Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-15


saw the phenomenon. describe il "snoring fire" They
generally thought the Judgment day had come The
shooting oil the meeors continued hour from the
time my friend first them, than 500 any
moment visible AS the day beg an TO they
and entirely ceased about day break From various other
sources Is ascersncd that the phenomenon continued
about two hours.
ltis well known tia, shortly before Gab,ies insurrec-
o, there was an uncommon shooting of stlrs, which il
he himself diu NOT interpret sign aud promise Of Hea
veniy aid lac yet persuaded his deluded follow
AMI well know tina, the tradition Of tina
handed down to the present generation OF srors was
seized nhy Nat Turner to pers his followers that the
greatness OF the sun, through the impure a,mos
pherc, willie he was plotting his he,h schemes was al
so promise oil Divine assistance.
refer TO these to show that great
PHENOMENA are apt TO produce supcsiious ideas and
res'lessncss among the ncgoes which should call for
traoriinary vigilance on the pant OF the whites.
My philosophy accounts Tor this phenomenon thus =
The recent oss killed the vegetation Lch on the re-
turn Of the present warm weather. decomposcd rapidly
as 10 surcharge the air with lis miasinats Electricity,
Natures agent TO purity the air, brough into action
and its operation was The phenomenon witnessed.
Richmond, Nov. 49, 1888 w II.
We recollect nothing to compare i'm briancy
with this Phenomenon, except the Meteors which APP
pearcd in this City in the spring of 1903 1t excited
great admiration and astonishnentn at the tinie-and
many an inhabant of the City still has it fresh in
That it then continued for several nights. 1t was
then in The Spring of the year-instcad of the Fall
The reader must judge how far that circumstance
supports the theory of w. II.
.Nt,o CYdim.Thc Philadelphia intelligence insists
upon IT, that IL IL time for Pennsy vauia make bold
and decided stand in self dcience!" Ii declares that il
does not wish 10 be considered naming any candidate
Cor the Chair OF the H. Of r. from Pennsy wanna" CAN
we contend for (says the modest Ed,o is the Speaker
ought 10 be selected from among her She
can furnish every way quasJ for that high station
anu she permits her claims TO be rejected this
son she Will at least not charge with connivng the
:Voi or OF being in any way party the transaction
rar be from us to dispute the j" precnons
spected State as Pennsyvauia-but do not vey well
see' why any Sa'e has any peculiar claims 10 the chair
Or why it is that Mr. Sutherland claim the honors
mat were properly awarded at the first Congress-. FREE
denc Augustus Muhlsnberg OF Pennsylvania!
The declension OF Mr. Daniel has dunbfounde most of
MS political enemies Ii has exortcd from some of them
he N York American, who expressed the other day no
doe0t oil Mr. DIS acceptance. The following are the
terms IN which 1t now his declining the Office
II Daniel Iecontiy appointed by tho President Attorney Go.
Enquirer, declined the This Accord
ing to The same that tho President has
'dua dercn Offices all of which he has declined
stance now days, and in Judgment wise
oil pub &c mans dependence honest labor
to the peeaous, and too often degrading, fees Of Office.
JNe,D Police-A Charge and respectable meeting" has
been held in Unonown in the State of Oho-which has
adopted regular "Consti,uon and an effective organ
cation They call themselves "The Unon. town Horse
Company" We had idea, that the horse ealers ia
any part OF the Union would become numerous as to
require such for their suppression The objects
OF . Society sufficiently forth in the two follow
ing articles OF their Constitution:
Tho objects orths company shall DO the
belonging TO its members and the detection o thieves
have h sH Ss ,Gm choen as pu,,ue who shall
Immediately the
tho direction Of tho Board Of literally
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