The New York Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1860, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8718. “THE METEOR OF FRIDAY NIGHT. Nts Brilliancy and Its Great Distance from the Earth. Neem “Right Over the Heads” of People One + Hunudred and Fifty Miles Apart, fea Views and Shore Views of the i” Phenomenon. ALL \SORTS OF ACCOUNTS. @ur Amateur Astronomers on the Qui Vive, Ber, ‘The mysterious phenomenon of Friday night appears to have attracted a great deal of attention in all directions, and from the numerous deseriptions received at the HeraLy viier; there must have been an extensive display of na- are’s Lreworks, excelling in brilliancy the celebrated py- Fotechnic# ianufastured by Mr. Edge. We are, in fact, Raving just new un apusva) demonstration in this line. Oe Thursday night the northern lights were exceedingly brilliant for three bours in succession, equal to the dis- play usually witnessed upon a cold winter night, the sea- sou of the year that such scenes are usually seen. On Fri- ay night thero were continuous flashes of lightning in the east, and apparently not a cloud to be seen; the climax, however, seems to have been reached in the meteoric dis- Pity a few minutes before ten o'clock. The appearance of this meteor at this time, following a8 it hes upon the heels of the numerous atmospherical phe- ‘somena that have fullowed each other in rapid succession simyg tbe commencement of this year, is well calculated ereate excitement in the public mind, and will be look- ed upon by the masses with something more than scien- tide muterest. At first, every one looked upon it as some new invention in the pyrotechnical line; but as accounts poured in from « ifferent sections of the country, North, South and East, this ecoentric visiter was viewed with Brest mystery. Soon after the appearance of the evening papers, with accouats from the surrounding country, showing that it was one of pature’s fireworks, there was as much ex- Citement about it in the streets as existed upon the arri- val of the Great Eastern. It was, in fact, the main topic of conversation in the office and counting room, at the hotels, ‘al the saloons, and wherever three or four persons were to be found together. Many looked upon it as baving some mysterious connection with the tornadoes that) have re- cently swept with such fary over our Western prairies. One would attribute it to this cause, and another to some other, all of them, however, looking upon it with unusual mystery. ‘Ite first appearance over this city must have been about twenty minutes before ten o’clock on Friday evening. It travelled apparently at a comparatively slow speed, giv- LA cehadbonr on the Jookout an opportunity to see (QF Whe space of from three to ve minutes. \t appear- ed differeut from the several standpoints of our oorres- pondgnts, some seeing ore meteor, others two, and still yt hey As it firet came in sight in the western horizon, it was 80 enveloped in a bluish haze that but one body could be seen, By the time, however, that it ad ‘vanced in its course ninety degrees, two bodies could be seen, and those who witnessed it further east declare that three separate bodies were visible, It was apparently very near the earth—a fact which caused many to look upon ft as a mere pyrotechnical display, instead of the atmcepherical phenomenon which it has since proved to be. ‘The tuct of its being seen over 89 large ao extent of cour try at once shows how deceptive its apparent height ‘wes, ae well a8 accounts for its slow motion. On@or oar reporters, on his way up town by the ‘Third avenue cars, between nino and ten o’clock last night, was standing on the front platform; when in the vieinity of Houston street a bright light was seen in ‘a westerly direction, enveloped in a bluish atmosphere, having the appearance of just emerging out of a hazy cloud. When firrt sen the light was about the size of a man's band. It remaised in that condition about minote, apparently drawing nearer, but moving in a Aircetion diagonally to the course of the car. At frst he Jecked upon the motion as the result of the motion of the car, which was at that time going at arapid rate. It soon, however, emerged from the mist that surrounded it, swhongtwo meteor. like bodies could be plainly seen resiing to the northeast, at the apparent velocity of about a mile a minute, and to all nppearance about five hundred feet above the buildings. Exch body had a tail of binish color, trom five to ten feet in length, the rear ove lapping upon the front. At a distance of about one hundred feet there followed @ stream of starlike fre, travelling in the same direction of the meteors. The two bodies coutinued in the Course Gret indicated until hidden from view by the buildings on the east side of the venue. They were in sight about three minutes, and when wey disappeared were in the vicinity of Williams- burg. The head of each meteor was from ten to twelve imchee in diameter, throwing off all the time fery mat- tur. What the mysterious bodies were no one could tell er even conjecture, although seen by large numbers in all parts of the city. MEETCH OF THE PHENOMENON BY A CORRESPONDENT. TO TUK EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ae. dee Kem, - IO SO mE ‘The meteor made its appearance at exactly fifteen min- utes to ten at night, in the northeast, as shown by the above diagram, it being of a beautiful blue enveloped ine ‘white mint. After descending in acurve of about five degrees, it eoparated at ninety degrees into two distinct ‘Podies of equal size to the observer, about twelve inches 4m diameter, and commenced to travel exactly paralle: to- gether, throwing off most brilliant red starlike portions, * gach of which was followed with a flery brush. This con- Unved at a slow pace until the meteors made forty de- grees, when the one represented at C disappeared altoge- ther at D, the other becoming at the samme time smalier, continuing its course to forty five degrees, when it slowly @ieappeared asa small red star. The meteors travelled together from ninety to forty de- grees, with exactnes® ar to distance apart and quite parallel with Seventieth and Seventy. first streets, their intanse blue bodies, surrounded with a brilliant white light, forming ame of the most magnificent rights I ever beheld. @ L. AB SEEN FROM FIFTY-THIRD CTREET. TO THE ROTOR OF THe MERA: D. nue, talking with a friend, and looking!» the dirsetion of the Ore, a few minutes before ten o'clock at night, I saw \ywo balls of fire rte, which appeared to me to come from the fire on the west side of the city. They were surround- od by & thick mist, and while rising made such a fight ase roof or wall would when failing in ata fire. After they had risen to a Certain height, they formed into ‘one ball of fire, amd took ® horizontal course near due enat,oron a line with Fifty-fourth street, {observed streams of Gre parsing from the body, and when it crossed avenue did not appear to be over three hundred ‘ high, and about the sis of @ targe foot ball, The streams of fire were apparentiy from one to two feet yong, snd continually Waving the body. 1 watched this body of fre very closely until it passed ever on Long Jaland, and out of sight. RBC ‘VINW FROM FORTY-NINTH STREBT. ‘TO THR RDITOR OF THR HERALD. Be) Naw Yor, July 21, 1900, ‘The meteoric phenomenon, which was observed by 6 many last night, does not seem to have been correctly deweribed in this morning’s Humatp. I observed it from the stoop of a house in Forty-ninth street, near Lexing- | ton avenue, and saw it from ite first appearance in the west till its disappearance in the east. It seemed to me to rise over the Hudson like a skyrocket, reflecting a sort of bluish green light, surrounded by adense haze, When it attained tha apparent magnitude of about @ mile, it took ap easterly direction, breaking into a bright ball with a comet like train, and several emaller balls, which follow- ed at even distances of about two hundred feet, each with train or tail. It seemed to disappear over Ravenswood, L, 1, the first ball lasting longest. The course of these wiobes of light was moderately slow and nearly horizon- taj—not at all like the common meteoric flashes. It must, haye taken two or three minutes from its first appearance ‘Ul it passed from our view. J. B.T, OBSERVATIONS OF A SEVENTH STREET RESIDENT. 70 THE KDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yor«, July 21, 1860. ‘The account of the wonderful atmospherical phenome- non of last night in this day’s paper I fully agree with, especially your Brooklyn correspondent. But what I wish to know is th's:—I live im Seventh street, below Second avenue, ard to all appearances it came directly from west to east, and with many others to vouch for what | say, it passed directly over our heads; at the same time persons living at White Plains and Staten Jelund state tbe came thing. To all appearances it seemed to glide very smoothly and with ordinary speed, not over half a mileeramile atthe most. Why is it, then, that so many persons li state the same thing—that it over their heads? Do you Suppose it was millions of miles—which would naturally do so—or were theré several on exhibition at the same time? SUMMER HILL. THE MYSTFRIOUS PHENOMENON ON THE BUDSON. Another wonder of nature bas appeared among, us 80 mysterious that Barnum’s ‘What Is It? is completely thrown in the shade. We refer to the so-called comet of Friday night. It was plinly seen at Poughkeepsie, ands gentleman describes it a. follows:—It looked like a long bar of red hot iron, was very brillant, and passed over the city at precisely half »ast nine o’r!nck. It came from the northwest, and took « Jiroct line to southeast, and went a little faster than © Lorse cam trot. It appeared as if it was about a mile hiyh, and the country all around was illuminated by its splendor. Pieces about the size of @ man’s head fell from it, but continued on with the main body until lost to sight. A gentleman from Washington, Dutchess county, also observed it im that village about the same time, who compared it to a line of fire of several parts, one larger than the other, and that when it was nearly directly overhead he heard a loud explosion, aad ‘saw a piece fall from the large part, which appeared to diminish for an instant tn speed, and then join the emaller parts, which were a short distance in the rear of the main ‘MR. M’OOT’S ACCOUNT. About twenty minutes to ten o’clock at I was surprised to seo a bh nthe object, resembling a ball of fire, issue from a cloud bebind Ne: }, cross ‘the river, and continue in an easterly direction. It a peared to be about three feet in di: » was three-quarters of a mile high, and was Jeet 1 ever beheld. SP eattern vame more distinct, and went jerk a piece of the fire fell, instant report, The pieces were about the size of a and these fell about every fifteen or twenty larger body was materially lessened at each It was visible about two minutes and a . At «ame time an alarm of fire was given at Newburg, by some persons baving seen the illumination without know ing the cause. ‘At Peekskill and Sing Sing the phenomenon was plainly seen, and at the former piace, when first seen, it is said to bave resembled a Roman cand) ikl Cite i ‘and bewatiful, and the following description is given of it by gentlemen residing im that village tw our reporter. About ten o’clock at night a bright object was seen rising from a dark cloud on the opposite side of the river. It resembied a very iarge and bright star, with a green circle around, and when about over the village divided into two parts, which went in opposite directions; but these shortly came together again and formed, a whole as before, and in this state abot forth with renewed speed, and it was soon out of sight. During the whole of the time it was visible, which was about three minutes, sparks fell from it in large quant ities, and may be aaid to have resembied a beautiful piece of dreworks. The country all around, while it was overhead, was as bright as day. It came from the west, and took a direct line for the east. At Garrison's it was also seen, and is kened to a very large rocket going through the air about as fast as a pigeon can fy. It was seen but a short distance above Poughkeepsie, a8 persons from Hudson and Albany have heard or seen nothing of it in either of thoes cities. THE PHENOMENON AT YONKERS. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, July 21, 1860. Below I give you @ rough sketch of the brilliant meteor that passed over Yonkers last night about ten o’clock, coursing from northwest to southeast. When it first at tracted my attention, it appeared to be directly over the Palisades, and resembled a fire rocket before exploding. (his shape or appearance it retained until about the me- ridian of the heavens, when it changed itegform and took the ehape of the sketch below, and retained thie form until lost to sight. A SUBSCRIBER. AT DOBBS’ FERRY. