and Telegraph Company, New York, has established public telephone stations throughout the city. They are distinguished by the sign of the "Blue Bell." From them connection may be had with any one of 20,000 exchange line telephones in New York, Brooklyn and the suburbs. Communication may also be had with all long distance points. Arrangements have been made with The American Telephone & Telegraph Company, which operates the "Long Distance" Lines, affording direct connection with all long distance points to such subscribers whose stations are equipped with METALLIC CIRCUIT Lines. METALLIC CIRCUIT Subscribers thus have facilities for easy conversation DIRECTLY FROM THEIR OWN OFFICES to the offices of METALLIC CIRCUIT Subscribers in other cities. All important towns and cities from Portland, Me., to Chicago, Ill., and Milwaukee, Wis., may be reached by telephone. Lines to Cincinnati and Indianapolis will be opened in the near future. Astronomical calculations made expressly for The Tribune Almanac by Berlin H,. Wright, Penn Yan, N. Y. There will be four eclipses this year-two of the sun and two of the moon; and 2 transit of the planet Mercury across the sun's disk, as follows: I. A partial eclipse of the moon of about three digits and on the southern limb, March 21; visible in the United States west of the 100th meridian, where the moon will set more or less eclipsed. On the coast from San Francisco northward the middle or greatest eclipse occurs at setting of the moon, at sunrise. 01 Annaarango at middle of CORRECTIONS FOR RECENT CHANGES. The following changes have been made since the early pages were put in type: Robert Adams, jr. (Rep.), elected to succeed the late Charles O'Neill, in the LIIId Congress, from Philadelphia. (See page 85.) Thomas S. Martin (Dem.), elected U. S. Senator from Virginia, to succeed Eppa Hunton, whose term expires in 1895. Victor C, Barrington and Ernest R. Crosby, of International Tribunal of Egypt (see page 94), have resigned, to take effect February 1. Charles Parlange, of New-Orleans, succeeds the late Edward C. Billings as U. S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. (See page 95.) William H. Braley has been appointed to succeed Charles H. Simonton as U. S. District Judge for South Carolina. (See page 95.) Charles H. Simonton appointed U. S. Circuit Judge of Fourth District. (See page 94.) Wayne MacVeagh succeeds William Porter as Ambassador to Italy. (See page 96.) Charles D. Fuller and James H. Forney succeed Lewis Miles and Fremont Wood as U. S. District Attorneys for the Southern District of Iowa and for Idaho, respectively. (See page 96.) Charles W. Dabney, jr., of Tennessee, succeeds Edwin Willits as Assistant Secretary of Department of Agriculture. (See page 93.) Alfred D. Jones, Consul-General at Shanghai, died at sea December 9, and H. G. Knowles succeeds John M. Wiley as Consul at Bordeaux. (See page 121.) On December 27, the New-York State Board of Canvassers reconvened, and declared the Democratic candidates for delegates to the Constitutional Convention elected to represent the Sixth Senate District. IV. A total eclipse of the sun, September 29, at new moon, invisible in America and Europe; visible in eastern and southern Africa, in India, and Australia. The total phase is visible in the Indian Ocean, and near the equator in Africa, east of longitude 26 deg., 44 min. E. of Greenwich. The partial phase begins first on the and Telegraph Company, New York, has established public telephone stations throughout the city. They are distinguished by the sign of the Blue Bell." From them connection may be had with Indianapolis near future. Will be opened in the FOR 1894. ECLIPSES, 1894. Astronomical calculations made expressly for The Tribune Almanac by Berlin H, Wright, Penn Yan, N. Y. There will be four eclipses this year-two of the sun and two of the moon; and 2 transit of the planet Mercury across the sun's disk, as follows: I. A partial eclipse of the moon of about three digits and on the southern limb, March 21; visible in the United States west of the 100th meridian, where the moon will set more or less eclipsed. On the coast from San Francisco northward the middle or greatest eclipse occurs at setting of