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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21
PLANETARY PHENOMENA FOR 1854.

Having fairly entered upon year noted for its
bountu supply ofSundsysits first and its last day being
Sabbath and FIVE of its months containing I'VE Sabbaths
apiece making in all Sunday more than 1t has weeks
let us consider what astronomical phenomena may be in
store for entertainment and INSTRUCTION dung mis-
Venus will be brilliant in the western sky he even
ing OF the e4h inst She about 81 clock T. NJ Her
teIescoric appearance that Of crescent She win be
nearest TO the earth Feb 2s, and about 81 million miles
distant while at her superior conjunction with the sun,
Dec Is she will be shout l20 million miles distant from
us-yaryng In apparent size from ten seconds Of 10
about seventy seconds, or seven fold
Mercury viii be favorsby situated for observation
toward the end Of February during hour after sunset
in the west and particularly between 9Th and 10th March
In November and December he will be morning STAR AID
more avoraby situated for observation thsn most people
will be at an early hour to observe him He experiences
SIX coniuncons with the during the year-hree supe
rior february May September and threenfero March.
July, November His apparent slze varies from i've
seconds 10 twelve seconds Of The length OF twilight
makes July unfsyorable for his said that
Coperncus was never fortunate to behold this planet
Man viii he IN opposition TO the sun req @os oeaun
ul telescope object This happens once IN little more
than two of years He much nearer TO Us at this
pnase than when in the remotest part of his orbit and hs
apparent magnitude is Of course larger varying from oar
seconds OF arc 20 thirty seconds seven times larger Ia
the one instance he may be SoOo0OOo miles from us IN the
other s4o 0oo, 900 miles
The Sun win be eclpsed May &c. beginning at Boston
"a S1m r M and ending Oh. 46r-durstion over two
hours. IL win be snnular in this nsighborhood pie
s9inenon o. rare occurrence According to the Family
Christian Almanac II viii move about 100 miles minute
and be visible in the eastern part Of Upper Canada In
several counties Of NewIork State in nearly ali Yer.
mont and New Hampshire, in the north esS corner of
Masacl usttfs and the sosth western par OF Ns;na The
ring will be about third Of digit wide The eoliSe
will be central in - deg, So min. Ion. W of Greenvah
and a deg "a min N la and in "a deg IS deg w and
ii deg 10 min. n. lat Draw q line from one Of these
positions to The other the map, and you er,ss IN.
towns and counties which is central or 4uulAr
lts Iaih viii be about 100 miles wide and will extead
about 90 miles each side Of the line above described
Jutiter viii be an evening star from July Is TIL Jan %
1855 end interesting object of observation His ap
pleat size varies from 80 seconds 70 a. seconds q
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NEW YORK STATE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.

ConespeBdeBce Of The n. Tribune
ALBANY, Friday, Jan 20, 1854.
The renders of The TRIBUNE may be interested to learn
that the New York State Temperance Alliance held their
annual meeting in this city yesterday and that unyeldng
determination was manifested on the part of delegates
m from various counties of the State to leave
nothing undone in the compass of united human effort
not even blinking the question Of direct political action if
need beio secure State the blessing of the enactment
and en- foroement of the MAINE LAW"
The report of the Executive Committee for the past year
shows that has done good service and been instrumental
IN placing many friends Of the in the present Legsa
tpre IA direct nit of the light has been able to throw
upon the public mind.
The Report of the Treasurer shows not large amount
collected during the year. but gives cheering evidence that
the public unwilling to sustain, most fully 80 good
Hon. Chas c. Leigh, Of the Assembly from your City,
was unanimously chosen President of the Association Tor
the ensuing year
The following series of resolutions passed after full and
able discussion, will be better index Il the views ana
feelings Of the Association than anything can offer
kchd That iepsnoe or the use o. ntSneaas a.
mGnd Of Government Its earliest and most untrns ao' Tor "
kCTsd That the New YOk State Temperance Alliances in tax
9 70 nave the the I SoSS Of a sS a. intos
eating liquors beverage has wisely judged oil and msoni un
Fs Ss ss Ssss' Ss oppose
20 twst other political parties that shall suitably csd
principle but to be ready while praise those that do we'll"
Resolved Tia. The ready reception into the affection of our
tymen experienced MAINE Law every quarter when that
brought the public attention affords an unn
with the sentiment Of the American
regarding the gh Of the the State and re-
duty Of the body polite TO guard ITSELF and protect
looking protection against crimes and
other their and in their sgutnde all know
the Of interesting drinks TO be nsepaable
fIom the tole ration Of that practice
Ro That the indications Of the power with which the convic-
this right and the Of this duty force mseves home
understanding and to the heart Of country leave
depbt the early triumph the for
tion of which this Alliance exists aud affords guarantee that that
cheering ndica
democratic faith with which the State of Maine has done
herself the mperkhsble honor OF denn her destined
to be adopted a. her own by whole country.
R That this juncture which be regarded the eve Of
the embody Of the
public will upon the subject In form calls hitcay
M unwsvere unnsggns the
epd the IL gievous suppose that all de-
snd for effort will the expected law for the
Intoxicating drinks sha have been enacted
Its this-ownx the
the heretofore permitting the practice of liquor
habuA thousands would
engaged innocent useful demand amount OF
and exertion Of the Of the law which
requires that they receive the active and energetic co0pe
tien Of all who would not see its object debated
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21
FACTS OF SLAVERY.

