The evening Argus., 1868-11-14

blessing.
The STARS FALLING-A GRAND EXHIB
rloN.-The announcement in our issue Of
yesterday, Friday, the 18th that the grand
aerial scenic display of 1893, would be re-
peated on nearly as extensive a scale, was
generally credited and many sat up to see
the display. The savants of the country
theorize after this manner, concerning this
phenomenon
There are, floating through the air, mass
os Of concrcted vapor, luminous in their
densest parts. Of this same impslpable
material are comets composed, and these
masses may be but the dissipation of com.
ct. They move in an orbit, as do comets,
and remain together. At certain periods
the orbcular course of the earth and these
balls Of lumionus yspor meet, and 1t is in
the passage that this gorgeous exhibition is
seen. This morning, Saturday, the l4th)
between three and five o'clock, the grand
show commenced, and the heavens were
ablale with meteoric showers. Great balls
of fire of intense crimson shot clear athwart
the heavens, their color modulatiug into q
rich purple as they vanished, and leaving
behind a glarng path Of light. The heay
ems seemed to be filled with Olympian
geni, bowling planets at each other in Cy'
clopean sport, across the blue arc of the sky.
1t was such glimpse of the majesty OF the
great Triune and his illimitabe creation as
mortals have, commonly, but once in life
time. The sight continued, at short inter
vaIs, until the"mottled dawn partly ecipsed
its spendor, when the sky become over
clouded and entirely shut out the view.
INcGrIEST RUFFIANIsN.--The "charvari,'
which, half century ago, was an insttu.
ton in France, threatens to become acclim.
atized with u.s. 1t is an improvised concert
Of drums, tin pans, gongs, locomotive bells,
COW horns, and all the elements which 60 to-
wards producing deafening, hideous, dis
cordant sound. Mr.. Austins house, on the
leyee, was treated with one, Of the grandest
sort on Wednesday night, on the occasion
of Miss Agnes Austin's marriage, notice
Of which will be found elsewhere in this pa.
clave were selected with the ingenuity of
professional torturers who knew the value Of
peace and happiness, or of Mons. Paul Julien
in his monster concerts. Great iron wheels,
from the plough works of the Messrs. Bu-
ford, which had the penetrating resonance
OF steamboat bells; cow bells tin horns, ke.
rosine cans containing buck shot, bones,
snare drums, fife or two, and an empty
whiskey hogshead. Armed with these dire
engines they stole through the midnight still
ness to the house of Mr.. Austin, and the
word "ready' being given, shrieking ago.
ny of discord broke suddenly upon the
drowsy ear Of night, interspersed with the
Indian war whoop, executed with great sue
cess by the brazen lungs Of the assembled
urchins. This was continued without ces-
saton for half hour, when the police made
descent on them, capturing SIX and taking
them to place Of security. They appear
ed next morning and, after an examination,
1t was ascertained that two we're not partlci.
pants, and they were discharged. The rest
were let 70 under promise to make their ap.
pearance with the rest when captured, and
have full hearing.
1t is a disgraceful affair, and if the real
offenders be apprehended they should be
punished. No matter how obscure the
householder, or unassuming his residence,
neither boys or men have any right to annoy
the inmates by screeching like fends, in the
neighborhood. The Austins, as well as the
proudest family in town, ara entitled to the