the moon, at sunrise. This eclipse returns April 1, 1912, when it will be only one-half the size of this one, an will be visible in Europe. It will go off in a mere appulse April 12, 1930. II. An annular eclipse of the sun April 5; invisible in America, except in Alaska. Visible in the regions each side of the Red Sea, and throughout Asia. The central and annular path of the eclipse passes across India and through western China to Alaska, where it leaves the earth at sunrise in lat. 32 deg., 47 min., 30 sec. N., and long. 157 deg., 30 min., 42 sec. W. of Greenwich at 6:53 p. m. This eclipse returns April 17, 1912, when it will be total, and visible in Europe. III. A partial eclipse of the moon on the evening of September 14 and morning of the 15th. Visible throughout North America; size when greatest, 2.77 digits upon the northern limb, as shown in the figure. This eclipse will return on Sepember 26, 1912, when it will be smaller, and partially visible in the United States. Moon enters penumbra or light shadow.. Moon enters umbra or dark shadow... 9:15 p. m. 9:03 p. m. 8:51 p. m.] 8:09 p. m. 5:49 p. m. 10:52 p. m. 10:40 p. m. 10:28 p. m. 9:46 p. m. Middle or greatest eclipse. 11:48 p. m. 11:36 p. m. 11:24 p. m. 10:42 p. m. Moon leaves umbra or ark shadow.. 0:44 a. m.*[0:32 a. m.*[0:20 a. m.[11:38 p. m. Moon leaves penumbra or light shadow.. 7:26 p. m. 8:22 p. m. 9:18 p. m. 2:20 a. m.*2:08 a. m.*1:56 a. m.* 1:14 a. m.*10:54 p. m. Begins. 14 11:36 p.m. 10:36 p.m.] 9:36 p.m. 8:36 p.m. 7:36 p.m. Middle. 14 0:32 a.m. 11:32 p.m. 10:32 p.m. 9:32 p.m. 8:32 p.m. IV. A total eclipse of the sun, September 29, at new moon, invisible in America and Europe; visible in eastern and southern Africa, in India, and Australia. The total phase is visible in the Indian Ocean, and near the equator in Africa, east of longitude 26 deg., 44 min. E. of Greenwich. The partial phase begins first on the 2 earth, at the mouth of the Red Sea at sunrise there, and ends at sunset, earth in latitude 46 deg., 24 min. S., directly south of Van Dieman's Land. It returns again October 10, 1912, visible in South America. V. A transit of the planet Mercury across the sun's Cisk, November 10. The planet will enter upon the sun's disk throughout, the United States. east side, and pass upward and across the same. Visible on the Transit of Mercury in Mean Local Time. Ingress, exterior contact.. Mountain. Pacific. First contact of limbs..... |11:55:32 M 10:55:32 M 9:55:32 M 8:55:32 M 7:55:32 M First interior contact..... Last contact of limbs.. 11:57:16 M 10:57:16 M 9:57:16 M 8:57:16 M 7:57:16 M PLANETS BRIGHTEST OR BEST SEEN. MERCURY, February 21 and October 15, setting after the sun as evening star. VENUS, March 22, rising before the sun as morning star. MARS. October 20, rising at sunset as evening star. JUPITER, December 22, rising at sunset as evening star. SATURN, April 11, rising at sunset as evening star. URANUS, May 3, rising at sunset as evening star. NEPTUNE, December 6, rising at sunset as evening stir. *NOTE.-Mercury will be theoretically brightest at several dates here given are the only favorable ones for observation. above the sunrise or sunset point when dark enough to see quite red and brighter than any other star, except Sirius. the but other times, him just for Look the stars; he appears PHASES OF VENUS FOR 1894. or near inferior conVenus passes through all the phases of the moon. From her greatest eastern elongation to inferior conjunction she will apear as a crescent, with cusps pointing Her apparent diameter will be largest when at eastward. junction, being at that time much nearer to the earth than at any other. She will appear brightest at a point between greatest eastern elongation an inferior conjuncto give the greatest tion when only one-fifth of her illuminated hemisphere is visible to us, and, as will be seen by the figure, she is also smaller; but the proportion between her appar ent size and area of visible illuminated surface is such as her for a very few amount of light, or is brightest. On February 16 she will be at inferior conjunction, or between the earth and sun, an will have the largest apparent diameter. but the overpowering light of the sun will prevent seeing |