In Warwick and Providence tho lightning
struck soveral barns and houses, but. aside
from killing a few cows, no one was hurt.
Flouring 'JflHf burnou.
Richmond, Va,, July 8L Fire destroyed
tho large flouring mill of Bulk & Hoff, at
Manchester, Va. Loss about 975.000,
NEGRO OUTRAGES.
the Coloroil People All Driven Out of
Couinncho County, Texas.
FonT Wonnt, Tex., July 31. Tho number
of outrages perpetrated lu tho pnst fow
months by negroes on white women and
girls in western counties, culminating in
tho murder of Mrs. Benjamin Stevens, at
iu Coniaucho county, is bearing fruit.
Tho pooplo of Couinncho havo ordered all
to leave tho county on penalty of doath,
and in Dcleon, Bibbs, Snipe Springs anil
Fleming signs nro hung out: "No negroes
allowed In this town." Tho Texas & Paclflo
railway brought to this city
who left Comanche county under the.se
instructions' nud warning Thoy aro thoroughly
frightened and seem to doubt whether
they aro tafo to stop hero.
A correspondent conversed with two of
tho fleeing blacks, who uro very Intelligent.
Thov nro Luko JcfTerson nud Joo Butlor.
Jefferson ,is ovor fifty, nnd has lived in Comanche
county for sixteen years. He says:
"I tell you tho colored folks aro scared
Thcro has been a heap of bad niggers iu tho
county and wo havo got t suffer fer them.
