Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

There were very heavy rain storms on Mon
day night and Tuesday morning in various
portions of the country. AT Carlisle, Pa, the
water iran four feet deep in the roads"
houses were flooded, the crops damaged and
many cattle killed by lightning. Similar dam
age was done at other places in Cumberland
county and also in York county. In Nescopee
township, Luzerne county, Tousday morn
ing, two barns and a brick church were de-
molished, the crops destroyed, the roads
blocked, and railroad trains delayed several
hours. In Baltimore, Nd, between midnight
and daylight Tuesday, nearly three and
a-half inches of rain fell, most of the fall
being in two hours. Parts of tho city were
flooded, and many persons fled from their
houses. terrific thunder storm, with high
wind and heavy rain, prevailed at Danyille,
Va, ON Monday night.
An early official report, received by the
American Steel and Iron Association, of
British exports of iron and steel to the United
States shows great falling OF during June.
The figures for the past four months are
june, 40, 536 tons May, 1876, 1862 tons April,
23i, AS tons March, 202, l76 tons. The total
British iron and steel exports to the United
States, from January LIST to Juno 3Otli, were
gsG,29 tons, Of which gu 1866 tons were pig
and old iron l2s,OS tons rails 29,5sl tons
steel, unwrought s2,sO5 tons tin plates !;
3l,3l2 tons hoops and sheets, and Is, 1856 tons
bars, nc.
Col. Cash, the surviving principal in the
CaSh-Shannon duel, was released by Judge
Mclyer, of the supreme Court of South
Carolina. ut Uheraw, on Friday evening, in
s3,OlO bail. Previous to his release. Il son of
Cash attacked Mr.. Pegues, editor of the
Cheraw Sun, because the latter had denounced
the duel. Young Cash and his father both
drew pistols, the elder rullan "avowing his
intention to see II fair fight and Pegues was
only saved from being murdered by his
friends thriisting him into an open doorway,
where he was locked up"
Henry w. ShOuso, prominent citizen of
Easton, Pa, was deliberately shot dead III
lionesdale, Pa., on Friday evening" by his
brothor-in-law, Benjamin J. Bortree. The
cause of the murder was an old dispute
about some property. The coroner's jury on
Saturday night returned verdict of murder
III the first degree Bartree says he is sorry
he did not also kill MIR. Wilson, a lawyer of
| llonesdnle. ''as both he and Shouso robbed
him" bortree il in Jail, under guard There
is talk OF lyiching him.
A ratification meeting in Frankfort, Ky, on
| Thursday, was followed in the evening by a
display of fireworks. While the fireworks
were going OIL there was general discharge
of pistols and shot guns in Fourth of July
of an upper window, received "A bullet wound
i'll the side, which may prove fatal an old
| man received tho contents of n shot gun i'll
| his back, and young man named Redman
| had one of his eyes put out by n Roman
| candle.
violent wind storm passed over the south
eastern portion of Delaware county. Pa,
yesterday afternoon In South Chester 80
| houses We're unroofed and seven dwellings, in
! nt Ia, Ia.
country many trees were uprooted and barns
and farm buildings damaged. A man named
Boulder was severely injured by the falling of
II shutter, and Il stage driver was also seriously
injured by the capsizing Of his stage. The
storm took q northeastorly course, and had u
very narrow track.
When the fast newspaper train to Long
Branch reached the draw of the Newark bridge
Sunday morning, the bridge keeper had
closed the draw, but had not had time to take
ont the long lever III the centre. The train
struck tho lever and the sides of eight cars
were torn into splintors," the engine too
being badly injured, but fortunately all re-
manned ON the track The occupants of the
train were badly SHAKEN and Mr.. Ryan, editor
of the Long Branch Season had his collar
bone broken.
Prentiss helms and Samuel Hankey
culored, accused of being accomplices Of
|
Armstcad, near Horn lake, Miss, two month
ago, We're taken from guard near fernando
Miss, ON Saturday, and hanged and hacked
to death by gang Of masked lyuchers. Al
Indignation meeting was held in Austin t.
condemn the deed, and committees choseI
from both whites and blacks were appointed
to ferret out the lynchers.
