The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1854, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6484, IMPORTANT FROM CENTRAL AMERICA, REVOLUTION IN| NICARAGUA. OUTRAGE AND EXCITEMENT AT SAN JUAN. ARREST OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER. Americans Landed to Protect the Consul. ‘City of San Salvador Destroyed by an i Earthquake, | &., &., ft ee ‘We have obtained some important news by the North- ‘een Light. Sho sailed from Greytown on tho 17th inst, ‘Among her passengers is the Hon. Solon Borlanti, our ‘Minister to the Central American States. ‘We have received advices of a revolutionary outbreak im the republic of Nicaragua, Senor Castellon as the ‘principal leader, supported by Colonels Pineda, Xeres, Zepata, Doctor Guerrera, and José Maria Valle, ating Chellon, who bad arrived from Honduras at the head of @ strong force, and effected a Inding at the port of Bealijo, which surrendered, ‘as well as the town of Chi- without s struggle, their object being to march = @pon Leon, from thence tothe capital. The President, with the government officers, had removed from Mana- gua to Leon, with the intention of resisting the attack meditated against that stronghold. The whole country ‘was under arms, prepared for any emergency; bat the result-so far remains a matter of great uncer- ‘tainty, and will depend upon the enemys plan of action. Ceatillon, Guerrero, Xeres and Dias, who are at the thead of the movement, were banished from Nicaragua weeks before the present revoiution, on suspicion wo engaged ine conspiracy to overthrow the ad- | @inistration of Chamorro. This act, however, only de- | Tayed for a brief period the execution of their plans, for 20 sooner had.they arrived in Honduras than they com- Menced their operations anew, receiving, as is believed, | not only encouragement, but assistance, from that coun- | try. Their forces at present number nearly one thousand ‘men, and are about equal in strength to those of Cha- morro. They bave already taken Realejo and Chimanda- |@us, both of which-are towns of considerable importance, * ) the first on the sea coast and the second a short distance in the interior. Chamorro is said to be exceodingly tyrannic, and the people appear to know no law bat his ‘will. His wili has in fact been that of a despot. At tho Jast election, which placed him at the head of the govern- Ament, his épponent was Castillon.who is.said to bea man ‘Of great abilities, and of the most liberal and enlightened &. | | The city of San Salvador was{totally destroyed by an earthquake on the night of Easter Sunday, by which up- ywards of two hundred lives and more than four millions ‘worth of property were destroyed in less than one mi- | Rute of time. « On the Friday previous, until the momont Otthe calamity, strong “shocks of darthquake were ex- perienced from day to day, until the night of Sunday the 19th, when, about 10-o’clook P. M., a rolling sensation, as ‘that of a wave of the sea, and which lasted for about fifty seconds, laid the whole city level with the ground. The night being calm, the dust occasioned by the falling of ‘the houses obscured the whole atmosphere, rendering it impossible for people to repognise their own relatives. Plunder and robbery followed asa matter of course, the government with the troops having removed from the ‘Scene of destruction at an early hour upon the following MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1854. a Rs NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. with Mr. Fabius, proceeded im one of the steamer’s boats to the town; but apon approaching the slaore they were hailed by a humbey of armed mon, who fred one gun over the boat, and threatened to fire into them if they ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF 1854. attempted to land; and this, although informed that Mi, Fabius was on board, and desired to go to his consulate. Thus forcibly prevented from landing, the boat returned to the Northern Light. During the night the town | was occupied by armed men, while s were stationed between the American consulate (where Mr. Borland was) and tho harbor, | eh al who attempte: fo pass, reventi: from landing or leaving the shore, ‘and thus peed red Borland a prisoner all night. The next morning he pro. cured a boat, and returned on board the Northern Light, where he was informed by Mr. Fabius, our commercial — and Mr. Scott, the agent of the Transit Com any, at from the violent and lawless dis; ition: featec by the people of San Juan, they did not consider the per- sons and proper ty of our citizens safe from ns and even destruction, in the absence of a force sufficient to protect them. Mr. Borland concurring in this opinion, led a meeting of the passengers, and proposed to en: Gage the services of fifty men, to remain afford the necessary protection until our government, informed of the state of affairs, should send a proper force for the Purpone ‘The requisite number of men volunteered, and were organized under the command of Crawford Fletcher, Eeq., formerly from Tennessee, and now on his: return from California. Mr. Fabius, our commercial agent, has taken. up his abode under their protection; and Mr. Borland, on the Northern Light, proceeded forthwith to Washington to lay this matter before the government. LORD; Pareer. The National Race Course. THE NEW YORK JOCKEY CLUB. We have given a detailed description of the new race course near Newtown, and since that publication the preliminary steps to the formation of a jockey club: have been taken, It is purposed that another meeting of members only shall be holden at the club house, Prince street, this evening, when rules for the course will be adopted, the officers elected, and arrangements for the spring meeting to take place early in June. The new race courge will be conducted after the’ style of the Metairie Course, New Orleans. Nothing but run+ ning races will be allowed, and particular attention will be paid to the obtaining of any information as to the training and breeding of horses. The waxses will be large enough to attract the bert horses in the country— such flyers as Lexington, Highlander, Blonde, Aaron, &¢., &c. The amount of capital to be invested is overa quar- ter of a million of dollars. In addition to the perfect ar- rangements on the island, the proprietors have fitted: up a commodious and elegant club house in town, which will undoubtedly be the resort of turfmen from all parts of the country;and these meetings must be productive of much good, by the free interchange of opinion upon all matters pertaining to the horse. On the course the members of the club will enjey: peculiar privileges, and its roll will include the names of men occupying the highest stations in society. The Tart. CENTREVILLE COURSE, L. I.