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ern fronts like a volley of rifle bafts. Win dows in the State-house. United States Cus THE DOUGLASS INDEX. KANSAS STATE NEWS. Crop prospects in all parts of the State promise a bountiful harvest.

The tom-bouse, Female College, Linsby Insti J. S. SOCLE, Editor and Publisher. tute, the large hotels and factories, all the ward school buildings, and many business new that hare been wholly destroyed for want of this medium of exchange, coin being too heavy and uncertain. Mr.

Gilfillan says many complaints come from newspaper publishers who get so many postage-stamps that they don't know what to do with them, the Government not redeeming them. The Treasurer claims the right to issue this fractional currency, but an appropriation to pay expenses is first necessary. wheat is at least a month in advance of the bouses and residences were riddled. Hot Free, Fearless and Independent. season and never looked better.

The unus beds, green-houses and skylights gave way ual mild winter and frequent rains have glv ike egg-shells and many valuable plants en it an opportunity to spread and strengthen thi; roots, and, as the weather grows warm were destroyed. rersons who were exposed to the storm and not in reach of shelter were badly er, the blades are pushing rapidlv. Much TOPICS OF THE DAY. News from Everywhere. He advocates the issue.

of the spring grain has been sown and a large bruised about the head, and horses In many The Ways and Means Committee at Drcaath of corn ground plowed, and in some instances became frantic and ran away. Washington has agreed on a bill which will The street-cars and railroad coaches all suf make an annual reduction of (23,000,000 in instances corn has been planted. The fruit prospects are most encouraging, and unless fered more-or less, damage to the windows the internal revenue. It proposes the abo Cleveland, was swept by a furious lition of the stamp tax on bank checks, unlook-for cold spells occur there is ample reason to congratulate the farmers with the hurrienne, accompanied by vivid lightning, matches, perfumery, etc, of the taxes on banking capital and deposits, and makes assurance of a crop so abundant as to com thunder, bail and torrents of rain, and a material reductions in the burdens of liquor pensate in a good degree for the almost to tal failure of last year. Nerved by.

the hope number of unfinished buildings were blown down. At Lexington, a hail -storm and tobacco dealers. ful outlook farmers are putting forth their broke nearly every window in town. best energies for full barns and larders, and The contributions toward the Garfield The French Chamber of Deputies has adopted a bill repealing the prohibition on American pork, and, authorizing Minister liquidation of outstanding depts from the memorial hospital in Washington have so proceeds from this season's crops. Not Tirard to prescribe a mode of Inspection.

withstanding the scarcity of forage, farm M. Achard, in demonstrating the folly of far Increased of late that General Sherman and Senator Windom have called a meeting of the wives of Senators and Representatives to arrange for a national board of visitors animals are in good condition. The spring work is well advanced, and there is abund fears of cited medical reports from Chicago and Cincinnati furnished by ant cause to be of good cheer. and select vice-presidents. the American minister.

The Western Union Telegraph Com The commission of B. F. Simpson as United State Marshal for the District of Violent storms, attended with loss of life and destruction of property, are re pany has acquired control of the Mutual Union lines. Gould purchased 33,500 shares Kansas expired on the 18th day of March, ported from Alabama, Georgia and Louisl ana. and no appointment has yet been made to outright, and 18,500 shares are held by Geo.

Baker, II. C. Fahnstock, and George S. fill the vacancy. Simpson Is continuing in Walker Hall, the most beautiful of the discharge of the duties of the office, but there are grave doubts as to the legality of the Amhcrt (Mass.) College buildings, wa burned on the 29th, involving a loss of $230, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINOS.

In the Senate, Mnrcb 27th, the committee on revision of the laws was Instructed to in. quire what legislation was necessary to define the term "Indian country" ns used in tha IJfvised Statutes. Tho bill for the nil-lnisMonof Dakota wa recommit l. The bill passed irmntiiiij pen-non to the widow of I'lfsitlonts Gurfl-ld, Tyler and Polk. The lai ilf eonnnissioii bill was lirieily discusd.

The agricultural appropriation bill was reported with amendments. Mi-. Call's resolution in favor of paving Spanish cairns under the treaty of IMS wn debated without action. In the House, bills were introduced and referred iiuthorizingpaviuent of medical experts in the Guiteau trial, not exceeding 25 a day for actual attendance; authorizing the issue of J25.0uO,(KKi fractional currency; for the appointment of a joint committee of lif-teen to investigate thu overflow and report measures to prevent a recurrence thereof, The post-office appropriation bill was reported and referred to committee of the whole. The Garfield Memorial hospital bill whs recommitted.

