The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-03
SOME DISMAL PROPHECIES.
An English Almanac's Gloomy Horoscope
for 18S2-What will Happen in the United
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for 1Ss2-what will Happen m in the United
state.
'Zadkiels Astrological Almanac" for
lsS2 has just appeared in London. From
the fact that several of the predictions made
by Zadkiel To- the year passed were full
| niled, those for the coming year are attract
ing considerable attention. In his preface
the author says: THE twelve months that
have rolled away since We last ad-
dressed the public have been prolific in
the manifestations of planetary influence.
The most autocratic ruler i'm Europe, after
having escaped the bullets of the would be-
aSsasslns iur many err, has at last fallen
victi n o the bomb OF the Nihilists, in the
year which We foreto.d would be his last on
earth" Turning to the predictions, the
first i'll order is the suns entrance into Cap
rico'nus. December 2l, 1881, at about p.
m, New York lime, at the
ingress Venus and Mercury in the
meridian will improve trade and
com merce," yet. Inasmuch as Saturn is the
second house, We are told hat 1.-The revenue
viii be deficient" The position of Mars in
the fifth house, in Z degrees and Sc minutes
of New York's governing sign. Cancer, lis
unfortunate for theaters and places of amuse-
ment, and the burning of one (probably in
New York; is only too likely to take place
about the 9th 10 the 29th of December 1881"
Then because Uranus is ia the seventh house
and in square to Mercury, the lawyers are
promised plenty of work, while there is a
prospect of especially lively times in our
Divorce Courts. "At the lunaton Mars ism
the tenth house, which presignifie, that tax
alton will press very heavily on the people
the taxation threatened most probably
having reference To the advanced price of
kinds of provisions. There Will be much
violence in the United States and some
great man will suffer degradation or. meet
with violent death" At the same time
We assured that our railroads will be
prosperous.
For January, 1882, we are reminded that
no less than five large planets-Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune-are
To retr'grade at the beginning of the year.
while the square of Saturn to the san, near
ly coinciding with Neptune's stationary 30.
sitiOn on the 23d. warns colliery managers
to take extra precautions against accidents.
The Emperor of Germany will feel the eff
fects of Saturn stationary on his mid-heaven.
Socialists will disturb his Empire" In the
latter part of February We are informed
that great excitement will be
witnessed in New York. aud
great confiagration is likely to take place"
The sun enters Aries on March "a
at about 9 p m: ''Mars has just risen at
the ingress; the sun, Venus, aud the moon
are in the tentL house; Saturn, Neptune
aud Jupiter are In the eleventh; Mercury is
In the ninth; Uranus is in the third. These
positions presignify much excitem ent i'm the
States, alarms of war, turbulence and blood
shed. Also some viciSsitudes il not panicS
in regard TO railways" Moreover, We are
informed that certain portions of this
country in March next will be visited by an
epidemic of diphtheria and smallpox A bout
the middle of April MARS will transmit
the ascendant of the vernal ingress at Wash
iEgtOn, producing great excitement in the
States" The Presidents position will be an
unenviable one. About the 18th Of April a
plot will be discovered i'm Russia in which
women will be greatly concerned, and
which will go near revolutionizing the
political system of that country. On May
Ia the sun will be partially eclipsed i'm The
sign Taurus. THE ancients averred that
solar eclipse falling in this sign presignifie-
"a scarcity of the fruits of the earth and
corn, and in the third decanate of the sign.
'pestilence, famine and destruction ot great
cattle. Consequently a bad harvest is
predicted for Ireland.
AT the entrance of the sun into Cancer on
June 81 at about 6:15 in the afternoon,
Mars is in the ascendant and Saturn is in
meridian; the moon aud Uranus being i'm
the second house. This will be critical
time for the Americans War can scarcely
be avoided. The greatest excitement will
be witnessed in the States. Panics and
great fall in public securities are sure to
take place. Shocks of earthquake will be
felt in some States. The weather. of the
quarter will be marked by intense heat and
dryness." July promises to be momen-
tous mOath on the other side of the Allan.
tic. Explosions and deeds of violence
will be RE in London" In India there
will be "much excitement and bloodshed."
Fortunately for the United States, Jupiter
is in Gemini-Our ruling sign-"showering
down fortunate Inf1uence>;" while the So
journ of Mercury i'm Cancer will benefit the
trade and commerce of New York City.
In August the prospect is still pleasing