Show tho the Light struck a tree during the heavy thunder shower saturday night the lightning peeled the bark from a tree a few rods cast of the residence of sir mr T J stevens third street on the bench it ia is a very largo large cottonwood tree beginning at a branch in ita top the electric fluid first made a narrow s strip rip which gradually grew wider as the root of th tha tree was reached until the bark was 0 entirely peeled to a width of two feet or more near the ground it was very lucky that no injury y was done to the residences that line the ki dewalk near the place |