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THE SUN. ? ** PavOFEMOl YOUNG'S BECOxTTJ LECTURE. * MASS OP INFORMATION CUOWl>KI> INTO A TALK OP AX HOUR AND A HALF. At tho Church of the Strangers, in Mercer-st., near Clinton-place, lartt night, Profensor C. A. Young, of Princeton College, delivered tho second of a coorie of nopalat lectures on astronomy. Hie subject wat "The Sun,"' and be talked in a rapid but ofi-hnn.l mininer, crowding a great mass of in? formation iu to tho ono hour and a half that the lec? ture l..stni. Ho wai lihttii'ii Ut with very great at? tention hy an audience that was excellent in char? acter and fairly largo, though the church was not cuwdcd. Professor Langley, of the Allegheny Observatory, was among the listeners. Next Tues? day evening Professor Young will taik about the moon and its eclipsea. TUE LECTURE. Ladies ano Gentlemen : Last week it was my business* to spe ik to you of the methods of find in,? the dislauee of lae tat from tho earth, etc., bul le night I pass on to cousider the body itself. I suppose I here is no need for me to say to you Ikaj, oltktkgt Ike ena ll only a mere private in the household of heaven, yet to us who live upon tko earth, and all Inhabitant* of the solar system, il is incomparably the tuosi important nf all astronomical bodies. You all kuow, of course, that the sun ls the mainspring of all activity on the earth. Weean trnee to its direct action ahoeef tvciytblng In the way of power*that occurs upon Che earth. Tnke, for instance, the water-wUoel. You go into n mill and find the spin lice rumuug. The power that drives them 1* in the sun iu tuta way : waler rune down the channel ot the rivor because it lias baan, p.mm tl up by the ac!'on of the sun and dropped upou the bill tons and then finds its way up to the sea nguiu and is pumped up again and dropped ogam, aud again runs to the sea, and, really, tb? power thal drives it ls the power that works those pumps. Let the ?uu atop ita radiation for a tew days aud tue waters of the hU'.a would run Into tho ooean and the eceau Weald be Ailed ; and that would bc tire cud of things. Jual as the man who winds his watch drives lt through the uext day, so the sun winds up the world. Take thu wind, again. The currents of the air ate produced In that way, only In a more roundabout in muer, aud weean ti nee lb* power o' the steam eugine, where we get our energy from tuc burning of fuel, to the sun also. I suppose you know that the growth of a plant I*. In ?ohio respect*, ve.-y analogous to the building of a tall chimney. Tho carbolic acid In the air ie picked to piece* and the callion is united to hydrogen and other mate? rials and built up Into au organic structure that wc cati a plant. The work done In buinllug up the plant is anal? ogous to that done hy the hod-e.irrier lu takiugthebricks from the ground to the top. When the buUdlne comes down, If tho bricks aro allowed to fall they do in their coming down precisely the same art,omit of work that wits done tu carrying them up. ?o when wo boru a tree built by ea* lest'al heat wo are merely recovering again the bottled sunshine that was attired away in that tree ye Coal is thc sunshine of the ages long post, probably, 'n fact, auiinul power eau be traced to the. same source. If I speak, or move my band, the energy that does the work wo* stored away in my body st'tne time ago by the taking of food, aud that food bas built me up in precisely the Bette way as plants are ' made. It is not bing but ihe action of solar ifarmjUB te ?peak, that enables mo to renell you with mf vic to? night. There ts hardly any work In iii? world that we cannot I mee In this way to the power of the sun. Th te arc some alight and few exceptions, but U ls not saviug a word too mtich to say tbai.il th* mm IBOaM atop eUiuiug to-dav, wi.ma a monto ail activity on this planet would practically cc..pe. It would not only te uninhabitable, bul withing weald be gatteg on. There would i>o complete, stagnation throughout the j whole eniver** Ital oompo i the ona** syat* a. MAGXirtiti: Ol nu: si v. Thc body of tho suu itself i* u most mum ll.fi* | I have told jou that Its distance from us ls 03.000.000 miles. Knowing that, it is very BB*] t. term m.- He diameter, which is very nearly one-tan tk part of its distance; aud when wc come le Belt) that out in figures we find lt means about 800,000 miles. That is to say that lt is lin '.me? ttle diameter of the earth. There U a curious coin bore, but I don't lui uk it mellis BBItklag. Ike ?un ia 110 times as targa aa the aud Its distance fiom us is 110 limes Its ov.n diameter. Perhaps th- mool rmaaifennte dame of tho tuu's great size may be shown in this way i were hollowed out uud wc wi ic put Inside Ike shining surface that gives us light, and WbJoh won'ol betott* like our sky, i ti MTItoe itself would be sn fur av, the moon would circiil ce with pei beti freedom I it, only a katie more thea bau bj iv Bal ts 11 for the distant of Ute sun's surfa.- Weald bl t:;n,i'.l i ?emt from us, while the tl.static j of the moon, a Love occasion to ohow you ea** week, i? only itatMWO miles; eo thal there would almost be room nu .. moon te far !)? vend our own, inside of the sun. lt would tak* a million and u quarter of tuc < ultu I i teegeJtadt ee tkal of ike sun. Bo emoh fer tte alee: kat when we e weigi't. we lind that it is not - veij considerable, for lt ls about U'JiMloo tli e* tko earth only, [any only, al aneuor mous mass, mu:!', ii.-" iv tn ie io I all the (dun tem put t'., more ...... UOO lin attraction on the earto controls it; altuougut ? b lotnavtngmoo*than atty ii.ii.--in r..: iieij e ?? ? bali; for it ts a pretty r.;j>i.l i U1..C ia four aoeonda, anti uiiics a second. In going t t bun's nt tract nm bead* it out of ita ooaree enoegt to keep it lu Its orbit, aneri) one-elguth c Bot la thirty milea; tba* la .li; but it lee ough. Timi requires a pull on ibe etirtn which ti ts altteult to coi, ? of. Buppoe( gravitation tobe couooived oi its produced tiy ti..- natural pulling of telegraph wire*, we ?liould have to put up tue wire niue to tue (opiate lu. b. ouch as lara* us oralnary telegraph a ire*, i.... Bot ho room enough for e mouse io move about be \>. ? ???? them, I ni- builds i ol ii. .nil- tin- carib H ml the sun would kn ve te be eo ueai tog* har. Wo nra opt to taint ol ike force of gravitation hs the action ol afar-ol Dody add us alight and minute. Not ul ail. Tn.' eniver** Monia have to I" .lid if it were le ba held together by material bauds Instead of the ntt of gravitation. Tko attraction of the ean upon bodlea on lt*own Surface is twonty-seveu or tweut,)-tight ti. ,es What lt is on tlie surface of t he earth. A body Wi one pound here weill.I th-re wei^ii more than twenty aeven pounds. I should weigh about h iou oh the surtu-e of Ihe nun and could not ?va;k about. We would aol ney af us i>c abb to move. Yet notwttfcetandlng the eaor (nous force of gravity, the deuaity ol tho suu, or the amount of matter to tho cubic loot, ls very n.uou less team un the earth. lt ls only aboot one-leartb pan ns denae. i tom tnat I