• 181~ the prloee and force the aale 118 for the Treuur7 with the 1 t lldatratlOD of powen dlatrlbuted by potute, e ouet In &II. State of .w.YoJUt, where a Democratic majorltr of 110,000 WOR. The Democratic Hooae of eto of a BepubIlean te aDd a ~... the power to ne&ore proeperlty 01 the 01 for a peat party. To dlaeern a the !e8ODJ'CeII 01 a eompeteut and y to eep the tro t of a people' THEVWORLD ALMANAC FOR l!rbc'¥rar ISiS. TUB year,187S i~ the latter part of the s635t.h and t.he begillnln of the ~636th since the creation of the world. accordmg to the Jews. It answers to the 6588th ot9 the Julian Period, the 2628th from the foundation of Rome, the 2651Ht yem' of the Olympiads, and the yea.r 7383-84 of the Byzantine era. The looth year of Amedc;lJ~ Indcpenuence beginl! Jllly 4. ~be .fiour ';::'casons. D. H. M. D. H. M. Winter bewns, 1874. Decembcr 21. 6 14 el"f andJasts 89 0 S9 Spring , 1875, MarcIl 20, 7 13 ev., 92 20 26 Summer·" 1875, June' 21,339 ev., 93 1428 Autumn" 1875, September 23, 6 7 mo., 89 18 I Winter ".. "'IB75, December 22, 0 8 mo., Trop. year, ,365 5 54 Clt:onfunctfon of ~lanetst anlJ otb~ ~bcnomt1ta. -----------------_.__._------_._------------.,.-_._---;--'------ IMonth. Alpect. apart. I' Month.! Aspect. Washington Distance apart. I Wfts1~lnr;to.TIme. ! Dlstan~e , I Tim•• -------- D n X I G' 1--1 D.H.X. o , Jan... CD near t I' 6' 14 e t 2 32 N. IJuly.. II> near ~ I 10 39 m. 5 21 S. •• IJ) near Ii! 4 3 45 c. ~ 8 39 N. " SUIl apogee. 3 0 19 m. <D' near ~ 9 10 IS Dl. '1 3 55 N., " fD near 2+ 10" H e .. 2+ 4 21 N. 2+ 90 0 E. ~ ~l'i§~~est. ~~ 326 e. I I ~ ~e:rU~ ~~ ~ 3~;: t 0 2 S. CD near 2+ 28 4 47 e'l2+ 2 32 N. ~ near \1 20 I 2 e. \1 340 S. CD near 0 30 I 30 e. 0 4 6 N. ID near ~ 20 I 23 e. ~ :: 30N• Feb.. 0 8 Sun 5 8 m. 0 180 0 E. I " t stationary 25 80m. .. 4l> near ~ 8 18m. Ii! 9 5 N'I .. \1 gr. elon.\V. 27 6 55 e. \1 1942 W. ~ near Sun 5 4 39 e. " () near Ii! 31 4 42 m. ~ 435 S. CD near ~ 6 0 4 m. ~ 3 48 N. Aug.. Cl near 2+ 7 6 23 m. 2+ 245 N. IJ gr. cIon. E. 13 815 c. IJ III 9E. .. ~ near IJ 10 oJ 38 c.' IJ oI6N. 2+ stationary. 115 .7 0 m. I .. ., Dellr t 12 2 47 m. .; 028 N. Ii! gr. cIon. W. 18 3 30 m. 46 49 W. .. ~ 8 Sun 15 8 3 c. ~ 180 oE. .. CD ncar 2+ 25 I 55 m. 2+ 2 55 N. " f) Dear ~ 16 5 I C. ~ 231 N. o 0 Sun 26 9 SO m., 0 90 0 W. .. Ii! Dear 0 IS 8 <43 c. t 0 258. " CD ncar.o 28 4 29 m. t 4 52 N. 1 .. Q) near ~ 30 4 39 m. ~ :: 8 S. Mar. .I CD near Ii! 3 9 'fl C. ~ 7 21 N. Isept.. Q) near 2+ 13 II 30 e. 2+ 3 12 N. " C> IIear ~ 5 3 27 e. ~ 3 41 N. .. Q) near t 9 6 35 m. t 133 N. tIl neur 2! 24 5 42 m'll! 2 5S N. I " C) near ~ 12 10 18 e. ~ 241 N. ~ lleur ~ 27 20m. Ii! I 16 N" " ('I) near ~. 29 0 23 e. Ii! I 24N. EDnellrct 1282Ioe. ct 52N'IOct.,,'CDnear2+ I I6I7 C• 2+ 3 38 N. .. \1 gr. cIon. W. J28 II 54 e. \1 2750 W'I .. \1 gr. elon. E. 6 II 56 m. ~ 25 25 E. AprU. ,CD lIear ~ 12 6 3:;1 m. I ~ 3 33 N. " CD near 6 7 949 e. o 22JN. .. It> near ~ 2 7 19 e. I ~ 3 56 N.,I " CD near ~ 10 5 43 m. ~ 247 N. 2+ d Sun 117 0 9 m. .. 0 0 Sun 23 7 6 m. o go 0 E. CD near 2+ ,'20 5 36 m. I 2+ 2 36 N. ~ near 2+ 125 4 18 m. 'i! 022 S. IJ) near & 25 3 18 e. t 4 24 N. 'i! mar t! 25 7 10 e. \1 :: 38 S. Q) 2 fl "1 26 ~ 252 S. ncar ~ 1 9 7 15 e. I ~ 3 20 N. 2+ near \1 7 45 Ill. May.. C) near 'i! I 2 7 30 C. Ii! 038 S., If) near 2+ 29 I 17 e. 2+ 4 2 N. ", ~ 0 Sun 116 9 23 e. ! ~ go 0 'V. i " (l near Ii! '29 II 18 c. ~ 352 N. ® near 2+ 17 5 10 m. ! 2+ 2 16 N. jiNov.. 2+ d SUIl 114 5 22 e. o stationary 118 10 0 m'l' Il .. ~ Dear 0 5 6 2 e. I t 237 N. CD near 0 ;23 2 SI m. 0 2 53 N. ii' C> Dear ~ I 6 2 31 e. I 'I 242N. G> nenr ~ /27 4 20 m'l ~ 3 0 N. I." ~ 0 SUD IJ2 7 .. m. ~ 90 oE. .. 19 17 W. J'W0' c> near \l I I 4 58 e. ~ 4 12 S. II" \1 gr. elon.\V. 'IS 20m. 