A resolution calling for, a new extradition treaty with England was referred. Thk Mil to facilitate payment of dividends to creditors of the Frecdmen's Bank passed the Senate on the 28th. The resolution to retire Crittenden as Brigadier-General was reported adversely. The tariff commission bill yarn debuted under the' live-minute rule. Amendments ottered by Messrs.

Vance, Brown, Morgan, Allison, Harris ami Garland were rejected, and the bill passed- to 15. The commission will consist of nine members, appointed by the I'resi dent and confirmed by the Senate, with salaries at flO a lii the House, also, the tariff commission bill was taken up and discussed. Mr. Carlisle opposed the civilian commission and had the lloor when debate closed. The Secretary of War reported wxi.ouO more rations needed for tho flood sufferers.

The Freling-huysen-Trescott correspondence was submitted. Tiik Indian appropriation bill came up in the Senate on the As it enmo from the House it appropriated 1,02:1,20:5. Tho Senate committee recommended an increase of part of which was for an Indian school building. Most of tho amend Scott. The three latter hold the balance of power in the company, and have entered into an agreement to act in accord with 000.

It contained the Shcpard collection of minerals, valued at $90,000, and which can his acts, as his term expired while Congress was in session. Simpson has requested all the Deputy Marshals of Kansas, 120 in num Gould so long as his policy does not impair never be fully replaced; a full set of. physi the rights and business of the Mutual Union ber, to surrender their commissions, as he cal apparatus valued at $1,000, and a fine About 4500,000 was paid for the block held does not feel authorized to continue them collection of oil paintings. The building by Baker and his partners. General G.

The delay In appointing a United States was in the Gothic style of architecture, and Dodge and Jay and George Gould will be added to the new Board of Directors, and Marshal is said to be only a matter of neg was presented to the college by a Provi lect. Simpson Is a candidate for reappoint dence (R. gentleman, who name it bore. The cause of tho fire is, unknown. John G.

Moore will be President. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Kaltata, an Alaska Indian murder ment and has little opposition, although It Is stated that Hon. John G. Guthrie, of Topeka, has filed an application for the St.

Paul and Winnipeg dispatches record heavy snow storms along the Cana er, was executed at Portland, March dian Pacific, which block traveling until place. At a meeting of directors of tho West warm weather. The storm at Winnipeg ern National Fair Association, recently held was unprecedentedly severe. Pierre Du- in Lawrence, Wirt W. Walton was elected cuain, aged sixteen, who started across the country with a yoke of oxen, was snowed under near Cavalier, Dakota.

His body was 28. He ascended the scaffold firmly, bade all present good-by, and, shaking hands, objected to having his arms pinioned and force was requjred to confine them. His neck was broken by the fall. Ho died without a struggle. J.

C. Early, an attorney and well-known local pol tician of Leadville, Colo. to fill the vacancy caused by the withdrawal of Dr. Wasson and Col. C.

T. Morse that created by tho resignation of J. C. Stow, of recovered. Blodgett, an ex-keeper in Sing-Sing Prison, N.

testified before the legislative investigating committee, March 20, that he Leavenworth. Things are now in splendid shape for success, and Lawrence will more than boom this year, with the effort made in her behalf at Bismarck. The fair takes place September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. The Union Pacific Railway Company has promised sufficient backing to warrant an extension of the enterprise. resigned because he could not stand the sight of all tho brutalities practiced toward prisoners.

Reports received at Assiniboine, Montana, by a courier from Captain Kline, Charles a Chicago sneak- of the Eighth Infantry, in command of the column operating against the half-breeds thief, was arrested in Achison, some time ago, for theft and vagrancy. Ha was put to and Crees on Milk River, say: He struck the Indians, March 14, a half mile below Medicine Lodge, where thirty-five or forty work on the chain gang, but nvmiged to escape into Missouri by eluding the guard. Ho sent back his shackle with an impertinent note. The other day he was recap lodges of the Little Pines band were en ments were adopted. Mr.

