ward from Passyunk road and Eleventh street, inclining to the west, and bending in the shape of a hook into the marsh-land below Point Breeze until Hollander's creek was reached. The upper part of this stream after the junction was called Shakhanoning in a patent to Stille and others, 1678; Sheckhaming in a patent, 1695; Shackhemensen (Scull & Heap); Chichansink (Mellish). Schachachque means "strait," and Schachachquehne "a strait in a river."

Mats Hay creek emptied into the Schuylkill on the east side, above its mouth, and is apparently the same stream which on Lindstrom's map seems to be the western portion of Hollander's creek. It is on Holmes' map, but disappears entirely before the beginning of the present century.

Mill creek rises in Montgomery county, runs generally in a south-easterly direction, and empties into the Schuylkill just below the Woodlands. It is called Nanganesey, the original Indian name, in a patent to Yocum; Quarn creek (Swedish); Monson's Great Mill Fall (Upland records): Mill creek (Holmes' map); Little Mill creek (Reed's map).

Mill creek. See Cohocksink creek.
Mill creek. See Darby creek.

Minnow run [obliterated) was composed of two branches, which united in the North-west (now Logan) Square. One branch rose west and south of Bush Hill and east of Nineteenth street, flowing south and crossing to the west side of Nineteenth, and entering the square below Vine street. The other branch rose on the east side of Bush Hill, about the line of Fifteenth street, and coursed along the east side of that street, and turning westwardly entered Logan Square at Eighteenth street. These streams then flowed south, and were joined at Nineteenth and Cherry streets by a stream from Broad and Arch streets, and by two branches from Market street, one rising near Centre Square and the other at Sixteenth street. The united streams crossed Twentieth street at Arch, Filbert street between Twentieth and Twenty-first, and nearly reached Market street, but made a curve west of Twentyfirst street, and emptied into the Schuylkill river at Arch street in a bay of some width. Minnow

run was vacated by Act of Assembly some years

ago.

Minquas or Mingo creek intersects Kingsess creek about halfway between Bow creek and the Schuylkill, and making a bend around the northern part of Sayamensing island, now obliterated and subsequently considered a part of Province, afterward State, island, empties into the Schuylkill nearly south of the intersection. It is supposed to derive its name from the tribe of Indians called the Minquas, and was upon their route of travel from the interior of Pennsylvania to the Delaware.

Moyamensing Kyl, which was the southern boundary of Swanson's ground, is frequently spoken of in old deeds and patents, but not marked on old maps. It is believed to have been a stream which entered the Delaware probably between Reed and Dickinson streets. The word Mayemensin means "a place of meeting or coming together." It is said to have been given to the ground in the lower part of the city in consequence of a meeting of Indians being held there in 1661, to propitiate the English for the murder of an Englishman.

Muckruton creek. See Darby creek. Mulberry creek flowed into the Minquas or Mingo near the Schuylkill.

Paper-Mill run. See Wissahickon. Pegg's run [obliterated] ran a course which is now mainly occupied by Willow street. One branch commenced at Fairmount avenue west of Fifteenth street, and then ran south-east nearly to Vine; thence north-east above Callowhill street and east of Tenth, where it was joined by a branch which rose west of Eleventh street between Green street and Fairmount avenue. The united streams flowed eastwardly to the Delaware. This creek was called Cohoquinoque in a patent to Jurian Hartsfelder for the whole of the Northern Liberties in 1678. It was called Pegg's run after Daniel Pegg, an Englishman, who was the purchaser of Hartsfelder's land. On Scull & Heap's map it is called Cohoquenoque; on Hill's, Cohoquinoque.

Pennypack creek rises in Montgomery county, crosses the township line of the late Dublin township, and enters the Delaware near the town of Holmesburg-Duffield's run and Ashton run, uniting with Wooden Bridge run, enter the Pennypack near Rowland's paint-factory.--Sandy run enters into it north of the Oxford and Dublin poor-house.--Comly's run and Welsh run flow into Paul's run, which joins the Pennypack below Verreeville. On Lindstrom's map this creek is called Pennishpaska, La Riviere de Pennicpacka; by Campanius, Pennishpacha Kyl. In early Swedish patents it is called Pemipacka. Holmes calls it Dublin creek, whilst in later maps it is called Pennypack and Pennepack. Heckewelder says that Pennypack means "deep, dead water; water without much current."

Perch creek flows into the Schuylkill on the west side, above the Botanic Garden, and is so called on Hill's map.

