Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1878, Page 1

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Tay Oucst Ollugs atoag-thled DIs. McCHESN® Y, ¥ Ciark aud Kaddulpl-sta Remarkably Favorable Con= ditions All Along the Line of Totality. The Chicago University Party at Denver Successful fn Their Observations. Several Very Fine Photographs Seoured in the Nick of Time, The Coronn Not So Large as in Many Former Eclipses. Its Oolor That of Pearl In- stead of the Usual Rosy Tint. The Scarcity of Red Flames Sug= gests Connection with Sun Spots. Which Are Now Declared to Be at Thelr Minimum Number. Discovery by Prof. Watson, of Ann Arbor, of an Intra-Her- curial Planet. Sharp Spectroscople Contacts Witnessed at Several Points. DENVER. NIGALY PAVORADLE CIRCCMATANCES. Gpectat Dispatch to Thn Tridune. DexvER, Col,, July 20.—The cclipse was a grand success. An unusually long spell of cloudy weather, with rain n the middle of the afternoons, caused much fear of o fallure, but Saturaay gave slgns of clear weather, Sundoy morniug was falr, but there was heavy bail in the afternoon. Monday was glorlous, with scarcely u cloud all day, and all were agrecably disappointed. The eclivse was witnessed by largo crowds, and blue glass found another use than that of curing discase, S8omo parties Lad lett Denver previously IN FEAR OF BAD WRATIIER, but the mountain stations were noclearer, S8omo of them seermed from Denver to rest under 11l clouds. The Chicago Astronomical Soclety party ob- served from Capitol Hill In Deuver, command- ing a magnificent view of the mountains to the northwest. ‘The first contact was at 2h. 18m. 80i¢s. local time. The second ut 8. 20m. 3i¢gs, The dura- tion of the totality was 2m. 40}¢s.,, belng Jigs. less thun the computed time. The last contact wias ab 4b, 83m., which shows that the moou's path WAS FURTIEL SOUTIH thao eatculated, or ler dismeter was estimated too large, We looked valaly for Vulean, but thero was too much light 1o seea small objcct so far anay. Prof. Thomnas saw the line numbered 1474 in thio spectruin of the corona, but no new lncs, ‘The corona was much smaller than . usual, and uicasured on nverage of 20 minutes of arc from tho moon, or 700,000 inlics high. It was very pale, ALMOST WHITE. The corona was strongly striped in spiral rays thirty deerees frow thodirection of thoradius, 1t flared most markedly Indircction of the ecliptic, Prof, llough saw the cliremosphere extending some 8,000 miles from the sun's normal sur- face. ‘There were very few protuberancos, and they wero very tale. Two on the western aldo of tho sun wero the largest. TILR SCARCITY OF TUR RED FLAMES tenda to conlirm the theory of conncction with thosun spots, This is near the minimum of the spots, A class of sbout twenty citizens made draw- Ings fn this scction which will be compared and averaged at the Dearborn Observatory., Ilaw- Kins, of Denver, took several lustantaneous pletures with the camera, which develop woll and are very valuable, Mr, Penrose, ol London, England, wasat Denver, Ho OBSERVED THB LANDSCAPE while the shadow was aweeplne over it e tnakes the time of totality two ininutes forty- six seconds, " but this vossibly Included the duration “of Balley’s Beads, two and s balf seconds, before totality, and the light 134 scconds sfter, as seen by u Chicago Bo- clety party, Bergt. Barwick, of the Denver Bigaal Service, obaserved tha sun. ‘Tho thermometer fell from 114 to 83 durlng totality, At Contral Clty the obscrvations wero o de- clded success, ‘The duration of totality was 3 minutes 50 seconds. PROY. YOUNG'S PANTY was falrly succcssful fu observing the corons, and looked for Vulcan without finding him, ‘They dlscovered no new lines fn eltber the ultra red or the ultra violet. At the moment of totality all tho Fraushofer lnes wero seen brilliantly reversed, burstivg out ke rockets, Lines wero seen ucar B, con- drwlug Pogion's obscrvatlons. They dla not reduce the'times of cootact. One student saw A COXTINUOUS SPECTRUM with the fotegratiog spectroscope, and the line 1,474 seen at the begluning and end of totality, but faded §n tho middie of the plisse. Mr. Ranyard, of Englaod, with Young, took two good photograpbs, but hilsdriving-clock got out of order. . Marla Mitebell's pasty saw the corona more britltant thau fa 1609, but the rosy fames were poorly marked. ¥aw Veous, Mars, Mercurr, and four stars, but uo Vulcan. They madeo an oil painting of the corona. Father Sistinh, with a party from Marylang, anw the corona extend one and a half times the moon's diamoeter, snd elsewhero hall the same, making it THE GREATEST MEASURE SEEX, Btone, of Cinclnnati, near Denver, ohserved the contacts and measured the cusps. The duration st Kit Carson was three sece onds. It was not quito total at Greeley. Prof. Loudcr, of England, saw at Denver, nbout one minute alter tolality began, & bright object ike a atarat a distance of twenty min- ufes of arc from the sum, and forty degrecs trom the north towards the east. 1t was visiblo tiil the total phase ended. 