Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

We have received copy Of book which
ought to interest journalists, inasmuctI rs it
tells thcm beforehand of n very evcntiul. or
Ia va. -ai phrase. 'liNrly" sev n year to be
gin, y, nearly ~ We can understand the
turhOi, with the close of the present year.
II is entitled Coming Wonders. Expected
nctwren 1867 and 1915" For the inlOrma.
liun of the curious We set down here IL list
ut the events which are 10 come of" in
racing slang. between now and 1875.
The first year, soon 10 begin. is to witness
tn National Restoration of the Jews to
Palestine 10y II Seven Years Covenant or
i. ag"c, to be made between many of them
aud the Emperor Napoleon About the
same time there is to be u Congress of the
Heads of European Nations, under Nupo
Icons auspices, aud ensuing rapid progress
OF the Roman Imperial world toward its
final ten kingdomed division, involving u
complete reconstruction of the map of Eu.
rope" This /, perhaps the conference which
Napoleon is now trying to get up.
These events will he fD'lo~r ed IS "a great
agitation throughout the church militant =
Il "Test"raton of the sacrifices and oblatinns
in the Jewish Temple; :" II spread. in the
second year, of "ntidelity, democratic des.
potism and JeSuiticai propagandism :" and
next in the catalogue comes II great war"
hy Napoleon upon the Pacha of Egypt, in
which the Egyptian army will be defeated
The Turkish empire will Oe dissolved Syria
viii he sci up Independently, as also Greece,
Egypt and Ihracc.
These events complete the second year
The third year is 10 begin with the ascension
to heaven ot "lii 900 living, watcbtul
Christians :" to be followed by IAN unparal
eeG religious revival; = and this in turn 10y
showers of hail, tire and blood, which will
burn up y third part OF the trees and grass,
causing, it may be supposed, general scar
city of fruit and milk. 1t may be useful TO
add that" few days previous to the shower
there will be an earthquake, caused pro-
baby hy n new purchase of territory by Mr..
Seward.
Next will come great war, this time be-
tween Satan and the Archungel Michael,
which will cause "many Christians" to fly
into the Wilderness This war is 20 be spread
so that all the earth will get to lighting, ,"fOr
about eight months"-in which case West
Point men and Spencer rifles will be in un.
common demand. This hot period is to he
followed by -four years fiery ordeal of Great
Britain and Ango-Ssxon America" out of
which we are to come better off than we
were at the beginning, But in the mean,
time n volcano is TO tumble into the sea, and
II tremendous meteor is to fall upon the
earth, both causing, as may be supposed,
great Kissing and spluttering, and good
deal Of damage.
Neat we are told will follow the recon
struction of Europe into ten states, inclu-
ding Great Britain, all to be ruled by NapO.
leon, who will be supreme head of Europe,
and thus avenge the day Of Waterloo. He
will capture Jerusalem, persecute the Chris
tians, conlscatt the Romish church property,
and cause his image to be set up for wor'
ship.
Then follows, or will follow, famine
lasting eighteen months, on the heels OF
which will come an apparition of "demon
lncusts," and supernatural horsemen," last
Ing year; II season of war and pestience
lasting another year a great earthquake and
eclipse; and at this moment the good peo-
pie who remain alive are to be removed out
OF the way, and a succession of plaques will
fall upon the unlucky fellows who will form
the "Can't,get away Club" of the period.
All this, We are sobtrly assured in print
ed book. will happen within the next seven
years-before General Grant is through with
the second term of his Presidency. 1t is to
be- noticed that most of the plaques, wars.
earthquakes and othertroulles are to happel
in Europe. Indeed, we have great faith IT,
General Grants ability to keep the peace on
our side of the water He recently remark
ed that the country needs repose; and he is
not the kind of man tn let demon horsemen
or any other kind of vagrant chivalry 60
about making disturbance while our be,
| loved eagle wants 10 sleep.
! 1t may be Il satisfaction 70 newspaper
readers 10 learn that the book from which