The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-02
A Canadian Astronomer Predicts that
The Most Disastrous Storm of
the Century win Occur
Next March.
The Venerable Archbishop of Canter.
bury Very Near the Shining
Shore - Irish Affairs.
congressman Updegraff, of Ohio, Gath
cred to His Fathers House
Flags at Half.Mast.
Rear.Admiral Wyman, of the United
States Navy, Stricken with
Paralysis.
Disastrous Floods In Both France
and Austria.
A French Editor Actually Wounded In
Duel.
Frank Fraync is Almost Crazed With
Grief.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. The Jeanette
board of inquiry reconvened to-day and
began the examination of seaman Ninder-
man. He thought the Jeanette was well
fitted out at San Francisco Tor Arctic cruis.
ing, He did not think II would have be en-
possible to release her from the ice, and
thought DeLong acted wisely in his man.
agement OF the vessel.
STARTLING PREDICTION.
The president has the following commu.
nicatlon from Professor +. II. Virgins, LII.
d., astronomer of the Canadian finance de.
partment, under date of Ottawa. November
%: On the 23d OF September announced
through the Canadian press that great
storm would occur in March next; that
1t would be felt in the Gulf of Mexico on
the night of the 9th, and being reelected by
the Rocky Mountains would cross this
meridian from the west at noon on Sunday,
March IL, 1888. No vessel, whatever her
dimensions, will be safe out of harbor,
and none of small tonnage can survive
the tidal wave and fury of this tempest. AS
1t will blow from southeast, the planetary
force will be sufficient to submerge the
lands on the American coast, especially
those bordering on the gulf of Mexico, and
washed by the Gulf Stream, while the air
currents for several hundred miles along
the east side of the Rocky Mountain range,
owing to the great atmospheric
pressure in these regions, will
spread universal destruction. The New
England states will also suffer severely
from wind and floods. No point outside Of
harbor in the area of the Atlantic, es-
pecially north of the equator, will be a
nlnna nf cafaF,, fNr mill hn
ntntly the greatest storm that has visited
this country since the days of your lllustri-
GUS first president. In view of this event,
therefore, take the great liberty of repre-
senting to your excelency the advisable.
ity OF ordering all United States ships into
sale harbor not later than the 9th of March,
until this storm be passed
uPDEGRAFF's DEATH.
The speaker to-day sent the following
telegram to d. w. Updegrail: 1.-The death
of Hon. John T. Updegrafl causes the
greatest sorrow. Flags have been placed ut
half mast over the hall of the house. Com.
plete all necessary arrangements for the
funeral. The congressional funeral escort
will attend Monday" The speaker also
telegraphed members, requesting them to
attend the funeral of Representative Upde-
giraffe. of Ohio, which is to take place Mon
day next. The congressional escort con-
sists OF; Mckinley, Townsend, Converse,
Mcclure and Atherton, of Ohio; Caldwell
of Kentucky, and Bayne and Miller, OF
Pennsylvania.
MISCELLANY.
Rear Admiral Wyman, United States
navy, was stricken with paralysis this
morning, and is in n critical condition.
The convention of the labor unions met
here and completed permanent organi2a-
tions, Alex. NJ. Kennedy president; J. II.
O'Brien, secretary. a committee of seven
will be appointed to represent the working
men of the United States before the proper
congressional committee.
Coinage executed at the mints for Noyem-
Der is valued at $4,000, ,S2S.
All OF the cabinet were at the meeting to.
day, except Howe, who is unwell. Routine
business and executive reports occupied
the session.
Hannibal ID. Norton, principal clerk OF
the finance division of the post-oilice de-
partment, was removed to-day for alleged
completely in the star-route cases.
THE DEBT STATEMENT
shows a reduction during November of $5,-
54 ll2; cash in treasury, $2S7 ,S67 ,l73; Ger
titicates outstanding-gold, $50, ,40S $40; sill
YER $l3,O9S 6Go; certificates of deposits out
standing, 50, 5000; refunding certificates,
Sil3650; legal tenders. $346, ,6sl ,0l6; frac-
tional currency, S7022,6l4; cash balance
available, Sl57, 7,Ss7,i76.
TOO PREVIOUS.
The postmaster of LaSalle, Indiana, in
forms the postmaster general the reason he
refused privileges of the mail to the La
Sale County Democrat was because it CON
tained obscene matter The postmaster
has been directed TO receive the paper, ,leav-
ing to the district attorney the question OF
its offensive character.
NEW GOLD CERTIFICATES READY.
Eighty thousand of the Washington Sc.
ries OF gold certificates of the denomination
of $40 are ready for distribution by Treas.
urer Gillillan.