8wift, of Rochester, with tha Chicago party, saw dircctly east of the sun TWO REDDISI STARS, about three degrees from the sunm, and two minutes apart. Do theso observations show the vxisteace of Vulcan? After all, Young and some other ostronomers are mora grounded in the belief that there s no Val can. This is the first time {n cclipso history of atars scen not known, and yet some doubt it Is certaln that tho perturbations of Mer- cury can he nccounted for by reference to cps- wle matter which I8 (nslde the orbit of Mercury only at perihiellon, and Prof. Hitl, of Washing- ton, has deteeted perturbations of the earth and Venus whick accord with this view. Profs. Eaton and White, of Brooklyn, located at Idalio Spriugs, report sceing Balley’s Beads, but no red prominences. The duration of totality waa two minutes forty-elght seconds. E. Coupent. TIT PRESS REFORT. Dexver, Col,, July 20.—The sky was entlre- Iy clear untit 1 p. m., Wwhen a few masses of cumulous clouds showed themselves over the mountains townrds the north und westward. \Yith these oxceptions tho sky was perfect aud the atmospherle conditions of tho most favor- able charactor for o sucressful obeervation of the eclipse. The house-tops wore thronged with people, the higher bulldings bLelng cs- pectally in demand, as from them Lhe approach of the dark shadow of totality could be scen 85 it EWERI'T ONWARD OVER THE PLAIN. The time of first contact was 3:20 Deuver time, nnd teri minutes later the presence of tho moon at the edec of the sun’s disc was plainly pereeptibie to ordinary observers with smuked glasa. By 3 o'clock tho sunlight bad moderated in a marked degres, showing a pale gellow color. Lateron a turid glare overspread the carth, The heat of the sun was no longer op- pressive, and light stmilar to twillzht was shown {n the horlzon, und tus light flecks of clouds DEOAN BLOWLY TO DISSOLVE, owing tothe change In temperature. As the ueriod of totality came on the eight from an clevated station was grand, An cx- treme dark shadow fell on Long's Yeak, seven- ty-five miles distant, and sweeping rapidiy south and eastward covered the plaln like o gray pall, To the northeastvard clouds could be scen HATHED IN SUNLIONT, and presenting the view of o beautiful sunset. Durlug the periud of obscuration the moon op- peared like a huge black ball surrounded by a beautiful circle of light, aud as the sunlight suddenly burst forth agaln the chickeas crowed as though morning had dawned, Astronomical partics, as far as heard from, failed to discover the planct Vualean, although able to discern stars of the sixth magnitude. Prof, Young reports that he discqvered no ultra rod or ultra violet lines, but that at the monient «of totality the Frauhoetler lines were beautl- fulty revorsed. Thia was TIE MOAT IMPORTANT RESULT of his observation, and confirms the observa- tions made in 8lam. Both the 11 llues werealso reversed. Very bright lines were seen near the larie B, which conflrms Prof. Pozson's observa. tions. Ilq also saw bright lines F and 1,474, Ldison's taslmeter fafled to work satisfacto- rily and he uscd o thermophils, which caused an unstendy motfon (o the galvanometer, Prot. Colbert reports that his observations tend to show tlist the moon's path inthe heavens lay A LITTLE PANTHER TO THE SOCTIWARD thaw indicated by the Junar tables, or clse that the estlinate of thuemoun's dlameter Is too large,—perhaps both. The measures made by Mr, Easterday fodi- cated thot the corona extended out on an aver- age about twenty-six minutes of are correspond- fug to a distance of fully 700,000 miles all naround tho sun, It was strongly streated and fu the direction of the ccliptic, The rays wero nearly straight, whils above ana below that line they were 55 MARKEDLY SIIBAL IN THRIR CHARACTRR, and some of the lnes at'the buse formed an anglo of not less than thirty degrecs with a proloucation of the sun’s rays. The cliromosphere was distantly seca by Prof, Hough, indicating a thickness of some 2,000 miles, ® ‘The protuberanees were much loss prominent thau at moatol the recent eclipses, - Two rather Pbala ones wers sceu on the western aldo of tho moon, Mr. Thomas also saw line 1,474, but did not discover any new lincs, THE TEMPERATURE during the eclipse, ns reported by the Signal Ofticer, wasas follows: At 2:83p, m.,inthe sun, 1145 at 8:85, 83; ot 4:35, 100, ‘The humidity at 3:80 p. m. was 13 per cent; at 3:40, 23 per cent; at 5:10, 17 per cent, AT IDAIIO BPRINGS, obsorvations were inade by Prof. Eaton, of the Packer Institute, und 8, K. White, of Brouklyn, ¥, The day wns cloulless, Numerous etches of the corons wers made. Thero was an entire absence of the pink fame usually seen during total eclipses, At Central City were_stationed Prof, Holden and Prof, Conpti I.'Numc us drawings wers madv of the cor no report of sclontie results has bed PROF. WATSON. UE DISCOVENS YULCAN, RawLing, Wyo,, July 20.