Baden st., south from Alaska to Bainbridge st.. west of Eighth st.-Britton's alley.

Bainbridge st.-Shippen st.

Bangor st., east and west of Sixteenth st., south of Bainbridge st.-Baker st.

Barrow st., from South to Bainbridge st.," west of Third st.-Ball alley.

Beckwith st., north from Catherine st., east of Twelfth st.-Temple st.

Blanche st., north from Washington av. to Pratt st.-Rose st.

Borden st., west of Moyamensing av, to Fifth st., south of Wharton st.-Johnson's lane.

Bounty st., west from Fifteenth st., below Ellsworth st.-Baltimore st.

Cadwalader st., south from Fitzwater to Catherine st, west of Broad st.-Rosemont st. Calvert st., north and south from Metcalf st., west of Fifth st.-Peach st.

Carpenter st. is composed of John st. from Front st. to Moyamensing av.; Carpenter st., from Moyamensing av. to Passyunk av.; and Tidmarsh st., from Eleventh st. to Schuylkill River.

Chapman st., from Front to Swanson st., north of Carpenter st.-Collins's alley.

Charles st., from South to Monroe st., west of Fourth st.-Crab st., Apollo st.

Cross st., east from Passyunk av., below Dickinson st.-King st.

Delaware av., south of South st.-Wharf st. Dorsey st., west from Spafford st., below Shippen st.-Prosperous alley.

Drayton st., from Rye to Corn st., between Marion and Wharton sts.-Decatur st.

Ellsworth st., west from Eighth st. to the Schuylkill River, above Federal st.-Washington

Eneu st., from Seventh to Passyunk av., north of Wharton st.-Southwark st.

Ernst st., west from Ninth st., south of La Fayette st.-Summer st.

Errickson st., west of Ninth st., south of Christian st.-Ellen st.

Espey st., from Fitzwater to Catherine st., west of Thirteenth st.-Evans st.

Fadden st., from Federal av. to Arsenal-Federal alley.

Fallon st., from Fitzwater to Christian st., above Hubbell st.-Flower st.

Faulkner st., north of Carpenter st., west of Third st.-Fisher st., Jackson st., Foster st., Izard st.

Felton st., north from Mead st., east of Front st.-Roberts' court.

Fitzwater st., from Passyunk av. to Eighth st., was formerly Green st.

Florence st., north from Carpenter st., west of Tenth st.-Carter st.

Fountain st., west from Eighth st., between Morris and Tasker sts.-Lewis st.

Godey st.. from Wall to Catherine st., west of Sixth st.-Grub st.

Guilford st., from South to Monroe st., west of Second st.-George st.

Hampden st., south from Bainbridge st., west of Sixteenth st.-Sterling st.

Hemphill st., north from Carpenter st., west of Eighth st.-Wilson st.

south

Hildeburn st., west from Passyunk av., of Christian st.-Hudson's lane. Hume's av. from South st., along the Schuyl kill River-Sutherland av.

Jamison st., west from Seventh st., south of Federal st.-. -James st.

Kater st., from Fifteenth st. to Gray's Ferry road.-Bedford st.

Kauffman st., east from Fourth st., below Catherine st.-Turner st.

Manilla st., west from Ninth st., below Christian st.-Margaret st.

Maurice st., west from Passyunk av.-Little Washington st.

McIlwain st., west from Third st., north of Wharton st.-Marshall st.

Medina st., from Seventh to Eighth st., south

of Wharton st.-State st.

Merritt st., from Swanson to Front st.-Little German st.

Metcalf st., west from Twelve-Foot alley, between Bainbridge and Fitzwater sts.-Little Oak

Moro st., from Fitzwater to Brinton st., west of Twelfth st.-Wagner's alley.

Morrow st., from Front to Second st., south of Federal st.-Little Washington st.

Mosely st., west of Thirteenth st. and south of Carpenter st.-Little Poplar st.

