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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-21
VERNpALE.
Cold and. dreary.

Cold and dreary.
Bradford has bid adieu to single
blessedness.
Intelligence is just received OF the
death of Mrs. Glass, mother OF Will
Glass, of this place.
Harvest festival at tho church on
Friday evening for the benefit OF IL.
w. Troy. Como everybody. !:
School opens up very promislngly'
Mrs. Sarah Bradford returned home
Aast night to Nashua, Iowa.
Mrs. Jam;son has been suffering
from quinsy, but is better.
+. c. james has bought ont Brown $
furniture store, and is now waiting OH
customers at the old stand.
You just ought to SEQ Bullard since
that new suit has arrived. He will
rewister from Verndale now.
T.. S. Case is in town. Will be here
most of the time during Bradford 8
absence
Quite Il lare delegation Of Ve'nda'e'
ties are in attendance upon the races
1T Fargo. "Lame Orphan will have
good bxckins.
Vernon \. Young lett for Greene
Iowa, last night, to be gone three ol
four months. Will perhaps attept
SCHOOL.
| Rev. II. ". Troy will enter tn
State of Iowa soon. aud then tue stat
of matrimony if rumor 10 correct
May the reverend gentleman neve
regret the step he contemplates TAX
ing.
Miss Tiilie Parker returned iron
st. Paul Saturday afternoon, haVln!
enioyed herself very much
4 The farewell sermon of Rev. Iro.
was peculiarly fitted to the occasion
and enlisted the closest attention o
the audience. hANoA-
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-21

Married. W
AND-EOLAND.-At Wadena-
,>Septeml,er 18th, 1882. by Justice
.Ostrander, Mr.. i. NJ. Bnckland, to
Mrs. Clara holland, all OF Wadena.
We congratulate
OFFICE OF
G.. II. GRAVES l. CO.,
SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS
DCLCTH, MISN.
The following is the closing price Of No. hard
wheat; other grades nominal:
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-21

GRADE. CASH. SEPT. OCT
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-21

Prof. L. T. Barnard, of Nashville.
Ienh., On the 18th inst. discovered 4
new comet located nczr The star Lam
na' in the constellation Of the Twins.
Ills discovery was announced hy tcle-
graph to Mr.. II. II. Warner, ut the
Warner observatory. Rochester, n.
T.. and almost ut the same moment
Prof. Lewis Swift, Director of the
Warner ODsel vatory, received intel.
igenee that large naked eye comet
had been discovered in Rio Janeiro,
South America. Prof. Barnard is
the 6rst person the present year to re-
eeive the Warner prize of $500.
The fact that these two comets came
into view ut the same time is exceed.
ipg'. significant. IL -, j
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CoI1RT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7.

SUPREME CoURr-CHAMBE Rs-Held by Lawrence J.-Cal
endar called at II M os "a 81 40 Al 63 ~, 80, 81
80 "a los l2h. l4S. 1871, l64. no. Ia, lS lIs. ISL
SUPREME CoURT-SPEcIAL rERN-Peld BY Van Worst j.
Law and 3t6. 602. b97, 76 III, 606 1885, 1855
oSj 4so 652. COZ, GA. 062, 629 $50 $50, b4o 622
49S $50 400 81 605 636 633, oo4 GOT, 6b6 o6I 4S9
6a7 500, 663, 1897. 473.
SUPREME CoURr-CIRCUII-PART Held by Barrett, j.
Case on Me- ann agt O'BIien. No day calendar.
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3i6s. 1872 l45S 1920, s4S 23sS POI 0g0 i6l9 2IS0
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TO. 1906. 1891 -
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259 90 S5O d 49, az SU7 Pa 81 e g az ga
PART Il1Iield BY Russell J1Nos S5 60 ~ 4S'. $751;
PART III-held ny sedgwlck, g. J-Nos s02s s95s ssg
SOL s64 8oS $40 81 874 S75 ST. $40 ISL 1888 SS7 sss
$50 SOL 500 s93 sei sa7 $685. 300. soO, so3 eO4. eO0
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COMMON PLEas-sPEcIAL TERM-Hed by Van Hoesen.
NO day calendar.
Case n No day calendar $500 80. go.
PART II-Hod by Van Brunt, J.-Nos ll4l, 22S1, 2o52
24ul 2425 229U. 2434 246O 30 2O96 1913 244O 4o6
2i69, 1877. 1907. 1892. 2l90 1927 2i03: - 80 -
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THE COOPER INSANITY CASE.