—The weather here to-day was flue, the aky clear, and the observa- tlon & porfect success, Edlson's experiments with the taslineter were quite satlsfactory. Dr, Draper, of New York, succeeded i obtaining scveral photographs of the sun during the cgllpu-. Prof. Watsou, of Aun Arbor, and Mr, Norman Lockyer have just returued from Scpa- ration, whers the total eclipss lasted two iiuutes and filty seconds. Prof. Watson ais« covered an fntra-Mercurial planet of tha size of a four-and-a-half-magnitude star, about two aud a balf degrees southwest of the sun. Mr. Lockyer says this cclipse was totally different, tho corona belug few thues brighter thls thuo than tho owe in 1571, showiuz o great varfation of the brightnoss of the coroua between the maximum snd minimuim period of suuspots, He obtalucdla faiut phutu- kraphi of the cuntiuuous spectrum of tho sun, atld euw 10 traco of lines or rings through Mr. Rutherford's prativg. The structure of the coroua was well absorved by him, but uo trace of un exterior ring was sen, aud- the corona yaulshed instantly,whilo to 1371 it rewmalaed vise ible lor soveral winutes aftor totalis, Only onc faint protubersnco was observued by Mr, Lockyer. Mo s greatly surprised at the 8 enes of celipses vecuriug fn” differcnt sun spot peetiods, und the ultimate relatios of the bright- nesd of the coroua to suu spots. FORT WOR'TH, TEX, BUCCESSFUL OLSERVATIONS. Spectal Dispalch 4o The Trioune. Foar Wonry, Tex., July %.—The eclipse ob- servatlons ab thls poiut were w perfect success. Tho day opened threatening, and was clondy i1l 3 a'clock, when fhe #ky cleared up, and the sun was scen clear ketween two banks of clonds Ohservations were Rken on the grounds of 8, W. Lomax, on thd southern ouiskirls of the city by the followipz party: Luonard Waldoy of Harvard Obserfatory; L. W, Willson, 0‘ Harvard; Prof. J. K. Rece, of the Washinzton University, 8t. Louls; W, il Pulmfer, of 8t, Touls; ¥, E. Seageave, of Provilence, 1t I, ansisteid by Alfred Freeman, ‘of Dalias, pho- togeapher, and some TWENTE SKRFCAERS AND RECORDERS, Me. Waldo acted us euperintendent of the party, and gave special attention to the vholo- graphic work. ' Mr. Willson made gencenl ob- servations of the physical pheromens attending tho cciipse. Rees, Seagrave, and Pulsiter did the spectroscopie work. All the party were mngnificently equipped. Ali the fonr contacts were distinctly scen and carefully noted. The duration of totality was obscrved by #top- tvatches, and found to be two minutes and thirty scconds. Tho first contact o<curred at 8h. 11, and tho last contact at 5u. 19m. local mean tige. “PIVE PIIOTOGRAPItS WERE TAREN during the totality, all belng eminentiy succeas- ful. The spectroscopic observatious confirmed those of Youny and [arkness as to the continy. ous spectrum of tho corona. The reversal of the Fraunhofer lines wassplendidiy scen. Sharp spectroscopic contacts wera scen, and line 1,474 was seen and measured by Seagrave, Mr. Wille son observed é TUREE LANGE PROMINENCES which were pate white or pearl color, instead of rosy red. Tho outer corone apveared In two great radlating tiutls, one on the cast Hmit and one on the west, with interveniig dark spaces. Assletant observations were takeu at MeKin. ney, Dallas, nod Brewond 2s to duration aud lmits of tutallty. TIESS ROLORT. GaLvEsTON, July 2.—Tue Nass' special from Fort Worth says: The obscrvation of the eclipse was sucoessfi The observations wera taken with twenty-six fnstruments, sccarine notes of the corona, cusps of the oo, lmbs, and ol contacts but the last, whicli heavy clon 1a rendered a pareisl fatlure. Five plotugraphs wero, obtained, First contact, 3h. 12, 25s. sceond, 4. 18m, 208§ third, 40, 21m, 02«,; fourtn, 54, 10m. 36s., Washiugton time. Totality lusted two minutes forty-two secunds. The News' specials from Waco, Palestine, Orauge, and other points atate that successful observatious were taken ut those places, ANOTIUR DISFATCIL Font Worts, Tox., July 29.—Complete ap- paratus, good weather, and akillful operators, with assistants, secured the successful observa- tion, resulting In obtaiving many poiuts regard- ©4 by obeervers as vaiuable Iu selentifle ealettin- tions in connection with the determining of the problem of the soiar cclipse. Fair drawings of the eelipse aud corona and photographs of the moon were obtained. 'The thne of the first con- tact waa 3h, 12m, 23s.; second, 4h. 18m. %0s.; third, 4lu 21m. 2s.; fourth, bh. 10m, 80s. ‘The figures need soma moaltieation, though very well standlug the test ot the comparison of the various records. ‘The temperature changed 18 degrees duriug the observation. ‘The purty composed of L. Waldo, of Harvard Colleze; T, E. Sengreave, of Providence; W, R, W. Witson, of Harvard; JJ, K. Rees and W, It Pulsifler, of St. Lonls, nssisted by A. Freeman. Daltus; Charles Taylor, of 8t. Louls; Frank Doremus, of Ualveston; W. F. Stewart, 8. W. Lomax, and Mr. McFulden, of Fort Worth; 8, 1L Lockewt, of Koxyllle; and Mr. Rach, of New York, specially tZained, were on thuground of operatione. ik o, OTIIER PTOINTS IN TEXAS, PALESTINE. PaLEsTINE, Tex., July 2.—Pruf. Swartz, of this place, viude the follolipg obnervations of tho eclipsc to-day: Flrst contact, 4. 85m. 80%¢s.: second contaet, hir 80m. 833w, third contact, b, 4%m. Ddjgs.; fourth coutact, Oh. 40m, 52!4s., Washingion time. DALLAB, DaLtas, Tex., July 20.