The National tribune., 1883-05-17


Louis Cattle Company, and are being pursued
by two companies of cavalry from Fort Assini-
boine. A fight viii probably occur.
A dispatch from st. Louis on Monday says:
Owing to the breaking of Geographic connec-
ton by the storm the full extent of the damage
caused by the cyclone in southwestern Missouri
has not yet been ascertained. 1t is estimated
that the loss at Kansas City viii exceed $780,
000 The streets through which the cyclone
swept are blocked up with debris torn from
buildings and with household effects. Captain
Burns, an old boatman, was standing by the river
side when he was struck by the flying timbers
of his house, and had his neck broken and head
crushed Willie Seiber was killed by the over
turning of wagon at Coles circus. Mrs. Reid
was blown against tree and had her neck
broken. Thirteen other persons were seriously
If not fatally injured in a house on McGee
street a lady was sitting at piano in the sec
ond story, when the wind lifted the upper part
of the house and left her seated in the open air
unhurt. Five persons were killed and ten or
fifteen wounded at Macon City, on the Hanni-
bal road. A number of farm houses were over
turned in the vicinity of VAUDEVILLE, Andrew
county Mo. Simon Stingley had all his prop
erty destroyed. His mother, who was alonein
the house, was carried ten or fifteen rods and
died in an hour from the effects of her injuries
Much damage TO farms by the heavy rains is
also reported. AT Missouri City, on the Mis-
soBri river, the steamer Bright Light was torn
from her moorings, blown across the river and
lodged on a sand bank. The town Of 0ronogo,
few miles west of Carthage, was entirely de-
stroyed except few dwellings. Six persons
were killed and thirty-three wounded, many
perhaps fatally. A few houses at Webb City
were unroofed and some were moved off their
foundations Business signs were carried three
miles from the city by the wind The storm
passed up the Spring River Valley, moving
everything in its way and killing and injuring
people and stock. 1t trayeledin northwesteriy
direction, and its track was about 200 yards
wide. During wind-StOrm at White Pigeon,
Mich. on Monday afternoon, a frame school
house filed with children was blown down.
VIM. Moak was crushed to death and several
were injured.
The works of the Standard Oil Company at
Communipaw, Jersey City, N. J., the largest in
this country, were struck by lightning and de-
stroyed by fire on the 10th inst. At least six
lives were lost in the flames, and the loss of
property viii probably not fall short of $780,,
| 600. One ofthelarge tanks near the shore was
struck and exploded by the lightning. The
burning oil poured out like an angry river and
| flowed down the avenues between the rows of
enormous tanks toward the river. In short
! time the flames communicated with three large
| tanks and they exploded simultaneously with
| terrific force. The fragments of iron were
| hurled a distance of half mile and the burn
entire fire department had been summoned,
but their services were almost useless, as the
| burning streams of oil poured through the
/ yard, firing tank after tank on the east side,
| and licking up the buildings. The storehouse,
solid structure where the barreled soil was
| kept, was attacked by the flames and sue
| cumbed. The engine-house went next, and
! the oil and water pump-houses. The sunllen
tanks and machine shop quickly followed.
Despite the tremendous heat and binding
| smoke the fremen worked valiantly IN the
vain hope of checking the progress of the
! flames. People near by deserted their homes
and moved out their effects. Twelve large
tanks, eighteen cars, six barges a dredger,
three docks and five brick buildings were de-
stroyed.
A gas stove in a baggage car on the Louis
vile, New Albany and Chicago Railroad ex-
ploded on the 9th inst, soon after the train
! left Cedar Lake, Ind. The car took fire and
! the baggage-master and a newsboy were Sc
riously burned while trying to suppress the
! flames. The bell-rope was burned through,
and there being no way Of communicating with
| the engineer, the burning car was whirled
! along at a speed of thirty miles an hour. The
newsboy jumped of, and the engineer seeing
| the flames stopped the train. The car was
| filled with baggage and express and mail mat
| ter, ali OF which was destroyed.
Two German residents, G. H. J. Muller, an
| undertaken, and William Baschorn, a brewer,
| both married men, had duel with broadswords
at B0wmanville suburb of Chicago, on the
! 10th inst. Six carriages. containing the prin-
clpals, seconds, surgeons and friends, proceeded
| 10 the rendezvous. The undertaken, who was
| the challenging party, was cut rather severely
about the head, and cried quits. It is said that
both were enamored of the same young woman.
The steamer Big Horn, which left Bismarck,
| ID. T., April 10Th, loaded with 2S5 tons of as
sorted merchandise, consigned TO Montana mer-
| chants, struck snag, causing her TO sink above
her main deck in five minutes. The boat and
| cargo are reported TO be a total loss. The
steamer was owned by the Missouri Transpor-
| tatIon Company, and was valued at so. 900.
There was no insurance on the steamer. Her
cargo was fully insured.
a party of eight men rode up to the house
of Vaughn Hilton, near Jacksonville, nine
miles from Mount Sterling, KY, ON Sunday
| morning. and awakened hun, saying they
were looking for a horse-thief. While he was
| sitting ON the edge of the bed some of the men
fired on him, killing him instantly. The
parties are not known, but it is supposed they
were friends of the Barnett family, which had
feud with the Hiltons.
Mrs. Maria Stoddard, wife of the rector of
st. Johns Episcopal Church at jersey City, N.
J., was shot and killed on Monday by pistol
In her husbands hands. As he took the
| weapon to the adjoining room the pistol struck
| the door and was discharged, the bullet enter
ing his wifes head. She fell in his arms and
died. She was thirty years old and beautiful.
Two trains were in collision on the 9Th inst.
on the Third Avenue Elevated Railway New
York. James r. Harring, a fireman, was Sc
riously and perhaps fatally injured, and the
passengers were badly shaken up. The acct
dent was the result of carelessness.
The iron steamship Mississippi was burned
at Seattle, W. T., on Sunday, with her cargo OF
LOO tons of coal. The chief engineer was
burned 10 death, and a man was killed By fall
ing timbers. The Mississippi was blockade
runner during the war.
At Palmyra, Mich, four children of Lyman
Iaviland were alone in the house on the 7th
inst. Alice, aged thirteen years, fell asleep,
and her clothing caught fire from the lamp and
she was burned to death. The other children
were rescued.
At De Kalb, Texas, On Saturday the 5th inst
WV. billiard shot and instantly killed young
planter named Henry Sims in self-defense. Mr..
billiard is a wealthy lawyer and an ex-member
OF the Legislature. Sims was quarrelsome.
Maj. Wasson the defaulting army pay1naster
who pretended TO have been robbed, says that
he used the money to help his father through a
temporary mercantile embarrassment, intend.
ing TO return it.
At Paris, KY. on Saturday, two brothers
named Reeves, farmers, quarreied about the
| proper depth to plant corn and one shot the