The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-24

q moment in mimic greatness, inadvertently hiss at
another and gather crowds Of brutal men to put
another down with tumvlt and violence But to
turn to our hero We come now to the circumstances
from Africa to the busy life and of Paris where
he has since played such an important part 1t hap
we have seen, when invited to to take post of
high official dignity, a. member Of the new govern.
Seine and Lot nominated him, spontaneously and un
solicited in his ABSENCE their represe NATIVE In the
National Assembly about to meet at Paris. This
summons he felt 1t his duty patriot to obey
In consequence Of having been thus spontaneously
elected of the people, by two different
permission of the government to lay down his ofics
and honors Governor of Algeria and Head Of the
Army of Africa that he might to Paris hence
forth as q simple citizen, to fulfil the duties of
humble representative Of the people who had elected
conduct! We can well conceive how some penny.s-
liners In New York may aspire to ascend from their
cellars to the height Of Representatives and eight
would anybod but high minded republican French
man and brave soldier, descend from the highest
Command Of of' province, to become The humble
recipient of less than five dollars day, Il
the noble the citizen-ike conduct Of Gen Cavagnac
The request he made to abdcate his high honors and
high poet accorded and be came to Paris, little
dreaming doubtless, what tragical necessity would
soon arise for his military skill and command In the
streets Of Paris and what torrents OF republican blood
would flow from the destructve discharges of his
| republican artillery Little, indeed, do any Of us
know the scenes We may have to pass through, and
how, il with hero the very step take to
place ourselves in peaceful and obscure position,
may perhaps be that very step which will precipitae
Contention and blood So it was with Cen CavaigSac.
Had he remained at the head of the army and OF the
government In Algeria-had he not preferred to be.
Come a simple citizen and represen .atve of depart
ments at Psris-he would have become dictator
France and the leader OF the Troops OF the Iepub
down the fanatic socialists and red republicans of
Paris.
position he had chosen, the 18th Of May 1913 At
Ger he had been some time In the city, such the
difficulty Of the crisis, such the want of q like
| him-bold energetic, determined brave soldier, q
ekiful administrator a Jealous republicau-that he
war departn emit in the new government an office
which he had already once before determinately
futed Yielding, however at length, to the duties of
and deemng it no longer possible, as patriot, to
fuse to his country when his duty ana services
were SO loudly called for and were so ndispensaby
necessary, he at length consented and finally in.
stalled in the ministry in the important functions Of
minister of war. who does not know the history Of
| General Cavaignac since that time! 1t is become
henceforth, part of the history of France at of
her greatest and most eventful epochs. We have al
ready recorded the great events Of this eventu history
copiously and fully, in the columns of the Herald.
Here, then, viii conclude our biography of Gene.
to him all his conduct during the past months;
and France it is to be believed is not ungrstefu but
has served the republic. In all this history Of this
gree at mar, thing Is especially remarkablehe has
| risen to emipence, fame, ana power, by his
merit and deeds he has scorned intrigue; he has
scorned to seke his elevation by depreciating
services and merits Of his meanest companions. We
will not insult his character by STOPPING to the
little calumnies which daily invented against him.
His acts observes the French speak for him.
| and they will lend him, better than all our
praises, to the sufrages of those electors to whom
France Is dear, nd who love the republic
| REMARKABLE PHENOMENA IN THE HEAVENS
| On Friday evening of last week CHANGED to be
Gepeseo (about four miles from the viage) spending
the night at the house Of friend and in common with
heavens unlike anything had ever witnessed be.
fore Ioheerfuly comply with your request, and give
nisSs previous It was quite dark About quarter past
nine, attention called, by of our number,
to the sight out of deers and confess it Of
| the finest exhibitions ever saw. About twothrds Of
the whole heavens continuous sheet Of Grim.
som, the color of blood When first discovered
the deepest colcr was at the west the horissn
but afterwards chaDgedto other points compass
Streaks OF crimson with slight admixture of white
extended from all points towards the zenith which
lighter than the surrounding parts and presented
most singu appearance. This point seemed to be
the battle ground of the elements, exhibiting greater
confusion than elsewhere The heavens had the sp.
pearance of being filed with light vapor of crimson
there was .mart bree re from distinct
ing noise heard like the rushing Of wind water in
the air This appearance continued for about half
three quarters hour until 10 O'Clock when the
bore ais made Its in the north north
east and north west nding up towards the zenith
the dark cloud at this time skrted the north
horizon, rising short distance above 1t. so at
this hour Of the evening" flashes Of light shot rapidly
scross the crimson vapor the zenith but
where This phenome ma lasted until about half past
10 O'Clock, having been observed by hour and a
quarter from the time Of its CONNIE ncement The
Tor Of the heavens gradually los. its crimson appear
we're visible at various points during the time On my
return the next day. Mir. Dana, of Avon, said it
vifble there and am told, by intelligent Observer
I tcuoo Of inn al frnun Wh.ofI II
Gates and Churchvile, speak Of its being unusually
light at those places, and that It remarked by
from their sleep, supposing the house to be fire.
brilliant crimson cloud, Of considerable extent,
seen In the north ssst at o'clock next morning, by
peIeons In Riga and Wheatland Those who were with
me star.gazpg during the evening" ray it was light
around US as with full moon when slightly obscured
with clouds One could see distinctly the distance Of
some fifteen or twenty rods.
THE LATE TRANSIT OF Internationally,
the 9th inst, the fifth anniversary of the lay
ing Of the stone Of the Cincinnati Observatory
This year ts return was marked with interesting
the dire of the sun Agreeaby to the predictions Of
astronomers the sun rose with the planet just en-.
tered on It's disc and with only occasional Interrupt
lions Of thin clouds remained visible the time of
the end few minutes before IL O'Clock, A. M. IL is
known to the public, that Professor Mitchell the d.
rector of the observatory Ia absent from the city
recon noissance for the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
The duties Of the observatory not neglected At
the invitation of the director Msssrs Walker, Var
nall, and Pourtacs, made such observations OF this
interesting phenomenon suited to the
sion and them in the journal Of the ebserva
tory. During the morning the doors Of the observa-
tory thrown open TO ysiters and several OF
ameteurs enjoyed sight seldom Witnessed fore with
fuch instrument. 1t is but three years and ahaf
since the great telescope erected Tie fret
made of IT, to observe the transit Of Mercury
the Palo Alto anniversary Of the 9Th Of May, 1915
The longitude Of the observatory, by that transit has
received correction till the recent parson OF it
with the Atlantic observatories, through the Did
the telegraph. We learn that the longitude OBJ |
tanned by Professor Mitchell on that occasion, has |
needed only change OF about quarter of m |
mute Of time, conform to the most results
We are further Informed that the occasion of the
9th instant the planet left the SUMS disc about three
and quarter minutes later than the time predicted
for it by the British and American Those
who have been fortunate TO observe this transit
in places whore geographical position Is unknown, may