—Qbservations of the solar eclipse were generally successful. Thiu clouds interferred somewhat with all the obser- vations titl near the thne of the last coutact. The following observations are furnished by Prof, D. . Todd, of Washington: First exter- nal contact, 4b, H3n 03-10s,; sccond fnternal cantaet, 5l 83m, 82 3-105,5 thind internal con. tact, B, 40m. 57 0-10w.; fourth extesnal contact, Oh. 40m. 25 G-10s, The record is fn Washington mean time, T'rof. Todd made a caretul search for the sup- posed dutra-mercurial planct with a four-uch telescope. Nonw seen. The clouds were so denso that no objects whatever conld be seen near the sun. The corona was very briltiang, Beverul drawlings were securcd and vhotographs taken, Prof. Todd was well satsfied with the results of his observation. CORSICANA. Consicana, Tex., July 20.~The condition of the weatlier at this polnt was such that very fmperfect obsorvations were made. Tho firnt contact was wuot wmoted on ne- count of clouds that obscuted tho sun. Although bazy, . the sccond ond third coutracts were reglawred. Totality began ut 4h. 20m, 48a., and cuded at 4h. 23m. 19s. The nurola was tolerably well detined, but the corona was too much obscured to bo sketched, A few flames wero seen just before totality ended. No unusual phesainens were observed, LAKE CHARLES, LA, GENERALLY 4 GOOD VIEW. © Laxe Cuanugs, Ls., July 29.—Tho eclipse begzan at 2:45 p. . and ended 2t 4345 p, w, Total duration, two hours, ‘The tatal cclpse oceurred at 3:40 p. . and lasted one minute, Clouds aceasionally obscured the suu, but the view at the commencenient, for most of the du- ration, aud for the last half-bour was wholly un- obscured. At the moment of total ebscuration a match had to be lighted to noto thy hour ou the clock. Durluy the following minute a vereepiible halo ringed the moon, tie surfacy of the latter looking LIKE DLUISN STEEL, No perturbatlon was ovinced by anlmals, Dogs and cats retalvcd their positiou In the sbadow here. They were lylug down when the eclipse began, and the eattle browsed quletly fu the ficlds, Cbildren were Interested, but not frightened, while Juokiug through soked-glass ut the sun, A GENEUAL EXCLAMATION OF DELIGUT aross from the moment: of total ovbscuration. Tho light then resembled wwilisht outdoors, but in houses tho roome were dark, Tho first appearanco of the sun looked ko, a ‘brilliant starof the fint magoltude on the edge of o Klubo of stel. s FARGO, HTOTAL ouscrHaTION," Bpecial Dipaich lo The Tyiduns, Farao. D, T\y July 29.—Tno cclivso was ob- scured by a dark cloud aud thunder-storms, THE WEATIHER. REFOIT OF TUE S10XAL SERVICE. Bpacial Diwatch to The Trivune. Wasmivotox; D. C, July 2 0 observu- tlons could be taken with the great telescope at the Observatory to-day, owing to the prevaleucy of a heavy ralu-stor througaout tne durstion of tho eclipse. Revorts tothe Siznal Bureay at 4:85, which was not fur from the begiuning of tee cclipie, from the various statlons where valusblu observatlons wers expected, show the following conditlons: “The only shgnal stution esst of the Mlssisslopi River with clesr weather was Mliwsukee, The sky was vlear at that time at Deuver, Sult Lake, Bolse City, Gulveaton, Fort Eiil. Indian Territory, Oregon, and Wash- ington Territory. In Texas the sky was partly clondy, and the prospects bad throughout the State, except at Galveston. At Cheyenne thero were lght clouds. Gencrally speaking, the condltions wers favorabie for observations 'st the statiuns selected by the various astronom- 1cal parties within the Hae of totality. PARTIAL OBSCURATION. &1, L0u18, A1, Lotits, fuly 20.—Prof. Woodward, of the Waehtugton University, made obscrvations of the cclipee here this afternoon, hut as the merldian time determined by the ohservations of tho sun here, and not Washington time, was ured, and for other reasons, he does nob clalm for them say sclentific finportance, The first contact made ot A point un the sun's lmb 00 deg. 49m. s, weat of the north polnt of the sun's [imb, at 3. 35, 4. ‘The Jast contact was made ut a polnt. on the san's b 125 deg. 32m. 82. from the north polint of the sun’s liab at bh. 37m. 12ige, Duration of the eclipce, 2h. 1m. 204a.: £318) of the sun's disk obscared. The phenomenz ottracted universal at- teutlon, and tha strects, windows, and houaetops wers crowded with intercated spee. tatorg, wito, with amoked-glass aud other appi- ances and novaratus, patiently watched the “5‘0‘" pbagea of the cclipse from begintlog to end. MADISON, Wis,, tpeeiat Disvatih to The Tribune, Mapisos, Wis., dwy 20.~The view of the celipre was greatlv hitdered hers by clouds, which lifted only to ullow a sight of the entrance of tite shadow, which ovcurred at3:40. nndafter- warde, the extent of the cclipse, suma seven- twelftha ot the sun's face, which ovcurced at eity and private selentists, who hadmade quite complete arrangements for tie observation, SIRINOFIELD, ILL, spetial Inspteh to The Tribune. SrRINGFIBLD, 1., July 20.