New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-11
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1873

1882. 713 bushels, against 3.705,O22 bushels and
3,476, 800 bushels respectively for the preceding
two weeks. At Buffalo the receipts for last week
by lake showed large increase over those OF either
Of the preceding three weeks while the receipts by
railroad were the smallest of any during the four
weeks. The movement eastward from Buttalo was
less both by canal and railroad than for the preced
ing weekly canal because, as we are IN
formed. of a scarcity of bOats-but except
ing the week immediately preceding the
last, the movement by canal was greater
than for many previous weeks while the shipments
from Buffalo TO New-York by railroad were the
smallest for four weeks. At the Western ports OF
Chicago and Milwaukee, the receipts and shipments
of all gram show only slight variation for the past
three weeks, but in the last week the movement oil
wheat assumed greater prominence. Wmle Mill
yankee suffers large decline from the correspond
ing time of last year, the movement of wheat at
Chicago exhibits considerable gain, because OF the
extensive receipts from the Southwest These early
deliveries indicate that at the close of navigation
our warehouses will be filed with grain, and the
movement which usually continues well into
the Winter months will have ended.
The moon which is full to-day is popularity known
as the Harvest Moon, because, as Ferguson, the
Scotch astronomer quantity remarks the farmers OF
of the full moon at this time of the year tothe
goodness of God, not doubling that he has ordered
it so on purpose to give them immediate supply
of moonlight after sunset for their greater con-
Vcnience in reapIng the fruits of the earth" The
popularity of the Harvest Moon, which is the full
moon Immediately preceding the autumnal eqni-
nox is that it rises for three or four evenings-par
tIcularly in high Northern lattudes-at almost the
same hour, although usually the hour is forty
eight minutes later every evening This Is
explained by the fact that near the
autumnal equinox the path of the full
moon is very slightly inclined to tho horizon, and
consequently her time of rising or appearing above
the horizon is not much affected by her ordinary
eastward movement The most favorable Harvest
Moon happens about September 81. The full and
new moons of this month are also noticeable for
causing unusually high tides. Those corresponding
to the present full moon take place tomorrow,
while the high tides attending the next new moon
happen on the Goth and 9th inst. The latter are
likely to be the higher of the two, since the moon
then is at her shortest distance from the EARTH and
her tidal influence is consequently greatest. If ac-
companied by strong easterly winds, these tides
should make things lively at COney Island
conflict of veraoity between Night Editor An
derson and the surviving Weber must be under
any circumstances n highly entertaining and i'm
proving spectacle; but 1t becomes a great moral
lesson when Anderson places himself in the attitude
Of indicating Webber, as a personal friend, from
the stigma of being big enough fool" TO tell the
truth to the Potter Committee. Mr.. Webber swears
that he destroyed a certain letter which appears
never to have existed and Mr.. Anderson is under
stood TO be ready to testify that the aforesaid letter
does now exist-he is willing even to give per
sonal guarantee of its genuineness-and that Web
Der was too smart to do what he swOre he did with
it, Anderson seems TO be happy TO have it In his
power TO perform this little act of kindness
for his dead partners brother, and thus to
relieve him of the suspicion of beng quite too in
genuous and simple 4" Does he look like that kind
of a manfD asked the Night Editor with honest
Indignation Thus good broad solid foundation is
laid for the introduction Of new Sherman let
ter" and all the obstacles TO its acceptance are
swept away. Anderson is ready to contract for the
entire lob. He will swear TO the document and
identity the handwriting. and if anybody objects
that Webber processes to have destroyed this very
letter. he will answer, Oh, that's nothing; Web
Der hed.o Well, there is nothing small about An
derson. The Red-Headed Night Editor appears to
Muse OF Fire that would ascend
The brightest heaven Of invention.