Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-23

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ages intact The sheriff left yesterday for his own
county. taking the three prisoners with him for trial
ADVENTURE WITH SNAKE.-A correspondent of the
EitenhaGe Times, writing from the WinterhOek says
An extraordinary snake affair occurred in this
neighborhood few Sundays ago A large snake Of
the cobra tribe about four feet six inches long got
unseen into farmers house, it is supposed on the
Saturday afternoon, and concealed himself under
harmonium. On the Sunday afternoon, the children
being at school, the farmer and his wife were quietly
reading, the wife sitting in front of the window The
snake quietly crawled out, got unperceived under
the good wcman's crinone, and twisted itself around
kept for upwards of an hour. The farmers wife, all
the while thinking it her favorite kitten, took no
notice of it, until at length, wishing to eject the
intruder she slightly raised her dress for that pur
pose. Judge Of her surprise on finding SO deadly
STILL not even looking her husband lest he should
disturb the reptile At last 1t uncoiled itself, and
then twisted itself about her foot. The shoe fitted
loosely. and she softly withdrew her foot made
bound across the room. and called her husbands at
tention to the cause of tho disturbance. The savage
creature now charged the wife. and only kept of
by the husband with his Sunday coat. 1t soon
treated, and got under tootstool, putting out its
head if to threaten death to any one who should
approach it. stick brought to the farmer who
struck terrible blow at ts head, but hit the stool
shvering the stick to pieces. This exasperated the
creature, which darted out at the farmer, and
again kept at bay by the coat. It at length retreated
to the bedroom where it was killed.
METEORIC ExPLosION.-The Shreveport La) South
oestern reports the follow ing-lwo gentlemen, few
days ago. while riding along the road. short dis
tance from this place. witnessed curious occurrence
during the daytime rain was coming up, preceded
by slight sprinkling when at abort distance ahead
they saw large ball OF FIRE descend slowly from the
clouds ana ax itself TO the trunk of tall dead pine
at the height of few feet from the ground. Both
called to each other simultaneously to notice the
strange object, which, to use their own words,
blazed up where it stood like CANDLE" 1t so con-
tnued for few seconds, when it suddenly exploded
with tremendous detonator: tearing the Iree into
thousand sphnter6. ana setting fire to the portion
of the stump that remained. considerable area
was filled with falling foliage and fragments scatter
ed IN every direction. Immediately upon the explo-
sion, streak OF ire was seen shooting off horizon
tally from the tree, following the surface of the
ground, passing within afty sixty feet of them
and of the character of a stream of lightniDg as
often seen descending from the clouds when strikes
The sight was terrific in the extreme The air be-
came strongly lmpregnated with pungent, sulphur
GUS odor.
LIFE ON THE MEXICAN BORDER.-A correspondent
of western journal, who lives the line dividing
Mexico from the United States has endured the fol-
lowing calamities
Il have had plantation in the harbor of Mazat-
Ian ION an island) received 20pouud shells through
my house, and l2-pound shot alongside; have been
annoyed in every conceivable manner possible. Ny
poems ran OF; my cotton crop and sugar cane de-
stroyed; some six thousand tomato plants eaten nm
by the worm; Il was shipping tomatoes to California
ut fifty cents per pound-SlO0OG loss of plantsD and
finally three different attempts to asSaSsnate me in
in Mazatlan five days at time, and the other side
robbed me of all my arms-two revolyers, one rifle
ana couple oarrelied shot-gun. have, through all
this, had the coast fever or (caentura,) for six
months of the time delirious; and altogether
have passed through during the year past than
1 in all my life combined"
"0NLY LITTLE BRooK."-A simple but very
touching incident has been re ated to u.s. says the
Maine Press in connection with the last moments Of
beautiful little girl Bath. who lately died at the
age of nine little while before she died as the the
last movings of her gentle breath the last faint ut-
tering of the little pulse they became aware; from
broken words. that she shrank with natural dread.
She had come to the borders of the mysterious river
which separates us from the dim hereafter and her
timd feet seemed to hesitate and fear to stem the
flood. But after while her fear subsidized she grew
ca IN and ceased to talk about he long, dark way
till at the very last she frightened suddenly smile
of confidence and courage lighted up her sweet face
S0, is only brook she cried, and 90 passed over
4 to the heavenly shore.