, 1874-01-01

TIE Sun.
gun gun nearest tho Earth, Jan. 1, 8h. Sim. = N
On oh M en.esa me a1les, Spring commences, Mar:
q, san o., enters 4a Cancer, Summer commences juno
suo farthest flom Earth, Julys 4h. 4sm. r. ~
~ o4n u, enters M Libra, Aulunn commences. SAINT
., 11h. 33ln. p. N. ~~s'
Sun enters Capricorn. Winter co,,,,o,.a. ~.
Il, On. 32n. p III. 0ee~
ouh nearest to Earth, Dec 81, Oh, 1orn. = r.
| ECLIPSEs.
1here WILL be ITO EcI1pses Of tho Sun and
TWO Of tue sioon, as follows: -~19
q Total ECLIPSE OF ,he Sun, Anrll 1s: ;4,7hl.
from the Southeastern coast of sorth Ame,;c.
AMI Southern Africa 0-'ea
ri5,b3d a. Larial Eclipse Of tho Moon. May i; moi
! . An Annu1ar Eclipse Of The San, ocs. H Is; viz
ible from Europe and Northcastcru Africa.
I Iotal Eclipse OF tho Moon on the night fol-
lowing Oct: q; visible frcm the United States
Inc following are the dates Of tho phases, CHI
cago time:
Moon enters Penu1nbra, Oct. H.. 1oh 53.sn, y, m.
Moon enters Shadow, Oct 81 IN. r. r. H.
Beginning Of Total Eclipse, Oct. Is. lh. o.1 T. m,
End Of Tottl E4lipse, Oct. a5 H. 43 N. a. n
Noon leaves Shadow, Oct: a5.....:.. Oh. 14r. a. m
Noon leaves Pcaumhra, Oct. o5...-. 3b. 80 IN. 4. H.
The eastern portion OF tho moons limb co
deg. from ~ will first touch the shadow
TRANSIT OF VENTS.
The most important astronomical event OF tbs
decade will be the apparent passage of tho plaret
Venus, Ike small dark spot, across the face Of
enon will occupy nearly hours and 80 minutes,
& or from T., ?:5s p N. TO o.. 12m. past mid: !
from portions Of MI tho continents, c1-
cept the American, and viii ba nearly
overhead to the inhabitants Of Australia and
Madagascar. II will be accurately observed By
the astronomers OF the principal natious of the
civilized world. 1t is probable that the obscr1a-
tions will enable astronomers to calculate the dis
tance OF the earth from the Sun to within 10. .U0t
miles, or about one part in 1900 or the whols
distance which is at present ouly knotcn TO b
somewhere between 81, ,250, 900 and 81, 600, ,00t
miles.
MERCURY.
Inc following are the greatest elongations O.
Mercury during 1911 For ole or TWO DAYS be-
fore and after these tatos he will :e vislble:
In the east, before sunrise, April Is. 81 dec
u nln;; H. Aug. 10, Is dog. a min; Dec. 2. G
in the west, after sunset, March 2. ia dog. Ii
min. June 2S, rs deg. 10 min. Oct. II, 81 deg
% min.
Eill be an evening star, being eastward from thu
sun, from Feb % (supcrior coujunction) to Deo
(inferior conjunction and tranait). She at
aims her greatest elongatiou, east (i6 deg. 3.
nin.), on Sept 20, ind her grcatcst briliiancy Of
So7.2.
Ttu lCt Ga FeIT 1nf eIEsLIut5 oDJCCL 4ot3g
being on the farther side OF the Sun from tht
Carth. He will set in the evening" after int
sun. till June ., the date Of conjunction; and
zil rise before the sun during the remainder Of
be year. In Janun1Y lie will be in the constel|a'
ion Aqunries; and in September and octobe'
Tll be III Leo, near the Sickle.
will be = vey Interesting object. being IN the
constellation Virgo. and during tho greater part
II the year between the bright stars Zavijavs
yiu be South about o'clock IN the morning;
N tho meridian at midnight (opposltion) March
"a: and an Evening Star from that time until
Oct. 5, the date Of his conjunction with the Sun
SATURN
will be in the western half OF the consselatlou
Capricorn, near the two brightest stars, during
he whole year. He will be on the meridian at
midnight (opposi.ion) Of Aug: 2, and visible N
the eTeninS sky from thence till the cloee OF the
rear.
URANUS
will be in the constellation Cancer during thu
rear. being very near to tho BeehlFe nebuia ~. ~
April, when he can easily be disccrocd "lth tha
naked eve On fine evenings. He wiQ be on the
meridian at midnight Of JAN 27 and in COL
Junction on Aug. 8.
t1ASErARY CONTRADICTIONS:
Several aDpositiona OF PlAuets will occur dur
ing 18Th but most Of them too near the Sun 70
be of interest to the ordinary observer.
Jan. q, Nercury will be only ] deg. = nm tn
distance from Venus, both setting ncaf3y A. LILO
May g. Venus viii beon1y d |: n mn 9ie eaGon; Tn
one-thud tho apparent htess pnth sat one bonr md
Moon) south from Mars botn ecs JUG 0'tA-
Inns a ~ yenns sa9 Till be deg. II min. north
,,om f1rs1ns: both setting two hours liter tne
Sun. , "a mi, ,onth
fron jupiter, setting hour and ~ m1nntes
Dec. Is. at .. M, Mars will to only mn
north from Jupiter. Rising nearly hse houss
before the Sum these two Pa'net. may ayv se mn
apart, or less than one-ftth the dancer o. re
+ hi Moon asunder. Jupiter will then be eonsn
west from Venus, and about five deg gS eas eaa. oi
Arieta. 1'
safc OF tho Wines OF Napoleon 1ll'
Dec. Q. at Crockforl's, Loudon, the rem an4ne
portion ot the iue vines were dspoIee pa,teedspeo
PORTO Rouge, vintage 1a47, shipped hy sanse-
sod :: r. per @ ssf Il Rof;e pets %
f;on' s. rcr pottle; Carets-b9rdeaa1 house,
chateau! LATTE, vintage 1858. bottisd expressly
Sf, E+1ra