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llousE sTRrcS BY LIGHTNING We were
visited ON Tuesday evening by one of tho
= m st severe showers, attended with thunder
and lightning, that has been experienced for
: a number Of years. The lightning iluminea
the heavens with continued aashings, and tho
thundor followed in quick succession. Ono
clap followed 50 quickly tho flashing light
ming that every ono sid it was near at hand.
and the cry Of fire was expected to bo heard
Wednesday morning it was found that an
unoccupied dwelling, the west side of the riy-
er,helongmg to X. Ii. Peck was strue k by the
lightning, but not much damagcdone. The
Southcrly end was struck, the claplpoar,ls
and finish torn eff. n window stove i'm. break
ing the glass but the sash remaining unin
Jnred, the current passing down, shiycring II
piece Of studdins into splintcrs. forcing oft
clustering in the hover story with the base
board and finish and then passing of. Some
ct the wood was charrgd and the hca6s Of
nails melted, but there was no FIRE in
consequence. Twenty G,e dollars viii re
pair all damages.
One Of the wants Of this village IS lared
public Hall Tor political and other meetings.
We have two halls Of sufIieicntcapacity to an.
swcr for most ordinary meetings but whcr,
there ia to bc large gathering for any rur-
pose whatever, we have II place suitable
At thc meeting Saturday evening more thar:
two hundred people would have been slai 10
have attended, and would. if they could have
bonn sure of seats
-, als2, the place for holding our town
meetings is not what Is wanted and Il Il
suitable place mas erected t. meet tbtso
wants # the town and the public we have no
DOUBT it would pay. as well as 10 il l,enehs
70 the community. Who will take hold Of
this matter?
lion I. c. Marshall IN his remarks nc
tie Democratic meeting Of saturday. abused
tn Ereekenfidse dre-catins wing OF his par
+ ~, in stronger Terms than we have cpcr L.
fore heard u>sl by any party man. lie was
not siarins in his alnrse, nor very choice in
his language. K must have made -sinc u
his hear,rs thnk quite favorable of the Re
puhlcau=, Who have heen moro muicst in
their Icnunciafion. and WIN Laye uey.r
treated the Supreme Court with any moro
ai-saarte,y. thaa Ia Mr.. Marshall. in str.
matislns tins aug7i>. tribunal as getting
Old and garrulans.
\ tRtsn On Mondays wooden store H.
4 -, l. - "
i'ts''s'S - Ntfs' .Ath f.''f''iy On Nam street,
"'S iI'S'i 20 aa'' some felairs done aud
"''''' II ""7 efaf'd "i'' perhaps some three
'2' rom IL ett5'"" foundation, aud the
aiAih." VI NY al "efh mh"ins the nee
ess1fs I'!s"'s, t4t L'sie@'"s 5aSe "ay,oarry-
tius u down mon the ground. J,na.,n., il
badly, aud i4iafias Mr. Michael IL sff.bt.
y. Mrs Gr.#lY had Esen in the building.
iusIecir. thu w5rk hut = = few minD,.. Ia.
fre.
: 5'h'f W iSf"iNg.-tt the Douglas
Instinct CONVENTION last "esh ut telamhla,
saft. 1"-,f Ia Asss'it oi iiiaeldl, = Straight
y h. and I'll Es'n.tt man was noninat.
= - an -. 'z TIM moan TINT tt'
: q 'i''" '''''' ''''i ont u i'fas''- In the
s'tAi-4' " ~ Mo i'''i. pride themselves
on Their consistency IN keeping alooi from
-. ,"' =, ''''5 '''''''', no" u All on'
=''''''
Tie Republican Rally On Saturday
h. !. "' Is an enthusiastic anu "'da awake
80. ! IT. nan WIS packed iuii 10 over
'3@'.s. ''ste VIZ SCOTS o' men VINO
,,itl,,n, h,.,,i,. g.. wan, - - -,
I've ,o.l.. one r. I,.I..s, r. a.1 49,,
spt bn.;,s,n If II. n,nI,i,.i, a.. -,
Ing EHfeS'>RlpeE MEFT'Ne.-Thero wero
mare people out u hear Mr.. Frazier, the
:, 80 ~ ! - on ,'''.s'''y evening
''iAo taete was al tue Douglas Mass meeting
Of saturday, We cannot help con.ratua-
tim, the Breckenridge win. of the ,,,rtv .,
rbe hr.e rs.,1., -, -, :. :
s'''' " '''i = eit''AtHs q I'efaeiieahs
Were present but tins Is tho case at tho
Douglas meetings.