draw immediately u most Important inference, lt can bo neut.er so.ni nor liquid to any considerable extent, but must be almost wholly n bail of aa* or vapor. I shall al.ow you ber Batter That ihcie is ti great deal of iron !u tue sun ; audit al-o contains other material aedenaeand heavy as th ? work* tr which the au.stance of tho earth u, mude. lt tiny 'ere lu a liquid or milla state, we. sc- that with Hucb u tremendous loree ot gravity tko density or tho sun would hcocseurily tte greater than thai ot tue cai iii. i be only neootbao explanation of ita low eyeciUc gravity i* ' thai il la tiiiil.y u bad of KOO. Perhaps 1 mny properly in conn' cMon with this speak Of the motion of tue ann around its axis ; for it bas a ro? tation. We Bod that if we Match t';o s^ois upon its Berakee, they cross Irma the bom to the west, allowing a rovoiiitiou of tlio ?un upou its axis, in th'- same way as I hat of the earth; ye: with s rue remark ib!e uillereitoe*. lu tho first plaC, lt is mau ti alow***; for it takes uboilt tW< ii I - five days for Hie euuator of the san to make ItorOVOltV alon, tum obUgeti to liiini thia to toe e iii.it .1 ... tba Ban, be. nL.<>e there is thia strange thing with regard to it: A paint Dp 'ii tue earlir* equa.or moves arouud from the i uta's iii i rn: lu twenty-four koo s. And ao te ta* latitude or New-Tort City the revolution ls the ? ima, u ta iu t\tcut..-; o.i boura hut if we watch tue -pois upou the sur'ace"of thc sun Wa do BM Bad it so. A spot upon Ikeeanator move* aroun.i In twenti Bvedaya; bm a apot iu tko latitud* ot New-York t iiy would take twenty eaveu tl.i.? lo t,>) around, parts ol the curta i* olin ;? are cxp.-d.ied; at any tutu they ni attcre.it luto. ol speed. 1 di not Know tint ?we ii:u property say t.iat We se" I lie s.lt lac; of tl.e sun, but thc spots which npp ar BJ uovo in h ii i f. vi ii .. wetcb Ute alBcrent parts ol tb.- Barten td lae sun we Bud tl lane more reaalnror consii.n. Ikea ear own clouds?cbangiuga.l tuc time, fr..in da) io day, from mini io nour. ...o. even Hom mln ute io minute, in Moiii.'of eui arc*')rapid. It is not Biifre*]ueutly the. case mut in ?bowing ibo sun tua grout> ol friend* 1 taj to Hiern, ??You see that tin form ol thai promlni m e is to and so. ??ns" And tue next man si.ya ?? Vis"; ike third maa h. ttaiingti sn\s"Ye?": bat tao fourth willaay," Way, Profveteor, I don't ace lt." And he doe* not. I look my? ee! *>"U Uud thal in live uiinuioalt bas all *hang*d ITS poWi;i: Ol' LIGHT AMI IIIAI. But after all perhaps the moat remarkable thing about the situ is its lin tue nae p;>w*u- of light uud heal. Ex? pressed ii n rough sort of way its light ls e.pial to slxty tnroe hundred billions of billions (aud English bilious at than ot standoff! aaadlea Winn g* compare it with arti? ficial rlgbt, tkora is mrrhfrg tkal ia nko it at ai!. Ev .ti mir e'.i-eti le light, when compared wita ir, ls like ti bteok spot o:i the auu's aurf.ice, The sun ligat ls one hundred mid arty limes as bright aa tue eatelttm light-the light we use here lu tbeeo experimentr. Some years ago Prof. Langley tu ode some curious experiments to prove the ra rtiouon of tho euu as compared with the molten mi tal in Ibt Lemcmer eouvem-r, tva lt ls called. 1 oiure ts veiy high, ao mai malted metal pom isl inlo it la tue color of chocolate aa ii yoes into t e Converter, biol > ei ibe liKhl ol tbe auu la 5,300 lliuea aa gri .it ii. the light of the burning tuctiil lu tue c .-.v i ?? r ii bears no oom parin n I i sunlight ; lt ls aotbhu like lt. A* to tue heat, it eau be measured after a fashion. It wk* done In l*:ts lu this way, by John Herschel aud l'ottiiloi, lm.epcuduntly ot one another ? one In Puris and tue Other tu Eugleod. ile, selie! took u iitile venae] wita an open log oou tabling ab ni; a pint of water, au.l arranged st as toltepiotcc.c.t hs iiiucii as uasalbw from outside Influ? ences, and Iel a situ light ttea.u fail on tn- wu or a ecrtuiu length of time, aud tucu out il off aud fount, it had ml.eil the teniperatiin- of the water a certain number of degrees. Hnvlnr found that, he wished to Und how much loo !*? would melt in a minute, and found nt the Cep*) of Oood Hniie, with the sun nearly nvcrh. arl,it would melt an Inch of Ice in about two hours and firtcen minutes. Sup? pose tlmn tba whole circumference of the sun were covered with a shell of lee one inch In thickness, ami a*euintng that radiation of the sun ls equal lu all directions emil there is nu reason to supposo that tire sun's heat i-.-mia'cs nune in one direction (baa In another!?assuming that to bo sa. this Mau of ice 186s000,000 miles in clrouinfereiiee ?Voul . be melted lu lust Iw.i muirs and thirteen minutes. "suppose the shell 01 iee to becouiraetcU down, making ? <li..u_e.er one half as great and the shell four tinus as tin k, and again tie sun will melt Ma way throng., to the Hurfaco iu the same time ; ami If the dlal-ieter of the ?hell tie reduced _o that tne ..hull of leo I* thirty-Mglit or tony f__t thick, the sun will melt its way out in nisi a minute. Every square foot of tile suu's wurtaoo gives out energy enough to rsa ona of 1 lintis Immense engines un .1 at t ie Centennial Inhibition In Philadelphia?lhat is one square foot of thc solar surface. nemciii-l showed lt in aiKi.:n-r iva.'that ls very etrlW iiiL*. Buppoae a ;? olutmi ..f lee is lotta mlle* In diameter driven toward tin; sun at the ttootsUf of light and bringing all the solar beal la Bear upon! ie 11 din of ile oolamn of lae projected toward lt, th ice weald be m. lied as fist aa lt approached. lad aad it could no! reach the Min htZotO lt would bfl melted, aittiou_.li ilrlveii at Ute veloeitjr of light. That wniiid not ba large rm___rh. Exp mnanta seem to show tkat Instead of forty feet in diameter, lt eonld he m crens.-d toslxty orseveuty f.-tti, uni stt.l it would bc melted off ut fast a* i' appiou'tied. Where dues thi* heat collie fn.in I Thc .Hi_i_h:i1 I'.. n in 1 big for ..,000 years and nendiugoiit practically ss much heat to the eaith as lt ls to-day. tit haow il.m. tram the fact Unit there ?kai been uo material change m tlie distribution of light on the earth's surface. lt tin-sun should alter the amount ot its radiation to any eonsldei able extent, plauta would aol aroa non irrew ?.'.ooo yean ago, mihi although laen have been Sllabt local chilli, es li. re and I he re, .iel I hf rc ha* bet li no piich great change on thc surface of the earth siion any great alteration tn thc degt,.f beat bealowed Bpoatke earth. Botuehow or other that enonnons ont pounngof beal ins heea kept un. How sol leannot tell you tint cert ni nit-, imt I tl i.i is 11 ls altogether probable tiint 11 in caused by the Moa 1 mtraetloa ol it ? mass. We linti-.v hov, it eau aol be ld iii ap. lt cannot be i..