New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,,r r,I1 or PROPHET WIGGINS.

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The fair fame of e. Stone Virgins, profession1aaI
prophet and almanac compiler, Is blasted. he he
staked his reputation on clouds ana he ob1iSion
winds dispersed It, He has sunk into the oon ii
that swallows up all false prophets, ana me- oa5
Mr. Vennor, will perhaps take warning anu 40 anu
sink likewise The storm tnat was t1 70 roofs writhe
In anguish and the chimney-bullder da tIr Ebe
did not swept was an unmtlgateG an rucrnino
Hrghf skies that oyerhung the city IN tne morning
were cloudess at night and the glitter OF the STARS
held forth no promise of storm Al the Signal ger
vice smile on every face, Even the un,
sympathetic barometer yielded to tne ent1Hsia mo Vi
the office and predicted dry tamnaratnre that
We're unworthy of it. Observer Merrill when ne
found that Wigginss predictions were not likely to
be fulfilled went to Washington, on THURSDAY 10
congratulate General Hazen on the safety OF the
Bureau When TRIBUNE re orter last night asked
the officer in charge what the chances We're III raTOl
ing he chuckled, rubbed his hands t9geth.etI,
and with an expansive SMILE excl 46s o wlsn
ton, Virgins is left" This remark brought forth
a shire k of laughter from the office boy wv.
Storm observed the Officer nonsense Sao h Mg
tire country c ana it is likely to remain SO for the
next twenty four hours. The temperature has taien
in northern Minnesota and has risen In Colorado
and Dakota. The only parts of the country where
rain has fallen are at Atlanta, Ga, where th ere
was 40 of an inch of rain at ndianola Texas, VI;
Knoxville. Tenn, 90; Marquette. Mich, ~; NE III
phis, Tenn 10, and at Shreveport, La, O4. II we we
have a storm before sunday, WuICu P'VN"'AN'
il will be only a light snow or rainfall"
The wind blew strongly at the following PLACES:
Boston, Mass, velocity 20 miles an hour baiia or
81 miles; Rochester, n. T., 80 miles, and f0 I,d
Huron. Mich. % miles. Tie coolest town IN the
country was st. Vincent, Mimi, where the ih Ia5
mometer Indicated g below zero ne mos " Hib
where there was fall of 100 within twelve houIs;
The thermometer in this city yesterday Inolcateu
5eo. ~ M, SOC: room, 500; $3.50 p. m 800; 6 p.
~ see, and p. M, $50. The average temperaa-
ture on the corresponding day iast year was oo
CORONER MERKLES REMARKABLE JURY:
Three ex-Mayors, Messrs. Wickham, Ely and
Grace Townsend Cox and Charles +. LoeW, VIE
the only members of the distinguished jury SUM
moned by Coroner MeTltle in the kelener case WIZ
were present at the inquest yesterday All tIe 0,els
had been excused by the Coroner Te a meet SrS"r
Romero ON business connected with the MEXICAN
commercial treaty Jay Could was sulerlpe ron ron
facial neuralgia. EX-Mayor cooper vas St or
by important business. Henry Willard, ex-senator
Conking and Sheridan Shook we're not III t9Wn
aud A. Oakley Hall claimed his pnyiege as a law
yer Dr. Bauthaus, John Peyser, Edward HauseI
and General Schwartzwaelier were captured anu
placed on tue jury, and the Inquest oeHah' ,or or
The nrst witness john conner, Il nelpc. VI
keeper in the alcohol ward at Bellevue Hospital
He gave account of tie killing OF kelIeHer' SUD STD,
TRIBUNE on Monday. DIR. Henry kopnA
testified that he house pay stefan AT beueVue
Hosnjtal and he gave the history OF the case oi
Mahon the man who did the killing. lie admitted
thai Aiahon was excited when he vas biougnt ~
ho.it9l but he llld not CO0Siuel
He cav orders to have him placed IN a cell, ana
thai he should be watched all night lie dld hot
know how he got out of the cell on the morning ~
lie murder; he should not have been taken out
without his Dr. Koplk's) permission sometimes mes
the DOCTOR said three four men are placed III Que
cell Ihe cells are by 10 teet james Sohn. t ~
the day orderly IN charge OF the cells said that me
night orderly. 10 whom the doctor had gwen orders
about the patient, Mahon, dad not repeat them 10
him Ii was decided that it was necessary 10 exam
Inc the night orderly before proceeding further Win
the inquest so II was adjourned until tuesday al d
oiclock