BIG WESTERN FLOODS. Rains and High Water Spread Ruin in Many States, Farmers Are Appalled by the markable Weather, Re- mts, cloudbursts, hurri Floods, and flerce thunder and lightning kept turmoil for watersp Canoes, a good portion of Iliinois in a the State nearly a week, Every stream in and scores The was swollen, or out of its banks, of towns were cellar<deep in water, days sheets, rainfall was unprecelented, For four and four nights the water came in accompanied by the most deafening thunder and vivid lightning. Railroads moved from drowned by the prairie land, ca l a ls greatest dan w reported from m the Hino iver Sons of vor Otta {arseilles, Peru, i for | washed out their foun the hundre buildings and i Even in Chicago to a great depth on ti rying away wore lations cattle in. WALAr Toso idewalks and lestr The the cities a water Wing swont La Salle | Communic tica, Boats , and their the untw the appearanc was all around them As the waters rose at Ottawa, 111, ing after building would close \ employes leave to await the the flood. Marseille La Salle, and were in an even more desperate © At La Salle, the WOrks, railway it plants were under water, ‘he same condition prevail in both was pi suspended, At Lacon, 111., all traffic was Bridges have been swept away, stopped running on the Ro tween Peoria and Bureau, lands were submerged, raised on thousands of Fhe great marsh dike and protecting a strip of bottom two miles wide, gave way ata} Pekin, Ill, The crevasse was al wide, and increased rapidly, as the Illinois River reached a stage not exceeded 1S44. Fro wathern por 1 of Illinois report me of tremend Rge pr and twinkling light glistenin ver Men expanse water added to Lt ruin ndit 1 at Peru, and cities USIness ctically suspended, and sland, be trains wottom will be fifteen miles | land ab since wind The Mississipp was fiv a miles w wlands, i 1 {u senith, but is bli Coroser Jd. W AVE in Chief of the Ku Kiux died suddeniy a few da virginia Sean received a wound n th 1 MO . A aged vWxty-four, Appomattox, i no dence near Heo shortly before suree vero] An, II which Do Dever reo: Jaxes Grovpis, Sr., of Chicoag He built the first boat to cross the Atiantio by steam power alone The boat was the Royal William, which made ths trip from Pictou, Nova Sootia, to Gravesend in 18553, He was eighty threes years old and leaves a wife and six child ren, all living In Chicago ’ Corossl. A. K. MocCLURE, the editor of the Philadeiphia Times, whose building was burned down a short time ago, was attend ing a banquet on the « vening of the fire and was just rising to correspond to the toast oo “The Press™” when word came that the build ing was in flames, He hastened to the woene, saw quickly that the ease was hopeless and then coolly returned to the banquet, Among the losses in the building was bis valuable political library which he had been collecting tor fifty years, . is dead, TERRIFIC WIND. A Cyclone Cave Falls In and Destroys the Refugees, A terrific oyclone passed over Anthony, Kan, ereating havoo and consternation among the people. William Wilkine, his wife and five children, colored people, went into a cyclone cave to escaps the storm, The roof caved in, killing five children, ranging in age from six months to fourteen Fie. Wilkins and his wife were seriously urt, but not fatally, RESULTS OF A LATESPRING, Crops Affected by Long Railing and Cold Weather, The Now York Times presents special dis patches from its cory pondents in the fo! lowing twenty-two States 1a the Union, giv ing a careful and conservative summary of the acreage, condition, prospects, and prob able yield of cotton, corn ar whont Alan bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia miisinun Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina . Texas Vir Minnesota, Dakota Washington, lown, Kansas, Ohijo, Messe Stat are th in the growing of 1 indicate Times says L OTIT O8S braska, inia, Indiana, Se ——— {ATIO nba Boston Brooklyn... | Cleveland... | Louisville P ittaburghl STATE CONVENTIONS, The Democrats Moet in New Hamp shire, Missouri and lowa Conventions were hell Mis Stats on the same day In New Hampshire, Deraocratic souri and lowa, The Democrats of New Ham pshire assem bled at highly flattering to and mat down upon who charged the ex-Proesident with disloyalty to his party, and who endeavored to have insertad in the reso Jution the nama of Senator Hill in place of Mr. Cleveland. The delegatesat-large are: Harry Bingham, of Littleton; Frank Jones, of Portsmouth: Alvah W. Bulloway, of Franklin, and George