Remarkable Account of Spiritual Mani festations. We cut the following account from the i’ortlatul Transcript of last week. The merchant alluded to is George W. Wood i; in. >f that city, a prominent and wealthy me; chant, a few years ago a member of the Legislature and Chairman of the Rail oid Committee. Without volunteering an opinion upon the subject, we give the J record of the case, just as we find it. Army .V Navy Union Hall was crowded i last. Sunday afternoon by an audience I called together by the announcement that a leading wholesale dry goods merchant o; tins city would give an account of s mie remarkable spiritual phenomena which took place last spring and summer in the sick room of ids relative, Mr. Na than Nl. Woodman, upon whom he lie iientlv called for the purpose of assisting in tin1 care of him. On the 2-tth «f last .March, by a fall through the scuttle of If- store, a distance of tfn feet, Mr. Wood man was severely injured. He was taken up insensible and remained in tkal condi tion seven hours. Physicians, by that time bad pronounced his injuries fatal. Magnetic power was tried and in one four lie came partially to his senses. His i As were twisted from their sockets, liis spine injured, and Ids whole system terri bly jarred. He lay delirious three days, unable to move and part of the tune un conscious. On the 27th, in the presence of Dr Hopkins, a healing medium, lie raised himself upright in bed and spoke through the spirit which had him in con usd: 1 am terribly injured, and some thing must be done. It must be done within forty-eight hours or you will,see tlm necessity of it.” lie went on to say i hat one of the large intestines had been ■a moved from its place, so that there e add be no passage from his stomach, rid that unless that was heplaeed he could n live over 11 days. This message was .■eited and the promise was made that the patient would be passive the spirits j would take the matter in hand. He was ken out of bed and walked across the f c 2d minutes, the exercise being vio- lmit. and the patient just before unable to up in lied, walked with the firm step a giant, slinking the house. This did i elVeet the wished for change, and he iimped upon and off the sofa, till at last it was said the desired effect was accom plished. The strength conferred upon him during this violent exertion was shown •y his taking up a man weighing 150 pounds and holding him like a doll. He then was laid hack upon the bed as lielp lc— as an infant and slept sweetly, his firs: natural sleep. A poultice bad been applied under direction of the spirits, with in order to remove it in one hour and twenty minutes precisely. He slept two hours and his wife did not think best to use him, notwithstanding the explicit ss of the direction. When he awoke, nigh no one had approached him, it v as found that the poultice had been re moved and was placed ten teet away, neatlv tunned up I April .'hi. though still unable to help himself at all, when in his natural state, he arose, was thrown up into the air with vhilonee, ami dressed himself with great rapidity. Then danced violently for halt an hour. Threw a man weighing 1U0 in to the air. Strange exercise like this was taken for months, and all this time he had not strength to turn himself in bed when not under the influence of spirits. It was done before several witnesses, nine in all being mentioned, not all of them Spiritualists, some ot them well known throughout the State. On the nth •f April, after an exercise like the above, tiie patient was left standing at the footol the lied, with his baik to the footboard, when lie was seized by invisible hands, itted horizontally over it and laid upon the Inal. This was iii the presence of a well known merchant in this city who was not a Spiritualist. Ii was only mice that he was seen to ho carried thus over lhe footboard. But he was often tossed over violently, lie weighed 1 (17 pounds. The speaker, weighing 170 pounds, had hi en lifted into the air ny the patient with oie1 hand, while “under the influence.11 -Medieine was administered by unseen hands, and generally the medieine itself wa< unseen, though its elleets were seen in the patients attempt to swallow and in his complaints of the hitter taste left ill his mouth. But on one occasion the medi eine was seen. On Sunday, April lli, at midday, the patient was much disturbed, he had been raised up in bed, and asked f"i‘ water which was given him. l’res ently a goblet was seen, let tl^nvn from the ceiling, as if suspended by a thread, •an 1 stopped at the sick man’s month. "Ih'ink, Nathan,"'said his wife, and the contents of the glass were administered by unseen hands. lie complained that it was exceedingly hitter, like tanzy, and water was given him several times to re in a. Die unpleasant taste. Occasionally there would be a brisk wind in the room when both doors and windows were clos i Bights were often seen, streams ot mo- passing from one to another. What the speaker called shower baths and sle cm baths were administered to the pa lietit. Once he jumped into a chair and flxed a curtain that had fallen. On the B ill of May. the patient, after being ex en ised in the usual manner by the spirits, -i d at the foot of the bed. In an instant ia was lifted into the air, in a horizontal position, and laid across the footboard and lilted there for several minutes; then lie was turned over and the process repeat 'd. He was as rigid meanwhile as a plank. Then he was “flopped over” upon the bed. At length he was allowed lo use hi- own power to some extent in his exer cising, Inn without assistance could not Bear his weight. Oradualiy his natural strength came back to him, and within a week or two we have seen him about the streets upon crutches. He was pres ent while iiis story was told, apparently m excellent health, and, though some what lame, moved about with the aid of a eane only. We have thus given the main points of the story as it was told By the speaker, without attempting to re port the argument running through it. It was listened to with attentive interest by the large audience. Coi.oxizino ax Island. The little island of St. Paul’s, on the southern portion of the Indian Ocean, has suddenly ii.nl ils population increased by about four hundred souls—the officers, soldiers, and erciv of the llritish troop ship Alegars. The island is little more than a rock; it is formed by the cone on an extinct volcanic