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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-22
VENUS IN NEW CALEDONIA.
SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PHOTOGRAPHIC AcHIEvEMENTs-THE 'BLAcK

SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH Observation-Disclosures
PHOTOGRAPHIC AcHIrvEMENTs-THE ''BLAcK
DROP"
To THE EDITOR THE LONDON TIMEs:-
SIR-Many OF your readers Will no doubt be glad
to learn what fortune has attended the French
expedition despatched TO New Caledonia to OBJ
serve the transit OF Venus The success | am
sorry to say, has been partial, the 1rst second
and fourth contacts being observed, bur, owing to
q cloud, not the third and most important one.
The phenomena OF the black drop and lgament
we're not seen through any OF the four telescopes
fitted with NJ. Foucaulrs silvered lenses; but with
nth instrument provided with an unsil-
vered object glass, there was an appearance az
II "A ngament were ABOUT 10 form, succeeded 10y u
cloudlness about the point OF contact OF the
planetary and solar limbs The time OF the second
contact, obtained by means OF the sliyefed object
glasses 49, without DOUBT, very good, ~ the planet
was seen 70 pass distinct ana without distortion
on 10 the suns disk, and the recorded lnsabts or
tls contact agree very closely win edcn other.
1 may ment on that n ali cases the telescopes
were iocussed on solar spots and not on he hnD
oil the sun, out with TINS dinerence-tnat with the
sasnvessd equatorial NOT nsar the edge ana
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-22
VENUS AT THE ANTIPODES.

PROFESSOR PETERS CHEERING STORY OF THE
LABoRs At QUEENSTOWN.
QUEENSTOWN, OTAGo, n. H.. Dec. IL, 1874.
Rear Admiral c. II. DAVIS, United States Navy
President OF Commission on Transit OF Yenus:-
DEAR SIR am very happy to report that our
WORK, the observation of the transit OF Venus, has
been successfully accomplished. Our success /
would call complete If q steady cloud had not in
terfered toward the close. so that egress could
not be observed AS 1t is our record stands thus
With the equatorial observed the first exter-
nal ana first internal contacts, the former
las OF course) uncertain, the latter
with great precision, as. 1 believe, none
OF the much talked OF physical phe-
nomena presen ting themselves to my eye. took
IA measures OF chord and cusps while Venus
was on the limb, further 81 measures OF distances
OF rhe planet from limb, and determined Its APP
parent diameter by 10 good measures. OF photo
graphs l find, after a careful revision and examn-
alton OF the plates, made on yesterday afternoon,
In all 237-vz.. 175 contact pictures and 81 pic
lures taken while the planet was on the disk.
These are not uniformly distributed over the
time. The sun was out almost unlnterruptedly
during the first "a hours. Thereafter came
clouds, with but small intervals OF sunshine, so
that the 50 stem was changed and pictures were
taken whenever theIe was chance, sometimes,
therefore in quicker succession. The last picture
taken 10 minutes before beginning OF egress.
Aud from that time on the sun was under dense
cloud until caught the first glimpse OF II again,
tact when Venus mad gone
UNEXPECTED GOOD LUCK.
The American party 1t New Zealand may be
said TO have been particularly favored by heaven.
None OF the other observers on tals island have
seen the least OF the transit, clouds seeming TO
nave overhung the whole area. l received tele-
grams in the forenoon such as these :-"Rain at
the Bun;r "Ran at Clyde;" Overcast at Dune
din;' Overcast at Chlistchurch,r &c. IL seems
that we escaped disappointment from being In
greater elevation aooye the sea 1 must add
especially the mirror and the hellostat ciockworK.
No sooner did the sun show q beam through gap
In the clouds than IL was caught on the
plate by /touch or the spring anu re-
corded oy the chronograph. Also our other
precautions against wInd &c.) proved OF the
greatest uselulness ana the operations did not
suner interruption rom sudden gusts OF wind,
nor from heating OF the soil. &c. mag well make
these remarks, because the greater merit OF these
arrangements does not belong TO Inc, but TO my
assistant astronomer, Lieutenant Bass. / am,
dear sir. yours very respectfully
@. Ii. 4. PETERS, chief OF rarity.
enclose prints OF q few oftne pictures OF Venus
transit.
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miles. Agreeable work 1t must have been with
the thermometer at forty degrees and the
wind blowing the hair IRON your head; but
nothing daunted, these gentlemen having
erected their houses tents. observatories &C., and
making street here and square there, soon
gave an air OF comfort and business-lfke appear.
ance the III tie village by the sea. II Is true
there were no reservoirs or hydrants, nor were
there any gas lamps In this new city; but a gusn.
Ing torrent pure cold water from the distant
mountains swept at It's feet, supplying the aD-
sence OF the former, while the unnumbered con-
stelatlons OF the southern Hemisphere, glowing
with their undylng brilancy, answered in place
OF the latter.
POSITION OF THE OBSERVERS
Moloy Point. upon which Is situated the village
OF Evansville, the point wnere the observing par
ties are stationed, Is on the north side OF Royal
Sound and about twenty-five miles from the
mouth. 1t is under the lee OF the nigh range OF
mountains which extend along the length OF the
island and is thereby protected from the strong
westerly gales which blow here at times
with great force. These mountains also tend to
condense or dispel IN great measure the heavy
masses OF clouds which form on the wtndward
side OF inc island. This point Is one OF the most
favorable In the whole island lor observations,
and Will probably be used again IN 1882 when the
next transit OF Venus takes place.
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PEKIN, CHINA. Dec. SO, 1874.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-09-24
The Multiplication Of Diseases.