W, Chandler, of Man- chester, The delegation is uninstructed, but favors Clevelnd's renomination, At the Democratic Hiate Convention al Hedalla, Mo., delagates.at-largs were slocted to the National Convention. Resolutions were adopted favoring the renomination of Grover Cleveland At Council Biuffs over eight hundrad dele. gntes attended the lowa Daemocratio Con. vention, and pronounosi their unshaken fealty to Horace Holes for President of the United Htates by a unani mons vote, and without a dissent. ing voice either in committes or in Con. vention, Resolutions were aélopad instruet. ing the twenty-six delogates the Hawk e State to vote as a unit for Governor and use every effort in their or Wo secure bis nomination for the Presidency Concord and adoptad resolutions Grover Cleveland, Delegate Urch, . Over LABOR STATISTICS, ——— The Annual Report of Commis- sioner Carroll D. Wright. Wages and Cost of Living in This Country and Europe. ll DD, Wright, mitted to dent his annual report, Commis the Pre In that part of the report relating to cost 2 of living, facts aro given from 5254 families, 77 persons, are distributed through the cotton and glass producing States of the United States, Bel , Germany, Great Britain and constitutes the most exten n of data relative to the cost of As ever been published AVBrag moe of families from representing 27 giu France wit sriand, and ries, for the whicl Brita wie w untries learned “late UNFORTUNATE MINERS, Perish at Washington Two Score tosiyn, y slope was pment of 300 feet along 11s interally from the ' driven § different levels, draught and prevent There was 15 fest of this completed when the explosion ox . is suppossd that the explosit occurred this manhole A Tew explosion a new shilt men had relleved an equal number of men In one of these Mey had bean in the mine about an hour when the explosion occurred The only living persons who ware in the mine at the time are Walter Steele and Frank Hodgkine, The latter was a rope rider, who attends cars going up and down was a trapper, who asttendad the tray doors, opening and shutting them as they passed As Hodgkins passed the iattor was taken with an inpuiss to gO to the suriace, and the oar with Hodgkins, Just as reached the surface the explosion wera being in order yol ’ moments before tl levels or sntries Htselo mounted the ocurred, both being blown from the mouth of the | Bow Immediately after the explosion the in. habitants of the village crowded about the opening to the mines, giving utterance to their piteous lamentations, and oalliog upon the assembled miners to rush into the mine The families of the dead miners are almost destitute, The mine is running on short time. Many of the dead men hal only been working a fow days, after a three.months lay off. Most of the bodies recoversd were horritly burned and mutilated. The dead were takon care of as fast as they were brought to the surface, The City Hall was turned Into a temporary morgus The feeling is one of general censuroof the mining company, and there is a decided dis position to hold it responsible for the death of the forty-six men who are known to have perished in the socldent, A. Ronald, who, up to two weeks ago, was Superintendent of the company, resigned his position Deoausw he refused longer $0 accept the res bil ity for the safety of the men under him une ‘leas the company took extra precautions, These families boys | FIFIY-SECOND CONGAES In the Senate, 0187 DAY.~The House bill to admit cer. tain foreign-bullt ships to American registry was passed without change by a vote of forty ww ton, 920 DAY. The Benate nassed the bill en- larging the Yellowstone National Park by about one third its present area 03D Day, ~The SBenate passed a bill appro priating £30,000 for a monumental column to commemorate the battle of Princeton, N, J. on condition that the Mouunment Asso- ciation will contribute n like sum The Nenate Lake Erie-Ohlo Rive Canal Mr. Bawyer introduced a bill new grade of letter carriers to re $1200 per annum and empowering the Post master-General to appoint from the carrier force a District Buperintendent to every division numbering not le than ifty nor more than 100 carriers bill for the development and encouragement of silk culture in the United States under the retary of Agriculture order — passed bill creating a iv Senate upery was nn Mite priat nava al 1 senate £50 000) tows the revi ' agresd to appro expenses of the Linn ition I'he aval Appropriation bi v dered | i oA Bre King VErsary Sher 12 eration 0 vera e