The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-17
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pened as it did, and with such wonderful aocs-
racy to The computed time, Jet certain feeling
| Of relief was experienced when the lurid streeE
In The slsy suddenly changed to yellow. whes
the clouds frightened up, and the darkness
seemed 30 be Wa ted yisbly away to the south east
The sca BIRDS that bad stopped their screaming
during the oar lness, nov reappeared bat the wild
Morse men Of those rocky isles who had congregat
ed so tuyousy ere md US during the menr
otthe eclipse. wheo The light returned, wherc were
they Gene to hi5e themYeves in thor huts,
thinking at they wer, in the jaws Of destruction.
amongst the stones ofdarknoss and in The shadow OF
eeaih such wo heard afterwards was the general
| feeling amongst them al along the coast even be-
yond the limits Of total obscuraticn. Horses and
even oxen began to wend their way home wards,
and poultry to fly up otheir roosts but farmer
| INFORMED us mat On amusing OF confusion
took place when tAe fowls found the darkness oem-
ingop 20 quickly thai they could al get placed
O. on their eercaes IN tine and then again. when
they found. by the quickly returning light that they
had bad n false alarm. We also heard that thore
hso been all hat line Of the country such en-.
cessvc rain tina. day, that our party. enablea6r +;
the light touse steamer to tahe UP the peculiar po-
siton we DID, was probably the only one that had
had the good luck to MAKE any accu -ate oBservs.
tions circumstance the more fortunate, ioss-
much "a that was the earliest part of Europe visit
ed by the shadow in its progress from west to cast
These observations will. Of course, appear else
where 10 due time, aud in different form but
meanwhile some gcno,al idea Of what nas witnessed
may not be unacceptable to the public atlargo.
The Line OF Iron screw Steamers TO New
York.
lFrom the Liverpool Albion, Aug
We understand that the Saroh Sands iron screw
steamer, having nearly completed her charter oftws
years on tho line between Panama and San Frau
eiseo, may coon be expected in this country, when
1t is proposed to leDgthen Der forty fees, aud apply
new engines of large power, aad establish her in
her old line, 1t will be reCoiocted that this vessel
| was tho pioneer to auxiliary s,eamships .
principle that is now likely TO eclipse all others fog
lopg voyages Her first trip Was performed in the
faTd season Of 1871, when the average time of six
OF the llIgrst packet ships was forty-eight days,
some being nearly seventy days, while the Ssrah
! Sands made New Yor1 in twenty day nd hnlf
THE quite established IKE prileiplS, and but fer
commercial distress that followed, other vessels
would have beea put on the same line: Subsequent
Ioareo at fret, additional length nay be safely
| applied also, that larger power is desirable.
Owing 10 :hc beautiful lres and great strength of
this ye.ttl. she will, with the proposed improve
( ntnts, be equal TO any screw steamers ahoat 4
contract bos also been neaTy concluded With hessrs
Cato, Miller, & Co, for second vessel to run in
| conjunction with the Sarah Sands, but to be Il
! still larger dimensions, WITH TIE view TO forming q
regular line OF iron sTew steamers between this
! port and New York. This vessel will be kaiH
! on the dire:ions Of Capt. W. c. Thompson and
/ Mr. Crsltham.
messrs. Drawn, shipi'y & Co.'S Circular.
LVEErooi, August o, 1891
We have to report very steady market sines
the date Of the IT. the ses for this three days reaching
q OtC bales with 1900 10 exporters aud sprcuato at
the ii prices e last H. whilsJ ia few Instance
opsehth q Jenny advance has been obtained tor ths
nidoling qushties
The col narhet has been very duh and aour has d.
c,reG Cd l. peg bill good Canada having been soal
at lss u per bbl and PHILADELPHIA aud Baitimo~s at
2cs u as. I'd Corn duh at previous "a tGiOns.
Sale q Gotten: TO day estimated at ~ CSC bales
Markets.
! LoSuoN MoNrr MsHKIr, aug D. P.M-The narke. fee
pubic securities bas ret undergone any change thts
morn, rg Con-ois being naints,osd steadily NJ e6&
, a @yf fer Eon.y and 10 S,A yd7s for time
! the Three Yer Cents Reduced. 81, W.. and thu
yfre-and-aVuartrr Per Cents ssgs go Bank Stock b.
firm al .lo and GzchsTvet TITLE have ranged from A..
