The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1869, Page 3

Magnificence of tho Phenomenon in the Metropolis. The Partial Obscuration as Seen from the *“hator “House, “the Park Observatory, Brooklyn: Heights and Elsewhere. roe te nnn ‘@beorvations of the Total Eclipse in + Kowa,-Indiaua, Kentucky, Missouri p apd North ‘Carolina, *} ee “Fub” Disappointed by a, the pet nolat ‘eétipee haw come of acooniing to ‘The sub ae ued t0 ant’ alist oonspiete concealment, of the sup’s ‘GisK vp to Neary seven o'clook. The ) slitfted trom the side to the bottom of the Ginx and was retnarkably well defined. ‘It was vis!- ‘ble over the Whole United ‘States on a belt line, the fui which runs from Alaska to the cosst ‘of @eepiy interested fu traordinary phénomenon,| the shortest definition of which ts thint Ht is the pas: “gage Of tue moon between the sun aud the earth. yer in Erte never tambled with #0 much start- precipitancy‘as the price of smoked giass did “yesterday evening in the memorable intervening period between six snd’ half-past Bix o'clock. I Baas Sa etindueee toxe s woene ovenne merctante Who caloulgted ously gp the fun ‘bein aN night and the demand for frag- pieces: of ‘glass being proportionately sns- ‘A shrewd, contemplative philosopher in a a of ®ouemiaus looking sadiy at . the a | om the corner of Ann street ; ‘ejected & quid of tobacco Bis mouth and announced the fact that . nice calculation, allowing four square inches of Smoked giaes to every pair of optics in this city and the adjacent villages, enough was levelled yester- weet overthe Park. Another equally reflective pli- Toaopher arrived at the conclusion that enough was consumed to make the fortune of the most ambitious giasier that ever breathed, and to glaze the windows Ot @very house from one end of Firth avenue to the thor. It was truly ~ “the \qfase of fashion’? yesterday. Enterprising boot- lacks made satisfactory dividends from investing a the brittle ware, and many people who bave hith- “erto given little attention to astronomy saw the sun 1m a new light. The event was attenaed by many semarkable coincidences. A married man in ‘en {interesting group at the corner of Ann street Wentilated the fact that he had a son in the family that morning. Another of the journalistic frater- Bity, ta looking at Old Sol through the frescoed and Srapsparent roof of his ragged straw hat, remarked that he thought the venerable luminary could Rardly avoid going on @& spree jast night, be had so many giasscs presented at him ‘The eclipse, in fact, was a refreshing visit, It brought joy and sunhght to the soul of many a one of those interesting little boys that brighten up the mhoe leather in the City Hall Park. Several of them ‘will visit Saratoga on the strength of their lucny ventures emoxed glass; others of them, it is feared, appear in insolvent list with thetr ‘Ropes under @ considerable eclipse. success @ show. The audience test by a Bn ag ah ence ? Gnanciaily it turned out a Bonuent, “Around the Heaarn balding aw larve ‘crowd collected from four o'clock, ‘and gontinued ‘creasing in numbers until six. After tho dial of ‘St. Paul’s indicated a quarter to seven, and the great Jight of day. acoompanied by a phalanx of sympa ‘thizing gray clouds, was moving slowly down to his ed of saffron vapor in the west, the crowds began to disperse, the smoked glass was shivered on the Seoweise and the eclipse as a spectacle was no more, 6 roof of the Astor House and of all the other high ig houses along Broadway were by pleased and paticnt watchers, The sight of a areat planet, with all it life- ‘won y Vv’ light undergoing, as it were, total extinction, feapifs millions of benolders witn a spirit of sab- and quiet awe. Singular did the it seem fell on the array of upturned faces Uno ie aide of Broadway. It acold yellow giltter ab FAVE LT blonde face of many a lady fair the tange of jaundice. The clouds were wintry looking, the atmosphere became refreshingly cool, the leaves of the locust threw back a allvery ray in response to the paled and feeble light of the eclipsed sun, ats and dogs walked around with a muzaled air, the pores of the Third avenue cars were altogether indii t to the phenomenon, raps they ee own griefs to attend to; the drivers of the way sta, were utterly bewiderod, beln: aitoaethet overiooked and unable yooay's 5 S. to catch anybody's and the ieisure-loving venders of peachos e4 Bas ples so neglected their ternpting wares that vel im; inious bootblacks made — ac- pongeory for nothing with the taste of a peach. The fact cannot be overlooked that rosy soine were disappointed in the eclipse. It was too Night an aifair, both in its inception and continna- tion. There were many merry young men who wanted Old Sol to hide his luminous countenance un- der a bushel just to see how we might get ulong with- out him afterwards. Then, if this occurred, there ‘would be rare fun in New York city. Lanterns and Juciier matches would be all the rage, and day would be no more, Dancing Would commenco early, and the air of ‘We won’t go home till morn- ing” would go ont of yogue altogether, ‘These disappointed young men were numerous on the corners, and were very rude in their jokes about the sun getting sick, of smoking 80 ing that he was growing black in the face, of his bolier being burat and his fire going out, being a “son of aun” and sundry remarks of a similar character and acute- mesa, Candies and kerosene oil lamps were promi- Ment on very many peanut stands, The countenance of the dist ished native of Ching who keeps ‘his two cent cigar establishment in front of St. Paul's ‘was observed to have lis usually placid features overspread by a dark cloud of disappointment. Not having read the papers he had no idoa of an eclipse betng about to happen, but on seeing what was wu he seized on the tin can of @ neighboring peanu! merchant, and raised, according to the custom of his country, a terrific tintinabulation, Professor ‘Thatcher rushed excitedly down street from the House at this juncture, and struck an atti- such Infgrms us Joshua Ci | nen he connake i tb aiand and iver, The crowd in the surrounding region of thofongh- drew closer to obese @ movements of the YY ‘was stinstruck, were specdily relie' @elusion b; the réteasor i fro) iv wea ne Interest. Striking a lucifer match on the shoe he went cautiously to work and surface of tho glass with a out licate diamond and cuta cl roun: t fn te a re ons He next eto jae he pane on his Roman nose, head well thrown back, a the @amins a 4 al ered him in his st ith junbations ‘ain A ele tp of = sus} pane. ug unable nd it any longer, he lev down the window and his toe In the Hootbiack, when 9 boisterous shont rent the air and ‘the Proveasor’s handsome face was discovered to ‘ave undergone a resemblance to the native blacka- time that kept the excitement well up. A gentle- manly pickpocket offered a bit of sinoked glass to a leman on one of the corners to take a up to properly shade his eyes, and while thus dev iy engaged his wallet disap- boa with the obliging proprietor of tho jor, Bome be fhe impression tj f can re watched with it goa of guperfine soot. Then he pniled aris folder, right foot a jorting forth Rolamati the Greek philosopher, ‘‘Rureka,”” ea ta ht ote of th stiy’e derke) tag dink ath) u im the aot