Hoar moved a substitute for the committee amendment appropriating 17,000 for Indian children at schools other than thosepro-vided tor, as follows: The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized and directed to provide for the care, support and education in any of the States of all Indian children dwelling west of the Mississippi and not belonging to the live civilized tribes in tho Indian Territory, or so many thereof as may be practicable, under regulation and approved by the l'rcsittent, at a cost not exceeding $-200 per annum for each child, and for this purpose there is appropriated or so much thereof as may be necessary. No action was taken The House concurred in Senate amendment to the bill to pension Mrs. Garfield, providing that the widows of Presidents Polk and Tyler should also be pensioned. Mr. Stephens called for an investigation of the removal Uy the Speaker of one of tho official stenographers.

Mr, Kverett spoke in favor of the tariff commission bill. Tin: resolution in favor of trade regulations with Mexico was reported favorably In the Senate, March SO. The Indian appropriation bill was further amended. Mr. Hoar mipportcd his $2,000,000 fund for education of Indian children and Mr.

Plumb opposed it. Mr. Williams introduced a bill prohibiting the importation of neat cattle from Cniiiida In the House the steam-engineers' license bill passed. Resolution to print the first volume of the census report was adopted The bill regulating presidential elections was ordered printed. Mr.

Dun- camped. By forced marches he reached the first half-breed village, and half an hour A EIYER II0ER0E 1 Bnrntnc ot tho Steamer Golden City Twenty-five Persons Perish in the Flauie or Flood. Memphis, Ten, March 0. At 4 -30 o'clock this morning, just after the eteumcr Golden City had sounded her whistle as a signal of her intention of landing at the wharf, fire was discovered among a lot of jute, and within five minutes the flames hid ppread with such lightning rapidity that the vessel was ablaze almost her entira length-There arc several stories current as to the origin of Ihe fire, but after the moot caretul inquiiy and investigation it Is safe to say that the Are was caused through the carelessness of Wash Sn.ith, the colored captain of the-wateli. A few moments before the flamea-were Been leaping upward, he was back in the-deck-room of the steamer with a lamp, and it is stated that he removed the burner from, the lamp for the purpose of picking the wick, and a spark falling on Home Jute, ignited that combustible material, which oon mounted, up to and enveloped the cabin of the steamer.

Brice Purcell, was the pilot on watch at the time. The ffrst Intimation he had of the-danger was shouted to him by the second engineer, John Kelly, who was on watch. He called up through the trumpet, "The boat is on fire; head her for shore, and, for God's sake, be quick about it!" The boat at this, time was close to shore, ana Purcell immediately headed her for the bank. Within four minutes ufterward she struck the coal fleet-that was moored at the foot of Bealo street. Just below the Anchor Line Company's wharf -boat.

She came with such force, the engineer-having turned on a full head of steam, that-she struck thetug Oriole, sunk that craft, and afoul of several coal barges. A line was thrown and made fast to one of the barges but from some unknown cause soon and the steamer began down with the current, which is very swift at the point, where t-he was landed. When the vessel struck the coal fleet all of. her passengers and crew who had been aroused and were able to reach the forward part of tltc boat made their escape by jumping on tho coal barges, but there were lifanv still aboard the burning vessel who had been cut off by the flames from reaching the-forward part, and a portion of the deck passengers and crew had sought safety by going aft. Of these but two were saved.

All the-others were cither drowned or suffocated, as the wind was blowing tho flames in that direction, and it was this that caused so many of the cublu passengers to be lost. So far as-definitely ascertained, the following list embraces those lost: )r. Monahan unci wife, of Jackson, O. Crary, of Fairmont, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Luella Cravy, Morton Place, near Cincinnati, O.

W. 11. Stowe, wife and two children a boy of 8 and a girl of Oley Wood and wife, Amelia Wood, of Henderson, Ky. Mrs. Anna Smith, of Massachusetts.

Mrs. Helen I'eruival, of Ifowcsville, Ky. Mrs. h. E.

Kount. and her three children. Miss Campbell, a relative of Mrs. Kountz aged about 17. John Kelley, the second engineer ot the ill-fated steamer.

J. If. Cronk, who owned the side-show of Stowe's Circus. J. C.

Combs, of Henderson, Ky. Mr. Milam, of Alton, Ind. Three colored deck-hands, John Jones.Mar-shal, and Wood. Tho wounded are: Levi Fisher, hand and leg scalded; It.

AVeaver, porter hands burned; John Dovouse, wife and three children, deck passengers, all slightly burned Simon Block, deck passenger, hands burned. The burning steamer, ns she drifted down stream in early gray of tho dawn, a mass of flames, presented a sigh-5 beautiful yet awful In its grandeur. The wreck floated about four miles and finally sunk in tho chute near the Tennessee shore. The only men of the crew known to. be lost-are John Kelley, the second engineer, and three colored men, who were crushed between tho cnnl barges when the boat- first-touched.

