Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-30

retaiy Sherman gives notice that the princi-
pal and accrued interest of the bonds herein
below designated, known as "Five-twenty
Bonds, y of the Act of March 3, 1855 cOnSo,S of
M lsS5, viii be paid at the Treasury of the United
states, in the city of Washington, on and after
the @oth day of October, 1873, and that the in
terest on sad bonds will cease on that day
Coupon .bondsIs5C-N9; 69,C1l to No. 69,5s9 !;
$lC0-NO. 117,Nl to No. 120CG0; $50o-NO. 81 00l
to No. $1,000; Sl.00O-No. 15l.O0l to No 1900; !;
total coupon, S2,lC0,GC0. Registered bonds
s2OLHo n g. 225l to No, 24O0; sl091No. IS 351 to
No. 35,45l to No. $3.50; S, ,000-NO. 99Jl to No.
10,250; $lO,0C0-NO. 1851 to No. 1880: to.a
registered, s2,5OOOOo. Aggregate, s5,OOO,COO
All above numbers inclusive.
A NEW STYLE of registered letter envelope
differing from the old in the character of the
borier and in the wording OF instructions
Prlnted on II, has been adopted at the P. o..
department.
Mr. BLACKFAN, one of our representative
at the Paris postal congress, was at his desk
to-day in the Post Office department. Judge
Iyner is expected this evening. Mr.. Blackfan
reports that the convention at Paris was highly
satisfactory, and that all the changes in the
treaty OF Berne have been improvements. The
feature of the old treaty which was of especial
special rates for transcontinental trans
pOrtat1on OF mail matter, was retained
in The Paris postal treaty through the efforts
OF cur representatives, though it was omitted
in the original draft The omission of this
clause would mean the loss of some $4,000
year. to our government The raising of the
maximum weight of printed matter that can
he sent in TIE malls from lbs. or. to 1 lbs 6
o., and the provision that mail matter. the
postage on which is not fully prepaid, shall be
forwarded, were important changes Two
proposed changes-the pensioning of retired
officials in international postal bu ureaus, and
The paying OF an lnnemnity for lost registered
pdckageS-Were defeated through the Opposi-
observation Of the Solar EclfDse,
The observation of the eclipse Of the sun
yesterday was taken at al points at ;35 p m,
Office last night give the condition of the
weather at various points throughout the
country showing that it was cloudy or rainy
in the eastern, northern and middle states
south, where the total eclipse was visible
The eclipse was plainly visible at Little Rock,
AK, through smoked glass, and even with the
from Fort Worth states that the observation
OF the eclipse was successful. 1t was taken
WI WIN tWenty-slx instruments, notes being taken
facts but the last, which heavy clouds rendered
a partial failure. Five photographs were OBJ
tanned. The first contact occurred at 3h I'm.
lbs, the second at 4h. Ism. 20s the third at 4h.
2lm. Is, and the fourth at 5h. 19m. 36S., Wash
lngton time. The tOtality lasted two minutes
and forty-tWo. seconds. NepS specials from
waco, Palestine, Orange and other points
state that successful observations were taken
at those places. The eclipse began at Lake
Charles. La, at 2:45 p. m, and ended at IS
Total duration two hours: The total eclipse
occurred at 3:45 p. m, and lasted one minute
Clouds occasionally ObScured the sun, but the
view at the commencement, for most of the
duration and for the last half hour was wholly
nOn match had to be lighted to note the hour
on the clock; During the following minute a
perceptlble halo ringed the moon, the surface
turbatiOn was evinced by animals. such as
dogs and cats: They retained their position
IN the shade where they were lying down when
in the fields