FREIGHT on THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Since our
last report have received at this depot 81 persons all
within the last ten days First two men from Mis-
souri, then thirteen from Covngton, Kentucky, five Of
whom escaped from the Mayor of that city then came
four from Kentucky then two more up to this date The
Christmas holidays will bring an other fine lot.
Since the above written have had the pleasure
Of taking by the hand fugitive from Louisville, Ken
lucky who had made money enough to buy himself but
came 10 the kasy conclusion few hours before he
started not to part with his money in that way but rather
to spend il in Canada for land
Voice Of tie Fugitive, Jsa. H.
PETERSBURG SUPERIOR CoURT-Commonwealth rs.
Isaiah Dobbins-Tuesday, the of Isaiah Dobbins,
charged with feloniousy assautng cutting and woqndng
with intent kill Ned Davis slave belonging to Jordan
Branco on the Sd day of July last taken up and
Jury being duly empaneed proceeded with Alter get
ting through the testimony Watson for the Commonwealth
opened the case and followed by Lyon for the prison
err Watson then closed the argument and the
given to the jury who returned verdict of guilty OF I'M
lawful cutting and fixed his term of confinement in the
city Jail to one hour and fined him cent.
Ned Davis the slave above mentioned II will be recOl
eced died days after receiving the wound inflicted
by Dobbns Petersburg lnteligencer.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HARPER's MAGAZINE.

The January number Of Harper completed about the
frs Of the month but account of the difficulty OF pro
curing presses 10 work OF the immense edition, has
been ready for delivery until th, time In pOn. Of
reading matter the present ssue viii not be regarded as in
any degree Inferior 10 the average character Of the maga
zine, although the absence Of Embellishments and the
general style OF the typography show By contrast the
superior excellence which has heretofore characterized its
execution The next number, presume VII eIhbi. the
attractive exterior which has been such important
eent in the wide spread popularity Of the magazine OF
The original portion of tiss number, the Editors Easy
Chsir will attract attention presenting graceful COS
slipping rscy discourse the suren. topics d tho day
both domestic and foreign interpreted with dashea Of dry
hunor that indicate the pen Of Of the avOrte writers
Of Young America The presiding genius Of the Editors
Table whoever be may BE- dismouns from his high horse
ofheOcgy and gives curious and valuable statistics Of
the last census illustrated By ingenious diagram pre-
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CANADA.

