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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
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A writer in the London Times calls
attention to the fact that Gilbert
White, in the year 1878, in his "Natu-
raj History of Selborne," a village in
Hampshire. about fifty miles from
London, writes as follows:
The summer of 1888 was an amaZ-
ing and portentious one. and full of
horrible phenomena; for bcSides the
alarming meteors and tremendous
thunder storms that affrighted and
distressed the different countries of
this kingdom, the peculiar haze or
smoky fog that prevailed for many
weeks in this island and in every part
OF Europe, and even beyond its limits,
was a most extraordinary appearance,
unlike anything known within the
memory of man. BY my journal l find
thai had notice this Strange occur
renee from June % to July 20, inclu-
S.ve, during which period the wind
varied to every quarter without max
ing any alteration in the air The sun
at noon looked as black as a clouded
moon, and shed ferruginous light on
the ground and hoo's of rooms, but
was particularly lurid and blood-col,
ored at rising and setting. The coun-
try people began to look with "a super
stitious awe at the red, lowering
aspect of the sun; and; indeed, there
was reason for the most enlightened
person to be apprehensive. for all the
while Calabria and part of the Isle of
Sicily were torn and convul>ed with
rthquakes, and about that juncture
volcano Sprang out of the sea on the
coast Of Norway"
Other writers, says the correspon-
| dent of the Times, also mention VOL
canlc disturbances in this same year
We are odd hy Iayell and Geikie that
there were great volcanic eruptions
in and near Iceland. A submarine
| volcanic burst forth III the sea, thirty
nj es southwest of Iceland, which
elected so mitch pumice that the ocean
| was covered with this substance for
$50 miles, and ships were consid-
| erably impeded in their course, and a
new island was formed, from which
fire and smoke and pumice were emit
| ted. Besides this submarine eruption
the volcano Skaptar .Jokull, on the
mainland, on June II, 1888, threw out
a torrent Of lava, so immense as to
surpass in magnitude the bulk of
| Mount Blanc, aud elected so vast an
amount of fine dust that the atmos-
phere over Iceland continued
| loaded EIth it for months
afterwards. 1t fell in such
quantities over parts of Cath.
Mesa distance of SO miles-as tC
destroy the crops, and that year is still
spoken of by the inhabitants as the
year of "the ashe." These particulars
are gathered flom the textbooks OF
Lyell and Geikie: / am not aware
whether the coincidence in time OF
the Icelandic eruptions. and of the
peculiar appearance of the sun, DIES.
cribed by Gilbert White, has yet been
noticed; but this coincidence may
very well be taken as some little evi.
dence towards explaining the connec.
ton between the recent beautiful
sunset and the tremendous volcanic
explosion of the Isle of Krakatoa in
August last. The letter of the Rev
Mr., White referred to will be found
on page 800 of Bohn's edition of his
charming book, and the letters preced-
ing it contain further statements re.
garding the meteorological wonders
| of 1888 and 1884.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Walking Five Thousand Miles
nineteenth Century,

No less than 10000 human beings
| have been transported to Siberia dur
| ing the past ten years-a very high
figure of criminality, indeed, for q
population numbering 72,0O0,OOo 1t all
exiles were criminals" Less than
one-half of them, however, crossed the
Ural in accordance with the sentences
of the courts. The others were
thrown into Siberia without having
seen any judges, by simple order OF
the administrative, or in accordance
! with resolutions taken by their COM
munes-nearly always under the pres
sure Of the omnipotent local authori-
ties. Out of the 151. 1S4 eXiles who
crossed the Trial during the years
1867 to 1876, no less than 1856 be-
longed to the last category. The re-
naming were condemned by courts;
1882 to hard labor, and 54.3l6 to he
be settled in Siberia, mostly + life,
with or without loss of their civil
rights.
Twenty years ago the exiles travers-
ed on foot all the distance between
Moscow and the place to which they
were dispatched. They had thus to
walk something like 400 miles in
order to reach the hard-labor colonies
of Transatlantic, and 500 miles to
reach Yakutsh. Nearly two-yeaEs'
walk for the former and two years
and a half for the second. Some
amelioration has been introduced
since. After having been gathered
from all parts of Russia at Moscow or
at Nijai-Novgored. they are transport
ed now by steamer to PERM, by rail
to Ekaierinburg, in carriages to Tu-
men. and again by steamer to Tomsk.
Thus, according to a recent English
book on exile in Siberia, they have to
walk "only the distance beyond
Tonisk." In plain figures, this tritling
distance means 2065 miles to Kara,
something like nine months foot
journey. If the prisoner be sent to
Yakutsk he has "only" 2940 miles to
walk, and the Russian government
having discovered that Yakutsk is a
place still too near to st. Petersburg,
are sending them now to Verkhoyansk
and Mini Kolynisk lin the neigh
borhood of Nordenskjold's wintering
station), and distance Of some 1900
miles must be added to the former
"trifling" distance, and we have again
the magic figure of 4500-or two years
walk-reconstituted in full.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
THE FLOODED SECTION.
Much Damage Done by the Late
Storms.
HOUSES CARRIED AWAY

