Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1883 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

The failure of McGeoch, Everingham A Co., of Chicago, was a heavier one than first reports indicated. It appears McGeoch sunk #1,050,000 in the deal and Daniel Wells, Jr. #750,010, a total of #1,800,000 up to the morning of the failure. The collapse involves a loss of #1.600,000 in addition, equally divided between them. A tabular statement of the actual losses involved in the failure now stands aa follows: Sank in the deal— Peter McGeochsl,oso,ooo Daniel Wells Jr 750,000 Failed for— Peter McGeoch 800,000 Daniel Wells Jr 800,900 Total McGeoch and We 1153,400,000 Other failures— J. M. Ball 100,000 Ellis & Lightner 60,000 Holley & Allen 50,0)0 Tabor & Wilson 40,600 M. B. Crafts A Co 30,000 Miscellaneous, total 50,000 Grand t0ta153,730,000 The recent heavy rains throughout Illinois, Missouri, and other sections of the West, have caused wide-spread damage to crops, biidges, railway tracks and other property. The great volumes of water that fell nave swollen the Western rivers, and the Mississippi, at this writings is on a boom, with it.dications of a flood second only to that of forty years ago.

A telegram from Seneca, Kan., says: “News in regard to the rain-storm is coming in. All the big streams in the county are overflowed, and there is scarcely a bridge but what is damaged or canted away. At Bakersford, Thomas Akins and family attempted to leave their home, which was threatened with destruction by water, and take Mr. Borari, wife and children along. There were eight in the wagon, which was caught in the cunent of Turkey Creek’ and upset Seven of the party were drowned, Mrs. Borari alone escaping. She lodged in a tree, but was rescued fourteen hours afterward Her baby was washed from her arms and drowned.”

The people of Steubenville, Ohio, were treated to a genuine tornado the other day. It came bounding over the hills near the town, cutting a swath about 800 yards wide, and destroying every thing in its path. The old homestead of the “Fiahting McCook s” was wrecked beyond recognition. The Clinton paper-mills were much damaged As the storm approached the river the scene was fearfully grand. The air was filled with boards, boughs and debris of all kinds, whirling and flying around an invisible center. As soon as the furiously-revolving wind reached the river’s edge it seized the water in its relentless grasp, whirling it into a spout at least 103 feet high. This phenomenal exhibition swayed and whirled across the river, and broke on the West Virginia shore. The storm lasted about fifteen minutes, and in that time inflicted damage to the extent of #30,000... .Agent Wilcox, at San Carlos reservation, enters an earnest protest against receiving ECO Indian Srisoners from Gen. Crook, and preicts results of the most appalling nature from the enforcement of the scheme. Secretary Teller has instructed the agent to refuse to receive the hostiles.... Bither, J. L Case’s driver, has resigned, owing to his employer’s censure because he permitted turfmen to time the trotter Jay-Eye-See at Cleveland. Budd Doble has telegraphed Case that he can drive Jay-Eye-See and beat any horse in the w0r1d.... James W. Sheahan, who founded the Chicago Timas, and who has been the leading editorial writer on the Chicago Tribune for many years, died in that city last week, after a lingering illness. He literally worked himself to death... .The bursting of the reservoir ot a mining company at Smartsville, Cal, is said to have raised the waters in the center of Yuba river 100 feet, and caused aJo s of #75.100. ....Near Ravenna, Mo, three men were killed and two injured by lightning. They had taken shelter in a bam during a storm.

In the House of Commons, Northcote, the Conservative leader, moved that John Bright’s utterances at Birmingham, wherein he censures the Tory-Irish alliance against the Government be declared a breach of privilege. Bright answered that he ought to have been more careful, but maintained that the action of the Irl-h and Conservatives to ham: er, irritate and destroy the Min's try was an innovation. Bright was willing to withdraw and apologize for the word rebel, as applied to the Irish if the members would disavow connection with plotters in America Thomas Power O’Connor referred to Bright’s “vain old age,” whi tir drew protests from the Hoose, and Gladstone thought Bright's explanation was sati>factory, and that ne had not been guilty of a breach of privilege.