John Kelley could easily have saved 'himself, but he stood to his engine until the-boat had been landed, and then it was too-late. One of the crew saw him for an instant, ns he stood at the post of duty, with the flerco-llaiues burning all around him. His form, seemed a mass of fire, and then sank down never to rise again. Charles Myers, the third cook of the stenmr er, was llslied Out of tho river by Willirink Ilierce, a cotton clerk, who went in a skiff to the rescue of those who might be aboard tho burning vessel us she floated from the wharf. M.

J. Whelan, the second baker, was rescued; in a like manner by Hilly Ilodgo, pilot on the Dean Aclnms. Briue Purcell, son of the. pilot, was in tho clerk's office when the alarm was first given. Taking in the situation, he rushed down the cabin knocking and kicking-at every stateroom, and shouting Fire as-he ran along.

He it was who aroused the sleeping passengers and saved thoso who-were able to get out in time. Biyco Purcell remained in tho pilot-house until theboat was lande'd, by which time the flames had almost enveloped him, and he was compelled to make hispxit over the front of tho pilot house. Capt. Mclntyre, as soon as ran. down stairs to awaken tho passengers, but-was driven back by the flames, which seemed to burst tip from underneath in a dozen different parts of the boat at once.

Going on deck he throw a line on the coal barge, assisted by the second mntc, John Hill, made it fast. It was while the boat was thus being held in that all those on the bow of the steamer made their escape. Somo say the rope which held tho steamer burned, while others say the stanchion to which it was tied gave way. At all events she did not remain fast longer than three minutes. 1 The Golden City was valued at $40,000, and was insured for $30,000 in Cincinnati companies.

Sho was built in 1870, and was one of tho best equipped steamers plying between Cincinnati and New. Orleans. Tho Government inspectors say that sho was extraordinarily well equipped with every modern appliance calculated to avert the calamity which has befallen Sho was tured, and is serving out his original sen tence, with theaddition of charges preferred later a detachment of cavalry had destroyed against him by the men In the cell, who ac eighty or ninety dwellings. The leaders cuse him of taking their money. The had fled.

The half-breeds were badly de moralized, and are going north. The cavalry $2.90 found on bis person was identified by them. A fire originating in a livery stable on one of tho principal streets of Wichita, the has been sent to Ihe lower village, and this movement will close the half-breed cam paign, unless the Indians begin to show themselves on the north side of the territory, when Captain Kline will drive them back over the line. other day, communicated to a barber-shop and other buildings; also to a two-story frame hotel, a wagon and blacksmith shop and a second livery stable. A brisk wind was blowing.

The hor. of both livery stables were saved, as also somo of the furniture and contents of the other buildings. As many as two or three thousand citizens put forth their efforts to save the business houses CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. The Indian bill, with an amendment appropriating $250,000 for educational pur poses, passed the Senate March 30. A Joint resolution appropriating $100,000 for flood sufferers passed the House.

The Field monument to Major An dre, at Tappan, N. was partly destroyed by dynamite, March 30, notwithstanding the guard established since the defacement on Washington's Birthday. John Kennedy and John O'Neal, carpenters, fell from a scaffolding in Den shot and killed Policeman Sam Town.send, March 28. They quarreled about the costs of a replevin suit, in which Early acted as counsel. The latter, it is said, forced the quarrel.

His victim was unarmed and tried to get away. An attempt to lynch Early was frustrated. Wm. M. Haines, formerly a resident of West Salem, Ohio, became so troublesome in the sleeping-car of an Ohio Mississippi train, on tho morning of the 29th, he was removed to a forward coach! where he conducted himself very well tor a short time.

Between Spnrksville and Medora, he suddenly drew a revolver, and, without a word of warning, fired into the breast of Mr. A. C. AVingate, of Midway, killing him instantly. lie then went to the car door, where he fired another shot at the brakeman, but missed him.