Diseases multiply. One begets another. A
trining indisposition may, therefore, originate
complication of dangerous maladies. lndiges-
ton begets far more formidable diseases ; null
titudc of ailments are traceable to constipation ;
fever and ague unhinges the entire nervous sys-
TEN, and is therefore the source of the protean
ailments which affect that portion of the human
organism. Hostetter's Stomach. Bitters, how
ever, whether resorted to at the inception OF
those disorders of the stomach, bowels or liver,
which give birth to the majority of diseases and
disabilities, or taken when they have ripened in
to formidable maturity, are alike powerful 10
cure. The process Of recovery is, OF course,
longer when the malady has gained headway,
but it is none the less certain. Dyspepsia, con-
ssipatiou, billiousness, kidney complaints and in
termittent fever, invariably yield TO the opera
tion of the great Alternative and invigorant.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-09-24

And now, August 9th, 1875.
In pursuance of the first Section of the Act of
Assembly of this Commonwealth approved the
18th day of March, A. d. 1875, entitled ''An Act
to authorize the Judges of the several Courts
throughout the Commonwealth to fix tD num-
Der of regular terms of said several Courts and
the times for holding the same. the time for
summoning the Grand Jury and for the Returns
of Constables, Aldermen and Justices of the
Peace to the same," it is hereby ordered by the
Judges of the several Courts of Northumberland
County, that the regular terms of the Court OF
Common Pleas of the said County of Northum-
beIland shall be holden five times in every
year, at the Court House, in the borough of Sun
bury, to wit On the first Monday of January
to continue two weeks, on the second Monday of
March to continue two weeks, on the first Mon
day of June to continue two weeks, on the first
Monday of August to continue two weeks, and
on the second Monday Of November to continue
two weeks, if the business depending in the said
Court shall require it; provided that the Court
NAV, by special order, abridge or enlarge the
said terms in accordance with the Act of Assem-
bly, in such case made and provided, as in the
opinion Of the Judges the business may require.
1t is further ordered that the Court of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace of Northumberland Coun-
ty shall be holden five times in every year, that
said Court shall commence on the several days
appointed for the commencement of the Court
of Common Pleas Of said county, and shall
continue during the same time, if the Dusi-
ness depending in the said court shall require il.
Ii is further ordered that the Court of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery in and for
said county of Northumberland shall be holden
five times annually, at the several times appoint
ed for holding the Court of Quarter Sessions of
the Peace of the said county. 1t is further Or
dered that the Orphans Court of said county of
Northumberland shall be held five times annually
during each term of the Court of Common Pleas
of said county, and at such other times as the
Judge or Judges thereof shall think necessary or
proper. 1t is directed that this order shall be
published in not less than two newspapers in the
county at least thirty days before next term,
that being the time fixed for the taking effect Of
this order. p. G..
From the record,
LLOYD T. ROHRBACH,
Prothonotary, &c.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-09-24
IFoR THE AMERICANA

