The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 4, 1895, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1895. =N S =L s The attention of the early navigators who first approached the equator from the north was probably too much engrossed with the strange seas and countries and climes around them to pay much heed to the strange skies that were looming south- ward. The Egyptian voyagers to whom Herodotus alludes must have dispensed with the guidance of the pole star as they sailed toward the southern tropics, while stars and groups, unknown to mythology, circuited nightly round the south pole, brightening the scene, but awakening no memories of the heroic past. Being necessarily star-gazers they noted the changed heavens, and brought back accounts of having seen the sun to the north, which were correct though they re- ceived little credence from the great his- torian. The south polar skies being beyond the reach of known mythologies naturally fell a prey to the absurdities of medieval and modern fancies, which have not the offset | of antiquity; consequently southern ob- | servers are doomed to Tecognize ‘‘the | Toucan,” “the Peacock” and similar inap- | tions. | PriRis section of the universe, which came | to view with a further knowledge of our own planet, is an inviting field for the as- | tronomer, as it hasnot been under close surveillance for s like the northern firmament and has been only partly ex- | plored by the telescope. | Stili, few observatories were to be found | a national astronomical institution. On | an eminence outside the city and at the southwestern limit of the wide pampas extending eastward a cruciform structure was erected, and a large number of in- struments, including an 11-incn equatorial brought from northern lands, were in- | stalled under the several domes. | The first duty of the new institute was | to form a chart of the stars visible to the | naked eye, and to correct and improve the | outlines of the figures that had secured a | | | | footing in the non-mythical starry vault. This was soon done, and the Uranometri OBSERVATORY O | | F RIO JANEIRO. beneath it until within the last fifty or| sixty years, as, in the first centuries of a | settlement's existence, all its forces are | necessarily bestowed on pressing require- | ments. To a few of these observatories that see Orion to the north, and inverted, in the clear summer midnights of December, the following short skefches will be confined, | as in other respects, also, they stand some- what apart from their northern collabora- teurs. On the western heights overlooking the bay of Rio Janeiro is an observatory that may be said to date from 1780, as in that year observations were taken for deter- | mining the Jatitude and longitude of the | city by the Portuguese Jesuits, who then | occupied the extensive building on the summit of the hill known to the natives as Morro do Castello. From this high vantage round observations of value were taken rom time to time, and in 1845 the terrace of the old monastery was selected as the site of a new observatory. With a 6-inch equatorial, a meridian | circle and 4-inch telescope, measures were taken chiefly for the guidance of the Brazilian navigator, and a nautical almanac was published with regularity. M. Liais of the Observatory of Paris having visited Brazil during "the total | eclipse of 1858 won the esteem of the Emperor Dom Fedro the Second and re- turned to dwell there permar y in| 1860. In thavyear he discovered & double | comet or a pair traveling in the sate | orbit, which was a novel sight at that time, though the researches of Dr. Barnard of the Lick Observatory have | since proved that such duplications are not | infrequent. In the following year a comet with a faint ethereal tail of more than 50,000,000 of leagues in length swept through the sky, and the Franco-Brazilian astronomer made calculations of its orbit, which led him to believe that our earth was actually brushed by this marvelous luminosity. The collision, if such occurred, was neither felt nor seen. Shortly afterward the Observatory of Rio Janeiro was committed 10 his charge and several new instruments, including a 10-inch equatorial, were added to its equipment. Astro-physical studies were also pro- videa for, the new outfit. ana no branch of celestial research was neglected. M. Cruls succeeded Liais as director, and it was through him that European observatories first heard of the comet of 1882, The work designed by the Astro-Photographic Con- gress of 1887 has been successfully carried on at Rio Janeiro in recent years. The unsettled state of the country has been preg‘udicisl to the interests of science, but still a new observatory has been procured, and it is to be hoped that in the near future the cannon’s “‘opening roar” will be less prominent than the silent tube that diffuses light and knowledge., One of the most important observatories south of the equator, though not one of the earliest, is in the city of Cordova, in the Argentine Republic. 