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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-09
The Strike Rt Cohses.
POLITICAL POINTS.
Western COngressmen

CHICAGO, August S.-The indications are
Robert r. Hill. the Republican nominee for
Congress in the Sixth Illinois district will
be nominated to fill out the term of the
late Representative Hawk, of the fifth dis
trict
The Democrats in the Sixth Iowa district
are instructing their delegates to oppose
Weaver, who is trying to get the Green
hackers and Democrats to combine on him.
English Is willing.
INDIANAPOLIS, Augut SIN response to
an offer of General Terrell, of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee, to circulate
ten thousand copies of William H. Eng
lish's recent speech among the county re-
publican clubs of Indiana, English replies,
accepting the proposition and only stipu-
lating that the Republican Committee shall
pay the cost of the proposition. The letter
is bitterly sarcastic on the subject OF tenn
perance, and of the Republican methods in
Indiana, and expresses the utmost gratiti-
cation at the sudden conversion the Repub-
lican Committee.
Indiana Republicans.
INDIANAPOLIS, August S.--The Republi-
can State Convention will meet here to-
morrow. Senator Harrison will be perma-
nent chairman. All the present State Off
GERS will be renominated without opposi-
IL,
preme Court judgeships, in place OF the
Democrats who now hold the positions.
The platform will be directly
in favor of submitting the
amendments, without reference to the
direct question of prohibition, an1 it is
thought the following will be the resolu-
ton as formally stated The Republican
party, believing that changes in the Con-
stitution should not be made partisan ques-
tions and that the people have constltu-
tional right to express an untrammeled
Judgment upon the merits OF any proposed
amendment, asks the next Legislature to
agree to those now pending and submit
them to vote OF the people at an election
to be held for that purpose only"
Frank Hurd TO be Nominated.
SANDUsKY, August S.-The Democrats OF
the Tenth district will, tomorrow, nOmi-
nate Frank Hurd, at the convention to be
held in this city, for Congress. Hurd al
ready has more than enough votes to
secure the nomination. Probate Judge
Merrill, of this city, the only man recently
talked of as Hurd's competitor for the
honor, gave up the contest as soon as the
split i'll the Lucas delegation was closed up
by the withdrawal OF Cummings.
Alabama Election.
MONTGOMERY. ALA, August SIN the
State election, the official vote will not be
known until Saturday, but enough is
known to insure the election OF the Demo
cratic State ticket by an immense majority.
The vote on both sides is light, but the OPP
position is much lighter in proportion
than the Democrats. The Senate is Demo-
cratic with perhaps, three exceptions.
There is not more than twenty opposition
members out of one hundred in the House.
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Killed by a Falling Tree.

MILTON, IND, August John Tingle, a
citizen Of this place, was looping trees for
NJ. d. Beeson, two and half miles south Of
town, and fell from one of them and was
killed at half-past eleven o'clock, yester-
day. The top in falling split, and one part
hit him. He survived few minutes after
falling and, supposing he had Just been
called to dinner, he remarked he would
finish, as it was the last, and he would not
have to climb any more. He leaves wife
and three children.
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England,

LONDON, August S.-The conference hay
ing given Turkey the mandate 10 intervene
in Egypt, British intervention will now be.
come legitimate through the Military Con-
vention with Turkey.
IeyDoS, August s.-The Times, on the
discontented Irish cOnstabulary says: No
government could yield TO the threat oil
strike from servants whose duties compei
the state to keep them in condition Of
armed mobilization"
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Suicided.

CINCINNATI, August S-Valentine Kraft,
married man, aged sixty.seven years, who
lived at No. I Whitaker street, committed
suicide Yesterday morning between and
10 o'clock, by taking paris green. The man
had met with some losses in real estate
transactions, which is supposed to have
caused him to commit the rash act.
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Signing the Bills.