He jumped from the train while it was going at the rate of forty miles an hour and landed safely, walked half a mile to a creek, stripped himself naked and jumped into a stream, where his dead body was found a few hours later. The clothing found hanging on the bridge contained $9) in' cash, a gold watch, an express receipt for $400 sent from El Paso, Texas, to New Salem, Ohio, and a quart bottle of ginger brandy, about half full. Epward Peters, who tortured and starved to death a lad of 7 years at Mansons-ville, Quebec, has been sentenced to be hanged April 28. Ida Smith, a young girl of Grand Rapids, recently took a fatal dose of arsenic because of a reproof from her mother. Reuben Deutro was killed and four persons were fatally injured by the explosion of a boiler near Corning, Ohio, March 28th.

A terrible tragedy occurred at Crawford Settlement, tho other day, in which Jacob Smith, aged about 65, was killed by Joseph Bucher. It appears that Smith, who is a resident of narrison, went to Bucher's with Mrs. Bucher, who has been divorced from her husband, to get her children. Bucher refused to give up the children, and Smith turned to leave, whereupon Butcher struck him with his fist, and followeM it up by a blow with a wooden mallet, crushing his victim's skull and killing him on the spot. Bucher, who is about 45, and one of the earliest settlers of Clare County, was arrested.

He is a man of violent temper, it is said, while Smith was quiot and peaceable. J. W. Kerr, until recently paying teller of the Bank of the Republic, Washington, killed himself on the 29th. He left a note, saying: "Realizing that I have expended money belonging to others to an extent that I can never repay, I have sought this relief from dishonor, sorrow and disgrace." On a ranch about eight miles from Tombstone, other day, in a battle with cattle-thieves, Deputy Sheriff Gillespie was killed and the desperadoes sought were both fatally wounded.

At James, the other day, J. Bowman, late Judge of Phelps County, fired a load of buckshot into tho body of Alfred Hayes. MISCELLANEOUS. Judge Advocate General Swaim has submitted a report to tho Secretary of War on the Sergeant Mason case. He holds ver, March 30, and were precipitated a distance of seventy-five feet.

Kennedy will probably recover. O'Neal is a native of Prince Edward Island, where he leaves a wife. He will probably die from his in juries. Allen Fox, a wealthy citizen of on north side of the street, and the fire department did all in their power to stop the spread of the flames. John Morris, the small-pox patient recently taken to tho Atchison pest-house, remained long enough at his lodgings to infect the family and six boarders, railroad men.

Patrick Finnegan was subsequently attacked and removed to the pest-house, and it is feared the others will follow. Martin Monahan was fatally shot by Wm. Stack, a Kansas City saloon-keeper, March 28. After shooting Monahan, Stack hit another man over the head with his revolver and escaped, but was subsequently captured and lodged in jail. William Scott and Michael Farrell, of Barleyville, Nemaha County, were burned to death a few days ago, the wagon in which they were riding taking fire.

In the wagon-box were some paints and turpentine, and in lighting a match the contents took fire. A man at Wa Keeney paid $364.50 for the pleasure of selling liquors. Nickerson ladies cleared, $120 in a festival for the benefit of the cemetery. The Union Pacific recently sold 55,000 acres of land on its Central Branch, in Western Kansas, at $5.50 per acre. On the docket of the District Court which has convened at Wichita, Judge Tor-' Louisville, aged 81 years, mortally wounded himself with a razor the other evening.

Truman Dunham, President of the Cleveland Linseed Oil works, an old and honored citizen, was caught in machinery; March 30, and killed. He wss alone in the basement, where there was a large belt which runs the grinder; in some unkown way he was caught in the belt, carried Into tho machinery and the body shockingly crushed. Deceased had been trustee of the Cleveland water-works many years. J. W.

Sheehan, a young man stop nell spoke cm tho tariff-commission bill. He held that revision was needed and that Congress had no right to put the revision out of its own hands. Mr. Hewitt opposed the bill and wanted it supplanted by a revision bill. Hesolution for a sanitary-Investigation of the overflow was referred.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Charles II. Rekd had an interview with Gen. BcnJ. Butler, in Washington, the other day, trying to induce him to argue Guiteau'scase before tho Court in general term.

Gen. Butler said he had no doubt of Guiteau's insanity, and if be had time he would make the argument, but he could nut possibly tako bold of it. lie told he ought to make tho argument himself; that he did not need any help. He may possibly do so, he says. There is error enough in the trial to get it aside if Guiteau had killed an ordinary man.

Miss Phcebe Couzins, of St. Louis, has applied to President Arthur to be appointed one of tho live commissioners to visit Utah, and a petition with numerous signatures will be sent to President Arthur has nominated Sterling P. Rounds, of Chicago, to be Public Printer; Erwin A. Trcland to be Marshal for the Eastern District of Utah, and Mrs. Virginia C.

