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Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05
A FRAUD EXPOSED.

A Spiritual Seance Invaded by Skeptics
Who Surprise the Medium, in Somewhat
Airy Attire, Impersonating Spirit and
Break Up the Show-The Medium Arrest.
ed.
STRAWBERRY POINT, IA, Decembe,
1.-C. z. Wyman, the spiritualistic me-
dium, has been holding seances at the
house Of W. B. Field for couple Of
weeks past, the attendance being large
each evening, the medium not forgetting
to collect one dollar from each person in
attendance. Quite number OF citizens
have been worked up to high pitch, sew
eral being on the verge of insanity, over
the adroit manner in which he brought
up the 'sso-called spirits" Of their depart
ed friends. Several skeptical young
men attended the seances Saturday
night with the determination OF exposing
what they considered a palpable fraud.
Accordingly one of them managed to Sc
cure a seat near the cabinet from which
the spirits materialiZed. The clothing OF
the medium was sewed securely TO
chair in the cabinet, the circle formed
and the lights turned down. Soon the
spirit of the father of one OF the COM
pany was materialiZed and reached out t.
shake hands with his son, when thu
young man near the cabinet CRAP
pied with the messenger from the
other world and threw him t.
the floor. The believers imme-
diately hurled themselves upon the dar-
ing young man, upon which the othei
skeptics took hand in the affair, and foi
a while pandemonium reigned with TIN
spirit believers and unbelievers rolling
on the floor of the dimly lighted room.
The lights were at length turned up
when, to the amaZement of the unbe
lieving circle, the materialized spiri;
proved to be the medium in an exceed
ingly airy attire, while the clothing ont OF
which he had slipped remained sewed to
the chair. The indignation was great
among the SpirItualists as well as others
and tar and feathers were strongly talked
of for a time, but finally cooler judgment
prevailed and warrant was sworn oul
for Wyman's arrest for obtaining money
under false pretenses. A hearing Was
had before Justice Baird, Wyman plead.
Ing guilty, and, in defant OF bail, va
renanded to the County Jail, 70 await
the action OF the Grand Jury,
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1885,

THE issue of standard dollars from the
mints during the week ending the Goth was
$659, 1854, against $39S, ,495 for the CORE
spending period of last year.
KING THEEBAw of Burmah has accepted
the terms offered by the British, which
were the surrender of his army and Man.
dalay, the capital.
SYLVESTER HUFF, an old man, was brut.
ally beaten by Joseph Spencer, near Wa
bash, Ind, and it was thought that he
would not recover. Spencer was jailed.
In recent engagement between Brit
ish troops and rebels at Koshay, in the
Soudan, the British lost three killed, and
the rebels suffered severely.
A SYSTEM of government robbery has
como TO Light at Washington, the modus
operandi of which was to carry persons ON
the pay rolls who did no work.
KHALIFA ABDULLA Ell TAASHA, who
succeeded Ell Mahdi in the Soudan, is ad-
vancing north with large following, and
an attack on Lower Egypt is probable.
JUDGE HENRY F. FRENCH, ex-Second AS.
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, died at
Concord Mass, on the night of the 29th of
paralysis of the heart, aged seventy-two
years.
MRS. ELIZABETH HANEY, seventy-two
years old, was found dead in her bed at
Indianapolis, Ind, on the 30th. Death
probably occurred from paralysis. The
deceased was extensively known for her
many excellent deeds.
In car of wheat which arrived at Du.
luth, Mimi, on the 30th, from Lisbon,
Dakota, was found the body of man, his
face and hands smeared with blood, lying
in the wheat. The man was killed with a
coupling pin, was thirty-fve years old,
rather heavy build, five feet four inches
tall. He had been dead about four days,
the date when the car left Lisbon. In his
pocket was found note giving the name
L. Pratt, a telegraph operator at Sanborn,
who has not been heard from since.
THE Post-offices throughout the country
were ordered to be closed from noon until
p. m. on the day of the funeral of the
late Vice-President Hendricks.
THREE thousand men are said to have
been killed in the battle at Pirot before the
Bulgarians captured the town.
NINE. HELENA MoDJEsKA, the Countess
Bozenta, gave a reception at the Burnet
House, Cincinnati, on the 30th, which was
attended by over 1000 prominent ladies
and gentlemen Of the city.
RETURNS received up to midnight of the
30th from the British elections show that
18O Liberals, 157 Tories and 2S Parnellites
have been elected. The counties are ap-
parently going Liberal.
THE funeral services Of the late King
Alfonso have been fixed for December 10th.
They will be held in the cathedral of San
Isidra in the presence of the Ministry and
foreign delegates. The theaters in Madrid
have reopened and business has been re-
sumed. The usual quietude prevails in the
city.
THE total indebtedness Of the Pacific
Railroads to the United States is $102,-
627, ,425.
IT is estimated that over 10000 persons
viewed the remains of the late Vice-Presi-
dent Hendricks while they lay in state at
Indianapolis. Large numbers of prom
inent personages arrived on the Both and
the city wore decidedly somber hue.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