—PACING. The great novelty in the sporting world, the double team pacing race, for $2,000, which was to have taken place yesterday afternoon. Considerable controversy took place yesterday afternoon in relation to the bets made on this affair, some being under the impression that the postponement would cancel the outside betting. This is not so. All bets must abide the original agreement, and goas it goes, where the terms of the match havo been complied with by the principal parties engaged in making the match. This match has created great excitement in certain classes, and large amounts of money have beon staked on the event—probably $30,000. Until within a day or two the betting has-been even; but is now in favor of the roan ponies, Should to-day prove fair, there will be an immense crowd at the Centreville Course. + _ UNION COURSE, L. L—TROTTING.. A very spirited trot came off on Wednesday afternoon at morning. Tue consequences accompanying this ruin are likely to be attended with very serious results to com- _ mercial busivess throughout the republic. The authori- 4" ties have petitioned the neighboring States for assistance in money, provisions, and labor. Outrageous Conduct of the Mayer of San Juan—Arrest of the Hon. Solon Borland, 0 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Dean Sm—I am authorized, by Capt. Churchill, to -@ommunicate the following statement of facts, in order to give them publicity, free from any aang nee et HE REPORT OF THE LATE HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE ATSAN JUAN. On the evening of the 16th inst., the river steamer ‘Routh, Capt. T. T. Smith, arrived at Punta Arenas, and ‘was lying s‘ongside the Northern Light, to deliver her passengers. About dusk, while the passengers were passing from one steamer to the other, @ bungo, having on board some twenty-five or thirty armed men, mostly Jamaica negrocs, headed by a mulatto man, calling him- @elf the Marshal, came over from San Juan, or Greytown, ‘and ranged up alongside the steamer Routh, The s0- -ealled marshal, accompinied by several of his armed ‘xen, jumped on board the steamer and announced their purpose to arrest Capt. Smith, by virtue of » warrant from the Mayor of Greytown, upon the charge of murder. @aptain Smith refused to be arrested, and armed him- welf for resistance. ‘At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Borland, the American Minister, who was at the time on board the Northern Light, was informed of what was going on. He immediately went on board of the Routh, where he found a crowd of persons—among them a number of the farmed men from the bungo—in a high state of excite- ment. The Marshal, with his men, was attempting to arrest Capt. Smith; and the latter, standing at his cabin door, was keeping them at bay. Mr. Borland at once finterposed, telling the Marshal that no authority recog- pised by the United States existed at Greytown to arrest, er in any way interfero with, any American citizen, and erdering him to withdraw his men from the steamer, and go away. The Marchal proposed to exhibit the Mayor's ‘warrant, under which he was acting. This Mr. Borland declined to examine. some hesitation, the Marshai announced his purpose to withdraw, as advised Mr. Borland. While this was going on, and before Marsbal and bis men left the steamer, much excite- ment was manifested amon, the men who had remained on board the bungo. Loud, threatening language was them; and brandishing their weapons, several rurbed on board the ateamer. At this’ moment Borland taking a rilie from thehands of a bystand- x over the railing upon the guards, warned the No keep off and at thoir peril not to put a foot on steamer. Upon this the movement towards boardin, steamer ceased, andina few minutes the Marsh: his men returned to the bungo, and she retirned to opposite side of the harbor. hout dask Mr. Borland, accompanied by Mr. Scott, a of the agent of the Trinalt Company, on beard one of the boats of the Northern Light, went'across the har- Dor to San Juan, or Greytorn, to visit Mr. Fabias, our ‘. Soon alter arriving there, Mr. 'Bor- Tearwed that.at 2 ‘meeting of the people of the town, held at the station louse and presided over by the Mayor, 4t had been propored and seemingly agree to that he (Mr. should be arcesied. In a few migutes the execa- proposition wasattempted. A loud knocki ¢ lower doons of Mr. Fabius’ house, ani to ascertain the cause, a body of m muskets, corsisting in part of the regul police of the towm, and headed Ke @ Jamaica nezro, in- quired for Me. Borland, and declared their purpose to him. Mr. Borland hearing this, went dowa stairs, ited these men, and demanded their business with Bim; their leader informed him they oame by order of ‘the Mayor to arrest him, because of his preventing the arrest of Ca, Smith; Mr. Borland then repeated to ‘them what be had said to the Marshal about their want of authority, &., and inquired of them if they were not aware of bis cxemptin from arrest in his capacity of minister of the United’ States. To this they answered they cared nothing forall that, but that they had gome to arrest him and meant to do it. He then warn, ed them of the serious consequences to themselyes, and to all concerned with them, if tl roceeded to ‘the extremities they proposed. | He re they knew the weneos and were prepared to meet them. Mr. n eaid to them, they must proceed st their peril, and calied sever jemen who wore in an upper reom to come down and Te whinesses of the thredtened aseault upon him. Upon this, the lWader of the armed force called Mr. Martin, (ex-Mayor,) as if for the purpose of consultation, and Martin not Soewering, Vey! rew off ‘2 little from the door in the