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The Sea Serpent

Illustration of a sea serpent from an old manuscript with writing in Greek and Latin

A letter has been received at the Merchants’ Exchange, from Capt. Wales, (son of T. B. Wales, Esq.) of barque Wave, at Malaga, from Boston, dated Sept. 5, in which he states that on the 5th of August, about 6 P. M., Cape Cod, bearing E. by S. 30 miles, he discovered a huge sea monster crossing the bow, about a half a mile distant to the northwest. It at first appeared like the surf breaking over a rock or reef, but it soon arose in a perpendicular position, 30 or 40 feet above the surface, remaining for about 10 seconds, and then following horizontally, the body disappeared, leaving a wake in the water, and rising again in the same position at nearly regular intervals for the space of half an hour, when it disappeared entirely.

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Eclipse of the Sun

During the total solar eclipse, the Sun’s corona, only visible during the total eclipse, is shown as a crown of white flares from the surface. The red spots called Bailey’s beads occurs where the moon grazes by the Sun and the rugged lunar limb topography allows beads of sunlight to shine through in some areas as photographed from NASA Armstrong’s Gulfstream III. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

There will be an eclipse of the Sun on Saturday, the 25th inst., the greatest visible in the United States for nearly eight years, or since September 18th 1838. The eclipse will begin at Portsmouth (Market Square) at 18 minutes past 11 A. M.—Portsmouth moan time. The greatest obscuration will be at 36 min. past 12, and end at 50 min. past 1, P. M. Duration 2 hours 32 min.—Digits eclipsed 6 1/2 on the Sun’s southern limb.

The moon’s penumbral shadow will first strike the earth in the South Pacific Ocean, between the Marquesas and Galapagos Islands, at 19 minutes past 9, A. M. At this place the Sun will be just rising, with its upper limb apparently in contact with the moon’s lower limb. The eclipse will first be central and annular at 20 min. past 10 A. M. north of the Marquesas, near the equator. The central line will pass in a north easterly direction through the Pacific, and at 34 min. past 10, the eclipse will begin to be total. From the Pacific the central line will cross Guatimala, the Carribbean Sea, the island of Cuba, and into the Atlantic. At 13 min. past 12, the eclipse will be central and total on the Meridian, near the Bahamas.

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Views in Lucknow

Lucknow — The Town House of Captain F. Hayes, M.A. — From a Photograph
Lucknow — The Town House of Captain F. Hayes, M.A. — From a Photograph

The news from the capital of the territory of Oude will be found at page 18. We engrave upon the preceding page a general View of the City and the Town House of Captain F. Hayes, M.A., who acted as English Resident doing the absence of Sir James Outram.

Lucknow is represented is displaying a varied, lively, and even brilliant prospect, when viewed from an elevated position. as the Observatory, whence one of the accompanying Views was photographed. Lucknow may be regarded as entitled to an honorable distinction among Indian cities. in possessing an observatory. The following general view of the city is from the Bombay Times, just received : —

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News by Wire

Twenty-nine more cases of smallpox were reported to the authorities in Sydney yesterday. Fortunately, they continue to be of a mild type, and hopes are expressed that the outbreak will…
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Ground Hog in Long Trip

Animal With Wanderlust to Come by Way of Chicago on Journey Around World. Salt Lake City.—The wanderlust of small ground hog, which entered Salt Lake recently on the brake beam…
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Sultan to Lose Half of Empire

Big Three at San Remo Place Blame for Delay on United States

After the resolution on 25 April 1920, standing outside Villa Devachan, from left to right: Matsui, Lloyd George, Curzon, Berthelot, Millerand, Vittorio Scialoja, Nitti
After the resolution on 25 April 1920, standing outside Villa Devachan, from left to right: Matsui, Lloyd George, Curzon, Berthelot, Millerand, Vittorio Scialoja, Nitti

Await Note from Wilson—To Liberate Millions From Ottoman Yoke and Internationalize Constantinople

San Remo, April 19. — While the inter-allied supreme council here will unquestionably send a strong note to Germany, putting the allies on record as harmoniously demanding and insisting upon her disarmament and threaten a virtual blockade if the Versailles terms are not lived up to, this will be followed by a radical revision of the whole peace treaty, involvlng liberal concessions to Germany. A compromise will be finally drafted with regard to the Ruhr region, and both France and Germany will be satisfied.

At the end of the first day of its deliberations, the council drafted a reply to President Wilson’s recent note on the Turkish peace treaty to contain clauses of which tho President had objected.

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Going South

Major Beall, late paymaster in the United States service, arrived in this city yesterday from St. Louis, and is stopping at the Gayosa House. Major Beall will leave this afternoon…
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April 20, 1861 – Captain Doubleday’s Statement

The bombardment of Fort Sumter (Currier & Ives)

Major Anderson landed at the Battery, and was received by an immense crowd. His carriage was surrounded by the people, who expressed in cheers and other demonstrations their congratulations. He was followed by an immense throng through Broadway to the Brevoort House, where he was joined by his wife.  

The following is a digest of Capt. Doubleday’s statement :

The demand to surrender Fort Sumter was made on the 11th, and refused, not only by Major Anderson, but the unanimous voice of his command. On Friday morning, at 3 o’clock the rebels sent word that a fire would be opened in one hour, and at 4 o’clock the fire opened upon us in every direction, including the hidden battery. The fire was opened with a volley of seventeen mortars, firing ten inch shells, and shot from thirty three guns, mostly Columbiads. We took breakfast, however, very leisurely. The command was divided into three watches, each under the direction of two officers. After breakfast they immediately went to the guns, and opened fire on Fort Moultrie, Cummings’ Point and Sullivan’s Island. The iron battery on Cummings’ Point was of immense strength, and most of our guns glanced off. Major Anderson refused lo allow the men to work the guns on the parapet, on account of such a terrific fire directed there.