of elevatin, ction of rear geciion in the Snatomy of a “teppei * faoor. There were other littie incidents avout this ray old Fe at the sun. The puray o}d gentieman put his Tnoldenta of this character were more gl caution, low many windo' hones np town have been fepnired or fase le oooass can har ly be asce: 0508 oman @rects from the use of ned 1888, Spat at ti { said noses never soll themselves worse ‘Gay on the obscurated disk of the sun to puta glass | fi 'y have @ good claim to call themselves spot Brom the Aster House. pe sol va Sr toe lengthy reference to Yesterday's Hana which of Appearance of the otanatd in gee a a 0 eS et remarked that “whe: Overcome the obstructions of the surrounding buiid- ‘tags and of the Palisade Heights in the West he may 000 RO MAD ODDLY [799 fH tRO TaPCN'D dik, avouD ner TORT ves NEW YORK HERALD, SUND the setting of that point of the ich the last contact with the moon's {limb takes pince.” This well-timed and ‘Mfvenced quite ® number atcend to the roof of the 4 view of the obscuration ‘of thie day’s great lwmibary by the modest tributary of the earth. Here was also stationed Professor ‘Thatcher, with telescope and “comet seeker,” with & view. tne better to observe the great phenomenon and euriob, possible, the sum of human knowledge by any discovery he Mighthe so forvanate as to make. Here were also agsetabied, in answer to special in- vitations numeronsly jesaued by the Professor, a mot- Jey crowd of the “representatives of the press,” the wandering mian dnd the recognized journalist, the compiler of sansstiona) paragraphs at a penny & ime and the writer of ponderous editorials which mould the pudlig opinion of the times, At about five o'clock the platform on the roof was well fled with ‘these, each the representative of a class, and ) Professor Thatché was vusy bringing his instru- ments into pesition ta the centre of the fenced-of equare, At is always an interesting spot from which to stake @ took af one cityand its environs, Looking down, from taig, @)tude, upon Broadway and Park row bepeath, upon the rave waving foliage and jete of the fountain in the Park, soon to nO More.ot! seertal man, is indeed a pleasant sight. Exting She epe-and passing Its glance across the ‘nae Se east, there looms up the ascend- en mi ‘ny ant tof the ‘across the river, known as mite here and there a gine is , bright waters of the it river, - swullly along, appear as If they ‘were windin; way voids the very streets of Hepa A then the view olfered of the bay, with “ ye “A ee Jersey shore, ik the North river between, with its stcamers and saliships, of the Passaic and the range ‘west, closing in as it were the ie more than a full recompense to ascend to the roof of the Astor, simce the ‘vertical railway’? Toakes ti6 asgente pleasure in itself, Even with- out the 1@uceinent of an eclipse au hour spent on thia spot ia hour well spent; for it gives one a bira’geeye nificent city such as no one will over But ey ‘Thatcher's instraments were in ‘The hour of ten minutes past tive bad but a etn minutes were wanting tact of the two heavenly bodics At ed ae (ob. teat the seyenty- eae ‘alren- Merete, Gag il ayia state of the atmosphere during Iiougu not with dread anxiety’ ‘interest, Colored and emoked socket telescopes and opera giasses Sus apa L placed to the eye, as every- : @ good look at tie at. the mowent when the moon's fires touch the extreme peri- fiery orb. was announced , from calculations made at ty of New York at 6h. 12m. tine, The hands of the clock onthe ons o! Pauls church were carefully watched i they should. it Lo the twelfth minute after five o'clock; but, lo! @ cloud-darkened the sun’s face at lim., and @ general exclamation of “Ob! on!’ signified the general apprehension that this most in- the beginning of the eclipse, But just at twelve minutes alter age slight break in the clouds, showing Majesty the King of Day within f the surrounding clouds, and ligntning Professor Thatcher pee through the exclaimed, not devo in x ~ passing ‘cloud, but quickly ‘Dright and ing forth as at last, at Sh. 16m. 10s. by the St. Paul’s, a slight speck could be aiscov- the telescope on the edge of the sun's moon’s approach. The dufer- time observed and that given in n rege gd be ocries chee imperiestion of the eye, the refraction of the or deviation of the clock by. which made from actual mean time, to all cree of these causes, 4 the dark, black spot visibly in- It could be observed, 5h, Pina. bad perceptibly changed. Looking city, the marble froute of - the mercantile palaces were already assuming a darker hue. And when-st 5h. 30m, 66. about three digits of the or one-fourth. of his surface, had been covered by the ag yee: around shone to a very rilight, It was ag ‘twilight, it Gn not ad a a Before or uimediately after @ heavy t before or im! r a heay. aerators when the waning clouds allow the brightness oghe sun's Lghs partially to pass with- out his ear. tapas ‘clouds obscured the vision, but only for afew seconas. When again visible, at 6h. 37m,, nearly six digits or avout half of the sup’a disk was obscured and the atmos- eric phenomenon as to light, already referred to. Increased in intensity and was remarked by ail present. Youth, however, is irreverent. Not even the scene before it, of two mighty worlds, oue is tempted to gay, passing in contact before ts eyes, could re- strain its inborn tendency to fun and mischief. Some you ra would, if they could, make jest of the inost poly things, and some would drag tne Infinite to their level and make it an object of their puny wit. This was exemplified yesterday on the roof of the Astor House. Just as all sensibie men were silently viewing the progress of the grand spectacle in the heavens before them a few young men brought several a of an old stovepipe upon the plattorm, erected @ stand 1n imitation of the. tripod used by Professor Thatcher, and placing the stovepipe upon it like a telescope, pointed 1t heavenward, and ailxing an indeceat picture at one end invited the bystanders to have ep”? at the eclipse through their ‘‘masheen.”” But few fol- lowed their invitation, and these belonged to tie same class Wilh the originators of what tiey proba- bly believed to be capital run, yet what was wothing elge but an irreverent exhibition of youinful reck- legsness. At65b, 60m. more than half of the ord of the sun was covered by the inoon. Just at this time a dock of birds, some thirty 1a number, and closely hud- died together, were sceu flying southward, at a height of about six hundred feet, cuiting the line of obgervation from the telescope to the sun. It was a beautiful sight as the feathered navigators emerged from the dark shadow of the moon and passed the flery crescent of the sun yet visible, At oh, 50s, the sun’ appearance had assumed that of a crescent, or rather a avythe, and resembled the first quarter of the moon 1n form, but giving @ thousandiold more intense light. t 6h, 28, when the poiat of atest obscuration was about to be reached and he upper rim of the sun, still visible, had fully as- sumed the form of @ scythe, already noted, there were observed occasional shafts of light piercing sirovety the sky at short distances, and at short fntervals forming ®& crown of lignt, and named such in astronomy—corona. But again a cloud interfered wilh