—The eclipse this afternoon was ohserveld with nuch interest from various eminences aud by citizenz gener- ally. Thoe eity newspapers bod representatives with the observing parties tn the Court-ltouse cupoln and the State-House dome, the later beitig the higheel point on the continent fromn which observations were taken, the mountains excepted, NASIVILLE, Nasnvirne, July 29.—Weather unfavorable for the observation of the eclipse. The fiest conta b was ab fifuy-six minutes filteen secorda past 3o'clock. The view was soun atter ob- ecurcd by a mass of clouds, and there were ouly oceasional gltmpses during ths trausit, ‘[he middle aml end of the eclipse were ob- scured by clouda. MILWATUREE. Minwavses, Wis,, July 20.—The eclipae was observed at the Milwaukee Jetes Obmervatory by I'rof. Charlns 8. Farrar and other selentsts, The few clouds of the worning passed and left the whaols period of the eelipse elear, Time of first contact, Sb. 8%, 83 b-10a,¢ time ol last contact, 5h. 37, 11 5-10s.,, making the duration 1h. 7. S0s, AT, PAUL. ST. Pavt, Minn., July 2.—~Clouds prevented the compicte observation of the eclipse. The frst cuntact Lok place within ore secand of the calculuted thne, At tho time of - the greatest obseurity, at 4h: Sm., when the sun was elyht. tenths covered, the sun was wholly coverea ;leh dense ciouds. The last coutact was also ost. DECATUR, ILL. Aueetnt Digpateh to The Tribune DecaTus, i1l July 20.—The sky was here to-day, and the solar celipss was through smoked glass by the entive population, It wasn wonderful sight. The obscuration com- memeed ot 8h, S p.om., onding at 5h, 50m., Chleazo ime. About three-fourths ofjthe sun's dise was darkened at 4:15. ELGIN, 1LL. 8pecial Dispatch 10 The Tridbune, Frain, 1L, July 20,—~Our citlzens generally touk ohservations of tha cclipse this alternoon, antong thetir 1rof, Heweomb = ith liis telescope, The thne of the first and last contract was about Un, 40, 225, and Bl 2in. No correct thne has yet been reported for tils point. €] ATL CINCINNATL, July 29.—Exteusive preparations had been made at the Cincinuatl Obaervatory 10 take observations of the vcllpse to-day, but o few minutes before the thme of contact dark clouds came up from the west completely ob- structivg the view, (ALENA, 115 Fpectal Disnateh to Tue Trivune, (EAreNa, 1IL, July 2).—The eclipse this afier- DO was obseurtl by neavy clouds fu this sees tlon, excent for u few secouds at 4: 2, when the hundreds of sly-gazers wery vouchsaled s good glimpse of the phienomena. WATERTOWN, Wid, Bpecial Dispatch (0 The Tridune, Watentows, Wis, July 20.—The eclipse appeared hiers at the nrnumml hour, and our citizens hind a flne view of it with thicle smoked wlasses, the sky being cloudiess most ot the timo the ehadow wus pusshu, LA SALLE, ILL, Bpeclat Dispich do The Tribune, La Bavte, 1k, July 2, —Smoked vlass was In very general requisition hiers to-day, onil the sky, althouel cloudy, offurded " ocensional ghlupses of the eollpse In al) its stages. BRIOIT, Wis, Special Disjxiich to The Tribune. Brroir, Wis., Juiy 20,—~The ucnyw was vise ible hore for o sbort” time after 8 o’cloek, but it Lias been quite cloudy evor since, FEQUIA, ILL. Hoectal Dispdte ta The Tridunas, Pronia, M, July Bh—T1ne cclipsc was fa. vorubly observed here, the sky belng vlondless m":l offariny a wplendid opportunity jor sclentitic notes. NEW ORLEANS. New OniLEANS, Julv fcre thero was no obpurtunity for ohserving the partial eclipse, the view being entirely obscured by viouds from 4:30 to G p. m. . _LOUISVILLE. LoosvitLy, July 20.—Owiog to the heavy clouds, views of the eclipsa were had only nt short futervals, The thermometer (il four de- grece, " VICKSBURA, Vicksnuna, Juty 30.—The cclipso was first visibie at An. Jluy, 03,5 almost total at Sh, 41w, 84,4 lust view, Uh, $0in, 33s., Washiogton thne, LITTLE KOCK. LarrLe Roek, July 29.—The eclipsy of the sun was plsinly visible thls ulteracon through stnoked elass, und even with the naked eye. THE EANTERN ATATES. Nuw YORK, July 2. —Successtul observations of the eclipsy generally rm\'unml throughout the Eastern States by unfuvoranle weather, MEMPIIS, TENE, Mesengs, Tenin., July 20.—The sun was ob- scured by Hzht clowds “this afternoon, and ob- servativns ot the celivse were uusatialactory, CLINR0, L, Specint Distsscii' 10 Thn Tridune, Caino, July #h—"Tne eclipse of the sun this afternvon was yery favorable for observation, as the sky was cloar bearly all the time, NEW YORK, New Yonr, July 20, —Ileavy clouds obseured |"I:Xx sul this alteruoon. The eclipse not vis- s LINCOLN, ILL, Saecial Disaich tu The Tridune, %y 1L July 2x—=Thy eclipsu was visle < 4 and 5 o'clock. Lixcor Ule betw Snectal Dirpiteh 10 700 Trivuns, Ouatia, duly 29,~The eclipse was partially observable Lere from 3:13 to 4:30 CHICAGUD, NINE YEARS \40 thero was o total wolipes of thosuu, There tiave beew eclipees sfucs they, of course, but they wero not gotten up tor the benellt of the yeople in this jart of the world, su?l were theres fore ouly poar shuws, searcy worth looking at. Tu the year 1863 people thrust pleces of glass into the chimocey or the fire, and atter getting them well coaled with amuke, tursed their eyes hegveuwsrd vuy