Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-11
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENON. - From

days there have been mysterious and vague
minors of a most remarkable meteoroIog cal
nheuomenon out at the Catholic graveyard, on
Stone street, above the Three bile Greek IL
ia asserted by those who sly they haze
seen it that for the last fac days Il gentle
shower has fallen continuously on The lot CT the
Eemoine family, in which are buried 'lr. Vic
tor Lemoine and many others OF his i.lniiy.-
With view of getting ut the lsc's o! thus most
extraordinary affair, We had last ni.ht IN TO-
terview with Mr.. Louis B. Lemolne. employ
ed at Asa Hollis, son OF he deceased Victor
T,emoine, who died in 1851, who related TIC
following startling particulars:
Having heard that it @a: reported that 1t
bsd been raiaing Tor several days 90 The &C
closed ground which forms Tly l'sal!iy hurylng
ground in the Catholic hurying ground ca
Stone street. above the Three bile i}rcek, L
drove out there last eTcnug 10 setisiy myself,
| and TO my intense aat0nshinsnt ] saw that
column Of rain was coming dV@n without
ceasipg. which, although hardly powerful
| enough to lay the dust, vas cEcugi 10 vet the
| hands or aoy article, and ct times ii la:ned
| onite hard. The volume OF rau icIi lasiic OF
| the enclosure. and nowhere eisa, a. tie wealth
| pr was and had beer bright and Gear ali the
| time during the five days the rain has been
falling on these graves. There are thirteen
OF nv family buried il the lot of ground upon
which it has been raining. lily notber, broth
er, and sister visited the spot yesterday and
the day before to satisfy themselves about the
truth of this matter, and declare that they,too,
saw this wonderful phenomencE: H. has as9
| been seen by over 200 persons. took irleud
with me when | visited the spot. VINO also So"
the rain falling as described. Mr. jonn Los
set the keeper OF the cemetery. to'd ME that
the rain bad commenced falling in heavy drocs
about five days ago. [ am willing to take NY
oath as to the truth oil this statement.
So Incredible cid this extraordinary aH.ir
seem, that those who saw It seVeTs! days ago
refrained from stating or asserting what tney
had seen, for fear that not on'y their Te!aci'5
| but their sanity would be questioned, add II was
only until number of gentlemen OF the list
respectability had seen aud reported tie result
of their personal observations, bat any crG4:uc2
was attached to the truth Of the matter. -. Take
| il aItogether, it is certainly &c most as:0ua'i
| ing and miraculous atmosphere wonder that
| has ever teen Witnessed in this part Oi the
world, and will doubtless afford utu@tant icod
| for thought, research, aGC observation, not
only among scientific men, but among all class
es. There are SO maHy who Tducu i0r me
truth of Mr. Lemuiuc's statement, aud his
character for eeracity Is SUCH. that tncca ca.
nc longer be any doubt OF ,hr iact that It las
been raining for me past hTe days Oh tho graves
of bis kindred.
THE PnENoMENAL YEAR. thus far, th2
I(ear mas bse: uarti d By aa UnIi.lai DumueI
and variety 0! atmospheric l.acaon,*1a, atd
meny Of them have been cru%Lnd latn The
cxperleuce OF The las: ie" d,:s OF Wc,:&s. -
| Tnere was trrm enG1us .ila wave sVll; t!7o
months ago that iett III. p:is.lo1 Ct ~ rJ'f-
er along our coast from Cane Nay t. 81. Juias.
| Iu maDy parts Of tho cuunj:y th:rr vas >
sayere and pro:onred drought, which reduced
the 6ied crops material : ; bur qaicScnci inio
unWouted activity the heaiin4 qul!.t!e: Il!
the orchards. If New Epsiaad Is witaout
| hay. she IS pfost with cii:r.
The heat Of the Summer, TOO. Vas niaTTcI
Gus. following as it did upon wIn;sE ia
| which but little ice Was formed over Wide re-
gious where it is a comlnn winter p:odne!.-
! The evening sky has g;uwed with auTnras OF
unwonttd briiiancy. NeteoTs ana "e:o.ii"s
have derted across the sight EcaT2!!s. inc
| commotiOn OF the sea aud sky has teeti sip
| plemcnted by terrenc mosGm"uis, hnd an
| earthquake has shaken the foundations OF DC
| land over thousand miles OF Longitude. ihn'
which has seemed an impossbiilty IN CuT par
| OF the word, has become an actual iaci, aud
| New York can sympathzc with Lima III tit
| great shakes that upset tic gravity Of tcc
| Peruvians. There have been antdcn AMI de-
vastating fresbets in many rivers; .ai; las
fallen upon the fields. ami :orpadoe5 have
blown themselves out in wrathiul t:nluit.-
The year will b. rcmcm bercd az one IL! .narkcd
phenomena in nature, such as hays r0t been
known to the Oldest inhatita1t.
! PoLIT1cs IN THE PULPIT. he Ea}icql
i u IL, ri.
| in violent partisan harrangu1a, ces!eaed 10
| Influence the election that was 10 oio!9 the
succeeding Tuesday. Forgetting the duties Ct
their sacred Office, they plunged into the cess
pool OF r5iitics; to emerge, Z. cO:;:3e, With
soilcd robes aud damaged reputation ia the
estimation OF nj! gcod people. Nov, It strikes
us that nothing is more uoscemlv noT more at
variance with The doctrines CT Lin who said,
My KINGDOM is not OF this world. than fer
| Ministers OF the Gospel to introduce party
politics into the pulpit; bit especially, The
practice, which, thank Heaven has Fever
been INDUCED in the Sorth,-of delivering
"violent partisan harrangues' lroG that sacred
place.
We are not, and never have been, among
! the number of those who :iins tia; :: chris.
tan Minister should ba denied the right ac-
corded to all other citizens, OF entertaining his
political sentiments, and CT EXPRESSING them
through the ballot box. But this It seems to
US, is as far as hc..should go.-Lynch. '"y.
| ENocH ARDEH AGAIN.-T'e Bangor Ne. }
| Wing says that some cinetsen or twenty years
| ago young couple were married IN nti&i-
boring iowa. They lived happily togeiher tor
three or four years. duriag winch time child
was born, when the husband Has TAX ken With
the "CaIiforuis fever" and lett Tor tic land Of
gold. For some time letters were Icc2l:ad
from him, but suddenly they ceased 70 scme,
and gears passed by without word Every
body gave him up for dead, and the lonely wife
was at last CONSTRUCTED to admit tiat it aus!
be so. About ten years since s',s married
again, and lived With husband no. . uati las!
| week, when, unexpectedly to al. husband 10.
| made his appearance, IL Eaoch -ir>i:R.
But he didn't go and die. He sued up fox
bis rights, and the consequence was that the
lady 10 question returned TO Der fist love, aad
they have started for California ;":2t;cr, eGv,
inn husband No . with child which Eas