Moss st., west of Charles st., below Washington av.-Little Washington st.

Mott st., from Thirteenth to Broad st., south of Carpenter st.-Poplar st.

Mountain st., from Sixth to Eleventh st., south of Tasker st.-Lewis st.

Moyamensing av.-Moyamensing road, Jefferson av.

Navy st., from Delaware River to Front st., north of Reed st.-Benton's lane.

Naylor st., from Eleventh st. east, south of Federal st.-Madison st.

Newport st., south-east from Gray's Ferry, near the Schuylkill River.-Maiden lane.

Otsego st., from Christian to Southwark Canal and below.-Swedes' alley, Church st.

Pallas st., from Morris to Dickinson st., west of Twelfth st.-Bond st.

Paxton st., from Fifth to Arabella st., south of Washington av.-Watson st.

Pennington st., south from Marriott st., east of Third st.-Lewis st.

Perot st., from Seventh to Eighth st., south of Wharton st.-State st.

Poulson st., west from Second st., below Southwark Canal-Summer st.

Sidmouth st., south from Washington av., west of Seventh st.-Wistar st.

Suffolk st., from Eighth to Ninth st., south of Carpenter st.-Larch st.

Tasker st., west from the Delaware to Schuylkill River, below Greenwich-Franklin st.

Thurlow st., from Eleventh to Thirteenth st., below Catherine st.-Orange st.

Trout st., from Barrow st. to Fourth st.-Pine alley.

Tudor st., south of Dickinson st., west of Seventh st.-Charles st.

[1878.

PHENOMENA.

P.M.

A.M.

2 37 9 29 9 56

3 20 10 20 10 45

feet.

(Per., 4d. 8h. P.M. (Apo.,20d. sh. A.M.

2.13 A.M. 9 rises. 9.31 P.M. c. r1 Cancri 7.34 P.M.ME. 8.08 A.M. 0. 8.59 P.M. sets. 11.46 P.M. Pomal, rises. 8.31 P.M. rises. 11.25 P.M. Vega south 11.03 P.M. h rises. 9.06 P.M. Antares S. 9.28 P.M. H sets. 11.22 P.M. Spica sets. 11.39 P.M. Capella rises. 7.56 P.M. 0.4 Capric 3.54 A. M. 0. 2.15 A.M. 9 rises. 9.02 P.M. Regulus sets. 11.57 P.M. Altair soath. 8.29 P.M. sets. 7.21 A.M. hl.

10.42 P.M. c. 101 Pisc. 11.28 P.M. os.

7.22 P.M. 2 rises.

4 11 II 8:11 30

4 57 11 53)

5 42

o 16

27

I 1

7 18

1 46

8 20

539 29 4 10 38 12 11 43

3.39

4 12 5.3

4 48

5 2315.4

5 57

6 31 5.7

0 13 7 2 I 4 8 of 8 1 50 8 46 9 9:6.3 2 33 9 31 9 526.4 3 14 10 13 10 33.6.5

3 51 10 52 11 10 6.5 4 28 11 29 11 47 6.5

5 3

5 40

6 18

7 0

7 52

2 19 2 435-7

A PARHELION which in more superstitious ages would have set all who witnessed it in a state of alarm-was observed at Campan, in France, on February 5 last. The sun at one o'clock was surrounded by an immense luminous circle occupying about 50 degrees. At the rising and setting of the sun, when it was at about the same height above the horizon, this circle contained two exactly similar luminous points, each about three times the apparent volume of the sun, and exhibiting a sort of tail, like that of a comet, on the side opposite to the sun. The light of the circle was white and faint; the two mock suns displayed all the colors of the rainbow, which extended also over the whole of the tails.

