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REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS IN KEETrCRY-NrEREsf
IN THE NORTH CAROLINA eOSTEsT-EVbhr
MAN HIS OWN WEATHER PROPHET.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
wAsnrsoros, Thursday, Aug. 3, Is7i

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUSEI
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Aug. g. ls7i
The Secretary OF the Republican Congress Committee
has received from parts Of Kentucky very cheer
ing and hopeful accounts Of the progress OF the canvass
In that state from which 1t appears that the kepubi-
working with great zeal and energy. Col HIN
ton to-day received letter from tho Republican State
Committee which states that tho probable Repnbhcan
vote far be estimated the basis OF the re-
ports fro tine several State organizations, will be over
sO which increase Of at least 40 per cent on the
last vote at which the negroes fiat exercised the fran
che. The writer says the vote cannot be less than
1900 and that the Democrats will MOI poll more than
100000; but that in there no fore independent
candidates for the Legislature 1t VIII not exceed 5000
or 900.
There is great interest felt here by politicians on the
result OF the vote to-day on the CONSTITUTIONAL conVen
ton question in North Carolina. large number Of let
tiers received here from various pars OF tho
State furnishing information az 10 the dishonest manner
in which the friends Of the Convention have proscceu
the canvass but giving that the Republicans
and all the opponents Of the revolutionary attempt were
active and vglant There doubcfelt here by those
familiar with the politics Of the state that the scheme
Will be defeated by majority OF from 5000 to 1900 No
| returns have thus far been received here
Gen. Albert j. Myer, Chief signal odcer Of the Army,
| and now in charge of the Division Of kilograms and
REPORTS for the benefit OF commerce. has in addition 10
| the daily weather bulletins which pave become 30
familiar to all newspaper readers just published very
useful pamphlet entitled Suggestions TO the Prac
teal Uses OF Meteorological Reports and Weather Maps"
the object OF which is with the aid of the bulletins pub
lished twice day. TO make every intelligent man his
own "weather prophet" The in which tho
tracks of traced by Prof Able, and the daily
predictions made has already been described in TnE
! TRIBUNE All the data which Prof Able has on which
TO base his conclusions simultaneously given TO the
people In every part OF the United STATES, and II h now
proposed to give the public such explanations as VIII
enable every man to make his predictions from the
reports as furnished Gen. Myers book contains %
pages and-after describing the maps and explaining
the effect OF atmospheric pressure, the Winds the tenn
perature and moisture of the air. the clouds and upper
atmospheric currents upon the geneial state OF the
weather and their influence in determining the course
Of storms-gves few simple rules for foretelhng the
approach Of disturbances and recites number OF me-
neurological laws whose existence Is best known 10
scientific men. Weather maps which to trace obser-
vations arc furnished the Office Of the Chief Signal
Officer in this city without cost and viii be sent by mail
free of expense to applicants.
Since November l. 1870 Sls75OOco worth OF three per
cent certificates have been called in, which interest
ceases September l, 1871.
Many English capitalists have suggested to the Seere
try OF Treasury the prOprcty OF expressing On tho
faco of our bonds their value in pounds sterling az well
a. dollars but the suggestion will be dsregarded.
The Secretary OF Treasury has announced In the
ease of the exacon OF the tunnage tax on canaooats
that If said tax did not fall due until after July a. 1870
the Collector must transmit with his report certified
statement with view to refunding the money 20 col
Iected.