iHE total values of the exports of mer-
ehandlse during the twelve months ended
Oc1ober 3lst, 1885, were SIT, 1852, and
aullng the preceding twelve months $73,-
'-'''T9, a decrease of Sl7,64S,447. The
values of imports of merchandise for the
Twelve months ended October 31st, 1885,
were s5I2, All ,S22, and during the preceding
sSn swelve months $652 ,561 Alb, a decrease OF
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

IHE Turkish Government has issued two
aecress dated October 18th and November
ISL The first prohibits for one year the
e&portation of horses, mares and mules
tfom the Turkish territory and the second
Prohibits until further notice the exporta-
uon of cereals and cattle from the province
OF Adrianople, Salonica, Monastir, st.
oohn, Kassovo and Scutari in Albania.
Likewise from the district Of Serfdge.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

THE greatest rainstorm known on the
New England coast since the great storm
OF 1851, prevailed the past week, and, to-
gether with the phenomenally high tides,
has wrought serious damage to property
along the coast.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

=, II Is said at the Navy Department that
'ng new steel cruisers, Boston and Atlanta,
VIII De ready to receive their officers and
He"S about the 1st of March next, and
Iat The cruiser Chicago will be launched
Al Chester about the Sd of December, but
VIII not be ready for service before the
end of next year.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

Iris said Austria has arranged to send
On mo soldiers into Servia. The Servians
.re said to have violated the armistice.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

JOHN EDWARD, James Burke and Edward
Doyle was killed on the 2Sth by falling $50
feet down the new aqueduct shaft at Mer-
rltt's Corners, N. Y. An italian, name
Unknown, was also fatally injured.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

TELEGRAMs have been received at Lon
don from Calcutta announcing the break
- out of a rebellion at Nepaul. The Pre-
mier has been murdered and the Mahara-
Jan OF the province has been taken pris-
'nef' The British resident minister is abb
sent from Khatamander on a tour Of in
spection
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

AT Nottingham, England, riot occurred
on the 26th on account OF the election, at
which forty-seven persons were injured.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

THE Bulgarians report that 1000 Ser
v,ans were killed at Widdin. Alexander,
at the head of $4,000 troops. is on Servian
territory.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

PETER JEPsEN and Martin Groasboell,
naturalized American citizens and resi-
dents of Illinois, at present staying at
Haydersleben, a Prussian seaport, have
been ordered to quit Germany. They have
appealed to the American Legation.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

PosTMASTER-G Villas has de-
cided that mail contractors, mail carriers
or their agents will not be accepted as
bondsmen for Postma sters on their routes.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

SOUTH AMERICAN advices report the
capture of the town of Chicla, in Peru, by
the Cacerists, who are advancing on Lima,
which is poorly garrisoned.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

SEVERAL members of the National Cabi
net went to Indianapolis to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Hendricks. The President
concluded to remain at the Capital.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

THE Austrian Government has instructed
its minister at Belgrade to visit Prin CO
Alexander with view of dissuading him
from an invasion of Servia.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

THE Spanish Government has consented
IN extend the time for putting a higher
duty on American straw paper until feo.
ruary lst, 1886.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

MRS. HENDRICKS received lengthy
letter from Miss Cleveland on the 9th,
but on account of its personal character
she declined to give it to the press.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

