Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-07

10l1ffCtana-The ~.
erend Richardson Spiritualism Two
Wheelers-The Hamilton Will-The Political
Situation, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING sr.n.
NEW YORK, October 9th, 1882
The Brooklyn preacher has always been a
marvel and mystery and sometimes-I am
bound to add, with feelings. of sorrow-a snare
Where else could Talmadge and Beecher reign
supreme: DR.. Fulton fight vigorously and drive
fast teams and the Rev. Richardson lead a flock
while breaking nearly all OF the ten command
ments at once? Nowhere. The air of Brooklyn
lures them on and nourishes them. Take the
Rev. Fred Bell. He was pettifogging corner
bowler in New York, chased by the police and
Within three months he was preaching in the
academy Of music to two thousand people The
police said they knew him and he admitted that
he had been BLACKBOARD and beast, but the
people yelled for him and fought to hear him
preach. He became arrogant and snobbish, but
Christian spirit Disgusting rumors of his init
macy with very young girl among his parish
toner's received what might be called slight con-
Rev. Fred. Bell by the nose nearly shook his head
on his shoulders, kicked him out OF his own church.
and threw him into the , gutter The Rev Fred
took more converts in hand to lead them to
their Maker. After this little episode people
under the charge OF the Rev. Fred There We're
then serious charges of embezzlement, but his
Rey FpeG .ss At this uncture the
he left Brooklyn. The idea Of making great
revival in London after the style Of Moody
abroad. Two weeks later the cable conveyed the
news to Brooklyn that the Rev. Fred had been ar
rested for disordery conduct and locked up for two
weeks In jail. A month later and the CITY OF
churches heard that the Rev. Fred. had been SEN
fenced to two years at hard labor for brutal and
revolving assault upon a woman in the scums OF
aCn
Brooklyn? Not by several matorltes She turned
to to- the good Richardson He. ! am glad to
out of the church, but 1T was only after ten years
OF niquty, and he would be happy yet but for the
fire was so strong til at he had to WELD. What I
meant to write about the Brooklyn preacher was
not his social aspect {that won't bear much writ
preachers in Brooklyn are the political advisers of
their focks and the boon OF the lively Brooklyn
RE,a paper When anything OF Importance in po-
do Is Interview the preachers and their views are
published under the head OF "Feellng in the city"
lieves in sending Folger to the wall with such a
rush that no party for hundreds OF years to come
madge says that there are enough good and able
men In Brooklyn to run the political machinery of
the whole nation, and that the democratic ticket
Is "bang up" and DR.. Cuyler, DR.. Storrs, DR.. Dur
yea and all the others, add their views at great
length, SO that the people OF Brooklyn will know
exactly exactly what to do when election day comes
INSTITUTIONAL PREACHING.
One OF the recent developments of spiritualsm
IS inspirational preaching. Preachers of this kind
are multiplying, and there are ten or twelve
places where you can go on Sunday nights to hear
incoherent twaddle about everything under the
sun, which twaddle is ascribed to some talkative
spirit who finds voice through the speaker Last
sunday night / went to hear Mrs. d. Willis
Fletcher whose husband is In high repute among
SplrIuallsts as summoner Of spirits from the ia
visible world and as a test medium. The lecture
was delivered In snug little hall In 14th street.
near Broadway. A man was encountered In the
passage who demanded small sum Of money
saying with cough behind his hand that 1T was
10 pay expenses with. The room was crowded.
me audience was composed OF well-dressed re-
spectacle men and women; most Of them beyond
the meridian of life. AT all such meetings there
are always great many gray-haired old men, pos
sessed OF passion for the supernatural and cred
Sat on raised platform, with her eyes upturned
waiting for the spirit OF some departed philosopher
Sne wore black dress; was unconsiously tightly
laced, wore gold chain around her neck attached
TO watch stuck in her belt, and had her black
hair pasted in ringlets on her forehead.
The services began with spirit
ual song by choir clustered around piano and
led by large, fleshy spritualist. 1t must have
Deen very weak spirit that gave out his mes
sage to the world. 1t was the veriest rubbish.
Yet the audience was lavish OF its applause. Per-
city is Nellie Brigham. She is young woman,
who has graceful figure anu a fresh, comely face
When engaged IN speaking she seems to labor
under considerable excitement, and has slight
sWaying motion OF the body. She has a wonder
full command of language, and, without doubt,
ton is very enthusiastic, believe her claim
to being merely a medium for spirits to
speak through, and would no sooner give
her up than Plymouth church would Beecher She
does not speak until she feels impeled TO- One
night she is inspired by Plato, another time by
ace Greeley or Daniel Webster She Is said to be
New England girl, without any education ex-
cept what she picked up herself, and that she dis
covered her power of language one day and attrib-
uted it to supernatural agencies. Still another
inspired religious teacher is DR.. Landis He
street, which he calls his scientific church. The
walls are covered with physiological charts and
drawings, and his sermons are largely about the
Ing the spirit undefiled. In personal appearance he
looks like Guiteau. His latest idea is to deliver
lecture Zee or sermon IN Ste1nWay hall on November
hundred voices He is rambling and incoherent
makes weird gestures with his long arms, swears
when he Is preaching, and acts in all respects like
mailman Yet he has his disciples
UNCONTROLLED VEHICLES
are now so much in vogue that they are seen every
where Even physicians make their rounds in
them. What is gained by bouncing over granite
blocks in pair wheeler is mystery, but then it
is fashionable The latest style Of all is called
the Stanhope gig, which stands hgh has two
wheels. has springs at the sides. Some
almost invariably driven by men, although the
driver may have a lady On the seat at his side.
Every man OF fashion who can command money
enough has his two-wheeler-even If his
tailor bills go unpaid. There is one feature OF the
new vehicle which the swels do not like, and that
Is that there Is no seat behind for footman What
can make buck so happy having his man be-
hlnd When he rides out in the afternoon! For this
reason some OF these fellows are diSregardng the
change OF fashion and ride out in their dOg-carts,
Which have seat at the back for fOotman. 1t
Is now the proper thing for lady to drive out in
a long bodied phaeton, which looks almost as
pretentl0us as landau She has her man in cor
duroy and boots on back seat OF car
riages the BrOugham will be most in
use this season. While village carts
belong to the country, you see many OF them ON
Fifth avenue and in Central Park every afternoon.
They are mostly driven by women, and curiously
the smaller the cart the more women and children
are usually crowded in. The smallest of the two
Wheelers is the dog cart without spring, which is
drawn by a shetland pony, and which is driven by
children 1t Is not much bigger than goat wa
gon. Fashionable society will continue to go on
Two wheels for sometime, and then 1t Will 60 on
four wheels again.
THE HAMILTON WILL.
The descendants OF Alexander Hamilton are In
litigation over the estate LETT by him, and which
was worth about 81 100000 The old country
seat OF the Revolutionary statesman, on Washing
ton Heights, is one OF the most interesting his
tOriCal spots on Manhattan Island IT. was called