direction, where from their manner they expected to find him. About this time, 3 still standin, at, ihe : door, the Mayor (« Frenehman,) came up a ae ings been withcut lus order or authority, while this con- ‘was going on, some one 6 crowd threw broken giass bottl be pee yl! a ey ;Which struck Mr. and tly wounded en th . The rew this missile was not —— might was dark and a crowd in the porch and about the door. Soon after this blow was inflicted upon Mr. + Borland,thecrowd dispersed. Mr. Fabius, the commercial ¢ Soe ores © otace and crossed the harbor to the Light, to make known to Captain Churehill and the the state of affairs on the other side. (A meeting waa at which it was a to send a gommittes of three gentlemen to consult with Mr. Bor- fend 02 to the best to be taken, Those gentlemen, tt SF 4) FLTAE, Fhe r iF the Union Course, between Lady Collinsand Joe Huested, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons, for a purse and sweepstakes of $250. The gelling Pony was also entered in the stake; but finding Joe Huested was on the track to contend with the mare, he was prudently kept t much betting. ‘The Wagers that were laid, wore at 100 to 25 on Lady Collins. The wind was very high during the race, and greatly impeded the progress of the nags. Tho time made was good under the circum- stances. ‘First Heat.—Joe Huested won the pole. Pony did not come to the post. The other two were started head and head, the mare taking the lend for # moment on the turn} until she broke up, when Joe took the lead, and went a length ahead past the quarter pole, in forty-one seconds. Lady Collins caught him onthe backstretch, and was half a length in front at the half mile pole, in 1:19. The mare leda length around the lower turn; but up the homestretch Joe rallied along vigorously, and gained finely on her ali the way up to the score.’ Sho roved too much for him, however, and won by half a in 2:41. Keg Feat Not a word about betting. The horses hada most excellent start. The mare took the lead, and went to the quarter pole two or three lengths ahead of dor, in forty neconds. She opened the gap down the backstretch, and the half mile pole in 1:18. Joe closed a trifle on the lower turn, and up the homestretch ined at every step; but with all his exertions, the mare Feat him a length to the score. ‘Time, 2:42. Third Heat.—They were again started nicely, and kept together for about two hundred yards, when Joe fell to feces, and the mare passed the quarter pole throe or four lengths in front, in forty seconds. She increased the distance between herself and Joe on the backatretoh, and was at the half mile pole in 1:17. From there out she was taken up, and came home leisurely, winning the heat and race in 2:42, by half dozen lengths. The fol- lowing is a summary :— Wroxmnat, May 24—Purse and stake, $250, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons. H. Woodruff entered br. m. Lady Collins...... 1 1 1 D. Pfifer entered b. g. Joe Huested 222 Mr. Bulkley entered br. f ‘Time, 2: 23 Jersey City Intelligence. Saranres.—The ordinance regulating the salaries of the city officers was adoted in the Common Council on Mon- day evening. We give them below; alo the salaries al- allowed the kame officers for— 1853, 1854. Street Commissioners $500 $700 © $500 er. vill 850-450-600 City Clerk: 650-750-750 City Comptroiter. 300 © 400 = 400 City Treasurer.,... 200 409-400 250 250 «250 175 © 250-800 300 400 «400 250 400 © 500 Superintend’t of W 76 100 = 100 Superintendent of School — 100 100 Chief Engineer of Fire De — 10 _ 300 | Corporation Surveyor. — (—- 1,500 City Physician, First & 125 200295 City Physician, Third & Fourth “«" j25 150200 Assessors, eneh.......+« 50 250 «850 Capt. of Watch, per mont 40 Ww bmen, per night..... 1 The per centage allowed to the Collector of Taxes has been reduced. For the first $20,000 collected one per cent is allowed; for the second $29,000, one and one-half yer cent; and for all over $40,000 collected, two per cent js allowed. Last year it was, for the first $5,000, one Its Appearance, Progress, and Dirmtion—Di« rections for Oreerving It—E.clipsey Histori- cally Considered. ‘Thie day there will be an eofipso of the ehw visible throughout the United: States, and annulay im part of the Territorics, of Washington and Minnesste, of Vencouvst’s Island, Ganada, and of the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Meine, and Masseebu- setts. The” eclipse is oalled anpular on account of the ring of light which is forried by the outer edge of the sun being visible’ when: the penumbre or shadow of the moon is passivg-over it. Eclipses of thie kind are of voty rare occurrence, ani’ it is this-fact: which renders this particular cae “so pocudiarly interest: ing. In Pans only one takes place between 1707 and’! 1900, while here we will be fevored with no less than four between 1775 and 1901. The first and second of these have alroady taken place, kaving boon seen on the 2d of April, 1791, and on June 16) 1806. The third will come off this day, and the fourth oa September 28, 1875. This last eclipse will be less favorable for astronomical deductions than the present, and hence the opportunity now offered will be e-stensively impzoved, both for the. gratification of curiosity and the sccomplishment of scientific purposes. Ina letter from Mr. John Randel, Jr., published in the Henaip of the 12th inst, he announces the oxtraordi- nary fact that the magnetic needle, which’had progress- ed annually from the west towards the nerth at the rate of three minutes of a degree for more than one hundred years, prior to the annular eclipse of the sun of 16th June, 1806, did, w'thin one week from that date, recede from the north towards the wost forty-five min utes of a degree, which is equal to the whole distance it had advanced, from the west towards the nortl! in the fifteen years preceding that selipse. Whether the same varirtion will take place in the needle on this eccasion remains to be seen, Should the sky be clear at the time of the phenome- PATH OF THE CENTRAL ROLIPER OF THE 8UN OVER THR CowTI- NENT OF AMERICA, ON FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1864, acconDiNG ‘TO THE TABLES OF DAMOIBRAU AND BURCKUARDT. 