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Extraordinary Pheaomenon.-The in- habitants of our town were aroused at an early hour yesterday morning to witness one ot the most extraordinary phenomena which perhaps have ever occurred in this country. 1t was the incessant falling of meteors, in such vast numbers as to illuminate the heay- ems. we did not witness the commence ment, which was about l2 o'clock-but for more than two hours previous to day-break. We were up and had full view of this most awful and sublime appearance, which con- tnued until obscured by the lieht of the Sun. For several hours thousands and e. ven millions of these meteors, appeared in every direction to be in constant motion all taking the direction of the earth. hnt ranging rather from the East. They pre- sented exactly the appearance which is ex- hibited by the shooting of the meteors which We occasionally see almost every ninht- Our town was the scene of great commo- ton, particularly among the blacks. who We're praying and shouting in every direc- ton, thinking the day of judgment had come In one or two instances we noticed meteors of extraordinary size, which left, for inc space of five or ten minutes, serpentine an. pearauces of great length and size.

 Huntsville Democrat.