The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
RAINS N ENGLAND.
The l. a-t. Heavy Ram the Most Dis
astrous OF the Hear-MnkinS n Lo-s
to the CuItivatOr. of Over One Hun
dred Million Dollars

to the GuItiSatOrs OF over One Hun
dred Million Dollars
LONDON, August 2G.-The prediction ca
BLEED by the Heraid's weather bureau Of the
10Th, which stated that "a disturbance will
arrive on the British, Norwegian, affecting
the French coast, between the I'D and 81 b,
attended by very heavy rsins, ,sst gsle7,
backing to the north, strong winds and pos
.ibly lightning has been only too we'll full
filled during the last two days Of the
past week and part Of yesterday. After the
storm of the 10Th the weather brig hteued up
considerably, and every one interested In
agricultural pursuits was confident that we
were at last TO have an interval OF fine
weather, long enough TO allow the farmers
to takefn and save the remnants OF their
standing crops.
The weather cleared up on the 2lst, ard
remained 20 for twenty four hour, when
the falling barometer reported on our west
coasts indicated that We were again about
to have a change.
ON FRIDAY RAIN COMMENCED TO FALL
and towards night it poured down in tor
rents. IL continued to fall with very little
intermIssion the greater part Of Saturday,
and the down pour became general through
out the kingdom.
Tbs results Of this last rains:orm have
been disastrous to the agricultural pros
~ ct in E.rex, Surrey, Kent and parts Of
Mlddlesex counties. The crops that were
left standing by the storm Of the 2Dih have
been com pletely broken down and ruined.
The hay that was cut and stacked was des.
troyed, on account Of the rain making 1t
rot very rapidly.
The land laid out for farming purposes
in the low lying districts is 80 submerged
that il cannot be worked until the water
subsidies. The numerous tributaries Of the
Thames have overfowed their banks and
done great deal of damage.
Although the weather became fine in the
northern portions Of these islands yes,er-
day, it is still
VERY UNSETTLED OVER FRANCE,
and westerly b.esz-s prevailed. GA the
summit of the Puy De Dome, one Of the
highest mountains peaks in the Central De-
par,ment Of France, the wind blew with
the force OF q strong gale from the west and
the weather was fo.gy, with low tempars-
ture.
IN wEsTERS NORWAY
the weather il dull; rain is falling heavily
in many places, and the winds are strong
from the southeast.
To Judge from the reports Of the meteor
illogical ofiice sthis evening, the storm CEN
| ter il not moving Very rapidly eastward,
and it is becoming more energetic every
hour. The barometIic gradients are be
| coming steep ON our westsrtern coast, and
gales are blowing in many places.
The following warning was sent 10 cur
west coats ard the wesern part Of the
chanrel Barometer falling in the north
west, hoist southwesteriy gaze.
The Standard comments, in its financial
article, on the terrible weather we have
had to endure for rome time past, and says
that it is thought by many, who are COM
Ietent to judge, that the rain OF las; week
has been more disastrous to crops in some
districts than the heavy and long-continued
dovn-poun that took place early in the