Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-07-31
ONE HUNDRED PERSONS FRUSTRATED

The Buffalo Express of July lst, gives the fol-
lowing account of the prostration Of nearly one
hundred persons by lghtning;-
" Last Thursday afternoon, as large crowd
was assembled in the Fair grounds OF the Spring.
vile Union Agricultural Association, thunder
shower came up, and the people present sought
shelter IN the exhibition sheds Suddenly the
lightning struck one of these sheds, which
tanned men, women aud horses Abouta hundred
persons paralyzed in an instant, falling on
their faces, and many fifty were rendered in
sensible for five ten minutes, while about a
dozen were seriously burned, Two horses were
killed on the spot An old gentleman and two or
three others not expected to recover. One
woman WAS prostrated and deprived OF her senses
but not of her power of locomotion; she instinct
lively gathered herself up and ran to the bus and
was conveyed TO hotel and declared she had no
knowledge Of what took place after the flash until
she found herself in room at the house. The
lightning struck post in the center of the shed,
against which gentleman was leaning. and to
which horse was attached by chain halter
The horse was killed instantly. while the man es-
capped by being dazed and knocked down. A sim
guiar fact mentioned in connection with the strange
freak of the electric fluid is that all the persons
rendered insensible fell upon their faces.
young lady was quite seriously injured, and her
dress was scorched, but did not take fire. Anoth-
er woman was struck the shoulder, the fluid
passing down the side raising a blister in its
course A man was hit the right side of the
head, and on his recovery the mark was found to
commence at the right eye, aud could be plainly
traced down the neck, the chest and of the
lett arm The most fearful CONSERVATION existed
among the people until it was discovered how light
the injuries were
WAsHINGToS, July "a.
Alaska has been added to the Department of
Washington territory to which command General
Rosseau has been assigned. He will leave in q
few days.
NEw YoRK, July "a.
At a meeting of the Union Republican Commit
tee at their rooms in this city last evening, Gen.
Grant was nominated as the choice OF their party
for the next Presidency. subject TO the decision of
the Republican National Convention.
CIScISSArI, July "a.
Two station counterfeiters were arrested IN
room on Third St to-day, while in the very act Of
moulding counterfeit five cent nickels They had
superb dies and machinery, aud had several bush
/ els OF spurious coins ready to be shaved.
WAsHISGroN, July 25
/ Intelligence from Tennessee shows that the po-
! tical excitement in that State is increasing
Messrs Maynard and Etheridge announced
TO speak AT Rogersyle, a conservative county,
| on Tuesday aud when they arrived a murderous
ARRAY took place between the Radicals and Con-
servatiyes Professions Of each party were formed
and while on the march, the Etheridge men assail-
ed the other procession, firing upon them, killing
one man and woundng Two. The shots were re-
turned by the Radicals, killing one and woundlng
two or three men in the Conservative party. The
latter claim that they were first attacked by the
Radicals,
NEw York, July 26.
The Herald's special Washington dispatch says
Gen Meade has been designated TO succeed Gen.
Sheridan, when the President is ready to move in
the matter.