crater, and is about two miles in circum ference. A (civ inhabitants, among them a Frenchman, have cultivated what little soil there is, heaping it in terraces, on which they have planted gardens. The Megan?, an old worm eaten tub, twenty seven years old, was sent to sea by the lirilish Admirality in April last, destined for Australia. She was in such a leaky condition that before she reached Ply mouth her officers’ cabins were afloat. Luckily she enjoyed fair weather a portion of the voyage; but at last heavy weather came,and the ship was found to be leaking so fast the captain determined to head foi st. Paul's. Here the hull was examined, and the engineers reported the ship unfit to finish her voyage. The crew was landed, and the ship steamed in on the shore, and kept in position until the water rose and extinguished the fires, when she settled down and remained stationary. The next day such stores as remained above water weio landed, and all hands encamped on shore. Exploring parties sent to investi gate the resorecs of the island found about one hundred goats, some mushrooms, a few cabbages and potatoes, and hot and cold water in springs. Fish were abundant in the sea,and it is hoped that the men,who have been on the island since the middle -d' dune, will receive relief from England or Australia before they are entirely out of provisions. Great resentment is mani fested in England against the naval ad ministration for sending such a worthless ship on so long a voyage. Jersey City is much excited by the elope ment of a young merchant holding a high social position with the wife of his most intimate friend, and $25,000 in gold belonging to bis uncle, a prominent banker in Wall street. The fugitive merchant leaves a wife to whom he was married only ten months ago. The parties belong to fashionable circles, and the deserted husband is looking for bis perfidious friend with a revolver. It is believed the fugi tives sailed to-day for Europe. The Fisk-Man9fleld Libel Suit. The testimony of Miss Josie Mansfield in the Jim Fisk libel suit before the York ville Police Court was listened to with great interest by the large crowd in at tendance. After some sparring between the counsel, Miss Mansfield was placed upon the witness stand, where she ap peared cool and collected. 1 iie A. l. Herald tuns desuribes Her appearance— Miss Mansfield loo.ko.d so lovely that she created quite a flutter in court by her appearance. This lady merits some brief description, as she is now well known from Maine to Oregon from her connec tions from Mark Antony Fisk and Octa vius Ciesar Stokes. She is much above the medium height, having a pearly white skin, dark and very large lustrous eyes, which, when directed at a judge, jury or witness, have a terrible effect. Her deli cate white hands were encased in fault less lavender kid gloves, and over her magnificent tournure of dark hair was perched a jaunty little. Alpine hat with a dainty green leather perched therein. Her robe was of the heaviest black silk, cut a la Imperatriee, and having deep flounces of the heaviest black lace over Milanaise bands of white satin. At her snowy throat, the only article of jewelry on her person, a small pin glistened and heightened the effect. Her hair was worn a la Cleopatre, and a superb black velvet mantle covered her shoulders. Sitting there this superb woman was the irnper soniiication of coolness and proud dis dain, as she looked every now and then with fiery glances of contempt at the agonized Fisk and his cross-examiner, Charley Spencer, who made every en deavor to badger the fair witness during a long three hours’ examination, which would have tested the patience of a saint, but which never ruffled or discomposed the serenity of Miss Mansfield Col. Fisk was attired elaborately. A short navy jacket of mulberry enveloped bis adipose form. It was ornamented witli gold buttons of various sizes and shapes, but all were impressed with the monogram, Xarragansett Steamship Company.” Underneath this garment was a suit of sober black cloth, and in the centre of his black neck-lie sparkled Fisk's immense diamond. .Miss .Uinsheld testihed that the state ments in an affidavit by the negro boy King, who left her service for Fisk’s, that conversation relating to blackmailing Fisk had taken place in her house, were false. The affidavit was read in full, which stal ed among other things that Stokes was in the habit of stopping with her twice a week till midnight. She then testified further: I am 24 years ot age; have been in this city since 1*68; was in Philadel phia before that. Was married to Frank Lawler, the actor, who is now living; the marriage ceremony took place in San Francisco; was married in September and left there the January following; have no recollection of Mr. Lawler having placed a pistol to a man’s head either in my pres ence or otherwise. On cross-examination she testified a pistol was pointed at the head of 1) 1>. Perlev. lie signed a cheek, the amount of which 1 am not aware. It was in my mother's room. Ah'. Warren pointed the pistol and fired it. Perle.v lied from the room, but not in his shirt. There was not a threat of exposure of crimin ality with me unless lie signed the check I was divorced trom Lawler 1 obtained my separation from Judge Barnard; 1 was sixteen years ol age when 1 left Bos j ion and went to San Francisco: had no intimacy with Perlev came to New York with mv husband: when I letl my hus band 1 went to Boston but returned to New York, as I required a residence in this State to obtain a separation I was then induced to live with my husband again until our final separation when I left my husband and came to N"w York 1 re sided with a Mrs. Ryndcrs at .47 Amity St.; I lived there from August until Novem ber; it was a lodging house: there was no other lady except she and 1 after leaving her I went to 42 Lexington avenue with a Mrs. Bishop, where. I had furnish ed rooms; I saw Mr. Adams at Miss Annie Woods, an actress, on :!Uli -treet it was there 1 saw Mr. Fisk 1 lived sub sequently in Jersey City and then returned In this city and stoppe I at the Clarendon Hotel: had rooms at the Jerome House, and after that went to live at mv present residence; I met Mr. Stokes in Philadel phia two years this November: after ter minating my friendship with Mr Fisk 1 got acquainted with Stokes, the time be ing about a year ago, Stokes u.