A Pokeno Settler Killed.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 689, 14 November 1876, Page 2

A Pokeno Settler Killed.

Coureon's house on the Great North Boad was struck by lightning on Saturday. 1 lie weatherboards burst out n aids and throw the lining- boards into a room on a bed where a cliild was lying, but the occupants eicapod uninjured. Mf Gledding, a settler, vras driring along the road, when the lightning struck the wheels of his .trap, causing it to oscillate violently. Re suffered a severe shock, but wus not hurt. Mra Cooper, of iNclsou-strect, »ud Mitt Spiers, of Newton, fell unconscious, and remained bo some hoilrs, but it is supposed from fright. Tolegrami relative to tho fatal occurrence at Queen's Redoubt, shew that Christopher Leal ham, when struck down, was in the open field sixty feel from the mill* When the body was picked up it wus lying on its faoe, tbe arms and hands partially below the body. His h>xt lay on the calf of his legs, the left side of the hit being burnt oof.u f . Tho to le of the left foot wai blown off and hanging by the heel. The right boot wus burst. On his breast the flannel shirt was scorched ; both legs of his trousers were burst open and scorched. Th« fore part of his left whiskers, and some hair on the . same side, wa« burnt. Tho face was quite natural, — not burnt. The 6kiu ol tho lower part of the legs was scorched •

The Counties Act. Government lire proceeding vigorously with tbo organisation of the couutv bjotetn. I'Ue olcoUona will shor \y be held.

TattkAVGA, lait night. The Rev Mr Bruce met a number of roaidentf, and an influential couimitteo was »ppolnted to carry out (he proposed building of a Pi'tabjlt-rian Churcli. The piospcclors besitute to proofed to Kaimai without Government Bend a responsible chief as protector against Haukau aggrceeiou.