Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-29

In 1878 Mr.. David G. Croly, OF New York. for.
merry managing editor OF the New York World,
ana afterwards OF the Graphite, published some
which afterwards gained great notoriety from
the fact that he foretold the COLLAPSE OF the
Northern Pacific railroad and the panic Of the
fan OF that year, which he certainly did Mr.
Croly has tried his hand at IL again. and hero
are his predictions as summarized In the New
York Graphic:
/. The year 1879 will. on the whole. be a pros-
porous one for the United States. There win
e general revival OF industry labor will DO
esh1Ployed and confidence in the future univer-
sa sail, IeIt BEFORE the close OF the year there
VIII oe widespread interest I'm precious metal
n.hn A dangerous speculative feeling In
'Vne Th taGus ,t win soon show itself.
=, lnere VIII be partial failure OF crops this
he uho, our nay crop on the Atlantic slope win
3. AT least two important fa,,ure. q, WAL
street magnates win take place his Is val Al
a dney VIII 6e OF persons with whose names eyeY
4. An unsupported weakness in our na,,or.,
year. su0
s. The dlsproportion between our exports and
imports, such as We have witnessed for the past
two years Will come TO an END before fssi
lone prices viii go higher and foreign goods
will be sold cheaper. We shall export less and
Import more. Unless the unexpected occurs
there win be drain OF gold abroad, and then
resumption. as at present established, must be
eeislated upon anew or II VIII fail.
@. should the country be prosperous and re-
sumption stand until the national convention
meet In 1850, John Sherman viii be the candi-
date OF the republican party for the presidency.
Z. Resumption has not settled all our financial
difficulties. Questions affecting the business
interests OF the county will be the subject OF
many warm political contests. But the final
result Will De the establishment OF national
pank similar TO that OF Great Britain or France.
but probably called by a different name. When
that occurs the Secretary OF the Treasury win
be stripped OF much OF the power he now Dos
seSses.
S. A foreign war before many years is over is
not improbable, due TO the weakness OF our
navy and the unprotected condition OF our rich
9. A new pest1lence or the revival OF an old
one, which Will affect the people inhabitng the
temperate zen zone. is among the probabilities OF
10. A new motor win soon be discovered which
VIII make air navigation possible.
DESPERATELY IN LovE.-wm. Lotus, a young
German, lately became acquainted with the
widow OF Brigader General Edward Murra6.
who received his commission from President
Andrew johnson for meritorfous services dur
Ing the late war. General Murray died three
years ago. Young Lotus has fallen deeply IN
love with Mrs. Murray, and In order to escapo
his attentions the lady was obliged to seek Q
refuge In the house OF Mrs. CathaI1ne A. Down.
ad sTeet For ms,ng az mo gs east
wnung threatening epistIes TO Miss Downing,
tW sr6a ner not TO harbor Mrs. Murray. Yes.
tice Duty heard the case in the Harlem ro,scs
court; Lotus claimed to have been married 70
loy Wy Catnonc priest I'm YOrkyfl,a
Miss Downing emphatically Denied this afate.
ment, and Justice Duffy held the prisoner in
Donos 10 keep the peace. Lotus Is about thirty.
I'VE years OF age.-lN. Y. Herald, eth.
MRS. MuRIEL took great interest in parish
decorating the parish church. one illuminated
text she thought would look well over the chan.
Gel screen, and she requested her husband to
pected, he forgot the text, and wired to his viee
Ior particulars. To the surprise OF ali the tea.
graph clerks this message came flashing over
| lne wires - MO us child is born, nine feet
| long by two feet broad. II English nsme,,c,er
q Charlotte, n. c., claims a young Rowe,l
| VINO walked half-a-mile In minutes seconds
| et Man can do many things, but there Is one
| thing he cannot do; he can't button on a neV
collar, just after cutting his thumb nails, with
out looking up In the air.