ECLIPSES, FESTIVALS, ETC., IN 1878. MOVABLE FESTIVALS, ETC. Septuagesima Sunday, February 17. Sexagesima Sunday, February 24. Quinquagesima Sunday, March 3. Ash Wednesday, March 6. Quadragesima Sunday, March 10. Mid-Lent, March 31. Palm Sunday, April 14. Good Friday, April 19. Easter Sunday, April 21. Low Sunday, April 28. Rogation Sunday, May 26. Ascension Day, May 30. Whit Sunday, June 9. Trinity Sunday, June 16. Corpus Christi, June 20. Advent Sunday, December 1. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Dominical Letter, F. ber, 17. Solar Cycle, 11. Dionysian Period, 207. Epact, 26. Lunar Cycle, or Golden NumRoman Indiction, 6. Julian Period, 6591. Jewish Lunar Cycle, 14. ECLIPSES IN 1878. There will be four Eclipses this year, two of the Sun, two of the Moon, and a transit of Mercury over the Sun's disc. I. An annular Eclipse of the Sun, February 2, invisible in America. II. A partial Eclipse of the Moon, February 17, in the morning, partly visible at Washington. III. A total Eclipse of the Sun, July 29, in the afternoon. Visible at Washington, and generally in the United States as a partial eclipse. The total will be visible at Galveston, the middle being at about 4 h. 28 m. P.M. The Eclipse will be nearly total at New Orleans, Austin, Santa Fé, and Denver, Col. IV. A partial Eclipse of the Moon, August 12, in the evening. Size, 7.15 digits. The Moon will rise more or less eclipsed east of Kansas, west of which no Eclipse will be visible. Washington..... BEGINS. ..5 34 eve. MIDDLE. 7 0 eve. V. A transit of Mercury, May 6, visible at Washington. MIDDLE. END. 8 26 eve. END. MORNING STARS. VENUS from Feb. 20 to Dec. 5. JUPITER from Jan. 5 to April 25. EVENING STARS. VENUS until Feb. 20, and after Dec. 5. 78 9 13 14 Wed. 1788 Georgia ratified the Constitu- Thur. 1777 Battle of Princeton. 1781 Richmond, Va., burned by Arnold. Sun. 1844 First telegraph between Balti- Mon. 1718 General Putnam born. 7 194 53 8 6 7 19 4 54 9 4 Tues. 1815 Defeat of the British at New 7 19 4 55 10 3 Orleans. Wed. 1788 Connecticut ratified the Con- 7 19 4 56 10 59 stitution. Thur. 1840 Penny Postage established in 7 19 4 5711 57 Fri. England. 1757 Alexander Hamilton born. Sun. 1825 Slavery abolished in Mexico. Fri 1782 Daniel Webster born. 7 16 5 6 rises. Sat. 1848 Gold discovered in California. 7 16 5 7 6 12 Sat. 1837 Michigan admitted into the 7 12 5 15 1 18 Union. 27 Sun. 1756 Mozart born Mon. 1859 William H. Prescott died. 7 11 5 16 2 37 7 10 5 17 3 42 29 Tues. 1861 Kansas admitted to the Union. Wed. 1649 King Charles I. beheaded. 7 9 5 18 4 41 7 8 5 19 5 32 7 8 5 20 6 25 31 Thur. 1849 Abolition of the Corn Laws. Fri. 1552 Sir Edward Coke born. H. M. H. M. H. M. 7 7 5 21 6 47 7 6 5 23 sets. Sun. 1811 Horace Greeley born. Constitution. Thur. 1812 Charles Dickens born. Fri. Sat. 1587 Mary Queen of Scots beheaded. 1773 Wm. Henry Harrison born. Sun. 1876 Reverdy Johnson died. 11 Mon. 1735 Daniel Boone born. Tues. 1809 Abraham Lincoln born. Wed. 1689 William III. and Mary pro claimed. Sat. Spain. Sun. 1815 The War of 1812 ended. 6 53 5 36 4 51 6 52 5 38 537 6 51 5 39 6 17 6 49 5 40 rises. 6 48 5 41 7 30 Tues. 1821 Florida ceded to U. S. by 6 47 5 42 8 56 20 Wed. 1716 David Garrick born. Sun. 1863 Territory of Arizona organized. 26 Tues. 1848 French Republic proclaimed. 10 9012 11 12 1867 Nebraska admitted to the 6 33 5 54 5 20 Union. ganized. Sun. 1845 Florida admitted to the Union. Union. admitted to Tues. 1770 Boston Massacre. Wed. 1836 Massacre of the Alamo, Tex. Ash Wednesday. 6 32 5 55 5 44 6 30 5 56 6 6 the Thur. 1274 St. Thomas Aquinas died. Fri. Sat. 1451 Americus Vespucius born. 13 Wed. 1841 Steamer President lost. Fri. 16 17 18 19 Sat. 1820 Maine admitted to the Union. 1749 La Place born. Fri. Sat. Tues. 1827 Beethoven died. Wed. 1512 Florida discovered by Ponce de Sun. 1603 Queen Elizabeth died. Leon. Thur. 1793 Henry R. Schoolcraft born. 29 Fri. 6 9 6 9 5 16 6 7 6 10 rises. Sat. 1867 Alaska acquired by treaty with 5 48 6 21 4 11 Sun. 1850 John C. Calhoun died. 5 47 6 22 4 34 |