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. ‘With regard to the phesomenon of Friday evening I beg to correct the impree™ons of two of your correspondents in your issue of to-day, that that brilliant and sublimely grand display of beaventy fireworks was extinguished or went ont, as they believe, in this city. My point of observation was at Dobbs’ Ferry, on tho east bank of the Hudson, some twenty miles north ward of this city. At precisely fourteen minutes before ten o'clock 1 observed what I then believed to be a very bril- Nant star ascending from the western horizon, immediate- ly over that part of Rockland county lying between Pier- mont and the northerly end of the Palisades, on the weet bank of the Hudson. In its ascent it entered a dark cloud, aad for a moment became invisible, but on emerging from this {t became larger and more brilliant, and moved up- ward and eastward with great rapidity. When about bulf way over the river it discharged from « a chain of the most brilliant, gorgeous and richly variegated lights I bave ever bebeld, such as crimson, purple, lve, gold ané white. This wondrous and truly grand train of luminaries was, as pear asl could judge, about two hundred feet in length, and went directly east over Westchester county, until itfreached the Long Island Sound, over which T lost eight of it. The first ball of fire (for such it appeared to be), when about midway over the Hudson, discharged in eueceesion three lesser ones, and they appeared to be linked together by a chain of emailer lights of the ordinary size of stars, all of which followed the first in a direct line as above described. The briliiancy of this marvellous phenomenon was 80 great ‘that ip ite passage over my standpoint, as weil as over the Hudeon, the surrounding scenery was as plainly viei- ble as nt noonday. The time from ite firet appearance in ‘the western horigon until it sank ont of sight over the Seund was aboot # intoute and a half, Isend you this very saint description of this stupendous wonder which appeared in the firmament with the view of giving such information a war my good fortune to hare witnessed to thowe whe Can explain | more « \eutifieaily than I can. PM. A CONDUCTORS AND AN ENGINEER'S ACCOUNT. S© various bay been the accounte riven of the wonder. ful viwiter om Friday aight, that it would seem as if a hendred different phenomena were observed passing through the alt from weet to eaet. The following account in relation to it was related to our reporter by Mr. George Meeker. a conductor on the Audson River Ratirond; it is #2 follows <= MR MERKER'S ACCOUNT. I wae eitting in the car reading as the train was passing Onkhill, about thirty-two miles from Albany? when I saw the reflection of a bright object in the water, T hurried to the platform of the car and eaw a bright bail of fire pass over the Hodson river, almost directly over head. It had = small tail of fire at the west end, and when over me burst into three parte, the two detached pleces following on with the main body until lost t sight, It went very fast, and the time it took im crossing the borizon was about half s minute, It was as bright sg SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1860. THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. . moonlight while crossing, illuminating the country all around. ‘MR. CONNOR'S ACCOUNT. . Mr. Connor, an engineer, was running the emigrant train up, when he saw it directly ahead of bim, and de- scribed its appearance precisely the same as Mr. Meeker. The trai at the time was near Peekskill. THE APPEARANCE FROM GREENPOINT. ‘TO TEE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ; Gaasypors, July 21, 1860. Having witnessed the meteoric exhibition last evening, Just before ‘en o'clock, from a different point of observa- tion from any of your correspondents in to-day’s Hmaatp, I will describe it. It presented to my family and myself the appearance of two balls of fire, connected at an in- terval of twenty feet—the foremost in full blaze, while the latter was only partially ignited. The ides conveyed of its appearance is such as two cotton balls the size of ap infant’s head would present, saturated with spirits of turpentine, one having just been ignited, while the other ‘was burning out, and moving more rapidly, by far, than a balloon driven by a strong breeze. It seemed very near, and moving on a slightly inclined plane from norih- west to southeast. The light was of such intensity thal it seemed as though a bundle of burning hay waa coming’ against the house, By rupoing from the rear to the fron’ window another glimpse was had of jt, near the Kerosene Works, opposite Greenpoint. A 8 AS BEEN FROM MELROSE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Mxrrose, Westchester County, July 98; 2860. ‘The atmospheric ph@nomenon of last uight must have been seen many miles around New York. It passed directly over my house. I was in my gurden at fifteen minutes to sen o'clock, when my attention was drawn to @ great light at the west side of my house. Thinking it was a fire I went round to look in that direction, whea the first thing I saw was a ball of fire, apparently three or four inches in diameter, moving in @ horizontal direction from W. N. W. te E. SE. My first impression was that it was a rocket or some other fireworks, as it left @ train of sparks bebind; and there was also two smaller balls emitted from it—one about half the size of the original, the other much smailer, which followed in the wake of the large ball at intervais of three or four feet. The speed at which it moved I should judge to be about a mile in half » minute, as from the point I first Baw it to ite disappearance is about half a mile, and the time could not have been more than fifteen seconds Its movement was regular and in a straight line; the light ‘was most brilliant while passing over where I stood. It gredually died away until lost in the distance. Thore ‘was a good deal of heat lightning at the time, and a great number of stars shining, It bad not exactly the appear- ance of @ meteor, as the movement was not rapid enough, and it did not appear to fall. I should have thought it a shooting star, but for the sparks and two smaller balls it threw out. The height, while passing over, did not appear more than 300 fect. I have seen meteors and shooting stars on several occasions, but never saw anything like it betore. The temperature had been high all day, and the atmosphere was very close and sultry. There was a considerable addition to the sultry condition of the atmosphere, after the phenomenoa, than there was before; but whether to attribute it to that or not, I cannot say. We shail, no doubt, hear some good explanation of the matter in a few days, as it must have ‘been noticed by thousands of persons, aud, among them, some one well versed in such matters. IR THE METEOR AT BRUSHVILLE, L. L. ‘Wo THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Bavsuvitas, L. 1., July 21, 1860. Avery brilliant meteor passed directly over my resi- dence last evening, a mile and a balf east from Brushville tation, at fifteen minutes of ten, city time. It was going at moderate speed in a southeasterly direction, and did not seem to be more than frog five to six hundred feet high, the wind perfectly still. It was from six to eight inches in diameter, very Jumipous, breaking as it passed, until it seemed to descend from a mile toa mile anda half to the eastward of us. There bad been some very brilliant slashes of lightning in the south, previously, and five minutes after ite passing we heard a report likea gun, bot previously all was perfectly quiet. E. A. W. ITS APTBARANCE AT GREENPORT. TO THE DITOR OF THE UERALD. Gumxaront, L. L., July 21, 1860. A very brilliant meteor was seen from this village at about a quarter to ten last evening. It rose out of the north- west and passed over the entire heavens, disappearing be- Jow the horizon in the southeast. Ils appearanoe was that of a large round ball of fire, with trail of eny light aud nomervus sparkling corruscations dropping out of it. The splenaor and beauty of this magnificent spectacle ex- Cited the greatest admiration and wonder in all who be- held it. AS SEEN FROM BEDFORD, L. I. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Brootry, July 21, 1860. An extraordinary atmoepberical phenomenon occurred Inet night in Fulton avenue, near |, Brooklyn. About ‘en minutes before ten o'clock, while myself and family were sitting at the upper windows of the house “eooling off,” previous to retiring to rest, a bright blue light suadenly spread itself through the atmosphere, diet away, and again instantly appeared more intensely than before. Thinking it was the effect of Greworks, we iook- ed out and saw approaching from the northwest two balls of fire, which were at first mistaken for fireworks or fre Dalloons, but to our amazement on they came, and the next moment passed (at about the speed of a bird fying), close in front of the house, apparently not higher from the ground than the steeple of Trinity church. As they paseed along silently, cleaving the air, like @ fish through water, we had a clear, uninterrupted view of them. The first was a ball about the size of a man's head, of deep red colored fire, which appeare:! joined to another similar bai) im a direct line bebind it, by a long rtream of brantifal bright biue light, at the end of hich, and joining on to the second ball, was a fame of red fire, which we could distinctly see flicker about like the fame of a torch drewn rapidly through the air. The second ball of fire had exactly the same appendage, adjoining to which last were three balls of fire much srmiler than the first two; these were in direct line one after the other, the last of which was followed by a train of at least one hundred minute balls or sparks of fire. Their course was from northwest to southeast. AT. HOW (Tf APPEARED AT MEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND. TO THR EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In the published accounts of the meteor of Friday night, the impression prevails that it was not of great height, and extinguished itself very near the city. I was at Hempstead, on Long Island, twenty one m ice from Brooklyn, and eaw {t from its first appearance in the west, about one point north, until it exploded, when nearly overhead, and finally disappeared a little to the south of eart. It presentet the same general appearance as describes by you, and seewed to be not much higher than a eky rocket. me by my watch, twelve minutes of ten o'clock. From the fact of ite being visible twenty-one miles dis tant, it ie evident that it must Lave been a very large body and at a very great elevation, and if you hear of it from farther east, I hope you will mention it in your pa- per. 58.9. HOW IT APTE* RED AT STATEN TSLAND. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Hearing of several reports of the phenomenon seen on Friday aight between alne and ten, | may be allow ed to state that, according to my opinion, there must bave been different ones secon in (iffgrent localities at about the same time. The one witnessed by me and « party of ladies and gentlemen on Staten Island, a mile up from Factory ville, acemed to have at first the ap- pearance of # rocket, and flew ap perpendicularly about two hundred feet, ant after discharging a light resem. Dling & bal! euch as we see displayed in the burning of a Roman candle, t assumed a horizontal flight. going from northwest to poutheast, passing Frery near to our party, seeming about to fly no higber than the height of a.com. mon sized tree, and falling within half a mile of us, The flight of thie phenomenoa was accompanied by sparks, yet the length of the light did not appear to me to be any longer than two fect. [ have remarked within «few days the standing of my barometer, which was about ‘two tens lower (29.6) than usual when compared with ‘the state of the weather. Could there be anytiving con- neeted with the barometer, whether heat or clectrivity? Through your valuable sourees you may protably be able to give me information on thie last mubject, TY. WHAT If LOOKED LIke AT PORT RICHMOND. ‘70 Tue EDrron OF Ywe Menai. ‘Whats droll meteor that mast have beee which ap- toall those who participated in the visit. Dodworth Bana gave @ rich musical treat to the little bore ane sie by playing several siirring popular quicksteps and after two o’clock the military on the ean boat, and proceeded to sede mands aod celles io ite BS i al Sm ‘Wary and Hospitals, shown through them by Oos- tmirdionera Bell and ‘Nigbolgoa. ‘The visit was warmly MILITARY GUESTS. Public Institutions on Istande—-The peared last evening, to have performed all the absurd ‘things accredited to it by your correspondents in yeater- dey’s Hmmaip. They have made its course to have been— ‘ope dye west, tbe other northeast; one that it disappeared at Third avevue apd Forty-seventh street, the other ‘on Their Visit to Steambost Excursion Up the East River—Reception at Randall's Island me give my version:— by the Randal)’s Island Light Guard— beach west , praised by the visiters, egafen ‘there first saw he ‘br rom tbs hs Welcome A napriy by Maser Alexun- wither wails esod the sore ~ ed a large blue emerging from a beavy brown der—Response aptain Anderson, of invi up the river 5 Be. esi ine line with us, and ata point midway between the Savannah Blucs—Visit to the Pal marion, at Basle, arriving Fo pty oy a= the t lighthouse and Bergen Point, Some} 115) mansiom of