Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07
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PoRT townsend. Dec. Ga telegram
received at Port Discovery states that
S. l.. Mastick. one of the owners of the
Port Discovery mills, died IA San Fran
cisco this morning at 10 o'clock
British steamer Madras arrived here
today from Victoria, and left this eve
ming for Seattle, TO take on coal. The
Madras has some 6U0 Chinese on board,
returning 20 China
The United States survey steamer
Haselsr arrived from Sitka this eveu-
ing.
n. n. ship Comus, that was to have
arrived hsre this afternoon from Vic
t0ria with the Vice Reeal party, did not
come across She will come over TO-
morrow.
onip Melross Was toved in this after
noon BY the tug Tacoma.
Phssss Of the Transit.
san FRAScIsCo, Dec. Ga dispatch
vas received from the Lick Observatory
at Mount Hamilton, at 3 Am. IL u
splendid cisar. day. Forty eight photo
Rraphs Of the transIt have already bsen
obtained.
Mlsiag Saia
SAN Francisco, Dec. 6.-Henning
Theoda has entered suit against t1e
Bullion Mining Company and David
Porter. Thos. Il. Hayes, Jnos. Cole, A. J.
Mcdonald and W. l.. Elliott, Directors
of the company. prapIng for an inJunc-
ton Restraining them from selling ~,
35S shares Of the capital stock Ut the In.
corporatOrs, and that the injunction be
made perpetual. Complainant alleges
reckless sxtrAvaganoes and fraudulent
MANAGEMENT on the part of the direct,
ors, and that by such means tho corpo-
ration has obtained possession OF the
numDer Of shares above named, which
the directors intend ~ fraudulently sell
for assessment and get hold of 1t them.
selves with q visw Of controlling cleo
ton.
Pref. Davidsen's Observations.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 6.-Prof. David.
son teiegrapns fro Il Station Cerro hob.
lerovla, VIA Los Cruces, New Mexico,
that the day opened beautifully Clear
Inc sun was not one diameter above tnt
organ Mountains when the filst inter
nal contact was observed, much lateI
than the predicted time. line atmOs
pnere at this low attitude was very uu-
steady. Tho atmosphere OF Venus Wal
seeL outsidr the sua's ilmb. Tue SEC
oud contact internal was observed, tnt
atmosphere growing more steady. The
altitude Of the sun was ~ degrees
Mlcrometer measurements We're taken
between the limb of the sun and Venu,
these were satisfactory. During thes<
| measures the hrst group of SIX &
photograph plates were exposed, anC
gave sharp outlines, exhibiting the
planet very we'll defined. After TIT
planet had advanced ono diameter or
the body of the sun, the photograph
plates were exposed In groups of sI1
every eight minutes. The photograph
are markabiy tine, and no single hltcI
occurred throughout the whole series
Whilst this Work was being done, mi
promotes measures of the polar anC
equatorial diameter of Venus was made
| with double image micrometer il
equatorial and transit Instruments. Th,
meridian transit of the first limb d
Venus and the last limb of the sun wer,
observed. Inc photographed group'
| were finished about twenty minutes DO
ford the third contact, and gave u,
splendid pictures. When the micrOme
ter measures were made between tn,
limb of the planet and the sun, tn,
third contact interval was observed
| with great precision, the llmas Of Venul
aud the sun being remarkably sharI
| and we'll defined. After this contact
part Of the planets discs beyond thu
suns border Was partly surrounded b.
= white circle of light.