Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-21
From WashfugfOus

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The Presidents
House had ee7en visitors this morning and the
clerks there transacted all their official business
10 !ess han IN hour.
THE NEW WORLDS.
The official report of Rear Admiral RODGERS
Superintendent of the Naval Observatory. in
this city. 10 regard to the recent discovery Of
the satellites of Mars, was received at the Nav
Department this morning He says: From
observations made by Prof. Asaph Hall, of the
Observatory, with tho twenty six inch reflector
the planet Mars is found to have OF least two
satellites. Prof. Hall finds on examining hi
observing book that the satellite which was first
discovered, and which he supposed was seen
Tor the first time Aug. 10th, at ii hours AMI
AZ minutes, had been in fact observed Aug.lltb
at IA hours and 40 minutes but as he had 10
opportunity at that dateto wait for the plauel'-
motions, he failed to recogulz, the object as =
satellite. 1t was, however, recognized aud ob.
served as such on the 18th, 18th and l0h Of
August. ibis satellite has an apparent distance
from the centre OF Mars OF cighty.two secou:-,
and its time OF revolution around the planct
is thirty hours. Its magnitude is the thirtecn,:,
or fourteenth. The plane Of its orbit has now
from the earth to Mars.
The second satellite was discovered Aug. l.,
at lG hours. 1t appears to be quite as bright
as the first one and at lis clougalions has much
the same angles of position which correspond
to the equator OF Mars. The following pre-.
liminary elements Of the outer satellite are cal
culated by Professor Simon NewcomL m+ipG
axis OF orbit, 50 seconds; angle Of ms Or axis
7Oa25O degrees; mln0r axis, IS seconds; pas
sage OF the satellite through western aps:s.
Aug. 10, lG hours 40 micutcs. The period oi
the inner satellite so short probably less thaa
s hours, that it cannot be fixed.
VIRGINIA NOTES.
AS the Presidents near friends rot only re.
solutely decl0e 10 Interfere in the comm,
guberoatorial election in Virginia it would b.
we'll to suggest 10 the office holders FROM that
neglected, if they arc found devotnS too much
time to State politics. 1t seems likely that the
workipgmen's iudependen opposition repnUl;
can-party will not be marShaled by tGier.!
officials
A new poStohice will be established at Enon.
Amherst county, Va, tomorrow.
wARDEBr
The order authorizing tie purchase GO credit
OF necessary material &c, for the army unl.i
December 3lst, has been III olticd 50 as to cy
tend the time until June 3d. 1873, the close q
wv A''"' S"''
NAVAL NEWS.
The Navy Department have iulormaion
from the Pacific fleet to July IS, at which dat.
the Omaha was at Calico. Admiral PrehI. r.
ports all well.
1t is understood that when Captaiu H.r.,;;
u. 5. ~, commanulug the United S;,tr.
steamer Plymouth, was rec vug h.sse. ORDER.
before leaving Wasbinptou. tie S,crcllr, ~
tho Nav said r. him th,t H. ys,toI hin, r,,,
-. ho,d :, ' oaao onu,L;a Wv n.;,t w" 49,;
a. naou III oase aoy'h'u o'o'i' 't' VIII 'i'A''
OF an unpleasane na!u!s; IL WAS arfah","l
therefore, that Captala Barrett should crl;,.
along the Atlantic coas: as lar rs B0SIJn ), =,
TO be within cas7 CALL To-. uDIors;aoI,, ,
TINT the picmonth shall h, orJ.r,l ~ a,
w., ;,.r, r.. ~, ,,,r.,,n, ar a %, '''@
e'N W "1 49, VIZ p.'' 10 - "''Jl'S VI: iht
CoEef"'nen' measures Should o'ai'"h an
ior H. -------.
How GEN. Crook Gc,; ;i,a Wrs I..,.
DALEY, who keens . hotel at Oakland Ga,r,;t
,,,
r,L F,5,u.D
writer IN tho Philadelphia Commonwealth gicl,
bit CT romance about John 5 family, as fellows.
There is a bit Of romance connected with
o1ai q o anity we'll %"IIa IoA:s, ~ II "T'-
p,eat intornsI conn nnrn tha
Of Cumberland was for time ocanuioI hy r.!
soldiers under command Of Gene ais Cr5,k and
Kelloy. On s. certain occasion, about midnight
when no apprehension of Danger was fell,
smasl party OF confederate Troops passed thF""Ea
enu ieuo'7l lines ana rs your readsri arc H%"?'
conma ""I eA','et On tuo Two EotIot"' -
0Nn &c IL, na; it p"'IT ~aS co:nllisn't "
gon, ~ oo..;a, no yHu1s cou!oae'n' ~
fathor,S hnoso and oSprseS =, u.s.
nau, 100 "nt ad sheth tHerS - lN,
on nsn VI "ar, sreat,i's tuem WIN all Inc "'''
~ Hapt.,noq sust 11hn DsIley hsa Il CO no!y
ern Ind, thsrsfora rcb.ll:ous tinc.nre .ion!a
Crook, although an a1esIIent sold,p a"d uo'
roughly loyal, wss not proof again ths ri.io,
tcted tbr3uyh %sln Nv m,s they wsro
remained reluctant prisM,.> 4m' and while 5a
gallant confederate oAlcer. he hacom;n ,'I,;".
captive at the hands Of D. r; istnn "',''I:
Woocd and Taddea p IL, al snI.Ji Wn''" -,
things cohaidoreUa /, h'1 ih~'nl wn'' 80
be elected nonak> amor "I 81 '' tha ns"'y s"