-
tary Evarts has assured Zemacona, the Mexican
Minister, that every effort would be made 20 pre-
vent a collision.
The Democrats have made q clean sweep of the
State of Alabama. They cast 80 1000 votes on the
State ticket, with no opposition. The next Legisla-
ture will be almost entirely Democratic.
The Indian war in the north seems to be approach
ing its end. The savages have broken up into
numerous small bands, and are making overtures of
surrender at various points. The following item
affords a specimen of their mode of carrying on war
The Idaho saages, among other deviltries CON-
mitted on their route through John Day Valley,
dipped a cat il molasses and then rolled her in
feathers. They shot several fine horses, and at one
place killed about 800 head Of sheep and piled them
up. One had evidently been skinned alive and
turned loose for the amusement of the fends. In
one case they drive sheep into an empty honse, closed
the doors, and then set fire to the house. In another
instance. where they could not get all the sheep into
the house, they cut the legs off Of what we're left out
side and turned hem loose to die.
Grasshoppers and locusts are ravaging the plan
tations and farms throughout Costa RIGA, Salvador
and Honduras They appear in vast numbers,
destroying the leaves of coffee trees and all classes of
fruit trees. vegetables Of all kinds and most root
crops. Potatoes, yams and some other roots appear
to be exempt from their attacks. Crops disappear
before them in aday, and the thinly- populated dis
tricts are entirel! at their mercy. The Governments
call upon the people to unite in some systematic
effort to drive away these destroyers.