B, M. Whitiock, — teamer appecnched, the. dock, she 7d men om the shore at work say this cloud js Me ‘+ Esq. | erected by a salvo of artillery, gun fo gun ody tnd jeoked heavy and ragged just before dark. How €ollaven tn the Grove—Return to the pe ee where! the Setellite. toot pale oo he See es and ee — best be devermined | City—Abolition Attempt to Spirit Away | mac Sueno ie was formed proceeded 80 | Ana vg view: 4 Captain Anderson’s Servant, é&c., dc. Mr. Whitlock’s residence, covering an area of I passed nearly over the middie of the Pp . : iKiletin toot, caitsing ¢ brillant light, apd 00 Sor The Savannah Republican Blues, a fair specimen of our | Wii mites sud ufty acres lege Paes fe arg Highting up the treed aud houses iu village © | southern citizen eoldiery, who arrived hereon Friday, | wood, cherry, cs ean, yee te short distance from the shore ag to create the im) 2 4 thus tad ote yet a . aque y sion upob Bome of the people who did not see the thing and were received by the City Guard, were yesterda, | ile Sh’ ibere Det aie reas Te fl ag ll iwelf that a fire had suddenly broken out in tbe treated to ap excursion to the public institutions of tho | \iher uttractive ornament te eee of bine: emitted by ‘ie foremost ball. Bebind this still | their hosts. It is needless to say that the occasion was pos tA gers phone dg shall be tinished ,for the private eros ee corretne ecee ay conn, ates | wtinsme cai charcir, a the Suteeiocin of | roe, "op. ne sad's "eames i 8 vi it'went down, I aun told by people whosew itat Brigh- | ‘etwo companies during the day was pitt | ot cceded te Mr. Writlec which would induce apything but the belief that the Cpion is go near a dissolution as our hot blooded politi ciang and small sheet abolition journals desire to have us understand. It can hardly be said that the Savannah Blues rose at atearly hour, for, aside from the fact that a geauine Southerner seldom recovers from his morning’s snooze before the sun has performed.a quarter of bis day’s tour, the entertainments of which they were everywhere made ing,» which were housed borses in the United States, From this point the proceeded the grove in proximity to Mr. Whitlock’s present residence, where a most bountifal collation of all Ube delicacies of the season was served up in an artistic style. The viands were of the choicest quality. At the collation short sentiments were offered, and re- ees made by Corporal Merver, of the Blues, and private Searles of the City Guard, and Councilman Lent. rior w the Somes, of the for home, they wn up in front of Mr. 8 mansion where two id boquets of flowers were: to Captains Lovell and Anderson by Mrs. Whitlock. The military wa, that ib changed to ye of is tleton, or within, halt, a mile from us; on this we erred, for a friend tells me who saw it fr m Brighton, and who agrees with me imother particulars, that he thou; down in the bay, whereas 1 eas go | >the. guests on Friday night by our military and citi. dome 00 tom 0 us 80 We sean judges zona, generally, constituted sufficient grounds for any | then cheered the host and hostess, and the band played a ieee ee io of vain, after | Want of'matatinal punctuality of which they might have | Selection of music and the troops Feturned to the boas en whieh eaiekencephors coslays Net “way cooler | been guilty. By ten o'clock, however, they were up, | Ag the troop# left Harlem an enthusiastic of enthusiasm took place, aud as the steamer left dressed and in “apple pie order,” looking a8 fresh as if — ‘ dock the band played the Marseilles Hyma and “ Home, Bay or the yond, although it have | just off bet of roees, while the New York City Guard, Pind oy b — further westward. We beard no noise, | who have devoted themselves to the rites of hospitality ‘On the way down the river the steamer passed several there image, we the stay of thei ts, were likewise on the jachte and salutes were ext . In the regi- bave noticed it; for what with the exclamations of | “*Ds ee re 8 5 | Mcdos of iar: Aopiawall, ah Astoria, SSmetean sea vive, uniformed and equipped for the day’s amusements. Ata quarter past ten o'clock yesterday morning the Sa- vannab Blues formed company iv front of their tempora- from the lawn in front of the . ‘The Guard and their guests reached town at haif-past eight in theevening and landed at the foot of Tenth ludicrous cries the a street, E. R., and from ther hed direct you from, old reworks,” “That's from Japan,”” “Comet | ry quarters at the Lafarge Hotel, aud from thre marched | firve'yiouk.’ where thoy digmmeel to the La- ‘ahoy,” &c., the noise must bave been loud for us to have } to the armory of the New York City Guard, in Broadway, . it. THE ATTEMPT TO ABDUCT CAPTAIN ANDERSON’S BLAVY. ; near Bond street, where their muskets were deposited the Ap attempt was made on Friday evening to abduct a A8 GEBN FROM PETELAR'S HOTEL, STATEN ISLAND. —} night previous. The Blues were altired in their full dress, } slave g to Captain Anderson, of the Savannah Blues. The facts are as follows:— Early on Friday evening, a colored man, whose busi- ness it is to attend on military companies, became ac- quainted with the slave in question. Cuptain Anderson, who bad brought the man ae a body ser- ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE EBRALD, At precisely ten minutes before ten Friday night, whilst standing on the west side of Petelar’s Motel, Staten Island, the highest ground on that part of the island, I disco vered « light, luminous cloud in the northwest, out of which emerged a bluish purple light, about the sizeof my band, and travelled off in a southeasterly direction at arapid rate. From this ball of fre, which became quite dark blue uniform coats with light blue breasts and silver trimmings, fatigue caps with covers, and white paptaloons, The City Guard, who were in fail uniform in ‘waiting at the armory, receive! their guests with that cordiality for which they have become proverbial. Shortly before eleven o’clock, bota companies, hosts and gueste, left the City Guard ‘armory and took up the tine of march down Broadway, and thence to the foot of North Moure street, where the excursion steamer Satel- mse afternoon, and early in the evening the two fetched up at the lite, chartered spectally for this occasion, was in waiting to receive lice headquart where the cit} darkey is well fed ng Going into Mths’ aetoctive ation, brilliant, shot forth two balls in precisely the same style | to ce steed a Sage ge age Whey ook seat in oruer to secure some ret, when & that they are thrown offfrom Roman candles; the tnree institut . wyer, wi nown at headquarters, ® prom: march down Broadway