The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-08

~ 9oueo ~ W1xxoo'e EnssnQ~n4e which
vailrd % nssserlnllue-rhe False Prophet
~ uome-me Wlthdraws from the Pub
~ Case and nidlcule-aais Latest A~ser-
sssas.
ATLANTA. Ca. Sept. 3o.--IIalf million
people In Georgia. south Carolina, Flor
ida and Alabama sat up al night watch
Inc Tor the appearance Of Virgins earth
quake. Another half million rose At day.
liaht 20 scan the skies and sec II the
predicted cyclones were coming. Prob
ably at no time since the war has excite
ment been so general throughout the
South Atlantic and Gull States ~itk:n
the last week. Il e fortunate fcr the
dawncd clear and beautiful, without 4
cloud in the SKY. Al Ave O'Clock the
streets Of this city, usually deserted
! until seven, were alive with people. but
I the clear atmosphere Gained the fears Of
even the negroes, most Of whom went TO
| work again on seeing no signs Of judy
mcnt day. BY II q. m. the nervous peo-
. nile who had arranged 10 spend tie day
1 in the fields found the sun rather hot,
and one by one they kept resurningho
and by noon every one had apparently
forgotten Virgins and his prophecy
In the suburban districts, how
ever, such was not the case.
All through Georgia and South
Carolina. and from those portions Of
Florida from which dispatches have been
received. the darkieS spent the entire
night IN prayer and administering the
Rites OF baptism. The fact that there
had been q severe earthquake shock ut
Charleston, and three or more shocks nj
Summcrvillc, added to the negroes ter
ror as soon as the rumor was noised
abroad. To add 10 their terror about
dark the heavens clouded over. and BY
nine O'Clock ram was falling, accom-
panied bv stu Wind. This sent the
superstitious into an ecstasy Of terror,
J and even among the white people In the
country a number Of serious cases OF III
ness from fear are reported. II was
thought that the scenes In Augusta aud
elsewhere, where people committed sui
| eide after the recent earthquake through
I sheer fright, would be repeated, but
fortunately BY midnight the storm
( passed away and the stars began peep
Ing ont. This restored confidence. It's
. remarkable coincidence that three
! weeks prior 20 Virgins prediction
number Of coiored prophets or hoodoo
4 men and women went about among the
n negroes OF this State, predicting the to-
Z tai destruction Of the earth on the 2stn
!. 81 September This had stirred up the su-
< persiitious element, and y only
! needed Virgins prophecies %
: start scene OF disorder
il ana excitement amongst the lower
o classes. such rs has not been since email
y cipation day. The day having passed on
u quietly the prayer meetings have been
discontinued, and the people who have
, been fasting and preparing for trsiisla-
ton into the future state are taxing
Q much needed rest preparatory 70 gather
- ing the cotton crop. which u now ripcn-
Inr. The Virgins scare stands without
n precedent In tho south
!, OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. so.-Poor wig.
= Gins has crawled into some secluded spot
!, "a 90. away from the jcers from the mob
= who had congregated about the telegraph
: office last night 10 learn that the earth
n make had nzzlcd out. lie left his oiilcs
IN n the Finance Department early IN the
4. afternoon and Immediately drove ont n
- town. All through the morning ne was
he besie.ed By newspaper correspondents
nd and a curious public, al anxious 20 'ea,a
: what he had To saw: In fact, the Domin'
ION police with difficulty only could keep
-, ne crowd hack. Shortly before he let
"a ne received the following telegram.
Noxcro~ -. n. sept -
nm - sroxE WfGGI~- Predictions III
en- oilrd some severe shocks were feit hef'
~ last nIshs. suAs BERRY
his This rather chcercd the professor up
The and during few moments conversation
Ky, 10 SAID:
EVIL any storm Is well nigh over tne n'oa'
70. Atlantic. Il will strike the meridian :
Dor Halifax at D. M. and look out for his
re- tides there a. well as at Quebec. 4 e
uid that storm signals were raised ~ ~
mt gland on the Goth. the Meteorological bu
ave Teau Issuing the following circular;
'rk. Hoist the south cone; deep dspres''o
the Is apparent m onr Northwest cvaS'
I'M. ~ course we have rot had any tidlnr
n = n auv storm, for the Meteoroloec'
Tvs Rureau refuses TO give any advices X
De garding nv storms. and you may AZ
Ger. have observed that our Dominion Me't
his geological office for the last three ny
ual has dropped the probabiIiticsfor our ~
the ports and the Lower st. Lawrence
~ distinctly assert that tae storm w
.stf. hc mainly confined to the Atlantic. ~
SAT. vast hurricane, for such II will bc. ",
sc's sweep down old Ocean. tear past SanO
Hook and continue on its mad career.
list, can not venture prediction rr1atn"
saw the destruction, but l have Tears =
y II mariners this very night NY ~'p.m !.
rev booked for Halifax at four, ana cAn .. Y
ears yet there UcluTt III l<ttf'''fs''
AT the storm signals were up on ms ~,
crn- owing to severe depression IN tne No1..
ally west. have no doubt that TIE s'v,
the viii be severely felt N the Gull 81 MeS,,
and the Rocky Mountains. w "
the present T.hsve heard nothing more !"
h Of should yet, as the time has no' ~
rived. understand that there Va
e al earthquake Al Charleston la~i VIZ
hing though this mornings Ciffrsa Hoes !"
mention w." .. \
y 81 In answer "a inquiries, the doctor ". 7
the not think the storms reportedfr"m NJ, ,.n
De had anything 10 do with bis prem
,oint storms. unless, indeed, u i woFA'n-
bun. from the Gulf Of Mexico.
Many ask Who this man W.
who has attracted the attention y
mall world. lie il a crank on the suol'e \
\, m meteoroIogy; Is ~econd-class cle.A n Y
' ',s' pIoycd in tha Finance Department y I,
onco adding up figures. II The uo'e ',s,s
arkes regarded him ns practcM ,, TILL,
and oiogist Il would never Keep n, r'os,
,arre pIoyed doing boys work 10 'ne f hs,n
rom ncnartmcnt. tut would transfer wv wv