The commissioners appointed to try the
question of the sanity of Henry Prouse Cooper held
other session yesterday L. j. Phillips. real estate
with Mr. Cooper who in his opinion formed at the time
was not quite right" L. O. Nash. clerk in Howard &
Co. stated facts about bill OF jewelry bought by Mr.
Cooper John II. Reynolds testified that he was the
cashier of Mr.. Coopers downtown shop He had been
go cashier for thirteen years He had known Mr..
Cooper for twenty years. When Mr. Cooper came home
from Europe In 1891 the witness met him at the pier
Mr.. Cooper asked the witness II he knew why he had
employed certain cutter. Tho witness said he sup
posed IL was because the cutter was a good workman
Not at ALL" replied MFR. Cooper; t because II Pres
ident Garfield dies he is the only who cut for
General Arthur and without that where would we bot
The witness thought that some or Mr. COOpers real
estate transactions very unwlse ana crippled MS
legitimate business. In December 1881, the witness
upon the receipt or telegram from Nj cooper went 10
Mr. Cooper's house. Mr.. Cooper was In "a bad condi-
ton. lie labOred Under the deluslon that he was
ruined He could be made TO believe that he had
the world. In fact lie worth 100000. He
greatly depressed and in distress about the future Of
his wife and family. The witness said he never sa MI
Cooper what you might call drunk" He had seen him
under the Influence OF liquor but never 80 that ne could
not attend to business A few days later he Mr..
Cooper again Mr.. Cooper In "a deplorable oondi-
ton, almost In stupOr Some time later the Wit
ness demonstrated with Mr. Cooper IN regard to hsex
trayaganoe. Mr.. Cooper replied that he intended TO
get more OF everythin,." Mr. Cooper allowed bills
against him 10 accumulate. This something new
his part He expressed his determination TO make his
fortune the As0rs had DONE by dealing In real estate
The wit less said that Mr.. Cooper business liabilities
amounted TO about $4,000. There would be coming In
10 him In January about $4,000 The value OF the
stock on hant worth about $1,000. His private
debts amounted 10 about $4,000.
On crosse Examination tho witness was shown paper
signed ny himself and all Mr. Coopors clerks ON Nov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
CIVIL NOTES.

Enos G.. Mcdowell recovered a verdict Of
IS, 900 against the Second Avenue Railroad Company
in the United Circuit Court yesterday for injuries
sustained by being thrown from wagon by reason OF
the neglect Of the railroad company in repairing its
tracks.
I'm the case of Ellen Hunt who sued the
New-York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
for So 900 because Of the loss Of her husband who was
rim over and killed at Rye Westchester County, the
Jury were unable to agree and discharged by Judge
Wallace the United States circuit Court yesterday
Collector Robertson was the defendant in a
suit before Judge Coke aud jury in the United states
Circuit Court yesterday. Alos Diefenbach sued the
Collector 70 alleged excessive duties paid the
i'm portatiop some church statuary He claimed that
the rate duty should only have been 10 pee cent ad
valorem while the Collector, classifying the satuory as
manufactured from mineral substances collected 40 per
cent nd vaorem. The jury gave verdict against the
Government for 49, There are other SUITS OF Sill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
WHAT CANADIAN ASTRONOMERS SAW.

OTTAWA, Dec. Ga great deal of interest
manifested in the transit OF Venus in astronomical
circles to-day and many observations were taken. AT
Napier Point Battery where Messrs Blake and Weber
of Toronto Observatory, had cnarge precisely at
S:35 Dy a chronometer timed with the Toron'o ODserva-
tory the silver lining gradually developed and the sun
disc was exposed through thin cloud for sufficient
length o. time to enable observe the contact for
nearly twenty minutes HeaFy clouds again obstrueted
the view, but at s55 Mr. Blake had fifteen SECONDS OF
hgn allowing him TO take the time Contact NO 0ack
spot satellite observable the surface the planet
appearing goDular aud spotess Mr. III IKE was
Obliged TO the ghtest shade color 10 get the CON
tact which he believes he caught within second Inc
contact took place at the southeast and the planet
moved in nOrthweserly direction. IL could DC us
tnotly seen with the naked eye.
Lindsay Russell Survey General, who TOOK ooserVa
lions at hs house In Cooper-st with more powerful
glass reports having observed the black drop shortly
before noon snow began to fail.
In Montreal the weather this morning was CLOUDY, DuU
about 10 the sun broke through the clouds ana tue
transit was easily observed and eagerly watched:
In QueOec the CLOUDS prevented any observations OF
the frat contact
Rain fell in St John. b. to-day. No observations were
taken at the University observatory In Fredericton on
account OF the bad weather.
At time of the observations OF the transit At Kings
ton Ont today the weather unfayoraDle aud me
sun could only be watched through as appeared pc
clouds Soon after the internal contact the
sky became completely covered. ring of light around
Venus became very manifest long before the hterna
contact
Dnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
A FIRE-PROOF STORAGE WAREHO USE.

