The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-16


ported on the subject, when we left Nash.
vile. But every bod, was hourly expect
ing his opinion. The phenomenon creates
a very great sensation, we find, not only in
Wilson, but in Davidson aud also in Ruth
ettord.- Ieiegroph.
This singular phenomenon is satisiacto-
ri!y accounted for, IN the following letter to
tie Editors OF the National IntelIigencer
Ale5dH3rH Boarding School, 9 mo. Cd, 1871.
IRIENos CANS & SEAToS: | notice ia the In
te.liEencrF Of to-day, under The head Of Atmos
pAaricd PAeEomcnon." al si,lela from the Nash
vile Banner, describing hat is said 10 have
been a shower Of flesh and blood in the yicn.
ity Of Lebanon, Tennessee. The same account,
o. . similar one, mas also been published in sey-
eFal other papers. There are many persons Of
that peculiar temperament that is uniayoredly
effected b Intelligence Of SO unusual and awful
character 10 such il may be lelief to learn
that the phenomenon alluded TO finds its ready
explanation in welIasccrtaiacd fact il the econ
omy Of insects. In the Interesting and insruc-
tive work of Kirby & Spence, Oh the {" Natural
History d llsecls' are the following remarks,
which &pain the whole subject;
Many species Of Lepjaoptsrd, [BuitorAiesl
when they emerge from the pupa or chrysalis
s,rt.. 9isi.karge a reddish tn;d hi.h in soma
Instances, " here their numbers have been conEit-
cradle, has produced the appearances Of shower
Of blood and by Tins natural t,rt all those hood,
showers, recorded by historians as pietotnaiural.
aud regarded, where they happened as fearful
pfognosiIca Of impending evils, uTe stripped Of
Their tersJrs, and reduced 70 tho class OF events
.,at .sDyeu In .lo common ronrse az Xatnre =
That insects pre the cause of ,bess rsnnposed,
showers IL no recent di.cny.r,. FIR SIei1en. re-
l5tos ;hg, ia the year ls53 n va, ,,ultitnds NJ
butterflies g,yarrn,,i t,ro,,rh a ,rr.at mart NJ Ger
MANY. and sn-inkled hints Leaves h,ildingy
clo,trs and non viii tf,oJv 1ro,s a. IL -, tab
r.ined tIo.d, But the most inta,as,i9g accornt
Of an even, Of this kind Is ciyen bv Rgaun,nr.
from whom we learn that in tie Iscinnino OF
Jgly. 1905. the suberbs II AK. and consilera.
BE extent Of country round n were covered with
what tTne5rpa to be a sboyycr ~ blood We NAV
lco,,reiYe 10 anazement a,d st,nor of tho noni
lace mon such discovery. the alarm of the citi.
aens he crave roason;rGs Of ,tn js,rne5 An
- tSo of dnrtncss nd b rco,rdnT i ~
the rrogaostic and precursor Of some dreful mis-.
fortune a6ont 70 beta!l them. Fear and prejudice
@oI.a na'I sasen Geei 54 e upon s.ls oeeaslon
weak ea gin5+ 6.5 I'M no, Pcr"s c' doabTo,sJ
philosopher ofthat place paid attention to insects.
A ohrysalis, which he preserved in his cabinet
let hin into the secret Of this mysterious shower.
ie,' nl,s'"g "''n ',lO.s1 IN o ms
the box in winch he kept 4, tie ANIMAL flew out,
and left behind it a rod spot lie compared this
with the spots OF the blood shower and found they
@eI0 aiiHe, ~ we salns 1ins ne observed mere
abon, anJ ~, ,be ION Sf liza ra;
we're not to be found upon the tiles, nor even up.
on the upper SUFFICE Of the stones, but chiefly in
cavities T ana place, where raIn could not easily
Ne irnorant fears 'l and terrops Which natural
phen0lnenon had caused" Vol. /, page IS.
Those ishing further information on the sub
e't WI tgd It N Con'st0eks P1ys,otogy' and N
IN 49, ni,r. il natosas amy y ;bn TanIro
count of flesh opnearing with the blood. no doubt
was the result Of the insect having persisted in
the process Of ,ransiornation;
Dl--'' . 'aaN HAhLo" ELL
ARRIVAL or TnE BRITANNIA
The cto,,nsbi, R,;tar,i, C,nt clo.
land, arrived at Boston on THURSDAY morn.
mo, the "a INST. at i o,cIock She leff
Liyerpool On he 10Th. and like her nreae.
cessor. had rather a rouqh passage.
The commercial depression stiIl contin.
ned in Great Britain. ard had extended 10
the Continent. There were several thou.
sand operatives cut Of employ at LYONS
and many also in the other French mann.
featuring towns.
A little more activity prevailed in the
DAYS but il was tboucbt NOT to amount to
much.
The harvest this year. even should the
Crop sustain little injury. must be late
one. Il is the opinion of well.informed
persons that a supply must be obtained
from abroad. before The produce Of the
Crop can be brought TO market.
The distress in the Manufacturing dis.
tricts was rather on the increase, heighten-