34 maipse centratin E4 maipneoniratin § Lat..N. Lon. W. §8 Lat..N, Lon. w. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. OANADA wrsr. tS. De D. M. HM.S. DM. D. M. 60 48 16.7 124923 1014 0 47 0.9 84 37.2 wo 24.4 16 0 4646.6 83 326 200 30.0 16 0 313 82 26.3 210 35.4 170 4614.8 8117.9 220 40.6 18 0 4557.2 80 7.2 230 45.7 19 0 38.0 78 53.9 240 50.5 20 0 4517.5 77 87.6 250 48 56.2 21.0 4456.3 76178 9260 48 59.7 2115 49.5 75 67.2 BRITISH OREGON. 102130 4453.5 75 36.4 9270 49 40 SPATE OF NEW YORK. 300 157 118 9.0 102345 4437.4 7615.3 350 38).1 22 0 312 74 638.9 400 40.9 2275 24.8 74 32.3 445 0 44.3 22:30 18.2 7 10.8 600 + 40.6 102245 4411.6 73 40.0 550 28.9 101 26. LARS OMAMYLAIN. w 00 7.9 1 1028 0 44 4.8 73 24 WO 40 48 45.3 . STATE OF VERMONT. N. E. CORNER OF MINNESOTA, 192816 4367.8 73 ¢ 10 6 O 48 35.9 98 16.6 28 30 60.6 72 sae 60 28.0 $223.2 102445 4848.3 72 15:3 70 19.5 9128.8 — syars Or NEW HAM 10 80 48 10.4 $0 33.56 10240 4425.7 71 61.2 1SLB ROYALE, LAKE SUIWRIOR. 2616 27.9 71 26.7% 10 90 48 0.7 8937.3 102480 43199 71 18 LAKE SUPERIOR. STATE OF 10% 8 47 560.2 88400 102445 4811.6 70 36.2 lo 38.9 87 ahd /MLANTIO OCHAN. WoO 27.0 86 1.5 1025 © 43 3.2 70 10.1 10-180 4714.3 86 40.1 30 0 8764.3 55 58.6 8012 87 6.7 5 58.7 103016 8617.4 51 56.8 ns of the central eclipse on theearth, 3h. 41m. | Greatest north latitues of the central path. According to the tables of Damoiseau cad Burckhardt, the eclipse at the following places will be annular, and takerploce as follows, in ream time (aftsmoon,) of the respective places. The point of begianing is reckoned from the vertex, or highest point of the sun, tothe right hang, and that of non, observers cannot be too careful about viewing it, ex- cept through glasses so deeply colored that they will perfectly protect the eye from the effect of solar light and heat. In consequence of the want of sufficient cau- tion in this respect, at the time of ‘the: list very lnrge eclipse in this vicinity, Februazy, 1831, the sight of many persons was so much injured as to be seriously impaired long afterwards, oreven at the expiration of many months. The best glasses fon the purpose are the darkest of those which usually accompany a tolescope or sextant, the end, from the vertex to the left, as ssen through a dark.glass, or a telescope that-dees not invort — Me. Obs. but a piece of a window pane, free. from veins, and ren- dered so black (not browned) by the smoke of a lamp, that the sun, seen through it, will appear witaout any scintillation, will very well answer. Where the eolipso is annular, an opers or spy-glass, with its small lens, or that nearest the eye, blackened in this manner, will be fouud very useful for observing the forming and breaking of the ring, the phenomena attending which are generally high- ly beautiful. Even when the obscuration is greatest, much diminu- tion of the light is not to be expected, or not more than inacloudy day. Mars is the only planet that can possi- Uly be seen, and at the timo of the greatest obscuration its bearing will be about south by east, and its altitude 55 degrees. Sirius, the brightest of the stars, will at the same time bear about southwest, at an elevation of near- ly 20 degrees, but it is not probable that either can be found without the aid of a telescope. The following is a table of the eclipses which were visible in this country from the year 1824 up. to the pro- sent time. The hours count from 12 M., so that 19 means TA Me Beginning. Ending. Digits. Amos komo e dom. 1824, June 26... 7 97 56 1 1825, Dec. 9... 8 58 1: 4 50 1831, Fb.11&12 11 30 6 ll 29 1882, July 26... 19 16 46 4 49 1804, Nov 80.... 1 21 58 * 10 ah Ae 1p ee om jet hee 0... 8 48 83 2 6 1845, May 6..... rises eclip’d 4 28 1846, Ap. 24825. 23 14 86 6 4) 1848, Mareb4... 19 49 31 @ 1) 1851, July 27... 19 48 24 3 4 1864, May 26... 4 26 27 11 2) APPEARANCE OF THE SUN, AND PATH OF THE ECLIPSE. Viewed from different points on the earth’s surface, from which the eclipse is at all visible, the sun will pre- sent a different appearance to different observers. The first of the following diagrams (marked &. v. B.) is intended to represent its appearance at y the least distance of the cen- X, tres at Prescott, Canada West; Ogdensburg, N. Y.; Addison, Middlebury, Rochester, Royal- ton, and Norwich, Vt.; Hano- yer, Lebanon, Grafton, Sand- bornton, Gilmanton, Roches- ter, and Dover, N. H.; South Berwick and York, Maine, and at other places were the eclipse is central, or vi near. ly s0—V being the vortex, or highest point of the sun at any moment; Band E the points of beginning and end. y ‘Tho second diagram is in- tended to represent the appear- ance of the sun at Boston, Cam. bridge, and also (nearly) at Kingston, C. W.; Watertown and Sandy Hill, N. Y.; Now. fane, Vt.; Keene, N. H.; Fitch- ‘burg, Concord, and Province town, Mass., and other places, situated about fifteen . mile, northeasterly of the line of the southern limit of the ring. =: ‘The third diagram exhibits the sun’s appearance at Brunswick and Path, in Maine, also (nearly,) at St. Albans, Hyce Park, Vt.; Lan- caster, N. H., and at other places situated about twenty miles southwesterly of the line of the northern limit of the ring. Y By the fourth is exhibited the appearance of the sun when most obscured at Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, apd one-balf per cent; for the second $5,000, two per cent; and two and one-half for all collected above $10,000, The Collector of Arrears of Taxes is allowed by this ordinance two per cent on the first $5,000 collected, and three per cent on the excess. Tox “TeLecRarn’’ AND OTHER Horses SToLRN—ARREST oF THE THIEF AND MIs Suicipe IN BERGEN JarL.