Pinneyes creek enters the Schuylkill north of the Point Breeze gas-works, and was of considerable size. Mr. Henry says that Piney or Pinney in the Delaware language means "a place to sleep."

Poquessing creek rises in Montgomery county, crosses the north-west line of the late township of Byberry, where it receives a branch which flowed mainly through Moreland. It there bends northward into the county of Bucks, again southward, when it touches the township line, and flows south-east and south-west, forming the boundary-line of Byberry, and turning to the south-east enters the Delaware.-Bloody run empties into it at Carter's mill, Black Lake creek at Mechanicsville, and Gilbert's run about a mile below.-Elwood's run and Wilson's run, which rise in Byberry township, unite to form Byberry creek, which enters the Poquessing near the Red Lion tavern.-Colbert's run and Walton's run unite and form Walton's creek, which flows into the Byberry. The latter meets the Poquessing within a mile of where it enters the Delaware river. On Lindstrom's map this stream is called Pouquessinge, La Riviere de Kakimon's. Mr. Henry defines Kakamon's to be a name for the pike, so that this was Pike creek; but Lindstrom also has upon his map Drake Kylen, La Riviere des Dragons, or Dragon river. Campanius calls it Drake Kylen. In a patent to Nicholas Moore it is called Poetquessingh, and on Holmes' map Porquessin.

MERCURY () will have its greatest eastern elongation and may be looked for after sunset about March 29, July 26 and November 20, and its greatest western elongation and may be looked for just before sunrise, January 16, May 14 and September 8.

Venus() will be evening star until September 23, and then morning star for the rest of the year, being most brilliant in the middle of August as evening star, and in the last of October as morning star.

Mars () will be visible in the morning only during the first part of the year, and will begin

to rise about sunset in November.

Jupiter (4) will be an evening star until February 7, then a morning star for two or three months. It will rise about sunset in October, and be visible in the evening for the rest of the year.

THE astronomer Leverrier, who immortalized his name by his mathematical labors, which led to the discovery of a new planet and concentrated for a time upon himself the attention of the astronomical world, after a protracted illness died September 23, 1877.

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Schuylkill river is supposed to have been discovered by Captain Hendrickson in the year 1615, in the yacht Onrust (Restless). He belonged to Captain Mey's expedition, and was assigned to the work of exploration of the streams in the neighborhood of the coast. On Hendrickson's map of his discoveries Fort von Nassonene or Fort Nassau is marked, which must have been placed there after Hendrickson's time. There is an island opposite the fort, but nothing like a river such as the Schuylkill is shown. should be understood that Fort Nassau was built by the Dutch, on the east side of the river, about 1626. It is supposed to have been situated at or near the present Timber creek, and therefore nearly opposite the mouth of the Schuylkill river. Upon the map of Peter Lindstrom the Schuylkill is called Menejackse Kyl, or La Riviere de Menejackse. In the Lindstrom map published by the Pennsylvania Historical Society, accompanying the History of New Sweden, by Israel Acrelius, it appears as Meneyackse Kyl, or Schuylkill river. In the Lindstrom map given by Thomas Campanius Holm this river is set down as Skiar eller Linde river. The word "eller" means "or," and this designation is therefore Skiar river, or Skiar Kyl, or Linde river. Skiar seems to have been a method of spelling the word which Acrelius renders Skookyl. In the Swedish language skora means "to make a loud noise." Mr. M. S. Henry says that one of the Indian names of the Schuylkill was Lenn Bikbi, or Lenni, which he derives from Bikbi ("a tree whose bark peels freely," which is the case with the linden). He also calls it Lenni Bikunk (“a high place where houses are erected covered with linden bark") and Konk ("a place or locality"). Lenni meant not only a "man or "Indian," but also "common, plain, pure, unmixed," sometimes "high." This would seem to show the origin of the name Linde river, as laid down on the Lindstrom map. The river was sometimes called Manayunk, which is supposed to have been derived from Manasonk, the name of an island at the mouth of the river. This word means "our place of drinking." Heckewelder gives as one of the names of the river Ganshewen ("it roareth"), or Ganschowehan, and Der rauschende Strohm ("the stream which maketh a noise"), which is similar in meaning to the Swedish skora. The name Schuylkill is supposed to have been applied by the Dutch, and is said to mean Schuyl ("hidden") and kill ("river")—the "hidden river," because at its mouth the river is not plainly visible to persons coming up the Delaware. Upon a map of the British possessions in North

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America, engraved in England by Herman Moll in 1715, and upon another of the possessions in New France in 1720, the Schuylkill is called Perquemuck and Perquemuk.