A new storage warehouse is being built at
Lexngtonave. and Forty by the Manhattan
Storage Company. II is an oddlooking building with
heavy round corners and barred windows. which give 1t
the appearance of prison This warehouse will have
frontage of 900 feet in Lexingon-aye extending from
Forty frstst to Forty secondst, and Will DO eight
stories high In respects 1t will be different from
any storage warehouse In the city 1t is designed 10 DC
entirely Areproof. and it is said there Will not De
square foot Of wood used in the entire building The
only materials used will be bricks iron and cement The
offices of tho company and the safes the of
vausbes will be In the corner at Lexing on-ave. and
Fortyseconds One OF the novel features OF the house
will be a driveway running through the middle Of 1t
from Forty first TO Forty secoud-s Here there Will be
four large elevators for hosting loaded trucks to the
floors above. There to be number OF apartments
each floor with thick walls between them there will
be only one window in each apartment. The floors
throughout will be made Of cement The estimated cost
of the building Is 100000. 1t will be completed In
March or April
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
NEW LAW FOR BANKERS.

Judge Sedgwick and jury in the Superior
Court had before them yesterday OF importance
to dealers In bonds The suit for the yaue OF TWO
Ohio and Mississippi coupon bonds. The Northampton
Bank sued A. NJ. Kidder Co.. the admittedly innocent
OF the bonds which we're stolen In the
great robbery where the burglars got about S2OooOoo
Stockholders generally have claimed and the stock Ex
change ia undersood TO have ruled that there die
putting title the later holder In good faith or suo
bonds though they had been stolen. Peckam ana
TYLER the banks attorneys claimed that default In the
payments sinking fund and default IN the pay
ents interest made those bonds longer negotiable
bonds and that the original holder, bank could re-
cover against anybody found in possession The Court
ruled subst ntiay so and ordered verdict ior the
plaintiff This IS test case which affects the status OF
many bonds stolen from the Northampton Bank ana
later purchased by different bankers OF this city
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OBSERVATIONS IN THIS STATE.
WHAT WAS SEEN AT WEST POINT PoUdHKEEPsIE,
AND OTHER POINTS


AND OTHER POINTS.
WEST POINT, Doc. 6.-The observations here
Of the first and second were very good The
sdereal time OF the first contact IA hours ~ min
utes 43 $40 seconds. The images of Venus and the
sun were we're steady aud distinct No indication OF
Venus atmosphere Of variation in the oircnmfer
ence of her disk Aoticed veil Of clouds covered
the sun during tho contacts, so thnt
weak colored glass only used at tho eye-pece
Professor Miohe Sent the following dispatch at Wese
Point might 10 Poughkeepse We succeeded In get
ting good the third aud fourth contacts
t the egress The observations OF all four contacts we
regard as very good. They were made by Professor
Bas who has had experience at the last transit view IN
New Zealand In 1874"
PHELrs n. Y. Dec. 6.-Professor Brooks, OF the Red
House Observatory obtained good observation OF the
transit OF Venus at the ngress securing the lntca con-
tact. Drifting clouds obscured the external contaos
both ingress and Clouds also pro'enou
the phOtograpung OF the transit, for when chtehsNo
preparations had been made including the use OF eiec
tricy for controlling the exposures Professor proos
discovered several faint patches OF hgnt on venus,
which, he believes cansed by the rsTaetoh Vi ING
planets atmosphere
ALBANY Dec OR. II. Tucker, jr.. the astrono-
successfully observed the first two contacts OF the
transit Of Venus at the Coast Survey station
from this city The observation OF
The internal compact was quite satisfactory, black
drop being SEEN The third and fourth contacts were not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07