I" as prm aud locin GcrGs bis prea, Scarcely asy
luness has BEEN done stocss the ouly trans
tc,ious recorded beng in Moxcsn bonds. at 81 u Spa
Iith live Ier Cent?. .c1s 81; Sandman Scrip prea
1he railway snare marhct has been without nAtersal
alteration. and tusinss hss been within limits
Hsir-Pssr Tro-ConsoIs for Aeesast e6ai
LospoN "Wednesday. Aug 6--1 O'Clock -Consois, No
ney. .t2s Mai TbT1e-ana g. quarter Per Gents, -
as;s Ixol.qu,t Bills, Las 40; do, Las
Lntrrool corIoS MARErr, Monday. Aug 4-ns
ssles since Friday amount 20 ~ oc0 bales Of which
Ptoo are tskru POPULATION and Tor export To-day,
fal are $500 tsgs. The market IL steady the pr,css
Ct last week The arrivals since Friday IL v>s.-e
nom the United States.
LvtErooI Cores M,nErr, Aug Since tie cioss q
luness on Friday this mark q has u1ed much FIRM
character The dsmsrd 80 this tnis has been
y equal To that az last week but with less choice in tbs
orIr'n qualities and prices 10 day neety oneegaa
81 penny perth higher fo- American kinds undcr Id
Per 10. The facs since Ihursday $500 bales
which eco are on speculation aud 900 fc- export The
rican 81 toCs.d Lso0 rernhn q a. to 6isd 100 Ds-
bia. SD to cd 400 MarsBham: 8 ID - ca. see
] r. ,sI II /. ID
imports since Friday arr ~ SIS American CsS Psrnss
ard soS Other sorts-Total.
LrvI sroot CorS NssKrr. August THE surply o<
Erglsh wheat by lind carri'ee samples 10 this morn
iugt marhct was email and sold At decline 81 ~
pr qrsii'r upon the p'ices ,f this day se'nnaht
The snl,GL OF fnrvln b.iur again able mtI.
lers reluctant purchasers az Danzlg at simisr
reduction and WY little trsnrfs was transacted In
red although ch,f'd L.. Per quarter lover thas on
Mondey bat There were a e " aanpes q nsv barley
peas ara cate At market which remained ndsposed o
at ste hour Eafy was ca per ar aud beans Is per ar
l p M vain ffa f.x-
ai'Hl Of oais causes the trade e. b. exceedingly heavy
1t decline Of L. 90 l. o. pr ar forsis, Flour IN
slow ale ni induction tf ca pr bbi aud L. per ssck
The weather w the early part ~ the week o.
uns.t'o character bat favorable change SIT In 90
tstuEd1y y. tEd we have snco hat Il hne aud The
tusiness 81 the vsk has been lutrd h.th ecers .nd
luy,fr 0king quietly On. ana waiting the rceult q
heivut. PRICES feye undsr-ouc hito change. sx-
ocsdrliy hue weather land DUH report from Maek
ass tad the usual eject upon our market to dav.
The ssl,t q wheat AID -four vre limited 60 the innc-
date want 81 MI err snd estlors sud we're At rctoo
ton r. lat Turny e - rar bushel the former.
and "a pr t9Irri aud four Oats aud ostm~as
were fcrice, and net any lfvtr lndan corn va Cd
Taicl.
Lo,po> CcsS M,nrsr "Wednesday Auru,t Over
having -dinrly thin attendance &C buyers h,e
hunss !. done, IN ether EEEi,sh ur,su and qaots-
ucre mnintaiu,d uom aa.ly on Monday last flcsr
mOvd ~ sioWiy. ~ farmrr terms In beans aai pes
itt cusincss aons 81 lne rates The qualify % barley
D,Ssrs purcin.ed cats cauil,usy hut Mondays dsots-
tiors we're usintaincd Artivsis-ruuli.h wheat oas
10 $50. barley $40. oas g5p3o; acu- 90 sacks IA
47so tsIIcis. Weather cloudy.
Lo,uoS rnervor mssrsI. Wednesday. Angus, q -
SuSarNcst India limited business doing stiu dealers
w not eel Tut ct ful fatss-low o. apc Iruwn s2s
~ Cd J"lo~ 81 Cd 81 Foreign Fsw buyers. nsa
nasad htdy supplied, hut lower rates not generally
tnitn
Cotton IN good demand at s;iacr rates
1tn- IN ~ tar tusiI doing. hot rates loo
tr Scotch. Hud ruls az Sc oi. g 4cs Oocd demand
fr WEIGH bsr ~ "a - ca 70 "a los Rails,
As 20 40 g. sI,iter dun al Gli ~. Oh Cops
! nartet firm.
/ oes. On the pct
C,cec--D,iDend coutioucs brisk and prices TO al.
vnncc-rhtive Ccyon go Exrorttrs are chief operS-
! tors aud Cciony most IN inquest
Tts little dniBg. end vious rates supported With
difficulty msnJ parcels beiss declared for public sale
Tuefesy
MaStursrrn Tairr RrFcar, Tuesday. Aug 9Th,