The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-15
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There IA a pvscb, ,ety bcsovas, sua ~
( 'm.rkable d,sp.,y in Ae person, ~ We ms
isay, ~ Me Njsa edMso Motto be- bchiu,
tincSatt,Sv. Ne oiavsi TIA celes,i,l vis,,ou
thonsh the dem auslrt,icns OF = body 50 I'm
posing in taking its course Tor dayN au,
even Mecks toltthtN directly toN,ri cu
oNn Moran thc tth ate .We0 calculated :,
lrnnvey thr tmprcsslon THAI m,nscc, VI M
rejn, u mpsnat,3 Nv u,is sloNtug wond,ry
10 space. It's WI u be respectful, howrv
en- and therefore We Pronounce cnUttlv 10
fA,Nt artAt brilf ,t anpcttsnvc and spnitr,
aoce,NenN ~ tht new tpmintrv Prot
MUeheN slatcs that ihr comet has bee.
pNnaNg tbroogh space in live almost a,
prt,V t6Mard the rer,h fot mnp than ihrc,
Ncek& and th's AZ lhe'rAte ot 10000 mile,
,yet AaaN ot 3Sl0toa mites daily, rhh
fNresNt ~ motion NsN sNi,tNve smch torce y
the impact, in vase vt collision, that man,
things hrrclohrc hrld 30 De liked and stabh
Mo0h hr dhplared in uucr ronnsion Non,
Vt the glass ware IN hsc would he likely !,
be recovered whole, No oAirr-ho'dcr wooJ
BE- certain to retain his position, and peoph
IN thN his1rr Walks Ut hn woud almost ce,
hhly W. knnrkcd down quite rromiscnousl,
aiming the low people. But all fear Vt surl
+ results s hlaNrd Nv our Astronomical outhon
ties, who stv that week hence the comet
+ Mil separate from the path oi the earth, nnJ
n'ttn btWr visit to the renlra sun, vii
/ take ttsrltoh into infinite space
Somewhat snnnNhN this showep comet
. is,n reality nhbodW W. ~ he accurate, II
really has No bodN II hhs been examined
with the hrst Wlrsroprs, without discovering
+ ANY sulh nnrlrus Whalr,et In many eases
| the comets whrh have come nearest hav,
had 4 we'll defined nucleus, and have cNhihi
ted e,bdenccs nl n body Ms solid, possibly n.
lhR terra hfmn; vet, IN THIS ease, the lmpilpa.
bic and intangible character rt the Who'll,
phenomenon, th the extremity vt its mil, II
most remarkable Telescope stars ui III,
mihrst light may he seen, In nndimlnished
hithlhrss, through the drhsrst portion ol
,hls rhNhl npprndhne, mud Prot Mitchell
detrrls d considerable srnrr between the cen,
ttNl globe ul liphl and the surrounding rings
Ahd mil II isa travelling light only Nrpor.
tNtlv and not hhss NJ snlidillrd mnltet-
lNnkiNu At its present surprising beauty
and htillihhrr, " mnst he conceded that nu
motal demonstrations ol great show With
little substance, rnh tnmrnrr with this parade
ul hf llMhrv without soldily nrnt thrcohstrl.
lu,iuh VI the irpnt neOr .
The proprietor nt this comet IL one nnnn'
II, NhN rnlnp to II knowledge uI II only fout
months since. M astronomer had ptr,ious-
" spth, " marked, Ur nnhrd H. a perfect
fortune IN ils Whr, n hll tu ia ptparnt pns.
spssut rather by accident ihnn by descent
although II has beet coming directly down
M the tntp " mntr lhnh Il hundred lllnnsnhd
TITLES each huur sihrt the second day ui
IUnt. The dspoyrrrr would have had m
nnrn,iNhlp position nav, II hr had not been
able 10 shuw that ,thisuSltnnL body would
4: \: !. \. !: y !: ! !: !:
iurllp "tte paragraphs 10 % 81 pped np hy
the ripss,' It ia pity II did not fail into the
pHsspssiHh 6l the "Sriohllir Council ns II
might posaIbly hn,r done, indeed, " this
satire greedy council Ind kept uhe eye IN
the heavens While Watching the earth sO
kppny.
TIE srlrhdbt or these celestial miracles Ia
w Nfll IU' w wv lI'NNfN w UNHNl w w
those NJ inhtllid greed aud shameful jpnl-
onsy, lint Nil thoughts N such sort nte but
sih nhd dlshUnpt When these musses NJ
the ptmpyn elements come to us from The
litnSlitplpss llplds ~ space our dutira nr" "i
dilptnt sort A comet is itOfe wonderful
ctrh than the planet Ne iuhnbii, since II IA "a
hew representative ~ matter and of motion
II IA hs II $50 wete again transported 10 the
emns NJ mnlctim things aud saw rnt nrehns
Transformed tmrk 10 mdi0tn wpot, md
W6wiht IN M" irhi ~ the ccnt'nl fires,
vltbsh pnyet the lnrsa had not vei learned
10 hbty. Aud the r0nir iq even more than
rtltfhl blHnd, since II wWidrta from inIihite
atnte iito our sunll cottrc Of 0tdrfly
hnlira. IL 90 nsinnlly nwny, nnd possibly to
nprin tnfr. 1'nt chnrs sends ~ these rep.
featnl1hea ~ matter vet nnDouIdcd, NJ
btd1f tim ilt Fotminr Hand is yd NJ work,
md llh Tie Universe is, indeed. nnd In n
sense byo0d TINT vlirll oar small c1prc-
Nv hr4 yti tbhreiycA mtAsnfelcss md inf
mite.
Thia toinri viii bc nearest The cntli's otlit
on Ortohtt goth. Whtn il4 distance vii lie
bat Gny.lW0 millions N miles. II wll be
nearest iic sun about Or0bct 22l, though
for tttst determinations hItohomcts have
nh 4ni't chonHi N positive measurements
NJ t'c path atrod, ltavtrcd NJ Tins nprcot-
10rr. and bo futmcf appearance i frcotdrd,-
1bis wat Nv sonic soiTosrd io bc Ne 70 ~
pcafnnre N ne comet Of Charles W. bot
ihat opinion has noR been gwen np
Qofntt. Ocf. l-Nlt hhdtcw Lund4icin,
u tnc rescued itom tho Austin, sNys That hc
s1w The cop'rio frd On dacb, iako N bla
coaf md froninp to TIC ado N The vessel,
t1s nboot ~ iumpoyotboaid g. hen VIZ. fa
cn,1 sc.7td md ro''ed lom l.ch. Ilonskcd
him ehit vrsgmor i,do, when lIc cap.
nio snstlrld fln "a uc cG.d ihh hc dj
not t6ot rh.f rr rds abonl llr fIvn rn
m md was o.t siant NJ THO greater prr
N mo pas.rngcts bal collected ~ the fotc
...,,(l.vr..nf. oYd ne the nlnca tfggtcs.