The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-06
TERRIBLE TIMES.
The ominous Shadows Of Coming
Events Seen by Starlight.

The zodiacal sign Gemini has
with one accord been assigned by
astrologists as that which rules
these United States. If the express
sion is permissible. Uranus is the
Kentucky mule OF the planets. He
has some peculiarly winning ways
with his head aud heels. You are
never quite sure of him, and when
he kicks or bites-and he general,
performs both operations simulta
lueously-he kicks and bites persist
emily and hard. 1t takes him four
score years and four to make the
circuit of the zodiac, and conse-
quently he maintains hts cheerful
pranks in any single sign for seven
years. Hence, when he gets into
the sign ascending, or the mid
heaven OF a nativity, the fortunate
mortal is likely to have what may
adequately be termed seven years
course of sprouts. When Uranus
entered the sign Gemini for seven
years consistent course of iniquity
in the spring of 1775, the American
Revolution broke out and precipi
tated the country into long course
of suffering and privation. On the
Fourth of July, 1776, when the
Americans declared their indepen-
dence, Uraaus was nine degrees in
Gemini; and in the spring of 1882
seven years after the Revolution
had its inception-the planet left
Gemini and entered Cancer. In
Hale's History of the United States
it is stated that "Early in the
spring of 1882 pacific overtures
were accordingly made to the
American government, and both ma
tions desisted from hostile meas
ures." 1t was in April, 1859, that
Uranus next entered GemIni, the
sign of cOgnizance of the United
States, for another seven years af
fiction. In November OF the same
year the Harper's Ferry affair brok,,
bout, when Uranus WAS seven degrees
in the sign, or within two degrees
of the same place he occupied when
the Declaration of Independence
was Illuminated. On the Goth of
ber, 1860. when Uranus was
in the exact degree of the 'Declara
tion," South Carolina declared her
independence.
In the year 1860. DIR. Broughton
of New York, then living in PhlIa-
delphia, began to publish a small
scientific periodical at four cents a
copy, entitled Brougtton's Morthly
Planet Reader and Astrological
Journal. In the issue of December,
1860-written, of course, during
the preceding month-the following
prediction appears:
| "Some of the Southern States are
determined to break the bonds OF
the Union, but the time has not ar
rived for that great calamity to this
glorious republic. But we are
afraid that April and May, 1861,
will tell tale that will not soon he
forgotten by the people of the Uni
ted States"
In the issue of the Planet Reader
for Jan. 1, 186I-written in Decem
ber, 1860, of course-after setting
forth the facts connected with
Uranus entering Gemini, in 1875,
with which the reader is already ac-
quainted, DR.. Broughton wrote:
"The Union has just lasted one
revolution Of the plauet Herschel
Tor Uranus), J, and until that planet
gets out of Gemini, which will not
before July, 1885, we do not look
for any peace for this country"
Let us for an instant look how
closely those predictions were veri
fed. As to the first, the first shot
was fired on Fort Sumpter on Apri
IA, 1861, and the first person was
killed in the greet conflict thereby
precipitsted in Baltimore on the
same month, when the xth Mas
slchusetts regiment was passing
through that city. 1t was in 1865
when the war ended. On April 3,
1866, a telegram was sent TO the
Secretary of War from Richmond
announcing the occupation OF that
city.
In this connection it will be inter
esting TO the readers to glance brict
Iy back to the time when Uranus
entered Gemini, anterior To 1852
and I775. Subtra ting eighty-four
years from the latter date, we gel
back TO A. ID. 1891. 1t is 10 he pre-
missed that few people are ignorant
Of the Salem witchcrafJ experiences,
which were marked with horrors ~
which the world stood aghast. The
same time, SAYS Hale, the war with
the French and the Indians, which
began in 1890, was not yet termina
ted For seven were the frontier
settlements harassed by savages.
and the English employed in expe-
ditions against them. Peace be
tween England and France, which
took place in 1897. was soon fol
lowed by peace with the savages.
The careful reader will not fail TO
mark that in 1927 Uranus passed
out of Gemini into Cancer.
Antecedent u 1851 Uranus entered
Gemini in 1906. and at that time We
have the romantic and stirring
events connecsed with Powhatan,
Pocahontas and the captive Smith.
1914, with the return Of peace and
prosperity. Herschel passed out oi
Gemini into Cancer.
We have now traced the planet
Uranus four different revolutions
around the heavens. and marked ITS
effects in this country when passing
through the sign of our country,
GeminI. 1t will be more than three
score years before Uranus again en-
ters the sign, and hence Nobody
who is able TO read these lines Is
likely to be alive to experience the
disasters then likely to accrue.
But in the year 1884, the astrolo-
gists of Europe, as well as Of our
own country, are in accord in pre-
dieting that dire and lamentable
consequences are then likely 70
arise, threatening the very life OF
the nation, aud bringing in their
train all kinds OF disastrous and
malign consequences. About June
or July, 1884, the malefc planet Sat