—Joel M. Jobnaon, who lives about five miles beyond Pater. rt is at present the owner of the trotting hore “Te hh,” which was distributed as one of Perham’s 100,000 gift His wife was awakened by the footsteps of a horse passing through the yard, at about 10 o’clock on Monday night Ist. She informed her husband, who immediately went to the barn an‘ discovered that his horse had been stolen, and that a set of single harness was also missing. He aroused his neighbors, and search was mace in different directions. ose who came to Jersey City had the pleasure, at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, of seeing the stolen horee approach the ferry gate, having on the missing harness, and attached to a wagon, which had been stolen from Mr. Wm. Ackerman, who resides about three miles this side of Paterson. The establishment was being driven? by one Thomas Moore, of Forty-second street, near Third avenue, New York, who was taken into custoty. During the same night & sorrel horse was stolen from Mr. Ackerman, and a bay horse from one of his neighbors. These could not be found. Mogre was taken before the Recorder and committed to the cells until those having him in custody were ready to return. When taken out of the cell it was found tliat he had made a rope of bed cloth’ and fastened it to the eee with his suspender, as he intended to hang himself. A loaded pistol was found secreted in the bed, but it is doubtful whether it belonged 0 prisoner. He was taken to the Hudson county jail, at Bergen Corners, for safe keeping, as the Passaic mnty jail i built. When keeper went to the cell of ti er yesterday morning, he found him suspended By the neck, dead, ing to the door by means of a sheet from his bed. body was yet warm. It was evident from his ap) that he tiled a hard death, by strangling. His was Ie, and | his tongue was so swelled that it en mouth. One hand was firmly fast to the of the door. His wife having heard of his Lana Fig + ge to visit him yesterdsy afternoon, not knowing his fate, and was shocked to him a . His remains were taken to his late residence, in New York, last evening, reparatory to interment. He intended to get the horse to the market and sell him early in the morning, be- fore he could possibly be detected. h Worcester, and at other places where the magnitude of the ' eleven digits on the northern imb of the sun. The last diagram represents (nearly) the sppearance at Bangor, Augusta, Eastport, Hal- ifax, &e., where the sun will be eclipsed about eleven digits on the southern limb. It in & mistake to suppose that total darkness will follow this eclipse, as about one twelfth part of the sun’s surface will be visible at the ‘time of its greatest obscuration. A total eclipse would present a completely differ- ent appearance, and is described by those who have seen it as truly awful. Halley, in an account which he gives of one that he himself had seen, says that at the mo- ment when the sun was half obscured, a very evident cireular rainbow was formed at its cireamference, with perfect colors. As the darkness increased, he saw the shepherds on all sides hastening to fold their flocks, for they expected a total eclipse of an hour and a half in duration. After a few minutes, he was enveloped in a total and palpable darkness, which came upon im, he says, like rain, or like @ great black cloud. The countenances of his friends wore a horrible aspect, and the earth looked as if covered with one black pall. A few rays shot through the clouds for a moment, but immediately after both earth and sky were enveloped in complete darkness. But the appearances of the earth and tlie sky during an annular eclipse, though worthy of more notice than is often given, are not the principal features, unloss the day be cloudy. The formation of the ring will be, where it can be seen, the great attraction of the ovcasion, also (nearly) «at Washington, | eclipse is from about ten to | lantic, where it leaves the earth in Intitate about | 80deg., longitude 52 dey., Raving, in the time of its continuance thereon, run ever 14634 deg. of longitude, and 66 deg. of latitude. ‘The eclipse will not be annular at Georgetown, nor in. deed at any other place south of New England. The ob- seuration—that is to say, the eclipse—will begin et the Georgetown Observatory at two minutes and thirty-three and one-fifth of a second past four o'clock in the after- noon—that in, very nearly at two and a half minutes past four. The greatest obscuration or height of the eclipse will be at nineteen minutes and three-quarter post five o’clock, and the ond at twenty-seven minutes and twenty-nine seconds past six. The whole duration at Georgetown, to the nearest second, will be two houra twenty-four minutes and fifty-six seconds, ‘The pomt on the solar dise where the obscuration will first appear will be at 147.1 dogs. from the sun’s vertex, or his most northerly point, counting rourd to the right; hence the general observer will Ax his glass (shielded by ‘a colored screen from the strength of tho sun’s rays) to about the southwest or further edge of the sun’s face. For the ead of the eckigee the glass must ke pointed to 21.8 degs. to the left of the sun’a vertex, which will be on the hither edge, and 2: little east of the sun’s mpst northerly point. The number of digits colfpsed at the Georgetown Ob- servatory (and sensibly tho-same for the country round) ) 9.814—that is to say, more than three-quavters, and nearly ten-twelfths of thesun’s diameter will be ob -seured. In expresriag the magnitude of the eclipse, whether of the sun or of the moon, it iseustomary to suppose the diameters ’of these bodies divided into twelve equal parts, aalled digits, and the magnitude of the eclips6 is expressed by stating tife proportion of the diameter of the dive which is obscured. Thus, whemhalt the disc is obseured, we tay the eolipse measures nix digits, and so om. In observing an eclipse Professor Alexander soya; in a paper recentiy communicated (e the American -Associa- tton:for the» Advancement of ficience, at Washington, particular attention should be. paid to the color of the glasses used im the observation-of the eclipse, eince the Faenomena present many difforemt phases, and phases roquiring a particular coior to ramder the observation sat- iefaetory. As it bad Leen asserted that the moon had been seen before the contact of the shadow with the sun’s disc, he suggested that soveral screen-giasses, of various colors, might be arranged in a circular: frame, movable about a central pivot, so that each screen-glass might, inits turn, bo- brought in front of the eye-plece of the telescope, at tho-pleasure of the observer. The.rotary motion might bo rendered more steady by tho pressure of a small spring.with a tooth falling into ashallow dent inthe revolving frame, as ia the case in the adjustment of dark glasses made use of in some sextants. It would, moreover, seem to be advisable that the succession of tints of the several ecreon-glasses should be such that the oye would not be too much ‘blinked? or rendered insensible by. a suddon change of one for another; the order being somewhat like the fol- lowing: white, yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, and (if there be room for them) then green and greenish yel- low; to come back, in the circuit, to white again. The white tint of sunlight iz preseryed when che view is through Dr. Maskelyno’s screen of liquid, ink, or the like effect may be obtained by a saftable combination of screens of different colors, such ag, for instance, vio- let and green glasses, the number of violet glasses being DMS DM. DMS. 422123 4358 «42 22 48 11 837 6955 «71 730 HMMS. HMS. HWS. 42712 43047 4 26.62.5 6 40 28. 