-ed to call on me when I occupied Fisk’s house on g;’.d steet; both used to visit me at the same time 1 have yet some of the letters I which passed between myself and Fisk; 1 don’t know how many I yet have: could not tell il I have five hundred left; 1 had I some property, personal, when 1 got ae quinted with Mr. Fisk; I had a bank ac count: I certainly was not poor; I have always been well cared for. Counsel—You look like it. [Laughter.] The further examination of this witness in this manner was determined out of place by the court. Witness continued Mr. Fisk got me rooms at Seventeenth street Broadway—the Amerieus club house. Fisk did not support me, nor did j lie give me anything individually. The money for ray support came to me through stock operations carried on by William 1 II. Marstnn with money furnished by Mr. Fisk; the money thus received amounted j to two or throe hundred dollars a week after leaving this club house I went to I live in Jersey City; I received money while there through the Erie Railway 1 from Fisk, who lived there with me. After further testimony, the ease was adjourned to December 9. The Russian Minister's Wife and Alexis. An enthusiastic Reporter of the Wash ington Republican gives this description o( the (Irani! Duke’s reception at Minister Catacazy’s house: The doors flew open, and, amid the soft light of numbers of wax tapers, those without caught a glimpse of a vision of loveliness, but it was only a glimpse. In a second the gentleman had crossed the threshold, the doors were closed, and Madame Catacazy, the hostess and wife of his Majesty’s representative, was welcom ing the favorite son of the Emperor of Russia. The lady, in all her brilliant life in Washington, never showed to better advantage. It seemed as though Midas had touched her with his fabled wand and transformed her into a golden statute. Xo, not all golden or statue either, for amid the glittering attire the fair and expressive face showed in marked con trast to the surroundings, and the arms, bared to the shoulders were rarer speci mens than even artists can imitate. The dress was of gold color, made with a handsome train, and trimmed with gold colored satin. On her right arm she wore the famous douhlo-band bracelet, one band being on the wrist and the other above the elbow, the two joined by a pair of most artistically and elaborately wrought chains. The other ornaments were of plain gold, and above tlienj all, and completing the picture, was the wealth of golden hair, so long the marvel and envy of our belles. This was the picture which met the gaze of the Prince as he entered the mansion. It stood be neath the heavy curtains that guarded the entrance to the main saloon. The face was wreathed in smiles, the hands uplifted, bearing a silver salver, on which was placed a round loaf ot bread, in the top of which was an indenture holding a golden salt cellar containing salt. Be it understood that this loaf was not the wheaten bread to which we are accus tomed, but the plain, hard, (to us) indi gestible black bread, which, in Russia, is served on the table of the Emperor as well as the peasant. 1 his ottering of salt and bread is an old and essentially Russian custom. Whenever the Emperor or any of the Im perial family honor a subject with a visit, the hostess, as a token of welcome, per forms the ceremony, and no matter how often the prince has been the recipient ot the honor, it is safe to say it was never more graciously ottered or received. Fie simply took the uninviting loaf, broke and tasted of it, anil returned it to the salver. The formal welcome was over, a a few minutes spent in social converse, and, at it P. M., supper was announced, and the dining room made the objective point, and a supper partaken of. REPUBLICAN JOURNAL. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1871. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING WILLIAM II. SIMPSON. 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Consistency is said to be a jewel rarer than diamonds, and the record shows that the President of the United States posses ses a preponderance of the latter—owing to the fact that the first named may come in the form of a present, while the other cannot. He is on record as declaring that it would do neither him or the country good that he should occupy the Presiden tial chair—while the revised opinion now obtaining at the White House seems to be that another term, if not a perpetual occupancy will be healthy for both. There is another and more memorable occasion which points a wholesome moral in the past, and points the self-directed finger of condemnation at the present at titude of the President. Our readers will remember that in ISfifi there was trouble in Baltimore and threatened riot, growing out of the removal of the State Police Commissioners by the Governor. Presi dent Andrew Johnson was requested to send a force of United States troops thither to support the conslituted authorities. Gen. Grant, then General-in-Chief was consulted by the President and directed to make a report on the subject, which he did on tlie 2Jth of October, 180li. After de tailing the circumstances of the case he proceeds to discuss the question as to the propriety of using the military forces in the local affairs of a State, and, among other things, said— I no conviction i- ioreoil on my nnnd that in reason now exists for giving or promising the military aid of the Government to support tin* law- of Maryland. The tondiMiev of giving such aid or promise would he to produce the very result intended to he averted. S far there seems to be merely a very hitter contest for political aseeudenev in the State. Military in terference would b intei*i»reted as giving aid to one ot the factions, no matter bow pure tin* in tention-. »r how guarded and just the instruc tion-. It is a e mtingenev I hope n- ver to see arise in thi- country while 1 occupy tin* position of General-in-Chief of the armv. to have to send troops into a State in lull relations with tin* General Government on the eve of an elec tion to preserve the peace. If insurrection docs coni", the law provides tin* m tho 1 of call ing our forces to suppress it..