Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-28

the drifts were several feet in depth. At James Horan's greenhouses this side of Black Rock the glass in the hot houses were broken to the number of several hundred, and the growing plants and flowers were torn down and destroyed, causing a heavy loss. The ground in the vicinity looked as though it had been pounded and penetrated with the point of crowbar. In other places in the vicinity the damage was considerable Peo- pie driving through the back road alluded to in the account furnished by the gentleman noticed a very perceptible chill in the air, ,and observed white mist or fog rising from the ground. The gentleman placed some of the hail stones in his carriage and brought them to this city, and found them sound and un- melted when he arrived. The stones were many of them of large size. A telegraph pole in Black Rock was struck by lightning and sp1intered. The fall of hail lasted about eight minutes.
 7In this city hail fell in several localities during the shower, but did no damage to speak of The stones were. mostly of small size. The lightning struck number o1 times in this vicinity. A tree in Seaside Park was struck and injured, and number of the fire alarm boxes were burned out. The fire bells rang repeatedly during the shower. When the shower was at it's height | it was so dark as to almost make lights nec essary. An immense, amount of water feI and several streets were badly washed, while | basements in exposed situations were flooded Taken altogether the shower was one of the l most severe known for 8 long time" What The BashfuI Clerk Wanted. From the Detroit Free Prsss.I Old Pinchem sat in his private office ths other day figuring up his profits for May, when his head clerk, looking as pale as 6 l sheep and as red as COW by turns, entered and began =
 ssMr Pinchem, I-I-'' ssHave you got those goods of for Kalama zoo ?' interrupted the old man. ''Yes, sir, they are off. Mir. Pinchem, have long,
 And about that order for starch ?" l That has been attended to. sir. MT. Pin l chem, have long wanted to speak to you" | ''Ah? speak to me. Why, thought yor spoke to me 50 times day" l ''Yes, sir. know, but this is private matter.''
 | "Private? OhI Wait till I see how muct we made on that last 10000 pounds of soap | Six times four are twenty-four five timer | two are ten; and two to carry are twelve | three times seven are twenty-one and one ! ah, well, go ahead I'll finish this after l ward"
 l 'Mr ,Pinchem, I have been with you 1C long years"
 ''Ten, eh! Long years, eh? Any longer than any other year ? Go ahead" | "And have tried to do my duty.' | ''Have, eh ? Go on." | sAnd I now make bold" l tsHold on! ! What is there bold about it But never mind-Tl hear you out.''
 ''Mr. Pinchem, want to ask-ask-I wan l to ask"
 ''Well, why don't you ask then don't SCI l why you don't ask, if you want to.''
 ''Mr. Pinchem, want to ask you for-fo J-for-''
 ''You want to ask me for the hand of m, daughter. An! Why didn't you speak righ out She's yours, my boy! Take her and b happy. You might have had her two year ago if you had mentioned it. Go'long, nov I'm busy"
 ''Mr. Pinchem."
 ''What, you here yet {? We'll, what is it ?''
 q wanted to ask you for, for"
 Didn't I give her to you, you rascal2"
 "Yes, but what I wanted to ask you fo
 was, not the hand of you daughter, but for
 raise of salary"
 ''Oh that was it, eh? Well, sir, that is q
 entirely different matter, and it require
 time for serious thought and earnest consul
 tation. Return to your work, and sometim
 next fall I'll see about giving you raise of
 dollar week. Six times four are twenty
 four and two to carry and three times"