afternoon aud squiuted at the queer perfurmnuces of £ stu aul woon untll thefr facea were burnsd aud blistesed, Astrons ouiers wud sclentilic men were trembling with suxicty and expectation, hoping that the con- Junction of thu sun aud wuos woull cnable thewm to mako sume Jlseovery of luportaoes to the leatued world. They udjusted their tele- scopes aud took careful vbservitions, but, sfter all was over, it was fouud that they Lad not ac- compilsned 80 very guch alterall, except o gettlog a few jutercatluy lotograbhs of the various phases ot the vglipse, ut fu these wlue yeats many thingns bave happened, many Bupfoveuents nave been made 1z pHOLURTRDUY, Ul 1LY G wnsen to idd e astrononies i sk ol Jweasurivg almvst juli ity diatances, . ‘The emergence of the shadow was {nvisi- niuch to the disappointment of the Univer- eclinso was Lo he total, and E rnny; Edison, of the hroueh Chiczo with his tadimeter stantancous photographe; cesslon that wae inoving ncross” tho plains to- wards the central pulnt of the ecliner, general Interest cevent, sacrifice of two for 5eents. people on the streets began tocast auxious tlances upward, and small groups gathered on tha coruers, finpatient tor the' sun and moon to Most of the sight-seers were armed with bita of colored or _smoked glass of ®et tu work. various eizes amd shancs. Ona enterprising storekecoer had looked alicad with suvernaturat forethought, and hiad procured # lare quantity of glass, on the corner of whicls was atamped in bold letters: *(ireat mals of dr’v Louily at — & Co.'s, No, ~ Stato street,’ were distributed gratls on the streats, and were eagerly scized upon hy the undiscrimiuating A negro on the corner of Kandolph and two-mch atiug the abnormal propor- publles Deuarborn streets calmly plece of glase to his leit buttom upon his upper lip of tlons, steuck an attitude againgt the latno-post. rezatdiess of the sneere of the uncouth nes stered aud, £lns: was el for o few friend explatned to him lass bad I momenta, he ambled and declared himsetf revenged. upon the ectivee, puny. so that the thoe could not with nstronomnical exactness, continuedd cloudiness the la not used, the observatios by tlie stnall teles ho edee of the sun. different periods of vbservation. the greatest observation was 4 hr, 4 min. the negatives was teken at 4 hir, 33 min. 3 and avother at 4 hir, 48 min, and $83¢ Each of the photogr: o creditable to the operators. Meanwhile Sout! moutked at the nataral plicnomenon, It 18 reportes time. that account. CASUALTIES. : TOISONED MILK. Special Diavatch &0 The Tribnne sick. inquest wlil be held ‘to-murrow, with the remnants ot will be tharoughly fnvesticuted, A FATAL FALL. Spectat Disputch to The Tv:une, twenty-five ininutes. #on, over Lits grocery on State strect. 1o his 82d year, aud Jeuv foli down only three stej: become inseuible at onee DROWN Aesrs, Tenn,, July ring marked E. V. —t— FINANCIAL, Apectal Disnatch o The rivune, CLeveLAXD, O, July X years past, made an assiznment to J, M, 11 und the assets unknown. lut, collect §12,000 owed fL by the Cleveland fron Company, 0. A\, Brooks & Son, one of the oldest crock- cry and glassware frms b the city, asslzned to- day to John A. Vincent, Eag. Liabibties, 800, U3 ussets, $15000. l'nwmz‘?.wm. ', July 2.—Tho creditors ob thie Juy Couke cstal i an adjourned ens cral meeting today. ‘The Trietees submitt u plan for the speedy settiement of the catute by meaus of un appralsernent, ob which s thie werlp Lo be taken in hange for Lue asscts is tu be Issued pro ruta to the ereditors, ‘Ihe sense of the mecting was thut (he best thing 10 be done waa 10 dispose of the eatate uy quickly as posstble, 8o thut the cooribous vx- pensea necessarily nchdent to s vust details may be stupped. It was thnall el thut the vhan submiticd by the trustees siould be print edy undacopy rent to each ereditor for upe proval or rujeetion, . Avecial Digated o Tha Tribune. Mitwauses, Wis, July 29, —8am Rindskopt was to-daviudiudized o hankrapt begore Revdster Il HisTbilitles aro stated at §32,00 aud his assets ut 110,000 LINGENAN'S MOREY, Sueclul Diawssch 1o The T thune, 8. Loy, July 20,—The German Consul at Bt, Louis recelved Information from Berlin to- day thst an Lefe bas been found in Berlis for the #1000 left Ly Ferdinand Liugenan, the Soclalist, wbo died ju £t Louls lust sumumer, The Lelr, or rather bLelress, fs Uiy widow of Bunmon' Lingeuan, ucphew of the distingulshed Sociulist. Liugesan bequeatbed ull of his property 1o the Sodizisis, but, for sutne reasol or otlier, the wil Is beld to be le- wal by the Publle Adunuistrator here, and, as the Boclulista buve nade 1o claim through the caurts for the Juouey, It ( still held by hi for the relatives of Liugenan, 10 thore are suy in thie world. ———— SUICIDE. dpecial Disvalch to (A Teihune, Proun, Iil., July 20.