, 1869-08-11

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SOUTH BEdef As14u st !.
At7 O'Clock this city wRs aroused By ttse alarm
nt belts and CRY OF ct- The Gre 'dest10. cd
long frame fow someWhat noted for its anest ulEy,
unl, though the Old fznme-T4nge WAs tesuoge d, 1t
was not damaged, for 1t Exs an eJesore % I'll,
and to-day the lots hre In 3ood demand ttletc De-
Ing o;Ie.cd for them good paund prices, where e.
leTG1y noon no one thougE1 of them fos- hullda u
purposes. There was some damage to f:otks, b.
only slight During tho nre sone
Jocosc4Y remarked thrt 1t shou'as have
lieen s. few hours later TO Light rp the
great eclipse, which, By the way, came on aecot1-
!DE to contract, and W0s viewed bT Joar corrts-
pondent through the telescope presented tp. En-
Herot Napoleon 10 the University Of Sotte nasre-
i'rpfesscFIioward had conveyed the lnstrrncar
10 ths cupoa OF the college and proved II to, be
uEe OF the best Of telescopes for the purpose Of
obserraf.7ns, aud to him am Indebted for the
follow Ing from his notes: "F'rst consacs OF suo
and moon on southwest limb Of Sun, 4:i3+ ap-
Eronmate iocnl time In about fifteen mtnntes
the Temperature had grown perceptIoy cooler, and
light :ets intense At $50 had Aituined its maI-
1nnp, only nas1ow atc Of Light Oh the northern
limb Of the sun being visible above the dark body
u the moon. The air had now, teeomc qalte
chilly, and the surrounding scene shad assuHo't
the He.rdNke hues OF puFple-g18J twilight. At |
this time there VILE y!slble through the telescope:
nrount1 the southern nmb Of the moon d fnlnt CO
IONS, The planet Venus Has vtsibla 10 the naked !
eye for some enty .1ye Rtnutes and through the Il
telescope II thone beautiful and white until nesr
the shades CT evening. It also presented i
a datIcued appearance, goms~hat lie |
tho moon IN its third 4uaftcr. [
At 6:s1 the Eooon passed OF the sun, ieaytnB II |
bcan1ing clear and bright as before the eclipse. |
The whole day WIS remarkably nne. without |
clouds, aud wlth very little wind" Tnv 1nt re-
1ractng telescope gare entire satisfaction ID cge:y
observation, admirably denutrg she outllnes Of |
sun aud nloon at every phase Of the progress OF |
through 1t, md Que called to the mind OF yout |
correspondent the British Islauds Beea Oh |
the nap. The cupoa OF the university VAS from |
Its great height; grand place for witnessing the |
grand phenomenon The MIR was vc.J clear, and |
the Wide range Of vision aEanleI was truly ma3-
uiuceut. As the neon Was passing OF, the AMOS
there to tho aoulh apre4rc1 TO be darkenpg. IKE |
tho setting IN OF night; while At the north It gave
the appearance Of tho breaking Of morn, or |
fatht uuroEA borealla, During The greatest obs
scEfaton, In the little lakes Just back Of the unt-
scrsty, the fish were noticed to jump ont OF the
wa1er In considerable numbers, and on the Sur
rounding farms oEls went 10 roost-
most pressing need Of the anIye1aitJ Is q
n1ed observatory, aud tbs additional instruments |
necessary for satisfactory aud valuable astrouomL
cal obse1ations. Andseye,al friends OF Notre
Dame hare already hal the subject under constd-
c1utlon for raising the means for erecting ooe- H.
Is TO lie hoped they will attend to It at once, aud
push the matter forward.