The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-18

r NGLAND, and, in fact, all other countries Of
Europe, were interested in the prophecies
- oi Joanna southcott, OF Devonshire, who,
becoming persuaded she possessed supernat.
ural gifts, wrote and dictated prophecies in
rhyme and announced herself as the woman
spoken OF in the Apocalypse, affirming that when
beyond the age OF sixty she would be delivered OF
Shiloh. In early lie she had been domestic
servant at Devonshire. She was now in her fifty.
first year. and her followers numbered over lOu,-
900. She announced that the prophecy as to
Shiloh would be fulfilled October ~, lsl4 For
days previous to this she was attended by her
followers night aud day, but Shiloh failed to ap.
pear, and 1t was given out that she was in
trance. She died OF dropsy ten days later.
Shorthand systems were quite numerous even at
this early date Roe's, like photography, strictly
phonetic, came with the beginning OF the cen.
tury in the Englshspeaking countries; Dancer
introduced year before in Germany close imi.
tation Of Taylor, and in Spain Marti completed
the first Spanish stenography.
Theodore sedgewick, OF Massachusetts,. was
speaker .: the house OF representatives in the
United States, his term expiring with the admin.
istration OF President jefferson, and Nathaniel
Baker succeeded him the following December.
John Randolph, Of Roanoke, was chairman of the
ways and means committee unde. scdgewick.
Sir Mare Brunei completed 8 working model OF
certain machines for constructing by an improved
method the shells aud sheaves Of blocks, after an
inspection of when the lord commissioners of the
British navy board decided 10 use IL at the Ports.
mouth dockyard.
Tie occurrence Of bitunen, and particularly OF
its liquid forms, was noticed BY scientific and
travellers In various localities of Europe. Paraln
was also discovered at this time, and attracted
much attention.
Benedict Arnold, Stunned and despsed," was
q citizen Of London the last few months Of the
year. lie died on June u.
Book,ma;ng at English race courses was very
lucrative, betting being confined to the wealthier
classes.
Additional deaths during the year OF prominent
persons were as follows;
Richard Potts, American jurist.
John Meares, English navigator.
Antoine Rivarol, french satirist
Theodore Waga, Polish historian.
David Waterbury, American soldier.
Benjamin Postel, American soldier.
Humphrey Marshall American botanst.
John Millar Scottish jurist' and author.
johann G. Neumann, German composer.
Robert orme, English historian in India,
William Legg, second Earl Of Dartmouth
Henry Munroe, scottish-American clergyman.
Henry Patllo American'scottlsh clergyman.
Noel Francis de Wailly, French grammaran.
Gilbert Wakefield, English divine and scholar
Robert Yates, American jurst and statesman.
Phillips Payson, American clergyman and writ
Gustayus Scott American lawyer and states
man.
Matthew Locke, American soldier and states.
man,
Giovanni A. Lazzarini, Italian painter and
writer.
Gabriel L. Quesnei, South American botanist
and author
Robert II. Randall American navigator aud
phlanthropist.
Robert Smith, English p. +, bishop aud educa'
tor in America.
Christopher Ludwiek, German soldier and phil.
authropst in America.