, 1882-06-30

lence of the elements: At OsceOla,
Iowa, yesterday, Adam Miller and
VIM. Lowe were killed by lightning
\ severe rain and wind storm visited
Abba yesterday evening, with accom-
panimcnt of thunder and lightning.
Trees snapped off like pistols, and
many pranks were played by the
wind, but no loss of life is reported.
The storm appeared like a cyclone.
Trains are delayed in the direction Of
McGregor, Iowa, by disasters to
tracks and bridges Maeh damage
was done on Saturday inthe neigh
borhood of Souix CITY and Malvern,
in northwestern Iowa. Between Nor
rison and Round Grove. Illinois, 26OO
of the Chicago and Northwestern
track was washed away. The Chica
go, Burlington II Quincy suffered
even worse. West of MENDOZA, Ne
braska, yesterday morning, a terrific
storm gathered in Butler county, and
swept southwest through Saunders,
Lancaster, Cass, Elco and Neeuma
counties, doing the greatest damage
in Il belt % miles in width between
Wahoo and Weston. Corn was bad
ly beaten down in the southern part
of Saunders county, and small grain
was uttery ruined. Two houses were
blown down. IN Wahoo a two-story
barn was carried fifty feet through
the air. A herd of l25 ponies We're
swept by the storm eight miles
southwark, over fields and through
wire fences. Not pane of glass was
left in the windows facing the west.
The schoolhouse at Clear Creek was
completely wrecked One man was
killed and five injured near Tai
madge, on IKE Missouri Pacific, while
seeking shelter under freight car,
which was hurled against them. Corn
will be put back two or three weeks,
numbers of cattle We're carried down
stream and drowned near Lanes
boro. Minnesota. Roads were strip
ped of bridges, and made inaccessi.
bic, and crops were damaged some
what, hay most severely. One man
was drowned in Uldapho, Minnesota,
while rescuing stock from the floods.
There was a tornado at Marysville,
Lansas, yesterday morning, and one
is also reported at Kerwin, Muncie,
Indiana, got the last of the wind,
damage of about $6O,00O being in
hictad. Geo. HAWKES. family were
severely shocked by lightning, the
little daughter remaining unconciorS
Il long time. Great damage to wheat
is feared. Roofs were blown off, and
much other damage done. At Deca
tm, Indiana, the loss was $1,000.
Three people have been killed there
by recent tornadocs. The loss i'll In
dianapolis is said to be fifty thousend
dollars. Telegraph and telephone
wires are blown down. At Lafayette,
Indiana, was terrible waterspout,
eight feet high, on Saturday night,
which chased a train coming to the
city for considerable distance. 1t
whirled rocks and immense trees
along in its course, but spent its force
before it caught the train. A severe
rain storm did $4,000 damage to
Chester township, Ohio. Stock and
grain suffered. Innumerable smaller
casualties occurred, but these suffi.
ciently illustrate the storm.
PORTLAND, June 27.-E. V. Smalley,
of the New York Tribune staff, arrived
this evening, having come overland
via the Northern Pacific. He will
visit the Willamette valley and Pu-
get Sound.
WASHINGTON, June 2s. Charles NJ.
Gorham was today nominated by the
President to be coiner OF the mint in
San Francisco.
LEWISTON, ME June 81. The Demo-
cratic convention today made the follow
ing nominations for Congressional candi-
dates: Samuel j. Anderson, of the First
district; Daniel II. Thing. OF the Second
district: George W. Ladd of the Third
district and F. Murch, of the Fourth
district Resolutions were adopted and
the convention adjourned.
DIS MONIES, a., June ". The start
Register estimates the majority in fovOr
Of the prohibition amendment to the
State constitution, voted ON today at
10000,
WASHINGTON, June 27,--The House
committee on elections decides to give
the seat now occupied by Tilman, of
South Carolina, to Small, contestant.
! In the Alabama case of Strobact, against
Herbert, the contest was dismissed with
leave to Strobact to withdraw prejudice.
In the other Alabama contested case of
Smith VI, Shelly. 1t is recommended
| that the seat he declared vacant.