** This says the Washington Patriot, was live years ago; the writer was then Com mandvr-in-Chief, and is now President. He did not expect that in live years the nation would be centralized iik< Russia or France, and dreams ol' empire had not dazzled and bewildered him. It was then believed by every one that a State should be permitted to protect the peace ot its own citizens; that if any attempt i was made by the Federal Government to control the affairs ot the local govern ments, it would be met with force, and the authors of the treason be hurled from power, tried, convicted, and punished; that the unauthorized use of the army is a clime; that the military force, illegally employed, is a mob, and its commander j leading it, a criminal. Now, without the faintest shadow of insurrection or rebel lion in the State of South Carolina—no effort to obstruct the Government, or de nial o( the binding force of existing laws, or the forms of established government in the State—with tiie whole State machinery j 111 lull operation—no one questioning its J i legitimacy—executive, judicial, and min isterial officers in the regular and peace able discharge of their duties—without the solicitation or consent of the Execu tive or the Legislature, the Federal army is hurled upon this defenceless State, and the dragonnades of Louis XIV. repro duced in what is still called, by courtesy, “our Republic.” The letter by Col. Godfrey which wc last week published, gives an undoubted ly reliable statement of the real condition of things in South Carolina. The writer is a well known legal gentleman, a re publican, who served with distinction in the army, and has the confidence of all who know him. Every careful reader of the Journal of last week will be struck with the similarity of the offence for which a locality in South Carolina is declared in rebellion, to that in Indiana which has not been declared to be in a condition calling for martini law. In both cases negroes committed murders, and in both cases white men broke into the jail and took the lives of the criminals. It would puzzle the most devoted and hair-splitting supporter of the ruling powers at Wash ington to draw a distinction between the two series of occurrences. And yet while Hie terrors of the law, or rather the suspension of law, are hurled at the Southern community, backed by an array of bayonets,—tlftt organized and perfected conspiracy against the laws ol Indiana which hewed down the iron doors ol a prison, while the keeper was threaten ed with death, and took the lives of the inmates—this, we say, is merely the nine day’s wonder at the White House which it is elsewhere, and then subsides! Is it because the one would not so “fire the northern heart” as the other? We learn that the convenient process known as the official count” at Augusta, throws out one of the Democratic Sena tors from Waldo County, W. II. McLel lan, while the election of the other C. S. Fletcher is conceded. This, if sustained, will make McLcllan and Smart the con stitutional candidates, and result in the sealing of the latter. We have not seen a report of the actual figures of the count, but it is hinted that some uncommonly sharp practice, even for the party in pow er, was resorted to. If it be so, a tboro’ ventilation ot the whole matter should be had. Thanksgiving. Many of our readers will receive this week’s Journal upon the day of our Na tional Thanksgiving. We say national ior the day is now of national observance. To us New Englanders Thanksgiving is a time-honored institution. For two cen turies and a half, we have been accustom ed yearly to gather around us our family and friends, anjd return thanks and rejoice over our roast turkey and pumpkin pies. Everybody remembers the old story how in the first] year of their sojourn here our usually sti-rn old “Pilgrim Fathers,” having sent oijd a party to hunt “that so they might aftejr a special manner rejoice together,” and having invited in their neighbor, Mr. llassasoit with a few of his friends, say’ a hundred or so, held high jinks for three] whole days. The (juaint record says they “exercised their arm,” or in other words held a real old fashion-1 ed shooting match, and “entertained and i feasted” which! means, wo suppose, that they took something to wash down their Thanksgiving dinner. That first Thanksgiving must have been a success, otherwise two hundred and fifty others would no!t have followed in regular succession. I'dr while the Puritans of the mother country,mistaking all hilarity and merrymakings for the work of the Evil One, were changing “Merry Christmas” into a time of fasting and humilia tion, our sturdy old Puritans held fast to their annual day of rejoicing, and down through those old Indian wars when their festivities 'might be disturbed by the warwhoop, and through the dark years of the Revolution when there seemed little to be thankful tor, with hopeful hearts they and their descendants ate their Thanks giving dinners, meager though they were, no doubt at times, and “after a special manner rejoiced together.” This annual custom, lias kept pace with New England ideas and New England men and women, and gradually spread it-elf over the whole land, so that now from North to South, from ocean to ocean, everybody is, or ought to lie. spending this day in teasting, rejoicing and thanks. Nor are our thanks and rejoicings at this time without good cause. Cod has dealt kindly with 11s as a people during the past year. War, nor famine,nor pesti lence lias visited 11s. The’earth lias brought forth of her abundance to supply our wants. The great conflagrations of the west have only served to show the kind and generous hearts of all our peo ple so spontaneous anil overflowing have been their contributions. Let us hope that not great calamities only shall appeal successfully to our charity. While with happy hearts we gather around the festive table groaning with its wealth of good tilings, lot us not forget that the “poor have ye always among ye.” May all our readers have not only good dinners this day hut good digestions to enjoy them; may they gather their fami lies and friends trom far and near, and iv: ii with tin 111 around the family fire side; may ;hey all live to enjoy the return I of many, many Thanksgivings; and as I long as they liie may they bless the 1 memory of our stern old Puritan Fathers j tor giving us Thanksgiving Day. 