The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-23

For several days there havo been
mysterious and vague rumors of a
most remarkable
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENON
out at the Catholic gravey rd Oh Stone
street, abpve the Three Mile Creek.
II is asserted by those who say they
have seen it, thnt for the last iiy.
days gentle shower has falleu con.
tinuously on tho lot of the Lemnine
family, in which are buried Mr.. Vie.
tor Lemoinc and many others Of his
family. With view Of getting at the
facts Of thi, most extraordinary affair,
Ee had las: night an interview with
Mr.. Louis B [Icmoine, employed ut
Asa Hollis, son of the dece ased
Victor I.emoine, who died in 1851,
who relatcd. the following
STARTLING PARTICULARS.
Having heard that it was report. d
it had been raining for several days
on the enclosed ground which forms
ny family buryinS ground in the
Catholic burying ground on 'Stohe
street, above the Three lilc Creek,
[ drove out there last evening to 81 4.
isfy myself, and to nv intense aston
ishment saw that |"'
" AcoLuMN OF RAIN
was coming down without ceasina,
which although hardly powerful
enough to lay 'bn dust, and was
enough to vet the hands Or any riicl..
and It tiu,eS it raiued quitc hard Tn.
volamo of rain fell INSIDE Of the en-
closure a.a nuwhere eisu, rs the wealth
er VAS, and ha, been, b.ish lit and clear
all tho time
DURING THE FIVE DAYS
the raih h,a been falling OIL these
graves. There are thirteen nt nv
family buried in the lot Of gr,und
upon which it has been ruinlug
My mother, brother and sisters ,vi,i-
ted the spot yesterday and he da; be-
fore to satisfy Themselves about the
truth of this matter and declare that
they too, saw this wonderful phen IN. |.
enou. 1t has also been ... -,
SEEN DY OVER TWO HUNDRED PERSONS.
81 tock friend with mo when
visited the spot, who al,o saw, the
rain falling as described. Mr.. John
Rossct, the keeper of tho cemetery,
told me that the rain had cumnenc ,
ed filling in heavy drops ab ut
five days ago. | am vi ling 20 tuke
my outh as to the truth Of thi. state.
ment." t.t..f
so INcREpiBLE ,R.
did this extraordinary sff.ir seem,
that those who s,w it several days
ago refrained from stating, or asser,7
ing what they had seen for oar that
not only th,!ir veracity, bat their snui.
ty would he questioned, and it was
only until number Of gentlemen of
the first respeotability had seen and
reported tho result Of their personal
observations, any credeDrc was at
tached to tho truth Of the matter.
Take it altogether, it is certainly tho
most astounding and miraculous at
mospherio wonder that has ever been
witnessed in this part Of the world
and will doubtless afford abundant
FOOD FOR THOUGHT. na..
research and observation, not ONLY
among scientific men, but among all
classes. There are 80 many who
vouoh for the truth Of Mr.. te-
moine's state me,it, and his character
for veracity is such, that there can no
longer be any doubt Of tho faot that
IL has been raining for the past Ave
days on the graves Of his kiudred.
HoRRiBLE MunpER IN KANSAS
The Leavenworth Times learns from
Mr.. Hanks, nf,tbc Kansas Pacific, Of
the death on "Wednesday last, Of Tom
Smith, City Marshal Of Abilene, un.
der the following circumstances:
Receiving information that two
mel whom he desired to arrest we're to
b. found on Ohapmsn's creek, abbut
fifteen miles distant from Atilen., he
repaired to tho spot, and found the
parties hs was looking for, They re-
sisted arrest, md, while the officer
was struggling with them, the other
siezod an axe, aud it is supposed, !,
while Smith was in a STOPPING nosition
struck him on the back of the neck,
completely severiDg his he I'd from his
body. Neither Of the men have since
been soen. There isgreat cxciteuient
emong the cisissus Of tho vicinity and
hunt for, the murde,ers was being