the vision, and but few, except those at tne telescope, did ob- serve this phenomenon. On account of the clouds eet) in ‘i monk 4 ane an and atees with ocva- siongl Openings, the time of the grea’ curation could not be exactly noticed, fut WU Ttircee according to tye in 6h. 10m. and 6h. 12m. P. M., it, fans, goed Paul cloc! 4s ve } or two From this the moon began to recede, failen to andete the qun’s disk entire); 6 irely cleat at prectsgiy 108, a8 observed by the BAmd Clock, Phe Tall Fb OF wid Bul ed Above the horizon tor sone er é the tnt ime yet, and it wa8 not for some minutes that the oi Eubih ar touched the ridge of bills souti ha os narest to many to know that what {a cailed spot No. 1 on the sun's suriace, caioulated to be some 8,000 miles tn diameter, was approachéd by the moon at oh. 2 P. M.; that it was first touched by tho méon’s disk ut 6h, JOm.; that the spot was half covered at Sh. 20m. 30s., showing an apparent velovity of the moon of 4,000 miles ia half @ minute; that this apot was entirely covered at 5, 30m. 458., and that it reapperred in full view again, the moon mate passed I, at 6b, 25in, s View from the Park Observatory. The throng atthe Park yesterday afternoon was unuenal even for & music day; and as to colored glasaes; of all shapes and dimensions, they were peddied by the hundred, and by the hundred taken with all the promptitude of stocks in Wa)l street, It is to be understood at the outset that the Park is as yet armed with no astronomical observatory, though one is about to be erected, and that conse. quently a0 acientific observation of the phenomenon of tne afternoon could be taken from that point, The meteorological observatory 1s probably the most solentifically equipped and managed in this country; but in the matter of astrouom in- straments the institution ts poor indeed, By cour+ tesy of Commissioner Green a teleacope was for- warded for the benefit of the members of the prozs; but, owing to thé wind being too sirong, no practt- cal use could be made of it, and resort was had to glasses of all sorts procurable for the occasion, Glasses green, very useless for purposes of observa- tion; glasses purple, just passable for the purpose; |.giasses blue, abominably tll adapted to look. ing the sun squarely in the face; glasses eolferino and magenta, both bad, becanse exaggerating the biue light; glasses black, very availiable; and glasses crimson, and thereto! as y tothe eye, made up about as disappointed a reper. e96re for taking notes of an eclipse as was over pea. led out piecemeal for ten cente a bit, In fact, hold. to | @ra of refuse colored giana had a grand opportunity dispose of stock by cutting into bite aud taking vantage of the popular wants and, for poiiic indiyiduale they ayatied themacives of we afternoon to have @ free Moprny peu | WY need of the hour, tt must be owned, remarkably wel, If there was anybody at the Park Yesterday afternoon who did nos jook the euD ip tho face and wink thereat through @ bit of colored glass, it certainly was not the fault of those who vended, either mm point of wopply or of improvement. Glass enough was vended to make & Ke oryatal palace tn kite Of all dimensions and al) powsi- ble colors, In the meantime, notwit nding the ler de- mand for au elevated 0, ME body, was ad- mitted to the Observatory except by special pass, a8 His therule on ail ower and ordinary days; and tat great monster known as the Pabitc was compelled to dispose its separate limbs in the most advantageous positions and on the most advantageous eminences attainable. The Public—good natured saurian—iaughed, joked, and was contented, however; seeing the eclipse as best i¢ could with half a milion or so of eyes, and averring, having seen it, that it was bo great Bpéc- tacle aiter ali—was, in fact, less impressive than an aduir of the kind might have been made with amore artistic disposition of dramatic scenery. The public is accustomed to the spectacular aud cannot, there- fore, be supposed to appreciate the strictly natural; and besides, the effect was too remove and eerial in perspective to produce @ profound aud immediate efect on the popular imagination. So the Public—uareverential monster |~joked and averred that the eclipse would probably be post- on account of weather; aydooyg 9 iself, nevertheless, with a huge stocx of glasses befitting the occasion. In some respects the afternoon was @trifie unfavorable, and at 4h. 30m. there waaa prospect that observation would be prevented by clouds, a longitudinal bank of which, aipplng low down in the west, threatened to voll the disk of the sun altogether. ‘The Pan entered this bank at 4b. sty, A and was scarcely visivie again until im, when a jit in the bank perimitted @ momentary inspec- tion of the diak, watch Jookedfout therefrom like a great, luria eye from between hage and irregular eyelids, Having crossed this riftjthe disk was again obscured, and, the motion of the bank being very imperceptible, there seet to be no probability that minute obse:vations could be taken. ‘The wim Wasa little north of northwest and moving at ap almost imperceptible rate—say six miles an hour by the anemometer. It was now five minutes past five, and the sun was near the middle of asecond longitudinal bank of clouds, heaped up from the dip of the horizon to the height of thirty do possibly, or as high as at half ast four in the afternoon—a bank whic! with smali interruptions of rift, the’ disk could no’ be less than three hours in traversing, ‘Ihe disk entered this second cloud-bank at 5h. 6m. P. M., and was not again visille until 5h. 13m., when the great red eye looked out from between ita huge, irregular eyelids again. At this time, the coming of the phe- nomenon was just percepubie in a slight indenta- tion of the lower curvature of the periphery, not per- ceptible except by the aid of crimson giass, which exhibits outlines with more accuracy than Any Qipercolor. At Sh. 16m., having struggled across the rift, the disk ente! eavy ban! most fern wall of aa aR wes eek LGe naz iS tear loa minutes, ‘The lower line of the periphery was now senaibly developed—-say to the extent of one-twen- tletn of the whole diameter—and it was quite As vious that the affair was not to be postponed, ‘Tie disk Was at this stage invisible for 14m. lés., reap- Lenin Mee lower edge of the longitudinal bank at Sh. 158., and continuing visible for about thirteon munutes. At this point a full view of the luminary, with a cataract (to speak metaphorically) was obtained—tue appearance being that of a huge luminous balloon, witb car and lower portion of the periptery left off. ‘The obscuration was at this moment equal to about two and a fourth digits of the diameter, ‘Thirteen minutes was occupied in traversing the next longitudinal bank. and, again, at twelve and a half minutes of six, the disk dipped out from beneath an impenetrable wall of cloud, and was visible for a few yer o Ina word, to render the description intelligible, the disk entered cloud at 6:05, and was not visible until 5:13; entered cloud again at 6:16 and emergea at 5:20; entered cluud a third time at 5:34%4, and emerged at thirteen minutes of six, when it remained visible until 6:053¢ and was again obscured. An interim of eignteen minutes of visibility was here afforded, during which, of