Howling Blasts

G&.BTHA.GK, Miss., March 1. - Acyclone caused considerable damage here Thursday. The court-house was fiist struck and the cupola, chlmneys and rooiing carried away. Severa] residences were demolished, including that of C. P. Brennan. The Brennan family, eonsisting of the husband, wifo and four children, were buricd in the dcbris. AU were severely hurt, one of the children baving since died of its injuries. New (i:i. i:ns March 1, - A cold norther prcvailod in the vicinity of Austin, Tez., Thursday nifriit and the mercury went down to '20 degrees below zero. Growing corn, oats, fruit and vegetables were dostroyed and hundreds of ñg treea were killed. A north wind is blowing in Mississippi and the temperature has fallen to the freezing point. The fruit and vegetable crops will probably suffer. Savan.naii. Ua., March 8.- The flrst hard freeze of the winter here occurred öunday morning. The damage to truck crops can not be estimated. Light snow, the flrst in many years, feil Sunday morning. St. Louis, March 3.- Reporta f rom Northern Texas say that hundreds of range cattle have been frozen to death durins the present cold spell, and that unless tho weather speedily moderates the loss of stock will be severe. Pessacola, Fla., March 3. - A killing frost occurred here Sunday morning destroying, in all probabüity, the fruit erop throughout this county. Reports from Western Florida aro to the effect that the fruit erop in that section is badly damaged and will probably be a total loss. Nasville, Tenn., March 3.- Late reports from the lower Cumberland river represent much distress on the low lands. Nearly 1,500 people have been compelled on account of the flood to drive their stock on high ground, and many of them have been compelled to leave their own homes for more vated positions. The Edgefield & Jíashvile Manufacturing Company was obliged to close its shops on account of back water. The Prewitt fe Spurr Company have a forcé of hands engaged in removing lumber and making the rafts fast to the banks of the river. The loss by nood will reach from 700,000 to S1,000,000. Kentucky lumber companies will be the heaviest losers. Tai.ladf.oa, Ala., March 8.- A terrible storm passed over this section, destruction markinft its entire course. Fortunately itdid not pass throuarh a thickly populated part of the town. Houses were blown down and boards and beams and rafters carried a considerable distance. Trees were snapped olf or torn from the ground by the roots. Cows, horses and other domestic animáis were killed, and a number of people living in the houses blown down were seriously injured, but none fatally