Ou the 17th inst., a terrific storm of
wiud, rain and hail passed over the cen
tral portion of the State of Missouri,
doing great damage to crops. Reports
come from Lexington, Lafayette couuty,
of the appearance of millions of toads
io that vicinity. The farmers are ap
palled at the prospective damage to the
crops by grasshoppers and toads. '
If the coorts in Tennessee keep ou
sentencing for robbery as a court in
Memphis did last week, it will not re
quire a long time to break tip tbe busi
ness in that State. Ou the ICib iust.,
a Memphis court sentenced Matt. Mor
ris, Ed. Johnson (white), Ilecry John
son (colored) and John Woods, con
victed of robbing Express Messenger
Rrady some months ago, the two first
uamed to twenty-one years eaebj Henry
Johnson to twenty years and Woods to
ten years. It is reported that eight of
the jurors favored tbe hanging of Mor
ris and d. Jubcsou.
The Probibitron Convention nomina
ted a State ticket at (Iarrisburg last
week. Tbe nominees are Dr. Robert
Audley Rrown, of Lawrence county,
for Governor, and Elisha F. Penny
packer, of Chester county, for State
Treasurer.
