Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07

ROCHESTER,, N. Y., Dec. G.-The transit was oberved here for an instant at Rochester University at the time of the first contact. Heavy clouds prevailed all day.
 UTICA, N. Y., Dec. 6.--Dr. c. F. Peters and his assistant, c. A. Borst at the Little field observatory, Hamilton College, caught glimpse of Venus through a gap in the clouds ten minutes after the second inner contact.
 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Dec 6.-The French astronomers on the ramparts of the old fort say they have had perfect success in their observations. They have taken continuous photographs of the transit. The observation began at half-past nine and ended at three
 HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 6.-The skies were clouded most of the morning, though the sun showing Venus upon it's face has several times appeared for few minutes. At noon both could be seen.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. G-The observations of the transit of Venus at the Lick observa- tory were very successful Ths day was splendidly clear. Forty-eight photographs of the transit were obtained at @. m.
 SR. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Dec. G.-The obser- vation of the transit of Venus by the French scientists stationed here was attended with the most gratifying results. Four contacts were closely observed, including artificial contacts produced by refraction and a great many heliometrical measures were realized. Two hundred photographs were taken with great success. The weather was clear until three-quarters of an hour after the last con tact.
 WAsH1NGToN, Dec G.-Prof Hardness se- cured twelve photographs of the sums disc to-day with Venus as a perfectly round ball on the lower edge
 CuICAGo, Dec. G.-The transit of Venus was observed in this city this morning at Dearborn University through an eighteen inch telescope by Professor ILough, who made the time for the first two contacts s I~,,, r Y 8. m. Tho surface of the planet it ap- peared on the suns disc was smooth, and the indications of the existence of an satmos- phere were very we'll defined. Ten photo. graphs were taken with excellent results, the outlines obtained being very clear. The weather became cloudy at 11:15 q. na, mak- ing it impossible to take an observation of the last two contacts.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. e.-The few people here who wished to observe the transit of Venus disap- pointed by cloudy weather which continued all day.
 AIKEN, $. C., Dec 6.-The weather has been very bad all day and all attempts Of the German astrono- mers to make observations were failures.
 any Observations at vassar College of the contact ternal or internal. Venus was seen upon the sun's
 IoNDoN Dec 6-The weather this morning was fine and tie indications were favorable for success full observation of the transit of Venus but the sky
 ing the transit totally invisible from the Greenwich
 The transit was invisible at Paris and Madrid. but visible at Cape Town, Durban, Plymouth, South Wales and Norwich
 ALBANY, N.Y. ec.6-The astronomers at the Dud ley observatory fully prepared to watch the transit of Venus to-day, but at the moment of con tact the sun was heavily obscured by clouds which continued during the day, precluding the possibility of obtaining results of any scientific value
 MONTREAL, Dec. 6-The observation of the transit of Venus to-day only partial success. The weather was dark and cloudy with snow. Neither o1 the contacts were seen.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. G.-Professor Eastman re ports highly successful day in the observations o the transit of Venus at Cedar Keys. The morning cloudy and the first contact lost by the inter vention of q stratum of cloud. The second contact was obtained very we'll No fragments ol black dross and the limbs of Venus and tho sun were very steady. The sky generally clear From Il a. m. to 14O p. hundred and fifty pho tographs taken with dry plates, all being good The third and fourth contacts very well seen uncertainty of the second and third contacts less than second, and of the fourth less thai thraa dc