Ship brook or Ship run rises in the First ward, nearly north of the bend at the south-western side of Hollander's creek, which latter runs into the Back Channel near the western end of League island. Ship's run is marked on Scull & Heap's map.

Sneak creek. See Jonas' creek.

Tacony creek. See Frankford creek.

Three creek rose south of Hollander's creek, and flowing nearly north entered the latter almost opposite the mouth of Dam creek. It was composed of three small creeks, which joined.

Tiney creek, which flows into the Schuylkill a short distance above the mouth, is so called by Scull & Heap. Hill calls it Sepecken, and it is so named on other maps since issued.

Walton's creek. See Poquessing creek. Wingohocking creek. See Frankford creek. Wissahickon creek takes its rise in Montgomery county, flows generally to the south, bearing west, and enters the Schuylkill above the Falls.-Cresheim creek, which rises in Montgomery county, enters the Wissahickon at Livezey's mill. It received its name from Cresheim, in Germany, from which some of the original settlers of Germantown came.-Paper Mill run rises near Mount Airy, flows to the south-west, and empties into the Wissahickon near the intersection of Rittenhouse lane. There was once a paper-mill there. Wissahickon is derived from Wissa mechan ("catfish"). On Holmes' map it is called Whitpaine's creek, after the name of one of the original settlers with Penn.

Wissinoming creek rises near the old WheatSheaf tavern, on the Bustleton and Wheat-Sheaf turnpike, and flows south by east. This stream is called Sissimocksink by Mellish, Wissinoming by Ellet, and Little Wahank on Lindsay & Blakiston's map. The name is derived from Wissachgamen (" a place where grapes are").

ANONYMOUS.

The following streams, which formerly existed or now exist in Philadelphia, are not known to have had names, although laid down on nearly all maps: A run which extended from Eagle creek, and emptied into the Delaware opposite the northern portion of Hog island; another run south-west of the latter, to Hog island; a stream which flowed into the Kingsessing from the north, and emptied opposite Minquas island; five small runs emptying into the Schuylkill on the west side between Inckhorne's creek and Botanic creek; a run which flows into the Schuylkill below the Baltimore Railroad bridge and north of Perch creek; a small creek flowing through Woodlands Cemetery between Mill creek and Beaver creek; four runs emptying into the Schuylkill on the west side between Market street and the upper ferry; a run emptying into the Schuylkill on the west side above Fairmount bridge; a run emptying into the Schuylkill on the west side, which courses through the Zoological Garden; a run or brook which flows through Lansdowne glen, West Park; a run or brook through Sweet-Brier valley; a run or brook through Belmont glen, emptying into the Schuylkill near the Park offices; a run or brook

THE Ephemeris for the present year gives, as heretofore, the day of the year, the day of the month and day of the week, in civil time, according to which the day begins at midnight. Next are given the time of sunrise, the time before or after noon at which the sun's centre souths, and the time of sunset. The times of sunrise and sunset are in each case for the upper limb or edge of the sun, corrected for refraction. They are more accurate than usually found in popular almanacs, and will give the time with sufficient accuracy for ordinary purposes. An ordinary surveyor's level will give the horizon where the upper edge of the sun should be at the time given in the almanac. If the telescope of the leveling instrument inverts, the upper edge will, of course, be apparently the lower one. Next are given the times of rising, southing and setting of the moon's centre, and also its age, or the number of days elapsed since new moon. Then follow the times of high and low water for Philadelphia. Lastly is given a collection of interesting astronomical phenomena for the year. INTERESTING micrometrical observations of the cluster G. C. 1712 have been made at the Leipsic Observatory.

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VENUS near the moon, June 22. Remarkable conjunction of Mars and Saturn, June 30. The planets will appear to touch each other.

AN interesting paper, by Major Twining, is printed by the War Department, relating to the accuracy of chain and other measures of distances, and giving the results of a remeasure of the Pacific railways.

AN American astronomer, Geo. W. Hill, has had printed a creditable treatise on the motion of the lunar perigee, depending upon the mean motions of the sun and moon, and is engaged in other researches of the same nature, which are soon to be published.

ASSOCIATE with men of good judgment, for judgment is found in conversation, and we make another man's judgment ours by frequenting his

company.

MEN who cherish for women the highest respect are seldom popular with the sex. . . . A due respect for women leads to respectful action toward them, and respect is mistaken by them for neglect or want of love.