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Probate Notice.
In the Probate Court OF Jetlel SOIL county.
W.
In the matter of the estate of
Arthur Phinney deceased.

Arthur Phinney deceased,
Notice of hearing petition for order Of
settlement Of account and diStrihutiuu
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN Tina.
~ George w. Harris, sole ,uryi,i "
executor OF the estate of Arthur phiiu,, r.
deceased, has rendered and presented ~
settlement and allowance, and fill Il il, tb.
PROBATE court OF Jefferson county. his r,-
count ana vouchers OF all his Transactions.
doings and business relating to said estate.
ana has also presented and filed n ,ntilion
praying for distribution of $5. 600 to rnrb
OF the heirs and persons entitled to n >l,ar.
IN the distribution of the estate Of .aid
Arthur Phinney under the will and to u
tcrmlne who such persons are. And tl.,.
the Probate Court Of Jefferson county. W.
l., does hereby appoiAt the 4h ,lay Of
september. 1879, at 10 o'clock A. NJ ,,i
that day. at the court room of sa't ronr.
III said county, as the time and place of
hearing aud settling said petition aud p..
count wherefore 1t Is ordered that al ,,t-
SONS interested In said estate or entitled a.,
share in the distribution thereof br. anal
they are required to appear at said ,i,,.
and place and show cause II any thry l,y..
why said account should not be a,,owr,,
and settled and said distribution ma.l
And further. that u copy of this luti,r
be posted by the clerk as required by 'nr.
and also published IN the Puget sou,i
Weekly ARGUS for four weeks before the
time OF hearing the same.
j. A. KUHN, Probate Judge.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson, w. Il. ~
II. A. KUHN. Judge. and ex.,tiho
clerk Of the Probate Court IN and Tor .I,l.
ferson county. w. T., do hereby certi =
the foregoing TO be true copy of said noti,.
ordered by said Probate Court Of said
county. 10 be given and that the same il
Of record In said court.
rSEAI1 Witness my hand and Ia, s,.,l
l of said court this 9Th day OF
August, 1879.
j. A. KUHN. Judge.
25:4tl and ex-offlcio clerk of said court.
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A DEADLY BLOW.

MR.. JOHN H. wALTHALL, WEALTHY PATEE.
SON MERCHANT, ATTACKS AN OLD MAN IN
DEFENCE or HIS CHILD
Philetus Conkhg. man nearly seventy years OF
age. driving through Union street. Paterson N,
j.. Saturday night with cord of wood, when hs
noticed child about four years of age playing in
the middle of the street. He called to 1t to get ont
of the way but the little paid no attention to
him. Exasperated at this Conklng struck the child
with his whip. Mr.. John Ii. Walthall the little ones
father witnessing the from the window OF
his residence out and expostulated with Con
Hard words ued and Walthall, who WAS beside
himself with rage at the injury his child had re-
ccived, seized piece or cordwood from the wagon
and brought it down with terrible force the old
man, Conking. The blow struck the latter on the
LETT side. He swayed heavily. but regained his
equilibrium and shouted to the horses to 80 on. He
safely his residence, No. rs Market street.
not two blocks from the scene or the occurrence,
but could hardly got out OF the wagon. He was
sisted into the house and City Physician Myers
noned An examination OF the extent of the injuries
showed that one OF the ribs had been broken Oh
implicitly and two Others fractured. Yesterday tho
suffering continued failing fast, and the ply
sicians in attendance say that i'll young man tho
chances of recovery would be BETTER but under the
present circumstances they believe that Inflammation
will set in in day two II the patient does not
die OF py9mia. or blood poisoning before.
Mr. Walthall, the assailint. has been arrested.
He is prominently connected with the silk interest
in Paterson, is man OF wealth and respectaolity,
prominent democrt tic politician OF the Firth ward
andSpoken of as candidate Tor member OF Assem-
bly, from the First district OF Passaic county. He
is detained by warrant OF Recorder Warren who re-
fused all offers of bail after taking what he believed
to be the dying deposition OF Conkling.
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TOO LATE FOR REFORM.