Mr. Hs Harb In the House, I'he H Te i snd Hae birt west © ear following, the ol, all Union men should donate a like sum By t} the money was secured to « i ti wagnificent home, the location of which was lecided upon during the National Conves sion held un Denver In 18% els SIXTY PERSONS DROWNED. A Ratt Upsets and Men, Women and Children Thrown Into the River, A great lumber raft, carrying 100 men, women and children, who lived on board during the trip down the river, went to pleces | on mags near Brody, in Galicia, in a high wind, All on board were thrown into the river Sixty were drowned. The rest clung to logs and boards from the raft until Pp reached them from the shore, About forty of the bodies were recovered and laid side by side on the river bank. The raft was de. fectively constructed and the owners will be prosecuted, THE losses of sheep during the yoar throughout the ) ali the a als) WORLD'S FAIR NOTES. Tue Administration building will have a mosaic Boor costing $5000 A eorLrcoTion of finely mounted birds and animals will be shown in the Pennsylvania bulldings A TELEPHONE exchange having, it is now thought, about 600 fpstruments, will be es taldishod in the Exnosition egronnds Tue model of the Victory, Nelson's eeie brated flag-ship, will be brought to the Ex osition by Manager Abud of the Prince of Valew's Theatre, London, INV ITATIONS guished guests moni of the Bome SJ.000 or wre to atten being | the Exposition ea, DOO) vitations are ir is announced that the Virginia Expo sition Board intends 1 reproduce at the Fair Mount Vernon, the famou sy and Inst resting place of George Washington, 1f this is done a large and interest of Washing will b structure, iiesetion rton reli make trips ev A New Jn large numbor exhibition at ted and fifty THE MARKETS. Whole Produce Late sale Prices of Country Quoted in New York A ¥l Western, pot ext Western Bquabs— Dark, per POTATOES AND VI Potatoss-<Jersey, bulk, bs State Rose and Hebe per 1% Ib . fast State other kinds, 18% I ia | in bulk bibl Bwest potatoes, Jersey, bi Cabbage, L. 1. per 100 Un nnecticut, red, bb Urange County, red, bb Urange County, yellow Eastern, yellow, per bbl Eastern, white, per bil Bquash-~1. |, marrow, bhi Le 1, Hubbard, per bbd.. Turnips, Canada, por bbl, ... Celery Fila, per dos roots - String beans, Fila, por arate, 1 50 Lattuce, Southern, per bhi. 1 50 PRL Tomatoes, Fla. per bush crate, 1 50 00 Asparagus, new dog. bunches | 35 2 jer miei as AVE STOCK. BOOVER. co covnsiivinininnss 388 Mich Cows, com, 10 good... 00 Calves, comunon to prime... 25 BHP. vous LR BtDE ,.ooiinnnene sonsnesens BD Hogep=l1ave, ....coi cvivvises 490 Dressed. ..... cvs FARRAR REAR RR Es EEE GRAIN, ETC, Flour~City Mili Extn. .... Patents, ,.... Wheat No, 3 Besnssnness Ryo8tabe.,..oooo0iiiviines Barley —~Tworows! State, , Corn—Ungraded Mixed. .... Unte=No, 1 White. ...oeeeie Mixed Western. . .... Hay—Uood to Choloe, ,, 4.4 Blrawe. Rye...ooinsee Lard City DORI. so uvinnne EE ARR ERANS | | | SABBATH SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON MAY 22 FOIL Lesson Text “Damel Daniel Text and His Com 8.21--L0ld. Daniel i. 8 panions en Commentary heart thas E. “But Daniel g { the Soza 4 t ood pd e would no portion the king it, 1 wine which be drank.” TI porthe of tl iret verse of the sa our Olin , In training the king as one « taught th 5 Then as Babylon, they stood also befor could say, with Kil Israel liveth bel xvi 3 Nee als LIN And In all matters « found them ten tires better than a gicians and astr tha! realm In reference to the wall of chapters | v.v.t parison, for all the magi the God of tion through His servant Danie re thr think that a little stimulant in the form of strong drink dos help a man's mind and brain; but the only stimulant that Daniel knew or used was he power of God and the wisdom God” (1 24, All who seek Him shall excel now ss then, «= Lesson Helper { wisdom the mae lite ireams on the WAL I Wie nnd interpre in Ey logers were in all TR 4 ans failed only heaven gay PTE who Cor, | —— — —- Casts Unigue Glas Taubes, The art ol after the Egyptians has lost onstin ured by the ancient claime M 118 ile nas a factory at Pendleton, in 1d has mada 1 with i he glass by gt, water and DY A gins Gaptill, factory method covered by I UG his irs! cant tures MN sunt BO ACT MAD, alao § All the 5 : acted Chicago Herald operations al aire « with The ostimated aa of sheep In Anatralia in 1882, srcorcing to an Aus tralian exchange, is 00,000,000, ayant 31,000,000 ia 1884, Jier
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