, 1882-08-25
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ganlZatlOn NN the adoption ul '"LN,
ton and bylaws and the election ot Of
ticers Gen. \. A. Marmaduke was
chosen president and Capt, y. A. LeSntr
secretary. The association after the
TRANSACTION Of routine business adjourn
ed to meet again next year,
MADISON Wis Aug, l5,-One OF the
most violent storms ever known here
passed over the city last night and tins
morning. ItseCms to have been confined
TOT radius Of twenty five miles about
here. The cloud burst near Cross Plain,
dpluginr the whole valley. Black earth
creek rose with such rapidity that two
freight trains were halted nv matter of
precaution, and it proved to he wise
Step, for tifty-foot bridge was carried
away Just east OF the station and took
down nine freight cars into field near
by. Much damage was done to crops,
but the extent of it is not fully known
KEwAUNEE IlL), Aug. 15-Yesterday
afternoon two men called at the First Ma
tional Bank in this city, and asked per-
mission to leave a satchel short time.
About 6 clock, while Cashier Pratt and
lady assistant Miss Palmer, were cash.
ing up, the men knocked on the door and
asked for the satchel Miss Palmer OPEN
. ed the door, when one of the men grab
bed her by the throat and beat her nearly
insensible. The other man rushed by
her toward the vault near which Pratt
was standing struck him on the head
with revolver, knocking him senseless.
Both were then forced into the vault The
men then secured about 500, 900, OF which
$4,000 was in gold, and walked ont Of
town. Both Pratt and Miss Palmer were
badly injured. Parties are securing the
country in every direction, with no result
up to midnight.
COTTON, (Cal.), Aug. 15.-The frstpas-
senger train from San Diego this after.
noon at 4:20, following the last rail laid
at Cotton.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16-Engineer
Melville and seamen Underman and No
ros, survivors of the Jeanette, will to-
day arrive in Moscow, where they will
meet grand reception.
BosToN, Aug. 16--A special says: The
extended drouth in Massachusetts, es-
pacially in the western part, has already
d lmaged the crops in some sections az
most past recovery; while if copious
rains do not come soon, the loss to grow
ing crops will be very extensive. Cattle
have to be fed. Tue corn and oat crops
are already injured past recovery and are
being fel to stock rs rapidly as possible
BANGOR, August 16.-The most de-
structive tornado ever experienced in
this vicinity passed over Bangor tonight
The wind was terrific and rain fell in
sheets, accompanied by incessant thun-
der and lightning. Destruction OF prop
erty is very great; buildings were blown
down, roofs taken of, chimneys demol-
ished, and signs and awnings carried
away. A set of buildings in Vessir was
destroyed by fire during the storm. A
vast amount of damage was done to
orchards The loss will be between $780,
coo and 100000.
ATLANTA, Aug. Ex-senator Hill died
this morning at 2 o'clock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16-J. II. Sanders, OF
tn city, u member of the U. s. Cattle
Commission, says for the month ending
July 10Th, Chicago received nearly $4,000
head of Texas cattle, greater number
than ever before in the same length Of
time. They were mostly slaughtered,
and those not killed we're kept apart
rom domestic cattle, and cannot infect
I lem with the Texas cattle fever this
year, although eastern breeders who have
not learned how t. deal with the disease
are troubled with it. Mr.. Sanders thinks
tna cattle fever in the east is from cattle
ship le north from the southern states
east of Texas, where the cattle are affect
Ell with il. Mr.. Sanders and other men,
bers OF the Commission will start for
Quebec today to examine the quarantine
sjstem there, with view to adopting
spmetting similar at Portland. Boston,
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
within two months. This will allow di-
rect importation of fine cattle from Eu-
rope.
DUBLIN, Aug. Dwyer Grey, men,
her OF Parliament and proprietor OF the
Freemdn's journal was to-day sentenced
to three months imprisonment and $500
fine for contempt OF court in publishing
the letter OF O'Brien, editor Of the Uni
ted ireland, accusing the jury which con-
victed Hines of the murder of John Dol
oughly Of being drunk on the night pre-
yious to the day on which the verdict was
given, and an article commenting on
O'Brien and Davitt, who were put out Of
court. Grey, after being sentenced, was
handed over to the coroner. The latter
eyinced some reluctance to take charge
of him, but the Judge called on him to do
his duty. The coroner. whose interver-
ton WIS necessary, because Grey was
High Sheriff of the city of Dublin, then
conveyed the prisoner to Richmond pris-
o.. Grey, at the expiration of his term
must find sureteS for e500. and two Others
for GOO each. The decision Of the court
caused q great sensation. Grey was
Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1890, and was
nominated second time, for 1881, but
declined the nomination.
Lord Mayor Dawson has arranged to
call a special meeting OF the corporation
on Monday, with view to considering
measures to secure the release Of Grey
Crow S are assembling around the stat
ue OF O'Connell, anl speeches express-
ing Indignation are being made.
Tucson, August 1.-THE Stars Mexi,
can alvicpi from Maplalena. sonora Oi