Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-30
The Virgins Speculation Fails to Pan
Out Well

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Virgins Speculation Fails to Pan
Out Well
New York, September 29th.-Up to 2
| o'clock nothing had been heard of Z. Stone
| Virgins threatened earthquake disturb
ances. All is quiet, WITH here and there q
wind-storm, the result of the passing off of
a low barometrical pressure. The highest
velocity of the wind in this vicinity since
last evening was %twenty-four miles an hour.
Notwithstanding these facts, the greatest
excitement prevailed to-day among the
residents of the northern part of Hudson
county. Many persons visited st. Michaels
Monastery, at West Hoboken, for the pur-
pose of praying for safety.
NEW ALI RIGHT.
NEW ORLEANS, September 29th.-The
weather here is delightful, clear and pleas
ant. There was NJ seismic, atmospheric,
nor other disturbance or phenomena to-
day, such as Virgins predicted.
A MEXICAN VOLCANO STARTS UP.
CITY OF MEXICO, September 29th.-Re-
ports from all over the republic show that
everywhere heavy rains have fallen. doing
great good in forwarding crops. In this
city the rains have flooded the streets in
many places, necessitating the use of fire
engines to pump out stores. The predicted
earthquake did not take place, but the vol
cane of Colima is again in a state of erup-
ton. A huge white cloud overhangs the
summit, causing great terror among the
inhabitants of neighboring villages. This
is the third time within a year that this
volcano has become active. The eruption
is plainly visible from the city of Colima,
on the Pacific coast, and unusual meteoro-
logical disturbances have been noted in
that city.
CHARLESTON FEELS EASY.
CHARLESTON, September 29th.-Up to 7
O'Clock this evening there has been no re-
currence of earthquake shocks, and the
city has quoted down. Virgins predic-
ton has proven to be utterly without truth.
The community feels greatly relieved that
there were no shocks to-day, and within
another week, if there are no severe shocks,
the city will have resumed its normal con-
dition. The work of building and repair
ing has been going on all day without in
terruption, and thereis a growing feeling of
confidence in the city.
A SCARE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, September 29th.-A Lam
caster special says: People of the borough
of E~lizabethtown were badly frightened
last night. About IL o'clock two distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt. The
shocks followed in quick succession, and
scarcely had the sound died away when the
buildings swayed sufficiently TO cause the
doors and windows to rattle.
GALVESTON NOT TROUBLED.
GALVESTON, September GOTH Up to noon
there have been no signs of Virgins pre-
| dicted disturbance in this section. The
weather, which has been rainy and dis
agreeable for several days, to-day broke
clear and continues pleasant. The Their
mometer registers y degrees.
WAS VIRGINS ~MIsoUoTED.
We give the predictions of Professor
Virgins, as te~legraphed from Ottawa on
the 22d inst, as a matter of curiosity:
The earthquake wave that visited Charleston
and your region August goth has moved east
| ward, and from it there can be no future danger.
The shocks there yesterday were caused by the
sun moving across the celestial equator. There
is positively no danger from earthquakes in
your latitude east of the Rocky Mountains. ex-
/ cept on Wednesday next, and even that force
will pass westward on a parallel south of you.
The greatest danger is to Central America.
South America and California. The forces that
create the earthquake will cause a great storm,
with high tides. both in the north and south At
lantic, on Wednesday next, which, however,
will not be felt in 400 of the equator.
E. STONE WIGGIYs.
RELIEVED fkOM a STATE OF TERROR.
ATLANTA, September 29th.-A half-mill-
ion people in Georgia, South Carolina,
Florida and Alabama sat up all night
watching for Virgins earthquake. An
other half-million rose at daylight to scan
the skies and see if the predicted cyclones
were coming. Probably at no time since
the war has the excitement been so general
throughout the South Atlantic and Gulf
States as within the last week. The day
was without a cloud all through
Georgia and South Carolina and from
those portions of Florida from
which dispatches have been received.
To-day it is learned hat negroes spent
the entire night in prayer and administer
ing the rights of baptism. To add TO their
terror, about dark last night the heavens
clouded over, and by 8 o'clock rain was
falling, accompanied by a stiff wind. By
midnight the storm had passed away, and
the stars began peeping out. Three weeks
prior to the Virgins prediction a number
of coiored prophets, or "voodoo" men and
women, went about among the negroes of
this State predicting a total destruction of
the earth ON September 29th.
Perhaps Virgins knows.
WASHINGTON, September 29th.- 1t is
taken for granted by the Treasury officials |
that Secretary Manning will resume his |
duties at that Department within a few
days. Nothing has been heard directly
from the Secretary beyond the fact that his |
health is not sufficiently restored to enable
him to actively perform the duties of the
Office. Mr.. Manning is expected back here
between the LIST and 18th of October, and
the President is anxious that he shall re-
turn as soon as possible. Mr.. Manning's
family are urging him to resign his Office, |
believing that he cannot safely undertake
the performance of his Office duties. When |
he returns it is believed he will confine
himself to a general supervision of the
Department, leaving most of the work to
the Assistant Secretaries.
Eastern Turf.
BRIGHTON BEACH, September 29th.-The
first race, three-quarterS of q mile, Glendon
won by four lengths, May W. second,
Glenbar third. Time, 1:178.
The second race, selling allowances,
three-quarters Of a mile, Charm won. b.
reas second, Ventilation third. Time, i:174.
The third race, seven furlongs. Bighead
won by a length, Cato second, Burgundy
third. Time, 1:31.
The fourth race, -three-quarters ola mile,
soluda won by half a length, Franz sec
ond, Della Beach third. Time, 1:f5i.
The fifth race, one mile, Ferg Kyle won,
Elizabeth second, Treasurer third. Time.
1:431.
The sixth race, one mile, Mamie Hunt
won by half a length, Barnum second,
Lord Lorne third. Time, 1:454.
To-DAY's FORECASTS.
NEw YoRK, September 29th.-The Sport
iag Worlds selections for Jerome Park to-
morrow are: First race, barefoot hrst.
Pontiac second; second race, Nellie B.
FIRST, Parasol second third race, ALT Estill
first, Favor second; fourth race, Sapphire
first, Blackstone second; fifth race, Marsh
Redon first, Cratic second; sixth race.
Judge Griffith first Wellington second.
A ooURsIgG RACE.
New YoRK, September 29th.-The Nal
and Express says: There will in ali prob
ability be a race soon between Ferenzi and
Bessie June. Heggin and the Dwyer Bros.
are both anxious to bring it about. The
youngsters will meet st the Brooklyn