The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-11
ENGLAND.


| LONDON, December 10.-The following
dispatch has been received from Prof.
Davidson, chief astronomer OF the Ameri.
can expedition 10 Nagasake:
NAGAsAKR, December 0.-Duripg our
observations Of the transit Of Venus to-
day the weather was unusually cloudy
and unpromIsng. The time at which il
was calculated the transit would begin
passed away without our being enabled
TO record the exact moment OF the first
contact with trustworthy results. Alter
about o quarter OF an hour and before
Venus reached the stage OF her second
contact the observer at the Cquatorisl
caught glimpse Of the sun and planet
lie was quite successful in taking several
measurements Of the planets cusps, during
the interval between the first and second
contacts. The time at which the latter
contact occurred was obtained with sue
cess and recorded. Shortly alter the sec.
0nd contact further measurements OF the
distance between Venus and the suns
western edge were made with the micro.
meter. In all there were taken $50
micromelric measurements OF the line be-.
tween the cusps, besides 81 micrometre
observations were made Of the passage Of
both edges Of the sun across the meridian
OF the station, and similar views OF the
right and left rims Of Venus in crossing
the same line. Mierometric surveys were
made Of the respective destinations Of the
sun and planet by observing both upper
and lower limbs. While passing the me.
ridcan about 90 excellent photographs of
the transit during the various periods of
Its occurrence were taken. Extreme good
fortune attended the astronomer, for lust
as Venus departed from the sun the
clouds began TO gather and threatened
rain. Toward the close Of November we
were enabled TO telegraph the difference
OF Longitude 10 Vladivostok, so that the
location oI the position here is definitely
determined.
LONDON, December 10-The' transit of
Venus was successfully observed at Ho-
barttown, Adelaide and Melbourne, and
OF points in India, China and Japan. The
American party only partly succeeded at
HobHrttown.
NEW York, December 9.-Prof. Hsrk.
ness, OF the United States Naval Oh
serVatoTy, sends the following telegram
regarding the observations OF the transit
Of Venus:
HoBATTowE, TASMANIA, Dec. o.
Although the weather was bad, our
observations at the time Of tho transit
were particularly successful. We sue
ceeded in taking one hundred and thirteen
photographs OF Venus during her passage
over the disk Of the Sun.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
LONDON, December l0.-The bullion
in the Bank of England has increased
$4,000 during the past week. The pro.
portion OF the Banks reserve 10 the lia.
bilities, which last week wss 37I per cent,
is now 44s per cent.
AMERICAN MARRIAGE IN LONDON.
Alex. Macter, Of Baltimore, and Vii.
ginia, daughter OF the late James Brooks,
were married yesterday in the Roman
Catholic Church Of the Assumption, at
Holborn. Minister Schenck was present
MOnsiguer Capel performed the marriage
ceremony.
MARGNE.DlsAsTERS BY THE GREAT STORM
Thestorm Of yesterday was very disas.
trous 10 shipping. A dozen vessels are
ashore at WhiIby, and one is reported
sunk with all on board. The mails from
France were several hours behind time
Heavy damage was done TO the works in
the harbor Of Jersey. Two hundred Yards
oil pier were swept away, and blocks Of
concrete weighing several tons were dis
placed and broken. The storm was yery
severe on the Continent. The telegram
lines between Italy, Switzerland and
Paris are down, and communication Is in.
terruptCd.
LONDON, December 1O.-Mr. Brand
tho Liberal member OF Parliament, for The
borough Of Strand, has been unsested Ion
bribery
LONDON, December 1O-Teleerams
in regard 10 the transit of Venus report
that observations failed in Ornisk, Oren.
burg, kason, Uralsk, Astrachen, Kerlcb
and Tiiis, but were entirely successful at
Yokohama.