The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-15

under pretense that Madame was en-
thralled by some profound spiritual work.
ings in regard to loss by
the Bulls Head National Bank. Being utterly
unable to bring her to terms, Mrs. Goulet impor-
tuned detective for his services. The detective
went TO Madame and introduced himself q
clerk i'm the Bulls Head National; whereupon
the clairvoyant, fixing upon him her fine pene-
trative eyes, remarked conclusively, 'Young
man, you are weak in your mind; you had better
go home, and SO brought the interview to an
abrupt termination. The regular process Of law
was then observed, and in due time the seventh
daughter of seventh daughter carried
her ''meaty" form (she is large but
not too preponderating female) into the
jefferson Market Police Court Mrs.
Souet however, having failed to appear, nothing
has yet been done with Madame Byron, with
whom "the conditions" have not been favorable
the last day or two, owing to her having been
subjected to the ignominy and chagrin of ap-
pearing before vulgar police justice.
While / am upon spiritual matters, might as
well mention the arrest of two notorious ''pills"
OF the profession, who for the last few weeks
have famingly advertised themselves on Broad
way as the only reliable and legitimate spirit
photographers" Their pretensions were that
they could photograph the form and features of
any "spirit-friend" of any sitter for photograph,
and that the spirit-photograph would family,
but recognizably, appear side by side with
the heshly one. The price for each sitter was
Axed at ten dollars, and lest it should be sup
posed that mcrcenary feeling dictated this
arrangement it was explained that this rate was
expressly stipulated by the "angel-world," be-
cause the spirits were anxious to exclude the
vulgar multitude. The sneering skeptic might
II IT
of the presence of rat of unusual size, but
then the ART of Mr.. Number, the Photographic
medium in question, was not meant for skeptics,
but for gulls and dupes. He found plenty
OF these at ten dollars head, and no doubt
| there are scores of simple-hearted men and
women in whom Imagination takes the part of
| memory, and who, having had their pho
tographs taken by Number, are ready to swear
that the 'sprit-faces" family dscernibls beside
their own likenesses are the faithful pictures of
friends and relatives in the other world. If this
be so, spirit faces bear most remarkable resem-
bance one to another. Mr.. Numbers latest
visitor was a Mr.. P. V. Hickie, a blonde and
brilliant young man, with sandy cheUeltre and
q gold pen, who used to write some of the best
editorials year and half ago in Aherns BUen-
ing Gazette, subsequently obtained a contribut-
ing position on the Herald, and is at present
employed in winnowing scientific items for the
World His last winnowing exploit took him
to Mr.. Numbers who, failing to give him the
satisfaction he paid for, arrested at Hickie's
instigation, and is now awaiting examination,
The facts shortly to be ELECTED by Mr.. Hickie
promise to form brilliant feather in the cap of
Bohemianism.
Fanny Janauschek has been elaborately eau
toned by the critics MOTTO risk her reputation
by performing in public in English; but what
reason is there why she should not be as success
| full as Vestvali, Madame Scheller, Bandmann, or
| Fechter? She has an Unsuitable desire to bring
| to her feet such audiences crowded around
Ristori. Hitherto her houses have been eXclu-
| sive only in the sense of being exclusively Ger
man, and her ambition is to have Fifth-avenue
| applauders. As a feeler, she put forth Lady
| Macbeth" the other day, to n small audience of
| private friends, and | have heard worse broken
| English than was cracked on that occasion.
| ALI BABA.