was made under difficulty, owi bi Ch tered bodies assumed at once meteor-like appearance, with } {the ruin shower in the morning which formed tne | member of ane of) the Type bopper | Diuish tails, and travelled the same direction until ee ee ee ee ee oe efor ‘some time, he asked the Georgian if he was their final disappearance in the vicinity of Fort Hamilton. The Bloe bad not cote py ony nem Pra ine rian not 4 slave. “Well, yes, I Tam, and yet I ain’t,” replied the The body of the light was aa bright and as dazzling as the | ‘oint before the white pants which they wore were be: | glace Hor Masse aoderton milcws mo ie eat ae sun at midday; this was encircled by a purple ring, and still another of pale red. The whole had a bluish cast up tila few moments before it disappeared, when it assumed 8 pale red and died out, It did not disappear below the horizon, but vanished in the air. AS SKEN FROM SOUTH BROOKLYN. ‘We were sitting on the stoop of a house in Woodhull Street, South Brooklyn, facing due north. The air was oppressively still and warm, and faint flashes of summer lightning were occasionally seen. Suddenly we were at- tracted by the appearance of a bluish tinved globular body rising into the air from the direction of Governor's Isiand. At the first sight it conveyed the idea of one of those fireworks known as Roman candies, but as it attained its greatest clevation it broke, without any andible detonation, into apparently four bodies, all of which continued on the #ame course, due west to east, until they disappeared, The first and largest presented the appearance, in its tight, of a large gilt gas chandelier, with all its burners lit, aud shining with purple tinted flame. The second, which tol lowed! closely aud in a direct live, was somewhat smaller, but had the game beautiful appearance. The other two were at a considerable distance from the tirst, and appear- ed as plain ery globes, They all majataiued their rela tive distanees, and consequently the Same rate of speod The occupied from 4 mivate to a minute and pleaged, and says when I get tired of himi can go, So you see ] am and 1 ain’t a aleve.” “Yes, you are,” replied the ardent Republican, “and I ‘want to tell you that you are on free soi), and ve the oppressor’s hand. You can go now ead he can’t touch .* “Well, but I don’t want to leave my masea,and I won’t, I wish i ‘coulg get out of here.” ah ty this time # great crowd of negroes had congregated in front of the detective office. How they came there is more than we can say; but they were there and exceed- ingly raving in their demonstrations. At last the slave, apeviutely refusing to run off, was allowed to escape by way of the door fronting ou Broome street, He took to his lege, and ina few mowents was safe! lodged in the litionists Lafarge’ House, and not in Cansda, as hoped. “WHO ARE THE COLUMBUS GUARD?” TO TRE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. As the acceptance by the Columbus (Ga.) Guards of a challeuge issued by the Chicago Zouaves for a trial of skill In infantry drill, is exciting some comment in the press and among the people, allow one who drilled with the Columb rd, nearly twenty years ago, to answer the questian. ‘* Woo are the Columbus Guard ?”” It is one of the oldest, if not the best drilled volunteer corps atthe South. It served with distinetion in both the Florida and Mexican ware, and has members now In fought in both those campaigns. about fifty active members, ali of whom are education and bigh social ‘standing, while ynorary members (who have merited that distinetion by service in the field and in its ranks) contains many of the first names in Georgia. Its captain, Poul J, Semmes, isa South Curolinian by birth, one of the bighest toned, as b one of tbe wealthiest aod most enterprising gentlemen of Georgia. He graduated at West Point, and bas always taken interest in mili- tary afairs. The Columbus Guard bave been in the babit, for vearly twenty years of annually going into a two weeks’ epeampment. I did pot have the pleasure of evoing she Zonaves drill as light imfuntrymen, and know not their profeiency. If, however, the Columbus Guard meet them in friendly rivalry it may not be deemed al- together improbable that our Chi frienda will retain their laurels only after a desperate struggle. @ C. M. Brooklyn City News. Smzvre or Counrerrem Harney Baxk Bas.—The republic of Hayti, W. 1., has fora long time past been flooded with counterfeit bills, which were manufactared in New York and sold to seamen and others engaged trade with that islavd. Every vessel leaving this port Was supplied with a quantity, and the evi) at length be- came #0 great that the officerk of that government took meanures put ® stop to the practice, if porsible. The matier was given in charge of the New York authorities, and after some mouths watching the police have at Jength succeeded tp arresting one of the partion in the illegal traffic. Detectives Raynor and Van Wagoner, of the Prooklyp force, having obtained some nec in- formation laid in wait on board the brig Baltimore, lying at Catharine ferry, yesterday, and succeeded in cetecting @ German, whose came is supposed to be Has- ler, after concluding a sale of $15,000 worth of counterfeit bills to the mate. brig is to sail for Portaa Prince on Monday. The bilix, which were contained in ® com- mon box, were eeized and brought to the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police. The accused was locked op to awau further inquiry, It is sappowed that he js one of a gang who have manufactured and sold this m the cheers of the spectators assembled oa the dosk, the roar of artillery from the forward deck of the steamer and the excellant music of Dodworth’s first and second bande—one of which accompanied the Guard, and tho other the Savannah Blues. As the Satellite and her mili- tary freight proceeded dows the North river, the passing steamers rang their bella, sounded their fog whistles, and = . oo ages Sean at all of wh was undoubtedly ing to our Southern military friends, As tho [ery the City Guard lost no time in pointing out every object of interest to the guests. While'the steamer was passing up the East river she was hovored with a salute from the Prooklyn side from a vessel, probably engaged in the In addition to this the vessel was their passengers sent up cheer upon posted the Navy Yard her #peed was glackened, and the receiving ship Ohio and the steam war sloops Oke And Susquehanoa were pointed out to the distinguished strangers. On the forward deck of the steamer was placed ‘a large table. on which was an excellent cold collation, given by the