Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-10
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. UNEASY THE HEAD That Tries to Dip Into the
 Future. WIGGINS LEFT ON HIS BLOW No Appearance Yet of His
 Storm, ONLY A NEWSPAPER CANARD. The Reported Attempt on
 Blaine's Life.
WIGGINs' STORM.

l The Prophet COnfounde,l-No Appear ance Yet of His Great BIow-The Pro- lessor i'm Agony of Suspense - Threatening Letters From Victims o1 His Prophecy.
 OTTAWA March 9.-tUneasy lies the head that dips into the future," said Prof. Wig gins to friend today. The force of this
 remark will be understood when it is known
 that the weather prophet has been so sorely troubled in mind that he has been unable to sleep for the past few nights To add to his discontinue it is said threatening letters have poured in on him from all sides, some to re-
 mind him that if the storm does prevail with
 the fury he anticipated he can offer up si- lent prayer ere it is too late. Others sug- gest that if he misses the mark he had better secure lot in Beechwood cemetery. The professor is heartily sick of the business and longs for Tuesday so his mind may be re- ieved. It is stated that large crowd of ex- cited women waited on him early this morn ing and asked him to name place of safety
 during the progress of the storm. He quiet ed them by saying Ottawa would only exper- fence the tail end of the shock. The weather here is mild with lower pressure. Wiggins, the weather prophet, now insists that the eastern hemisphere is experiencing
 his long predicted storm to-day and says that
 the western hemisphere will surely have it
 to morrow.
 AsBURY PARK, N. J., March 9.-Reports
 from along the New Jersey seacoast this evea- ing say the weather was as bright and sunny
 as that of May day. A light wind is blow ing from the south.
 HALIFAX, N. S., March 9.-The weather to day was clear and pleasant. The wind is northwest and there is no appearance of storm in this region yet. Prof. Wiggins was asked from here last night the following:
 "Can you perceive signs of your storm be- ling close at hand? If so, when will it's ap- pearance be perceptible in Halifax ?'' This morning he sent the following reply:
 OTTAWA, March 9-The coming of the storm is 8 scientific d asd give no signs not is clear and cold. The falling of heavy meteors dur
 ing the last two day1 @ shows that an m you tomorrow afternoon or Saturday. great tidal wave is now flowing up the Bay Of Bengal Bengal vrse
 WASHINGTON, March 10-1 8. m.-The chief signal officer furnishes the following special bulletin to the press The barome- ter is higher in the Northwest and lowest in the lower lake region, where storm of con siderable energy is central. General rains have fallen in the south Allan tic and east Gulf States, and occasional snows in Minnesota and Wisconsin North westerly winds prevail in the Northwest and southerly in Tennessee, the Ohio valley, the Middle States and New England. The temperature has fallen in the Northwest and risen in the other districts. The Mississippi has fallen sixteen inches at Cairo and risen two inches at Memphis and one inch at Vicksburg. The Mississippi at and below Memphis is above the danger line. Fair weather will prevail on Sunday in all States east of the Mississippi