, 1876-08-07
PEOPLE WE KNOW.
Gossip and News Concerning Fa-
nous Persons.
"0rpheu &. kerr ""Rlade and SpifItualism.-
AnsrtwS latk.su ba1is.-." Howard Cl5n.
den "-eearge William Curtis
and Nhits Of Csrrtll,

f4ectdl oorrkseondencs n Eh4 Trt6Hne.
| Naw York, Aug. 4.-Iou know Il. c. New
ell, who, under tile nom tic plume Of "Orphcua
C. Kcrr," has furnished the country with some
uf it, tic1tcat And tno@t tlungcnt humorous IT.
eraturc during the last fifteen ycaral You re-
,ncml,er lis famous letters from "1'hc Muclkcrc1
lrivadt'' during the War, and how lila
cnnle4lly tagn.dons eriticisn,s conrulAed the
army and 'nDllcd public oplnion1 Colfax and
Frank Carpenter, and the ley. Or. Ec!f1, the
entertaining parson like to tellllow "Old Abe"
went around with Ncwell's book In his pocket
repeating Its ehre1ii al1egor1cs aud reading iia
fun to commanding Generals md Cabinet otli-
ects, and especially how he once gavo frnnt les
son from II, Wall, Newell il now in = bad way,
and unleas there IL radical change he cannot live
month. Since closing tfa delieloue and popular
"Soeial Studles" In The Worta. three years sgo,
le has been the working editorial force Of The
dropaie, editing thr weekly and contfib.
utiuE sketches and humorous poems
10 the daily. Iis has not bean absent
from his aask day, ia = ycar, bu. for the past
mean Just shis. ii will bc fonr weeks To- morrow
since noathfal Of erunh Of food paa.ed bic
5 u" ns's s. III sS Hs + ~: X i 9't assy y seH
be weighs only lo2 pounds He has drank one CUP
u cnHe- every marnlng. and has taken a rmi1l
Il IIs sntire norrishment tnless his tro @ dai5
cigars may he supposed to have nutritious quail.
aga; siSss.y .sss sss t .t R.s'fs tt, M Il
hs oes an , hit e1 as,s. oY, t.e th1se
hut iaa no feeling of faiatueus Of hunger, and Il
cheerful a. the sun.
ae aU :wsss e Sss
saudttion. Int hc declares ttat ht cannot eat.
ths % esss . u hyaiephoh!s. for hs ~ can swsIisw -
easily ~ cveF, and he has 10 fopngnanee TO food,
s ns snd' tsat s to ea and
nuts rnof,els . hls lip., but then without any
aa.c., there eoMss what he calls c ~ ns.o1s e.
GOOD IL ~ sSsr, M hs desistss md hs ifs. to s seo
ethsrs e;t but he T. totally tndI9essnt e 4 him.
and triad % ge. a. IL symptoms
hs m eassenty 's ronde1r he Win i've ideosa the
entlous rebellion o. snpetlts sympash1ss VIZ t!o
gent to advise him, and tays they ta!k lIte foolr.
for he can no mosn cat than he can dy Or walk m
hailueinatlon Nor can tlrre b the least doubt a.
to The truth Of his conpaeta abstinence. Tic ia
of " 81 hsE ntg Ell ost
1nanllnces. Hc will bo shocked At my eabhl!ng
aoesn1 sa wi Win 10 b. y tsed seont IL lin bshase W
hin.telf. aud take hls regular saaous. only hope
S.i iii b. alive when ny next letter goes to lie
BLADE, THE "a1ArE" MEDIUM.
DR. Henry sladc, who left New York July /,
under contract 10 produce bis spiritual 4snani.
fcstations" n the prescncc Of royalty, Inns been
heard from in England. Accompanying him
arc Ills agent, Simmons, and their two daugh.
tcrs. They arc now at the cuuntrt.scat Of the
Countess Of Caishuess, nnd her guests for tic
next two mouths, during which tItne Creole,
Tyn,lall, and other scientists, will meet Slalc
there, This noted Medium formerly lived In Mich.
lynn, md Ills special phase 10 the production Of
writing lnedo Of closed s'atc' On the sable before
Mn. Thonsanas VINO nave seen MIN. anu VINO afc
not spirinh!iste' oei'efe no can 10 t'e th1h2' or
mat Il IL aoao III MS presence oy IN 'nf'soic aseh*
q. lie IT, nnuouMea'y tae most ee'"oFatea Amer
s Hl,aa !. .,',,,,rca hv ,o n n,,ott n, s1o mn
YEAR nnd tfayslsns sxpsnres, ar,d has Even 9 10
ofcust sufficient bond that he will, perform tho
wonders spee1nca ~ asfeee 10 90 y =: refers.
INT. W Ss III Vns;an M "Snrnmrnt r. npnnc, s'r
| Mendclyef was chairman, and Instructed ths
lsoard Ia hold forty acancct with tile most eminent
mediums in the world 70 DECIDE u 10 the character
up lie investigation by d premature trpori dc.
| nonncipg ths :sphcnomena " a. the rrsu{t Of i'm.
postnro ind dcluson, TO Which they declined longer
I is.e Including, Col, 0lcott says, many Of the
atfstoctacy aid sotc Of the Royal faulliy' united
| lead ct t!,e movement and authorized Ofcott 10
! make q contract With siadc Now, II You t,!ease,
Ts Will VT; fsf ss;s' In tue meantime let u'
! TIE opyC1yAt srrn.
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