City Goard vo the guests, with a boun*ifal supply of cbampagne, claret wine, eau de vie, & the steamer passed the Allaire Works, the M Works, Novelty Iron Works anit other promiaent points en route to the Island, a gencraf popping of corks took place, and soon after sentinvents for tue prosperity and pecpetuity of the Union were drank, amid general never- to-be forgotten fraternization of the Northern and South ern representative troops. On the trip w the islands numerous impromptu speeches wore made by the Guard and Blues, professing their de ‘Yotton to an undiviced Union. Among the speakers was Corporal George Mercer, of the Blues, who, it is said, made a very pretty speech; but the fraternization of the troops wat so enthusiastic dur ing its delivery that that no one could hear it, except those immdiately in the vicinity of the speak: Alex. Henriques, of the City Guard, when called upon, said be bad been commanded by bis captain to respoud to the wirhes of those present to make a few remarks appropriate to the occasion. He was ever ready to rewpoud to that order, when it came from a source 80 much respected. The occasion which brought them together was no ordinary ope—tt was one fraught with an immense amount of interest to the City Guard, inso- much af it was for them to show their distinguished goesta that the lucubrations of the abolition journals About the Northern desire for a dissolution of the Union, had no foundation in fact. Gentlemen of the Sa. vannah Bives, you bave not come from an ensan. guined field,’ laden with the spoils of victory, you have come as citizen soldiers, aud we receive you with open arms as brethren. It matters not whether you come from the North, the South, the East or the West, ‘we all spring from one libe and one ancestry. We have the same common interest, and to defend it we will go shoulder to shoulder in defeating our foes; let them come from whichever qourter they may. We intend, when you Jeave our city to return to your wives and families, that you ball carry such impressions away with you that you tay tell them the sentiment of ple of the North bas been grossly misrepresented, When patriotic men of thie Cuton consider the immense sacrifices made of bloot and treasure ip rearing this Union to ita present g' tic dimensions, let them henceforth resolve to defend it unitedly the common enemy. Judge Advocate De tyen ot the Buss, ona he had been forty years in the citizen soldiery of the South, and his ay epirit #til) strongly exists in his bosom. He had left his home to gonme to the North to epeak them that the people of the gaa Iron a quarter in the pasonge, and took place at ab: ut a quarter Ddefore ten o'clock. In about a minute after its disappear- ance we heard a detonation from a great distance, as from 4 large picve of ordnance, but which we eupposed to have proceeded from the meteor, Afwerwarde there was a con siderable display of those meteoric ligtis known as talliag stars. THE STRANGE VISITER SKEN AT SKA. Captain Feinbagen, of the bark Sepeca, of Baltimore, bas furnished us the following statement of bis view of the remarkable phenomevon:— Jaly 20, at furty-Gve minutes past nine o'clock P. M., off Barnegat light, observed @ meteor rise, with ® ‘tremulous moticn,’ in the northwest, about ten degrees from the horizon, oat of « dark cloud said meteor rising in the form of a globe, and as it ascended increased in size until it was about seventy degrees high, when it broke out iuto the form of ® comet, with & out three in length. ‘this form it described an arc in the heavens of over nine: ty degrees: and in falling exploded inwo three small , making « southeast course, and barely clearii vessel, First appearance was about the size of a full moon, and expanted into double that size, The time it Wok to describe the arc was about thirty seconds. THE REMARKABLE METEOR AT NEW HAVEN, CT. (From the New Haven Journal, July 21.) Last evening about ten minutes before ten o'clock a very sicgular meteor passed over our city. in a direction a liitle south of east. Ithad about the apparent eleva. tion of av ordinary fire rocket. There aypeared to be three beads or balls of fire of totense brilliaucy and beau- ty connected in a straight live by a slender thread of Bre. As it pasted over the city slowly, it left at short inter. vals sparks of fire in (te track which quickly Ginappeared while tbe three beads preserved their brilliancy till they passed beyond vision. We never before saw @ meteor with bis brethren and assure South were firmly attached to places over which it passed. the constitution and the Union. for years past. The bills seized sre printed om thi a De then propoted the health of Capt, | Taw colored paper, 6 inches by 7% inches [Proms the Newark’ Moreary, duly 21.) Lovell of the Gry Guard, und hoped that he might ee | i length and” width.” The typographical "exe: Last evening, ab © quarter of ton/a meet to serve hie country with the ame honor as he has done | cullen is bad. | The following | if AS near and beavtiful meteor passed over our city, passing from | heretofore. Capt. Lovell made an appropriate response. ripti iis as can be = made— west to cast Over Market street, and appareativ vot more | . At balf part twelve o'clock the steamer reached Ran. | Oeeanees aonrnvorss restos cere ooee)) than one bupdred yards high, and travelling at the epeed | “all's Island, and on reaching the dock « salute was fred } £ ana of pigeoat, Without either descending oF arcending in ita | {rem ber quarter deck. | The boys in the inetitution there, — ‘Aree, cur.| ‘parennance, oun. composed of two distinct bodies of | t the pumber of 900, were all in holiday attire; ; AY by cqual size, abd surmounted by ® very briliient blue and | Were formed to receive the guests in troe military atyle, BH Saberty ty ° yellow light; and if it bad been ascending as rockets do, | with the elder boys as officers of the battalion of Randall's he " ea oleae in & perfectly horizontal direction, it Light Guard, As the military column approached the a s.n0 Von rt might bave cen mistaken for an immense both | boys presented arms by touching their bate when ordered | a from ite appearance and the remarkable light. ft was { b/ their instructor, Major Ripley, their drums boating | 3% visible here for nearly haifa minute, and in ite course | 804 reyimental color waving. After the visiters passed pi Le présent Billet Circalera dans)’ Empire }© portions were thrown off like sparks from rockets, and ee eee tine med boys they halted, and the Ran Sl & pour ia valour de DEUX GOURDES, a |© these portions, instead of falling to the earth, kept om in | 4all’s