NOTWITHSTANDING the Conservative
gains in the English elections, Mr.. Glad
stone feels confident there will be Liberal
majority in the House of Commons when
the canvass is completed.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

The Bulgarians have succeeded in cap
turing Pirot and were reported to be ad-
vancing on Nissa, from whence Prince
Alexander expects to dictate terms Of
peace.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

THE death of Vice-President Hendricks
will not interfere with the programme of
White House festivities at Washington
heretofore arranged.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

The Governor General of Canada has
committed the death sentence of John
Easterbee, of Efiingham, who was to have
been hanged on the S0th for abetting the
killing of his brothers wife and finishing,
by request, an incomplete effort by his
brother to take his own life
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

Mr.. HENDRICKS remains were removed
on the a9th, in an appropriate manner,
from his late residence to the Courthouse
In Indianapolis.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

THE Secretary of the Interior has de-
cided that patent has not formally is
sued beyond recall until it has been deliv-
livered to the patentee.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

COLONEL SwITzLER, chief of the Burean
of Statistics, has returned to Washington
from his Southern trip and reports most
cordial reception.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

IT is announced in New York financial
circles that Jay Gould will retire from
Wall street with the closing of the present
year and devote himself exclusively to his
railroad interests.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

AN expert gang of counterfeiters have
been operating in Montreal recently, and
nearly every bank in the city has been
vctimized, and some of their issues have
had to be withdrawn.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05
News from Everywhere.

,oHs MCCULLOUGH died intestate. His
Estate is valued at $45, 900.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05

Fortune Continues to Favor the BuIgarian
Arms--Pirot Captured and the Servians
Driven From Before widdin Austria
Sticks Her Finger In the Pie to Save Sers
via Further Humiliation Turkish War
Preparations.
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SENATOR VOORHEES, took the trouble to
telegraph to the Sentinel that "there is moth.
ing within my knowledge to justify the state
ment that any of the appointments from Indi
ana will fail of confirmation by the Senate"
Yet it was Mr.. Voorhees, who, on Sunday last,
declared in the presence of witnesses that he
did-not think that four or more of them, whom
he named, would be confirmed, the offensive
partisanship objection being urged against
them. Senator Voorhees, is very versatile
man when it comes to opinions
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day quiet.

THE sounds of wranglng among the Demo-
Gratis of New York and some\ other regions
should not be held to indicate O. lack of har-
mony in that party. Members of that party
may come out from their family quarrels bad
ly disfgured, but just hold a few tempting
spoils before their eyes and perfect unity of
feeling will be restored. They are all thor
oughly Democratic and harmonious when in
pursuit of the elusive office.
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WITHOUT going deeply into the merits of
the case, and taking it ss it now stands it
must be confessed that Collector Kuhn is
placed in very bad light, that Of having
attempted to bride member of the municipal
Council. He admits having approached Mr..
Newcomb with a view to getting him to bolt
the Republican nomination for city attorney,
but denies that he made overtures of none
tary kind. Mr.. Newcomb, on oath, says that
he did, and that not only once, but twice,
rendering $10G each time, and third time
offering him 5000 if he (Newcomb) would
vote for Mr.. Beck, Democrat. Mr.. Kuhn adj
mits feeling himself under obligations to Mr..
Beck, and that he sought to do what he could
to secure his election, approaching Mr.. New
comb because he believed he was weak
in the Republican faith, by reason of
his failure of reelection. It is very
difficult to conceive any adequate reason why
Mr.. Newcomb should testify falsely concern
ing Mr.. Kuhn, while there is every reason in
the world why Mr.. Kuhn, if guilty, should
most strenuously deny it. In view of the
Presidents oft-repeated expressions OH cases
of this nature, Mr.. Kuhn has placed himself
ship could hardly 60 further than Mr.. Kuhn
confesses to have gone. The explanation
made by him fairly fits the evidence given by
Mr.. Newcomb. Kuhn believed him ''weak,'
and believing him weak, what more natural
than he should presume to offer him a con
sideration? "Weak" men are the very kind
that can be approached that way. But Mr..
Newcomb was not as weak as the Collector i'm
agined, and declined to be bribed. The court in
charge of the case should sift it to the bot
tom, and administer justice without PARTIAL
ty. So much has been allowed to slip by,
because of partisan bias in different places,
that an end should be put to all manner of
political crookedness, lest it come to be un-
derstood that no judge will decide against
member of the party that elected him. The
Journal favors the speedy and effective pun
ishment of all violators of the election laws
those who smash ballot-boxes, those who
steal ballots and those who BRIDE There is a
very grave offense here against law and order,
and an issue has been made between Mr.
Newcomb and Collector Kuhn. If the latter
will swear to what he says he will, in direct
contradiction to the testimony of the former,
one will be guilty of perjury, and should
suffer accordingly. Let justice be done.
made against Mr.. Kuhn to be true as charged,
and only calls for investigation by the proper
tribunals to ascertain the facts.
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ees. Since Mr.. Lamb took charge of his
Office there has been held one term of the fed
eral court, at which he represented the United
States in several cases, and his conduct
and management of these cases has been
highly commended by gentlemen of the bar
of all political opinions Mr.. Lamb is no
doubt as good lawyer and as clever gentle
man as Democratic administration will give
very good reason why he should not be con-
firp,ad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

