Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-28

 FROA ALL QUARTERS. IA CYCLONE IN THE SOUTH. Destruction by Wind, Hail re Land FIoods.- ...'. FIRE BUGS IN NEW JERSEY. The United States Courts
 in Florida. A FATAL ACCIDENT IN A MINE. Work Mapped Out by House
 and Senate.
FIRE BUGS IN NEW JERSEY.
X FATAL ACCIDENT IN A MINE.
WORK OF THE ELEMENTS.

A Village Reported Swept Away by a Cyclone-Hundreds of Cattle Report ed Killed-No Human Lives Lost Damage by . Hailstorm at Baltimore -1he Southern Floods.
 LITTLE ROCK, April 27.-A special to the Gazette says that Yorkville, village few miles southwest of Cottonplant in Woodruff county, was entirely blown away during a heavy wind and rain storm early yesterday morning. Hundreds of cattle and stock are reported killed, but there was no loss of hu- man life 50 far as can be ascertained. Many houses were overturned and the occupants narrowly escaped death.
 MEMPHIS, April 27.-A cyclone. accompa- nied by heavy fall of hail, passed from southwest to northeast about five miles south. east of Memphis last evening at 6:3O o'clock. Reports show that considerable damage has been done. Several houses were blown down, but no loss of life is reported.
 WARRINGTON, April 27.-The signal service furnishes the following report from the sig nal service observer at Baltimore, Md: Tho heaviest hail storm on record at this station. passed over Baltimore from northwest to southeast between 3:45 and p. m. to-day. Many thousand windows. in the city were broken, the damage being confined mainly to the western exposure. Many runaways are reported. Some horses and carriages were abandoned in the streets, their owners leaving them, to seek shelter. It is probable that number of people were injured, as the stones were large, some measuring more than two inches in diameter and weigh ing more than four ounces each. The extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained, but it must have been very great. Very heavy rain fell with the hail, eight one hundredths of an inch falling in fifteen minutes. Many of the car tracks at the foot of hills are covered to depth of six inches with soil washed down upon them. The wind at 3:65 attained a velocity of thirty miles an hour, ths rapidity decreasing after the passage of the storm.
 NEW ORLEANs, La, April 27.-A Baton Rouge special says: J. M. Ferguson arrived here last night from the rear of Pointe Coupee parish He came in skiff and brought with him some household effects. He substanti- ated the rumor of loss of life in the back country and states that at 8 point between Morganza and La Belle, about nine miles inland, family of Ave negroes named Wat son were swept out of existence. On his way out he came across the drowned body of negro man who was unknown to him. The body was floating in the swamp and Mir. Ferguson made 1t fast to tree. Hundreds of drowned stock wcs pessed, and MT. Ferguson said that the suffering is terri ble in the interior. Baton Rouge is full of refugees Many of them are securing homes | in the hills, while others arc awaiting the | falling of the waters.
 NEW ORLEANS, La.. April 27.-The Times. Democrats Dallas, Texas. special says: The | tory of northern Texas is passing through the Trinity. The great rain of Friday raised every tributary of it far out of their banks Yesterday and last night 1t rose rapidly and passed the highest water mark in fifty years. l In front of this city it is two miles wide, ex. tending to the foot of Flanders height west l and to Oak cliff south of the city. On tht yards beyond Cochrane street are submerged some to the second floor and others to ths attic, No one has been reported drowned All night and all day to-day they have beer moving to higher ground. Baekwater ex tends far up on the north side of the city while on the south houses are submerged al far up as Ward street north. South and 1T front of the city there is one vast ocean oi water thirty and forty feet deep and at thi | until at least Tuesday. It's like has not beeI | seen. Trains on all the roads of the Texa Pacific, the Santa Fe and tho Greenvill
 were not running west, north nor south O the city to-day. Wsshouts are reported al along tho lines, but the worst are immedi stely around the city. Gangs of men ar' watching the bridges over the Trinity sn'
 keeping of the drift. News from the sur
 rounding country is bad. Small bridge
 have been destroyed by the deluge. Indeed
 few arc left The destruction of crops vii
 amount to little or nothing, for as soon e
 the water goes down they will grow again
 The storm of Friday extended from the In
 dian territory to the Gulf of Mexico, an
 Marshal to Abilene. There was not . stream
 however great or small. that was not raise'
 high above its high water mark. At man
 points there was hurricane of wind, an
 one genuine cyclone Is reported. Many house
 were blown down, but 50 far not single If
 has been reported lost.
 NEW ORLEANS. April 27.-The Picayune'
 Bayou Sara special says: The steamer Stsll
 Wild, brought down a number of refugee
 from New Texas. The break at Raceourt
 had not increased very much, but at Ne' Texas the water is backing up very fast. Tn
 break at Morgsnza was widening fast, an
 the storm of yesterday made matters worse
 The Fanny Rich crevass continues to wide as we'll as those at the Taylor and Presto
 places. No effort is being made [
 check them. It is only qusstio of few days when there will be an un
 broken sheet of water from these points
 far above Raccourci. A large break occurre
 last night at Scott's Levee, but the countr
 behind 1t was already under water from th
 Marganza and other creve.ses.
 PARIS, Tex, April 27.-There was thirty
 one feet of water in Red River at Arthu . City this morning and 1t was still risin
 rapidly. Tho bottoms are all overAowed an
 the crops are destroyed.
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