WASHINGTON, August s.-President Ar
thur. accompanied by his son, Secretary
Folger and Attorney General Brewster ar
rived at the Capitol, at quarter past two
and proceeded to the Presidents room,
where Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler
were already in waiting. The President
was kept busy for half an hour or more
signing the various bills submitted
for signature. All the bills presented to
the President were signed and reported
back TO Congress before adjournment.
AS soon as the Senate adjourned many OF
its members visited the Presidents room,
and an informal reception took place and
congratulations were exchanged upon the
termination of the long session.
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The Rev. Dr. Tyns,s Bond Speculation.

NEW YoRK, August s.-Edward l.. Owen
has sued the Rev. DIR. Stephen II. Tying,
claiming IS 600, which he alleges he eI-
pended for DR.. Tyngin a certain stock aud
bond speculation. The brokers conduct
sues for an alleged balance due him BY
Tying. the two being jointly engaged in the
transactions, some of which proved dis
astrous. The case, so far, has been conduct
ed with secrecy. -
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Ireland,

DuDLry. Aus-sl s.-The constabuiary oi
county Donegal, telegraph that they will
resign if the demands OF their body are
not conceded The Traber policemen have
telegraphed the Inspector General, repudi.
ating The imputation Of disloyalty, and
stating that they concert in the demand.
The corporation Of Athlone have passed
resolutions asking the Government Whist
step it proposes to take in view Of the pro.
posed resignation Of the constabulary.
DUBLIN, August s-Freeman's Journal
to-day publishes as official police document
condemning the agitation Of the constabu
larry troubles.
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Darn Burned.
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.

Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
SrEUBENvILLE, August S.-A barn belong
ing to D. w. Abrahams, in Island Creek
township, this county, was struck by light
ming, yesterday evening, and completely
destroyed by fire, together with its con.
tents. The barn was insured for $40, and
the stock for the same amour, in the Ohio
Farmers Insurance Company.
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PHILADELPHIA, August s-The third an
.nual convention of the Grand National Mas
tiers and Journeymen Barbers' Protective
Association Of North America opened this
morning. Fifty delegates are in attend
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EeIIErnm a ScaEOld.

CINCINNATI, August tS.-M. Laudenb berger,
a married man and German by birth, who
isa painter, and resides at the corner, OF
Findlay and Race streets while at work at
the Jackson Brewery, yesterday, fell from
a scaffold to the ground, distance OF thirty
feet, fracturing his skull.
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UNCLE RUFUS RANcHE.
7ss, 900 Acres Of Land asA 81, So HeaA
of Cattle.

CHICAGO, August s.-A correspondent
learned this morning that Rufus Hatch, Of
New York, who was here last week, has, In
connection with syndicate Of Engiish and
American capitalists. purchased sevsn hum.
dred and fifty thousand acres Of fine graz
ing land at 81 pei acre on the YelIowstone
river, near the border Of Dakota and II now
inspecting the purchase. Fifty thousand
head Of cattle will be placed on the i'm
mense range. and Q city will be laid out on
the river. The Northern Pacific will run
within twenty miles Of the rancho. Mr..
Rodgers and others, Of London, Mr.. Law.
pnce Jerome and others, Of New York, are
interested in the scheme.
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Killed by a L0g.

MARION, o., August S.-This morning
while little son of Mr.. Milizer, of Owens
Station, was playing at the saw-mill of
Sears j. Leech, log falling from a wagon
caught the little fellow and crushed him,
killing him instantly.
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s,ruek Dead with a Hammer.
Fatal Row at n Picnic.

LAGRANGE, Ill, August Sin a fight,
last night, Sam Johnson was killed by Joe
Lincoln with hammer.
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A Dead Mans Estate.

la CRossE, AugustS.--UDder the laws Of
Minnesota suit will be entered on behalf Of
the widow OF the late Gov. c. c. Washburn,
TO secure TO her the legal one-third OF his
estate. This will greatly reduce the resi-
duary bequests.
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WASHINGTON, August s.--The report OF
the Blank Agency Bureau to the Postoffice
Department shows that for the year ended
June SOth. supplies furnished postoffices
amounted to $2S9. 1915. .--.
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>uel Canal Company, it is re-
-, ovny the Khedive's right to is
II ''5'> Ior The protection of the Suez
'ue company holding that this
\ F'efOsattve Of the Sultan. Stick
'us'e' In 1859 the company held
"1[y opinion, and held it so
4, :! ,ua'' IN asserting the KhedIve's
4 = 4 ,ne matter, they gave such Of
"'ae Sultan that he declined to
f. lSen' Ct to be represented at the
Opening Of the canal.
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Killed by Lightning.