''He vas no poy vot you could drust." said Fred.
erick lehman when junior Of the family
rested at his instance yesterday for riing the pa.
ternal till. The prisoner about three feet high.
and while he occupied the stand the tears streamed
down his checks and he kept sucking both thumbs
in way that essentially lugubrious.
'No," repeated tho complainant, rs IL to cliuch
the matter, II know dat poy VEIL You don't can
drust him."
.'wel" said the Yorkvillo Police Court magis-
trate. .what shall do with himsend him to jail p
Dots not word dc vile"
swell. to an institution then ~
''Oh, dots no goot, eeder."
''But must do one the other. thought You
came here to have reform him 2"
'Reforrum Yah. But volts der use Do1
money il spend already"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
STRANGE INCENDIARISM.

The pretty little village OF Auvers. in the Canton
of Pontose situated only a short distance from
Paris and containing some fifteen hundred lnhab-
itants. is just now-says the Paris correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph, writing on the 10Th
ult.-possossed by veritable panic Every
day fire breaks out. kindled by
some mysterious hand, and upward Of forty
houses have already fallen prey to the flames. No
sooner is fire extinguished than the bells peal
again. the services OF the pompters are required
in another quarter. Do what they will the authors
ties unable to quou this scourge to detect the
culprit. An invisible hand has traced on the wall
of house the terrible words. mot
roof will remain standing in Auvers." and
certainly the writer bids fair to keep his
promise Suspicion has, however. fallen upon an
ago was condemned for incendarism, and afterward
sent to Marsees which he has lately quilted with
out permission. This man was seen in the neigh
borhood few days before the first fire broke out.
he cannot be found. The most extraordt-
nary part of the affair is that. although Auvers 10
crammed with gendarmes, the hres continue as
before, and yesterday one began just as patrol
passing down the very street in which the
house situated. girl. however. named
Clemence was seen running out OF the garden
door and stopped. She is sixteen years OF age
and very pretty. Clemence was unable to OK
plain to the Juge d'lnstruction why she was
there, she was Immediately transported to Pom
tose Prison 1t is thought that she is in position
to make important revelations. Curious to relate,
the father OF Clemence. seized with sudden fury
made dash ut the Judge dInstruction with knife.
and had the latter not skilfuly parted the blow he
would been killed. The mother in fit of distrac
tion fell fantng to the ground and was only revived
after hour had passed. 1t is feared that she will
go mad. the agitation in the country continues.
taking with them their furniture and other belong
ngs. Let hope that the arrest OF Mile. Clemence
may be the last phase of this strange story. which
has completely clouded the lives OF the good peas-
ants of picturesque AuVerS.
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SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE.

The Society for Ethical Culture have left Standard
Hall and taken up their abode at Chickerng Hail.
Yesterday Professor Felix Adler inauguratod the
season with lecture. large audience attended
Professor Adler said We have come nearer tho
heart of the city. In higher than a
merely local sense do We wish to come
near to tho heart of this great metro po-
lis. With the breaking up of the crceds faith in
any high sentiment has been weakened. Let others
do what they can In their sphere. We desire nc
all events to strengthen the understructure
Of morality, to awaken and
strenuous enthusiasm for the good. capital
charge commonly brought against liberalism is.
that II lacks religious spirit. But indeed
we claim to be tho true religionists. II
there is any ono motive which underies oil our
efforts it is to rovvify religion. TO purify 1t, and
thus strengthen its hold on the human hoart. But
distinction must DO drawn between the spirit and
the form of religion. Some say tho spirit, that Is
tho essence of religion, Is the belief In
Christ, others the dogma of the Trinity.
others the authority Of the Bible. But all these
definitions are too narrow. they include at most
Judaism and Christianity, they do not cover tho
great religious systems OF the world outside Of these
two. Religion springs from the relation between
the imperfect and the perfect. Religion means tho
rising OF the soul from the aspect Of its own mper-
fections to the ideal Of perfection. The spirit OF
religion stands for the profoundest fact OF human
nature, the striving after perfection.
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LADY sPIRITUALIsT SOLVES SOME KNOrTY

