The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-05-03

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THE recent trials for fraud for Spir
itualists in Dondon have resulted in ex
pesures of the system likely to be O
service to the too confiding in sucl
matters. The Tendon Standard think
that with the more enthusiastic adj
herents of Spiritualism it is idle to at
tempt to argue, and says: 'sNo ex-
posure is sufficient to shake their faith
but there are certain broad facts in the
present case which those who are not
too deeply pledged to the follies, and,
we may add to the something worse
than folly, of this new philosophy will
do well to consider. In the first place,
it is clear that professional mediums
are, as rule, persons of somewhat
questionable antecedents. There is
always an atmosphere of doubt about
them" We have some knowledge of
the swindle here, and we indorse our
English contemporaries words. Spir-
itualism is disreputable. All its CUR
roundings are disreputable, or even
worse. Beneath all the rubbish that is
talked of, 'spheres of spiritual exist
ence" and ''odic force" there lies an
ugly undercurrent, the nature of
which any man of the world can at
once determine for himself.-N. Y.
Star.
Scandalous scenes have been wit
messed on two occasions within the
last few days in the Church of st. Me-
dard, Paris. On Tuesday evening last
two individuals entered the sacred
building smoking pipes during the SER
vice, but left after this manifestation
of contempt for religion. On Easter
Sunday afternoon, just as vespers were
being terminated, they again appeared
wearing their hats and walked up to
the altar twirling sticks in their hands
with an air of menace. The Able
Vigneron invited them to uncover their
heads but this they refused insolently
to do, and on their being removed by
the beadle, they struck him and the
Able Vigneron on the head and face
with their sticks. They were arrested.
WE FIND in our foreign exchanges
some details of the death of King
Johannes Kassa of Abyssinia. He
had Joined King Menelik Of Shoa, and
the two Kings made q combined at
tack upon the territory of Calais.
King Johannes fell in q hand-to hand
fight. Their united forces were very
inconsiderable, and King Menellk had
the good fortune to effect his retreat.
His escape has smboldsned him, and
he is reported TO be about to issue
proclamation in which he will declare
himself the one and only legitimate
sovereign of Abyssinia. We must
wait fer further confirmation before
accepting the news as true.
Mr.. luke has a long letter in the
London Times on the subject of Irish
emigration. He points out that dur
ing 1880 no less than 95, S57 persons, in
nearly equal proportions of male and
female, left Ireland-a number only
twice exceeded since 1851. During
the last twenty-eight years no fewer
than 1857, 1877 emigrants have left the
country and in face of figures such as
these it may well be asked whether it
is desira BILE that the State should do
anything to increase the depopulation.
France appears to be suffering from q
strong attack of annexation fever Just
now. In Asia, as in Africa, she Is making
preparai ions for adding to her territory.
A London paper says she is "making pre-.
partitions for adding to her territory. Be-
fore the year is over 1t is said Tonquin
will be annexed to the French colony of
Cochin China, the preparations for the
annexation being pushed on rapidly"
The Empress Josephine changed her
linen three times day and never wore
any stockings that were not new. Huge
baskets were brought to her containing
dresses, shawls and hats. From these
she selected her costume for the day.
She possessed between three and four
hundred shawIs, and always wore one in
the morning, which she draped about
her shoulders with unequalled grace.