Show predictions predictions lob FOB THE P PRESENT RE YEAR THE now new york graphic of march reports a con conversation venation with a gentleman who has figured as a political prophet with some suc sue success cess ceas it is generally understood by the press of that city that the late managing nag editor of the graphic mr art dag G croly Is the prognosticator of the following which Js is an abstract abe tract of his for 1879 our oar readers can take the predictions for what they are worth 1 the year 1879 1679 will on tho the whole be a prosperous one for the united states there will be a general revival of industry labor will be employed and confidence in the future universally felt before the close of the year there will be a widespread interest in precious metal mew mining A dangerous speculative cula tive feeling in other industries willston will soon boon show itself 2 there will be a partial failure of ol crops thia this year our oar hay bay crop on the atlantic slope will be short abort 3 at least two important fali fall failures a res of wall street magnates will take place this year they will be of persons with wite chosa name every everyone one is familiar 4 an mi suspected unsuspected weakness in our national banking system may be lie developed during the coming year 5 the disproportion between our exports and imports such as we have witnessed for the past two yearb years will come to an end before 1881 home prices will go go higher h aud and foreign goods be sold cheaper we wo shall export less and dind import more unless the unexpected occurs there will be a drain of gold abroad and then resumption as at present established must be legislated upon ane anew w or it will fail fall 6 should the country be prosperous and resumption stand until the national conventions meet in 1880 88 candle john sherman will be the candidate ef of the republican party for the presidency 7 resumption has not settled all our financial difficulties questions affecting the business interests of the country will be the subject of many warm political contests but the tho final re result suit sult will be the establishment lish ment of a national bank bunk similar to that of great britain or france but probably called by us by a dif erent name when that occurs the secretary of the treasury will be stripped sf of much of the power he now possesses 8 A foreign war before many years year sard said are over Is not lm improbable probable due to the weakness of our avy navy and nd the unprotected condition of a our rich seaport cities 9 A new now pestilence or the revival of an old one which will aff affect act the people inhabiting the temperate zone is among the probabilities of the near future 10 A new motor will soon be discovered which will make air navigation poE possible sible sibie |