a AAO4 of1lsAIO ALASI SOlNES SODlC hNOIAx
PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY.
Mrs. Nellie Brigham addressed quite large meet
ing in Trenor's Hail. Broadway. yesterday morning.
Spiritualistic subjects. Among the questions
handed in by persons in the audience for extern
poraneous treatment were the following:-
"Can a spirit control and give a lecture. COM
munication, through two or more mediums at the
same time; and if 30, how is it done?'
"Do you claim that spiritualists. as q class. are
morally better than church going people? Won't
they cheat just soon? Don't they Spiritual
ism in the corrupt way that others learn relig
ion, according to the weak understanding to see or
receive any philosophy"
els the existence OF evil real apparent? That is.
are the sin and suffering which exist in this world
really only apparently evil. II really evil
cile their existence with the goodness OF God; If
only apparently evil, explain how"
The fair speaker said in substance do not suppose
that we Spiritualsts have such unlimited egotism as
to believe ourselves able answer nything Our ain
and object il to give truth and ideas to induce
to think and accept that which is reasonable and
ject that which is unreasonable. Some Spiritual
lists think that the spirit in giving communications
is in direct contact with the medium This is not
far off, The room OF meeting is now filed
with spirits; they permeate all space and
like tn the m, sun; which vi ,s is fet by u.s.
trolling spirit may look down to those with
whom it would speak, but the great gulf between
earth and spirit land divides them. Thus. the same
spirit can, ut the same timc influence two mediums
far apart from each other. But do not think that
when the communication is received the white robes
of the spirit trailing in the mud by the medium
The spirit is with the medium only as the rays of
the sun, or the influence Of love, or the power Of
peace.
man claiming to be Spiritualist is profess
ing to believe in communications from the spirit
land but cannot distinguish persons of diff
ferent gious denominations in the streets. neither
any one tell ut sight those who are good from
those who are bad Spiritualists.
The remaining questions wero answered by tho
spec.ysr In an analogous manner.
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"HARMONIALISTS."

A NEW SCHEME FOR THE MORAL REGENERA-
TON OF THE WORLD
Still another scheme for the moral regeneration of
man foated in hall on East Fourteenth street
yesterday morning. The organization under whose
auspices the new doxy was announced called
the First Harmonal Association. The association,
according to its circular has but two objects-hrst
"the harmonzation OF the individual" second "tha
harmonization of society" How these two objects
are to be accomplished not explained yesterday
though frequent illusions made to u time
when, the speaker hoped. the matter would become
ineligible.
Mr.. Andrew Jackson Davis, the president of the
association delivered the discourse at No. IL East
Fourteenth street, and during hour or more
talked of all things spiritual and physical within
mans comprehension. In his method thoughts
and ideas not classed the psychologists
them. He explained that IDEAS rs he understood
the term, indeed. Often century
marks the space between ideas. and when the ideas
did come they were expressed through some indi-
vdual for the benefit of mankind. Thoughts, he
said, plenty, and were caused in small meas
ure by the introduction of new IDEAS In insancing
the coming OF great ideas Mr.. Davis spoke of Martin
Luther. John Knox. Wiberforce. Calvin and Wesley
and tho various works they had performed. Through
iightenod and Instructed. When they gave ex-
preston to their great ideas they not
They were vehicles for transmission of ideas
OF truths that eternal. A strange instance of
forgetfulness in the Significance OF terms was given
during the discourse. Mr.. Davis stated when he
began that when he used the word "idoa" he did
not mean it in its popular aud often en-
srander meaning; yet when of his guard
he made the simple statement ''every hen will
cackle," and then announced that 'this idea il O
very old one" He careful to state that, a
Harmonialist. he had sectarian views. He be-
lieved in Wesley and in Luther and in Luther and
in Wesley, he believed in Knox and in
Calvin and in Calvin and in Knox. in
Mrs. Van Colt and Mr.. Rockingham and
vice versa. He selected bits and scraps from
all the creeds. and they all comported well with
coincidence Is "A Harmonialist.
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FOES OF DRINK.