5 43 10 40 86 4127 44.21 41 88 64297 64532 542 91 64793. 650 8 6 47 16.0 1 69 2 22 2 0.6 22021 21921 220 254 hs D. D 5, 151.5 150.5 0 38.1 31.0 Concord, Hanmer, Middlebury, N.H. A, crt DUS. DMS. D. M Latitude., 12 80 43 42°26 440 Longitude 29 -— 72 1645 73:10 Eolipse begina....,.., 42% 8 4 y Formation of the ring. 63643 5 Least distance of cen. ROW i3 oes cece eens 8888 Rupture of the ring... 64032 6 End of the eclipse 645 0 6 Duration of the ring.. — 349 — Duration of eolipse... 22062 2 Point of beginning... 150.8 150, Do. end 95.6 . a D, Mt. 4442 0 48 435 75 3130 70 45 18 UMS. HMS, Eclipse begins... 4240 427 Formation of thi 61729 8 80 Least distance of cen 1928 — 41 52 Kupture of the ring, S 2126 6 48 47 & End of the eclips 62746 «6 47 54 Duration of the — 857 — 352 Duration of the eclipse 225 6 22 7 Do, ends... 04 Dd. D. At the following places the eclipse will not be annular, ‘The obscuration being on the northern side of thosun:— Nantucket 0b., N. York City. lass. N.Y. DMS. D. U.S. Latitude north. 5 ay Bry 2 % b4 tude . Longitude we i ek, HM Eclipse begins .. 433 8. 5 Greatest ol curat 6 4646.0 6 30 55.8 End of Eelipse.... + 652164 6 87 55.1 tee 219 76 2 6.2 Duration, 5 £ Point of in, . 160.3 148.9 Do. en . 32.6 28.2 Digits eclipsed . one 11.173 10.640 Williamstown. Obs. Siass. Latitude north Longitude west. Eclipse begins..... Greatest obscuration Endof Eclipso..... Durations... .ssereee vf j D. it ‘ing. 160.2 150.0 ah by ae Bes 32.7 33.2 Digits eclipsed. o 11.207 11.301 The time of the beginning of the eclipse at the fol- lowing places has been only approximately determinod, but it will nevertheless be found nearly correct. The duration of the eclipse in different parts of New Eng- land will vary, as usual, several minutes; but it is be- lieved that the addition of 1h. 14 min., and 2h. 20 min. to the time of beginning at any place therein, will in general give the times of the greatest obscuration, and of the end, within a minute ox two of the truth. At those of the places marked with an asterisk the cclipse will be annular. At the greater part of those not so marked the obscuration will be on the northern side of the sun; but at Bangor, Eastport, Halifax and Montreal, im excess. The singulaaly. tiated glass which goes by the name of London smoke, is, however, ‘perhaps the best of all for presenting a white. image of the sun, as by it ell colors are trensmitted; though. with a dimi- nished intensity. . The following ¢ircetions, far-the observation of the eclipse were drawn up by. Professor Alexander, and as they are for the most part envily understood, they can befollowed with prafit and imteres} by the most un ecieptitie:— Indentations of, prominsat points, Special roughaess or dauk lines, First unequivocal contset, Distortion of the cusps. Agitation at the edge of the moon's disc. Corruscations across the moon’s disc An illuminated band Yordering the moon’s disc. EFFECH ON SOLAR SPOTS. Polarization of light at solar spots. Luminous projections on the moon’s diac. Analogous to projection of ihe moon’s disc beyond. that of the sun. Color of the moon’s disc. PREVIOUS TO THE FORMATION OF THE RING—THE LIGHT BE- TWEEN THE CUSPS. The time of its first appeatance. Its extent in both length, and breadth. Its color, if invariable; or hanges in the light’s ‘y;tensity or its color. parent motion, ff any, along the edgo of the moon's dise. Ita polarization. "ae the beginning. In 1140 a total eclipse preceded the bloody and rath- Teas ware of the Guelpbe and the Ghibelines. In 1191 thé tars were visible at 10 im the morning. Tho third crusade took place in this year. In the dame year a most ditgular phenomenow was ob- served—the true sun, and the appearance of another, that astronomers alone could distinguish the trea with their glasses. Boge was total darkness in 1387, caused by an eclipse of the un. This’ preesded a terrible 0 in Paris, London aad Ireland. cai April 22, 1715, a total eclipse, ang’ the darkness so. Great that tMe stars shone and the birds-went to roost at noon. Ruseia at war wit Sweden. Venice at war with Turkey. War of the young Pretender in Scotland. The Orientals, gonerally, looked upon eclipses as occur- vences of supernatural charscter, and ettributed them to-magical scienoe, or evil demons who wer endeavoring to destroy the luminary. In fact, they considered it « straggle betwoen the powers of good andevl, and they awaited the issue with broathless anxiety, trembking with apprehension as the shadow passad over the dise of the sun, snd radiant with joy and triumph as it receded and ultiniately disappeared. Some more zealous or more courageous than the frightened multitude, formed thom. selves into volunteer auxiliary corps to assist the sore- pressed God of Day, and armed with gongs and kettle drums endeavored to drive away his toxribh nemy. In some parts of the World eclipsee-are still regarded witha fuperstitios awe, as portending gome torrible evil, but these fears are rapidly dissi; before the march of aolence and civilizations ah New York East Methodist Conference. SEVENTH DAY. The Conforence assembid in the Washington street Church, Broeklyn; on Wednesday morning, at the usual hour, Bishop Ames in the chair, After the opening ser- vices, Eldere- John G. Smith and W. W, Brewer were ox- cused from their labors as Flders and created Superma- meraries, on secount of illshealth. The committeos