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'Tbe watch was ono second slow OF the chionomeier
at the first contact TWO SECONDS at the end OF totay
and four SECONDS AT the end oil The eclipse. Before
tho eclipse began had mu 80 up my mind TO observe
the general phenomena, the corona, protuberances
and Baileys beads Tor ABOUT half minute at The be-
ginning OF totahty. designed minute and a haf
Tor search for Vulcan, aud the remainder, some
forty odd scconds TO observe the phenamena at the
end OF toiaily
TWO OBSERVATIONS OF THE NEW STARS
'About one minute after totally two stars caught
my eye about three degrees, by estimation, southwest
oi tho sun. saw them twice and attempted third
observation, but small cloud obscured The locality
The stars were both OF The Ii,b magnitude, ami but
~ the chart of The heavens This star recog-
nized US Theta In Cancer. he two stars were about
eight minutes apart. There such cont uration
OF stars IN tue constellation oil Cancer nave 40
DOUBT that the unKnown star Is an intra-Mercurial
planet, aud also inclined to believe that thoro
may be more than ono such planet In 1869 the
M onch astronomer Loscarbaut claimed that he had
mira Mercura planet ossing the IS disk
he related his discovery TO Leverrcr, who became
firm believer IN The existence VI such planet The
planet AS Levcrrier named Vulcan. The star saw
may have been tho same that was soon oy Professor
Watson, who wac located at RlwIins, Wy. T.
al possesseu comet eyeplece OF very fiat ano largo
neu anu distinct to tho very edge. 1t MADE IN
this CITY, and TO II aud my bunder In inning TO unto
my instrument owe my success. Professor Colbert,
vi party, also searched Tor Vulcan, but hts ned
was not large l saw but two protubcrapces, aud
those just at The end Of oaliiy The advancing moon
uncovcrod thom. l had view Tor at least two
seconds oil the suns chromospherc at the Same time.
Tho chromosphere, by my measurement is 1000
miles In thickness II Is layer Of RED hot hydrogen
surrounding tho sun. Tho protubcranccs are pro.
jccled IRON II.
"rhe corona was unusually extensive II had never
been tar extended. The greatest prolongaio
was IN the direction OF the moons path tho
sun, and drawa by some OF the parties extended on
side OF the to distance OF more than three
million miles. he pencils OF light were racial mostly
though some OF them wcro curved. came away 20
quickly from Denver that did not learn OF the sue
cess tue other parties. In comparing notes viii
our party, Professor Hougn agreed with mo IN tht
measurement oil the chromosphcrc. rnis measure
ment Is made by calculating the time II takes ths
moon 10 pass It. learned of Professor watsoni
discovery the DAY alter the eclipse. l have not seer
him since he made the observation
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tervention from England and France and changed the
entire character OF succeeding history.

GRANTS FRIENDS CHARGED WITH BENG
''MoRE JEALOUS THAN PRUDENT.
From the Wisconsin State Reporter, August g.
1.-the peculiar friends OF General Grant wish to pre-
vent his nomination the way to do 1t is to press The
matter now. 1t Is quite possible II nothing in partic-
uar s said about II until the proper timc that
the party may be unanimous tor his nomination, IN
which he would be elected; but II circumstances
which may be entirely changed in two years, do not
call his nom in alton the third timc 1t will be vain
to nominate him. Sometimes mans friends arc
Jealous than prudent and In their desire to help
him 40 him great injury. Let US pause ana take
an observation.
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WAS IT TIE DUTCH ATMOSPHERE THAT MADE


From the Louisville Courer-Journal, August
What is it IN the atmosphere Of Holland that makes
people from abroad talk so fuenty? While there
Grant is said have talked Grant talked be-
lore And Flanders where the English army swcre
with such preternatural huency. shares tho same at
mospherc with Hoilanu. Would you suppose that
Scaiedam schnapps-but no. Grant would hardly 90
back on the BOURBON OF his fathers in that way
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NEW SCHOOLS.

Aftor Ave years of bi,tcr controversy tho vexatous
question OF additional school mediation for East
Now YORK was finally solved Saturday evening
last The meeting was called by order Of Mr.. Neil
fillmore. state superntenaont Of Public Instrucilon.
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diery Ia worthy OF all praise Never did troops fight
better aud the boldest and most ioyward Conederates
VIII ever DO tue irankest To testify TO H..
Johnston meant TO attack day sooner than he did,
his object beng to engage Grants army before It's re
Enforcement by Buell., but bad roads and unforeseen
circumstances prevented. What impression he might
had he been spared rs only matter of speculation.
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Ar AUCTION.

