The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-17
r1sgs EXPECTED o1Er1on1o sI1oyvDT,

TIzgS EXPECTED 1IIETIIOIeIC SHOWER.
Up to lato hour last night tho great mctoorio
| shower predicted by astronomers had not been OBJ
served in This vicinity. Some of our Northern and
Northwestern friends, however, report 'small
shower" on Monday night, or rather Tuesday
morning, as will bo seen by the following dis
patches:
THE DISPLAY AT NEW HAVEN, CONN.
NEW HAVEN, November 13.-Last night party
of from twelve to eighteen observers, under tho
tower Of Alumni Hall six hundred and nnety-six
shooting stare in five hours and twonty minutes.
At twelve o'clock they came at the ratio Of about
eighty the last hour before dawn average for tho
whole time ono hundred md thirty to tho hour.
Not more than one-third were conformablo to the
radiant IN Leo. Another party observing ut Shef-
field Scientific School, obtained results agreeing in
| the main with tho above.
THE DISPLAY AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO November 13.-The meteoric shower at
Chicago, partially promised for last night, was
sad disappointment, both to the curious and to tho
| astronomers, as tho metcors were scarcely moro
humorous or brilliant than may be seen on any
clear night in the fall of the year. From eoven to
one O'Clock about ono hundred and fifty were
counted by Professor Stafford, of tho Chicago OBJ
sorvatory. They appeared to como mostly from
the constellation Loo, in tho east, and to move in
! noarly horizontal direction, though many foil
oblqely and porpenS{iise.uary, and tho direction
One very brilliant moteor, about o'clock, started
| from near tho constellation CanRsip@d, and de-
scribng paraboc curve, extended entirely across
the eastern hoavcns finally sinking below tho hori-
zon The first part of tho night was clear and cool,
and very favorable for Investigation, but shortly
after o'clock q haze came UP, md tho hoavons
| wore soon densoly oyorspread, 80 that no further
exhibition could bo witnessed.
Three TO -Four Oclock.-Two littlo metcors ap-
pcared at treo o'clock in tho southwest, and both
won't southwark from tho position of tho coastella
! ton Ursa Major. Immediately afterwards another
shooting star appeared fifteen degrees north of
NOT tInr, f1rnn
| four of tho whole number that were not south of
| that point. The next meteor appeared i'll tho west,
ing ono in tho oast noar tho horizon; and thore
was n very little ono in the southwest, thirty do
grrees above tho horizon. There was an interval
these meteors remained in sight averaged ono
fourth to one-half second. They were mostly
below or bctwccn tho consultations Tho Greater
Dog and tho Greater Boar. Thrcc-fourthS of them
touched tho southwestern section of tho Milky
Way.
| METEoRs AT BOSTON.
BosroN, November 4-.2.sO.-Large numbers of
meteors are appearing here tho people turning
out to see hom; supposed to bo tho precursor OF
meteoric showers. .
| METEoRs IN NEW YORK.
NEW York, November ia party watching
| the heavens" last night from private observato-
ry gives the following in relation to the meteoric
Eleven to Three o'csock.-At about II o'clock last
night the first one OF the shooting stars WAS no
| ticed at point near this city, where some pains
were taken to SEQ tho number which camo Only
two or IT, three more were visible tn Quarter before
minutes three bright shooting stars appeared at
tho south at altitude of about forty-fve degrees
second westward, and the third southwark, OF
directly towards the horizon. Tho bright limo OF
tho path covered about ffteen dogreos.
! -Four TO FFUe O'c,0ck.-After four o'clock tho
shooting stars appeared in great numbers. They
went in all directions, but usually southwark and
more than half were first soon in tho southwest.
was seen in the course of the night, was at four
o'clock and ten minutes. Then threo stars darted
downward in quick succession. Ono was exceed
ingy brilliant and oft trail which could bo soon
for somo timo after it disappeared. In the course
OF ton minutes there wcro sovon flights. Thon
they camo ut longor intervals, and for about twen-
fyo o'clock there were eight or ten, however. They
woro noarly all small. One of them, which was
yory far distant, seemed Like O. long, thin limo OF
| light, and was visible for scyoral seconds.
FaUe TO Sin OcocI.-From fvo to six o'clock
thero woro moro meteors than in any of tho other
periods though in consequence, partly Of the early
| dawn mono were distinguished after forty minutes
| to six o'clock. At about haf-past five o'clock q
large meteor, as bright and flashing as rocket,
passed from tho constellation Orion towards tho
northwest: It's train was as luminous as tho
| brightest famo.
| BRILLIANT DISPLAY AT TROY.
| Troy, N. Y, November IA A. M-At half-past
liant appearance, and about tho size of twonty
pound shot, came directly from tho constellation
Of Orion, nnd travelled westwardly until it's dis
appearance, It's flight was accompanied by cor
rnhcatlons that absolutely glittered along its
tire length. At eleven O'Clock another brilliant
moteor Of tho first magnitude shot from tho ball
Of Orion, travorsing about forty-avo degroos of
the horizon, accompanied with nobulous light,
similar to that which cometary bodies exhibit. It
oamo from the east, and took southerly direc-
| ton, leaving o long trail.
During tho evening, up to half past twolve o'clock,
seven Of these meteors mostly from the oonstella,
tion Orion, passed. in asouthorly direction. These
were all Of the first magnitude and traversed south
with long trails. At quarter to o'clock very
large and brilliant meteor, accompanied with a
phosphorescent light, appeared at the end Of the
Sickle, and Instantly passed north, marked with
| oil tho oolors OF the rainbow.
|
| Shall tho Negroes Votef
The following, says tho Now York Eoenf,,g Post
OF the 14th, is from ON Intelligent and sapaoious