The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-04-16
COllinsville, Illinois, Visited by a
Fearful Wind Storm Yes
terday.
Ten Houses Swept Away and Many
Others Greatly Damaged.
One Person Killed and Large Number
Fatally Wounded.
Another Attempt 10 Assassfnate the
Czar of Russia.
A BIG BLOW.

A BIG BLOW.
a Terrible Tornado at Collinsyille, Illinois
One Person Killed and Many Wounded
Ten Houses Destroyed.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Globe-Democrat
special from Collinsville. H.. about IL miles
from here, says that a terrible cyclone from
the northwest struck the city at quarter to
O'Clock this afternoon, and taking a zig gag
course with the general direction almost due
east, tore through the place, demolishing 10
buildings and running about 80 others, and
damaging more or less of some 75
residences and business houses. A
slight rain preceded the storm and
nearly everybody was in doors when the cy-
clone struck, but notwithstanding 10 houses
were leveled to the ground only one person was
killed-a little girl, named ANNE Reynolds.
One or two persons were badly hurt. The
storm lasted hut two or three minutes, but was
frightfully severe. After it passed, the people
rushed out of their houses in all directions
mothers looking for their children and hus-
bands, fathers and brothers, who were away
from home but fastening to their houses
to see who were killed or hurt.
The greatest excitement and confusion pre-
vailed for some time, but upon the appearance
OF Mayor Wadsworth and several other prom
inent people on the streets, quietness began to
prevail, and ready hands and strong arms
went to work to search the ruins for those who
might have been caught by the falling houses
From a double tenement house occupied
by John Reynolds and Pat Doner,
six-year old boy of the latter
was taken out in an unconscious condition
and with broken leg. He was soon removed
and placed in charge of DR.. Little. Annie
Reynolds was also taken from this house dead
and crushed almost out of resemblance to a
human being. Mrs. Jacobs, aged 20, and two
children of Thomas Nelson, aged IL and nine
years, were quite badly hurt, but beyond these
no one is now known to have been hurt.
New Bills Filed in the House Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following bills
were filed under the heads of petitions in the
House of Representatives to-day:
BY Mr.. Vance: Providing for free coinage
of standard silver dollar of 4l21s grams, troy,
of standard value, the same to be legal tender
at its nominal value for all debts and dues,
public and private, except where otherwise
provided by contract; ana further, that any
owner of silver bullion may deposit
the at any United States
| coinage mint or assay Office,
to be coined into such bullion as deposited
under existing laws.
L by SpTlnScf-A AIS
| ing the secretary of the treasury to purchase
from time to time, silver bullion at the market
| price thereof; that the amount of such bullion
| may be offered, provided such bullion is the
| product of any mine within the Jurisdiction
of the United States. He shall cause the bull
lion so purchased to be coined into standard
| silver dollars to the capacity of the mints In
| connection with other coinage. He is also re-
quired to issue silver certificates in denomena.
ton corresponding with the denominations
| of United States treasury notes to the amount
| of silver bullion purchased as provided
/ by bill. Such certificates shall be
deposited in the treasury and shall be deemed
| a part of the current revenue OF the United
States, and shall be legal tender at thei
nominal value. They shall be redeemed b,
the United States on demand, on silver bull
lion, on standard silver dollars, at the option
of the government, and on amount OF sucf
| bullion and coin, equal to the outstanding sill
| yer certificates. shall be retained in tn,
treasury for such redemption. 1t authorizes
| the secretary OF the treasury and director o
| the mint TO make such regulations for carry
ing this act into effect as will best protect tn.
interests Of the United States ant
the sum sufficient to purchase tn,
bullion authorized is appropriate
A petition signed by Messrs. Warner, Ather
| ION anu Geuues. Oh OulO, maunllks MOue.
and Mudrow, of Mississippi; Ladd, ,of Maine
Steeler, of North Carolina; Speer, Of Georgia
and Young, OF Tennessee, was filed ,embracini
bill authorizing owners of silver bullion Il
have it coined into standard silver dillars, tn
provisions OF which are substantially the sam
as those contained in the petition of MI
Syringe. A petition embracing ! BILL pre-
sented by A. ]. Warner, of Ohio, asking tina
the Revised Statutes relating to coinage b
amended so as to admit silver t
coinage on the same conditions with gold. Al
the above measures were referred to a com
mittee on coinage, weights and measures, who
under the rules recently adopted by the House
have leave to report at any time. Anon
other petitions filed to-day by Representativ
Reagan were the following: To regulate inter
State commerce and to prohibit unjust dis
cr1mination by common carriers. pE Is
To amend tine revised statues concernin
commerce and navigation, and regulatin
| steam vessels. aet $3.50
Authorizing the Immediate payment {
| money appropriated In 1877 to pay mail cor
tractors of the following States: Alabams
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Louii
ana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolins
South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, virgini
and West Virginia. .
| With the exception of the committees o
coinage, weights ana measures anu Iorelg
: affairs, the House committees have not "
been formally organized for the transaction
| business. The two mentioned were organize
this morning. The members OF the commi
tees on accounts and epidemic diseases hel
an informal conference. These committee
together with the committees on apprspri
ton and agriculture, expect to organize T.
| morrow morning.
5 A Treaty Of Commerce with France.