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Show Lives Lost is a Hail Stokm. A f Mexican exchange gives an account of a fearful storm which Bwept over (the ranch ot Jesus Maria and vicinity, Uuteuf Coahuila, on the 10th of lst I month. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon after-noon the ciooda commenced to lower, aDd Boon the heavens became biajk aB night. A torrent of rain continued for an hour with unabated !orce, when 'aebowerof hailstones fell, some of which were nearly as large as oranges. ; DuriDg the lime the mountains seemed ! to abate from their foundation, and the earth appeared to tremble as if stricken by an earthaaue. Tbe next day's inve'.:ga::on showid that ! disastrous ravages had occurred. Tbe j aqueros f-'iird whole herds of catt'e beaten to death by the hai!;tones, and flocks of sh?ep were decimated. Tne boditr? of deft i ra votes and other wild - r - n wTe f .und down the vaiieyp, rv; :ei.t.y :.-:virg tied from tbe mcun-throutb mcun-throutb tr'ht. Cropa eurfered greatly, and in one instance tbe hail j iiteraiiv covered au immense field. A number of human hvea were lost. The storm wm the mct destructive and frightful ever known in the state. New Orleans 1'icayune, Deo, 5lb. ' |