Show according to a statement in the new york sun purporting to come from a reliable astronomer there will be considerable meteoric commotion in the heavens between november and the meteoroids ids will appear to como come from a point in the constellation of leo the same authority says the most remarkable display of all is duo due in about eighteen years when the earth will have the appearance of being bombarded by falling stars in the language of scripture it will appear as if the stars shall fall from heaven A display of this kind occurred in 1833 and is said to have created mated great terror the following description of a scene connected with it given at the time by y a south carolina planter is quoted in a number of astronomical works and never loses its interest I waa was suddenly awakened b by y the most distressing cries that ever fell on my care shrieks of horror and cries for mercy I could hear from most of the negroes of three plantations amounting in all to about or while earnestly listening for the cause I heard beard a faint voice near the door calling my name I arose and taking liking my sword stood at the door at this moment I hear the same voice still beseeching me to rise t and saying my god the world is on fire 11 I then opened the door and it is difficult to say which excited me most the tile awfulness awful ness of the scene or the distressed cries of the neg roea upward of one hundred lay prostrate on the ground some speechless and some with the bitterest cries cried but most with ith their hands raised imploring god to save the world and them the scene was awful fornea for never nevor did rain fall much thicker than the meteors fell towards the earth east west vi est north and south it was the same meteors invariably follow in the track of comets and the visit of the two celestial strangers of that class elms is likely to be succeeded by striking signs in the heavens |