Thompson to be Postmistress of Louisville. President Arthur held his first public reception at the executive mansion on the 28th, He was assisted by Gen. and Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Senator Pendleton, Mrs.

Cameron, Mrs. McFhcrson, and a few personal lady friends. Col. Rockwell introduced the guests to the President. The crowd was enormous, every element of Washington society was present, including Cabinet officers, members of the diplomatic corps, Justices of the Supreme Court, United States Senators and Representatives and hundreds of citizens with members of their households.

Hundreds of telegrams are being received at the White House urging the President not to sign the Chinese bill. They come from all parts of the country, except the Pacific coast. Alexander II. Stephens states that oh the expiration of his present term in Congress he will positively retire from public life. Mormon leaders, including Joseph Taylor and Joseph Smith, have placed their wives In separate houses, to avoid arrest iunder the clause of the anti-polygamy law (which makes cohabitation with moro than one a misdemeanor.

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. Treasurer Gilfillan saysthoreis a pressing need of a fractional currency, IThe demands for it in small quantities come from all parts of the country. It is needed ifor transmission through the mailt of sums Jets than $1, and for certain classes of buii- ping at tho Metropolitan Hotel, Kansas rence on the there rfre ten criminal cases, nine of which are charges of violating the State Prohibitory law. City, was found dead in his room, March 30, having taken poison. The following note was found on the table: "My fathcrjs address is William Sheehan, North II." Sheehan had a letter of recommendation from the Smith Refrigera The Masons throughout tho State are experiencing an immense revival of work In the chapters and commanderies.

This Is probably owing to anticipations of the pilgrimage to San Francisco In 1883. tor Manufacturing Company, of Michigan City, Iud speaking of him as a sober, industrious man. It is supposed he took the dose In a fit of despondency, finding himself out of work and among strangers. Kansas soldiers are becoming fully awakened to the importance of tho proposed Two inmates of the Dayton (Ohio) reunion In September. The annual convention of Elk County Sunday-schools will be hold at Howard City, Lunatic Asylum had deadly struggle the other night.

One, named John Drummond, had arrived that day. Ho was a farmer, living in Brown County, and the cause of his insanity was said to be Jealousy. He had several times attempted suicide, and threat April 11. $ot a prisoner In tho Miami County Jail. One of the porters at the Brutten ened to kill others.

On his arrival ho wag quiet and tractable, but during the night ho became noisy and was removed to a strong House, Winflold, named Lindsey Walden, recently Insulted a waitress named Mary 276M foet long, 40 feet beam, 6 feet 4 inches depth of hold. Sho measured 671 tons, but She threw a tumbler at his head, which severely cut his left car. He drew his revolver, and was about to use It, had a carrying capacity of 1,300 tons. The steamer left Cincinnati March 12, and reached New Orleans on the 24th. Capt.

Higler, upon hearing of the disaster, Immediately telegraphed to Capt. Mclntyro to spare no ex- Sense to aid those in distress or torecoverthej odiesof the lost. When Charles Hunter came in and threw tho offender down stairs. F. Klinamanf of Leavenworth, who that Mason is not lawfully confined, and the proceedings of the court-martial are invalid During a severe gale on the 27th a three-story brick house in Evansburg, Pa.

was blown down, and two men, Wm. Hunt and Frank were killed; John Houser and Wm. Sharle were fatally injured, and five others slightly hurt. A frame house in Pittsburg was demolished and John Atkinson and Patrick Gavin were fatally Injured. At Wheeling, hailstone the size of walnuts oelted west coll, in which was an old man named O'Con-nell, of quiet habit.

When tho watchman entered the cell, toward morning, O'Connell bounded out from the corner frantic with excitement. He said Drummond had at-, tacked and bitten him, so he choked him quiet. Drummond was found dead on the floor covered with blood, one eye gouged out and otherwise terribly mutilated. O'Connell was also badly, bruised and scratched in many places, and one finger wag nearly bitten off. i Tho Louisville Nashville Ilnilroad and has been missing for some time, has been hoard from.

He has wrfcten some letters to a friend and his wife, in which ho says he Capt. Boh Wise, of the J. W. Gaff, havo generously oHOrcd to convey the passengers and crew of the Golden Oijy to Cincinnati free of charge. Some leit for home this afternoon.

lleft home for fear of being killed. Wichita schools will close May 1st. and others laave.