Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-21

The Kings Of Saturn For several months
the planet Saturn has been seen, Invested Of
its usual appendages, the rings. This is occa-
stoned by the fact that the illuminated side OF
the rings has been turned trom the earth, and
Of course the dark side is Invisible. According
to computation, the earth should pass through
the plane Of the ring produced, on the night
ofthe Sd Of September, on which night the
ring dsaA exnacted Ia he seen as delicate fibre
Of light passing through the centre Of the
planet. and extending on the right and left.
On the evening of September LIST. two days
in advance Of lhs time at which the re-appears
ance Of the ring was expected, while the plan@
ct was yet some two hours east Of the meridi-
an. caught sight of the edge Of the ring.
which appeared IS minute line of light. ex4
tending Beyond the planet on either side. A
very fine spiders web is drawn across the field
Of view of the telescope, andis seen when IL
Illuminated. as beautiful bright line on the
dark gdund Of the heavens. It's diameter 10
less than half a second Of arc, and yet it app
peared as large cord compared with the DEL.
caie fillament Of light reelected from the edge
Of Satdrn's ring. Tie thickness of the rings
ia estimated at about 100 miles, willis the dis
lance FROM the earth is about 900 millions OF
miles. .4,.... -......t,......,. ..
This curious phenomenon will continue vis4
IDLE for about ten days. when the earth and
shn will again be on opposite sides OF tho
plane Of Saturn's ring, and the ring will agaiA
/ ILL N e
| Safurn's rings took place in 1889, and the next
will not occur for fifteen years. Cincinnati
Observatory. Sept. Cd, Is4s. ACincianati Ga-
! zette. aeH sd ~,a% Be-
Judge Cosse assd Hess, "A. ii. Srephens.-
A gentleman writing fioa Atlanta, Ga, Sept
ID. gives the following account of the attempt.
ed murder Of Hen. A. H. Stephens, BY Judge
Cone. t'tH '*t<
Francis H. Cone, in Cass speech said that
Stephens had betrayed the South, and was
traitor TO his State, sc. &c. Stephens heard
e:it, and said he would make him retract.r S.
saw him, and asked him if he had made such q
remark. C. denied it. So the matter drop.
ped. The friends Of c. leld him. il he did not
take the matter up they would discard him.
So he goes to the Atlanta, where s, was 10 be-
that dsy-meels him on the steps Of the hsteh
calls out. Retract Sir and cursed Violently
A blow was struck. Cone spsang on s., threw
him on the floor, and stabbed Rim five times.
until the knife broke of in the body OF s. Il
was done in aseccnd, before any one could In.
teriere. stephens 10 remarkably slight and
feeble, weighing abou! Sc pounds. think.
Cone 10 = very large. stout. strong man. weigh.
ing over 200 pounds The people were 80
shocked that they let c. escape, while they
assisted Stephens Could he have been caught
ten minutes after, he would have been torn to
pieces. The citizens will probably offer ave-.
~ large reward for him. One man has cub.
scribed $500. Conc 10 . fine looking man.
large. six feet high. dark eyes. iAtsllsc.ual
face. voice hoarse. hair slightly grey. one u
his front teeth il slighily worn or broken on
he is about forty OF 6ity ysats old. SsephenS
was the great man ofths last session IL Com
gress. He was she inas 10 oppose cosEIplioa
in high plscsG. GA tAis account Ii was lesss
ed. YORKsaF.
Mr.. EfeceNs aud yssAge Coae - Al the
close u me exaIninalion ii AtIeHfa, Jutge b.
was put under hosids Coz $4,000 Mr.. Sies
phens il considered out Of danger and hQ' Cd
jects to the prosecution Ct codc. 's''f -