The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-26

DETROIT, May PA dismal sleet storm,
with snow and rain, ragged all the afternoon
in eastern Michigan. The effect on fruit
cannot be determined now.
ST. LOUIS. May 21.-Two more of the per-
sons injured by the cyclone at Stanton, Ill,
have died. Thirteen houses at Greeley
prairie were blown down, and A. W. Will
liams and two children were Killed and Julig
Sterry was fatally injured. Mrs. DR.. Griffith,
who was injured in the wreck at Liter, H.,
died this morning, making ten in all. Two
others are not expected to live.
New ORLEANS, May 2l.-Telegrams from
all sections of Alabama, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, Tennessee and Texas report unseason-
ably cool or cold weather. The mercury in
New Orleans at midnight was i2'.
SNOW. Rain and Frost.
CINCINNATI, Nav 22-The snow on the
hilltOps in this locality was an inch deep this
morning, but it all disappeared by ten
O clock, leaving no signs OF blight on leaves
or fruit A severe wind storm, accompanied
by incessant rain, prevailed at Cleveland last
night Trees and telegraph poles were
blown down and an unfinished pipe foundry
was wrecked. There was five inches of snow
in Logan county.
Specials report snow still falling to-day in
Au Glaize county Small fruit is all killed
and other fruit badly injured. The Fairfield
county crops are much damaged by washouts
PoRT HURON, Mich, May 22.-Snow and
sleet have fallen here to-day. Several vessels
were driven ashore. Large quantities of
lumber and pieces of wreck are floating down
the river.
AsBURY PARK, n. j.. May 22.-A severe
rain and thunder storm began here early last
evening and lasted nearly all night. The
lightning struck the telegraph wires of the
New York and Long Branch Railroad near
Hazlet, and ran into the depot tearing up the
woodwork and burning out the telegraph in
struments The summer cottage of James
NJ. Cornell, of New York, at Larmoor, was
struck by lightning and burned to the ground.
The steeple of St. Luke's Methodist Episco-
pal Church at Long Branch village was shat
tered to pieces by another bolt.
WHKEsBARRE, Pa, May 22.-lt has been
raining here since Sunday. The storm this
morning was severe. A number of houses IN
this vicinity were struck by lightning, and
various persons injured. The heavy rain and
wind has damaged the crops in the country
districts to a great extent.
WuIIAMsPoRr, Pa, May 22.-There is a
food of over eight feet in the Susquehann'
river and the water is still rising. Logs are
| $4,000, 900 feet of logs are on the way.
/ LITTLE Rock. May pa special from
/ Helena says: ''The cotton crop is suffering
greatly from the effect Of Monday night S
/ cold weather. The mercury touched SO de-
! grees lower than ever known at this time oil
/ year. Some localities report ii slight white
frost.
/ ST. LOUIS, No, May pa severe frost at
. Caseyville, H.. last night damaged the crops
/ considerably, doing more injury than the
cyclones.
CHICAGO, I'LL, May 22.-Iee to the thick.
ness of half an inch formed last night and
the fruit prospects of this petition of the State
are unquestionably injured.
/ PEORIA, May pa heavy frost occurred
in this section last night, and ice formed tc
the thickness of one-eishth of an inch.
SAVANNAH, May 22.-Unusually bleak
winds for this time of year in this section
have prevailed during the past two days
/ While the crops will doubtless be affected, ii
! is not Thought serious injury will result, I'M
/ less the cold is Of long duration.
( AUGUSTA. Ga, May 22.--Oyercoats and
fires are comfortable here. The thermometer
stands at SO degrees. II is feared cotton will
be injured by the cold weather.
Wednesdays dispatches say :-Snow dritted
q foot deep on the line of the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad. between Lynchburg anc
Clifton Forge, on Tuesday night. The colo
weather is damaging the crops in that section
of Virginia There were also heavy frosts in
portions of Illinois and Iowa, and in central
and southern Missouri. In the section o
Illinois recently swept by cyclones the early
vegetables have been entirely destroyed by
frost, and the fruit and grain have been badly
/ damaped