\ oom lui-tloii. for If itu san bad been mad of coal nndburni I to Its best advantage, it v. mild lune used Itself ap lu about ii.o^N) *-____ try its radiation. It cannot be a aol body eooUagdown, for lt would tova changed lt.s I'-ai perataia even tn ? loadred yean. Afcv yins ;,._-., tin- th.mv wm advaaeed tbat the Bular heat aaa kepi up by bodlea falling Into the sun. if I tli-tiji a ctfiiie to tue floor something happens ''nut ls, lt Una-try noise nnd partly eouunotlouof various hinds mid imi-iiy beattago- tie-st..ne. AU tbe energy lt __e iiuu-es ic full:..!!.' "..nits out in one way or anoluer; and m. .inwiiile, it appears m lieut. Those little (hooting ?tan Him ti tah un-,.neh tbe firmament with a velocity flitv or Maty limes Heit ..f 11.-.mr.nu ball, are greatly healed bv t ii.', ladden decrea*e ot their niotlou on raming int.. Conine! Mun our iitiiiis'iiiirc. I have not now tiuif t.i enter tether Into the details of Hus theory, but timi Istue fact-that Ike cheeking of motton prodaees heat, if thc i iii-tli flinn its preseni dUtsnee were te fall Into tbs -units fltoppage at tbe aaa weald produi enough to Keep il going fora hundred yean; aad it Jupiter sh.mid drop Into li it would keep it going 3SO times as lo 1-:; niel If nil the lnnlli -s of the ?olin -system ?vier... to fall into the sun, it would keep it going tim.1 -.md- of yean, Meteon an all tba time tullin;, upon tbe surface of the sun. as Ikey fn qoetftl] do upon 1 be mu face tit the eintli alni tho beat 1* maintained bi iketa. Tiii.s tbeory timmi a areal deal af favor fee .nany ? tata Pro fe*.-or Ti udall alvocaled it himself. Bat tko ?llllhuitv lu Hie ih-.try li lhat if the sun's beal la ki pl up Lo thal way thea the earth ought ta ba still wanaer?as hot as boiling water, bi rac*. And theil, again. If then were such a quantity nf -Batter in the nelghboi hood of thc .ann continually falling upon lt tbe motions el the Interior planets would be dlfl-rent from what tbey are. Botha) i think nil or nearly all asl ron timers an prepared to aa* now tbat while juitt af the Beat af the san caa be pro iiui-ed in that way, it la oaly a part?onb n latallper e. ntri '.-. In Iii.-t; and we an thu-lol _____ to OUT Ant irosltlon tt'.nlii. BERT fMOM cox 11: .< IXOV. r.ut n Ui boll raggested some time ago thal tbe b n of thc situ lni).lil lie li.'l t mi Innii' slow eiiiitiii.tiiiii of When [drepa flteaell makes no dUference whether lt drops in aa laaei uni __* la Im seconds ar ea un unlined plum-; ni p,i?-ing fr..in in1 ? lo lite door il | atappaga will ptadaaeja-il laaiaah buri ? 1 munni, aad Bated; tit ri e\ erv [...moil. or Its mi.-s (aaa tn towards tuc ct n re a annbar <>< la '?? a poaad th.-r. pausing tn feel towards the c atn will prodaes a very considerable amonnt of eneray. If ls -. .mgii ;o sboi rael lon ol 1 ?_.. leet In ii.. ? 1 1 .i i ear woui.l at.i.inii, f il . 1 1 thut lt lilies off lo tin- ..'lilli, io eu-h 11 ?mad fi-ai'ii.ii 11 t ni- tn .11 noi not ? We han been Ot) ' for not a thou - no even 2_>u yean?and if it ha lb ? .t rate I01 the i>i-t 1,50 1 are co the sun Ind I. Prol ti rn im timr we aaa BM atong v. r;. areli for 7,<sr->,<>>H> ol if life In tai .1 must begin ultima elj ni course billilli !?> c,lunge : H': I reek'.till"; hr'l.wnr lind tua! ,1 ? t'nm ls :? 1 r< n i ll .Itillft "lt "?we flint ' . in Uiai i.... frotn * ? it- i-.-ii.icti_.it frtiui tbe si/e of tne erbl .. v otana down to us 1 . .1 hen li 1.a- been giviu_ on its pi ? ; lillee In..:. I aad ihe pres,, i.t mt a-atloa ?. things womd I... ni:,neil iu tl rn souiet-ilng bel _W.OOO,OUU Rll'l 60,000,000 Vf-rir llkfl Hint, liny want rneie 11 ? kai OH bul ?-1..?i 1. :t. ll tie y mn t.i . .1 modify tke thro, elli lilt, nut* uni-, geiier.. ii) m. e;.ted mel ?-. ? e. 11,.ni,lt- true. 1 ni h.- a hilt truth. If tbe -uo ls n gaseens inns*, ir fuiitrai t> -I il 11 1. rn !?? ? 11 A..tl now :.- ... 1" bas bean avowing b oalal lu fi. .1 . Its own 1 ellon an 1 itu win n lt have !? 1 nd-, proceefl >.i oool of temperatni.:; and, dtbeagb ike sun is pom is growing wanui. tba! li li i-v ii en f" slight iu 2,00 I yeal inf enaiige. it ia uoaaible now?inda tala I think Fees aay?tbat the suu ls uot wholly gaseous White na a -int-* of ms, il is a.in .1 canal 1 1 .al lite nimui.,.. iain tn- -e. whl ls c oud, like tbs 1 uno lit tn; drop* ni watt r, while tbe partic ea of tha san's t ii, us n.e ? _ - Iron aud oUie molten metali net in ire than nie gait- tbat constitute tae sun josi .1 the drape ol wau 1 are ooudo.ised Into t.... clo.m. iio.ive us nero. Hal tke eloudi or Ihe sun lire liiuiiisely pint utnl slil'ir. while uur clouds ri:-.- ... sud .in 1.'.t. (if ci ni...ve those clouds we hare the ga*** uni td coiifjeiisuii ns take plaee,Juei u? akora oar clouds we have air, and ali aol entirely devoid el water; ao thal the view Ililli is DOW g.- .e.Mil. ..-e..ii.I Hie -un la Un! til. u.,i<uowii reatta is a mass ol gus. Tbtaeenin 1st.. hy a snell 01 etobda ft.line.1 i.y e. ndeaaatlon if.tin them- vapor* within, rind tln.se pion tn tbemsetvss an exoeediegly .. . | ue Intel ?pened ttirougn an oppor atmoapbere, wktek _? Bald to be bet and bright, though noi ai all nn eotapand with . md ..ni .'.iee, aad I Ib ouly to be eeea a oder . . tiona, elriil.iiel.ini-es .tiifl bT Ji- collar ni 1 1 would now ask tue room to be darkened pausing] wane til. iouowiug uguie U thrown upou the Bia ecu 1] FKf. I.?C.-iN-rillll mOM "I TIIK 8t*V. We see Indore us fl l|~n showing (lie const lt nt lon nf ile sun. Ilert! is only a sin-ill portion, what ls incBiii to lap resent Hie elo.id-s.iell -llio plmltispli.-re, or light hjiIii re, af thc sun. I don't suppose it ts a p -rfeetly smooMi snell ; l.rileed. I kuow II is not, bren i-e I etti see tim elev, , souii-wiiiit. The earth 011 tho scale that this ls NfM_8BB_ai would ho Just about Hie flin of the point there [taaieati-g il], ami the ino ni's orb on that BM I se.ile would lie ii,ui 1: this Untied linc h>-re ||Kiiuting to lt|. Asto the thickness Of* Ike I I ilnii't lllli.W imytldiig. IllHVeliiili. cn'itl 1! h-re as being 18,000 or '_ii,<MrO mil. I; I. I I don't supoose it is v. ry thick, probakty not awn than l.io.uon tines and probably nat U - Hem 10,000; but we tmow notblni aboatthat. Above lt tbls -iisUy appearance ts meant to 1 euceseut what ls tfotiiiffil in tue gen pa thal are shooting up throngh lt. Boo wa ea the photosphere; niul as the Germans would say these represent tae radiation seen outeide tue huh, h uutll a ikoi ? bad not '" 1 Professor Huggins, or Englaod, did, hon ever, jm-i lorint. nally Bettina a photograph of this external <ov n_ in broad luallabt, li r-iiie.-e; iihoi c ii thu i lu oom. plicie ; aud outside of all the corona. Not, ior an Instrument that ls urt-d 111 BM lng tho hetti of Hie ? nun. lu ii rnii_.li way it ls known as a " pyr.iellomctcr." [A ptctuie of Poalllet'a pyrkelloBH tar m " ntonsmtot ot solar tin-.," w.-if thniwri on tue Bereen, 11 (bowed 1 round, boi-llKe ilise lilllie entt of a long stem, wbieh Wot t.i-iciie.i to a eteadaiM la eaek a way 1 rai its dtreetluu tnniil lie cilium' M .is to ilint-l tlie dise lewind tin sun. At tin- lower ead af tka etea, waa attacked ia ar* rmiL-triitui fm iciilviug the Instrument rspldl. I..- vessel was ol silvered lopper, blackened ou the appel surface. Into ii is i-o tri il .t .... ei ..u led auan t.ty ei water, iin.i a iiieriu.iiii ter tiring Imianrsad Hi.' wuter ls kept fl .uslautly aguuietl by iv.irlin. lue .hurt.J li.v turning this you tran kt-ei, tim water Well mixed Dp, which is iiuporuiiit. Tho weak point is Hint the stlrriii? l_i__ri eii.u -li. N.'iv, yen inn put au iiiuhr.