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all aliens coming before them.
West.
The recent heavy rains Throughout
Illinois, Missouri, and other sections OF
the West have caused widespread
damage to crops, bridges, railway tracks
and other property. The great vol
umes of water that fell have swollen
the Westernlrivers, and the Mississippi
at this writing is on boom with indica-
tions of flood second only to that OF
forty years ago.
A DISPATCH from Seneca, Kan, says
Beside the seven lives previously re-
ported lost by the flood near here, par
ticulars have been received OF the
drowning of the family of John Crib,
living north fourteen miles. During
the height of the flood he attempted
to leave his house with his wife and
four children. This makes twelve
lives lost by the flood in this county.
-. The recent heavy rains in Kansas
and Eastern Missouri placed an en-
barge on travel. The railroads were
under water for miles, and the Missouri
quartet of river towns was cut off from
the outside world.
A TELEGRAM from Seneca, Kan, says:
"News in regard to the rain storm is
coming in. All the big streams in the
country are overlooked, and there is
scarcely bridge but what is damaged
or carried away. At Bakersford Thorn
as Atkins and family attempted to leave
their home, which was threatened with
destruction by water, and take MIR Bo-
rari, wife and children along. There
were eight in the wagon, which was
caught in the current of Turkey Greek
and upset. Seven of the party were
drowned, Mrs. Borari only escaping.
She lodged in tree, but was rescued
fourteen hours afterward. Her baby
was washed from her arms and
drowned"
The people of Steubenville, Ohio,
were treated to genuine tornado the
other day. 1t came bounding over the
hills near the town, cutting swath
about three hundred yards wide and
destroying everythingin it's path. The
old homestead of the Fighting Nc
Cooks" was wrecked beyond recogni-
ton. The Clinton paper mills were
much damaged. AS the storm APP
preached the river, the scene was fear
fully grand. The air was filed with
boards, boughs and debris of all kinds,
whirling and flying around an invisible
center. AS soon as the furiously
revolving wind reached the rivers edge
it seized the water in it's relentless
grasp, whirling into q spout at least
ten feet high. This phenomenal exhi-
bition swayed and whirled across the
river and broke out on the West Vir-
ginia shore. The storm lasted about
fifteen minutes, and in that time in
hicted damage to the extent of $4,000.
-. Agent Wilcox, at San Carlos res
ervation, enters an earnest protest
against receiving 500 Indian prisoners
from Gen. Crook, and predicts results
of the most appalling nature from the
enforcement of the scheme. Secretary
Teller has instructed the agent to re-
fuse to receive the hostiles. :. . James
w. Sheahan, who founded the Chicago
Times, and who has been the leading
editorial writer on the Chicago Tribune
for many years, died in that city last
week, after lingering illness. He lit
orally worked himself to death. E. The
bursting of the reservoir of mining
company at Smartsville CAL, is said to
have raised the waters of Middle Yuba
river 100 feet, and caused loss of
$4,000. Near Ravenna, Mo-, three
men were killed, and two injured, by
lightning. They had taken shelter in
a barn during storm.