Wilmington journal., 1860-03-22


els Joseph, weighed down with the concordat his con
essOr and director sgatng his every act perseverng
with the indomitabe stupidity of Hapsburgh, in heap
ing up religious hatreds upon political dsconents anC
aborrg bndy until some casual hand shall fire the pile
From the National Inteligencer.
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE Sun IN JULY.-The tota
eclipse Of the sum- which will the 18th of July
next is regarded by astronomers the most mportant
which will be witnessed during the present century I
will be visible partial eclipse throughout the United
States, but will be total only n small part of Oregor
anG Washington Territories. The central line of The
moons shadow will strike the coast fifteen miles NORTH
Of the mouth of Colombia river latitude fortvsix de
grees twenty-five minutes North after sunrise ant
The breadth OF the shadow will be eighty miles Nov
ing thence in Northeast direction it will pass near tf
Olympia across the southern extremity of FIatheaC
Lake and North Of Lake Winnepeg, to York Factory
in latitude fifty degrees North and on the South
west of HudsOns Bay At Fort York the breadth 0
the shadow will be one hundred and five miles 1t vii
leave this continent at Cape Chidey, Tor Chudleigh
the Northeast point of Labrador in latitude fftynnf
and half degrees North, and bending first eastward
and afterwards to the Southeast after traversing th
Atlantic ocean, it will reach Spain to Santander
on the Bay of Bscay The shadow will next pass ove
the entire surface drained by the waters of the rive
Fbro nearly ali of the Baearic islands except Minor
ca strike Algeria near Cape Carbon pass to th
South of Trpo and, finally, at ten hours forty-siz
minutes A. Nj (mean time WashingtOn,) it will leave
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eclipse will be about an hour later.
At Astoria the duration of the total eclipse will b
one minute ffty-four seconds at Cape Chdley, two
minutes fifty seconds; in Spain, three minutes thirty
seconds and in Algeria three minutes twelve seconds
1t is during this phase and when the whole of the drec
light is off from the Observers that protuberances
sometimes rose coored, sometimes black and other
occasions resembling luminous clouds, witnessed az
appendages apparently to the TO determine the
true character is object OF the earnest interest IN ply
steal science, and at every OF total eclipse
astronomers undertake long journeys for the purpose
placing themselves the central line of the shadow
| from whence only are the phenomena visible At tbt
last total eclipse visible this continent astrOnOme
went from France to the northern part of Brazil
second from this country, under the auspices of th
Smithsonian Institution, raversed the desert in the
northern part OF Peru and third went from Chill alst
to Peru The two former successful the last en-
| countered a cloudy morning
But apart from the study of the solar physics, TO
which the next eclipse IN comparison with that Just
tered to- will be favorable in the proportion of three t.
one its range entirely across this continent and par
of Europe whose longitude has been carefully determn
3D. affords an opportunity to fix the geographical posi-
ton of both the East and West coasts of North Amer
ca with precision which will not occur during YER
many years.
1t is known that the Astronomer Royal of Engiant
will 60 to Santander and other parties will accompan
him thlther to occupy stations at POrtugaete, BlbO9
| Pampeona, &c. The Bavarian Astronomer propose
to place himself the mouth OF the EbrO, on tn
Mediterranean, and the French will occupy Palmo,
Maorca, and Buga, in Algeria SO that there will b
near hundred European observers stretched along tn
centre of the shadow IN Europe and Africa force an
pe to gather rich harvest OF physical results well
of corresponding data for our geographical question
We hear nothing OF preparation by American astror
omerS but having ample evidence OF their enterprise an
esacrifce on other occasions, we must attr butte the
silence to the difficulty they toreSee OF obtaining trans
port at The proper time Cannot this be OBTAINED IC
/ them? In addition to the strictly scientific subleC
matter our country has direct practical interest in til
occasion; for the thousands OF ships that frequent OU
1 coasts are Immediately benefited by every apprOXlm
tion to accurate knowledge OF the longitude So earl
estly in this present the mind OF this distinguish
cd superintendent Of the Coast Survey that he spares
efforts which may add to the security Of commer(
and doubt not coast survey party will be instructe
to make the necessary observations in Oregon. The
his cooperation must cease for Capt Chidey beyOn
our territorial limits, and without special authority
: presume, he could send party thither
. MEXICAN JUsTIcE-An amusing description OF Mex
can judicial decisions, says correspondent OF the
Louis Republican, is given by gentleman just arrive
= from Guaymas An American resident, who had pl
of lumber or his premises, observed that it night
growing smaller without in any degree increasing
/ wealth. He therefore armed himself and took pOsltl(
where he could administer summary punishment to Il
IS intruder While he watching, Mexican hOHl6
entered the yard, shouldered pile OF lumber and as
prepared to depart the owner fired. The boards we
= Immediately dropped and the man made spring tor t
D. fence receiving a second shot while climbing His
d saan reported The facts to the authorities, and while
70 was placed under arrest search was made for :
ie wounded man, when it was found that both sho
j. had taken effect The American demanded a reea
" from confinement, which Was denied, The prison
e. asked the grounds of his detenton and was lntor
Id ed that he must pay fine for his violation OF law.
a denied that any law had been violated said that all m
IN had the right to protect their property from theft
ne demanded that the law be produced in court Thereupc
al an act was read for the punishment Of thieves asSf
II sins and murderers" The prisoner reminded the cor
n;nf rncrrr rr1rdprar he