"THE PUBLIC LEDGER ALMANAC," for 1877, which Mr. Childs gives away to every subscriber to his excellent paper, is particularly good, and this can be said without disparaging the numbers for former years. Besides containing all that is needed in a mere almanac for this particular point of latitude and longitude, it is packed with information about the city, State and Federal governments; and in its condensed statements about the late Centennial Exhibition it is espe cially rich, accurate, valuable, and to all true, patriotic Americans interesting. They will derive pleasure as well as pride from the plain, practical pictures they will find in this little com. pact book of the substantial excellence of this "city of homes" as a typical American city. As the Ledger Almanac is given away, not sold, there can be no suspicion that this expression of an opinion of it is anything but candid and sincere.-Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.

THE Oxford University Observatory, which has been in active operation for about two years, has a large number of fine photographs of the moon, taken with the De la Rue reflector, and also the measurements of several hundred double stars.

Unadilla st., south from Charles st. to Passyunk av.-Oak st.

Washington av. is composed of Washington st. from the Delaware River to Third st.; Prime st. (formerly Love lane) from Third st. to the Schuylkill River.

Watkins st., from Fourth st., below Morris st., to Twelfth st.-Cottage st.

Whitney st., west from Passyunk av., south of Washington av.-Ringgold st.

Wilder st., from Fourth to Seventh st., north of Dickinson st.-Francis court.

STREETS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. Antoinette st., south from Haverford av. to Market st.-Wyoming st.

Eadline st., north from Haverford av, and west from the Schuylkill River-Elm st.

Filbert st., west of Thirty-third st.-Green st.
Fortieth st.-Till st.

Forty first st., north from Haverford av., Logan st.; south from same, Handy st., Hamilton st. French st., south from Haverford av. to Spring Garden st.-Budd st.

Gilboa st., from Thirty-third to Thirty-fourth st.-Union st.

Green st., west of Rose st., between Washington and Pratt st.-Kansas st.

st.

Forty-second st., south of Market st.-Rose st. Irving st., from Woodland av.-Church st. Lovelace st., west from Lancaster av.-Paschal

Ludlow st., east from Thirtieth st., south of Market st.--Oak st.

Rockland st., from Haverford av. to Spring Garden st., west of Thirty-fifth st.-Garden st. Spartan st., from Lancaster av., between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth sts.-Centre st.

Strickland st., east and west from Lancaster av. Penn st.

Thirtieth st., from Market st. Bridge to Callowhill st., Upper Ferry road, Schuylkill st.; south of Market st., Bridgewater st.

Thirty-eighth st., from Lancaster av. to Woodland av.-Mary st.

st.

Thirty-sixth st., south of Market.-Margaretta

Thirty-third st., south of Market st.-Crammond st.

Tilghman st., west from Fortieth st., below Pratt st.-Venango st.

Toronto st., west from Thirty-third st., north of Market st.-Warren st.

Transcript st., north from the Schuylkill River, west from Eadline st.-Sycamore st. Woodland av.-Darby road.

ELECTIONS IN 1878.

IN 1878 general elections will be held in the city of Philadelphia as follows:

For city and ward officers, on Tuesday, February 19th. To be elected: Members of councils, assessors, election officers, school directors, etc. Last day for payment of taxes, January 19. Last day for naturalization, January 19,

For county and State officers, on Tuesday, November 5. To be elected: Secretary of in.ernal affairs, president judges of Common Pleas Courts No. 2 and No. 4, recorder of deeds, clerk of Quarter Sessions, city treasurer.

Last days for extra assessment, September 4th and 5th.

Last day for payment of taxes, October 5.
Last day for naturalization, October 5.

QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS.

VOTING ON AGE.-Every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-two years may vote without being assessed. He must previously have resided in the State one year, and in the election district (or division) where he offers to vote for at least two months before the election. If his name is not on the registry of voters, he must make affidavit, if a native citizen, as to his birthplace and residence in the district for two months, and in the State for one year, except in case he had been a resident and removed therefrom and again returned, when six months' residence will be sufficient. If he is not native born, but the son of a citizen naturalized during the son's minority, he must also produce proof of his father's naturalization, of which the naturalization certificate will be the best evidence.

A NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN over twenty-two years of age must have paid within two years a State or county tax, which shall have been assesed at least two months and paid one month before the election. He must have resided in the State one year, or if, having previously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months immediately preceding the election. He must have resided in the election district where he offers to vote at least two months immediately preceding the election. his name is not upon the registry list, he must produce at least one qualified voter of the district or division to prove his residence by affidavit, and himself make affidavit to the facts upon which he claims a right to vote, also that he has not moved into the district for the purpose of voting therein. Proof of payment of taxes must be made by producing the tax receipt, or by affidavits that it has been lost, destroyed or was never received.

If

A NATURALIZED CITIZEN must have the same qualifications as to residence in the State and district, assessment and payment of taxes, as a native-born citizen. He must have been naturalized one month before the election. If his name is not on the registry list, he must prove his residence by the testimony of a citizen of the district or division, and himself state by affidavit when and where and by what court he was naturalized, and produce his naturalization certificate for examination. On challenge, he may be also required, even when his name is upon the registry list, to produce a naturalization certificate, unless he has been for five years consecutively a voter in the district.

QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTION OFFICERS.

No person can be an election officer who holds, or within two months has held, any office or appointment under the Federal or State government, or under any city or county, or any municipal board, commission or trust, in any city, except justices of the peace, aldermen, notaries public and persons in the military service of the State.

d. h. m.

THE TIDES, Philadelphia.

High Tide.

Low Tide.

[1878.

PHENOMENA.

A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.

4. m. h. m.

h. mh. m.!

3 26 3 48 10 45 11 7.6.5

4 114

4 33 11 30.11 52 6.5

I 24

1 52 5.9

(Apo.,16d.roh. P.M. (Per., 2d. 4h. A M.

2.29 A. M. rises. 9.47 P.M. Vega south. 9.55 P.M. Spica Lets 7.54 P.M. sets. 8.12 P.M. Oc.B.A.C.4984 11.10 P.M. 2 south. 3 595-311.21 A.M. CHZ. 9.04 P.M. h rises. 10.48 P.M. 7 rise. 1.24 A.M. 06. Sagit 4.16 A.M. 48. 2.23 A. M. 06. 21 Capric 7.11 P.M.gt, elong. B 7.55 P.M. sets. 11.45 P.M. Arctur. sets. 0.57 P.M. c. 2.56 A.M. rises. 10.57 P.M. Antares sets.

3 6.0

8 25 8 43 6.2 2 2 9 29 21 6.3 2 38 9 40 9 570.4 3 13 10 15 10 32 6.5 3 48 10 49 11 719.5

Rises. Souths Sets. A.M. P. M. h. m. h. m.h. m. d.

P.M.

in feet.

8 8 2 34 8 47

3

4 56 5 201

0 15.6.4

5 43 6 7

O 39

I 2.0.2

217 5 M 5

218

6 Tu 5

7 3 8 4

219 7 W

8 40 9 17

3 23

5 11 5.4

5 19 9 48

17 5.6

6 32 11 28

7 42

224 12 M

225 13 Tu 5 9 226 14 W 5 10 227 15 Th 5 11 228 16 F 229 17 S

8

4 27 6 58

7 44

0 556 35 16

2 21

4 15 6 57

8 5

5 12

I 357 34 17 2 14 8 33 18

2 56

3 30

5 13

3 50 6 54

8 48

230 18 S

O 20.4

231 19 M

4I 5 15 3 24 6 51

6.

5 19

232 20 Tu 5 16 233 21 W 5 17 234 22 Th 5 17 235 23 F 5 18 236 24 S 237 25 S 5 20 238 26 M 5 21 239 27 Tu 5 22 240 28 W 5 231 241 29 Th 5 24 242 30 F 5 25 243/31 S 5 26

3 10 6 50

10 15

I 24 6.1

2 13 5.8 3115.5

north of the Moon 11

7° south

Venus

4 16 A. M. O 57 P.M.