course, observation was busy. At thirteen minutes of six, when the great red eye looked out from between its long, Oriental eyelids onve more, about seven digits of the disc bad veen tra- versed; and it was as if, by some strange abnegation of natural proccases, ve sun was about to be put out in mid-heaven, A perceptible sense of shadow was crawling over all things—over the dis- tant Jersey hills; over the rerce Hoboken heights; over,the nearer hillocks and holiows of the Park; over’ the littie white shanties to the weat, which put one vaguely in mind of huis for Lilipulians; over all crawling with asure, measured and aimost tm- perceptible crawl, and in this universal shadow all other shadows became tinvisible—crawied as it were into their dusky lairs as if from the pre- sence of the overwhelming of their kind, It was as if a sort of premature night went craw! ever the landscape; and, though you were sure that It was not yet six o’clock, you Could not Arvest yourself of the impression that all the clocks had stopped, and that Time, who had hitherto never been caught napping, had fallen asieep and forgotgen his vocation for the luxury of a sizsta, siadow in- dividual wasted gradually into shadow universal, aud beecame one vast, mterminabie, all-pervading shadow, in which the vague heights on the western horizon looked dusky and like gigantic shadows in themselves, At five and a quarter minutes pass six the disk entered the cioud-baok in the! west for the fourth time, emerging as six anda haif minutes past six. When the luminary entered about 9 &-10 digits of the diameter had been covered, and the sun was, in appearance, similar to alarge, though narrow and ratner intensely Jumi- nous new moon. At Gh, 9m. the 10 610 digits of the disc were covered, and at 6b. 10m, the reverse had visibly begun, just visibly as seen by the aid of the crimson glass, not visibly as yet when inspected through lenges of lighter colors, exhibiting outlines with less distinctness. By correct time the greatest obscuration was at 6h, 8m. 308., and thence the cataract gradually crawled of, leaving the great red eye im the west open and full-sighted again. From this time forth the view was very little obscured by the cloud bank, wlich had grad. ually lifted into mid-air, leaving @ longitudinal wall of clear sky of about twenty dearees between it and the horizon, Jthad been as if Nature, quite con- siderate of the feeilngs of the solar luminary eub- jected to an indignity by that oad little body, the mn had conviuded to veil the spectacle from over-inquisitive mortals and permit the central lu- minary to maintain its self-respect EL gers the affair as private as possible. At eix o'clock the horn of the moon appeared visibie, and, thence, for eight minutes it seemed to crawl into the periphery of its master and was for a brevity almost one with it, A narrow white crescent of one and four tenths digits was now visible, just as though the sun was trying to peep over some obstacle and Was not quite tall enough; and then, agam, the round blank on its surface crawied gradualiy off. At ten minuies past six the reverse had sensibly be- gun, and the observations were substantially at an end. The climax—the highest point of the cres- ceado of shadow—had been aitained, and teu began the diminuendo. ‘There being no clouds low in the west an opportunity was atiorded for more minute observation of the reversing process, which continued wunlil seven o'clock, when the disk emerged round and {ul asever, and seemingly in nowise ashamed ot the operation it had been compelled to submit to, It was now dipping low in the horizon, seeming to rest upon the Jersey heights, and scemed to give notice that, the mimic night ended, night was about to come ona fall earnest, The disk was visible tor about five minutes from the Observatory, and then the western heights piayed with it a second eclipse, which was effectuai enough to keep tt out of sight until, having dodged the obstacic a second time, it came Up this morning as if noiiing whatever had occurred, and the papers had not been waking & sensation avout it lo the exteut of itermmabie oglyala View from Brookiyn Weights. Brooklyn Heights, memorable for 118 commanding elevation, its fue views, and the magnificent breeze from the sea that on hot afternoons of midsuumer blow in with such delicious and invigorating cool- fess from the broad bosom of the Atlantic—meu ble as being the residence of Merriam, the great wea- ther seer, the lofty dome of whose whilom observatory still stands forth as conspicuous to the approaching visitor as the lofty domes of the cities of the Orient to their pilgrim visitors, and, last and not least, me- morable as the residencé of the élite of the City of Oburches—wae a grand place from which to view the eclipse, As the hour approached when, accord- Ing to the carefully prepared programme of astrono- mers, the eclipse would make its appearance crowds began to gather at the most convevient places on the Heights for obtaining the best vicw. Filled were the streets jutting out on the Heights, filled were porches and palconies, windows looking fu the Airedtion oF the declining bh, abd Mea witn smoked and stained glasses wefe tne hands of every- body. Representatives of all the Shakspearian Ayes were on hand to catch a glimpse of the great luint- nary of the day and watch the progressive advance- ment over its lignt disk of the darkening shadow of the moon, To the reflective and inteill- gent mind there was something grand in the universality of interest in this great and rare and wondrous phenomenon of nature, Seeing 80 many With curiously upturned eyes, gazing at it one could not help calling to mind the rude super- Glittons of the past, When an eclipse of the eun put everybody into @ state of bewlidering et when ascension robes were most thought of by many; when genuflections were largely indulged in by those unaccustomed to reverential attributes, and when every Instant the trump of Gabriel was expected to peal forth its prophetic reverberations. And also called to mind the old Ghebers and,Iran and Enin and Marea and Al Hassan, immortalized tn the “Fue Worshippers’? of whom the sun was thelr Goa— That Imptous rac Thoue slaves of who morn and even, Hall their Croato:"s dwelling pince ‘Among the living ighte of heaven, Lake so many Worshippers of the sun seemed the thousunda of gazers at the eclipse crowded on Brooxlyn Heights, But it waa pleasant to know that Ahe march of intelligence and advance of civilization learnin dispelled those older supersil: Gans, and wna everybody, Gown to tho youngest enild even fully understood the nature and cause of the phenomenon. ‘rae bendge on blontague street was the myer favor- us fi ite locality on the Neights for looking at the eclipse. However, it way be ag a “Bridge of Sighs" on moon- Ught nigits, it was not a bridge of sufficient size to accommodate the throng crowded here yesterday. ‘The view here is unobstructed--such a view as is to be obtail nowhere else in the vicinity of New York. Spread ont before the eye is our broadly ex- panastve harbor, pictaresquely adimated with passing steamers and sailing vessels, and the wharves, warehouses and steeples of the lower end of our city, Governor's Island on the left, Staten Island tarther down