Island Light Guard broke into column by platoons Hy F . @ the slow coure ae the meteces themectres’ Aw these | and ercorted their guests to the island parade ground | 3,, verta de le Lot du 36 Apetl, 1681, ot lo Fréser | were thrown Off there seemed & t explosion ‘noticed | The visiters were stopped on rowe to the latter piace, to > Public Garantit Is valeur de cette somme as | | by some, dut not heard by all. meteor appeared so | Teceive a welcome from the jittle girls in the department me :f porteur du present. * aitogeth different from ail meteors noticed Defore that | Under the matronship of Mrs, The tittle girls | 36, Ee ® wo are i€ loss what to say about it, and shall look for par h sf hn hn dan hy ES eK — HI La chef de Burean de la Trésorerie gene ey y aarti again ni ea Ing the pong enttied “ted, White and Blue,” with com- x (Signature, PHILAPEL| - wndable effect. From a Philadelphis paper, Jaly 21.) eMher the visiters rearhed the parade ground, the boya | Ovrerwwereeveererer sees At abou! balf past nine o'clock last evening @ meteor of | were drawn up in line, and the military opposite, where: ‘The water mark, “Empire d'Hayti,” is distinctly visi- the most dngular character passed through the heavens | upon Master Alexander, a bright littie fellow, stepped | dle by Lolding the bill to the light, ‘The frat oceu- from the vest towards the east. It was preceded by a } forward, and delivered the following addres: — pies the upper part, and “d'Hayti” the lower part, with radiance dmilar to that of an aurora, and progressed Gentlemen of the Savannah Blues;—Allow me in bo. | S crown in the centre. ‘accused, It is stated, haw siowly, ingering for rome time within the range of vi- | balfof the Randall's Isiand Light Infantry, to bid you | been in the babit of selling bills of this description to sion, Tt @oeisted, apparently, of reveral bodies of @ | welcome to our isiand home. We welcome you from the | Ofcers and crews of vessels trading with ‘U, but was sreruiel) We, connected with & belt of fame. A long | ruany South to the metropolis of the United States, tbe | $0 ty. ip his operations that he could not be 'd ¥ streamer f fire was in ite wake, Crowds were gat! great city of New York, whoee children we are. Here in | Yesterday, however, the mato of the brig Baltimore lent bie aid m the matter, and the result ie as above stated. Many thousand dollars worth of this kind of been imported into Hayti and circalated there. this temple of charity we are gurrounded by all that is 8 temp) y y 4 It a aold at the rate of Ofty cents on a dollar, desirable, nothing being left undone by our guardians or n to promote our comfort and happiness, We hope your visit will be made the means of binding and rivet. ing the chain of friendsbip and upion betweea the North end South. God bless you, and grant you a safe retara to the borome of your families Captain Axpeason, of the Bluer, replied as follows: — Boys, the sight [now witness has almost overcome me; my Leart if eo fall that Tean scarce give utterance to my at the etret corners, viscusting and speculating upon ite fuppored afvence ov mundane affaires, In the neighbor. hood of Farmount it seemed to touen the top of the reser. voir ined, while those who witnessed it from the wharf it ae inking into the bed of the Delaware, fece wns illuminated with ite brillianey. Of “was, in reality, not the case, x# accounts from it ft as still pureaing twwarde the orient. It i# seldom that euch an “ister breake in upon the harmony of the City Intelligence. Free ox Centre Stxget.—Retwoen four and five o'clock on Friday morning a fry broke out in the braae foundry eocentr\: of James Caliagher, 87 Centre street. The fame were spheres inthe view of go large a crowd of spectators, and | footings; Ihave witnessed many affecting scores, 1 have i firem: we may eect mech astrouomical disonssion upon tho | heen tn many charitable institutions, bot never, never | 0" Cxtnmushed by the tremor. | The damige ¥ the subject. in my life bave teen anything equal to this. Boys, how | io feu ard = {nsurance Compa 7. is thankful you should be; oh, how you should Hf up | damage xbout $10. The fire was caused by the boat of TELEGRAPHIC THE METEOR AT ALBANY. Atnany, Joly 21, 1960. ‘The Mery meteor was seen here on Friday night, about balf-paet dine to ten o'clock, with much distinctness. The epecticle was most brilliant. At first It appeared your hearts daily to God, and bless hie same that ere born in this land, surrounded by kind have raised you up, and taken yoa, wid brought yon here to clothe, feed, and educate “, tuat you may be sent out, that you may heoime vaeful members of society, ‘Remember, boys, you live fp a land of freedom, and if you improve your the ebimnaey due. Await ox 4 Powcrwan.—On Saturday morning, a Chatham stree!: there the policeman entered into @ po- time and tier, some one of you ma: be the | litical diryute with one Dennis lin. The like a glote of fre about the size of a man’s head. BJ pregicon: oP itcee United States. (1 Syncs son mar repevacnied the D ns netiee, eat tale Oo thon eepatited into tw istinet globular bod 2s, leaving 9 Cah ad Cn Bowe hk ean ip — bad Breck inriige ry. words them, a wi or ca and, af at . itl lin oF one of party trail of ight bebind nnd travelling at a rapid rate | Piet ame em cur mind your dety to God and four | rireck the’ offer. and kw down, and when country. Some Of you may become mechanics and some | down received in the melee several Dicks, The a- i ‘through the heavens, ite course was direct from weet to 4 former*, bot remember, to whatever channel of ou may be called, be decided to do right. ™ Almighty’s richest blessing reet upon yon. Ane this the mi news may | THE METEOR FEEN AT DANVILUE, PA. Dawvnia, July Zi, 1960 § i No arrest made. ‘The meteor passed iset evening at ten o’closk, giv « oh A, hy oh eg age 4 Ls ph yy eg va eee ts much light asa fall moon. It appeared on the horizon | ' 9 ‘2 squads to visit island. asp Svme.—| been given French po attractive department appeared to be that of the | Office, that after yamant, letters: eeucn filiay. Wom cuenig ts Ge seramas ere sarees Wena Tc enna “me bive fretted ln stirs t ora - ” and the # Bolla,”” and “ The with y x the © Leeks, ReneS. Swe pulls, coe Rilowing the otier, sory techn 00 Soaks toe weirs aprageinten of tae Goat Be Sale tae Be Sn Eure otaieamn Rome minutes after it disappeared @ sound resembling roars 1 sh Wei in rare. Thi te oe : Fie prescot ratea of powtags by Beiah wall, ‘Ununder wee distinetly beard, No cigudg in sight, bospital wad Dulldings afrded infinite ‘via Marecilles, will therefore be im full to destination.