tie plotting pad. with sheets of paper and by it
a pen and ink bottle This is all the parapher-
MALTA of Emersons writing materials.
MoNoURE d. CONWAY, who has become an
American again. has a veritable passion for
hunting down myths. No sooner did he become
settled down on home soil than he started South
to look up the truths about the suppoSititious
''Shakspeare's pail bearer" said to be buried in
fredericksburg. Va. Sure enough, under Mr.
Conway's keen Investigations, he vanished into a
myth.
THE late Lady Role, of England, who was
always hottempered, once gave her husband a
slap in the face, in the drawing room at Bcton,
before several visitors. and the old man ex-
claimed, by -, madame, if you shan't repent
of this!" and he swore furious oath 1t used
to be said that this outbreak cost her ladyship
vast estates. After his death, Lady Role mani
tested her wrath against her deceased lord by
burning his clothes, hunting gear and favorite
chair, and also his Bible and Prayer book, in
Bicton park, the whole making a bonfire which
blazed for some hours
AT London dinner party. the other evening
the ladies entered and the gentleman
another In each room there was basket of
flowers and the ladies were asked to make choice
of a flower from the basket. the flowers being all
different. The gentlemen went through a sim
liar proceeding in another room, and on the la
dies entering the drawing room the gentlemen
and ladies saw how chance had assorted them.
A LEADING publishing house states that when
a manuscript is received it is turned over to
reader" who after examining it carefully. re-
turns it with his opinion as to its merit or lack
of merit. If a reader returns manuscript with
a strong Endorsement, the merits of the work
considered from a commercial point of view
whether it is likely to sell. how much it will cost
for production, etc. Frequently the manuscript
is turned over to second reader, sometimes to a
third. If all say, This is strong work; think
it will pay you to publish it," words TO that eff
feet, of course their recommended goes a long
way III the question of publication.
THoREAU, Hawthorne and Emerson are all
buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, at Concord.
Emerson's son, the little Woldo for whom the
'Threnody" written, lies in the Emerson
lot. Also Mary Moody Emerson, aunt of the
philosopher. The Hawthorne lot contains the
body of the novelist, and near him the two little
neutrality-suspicious. daughter Of Julian Haw-
thorne and franklin Hawthorne, son of George
p and of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. In the
Thoreau lot lie the father and the mother and
the two unmarried sons and daug hter-Henry
William and Sophia-all long past middle age
dying a solitary death out of solitary life.
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THE News, commenting on the delay in the
execution of the laws penalty in the case of
the wife murderer Phillips, severely critcises
the custom Of allowing long period to elapse
between the date of the sentence and date
of execution, and quotes from the bill of
rights, which says: 'Justice shall be admin
istered freely, and without purchase; COM
pletely, and without denial; speedily, and
without delay" A further investigation of
the statute would have disclosed the following
in the revision of 1881: 'sThe punishment of
death prescribed by law must be inflicted by
hanging by the neck until the person is dead,
at such Time not less than ono hundred days
after conviction, as the court may adjudge."
In fixing the limit of Phillips's life Judge
Norton had this provision in mind, and APP
pointed April 8 as the day for the execution,
just three days beyond the prescribed limit.
The court is certainly, therefore, not subject to
any implied criticism in this case. This pro-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

