, 1882-08-04

UiactW1ug ana labor movements
LuNrNGroy. Aug. g. Yesterday,
storm has caused great damage to the
tobacco and corn crops in all the sur
rounding country \ MilhrSburg
special say, the damage by the water
spout yesterday is greater than at first
supposed The storm was confined
to an area Of about six miles east and
west and four miles north and south.
The town of NIllerSburE wa, about
IN the center Of it. 1t was the most
devastating rain ever known. Al
though it lasted but three hours.
hundred acres of corn were covered
with mud. Many acres Of potatoes
were washed ont, Haystacks were
swept away and other crops ruined.
The Bowen coal mine filled up with
water so rapidly that the miners had
barely time to escape. One old man,
named George Hooper, saved himself
by jumping on the back of mule
which swan with him. Eyewitness
es were astonished to see great waves
several feet high roll over the land
which few minutes before was parch.
ed from drought, No loss Of life is
reported.
LONDON. July 81. The Matk Lane
ErprcSs review ON the English trade
the past week, says the weather was
unfavorable until the close of last
week. Hardly any home grown
wheat was offered. What remains is
two shilhngs per quarter higher than
formerly Trade in foreign is check
ed by finer weather, large supplies
and reports Of declining prices in
America Some occasional conces
sions to buyers. Flour was dull for
July, but comparatively steady Oats
declined, because of large arrivals off
the coast. Four fresh arrivals and
five sales, four cargoes withdrawn,
Wheat on passage closed with ten
dency downward. Sales of English
wheat during the week were lO,232
quarters at % shillings per quarter,
against 1920 at AZ shilhngs 10 pence
per quarter the corresponding week
of last year.
PoRr SAID, Aug. 1.-Arabi Pasha is
working necessarily on the fortifca-
tions along the coast, and especially
at Daniretta and Rosetta.
PARIS, Aug. French residents of
Port Said protest against the with
drawal of the French squadron, and
announce their intention of placing
themselves under the protection Of
other powers.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 1.-The Italian
government has refused to surrender
to the British court-martial station,
men employed in the Egyptian police
and charged with leading a band Of
Greeks and natives engaged in sack
ing the town.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Aug. 1.-The Ad-
miralty are preparing nine transports
and four ronclads, which will leave
for Egypt today. Turkish troops
will act jointly with the English.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. l. The Khedive
has authorized the English to occupy
as much of the Suez canal as they
think necessary for the expulsion of
rebels. He also telegraphed for two
hundred Italians and forty Swiss po-
licemen to protect the city. The
Spanish ironclad Sargossa proceeded
to Ismalia.
Onon, the Russian representative,
informed the conference that Russia
considered the Egyptian question di-
vided into two distinct parts, and that
he was instructed to participate i'll
the deliberations only when the ques-
ton Of the Suez canal was under dis
cussion. In consequence of this
declaration the conference concluded
to terminate.
The Porte received a petition sign.
ed by 1000 Egyptian natives, request
ing the Sultan not to rahfy the dis
missai of Arab Pasha by the Khedive.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 1.-The govern
ment has ordered the infantry marine
brigade, preparing to start for Egypt,
to be disarmed and transports with
drawn.
CHICAGO, Aug q Lieut. Gen. Sher-
idan, Col. Fred Grant, Gen. Anson
Stager, John Mccullough and other
prominent parties went west mt noon
yesterday over the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. Its un-
derstood their trip embraces a journey
to the heart of the continent and the
Yellowstone valley,
WILLIAMSBURG (O.), Aug. IA water
spout and sudden flood today swept
away Il great many bridges, some
buildings and drowned numbers OF
live stock on the bottom lands. A
small stream called Snaps run rap
idly, overAowed hundreds of acres;
carrying off and destroying hay and
other harvested crops. Houses in
the various places are wholly on part
Il. arlr,nr1n1 Families nnTroyly