New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-13
CYCLONE APPROACHING.

Tlmid people who read sensational reports lhSb
night concerning the approach OF cyclone whicn
was TO strike the city at : r. M. were doubtless
disappointed when that hour came WITHOUT .no
southerly visitor There Is no Doubt however,
that IL i'll be here shortly possibly to MINT lts
movements according to The signal service Dureau
were confined TO the vicinity OF Cape Hatterds anu
were all the more severe because IL uiu noV slic
The retarding cause was the hlgh parolneter
with which Nature was endeavorlng to preserve her
eouilbrium There WAS vioent WIND storm pre-
yailing over Minnesota and the Upper Lake retion.
but no danger is feared from that as 1t VIII follow
the lakes and 20 TO via the Gull OF ST. Lawrence
The wind blowing from the northeast adds TO the
forces which may send the cyclone to sea otore IL
reaches New. Jersey. The wind In Montana was
blowing twerty-eight miles an hour and there
were danger signals on all the lake stations Oh the
Signal service, we'll as along inc coast lHeio
has been a general rise OF temperature, the her
nlometer rising 25O in as many hours III o. LOUIS.
Rains were reported from several states, tho
tall being slight in the grain districts, Dui IN tue
back of the storm In Minnesota the rainlal WAS
greater. A.
Sea-faring men watched the m-hags OF the
Signal Service Bureau, on the Equitable Dunulhg,
and their barometers ana thermometers with much
interest The warning weather signals causou
many captains who had cleared their vesseS rom
the Custom House to defer going TO sea untll the
weather should become more propltous Among
the vessels which led IN spite of the threatening
weather were the Hambu rg American Packet 0oio
panys steamship Gellert Tor Hamburg, by way Oh
So. Johns, n. F. where she will take ON oOard the
passengers, crew, mails and specie fiom tne
wreck OF the Herder the White Sta
CIV of Alexandria. for Havana, and the City of
Mexico for New-Orleans. The steamer McCIellan,
which sailed for Baltimore renamed AT ahchor oe-
hind Sandy Hook, intending to proceed this morn-
Ali of the Sound steamers running as far east as
New London, StOungton and Fall River encouh,
tered severe weather Wednesday night, ana
many of them sought refuge in the harb0r OF
Huntington, l.. !. The Bristol, of the Fan River
Line arrived at her pier in this city yesterday
morning considerably behind her usual time. Her
captain reported having come ahead vi a stro .h
northeast gale which would make IL dlhcuit lor ine
eastbourd boats to run ut the usual speed. dis-
match from Providence TO the cOmpany's once III
this city reported that the Providence, sister Doat
to the Bristol had not arrived Mt Newport at 80
o. m but a later dispatch announced her arrival
at Fail River without any mIshap.
GOING TO SEE THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.
The members of the expedition sent out by the
French Government to take observations OF the
approachng transit of Venus from position IN
Florida arrived in this city by the Labrador on
Wednesday and are staying at the Hoffman House
The expedition Is headed by Colonel ferrler'
member of the Institute OF France. lie Is accom-,
panied by Commander BuIssot correspondent OF
The Bureau OF LOngltudes, and Captain DeHOrgeS,
of the French Army The party also includes d
photographer and i've assistants The transit IL Is
calculated, will take place on December D. me
expedition will station itself at Fort Marion, north
of st. Augustine, Florida having secured porlnls-
sion from the United States Government to do So
Colonel Perrer has not decided as TO when OF
how he will proceed to his destination. The eX-
petition is thoroughly equipped especially IN the
way of Photographic instruments and devices Inc
Instruments are contained in sIxty-fve cases and
weigh fifteen tons. Among the more important
pieces are two large equatorial telescopes, one Pho
tographio telescope two chronographs. merld-
ional circle and number of nne chronometers.
he present is of eight similar expeditions
The other sent to Mexico the Argentne he
public. two places in Patagonia Martinique, Hayti
aud SANTA in Chill. Colonel Perrier and his
fellow members called NJ Roustan. the French
Minister, at the Brevoort House yesterday morning.
WESTERN UNION OFFICERS CHOSEN.
At meeting of the directors of the Western
Union Telegraph Company yesterday fine following
officers eleCfed !: NOTYIn Groom, president