Mr.. EDITOR:-Has the publisher of n news
paper n right TO refuse the publication OF an ar
tcle unobjectionab.G in character and intended
for he public gondl For instance, are the pub
fishers of the Gazette and Democrat justiiable in
refusing to publish notices explanatory and IA
vorable to the fair. when paid for, because they
have some private grief or misunderstanding
with the officers Il.
REPLY.-A newspaper Is, or ought to be, ve-
hice for public information. The editor should
be impersonal, and never permit his private
griefs or opinions to appear, much less to
control his columns. His position is in the char
acter of trust, which he cannot as an honor
able man pervert or use for his own selfish pur-
poses. AS well might judge on the bench give
vent to his private giiefs or spleen because he
owed a grudgc to one of the parties. An editor
is under moral if not legal obligations to give q
fair and impartial hearing to all, and betrays
his trust in refusing TO do
WHEAT.-It is estimated by good authority in
England that the deficiency in the wheat crop IN
England and Ireland will require from other
countries elghty-eight millions of bushels. As
large portion of this wheat must come from
the U. S. States, the prospect of future rise in
the price is most favorable.
WM. J. GREENoUGH, ESQ.,, is paving the gutter
aud repairing the side walk along his premises
on Second street. This is an excellent and
much needed imaovement. We are pleased to
see that Mr.. Greenough is extending the paving
of the gutter to the corner past the church at
his own expense.
IL another part of this paper will be found the
| card of DIR. David Waldron, who announces him
self as an independent candidate for the office of
Sheriff. DIR. Waldron has always been con-
sistent Democrat, but through the great dissatis
| faction existing in the upper end to the noEna-
ton of Mr.. Strlne, he has yielded to the earnest
solicitations of his friends to become a candidate.
| DR.. Waldron has had experience in that
| office, and was a credit to the Democratic party,
| and should he be elected now over Mr.. Strine.
| we feel confident that he would fill the Office
| with credit to himself and to his constituents.
| A CONGREGATIONAL meeting was held In the
! Lutheran church, of this place, on Sunday last,
to decide whether it would be advisable for the
Rev. Mr.. Hemperly to accept the call from the
Lutheran congregation at Watertown, N Y.
The vote was nearly unanimous in favor of Mr..
Hemperly declining to accept the call, and in
favor Of him remaining.
PURE Havana cigars at Mrs. r. Wivert't ci
gar store. in the Post Office bnilding.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-09-24

A FIRST class new Piano of the very best
make, will be sold at reduction of one third its
value. Also, n second hand Cabinet Organ,
nearly new, for a little over half Price. Enquire
of II. B. Masser.
CLEAR Havana cigars for sale at the Post Office
building.
SPRING HATs-A large assortment of Spring
and Summer Hats have just been received at s.
Faust's Hat Store, on Market square, Sunhury.
Stylish Hats of the latest fashion are sold at the
most reasonable prices.
MUsICAL-J. p. Keefer has lately removed his
excellent musical instruments into the building
on Fourth street, below Market, nearly opposite
the City Hotel. Any kind OF Musical instru-
ments of the most improved styles and make are
kept in his establishment. Parlor Organs,
Pianos of the best manufacture in the country
will be found at his store. He is also agent for
the best sewing machines now in use.
TIE light running s'Domestie'' Sewing ma
chine, on account of its many points of superb
ority, has better demand than any other manu-
factured and takes the lead with the public over
machines long regarded as the best. Also the
new Grover and Baker sewing machine not sur
passed by any other. Orders for these machines
will be promptly filled by Miss Caroline Dalius,
agent.
Pdrlor Organs-Miss c. Daius is the agent for
the sale of Parlor Organs, Pianos, and all kinds
of musical instruments. The very best instru-
ments are furnished on short notices at prices
to suit times. Call or address,
c. DALIUS,
No. %. Market St.. Sunbury.
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Notice to the Heirs and Legal Rep
resenfafIves of George Geise and
Cafha rine Geise. late Ofthe Town.
ship of Jordan, County Of North
umberland, and State OF Pennsyl-
yania. Deceased

