New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-30

should only Wish tncIn lalr Hciu apu a." .'' W -
freely admit that do not know preeiSeiy D! wna'
mechanism they effect the peculiar rope trlek "hch
they perform But when they talk of spirits who help
,bo, % lov a guitar ont of tune and unite knots in
had rome lose patience and tell the public that they
are humbugs."
The first public exhibition of the Davenports came
OF two nights ago at the Sale Herr. The audience
consisting of 500 persons impatient from the CON-
mencemen: and Kissed the musical overture between
which and performance Of spirits they could see no
connection The overture being cut short, an inter
prefer appeared before the stage and thus addressed
the audience: "Gentlemen, the brothers Davenport
not speaking French have begged me TO explain to yoR
that they are utterly unable 10 account for the phenom
ena which they are about 10 exhibit before you they
being merely yasire dgents" The latter phrase raised
horse.laugh Of Incredibly and then the interpreter
resumng said: I'VE do affirm that there is either
spiritualism or magnetism in our exhibition. When
you see you will form your opinion and then the
press will discuss it; merely passire agents"
The reiteration Of this impudent phrase provoked
Storm The Interpreter obliged 10 cut his harangue
short and the brothers Davenport appeared upon the
Stage. They were loudly hisSed. and were certainly
entitled TO all the benefit they can make Of the fact
that the audience was prejudced against them. The
usual prelimnares Of the performance wae then gone
through. Any two persons of the company were re-
Quesed examine the press in which the manifesto
tons were to take place. The first two who presented
themselves objected TO by the audience as prob
able coniederaes and at length the brothers accepted
two others who were known TO great many people
present These scrutneers remarked nothing partic'
ular inside the press, except that there were good
many suspicious-lookin ledges and slides. The
brothers were tied up bar the doors Of the press
were closed and musical horn projected through
one Of the holes in the pannels-by the spirits, as
the public is expected to believe.
The Interpreter then announced that the brothers,
after having loosed themselves from their ligatures,
were about to tie themselves up again. Maurice
Roux did il well" the cry from the audience.
While great hubbub going oD one of the public
jumped upon the stage, and, addressing the company
said Ladies and gentlemen, can give you the key
of the deception: the brothers Davenport slide the
knots along the bar to which they are tied and these
bars by al ingenious mechanism, open at the extrem
ities then the knots. longer tying anything oren Of
themselves; is not spirualism but cabinet making
that you are seeing an exhibition Of" tremendous
hurrah followed this speech.
The brothers Davenport made their escape by back
door in all possible haste and Commissary Of Police
psoied the indignant audience by telling them that he
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lucky for the brothers Davenport that freport speaks
true they have already amassed large fortune do
not think this world is wide enough TO give them scope
for further operations in the spiritual line. They must
Try some other planet.
Gen de Lamoriciere died suddenly this week at his
chateau Of Pouze. Amiens aged only
50. He was Of the most brilliant Of the
many officers who found opportunities Of distinc
tion in the Algerian campaigns in the time OF
Louis Philippe. Lamoriciere was the real captor Of
AbdelKader although Of Louis Philppe's had
the credit Of the achievement. lie was Minister Of
War under the Republic in the early part Of lsis and
after the usurrection OF June he warmly supported
General Cayaignac In July ls49, he was sent to ST.
Petersburg as Embassador Extraordinary On the ID
of December he was Of the great arrested in
the night by Louis Napoleon, and during his long sub
sequent exile his watchword with the Re-
publican party. But 10 the surprise and CONSERVATION
Of his old friends deep Catholic feeling took posses.
sion Of his mind and induced him TO embark In the
Qnixotic enterprise Of recovering for the Pope the
Italian provinces which had euancipaed them
selves from bis yoke The disastrous defeat OF
Castelfdardo showed how completely his
military Judgment had been perverted by religious
fanaticsm. That campaign, however, gave him
enough Of papa service and although his sentiments in
I
in plaonic sentence he steadasy refused to do any
soldering for the Papal Ministry nprisate
life be very much esteemed The Of Bis death
was what the French physicians call cOilOt the re-
suit Of rheumatism got in his Algerian campaigns
which suddenly stopped the circulation Of his blood.
NJ. de Trobriand, French colonel who took service
with the United States at the beginning Of the and
after going through several campaigns under McCel-
Ian, Pope, Burnside, Hooker and Grant attained the
rank Of major. general is about to publish in Paris
Memoirs Of the War"
The death is announced Of an eccentric individual
called Gen. GOrgoni, Frenchman who was at one
time Prime Minister Of the Emperor Of Burmah, and
considered very dangerous enemy Of the English
in India. L remember few years ago seeing him in
Paris, with very large umbrella, which lie said was
the token Of the highest rank that the Burmese SOW.
eregn could confer Of late years his star the
wane and bis death at RaDgoOn-the immediate cause
Of which dysentery-is believed to have been hast
ened by difficulties and disappointment.
The CorepoHdcnea Of Madrid says there is no truth
in the Tumor Of d marriage between the Prince ANA
deus of Savoy md the daughter Of the Queen Of Spain
and do not find that this contradiction is contradiced
In any quarter We hear that Prince Ilumbert,
the heir apparent Of the Italian throne is E in good
health.
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