Ten 81 900 coupon seven per cent bonds OF the New
York Elevated Railroad Company, duo January, 1905.
Will be to-day the Real Estate Exchange This
will be tho rst pubic sale Of these bonds by auction.
Kcceiver r. 4. Ruggles yesterday sold tho Assets Of
inc Massey Rotary Engine and Elevator Company,
consisting OF i've patents, to IL. V. Arnold Tor S5o
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in his decision in the appeal OF Thomas q. stagg
against c. W. Mcguire ct a., the trustees OF Unon
Free School District No ., New Lofts Kings county.
and was held at Bennott's Hotel, IN Atantc avenue.
recorded vote taken, and alter two hours re.
the district clerk ANNOUNCED that IA votes hao
been cast. OF which III were favor OF expending
$500 for a new school house and % for 81, 800
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Deputy Sheriff Hanon yesterday arrested Albert
Garnicr and his barkecper, Frederick Jackson III tho
civil suit commenced against them 10y Elias Roscn-
helm Tor assault aud battery Jackson aud GARNER
were released on giving bail IN $3.50 each.
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MORE ABOUT THE BATTLE OF SHILOH
CHARGES THAT GRANT AND SHERMAN WERE
CAUGHT NATURALIZATION by THE REBEL
CoMMANDlBs SON.
From the Chicago Times, August Al
Commanding the rebel army at shiloh, Albert sgd
ney Johnston fell at its head during tho drst days
fight, and, fortunately for Grant and sherman and
the leoeral arms, perished there. HIS son. colonel
Johnston, OF KENTUCKY, has written a biography OF
his father, which has Just been published, and,
attack at Shiloh was tho GROWING event OF his life,
tho work properly concerns itself largely with that
critical battle The story OF tho campaign has been
told again again, but General sherman In hts
memoirs denies tho commonly received opinion that
Jonnstvn's attack was surprise TO tho federal army,
and Grant, speaking recently through his Boswell.
MI john russell Young, declared that II was no sur
prise 10 him, the testimony Of Johnston's son and
bogralher becomes important mat evidence sus-
tains tue popular Delci IL agrees with the reports
IN the Northern newspapers at tho umo. II backs
old Coivhei Worthington, whom sherman mas dcrided
were caught mapping aud we're saved from nibiln-
ton only by tho timely arrival OF Buell.
sherman was IN tho Immediate 'front.', and there Is
abundant federal evidence that he secuted tins Idea oil
nh attack. He declined to have his position titled,
snubbed and insultcd OH GERS VINO suggested its do
siruOility or brought him reports OF signs OF a
coming attack and behaved generally a. though he
were IN place OF the utmost security. The attack
which he pronounced impossible came suddenly aud
unexpectedly. Many oil the soldiers fed panic
stricken. He admits IN MIS- reports pubsned IN bis
memoirs that for a night and a day hs had knowL
edge OF the Whereabouts OF whole brigade; but
while many were thus recrcant others wore stead
fast, anu 10 their gailantry not 70 CRAFTS Shor
mans leadership, was due tho holding OF the field
until the arrival Of BueiL General Duke says
'Dut ~ the federal gcneraship deserves no culogy
the valor ana stubborn consistency of Me federal
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A WARNING FROM THE nUB-FIGHTING GEN.
ERALS NOT VERY POPULAR JUST NOW.

From the Boston Courier, Augusta
General Grant Is SO fortunate that nc afford
be good naturec. He bestows his praise upon tho
generals who were hts subordinates without stint or
measure. Even Butler, the most grotcsquo and alb.
surd military character since Captain Bobadilia, Is
literally eulogizcd. General Grant INDUCES In
aphorsm-to w.t. that II is possible to be man Of
high parts and not DO great general Tho reverse Of
this seems to be true elsothat IL Is possible to be
great general and not OF high parts success
ul military man still commands an undue degree OF
admiration from the multitude but The fighting talent
Is getting 10 DO and more at discouut with tho
Intelligent The spectacle Of the most enlightened
nations oil Europe such US Germany ana France, held
down by bayouets arfnng with myr lads OF sol
dicrs, non productive consumers Is not pleasant and
such state Of things cannot last tor II insult
modern civilization. Reason IL found to take the
place VI iorce. Science and mechanical Invention
givo the victory TO armies. Mere animal courage
amounts to nothing against superior weapon, that
the brute In human nature IL growing In disiavor
every day.
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HOW MANY MEN WIRE AT FogT DoNELsoN
coxrrnrnArE nENIAIs or cpASrs sr.rr-