From Gus Own Correspondent.
TORONTO, Wednesday, jan Is, 1854.
Politics are quiet the newspapers more than usually
hbelous the revenue overlooking, and the country
prosperous.
Ever since the Gavazz riots efforts have been made
to make politics more than in religious chan
nels. The Gavazz slaughter godsend to the tur
bulent poltico-religo who champion Protestant
ism for BuncOmbe, and seek support on sectarisn
grounds good deal of wild enthusiasm and doubtful
sincerity have ranged under the banner of political sec
tarianism but as a means of forming a political
party the movement has been failure. am not pre-
pared to say that Lower Canada CATHOLICISM is wise in
its generation In aiming te accumulate further guam
titles Of landed property in the face of its present i'm
mense possessions, and in opposition to the spirit
oil the times, il may well be doubted II II
consus Its own true interests. On the other side is
raised an absurd cry against all ecclesiastical corpora
tons, whatever may be their limitations or preten
sons Ihs cry, with kindred tadpolish shouts is the
stock In trade OF faction that aspres TO govern the
country; but at present it counts next to nothing in
the Legislature. trick OF this party il Ia menace all
the endowments of the Romish Church in Lower Cana
da with secuarzaOn, under pretense that they stand
on the same footing as the Clergy Reserves whereas
the greater part of them guaranteed by the Treaty
of Paris which forms the title by which Great Britain
holds Canada 1t is convenient for the Churches in
terested in preserving the Clergy Reserves from the
hand Of secuarzation to join in this menace. and
peclay 70 encourage ts u'seLance IN o,e1e' III 'ne
hope OF frightening the Roman Catholics OF Lower Can
ada from voting 70 secuarze the Reserves.
A Minister of the Crown, the Hon. Malcolm Came
rom has made known his intention to prosecute news
paper which has imputed to him specific act Of cor
ruption in his official capacity, while member OF the
previous government The charge was that he re-
ceved from certain parties petition for large guam
tty Of public lands, but that instead OF laying the aP
picstion before his colleagues he destroyed the pet
lion and substituted in its stead one for himself The
curious part of the affair is that the paper gives late
colleague of the minister for authority the Hon ] H
Price whs was at the time Commissioner Of Crowr
ho,<oy though il is reasonable to suppose that if Ia,
minister were guilty of the peccadillo charged against
him he would not have ventured to challenge proof in
II shows the ease with which money ia obtaipabl'
here now that the City Of Montreal has lately maze
f75,OCO loan at enc per cent premium.
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,rswyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, JANUARY g. 1904.

p.rsd By Professor GDespss OF Union College saoT'ng
-. eemp.rs,,s prosres. in population Of tho sssssa
s.,ss ana Territories Of the American Union for the last
sky years The introductory article Of the number enhuea
"A Word Of apology" sets forth number OF n'e1 s'n
isets in regard to the history of Harper Brothers ao
Hshnen, which it is stated the largest OF sn' Ana W
The word-,hat Of Brockhaus. in LPsic, ranking noa'
Since is foundation in ls7 has issued over SOO
works in editions varying from 500 to 10000 copies saen'
The enormous extent 10 which the Publishing business mas
been carried il their hands according to the statements
th. srce is striking illustration of the demand Tor sood
literature by the American public
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

Tie Literary JOura0i edited by ELLA WENTWORTH is
neat quarto weekly 81 so per annum commenced with
the rev year Cincinnati and devoted to the interests
of Woman" II has little nothing to say of the Pc
lca Rights of Woman but is urgent and orcble in its
demands that her sphere Of Education and Employment
shall be widened 1t Is printed by Women" Lad@s the
Editor says with shocking bad notwithstanding
which heartily commend her enterprise to public favor
Ella says che is printing other papers beside her own
and that thirteen ads earning in her Office from 81 to
&C. each per week although they all beginners and that
they make twice much in eight hours per day at printing
as they could make in fifteen hours at sewing and that she
has already applications from hundred young ladies'
most Of whom proved by their letters to have been
fairly educated soliciting employment hseem5 to Us sin
and shame that much talent and industrial capacity are
thrown away in this country where Labor is 50 greatly
needed by foO'h cowardy prudces against the edu
cation Of for professional mercantile, artistic and
the lighter mechanical avocatons We believe there are
One Million Women idle and useless in this country
who would last slO0 each during the present year
If they fully liberty to do adding soooOO0oo to
the National wealth and ensuring independent compe
tence to many thousands of households needy and
beggsrly Heaven speed the good work Of ensrging the
allotted sphere and increasing the rewards Of Wonsns In
dusry!
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! eordiag 10 Ais distance lie he's four Win be in
/ .-...;,i.- nrd brilliant IulY L.

nr,osisiop and brilliant July Is
s.urr is very fsvoraby situated for observation tina
wear rs rnes al attain their maximum inclination pau
iugust then exhibiting the larges. possible porion Of t
.rferp surface They viii reach 10 the upper and lover
boupdsrY lines Of the planet Mr. Bond discovered third
m epcirrling Saturn, Nov Is, 1880 r. NJ. In N1yen
her lPo Mr. Lasse announced this new ring % be trans
Parent Ike erare and the equatorial belts Of rudy
abrowp color changing pretty suddenly the southern
~edcc of the southern OF these belts into dasky
lr,ish green color much deePened arogAd the :oath
.re the e1act place Of which 70 be marked cat
"iy circular ghter shade" BY diagram in the Lon
de- Amanac there appears to be five cere0t rings three
dsk and two light belts, surrounding this remarkable
pIspe; II has also eight continually changing
Saturn viii be in OF posiiian 10 the sun Dec 4.
Tie lunar eeliise Of Nov will be brief that IL F
be rtmark able only for It's almost tangent approach
VI bic eclipse sD, at least to Ii viii be visible
some FIVE or six minutes.
Now II we could be favored, during this year with
good view Of the Of 1865 and 1856. which is
vected between this and 1860 it would be additional
lem r. the insignia OF year beginning and ending with
fhu LORDS Day Bow ever, the astronomers place It's ar
vt some four or six years ahead Of tie present time ani
ami We shall not be likely witness the grand spectacle
tin s5s certainly Every rejecting, observing aud
sou able man will be content with the splendid exhibitions
already before him. Boston Post.
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PREsENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY

Al the sitting Of the Court o. Sessions yesterday the fol
lowing document was presenteds
GRAsD JURY Boox, January Term 1854.
To the Honorable NE Cert II General Sesstoas.
The Grand Inquest in sEd for the City and County Of
New York in concluding their labors for this term
not refrain from presenting TO the consideration Of the
Court few Eseges and practices that their Judgment
highly prsudicsl to the administration Of justice and
averse 10 the good order Of society.
Frst-Ihe lax and insufficient manner to which persons
accused n high crimes and msdemsanOrs have been al
nted 10 bail
The Grand Jury well aware that tAe law Of bail
While exposes the magistrate to an action for damages
and Is an oense at common AT If bail IL refused whore
eeSnsy powers Of bail be required the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

We have received q letter from Mr. r. p Wilson sdso
eating system Of free railroads and steamboats, on when
AL mankind might travel without charge The stock IN N se
highways for the nations our correspondent propose shsA
be "a donation for the common good which IKE free
churches and free school, VIII unite the bonds Of brother
heed and make eternal the liberties Of free nstit,
tons" No doubt OF all that bu; correspondent. ought
to have carried his principle further let him go for free
houses free clothes free anusemen and the paying of 81
,b. taxes out Of the treasury
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

Hon. Geo. H. Dunn, Of Indiana died at Lawrenceturg
last week Judge Dunn formerly Secretary Of star"
and at the time Of bis death President OF the Cinc'n
natl and Indianapolis Railroad He represented the II
renceburg district in COnges at an early day when he
would have been considered insane if he had prOphesed
that he should live to hold the Office he did when he died
He also represented bis county many year in the Lega
ure of Indiana and did much to perfect the code OF laws
that state Few politicians have lived more unblemshed
life and died more sincerely regretted His Life was devoted
to public and private works of goodness to his fellow men
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

WasHIS6roS TERRITORY Stevens issued on the
ssth of November his proclamation ordering election
be held on the 9oth Of January for Delegate TO Congress
and for Members Of the Legislature There are 10 be thr
teen Councilmen and eighteen Assembymen-hat is,
legislator to every III of population Gov Stevens has
Iewe appointed Judges to hold Office until those to be
appointed shall be duly qualified The Legislature WI.
meet on the 18th of February.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

Rsosd progress. prominent subject T. ., a Rs
with Canadians at present The Grand IrunA n Hs
read Company have already expended over sor
.e,s un Srom Broekyie to the Ottawa, to DO no,
;,as - sIe ,ummer of 1885, has just been entered
irto TIE Buffalo, Brsntford and Goodrich kallfoaa
rO was celebrated on Friday last at BranfeTi,
"srF Americans being present The road !. LOO mhes
iong, constructed with heavy I raj, Oh EAIs Of
Eve feet ,ix-the Uniform guage OF all our rAlr ODDS
AZ ,ouetline below $l7 900 mile. l. C.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21
LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF MARIE
ANTOINFTIE

The Rev DR. Bowling delivered most excellent lecture at
the Tabernacle in Broadway for the benefit OF the Harlem
Baptist Church Subject Marie Antonette, the mother
Of the Dauphn-the beautiful and heroic but unfortunate
victim of the Revolution in France In the course OF
the evening the lecturer took occasion to say that he did
not agree with the writer in PHtnams Magazine that the
Rev Mr. Williams and the Dauphn were one and the same
party Considering the weather the lecture was well at
tended
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

ROCKFORD III, are assured, contains 5000 inhabit
ANITA instead of the 1900 careessy ascrbed in a
cent letter We hasten to the true number while four
figures viii suffice.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21
COST or STREET OPENING.