-lia over it ami I-1 ii st.md ave minnies; waa aots how aaaek Um .men rihiingris?say half a decree. Then Ink.- Um lucille.im ter away aud let the sun sh lue Uve ii.tmr. a lt mil Hiir. c.i.tiige pcrhans 4. degrees, ti,en ink'- lt away again, and suppose then ii changes n gas nar of a degree: you would uow be warranted lu say.ug that external causes produoe a chango uf shout Vof fi degree while tin ann was shining, and that the ann produced l's degree* In the course of Ave minutes. Now we have the amount of water, tho slse of the ann benni and tba ? quantity of beat brought to this disc by that sunbeam, and If there wa* ao air above the surface of tho earth that wo-ild be all we ahould ne, d ; but the trouble leif we perform the experiment when the sun 1* over? head we cot a different result from what wo do when lt ls low do. ti, so that tho question ls, what allowance shall we make for the difference of atmosphere! Another Instrument for measuring Hie shu's beat is tho bolometer, Of which Wo have a picture here: I-,-.--?r-v* Illili Lr-< - - f- -U ?., BaBBBTbi s. Actin strins'.f Roi..-1 ? R idtuatabierer*itane* euaatlna alniia of T Ts'itent Oalaaoateter. I S. Adjustable toeislauco. fl. Soii'tt'ieOtilrnnotncter II. J;, tl. Constant toilstiin. c. BBS, h.?un: noi.OMr.Ti:i:. This i.< siT inches lui,'. It consists essentially or n lillie grath**, (a. n.i iii Ide or lion or pllMnum ?tvln?, side . IO l.i...i io lo 1.(sm af *n inch thick?(us! as Iii.n ns ;iic\ em lie mi ''? -;ni'l cniiicr..! in this Wav : Tncre et* IWO s-ts- of tliem, ono hore and the other ti.vol. d ti .to twe ImlveeO. bf. if the auuiight that we w sh to njeeeate is alkrwed to f*n upon these it \.i i ifiuo di ?!'?!>? pm,in,. a ebonee in tin ir e'e.'tne.il n .is; iii.-.-. and for toe sake ot am , i m., i.n te.; ?:. o be pre* ot l wi 1 In Urate the e rn n. co..ti. A battery of nelle lo Daad,and e Banoal te led from tin so wires aud divided, a* indicated in tko ale gram P rjvtded th* two reatstancri eounterael eaeb .1 ar ton galvanometer win stand perfectly atm. ibo spot of lignt wblc.i it rcilect* will bo lu ti... Centre, but il tl.l-1 is heated ever so little ?a hundred tkooaandtti ol a degree lt will diger, lt n ?swarmed evan n little Ml the ralvanomete" will grow . Itt* un iiisiriimoi.t fur immuring however, not merely ibowlpg the presence "i beal. Its rise a Bamber of degree* will sin.-. Ike bi nt mBeear** Now Ike w*y tate tbiag to need t* to experiment boo* tko amount ?.r ii at, |u*l a* with thc pj rheiiometor when the sun la low down aud I lien wheo it is blgii na If ' ii. when lhere i i while dgbt?all tlio ru vs of kgb to Bather?then wa gat ono raanlt, bal if we separate sud i . io .t wu ii tin violet, than witt ike rni ead pelaw then from loos-- ladle* lon* wc gi tb* mean* of Undine how mach ri., earth's at? mosphere urti rix iii-se. different Lin.'. . of light. The trouble la that it daee ali i Ibam <li.t'i emly. It heat* ap the viole) Igbtoo thats th* top of tke mooaialo tko ana would b* Mae. Our atmoopbore il vs not iii. ' .. of rho guon llgut or sn much of tuc yellow, and lt do's loka out a great deal of tho lcd. and from experlt icuti wlfk this apparatus made noar.y a lear nco upm Mount Wuiiuoy. ProfOOOOr Liugloy? li nu I am glad to see" Wtl i you to-uight bu* dine to tue ? courin lon that Ike sun Would Ito very blue I*dead if we could ?Of rid Bf our "wa BttUMoksr* aol tkal w have a vsa.ly vail* I amoiint ..f radmttoa) that tho un- tuts i.IT uracil OMI* than I* generally though., noil ton*, ii we could oxperimoal above then . boaid Rei greater va: tallou* than We I >? Among thc BM*** we hnve of cotnm'lhier lng tu ul.iers Ihe appearance of Hm a,nt ono of me nu. tt ii i, aita .eon* ls pho? tography. The phot' rrapb doe* not snow you oil Ital e seen by a Ue.ii I teeao ll.lu.a I...U cotl.tl not Oio.i \ ol- oe 04 K . not often mema to tell i ??-. ba they oftae da, and In tke obs rvaitona and druwinga lent maj be med* ,.r -in s,ot* and p. 'ie ts u i","I tie it ot afton aomelime* ii .i>* lo term Ike pi* lui! if ga ..clung oo a p -.in ci yon know it ?poola '..?? truth. Bolai puen ..pi) has been m re ana illj prosecu.ed in I* w-York tkno eeg Mr. Raikorford imado a pletar* ri With very great rapidity. >I*guii.v I aail we And that theauu'aautinoe ta uot uini"tiu mal., but ?.ably mo.tiedaurfaoe. t I in. Ul- -'.?'? IKeCENTtl | m.i I ta '.. ?pe**, ike eon tra is dar*, but aol iFiann titi lae pietare mode bf I ? be i npr.iv. . tl e s,.ot ls .1 ii k. tb. i ? B , .. a ... . :i I lie I I I round, a - rj - . it coin '* to gi ..n (or .1 u ? . Ur ? ? utter ? ik. \ ?> i liol.. ?? in ::. ? ti., ti rd lue . j.ol \-. il'.out lo fl s i . i,.fl pell ni' ? i, it. appeal ano* anil < u , ii In 1. -s ti io s..y a ne.oo ol ago that Ike Urge ?pu on ti.. ke l i.Ooo mill s in. rnigut bi dropped Into il., c.otto ot activity, leaving pleatj or ! lt. i in diagram j on ? rural portion, be penumbra an rounding lt, and w ld obeexvi the cbangi ? ll irav I* from liv edgi , tm v nu .. wider, iiolii ' .noire, i.iul Ihru M ill o ll ' '?'.i. s neal ? f the n, we ? .it ..I . but only a portion ol the penumbra. Il i- pieetaelj u* i; we wi ic io take a globe, and maka a etia*you eevilj lu a - acer, and patel t ? bott sa or it Meek, un'! patel the abelvlog aide* gray. Whoa tko Bloke wa* luiiici si that ihe edge of the cavity would a* toward you,you would not see ihe bottom ?t alL but eur/aaa tbefurtb* ltd of the gi.rtlon Tb t ai*coverywaa made m.,ie than 100 yeiis bsto, hf Wibma, .f Kdln burgh. I have ian ? lion of photographs of the tami spot. They wer tah none er t rt Baebabowalt Blittle Itirtner frotn the SOI. Wbor* tk* snot began t. break up, a little bright bridge had formed Kurth'r oa wo eeo ll when thu porttoo ie brcakini ort portions flt nparr, uml in the lust of lae pt whoa the apot bad reacbed tbeoeatre ..r tim ano, the Mingle spot had taken iii- appeal ance here shown. Whin iii. -o change* were g dug oo the emla mass af tim spot apo-a., ii to pass forward (rom tko cast toward tn., weet, We timi tkal the gtotanoa be tween tun treal of the s;ot umi tao rem remain* abou wt be sam* ai nt first, while tie mate poe ,tion of tn, sm ahead. Tb..rc is ii motion Which We can compile With thu! piotiiee.l win n a mun wade* through akalkrw winer um] leave* u aerlM a, il,. .1. s behind bini. I do nut sa) liial ls wli it tulioi plane, bal i> n us ii there were ami -ming driving okena Hie noun portion of t tic ?pat. lu lu, aegBMOl iii,io ,.l u .-)iot me po.tonis i). apart Oana m ? wail* we lad ?pata ooaloaeteg, bat more frequent!] Ita pw sn, away. ll,.o. iain oilier. MT Will Ho llo!-e,.e| .1, ,,ss ol Ihe breaking np of a apol wbicb he wltnemrJ, aud - Was HS If ll pie. O OT Orv. elf l.'.l'oWII Upon S Sk!l[lh? p.ooi, i.e part* hroabtng and flying aaandar >,..? in t!.? same -. Bat do nat nuuk ? snot la some day* in lt* passage thal Hies.- toing* wen Liking place (lowly. 