The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-23

OPPOSITION oy rnx PIAssf MAss-cu Tuesday, July II,
Sunday next the 22d, when IN pergee it distance from
the earth will be about ~ 900 900 miests least distance
from for many years and but little more than its least
possible distance. For some time past the unusually
bright red light of this planet has made II the most
fpicuous object In the southeast about 10 T. NJ and Il
may be long time before 1t will be again a. brilliant
As the decinston Of Mars towards the souih very
great, or % degrees its altitude even on the meridian
will not for several weeks here exceed 20 degrees but at
the Observatory OF the Cape OF Good Hope the present
opposition affords uncommonly excellent opportunity
for the determination q the paraax Of the planet with
greater precision Of which the there will
doubtless fully avail themselves. oppositons Of Mars
at the average interval 81 about 20 months the two
last happened In 1856 April aud In 1858, May l6 the
The least distance Of the planet from the earth at these
oppesitous was In 1850 30 millions or miles; Ia 1858
msIlons-a variation OF over 70 millions After nert
sunday Msrs Will begin 10 recede. and its light will
gradually become FAINTER, 9, that 90 August % 1851
wheu meet remote from the earth rs distance wall be go
millions OF miles about times great ~ Al the
present time
Asxss o. A Man RopHxs.-rhe Utica Telegraph Of
Saturday July IL has the following account OF The arrest
Of msil robber near TINT city Information re-
ceyed AT the Poet Ohce two mouths since,
a. remittance, were no, res.u.s n , @nG~
special Nail Agent H. NJ Boil has been ferretne out the
evil docr II was suspected that the heits were commit
ted by in the sttsville oce, and accordingly
decoy tters had been sent for the purpose Of de
tccns the rerpetrator. The last sent II urs
DAY his morning Mr. Bull and Charles Reed, Deputy
United states Eartba went % stttsvile, and having
10 suspect William Owens ERIK in tie Post ooe,
they proceeded to examine his and found his person
the last oecoy letter which contained thirty dollars 10
bills and thirty i've cents In silver, shich we're 30
marked a. TO be positively identified. Marshal Reed &C
Tp,,sa s,,,s tnmm,sssorey R,yce who COMMITTEES him
" jail 10 await exam stion on Monday next BY which
time 10 ex cc,ed Ubited states Attorney Spencer or hts
nssralt be here 70 conduct IT, Ovens IL only about
twenty % egc, and has hitherto been looked
upon honest young man by bis mmed ate acqusnt
aea but the dcuccs his guilt too papahle TO
IN he Acquitted
OF the charge.
THE PRESIDENTS Hoss A report, says the lancaster
pa hrrres has b,en 10 circulation here for several
days, that President Buchanan has sold his residence
this city known wheatand and that be bss pur-
chased about TO purchase property In the vcini
" a. Baltimore II " sieo aid that Mr.. - Poster IL
the purchaser, 70 whom hus has many cherished
associations, having been ~" "rnpertv e bis Ia
Their bis ohil ihoods hoi. s.ss he'e-sd
mothers death. We car
OF the reported sale. bu
without some f0undatioi
sovrvyss srsr FAIRS toE 1850 ibama, ..s
merry, october 70, 30 81 November and 3 &c ga at
Atasnts, October 70, "a 70 and 20 Fair o. the teotga
Gotten Platters' Convention, Macon December 70
2eth inclusive Kentucky, at Bowling Green. September
1877 Mississippi at Jackson, November 60 south
Catcts at Columbia November 13-le Missouri, al ~
LOUIS, October 23-27
Hon Am-The Bayou Sara Ga.) L>doev gives the FOL.
lowing account Of singular pbenomcnon vhch has been
tbcwn 70 IN other place -on Thursday evening
ss about half past sir O'clock. our czeus were some
lot wind which seemed o. cuno from the river and
IN bot on the bank q The river that those who stood
thote had put their hats 10 their faces. As de
scrptcn give, 4 seemed % N we were close 70
building nrr gay about asquare on and the nd RON
the FIRE blowing directly IN our face. II lasted about ten
niiLutel
TArsL krTRlr m Ir-rHASA-we learn from the Frank.
lin SUN that au arsy occurred WnDsboro, ON Tic th
instant, b,twe.n Mr. James Sins ana Henry t,rle,
tayr of that IN which the latter stabbed the FORMER
With knife infctlng wound which proved hiai In
few mebts. Earle examined before mag strno
next morning and discharged.
fsaz MoRIvkcEs ~ IA CSossy CoryrY, WISCONSIN,
There are M In trosee county, Wis, fCfiy six farm
mortgages given 90 the IL Cross, ami Milwaukee Rafosd,
amounting all 10 $50 f5s without interest. The ute
aud Jrncyal amounts " about sSs 0o thc present
time. Tlfsc mortgages mature in 1884. and draw eight
scr cent annual interest ~ maturity " no interest Ia
Isd prior w. that time. they VIII amount " flw,U1o
1lcse m,rtngos tower some Q. the bed fAmns Nds 10
thai CVu.t..