The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-22
STORIES or THE DAY.
Lightning at q Funeral Connecticut Phe.
nomenon, etc.
[The Clean Cal ] Timea.l


lightning struck the house Of ]. D. Bayard,
On Bucktooth, town 81 Little Valley. May 90,
doing damage to both person and property.
A few of the people In the neighborhood had
assembled at Mr.. Bayard's to attend the
funeral Of q child who had died OF diphtherla.
The people had just got together and were
about to open the services when the light
ming struck the house, passing down the
chimney, demolishing the stovepipe and
dividing into two parts: One branch I,1 struck
burning hole in the heel of one OF her stock
ings and clustering place on her foot the
size Of q silver dollar, and cutting the flesh on
the bottom Of the other very badly. She was
also burned on the lower part ct her limbs,
and her dress torn to pieces. She was rem
dered insensible by the shock. and was sup
posed for q time to be dead. She rallied, how
ever, and although severely Frustrated, is
now likely to recover. The dress OF another
lady was town somewhat, and other people
were shocked by the bolt, but no one was hurt
much except Mrs. Munger. The other part
Ut the bolt passed into the room In which the
body of the child lay, and when near the
eenssr G the r9a n shye1ed sae h a4r ana
under the floor
A RAIN OF FROGS.
[Danhury Comm News.l
There was a heavy rain storm last night.
This morning an extraordinary spectacle was
presented on the Long Ridge road at the
reservoir OF the Bethel Water Company The
roads and the banks thereof, for distance Of
These animals were scarcely an inch In
length. They were III constant motion, and
yet 90 immense In quantity as to be unable to
get out OF the way OF passing teams. MI.
Major Wood and wife drove through them,
finding II impossible to pass without doing
60 Mr.. Wood says the number OF the frogs
could be estimated at millions. The ground
as far as the eye could reach was covered
with them. They undoubtedly descended In
the rain Of last night, and each one must
appeared to know where they were or where
they were going.
DESTROYING CRICKETs WITH HOGS.
paradise New Reporter.]
A few weeks ago. from the north and north
west OF this valley, millions of crickets we're
coming in to deyeur anu destroy what grain
| and grass our farmers expected to harvest
all the hogs IN the valley have been got to-
gether and are being herded to meet them.
| The hogs are getting the best OF the fight, and
are fattening In their onward march.
NOVEL TREATMENT BY BAY STATE DOCTOR.
! [sprinRneld Republican,
| DIR. Trombly. q local French physician,
says he has cured case OF scarlet fever at
/ South HOlyoke by putting three frogs at the
| child's mouth. After each frog had inhaled
sufficient Of the breath 1t was put into water,
where It vomited and was all right again. 1t
was he who cured Pete Aubrey's leg with vivi-
| seeted cats. The cats had only few seconds
suffering, as the moment the inWards were out
1 the feline spirit took Its flight.
! UNEXPECTED REMINDER OF THE WAR.
/ Hart (ky.) Democrat
/ A farmer living 10 the vicinity OF Harmon.
/ vile set stump on fire in the same field Ia
1 which he was blowing, short time SINCE and
bolnbshell--lodged In it during the war and
out of siRht-exploded, scattering the splin-
/ ters all over the field.
DEATH CAUSED BY BUNDLE BEE.
/ [Lnuisylle Courier Journal
Miss Sallie Sutton, aged 80 years, living In
Harrison county, was frightened by humble
bee which flew into the room, and attempting
to escape from 1t fell to the floor, receiving In.
1 juries from which she died.
CHILD PLAYING WITH A RATTLEsNAKE.
IElkton Ky, R-Risterl
"A correspondent tells Of the killing OF a rat
tlesnake few days since In Todd county
1 When first discovered a little child was play.
1 ing with 1t, the snake meanwhile darting Out
its tongue.
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