The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-19

DISTINGUISHED COMETS. The presence of
one of these remarkable visitors-one of the
| most beautiful of them all--renders the his
tory Of the whole cometary race specially
interesting for the time In the year 3S9 a
comet, the head Of which appeared to be
composed of several small stars, and its tail
flaming sw ord, and which must have been
a splendid object, caused the greatest con
sternation among men. Another comet in
$50 appeared to be surrounded by thick
darkness and to stand in sort of opening !;
the tail which was of great magnitude, look
ed like the smoke of distant confagration.
In els the Chinese describe comet with a
tail 90 degrees long and having a vibratary
motion Tho great comet of S9l had tail
100 degrees long and of astonishing brillian
CIV One Of The finest comets on record ap-
peared in 1892, 50 bright that it was visible
at noon day. In January, l472, comet
came within three and half millions of
miles Of the Garth, and was visible in the day
time, its tail streatched completely across
the heavens In 1913 Kepler discovered a
comet which had brilliant corruscat.ons in
its tail. Tne comet of 1862 almost equalled
the moon in size, and was of a pale livid col
or, The comet 1880 almost grazed the suns
surface, moving at the rate of 10000 miles
in an hour the nucleus resembling burn
ing coal, and the tail was 90 degrees in
length The period Gifts revolution around
the sun was computed to be not less than
$500 years
The comet Of IA is REGARDED as the most
splendid Of tue last century Its head equal
led Venus in brilliancy, ard at one time it
exhibited six tails. in rays like fan The
comet of 1861 mad a well defined planetary
disk Of a circular form which Hershal esti-
mated TO be not less than $50 miles in diam
eter. The real length OF the tail was nine
millions OF miles. The comet Of 1911 was
remarkable for remaining visible for a year
ard half In the autumn of 1911 the
comet was within the circle perpetual ap-
partition, AMI conspicuous all night The
tail was longest about the end of the frs.
week in October, it then extended olor an
arc Of about twenty-five degrees, and was
six degrees broad Sir William Hersehel
saw weLdefned planetary disk involved
in a nsbulosi.y forming the head The disk
was OF a pale rudy color; the surrounding
| nebulosity, blush green. The nebu!osity
was upwards Of one million of miles in Iii
ameter.
In 1919, ine comet appeared suddenly
| in the constellation Leo. Cacciatore, oil Pal
ermo, assures us that it exhibited PHASES
similar to the moon, during part Of its visi
| bility, and that the crescent was not AWAY.
on the same side of the nucleus. In 1875
NJ. Pons, at Marscslles. discovered a comet
that remained visible for nearly one entire
year 1t was most conspicuous at the begin
ming Of October, 1925, as the head was APP
preaching taa southern horizon. Tho tai
Was fifteen ,legrees long and divided int,
two branches. Santinit saw The nrcleu.
composed OF three bright points Tie i'm,
comet Of 1913 is fresh in the recollection o
many The tail extended 40 degrees anc
undulations were noticed in it. It had
very small but bright nucleus OF reddish
| eo!pr, while lie tail was OF brilliant liver
color. 1t approached within 6,O0J Gilies o
the sun, ana it was at first beiicdved that i
had actually touched it.
! The Washington correspondent oG tn.
/ New York ines relates the folowing:
We had 4 little excitement the other da,
in an elopement case. A young Journey
man printer in the printing Office Of Taoma
Buell. d Blanchard ran off with the daughter
of our Judge Of the Orphans Court, tao OIL
shce oays si"ee. Inc prIuter WAS poor, pu
perfectly honest and respectable. The CIR
moved in the highest circles of life, and was
but sixteen The Judge and his son came
| to the printers working olice--with pistols
and rawhide some say-ani was very indg
nant, but upon learning that the couple haC
gone through the ceremonies correctly-ge
ting license and being married according
to law, they were both pacifed. and botl
doubtless concluded to make the best Of it
1t would do little good to horsewhip tie Of
fender, or to put a bullet into him