Sur writ of Partition, November Term, 1875.
To David Geise, Beneyile Gese, George Geise,
Rachel Wensel, Elizabeth Lesher:
Take notice, that an inquest will be neld on the
premises of George Geise and Catharine Geise,
deceased, in the township of Jordan, county of
Northumberland aforesaid, on Saturday the 9TH
day of October, A. D. 1875, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon of that day, to value and divide certain
real estate of said deceased, TO wit: Two GER
tain tracts or pieces OF land situate in Jordan
township, Northumberland county, Pa, one
thereof adjoining lands of John Kressinger and
Abram Adams, containing one acre more or less,
on which are erected a two-story dwelling house,
a stable and out buildings. The other thereof
adjoining lands of Davis Dornmoyer, John Kres-
singer, Isaac Rebuck and others, containing
twenty-five acres more or less; also a certain
tract or piece of land situate as aforesaid, adj
joining lands of David Schwartz. Josiah Schwartz,
Peter Schwartz. Samuel erger and John Daniel,
containing one hundred acres more or less, on
which are erected two-story dwelling house,
bank barn and out buildings, to and among the
heirs and legal representatives, if the same can
be done without prejudice to or spelling the
whole thereof, otherwise to value and appraise
the same according to law, at which time and
place you are requested to attend il You think
proper.
S. IL. ROTHERMEL,
Sheriff.
sheriff7s Office, sunbury, Pa, Aug. 81, -. St
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WM. NJ. ROCKEFELLER,
President Judge, S,h District, Penna