'I'm: Ri:ssi\x Ef.c.atiox. Gen. (;.»r lolV t!.f military representation of Russia in this country has been placed in charge of the Rus>ian Legation at Washington. It is undir-tood that Mr. Cataeaz 3’ has heuii directed by his government to wait upon tlie Grand Duke Alex is during his tour in this country, and to return to Russia immediately on its close. The fascinations of Mrs. itaca/.y being thus removed from tin* capital Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Fish and the country generally will breath easier. The case of Elder Reek’s bondsmen hangs on like the celebrated chancery suit of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce. Judgment has just been given against the bondsmen for 10,000, but an appeal has been taken to the full bench. It is a legacy that dates as far back as the birth of the republican party, and is likely to outlive the organi zation. —The Kennebec Journal says that the knotty points in the Hancock and Aroos took County elections have been submit ted to the Supreme Court. So we are to know judicially whether the polling place at Ellsworth City Hall can be legal one year and illegal the next. The popu lar opinion is that our radical men and brethren there can’t carry water on both shoulders. —Ben Butler says lie isn’t engaged in a conspiracy to defeat (Jen. (Jrant. (Jlad to hear it. lie’s in just the right place, and it would be an error for him to leave the party of which lie is so appropriate an or nament. And how thrifty a linn might i be that of (Jrant A Butler. What one couldn’t get by way of presents the other could realize without going through that I torm. —A maimed soldier dying ;:t the military asylum some time since, t of the delirium tre j mens, imagined that young imps of the devil, j snakes and all sorts of venomous reptiles, were crawling about the stump of his leg, and that an enemy was constantly squirting tobacco juice into his lace. A peaceful and happy death, surely [Kennebec Journal. And this state of things is permitted by the party in power, that assumes to be the protector of the disabled soldier, and guardian of public morality against the liquor traffic —A seaman recently died at the United States marine hospital at Mare Island. Califor nia, who confessed to having committed mur der to obtain money. A shipmate to whom he told other particulars believes him to be the principal actor or accomplice in the murder of Mr. Nathan, in New York. The name of the locality suggests that the story is the product t' glass, paper and his own accurate eye and steady hand makes the first impression of the original painting, and this he analyzes, separating into parts the combination ot colors, and noting cacti portion of the picture that contains any of these lines. For every color a stone must lie prepared, having upon its surface the parts to he colored. This is the work of the subordinate artists, and the drawings are made with a pecu liar black, oily crayon which tiic soft sur face of the stone absorbs, so that after the black color has b»en erased with a sponge wet in turpentine, the impression still re mains in the stone. These stones arc very thick, of the size of the picture, and of a lime-stone formation and are wholly brought from (let-many. The best ones being secured in Solenhofen, Itavaria. The stones properly prepared are forthwith taken to the PRINTIN'*; ROOM, and upon presses somewhat resembling the printing presses of newspaper estab lishments, the chromos are duly printed. Some of the pictures comprise thirty or forty colors and have a corresponding number of stones. The pressman takes the first stone, which perhaps is hut a shadowy outline of the ground and trees, to be printed in yellow. He first removes with a sponge dipped in spirits of terpen-1 tine, all the color on the stone, then by means of a rubber roller, resembling a rolling-pin, applies the desired color, lays over it the prepared paper, covers it with a thin copper plate and passes it under the press, where it reappears printed.hero and there with spots of yellow but giving lit tle promise of the future picture. An edition of perhaps five hundred are print ed from this stone, anil then the next stone is substituted, and another color printed, and so on to the end. In pictures like the “Madonna” containing thirty-five colors much time is consumed in the print ing as after the application of a few colors the picture lias to be hung up to dry be fore more can be applied. The printing completed, the chromos are next passed through a roughening machine which gives the grain of the canvass, very near ly, afterwards varnished, then sized and mounted either upon cloth or thin hoard, after which they arc packed and marked ready for market. In the fourth story is a pseking-room, and in the basement a tire-proof safe wherein the stones, pre pared with bo much cost and trouble arc kept, when not in use. The principal part of the work is done by hand, and thirty hand-presses are kept constantly busy. In addition two steam-presses sup ply the cheaper and loss intricate work. “Of the making of books there is no end,” said St. Paul, and we could not help thinking a3 we came reflectively away that a similar assertion would now as truly apply to pictures. THE DISAGREEING DOCTORS. Quito a brisk little breeze of excitement rippled round the borders of lioston’s usual peacefulness during tho early days of last week, started into action by a preliminary skirmish between the Allo pathists and Ilonncopathists. The ease is a reproduction of th e old worn mil farce—prescription for opinion’s sake—the doctrine of think as I think or you shan’t think at all. Some weeks ago a summons was served upon several prominent homeopathic physicians in this and adjoining cities, citing them to a trial before the Massachusetts Medical Society for “conduct unbecoming ami unworthy an honorable physician and member of this society.” The “unbecoming and un worthy conduct” being the practice ot medicine according to the homueopathic system, and belonging to the Homeopath ic Medical Society The trial commenc ed on Tuesday of last week at the rooms of tho Massachusetts Medical Society in Tremont Place. As tho public were rig orously excluded, the public know very little about it, save that an injunction was issued by Judge Ames, of the Supreme Judicial Court, and served upon the pre siding Allopathisls, effectually putting a stop to all further proceedings, and for bidding the expulsion of the llommopa tliists from the Society; accordingly the investigation has been put over until De cember 5th, when, as the trial will ho public, more of the pros and cons will be revealed. Meantime the homooopathists are exultant and jubilant, and the allo pathists defiant though crestfallen. THE