The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-22
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Editors Dispatch Another serious
drought has come to an end. Indications
of change began to appear on the 18th,
the day of the new moon, followed by
light shower on the 18th and refreshing
rain last night. The same coincidence took
place at the time Of the new moon in Octo-
Der, when the hopes OF luuaries were ful-
tiled and the farmers greatly revived by
similar termination OF long dry spell. In
deed, for several months past our principal
rains have fallen about the middle OF each
mouth or near the advent Of the new moon.
The Dispatch said some time ago that 1t
was opposed to publishing remedies for dis
ease, as it feared that by one such pubica-
ton il had caused the death Of fellow
being. presume it will now learn to be
equally guarded about the DAYS fixed upon
BY Professor Tice or any other scientific
humbug for the appearance Of meteorlc
showers. 1t is impossible to estimate the
loss of sleep aud strength, as well as time,
occasioned by the Watchings OF last THURS
day night. 1t is reported that in one To-
cality exhausted nature sought refreShment
for the long vigils in certain potations
which produced the sight OF stars OF an
other kind. But this evil can hardly be
laid at the door of the Dispatch.
Tt is respectfully suggested to these
learned men, by one Of the unearned, that
il a globe had first gone to pieces In 1855,
in that part OF the earth's- annual orbit
which it reaches in November. the frag-
ments OF that body would become fewer as
we recede in time from that year. And
therefore we can never calculate with GER
tainty uDon another plentiful shower in this
month RnlcSs these gentlemen have re-
ceiyed definite information Of similar
catastrophe to some other globe in the same
part of the universe. II there Is ga me-
teoric belt" in which are still to be found
the remains OF the former CONFUSION, the
relations of the earth's circuit to it do not
seem to have heen clearly a>certaineG; at
least it did not seem so last Thursday night.
Among the "reminiscences of the memora-
| bic night in 1888 there is one which eXhi-
bits degree Of GOODNESS and self.pCsses-
| sion which presume was not surpassed on
| that occasion. Old Colonel Gray, Of Gooch-
! land, was re5uking bis man-servant, when
be came in to make his fire in the morning,
because he had not walked him up to see
this great sight. Master" replied this
philosopher, 81 didn't think it was worth
while. just thought it was the stars rum
MIN away cause day cotCh EN-
CRESCENT.
Our correspondent is learned clergy
man. Otherwise, we should probably not
publish his letter, seeing that it is fu'i or
scientific heresy, or:heresy in science, and
INSTRUMENTATION. We despair OF convincing
him OF his heterodoxy, and so we shall not
try 10 do So. He says the effect OF the pc.
tations . spoken Of, can hardly be charged
to the Dispatch, leaving it to be inferred
that Professor TlCE bad humbugged us.
Let the following editorial from the Dis
patch of October 1st speak for us:
Professor Tice ssys that we are to have on the
nj rht November 18th the most brilliant nneteorc
display ever seen since 1888, when. 10 all intentS
and purpo ca, The ylieraly rained Are. The dis.
play FOR this year viii not CONNIE nee until about
O'Clock In the morning, but the Professor sayssthat
the maeDihccnce Of the display Will more then eoll
peRsatc for the inconvenience Of the yigiI.-Ment-
| gonery Ala J Advertiser
| lBut Professor Tice predicted that from
September 10th to Goth the weather would
be cloudy and threatening. 1t was clear al!
\ the time. He predicted tropical hurri.
| cane about tue Goth. The hurricane failed
to come. He predicted that the 21st and
i ed would be clear. Both days were cloudy
or rainy. And so on all the way through
| the month. l-Daily Dispatch, October lst.