25 min., and equi-distant from the cyclonic disturbance of the Atlantic coast and the subterranean upheavals of the Pacific side, this region, to which rain is unknown dur- ;.o six months in the year, seemed in 1870 spots for southern star-gazing. Under its transparent skies, star-gazing in the high- est sense has been carried on with much assiduity. Though several catalogues of the stars Argentine F Situated in the | semi-tropical clime of south latitude 31deg. | r. Gould of Boston the choicest of ll | Argentina is now known as oneof the best of its class. The more arduous task of numbering and defining the positions and brightness of telescopic starsdown to tenth magni- tude was also commenced and has now been carried on for years with unremitting zeal. ‘When in his sixty-first vear Dr. Gould re- signed his_post, and Dr. Thome, who had been associated with him from the begin- ning in this valuable work, was appointed director in 1885. Not long since the first two volumes of this catalogue, which is known as the| | | ment was erected in the botanic garden | outside the city. Besides observations for | visited the Cape of Good Hope in the MARYELS<T MODERN ASTRONMY Rose OHalloran, were made, still the inefficiency of the equipment, the lack of co-operationamong northern astronomers and the failing health of the director caused the project to be abandoned in two years; and the un- pretending structure and the instruments installed therein were purchased by the Chilean authorities. As a national observatory and an ad- vanced branch of their -educational msti- tutes it continued its destined work under Dr. Moesta; but as the city grew incon- veniently close around, mn 1860 the old site was abandoned and a building suited to the new instruments added to the equip- solar and stellar parallax, the positions of thousands of stars were determined and many previous measures reviewed and corrected. Cometary researches were carried on for several years, and in the beautiful evenin, 13 ght of July, 1865, the famons comet of that year was first discovered with the naked eye. Moesta resigned on account of failing sight, and afterward devoted him- self to preparing the observations for pub- lication. A ten-inch equatorial of European man- ufacture was added to the equipment, and with a staff of five observers the charting of the heavens in accordance with the designs of the internatignal congress of 1887 is progressing favorably on this south shore o?!he Pacific. On the opposite coast of the South American continent, but-a few miles fur- ther south, is the newly erected observa- tory of La_Plata, under the direction of M. Beuf. It comprises a number of small buildings, strewn ‘over a cleared tract in a grove of eucalyptus trees, and though not on an elevated point it commands an ex- tensive view. With a moderate-sized - but first-class equipment, including an equatorial conde of the most approved' design, and a staff of seven observers, it promises tion for some’years to be a tower for tie phenomena of austral skies. The establishment of the Harvard sta- tions at Arequipa, Peru, and the success of the observatiors there during the last two years, do not need to be recalled; butitis noticeable that the advanced state of astro- nomical researches in this region is very largely due to the North American zeal for scientifie discovery. Nearly 2000 miles exstward, over the un- stable waters, as if specially upheaved for co-operation in viewing objects that need to be resumed in one spot when lost to view elsewhere, is the southern extremity of the African continent. Though Lacaille and other astronomers' eighteenth century and accomplished im- portant work 1n the cataloguing of A HELIOMETER. Cordova Durchmnusterung, and star-gazers can now id faint stelf far as declination 42 degrees south. R. H. Tucker of the Lick Observatory was for many years associated in this im- | portani work at Cordova. Meanwhile celestial phenomena in general also re- ceived due attention, and it was from this favored watch-tower that the great comet of 1880 was first perceived when almost obscured by the rays of the sun; here, too, the comet of 1882 remained visible to the spangling the newly found firmament had been commenced, they remained incom- raked eye long after it had faded from view elsewhere; and here the strangely THE COMET OF 1861 e e e—— lete and uncorrected until the Royal stronomical Society of England, in 1865, took measures for having a series of obser- vaticns of all stars down to the ninth magnitude begun. Madras, the Cape of Good Hope and Melbourne joined in the long-deferred survey; the East Indian ob- servatory, which is situated 13 deg. north of the equator, taking those zones nearest to its own zenith, It was at