The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-09-04
From the Lebanon Chroncls-
REMARKABLY OCCURRENCE.


The following communication is from
too respectable source TO question It's
verify; we therefore give place to it.
We will add that we have evidences CT
the fact-that the substance mention
ed In the communication, did fall from
the heavens in shower. that no man in
his senses can doubt. Although no one
save the negroes, saw it fall, vet the man
ner IN which It was found spatered up
on the tobacco leaves, could leave no
doubt upon the mind of anv one who
saw 1t, that it had fallen. We have seen
and examined the substance-what il is
we do not pretend 10 conjecture; but j,
looks like putrid flesh, or a bloody glu-
tlnous matter concerted, and smells very
nauseous. 1t is indeed a miraculous oc-
currence, but not stranger than true
Scores of men of unimpeachable vera
city, Will testify to the fact of the sub
stance being found as described IN the
following communication, and none who
have seen the place, and learned the CIR
cumstances, pretend TO question Its hay-
ing fallen from the heavens.
Shower of Blood.
Mr.. EDITOR 1t is with some degree
OF dlthdence submit 10 the task Of max
ing the following communication 10 the
public through your paper; being vel
aware that from the novelty and strange
ness OF the occurrence which | shall re-
late, | shall subject myself to the incre
dullty of the public. But as the facts
can be attested by a number Of witness
es OF the first spectability, feel indem
nlhed in making the statement The fact:
are as follows:
On Saturday last, a young man brough
to my office small piece of tobacc'
+ Leaf, with an apparent drop of coaguiai
ed blood upon 1t, and requested an anal
J ysls of It-stating, that the substance
f upon the leaf had fallen from cloud II
I the heavens. This excited my curIOsI
, ty, and led me to MAKE particular en-
. quiry, relative to this strange pheno
menon. | asce rtained that Mr.. n Pey
= ton, Of Lebanon, was in the neIghbOr
; hood at the time this strange shove
fell, which led me to enquire of him.
. Mr.. P.'s statement was that he was n thJ
house of Mr.. E. NJ Chandler, living Of
!. Spring Greek, about FIVE miles from lie
banon on Friday last-that about or
o'clock P. NJ, two of Mr.. Chambers ne
o groes came in from the tobacco held
: where they had been at work, and states
e to their master that it had been ralnln.
!. blood in the tobacco field. WhereuPon
Mr.. Chandler accompanied by Mr. Pey
ton and Mr.. D. S. Dew, returned with III
negroes, and found. promiscuously scat
tered over portion Of the field drops Q
! blood, adherring 10 the tobacco leaves
J This statement of Mr.. PeytOn's--he Be
ing a gentleman of strict yeracity--ta
duced me to 90 in person, TO the spot, an
d examine for myself. Accordingly, o
u Sunday last, | wen: to the house Of N
/ ChandIer-who in company with Messr:
= I. r. and John Jackson, proceeded wi
;, me to the tobacco ground. Mr.. Chandle
stated in substance the same that Nj
u Peyten had stated: that his negroes wer
c at work in the tabacco field and about ha'
4 after IL or IL o'clock, a rafting noise TX
% rain or hail was heard by them, fallln
e around, which they soon found to ;
. drops of blood falling. On looking a
d the negroes state, they saw small re
!, !, cloud, passing swiftly from east TO ives
~ Immediately over their heads, and whicl
!? soon after passing over them, disaPPea
i i cd emit reIV