of examination for the year 1865, were: thervappointed, ae follows :-— Clase of the First Your—J. J. Mathews, ©. Kel- sey, B. Pillabury. For theClass of the Second Year—W. C. Doyt, W. F. Collins, N. C. Lewis. For the Clasa of the Third Year—E. E. Griswold, J. M. Reid, J. L. Gilder, For the Class of the Fourth Year—J. B. Merwin, J. Mi- ley, D. Curry. he committee on the causs-of colonization reported the following resolutions, which were adopted:— Resolved, ‘That we have the utmost confidence in the American Colonization Society, believing it powerful im romoting the objects for which it was founded, afford- ing a home for those free persous-of color who desire the full privilege of freemen, opening facilition for the evan gelization of Africa,and imposing various barri¢ra againat the infamous slave trade. Resolved, That we commend this cause to our respec- tive churches, recommending tuat tho agsnts of this no- ciety have access to our congregations for the purpose @€ making collections in i halt, The committee upon the subject, reported on the cases of necessitous superannuated preachers throughout the Gistrict, and stated that all claims arising from this cause had been met. The committee to which was referred:the charges against Rey.S. Howland, having carefully investigated the same, commencing on the 17th inst., and contin alm ry day, afternoon and evening, and often im ninj’, until the 23d, having received'a mass of tea- nd duly prepared it for the actionof the confer- tfuliy report:—Your committee were inform- ed by the President of the conference that their duty was not to report a. decision on the case, but confine them- selves to the receiving of testimony only. ‘The bill of charges, (comprising falsehood, slanden, fraud and dis honesty, was preferred by the members of the Hedding Methodist Episcopal chuzch in the city of New York, January 30,1854. A court of inqnisy was held in the basement pf suid church, February 6th, 1854, and result- ed in the suspension of said Rev. S,’Howland from alt ministsrial functions until tho seasion of the present conference. In the reeeiving of the testimony, the mode was adopted of reading each charge.and specification, and recelving testimony under each garately, & Laldcas he table, The committee on the Sunday Sghool cause would re- spectfully beg leave to report that they are gratified to leara from the circular of the Sunday School Union thas fhe ‘nstans' dp One ‘torttertnes, “have védn mire. tihhe doubled during the past year. But while we rajoloe at this, we feel it our duty to eall the attention of the cona- ference to the fact that this money has all been raised im fifty-one stations and circuits, or on about one-third of the last conference. Requiring preachers noeglocting to make collections, to state their reasons in their reports, has generally becn forgotten. From the returns receiv edat tho present session of the conferenes, the commit. tee report the statistics, by districts, as followa:— & ft Its special changes just before the formation of the ring. its intensity, as indicated by tho depth of tint of the sereen-glass traversed by it, AST THE FORMATION OF THE RING, SERRATED APPRARANCES, OR BRAI D3. The form and changes of form of the cusps. Tho baw not unfrequently have been found to be united rapidly by a serrated bright edgo, assuming sometimes (and later) the appearance of a row of beads. ‘Their motion along the moon’s edge. ‘Time of their commencement and their exact duration. Their color and its change: Time of complete formation of the ring. The dark lines, which havo been so often noticed at and which, in conse- mee of having been minutely described by the late Bailly, are known by his name; some particulars to be noted with regard to them as specified in the case of the ben Whether the ring, when completely formed, is found to be any broader or any narrower than the beads. WHILE THE RING ENDURES, The projected shadow of a ball, and its colors, if any, and their extent. The extent and variety of the colors of the solar spec- trum, and their dark lines. it will be on the southern. The point on the sun's dise at which the eclipse will begin is, a8 before mentionod, reckoned in degrees from the vertex to the right hand, as seen through a telescopq | that doos not invert:— MEAN TIME IN THE AFTER UON. Ree pec sy dali 150 | Albany, New York.... t, Massachusetts . 150 “ 426.4 1st | Boltimore, Maryland 4456 147 Bangor, Maine...... 4 80.0 163 *Prattleborough, Vermont 4143 151 | *bover, New Hampshire. 4a 151 | Eastport, Maine...... 4 43.5 153 | *kxeter, Néw Humpshire 427.0 11 | *Fitchburg, Massachusetts. 423.2 11 | "Gloucester “ 1 4 28.0 151 | 460.9 164 *Keene, New Hampshire 420.7 150 *Loweil, Maesachunetts . 426.5 Wt *Manchester, New Hampsh 4 26.0 v1 Montreal, Canada East... oe GALS. 164 Newark, Now Jersey. 14146 149 New Redford, Massachussetts. 428.6 150 sNewburyport, “ ° 4215 WL Newport, Rhode Island +4270 150 Norwich, Connecticut. «Bs 150 *Platisburg, New York 4i22 150 Plymouth, Maseachuse' 4203 wo *Yortland, Maine. . 42.7 pt *Provineetown, 4315 iol *Rutland, Vermont 4163 151 *Saco, Maine [4 29.0 161 ‘alem, Ma 421.6 161 Springfeld, + 429.5 160 orcester, 421 169 - LM. At Yale College, New Haves 410.5 Greatest obscuration,...... seve 5 85.0 Rnd 6 41.8 '9 on the northern limi. PREPARATIONS. FOR OBSERVING THE ECLIPSE. As the approaching eclipse has already become a sub- jeot of general speculation, it is but reasonable to suppose that the most extensive preparations have been made by the scientific world Tqr its proper ob- servation. The subject was thoroughly discussed at a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, held at Boston as early as the 14th of March, 1959, when a communication was received from Mr. Paine. He com puted the duration of the eclipse at 3 hours 41 min- utes and 21 seconds. It will first enter upon the earth in the North Pacific Ocean, near the Caroline Islands, in latitude about 63¢ deg. north, longitude 197 deg. west; thence, taking a northeasterly direction, it touches our continent near Cape Flattery, in Washington Territory; t thence passes over Vancouver's Island, British Oregon, Minnesota, Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Canada West, New York, Vermont, New