1 ms hilve spot was v. ty nearly 100,000 mi I lo* the veloelte* of the motions were, mauy ol ? .od mil. s an boin . We h.1.1 toltol ii il witu a sun,I or b lliprd suir.i' ?? ut all. Nome ot tho dillei.nl hppearaaoea Of n,,. anler *DOU i rou vt i.n. rn ii.i Dollegi 0 -? ratory, in their g< i era apis Hu??? l.llil . BO.IO U h., , bUI I.I ill" dei all* ibero ls ? prettj .ut, Tb i ;, th* mottle,i mi! inc,i ..r tb* ann, .e.! i.n- ts n nu .r ,. BM if np ol Dlamenta, In tho i lu tula place you sf-a pee.ii...i bridge developlogItself. Pictn lue same apot, tm. -s .h.11 .m, um I April i. v, 3 and l. make n ai pear lo nave o. i e u revolution. I'bai MmeUuie* happen , il h. v aould ot III. iy kuosr* lllo-e .. ? blosnng up from onderuea b coming down from above; but I t.,nii, th. general lin- I i i la thal tu* motion in t... i ... etui ' I i'.H.ild till' ? .,., ,,,,( iipwaru from lt. Th* o*rkne*a or tke apot ison;. HVC, for I I.e . ? tka* "Ur cul . lum ll flit. I'ii ..- an ? the ?pita show the spin.I formation. Il sMthetheorj of Faye, (om* yean uer. thai the motion ol i anaiogou* to thai ot storm* uiion tbe earth'* euria a, \ ou I baton tbe oui Un i n hi m spin n , the eireu'.iile otu w iy, the motion being Conti <rv !o 1 ,t ,.f tho hand* of u watch, ami iii thc s,.u a tba !??? i .. earth'i roi i tun's roi allon ?niaiie. tbe equator move more i apioly for be though i be saw lt te tba motion of tue apota . ..I vol ??!.'. -a nu tho Burfl fe of Ibo sun Bat tf Mutt were so, ali spots lu tke aartkern bomiaphere would whirl tbe otbar way, Whick unfoituiiiueiy ta*) uo not dual lill. Oue of Langley'* earlier drawings of a part of the solar -As io tho gruunlca, which make Mp inc pfteojpal part of lue BOlar sui lace, bc coiiiyaroi, tin m to lue appearance of a laaa's i ..re.l wita snow Hakea luce granule*, v. bleu give u* nineienthsof tho ?unllgbt, do un cover om foo rta of tb* area. 1'm-y ure ir..io BOO to I,"sin mlle* long and loo or 200 mik a wide i ami n; no ap. ital let ni ta tbe spot .tool the Hue Illa' menu ore aeon to be blubt-endea, like t i tip* of i?-o pie'b Hug'is, tal aoeaatonall) Ikey lakadlfmraal fm.os. we geuemli) the patok etrawa Tiny troqaaa i> have u apb al notion, hoi wmetimi Bru* in ono way uut io Hie ...io .. i be ? i.era'ly lakeu of tue griui'des and thc view 1 have generally held ls that they are clouds of condensed ma? terials, looking like one of our summer thunder clouds. 1 a tell eo.umu, with its base floating 1,000 or 2.000 feet sbtive tho earth's surfs-c-f, reaching np and expanding with the top, 8.000 or 10.000 feot high, whler than the boitoni. I imagine that most of those are columns like that, seen endways; and yet nobody would suppose from their BUP-BIBBC- that we saw them endways. I sir that Mr. Ilii.tlngs ratherdemurs to that, and thinks Ike] are roughly globular. My Impression is that on tbe whole they s ind up on tht; sun's surface toward us, sud thai In tho spots ws iee tuem drawn out. rtO. IT.?A TTPIC-X si"",-s|.i,is (Puny, i.anui.ky.. II !? we see wi.nt ls. I simmie, tilt! lieut beautiful ' i sun toot ever made, if any of vdu own telescopes ymi must aol _>xpee1 to lee anything like mat. Tali waa male by Laa-sley, obaerVlag with of thirteen tnohee diameter, and is ealleda ivpi'-.-i! -,:i.,i t, parts of lt taken at different tlmoa from d__n.mil sputa. Usually th ? pictures of Truuvelot repre ? nt tho apps trance tm leeai Itfca Ikxae or four lneh . ? ia -_??)." o.i hare Ural the Ula photosphere ___T_ronnd tho spot. I supp.iso that ben teen to an upward eerreai raaklug froai tke eentn ol tba ann outward. -Vibaveabawnaleotha seatial tot Ity, and Ito tbs lb, straws leaning over lt. Then to also i.p.-.v, ai. I what appean like froat ervitala, eorapesed o' little fan-shaped tllameni i, pointe- tu tka aad, a blob in-, li w ,uld i-.t|itiio a very lum* Iel and very cood aaelnjr. to gal mi.-.i u Baaaalarst u_ Hun ; rei were ls nothing ben _? i.i eu observers b- sides Dangle) lins o uni sim. Ar ilr.'t I lult a little susiiicious ot >i ililli* pei ...Hill e ii lin,ii uiini t un i pear-shaped -p pas ranee, dh i ken ia not. I han seen it nose!;, ami Langley tells me tuat ba ha* ? sral ovcinngs since thou. 1 ms l t.mik we mn/ call a most beautiful fvun spat. I'.ie sun sp 'ts fm.ow j p nod; lu MM yenrs Ikey i.r i pi .it nnd in other yean te w, Tkat hail keaa noticed [.?ug ir f.irt, bat ihe regularity of the period waa B_i ii I. il until 1861, wut-i) _N ???'?' ?'? ?-. el D.a, showed tinn Iketa waa a raaalar rise and fail. rue periodic.** is ii ; regular. Ilks tbat of tbe planets In tieri orbits, '..ne ii, in period! .irv as long ns IO ye .th, v. In.i ii.ii i . ai ..... inni.. tn.iu . or I); Hi .nf-'...in..'11 i'j, Becordtag ia b um .iii.erv.i lious negaa. i in- comp si needl ? dod aol t onttanally point ta ono side..r ih' other. Pbon i. a regular chang ofiisriinii nu.uni , end besides iiii tiiere are Irregular disturbances. Xhj .nm.ra borealis u ak-s me Beedie fairly wini, so t int <.-,. oauuot do an] w,*,ti it. Boen yean an magm stormy ami ..? . m igntdeally i h.-ri is -.no.- (ins, e .meetlon between t ie pnenouieoa "i. m - -I ip M and .rn- magnetto railetloaa mr tke ???it pots Inti I .lo u.it think ike .- >.r the ot bi r. .*? ia warmer oi cl ie. when na* merous spots oppear upon Its surface. Tue part whloh is sp... .. di r. len nu ii ber portions ? .i up and inn give u* m.ne hi .ii. Hi. "ii H liar ; _ sits i.nor a uneroo! pl sr.... b 1 null ls no som of itt nutt ai tn. . lllsllirll III- a If I ,, ., at.V ' ' ..eli ni I l| i. . I.t li. ll:. . ii .; li.un itu. .1 . it supp-, e ? gn nt ..i -.iiii. i broke ont a fee ti y ? n f'.r.- . '?len.tis eto m which s-iowed tseifln tra mni \- .. ,,i i ten llj_.ll . Ml. li ' 1 di I. v The distribution of the not found to i Il itl.ill of 1 . I (Ml SpOl ? ? ? . si ail near the - In ibo -lill. V :?? UlW, With : i n eke pu. s, ... in my pi ..mr .. fl til tlie r !, . - t.i ... . . Ue p . bi ii i. j ol -, the pi.iluia.;nevs ure iunst . Iii. VI.-lltlsM WU- AND DlVIttACTION Sl'ECllIO MOPI s. Aa te whit ike sun u m ida nt, han ls a drawing... sn l.l.llnitl > spit llli.f .ipe Al t'.IIS point 1111*1 ked Si In Hie a poer arawlag), a Barrow r.tt, perkana a ih<iii*auiiih of sn loeb wide, edialta tke light At tin- ether ead nf this i-.,il.na,ur is a him, fran which the light goes tiiroii.'li Hie petan. . mid rn.iii that into ri .or h.-r lelssoope to tbe eye, wbieh aaea i mb si Bet-ram, a binni of eeleted light, n I al one end sud liim it Hie tn ii--r. iii.irked with Hue. which ure full of lU-u'illlle. ie lo IIS. Minnel Inn., Instead of a prism a tliflerent arr,ingciuciit. .iniiie towel drawing) al the point A la what ls c tiled ii gr .ling. New York: liss had. until recently. pre-emtnenee In tbe eon struetlofl ni these gratings, divided by Rutherford's rillingititriiie. upon ipeonlum metal, rhe one which i ase ls a.it two inches ..rile, covered wnh linea ruled al ? dlstauee ot aboal I7,ia_si to ti, ? loeb, thees Hms being I it lochee loan, rhe anting set tn tbli manner baa the propert) of produclni to a e rtala sxlenl Ihe Bane ni .t Hint Hie pr_m In*. The Insirilluelit ls HI.! |0 Ul lill lt SIM c's 1:1 111.Ttl CfillVt lllelll -?., itros p' . ""l l bis it lu aelar o i lervatlons. i_e eoili nlstor ts aooal a toe. long, rhe h ie-i-o|.,- li.i ? i | i u piaeed ??? I.ne lt In Ill's a the purpi tool sepai-lng tk? opentionsof different or i.i-, hm in, ?i.iiin_ roven a series of spectres over . . other In the blgl.lei ?. and bj I ii tbe prism tia I and appear one ii, \e another, a here oftkarwtoa tiu-v won id merino. ii p.rrinii of Um ?peetnuu la ablneoolor; a ...iiiii of color in Hiv.