VIYcENNEs, IND, August S.-William
Horton, a prominent farmer, was killed at
Bicknell by lightning yesterday. He was
knocked from his wagon between his team
of mules. He leaves wife and three
children,
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LABOR MATTERS.
The AmalgaHated Association.
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.

special DLsTlItch 10 the he01steT.
CHICAGO, August S.-The convention OF
Amalgamated Association is progressing
rapidly and satisfactorily. Aside from rou-
tine business, the most important action,
to-day, was the adoption of the following
resolution:
ReSolsed, That the nallers and boilers be
permitted to have their scale signed for
term of five years.
CHICAGO, August S.-The amslgamated
iron workers are busy with their constitu-
ton and bylaws. They expect to adjourn
tomorrow after electing officers. They
have succeeded, so far, in keeping their do
ings secret.
The Strike aa Cohees.
CoHoEs, KY, August s.-The strike Of
the mill operatives is believed to be ended.
An increased number are at work to-day at
increased wages.
The Freight Handlers Strike.
New YORK, August S.-The freight han
dlers' strike is virtually ended, and the
men are willing to resume work at the old
prices.
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Indian Industrial school.

WASHINGTON, August s.-Secretary Teller
has authorized the erection of an Indian
industrial boarding school in the Indian
TERRITORY, near Arkansas City, Kansas
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Brfnxinx Home the Bodies.

WASHINGTON, August s.-Secretary Chan
dler, yesterday, cabled the United States
Minister at ST. Petersburg that Congress
had made provision for bring home the re-
mains OF Lieutenant Commander DeLong
and companions, and asked that he tele-
graph Lieutenant Harber, at Yakutsk, TO
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Fem Play Suspected.

LAEAyEzx ISD., August S:.The M
known man run over and killed by pas
senger train, Sunday night, near the juno
ton, turns out to be Joseph Whitzell, OF
Stockwell. Foul play is suspected.
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To &c, Rid orUnneeessaryP Printing.

WASHINGTON, August tS.-A resolution was
passed appointing the Librarian OF Con
greSs, Secretary of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute and Superintendent Of Public Docu-
ments in the Interior Department a com
mission to report how much unnecessary
printing may be avoided.
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IfRy.

TRIESTE. August Sight persons have
been arrested on q charge Of implication in
throwing bombshell into the procession
of the Society Of Veterans, The man who
actually threw the explosive has not been
affair continues.
RoNE, August s.-The newspapers con-
tinue to display a very hostile feeling
against England They declare the recon-
noisance, Saturday. was really a heavy de-
feat for the British, thinly disguised by
official dispatches.
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= WHEETTNG w. YA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8, 1882

here on the Golddust One, a commercial
drummer, who has been stopping at the
Peabody Hotel, and husband and wife
arrived that morning on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad. 1t is impossible to
ascertain their.names. ~l---.- -. =
= The Ensineer's story. - -
SE LoU1s, Mo-, August S.-Engineer
Powers, of the steamer Golddust, states
that at the time of the explosion he had
inst looked at the steam guage, which
registered 140 pounds. The boat was al
lowed to carry 166 pounds. He had just
tried the water guage. The water was
flush with the upper cock. He was in the
blacksmith shop, and intended TO blow out
sions in quick succession. One boiler re.
mained in place and one went of and
stuck an end up through the cabin floor,
and the third stopped in the engine room
and lay with one end on each engine.
The Pilot,
Ed. Gray, and his son, who were on watch,
and Miss Hilda Smith, were in the pilot
house. Lem Gray was asleep in his room
over the boilers. Those in the pilot house
fell among the wreck, but got out without
a scratch. Lem Gray had both feet both
hands and one leg scalded, but was not
dangt rously hurt.
The Inl lured.
Clerk Sangleis is not dangerously hurt:
He was left at Hickman. Four wounded
were left in Cairo. The others go to st.
Louis. Capt. John T. McCord, master, is
but slightly hurt. Sol. Price, first mate,
and Lem. Gray, one of the pilots, are both
badly injured. Henry DIETRICH, first clerk,
is but slightly scalded. John Langlois,
clerk, is so badly injured that he was left
at Hickman. Billy Ingram, third
clerk, and Wm. Travis, book-keeper,
are both dead and the bodies are on the
Alton. The other officers are all right.
There were one hundred and six persons
on the Gold Dust. Of these sixty-fOur are
on board the City of Alton and thirteen are
dead, twelve badly burned and left 1t Hick-
man, and seventeen are missing. All the
ladies on board were saved.
MEMPHIS, TENN, August S.-A. B. Hen
lev, a merchant of Morrillton, Ark, was
also a passenger from here, on the Gold
Dust.
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LII crops are becoming more GER
'Hr Abundant and cheap food
"f,be blessings almost assured.
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Proved Their Last Long sIeep.