4 IO A.M.

6 58 P.M.

3 16 P.M. 29 9 55 A.M.

o 19 7 9 7

5.3 5.4

A REMARKABLE stellar outburst similar to that which appeared in Corona Borealis in May, 1866, was first noticed by Dr. Schmidt at Athens on the 24th of November, 1876, in the constellation Cygnus, then near the zenith. The new star, when first observed, was of the third magnitude and of a yellow color, near p Cygni, where Dr. Schmidt is sure no corresponding object existed on the evening of Nov. 20. The star, estimated to be of the third magnitude at its first appearance, gradually diminished to the seventh in the course of two or three weeks.

A GREAT number of sun-photographs taken at the Kew Observatory have been re-examined and remeasured, and at the request of Mr. Hind carefully inspected for evidence as to the existence of an intra-Mercurial planet.

4.04 P.M. C. 9.50 P.M. O ea c Pleiad 7.14 P.M. sets.

9.02 P.M. Capella rises. 9.55 P.M. south. 9.32 P.M. Altair south 4.17 A.M. oc. 84 Gem. 7.51 P.M. h rises. 6.-P.M. Q sta.

3.16 P.M.Sc. 9.55 A.M.

9.08 P.M.

C. rises.

8.05 P.M. Fomalh, rises

MR. GEORGE W. CHILDS, whose liberality and hospitality are known of all men, is to be felicitated upon being, with perhaps a single exception, the proprietor of the most widely circulated daily paper in America. Notwithstanding the prevalent business depression, the circulation and advertising of the Philadelphia Ledger were larger during the first quarter of the present year than in any corresponding period of its history. Ninety-odd thousand copies daily would satisfy the ambition of most publishers, though Mr. Childs doubtless looks forward to the near future when the number will be pleasantly rounded off by the additional XM.-Harper's Weekly, New York.

THE Volume containing the work of the Greenwich Observatory for 1874 was detained for some time awaiting the decision of the Treasury as to its gratuitous distribution, which has finally been authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.

A NEW line of railway has been projected which will pass the Cambridge Observatory, England, at a distance of about 550 yards. The completion of the project will greatly injure an institution of great value to science.

PHILADELPHIA CHRONOLOGY

FOR 1876-7.

1876, December 10. Aramingo M. E. Church, Frankford av. above Lehigh av., dedicated.

December 11. Bella McClain, charged with poisoning James M. Canfield at the Fish-house, on Elm av., June 26, 1876, was convicted of murder in the second degree, with a recommendation to mercy, and was sentenced to six years and three months' imprisonment. Maggie Pooler, indicted for the same offence, was acquitted.

December 12. Select Council concurred with Common Council in an ordinance fixing the taxrate for 1877 at $2.25 per one hundred dollars.

December 13. Chapel of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, Twenty-second st. above Columbia av., dedicated.

December 18. Henry Gibbs, colored, was shot and killed at Seventh and St. Mary sts. Coroner's jury found that the deed was committed by Colombo Raccazzi. Raccazzi was tried and acquitted March 1, 1877.

December 23. George Platt, who was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Robert L. Craig, June 3, 1876, was granted a new trial.

Joseph W. Harrar, tried for the murder of William R. Hess in the spring of 1876, was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced, January 13, 1877, to an imprisonment of eight years and six months.

December 27. William Farran, tried for the murder of John Kelly in August, 1876, was acquitted.

December 29. John W. Comalander, tried for the murder of Arthur Moore at Letterly st. near Jasper, on the 30th of August, 1876, was acquitted.

1877, January 1. The Supreme Court took possession of their new apartments at Broad and Market sts.

Select and Common Councils for 1877 organized.

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Very severe snow-storm. Snow fell fast for twelve hours. The passenger railways were blocked, and transportation over them almost entirely suspended. The ferry-boats on the Delaware made trips with difficulty, and were for some hours wedged in the ice.

