An Earthquake At Monroe

Sunday mormng at half-past eight o'clock a sharp shock of au earthquake was feit throughout the city, causing a decided sonsation and in some portions considerable alarm. The moruiug was bright, clear and spring-like, not a clond visible, and the uuusual sound, at iirst like the rumbling of distant thunder for a few seconds, terminated with a loud report like the discharge of heavy artillery, causiug houses to shake, and window glass and crockery on the breakfaat tables to rattle in a most uncomfortable manner. In the Catholic churche8, St. Mary's, St. Michael's and St. John's, the congregatious feit the disturbance very perceptibly, and many left their Beats and rushed into the ïtreet, but fortunately no panic ocsurred. The shock seetned to be hea vijst in the Fourth ward, although it ras more or loss serere all over the oity ' and for several miles adjacunt. It was at first thought to huve been the discbargo of camión in raisiug to the nurfaoo of the river tho body of the young man drowned on Saturday, but investiiitiun proved Ibis hot to havo been the cuiise - iu iiieans of this kind having bötiii t'inploytid. iS ■ m i two weoks ao similar Imt muuh. lijjhtür liuck.s wore feit at Kaismville, iu this county, about five uiilus trom Monroe City, in tho absunce of any othur tixplanation of the subterranoan disturbance tho Monroe people are forcod to the coucluniim that they aiperieuoed a genuinu narthquakc.