this time that Dr. Gould, director of the Dudley Observatory, con- ceived the project of undertaking the work independently in some choice lo- cality. Sarmiento, President of the re- public, favored his views, and in the sum- mer of 1870 he arrived in Cordova to found behaving comet of 1887 first revealed its existence. A photographic_equatorial 12 inches in aperture was added to the equipment in 1889, and no doubt the charting of the heavens from this standpoint will bear the stamp of its atmospheric advantages. Toward the middie of the present cen- tary Lieutenant Gillis, U. 8. N., was authorized to establish, on the hill of Santa Lucia, near the city of Santiago, Chile, a small observatory, with the chief aim of enabling American astronomers to form a base line from which the distance of the sun could be calculated by means l of the parallax of the nearer planets. Though some important observations was published, | thousands of stars, still it was only in 1820 entify even the | that a permanent observatory was estab- ar Jights of tenth magnitude as | | servatory was erected by the knglish lished in that remote colony. Four miles from Cape Town and not far from Table Bay and Salt River an ob- Government. The instruments were small and of inferior manufacture at first, and it was many years_before an efficient equip- ment was provided. Thomas Henderson of Dundee, after- ward Astronomer Royal of Scotland, was foremost in ascerteining the distances of the heavenly bodies. The photographic charting of the heay- ens has been commenced in accordance with the arrangements of the congress, and later on a leading place may be taken in general photography. hrough the munificence of Mr. Frank McClean a photographic telescove 24 inches in aperture, mounted parallel to a visual telescope 18 inches in averture suited for spectroscopy, has been ordered for the observatory and is now in course of construction. This, with the Harvard equipment in Peru, gives to observation in the far south the advantage of the best northern skill put t& use in well-selected southern stand- points, OHANCE FOR MARKSMEN, Grand Festival to Be Held at Schuetzen Park To-Day. The grand prize-shooting of the Cali- fornia Schuetzen Club will be held to-day at Schuetzen Park, San Rafael. The various matches as a whole will be open to all comers, and will prove a rare chance for expert marksmen. Among the features of the day will be shooting at man, ring and point targets. The matches begin at 8 A, M. and close at 6:30 P. M., with an intermission from 12 to 12:45 o’clock for dinner. All shooting will be off-nand at 200 yards, and any rifles will be allowed with the exception of those shooting cartridges with metal-covered bullets “or rifles over .45-caliber and shooting more than seventy grains of powder. Auy pull of trigger will be allowed, and all sights except the ‘“‘tele- scope.” Forty prizes will be given, running from $2 to $30, together with twenty-five prizes for the most points shot during the day from $40 down, the prizes aggregating up- ward of $420. There will also be prizes for shooting king, and other special prizes. At the honorary tasgets $1000 will by divided. R T GRIFFIS' DEATH. His Late Employers Say It Was Due to Insanity. The following letter is self-explanatory: Editor Call—S1n: Jeremiah W. Griffis, native of Meyfield, N. Y., 41 years of age, who jumped from a third-story window at 523 Cali- fornia street Friday morning, was a glove- maker by trade, having worked for us steadily for the last four years, and up to the night be- fore he took the fatal leap. He was not a drinking man—on the contrary, he was sober, steedy end industrious, and bore the best of reputations, About eighteen years ago, while working it the 1og§'ing camps of Michigan, he was struck on the head by a falling log, which turned his brain at the time, and he was con- fined in an asylum for two years, when he was pronounced cured. From appearances we are ositive that he did not grcme‘nme the act, ut suppose he procured the whisky to rub on his head when that troubled him, as it fre- quently did in hot weather. We believe his head must have turned suddenly and that he was out of his mind when he took the fatal plunge,but do not believe that he was under the influence of liquor. He formerly resided at 28 Eighth street, and had not lived in Oak- 1and for eight years. In fustlce to an honest workingman, whose relatives are distant-and whose many friends knew him as he was, kindly print the facts as given, and correct the mistaken impression heretofore given by your Lynpcr. and oblige, yours respectiul! 