The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-25
THOMAS LISTER, AsTROLOGER.
The Death OF tho Man who Predicted the
Assassination of Lincoln.

Thomas Lister, an astrologcr, died at his
residence. sos West Twenty third street. last
Thursday. He was n notwithstanding. white-
haired nun. 63 years old. who pretended al
ways to follow the strict rules OF the celestial
science rs handed down by the old writer's on
the subject. He had about 200 books. Three
quarters OF them are OF n miscellaneous char
actcr. The remainder constitutes what may be
called working astrological library. Among
them is n we'll preserved copy OF An
gei Opu Astrolabii." published in Germany
in l4sS. 1t is in Latin. and contains numerous
Astronomical tables and horoscopes. The latter
were colorcd i'm rcd. blue and groom after the
nrosS,w"rk was DONE. Lister pnid sjuuto Chris
tiun Hansen ot Cambridge, Mass. in 1868 for u
translation into English. This translation in
manuscriIt Is also IN the library.
Among tho dead astrologers papers Is u man
u~,rlpt 81 thirteen pages containing an a.
future life of one Of his customers. For ,his
Mrs. Lister explained 10 u reporter for THE
sun her husband was To- receive $50. hut while
he was on his death he'd the subject oil the predc-
ton came nck with the INFORMATION that he had
made mistake in, giving the astrologer the
hour 81 his birth. This mistake required that
the work should all be done OYER Mrs. Lister
says that when her husband had received the
date. and, Il possible. the exact time Of a
Customers birth. he at once drew the
diagram for n horoscope. First he drew n
square. ana within II wrote the date and hour
oil birth. Ihcn he enclosed this square in
another square in such manner that the mid
die points OF the sides Of tho large square inst
touched the corners of the small square. Next
he enclosed the second square in the same man
ner rs he had enclosed the first. Then he
drew lines from tho corners Of the
largest one As n result there were formed
about the small SQUARE and within the largest
ono twelve spaces separated one from another
hy twelve lines; H.. would then consult his as
Economical tables. afterward write on the lines
the twelve signs the Zodiac and within some
81 the spaces NE would write signs Of the sun
and several Of the plnnets. He was guided in
his selection Of the planets by the date given
him. hut how Mrs. Lister doesn't know be-
cause the proios sor she says. would not teach
her his prt. After the horoscope was CONF
plcted. ns above described, the Professor wrote
cut The past and future Of his customer from
:. In November, 1875. Lister who then lived in
Brooklyn. said TO reporter;
AZ. SIR. thee, power and influence q Presi-
dent Grant will begin Ia wane about March f.
lsit. ! predi f"d ihe assassination ~ abraham
Lincoln sept. ~. 1864, seven months before it
took place. Under this date wrote letter to
the Boston Hodhi IN which said:
a ayor os.c plot viii be formed asainst the person
Gates death irum pistol shot
4" You can refer to the files Of the Boston Her.
all and there read what predicted.
Grant was born at o'clock A. NJ. April 81.
1922. There were five planets IL the oriental
gaaT1 OF ine heayep,, namely he sun Jupiter
junction with Jupiter Is the most fortunate con-
dlton under which any one can be born. Venus
became his ruler. aided 10y the sun and Jupiter
III" sun indicates dignity. wealth. power. and
honor while the othcr planets Just named, when
IN conjunction with the sun. indicate rrptd adj
Nanc"ment in life. Tho position in which Venus
was at the time II his birth indicates that he IL
kind but determined. social bu, virtuous. Mer-
curry and the moon. both In the tropical signs
ut the time OF his nativity. indicate that
he Is fond of distinction. and always
acute, inquisItiNc. The location of Saturn
shows that he Is man Of great caution and
quaint originality. His most critical periods
Will be IN his ia and s7th years. 1t l. moro
thar probable that he will attain the age 81 ST.
Though the planets show him liable Ia fire.
firearms, and explosions. IL j. almost safe to
say that he will die q natural denth
But Saturn is a planet which represents
honor position. and popularity. The transit Of
Saturn Will soon occur. At the moment il oc-
ours the popularity power. and influence Of
Grant Will begin 70 decline"