the harbor, Bedloe’s and Eilie Islands vis-d-vis im the distance, and beyond the dimly outlined shore and receding plains of New Jersey, where the sun seems to sink for ite nocturnal repose. The hour had arrived for the sun's obscuration to begin, A streak of leaden clouds hia it from view. There was some disgust expressed at first at this intervention of the clouds. Meantime it was not time lost; for the briskly blowing sea breeze was bracing, though with rather more of briskness, ‘amounting almost to chilliness, in it than many relished, particularly ladies attired in apparel of gossamer-like fabric and young men in their summer suits, and the view to which we bave referred became more picturesquely lively as the time advanced. Each ferryboat coming 1a brougut additional loads, nearly all of whom might be seep advancing with glasses prepared for the occasion. “L wish that i roeenine cloud would go away,’ Said a young lady to her masculine companion, “You shoula raise your thoughts above the ie ® tone of moral levity, remarked her ‘he clouds are no obstruction to my thoughts, but that horribly tormeuting cloud 1s,’’ retorted the Jady, who, if bamed by circumstances, was not to be batiied by argument, The provoking cloud lingered for some time. Through its rifts the sun darted its glimmering rays, but failed to show enough of itself to indicate the presence and progress of its obscuring shadow. At twenty-cight minutes to six o’clock the cloud had disappeared. Cloar to view shone out the’sun. The shadow was there. ‘Tne astronomers of the schools oe almanacs and newspapers had prophesied barn It charming!” exclaimed a lady holdlug a amoked giass in per tiny gloved hand, “Beautifull” said another, erfectly elegaut,’’ exclaimed still another, “Exquisite!” broke out a fourth, These stereotype adjectives, so common in the feminine vocabulary on all occasions, were uttered on every side, “What do you think of it, Bill?’ asked a young Man of his companion. t's DO great shakes," answered Bull, gruily, puft- ing away with Grantlike stolidity ac his cigar, un- heeding the presence of ladies, “I don’t “approve of it all,” said, with much gravity, another young man to his associate. “How 80?” asked the latter. “I think it disgraceful for the moon, considering the Ca a She ls under to the sum, to cast re- fects ry hi." his i joke to sundries,” said the second i Wan, evidently a beokkeeper, judging from Q “And 16 is more disgraceful ee continued the first Young man, “for he moon to interfere between the sunasd the TA - é ecessary tO enlarge upon the adjectival Xofaimatious of many ladies, or attempted witticisms of smart young men. There wag no end to th Astronomical old gentiemen talked over the matter more gravely. The wouuers of the starry universe were discussed, and the precision of calculating tne time even to asecond of an eclipse was dwelt upon a8 one Of the greatest marvels of scholastic proti- ciency of modern times, There wasa good deal of condensed wisdom in these remarks, which it is a pity to lose, But wlule these remarks were going on the eclipse was progressing through its Prescribed programme. Occasional films of clouds obscured the view, but for the most the view re- matned good ttl the disappearance of the,moon's shadow, Onc of the most impressive features was the change in the light, which as the shadow ex- papaet grew dimmer, at one time in its dimnesa wing faded away almost to the faint light of the moon. A diin, religious light, 80 to speak, it seemed something awe inspiring. One could not help but think what a world this would be if the sua were blotted out of existence, aud with the thought recall the words of the poet, Blest power of sunshine, genial What balm, what lite ts futhy ray” To feel thee is such real biiss, ‘That bad the world no joy bub this, ‘To sit in sunshine All in ail, as seen from Brooklyn Helghts, the eclipse was a success. There is no denying the fact, however, that a good many were disappointed. It ‘Was not as dark as many expected it would be. A clear, golden sunset followed the eclipse. The sun had been under aclond, It brightened and glowed ‘with splendid beauty, a8 if showing the success of its victory, OBSERVATIONS OF THE ECLIPSE ELSE- WHERE, ‘Washington. WASHINGTON, August 7, 1869. The golar eclipse here to-day, so far as scientific observations are concerned, has been rather a fail- ure—pot on account of defective preparations on the part of the naval authorities, but owing to causer entirely beyond the control of human agency. The weather was rather uncertain ali the forenoon and up to about three o’clock, when the sky brightened up and gave promise of clear and unob- auructed observations of the obscuration; that is to say, unscientific people, unfamiliar with meteor- ological manoeuvres, believed there would be no ditticulty about viewing the eclipse, but the learned folks, astronomically wise, knew better, and gagaciousiy remarked that there were exactly ten chances to one that the sky would be cloudy just at the critical momenis when important observations might be taken. And 80 in trath tt turned out. When the expected instant of firat contact arrived an ugly biack cloud that bad been sailing along the southern edge of the solar disk rushed over the face of the sun, apparently with Q malicious purpose to thwart scientific pur- poses, and remamed long enough w _ pre- veot the astronomers on the lookout from taking their much desired observations. The moment of impingement was therefore lost. Through similar nebulous perversity the instants of greatest obscuration and final contact were aiso lost here, and ali the preparatious made for exact scientific observation were therefore so much labor lost, Commodore Sands, of the Naval Observatory, had made thorough preparations, in the hope that the sky might at the desired moments be unclouded, but scarcely anticipated success, Professor Yarnall bad charge of the observations through the big teie- scope mounted on the dome of the Observatory, but for the reasons already assigned utierly failed to make any satisfactory luvestigauons, lie will, how: ever, write out a report of his imperfect examinations, which will be submitted to the Secretary of the Navy next Monday. At the Observatory ouly @ few persous were admitted to view the eciip3e by the aid of the scientific appliances therein fi ished } but even among those tew were some Who had ob- tained admission under false pretences, and mate- rially interfered with the labors of the sdientific observers, Everybody on thé dome of th> Observa- tory had a piece of smoked las 5, aun at several eg Of the obycuration hi @ chance to ae thé Gélestial HHeiidiienon through the bi telescope. A nuuber of chickens had been pi about the grounds of ihe Ovservatory for the purpose of noting the eiect oi Lie eclipse upon thera, thé yeh. al supposition being that towards (hd mopicnt of greatest obscuration here they Would be dvercome with drowsiness 4 ‘op oif to sleep; but no such reauit foilowe hi becaine dimmer and dim- quer we goon passed aver the dread ggur orb, qe the chickens picked away in the fe as if nottithw unusual was happening, 0 with the dogs, horses, cows and umals. Ni ne least atiected, ice eyfn the cleven twelfths of the solar face was supposed to be ahnt out from view there was notning strikingly remarkabdic ta the appearance of things here beyond the consequent decrease tu light, which ne clothed earth with @ shadowy | aspect very much like that observed just before twilight. At various points throughout the city groups Were aavembied making opservations, but with uo sauisfactory results, On the dome of the Gapitol were a few benighted individuals strivinit to take notes, but the best points were the Observatory, Meridian Hill, Howard University and Mount Wash- ington. 