-1 wltb lian upon it -some black m.I ii nv. -onie Hu. . s .m.- shaded, stun.i Sharp at i:i-t lavluii ni s.iit nf meaning or panton to them, I'm-?in in uiiii-li tttoee an formed tai lag.u coining bod. ls i healed metal aad pa -brough a vapor will give no dark ri ? idlng ii toiiio i bright lines. Take a vapor ar gas aaa iookatll through Ihe spect-roecop. and it aouldglve uUiii lines, ii ..ii tour bright Un _, i ike in> mt tal iiml v??? timi iii it each, in tke .omi ol vap ir, ?Hes us own peouitar linea. Tba dark iim-s ea ne min chi b. .i' i-o'.iuti d foi liv the dl&root kinds ol BJ I Are lliei rn.ute tj.e ? in tin i- ol the sun I If they ure, al the lum ni au i nt iiu_.li li> brights Au atli'inpl wa-i luade io si ? iiieiu lu l-ni-i uud i-nit), im- for soma nason it .Int im! sii.'.iil; but lu 1 sro th.- thin, did ?onie mu lies,lilt illy ut llieeelii.se ni Houthmi Spain. Jost belan ike eclipse became full tim line, looked like i red, except that the spectra.-, ol tke 'oroua had grown br'ghi, alni a few of thu oiler lines bad In^iiii ta grow blight. Bat iii the time Ihe eclipse ll things changed, BU _ all tho Ilma became ional brlg.it. Wnat was lett I nen, as tba inonu BO aplite ?nu. ol lim _.iu'_ ?i nm-prier.- eras pn-J-erinu ml beyond tue edge of tba in.mn, and lt was avery lifittltlttll sight. 1 ne -little leugi ll nf Hie slieet ruin " ns [ill tl, lti.1 Upon one eh I, t/reen In Ihe lultldi,. and blue upon lac oluvr. It I'unoird out and thou was lost lu a lUI'lll-'Ii 1 ll'rof.sssor Young'I Berth I the aBethods of obtaining paotiigrspks of tww spectra ?Imaltanf-ou-Jy fot the pur Bpartooa i>_ the Insirnmenti of Pruta.mm Leekjer.j .kalpen tc bare a Dhoti?/.riipliof tbe ipectruiuof tho Iron taken by that apparatus. Thu ls a negative: HG. TH,?HOS LINES IV THE 6PECTP.riI OF TUE RVS. This Inwor pnrtfon of the spectrum ot the sun, and all these Lil. s which here show light are dark lines lu tho sun. Above is the spec, nun of iron. The point that I say shows us tkal thcro is iron In the sun is that every one of these dirk DBM of Iron run right dov n iuto one of tho bright Hues on the sun's spectrum. Ute bently a bright line Of Iron, You ase that In the ran'e epeetruat there aro a great many rom the trna spectrum. Here ure two side by side, one iron and t'.e other red. Sometimes tho iron Uno is doable us la titi-* eaoa And so when we come to tra** it through, we lind that ont of Koinetuliig like 700 bright lines theo ena te a.iown In i he spectrum ol iron, over OOO of them match pre? cisely wit line* in the solar ?peotrum. And then another thing yon observe that where in the spectrum of the Iron ike line* aro heavy Ikey rea agaa heavy 'ines in tie inn's bu ,??;?.'m. ami thin lines in the sam" way. [PrefbOBor Young also projooied upon tho ling s'-reeu ii photograph of the Kolar ?neetram me le "by Dr. Henry Draper, who he said had done a great deal for s .dentine photography, and wiiose loss was being mourned by many more than scientific men at Ike present tim-. The picture was one tttade te Ultutrate hi* discovery of oxygeu In the line, which, unlike beet, does not show It? self in dark linea lu the spectrum. J?r Draper found the sp. en um of oxygeu by means of electric sparks passing between iron terminal* in e little soap-stone obnmber through which a current or oxygen was (weed, lu the picture thc brig.it lines of tbe element wore shown to be coincident with bright r b m.is in thc solar spectrum.] In Illustration of tke relations between matractte d's turbaneeaoQ earth and disturbance* la the sun Professor Voting show ed uud ev pla nod a picture of a spot spec? trum ebeerred by him ea August 5, 1872, ld toe course nf a serle* of ipectro coi lc oboervationaat Sherman, For aeveral dayl tee ehroroosnhere near tbe tan-epef hail Bkowed great dlaiiiihaaos ger an hour ea August ?"> the < ntie in the pei, I'.uil.;.i ne ni. out a jct like a II.mic from a niling ap ward n greet diet ene* At i e same tune thu magnetic observer repor.it?d tho be could do no lung with his Beedie, ?endingtoUreenwleb, Kagiaad, for eopto* of tho mae> nette . ' tkal el the ?ame h..ur that he ba i oh* rved tb* ategular phenome? non lo nie spectrum, the tuuiruetii: needle uad bocu strangely dlatni b ? i As for lue protnb* ranees, the lecturer continued, tho ar* ? tty abowlug that they were u Of gae nt tbe edge i | Ike sun. They were obtained by different observera and a'l foi niel ii;'!. 1, nt bi lo the ?.reen ami one iu loo niue. i*boM linae ai! saw, and some aaa ? meat many other lin i. i er., wen it i no' ? ree ?< te the lines. PtofeMOT .ttl ? of the el? lon* .no given here, sa ,.: ??? ... i .. igbt io*et In bright dayl I mo them tomorrow ** j came out bright and clear, mid the by awring bis instrument he eon] I ? prouxtneneteo from aud made a report whioh he forwarded to tao gienah ?j A m ,^-"' i.. IX ?CIlROMOapirKRK AND BB as BKI t IN un -:' ' H.i M. Imagta* tkem t" i linea ead Ikea in tko middle of ft a darkish brown bandi ? of tko sped lum ara, ti* you see, lot ins on the edge af the aaa Hore ii wbat le eethtd the ekroeiBegbere, as it appeara to ns in tit- ?peetiuia. ptoreaaor Yooag Ikea oiplnhival u rmiclmling aet of o allowed ni i I prom , of I'..- sim. 'I bore waa the utmost varlet} in the em e, no two ol Hui., ike. home look) d spit,.- . ' bes, while still others reseiiib ilnte* abeam, and spiinls. Tbe spiral ah iped prouifn the a lld} were ? bins aud eddles in I he up)ter air at the sun. spl eared a prominence tbat resembled ? riolcni lui. om a narrow orifice, and auother picture showed a I item ronneetteg tke min'* edge sith Irregular el,.nd ni .