The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-05-13
nEFrER fRosf aRAeE dRhESwoo
IFrom the Philadelphia star.l


in your issue ef yesterday the follow
ing paragraph: a. szs
SIS" Dr. Lippincotf (the husband of
Grace Greeawood) q fourth class clerk
in the Postoffice Department., was an
applicant for the position of General
Superintendent in the Postofffce De-
paftment, but failed to get the appoint
meht.' -sssess
During the visit of Mr.. Macready
to this country, as he was travelling
on western steamboat, he was point
ed out by a waggishclerk, 10 a rough
backwoodsman, as Ole Bull, who was
then giving concerts in the west. The
great tragedian sat apart on the deck,
wrapped in poetic contemplation and
insular dignity, but the tall Missouri
an strobe Immediately up to, him, and
with a startling slap on the. shoulder,
thus addressed him: . Hello, ole
hoss! Old Bull whar's your iddle?"
The stately actor turned upon him,
and, with withering look" and.in
the most tragic tone, replied: "sir,
am not horse, neither am bull,
neither have a fiddle" In like man.
ner 1 have to reply that Mr.. Lippin-
colt, of Philadelphia, the husband
of Grace Greenwood" is not doc
tor; neither is he a !" fourth class
clerk in the Postoffice Department.
neither has he been an applicant for
the position of General Superinten-
dent of the Postofice Department;
neither has he failed to get the ap-
pointment. As for the excellent DR..
Lippincott, is it not enough that he
should miss the Office to which he as
pired, that you must divorce him from
his lawful wife, a most estimable lady,
and bestow him upon stranger? AS
for us, belonging to another branch
of the Lippineott- tree, we have ap-
piled for no office at Washington,
though we have, will confess, held
| ourselves open to the proffer of a first
class foreign mission. With slight So
licitation we would consent to be =" a
Iooker-on in Vienna, though, per-,
haps Madrid would be better point,
as our worldly possessions principally
! consist of certain dilapidated Cas-
ties in Spain" That we missed of
Paris was not, VIC feel assured, be-
cause our honored President loved
Philadelphia less, but Galcna more
A Curtin has fallen upon our hopes of
st. Petersburg, and if we mourn, it
will not be in Russian Sables. AS for
the Court of st. James, it seems ''your
Motley is the only wear" I think L
have some reason to complain of you
editors for apparently chasing me
among the "bigamistic writers of the
day. in assigning to me so many am
liable consorts. If you would only
vary the name; occasionally there
would be some relief in the variety;
but toVours Lippincott. The same
disclaimer l now put forth for the
benefit of DR.. Lippineott must apply
to Mr.. J. B. Lippincott, the great pub
Usher, and to Gen. Lippincott, late
Doorkeeper of the Senate. They are
all honorable men," doubtless, but
they are not my husbands; and L
hereby warn all persons against trust
ing me on their account.
4 lsls5,s.ss-sEss z aGRACE lfREESwooD.
Washington, April q, 1865
r. % SEEING THE SPIRITS.
/ In the case of Munler, the spirit
4 photographer, recently tried in New
York, Judge Edmunds was examined
for the defence, aud gave the Following
remarkable testimony:
i "I have seen spirits many spirit
ualists cannet remember the other
4 day I was in court in Brooklyn,
where the question at issue was the
/ payment Of an accidental insurance
, policy. On looking toward the jury
box,I saw standing behind the jury
the spirit of the man who had been
. insured; that spirit told me the cir
cumstances connected with the death !;
he told me that he had committed su-
ieide; drew diagram of the place
at which his death occurred, and on
showing it to the counsel, was told
that it was exact; ] had never seen
the place nor the man, and n6zone i'll
the court-room saw the spirit except
myself; it dictated. to me, also, certain
; questions to be put by the counsel in
! the case to gentleman who was then
. on the witness stand this witness was
the superintendent of q lunatic asy-
lum, being examined as an expert; the
questions were these: 'sCan man
) be insane and be conscious of it? Be-
ing conscious of his insanity, can he
, Econtrol it? Can he be conscious of
. his insanity and unable to control it !?
Being unable to control it, is he not
driven to despair and led to prefer SUI
icide to life under such circumstan-
ces 2" ..This latter," said the spirit,
ts"was my case exactly, when in life." "
Witness said he proposed these ques-
tions to the counsel in the case as re-
.quested; they were pat to the wit
2 ness, answered affirmatiyely, and gavo
new direction to the case; the ap-
, pearance of the spirit was shadowy,
, transparent; i could see material OBJ
jects through it; the first spirit that L
ever saw was that of Judge Talmadge,
l who was leaning against a window
easement, which was plainly. to be
seen. through his body / have seen
} spirits clothed apparently in their ev-
, ery-day dress, in grave clothes and in
the habiliments of the spirit world,
; but never saw one without clothing.
, A CHILD whose religious training
had been constrainedand somber, ask