, 1869-08-08

At MATTOOs.
Sreclal Despatch to the chteagn Tstauae-
NATION, Ill, August :.
Las, evening the hopes OF the astronomers
gathered here SEEMED likely to Ike disappointed,
.cs tke rain fell corlontly until rears midnight.
,et co loye!lcr tssY ever dawDe1 than has been 1hc
one Just closed. From eaElf morn I'LL An hour bt
iorr noon not i cloud np3carcu, ami tTcn then
tut neecy nited Heruss the ttlue vault. teay-
,ug tho cr1nautut perfectly clear. hi the after
noon aud evening, ut every Etfect corner Of this
tnter,rts,ng city might have heen eeto knots Of
,rcu ant hoys gazing At the tnu throngn
smoked glass, while ht The West sitlc Fut'lc
Ind ,seu a.1ju.te e<i hr the following nnHrt! COM
nctesyt astronomer: Professors u. ". iIuuEh,
dudley Observatory, Ahany, u lIoisssos
j.: P1ofr:st1 L. NJ. East r,iay, Htltst'oro, III.
Professor John {. Heusc. Waterford, y: J.:
Lewis swift, sar4tnoD coE:ana venniy, a =, MI, 4,
iey observatory. These gentlemen a'T1tel here
ou wednesday,. The lossunents nsdc use of
es n2otIde win means for arcura,es mcaslr.
ing tho diversions Of the prutubefances IA
tic sun, AMI the coruas us surrounding
cUratcIy the time "f tht different rttnouec3-
The time WAS OBTAINED by te!egrarh!c co.nrnunca-
tion x,'h pndey .essf.a1o,5, 1t Ai'say. y: y.
conr1eneed the ns'on't nFsl contact With the sun
occurring when the former WAS Etuctcen degrees
scEth Of The solar equator, on the vest side bg
TIC aid Of smoked Elas. the t1sck globalaI mass
Wns observed 10 muye elo~y hetore the sun,
while ihf Thermometer, wh,rh a few nomentS t'e-
Gradually the darkness of twilight spread over the
e.rh, etaA!l dies, euats aud other hcsa!ds Of night
tn1cky 'tus:ercd iu the ar, nnlt! a: II minutes past
., the unanlnuus exclamation from tn. eager
spectators announced THE visible advent Of the
nrst Ftar, Refulns. Al precisely II minutes !.
seconds I.a-s ! the sous shining fsce became TO-
'Tat r.: feeling, OF sasnI ave ave iaat ps.yaisl
s1s sse Sor to s,s5a ~
corona threw i.s hr:llI.nt cosr-cat,oas IT l.n!n.
ous light around the hhrk rPnc!c Tor Two inmates
and 1Glr.y seconds, and the mos, -oHi.tnsrrt!ng
ncss "a. equal 10 shss Q. moonlight night, aad
Inc tcurefHture vas fOrt3-tN0 degrees cooier than
one hour bciore, 10 feeling Of tcrr,dei ave came
tnat of snperta,Ist rub,tmi:y, The eonatenances
Of The SPECTATORS assumed a gni.tly. unnatural
hue; the tky WIS Of d tight rurpl!sh eoio1 ez.
ccrtirg near the nor.zou, % Where 1 the as;;rrs
1t g,ows after beautiful sunset. Grapd, no*ev.
er as vas this heavenly stw, fhe ci!inxx occurred
en, Al The close Of ne tolay ke shn, nas q
dceIr MT n!c,ctne me gloom IN a second again
i!jEul.n,nr me world. sesrr felose hase han
suca s,ri eoncen'on Of re essato. a ths,t sa
light No sooner had the !arRoess .l,sspPear1a
than Startled old lady bnstes! tatu me a
md da'ei n:cathleas,y On noT nc. 6tt" fei9E
v ho hAti cEohat lots TO Ills heu-roost dulus tar
.uta1y, Returned tttbgus.e with tht eAca - =. =
Iha. Tie damned fowls were SCRATCHING IL '.s
tine. -, ,, 4
II the Essex House, an oil rooster, ~ao n9a
1ruabiy slt:eRsed The last total eciipsr cou!a tt
be ttoe,i INTO early roo.inE. but seuoaheo " ~.
o~n cutgeu:, whlle al bis fo~t a.aoclatcs Fcn' ~
1nc eclipse ended &. Q minutes aul q seconds
N1ast & 'cIoct. In the observations take1- toe
phrno1eIa ror.esp ,aslst precisely VIII the co'a,
T., tattonE r.us !ousl. n-dc. stsE9o.s wtfc vsl3l
<u 1se tUttacs If The sun tcto1e 1ae eclipse, t"o