During n severe thunder storm at Hanover
N, H., yesterday, whirwind passed over til,
southeastern portion of the village, doinl
great damage. Its course was from south
west to northeast and its track II little over
mile wide. Trees and chinneys were lcvellud
several houses were unroofed and one partl,
demolished. One man was injured by beinl
caught in the dtbriS of a wrecked bnidingj
three others were injured by lightning, ONT
severely
A fire in large four-story building OF
First avenue, between Twenty-ninth an,
Ihirtieth streets, New York. caused loss Mon
day night which il estimated at $500. 900. Tn
portion of the building destroyed was occu
pied by various manufacturing firms; tin
other portion, occupied by the brewery o
Herman KOhlcr and the malt house of Arnolt
Bernhcimcr, escaped the flames.
Frederick Barnard, aged . years, wa
drowned i'll the canal at Ellcnyille, N. Y, ol
Sunday afternoon. He went into the waite
on the back of II large Newfoundland dog
but slipped on. The faithful animal tried t
save him, but could not do 80, the boy hayint
no clothing on to catch hold of. After diyin
twice the dog gave the alarm, and the boy
body was recovered.
A gang of roughs from neighboring vii
lage went to Garfield, Ohio, OH Satnrda
night, to revenge themselves for an oil
grudge on John Conc, the Towns Marshal
When they began to make n disturbance tn
Marshal attempted to pacify them. and wa
fatally shot by Lot lIsrron. The latte
escaped, hut his brother, who was one u
the gang, was arrested.
T. An earthquake shook the towns of Milford
ContoOcook and Manchester, in New llamI
+ shire, about o'clock Tuesday evening. At Con
I tOucouk the motion was noticed to he rapid
. with southeastern tendency and accom-
panied by u rlmbling sound" At Milford
buildings trcmbled considerably" and Il
Manchester. "dishcs and pictures We're shake
down"
The fourth annual convention of til
q Wonens Christian Temperance Union met n
Ocean Grove N. d., Wednesday week and wi
8 continue III session during the week. Rev. ID
Stokes delivered an address of welcome, I
which responses were made by Mrs. WittcT
mycr, Mrs. Latlrop of Michigan and Hon
Samuel Copper, gentleman from England
The Associated Press office in Now Yor
has received Through the mail, withor
signature. the following "lhe America
schooner hattie IkISh'W was boarded from til
Spanish steamer BtdSco de- Gardy, ~ mile
south by west from Cape Mari. The Spanis
steamer that lately fired into. American vessel
. is the lditWcid."
The English bark Oir,1pt ran into tn
English steamship CardiJc, Monday, in III
Delaware river, tearing away her waist, carry
ing away her main rigging, and staving hol
a i'll hor bottom 80 that she had to he ru
, ashore ut the flats below Kaghn's Point
The bow and rigging of the bark were some
what damaged.
Martin KraatZ stabbed his brother with
: Slocmnker's knife, in Chicago, early Monda
morning, ntlicting mortal wound Tn
fratritide was arrested. The provocation 10
the deed WAS the brothers Interference {
prevent Martin from beating his wife becaus
she would not give him money to keep up
D drunken spree.
Addison Wight, son of Rev. Mr.. Wight, o
Y New Hamburg, n. Y, was walking through
tunnel mt that place with his sister, ON Satur
a day morning, when they were caught bctweo
two trims, going iii opposite directions. III
young man was killed but his sister WI,
a hurled into ditch alongside the track an
, escaped with slight injuries.
In Lincoln, New Mexico, on the night o
( the 3D. instant, young man, named lIarri
son, locked mp for drunkenness, was killed il
the jail by II mob. Next night the mob aga
surrounded the jail and killed the depu
a sheriff. On the night Of the 9th instant, til
y outlaws third time visited the Jail, took on
7 II prisoner and lynched him.