Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25

with the ''cOmet seeker" He then observed it
through the ''small equatorial" sit does not
appear quite as bright as the old comet did when
1T was discovered, and the head is not so sharply
defined" said Mr.. Winlock. Il could see the
tail very distinctly. When l saw it the tail
streamed away upwards and to the left
Prof Chandler, of Harvard, has already cal
culated
THE ORBIT OF THE NEW COMET
from observations made at Cambridge and Ann
Arbor. He gives the following elements:
Perihelion passage, August, 1912. Washing
ton mean time.
Dist. periheliOn from node. .123 81
Long. node. ...........9 80 9
IlClllldtlOl .141 d
Log. periheliOn distance. 9.79444.
THE EPHEMERIs
Of the comet, computed by the same astrono-
mer gives the following position midnight) for
the Goth inst: R.A., Oh, 12m., 15s Declina-
ton, 43 deg, Som. 1t will move north until
August 18th, when it will reach its most north
erly point, 81 deg, 81 M. and then return south
ward The light" or degree of brightness. as
seen from the earth, is calculated as follows.
taking July ID as unity: July 26. 90; July 80.
80; August 3, 81; August Z, 81; August II,
n. 1870: September 4, so. 1t will be observed
that it will rapidly
INCREASE IN BRIGHTNESS
reaching the point of greatest brightness on
August 10Th, about the time of its perihelion
passage In the special circular issued from
Cambridge concerning the comet the following
is added as matter of popular interest: 1T
Will be seen that the comet is very rapidly in
creaslng in brightness. and will continue to do
so for about month AS it is now almost
visible to the naked eye, and as on August 81 it
no flIv- x-n,fx five I~.pl
when first discovered, there is every indication
that it will become a conspicuous and
interesting object During the last week in
August it will rapidly diminish in brightness
| he comet will be nearest the earth about August
~, day or two after passing perihelon The
orbit presents 30 special resemblance to that of
my known comet.
HOW THE NEWS is SENT ABROAD.
To show the comprehensive system of cipher
lsed by astronomers in disseminating knowl-
edge. the following is given as copy of the
cable message from Cambridge. in which the
elements and the ephemeris of the comet to
August Sd inclusive was communicated to Lord
Crawford at Dun Echt. 1t will be read with in
terest - Hysteric conservation cat's-paw de-
cusSate archer. dynOmeter gasify buOyancy afum-
brate calico acuminate earnings activity change
able abed"
1t will be seen that Prof Chandler scouts the
idea that it is the Chinese comet of 1887 adj
yanced by Prof. Stone. This is not a wear when
the people will be satisfied with secondhand
Chinese comets.
DISTANCE PROM THE sun.
The STAR reporter submitted the lOgarithm of
perihelOn distance to Prof Hardness to work
put into miles. The result was $1,000. 600
niles. In other words. the comet at it's perihe-
ion next month will be 1900, GOO miles from
the sun, and its orbit at that point will be
a 900, 600 miles inside of the earth's orbit 1t
will approach nearer the sun than the old comet
and not so near the earth-prOviding Prof.
Chambers figures are correct.
WHERE 1T Can BE SEEN
The comet rises now about half.paS two
o'clock in the morning 1t appears in the north
east, very near the same place where comet ..B'
was discovered. It's lower elimination being
below the horizon, it is invisible on that account
during the greater part of the night.
Real Estate Transfers.
Deeds in fee have been recorded as foil ows:
W. B. Webb to W. B. Webb ct al, trustees lot
&C., So. 226; 8. j. w. Barker to C. W.
lot SO. So 3S7: SO $50 A. G.. Brad
ley ct al, to Franklin Fire Insurance Company.
north half ID; So 400; %, 900. w. Muehleisen to
Rose kramer ct al. part l, So. 4S4; s. Knox.
commissioners, &c. to Harriet E. Wood, subs /.
3 and 4, and half SO. 9, res. d. 50 791 &c. c. Tav-
lOr ct al. exrs.. to c. P. Farden, sub s, block
II, Meridian Hill 1906 %.
FINED FOR SELLING A Toy PISTOL-This
in the Police Court young white
man named Frank Sullivan, clerk i'm Patrick
COnnelfs hardware store on PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue., near street, was charged with selling
fire arms and other explosive substances to per,
sons under the age of 16 years. A small col
ored boy, named Randolph Franklin, 12 or IL
years old, testified that he lives in Lynchburp,
ana this morning he went to the store where
this man stays and asked him what was the
price of his one barrel pistols. and on being told
that they were IS cents he asked the man if they
were dangerous and was told that they were
not. He then bought one of them and box of
cartridges, and the man loaded it for him. He
said that white lady told him that it was
dangerous and he would shoot himself and get
the lOckjaw and die, and he went back to get his
money back for the pistol but did not succeed.
Officer Byrnes stated that he found the boy at
the store with the pistol and on finding how he
came into possession of it he arrested the party
who sold it. The pistol. which is known as the
toy pistol, was shown to the court and the officer
said it was still loaded. Mr.. Sullivan took the
stand and stated that this boy or one with him
told witness that he was l6 years old The court
said that he should use his best judgment i'm such
cases. and if he makes a mistake he is liable
The court also said that he intended to enforce
the law in these cases most vigorously. fine
of IS was imposed.
NICKED HIM WITH A kNIFE.-The charge of
assault against George Carter, coIored. for cut
ting Robert Sewell with a razor, which was par
TALLY tried Saturday, was finished in the Police
Court to-day. The fight was about Carters wife,
whom he charged Sewell with harbOring. Carter
took the stand and said that he did not have a
razor. but nicked him with a knife. He was
committed to Jail for ninety days.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ADAMsoN INTER-
yIEw.-The threat which young Frank Adamson
was represented to have made against his father
in an interview with a STAR reporter has caused
so much comment that several of the Adamson
boys hunted up the reporter Saturday evening
The elder acted as spokesman and said: Crank
is young, and he was excited. What he meant
by the remark was that when he was in Newark
and my father assaulted him so brutally, If he
tad had pistol when his father drew revolver,
he would have shot him." Frank, who was
present. said that was what he meant and the
reporter noted it down in his book. The New
YORK Tribune reports Frank as having said to
reporter OF that paper: IF he had drawn q
pistol ON me and had had o revolver. I would
have shot him. !! will make him sick when /
get back to New York."