New CASTLE, KY, August Sam Col
Inns stabbed John Louden to death at a
picnic.
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-r'e seems to be fair prospect of a
|s'Al European war now as of a bat
mont Of Alexandria. The fear of
aSed Of alliance between Russia
'ance seems to be exercising some
s1oe IN Germany and Austria.
"' These countries are gravitating
III The English programme, France
"4'y are moving in another direc-
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Gerisasy.'

BERLIs, August SIT is believed the
conference will be adjourned IL the mill
tary operations in Egypt assume . more
serious character, and will reassemble TO
discuss the Egyptian question after the
cam paign Is terminAted -
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Bat Robson will secure q nominal
can hardly be doubted. But, un-
iAepeople Of his district are lost to
y sense Of propriety and are willing
iM'tt that they have sold their birth
hr mess Of pottage, they will
We to the world that, though q re-
lnaiion may be bought, their votes
n0I IN the market. ROheson is q
and worse.
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,or has evidently chosen Au-
the heavy work Of the year.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA, August S.-Three ne
grees sleeping on the railroad track were
run over and killed.
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IFS posse filed into Sherman
,..,.riav. with six stolen horses,
z i've horse-thieves and one dead
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RENARKABLE for overcoming diseases
caused by impure water, decaying yegeta
tion, etc, is Browns Iron Eitters.
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H. railway accidents in Great Britain
Ireland during the year 1881 show
Of ,oa6 killed and 4,564 injured.
Ihe killed los We're passengers, and
e injured 1895. The rest were en-
feS ofthe railroad companies or con-
E,ors, save To- killed and 256 injured,
We're either suicides or persons who
with accidental injury or death on
tracks.
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-oa Faded srtssles Of I'll kindB rests101
70 their original beauty b. DiaDoaA pysa
Perfect and simple. 10 esatA at au dsag-
gists.
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FoR nervousness and Chronic Cstarrh
take PrRuSA- tried it. l. X. Mysief. Al
legbeny City, Pa
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Pans. August s.-Two men, while At
tempting TO climb over the railing - the
TuilsSies Garden, during the. display Of
fire works, caught hold pfths electric wins
used In Illuminating the grosnds- and both
were struck dead instantly.
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. VIRGINIA state Teachers ASSoeia-
f., Jgcided that the rod is a neees-
-, in = well assorted outfit OF
/ 1Irniuure.
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THE GOLD DUST.
Further Particulars Of the Fatal
Explosion.