—F. W, Bachman, av old aod fufluential cliizen, cowtsitted sulclde this morning carly by drowning. His body was dis- coverad by 4 tsherman attached to @ trout Hue, where 1t liad cauzht. Despomliucy catsed fi'fl recent banhoruptey sid jusvidity o weet debits led o e act Weeks azo exreditions were started for the Rocky Mountains of _Colorade, where the Men came from France neiand; the (Government sent out a com- nhonozrnrh. passed or testing the heat of the sun's coruna; Prof. Draper Iugged his cumbrous annatatus for takine in- and several well known astronamiers of thia ity jolned the pro- In Chicago ycsterday afternvon, there was n in the great astronomical Small bovs made thelr appearance early on the HSouth ¥ide, havine hoxes fliled with snuare pleces of colored glasa, which they loudly prociaimed were for saie ot the unnrevedented Soon after 3 v'elosk Thesc boys of the neighborhond. A terman raloon- keeper, who bad been told that the only way to the culipse was to use a plece of sinoked had heen carefully and consclentionsly whilling the smoke trom his meerschatin agalnst & larre-sized window-pane all day, and was os- tonisiied when tne time eame to fitd that hils window was on the wrong «lde of the house, and that b hat had his labor for his palas. . le uutil that, even ft his 11 In the rizhit place, it wouldnot have been avaflable owing to the fact that tohacco mmoke was not denee evouch o nde hesive enough for this partdenlarpurpose. Thon At the Dearbora Observatory o watch waa set 1 the abacncr of Prof, Col- bert, obsersations were tuken by Mr. Gicorce Barton, thnekeewer of the Observatory, and Mr. H. G, Peanudy, uf the Weastern Electlc Com- At the mumicnt of the first contact it hnppencd that & dense cloud obscured the nim. taken Owlng to the e teleseope was ne made through cope or *finder,” The first steht was obtajued ot 8 hr. 4 inin, 10.53 sec. By this time the moon had erept a tiitle fnto the The operators mavaged to take in all four nezatives, showing the sun at ‘The time of One nec., ¢, ‘The time of the last contact was nt 5 hr, 41 min, ha was taken through s s of clonde, yet thdy all show well, and are tho seene of the streets of the h Side wus Interesting’ ahd unique. Fora while business was aimost entirely suspended. At coruers and even on the tops of business blocks were crowds of men, sl gazing open- To these the masscs of clouds coursing across the sky were welcome, (or they alforded shelter from the sun’s rays and prevented the glare of the Aun from jujuring the eyes of the sight-scers. that in the suburls of the town the ehickene were in n pittable stute of indecision on the question of goluyr 10 roost, aud that In the uity a greut many bables beran erylug and buwling under the lnpression that §t was Led- Hut these, of coutrse, are only grenvral rumors, and due allowsnce should be made on CLEVELAED, O, July 20.—A wholesale case of polsoning: which s shrouded in much mys- tery, developea to-nighs. The glirls at Mme. Hommer's dresgmaking establishinont, on Pros- pect strect, concluded on $aturday to takca llnner of milk, and sent out to the nearest milk depat fora quantity, Altdeank, torether with the proprictor from the pail, and al) were tuken ‘Those drinking first were but lttle af- fected. while those Tater were very ill, and one, Miss Mury Devitt, has died, nud hier stater, an- othier vletim, {s still very sfck. A post-mortem ‘The pall, the milk and a chally substance, which Is thought to have beeu arsenieal i character, were sent to the Clty Chiewnst fur analysis, und the whole matter Beroir, Wis,, July 20.—An old gentlemon namied Andrew Gaines, father of Mra. Johu Wilson, fell while comlug down stairs last unicht, recelving injuries from wolch be died in Ite Mved with Mrs. Wil- He was widow azed 77, he but 20 ficavtly asto unknown woman was found fluating In the river to-day, On her left hand was a piain gold uro was announced to-day, The Uvlon Iron Company, whivh bas carrled on very extenalvo operations in the Elzhteenth Ward for many derson, with bond fixed at §75,000. The la- vititiesof the Company areniot fur irom 215,000, The Asslgnee savs that he does not vxpect that the property of tho Company will sell for much more than enough to pay the trst mortgawe on the bullding azd The couse of the fullure was u faliuce to 2 1) L FIVE cENTS. FOREIGN. &y Beaconsfield’s Policy Under« going a Test in the Brit~ ish Parliament. of. 3 Opening of the Debate on the Hartington Resolution of Censure. The Government Bitterly Accused of Assuming Unwarranted Responsibilitics. A Powerfunl Attack by Lord Hartinge ton on the Anglo-I'urkish Convention. Cyprus Declared to Be Uscless and Needless as a Defense for Asia Minor. L'he Austrians Cross the Bosnian Border at Tevo Poiuts. A Protest Made by the Turkish Officials * Is Utterly Ignored, . ENGLAND. ““TINMES™ COMMUNTS ON THE GOVERNMENT'S « BASTENN POLICY. Loxpox, July 2).