The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-17
NOTES FROM AMERICA.
Correspondence Of The lIrLlrrIN.)
SAN FRAHCIsco, April ..

Australian mail, which should have
been despatched from New York for
this city on the 30th ultimo. II was
on the Bothnla, however, and did
not arrive ut New York until the
Ith, several days behind time. The
Bothnia, although a staunch sea-
worthy ship, is the slowclt of the
Cunard fleet, and can hardly he
classed among modern steamers.
Her selection by the English postal
authorities was unfortunate, but it
is stated that the London Postollicc
makes a point to despatch the Aus.
tralian mail via san Francisco by
slow steamers, TO discredit the ser.
vice and cause the withdrawal of the
Colonies from the American postal
route.
The accident to the ocean grey
hound" the famous City of Paris,
on her last trip to England, was for
tunately not attended by fatal re-
suits. There were over one thousand
people on board, and she would have
persisted Enthusiastically if n storm
had set in. One of the engines col
lapsed when the steamer was about
three hundred miles from Fastnet.
The ponderous machinery broke
down several compartments and then
fell through the steel bottom of the
ship. She was towed into Queens
town harbor March 30th, and the
hole in her side and bottom being
temporarily closed, tugs took her to
Liverpool where she will be locked
and repaired.
refer you to the American pa.
pers for details of the destruction
wrought by the great tornado which
wrecked the city of Louisville March
2Sth, and cut path of desolation
and death through several States.
Virgins, the Canadian weather
sharp, came within four days Of pre-
dieting the exact date, in his weather
forecast for the year. He proceeds
upon scientific principles, and has
been singularly accurate in his fore
casts. IT is evident that the law of
storms and the causes of atmos-
phcric disturbance deserve much
greater attention than has been
given TO them by scientists, in the
interest of navigation and ocean
commerce. No damage was sustain
ed by Canadian vessels in the late
storm because they needed Virgins
warning and kept snug in port until
the tornado spent its fury.
Floods in the Mississippi Valley
greater than ever known have been
forecast by the United States Wca-
Their Bureau, and New Orleans has
been advised to prepare for a terri
Bile and disastrous inundation. Low
lying lands along the upper reaches
of the great river have been over
flowed for some time, and new
breaks in the levecs are reported
from time to time. 1t is storming
throughout the valley, and there is
reason TO apprehend bad time for
the Crescent City when the flood
crest ultimately strikes it. Despite
the enormous drainage or diversion
of water from the river channel
through the crevasses, the river
does not fall ut any point where Q
record is kept. An immense de-
struction of property has already
taken place, but the loss of life
has not been great.
Floods are anticipated later in the
season in California in consequence
of the heavy fall of snow in tho
mountains. A forty feet layer OF
snow is piled up in the Sierras, and
when it begins to melt under the
warm spring rains there will be al
overflow in the valleys.
The religious cranks who have
been stirred up by the sensational
preaching of Mrs. Woodwork a,
Oakland, and the predictions of one
Erickson, Swcdc, now in Stock
ton insane asylum, are "fleeing to
the mountains" to escape the threat.
ened destruction of Oakland, Ala.
media and San Francisco on the litl
instant. They are very much in
earnest, and include several well-to
do people. The following memo
rial, backed by their desertion Of
their homes, attest, their complete
faith in Erickson's prophecy. The
memorial appeared as under, in the
Examiner of April 9Th:
Oakland, April 4.-Prophet Erick
son is reposing very quietly in the
Stockton Insane Asylum. Bennett
the bicycle evangelist, has fled tC
st. Louis and Mrs. Woodwork il
trying to get Santa Rosa to sec TIL,
error of its way, but their disciple
still linger IN Oakland, and occa
sionally one comes before Judge
Gibson to be sentenced to Stockton
But the remainder are making i
very lively for Oakland, and they
are gradually extending their at
tacks. Their latest assault is upoI
Governor Waterman and Mr., Bo
ruck. 1t is in the shape of the fol
lowing extraordinary petition:
To His Excellency the Governor o
the State OF acknowledgements
Intelligence has doubtless come I,
your Excellcncy that n great earth
quake and tidal wave are prophesic,