'I Iltationary 6 0 0 m. ' " 0 near ~ '21 10 45 e. o 0 13 S. \1 gr. elon. E. '9 I 26 e, 1 II 24 It E.! " «> neal' 2+ :26 7 43 m. 2+. 426 N. c> near 2+ 113 813 m. ~ 2 IoN. !, " Q) near 'i! 129 834 m. ~ 4 8N. l 225 N . 2+ stationary 18 8 0 C. I I' ;Dec... CD Dellr " I 4 0 4 m. (I) near t 118 10 18 e. & 0 57 N. I .. (I) near 0 4 4 3 c. .; 158 N II t 8 Sun 20 3 21 m. ; CD near 2+ 124 I 12 m. ~ 4 S4 N· ,Gl near 'I /23 9, S2 D1. i 241 N. h .. (I) near 'i! 129 4 49 o. 'i! 252 N. l II CD ncar ~ i31 10 26 m. 'I 2 3N. NOTE.-Iu the table above, it is to be understood that the word "near" and the character d (conjunction) are synonymoutl, and mean that the two bodies are nearest each other at the time ex­ pressed, and that they are then on a line running from the North Pole through both bodies, and have the same right ascension. GR. BLON. means greate::;t elongation, or greatest apparent angular distance from the SUIi. The character a,indicates that the planet. is opposite the Sun, or 180 de~s., or half a circle east ofit, and rises when the Sun sets, and sets when he rises. When a plailet, IS a quarter ofa circle, or 90 degs. from the Sun, cast or we~t. it is known by o. These are the 8igns of theplanets: o the Sun: lODe the Moon; ~Mcrcury; ~Venus; ethcEarth; .;Yars; 2+ Jllpiter; \ Saturn; Itt Uranull ; ~ Neptune. ftydes of ~ime anti ~lJurcb mays. •~~ ~J 7.'\ 'Q~. pi . 1?ominical Lett.er.... ••.••. C Sept'!.agesima-Su?,day, J~p. 2.J IEaster-Sun'c¥a .~ ..... Mar~h 28 Epact.. ..... .............. 23 Sexa",esima 31 Low·Sunday..........t April 4 Golden Number........... 14 Quinquagesima" Feb. 7 Rogation-Sunday ......May 2 Solar Cycle............... 8 Ash-Wednesday, "10 I Ascension-Day ••••.... " 6 Roman Indiction.... ...... 3 uadragesiroa-Sunday," 14 Whit·Sunday. .........." 16 Julian Period.............6588 ~id-Lent ..............!far. 7 Trinity-Sundar........ " 23 Dionysian Period......... 204 Palm-Sunday.......... " 21 I Corpus Christl.... ....... 27 Jewi:oh Lunar Cycle. ...... II Good-Friday .......... " 26 . Advent-Sunday........Nov. 28 iLenal moHtm~s. ACCORDING TO THE LAWS or THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. New-Year's Day...................January :r I Election Day j Tuesdayafter the firAt Washington's Birthday•..•..•••...February 22 i ........... , N-0n~iYi~l~ove~be.r. DecorationDay....................May 30 I' Thanksgiving .......... { 8uallo~emg!;. aym Independence Day...••••••...••••.Ju]y 4 Christmas •..•....•. , .••.••..•..••December 25 Eclipses. There will be two Eclipses this year : I. A Total Eclipse of the Sun, April 6. Invisible in the United States. II. An Annular Eclipse of the Sun. September 29. Visible east of the Mississippi River as a Partial Eclipse, the Sun rising eclipsed. Also in Africa aud South-western Europe. The EClipse will be annular or ring-like from Sodus Point, 011 the south shore of Lake Ontario, Lyons, Oswego, Syracuse. Utica, Sarato~a, and Northern Massachusetts to the ocean. Along the central line the size of the Eclipse will oe II% digits. For the time of ending and size, see the following table: Eclip.e Eclipse PLACES. Eec~t.~e Size. ---- ____P_L.A__CE_S_.___I_e_n_dl_. Sue. ~ClC~__ ~ ~ H.lI. DIgiti. I H. lI. Digits. H. lI. DIgits. Portland, Me..... 7 36 II Syracuse .......... 7 9 II% Frankfort. Ky..... 6 31 6~ ~uebec ........... 7 33 10 Philadelphia...... 7 13 10% Springfield, Ill.... 7 18 ontreal. •..•..... 7 23 IO~ Pittsburg ......... 6 S2 10 Raleigh............ 6 S5 Boston......... _.. 7 32 II Dett'oit ........... 640 7 St. Louis.......... 6 7 Albany............ 7 20 II Wnshington....... 7 4 10 ~ashville.......... 6 20 Hartford ....•..... 7 24 10% Baltimore......... 7 6 10 Montgomery ...... 6 20 Providence..•... _. 7 23 10% Richmond ........ 7 I 9~ Tallaha!Ssee ....... 6 27 New-york .......