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Show CORRESPONDENCE. Beugh.ui Citt, Jan. 10. 171. ; E ' ntors JderalJ ; The unseasonable ! weaihtr, bcaiiog a striking resctu-' b.anee to spring, which we hare been i enjoying iur a few weeks paa', ha "g'jue from oar gaze,'' and teen re- j piaeed by quite a Sprit tie" of snow, and extremely cjid weather the oldest old-est ol the seasuo. b.eigns of various s.yles and patterns can be seen ineverT direction. 1'ebterday a son of Mr. Wood, residing re-siding near WUlard City, whbe in the granary sackmg some gram, received re-ceived a painful pistol-shot wound, by the pistol fahing from above his head and striking upon tne breach and hammer, causing it to explode. The bail entered the outer aud back part of the arm, about four inches beluw the shomder joint, passing pass-ing through an angle of about 4o and then striking the second rio glancing upwards, parsing almost through the shouider, aDd lodging between the coiiar-bone and shuuider-blade. A me-senger was at once dispatched to J-irighauj City, for Dr. Urmsby, Jr., who, upon arriving, alter the necessary examinations to ascertain the location ol tne ball, made a few incisions with the proper instrument; introduced his ''bah loiceps" and extracted the bullet. The wound was dressed, and, to-day 1 understand, the uufortuuate youth is doing well. The young man being already badly deformed makes this misfortune doubly severe. 71 has, thus far, been productive of many ac cidents and much sickuess. Kespectlully, ie., Otis. |