INTERESTING EXERCISES OF THE CENTRAL TEN
DIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
A stirring and practical temperance meeting was
held yesterday afternoon in the Heddng Methodist
Episcopal Church. in East Seventeenth street. 1t
was the third of the series held by the Central Tenn
perance Union President Gibbs conducted tho ex-
ercises. which enlivened by singing and made
deeply interesting by the solemn manner adopted in
taking the pledge. Mr.. Daniel O'Neil, of New Or
leans the first speaker. and his remarks, inter-
spersed with anecdote and metaphor went show the
effect of parental example, whether tor good or evil
The Rev. John Parker, OF williamsburg, sang very
pathetically the temperance piece. "Where is My
Boy To-Night?" and taking that tor his text deiv-
cred forcibe address on the great foes to temper
ance-avaricc and appetite. l met of the largest
liquor dealers in Now York the other day. and was
introduced to him. the speaker said. He at that
moment was talking OF his success in business. He
had been in the trade seventeen years aud was
successful that he was going to open new place.
which would be his fourth. Looking him straight
in the eye said ~ understand liquor dealer
being successful and feeling ashamed of his business;
but that he should boast of it is beyond my compre
henson Are you aware how much misery your
success has caused? how many families have gone
half starved for want of the money that has made
your success2 how many souls have gone to hell
through your rum stores in the seventeen years you
have been in businessY' My questions troubled
him. a. could see by the pallor OF his countenance;
but without waiting for answer turned ON my heel
AMI left him. / could mover shake hands with
rumseller.
Tho rum traffic has the strength Of legal protec-
tion and. to their shame be 1t said, only the
hundreds OF Christian ministers and priests
rolled on the side OF temperance. Tho cause wants
who will pay for victory, who will give OF their
time and means to redeem this noble land from the
heaviest curse that rests upon 1.-THE OF rum.
The meeting was brought to u close by an address
from Mr.. Charles Mills. who pronounced a base
falsehood the statements that either he John N.
Stearns or John ID. Cough had since their reforma-
ton partaken OF any intoxicating beverages. Three
young men took the pledge.
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AMERICAN UNION M. E. CHURCH.
CoLoRED CONGREGATION HOUSEKEEPING

CHARACTERISTIC SERVICES AND ADDRESSES.
The morning services at the American Union
Methodist Episcopal Church (colored) in Fifteenth
street, near Seventh avenue, were conducted by
Deacon John Johnson The sermon preached
by Rev. Mr.. Hill. who oficiated in the absence of
the pastor. Mr.. Cook The text was from st. Paul's
Epistle to the Romans. ", 1-10 in which the doc
trine Of justification by faith is enunciated. SAUL
said the preacher. was great hero, and fought
nightly against the Lord Jesus But then he ddnt
know any better. When light broke in on him lie
fought just hard for the Lord for the Lord does
not look to q mans words but to his heart and he
was determined to save this man. As love journcycd
along In his breast and the vision burst upon him
he cried out. Lord. Lord. what wouldst thou have
dor" This Is the question must all ask our
selves. But you know. said the speaker, we must
be justified BY VI. faith. as Paul was: II we are
ing. all the music and the hallelujahs
will not avail to us. We cannot
enter into the narrow gate which leads unto saliva
ton unless frmly believe, and the best way to
convince our brethren of the faith that is IN
by our good works I'VE must be justified, we must
be justified" shouted the gentleman, and he en-
forced the urgency OF the truth with the most vehe
ment gesticulation through which his articulation
became somewhat indisnct. but nevertheless reused
his congregation to pitch OF fervor which cannot
be witnessed anywhere else than in a gathering OF
the emotional race which he addressed.
Deacon Miller next arose and said no could not
suffer the occasion to pass without few words For
four months he had been separated from the church
and sojourning in the country. He had many trials
and tribulations, but he found great comfort
calling the lessons of the Gospel he had heard his
own church ut home, and he found that faith did
indeed justify him As the Deacon progressed
that Of the preacher and, becoming con-
tagous. the worshippers again broke out
into groans and ejaculations, and testified
their sympathy with the Deacon's trials and their
joy at his having passed the ordeal through the all
conquering power OF the faith. Then "Unclc John
Johnson" was reminded Of meeting forty years
ago. when saints and sinners gathered in the woods
to repent and be saved. He had felt the gor-
Gus power of the truth so deeply at any moment
since he did at that moment when Deacon Miller
related his experience. The enthusiasm culminat-
ing at this point in fever heat found the
vorite hymn. "Come to the Gospel Feast" which
sung with great vgor when all departed APP
parently in q most religious and happy frame of
mind.
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the Baptist Sunday school teachers on behalf of the
Southern freedmen and their offspring Though
not of the color in slavery, he said, they
have been lett bitter heritage lie earnestly APP
pealed to his hearers to help those engaged IN
the labor of Christian love and duty in the
South aoin anu reoG srin negro children
to learn to love Jesus" said he. freedmen now
before the law, make them freedmen OF the Lord.
Go on with the work. Don't stop until the capstone
Is placed upon it. and then you will take to your
hearts the happy consolation or realizing the
words. We'll DONE good and faithful servant. Thou
hast been faithful in small things viii make thee
rule ovar many.'"
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A BOwLDER ON THE TRACK.

