The Portland daily press., 1870-11-04

The STORM SIGNAL SERVICE The system
of meteorological observations at the different
military stations of the country, for the pur-
pose of telegraphing warnings of approaching
storms and other atmospherical phenomena,
which was established under an appropriation
granted by Congress last winter, went into op
Grafton on the LIST inst, and hereafter the d.
rection and force of the wind, the height of the
barometer and thermometer and the safe of
the weather at different hours of the day are
to be telegraphed to all the important cities
and towns and be made public at mercantile
news.rooms and through the newspapers. The
system is not yet fully under way, Portland,
one of the stations, not having sent out any re-
ports, nor received any. This system will I'M
doubleday be of great practical advantage in
commercial, agricultural End other business
affairs. The great loss of human life and prop
erty by Fl 1od in Virginia, the recent disasters
on the great lakes might have been foreknown
and their sad results somewhat modified by a
system like that now established. At present
the benefits of the signals will be confined to
the large towns, but it is in contemplation to
extend them to the rural districts by an ar
rangement of guns and bell signals, as follows:
Ateach city, county seat and principal town
cannon is to be kept ready by the officials at
the court house or by fire company, and as
soon as the news is received of coming storm
is to be fred three times; at intervals of one
minute if a tornado, thunder or hail storm,
terrific gale or any destructive st nm is APP
preaching; at intervals OF three minutes if an
Ordinary rain storm is approaching rapidly; at
intervals of six minutes il an ordinary rain
storm is approaching slowly; and at Intervals
OF tan minutes ii destructive river food is ap-
preaching LII case of very destructive storms
or floods the signals may be repeated after
suitable interval, 10 give add ,ional warning.
At large cities, when destructive storm is ap-
preaching fire aud church bells may also be
rung aud steam whistles be blown three times
at the same intervals as the guns, to increase
the warning.
This is the plan suggested to the Secretary of
War by prominent men in different parts of
the country, and it is very likely that the sys-
tenn will be extended as soon as the advan-
tages OF the present preliminary arrangement
are fully tested.
MR. EwERs FAILURE.-Mr. Ever was a
young and popular Episcopal clergyman. He
rode on the foam of popular favor. People
crowded to hear him, especially the young. He
Is reported to have been an actor: and ne read
the service in the style of Forrest. The superb
GIecian Chapel on Fifth avenue, built of brown
stone by Mr. Townsend as Baptis, Church,
was purchased Tor the services OF Mr. Ever.
Every pew was instantly taken. The commit.
tee kept long lists OF patienG walters for sit
tings. The young mans head was turned. He
ran mad on Ritualism; separated himself as
widely as he dared from the Professionalism of
the church; put into his chancel everything
that it would bear that tended towards Rome.
Altras, super altars, candles extraordinary in
number, professions and resessions, genufec-
tiOns, bowling, kneeling on the pavement to-
wards the altar, and worshipers crossing them
selves-marked the service. Not content with
this, be preached a series of sermons in which
he attacked the Professionalism of his church,
under the caption of "Protestantism Fail
ure." But it turned out that Mr.. Ever him
self was the failure. His service was too much
for those who did not wish to go to Rome, aud
TOO little for those who did. Like the English
critic who attempted murder and only commit
ted suicide, Mr.. Ever himself went uLder
His beautiful house has been sold to the Socie
ty Of st. Bartholomew, one of the most evan
gelical in New York.-N. Letter.