7 Masenchasctis. Boston, August 7, 1569. Scientific men and others here expressed great disappointment this evening at not being able to ob. serve the eclipse of tie sun, on account of the cloudy weather. At Cambridge ample preparations had been made to observe the phenomena. The wiihdrawal of the thick clouds at the time of the greatest obscuration was hopefully wished for, but all were disappointed, and the very brief time in which the sun was unobstructed did not afford those interested much satisfaction, Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, August 7, 1869. The eclipse was only a partial success bere, Part of (he time the sun was concealed by. heavy clouds, Newark, N. J. Newark, August t, 1869, The eclipse as seen in this city was very Ane, cou. mencing at twelve minutes past five o'clock. Large crowds congregated in the streets to witness It, and the doors of the several business hovecs that had advertised to supply stained l__ smok f ocoasion were crowaed.” AP fen wocame 40 dat that the faces lo anf indul “e whee most tingular flights of janoy, An Old lady passing the City, Hail threw wp ber euds tp algsuay” whoo dark pene Y, AUGUST 8, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. set In and declared that the end of the world was drawing nigh, A worthy alderman assisted her to @ convenient piace Lo see the eclipse, and she was Teassured alter some difficulty. Albany, ALBANY, August 7, 1869. Notwithstanding the sky was overcast this after- noon the eclipse was plainly visible tm nearly all its progress, on and Om ey lowa. Ovrumwa, Angust 7, 1#09. The totai eclipse of the sun was witnessed at this Place to-day by Professor Alexander, of Princeton College, who, with an army of assistants, was com- missioned by the government to observe an: photo- graph the phenomena, ‘The day was entirely propitious and the experiments and observations were successtully made. Three negatives of the total obscuration were taken by the photographers, and a dozen more of the partial stages of the eclipse, Professor Alexander, together with Professor Co fin, who was stationed at Burlington, will make an elaborate report to the Navy Depart re sult of their observations. hei tinas aeibasin A distinguished party of Englishmen took obser- Vations of the sane phenomenon at Jeiverson, lowa, During the totality the planets Venus, Mercury and Arcturus were distinctly visibie. Indiana. TERRE HAUTE, August 7, 1569, This city was in the line of the totality of the solar eclipse to-day, The Orst contact of the moon with the disk of the sun was observed at 4b. 16m. P.M, The thermometer showed 76 degrees above zero at the moment. The total obscuration of tho sun occurred at 6k, 16m. 158., lasting 2m. 20s., ending at 6h. 17m. 358. By this time the mercury iu the thermometer had fallen 53% degrees, being at 703g. ‘The wind was strong from the northeast. The appearance of the pheno- menon was beauuful beyond description. Venus, Arcturus, Lyra and Antares were visibie, The inoon jeft the sun ciear at 6h. 16m. VINCENNES, August 7, 1809, The eclips¢ was seen here under the most favor- able circumstances; the sky was perfectly clear. It commenced at 4:17 and was total at 5:16, The dura- tion of total obscuration was two minutes and thirty seconds. It ended at 6:12, The corona was very brilliant, giving about as much light as an ordinary moon. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were plainly geen, but nove of the fixed stars appeared. Des Moines, August 7, 1869, An unclouded sky allowed the many observers gathered here to witneas the eclipse with great diatinctness, a slight haze oniy inter- fering to prevént satisfactory search for the planets supposed to exist inside the orbit of Mercury. According to Professor J. H, Saf- ford’s observations the first contact occurred at 3h. 43m. 438, The commencement of the total obscurity was 4h. 45m. 308. The end of the totality was 4h. 48m. 228. The last contact was 6h. 45m, 11s. These points of time are from six to twen- ty-two seconds later than calculated, accord- ing to Washington, E. P. Himenis and Pro- fessor Hiligard observing it. Another point noted was a discrepancy betwven the calculation and ob- servation of the corona. 1t was nearly rhomboidal in form, and very distinct and exteuded, at some Points halfadegree beyond the edge of the sun’s disc. The rose colored protuberances appeared to the number of five or six, the greatest be- Ing on the sun’s southwestern quarter. Professor Harkness’ observations of the protuberances in the spectroscope showed a different spectra for each, buta single band was thrown by the corona. Pro- fessor Eastman’s observations of the thermometer showed a fall of thirteen degrees in the temperature during the progress of the eclipse. The total obser- vation lasted two minutes and fifiy-two and a hait seconds, Venus and Mercury were distinctly visl ble with the naked eye. Tbe darkness excveded that of the nigbt. The most Interesting feature in the aspect of the sun was the protuberances or beads. ‘The largest one, already mentioned, was semi-cirowlar in snaps, with a finger exteading, say one-eighth part o the eun'’s diameter, directiy downward as one looked. Another right limb was shaped imuch Ike the two horns of an aitelope. ‘The greatest length of the corona was In tie direc ton of the eliptic. Ohio. Cincinnati, April 7, 1869. great attention, At the obscuration, about nalf- past five o’clock, gas was lighted, and a deep, strange shadow eettied down upon the entire i The atmosphere had a yctlowish ap- pearance and indistinct clouds skirted the western horizon, Stars were distinctly seen. The mercury fell to seventy degrees at the time of the greatest obscuration. The eclipse attracted time of the greatest Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, August 7, 1869, The weather to-day was perfectly clear and de- ligntfa!, and thousands of spectators assembled on™ the streets to view the solar eclipse, The first ex- ternal contact commenced at 4h. 25m. 268. ‘Ihe be- gioning of the total eclipse was 6h. 25m. 25s,; the duration of the same, 2m. 56s.; the end of the eclipse, 6h. 2im. 68% The point of the sun first obscured was 18 degrees north of ‘west. During the total immersion the scene was intensely interesting; the sky was of a dark blaish tint, and surrounding objects of a cop- per color, Several stars were plainly visible; among them Venus, Mercury and Jupiter. When entirely hid a beautiful fait crown of light surrounded the moon, and fatut streaks like jets of flame were seen protruding from the edge. Duripg the totulity the temperature was very cool. The Courier-Journal has the following special telegrams from Shelbyvilie, Ky., giving an account of scientific observations made there to-day;— ‘The observations