THERE appears to be some opposition to the
confirmation of Mr.. Lamb as district attorney
The opposition is said to be mainly, if not entire
ly, the outgrowth of theprivate griefs of some
OF his political friends in his congressional dis
trict. 1t is not probable that the Senate will
consider or investigate personal quarrels and
malicious ISLANDERS in determining the con-
hrmation or rejection Of presidential appoint
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

THE recent remarks of an Eastern paper
that the Latin inscriptions on public seals,
State, county and city, should be changed to
English, suggests that Marion county never
was guilty of the prevalent folly of that time
of inscribing its seal with a Latin motto or
description. Most of our readers do not
know-probably very few know--that the
county has had two seals. To inform them
fully of the affair it may be noted that the
Legislature organized the county by an act Of
Dec. 81, 1921 requiring the organization to
be completed by the election of the necessary
officers on the LIST Of April following. On the
22d Of February, 1922 the late Hervey Bates
the first sheriff, holding by appointment of
Governor Jennings, issued a proclamation
appointing an election for two associate judges
of the Circuit Court, county clerk, county
recorder and three commissioners. It may
be interesting to some Of the Journals readers
to learn that at this first election there were
1856 votes cast in the county, and 224 in
Center township, of which about 100 were
residents on the donation" The associate
judges elected were James McIlvaine and
Eliakim Harding. The clerk was James M.
Ray, but recently deceased. The recorder
was Joseph G. Reed, the first school teacher,
and the County Commissioners John McCor-
mick, John T. Osborn and William Nc
CARNEY.
The first session Of the first county board
was held April Is, 1922, in house on the cor
ner of Ohio and Meridian streets Here the
townships were laid off" much as they are
at present On the 18th county seal was
adopted, thus described in the clerks official
minute of the proceedings: GA star in the
CENTER with the letters M. G. G. around the
same, with inverted carved stripes tending to
the center of the star, and Marion County
Seal written thereon" The inverted stripes
were the representation of starry rays, wider
at the extremity than at the star This seal,
however, was not satisfactory, and at the next
meeting of the board, May IA, 1922, the pres
ent seal was adopted, which is thus officially
described: "The words Marion County Seal,
Indiana, around the outside, with a pair of
scales in the cerfter, mathematical of Justice,
under which is pillow and sheaf of wheat in
representation of agriculture" Thus was the
seal Of the county formed and adopted, and
thus the county organized and set on its career
of duty and prosperity, though the latter was
long coming, and came heavily loaded when it
arrived.
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he viii, just as soon as he gets chance. Any
man with half an eye can see that Mr.. Cleve-
land is growing thin with anxiety to appoint a
few Republicans. Valuing his own life, how
ever, he will refrain from doing so until all
the hungry Democrats have been provided for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

DIsINTEREsTED observers in New York
have some difficulty in deciding whether the
followers of Hill or of Cleveland are the gen
uine Jacob Townsend blown-i the bottle
Democrats. Both sides are equally noisy in
unfolding their respective claims to be the
only true brand, and the uproar is somewhat
confusing to those who would like to have the
matter settled in order to enjoy little holt
dav ouiet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

THE Washington Post, in an admirable
article on the desirability of improving the
public service by making non partisan appoint
ments to Office, remarks blandly that the Pres
ident will hereafter, in carrying out his we'll
known views in regard to reform, doubtless
appoint to Office the best and fittest without
regard to partisan considerations. Of course
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

THE Boston mugwumps refuse to recognize
Mr. Foulke, of Indiana as one of themselves,
but allude to him crushingly as a 'sort of
mugwump," because he refuses to longer sup
port the administration Your true indie
pendent will support the great theoretical
reformer regardless of the way his practices
differ from his promises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

IT is not thought that Prince Bismarck will
lay claim to the newly-erupted island in the
Pacific until after American missionaries have
civilized the inhabitants