~The debats o1 Lord Harte inzton's resolution againat the Government's Eastern poticy, which bezius to-night In the House of Commous, is rezurded 8 the most tmportaut in many years. The London Tanws, discussing that part of the resolutton relating 9 the British gusranto respecting Aslnste Tur~ Kkey, say *Thero I roon for contentlon that Lord Hartington's censure of the treaty is either tou llttie or too much. If the Minlstry huve involved the country unnccessacily In liabllities of so urave & character, the ope pusition ought tu be prepared tu express some- thhir more than regret. They ought Lo be ready to turn out their opponents, to tiko oflice themsclves, and to reverse tho polity to which the country stands committed, If they are not prepared for such a devided conrse, thoy ought to leave the Government unweakened, to carry fnto eftect the ecttlement of which it hus laid its asts. In certaln cascs it is deslrablo that the Government should act on ts own responsibilit v, At all events, the main issuc of the debate will not turn on this point, and the real question on which the Ilouse will havo to decide, s whether, in the permanent fnterestsof the British Emnpire, it was. desfrable to say distiactly to Husafas “Tuus far shalt thou go, but no fartuer.’ THE DEDATE. In the House of Commons Lord Hartington moved his resolution, which was recelved with cheers on the Liberal gldeol the House, espectal- 1y swong the Rediculs, Lord Hortington eaid a very inadequate fdca of tha Treaty of Berlin was to be derived from the mere contrast of 1ts pro- visions of thosvof tho Treaty of 8t.Stefano. Russia, provious to tha war, made demands which did not go anythiog like so far ns tho Treaty ot Berlln, yet England never approved them or urged them upvn ‘Turkey. o sald Lo did not make aserions charce aafust the Goy- ernmcut revarding Greece, 88 othor Goveru- nents shared the responalbliity, but tho British CGoverument had incurred special respousibility u {ts promise given to (irecce, which lind not been fulllljed. 1t the Conservative party ac- cepted the amendment of Mr. Plunkett, Lo sald they approved the conduct of the Literals, who, throughout ¢ndeavored to Induce the Govern- ment to refrain from war, Lurd Hartlngton genorally approved the Treaty of Beriin as, wlthough not a finat scttle- went, it Jelt the future of the Turkish domine {ous to Le detormuined Lr natural causes, unlne fluenced by forelgn military domination. o mude a powerful attack oo TR ANGLO-TURRISH CONVENTION, and asked If the British Governmeut would huve deemed a sfmilar agrecment between Rus- sla and Turkey justifiable. The Island of Cy- prus was useless for the defenso of Asla Minur, Even grantiug the Governmeut's contentton that the necesslty existed for tue Cunventlon, the necessity had been ercated by thewselves by not advising Turkey to accent the ariginal terms of peace, which would not bave materlally fncreased Russin’s domfulons fo Asls He denicd the existence of Hritlsh Interests in Asla Minor, aa that way NOT THE KOAD TO INDIA, 5 end demonstrated that the Governiment's utters auces up to the oso uf tho war shouwed they wers of the same oplnivn, He poluted to the tripartite treaty of 1356 to show the upostibility of binding posterity by guarantee. By the present conventlon the Gov- crument had advenced tho tima of the conflict, sunposing thers was to be one, by 100 yenrs. #Wo left o froutler,” ho said, * with which the best militsry authiorltles of India were couteut, aud vlaced ourselves close tu Lhs rosuurces of our suppused enviuy." Iic wanted to kuow whether such a policy, which would compel Eugland to exerctse agene vial protectorate over Turkey, was uot UIGUTPULLY DESCHIMED A8 INSANE, Ho cousiucred Beacouslleld's remarks on Glgds stone insulting to the Queen aud country, ot whom that statesman once had the contidence, The Gqvermment mizht have assisted the Sultan in the work of reform, ticn when some progress bad been mado buve asked Farllsment for the weaus 1o brevont tho work from belng inter- fered witl, but this would uot have boen o showy poliey. Hurtingtoh sald in conclusion that it might huve been wiscr, from a pariy polat of view, to postpone bis wotton untll it could reap advan- tage froin public disappolutment, but he cons sidered It tnote patrlotic to cnublo the country, whilo there was yet time, to retreat from au une fortunute course, HRANDAL PLUNKETT woved as a vote of coutidencs his amendment, crpressing the hopue that the Goverowment's efforts would preservo the peace, malntatn the tatcrests of the Ewplre, aud ameliorsts the coudition of the East. Plunkett declared it was quite vbvious to Russls that Enzland would uever 1ecedo from ber obligatious fn recund (o Asis Minor. Juwas ot us English custom to avoid responsibilitivs because they were uoprecs edented. SIB CLIRLES DILKE beleved the Couvontion would ultimately foe evitably lead to war with Russta. The teadency of thoso arrangcments was to wake England & depeudency of ludia. i Capt, Cochrane ana David R. ported the amendment. ' «Evelyn Ashley, Liberal, supparted Lord Hart- fugton’s motion. l¢ considered the Anglo- Turklsh Conveution a shamn to bo shufied out of a3 soon as couvenfent. The recent courve uf forclgn afluirs bad caused a growiug focking that the prerogativu of the Crown OUGHT TO 85 DININISUED. . Graut Dutl, Liberal, mads o bitter attack on the Conveution. Bourke, Uuder-Secretary for the Forelgu Do~ partwent, belfeved England was yever wore {avorably regurded by all the Powers or more lutluential. Reotviug to Hurtington, b said We Plukott sup-