HOW MANY MEN WIRE Al FOET DONEL@SON
CONFEDERATE DENIALs OF GRANTS STATE
MENTs
From tho Wilmington IN. CO. Star, August Al
Grant tries to make II appear that the Concdorates
who surrendered ut Fort Doneison out numbercd his
own force. This Is very probable story Tho Con-
icdcratcs all through the war we're tho habit Of
dong this sort OF thing. Al loast this was SO, II
Grant and some other uptruthfai Northern writers
are to TO believed. IL Ia well known to English OIL
who were IN tho Conitderacy as lockers on, aud
to tens OF thousands Of Intelligent soldiers In both
armies that the Coniederaas generally "bangcd out"
tho enemy unlcss he outnumDercd Them moro than
tnree to We say this 10 Tho truth, and the
history OF tho will so testify when u Is writ
ten. But as TO Donclson. The american Cyciopddia
puts tue figures at $4,000 Confcderatcs and $4,000
Union soldiers. Pollard, tho Confederate. puts tho
1gurcs az 5,V.9 Southern men, which Is nearer the
truth
GRANT AND SHERMAN SAID TO HAVE MARI
RowLY EscAPED TOTAL ANNIHlLATIoN Ar
Shiloh
(trom tho Louisville Courier J ournai, August 81
But for Johnstons death Buell. would have arrived
just In time TO behold tho demolition OF Grant and
Sherman and 10 fall back rapidly az possible. The
likelihood Is that he could have regainod tho line
OF thc Cumberland without n baltic aud defeat In.
doed the fall oil tho Confederacy dates from tho fail
OF Albert sydney Johnston The consuin nation OF
the campaign which no had marked out and executed
go successfully TO tho moment when no was struck
down would nave added two, and po haps three fresh
statcs TO the southern SIDE nave paraly zcd and d.
vided the federal councils have wruna unwilling M.
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NO. 81.
Notes and EewZ

Gen. John O'NeIl, the Fenian, Is dead.
If Schurz or Evarts resires from the
cabinet. Dristow will b. his SUCCESSOR
Mai ReyHoids, tl- inventor OF the Litss
tie Giant purifier. Minneapolis. isdead.
John Morrissey is at Jacksonville, Fla,
where his Wife has joined him. He has
settled lung disease and can hardly re-
cover.
| The sanity ofErnest OEtnan, ex-comp-
trolIer, OF Minneapolis, is now question
ed by his doctors. He cheated the CITY
for the benefit OF fast woman
7. X. Russell, foreman Of the Pittsburgh
division round house, received Christ
mas gift of ST., 900 from the Pennsylvania
Central authorities for services during
the July riots
Two hundred families from Eastern
Mass. are expected to settle in the neigh
borhood of Yankton OAK, the coming
spring the fruit Of emigration work
through the Boston Pilot.
2The sale of Beecher's church pews for
the ensuing year: total receipts for pre-
miums and rentals, last year, S47,396;
this years receipts S36,9o4; last year pre-
miums were S34 .663, and this year ST.
III.
It is difficult to keep track OF the future
queen city OF the Northwest The latest
report locates it at Battleford, in the
British Northwestern territory, on the
Saskatchewan River, where forty-seven
additional dwelling houses were put up
during the past season. ...
The Omaha Bee is informed that jay
Gould has said that if the Union Pacific
comes out Of the congressional fight with
out scratch, the company will build 100
miles of the contemplated Black Hills
railroad, the surveys of which have been
made and the iron tor 100 miles has been
purchased.
Judge Bookings has returned freEI
Washington and he IS given as authority
for the report that four different cabinet
officers have each name which they are
urging respectively for the appointment
10 the governorship OF Dakota. We shall
soon know who the fortunate man is to
be, as the commission of Gov. Penning-
ton has already expired.-permillion Ref.
Gen Sheridan, in the face Of much op-
position, insisted upon the removal OF
captured redskins from the department
of Dakota to Leavenworth, where there Is
an abundance Of army supplies. The CAP
tives, consisting Of JosePh's band of Nez
Perces and about 900 Cheyennes, were
transferred, the cost of removing them
being S1I 900. To have kept them over
winter on the upper Missouri would have
cost $137, 600 for the transportation Of
supplies alone. So much clear gain, and
no thanks to contractors, ,either.-Pio'eer
Press
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Jeroue for Goveruor.