desperate attempt was made on Saturday night
to wreck train on the Staten Island hallway. As
the mail train, which left vanderbilts Landing at
eight O'Clock, approached the Clifton cut the en-
gineer noticed an obstruction the track in the
cut. He at once whistied down brakes, but before
the train could be stopped the engine struck the OBJ
ject, which proved to be q large rock. The engine
did not leave the track, but the catcher and ash
pan were smashed. II must have taken the united
strength of three to roll the rock the track.
The train was delayed about half an hour.
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him lot of cash. thinking he might find Elijah
snort OF FUNDS and thus get him to operate the
The speaker had been in many barrooms. and it
seemed as II all the devils were dragging him down
TO the depths OF hell. Out OF the depths he cried
and God saved him.
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SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH.

Rev. James A. spurgeon delivered an address yes
teruay afternoon before the baptist Sunday school
teachers. in the First Baptist Church. corner Of
Park avenue and 1hirty-ninth street. The church
was completely filed. Tho main object Of tho
address was to stir up feeling of interest among
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"COMMON SENSE"
A REMARKABLE DISCOURSE ON spIRITUALIsM BY
aswaNnrpr1r1 rrsn ,trn1IrAf

A REMARKABLE DISCOURSE ON sPIRITUALISM Bx
WONDERFUL TEST MEDIUM"
Mr.. E. v. Wilson. "the seer and test medium
whose wonderful tests of spirit life have given such
great satisfaction, held forth yesterday morning at
Republican Hall. No. 55 West Thirty third street. be-
fore an audience OF less than hundred. men
and women, believers and non-believers in his doc
trine 1.-THE wonderful tests concluded the center
tainment." as Mr.. Wilson was pleased to call a
very long discourse. the subject of which was
announced to be Common Sense" The whole
idea OF Spirtualism. he said. is moral one and
therefore, it is common sense. Morality is progress
and where the former is you will find the latter.
Ignorance is associated with immortality. Common
sense would teach US to be happy and ourselves
and live moral life. The speaker Indicated the
idea OF eternal punishment as opposed to God and
common sense. Beyond this it impossible for
tho reporter. who followed MIR. Wilson closely. to
get, any clear conception of what ho driving
at. he said something about matter giving place
to space and space to matter, and added that 1T
was right here that Christians showed a
want Of common sense. 1t because the
and nobody in the audience seemed to understand
it either After some telling but incomprehensiblc
references to transcendentalsm and the mundane
sphere (which startled some OF his hearers), Mr.
Wilson cited the case OF young lady who died
suddenly while at a ball. in the midst of pleas
uro and enjoyment. and who. according to Chris
tianity was banished from God forever. There
was no common sense i'll such belief;
it founded hypocritical hypothesis.
1t also q matter of eternal salvation damna-
ton with Christians whether u man thrown
heels head first into the water or sprinkled with
it in baptism. In place of baptism Mr.. Wilson
recommended y BATH People who came to consult
him knew very little about Spirtualisn. The spirit
has his mediums interest at heart he added, and
the reporter wondered il the man at the door who
charged ten cents head for admittance was mate
rallied spirit To conclude the entertainment Mr..
Wilson pointed out an old lady who sat prominently
in the front OF the hall and took her tor u
test OF his powers He then told her when
her mind first opened to the light OF
Spirtualism and Of the time when she changed her
views concerning the future state. He asked her II
what he had said was not true. and she replied
Eyes" In accounting for his wonderful power he
said that molecules create zones and zones con-
tanning history float to him as long as there is life
in a mans body. and that coming in contact with
the zones was the only data upon which he de-
pended for his facts. No one seemed prepared to
dispute anything Mr. Wilson had TO say; the
audience dispersed after singing Spiritualist
hymn. entitled "Were Bound for tho Ever Green
Shore"