WEEDS CO. case continues to form the ehiet topic of conversation in commercial circles, though owing to the great reticence of members of the firm, ami Custom House officials, comparatively little is known as to what the alleged frauds ready are, or the im mediate cause of investigation. It is al leged that the firm is indebted to Govern ment for $40,000, and that the suit was instituted from evidence obtained from books and papers of .he firm of Ilufus Story Co., of New York, which con cern recently paid $M),000 penalty for fraudnlcnt importat ion Messrs. Weld Co’s, counsel present ed a petition on behaK of their clients on Wednesday, to stay further proceedings of the U. S. Marshal, claiming that the seizure of the hooks and papers was un j constitutional and oppressive; but after a hearing. Judge I.owell ruled that the action of the Marshal was perfectly con stitutional ami .justifiable, and forthwith the hooks and papers of the firm were safely loeketl up in the U. S- Court build ing to await further investigation. AN EXCITEMENT IN STATE STICKBT. Statu street has indulged in a genuine l sensation this past week from the discov cry of some S-ltkOoo of spurious paper in circulation among the undefiled brokers and bankers, and on Saturday the excite ment culminated to its height in the ar rest of Mr. J. A. Hanson, a venerable gentleman ot some sixty years of age, well known upon State street, and son-in law of the lion. John J. Clark, for forg ing of the above named paper. The cheeks and notes are forged in the name of Mr. Clark, and an attempt was at first made to hush the matter up, but justice seemed resolutely bent on having her dues, and, as before stated, Mr Hanson was arrested 01 Saturday, to await a coming trial. V WONDEUI'I'I. INVENTION is that of Prof. Faber’s, now on exhibi tion at Horticultural Hall. A talking machine, with bellows instead of lungs, active springs of steel and rubber in stead of cords and muscles, a rubber throat, tongue, palate and lips, and ma nipulatcd very much as one plays a parlor j organ, causing it to articulate the most I distinct sounds, words and sentences. Hike the tricky servant in the play it seems to have “an army >f good words,” and rattles them forth in a shrill, wheezy voice, in perfect obedience to its invent or’s command. Prof. Faber is accom panied by Dr. Pirsch, who explains in good English how the instrument is made, taking it all apart that the audience may see the workings of the wonderful springs. As the world already has a su perabundance of talking machines, with out brains to guide them, it won’t amount to much as an invention, but as a curiosi ty it takes the precedence of all other wonders. Percir. Gen. Schenck to be Recalled. It is reported that Gen. Schenck is to he superseded by Hamilton fish as Min ister at the Court of St. James. The cause is the fact that a flaming prospectus of the Emma Mining Company has been issued in London, staling specially that Gen. Schenck has, on account of the character of the undertaking, consented to act as one of the directors of the Com pany. The impression in England is that the Minister is using his official position for speculation purposes, and his course is commented upon by the English press in severe terms. Later reports say that tho government will call upon the General for an explana tion before recalling him. Arrest of Connolly. Uichanl I!. Connolly, late Comptroller of tin; city of New York, was arrested last Saturday, by virtue of a writ sued out by Charles O’Conner, in the name of the Attorney General of the State for the recovery ot certain money alleged to have been charged and paid under city con tracts in excess of the actual work per formed. Bail was required in the sum ot one million dollars. Up to Tuesday night he had not been able to furnish the re quired amount of bail, and was held in custody at the New York Hotel. If bail is not furnished by Wednesday night he will spend Thanksgiving in Lud low Street Jail. A Washington despatch to the Boston PosL says— The schooner Aranda Hall, from Windsor for Baltimore, stopped four days at Bockland, Me., and shipped additional seamen there, and her papers do not show the fact. It is suspected smuggling was attempted with this vessel at Rockland, although diligent search has been made eliciting nothing to confirm the suspicion. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day directed tlie Baltimore Collector of Customs to tine the master if it, is ascertained that the vessel re mained at Rockland forty-cigth hours and tile master failed to reported. The hist thing seen by many people deceased was kerosene. It is a mistake to suppose that Alexis lives on Ozar-dines. Letter From Colorado. Correspondence of the .Journal. Denver, Nov. it, 1871. Editor ok Journal: Possibly your readers may lie interested in hearing a little of Denver, a city that twelve years ago, was but a speck on the “American desert,” but now in general growth and prosperity, ranks next to Chicago and St, Louis. Denver has a population of 10,000, and is called the. wealthiest and busiest city for its size, in the United States. It is at an elevation of 5,900 feet above the level of the sea, and is about fifteen miles east of the Rocky Mountains. The city is divided in the centre by the Platte river, which at the present, is scarcely more than a bed of sand, -o that people so inclined can easily drive across. The streets are wide, and laid out very regularly, those running lengthwise if the city having proper names, those run ning across, being named bv the letters of the alphabet. Everywhere are evidences ot lb rapid growtli and prosperity ot the citv. There is scarcely a street where now buildings are not going up. No other city ot the si/.e can boast improvements of such mag nitude. But. even in the darkest days of the city, a Denver man lfad undaunted faith, that in some unexplained way, the bright, particular star of this city w mid never wane, but increase in brilliancy, until it should exceed all in this part of the country. Now that this belief is he mg realized, no one is snrpris. d. but takes it as a matter ot course, 11*1 r-dmi waits for what comes next. liven in tie short space of three months onu is struck with the improvements in the business part of the city. A number of tine blocks have in that time received their finishing touches, anti are now occupietl. They are large anti commodious, finished olf in the nicest style, and present a very city like aspect, both inside and out In one of the new blocks, a first class hotel has just been opened, called the “Dclmouie of the West.”