Floods And Storms

Augusta, Ga., Sept. 13.- The loss of life by the freshet in this city is now placed at twelve. Thestreets are still partly covered by water. Pittsburoh, Pa., Sept 14.- A severe hail-storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, passed over Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania last evening, doing great damage. At Barnesville, O., lightning struck a tobáceo house on the farm of Ezekiel Grier, fatally injuring Charles Grier, a son. Three other persons vvere prostrated and rendered insensible. At Johnstown, Pa., a young man nauaed Merritts was struck by lightning and instantly killed, and a young lady was seriously injured. At Washington, Pa., hail-stones measuring f rom five to eight inches foll. Window panes by the hundred were broken and fruit trees stripped. P. J. Finn v.-as struck on the head and seriously injured. Rome, Sept. 13.- Floods in the provinces oí Xombardy and Venice have destroyed a number of bridges and done much damage to property. Hany persons have been drowned. There are now signs of the waters subsiding. City of Mexico, Sept. 14 - Advices f rom Orizaba show that the loss of life by the floods numbers forty-four persons and that the damage to property amounts to more than $200,000. Many cattlo have been lost. In the City of Mexico rains have been constant since Saturday. In the State of Vera Cruz dead bodies are being found. The corn, rice and bean crops are complete failures, and much of the land formerly fertile and fenced is now sandy waste. Rains continue falling throughout the State, and there are no signs of the floods abating. Berse, Sopt. 14.- Advices say that 15,000 acres of land havo been submerged in the Cantón of St. Gall by a freshet. The crops aro destroyed and many villages have been a&andoned. Colcmbia, S. C, Sept. 16. - Distressing reports of ruin wrought by the great ireshet continue to come in from almost every part of the State. Incalculable damage has been done to the cotton and corn crops. Tho corn has become sour and soaked, and the cotton balls are dropping off the stalks. The losses to the planters along the Savannah, Consrarce, Wateree, Catawba and other riveis will be very great, and on many of the largest plantations the destruction of crop9 had boen total. The rich lands below Augusta on both sides of the Savannah river are overflowed to an unprecedented depth and all the cotton and unharvested corn on them has been deBtroyed, and the rice planters lower down now have tho certamty of the total destruction of their crops staring them in the face. Reliable estimates place the losses as high as 50 per cent. The railroads have also suffered severely by the destruction of bridges and trestling and by washouts, and the constant suspension of traffic. Norfolk, Va , Sept. 16.- Passengers arriving in the city over the Sea Board railroad report that the Roanoke river has ovorflown its banks and has risen thirtynine feet. In Northampton and Halifax counties, #N. C, the lowlands along the river are completely flooded and barns and houses are floating around. The corn and cotton crops are ruined, and it is feared somo lives lost. The damage done by the Bood is estimated as high as f500,000. Washington, Sept. 18.- A violent windstorm Sunday afternoon, accompanied by sheets of rain, caused considerable damage In the southwestern section of the city. Several houses were blown down and a number of roofs lifted. The cupola of the Botanical Gardens was destroyed, the greenhouse badly shattered and many valuable tropical plants were destroyed. New York, Bept. 18.- Advices received here say that over 500 persons lost their llves in the recent cyclone in Cuba, and the property loss would be several million dollars. The cyclone entered the island by way of Sagua, and, taking a westerly direction with a Blight northerly inclination, its center passed almost over Havana. For fifteen hours it raged with destructive fury and wreaked fearful havoc on Ufe and property throughout the island. It demolished the principal buildings of the large cities and wiped out whole towns situated near the seaboard. The water flooded large districts of fértil land, richly planted with sugar, tobáceo or fruit and vegetables, destroying thevaluable machfnery of the plantations and irretrievably ruining the crops. Neenad, Wis., Sept. 19.- The electriclight dam and main building were washed away by high water. The building was carried down against Baldwin & Bailey's Douring-mill dam, but did not injure it The dynamos are in the bottom of the river. The total loss is about Ï3S,OOO. Port Jervis, N. Y., Sept. 19.- Heavy rain-storms resulted yesterday in disastrous floods here and at other points on the Delaware river. Scrantox, Pa., Sept. 19.- Floods in the streams near this city have washed out the tracks of the Lackawanna road so that all trafile is suspended.