-omc-et* ot the ;.1< lui. s of ob I bowing that , a. n pt imlnenee rapidly changed lt> form and alan, the ..no time* moving with moat extraordinary veloo it wa*these tieitii formed prominence*.the loo tarer explained, which produc .1 the Irregular rim of col.I lurbt seen about roe rite of the moon in a total eclipse or tin -un nml i'ulled the "corona." Tkeae pro? tuberance* themselves were erroneous maaae* of matter ti off or heavi I up from tbe i-hroinoephere oi tke ann. The leal two picture* exhibited woe from rom Iplatraand showed aeveral prominence* nearly would appear through a telescope to the eye of _ _ i\ ALLEGED BLACKMAILER HELD. William Harrison, who is aliened to liavo at tempted to blnel mail Mr*, t.lizabeth Rich, was taken before Joalti e Hts by, iu tho Jetlersou Market Police Court geototda*, for examination. Mrs. liu n's son-in-law. liuorge VT. Oadlingor, produced n letter, windi, he said, she had teecived yesterday nutt ii i ii tr. lt was dated, .lauuaiy 8, New-Haven, (nilli, and is signed s. lirotta. Tbe writer stated tint a man. William Hewitt, w at proprietor of the Selden House, in New?Hav*a, la issi. He en r.'iseil it leceipt lor ({titi), writteji ou tho Lack of one of the business cards of tlio hotel bf Hewitt, of whom he speaks very unfavorable. Unsays that from tho description of Harrison bo tliinka that he and Hewitt uro the same poison. He sent It lie re reiptsotliut tho batnl writings rou!.I be compared. Hewitt, he says, tormerly Kept a hotel in. Ashnry Park, N. J., and his taolbel lives iu Cb velaud, Ohio, Harrtoon tbea made a etetemeat similar to that published reoterdtur. He signed lt tari the writing vms almost n fae simile of tho writing on the re? ceipt scut by Crotta, ead it resembled tho wilting ot many ot tho Icttois received by Mrs. liich. De leetr. e'Sergeants linley nml Killumi inmto ti thor? ough soiircb on Monday lor ibo Utwyar naaaed Bar* rough* mentioned by Harriwo, bul fatted to timi any tra** ot bill They visited among other places the Continental Hotel, whom Harrison atge that ha bald aa interview with Bnrroaghe, Jnattee Hi\liv road HtirrisoiiM statement, looked mer Ins epectaeloe, emited mid tbcu saul to bun: " Your bail wtllbeil.OOO." _ ai UAH) or TTfBUa rt:uer. Th* Board af Health is investigating the death of Haitian Merriam, age Bevealeea, waa died bb Monday ia lb* large woemeat house ut Ka, 169 Heoter-a*. Tbe two pbytdciaaawho attended tho ymng wouiati, I?i-?. .!. c. Parker, oi Ne* :;:; llroouie-et., aaa Jobn Barbe, of No. 7*! Ilester-st., gave, in tbe tleath certilutite, typhoid fever as lim disease from wbii ti sim di, tl. Bot tho neighbors affjrinthal it was typhon, not typhoid Tins is ibo Hf 'li death la tins tenement within a shott tinto of lbj* doonan aodaaoiaer Bloter of Mum Merriam ie sick in bed in tho nazi room to the body with *kui tbe lin, tors also dtagnooe ea typhoid fever. Dr. Parker aatdlag! aigbi ta a lliBtrxB laaagtat that it waa dittlealt lo draw a lino between the sunptonnoi the twa dBBaaee, bat be believe 1 tlio to bo one of typlioid fevei. I lie young woman manifeated coi elna! symptom*, which wine alike iu both diseases, but she also li.nl otlmi avuiplomn which wcie to ho found exi naively iu tyjihoiu. PERFORMING WITHOUT ANY SCENERY. Regarding the mlohapa to tito " Lights o' London" company nml the destruction of its property in tlio . olii.sioii between tho Bk. LoatoOKpieOB 11iain ami lite Minneapolis feet express train on the lon linc ton Cedar kapui* mid Northam Railroad near < edar (rapids earl r Monday mora tag, J. W. Collier, the in mager of the company, sain yesterday ; " 1 have revolved tl.iee too-main* lrom II. H. llutlui, the tio'tsurer ot the coiuptiuv. who represents ino. ouo stating that tho .iccnltiiiwhint m. utred. tho property ba.i been destroyed, all asking foi tuatractiona, 1 he second told of tho death ot William s, ott, tho property man. and the last one stated that tho body had lioeu sent to hts late home. The regular prorei ty man loft the company in Indiana, ami Scott was picked up at I ort Wayne. I believe. 1 have tele gitipked to Mt. Butler to uut ou hia owu judgment. i Ile has written foll partieulan, and I expect h.. latter to-morrow. 1 .baili at once get ont Ki 1 ?.i at Kansee f ity, where they plav lor a week ;.._,.. nina January _*2. Last night they played at (W|,ir" Kaplila. witbont any scenery. I presume th. e,,,. pany wi I haye to lie idle until ttey lot thmr new oath. I shall hasten its preparation * ew Wi Butler telearipbod that the collision waa dos co *dnc*tor*''*at*y ? (0at miuaU* m the *-tc- 0l* 35 Ihe toembere of the companvare- Miss T,<___ s__'___fffi-'S-_Xiuhn Moya, and Mr. Danbar, property mau. REPORTED TO RAVBJAKEE ARSENIC. Herr Ludwig Barn-iv, the distinguished German trt.ge.lian, who hos h-en advertised to appear \ , i... the week at the Thalia Theatre i? thT-haraL t.rsof 0 illiam Tell and- oriofanut, baa not appeared -duce Thursday night. Last uioht the manager in? formed tln> audience who were assembled to sec hmi play lYillium Tell, that he would not appear until Friday evening. Tho r.nrv>_ given was that the actor bas been suffer it-j. with a severe sore throat, a rumor was in circulation last night at Police Hf-ilgunr tiTN. founded upon au assertion of an employe of tho theatre, that the real (rouble with Herr ...may wns that lie luul taken ar. overdose of arsenic. j?r what laaaaa or in what quantity he took the Bf_MM coulfl not bf learned, ns the tuaiiagtr of the taaatM woultl only sav thar ho know nothing aboat it. At No. 327 Baal F.icvcnth-st., where nen I.amav la staying, iuqmriea were made, but no information was given. sss SONGS RY A THOUSAND CHILDREN. The annual festival of tho Italian school nt N'o. 160 Ia iiiianl-st. took place last evening. The gym iin .iniii luul been titted np with seats and hana. lonely decorated with the Italian and American co.hm. Tin; portraits; ol' WaiblngtOB, Victor iui iit.ii.uel. Knur Humbert anil his Qoeeu also decor? ated tho willis. A miiiilrei- of visitors were present anion!* whom were i-.gisto P. Fabbri, of tbe tirm of Drexel, Morg-.n __. Lo., and h's br-tlit-r, Ernesto (j. Pabbri. A .out one thousand children were ass. u_ bled, chattering, laughing, lrrcnre-wible in their t.e liglir. They sang, under the direction of Mr. Con ttjiuo, several songs, among which were the "i'i.n? of the Free" and a war snug. "Al C um no, L'o_>. pa_.ni." I'rof. V, Botta and Count 1'e Kevel, the Ita,mu Vice-Consul, made addresses, the latter ?paakiMg in Italian. A*, the children dispersed, they ci'li received a bag of t'rui., au earnest of more sun Btantta] prcu;at_ to be givcu ihum next week. SUCCEEDING PARTLY IN TH FIR EFFOET. The efforts of certain oiticera of the Revenue Marino Sei vice to ha*.e a special meeting of tim Chamber ct commerce called in their interest to prntB-t against tho transfer of tbnt service to the Nary Department, as mentioned io vest erna vs Tuiiii'...;, h jvc beau successlul ina quail lied sense. 4 -facial meeting bas been called at _.:!?> p m., to-morrow " to _ou_i<ler House Bill No. 7,13**, pro? posing to establish a Bureau of Mercantile > aiine," lins liill iiiclutles tho transfer of tln> ottieers and vessels of the Kovenue Marius to the Naval Hen ice. A largo number of tue oihcer. lavor the .nosier, while others are opposed. Seine of thu members ot tbe Chamber uro oppose'i to the discussion ol' B_Bat they consider iuUividual gtio.anciM.. Tm: CASE OF FITZ JOHN PORTER. ? i: rmr. ...nosthep-T-. view*. ___-t-M___i in a LETTER TO _____?___. GK.-X1. Washington, Jan. f>.?Tho fol.owinjr is- tlie I \. of a letier vritten by General James I. rn fr*, tree! tu 0seora! Grant, and dated at Atlanta, Ga., De< emixr 30, - _ lt oi e.ira to tue that on account of parallel fii-euin ?r_r in th. An. v ..; got lin lu \ li._i.ii. ts fore tm*l Mmlattafl. **te -kass ired I iii ti tho Fitz John Porter trial, maybe a prop lyour rec< uti', p ii.'.i-iieit paper n forriag to kia ease, it lll-t. ho... cit I. lo sill!.lt tli.it the iiiyiiiueiit ot those V. Il.i hold to Iago! the toort martial, ls, (rom their strictly luiiitnn standpoint,cmiii?i\e. Buttkej aeeai tn li_nore'thc well recoiriii/fsl custom of Wal. that nieii.it rnnflnei to tke rule that bolds aa army at a grand m.