Della Springfield. a dressmHker. of No: 660
Sixth-aye, was arragned in tho Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday. charged by j. Parker Pray.
a manicure. of No AZ West Twenty-third-st.. with
extorting money from him under a threat of pre-
ferring "a charge of seduction against bin. Counsel
for the woman cOnteudcd that the case was in many
respects a similar one to that of Jessio Maillard.
He said that the onus of Mr. Prays charge was tear
On November 20, SAID the counsel. Mr. PRAY crimi-
nally assaulted Miss Springfield IA his office and
stihed her cries with hand.tOwel which he held
over her mouth On the following day Miss Spring
field went to her counses Office and related the
facts. to which she made affidavit. The legal pa
pers preliminary to suit for $4,000 damages
against Mr.. Pray were drawn, and Mr.. Fray was
informed bv the counsel of the intended proceeding.
After hearing several witnesses Justice Ford dis
missed the complaint against the woman Hei
counsel said that the suit for damages against MI
Paw would be begun at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
MADAME ALBANPS VISIT

on a visit to this country, said to a TRIBUNE re-
porter last ght that his sister-in- law, Madame
Albani would leave England for this country on
December 80 and arrive here either the Sth or 9th
of January She will sing here in a concert
of the New York SYMPHONY Society on the
18TH She Will then go to Chicago. where Colonel
and ION them. Subsequent she will return TO tn 8
city and sing in opera. While in this country, she
will probably sing III Lonengrin,n T. he Flying
Dutchman.D'" RlSoletto." Metstofele,"' Faust"
" La Sonnamnula :" Puritani," La Traviata
and Martha" steamer conveying her friends
and a band of music will go down the bay the
night before the arrival If the steamer, and will
greet Madame Albani with fireworks and music. A
serenade has been composed by Ardti for this occa-
elou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
aptain Sampson observed the :" black Drop at the

Captain Sampson observed the black drop" at the
end of the third contact
half past tT SH s' Bs sysnas
just finished their days labors. " can now give
told s.srs S oM RS't to rd
q the as sd contact aSs m ny % Of the
s sss and f0n IS .s sSsii the hours %
hours SO minutes and 81 seconds. At the fourth
contact slight indentation was still visible upon
the contact was not observed. The two inner con,
facts are, however the most important by far, and
these are satisfactory In all our observations.
The time have given you is subject TO correc-
tion The clock errors when worked out may
show slight variation. but 1t will be only the 1rac-
tionsl parts of second
During the afternoon when it was too cloudy
see see tt the planet We got some diam;
eT with five Inch SssSOp Spe " @se
ms evening we have got the azmuth of the axis
the hoto-heliograph by observing the stars.
Professor Hardness was asked to explain the u
perioriy of the Photographic observations rs com,
pared with the observations for contact ne saiu
In substance that the sun or any bright BODY
looked larger to the human eye than it was vas
in fact, and the intervening planet ,Iior the
same reason was smaller in appear snce Inc mo
which could not be exactly determined by oDser-
walton. By the photographic process inc
positions of the two bodies might De determines ny
measuring from centre TO centre, WDlch
would, Of course, be tho same wheth-
er the circumference were larger or
smaller IN appearance than il should be. The exag-
geraton Of the size of the wasvery noticeable n
photographs. With clear sky the suns disc would
be shown at its maximum. But let thu oioud
ately afterward would show a considerable SHRINK
age. =,
The following kilograms were received by Ad-
miral Rowan this evening!
lfadison Obssrpoforu Wisconsin, 60 Ad-
inTal Ropon: The first two contacts
were satisfactorily observed by different astrono
mers. 1t Is now showing hard EDWARD S. HOLDEN
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Deo 8.
Cloudy In the morning at San Antonio and hrst Two
contacts lost Began photographng OF quarter past TO-
Two hundred and four photographs taken. Last Two
contacts observed. A. HALL
CEDAR KEYS, Fla, Dec. 6-Partly cloudy this morn
ing Lost fret contact by clouds Other contacts ex
celent No black drop" Have $50 good pho 0graPhs
and $50 dry plates j. r. EASTMAN.
Professor Davidson at Fort Selden, New-Mexico.
has not been heard from.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The following bust
ness was transacted in the Supreme Court OF the United
States today:
No l7Catherine g. Lansdale administrator agt Add
son NJ. smith and others -ATgued.
No llS-SaTah and John Borshed aRt b. y CogsweL,
assignee Passed. ,
40 llg-Ihe Mutual Insurance Company agt. the
Ocean Insurance Company-Argumentb begun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
RUNNING AWAY INVOLUNTARILY.

Charles T. Foster, of the firm of Foster, Richard
con q Co. commission merchants mt No. 155 Cham
bers-st, disappeared from this city tuesday at
ternoon, November Is. For four days no trace of
INN cou d be found. On the following Saturday he
returned to his home at No 1872 Hooper-si, Brook
lyn and related the story Of his strange disappear
ance. He had been seized BY an uncontrollsble de
sire to 90 somewhere. He took the Pennsylv anIa
Railroad to Philadelphia and thence went TO Gin
cinnatl There his will-power returned and realiz-
ing his condition, be came back to New-York at
once. DR.. Leighton of Brooklyn. pronounced the
case one of nervous prOstratl0n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
SELLING VALUABLE BOOKS

The sale of large collection of valuable books
was begun last evening by George A. Leavitt g. Co..
at Clinton Hall. The collection consisted of the
works of celebrated painters etchings, engravinrs,
Bible prints works on ornamental and decorative
arts, sculpture, ETC. There fair attendance of
buyers but the prices realized were very low. In
all 1873 lots disposed of for several thousand
dollars. The sale will be continued this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
THE SHREWSBURY RIVER POLLUTION.