HOUSES CARRIED AWAY.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-At
Scuil town, Kentucky, twelve houses
were carried away and two or three
steamers wrecked. There were many
narrow ecapes, but no loss of life.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
CAIRO, Ill, Feb. 20.-The storm of
yesterday destroyed eighteen houses
at Birds Point, Missouri, loss $4,000.
1t also knocked three off their founda-
lions at East Cairo. There are no
lives lost as far as heard from.
IN DISTRESS.
EVANSVILLE, ind, Feb. 20.-The
river is strewn with wrecks of houses
swept away last night. Relief boats
have been sent above and below to
render all assistance possible in rescu-
Ing people and relieving distress.
There are many rumors of loss of life,
but no definite information; but, no
doubt, many lives have been lost.
| Newberg has just telephoned for a
boat to go to the assistance of people
to be seen in distress opposite that
town, which is fifteen miles above
here. Weather is now calm.
DESOLATION.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-One of
the relief boats arrived from below
this afternoon and reports an awful
scene of desolation, but so far as could
be ascertained no loss of life. Within
fifteen miles OF Evansville it Is eSti-
mated that fifty or more houses are
washed away. The town of Fairplay,
consisting Of fifteen houses, is entirely
swept away. and many people were
taken from trees and hills Some badly
frozen) and brought here. Two men
were found in a single tree, where
they had remained six hours, greatly
exhausted and badly frozen. They
were brought here for treatment.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
| SHAwNEETowN, O., Feb. 2O-Tht
following appeal has been made to the
public; Again we are compelled to
appeal to the public for aid for ouI
suffering people. We had hoped until
yestel day that our people would not
be left entirely homeless, or even tC
the extent of last year, but alas! we
are doomed to disappointment. Yes
terday at 4 p. m. terrific storm swept
over our city, carrying destruction
and desolation in its path. Hundreds
of houses that were deluged to theiI
roofs and tottering on their founda
tions were swept away and dashed tt
pieces. leaving hundreds of families
without houses or shelter OF any kind
After the flood subsidies, which is
hoped for, we have still dark future
as the river has now passed the
food height of last year. and is still
slowly rising, aud what height it will
reach we cannot know. Many of oul
citizens have worked heroically since
our last years calamity to rebuild an6
refit their little homes for habitation
and had enjoyed the poor privilege Of
living in them but few short months
until submerged again. Then The
storm came to add to misery. We arr
doing all in our power to relieve the
immediate wants of the people, but
what they will most need when the
flood subsidies Is money to replace
their houses. We therefore appeal tc
a generous public in their behalf
Any contributions can be forwarded
to the undersigned, or to the First
National bank, Shawneetown, and
they will be faithfully applied to tie
use for which issued.
II. w, MILLsPAU9H,
Mayor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Destructive Storm

