Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-24

the west and south show heavy rain
storm last night, causing heavy rise in
the streams. The Appomatox is rising
rapidly, and the Farmville is over its
banks, all the low lands being submerged,
and the water still rising. At Weldon and
Garrishurg, North Carolina, was a heavy
hail storm, and the stones were unusually
large. Considerable damage was done to
vegetation, orchards, trees and other
property.
UNABLE TO GIVE THE FEARFUL DETAILS.
MACON, Ca, April 23.-There has been a
terrific cyclone in southwest Georgia, at
tended by large loss of life and property.
Not less than twenty-five deaths are re-
ported, while the number of injured can
not be estimated. The damage to railroads
and telegraph lines prevent an accumula-
ton of the details. No estimate can be
made of the loss.
BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN.
AUGUSTA, Ga, April pa destructive
cyclone passed along the Athens branch
of the Georgia railroad last night. Two
dwellings, near Woodville and Lexington
were blown down.
CONCENTRATING ITS ENERGIES.
COLUMBUS, Miss, April pa cyclone
passed eight miles north of here, near
Tibbie station, on the Mobile (E Ohio
railroad, doing much damage to houses
and fences. Charles Jeurdan was wounded.
At Cooks plantation on Bigbee river,
nearly every house was demolished.
Crossing the river, fourteen houses were
destroyed;on Dan Hutchinson's plantation,
but no lives were lost. At Caledonia,
twelve miles north of Columbus, the storm
seems to have concentrated its fury.
Every fence for miles was blown away,
trees blown down and carried before the
wind like chat, and many houses torn to
pieces. Jack Stephenson, an estimable
young man, bending over his wife to al
lay her fears, was struck on the head by a
falling beam, and instantly killed.
Mrs. Kalb was dangerously
wounded and also Mrs. Oden.
FIERCE RAIN.
HELENA, Ark, April 23.-The river is
still stationary, and forty-two feet, four
inches on the guage. The heaviest rain
storm known for years in this section Wis
tied Helena on Saturday. Six inches OF
rain fell in as many hours. A large por-
ton eff the city was temporarily overfowe6
in consequence. The rise from the ST.
Francis basin is expected to reach Helena
| tomorrow.
KILLED By THE CARS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DETROIT, April 23.-Saturday night
Willie Pelton, aged eighteen years, son OF
justice of the peace at Grass lake, tried
to drive across the Michigan Central tract
at Grass lake, when he was struck by tht
New York express and instantly killed
The horse was also killed, and the buggy
destroyed, and the locomotive was damaged
so that it had to go to the shop for repairs
a fraight engine drawing the team to De
troit. The flagman at the crossing failed
somehow to prevent the accident, and ha
gone crazy.
TERRIBLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO BOYS.
DETROIT, Mich, April 23.-There seem
to have been an epidemic of fatalities to
day at Kalamazoo among children. On
boy five years oil, named Mcclellan, play
ing this morning around the Michigan
Central yards, jumped on the foot boar,
On the back end or = switch engine and fel
off and was crushed and cut to pieces s,
that his remains had to be taken up in
basket.
Another boy, also five, named Johnni
Ehrhart, whose parents live at Rochester
n. Y, while playing at the Grand Rapid
turn-table and finding it unlocked, bega
to run it, when he fell down on the trac
below, both legs being crushed by tn
wheels of the table, and he will probabl
die.
SERIOUS LAND SLIDE.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April pa Ian
slide ON Black Oak Ridge, near Knoxvlll,
has stopped the through trains on th
Knoxville & Ohio railroad. The track wi
not be cleared for three days. Three an
three-quarters inches of rain fell last nigf
the largest rain fall for one day in fiv
years.
DETROIT, April 23.-The main building
Of the Lansing wagon works at Lansing, il
Guiding all the machinery large amour
of work in process of manufacture, wei
burned yesterday afternoon. The stor
room with large amount of stock read
for shipment was saved. Loss, $30,OO
Fully insured.
TRAIN DITCHED.
ROME, Ga, April 23.-On the mort
bound accommodation on the East Tel
nessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad, g
engine and five cars were ditched belo
Talladega, Alabama, at O'Clock last nigh
No person was injured.
PASSENGER TRAIN JUMPS THE RAIL.
TALLEDGA, Ala, April ga heavy stor
last night did considerable damage, al
the north bound train on the E. L. V. & {
railway, was thrown down an embankmer
destroying an engine and seven cars, ar
iniuring several passengers, but nor
seriously.
FATAL POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.
LARNED, Kas., April 23.-Louery Bros
) powder magazine, containing about 1,5t
pounds of powder, and situated about
, quarter Of a mile from this city, explode
at o'clock this afternoon, killing instant
} Chas. S. Goodrich, late of Delaware, Obi
James Ziegler, q comrade, of the san
place, was with him duck hunting, but {
the opposite side of the creek and escape
injury. The explosion shook building
and broke windows half mile distant.
:, hole six feet deep and a few pieces
. brick is all that is left to mark the SD
. where the magazine stood. 1t is suppos.
that young Goodrich fired shot into Il