FREEHOLD, n. j., Dec. 6.-The judges Of
the Monmouth County courts have granted q rule
quirng the Sea- Bright Fishery. John H. Megill, william
II. Cooper, George Sandt, Mhiin Paul Hilburn Rose
vet Charles II. Dederer and A. II. West all OF Sea-
Bright to show cause why they should plead the
found against them by the last Grand Jury
This charged the defendants polutng
the South shrewsbury River with offensive sewerage
The rule is returnable December Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07

seen. as the sun was hid behind thick clouds.
PoUGHKEKpsIE, Dec. e.-At vassar College TINS MORN n
ing account OF clouds the n hra,s,nn,"s
OF the transit not seen. Az 20 ln'n 90.
and 81 seconds after o. o'clock venus u.s." II
q. IN. and at noon The definition was good y..sar
A dispatch from Maria Mitchell, h ,ttarnai
College says: The time OF second inteinatt
contact OF the limit of the nb OF Venus with INA, ~
the sun was hours 52 minutes and 30 SECONDS. a
contact was at - minutes The air was cIehI
the definition OF the planet and the sun was e1ccnn
We have nine photographs taken between 9 n are
and H. 55m p. M The negatives taken near noon 'io
yer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
FOR THE BENEFIT or A HOSPITAL.

An amateur theatrical performance was given
last eve ing in Chickerng Hall Cor the benefit of
the hospital Of the New-York Medical College and
Hospital for Women, by the alumni, assisted by
students of the college. The programme consisted
of the play "Metella." Iecitations by Professor
thomas f. MILFORD the sleep walking scene from
Macbeth" and farcical extravaganza, Mrs. Dr..
Magruder's Lecture Room.n he receipts above the
expenses are thou ght 10 be about 81 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
THE COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, Dec. Elm the Court of Appeals
today-present the Hon. Charles Andrews c. j.. and
assocates-the following business was transacted;
No 340-Een Urquhart respondent agt the City Of Og
densburg. appellant Argued.
No. 3O4-Abe stoddard and others adminlstratos etc.
Submitted =, --,. -. A., .
No 3S4-The Corn Exchange Bank. respondent agt the
Nassau Bank acknowledgements unfinished
The day calendar Thursday December z Is as fol-
lows 30 $40, 323, 324. 800. 1874. $50 and 1885,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07

embsr O. 1892 In which the opinion Is expressed that
Mr. Cooper Ia perfectly able to manage his own business
The witness said ne signed the paper TO please MI
Cooper He did serio ally indorse Its contents The
examination was adjourned until Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
PRINCETON PROFESSORS SUCCESSFUL.


PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. 6.-Professor Young, with
large corps of assistants, watched the transit OF
Venus from the College Observatory. All four con-
facts were successfully observed, the first at <
hours, 55 minutes and "a seconds; the second at
hours Is minutes and Is seconds; the third at
hours 80 minutes and % seconds; and the fourth
at hours, no minutes and IA seconds-all Wash
ington time. One hundred and lightweight photo
graphs were made, most of which are excellent
Some were blurred, however by clouds. Acomplete
measurement of the diameter of the planet
was made by the mcrometers. careful
spectroscopc examination of the planets atmosphere
showed lines Of water vapor conspicuous IN the
spectrum. Some other unknown lines were dis
covered by Professor MoNeal.
Professor Bracket. assisted by DR.. Libby, had
charge OF the Photographic apparatus The telescope
and spectgoscopic instruments we're under the SUI
pervision of Professor MoNeal. Observations were
made with twelve telescopes varying from twenty
three to three inches in diameter reflector nine
inches lnjdiameter was fitted to project the image
of the sun on a screen and this was managed by
the practical astronomy class. comet seeker was
arranged in a similir manner and used by the de-
partment of Civil Engineering Observations were
all made by the electrical beat furnished by the
same siderea clock Professor Young SAID that by
the comparison of the examinations made to-day at
stations widely separated on the eaIths surface
the distance of the sun would be determined more
accurately than ever