O0XOAsA0 4OX VOVoGA3UXs
The following is from recent Wash
ington correspondence Of the St. Paul
Dispatcb: -. -.. n-. -
Coz. Austin and Major Strait will be
with us again next week. The Major
kes taken = lively interest in. G. z.
Jerome, of Minneapolis, and his pros
poets of occupying the chair of Gov.
Pennington, ofDakota, are brighten
ing. Report has it that Senator Nc.
MILAN also has a warm side for bin.
Cankling, Blaine and Christiancy are
backing his application. Charley
Rufee has returned to Minnesota with
ou: his commission as agent Of the
White Earth Reservation. He would
make good agent, and l think would
receive the appointment bnt for the fac,
that the President is not willing to re.
model the Indian service, and ChsrleT
has no religious denomination to
recommed him. ......-.
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THE NORTHERN BELT.

Richness Of tho Soil About tho Big
Horn-Geu. Hazen's Statement Ois-
proved.
Big Horn Post Letter to Chicago Times.
Lately have been looking over .
pamphlet written by Gen HaZsn, en-
titled "Our Barren lands" in which
think he does injustice to this country,
no doubt unintentially. The weather
is the finest winter weather l have ever
seen in the north, and almost makes
me believe in the "Northern tropical
belt" about which 80 much has been
said and written That the country
hereabout will be fine grazing coun-
try there ian be no doubt, the grass
last fall being the first have ever seen
growing in wild state. This same
grass now. dried. furnishes food for
great herds of bufaloes. There will be
good gardens near this post next year.
and l believe that fruit can be raised
here, as there are plenty Uf wild cher
ries and plums al. along under the base
of the Big Horn mountains where there
are water courses. 1t is not wise to
proclaim in advance what new coun-
try is capable of producing, DOR is it
right to call all Of the mountain region
desert. Next fall we will know much
more about this section than we do at
present.
During the past summer the settlers
near the mouth Of the Big Horn, in the
Yellowstone bottom, have had good
gardens without the aid Of irrigation,
and have raised muskmelons, corn.
potatoes, tomatoes, waterDeloDs, and
other vegetables Gen. Hszen wishes
TO give the impression that no gardens
can De made in this country in which
vegetables viii grow without the aI, Of
irrigation. In this he is clearly mis-
taken, as the experiments made last
summer caaclu.iyely prove. He. also
says that ''there is not, nor has aeEe
been, farm, in the proper sensse of
the word, between the Red Riyes val
,ey (of the north) and the Rocky asun-
tains" Now. al! Of this may have
been true when Oe wrote, for TIE 7ea-
son tbss all the country was II that
time in possession Of the lndiass-
believe there will be good fa.ms, ''in
the proper sense Of the word" is this
region, whatever that peculiar phrase
may mean. Gen. Hazen is careful to
say s.there is not, nor has there been,"
| a farm in this conntry 1sis is ali
true enough, az it is even sow unssfs
for actual settlers; but when the Ia
dams are driven back there will De
found plenty of good farming land, and
many excellent farms IL the proper
sense of the word. Aooat the head
waters of Tongue river ard toe Little
Big Horn have no doust there viii be-
some first class farms IN sew years, a.
we'll ss others on the banks Of The yell
lowstone. 1t will not do ror any man
! TO assert that 30 large tract Of coun~
try contains NO farming land.
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A Mining Fight at Deadvood.

DEADwooD, Dakota Territory, Jan. :.
"A disturbance aceurcd to-day over
the Homestake mine No. 2, situated
near Lead c ty. J. c. 0ttiDger 4 Co.,
of Chicago, sarehasod this property
some :ime ago and tas former pro-
prietors tries. to take possession of it
with large armed force, claiming that
OttiDger & Co. had failed to meet their
payments. A great many men repre-
sentins bskh parties have been arrested.
Considerable excitenent prevails and
more trouble is expected. Ottinger i
Co. still retain possession.
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--~--e# BISMARCK, D. T, SATURDAY., JANUARY IL, 1873
BY TELEGRAPH.

