Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-14
A MeteOric Shower Thanksgiving
Night
PROF. PROCTOR PREDICTS A BRILLIANT DISPLAY
THE NIGHT OF Nov. 9TH.

PROF. PROCTOR PREDICTS A BRILLIANT DISPLAY
THE NIGHT OF Nov. 9th.
Prot. Proctor, in his lecture ON ''the wonders
of the heavens" delivered in New York last
night, spoke of the meteor systems. He sald
that he had recently been led to adopt tne
opinion that some Of the meteOric stones JnaC
fall upon the earth had their origin In the eartn
Itself, in the youthful volcanic period OF her ex-
istence ages ago. Since then they have swung
bit crosses theirs, it happens that at times some
of them are called by her attraction, and so they
cease their wanderings. and fall to rest on the
bosom of their mother. On the night of NO
yember 27th, the lecturer said, we may expect
to see q brilliant display of meteors fadia-
ting from point near the star Gamma,
Andromeda. which is now nearly overhead at
about 10 o'clock at night. 1t has been aScer-
taned that meteors follow in fiocks in the track
of comets In 1916 Brela's comet was observed
to split in two. The two parts each had head
and a tail. and they rushed on side by side,
now one appears the brighter and now the
other, until they disappeared. AT ther return,
in 1882 they were yet keeping UP their swift
race, but they had very much changed In 1orin
In 1859 their perihelion passage was too near
the sun to permit them to pc S observed, n a,;n In
they could not be found. They were also
missed in 1911 But it had occurred to AleXan-
der Herschel and to Prof. Proctor that at the
time when the earth crossed the path OF those
comets it would be well to look out for mete
ors. Meteors were looked for, and a very bril-
liant display was seen on Nov. 2l. A German
caused by the earth meeting the fragments of
the missing comets that he telegraphed to an
observer stationed in the southern hemisphere,
'sBiela touched the earth Nov. q. Look out for
it In the opposite quarter" The astronomer
looked in the direction indicated. and saw
patch of light, like coudet of little stars, NOV
ing rapidly across the heavens. It sped on until
it disappeared. 1t had come rushing out Of the
north and disappeared in the south. Prof.
Proctor thinks that the great mass of the dissi-
pated comet did not meet the earth, but it
C-C.a1c a1I hot
cluster touched the earth. On next Thanks
giving night this swarm Of flying meteors
will again come flying out OF the northern
then then there viii be a brilliant display in the
sky. 1t may not happen, he said, because per-
haps the meteOric cluster may have been diSsf-
pated but he felt pretty certain that there will
be display. The lecturer advised astronomers
to keep lookout for about week previous to
the 9th inst. in that quarter Of the heavens
from which the meteors approach In order, If
possible to detect the cluster aSitrusheS end-on
toward the earth.
PERsoNAL--senator Bruce has been quite ill
in this city for several days Hewas pronounced
York, and DR.. T. H. Humphries. of Cincinnati,
are at the Riggs House. Col. Geo. L. An
drews and wife, U. S. A.; F. s. Bassett, .. S. A.;
and John Pitkin, Z. s: A., are at the Ebbltt.
of Pottsville, Pa. are at Wizards. IL. GEMS,
Terre Haute. Ind; A. Schubart and wife, New
York: Ben Strauss and wife, Cincinnati; o. F.
Hawley, New York; and John w. Fratick, Phila-
delphia are among the arrivals at the Arling-
ton. "A well-known Boston writer has writ
ten play for MI; Louis James and Miss Marie
Of ho W be Of sdTrp Rp S
learn that his wife has been seriously i'll of ty-
phoid fever. At last accounts she was slowly
improving: Mrs Bierstadt, wife OF the we'll
winter. Mr.. B. expects to spend good part of
the season In Washington. 1t is said that
eugene Hale will be obliged to quit politics for
the present m order to take charge Of his late
father-in-law's large estate"
THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon, with
the exception of the transaction of usual routine
business, was devoted to discussion of the
Presidents message to Congress and OF the an
nual reports of the heads of departments None
of the Cabinet officers had their reports ready,
but an interchange of what was to be recon-
mended was had. The Presidents message will
not be long. 1t is now In course Of preparation.
1t will contain but very few recommenda-
tions beyond the principal ones OF the
heads of departments, as given In their reports.
There will also be some reference to the reopen
ing of the fishery question. This will about
cover the reference 20 foreign affairs that will
be made. Especial attention Will be called to
the ACCESSIBILITY of enacting legislation that will
authorize the resumption Of funding opera
tOnS.
THE SUB COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REP
sitting at the Capitol for the examination of the
new codificaticn of the laws of this District,
prepared under the direction OF the Commits
SionerS, was waited on to-day by large num-
ber OF our citizens to discuss the propriety Of
substituting license law with modified per-
sonal tax for the personal tax law now In force.
Among those present were: District Commits
sioners Phelps and Dent, Treasurer Dodge, Col
lector Cook, Messrs. Barbour, Bohrer, Miller,
Henderson, JnO. A. Baker, Frank Hume, Hooe,
E. G. Davis, 7. L. Hume, and W. II. Clagett.
HENDRICKS CALLS TILDEN FRAuD.-A gentle
man now in this city, who last week talked
freely with Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, says
that the latter frankly tndulged in the comment
that Tilden was trickster and fraud, and said
y good many other things equally as uncomplt-
had the conversation with him, 81 was sur
prised that Gov. Hendricks talked as plainly
about Tilden as he did,
THE PRESIDENT issued proclamation to-day
that Canadian vessels in American waters will
be allowed to render assistance to vessels in
distress only when there Is danger to life or
cargo. The Dominion of Canada makes the
waters. The Presidents proclamation Is In this
respect somewhat retaliatory.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS on the military,
of which Gen. Mcdowell is president, and which
had been in session in this city for some time,
has adjourned sine die. The Secretary of War
has directed that the members rejoin their re-
spective stations.
JOHN AND MICHAEL WALDE murdered a neigh
Dor, at st. Cloud, Mnn., and were put in Jail.
mob took them out, and John, hoping to save
his own neck, made confession, In which he
admitted his share In the plot but averred that
Michael did the actual killing. The lynchers,
however, drew no distinctions between degrees OF
guilt, and hanged both Of them.
AN INCIDENT OF THE CAPTAIN FADDA MURDER.
"A Rome correspondent gives the following in
implicated with the circus rider. Pietro Cardi-
nalli, in the murder of Captain Fadda, but was
acquitted by the jury on the ground that she
acted under fear Of Cardinalli, whose mis-
sentenced to death, and Raffaella Sara
ceni, Faddas wife, who inspired the deed, was
sentenced to hard labor for life. The correSpOn-
dent says: "Antoinette Carozza, who is circus
rider, appeared on the 10th instant in the Poll
teama Arena here before the most crowded au-