The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-06-14
ORIGIN 4 &.
Correspondence of the Reveille.

NEw 0aLvANs, June = 1854.
Mn. EDiToR The heats Of summer are
beginning 70 descend in earnest upon our De.
voted city: il continues free from pestience,
and everything gives promise Of healthy
season. Tho weather is delightful the air
pure and balmy, and cooling, health.infusing
breeIes from the aromatic South, counter.
acts the feryid rays Of burning sun. and df.
fuses a grcatful temperature "The darker
the storm, the purer the atmosphere" holds
good for this glorious weather we now enjoy.
was preceded by one Of the severest thunder
storms ever seen BY that old fogy, tho old.
cst inhabitaat" The rain poured down in
torrents, and such lightning fash succeeded
fash With such celerity, sthat the whole heav-
ms seemed in a glow. About FIVE o'clock
in tho afternoon. the sombre clouds with their
aigzag corrusoations concentrated over the
South District, and suddenly. by one tremen-
dous effort disgorged their whole cargo ofelec
trieity with such report that
Made the earth to its deep centre shake"
The lightning descended upon dairy in
Apollo street. in which there we're some sixty
cows, and over thousand dollars worth Of
proyendor In an instand the whole building
was in flames, and soon burned to theground
st tue same time, some squares from the
aforesaid dairy, lady stood in her door, seis.
sors in hand. contemplating the grand aud
awful soblimfy Of the ssere then being en-
acted il the elements overhead lon another
square, carpenter (who, it is probable, did
not POSSESS so grea. taste for the sublime,)
stood at his bench, engaged in the less intel
lcclual occupation Of grcasing his hand-saw /
nnd maid.servant, with her hands full Of
knives and forks. was just emerging from
kitchen, when simultaneous with the shock
that ignited the dairy. the intellectual lady's
scissors flew from her hands, the hand-saw Of
the unpoetic carpenter instantaneously forsook
him. and the maid.servant's knives and forks
we're seen cutting strange and mystical gy-
ntions in the air, after which they we're sew
orally deposited on the ground at unequal dis
tanccs, and in numerous directions from the
astonished maid The most singular feature
Of the phenomenon is, that not one Of the par
iy was in the least injured. aud but slightly
shocked.
We have been mlking strenuous efforts for
a reform in our city government. II any
5lace ever needed il, New Orleans does for
years has she been the prey Of avariciOus Of
iice.seekers, who have drained her treasury,
and less than half performed their duties. In
fact, they have been elected BY the dominent
parties, with more reference to their popular
iiy than qualifications and the true cause Of
their misgoyernment may be attributed as
much to want Of competency. as to apathy
Or neglect. Our whole municipal regulations
need recognizing. The rcformers have the
aela. but what they win do 70 meet the ex-
petitions Of our citizens, remains as yet q
marvel and wonder.
Bot little Of interest is transplring in our
courts the session is drawing to close
they viii adjourn the lst Of July. The First
district court tried several murder cases last
week. The two most important we're for vile
murd.r-Frauk Smith and Pat. Finn, IRISH
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men, They were both found guiity-the
former with capital punishment. Judge Rob
ertson pronounced sentence upon him on Sat
urday last. accompanied with some eloquent
aud feeling remarks. Several years have
iranspired since a man was found guilty Of
murder 10 this city, although many atrocious
crimes have been committed. People began
to think that 70 convict a murderer was one
Of the impOssibiIities II is really refreshing
'osll good citizens to know that the laws viii
N executed.
Some little excitement. and much interest,"
a'' prevailed here. 10 relation TO Cuban al
9ir Il ms thought the crises bad come