MACON. Ga, Feb. 2O.-This city
was visited yesterday afternoon and
last night by a tremendous storm.
There are rumorS of death and destruc-
ton In surrounding counties. A spe.
cial from Atlanta to the Telegram re-
ports fifty killed north of that city.
A special from Columbus reports sew
eral killed and wounded.
MACON, Ga, Feb. 20-A cyclone
swept through Cohoba valley yster-
day. 1t Is reported that thirteen peo-
pie were injured in one community.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Lynching.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-The Ex-
aminer's Tombstone special says Jno.
Heith was sentenced yesterday to i'm
prisonment for life for completely in
the Bisbee murder. At 8 o'clock this
morning 100 men secured entrance to
the Jail and this afternoon Heith's
body was cut down from a telegraph
pole. where it had daDgled all day.
Heith took the matter cooily, saying:
"Boys, you are hanging an innocent
man; you will find that out before
the other men (meaning Dowd and
pals) are hung" While his eyes were
being bandaged he said: 81 have a
favor to ask; don't mutilate my body
by shooting into it after 1 am hung
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Opium Seizure.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.- The
opium seized on board the steamer
Toxic in January, 1882, valued at
S30, 1000. over which there has been so
much litigation, WAS offered for sale
to-day for the benefit of the United
States government. A few boxes
were sold, when 1t became evident
that the Chinese had combined to
keep the price down. The opium
was consequently withdrawn from
sale by order of the United States
marshal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Mere Trouble at Danville.

DANvILLE, Va, Feb. 22.-In passing
school house for colored people. one
Allen Womack. aged 10, called out
school butter" term.of ridicule. The
whole of the school, about forty per-
sons, some grown men among them,
attacked Womack with sticks and
stones: and one negro drew a pistol
and Womack shot him. The crowd
persisting in the attempt to get into
Womack's wagon he again fired aud
wounded another. The pursuit was
kept up some distance, during which
the negroes fired four shots at Wom-
ack. The crowd was at last dispersed
by white men and Womack arrested.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 81. - Mrs. Fred w.
Paromore, wife of the son of Col. J.
w. Paromore, president of the Texas
& st. Louis railroad, died at an early
hour this morning. Mrs. Paromore,
previous to her marriage, was Miss
Nellie Hazeltine, daughter of VIM. b.
Hazeltine, formerly prominent mer-
chant of st. Louis, and was the leed-
ing belle of the city for several years.
She was very beautiful and accom-
plished lady, well known in eastern
and southern society, and became IA
nous few years ago as the reported
fiance of Samuel ]. Tilden.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Loss of Life In a Mine.

Frightful Loss Of Life In Nine.
CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, Feb. 20.-At
g o'clock this morning one OF the most
terrible explosions ever known in
this vicinity occurred west of Leis-
enring, ia a shaft a few miles from
here, resulting in a frightful loss of
life. Particulars are so meagre that
nothing definite is known as to what
caused the disaster. The latest report
received here at noon, was that some
seventy five persons were at work in
the mine at the time of the explosion
and out of that number twenty nine
persons are known to have met death {;
that many dead bodies have already
been taken out; twelve were rescued,
several of whom are SO badly injured
that they will die. Every effort is be-
ing made to get at those who are yet
in the mine and to learn the full extent
of the frightful accident. It is thought
that at least fifty out of the seventy
| five in the mine are killed, or 80 bad.
ly injured that they will die. Partic-
ulars later.
| LATER.-Of all the men who were
in haring where the explosion oc-
CURED, Dick Balsley alone escaped to
relate the awful story. When the ex.
plosion came and all the lights blown
out, Balsley wound part of his clothes
| tightly around his face and mouth to
keep out foul air, gave the rest Of his
garments to his companion with In
| structions to do likewise and then
started for the main entrance. They
ran over the bodies of men and shat
tered wagons, could see nothing but
could hear the groans of dying
men. Presently Balsley's companion
protested that they were not going In
the right direction, and turned back
and persisted, Balsley pushing on until
he saw light and was taken out. II
was about 8 o'clock when the first
body was brought out, that of Michae.
Rlpko, Hungarian, whose wife anC
two children were waiting at the
shaft. His face bore no marks of VIC
lence. and he had evidently died OF
suffocation. The work Of rescuine
went rapidly on, and at moor
fifteen bodies had been recovered
The company's books were the1
examined. and announced that al
men were accounted for. Most of TIT
dead bore no visible marks of violence
and had died of suffocation. Many Of
those who were IN the other parts Of
the mine suffered severely. Dick Balls
ley reports that men acted much like
horses in burning stable; they were
bewildered, not knowing which way
to go and refused to go in any direc
ton. Some of the men were so burned
that flesh dropped off of them il
places when removed. The coronel
adjourned the inque until Saturday
morning. The company bears all thu
expenses of the funerals which will
take place tomorrow. No aceiden
had ever happened here before, snt
the mine was remarked as being yer,
safe. The fire boss. with lamps, made
his usual examination last night, anC
pronounced everything all right.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Bad Indians

CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-A special from
Billings, Montana, says five Piegan
Indians left their reservation and
crossed the Yellowstone at Clarke's
Fork to the Crow reservation and stole
ffty-three ponies. Four Crows, ac-
compan1ed by Joseph este, Chancey
Ames, Philip Sidle, Lee NJ. Owens and
three other white men, followed the
trail and had fight with the Piegans
at Hailstope basin, ten miles north
west of Billings. Chancey Ames and
Joseph Gate were killed and Owens
and Side wounded. Four Piegans
were killed and the horses recaptured.
The bodies of Owens and Gates were
taken to Park City They were well
TODD ranchmen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
I,pIea Slides.

CAIRO, ILL, Feb. 22.-At Mound
City two OF three small slides occurred
during lest night and very large one
this morning, the latter on the back
levee north of the town, which
threatened to inundate the city. A
train of dirt and rock was sent by the
Wabash road, and it is said it will
take the untiriDg efforts of the citi-
zens and railroad to save the city. AT
present they are cutting gap in the
national cemetery road to let the
water across the country and relieve
the strain on the levee. The water is
to the top of the levee, and there is
no telling what the result will be.
Everything possible is being done to
save the town.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
hurdeF@JealOusy.

ST.. Louis, Feb. 22.-Two negro
roustabouts, John Fields and John
Long, quarreled in the latter's house
this morning, and Long stabbed Fields,
killing him almost instantly. The
murder = Al to the four courts, pur-
sued by I. large crowd, and gave him.
self up. The cause of the killing sf
Flehts was intimacy with neng's
wife.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
A Ealing Bridge.

LEEcHBURG, Pa, Feb. 20.--The
wire bridge spanning the Kiskamin-
etas river at Apollo. parted their wire
cables yesterday Immediately over the
pier in the middle of the river, and
went down with crash. w. A. Hen
derson and Harry Jenkins, crossing
with load of sheet-iron, were thrown
into the river. Henderson escaped
with a cold bath. Jenkins and two
horses were drowned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
One. in Life and Death,

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20.-F. c. Brad
ley and wife, an aged couple, died a
natural death this morning at their
home. They were found in each 9TH
er's arms. He was formerly wealthy
railroad contractor, but lost his money
through fraud on the part of Others.
and has of late years been employed
in the United States engineers Office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
EraIrhf RATA

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-The general and
local freight agents of all east-bound
fast freight and pool lines to-day re-
ceived kilograms from the chief exec.
utive officers of their roads ordering
the strictest conformity to the sched-
ule rates. Several of them were in
formed that violation of these or
ders would result in their dismissal.
Shippers report that as a result all
rate cutting has ceased
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Ceremonies

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-The body
of seaman Boyd, Of the Jeanette
was expected here to-day, and grea,
crowds gathered at the depot. Not
withstanding the absence of the body,
funeral services were held in the Col.
legiats Presbyterian church, which
was Ithrongsd with people. The
funeral procession took place later.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

New ORLEANS, Feb. 22.--The I'M
yelling of the statue of Gen. Lee at
Lee Circle, st. Charles street, took
place to-day. The cerenonits were
interrupted by rain storm The Be-
troit light infantry arrived,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
GREATEST ON Earth,

CUTIcURN REMEDIES are the greatest medt-
cipeS on earth. Had the worst ease Salt
kheTIm In this county MY mother had IL
twenty years. and in fact died from 1t. l be-
lieYc CI,TICURA would have saved her life. My
arms, breast ana head were covered for three
years. which nothing relieved or cured until L
used the CUTICURA RE.oLVENT Internally,
ard CCTlUVRH and CUTICCRA SOAR EXTERN
ally. j. w. ADAMS, Newark, D.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
AquerO's ReIease.