Ny DEAR JUDGE Your letter of the 9th is
acknowledged The condition Of the county jail
in your county is indeed very sad. So long as
the people make their own laws and declare the
penalty for violation of them, common sense
would insist that the plan OF punis hment, or the
system under which the penalty is inflicted,
should be administered in harmony with the
spirit of the laws, and the relation of the pun
shment to that legislation.
Prisons are essential to all law governed people;
for civilization demands that protection should
be the ultimate aim of law, and punishment is
an element iu protection, and prisons are ne
cessary for punishment
The wisest laws are of little benefit if not
wisely administered. Penalties for crimes are
useless, almost, if the inhiction of the penalty
is not in harmony with the laws. Punishment
is for the man, not the crime, for The criminal
is punished. Punishment by Imprisonment, for
crime, is to punish the guilty, protect society,
prevent crime by the example punishment pre-
sents, and to treat the criminal during his i'm
prisonment that he may be made better citizen
under the reformatory discipline of imprisor
ment. To effect this, the prison must be suited
to these great objects. The world to-day is con-
sidering this great object, aud the societies in all
countries, almost, are improving their prisons
J and prison systems.
The separation of criminals from each other
! during Imprisonment, or the ''Indiyidual Treat
ment System,'' is best suited to the aims of pun
/ shment by imprisonment. 1t in the end costs
| less, for it prevents the creation of "crime
| Glass; which must follow--be produced by the
association of young and old, first convictions
with old conycis This is the most clearly
shown by the state of things in neighborlng
| State and its ''Empire City,"
| A county ought to be able to eXpend enough
money to build plain, substantial prison, with
cells for say, fifty prisoners. The young men,
| first convicted for some offence, sentenced to
the jail OF his neighborhood, is punished by a
| short sentence, made to labor for his support (;
| far better for his o,ca future and tie benefit ct
society, than if he is sent to convict prison and
m ade a co,,gict before he has become a man, FOR
some act which his reflection causes him to re-
| gret-deeply deplOre.
Give him this reflection at home, so that when
his sentence expires, he will not be ashamed to
admit to his friends at home, that he is no worse
for his puni shmeut among them.
Money ought not to be wanting in your county
for SO important public need
So soon as the people understand that their
money will be honestly expended for jail, in
harmony with the laws they make for their pro-
| lection, YOU will have trouble in obtaining
enough for a county prison, or at least so be-
lieve of your county.
With the highest personal respect. | am
Judge, Yours truly,
RICHARD VAUX.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2lst, 1875.
To his Honor JUDGE ROCKEFELLER,
President Judge of the Sth Judi
cial District of Penna.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that | have pur-
~ chased the following articles of personal
property at Constable Sale, on the 18th day Au-
gust, 1875, as the property of Wesley DIETRICH of
jackson township, Northumberland county, Pa,
and have loaned the same to him during my will
and pleasure: 2 beds and bedding, lounge,
cain-bottom chairs, other chairs, parlor
cooking stove, cupboard, bookcase, l cook
stove, morning glory stove, % yards of carpet,
2 rocking chairs, / Bread-box, l clock, and his
interest of lot of tobacco in the ground, &c.
JOHN /. REED.
Shouokin tvn Aup % 1O75-3t
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NOTICE.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, &C
County of Northumberland.
At an Orphans Court holden at Sunbury, in
and for said county. on the fourth day of August,
A. d. 1875, before the Hon. Vim. NJ. Rockefeller,
President Judge, and Joseph Nicely, Esq, his
~~4o Associate, Judges Of said Court upon
LIS. the petition of G. w. Zeglei attorney
~ for Thomas r. Evans, one of the heirs
at law of David Lloyd, decd, The Court grant
ed rule on you Mrs. Ann Bennett of Belleview,
Luzerne county, Pa, and Thomas r. Evans the
petitioner, the only known heirs of the said
David Lloyd, late of the Borough of Shamokin,
Northumberland county, Pa, deed, to come
into Court on the second Monday of November,
A. d. 1875, and accept or refuse the real estate
of said decd, at the valuation or show cause
why the same should not be sold according to
the Act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided.
Witness the Hon. William NJ. Rockefeller,
President Judge of the said Court at Sunbury,
this eighteenth day of August, A. ID. 1875.
GEO. B. REIMENSNYDER,
Aug. %, 1873. Dep. Clerk o. c..
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EXCURSION TO PAILADELPHIA.-A grand eX-
cursion to the Centennial Buildings and Phila
delphia on Thursday, September 30th. Tickets
from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and return
only $3.50, and good to return with at any time
within five days. Excursion train to leave Har-
risburg at 600 a. m. The excursion ticket is an
order in itself at any ticket Office of the Penn
sylvana, Northern Central, Philadelphia and
Erie, and Cumberland Valley railroads, to sell
the holder ticket to Harrisburg and return at
excursion rates. This is the opportunity OF
lifetime. Tickets should be ordered at once.
Money returned if ticket cannot be used by rea-
son of sickness or other sufficient cause. Ad-
dress Fl. C. Demming, chairman of excursion
committee, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Jury List for first Monday orOetober

Barnhart Adams, Washington.
John Boyer, Cameron.
Jacob CassaJt, Sunbury, W. W.
James Carl, Lewis.
John Cathcart, Delaware.
Eli Dreher, Mt. Carmel boro.
Charles Ditty, Shamokin, W. W.
Aaron Derr, Little Mahanoy.
Samuel Faust, Sr., Sunbury.
Christian Gonsert, Cameron.
John W. Huther, Turbut.
Jacob Houtz, Turbut.
Israel l.. Hill, Lewis.
VIM. w. Horner, Sunbury.
Erastus Hoffman, Rush.
Henry Hill, Shamokin twp.
jackson Kershner, Shamokin twp.
Eli II. Knouse, Shamokn.
Jacob Kline. Shamckn twp.
David P. Martz, Shamokin twp.
John krissmer, Jordan.
Jackson Leghow, North'd.
Samuel P. Mufiley, Turbut.
Jacob Metzinger, Mt. Carmel twp.
John O'Donnel, Mt. Carmel twp.
Wm. Owen, Shamokn.
elias Peifer, jackson.
Daniel II. Rothermel, Zerbe.
Jacob F. Rohrbach, Sunbury.
Godfrey Rockefeller, Rush.
Jno. F. Rothermel, Shamokin.
Emanuel NJ. Spatz, Lower Mahanoy.
Peter Thomas, jackson.
Gideon Wolf. Lower Augusta.
John u. Wynn, Lower Augusta.
Reuben Wolf. Lower Augusta.