List Of the Killed, Wounded and Saved
Barn Bumed-Big Fight-Three Men
Killed on the Track-Crushed bya
Log-KiIled by Lightning.
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water may be had at some places
4 ."ry Island for two cents a glass,
/. =. for four. How can they afford
il - cheaply?
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.arsarrt Kane, of Mauch Chunk,
walking in bare feet, stepped upon
,ou> copperhead, which at once i'm
>,ly buried it, fangs in the calf OF
rs. She was stupefied with liquor
! a live toad fastened on the wound.
\ toad obligingly absorbed the poison
\ died, and the little girl recovered.
,t,rc Is a good deal of true inward
in the following words from the
Itmore Herald: "Our rivers and
itor, need improveiHg, no doubt, but
i no reason why five timesa as much
hey a. is really required for the pur-
should be appropriated merely to
the fences Of Congressman in re-
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D r. colored teachers of Louisville pass
sige examination as do the white
thrr,, and do as much work after
h. In consideration Of these facts
| : hool board has at last equalized
/ salaries. This was right. The
\ 0tr,timatiug the value OF services
sry other standard than one Of right
abuut passed.
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,rr,'s adherence of a vacuum"
|,sstbe Portland Globe, "isas moth
4, c,mnarison to that of Congress-
Mra plethoric treasury
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,.,rdsr if "Araby's Daughter" is
/ E,l.tion of Arab Bey.
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..,ond battalion of the Cold
y, ,iuarls has gone to Egypt.
will doubtless pour a stream Of
Load into the ranks Of the rebels.
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THE NEWS.

,,..ss, farewell; e long farewell to
: sxtravaganee.
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A ,ome parts Of England the harvest
gec,, are poor, and the Archbishop
Canterbury recommends special
H. for the crops. \ wicked ex-
4 ,e reveliug in a land of fat alluvial
i suggests that in the worn out soil
fn.,and guano in the spring would
I rravrr in the fall.
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nt,e has been heard Of Howgate
mast few weeks that hethreatens
.,me a. obscure and badly forgot
ErJividual as Rutherford b. Hayes.
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doubt the Republican Congress
an. anxious to he at home to eX-
their record for this session o
--p,s Tit takes them less time to
in than it did to make the record
! will be lucky.
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exchange says Kansas is again in
:, and calling loudly for help.
4 ,r because she hasn't bags enongh
[Jsll her wheat. 1t is really too
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
C. G. washburnc's Death.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, May IA
Hon. c. {. Washburne, ex-membel
of Congress and Ex-Governor oi
Wisconsin, died here at $50 this
afternoon of Paralysis and Bright's
disease.
He came here on the 4th of Feb
ruary last in the hope of being ben.
elitted by the use of the waters
After about two weeks he began
rapidly to improve and his friend:
INDUCED in the hope of his recovery
Two weeks ago he commenced to
fail, and on the 9TH was seized with
delirium never again to become
fully rational, although he had oc-
casionally but very brief lucid inter
walls. On Tuesday evening, the 9th
instant, he had an attack of apo
plexy which was the third or fourth
since his original attack, and his
case became utterly hopeless, bu,
the final crisis came at 2 O'Clock
Saturday morning, 18th inst, when
he was struck with death. He fell
into state of profound unconscious
ness and fingered SO until he died
There were present at his death
several members of his family, hi;
brother, G. B. Washburne, of Hi
nois, his daughter, Mrs. Payson, and
her husband, Hon Charles Payson
late United States Minister to Den
mark, and his brother-in law, G. A
Buffum, ESQ.,, of Louisiana, Mo.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
Destructive Cyclone in Southern vir
ginfa.

PETERSBURG, May 12.-Addition.
al particulars received here repre-.
sent that the cyclone day before yes
terday did Immense damage through.
out Southern Virginia. Family
residences, barns and fences were
demolished, and huge trees uprooted
and leveled to the ground. The
residence of a farmer in Brunswick
county was blown down the family
barely escaping alive. All the out
houses on the farm of John Chap
pell, in Dinwiddie county, were
completely razed to the ground du.
ring the storm. The large and val.
liable granary Of John Cubs, in
Chesterfield county, was struck by
lightning and entirely consumed,
with its contents. including thirty
barrels Of corr and a large quantity
of other grain. The cyclone was ac-
companied by a heavy fall Of rain.
Hail did incalculable damage to
wheat, young corn, oats, vegetation
and fruit. In some instances the
hail stones were as large as hen eggs.
All the streams were greatly swol
len. Many bridges were washed
away. Several wash-outs arereport.
ed. The Appomattox at this point
is very high, and still rising. The
damages resulting from the storm
amount to several thousand dollars