!SI,sciat t0.t,s Bismarck TriGuue,
III. RUSSIANS CLEANING oUT THE TURKS.
ST PAUL. Ian. 12.-The Russians have
captured the whole Turkish army of the
Schipka Pass: Twenty-e:ght thousand
men, twelve nortars, twelve siege guns
and eighty field pieces The Seryians
captured the Turkish garrison of Sisch
eight thousand men. ninety cannon and
twelve thousand rifles. The Russian
columns have advanced towards Adrian
ople and the citizens are getting ont of
the country. The defence of Adrianople
is considered impracticasle. The Turks
have been advised by England to have
prepared military armistice of six weeks,
which the Russian commander in ad-
vance declines to give except upon the
basis of peace being agreed to. The
British claim the Russian Minister of
Foreign affairs promised to grant an ar
mistice before the opening of the peace
negotiations. The Montenegrlns have
captured Activori and have marched up
on Schutari. The Russians will have an
open countrylrom Adrianople to Constan-
tinople and railway to carry them
through. Good bye! Turkish capital.
THE SHERIFF HAS EN-.
The mines Wooley and Pacheo near
Central City are held by the sheriff pend
ing contest of title between recent pur-
chasers and the original owners.
will be formally recognized at Washing
ton next week, as President of Mexico.
CHICAGO LEVEL HEADED.
The Chicago Board of Trade has men,
oralized Congress in favor of extending
the time for the completion of the North
ern Pacific railroad.
DRAG NET RESOLUTION.
The House at Washington has passed
Woods drag net resolution authorizing
general or specific investigation into any
or all of the executive Departments of the
government
POPULARz1NG THE FOUR PER CENT LOAN.
The secretary Of the treasury is prepa-
ring to place the four per cent bonds of
small denominations on sale throughout
the country and to annul and cancel the
contract for placing said bonds with the
syndicate.
VICTOR Is DEAD,
Victor Emanuel died on Wednesday
and is succeeded as King Of Italy by
Prince Humbert.
Bulgaris, the revolutionary leader of
Greece, is dead.
srANLEY's TRIUMPHAL RETURN.
Stanley, the African explorer, has ar
rived at Rome and privately received the
medal decreed him by the late king, Vic
tor Emanuel.
has returned from the Hot Springs in
Arkansas nth health much improved.
GEO. H. PENDLETON,
has been nominated by the Democrats
of the Ohio Legislature for United States
Senator. The Republicans couldn't agree
upon candidate and will therefore cast
blank votes. Gentleman George. will,
of.course, be elected and the great green
backer will be recognized at last. Make
room for the buckeye king!
STORMS.
Heavy SHOWS are reported in New
York k, more floods IN Virginia, and much
damage to the shipping and land proper
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@ H @ a G. O Z,
81. PAUL g. MINNEAPOLIS
L I N b.
That portion Of the Chicago Northwestern Rail-
way between Chicago and Eiroy (via Nadison1 a nd
Paul. to Minneapolis, form a single Line between
Chicago, St. Paul + Minneapolis This line will
hereafter be known as the
Chicago, st. Paul E. MinneaDolis line
It's the ONLY LINE between st. Paul and Min
neapoiis snd Chicago that passes through Hudson.
Eau Clare Black River Fails, Elroy aud Madison,
aud
is the Only Line
that runs on any Of its trains the celebrated
Pullman Palace Cars.
All trains OF this great ro1te ran through without
change Of cars. Pullman Palace Drawing Room
aud Sleeping Cars sre run on all its trains
All Express trains this route are eoufpped With
Westinghouse Patent Air Brakes and b1ler's Pat
ent Safety Plat form and Couplers-The Most Per
feet Protection against Accidents known,
This popular route is unsurpassed for speed, Com.
Fort and safety. The smooth, we'll ballasted
and perfect track Of Steel Rails, the celebrated
Pullman Palace cars, the Perfect Telegraph
System Of moving trains, the regularity with which
they run, the admirable .rrsgcment for running
through Cars between Chicago and all points West
North and Northwest, secure to passengers all the
Comforts in Modern Railway Travelling.
Ii you W1sn the Best travelling Accommodations ns,
you will buy your tickets BY this Route, and vii
take no other.
All Ticket Agents can sell you through tickets
and Check usual baggage free BY this line,
dPassengers for Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleve .
land, Buffalo, Niagara Fails, Pittsb1rgh, Cincinnati
Toronto, Mortreai. Quebec. Portland, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, In
dianapolis, st. Louis. Cairo and ALL
Points South and East.
should buy their tickets via
Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis
Line. Close connections are made at Chicago with
the Lake Shore + Michigan Southern, Baltimore
Ohio, Michigan Central, Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne,
r Chicago, Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes
for @ll points East and South east. and with the
Chicago Alton and Illinois Central for all points
South. -
New York Office, No. 4.5 Broadway, Boston
Office, No. State Street; St Paul Ticket Offices,
Corner Third and Jackson Streets, and at depot
on sibley street; Minneapolis Ticket Offices, No.
Nicoleti House Block and at st. Paul Pacific de-
pot; Chicago Ticket Offices, 81 Clark street, under
sherman House, Is Canal, corner Madisen street;
Kinzie Street Depot, cor West Kinzie and Canal
Streets; Wells Street Depot, cor Wells and Kiazie
Streets. WI STENNETr. Gen Pas. Ag', Chicago
FB CLARK, G Pa, " WR'y, St Paul. ~.