'ARSON GLOVE CO. 54N FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 1865, e e The Case of Joseph Pedler. In regard to the caseof Joseph Pedler, ar- rested by Special Officer Heyneman on Thursday evening for disturbing the peace and discharged on Friday by Judge Conlan on the representation that the boy was well-be- heved, Hayneman has his side to tell. The officer states that Pedler is the leader of a gang of young hoodlums whom he had warned fre- quently to desist from making the sidewalk a nuisance in congregating and insulting pass- ersby. Heyneman says he anly arrested Pedler after gross provocation; that the nuisance was not committed in front of the accused’s hou and that the case was dismissed before could present the charges in court. TURTLES AND ~ LIZARDS, Some Rare Specimens In the Academy of Sclences Collection. THE SAND OR SILKY VARIETY. A Pretty Colored Reptile~The Only One at Present in the United States. Professor John Vandenburgh, curator of of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, has lately added a number of specimens from Lower California that are not to be found in any of the largest collec- tions in the United States. ““One of the latest addition to the collec- tion,” said the professor yesterday, “isa fresh water turtle from a small stream near Los Dolores, opposite the Islands of San Jose, Lower California, and it is a8 magnifi- cent one. It measures 12 inches in length Foesn WATCR Tonree under side $orrece by 9 in width. It is the most beauti- fully marked turtle known. On the back there is on each scale an almost perfect eye. They are symmetrically arranged, and the marking on the bottom or under side of the turtle is also remarkable for its beauty. This epecies is found only in Lower California, and is used by the people of that country for food, as the true terrapin is. There is but another specimen of this kind in the United States, and that is in_ the National Museum at ‘Washington, D. C.. “Lower California,” continued the pro- fessor, **has produced a number of species of lizards heretofore unknown to collectors. They include_the banded-rock. lizard, one that the Indians call chuckevalla, the fence lizard, the sand or silky lizard, the | scink and a little fellow tuat is entirely | new and not having a common name is called Xantusta gilberti, named for Dr. Gilbert of the Stanford University. “This sand lizard is notable for its stripes, which are so well marked, and for the fine granulated scales, so fine that they cannot_be distinguished with the naked eye. In the living specimens these scales have the appearance of pretty col- ored silk and from that appearance comes the name ‘silky lizard. It is distin- uished from the ordinary sand lizard by he coloring of the throat. The color of the latter is a deep orange, while that of Sancli2are [E the silky lizard is a brilliant blue. This lizard is found on the San Jose Islands, Lower California.” VALLEAU INSANE. The Court Asked to Appoint a Guardizn for the Ex-Supervisor—Declared Incompetent. Samuel Valleau, formerly one of the San Francisco Supervisors, is declared to be insane and his relatives ask that a guardian be appoinied to manage his affairs. He is only 39 years old, and he was but 29 when he was elected Supervisor from the Twelith Ward. Mr. Valleau’s home is on Clay streer,in the Western Addition, and the ex-Supervisor is the senior mem- ber of the printing firm of Olliver & Val- lean. The petition for a guardian, filed by Mr. Valleau's fathe r-in-law, says: The petitioner, Bernard Boyle of the City and County of San Francisco, respectiully represents and shows: That {our petitioner is a friend of said Samuel Valleau and a relative of him, to wit, his father-in-law. That said Samuel Valleau is and has been for thirty-nine years a resident of this City and Count; hat_he is of unsound mind and in- sane and has been so since September, 1804, and that by reason of his unsound mind and ineanity he 1s mentally and otherwise incom- petent to manage or take care of his propercy or to manage or take care of himself. Further the petition recites that Mr. Valleau owns a half interest in the firm of Vailean & Olliver, printers, and that he owns the house and land at 2824 Clay street. Mr. Boyle asks, with the consent of the other relatives, that a guardian be ap- S (ORTLE IPPCr 320€ [From drawings by Professor Vanderburgh.] Eointed. and Judge Slack will grant a earing on August 14. The Coming Circus. The Syndicate circus with a strong array of new features will open in this City at Central Park on August 17, and give two per- formances daily, every day, closing Sunday evening, August 25, This show is en route over the Bouthern Pacific from the Northwest and has met with great success everywhere. Leading Western newspapers indorse it highly. Here are some opinions: Denver News— ‘A grand up-to-date circus.” Salt Lake Tribune— “Never since the day Balt Lake was founded has there ever been a circus that so fully ful- filled its every promise, as the big Syndicate show.” Portiand Oregonian—‘No better show has ever visited this city.” ————— Mish in Insolvency. 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