National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-16

sweeping tornado passed through
the towns Of Paxton, Holden aud
West Boylston this afternoon at
half past four O'Clock, demoliShing
every building in its tack, and tear
ing up trees by the roots The first
account of 1t received here was of
its appearance IN the town of PaX'
ton. where il demolished the barn
of l.. y. ParhhuSt and blew of one
gable of his house. From there it
went in Il uorthcaSterlN direction
and blew down the buildings Of Mr.
Bigclow ON the Oldtown FARM
From there it went through the
woods, sweeping all before 1t, and
striking the house and barn of Lew
is Martin, in Holden, entirely de
molishing them both. The village
of Holden was next in its deShuct-
i've march, and here five barns,
three houses and one carpenter shop
were blown down and three persons
were injulcd---onc man who was in
the carpenter shop, Charles Burnett,
quite seriously. "A strip of heavy
STONE wall, some twenty rods IN
lan.,l., ,.,a. "o"lI,toi, biu"n WV,
and large trees were blown thirty
rods with upward OF a ton of earth
upon their roots. The tornado took
but a moment for its work, and was
accompanied Ly thuuder, lightning
and raid. The last herd of it by
any one here was near Oakdale,
where trees were blown down.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA.
Our minister in China, Governor
Lowe, furnishes the state depart
meut at Washington with a brief
account of n series of earthquakes
which prevailed for several days at
Bathang, in the province of Sczhu-
en-. Chi. Il. About the first of April
there was sudden and unaccOunt-
able rise Of waters in the district OF
Bathang, which continued until the
morning OF the It'll, when the coun.
try for nearly four hundred miles
around WAS conVulScd by earth
uuakes. The shocks we're very Sc
we're, and continued, with intcrmiS-
sionS, for ten days. when they be
came less frequent, and finally ceas
ed. The scenes which cnsucd were
horrible beyond description. Ours
inc this time the earth rocked and
recled like a'ship at sea in violent
storm. The government Offices,
TEMPLES, granaricS. stone storehouS-
cS d Notifications, with all the
common dwellings and the temple
OF Ting lin, were overthrow and
ruined. The only exception was
the hall in the temple grounds, call
ed Tachao, which stood unframed
in its isolation. "A few of the troops
and people escaped, but most OF the
inmates were crushed and killed un-
der the falling timber ana stone.
Eight temples were blown down,
2121 dwellings, were destroyed and
DOS persons crushed by the falling
walls. To add to these accumulated
horrors, flames hYokc out among the
ruins in Bathang and ragged with
uncomfortable fury during five days,
consuming everything within their
reach, and destroying the lives of
hundreds who were lying wounded
and helpless among the RUNS of
their homes. Steep hills sunk out
of sight, and in their places naught
is seen but yawning CULTS, while in
other places the earth is upheaved,
leaving hills many feet high. The
grain.taX collector at Bahang says
that for several days before the
earthquake the water had overflow
ed the dyke, but after it the earth
cracked in many places and black,
tetid water Spurted out in a furious
manner. Many other singular phe-
nomcna attended this earthquake.
the full particulars of which will be
anXiousIy awaited.
JEFF Davis is as much of an an
annoyance to his friends just now
as he ever was, during the palmy
days Of the rebellion, to his enemies.
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