National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-21

, os r,uradoa hall last
Said lady passing ous VI - ar
night, ""nst spe"si e@s1S - : ~
midst Of one OF the meet elafiSls ehauters of the
LIszoSdIIas fi...,,ssss Iuvna,,a vbsn stoo-
AieAanu-i-e tiies.eSs' ,,,
pidly consented TO lay aside one OF the evidences
Of Charles kingsley's immortal spirit to come
here 10 be fooled. declare It's too bad" Saba
dts,irrrtshad st.,asnon from the Sou.h while IN
the vestbule, This Internal curiosity Of mine mas
tricked me out Of another dollar. wish had II
now to invest In reliable Bourbon" a smart
youth behind MIN was heard 70 say, anu Win
that nonsensical prejudice peculiar TO the south,
uNoy. somehov ali these spirits who exhibit
,hsmss,,.s 90, ,n,, ,ha hodv m a sbrewd Van.
81 - - - ~. S.r,h
kee. All tne spirits you over sec non VIC SOes, :,
have little sugar in them" "The truth Is,
said a venerable but highly disguised gentleman,
,.u. ali onobt IN he lyncbed for coming here AT
aii;" and similar expressions were hoard on all
sides, ahording pretty conclusive PROOF tnst mr:
Edward Livingstone's exhibition OF spirit power"
rs - = e. .,,.t.r.. e.
he hao before MN very Ane auuien0e' ono
tsiTtosn.s but nscniar from the fact Of the nota.
~, sh,.n.. 80 a. o1r,no.d I'D crlttvatad
OIe aosvoe ". . - =.
themselves mystery and an exclusiveness which
ontsIders are now seldom permitted TO penetrate
tbs cIsssrubo bsve entirely discarded the ublack
tne ciasStnho nA'e en'.ie'y ~ ~ 80 80 -.
art' OF what is called spiritual maniieststlons'
and who give all their time DEVOTED 70 suS1 mat
rupwurrr ART.
or snnreme intellectual shin with the In
visibIss OTconTse sueh Wond erful people are ex-
elusive and keep themselves uncontsminated by
iight Int as intimated before, it can hardly be
seen how thew would have suffered much BY Joining
medium sdyert,ssS ths sn,Tits would be material
t.eS. .ha, snJ,it bands fscas and forms WouId he
seen and reeoanized and that
THE DEAD WOULD APPEAR
and talk with the audience, but nothing Of the
kind took place; and yet in q new and beautiful
seen any of the recent progress Of the city might
like to present themselves. The medium, Living
stone, is young man, black hair and eyes Niihsl
stepping TO the tootlignts he made his audience
very happy by informing them that his lecturer
was sick and ne WOULD nave 70 p.oceea VIE shs
net ahont siS fset snuare made or four posts
black glazed cloth. the trent forming curtain,
through which there was o covered aperture.
Inside there was q common chair, two tea bells
minutes the curtain was withdrawn, and there
the medium rat bound to a chair, the rope, with .
most deyilish ingenuity, having been bound
The usual committee was called for, and Mr..
Golady or Toplsdy eagerly pressed forward to
serve as such, but BIS thorough Incompetence was
clared the spectacle before him quite beyond the
power Of human agency to produce, o declaration
received SS with iss.si ,v,u
and again Toplady exclaimed wonderful and
passed all human power; but at this point, by Q
Sort Of vote, DR.. John Baxter, (no relation Of DR..
j.: b. Baxter, o. the army was aaaea 70 nne
stsnd tpat baW ssnot a snIritnsiist buta eoid.
bIooSes4 besrtIess- eruef inyestiastor. one IN.
der Whose maninnlatIon cruciaI tests would be
spilled. So be examined the ropes, marked the
I anu Pns n IL ~ ~ ~ ,.an Goors
Were not m he caiIsd into reoaisition. and took
his stand 30 tSst he eouid watch The rear OF the
fIngied ont q uorss aiscor,d Than ever WiddoTs
made TopIady was tbunderstrucS. and saws he,
ST Ivin Is yanEee and there he no Failing
what Yankee cannot DO" But this is not all;
the bells were thrown out, and when the curtain IN
h S ~ h5s "a eD1 is neS, oT Vi
tne ee'ii Eat nanus lieu anu LIE eoas w.
ToPLADY's HAIR RE RIGHT UP,
and he sSlennly declared, after looking at the
cStf when II first contemplstes the architecture
&c haTn dnor tb.t he vas dnnhTonnSed' a fat
me had pS OIL oa inc sfss
wing himself that It's only contents consisted Of
snIssscrintion book he resklessiy threw II To- the
npcrsS r. S nm sna n1sess ~ ON re bac
and, according 10 TopIady, without disturbing
Ine rOPes py =. sno M ~
condifion De fonnd the odontoId process consid.
erahly enlarged around the left tiba and slIs ht
sTeIiing in he anterior lobs OF the AZ coeysis.
9Th the aneedy nrosnect of somethin0 oreen set
Ting arcnnd TpnIsdyis VISUAL oTb and advisad
The nedtnmIs reiease xh,ch the snirits yoIun-
teered to do and accomplished.
HNoy> ~ said the medium. s.is there
'~N '-0
GENTLEMAN HERE FROM THE JAIL"
IDENTIFY waiting for the other 70 speak. AT last,
after a partial recovery from the confusion into
which the question hsd thrown them, they ali
simultaneously answered no." Livingstone, how
nrOduced n DAfr of racbAt handeulIa- and