The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

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New GERMAN CHUECH.-A.meeting was held
last night atthe German Lutheran Church, corner
Hascl aud Anson streets, to devise Ways and
meaps for ttc building of q new chu ~ch edihce.
We were pleased to see a general interest mani
tested on the subject by our German fellow-citl-
zens, as evinced by the large number OF persons
present. We expect to give a full report OF the
proceedings in our next ISSUE
IMpRoyEuENT-The sidewalk in front OF Mr.
GEORGE MELDAus building, at the corner OF
Meeting and Queen streets, has been considerably
improved by pavementof red brick. A tine side
walk is inseparably connected with new house,
and the neat appearance of the one recently laid
will render the building more attractive, and will
bring increased custom to both Mr. WoHLTa1AN
md MI. SCHROEDER. Our city is at present lamen-
tably destitute Of payements OF any description,
and every improvement upon the uneven condition
Of our ways, whether by public private parties,
will be considered as step in the right drectlon.
Trr Npyv CRoss1Sa.-l,road street was hilarious
Yesterday, and stranger might have thought
that the year Of Jubilee had come, judging from
the pleased countenances that were seen at the
corner OF Broad street and East Bay, inspecting
the operations Of the workmen engaged IN laying
a stone crossing at the intersection OF those
streets. This enterprise has been long needed
for that end Of Broad street has been almostlost
in the mud that has nado that section perfect
boggy bay. It will also answer admirably as
breastwork to the City Railroad, and will preserve
the cars from running of the track. The present
crossing is composed of square blocks OF granite,
that will stand as long as tho world rocks, and
only need to bo seen to be appreciated. The next
rainy day will de. elop the resources Of this Won
derful institution, as passengers can then make
the opposite shore without tacling.
Our City Fathers have immortalized themselves
by this transaction, and in future floods there will
be many who will arise and call them blessed.
ABoUr TIE MooN.-Every one is familiar with
The singular phenomenon known as tee low moon
carrying the old moon in her arms when, In ad-
dition to the slender crescent, the whole disc Is
more or less distinctly visible few days after new
moon; tho same appearance, or the old moon
nursing the now" presents itself in like manner in.
the waning moon when she rises few hours be-
fore the SUM- This is called the luna,ere ceadres,
or ashlight Of the moon. It's appearance used to
be taken as an indication that the moon was phos-
phorescent, or possessed some light of her own,
of that she receives from the sun.
Now, however, it is satisfactorily proved to arise
from tho sunlight reflected from tho earth upon
the dark moon; for it must be remembered that
the earth is to the moon what the moon is to the
earth, reflector Of the suns light, and that when
t is new moon to u" earth it is full earth to the
noon, and rice ycgsa; and thus the Opaque moon
becomes Illuminated by earthlight-to use q term
analogous to mc onlight; but on account OF the
,reat size of the earth compared to the moon, the
light is fourteen times rs bright as our moonlight,
md thus the occasional briiancy Of the reflection
8 accounted for.
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