The following communication rent to the Assembly aday
since presents facts in regard to tho expenses
Of opening streets in this City worthy Of attention
STREET DEPARTMENT, New York, Jan. 10, 1854.
10 The Honorable House Of assembly Of the State Of Ner
York.
In accordance with resolution passed by your honor
able body 9Th January 1854 10 relation to fees &c. paid
streets opening the Street Commissioner respectfully
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

wIscoSsN-The Legislature organized on the llth
the Lieutenant Governor Lewis presiding the Senate
G Bugh, Clerk; NJ Sherwood, Sergeant at Arms. In
the Assembly Frederick W. Horn was chosen Speaker
Thomas McIIugb Clerk James NJ COe, Associate Clerk
and J. A. Sherwood Sergeant at Arms.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

EARTHQUAKE IL OHIo.-The Ohio papers give various
accounts of an earthquake in that State The H60r0Hgh
Mws Of the 18th Of January says;
Orr citizens were startled on Monday evening, be-
teen and o'clock by the Of three or four
distinct shocks Of earthquake at intervals of about
minute between the shocks The trembling motion OF The
earth was very sensiby felt and sufficiently violent
70 cause heavy articles Of furniture &C. IN be percepby
acaied and displaced The usual rumbling noise, like
thunder, accompanied the shocks"
TIE Wilmington republican of the 18th asks
"WAs 1T An EARTHQUAKE On last Tuesday evening"
about o'clock citizens startled by tremuious
motion Of their houses with the rafting OF the doors and
noise as of thunder These lasted for few seconds AMI
afs cessation Of few minutes another shock OF the
same kind occurred We have heard from several differ
ert parts of the county in all Of which the came occurren
ces have been observed"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

STATE NoR8AL ScHooL.-The following table shows the
number of vacancies in each county at the close OF the
present term Of the schools The next will commence
on the 27th day of Feb and appointments will be made at
meeting the town superintendent Of each county of
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.,x "A a., s.,..v .,s pon.hav % the ssssy 90 10
end further tb The dsny eits. sney tses ~ SsoS-
IN rrnptns h osfsi. gi,agmen 20 -
Instr intended ~ cor psr-onsil a.
nc who unkuo-c an md rely upon tee %
suprortsd cath Of frte Who wont n ~
y~, sste srof her snd swear TO Is seen.ssy.
xths Grad j s District Attorney fsrsshse
vi os,t g, IL iAsr various ssssss diviors aay md
rswer Vi sgsrsts IN tssssse ose;her sh sh ss
~ ic. ion 70 thsa sAkh khsre-tA respectfully
:. to he Court part o. lbs eeonanAcAtion
- "a al 10 scl..7rs y.sts nsportsnos
- a. II irbs Of sorcy than ne sIstss q oees
can b, the1sa hey ee dssp 'p WIN ~ -s- ~AA ana VII"
~ al he lac ICES sppesys b. svsas render nus.
u crimes ana Of cssoe. r he,O
ss. IN md Of sds much sd'aSes 70 ns scale
C. az po wsntrs Indeed proof before to- eques
hch have both h~en resofted ~ e1 pain r.
suos q 'hea .hs syosS sss ,ar
deuor Of upon wtu . schniesuy eskd 80 oI
HAD the eerify of'he esi eeea Leg eoss % as 80 ~
heer justice had been neted oai 30 The
Sons roE che nstas end o. s $780, o Sa An
eberyar hey fHy Impress with tie trsfh 81 tae
lar ctu aeLee o. ara Oh "a P0"'
the facility with which XII sBs lqacs Oh aimed -
sole The tnlsensa dssss A,t lok for es
uerse evil 70 our eiEenstAose Sho lawfully tf.c "a tae
which, vixen imbbd, siess the secse aed redaees ma
which licenses sell ardent ss Obtained and the fsc tn
shan license n one hog reported ner- seseol
santsd ths hoce calls oud' Tor The necessity
foT exist IRE close ons between tuDseuns>
and crime s6onshs that proportion ,ae opportans snd
more fr,ooeut All Of Witch Is respectfully omitted
" HUBBARD. Foreman, JACOB CoaLIES
FDW Prince LOUIS AUaICH,
AIONzo R CUSHNAN. sam; Il. ADEE;
PENJAMIN ARCHER, STEPHEN PhILBRic,
JOHN hkLL hEkBERf HALL Ssey
h. \ GULLUP,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

Tie RtpvbIoan LSrocGe ard The Geness Wig, at Bs
t.via n Y have been united TIE A5rooate wa. Silver
Grey the united paper viii be only Wing
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

An edition of DAyIDsoS's ConHez0R Of Soerei and Pro
fame His;ory three volumes IA one, issued by Carte,
& Brother