Our correspondent at Canton, writing to us yesterday evening, describes the shock of un earthquake, or curious phenvon" of..some kind, which Xpex ed at that place inthe morning. course, heard of th the powder mill at Fatshan, was telegraphed to us this Our correspondent writes Canton, Monday.
A curious phenomenon transpired to-day which at present is inexplicable, About 9 o'clock this morning a shock and a report were heard and felt simultaneously in Cane ton and surrounding di J was site ting and foehn, and went into bricks had fallen down the chimney, as there was. a man cleaning the flue. Iwas surprised to find that none had fall The Gring of " cannon was the next cnu that suggested itself to my mind, but both shook and report came simultaneously that [concluded it could not possibly be that. I dismissed the subject from my mind, This however, I concussion which took place about the same time, On Shameen the report was heard and the shock felt, the Intter being 0 grent as to close half opened doors. Can it be an earthquake? If not, what be felt over attach a wide aren? We hear something in a day or a0, I plosion of gunpowder, something Lam afraid, has happoned.—China Mull, 23d Deo,
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