New-York tribune., 1883-03-13

Those interesting Omaha Indians live In Burt
County. Nebraska. Burt County, That must be
a comfy in which a mans advancement depends
upon the number OF promotions" that he doesn't
receive
To the weather prophet who sits this morning In
Ottawa disconsolate over fair weather and mourn
ing in unnatural fashion that there have been in the
lnst four DAYS no storms nor floods nor disasters we
commend the example of the similarly discouraged
political scientists who during the past twenty
years have been predicting all kinds Of disasters TO
the financial and business interests OF this country
together with floods that would sweep away all our
institutions They fixed finally on the day OF specie
resumption as their day Of doom. When IL came
instead of storms and floods and tidal waves and
shipwrecks, 1t brought sunshine and comfort, good
crops. easy money, improved credit, business pros
perIty aud good times generally. Bnt was the Dem
cratic party discourag,df Not at all. DID
they say their predictions had failed, or that the
scientific principle" upon which they were based
was al faulti Never for moment. Ihey dld nos
deny the fact OF general prosperity OF course lhaV
was as patent as the fair weather Of the past four
DAYS of Wigglns's tempests. They simply SAID
There ought to have been great financial disasters
about this time. but they were prevented by DIVINE
Providence. which gave us good crops" Why may
not this windy emblem of American Democracy
initiate The example of his prototypes aud, sitting
in full view of the only sbipwreck he can see-that
Of bis own prophecy-calmly lay 1t to DIVINE
Providencei The shoulders of Providence are
broad Virgins. Lay it TO Providence.
San Francisco newspaper, make mention Of a rat
recently captured in that city in whose stomach a
diamond was found That rat had evidently
caught the rage for decorated interiors"
"Itis Just as easy" remarked Professor Virgins
to 4 newspaper correspondent who was endeavor-
ing TO draw out from him the great secret of science
bv which he foretold three months ago the tremen-
dous storm which we came so near having on Fri
day. Saturday and Sunday" just as easy to pre-
dict storm hundred years in advance as to fore
tell one only twenty-four hours away. if you pro-
ceeo ON n scientific principle rs have In this case.'
And we have no doubt 1t is just as easy Ito
Virgins On the whole 1t must be easier pro-
phet with a hundred years leeway has better
chance for not being found out
Agricultural news: The tenor of the reports from
the Boston Court House warrants the painful pre-
sumption that good deal of General Buffers grow
ing wheat is badly damaged. Experienced observers
do NOT hesitate to express the opinion that II is
seriously miidewed that If he is trusting to IL to
carry him through 1851 he is destined to be badly
disappointed man.
WiQgins and Keoly have each secret which they
are keeping from the world. They ought to be shut
up together until they are forced at least to swap
secrets with each other Keely ought to commit to
Virgins the secret of Tho motor that does not
move. and Virgins ought 10 tell Keely all about tho
scientific principle" upon which no is able TO pre-
diet throo months in advance, terrific storm that
a.,H nut ealu won't talI tba of
the motor, and Virgins is reported as saying that
there's not man living who knows the system by
which he predicts storms" Moreover, Virgins in
Inmates that wild horses cannot draw the
secret out OF HIM. We suspect that Virgins
ia about to start n weather bureau for eXcurs. on
and picnic parties during the summer season. 1t
wonld be great boon TO picnic parties to have
some such prophet as Virgins to predict storm
for their days outing. It would relieve them of
any further anxiety about the weather.
II this should meet the eye of John Kelly. his
attention ia casually directed 10 the fact that when
Governor Cleveland was IN New-York City the
other day he dined with tho identical Dorsheimer
with the strawberry mark on the left arm, tho
greatest efforts of whose political life have been
devoted to pushing the political fortunes of Samuel
J. Tilden.
Mr.. Thurber has just been having Senator Jacobs
to dine with him. The Senator Is the man that
Thurber cautioned the Anti MOnopolists" of the
last Legislature to beware of, saying unto them t:
go to now. and forget not that this Jacobs Is y
representative of all thai doth monopoize." Why.
them do the Jacobs legs now disport themselves be-
meath the Thurber mahogany Has Jacobs become
"a deyotee of oleomargarine or has Thurber changed
his mind about monOpoliesf 1t looks as If an nvcs
tigating committee in order.