Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-19

The meteorologist, Professor Foster says
That one of the greatest storm periods OF
! 1886 will begin on AugustT% anC continue
till the 27thy during which the gqeat drOuth
will be completely broken by heavy rains,
! hail and tornadoes, and heavy gales. A
tropical hurricane will prevail on the south
east Atlantic coast between the 10th and goth.
! These storms will be general and Iowa,
! Illinois and the New England states, eastern
| Canada and Labrador will be in the danger
path. Vivid sun spots from the 18th to the
oath, and brilliant auroras on the 10th, and
23d, are predicted.
The president has appointed Charles A.
| Ward to the collector of customs for the dis
trict of Huron, Mich. Smith NJ. Palmer,
register of the land Office at Salina, Kan,
vice John NJ. Hodge, suspended. o. F.
| Scarf, of Kansas, receiver of public money
at Salina, Kan, vice Harper S. Cunningham,
suspended. The president has also ap-
| pointed William G. LongfOrd to be associ
ate justice of the supreme court of Washing
ton territory. and Gustavus Won HOorebeke
| to be United States attorney for the south
ern district of Ill nois. These were among
the nominations left over.
| A dispatch says the farmers of Clark
| county, Mo-, are experiencing scare on &C
count of the appearance of a malady among
| the cattle that is generally attended with
fatal results. 1t is thought to be the disease
known as the Texas fever, and to have been
introduced among the cattle in that vicinity
by the transportation of lot of young Texas
cattle. They were shipped into the county
recently by a stock firm near Wayland. One
| farmer is reported to have lost fifteen head,
while others have suffered smaller losses.
! That section suffered severely from similar
scourge about five years ago, and the farms
ing community is terribly alarmed at the
appearance of the malady.
The annual convention of the National
Association of American Bankers, met in
Boston, Mass. President Gage delivered
the opening address, and L. w. Hart, of
Boston, delivered the address of welcome.
The secretary reported the present member
snip of the association to be 1,466, an in
crease of 100 during the year. Good work
was reported as having been done during
the year in the way of procuring the punish
ment of criminals whose Offenses had been
committed against banks. The president
read a communication from ex-secretary
and treasurer Hugh Mccullough. After
transacting some other business the conven-
ton adjourned.
| dispatch from Ashland, Ohio, gives
| the particulars of a railroad accident by
which four lives were lost and two people
! fatally injured. The wreck occurred on the
trains near Limestone on short curve.
Both trains were running Wild. On the east
bound train, Engineer Higgins had his left
arm torn from his body and his left leg
broken. His fireman, Mr.. Harris, was bad
| " hurt. Scheerman, his front brakeman,
train the engineer, Mr.. Davanball, was
killed outright. His front brakeman, VIM.
Shoe, was killed, also his fireman, w. Bal
lard. Ballard was resident of
and his parents reside at Louisville, Ky.
The casualty resulted in four killed and two
| seriously injured.
Information received at Portland brings
| the startling news of the schooner Henry
Woodruff. Some time ago the Woodruff, a
very large three masted schooner, was fitted
out for bank fishing. Soon after she ar
rived little French schooner with full
supply of liquor put in an appearance, anC
was visited by the crew of the other schooner,
and they returned to the vessel badly intoxi-
Gated, fighting crazy, with full supply of
| liquor besides. They were at once involved
in a row with the captain, refusing to do
their duty. Finally they jumped on the
| captain to throw him overheard. The cap
tain made good resistance and shot one
man dead, and MORALLY wounded two 9TH
| ers, so it is reported. The crew drove the
captain below and battened down the
| matches and then made sail headed for the
coast of Cape Race, and it is believed they
went down.
The impression is gaining ground in El
Paso that the now celebrated Cutting case
will be subject for diplomatic correspon-
dence for some months to come, and thai
| meanwhile the prisoner will not be released
A good deal has been said in the last few
| days about the defenseless condition OF l.
Paso in case of sudden attack by MeXlcans
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are a few hundred Mexican soldiers IN PasC
del Norte, but they seem sullen and dlsat1s-
fed, and ready to desert at the first chance
On the other hand, Ell Paso contains some
splendid fighting material, and coulo raise
in an emergency, 1000 armed men, who
could hold the place against any force the
Mexicans might bring against 1t until hell
could arrive by railroad. But these vii
probably all be idle speculations as the
whole disturbance seems to be quietly set
thing down.
lightning struck the main stable OF thu
Omaha Fair association, at Omaha, Neb.
containing 160 valuable horses, of which
eight was instantly killed by electricity o.
burned to death. The animals were II
training for the races, and we're of excellen
promise. Those killed were Dick Wilde,
three year old PAGER, owned by McShane
Pyle, valued at 5000; Legal Tender. owne'
! by j. ii. McShane; tucker, q -FOUR year Ol'
stallion, valued at over $1,000; Ned r.,
young trotter of more than usual promise
Ida, owned by Ed. Pyle, of Humboldt, an'
valued al 81, 600; Captain p, owned by to-
same, valued at $500; Mascotte, with
record of 22714, owned by Mr.. Lewis, o
Omaha: Little Wilkes, a stallion, the prop
erty of Captain O'Mslley, and Al Potter,
promising two year old colt, sired by Ethan
Allen, running in pasture near by, wa
also killed by lightning. All the doors wer
, thrown open and great efforts were made t
drive the horses out, but several of then
could not he forced 70 move, and were lef
TO their fate.
Governor Ireland, of Texas, receive
an answer TO his letter to Secretar
Bayatd relative to the murder of Eranclsc
, Rasures by Mexican officials. Secretar
Bayard says: $50 far as refers TO guilt !
this great crime of the Mexican officials 9
authorities, all evidence has been and vi
a continue to be forwarded by this departmer
to the United States minister Of Mexico. I
, cause q prompt and thorough investigate
: TO be made by the authorities of that coQI
-, With O WV of bringing TO Justice unde