here to-day were very satisfac- tory and In many Lar eo" gratifying. The foliow- ing persons compri: the Joint Board of Observa- ttou for Shelbyville;—Professor Joseph Winton, of Harvard University, mm charge ef ovserva- tions of phenomena, assisted by Athan Clark, Professor of Combridge; Assistant George W. Dean, of the Coast Survey, in charge of observations of precision, assisted by T. Biake, Jr., of the Coast Survey; J. A. Whipple, of Boston, assisted by Gcoi lark and J. Prendergast, had charge of the pl is; Professor G. M. Searle, of New York, devoted niinself to ovservations of general phenomena, and durnig the toial phase was to search for inter mercurial planets, Sub- Assistant T, H. Agnew aiso devoted himself to ob- servations of general phenomena, and had charge of the Observatory arrangements, being assisted by R. E. Sharrod, of Louisville. The meteorological observations were 1wade by Profesor Seymour, of Louisville, and Robert Lewis, of Shieibyville. Among tha amateurs present were Mr. Bowdlich, of Bosion, son of the celebrated asironomer. One of the most important discoveries made by Protessor Winlock, AL the spectroscope, was eleven bright jines ia the spectrum of the protuberances the sun, oni ve aving. heretofore | sdgteupiped. he Professor #iso observed | @ Blio' eteors between the earth and Méoh. The party are jubliant over th sycgeas, Photo- ft ood of the sun Were taken at diie¢ient times uring the partial obscuration, The beautiful red flames or solar protuberances were visibie to the naked eye. “Baly’s Beads,” as well as ihe dark and dismal shadows of the moon, sailing | away through the air, were noted by a party of amateurs statioded on the to Of Shelby College. The sky Was periectly clear an everything seemed to propitiate the success of tie observations, There were ten or twelve mounted | ingtroments in usé op the oocasis na oe | mn, the oOné of ch was tl heb, ville College tele- gcope, W ti) Was naddied y Professor Aselsted b; intocr, Aivan G. Ciark, of Cambridge, Maas, This is a sy Liatertety see ‘Saye It once ‘apk In the United ea, Arclucus, Vega, fapkes tye Maines were visivie to the naked eye during the total pt Mr. Searle, whose daty it was to search for inter-mercurial planets, did not sueceed Onding any, repging nowking fainter than Regalas near the sun. Whe the santight commenced to meee, dim & large number of cltizena rushed to ‘olieé grounds, the headquarteis of tue observers, Some pints before the total piase the usual phenomena o! distraction among birds of the aiy and oattie occurred. Six minutes before totality @ deaih!: nwhen hue overspread the countenances of all pre’ ent, ana for a while the fainthearted were terrified. The scene during the totality was an awful! one, and when tne sunlight appeared again a-shout offexulia- tion went up from the great crowd in the college grounds. Missourt. St. Lours, August 7, 1960, ‘The eclipse excited unusual attention, Velus and several other stars were visible during the eclipse, ‘There was a sUiT, cool breeze. No resalis of scien- titic observations are yet at hand, California, SAN FRANCISCO, August 7, 1869. The solar eclipse commenced in this city pre- cisely at the moment predicted by the astronomers, and at three P. M. the ol gervavion reached the maximum, and the sunlight was reduced as in partially cloudy weather. The alr was chilly, the wind did not blow ga strongly a8 Usual at that time of tie day, The aky was cloudices, North Carolina, WILMINGTON, August 7, 1869. ‘The weather was clear and pieasant this after- noon; wind east northeast; thermometer 72, The streets and housetops were crowded with people to witness the eclipse of the gun thisevening. The following observations were taken from the top of the Dawson Bank baildings, Washington time being the standard:—The time of the greatest obscura: m was at six and #8 quarter minutes peed ely; the duration of the phase was one es minfite, thirty seconds. The time of the begionina of the total phase was five minutes past six; the end of the total phase was six and a half minutes past six. The inning of the eclipse penumbra was five minutes five; the end of the eclipse penumbra was fifty-four minutes past six. This was the grandest spectaele ever belieid here. During the total obscuration the stars shone almost as bright as at night. ‘the tow)s went to roost three-quarters of an hour earlier than usual. Business was almost Suspended tn the city $9 great Was the impression produced, Georgia. AvGusta, August 7, 1869, The eclipse of the san commenced here at a quarter to dve P.M. The moon covered about two-thirds of the disk of the sun, which presented the appearance of @ creavent. A RHODE ISLAND O2FALCATION. A Social, Pious Young Man, Whose Linbille tea Amount to $20,000. {From the Providence Herald, August 4.) Pawiucket latterly seems to be @ piace of sensa- tions, Hardly does one excitement die away before another appears. ‘The latest is the defalcation of one of the most prominent business men of the place, Mr. Oliver L. Hackett, senior partner of the firm of 0. L. Hackett & Co., crockery dealers, om Pleasant ‘street. Mr. Hackett went into business 1861, and conducted bis affairs apparently a, honest basia until . within the last ¢ three years, His first known sharp Cans 4 action was about two years ago. At Ume he gave a toortgage on stock to @ firm im anotuer to Chavies Moyes, of Central Palla After this he took a partner, m October, 1868, who it im keLs represented to his partner that hia stock was worth $9,000 and was wnolly free and unencumbered, Ais ucket to validate his statement and paid bis Money. The mortgages were recorded in ‘North lee Moyes to endorse @ note for note hs altered to read but the parties compromised and it did not come out. This was last January. Not long after he dorsers. He got but six, and the gentiemen who lent their names are now liable for the amount, Ed ja Uonal Bank in Pawtucket. Another note for was drawn, and was endorsed by a gentleman w! failed to do tt, however, and the gentleman is held for the amount. It is rumored that another note for On Friday Hackett left Pawtucket, tellt ia parmer he was going down the river to get of norning, Not: 8i been seen of of beard Hom bE. “HTC O) is “disappeatanes Soon be. came known, and excited the liveliest suprise of agé, BOcial, well educated, gentiemanly, hose of friends in this city aud Pawtucket whom was a member of the First Baptist church, and was @ delegate to the Young Men’s Interna> held a fortnight since. He has never been sus- pected of dishonest practices, and has always borne bpm. man. He has made many cosuly and valua- le presents to his friends and for charitable objects. new church on Church Hill. His house was hand- somely furnished, and he supported a widowed the deepest utfiction. It was reported that he was seen in Unis city last Saturday, but it is more proba- pose, to California. The store is closed to take ac- count of stock and see how matters stand. The amount to about $12,900, The mortgages made on his stock in 1367 ave Not worth inuch wow, a8 ay | Boston for $1,500, as security for pure! $4,600 cash for one-half interest in stock. artuer could find nothing in the records at Paw- Providence. Hackett afterwards induced Chari the moncy. This fraud was def A, drew