Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-06
THE NEWS.

Emden, seaport town of Hanover, and the
Island of Yalentia, on the west coast of Ire
land. where it connects with the Anglo
American system, America has been brought
in direct communication with Germany.
DESTRUCTIVE sToRMs.-One Of the beaviest
rains ever known in the city Of st. Louis fell
there on the 22d inst. Many streets had the
appearance of small rivers. Mill creek
sewer, an immense affair, damaged by the
storm Of week ago, again overfowed, and
all that part Of the city bounded by Choutean
avenue and Miller street. north and south,
and Third street and the river, east and west,
we're submerged to the depth of from two to
nve feet. Hundreds of cellars we're filled with
water, number of persons were rescued in
skiffs, and several narrowly escaped drowning
On the same afternoon terrific tornado
passed over Cairo, ILL.,, blowing down the
Methodist church and four other build
ngs, unroofng ten or fifteen others and over
urning five loaded freight cars. Two or three
ersons were slightly injured. The tornado
was accompanied by heavy hail storm, which
did considerable damage About daylight on
Saturday the heaviest rain, wind and hail
storm known for many years passed over
shreveport, Louisiana. st. James colored
church was lifted from the uprights and
blown some distance. Columbia, s. G., was
also visited by heavy rain and hail storm
saturday evening, the hailstones being as
large as pigeon eggs. The damage done by
the recent cyclone at Brownsville, NO., is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900, and many of the citizens
are homeless and destitute. On Saturday
afternoon tornado swept across the Chicago.
ST. Louis and New Orleans railroad, between
summit and Bogue Chltto, ississippi, level
ing timber, etc. A terrific rainstorm, accom-
panied by hail, visited Augusta, Ga, and the
vicinity, lasting several hours and doing
muoh injury to crops, especially young cotton.
Inc rainfall was five inches. At Chicago a
heavy wind blew several cars from siding to
the main track at Eighty-seventh street. A
train ON the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ran
into them, severely injuring the engineer and
fireman, and killing Joseph Haneran, resi-
dent Of South Chicago.
The storm along the Jackson railroad visited
Monticello, Miss, twenty miles east of Brook
maven. The town was completely destroyed.
only three houses being left, dwellings, on the
outskirts. Nothing like it was ever seen in
That section. Ten persons were killed in
stanfly, five white and five colored. Out of a
population of about $50 very few escaped
without some injury. Between fifteen and
twenty were seriously injured, some, it is
thought, fatally. Ex-Sheriff Butler and wife
are painfully injured. Jake Myer had his
collar-bone broken and was injured about the
face. Charley Cohn had his leg broken The
store Of Mr.. Cohn, after being blown down
was struck by lightning and entirely con.
sumed. There was not a tree standing in the
place. Sam. Hickman's fine residence. four
miles southwest of Monticello, was entirely
demolished. No one was hurt. The track of
the cyclone is estimated at half a mile, The
people of Monticello are left entirely desti
tute. Relief has been sent them from New
Orleans.
The damage in st. Louis will probably reach
100000.
At Greensburg, Ind, mob of fifty masked
men broke into the Jail and took out O. M.
Garrett and hung him. Garrett had been
acquitted as an accomplice in the murder Of
Mr.. Walton, but had been arrested on an
other charge. The lynchers placed placard
on the body with the inscription: ssThis ia
greeting to the Jennings county jury" 1t is
reared Mrs. Walton and colored man con-
oerned in the murder will also be lynched.
Tho most shocking disaster which ever oc-
CURED in Florida waters was the burning of
the steamer City of Sanford about five miles
above Jacksonville. The steamer was ON her
way from Sanford. When opposite Point
Lavista, fire soy cred issuing from the
forward hold from among quantity of pine
wood. An attempt was made to rescue the
passengers by having them 60 aft and iumn
overheard, but notwithstanding these efforts
nine persons and probably more persisted.
A dispatch from Lordsburg. CAL. saws ga
ngnt took place at Horseshoe Canon between
the Indians and Indian scouts and troops
four Indian scouts and three soldiers were
Killed and four soldiers wounded.
A. +. Fielder, brother-in- law Of General
DICK Taylor, and at one time prominent and
wealthy citizen of Louisville, Kentucky. WAS
80 'A"' oiuy ny OIlcer GEORGE ROSeQ-
oerg, whom he attempted to brain with
natchet. He supposed the officer to be his
aocuser before the grand jury, which had in
dicted him for some petty charge.
The following losses by fire are reported bv
telegraph At New YORK, Flint Il Coz furni.
ture factory and other buildings, s45, 900 at
Philadelphia, drug and spice MILL of McIlvaine
Bros, 1000; at Breslau L. l., Oefingcist's
ACCORDION factory, $4,000 at New York CITY.
George Milligan's five-story, carpenter shop,
No. 80 East Thirty-second street, $40. 900.
Two horses in stable in the rear were smooth.
cred to death.
Inc Jenkins" excursion party, which left
New York ON the 18th inst for trip through
the far West, had rather rough experience
on the Rio Grande railroad, near Canyon citv.
ooL The train was thrown from the track and
hfteen OF the party were injured more or less
seriously. There were no fatal casualties.
Gen. John B. Gordon, will sail from New
York for Europe, May 10, accompanied by his
family. Gen. Gordon visits Europe to work
mp immigration interests in connection with
MS extensive railroad schemes, in which he