Smyrna times., 1859-06-23
Great Natural Phenomenon.
DESCENT OF AN IMMENSE MErEORIC BODY II
OSWEOO COUS"Y

OESCENf OF AN IMMENSE METEORIC BODY IN
oswE0o CoUS@Y. !;
On wednesday yesterday morning, the in.
haoltants OF the towns of Buyeston aud Red
neIu' IN thls county, were startled by the oc-
currence of a most remarkable phenomenon
the descent from the heavens of an immense
!'itteorlc mass. The body struck the earth be-.
tween The hours of three and four, a. a. with
crash that was truly terrific. and the shock was
senslbiy felt, and people aroused from their
seep-at distance of five miles from the scene
The body fell upon the farm of Horace Sanger
situated on the line of Boylston and Redfcd,
striking IN meadow, and partially on the
highway. 1t is estimated by our informant to
cover half an acre of land. The earth was torn
up IN terrible manner, and large fragments
were thre yn distance of two. thIrds OF mile
The mass is very irregular in shape, and rises
at some points to sixty and eighty feet in height,
aud Is supposed to be imbedded in the earth as
many feet. The surface generally has the ap-
pearance of iron ore. The excitement oeca-
stoned by the event among the inhabitants was
intense, and the crash is said to have been ter
rlhc beyond description. Many supposed that
The hnal winding up of terrestrial affairs had
truly arrived.
We e,indebted to our friend Lewis Putnam,
OF Boyislon, for hs efforts to furnish lis at the
earliest moment with the particulars of the
event. -OStccgO Palladium, June l6.
G37 Juries seem determined, all over the
country, to make masculine firters and iterS
suffer terribly In tle prcket nerve. At Balll-
more, the other day, the jury in the case OF
Miss Annie b. Herring against James Bang
hen, for breach Of promise, rendered a verdict
OF 50, 800 damages for the plaintiff.
0I-5~ Garioaldi's dispatches, written in the
true rcHi, ridi, rici style, run in this way: ..
have been attacked by the Austrans; have
beaten them; am pursuing them the people
rise and help me. e."
0~3~Dr. Franklin observes: "The eyes Of
others are the eyes thatrHi us. lfall butmy-
sqlf were bllcd should want neither fine houses
nor fine furniture.
o. New Orleans paper of the 6th inst, are
rejoicing over fine shower Of rain there, the
first since the l9lh of May.
OF Complaint is made of long protracted
drOuth in certain districts OF Mississippi, Geor.
gla, Texas aud Louisiana.
o. Tke Easton (Md.) Ga=ette complains of
the ravages Of the army and grub worm among
the young corn in that county.
" The Towsoutown .idcocate says the we
WI has appeared in the wheat in the eleventh
district of Baltimore county.
" Some of the farmers Of FREDERICK CO.,
Md, whose wheat was destroyed by hail lately,
are sowing buckwheat in its stead.
0~~T The Emperor of RUSSIA has presented
diamond broucL, valued at $1,000 to the wife
OF Capt Hudson, in acknowledgement of cour.
teses extended to some Russian officers By him
while he was engaged in laying the Atlantic
cable.
0~3- Gen. Twiggs, at last accounts, had SO
far recovered as to be able TO sit up, and is ra-
pldly gaining strength.
0|~r J. II. Green, the "reformcd gambler"
is in Wappello county, Iowa, aud IS postmaster
Of the Chrstenburg post Office.
0~T Judge Richardson, of the Supreme
Court of Missouri, has resigned on account off
the inadequate salary.
QF Prof Agassiz has received from Brazil
butterfly that measures ten feet from the tip of
one wing to the other.