* V large billiard hall is in one of the basements, and the brilliant lights streaming up from below, together with the mingled music of piano and violin, tonus, no doubt, strong attrac tions tor gentlemen. Kents are very high the stores in a new block on F. street, rent for $130 per month, and the o.11 pants provide their own fixtures. House rents are proportionately high, a small house of eight rooms, partly furnished, rents for $sy per month, an unfurnish ed brick house, with three rooms, that one can scarcely turn round in, is a month. Denver is by no means a cheap place to live in. Everything is higher than at the East, particularly work. It any one could send a colony of good, faithful, servant girls here, without any western impudence, and a general appearance ol dont-eare-itivenoss, if they do knock the house down, it would he a good that would surely meet its reward. I: impossible to get a good cook tor less than $80 and per rnontll. Nursery girls have $-_’0 and ?•_’■*> a month. A gad to wash in a laundry has 1? 10, an ironer $35 a month. Wash-women get $3.on per day, nurses the. same. In regard to the prices of goods, cotton-cloths, or any thing that makes heavy freight, costs mere. Cheap goods cannot l»c obtained here, tor the reason the freight would tin same, consequently tin: «it i ft m i price in the two qualities would not 1 enough to pay. Kid gloves a. at the lea>t $2.2~) and -9> per pair. St..it■ eggs -i: 40 ets. per dozen, rancho eggs no co. and eggs that one is sure will 1m* fresh ••noiig1: lor table eating are 7’» ets. llutte. is ets. per pound. Milk is Id ets. j»-r qua: Nearly everything is sold by tin p uu I. Nothing smaller than a live cent pm i ever seen in Denver. The admission t<> a evening’s entertainment, is always a 1 d lar a head.’1 Money lias been made easily in those western cities, and spent freely. The weather for tlm last three nneith-. has for the most of the time been gi.»no;i>. When there is an occasional storm, we feel repaid for it by the extra line weathci that is sure to tollow. The air is very much rarefied, and until persons g used to it. they become fatigued much quicker than in a denser air. This mouth till within a few days, has been mild and warm, with a delicious temperature. lik«* September weather in Maine. Now th is a foot of snow on the ground, and tie sleighing is grand, the host then* has ever been in the Territory. The bells jingl gleefully in the clear air, and everybody seems bound to have a taste ot what :n Denver is a great rarity. It only '-'‘Sts five dollars an hour to go sleigh-riding Cheat), isn’t it The storm on the plains was quite severe, blocking up tlm trains in all directions. The scenery of the Rocky M m ntains is grand and beautiful. At the most, h< do not look more than two miles away, seeming to bring us very near tint-' tlm presence of the eternal hills. In smim future letter 1 will give an v.-count of a trip to the “Rockies.” All nations are represented in this “iaiid of promise.” The German element seems to predominate; in taet, the first settler* wore Germans, and they telt very jealous when Americans began to come in such large numbers. The “Heathen Chinee” also hold quite a place in Denver. They live in a distinct portion of the city, but for all that, the police sometimes let light in upon their “ways that are dark, and tricks that are vain," and upset the equilibrium of the “Celestials,” in a manner they do nol relish. The negroes are neither “few or far between,” for you meet them everywhere, and, if possible, colored help are even more Independent than the white ser vants. “The “ltoyal Japs” have been per forming at the “Denver Theatre" for the week past. The troupe was a line one, and all their tricks, top-spinning, slack rope walking, &e., extraordinary. But, Oh! shades of Orpheus! their native music may be good of its kind, but it is a rnightv poor kind. Fearing you may make the same remark about niv letter if I prolong it, I hasten to bring it to a finale. A. K. II. The official count of votes for Governor of Massachusetts shows this result: Washburn, 75,1*27; Adams, 47,(525; Pitman. 05'JJ; Cliam herlin, C84S; B. F. Butler, 157; nil others, :W0. In the twelve cities the aggregate vote for Gov ernor was 54,400, or nearly two-lifths ol the whole vote of the State, and of this aggregate Mr. Washburn’s majority was hut 147<>. Four of the cities gave majorities against him, namely Lawrence (584, Boston 4*51, Lynn 111, and New buryport 05. The celebrated Miller divorce ease has at last been definitely settled. Judge Taplev deeiees to Mrs. Miller the custody of the children, the specific sum of $7000, the law giving her dower and the further sum of one hundred and thirty dollars per quarter for the support ot the children, with appropriate decrees for its en forcement. The Ellsworth Bounty Suits. Mk. Kditor I noticed in your paper of the •2‘1 inst., an article from the Portland Advertiser charging me wii li having published a communi cation which i- •■entirely untrue," reflecting up on Haii A Hinerv of Kllsworth. The Adverlb-r further states on what is called ‘‘good antic.rity*’ that the line of defence which I have cho.-.en against actions pending in Hancock Ujunty •-eems t I»p abuse to the counsel on the other side." You are right in saying that 1 had nothing to do with that publication. Until it appeared in your issue of the Iflth it*d., I knew nothing of its contents, i do, however, so far as your correspondent alludes in that article to Hale and Kmery, now adopt it as my own. He says they “not only commenced suits for those applying to them, but for all others whoso name- they could learn; in one case for a widow wle* i cl been dead more that two years/’ So fur as this statement charges Hale A- Kmery with having “stirred ut>" these suits against me without cause, I refer to the follow ing letters of four Justices of the Peace for Hancock <‘ounty, and that of my counsel who, as was perfectly legal and proper, put those nominal plaitililPs under oath aud to .k their deposition- .ii their own cases. Kr.r swourn, Jim- 12, 1*71 lii «•-•iij'.inuiiy with the law of tin* Stall* allowin'' !!n- defendant to take tii»* «-i lion of !110 plaintiff before a magistrate. I a* Justice of tin* IVaec, heard and wrote down the depositions of several persons who have brought >uil> or in whoso name suits have been brought against It. II. Mace. of Bangor, in Bounty Laud matters, and haw ahn read several taken by the magistrates in similar cases, and in no one instance do they implicate Mr. M ini *4* using any unfair or fraudulent practice toward them. Some of the opponents -late that they have had no knowledge ot any suit, others that they were solicited to bring suits and many of them w< anxioii* to and did release. UesfMTifully 'i )ur ri3, J. I’. (iii. -I. II. B ;n of I’-usious. \V ash ing*.m, 1'. Banlor, June 1*2. 