Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-21
Fom he Ddnriite O5scrrT, Nay 10.
HAIL STORM.

1
This village and ncighbcrhoo1 were visited !
the night of tho instant, (Frijay) with one OF
the terrific hal stornls withc- 3cd in this
latitude. The day Ind been rather warm for the
| season, md after night came on, II began 10 cloud
Up, with numbering and lightning. Appearances
| Of a gust grew more and morce threarning until
about half pms, 10 o'clock A storm Of wind and
hail then burs, upon with ressllcss fury. Glass
windows gave why before 1t, ms though they had
been wet paper, md in n twinkling were shiyclcd
into thousand pieces. The wind was from the
| West and although the shower Of hail stones mp
peafcd TO continue but for minute two scarce.
| ly u round pane of glass, IN an exposed situation,
was left in tho whole village. The next morning
our dwellings presented truly desoa,c and J,laIi-
dated spectacle A genlem n who made an cs,
mate informed us that there were more than 900
panes of glass broken in town. Some chimney
| were blown down, and other damage done The
crop of early vegetables has been almost wholly de
| stroycd.
The tornado, (for such il was in fact) proceeded
IN north-easlerly direction from this place, doing
| much damage in the country, such as blo Ing down
out houses, timber &c. &c The lands IN cultlya
ton have been badly washed by the violent ram
| that succeeded the storm
The hail stones varied in bulk, from the size Of a
pea, up TO that OF II chestnut. Some speak of hay.
ing seen them es large as hens egg. "A rcspec-
table gentleman living two miles from town, states
tina, lie saw Jumps of hail in his yard nearly as
| large as gooses egg and that NEXT morning he
saw several as large us a hens egg.
From the DdnpiUc Reporter
May Wheat, just heading Tobacco plants
Orchards and Gardens, have been greatly injured
| IN some instances entirely ruined. We have heard
II was very destructive on Sandy river near the
| l..a
ton, embracing this place and ncghborhood, pass
ing through this county and Halifax. One OF gu,
neighbors estimates the loss on his plantation
where fences, garden pulcs and orchard, were
| proslratcd, Tobacco houses unroofcd, aud crops
exposed, tt, upwards of $500. He says hail f. II OF
the size of goose eggs, and that bushels nigh,
| have been collected two days after Some farmers
have deemed il advisable 10 plough their cornfelds
and replant th"ir whole crops. Gen. Edward c.
Darlington, of Halifax, regret to hear, lost two
valuable negro men killed by the falling of tree
on The house in which they lived and had some
others manned at the same .mo.
Southern Corn Proypects.A gentleman who has
just returned from tour 10 the South states to us
tina. the wheat very extensively winter killed L.
Virginia and North Carolina he says there cannot
at most be over half crop. In Maryland the
fields look very badly many planters are plough
| ing them up. y. Y. Tour Com,
| q GraHd Pro}tct--A writer in he ST. Louis Re
publican, of The 2S'h u proposes that Rail Roat
should be constructed from 81. Louis 10 some pom
! ON the OHIO n"ur Wheeling. If this scheme prov,
| practicable and Rail Road be made, between tn
poinc indicated, perssn travelling from Baltmor,
! II is calculated you'd rcach ST. Louis IN less than
| six doy.. Ball. Ch'on.
| writer in the Albany Daily Advertiser set
down the population of that city at thirty five thou
| sand, the increase within few years having beer
very rapid
CasaI IoUs.--The amount OF tolls collected
| upon all the canals. ofthe state for the two las
weeks in April. will not vary much from one
tun5rcd aud thirty Mansand dollars.
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