KEY WEST. Fla, Feb. 22.-In cele-
bration of the release of Aquero COCO
Cubans marched In torchlight pro-
eession. Federal, state and municipal
officers were in line.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
IT IS A FACT.

Hundreds of letters in oar possession copies
authority TOT she ass .tion that Skin, Scalp
and Blood HumOrs. whether Scrofulous, In
herlted or Contagious, may NOW be perma-
nentlN cured by CUTICUEN RESoLVENT, the
new Blood Purifier, Diuretic and Apperient,
internally. and CUrICURA and CUTICURA
soar, the great Skin Curcs and Beautihers, eX-
terniilY. one half the time and ut one halt
the EXPENSE OF any other season.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

NEW York. Feb. @.--RuEg, the
Long Island murderer. who escaped
from the Queen's county jail sunday,
was captured this afternoon,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

RIcndoND, Fa.-Tne Senate and
House passed ever the governors veto
the bill Teapportioning the state for
representatives to congress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
GRfAT BLOOD MEDICINES.

! TIE half has not been told rs to the great
| curative powers of the CUTJCURA kEMkDihs.
have paid hundreds Of dollar. tor medicines
| IL cure diseases of the blood anu NH; anu
| never found anything yet to equS' me S "
| CURA REMEDIES. CHI As. A. WILLIAMS
| ProyC ence, X. 1,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

L Is AT TINS season when the blood and per-
- spiration are loaded with impurities, that
nlShgllrlng HumnrS, Illuminating Eruptions,
ltchlnE fortunes. Salt Rheum or Eczema Psori-
ASS, letter, Rngworm, Eaby HUmors, Scrof-
ila, crof louS > res, Assesses and Discharg-
ing Wounds, and ryeey species of Itching,
SciiN and ilmply Disease of tue Skin and
scalp are most speedily and economically
cured by the CUTICURA J. NEDIFs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
CYCLONES

The Destruction of Life and Property.
ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 21.-Reliable
reports states that on the line of the
Cherokee and Pickens counties, within
space of three miles, twenty-five per-
sons were killed and forty wounded.
No deaths occurred in other counties
contiguous to Atlanta. The cyclone
blew down the residence of Col. Hum
bers, in Putnam county, dangerously
wounding Mrs. Paschol, who took
refuge in his house Seven negroes,
and nearly all of the stock on the farm
were killed. Davisb1To, OH the line of
the Central railroad, was almost de-
stroyed. Six stores were blown down
also the brick depot. Varium, in the
employ of the railroad was killed, and
many others dangerously wounded.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 21.-A Star
special, giving further particulars of
the cylone, says the storm came so sud-
denly the people were unable to es-
cape from their houses, buildings
were blown into fragments. The
bodies of the dead are terribly bruised
and cut. The force OF the wind was
81 SIcdL budG Two lDlll bGOuo5 nClS
moved hundred feet. Chickens and
birds were picked clean; the largest
trees were uproo' ed, and smaller ones
stripped of their bark. At midnight
the sky was dazzling red. The killed
and wounded belong almost exclu
sively to the poorer classes, and there
will be suffering and restitution
among the survivors. Already TWEEN
| ty-three dead bodies have been found
in Richmond county:
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-15
The Tybo Sufferers.

In conversation, yesterday, with W
Brougher. q SENTINEL reporter learned
that large part Of the sufferers by the
fire which destroyed Tybo are women and
children, some Of whom lost even all theiI
clothing. In several instances the ladies
ran away half dressed and barefooted to
escape the flames. These people are gen.
orally quite poor and every way needy.
What little they had is swept away, and
any contributions sent them will be most
gladly received. We understand that the
gentlemen having charge of the surplus
Eureka Fire Fund thinks Of sending the
distressed Tyboites portion Of it. We
believe. II they should do so, everybody
here would be pleased with their action.