1S7I. II Joseph U. Baker, 'hid. of I’ensions. Dk\it viii:: I have acted as magistrate iu iking depositi'i,o ,oiiip of the plaintiffs who aave brought 'iiil against B. II. Mace, Hs, 1*71. (b ii.J. If. B tk-jr. i ommissiotter of Pensions. Washington. 1 In this stn!<* il|io-e who bring actions at law an* allowed to testify in their own eases. The deft, therefor*- fen a legal right to take tie pill's, deposition’ H.-lbrr t magistrate. I liar** aeted as Justieif of the Peaee, in taking tin* deposit i ms u rnauv of i h"» a ho k brought suits against B il. Mae- 17s,p. jn bounty taud matter', and l Itiiv n id rareiully, many of the depositions iake^i before oilier magistrates in similar ei- an i 1 do not hesitate *av. that in m> sing!.- iu'tafii'-e. d-'i-s mi.- of th‘-s,* plaintiff* unidieai. Mr ie dmetly or iudinv-tly in any unfair or frjr.nlulent pnietices in tic* mat i h'r* Mauv ot liie111 were veil igii'-ram that ati\ suit had been .mimne. m l were anxious to release -.m il -.nit*, and did release them. Yel'\ Bes|jjeetfully, 1 1* W VllP.KN. J. P. Kr i.sw- »ui ii. .lune I'?. 1^71. I (itii. .1. II. Il.iki 1;. uiiiiii'-i-Mi i Wash ini; I ton t Sir: \s c..u>'i I'or J’. !l. i., of I> i*! I "nr, in all 11 1» *nMf v I. m l _rliL a^ain^t ii ini. I itfiM'l- i r!i-- taking of' tile* -11it n> <-i ih [tiaiiriiiS in i!ii> ity, ami hav i •-inTiiil) a i ii 111 l .»i i 'ho 11 i> nii taken m tlu'x* i :t-e hi ii" ill*! i i t in\ i*« >1 I! 11 it Mi j Mai*'1 :t>"*tii of nnv vviMiu; 1 visitt*«| sixU'»*u «»f lit* la In! ii|S i i i rili«-: lor r Ii-• purpose oi l ikuiL' tlmir 11• l• ‘*it:• *ii-. S- vcral of ih.-in wen* 1 in; a i:* iinni ifi!• »i*iu- 1 1 v m*•. that nnv »mit l ha i I* u l»i■ mLjlit mi ihi'ir naiiu- aipim-t Mr 'la m I thirt." i 'iiit a th' -’ii s «!niitari Iv roh :t'*a| tln ir-a lion' a- iin-'t liim Tin ;l«ip j osilioiH >1 o' 11 i 1 t with olio I i a j i| j 1111. A ’11 take'll la-? Willt* V h> Mi'vr*. WaiT-Mi. N i\ •1 r ..I'll- all11 l***!.r> 1 inn^Mrnt.-s Tli-- nunii'T in whi< ii thr'«o‘ *tiitt w. r l»r*»u*rljt it un|»rt I '-hntf.l in my e-xpo.u'mv. ami 1 no h- dilation in >ayinj;. that in m> ’opinion th'-y u nv without 1 ami that 11 wIm i«* pr--■i-eilin*; i* :t ^ronn out i: W itWKi i Til.mi “f lie- I a- to w born your respondent p-t-Ts .is ravin* n l-at nearly two y.-ars. w!i. n they brought a suit in hei i name, was Soroll tiuptill, ot ti' t<» leave tha1 them. This is j literally trim. I lie eireiikir* were in print. I !»*re i- an iei ropy -t on r: 1 I.sw .111. Mi; !I I 1 STt>. W h:r> e "nun. n- a *.iii a^aiu-t Mr. U n. iI Man r- .-r from i.nn the vaim- you:• I,m l W'anant. whi' h he ami l»r. Ihnmiin nn ustly ,mt le.ui von. They will try to settl-i i wiili y ou wiihouf 4iviiu' vou any eliane.- to sec I us, am! will try to lighten «u-.-o:»x v-m into a j settlement, for a very small sum. don't i tYiirliteneil !-y them, ami he sure y m don’t take j any money or in any way -.-tile without eon siihinu: us. they \vill keep I. ar of us. and w. try to keep you from -is, remember we bom n eiirred expense on your a. *ti 11 f, am! lum spent eonsiderable tin. m your e.a-e v-.u must 1 riot settle wit lion they pay us our bill, so you Iran have somethin,' •\>t and above the ex j >r n Si j 1 r i no'! v n the m.inent they ea!! |on you. and in ei-rv rase tell them to -all i, ui to srtilr, wr an f better terms from i t:ran than you an Yours truly, 11 .u k A. Kmkry, Attv’* ut l.avv. They were d<>lug business on large a tliiii it was c iiimi;}' 1" h avc tin* circulars print 1. Notwithstanding this. Mace w- nt round and took releases ot'inmy of fht- nominal plaiutitfs, i and depi'.-itions«.[ odo rs,showing that they had n<-\er aiithori/.od am •n*- lobring suits, an I had nothing to do with prosecuting them, and al>o ^a'dieVi iI up circular* and letters from i Hale and Kinery sufficient. hsays, to make a clear ea*e of barrat ry." This is also true 1 think that an attorn. 1 at law who writ to parties who would not otherwise engage in law. and encourages them to bring on -nits, e unmits the offence of barra try. 11 he also employs agents to gather up j sui h eases t him to pros, uo I think then can be no doubt that the offence lias been com j mitted. IIale and Pinery have both written letters to these parties, encouraging them to bring -nils against me, and have employed agents to gather up those eases. If tliev or the Portland Advertiser, want more proof of this than the letters of the four Justices, and that of my conns, I here pubiish< i. I will publish the dcposi'ions of the plaintiffs themselves, and the depositions «>i some of those agents, which from It’s laet, and also the tact that the most of these suits are prosecuted by these attorneys witli out cost to the plaintiffs in any event, and that 1 the attorneys arc to share in what spoil they may collect. They may sav that the poverty of these old people has induced them in the generosity of their natures to prosecute their suits without cost to them. This if true would be no excuse but the same bargain lias been made bv them with the relations in whose favor the suits have been brought and who are amply able to pay eost. Your correspond' nt i- list’d by tlu* Port land Advertiser “on good authority” with rep resenting that Half A Pinery "maliciously in stigated*’those suit-. There is nothing in his communication showing mali c in them or from which malice must necessanly he inferred. A sordid avarice may account for their conduct as represented by him. This without doubt gives* color to the whole, but in view of the tact it is impossible for them to escape the imputation ot express malice. They were fully informed by Gen. Charles Hamlin and by myself before they brought a single suit, that those parties had no just cause ot complaint, and when they determined upon bringing the suits Mr. Hamlin solicited them as