The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-09-12

deed on the very day, as given by Lit
trow.
These condolences show with how
much greater accuracy the elements Of
the comet have been calcsJated ON its
present than its previous visit, slnce the
nearest approximation then made to IT.
time of periqelion is about 80 days and
i,s place when first observed, was 80 far
from that assigned by computation, that
il for long time eluded the search Of as
tronomers, and at last was observed first
sy a German Shepherd.
The presence OF the moon in the morn
ing sky, will Interfere with observations
for the next fortnight, al the end Of which
period, we may expect to see the comet
exhibit far more imposing appearance
than ut present.
DENISON OLMSTED
ELIAS LOOMS.
Yale College, Sept 4.
p. S. THIS morning, at 90 minutes
past 9 o'clock, our attention, was attract
ed by an ourora boreaiis Of more than or
dinary splendor. 1t formed luminous
bow ON the summit of dark cloud, which
covered the northern horizon, and shot
forth numeous corrusca:ions. The mag
netic needle was sensibly affected.
u. S. DISTRICT Counr. The follow
ing report of a trial befor Judge Davis at
Boston last week, is highly interesting. =
As caution, it is peculiarly adapted to
the latiludes of this and other seaports.
TRANSFERRING SEAMEN's PRoTEcTIoN.
For several years past, the sale of A
me rican Projections, to foreign sailors,
has been extensively practiced by ship
ping masters and boarding house heepersy
not twithstanding that the offence is made
felony by the act Of Congress Of March,
1881. They are usually sold for dollar
each. for which sum they are considered
as good as Spanish dollars, and are equal
y as current, being given and taken con-
tiDually as equivalent 10 one, in many
cases where bunk bill would be objected
to. This violation Of law has risen tn
such height that it has been deemed
necessary to make salutary example
of some of the offenders and for this
purpose, four individuals were TO answer
before his Honor, Judge DAVIS.
1.--Antonio Crisp, boarding house
keeper, upon the complaint OF David
Hanshaw, collector Of the port of Bost on,
&c. was charged with having, on the first
of September, sold and. disposed of GER
tifcate Of Joseph Bussell, and the said
Bussell beinga person other than the
one for whom the certificate was origin
ally issued, and to whom it Of right be-
longed. Mr. Clisp's counsel obiuined a
posponement until the next day, Crisp
giving bonds in $500, for his appearance;
Bussell, u foreigner, was ordered TO give
bonds in $500, to appear as a witness
against Crisp, AID, for want Of bail, COM
mitted 10 Jail.
2.-Willam Parker, ship master, was
held to answer to two complaints, simiier
to the above, viz, selling the certificate
Of citizenship (alias "protec,ion''l Of Ri
nier james, to one Antonio Duranse, u
foreigner and also selling the certificate
Of Charles +. Mayo, to John Farantia,
foreigner. Further examination post
poned till Tuesday, under bond Of $500.
3.-Antonio Duranse was held to an
swer for passing the said certificate of
Rinier James, us his own, 10 Capt WIN
TisdaIe, of brig Layinia. Committed for
Trial in October.
4.-John Farantia was also held to an
swel for passing Charles F. Mayo's GER
ti6cate as his-own, to said Capt Tisdale.
Also committed for trial in October.
N. B.-We append an extract from
ON act Of Congress, upon which these
prosecutions are based
st. March 8, 1918. l-"Sec. I3.-If
any person shall falsely make, forge, or
counterfeit, or cause, or procure to be
falsely made, forged, or counterfei,ed, any
certificate or evidence of citizenship re-
ferred TO in this act or shall pass, utter.
or use, as true, any false, forged, or
counterleited certificate, or shall make
sale, or dispose Of any certificate of ci,i-
zenship 10 any person other than the per-
son for whom il was originally Issued, and
to whom it may Of right belong, nvery
such person shall be deemed and adiudc-
ed guilty OF felony" Punishment from
three to FIVE years imprisonment to hard
labor, or fine from $500 to $1,000.
VERY REEMARKABLE. II is related in
a biographical sketch Of Sir Evcrard
Digby, who was beheaded in London. on
January 40 1905 for hahn, .,,...l =: