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Mr.. K,tcheIr. Explanation.

To THE EnIOR OF THE SrN-Sir: Know
ing The SUN always 20 be first in exposing
fraud u all kinds for the benefit Of the public.
| claim small space in your columns to cx-
pose the fraud Of spirit photographs.
Mr.. Il. Palmer called at my gallery and asked
il would eou-' ut to spiritual seance TO obtain
spirit photographs. He represented Mr.. Jay j..
Hartmann. who. he said. wished To use my sal-
Whom IN" company had assembled they 70.
tired 10 the skyNGht room. and there formed
ilrnsg'g7 mt hni 'ir,.e ihn Fr1ttsmah
trr When IA" medium. Mr., Hartmann. WAS
under proper spiritual corirol me- made mo-
WIS o iniiur. n prrlrrang.d. Prof. Newt n
u-Nni me- IF hr'Nult como IA the 'hrinl al room.
spirit appeared. Al the next sitting the me;
dunn was uuder sg'h poverty control hr could
ana nut the holder in his hand.
~ THIS sitting remarkable result was Oh;
tanned. in the shape ~ six spirit forms grouped
behind the subject When received the holder
from Mr. llaumHun | again asked Prof New
ton u he wished 10 com" IN tho chemical room.
~ Pr u. Winn arose from tho circle 10 a,'c0n-
lany me- Nj HarimQnu mad violent aud fear,
lul notions NOT tor him t. break the charmed
circle, which resulted in tho Professor not 20
iue into the chemical e. m.
Al ne third sitting Mr. Hartmann. So as to
hHNr things more secure. made motions for
Prof. Newton ~ lit In the centre and. ~ We
again used llarimanns plates. tho result WIS "A
distinct =. ,uro Of ladl on n" lrit Of III" Pro-
the third time. asked II any one wished -
come, IN, hut Hartmann made FRANTIC motions
tlomon said " Don't hrrnk the circle or we may
not ~ q picture. Twu other -iliiuss res iir,i
nann's supply ~ spirit plates The circle now
belns hrohT, all were anxious TO see the re-
suit. amt such cNclauatiUns or astonlo hin"nl
are rarely heard md rs lherc appeared n,
B Z
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IN THE FIELD WITH OsMAN PAsIiA.
A Picture Of the Turisish Commander q,
Pleynn.

PLEvNA, Sept. S.--Thc front / cannot in
spect from here; we must 20 into u valley and
then ascend to the ridge which constitutes the
second limo, and again descend and. looking
straight away oyer u plain you Will see. some fcw
miles distant. the Russian tents. and. less than
two miles away, the batteries into which they
advanced their guns to-day. Here the battle
began, from u sOutheastcrly direction, by tho
sudden opening OF "a guns upon little battery
that battery during the day but II will please
the Kussians TO know that though they throw
nearly 900 shells into its confined area, and
plQughcd up every metre OF ground in II, they
only wounded one Turk and did some trlfling
damage-quickly rcpaircd-to a gun carriage.
VI the next battery eau speak from personal
observation. Thirteen hours fire. sometimes
from thirty guns at once, carrcd no hurt Of any
Kind into that battery. DR.. Ryan. an lrshmnn.
who WIS there in tho medical service Of the
Turks. hnd not single case. may also inform
the Russians Of their bad aim and misnroble
Immediately north Of the headquarters camp.
was near the only two guns it held for some
or twenty Russian pieces of artillery About
O'Clock in the evening n piece Of shell cut one
mans check open, and he rode away to have it
Pasha, who called him brave fellow" That
was all tho harm the little two-ggn battery sui
pasha moved under the lee Of the second line Of
defence division Of infantry and some Cir
might come on'S in which case his infantry
would come out" too Then he sent some
batteries out Of the reserve to sundry spots
others in good concealed positions, aud so
calmly awaited the worst the Russians could do.
use the word " calmly" but | really cannot
find ono to express the domeanor of this very
remarkable man, Looking after overythi ny
himself for he trusts to nobody. even the sup
plies Of ammunition. the cOmmissariat stores,
and the medicines; receiving kilograms and
misssage,s from every part u the ilcld continu-
ally and the while engaged in trying to out
manpuvre numerous and willy cncmy. he sat
on II little stool. with a lead pencil behind his
ear sometimes. and sometimes stuck under the
edge OF his fcz. with his field glasses IN his
hand and cigarette in his mouth rs cool and
collected rs though he had been listening to n
lecture on the Arctic regions with physical Illus
trations. ! could not but admire Osman. COM
handing nearly 10000 men in n most complex
situati on; he never for moment spoke or
acted hastily. maintaining his extraordinary
coolness throughout tho thirteen hours Of the
battle without an instnnts change. Ready with
a little jokc now and then. always thoughtful,
even to the point Of sending 10 me and VI. Vie
tor Louie II cup Of coffee at O'Clock in the
afternoon. when We breakiasted, Osman Pasha
furnishes a very good reason Tor the fear in
which the Russians hold him.
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How Gen. Miles Beat Zach Chandler.


The prominence won 10y Miles in his In
dian ilghi recalls q good story.
Miles was in Washington while Iachariuh
WIS IN tho Interior. and the first named being
appealed To 10y clcrkess discharged from tho
Interior Oficc. wendell his way t. that interest
ing locality To use his influence To- have the Dis
md was hid 10 take u sent But moments won't
by on leaden WINGS wthoYi summons. lie
ported that he had placed the pa-tehoard before
the secretary. Miles sent IN another ana yet
no doors ll'w "reg AT la,' r. We ,Mlrd , ln,o
worn down by troublesome demands that he
chara'ter4.a e, pio9S member Of Congress
without a fan AZ in the Interior without appro;
iimsrlft n chnir and Zach said grully:
Well. sir. what ~ your business
Il came, Mr.. Secretary" responded Miles.
smoothly. " 10 get apoor woman restored 10 her
"Whai!" exclaimed Zach with an emphasis
that gave The i1r,e and Ghm.9sipn to the word
Il came" repeated the distinguished rcla-
tive 10 sct u DIS tharged clerk restored"
stalkod TO the door at which our friend entered.
ana, pointing to u printed p1"earI thereof
" Can You read. SIR
certainly. responded the military relative
now with good deal Of the spUnk taken out of
"'ih y read That" Miles reads; no vacou-
"Gooi mornins. SIR erowlcl Zach. ana
N1- naUIe" ~ 20 T. iIr G"inte' Sr,,,. Miles
was ou'aring thr grounds ~ the soldiers Home
Oh uyislt Cy.. Pitcher. lie had driven in his
| buggy when Zach du-AeI ui hut the Sergeant
| m barge .Used the gatr, roluslng him admit
| iHucr. L.. h had a friend with him g. whom hr
| WAS DESTROYS oi showing the SU.'urr-' HONG"
and noticing this military gentleman on the
! inside. SANK out:
~ ,ay Colonel tell this fell W who am, viii
Miles di-mouut.l from his husey. wont
hn X through the -,tte, and aalI Slowly Go Zach
/ muh;
"C.rtaIniy can. ruarol I'd Xurh.
| "Mr.l, sin. road mat. and Mics pointed with
| O"oud II hl1 whip O. tur sign uA the kate; y,
AiWlS-, u ou -uudg w.
Good morning SIR sad VI los, as he dr0y'
| away. The rs ant ~ auiy hoard a stout n.,
| party IN tine carriage SAY.
| McIIll bee damned - d. Z.
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John Leirhty'. Two wives.


MCCoNNELsBURG, Pa. oct. s-In the year
1877 John Leishtv and Lydia Walters then ro-
siding in tho vicinity 81 DuncHn-N illo. were
married, and about three months thereafter
William Lelghty their son, the claimant. way
born. Soon after the birth ~ William. for some
unaccountahle reason John deserted his wife
and took up with another woman. residing af-
tarward for some considerable time IN the ruun-
ties Of Huntingdon, Cambria. and Brlf1rd:
from the latter county lac moved to Fulton in
the year 1911, bringing with him his alleged
wife and some six childrcn ana purchased "a
valuable mill property and tract of land cone
tanning about 800 acres, upon which he
resided until the year lsG3 when ho
died interstate. leaving his pretended wife
and tire" children surviving him. George
W, Leighty and his mother. CAthnr4nr admin
iStrred upon His estate. william Lrighy las
low instituted proceedings against CuthatIno
LeElty. surviving admin istraior. for th rc"lv-
cry - tho sum Of s2.lii.io. balance remaining
IN her hands rs administrator Of the estate. An
auditor has been appointed To- tuNr testimony
and report the facts IN the cusr. which. I'm all
probability, will only he settled ly "a lury triul.
The claimant. a resident of EDen~burg. Pa.
IT, 80 years ~ aso. AMI has % wife and nine chil-
dren. H. is an INDUSTRIOUS hHrd-wor.ing man.
a wagon maker hy trade. and in moI' rate clr-
ruW-tdu..s. H. hni uot soon hi- mthnr fur
about twenty Ncars prior 40 tlo death oi the ID
gentleman. and % is alleged. was kr,t lu ~
uulIufr Nf tIl' v.i'urnf hi- fathers -..tt until
about A!ur ulN uth- uLp.
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I'll taco 0' hiuf Naf1i, /. fair
hItts. system obs, urps ats ,ll'rrnce.
II - sweet h. ID lttntl. ui iIt ,l 5000
H.t our rldes don't allow the lui N-rn.o
Ihr,t .irl-. 'irlr walks. AMT -Ittn ONtrs,
Ml.ht N0 Tree Ia Zee iupr man Tor one day,
Rnt Do. thr glad plant. ami gay ilnW"rs
Nn-m bloom or smell sWrcuy on sunday
What NJ nueh .c1l pg"cept we sirliu,
Tan hateful ANA huitul Wr mahe a.
what though IN mus Iulin2 the rem.
W. AMY draw It - :ht as 10 hrcnh ~
Abroad Wt iOiil lI.. tu iuuhI,
r.. tear ih'N set s,Cill ar risky,
Ntt o.. cNNrse ncA t.n 81 stlll At hnnc
And get di.mIily drunk upon wltsney
Then though We can't certainty tell
What mirth may modest Il, on MOntaV.
Al least, 10 lriin the week we'll
Let us all br unhappy on sunday.
Iurd NEAKrs
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George Dawson. He also spoke, II you will nj
low me TO- allude - 1t. of a sOcial subject much
discussed at the time-thc Chartist subject Of
"levcing" Suppose. he said Two men to he
equal at night. and that one rises Mt six. while
the other sleeps TN nine neNt morning. what
becomes of your lcvelling? And in So spanking
h. made himself the mouthpirce Of nature.
which a. We have seem secures ndvnnoe moi
10y the reduction Of all To- u common level, but by
,hc encouragement and conversation OF what Is
best.
THE FEAR OF HE'LL.
II may hc urged that in dealing ne above with
my hypothetical criminal am assuming u state
o. things brought about 10y tho influence of
religions which include the dogmns of theology
and the belief in free villa state. nnmelv in
which Il moral minority control and keep in awe
an immoral minority. The heart Of man is de-
eciilul above all things. and desperately wicked.
Guiding the brlinf i'm frnn viii and Tho rdr,itinn
Of tho racc will be typiiied by tho samples OF in
| dividual i'keducss which have been ndjuccd.
We shall AL, that is. become robbers. and raw
been written of luie. it woull Soon that this
astounding inference finds house room in
many minds. Possibly the people who hold
such views Nigh, hc able 10 illustrate them by
individual Instances
The tear of ellis hangman's whip
Tokccp the wretch in order.
Remove the fear. aud the wretch following his
| natural instinct may become disordcry; but
refuse TO accept him as a sample Of humanity;
| il by no mans the ethical Consequence of free
Thought To many Of YOU the name " George
| Jacob ilplyuakc II doubtless inmiliur nnd YOU
| are probably aware that at no man in England
| has the term Atheist been more frequently
| have more completely liberated themselves from
| theological notions.
ArHEIsTTc MORALITY.
Among working,clnss, politicians Mr., TIol-
10 eat and drink for TO- morrow we dieY" Not
so In the August number Of the AIIh Century
YOU VIII mn thcSo words from h,s pen; The
| mere material comfort il much worse" He
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WHAT" ! hu,e hoard il argued. rs The u-c
90 ~ u'NlhE uhuHf duty n man p prclrtrrn med
position ln the m.rAl world rcnlers him in.il-
lnbl"o! lr..iius ily adVlref' Who Nuows that
ng "a lh,"y"3S I,e treaicr's 2si word IN,
may -" mlst important motor, unlo King
u. Ir' 11oI T''S Y'n n"D' ',a,i WEI irmah
that words u NnN4htHn ri. .nutasn and adj,
nontlon rn'"l INTO lho LIST 20 ior'os employed
hY nature for mans ann Iteration. siu'e She
gifted man with sprr in. b" Will suffer no paral-
ysis to tall upon HIS tongue. Dung th" H.; tree
h0Iriuliy. and not until lis harrrnuesa has hreu
demonstrated beyond a doubt lot the sentence
~ forth. "Cut it down, why cumbcroth il the
groundf z" | remember when "a youth in tho
town # Halifax, som" 80 years ago, attending
lecture given ny young mnn 10 small hut So
l,t audience. The aspect Of the lcrturrr was
earnest and practical, and bis voice soon rlvcted
alta nt0n, H. spoke of duty, defining it aS u
debt owed and thorc was a kndling vigpr in
his words which must have strengthened tho
scnse Of duty IN tn minds oil those WHO heard
h.u. No Apc 'ulatiUns regarding the freedom
Of tho will could alter tho fact that the words OF
that youug man did me good. His name was
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against the charge OF having given
preferences to certain parties, who are
charged with having had access to the
interior Of his Office and obtained pay
ment of their warrants when others
we're barred out.
There are other admissions OF this
official which are in like manner en-
barrassing to his defense. His conclu-
ding request that for further informa-
ton his deputies be called on to testify
Is repetition Of the standing apology
with which the Treasurer has evaded all
inquiries into the mode OF conducting
his office for the last three years. This
suggestion will hardly avail to call OIL O
committee Of the Legislature from loi-
lowing up the trail which they nave
struck. Now that by the payment OF
Judge Tissot's warrant judicial inves-
tigation has been prevented, that OF
the committee will be prosecuted with
the more vigor and thoroughness. We
think that the conclusion OF the inves-
tigation by this committee will fall
considerably short Of the prediction OF
the Picayune's worthy old citizen"
whose weighty refutation that journal
50 zealously indorses, OF "a farce de-
signed to hoodwink the public"
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THE STATE TREASURY.

The testimony Of Treasurer Dubuclet
before the committee charged with the
investigation Of his administration, is
not calculated to confirm and justify
the high vauntings Of that official as
TO the stern fidelity and impartiality,
not to say integrity, with which he dis
charged the duties Of his office. His
admissions and statements 90 far,
indeed, to confirm the truth and Justice
OF the charges Of giving unlawful and
inequitable preferences to warrant
holders in the payment of warrants.
His failure to keep a record of the war
rants paid by him, and his habit of
paying warrants with checks PAYABLE
to bearer. are very suspicious facts.
which he fails satisfactorily to explain.
They can hardly be accounted for by
the plea of ignorance of mercantile
usages or the neglect Of subordinates,
seeing that the subordiDates Of Mr.
Dubuc!et, upon whom he would throw
the responsibility for all the malversa
ton in his Office are competent and ex.
perienced men. 1t is very easy, how.
ever, to see how such mode Of book.
keeping would obstruct an inquiry such
as the committee are engaged in prose.
cutting as to the parties whose warrants
have been paid. It is, too, very unfor.
5sxasse for the Treasurer's vindication
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THE DEATH OF THEIRS.

In all the world there was not q single
human life upon which 30 much de-
pended as upon that Of Adolph Theirs,
the patriot, statesman, orator and his
torian Of France. In his death France
has suffered an irreparable loss. At any
period during the past fifty years this
would have been great calamity, but
never could the bereavement have fallen
with more crushing force than at this
crisis Of her national history, when all
honest and patriotic Frenchmen were
looking up to the veteran patriot and
statesman to rescue them and their
country from the perils which environ
them. 1t Is almost impossible now to
foretell the dangers to the existing in
stitutions Of France, and even to the
peace of Europe, which are involved in
this sudden calamity.
1t is the swapping OF all restraints
Upon the revolutionary spirit, the de-
struction Of the one solid and sub
stantial barrier against the heretofore
inevitable coup d'etat, the fatal end Of
all French aspirations for republican
liberty and constitutional freedom. II
was his great and honored name, and
the profound reverence he elected even
from the commune, which kept In
allegiance that license which was too
often mistaken for liberty, and which
justified the Napoleonic epigram, En-
pire c'est la pai!D! It was in the curbing
OF this mistaken and unwholesome
spirit that the Republic was made pos
sible, by being disassociated with the
horrors OF the commune, and at the
same time security and confidence in
popular rule created. which attributed
to the schemings and plottings of all
who opposed it an unusual peril.
This was the great conservative in
fiuence which Theirs supplied to France,
and his death gives the reactionary
party the chance to raise the old cry,
"The republic is anarchy-the empire is
peace!' Or, at best, CHOOSE b0ween
Gambetta and MacMahonl"
It is barely possible that we may at
tribute to the death Of M. Theirs a
greater significance than Is due. But,
however this may be, he was a man
whose place cannot be filled, and his
loss Is one that his country must deeply
feel at this particular crisis.
France has lost at a fateful time the
largest brain Of the civilized world,
which for sixty years has thought and
toiled with ceaseless activity for her
glory and success, a stout heart that has
ever thrilled with fervent love for his
native land, and tongue Of unequaled
eloqrence and hand Of steel which
have never tired in the vindication Of
his nation and people.
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DIED.

DOBELMANN-On Sertember A. 1877, ut l :25
p. M, aged 80 years and 10 months, wife OF Fred.
w. Eichholz.
The funeral will take place on Wednesday. at
o'clock p. m, from the residence, No. $685.
Jackson, near Dryades streets. The friends
and acquaintance Of the Eichholz and Herwig
families are respectfully invited to attend.
HYATT--On Tuesday, September, a. 1877. at
40 O'Clock p. nj aIoera lngering Illness y l.
months.
The friends of the Vanketel family, and of his
mother and of his brothers. F. j. and A. W.
Hyatt, are respectfully invited to attend his
funeral, on Wednesday, September s, 1877, at s
o'clock p. M, from his late residence. No. 1893
Camp street.
Mobile and st. Louis papers please copy.
DUFFEL-At Donaldsonville, on Monday
morning September 8, 1877, at q quarter to 10
o'clock Mary Corrinne. youngest child OF Fred
erick Duffel and Clemence Comes aged 5
months and day.
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THE RUSSIAN DISASTER.

The Russians have certainly reaped
no laurels from the war into which
their Emperor precipitated them with
such pomp Of preparation and grandeur
Of force. The results Of their move
ment against Turkey are not of char
acter to correspond with the swelling
notes Of their preparation and their
manifestoes. In fact, they have been
disastrous and disgraceful. They at
tempted the part Of Patroclus in the
Had, who induced himself in the armor
of Achilles and rushed to meet the
Trojan chiefs who had shrunk before
the mighty arm and invincible courage
OF the illustrious Grecian. One blow of
the mighty Hector laid him sprawling
in the dust, victim to the rash con-
fidence Of impetuous youth.
Thus it was with Russia. She sought
and made grand preparations to follow
in the tracks and initiate the great mil
itary qualities Of the German army Of
Won Moltke, which invaded and subju-
gated France. The Russian Emperor
burned to show himself the worthy
nephew of his uncle, the great Emperor
Of Germany. He had as large resources,
an even numerically greater army and
far inferior adversary. What was the
effete, half savage Turk, with his scant
and discordant population, more than
half Christian, compared with the most
active, spirited and distinguished ma
ton and race in Europe, which in less
than half century before had overrun
and subdued all Germany, indeed all
Europe.
But Germany triumphed in the most
brilliant manner over the French with
the army which Won Moltke organized
and directed, and which the Emperor
led in person, with his Chancellor by
his side, and dictated the terms of peace
to PROSTATE France. Why should not
Alexander achieve like victory? Why
should he transmit his sceptre to his
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WAGONS! CANE CARTS! SPOKES Z?
H. III. 9oRIA,
Is and 20 Union and Is and IL Perdid0

Sole Agent for the Celebrated 'STUDEBA-
KER" WAGONS, CARTS and SPRING WORK
of all kinds and sizes.
Dealer in Philadelphia and Western Cane
Wagons Carts and Drays; Timber Wheels !;
MheelharrnEs of all descriptions; Spokes. Fell
Ices. Hubs Shafts. etc. WheeIwright material
Orders promptly filled. ALI work warranted.
m
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CENTRAL DEPOT
OF
Animal Vaccine Matter.
VACCINATION.
DIR ECT cow POX.

The necessity for establishing in this city a
central office for vaccinating directly from the
COW is felt and admitted by all, in order to ar
rest the ravages made by the smallpox on our
population, This Is the motive which has di-
rected me in creating 1t, confident of its good
result. and from its having been sanctioned by
experience. 1 have the honor to offer 70 an en-
rondelet street, corner Canal, where the virus
taken directly from the cow on the spot will be
applied to those who honor me with their con-
fdence.
Vaccination and reyaccination applied in this
form is the only ore presenting no danger, and
insures preservation and exemption from
small-pox 1t is. at the same time, the most
salutary method adopted by enlightened people
to effect a speedy termination OF the epidemics
affecting them.
Persons not vaccinated can become SO at any
been 50 for seven years or more should be- re-
vaccinated the more so as 1t has been demon
strated that vaccination taken from the arm is
not permanent. Children fl ON their earliest
infancy and even in the period OF teething are
exposed to no peril in being vaccinated. and
during an epidemic should be SO five days after
their birth.
Ladies will find in my establishment an apart
ment reserved exclusively for their accommo-
dation, where they can be vaccinated in most
On MONDAY, August 49, at 70 o'clock, the
vaccinatIng Days.
MONDAY and WEDNESDAY for Ladies'.
TUESDAY and THURSDAY for Gentlemen.
Between IL and O'Clock. Price, 81 each.
The aSylumS and charitable institute MS
auto 2dp1m* Dr. J, DE ZAYAS.