The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-04-15
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shrubs were literally roasted, aud fruit
trees in some instances) burnt IN,
plums approaching ripeness iermented
under tho powerful heat, and hung
the branches like snall bags of native.
grown vinegar. The heads of many
trees presented the appearance of hav
ing been subjected To the action oil "a
stream Of fame. Yet in the Tumut
district, three days before there was nc
tually ice in the wash.hand.basins of a
morning. Wild horses were being de
stroyea in large numbers on the .'Ley.
els country" near Wagga Wagga.
where the poor brutes were perishing
from thirst. At Echuca, on the 9th
of Dec, bees were destroyed by the
heat Mr.. Shackell found, GU his re.
turn from Melbourne that the contents
OF two OF his largest aud best hives ha
been totally destroyed by the melting
OF the combs aud honey iuto ole mass
by which the whole of the bees were
smothered.
The thousands of Confederate sol.
diers who had fallen 10 their desperate
and persistent attempts to retake Fort
Harrison, (near Dutch Gap,) we're bur
led by the Coofederates where they fell
Twenty acres or more have Just been
ploughed up by the owner of the field
aud the ploughshare turned to the sur
face all these skeletons. Over the whole
tract tho bones are strewed in prolusion,
and grinning skulls sture the visitor 10
the face on every hand. When the
farmer was questioned, he said he land
was now the richest piece he had. aud
in justification of his sacrilegious act
stated that "he didn't put EN- there no
how" The bones have been taken BY
the CARLOAD to Richmond, and ground
up Tor iertilizing purposes. This is a
terrible story, III comes from Radical
ieitar writer aud we hope it may turn
out to be untrue.
A terrible mining disaster is reported
from Nevada. On W dnesday morning.
the 7th instant, FIRE broke out ia the
Yellow Jacket mine at Gold Hill and
soon communicated with the Kentucky
and Crown Point mines. AT last nc
counts the flames were still raging aud
the distress fearful; the wives and chill
dren OF the miners were c0Dgregatcd ut
the entrance Of the mines calling for
missing husbands and fathers. The
number known to be dead is stated at
thirty six. Eighteen bodies had been
recovered up to last advices. 1t is un.
certain how many persons are in the
mines, as the confusion is so great that
1t has been impossible to call the names
Of those at work.
Very few Of the Radical papers copy
the story Of family, consisting of an
old lady, her daughter, and her grand
son, who were lately turned out of Il
house in Hardwick, Vermont, during "a
snow-storm, for non payment Of rent,
aud who vese subsequently found dead
ina driit. But il il had been colored
brother, now, booted out Of smoke ..
house while stealing bacon, down 10
Georgia, how the whole Radical press
would have rung with the "outrage."
A veterinary suroeop or Snr;,,,Goid
Illinois. named WeKeehn;, d;sa w.
Sunday from The bi,e If ! ola, de,od
horse to which he had been administer
ing medicine some ten days ago. The
Deceased, on his return home, stated to
bis wiis that nc had received his asa,b
wound, and, although The hest med;c,,
aid was obtained. nothing eould ares,
the malignant disease Or even nssuage
its violence. until il carried of rs victim
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