a note for $3,000 and agreed to get eight en- note was last Saturday protested at the Firat Hackett promised to procure another endorser, He $500 exists, but of that nothing definite is known. the endorser’s names, sd would be back in the al) hig acquaintances, Hackett is about thiry gears ig sad affair will fill with paid and sorrow, He tional Christian Association at Portiand, Me., the reputation of being an open-hearted, generous A short time sinve he presented fifty dollars for the mother and sisters, whom this affair has plunged in ble that he was on his way West, or, as some sup. abilities are over $20,000 and the assets will All the goods in the store at that time have been AAAEST OF AN EXPRESS ROSSER. Ten Thousand Dollars Stolen from the United States Express at Pacific City—Nearly All the Meney Rec: {From the Miwaukee Wisconsin, August 3.) Some three years ago Henry Brayton, then living at Bagie, Waukesha county, was eatcusted with the sum of $1,800 to bring to thia city, Shortly after ho disappeared from the public eye, and money or man was hot heard from. ‘The man sending the money by Brayton had to pocket his lose, and no doubt he dia so with the strongest kind of biessings upon the head of the man who had decaiped. For three years all trace of Braylon was lost, when suddenly he turned up again one day last week in Waukeshi with his pockets well lined with greenbacks himself in tie most Iberal disposition, Hig frat move was to buy a farm, paying the cash for it and deeding it to his wife. He also boughta pair of horses, paying $1,200 forthem. He paid up afew small devts and seemed to be a man of means gen- erally. The person who had entrusted the $1,800 with Brayton years ago thougnt it a good time to pat in his claim and did so. Brayton was sued anda friend went the necessary security for him, Brayton placing the sum of $2,000 in the friend's hands to make him whole. On the 16th day of July last Hezekiah Braughton, the agent of the United States Express Compaay at Pacific City, lowa, on a connecting ine of the Pacific Railroad, robbed the office of $10,000 in greenbacks and decamped. The couipany couimeuced search for him, and offered a handsome reward for bis arrest and the recovery of the money. Photographs of the agent were also scut to the diiferent omces to facilitate the arrest of the decamping agent. Waen Henry Brayton with his flush purse appeared at Waukesha, O. M. ‘Tyler, the agent of the company at Waukesua, could not help associating»him with Heze- kiah.Branghton and the Pacific city robbery. So strong was the association in Mr. Tsler’s mind that he sent to the office here and secured a photograph. Bray- ton had not the whiskers aud heavy hate of Brauga- ton, but these were easy enough to cut off, and a litue investigation showed tiat Brayton had been under the barber's hands. Satisfled beyond a doubt in his own mind that Brayton and Braughion were one and the same man, Tyler sent for Chief of Police Beck, who on Saturday last went out there, Mr. Vary, the express agent at this point, accompanying them. Tuey found israyton at Tr and upon laying the matier before lim all donbts disappeared, when he at once acknowledged that le Waa Braugnton and the Braughton who had committed the robbery at Pacific City. Upon searching him ibe suim of $6,600 was found on Brayton’s person; the 2,000 deposited with his friend as seonrity was paid over; the farm deeded to his wife was given up, as aiso was the $1,200 team of horses. This mace up to the express company over $9,000 ef the amount stolen, and Brayton, the money and the horses were broaght to this city. Brayton has been !ooxed up for trial When arrested Brayton Was avout tree miles from Troy, and driving in his carriage to that piace. His wife was with lim, As soon as Chief eck took him in charge he acknowledged the theft at once, and told where tie money he yes had was aud what be had done with that spent. Tho monoy stolen from the express company was In one package of $7,000 and one of $3000, belonging to merchants of Paéite Gity. Before he left Makwonago, three years ago, to commence his eXpiolts, which bave giyea Bim go greut a notoriety, Brayton was a sort of farm laborer, but was @ wan ia whom everbody haa contidence, His wife, who is in great distress over th air, isa lady bighly respected by all, aud she certainly de- serves sympatiiy. Boston SHOE AND LEATHER Marker.—In the boot and shoe market there has been a bi movement during the past week, and the shipments of goods have been unprecedently large, amounting to some 60,000 cases, Which ts fully 2,000 in excess of the corresponding week Jast year. These. heavy suipmentg are quo to the deciino tn through retgpt ohavged the South aud West, which has induc mapulactorers to hurry up their work and de- apatch orders placed with them early in the season, The Western jobbing trade, which has boon holding back for some time past, is pow fairiy repr sented tn thig marKel, and buyers are operating quite and apparently with more coniidence, The‘ stoo of heavy goods, at the opening of the season, wae very large, but it bas mn considerably reduced of late, and the prospect now is that all the work made up will be wanted. Bat mannfadturers are disposed to be cautious and wait for orders. 'The jobbing trade has not yet started up to any ex- tent, and sma'i dealers from the interior are late ta the market, The leather market 1a duii, and, with considerable accumulation of stocks, prices of nearly all utes of rough upper are jower, oie leather is quiét and steady, Shoe manufacturers are sendu off large quantities of goods, but rather slacking a on the production.—Bosion Vomnmerciti August 7. ¥ sth BosTox Fish MaARKBr.—The market for co CXS mains quiet, with but very littie doing exce} sruall Jobbing way, to meet the present require! of the wade, ‘This ig not an unusua siale of th at this season, pending the arfival of the 1 catch, and It will be re few weeks yet before active demand will likely to spring Btocks are moderate, but ample for = with but few arrivals, either here rg rta. ‘There have been three or four ala of jank fighermen at Merblehead and Beverly, but the fares have been small, and they brimg rather discouraging news from the feet, Prices ara without quotable change,’ aud few offering at current rates. ‘The mackerel is without animation, im aympa- thy with coatish, and but very litte is domg except in a saiall jobbing way, There are some scattering lots arriving bere and-at most of the sea. rt towns, but the maokerelmen rea, joing as well as usual, and the Ash are very poor. New No. Ve are sell at very lav prices, the range being from $204 $25 perbbi., accordmg to quality. New No. 2's are selling at $11 a pi2 bh, and mediums at $3 a $9 per boi,—fosion Commer cial Bulletin, Auguat % InNooRNT PoisoNINe.—The ae aragenet who eres ae aconite In piace of brandy, thereby cate. ig the th of the , bas, after a mild censure by @ coroner's jury, been set free. | ‘This Whore blundes won man. his. We, @ short ume ae is is stated, & porter in some store, le Wy eyed some cap. ye) and gave np eweepits, walk and Lodo} io for the more Juocrat delicate Meng ony So puttin UP pre He to ee ete preiininary education in pharmacy, and hence Iv | unpardonavie blunder Was He legitimate reaqit ignorance.