Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-27


REMARKABLE PHEROMESos NEAR MADISON GEO
"A most remarkable electric phenomenon was seen
at the plantation Of Charles j. Baldwin, Esq, about
hve miles from Madison, Geo.. on Tuesday. June
Mr. Baldwin was standing in his back porch, when
Immediately after pretty severe flash of lightning
he observed a ball of fire at so or 20 wards from
him. The ball, when first seen, appeared about
foot In diameter. 1t instantly began to expand.
throwing of beautiful scintilations, and continued
to enlarge and scintilate until it had become 10
IL feet IN diameter, when II disappeared. Mr.. B.
says it was the most beautiful sight he ever beheld
HIS family, both white and black who saw it, were
very much alarmed but he was apparently so much
interested as 10 feel no alarm He has examined
his cotton where it appeared. and observed signs
OF INJURY 1t must have been visible for some time
say 50 or 60 seconds, as the negroes ran into the
house and gave the alarm, and returned before it
disappeared. s.
"THREE SEvENTEENs."-We heard good story,
the other day, of an eminent joker (now deadly who
the father of great brood of fast boys The old
gentleman was rather q strict governor, though
when outside, he would now and then "let up
drink, carouse, and go in for chances The boys
knew this-boys generally do-and while they re-
spected the governor account of his age they posi-
lively objected TO his propensities for humoug
One Sunday the governor reading the bible,
when Ell, the Oldest boy, having procured set of
dice, and having spotted all the low Sides that
he could not get less than Fifteen commenced throw
I ing them on a chair. The governor came to hard
NoFu' iookSo up anu saw the game. i men came
the following conversation.
| Governor.-Ez, you boy Ezeriah do yoc know
\ what day it is 2 ~ "
Ez.-Yes ffteen-Sunday. Seventeen.
/ Goyernor.-Iou go put them things away throw
them into the stove; no. put them the shelf
Get book, sit down and read. .a5ms +
4 Ez put the bones in his pocket, and got book
but, some how or other, out came the dice again
/ Ez.-Seventeen seventeen seventeenth! 90
Governor-( Springing from his chair, and allow,
[ ing the bible to drop on the foor,) What Got
three seventeens? Good gracious! Them would
have won the boss last night!
ADVENTURE WITH SruRGEoN.-The Poughkeep
sic IN. " Eagle says that while Mr.. Warner was
crossing the Hudson river, in a boat, from his
residence Constitution Island to West Point, on
the 18th ult he unceTemoniously visited by
sturgeon, which, in performing its morning exercises
ured beyond It's Fairgrounds and darted about three
feet clear above the boat, and down head fore
most, protrudng his THROUGH the bottom in sucl
a manner 10 !asen himself. In this perilous situa
ton Mr.. Warner and servant succeeded in crossing
the river, with his victim in this perplextY, to tht
shore, were he extricated, and found 10 measure
seven feet and nine inches in length, and weighed
not far from Two hundred pounds. ..
, + The MoRNING.-The sweetness of the morning Ii
perhaps it's least charm. It is the renewed yigor i
implants in all around that affects us-man animals
n birds, plants, vegetation, flowers. Refreshed an
soothed with sleep, man opens his heart he is aliy
: to nature and natures God and his mind is NOR
intelligent because more fresh. He seems to drnl
: of the dew like flowers and feels the same reyiyn
): effect.
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