-chine, Ibnited, nader all cti-.-um Btances,to tbe letter of the on ie rs of tts ektef, kotara expected Badninlred to exercise due discretion when not in his Ininxeuiate presence. No rtonbt, ,,. .h..im .lour experienos where ofltoara were as da? ri proof foi (ailing to exercise sack discrcdea us for tnilin_ to obey oruers. Knili on Ai:_ru-l -."). lirli. at 'he head of my column. I arrived lu st rt klux distance ot tke battle in pi parua-, bi__ tween part or the Anni of tke Potomac ami Gi | ' tka Anny of Nortkera Vlrjclala Upon seeing tbe approach of oar column the luler-d ti ps wera witbdrawnto s defensive p<i_lt!ou, a little rora noon, ns testified by myself aaa others before tbe Bebottehi Board, my command was deployed andtonned on Jaekaoa'a riuriit, at rht-it angles to thu \. ni :? mni fit-.-, iiml extending to uti.I beyond tit- M? - .np Karlro.iii. Ai soou asdep .; -i. ' Indicated ala pnrpoae tobave ne attack, intending to execute lu- plea I asked Mat ta raeonneltre tbe aatr :,. and the ground Inti i tbeneea .li. no ;. .i the position strong ead I Mieiiliee \\...?. l.t.. Iv to lie .ll. li as to csu e npoi?-!...- -i i .1 uni seeaa unite bb_1__-_L aad waa r*'i_- tbe propriety of making hi- urdrrsmore iii tillite, vi. '-ii Infoiiiiri'lot) wns reclv.,! fr of tbe approaob ol federal troops npoa nu i This draw etti ntlon to tbat part ol tbe th ..i for tlie time, imt - hen it appeared that thli force a lining i litiiiKh for nltaek, the qiiesilnu of iittack by tie- I rt 1 ..i ;is \rn- lesiiincil. As th., day tv an far Bpent, I snjorested a force reeaa iioi-.inee nt nightfall, aud prtpaiatioas for tko Batten al the day fni-owing. Thta was.wpted. Tbe rec_an_4? sui,! iiowiM-r. satisfied General l_ee aad in. self ti ii,imi. -in ni i not In-malle at tim, iinint. Bo Iwltkdrev abonl in;.!;.i-ht ti) the ground we had oceap_ed before oar a.han. e. Th. neal day tkeIMaraMteeewedtka battle ii-.iiiist Jackson. As we were not eiigaged n >r il rode oat la advance of my line ta search or opportunity to t.ike B_y skate of thc hatti.>, i.ul t...i;i 1 a ii u.ii.er o( my officers ? ..i <?? t.-.l at a point from ".viii h i rlea of the masses walllai ap ion. Krona tkls point lt wes evident I i few batteries bavin Hree ulddisperse tkeat-> :. I sollie ot oin billi. les WM- ofih !eil lol ward . ni ami prepared. Mean*) lille came from General Ja_ka_-a aaklag ter isMaf-reeB-eati and almost Immediately aftnr naiaa aa enVir frnni fl ;? aral i.to Bead s__m of mv brlga___a te Jfatkaei. ft ill.I imt seem probable tbat the truopeeooktraaakJaakaaa In .Imo, if -tnt; at tht same time there was BOdoaktel .-i-ing the Httn.-k by the tire of our art: Under tke e-rumstanees l felt Impelled to dLtsr-iraid tho or lei. rim! to operate oa my o _ n ludgn-eat Tke nr.- of our batteries produced remits aotlelr a ted. when tim attacking forces were dispersed, my eonuaaad mu* sprung tutti,- char.,'.-ami swept tke field. Hadltkaa .1 tin flay bernie, it ls more .baa probable that Porter would have bein lu good leeson in take me ou thu wing, iiii'l would in all probability base erasbed-Be, iiml l stopped to reinforce on tke se. oed day. it is hardly probable timi Jackass, could have bi-M till :uy ttw<>pa r.iiil.1 have reached hlui. A ? i .rn state, tt was not possible for Porter to attack tbe 4:SO order, the failure to flo which was alleged to lu- his high crime. If we limy WPposC that h.- recelvetl th order al i _S0 ami ha.l altai had he aroald han- glvaa ia tba opportunity th.it we wera so aa~_est_y wekngall if that ilay, and lu the disjointed condition of their anny in thal ilay the result nil_.ht lime been more serloii.. ruin that of the nert day?'totb. Now if taaaapfraa hat my attaclt on the attenioon of the 1.0th had tail .1, lo shall see that the cvldcnc*. against BM would hnv.j men Mrooaer tkantkel agnlnst Porter. Yet, with an ariu'st de.Ire to met f the orders of my chief, I felt that t would be more culpable to c .ecute tltnii to di?ubey hem. ... if lu the exercise of di.cretli'ii one l-eeoiues he direct causa <-f (Bflure. he should mil) bc uiljUv-Ked ns allin-: lu generalaklp. If the intention is io brui_tdis omflture upon the arms, lt ls criminal. Boca after this tm ai reign l was preaioted, and aa* iRucil ns Btiator l-l.-it.-nani-Genual of tka Coate dcrata irmy. ___________________________ THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. .Vashisgton, Jan. 0.?The Star Route trial ros resit med tins morning. 1'ostinaster Hooch, of to-it.i. _k__BMB_. t.-stillcfl as to the opuutinu. ot the tar Berrin beBflseea VMaMaaai wmmb Kx-I'ostinaster Wslters, of Green wood, rs station on tho ani,- route, sahl there were usually three or four letters tiny received at his ofllee. tin cross e-itiuluiit'oii the witness was required to ?cate tireen wood. He confessed that he could not do I. lie lived li! a tent vine he Hist went ih. re, and , it i nw omi iii'i-ared to move around all o', er tho ouulry. The post-office was often moved, ami wlnr ver lt haiipe'uetl to he, Hit re was Giveuwood. " It fol ?wed the 'mst oilice," said Mr. Ingersoll, " and tho .o-t otllce roUtiwcvl the lu.ul tallier." Souie tune wiis'coiisiiiiu tl at tills stage of thc proc-ed ags In a wrnn-.'le between cnmise! over the production f certain ja'titlotl . Th. Judge tlna'h Inst nali.-iii-.- an.l wisted that thc subject must be dropped. When tho toper time "ame the full pow. r of tlie Coort, said I.e, ,ouiii lie exercised to ooaapel the product.nu of the im ti-s, imt the time of the public ana the Court must be i onoiiii/.etl Tbls-trifling with tbe Court mast oeese. motker rulinirnf the rourt tlei*inln_r tbe duties of the ir. f-.i'int -il i.i be pin neilla: i.i repugnant to tae d- i ml lt wu- excepted to. |l..'th on acctiimt of its subject miter nnd tue language In which lt waa couched. \t ingth, annoyed bj (requenl lutcrruptloas, tbe Oeait, innn-to Mie Jury, eiclaiiu-Hl: ** OentleiBen ol the Jory, ? ii wind -ail wind. It ls Intended . to have aa lu Hence nunn you when it should not." l'liniih'ti.e takinifof testimony wns ree_-n_e& Aaa** nt rn-'iiiiist.r Marks, ot Pueblo, being rwlled t.i tba land, liter som.- roattaa tcstlinony the louii ud nu ned until to-murrow. GREETING THE TTCB-BBGAL TARTY. BAM Ki:-NCi-sro, Jan. '.>.?A _ft_P__tfl -N-_ in sou, Ail/... says: " Tao VMa-OBB-l jOhthf, ?nb ..lon. ; loiu-tcllotte and a nMggm, tnagpn t'irmiHh this Int- this morulng, remalnln. nearly a quarter of aa iour. Thouah ?tow citisenn, lucludiu^ the. Miiior. wera t the dei>ot to ext-nd irt-ctliifc-s, tbe Martinis und ?rliicesa did not appear, lu aa iulerview with lolonsl .-..urti Untie ou the subject o( the reported trouble be liven the i'i iu.ess 1...I1.se and Ludy Mucdouaid, na tated thal then aaa no foundation tor tho allegation-, ml ih.tl tue report was undoubtedly orlKluaied by WW olin .Vtiiciloual'i's lrunils as political capital lo assist he Cnnaillun I'remier to thu Uovernor-Geuerslnhlp al he cud ot thu Mai'_uis of Lorue'a terni U_U year."