Cotton Exchange formally opened for business at Second and Chestnut sts.

January 19. U. S. Circuit Court decides that the appropriation of $1,500,000 made by Congress to the Centennial Board of Finance was a gift, and not a loan, and that the stockholders were entitled to be reimbursed before the United States could have a claim on the profits.

-Fire at the flouring-mills of Detwiler & Co., 3042 and 3044 Market st. Loss $75,000.

January 20. Fire at Baeder & Adamson's glueworks, Allegheny av. and Richmond st. Loss $20,000.

Fire at sash and blind factory of Keller & Krouse, American st. Loss $30,000.

-Widdy Dennis, a colored man, was killed at Fifteenth and Barclay sts. by Rodney F. Stringfield, a police-officer. Coroner's jury found that the officer committed the deed while in discharge of his duty.

January 27. Morris Springfield, tried for the murder of his sister, Alice Springfield, on the 6th of July, 1876, was found guilty of murder in the

second degree, and was sentenced, February 3, to six years' imprisonment.

January 29. Walter Valentine, charged with the murder of Samuel Clark at 607 South Ninth st. on the 7th of November, 1876, was acquitted.

January 30. Samuel Ewing was killed by being stabbed with a chisel. Coroner's jury found that James Pye was guilty of the offence.

January 31. Dominick Mellvain, tried for the murder of David McGrady, September 8, 1876, was found guilty of manslaughter, and was sentenced, February 3, to an imprisonment of two years and six months.

-Arthur Jones, tried for causing the death of John McCalla, near Overbrook station, Penna. R. R., in October, 1876, was acquitted.

February 1. James Falby, charged with the murder of Thomas J. Brines at Sixth and Dickinson sts., January 21, 1876, was acquitted.

February 5. New fire-station of truck D, Union st. near Fourth, formally occupied by the company.

February 6. New police-station at Girard av. and Vienna st., 11th District, formally occupied. New school-house of Spruce st. Baptist Church, Spruce st. near Fourth, dedicated. William D. Walls died in consequence of violence received, January 26, at Market st. and Lancaster av. Coroner's jury implicated William Brannon.

February 8. Patrick McRory was shot and killed at Forty-first st. and Girard av. by some person unknown.

February 13. Hetty Love was killed by swallowing muriatic acid, administered through a "druggist's mistake." Coroner's jury found that Isaac W. Sitler was responsible for the negligence.

February 17. George McGonegal, a policeman, was shot and killed at the corner of Frankford av. and Norris st. by William Douglas, an ex-policeman.

February 19. Samuel Bowdin, charged with the murder of James Laws by running over him with his wagon on Lancaster av. near Powelton av., September 25, 1876, was acquitted.

Joseph Wishman, a boy, tried for the manslaughter of Peter Newton, a boy, was acquitted. February 20. Explosion in furnace at Bradford's brass-foundry, York st. east of Memphis. Building partly demolished and neighboring property injured. No person hurt.

Municipal election. For Mayor, William S. Stokley, Rep., 64.779; Joseph L. Caven, Ind. and Dem., 61,913. Majority for Stokley, 2866. For City Solicitor, W. N. West, Rep., 67,534: D. W. Sellers, Dem., 59.986; West's majority, 7548. For Receiver of Taxes, A. C. Roberts, Rep., 65,376; B. B. Craycroft, Dem., 61,594. Roberts' majority, 3782.

February 21. Joseph Setler, Charles Brown and Jacob Retger, tried for the murder of Franklin L. Shepherdson in Lehigh av. near Sixth st., were acquitted.

February 22. Citizens of Philadelphia presented to John Welsh, president of the Centennial Board of Finance, $50,000, in commemoration of his zealous and unselfish labors in promoting the success of the Centennial Exhibition. The money was transferred to the University of Pennsylvania for the perpetual support of "the John Welsh Professorship of History and English Literature."