Tornadoes And Floods

Lixcoln', Neb., July 31. - A special from David City saya: "A tornado from the ■west toward the east passed through the center of this town. More than half of the buildings were damaged. One man was killed and quite a number injured. The Faddock block, the Union Pacific an J the Burlington & Missouri depots, a larga brick school-house, the Methodist and Congregational churehes and Richards and Churchill's stores, with many dwellinifs, barns, etc, are in ruins. The damage is not less than $200,000. Framklin Falls, N. H., July 30.- Af ter three weeks of hot weather unequaled in this State, most violent thunder-storjas occurred Thursday night, raging ten hours, washing highways, breaking down crops and doing thousands of dollars' worth of damage. New Yobk, July 31.- Heavy thunderstorms prevailed Friday afternoon and evening at many points hereabouts and in New England. In Southern New Jersey the electric disturbance was very violent, and was accompanied by a down-pour of rain. The drying-room of the Ritten house woolen-mill was burned by l'ghtning, and it is reported from Paterson that there were indlcations of another fire in the direction of Ridgewood. Much damage was done in the rural district. Lightning struck in many places in New England. At Marblehead hipping had some rough experiences. The crew of the sloop Gris, who were here, reported two men in canoes lost. Tha Toung Men's Christian Association building, in Brooklyn, was s'uck by lightning and a number of the occupants badly stunned. Mbndota, 111., July 31.- A terrible storm raged in this vicinity Thursday night. Much damage was done to corn and many shade trees in this city werenearly ruined. A barn three miles north of here owned by a farmer namad Yost was struck by lightning and burned, with two cows and two calves and 1,400 bushels of corn. Reading, Pa., July38. - Later particulars of Tuesday night's storm indícate that it was the severest ever known in this vicinity. The total damage done to railroad and private property within a radius of twenty-five miles of this city amounts to fully $150,000. At Colesville the borough water-works and Pennsylvania railroad tracks wefe dama?ed and tha railroad company's loss is Hö,O33. From all over this and neighboriñg counties come repons of railroad washouts. HouSês and barns were struck by lightning and many animáis were drowned. Farms are submerged and many small farm buildings nave capsized. Philadelphia, July 2S.- Tuesday night's very heavy rains did immense damage at the íalls oí the Schuylkill. 'fue water rushed down the hilly streets and at ona o'clockyesterdav morning a roariugstream ix feet deep poured down Mifflin street. On many streets the lower floors of housss were submerged and a number of small buildings were washed away. The loss in this locality will be over $100,000. At Manayunk the streets were washed out, culverts were brokea and houses and milis were flooded. Galtkston, Tex., July 23.- A cyolona yesterday did damage at Anson to the extent of 840,000, and at Haskell nearly all the houses were demolished and several people were injured. So far as known no Qne was killed. The daraage to gfSwln eropá was f reat. Wason Citt, Ia., July 30.- A very heavy wijvd-storm swept over this vicinity yesterday. Several buildings were unroofed and birns and dwellings blown down. PiTrsBURQH, Pa., Aug. 2.- A heaT.' thunder-storm, accompanied by a wind blowing thirty-six miles an hour, passed over tli is city at Mve o'elockSund ay èvëning, fioodmg the streets and cellars and doin groat Samige to trees, fences and smafl buijdmgs Telegraph wirss wera prostratad STid frains 5n several roads wera llarejl_, but no accidejits yeré féported. AugusT. Ga. Aïïg". 2.- Tne river, iwolleii by recaní raius, has submergei} gam_burj, the upper and l&wê? portions" of Aug"áeta and tíio Savannah vaüey. Much damaga has bèoh d,pne to failroad and traia_ sg jtiö Poft Royal, Western CarolTñí, Central and. Georgia raüroads have beaft sloppíJd. The water in this city is now rscediog and all danger is thouáht to ba over. About ton o"'ólock laït ?iigbt something of a panic was caused by the ringing of the sigmd alarm, and the repart went tho rounds that the great canal had given way. The bell proved a Gummons for workmen, it being true that the bauks were in danger. The loss to the Corporation is (20,000, to citizens ?50,00ü, and to farmers along the river aoout SLBÖOJjöJ). CÖJLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 2 -The región of whlcfa this city is the conter is floodeil, anl öiany cotton plantations are ruined. Cabios hava been carried away, and the inhabiiRats have been compelled to flee íor tUeir Uvas. Thedamaffe in this región can not be less than $1,500,000. It is repsrtod that KOJ.OOO damage has been done a'? the Bavannah river bottoins, and iliJO.OO) damuge along the Oconee, in Baldwin County. COI.DMBIA, S.'c, Aug. 2.- The BsvSUhati river auJ otiior streams havs overflowed thilr banics in tho western part of the B'tile, doing $700,000 damage. Wn.KüsnAKKK, Pa., Aug. 2.- A sreat rain ani wl-nd-storm visited this vaüey yesterday. The damage will reach 150,030. A cloüd burst on the mountain and the water canie down into the valley in torrents. THe viilago of Pars ons at the footof the raountaln was fioodcd with three feet of water. Housas were moved f rom their foundations, and the inmates compelled to flee lor their lives. A Hule girl named Annie Quinn ws cauglit in the swiftly-moving waters and drowned. At Laurel Run tha track oí the Dolaware & Hudson Canal Company is washed away for a distanca of over a mile. Three rai'.road bridge were carried away. At Mountain Park ttiere is a washout extondiug over' a mile. At Duck Pond two Hungarian houses were washed down the stream. The inmates were rescued with boats. It was the greatest storm that evar Tisited the Wyoming valley. Rkadixo, Pa., Aug. 2.- Grim's dam, covering two acres, near Boyertown, this couuty, burst throu?h its breast, eighteen feet high, yesterday morning, destroying every thing in the vicinit3r.