New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-08

AGAINST her and abe was hlIeD'o"1 - an1 |
.e, came up for examination, he isieu 70 .osin
abe was discharged. Yesterday moIDps 80,
1,Isd a, his of,ee and made violent thieS'1
. e ~ - a.u.4a her rearreet. Justice Cop;olly
held her 10 await examination hoi"'e' A'N ".'
and family reading in Attorney street.
-, U.rcHwAY AccIDLST.-MShael Hickey,
-. IN the Public store No. Whitehall street, last
evening about O'Clock fell through the hatchway OF
t,e PREMISES and almost Instantly kiled-his neck
having been broken by the fall His remains were re-
moved TO place Of safety till this morning. when an
Inquest will be held. Hickey was married, and has
eft widow and several children living al No Il
Washington street.
sUpPaIsE AID CAPTURE OF THrEvEs-Of oF
THIN SHoT.-On Wednesday night Sergeant nun u
Abe yventy.seoond Ward Police discovered two Ger
80. NAMED Michael Lemon and Vim. Smith, in the
at a. stealing quantity OF pigs hair, belonging
NJ Leonard of No. GO Fifty-6rst street, which was
:, an opep lot in that vicinity. Tire officer coming
ruddcnly upon them Smith ran of, but was pursued
nv the officer who told him to stop or he WOuid sno"'
him He paid no attention 70 the summons ana 'ne
officer after firing three shots in the air, pianIeo o"e
~ the thigh Of the fugitive, which brought MN 10
stand. His confederate, who had followed AZ
yespectfuI distance, then came up, ana showing
heavy club mounted with an iron ring, threatened 10
.,tsck the officer if he did not release his companion
The officer presented his revolver, and coon brought
he fellow TO terms and both him and his companion
were marched TO the station.H House. Smiths wound
vas dressed and yesterday the prisoners were com
nitted to await examination.
WHAT is GOING oS OvERBEAD.-hercury may De
seen for few evenings not far from the western
horizon On the frst of the month February he was
nj his greatest elOngaton East Through the Telescope
bis appearance is that of half moon He sets ABOUT
twenty minutes before seven. Il IL said that Coper-
nicus never enjoyed sight Of Mercury, owing 70 the
dense vapors near the horizon. Like Venus ana our
Moon this feet traveller presents In the course OF ms
revolutions all the different lunar phases, from the
sender crescent TO the full orb. His speed IN his
orbit is nearly l10000 miles an hour or at the rate OF
1880 miles minute. O..
While YOU are out looking at this sparkling gem ii
NAV be well TO lift your eyes little, and observe
planet of larger magnitude, with his shining quater-
mon OF satellites drawn out almost in line, malestl-
say careerng toward the margin which viii soon hide
him from your view. This immense globe has his pc
mods Of rotation and revolution, Ike our own. Ju-
inter sets about o'clock On the 9TH inst. these two
planets will be apparently near the new moon.
Now, elevate the eye nearly to the zenith, and y0u
have in view the little cluster of the Peiades, while
The mystic number seven bursts into hundreds through
The magic glass Of the telescope Little further on
toward the east you behold the star-gemmed V, the
Hyades reposing listessly upon its side, with the
blood shot sentinel Adebaran at one extremity keep
ing his eternal vigil while the minor members of the
nock twinkle their sleepess gances through their nan
closed lids. Still further east hes the majestic Onion,
varegated with bis particOloed four and his matiay
arTayed three, all briants in the Winters pageant
Turn the telescope again; sweep it around his sword
and make it fash out in lambert flame that mighty
nebula which itself contains full complement OF
stars. Toward the eastern horizon, too, twlnkes with
superior brightness the far famed Sirius, cleaning
with its slight tint of blue.
But must not forget other brother IN the solar
system the rnged, belted and satellted Saturn You
will find him nearly over head, little to the left OF
Orion, while you looking eastward His If steady
and rather dull appearance TO the unasssted eye but
through q good glass, he bnghtens up like mass OF
FURNISHED silver He sets about O'Clock in the morn
ing. While you have the telescope in hand 1t may
not be regretted If you swing 1t along the heavens
westwardly and nearly overhead to the dense cluster
in the sword-haf Of Perseus. single glance at the
crowded mass of stellar glory with its myriad beams OF
Night II were dancing to the music OF the spheres,
well repays all trouble incurred in this item of our
survey.
And now since it is becoming quite cool and rather
hate will not wait for Mars to RISE but postpone
our view of him till about the rst of April when he
will be in opposition 10 the sun, and exhibit round
disk for inspection. He will then rise earlier and
be in more favorable position for observation; AMER
a comfortable nights rest if you rise from bed about
O'Clock, you will find the splendid Venus an hour
and quarter high in the eastern heavens, and the
moons slender crescent about three hours high. This
planet will be visible in the morning until the middle
Of July; after that will be an evening star Tor
nearly ten months.
Having bestowed 80 much attention on these phe-
the subject for the present; and at another time for
another lesson may be able TO give them another
look and observe other peculartes. The sun we VIII
reserve for some future period recommending our
Juvenile readers TO survey occasionally the heavens
above as well as the earth beneath their feet. The
human eye obviously not designed To be forever
downcast. Boston Post.
THE WEATBER.-A change of temperature com
msneed this morning At O'Clock IL ~ at o'clock il
had 2lo and O'Clock 22o when commenced
sailing he aates in the shape Of s1Poned stars aud con
Temperature 24 At O'Clock temperature 80 the rain in
creased and foEe II fell At 10 O'clock temperature fell 70
$50 the rain continued and at IL o'clock the temperature
TO $40 with an increase of rain. At and O'Clock
temperature SO north ice still adheng the thermometers,
so outh and the rain falling freely From the 18th OF Dec at
l5 full circles Of $50 hours each aud SIS hours
sshts Of third circle. BY comparing this with
that published memoranda 18th Dec IL will be
the great circle. The third circle ends Saturday between and
7ooock Whether this seventh section OF the third circle
the 5h 50 and the 9th 50 and the highest both
days 9o The sparows and birds early this
Ing for food in increased numbers aud active than
heretofore, flying continually about the yard
Brooklts HPhfs, p IN, Feb. :, 1856 e. MERRIAM
RIAL EsrATE.-The following sales Of Real Estate
were made yesterday, at the Merchants Exchange by
a. J. Blocker:
2 houses and lots No Toe Franklin aud No . White
street, adjoining on rear, each lot - 900
houses aud lots, Nos $50 and 2il Hudson street, lot
2oxso and also No. 10 Renwick street, adjoining
lot 25x75 together 10 SO
House and lot 80 Geenwichs Murray lot 2ix6l $500
House and lots. latter fronting on Washington and
West streets INC. Sl6l loo feet from Charlton street,
each 10, ssniOs together. 1880
BnllheAd opposite above lot on West 5000
los 18th av., SSthst each 2AsXlOo and
fron, opposite SerSl2. tOgother..; 400
hoaso and lot on GreenwIohst Nandam, lot 2x5 6i50