Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-19


Yesterday the schooner Emma Chadwick ar
rived ct Littleheld's wharf from Providence, R
L., with $50 tons Of crude asphalt for John Cud.
more, contractor, for paving h street along La
fayette square, and teams are hauling it to the
work.
Last night alittie eolored boy named Douglass
Tasker, while playing in front of his home, in h
street, between 5th and 9th streets northwest
was run over by water cart, but not seriously
injured.
Mrs. Leonard, while crossing 9th street, near
street, was knocked down and injured by q
mule and covered wagon which ran against her
She was conveyed to her home. 1913 street
No blame is attached to the driver Of the wagon
boy named Jesse Thomas.
Between and o'clock last evening slight
nre occurred on Boundary street. near 9TH street,
In small frame house owned by Mrs. Harris
and used by F. W. Koss. It was extinguished
by the police without turning in an alarm. Loss
SD. 1t is thought4t0 have been the work of an
incendiary
The ''Lone Star Beneficial Association" at its
last meeting, elected the following officers unan-
mously for the ensuing year Fred. Klotz.
president; Chas. Spindler, vice president; Ru-
dopn Glesler, recording secretary; r. A. O Brien.
financial secretary; Geo. j. Gockeler. treasurer:
trustees
The mother Of Mrs. Bailey, party to the di-
vorce suit mentioned in Yesterdays STAR states
tilat the husbands name is Levi J. Bailey. and
tnat the party with whom the wife's adultery is
charged is the husbands brother, John F. Bailey.
The Comets of 1881.
THE NEW CELESTIAL VISITOR WHICH CAN ONLY BE
SEEN THROUGH A TELESCOPE.
Inc new comet has not yet been observed at
the Naval Observatory, no especial attempt
having been made to find it, The observers at
night are so busily engaged in taking the time
OF tne Clock" stars, which regulate all the
CLOCKS IN the United States that they have little
opportunity to angle for comets with the comet
seeker. The data describing the position of the
new comet is so contradictory that it probably
can only De found by careful hunt.
THE COMET OF 1872
The new comet has been announced by Prof
Swift as identical with the comet of 1872 The
period of the comet was computed by Encke to
De 7O.6S years. II these figures are correct, it
would be due next year. The orbits of comets
are subject to SO many perturbing influences,
and the slightest error in observations makes
such big difference in the final result of the
calculations, that astronomers would consider
the comet very prompt and faithful, and the cal
culation comparatively accurate, if it did not
vary more than a year.
PROFESSOR HALL ON THE OLD COMET
Has anything been done toward fixing the
period Of the old comet yet ?" asked THE STAR
OF Professor Hall.
:" That has not been computed yet" he replied.
vations. 1t may be several months before it is
announced. We will observe the comet for two
or three months yet, after it has become invisible
to you with the naked eye"
PROF. FRISBY's CALCULATIONS
Prof Frsby, who obtained the elements Of the
comets orbit, is continuing his computations
with the view of ascertaining the form of the
orbit. The indications are that the orbit is
elliptical, in which case the return of the comet
within few thousand years can be confidently
expected. The astronomer bases his calcutta
ton on the assumption that the orbit describes
a parabola. Finding that the middle point of
the arc embraced in his three observations varied
slightly from parabola, it is presumed that
the orbit is eiptical, but the eccentrcity of the
ellipse and the period of the comet cannot be
determined until observations have been taken
over large arc. Comets, whose orbits describe
parabolas or hyperbolas, never return. They
continue on through eternity. astounding the
astronomers in other worlds in systems. so far
distant that their collected light do not make a
twinkle in our heavens.
THE COMET OF 1907.
When the present comet was first seen in
South America it was announced that it was the
comet of 1907. The similarity of the clements OF
the two comets led to this conclusion. The
comet of 1897. or Bessels comet, has a period, as
computed by him. of 1850 years, so If there is
any truth in mathematics, we need not look for
that comet till some time in the Seth century
Nilcil washington may De cOnSlueTeu an ancient
city, interesting for its ruins and relics of bar
barous age. Prof Gould last year announced
that the great comet visible in South America
near the sun, was the comet of 1913 The comet
OF 1913 has period Of several hundred wears
also, so the South American muss have been
mistaken.
A TRUNK CAsE.-This morning Justice Rich
ards had before hina-a jury trial-the case of
Mrs. Sarah CroXall against the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad company. This was an action
for the loss of articles from trunk valued at
800, which she claims was checked from Bal
timOre on March 3 last, and when found it had
been broken open and shawl. silverwme and
other articles were missing. The defence was
that they were not liable for any articles other
than wearing apparel. Mr.. Chas. Pelham APP
peared for the plaintiff and Mr.. Bayley for the
defendant The Jury found for paintiff, assess
ing damages at $50.
The Courts.
POLICE C0uRT-J,tdge Shell.
To-day, Moses and Benjamin Robinson, loud
and bOisterOus; SIS or Is days each. Charles
Washington and Robert Case, forfeited collat-
eral Theresa Sheekels, loud and boisterous: S.