Haan pshiro, and Maine, to the At- Digits eclipsed The special changes of outline of the moon by en- croachment of light or by distortion of the disc, The color of the moon’s disc. ‘he angular breadth of the ring. ‘Tie moon’s diameter. AL-TOE RUPTURE OF THE RING. The eame phenomena as at the formation, though in the inverse order, IMMEDIATELY APTER THE RUPTURT OF THE RING. As at the corresponding period before the formation; but also in the inverse order. BETWEEN THR RUPTURE OF THE RING AND THE END OF THB BCLIPSE, As in the analogous period after the beginning. AT THR END OF THR CLIPS, Time of the last unequivocal contact. CONTINUED ADTIESIONS, ETC. ‘As at the analogous period preceding the first decided contact. . AFTPR THE ESD OF THE PCLIPSR. Same appearance to be sought for as before the be- inning. MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES. ‘Temperature in sun and shade, Photometric observations. Change of dew-point and deposition of dew. Polarization of the light of the atmosphere. Polarization of its heat, Tint of the sky. * Course and variable force of the wind. Change, any, of magnetic intensity. ROCLIPSES VIEWED HISTORICALLY. The first solar eclipse of which we have any authentic record, occurred 685 years before Christ, and was pre- dicted by Thales. Singularly enough, and as if im ac- cordance with and corroborating the popular idea con- cerning eclipses, that they only appear in time of trouble, we find them, generally speaking, either preceding or contemporaneous with wars, pestilence, or famine. In 686, B. C., Nebuchadnezzar was King of Babylon, and his reign was a continued series of aggressive wars. Jn 424, B. C., an eclipse was observed at Athens, and in the following year there was a terrific earthquake, which separated the peninsula of Eubara from the main land. A few yenrs later the same occurrence #0 alarmed the philosophical Athenians, drawn up in battle array before Syracuse, that they were easily defeatod. 188, B. C., there was a total eclipse at Rome, and prayers were offered up for three consecutive days, to avert the evil; but their prayers only postponed, for a brief period, the evil day for a fearfal plague, which soon after swept off two thousand persons every day from the Greek Islands, Egypt and Syria. But the greatest eclipse of which we have any record is that which occurred at the death of our Saviour:— “And it was about the sixth hour,” says the inspired writer, “and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour, and the sup was darkened.’? This was @ gencral eclipre, a total darkness by,ving fallen upon the earth for three houss, g Districts. z Now Youk Long Tal 106 New Haven 16,978 86 Hartford, 10,805 42 Total...... 61,301 370 Last year... 57,540 246 Tnerease. 3,452 8B | is ‘734 ig 1725 820 753870 703 83 43,608 80,959 6,760 60% 908 480,010 88,205 6,267 66 16447 41,008 = — 88 In view of these facts, we recommend the adoption of the following resolutions :— 1. That we have undiminished confidence in Sunday schools as an instrumentality for the religious instruc- tion of our children and youth, and heroby ex our gratitude to Almighty God for the success which con- Einues toattend the schools of our church. 2. That the decrease in the number of conversions im our schools calls upon us pastors to examine with great- er care into the method of teaching religious truths, and to impress upon teachers the importance of seeking’ im- mediate fruits of their Inbors, for we believe that Sab- bath schools are eminently calculated to bring sinners te repentence where teachers are faithfully laboring for this all-important resnit. 8. That we consider it the duty of every preacher im this conference to give his people an opportunity to con- tribute (o the funds of the Sunday School Union, ani we urge upon them the propriety tending to this mat- ter only in the conference year. ‘The report was accepted and tho resolutions adopted. se of Rey. 8. Howland was then, on motion, m the table, and the Secretary proceeded with g of the testimony, which consumed the re- mainder of the forenoon. An adjournment took until 8 o’elock, when the reading of the evidence was continued until 6 o'clock. Adjourned until the usual hour on Thursday morning. RIGHTH DAY. The Conference assembled at the Washington street Methodist Episcopal church yesterday morning, at the usual hour. Bishop Ames presided, and the proceedings were opened with a prayer by the Rev. Jacob Shaw. After some preliminary business, the trial of the Rev. & Howland, of the Hodding Methodist. F} pal church. New York, who stands charged with falsehood, slander, fraud, and dishonesty, was proceeded with. The evi- dence elicited on the prelimi examination had at the church, before a committee of the Conference, having been read, Rev. Mores L. Scudder made bis opening argu- ment on the part of the prosecution, which consumed | the entire time of the morning session. On reassembling in the xftern0on—Bishop Mies = pre- siding—the accused (Rey. Mr. Howland) made ngthy speech on his own behalf, which consumed the remain- der of the day Brooklyn City Intell! es [Aw Burien iv A WELL.—On Framele acewiog, about. ji ‘clock, a man named John Mead, in the employ of was buried while working near Prospect street. It ap- pears he went down to gather some pieces of wood to brace the pump against the wali, when the earth sudden- ly caved in, and he was buried some twenty-seven feet under ground. It is thought he dixplaced some of the stones by standing upon them, and the bottom being of quicksand, every thing above came i pigs him. A number of workmen labored assiduow i all the remain: ing part of the day until dark, when the body had not yet been reached. Life however, is doubtless extinet, as it seems impossible that he could survive under such a ag ont Count or Sasuoxs.—Inr Sawrences iN THe Kiva’s CouNTY or this Court, on Wednesiay, Charles Lansing, oe of forgery in the second 4 sentenced to ato Bene pet kag guilty in the com dupes, which ment, put in a pl , was accepted, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary Renard labor for one year. Thomas Ryan, convicted of burglary in the third Was to two ‘and three months imprisoament. Eliza Ware, Penn ee ee or , wan wil