New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-28
Astronomical TcIexrnphic.


The distinguished Astronomer. Sears { Walker
has been for some dine operating in tbs city for the
purpose OF determining Longitude BY telegsphc ooser-
All. request Prot Locke undertook 50 % connect
h crk with the tsegrsphc line that rs beats should
be heard snG -serrd 81 Pitbur. % sni even q Pta
delphis On Wednesday ne machinery VS. made by
Iossnh Locke snf on Friday evening, lltn inst ne
~ sant - beats along the whole line q Pittsburgh.
th. st place the register was put IN NOTION and me
-s, of paper came out marked with lines 90 equal
ian 9TH each representing second 81 uine ana cscn
t.i,- made La gxsct correspondence win the swings
al the pendulum and precisely " the ss'h' n .'
By d slight impcriccu0n n me al. -s..i.I' '' '
breaches between the Ines were iIo'H,y -". t-'.
thi. which was slready known = tfoL J. VS. 20
r,i.es IN the register lt-sc-r-n b, ald sAhe-lecl
from thst city One Of the operators IN an intern ~.
cH Zee not ADVISED OF the experiment oosel'in. 81.
register 10 keep up an incessant rcSng slc suf
-, --een Or T. be- praciicug on the telegraph re-
-aes,sd that be- should be- stopped messH-'
turned saving thst the operator vs. an tisN.
clock and would Bel likely O. continue rs "i'-
for tine
Professor I ocke The probl,m being clearly ari par
tc.lariv stated by Prof Walker hss nnaly acF'se'
plan by Which clocS a. Cincinnati snaI no' ous n
heard AZ Philadelphia hlt shall esster on me iunh'-
flet of paper the hours minutes ana seconds a"'
ths exact traction ot second ~ which star ol 'il
csestsl body passes the meridian az either place
first the observer 40 Philadelphia hy quick truen'
re .crs the transit o star observed 40 mat '.''
and a'terxsrd the observer 40 Cincinnati REGISTERS zoe
transit ~ the same star over 'he meisn II ins F,''
both of those points of time and The Intervening ,i
f ai be- registered the r 90 ny ans OF zoe
..uie clock That interval vii be the difference oi
time. snd Of course the longitude 90 tncinusu "'s'
90 Phadep his SAY 80 minutes and 80 seconds Not BE-
II material where the regulating clock ana the fesis'i
arc placed so they are both In the circuit
Nr Bond the astronomical observer ~ tsnonn-e'
hsi proposed plan hy which clock should comm"
ucsie ID. beats to the Telegraph But Prot l. Pith
differs from hls and from that of others propv-h, !"
solve the same mechanical problem. IN ha,ns 1o
electrical current through sny part oi the c.ocN t't
and iu having the peniu um len entirely Tree ana uu
connected with sny unusual machinery lOih us-.
NulrARr Arror>rMENr.-Ne understand our
friend L. A BsscsuCon. Vas yesterday appointed py
Col White OF the fucstan forces Lieut. 'o,Dne oi vac
Rex ment Captains Frceltnd Purcell. and Mace"
old campagners- are We lcsrn about o. raisr compt
MES Cor Nucatsn. They a gsanut fellows aud eN
.elent officers - Delta. Not. T.
WISCONSIN TtRKIroKl We learn that the
,pecia election held IN Wisconsin Territory that part
ot The old Territory not included u our stat limits
| resulted m the choice OF Mr Sibey 40 Delegate 30
/ Congress by 4 majority OF lc9 over his competition
M Rice About 400 votes were po.cd Nj el9.ey De-
now on bis way o. Washington. .NIwsaAcc sent
FIRE n PoRrLAvD. ME.-Ou Saturday morning
lire broke out in the wooden block ot stores ou Md
d.est owned by John Nussey Eco and the heirs of
CAPT VIM Mcclellan and occupied ny Messrs George
| tirurby { Co. jewellers and boothhy & Harmon. nat
and tor adrs The most valuable portion oi me st.t
/ of Mr Grueby removed while but portion OF mat
OF Boothby & Harmon was saved The former had On
insurance OF SLO0D-the latter. sou ~ one ol tne
Hartford Offices
RETURN OT a CIRCyMNA NIsArnR- Tho ship
sweden Capt Mott arrived II this port yesterday
from 70 r0Vdsc round Ds World The had been
a1s. ut 40 dtys during which she Visited ports AMI
sailed 1900 miles she vas 40 sea a,4 days-ihu'
sailing on average 10 } r miles per Jay
Boston Chr0uoiyP'
MURDER NND SrICIDF.-On saturday last Nr
Morris the proprietor of foundry in 6aIena 100 no
g mental dcrans no took revolving pistol snt shot
is0 meu-one his brother .nlaw-sud hen blew oai
~ brains expiring Immediately .~t Louis In'lni iia
~ For several successive days and nights "a
man was seen ying near the lime kiln The bank 9i
tle river in toe northern part of the cyycsirff'y
morning be- was taken 90 the hospital apparently in ID
dv.ug condition lie j. discharged soldier. named
I Thomas Williams hts home isln H'rNmsr County
\ YORK SO Louis Onion. NOV Dr.
- The death of Lyme Staring one o. the
Original proprietors of the soil on which Columbus
sfsni, s announced to- the journal oi the 22i Instant
aged -U years he was one oi the RICHEST and most
/ liberal men iu the state. The Medical college 40 60
b lumbus endowed by him and bears his name He
leaves children
- 4 pamphlet has Just been puo. shed. enc
tilrd Guide o. Office iu the cry and County 10 fhiIa
dr.pAs." compiled hy a Notary Public ami ex Custom
House oi ,cr which has treated some lte exc smeni
with the and outs and impsrts Instruction O. the of
fee hunters where and h1vfo apPy '1r Offices under
/ On. new administration
- Cau0ltou. X. the residence o Gen. Bur
ler gave Taylor majority ot a. and tho County oi
/ Carroll embracing CarrO'.t0n. majority 0i ID. We
understand Butrr declares be will never again Boz a
caui. late for any office in toe git oi the people