The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-27
Louisville, Ky.
Correspondence of the Herald.l

correspondence OF the HeraidJ
LOUISVILLE, Feb. IL l84S
State of the Rip9-Dteat of the Stop Laws-Deteat
Of the Banks-Pubhc Heahh-Mesmeism- Mag
netisnn, &c.
Navigation has at length closed; the river is en-.
tirey blockaded with ice; it has been extremely
cold for the last week; we have had very fine sleigh
ing. and fair prospect for long continuation OF
the same-rather u rare occurrence for this cl-
mate.
The efforts OF our representatives to remeve the
seat ofeglslation from Frankfort to this place. will
prove abortive at least for this session; the question
may again be taken up next year, but if Father Mil
ler's doctrine prove true we will not need any more
legislative assemblies in this world. The Common
wealth Bank scheme has exploded SO by the strenu-
Gus efforts of the wings, we are saved from this
ragmill- there is no danger Of our having this ruin
GUS paper entaled upon citizens. The relief
or valuation law, most likely will share the same
fate; so that Of the Commonwealth Bank. Although
large number of our representatives are using all
exertions to force the bill through the majority of
the locefocos will, in all probability, vote for re-
lief.
Unfounded rumors and reports, calculated to mis-
lead the public regards the state OF health in this
city, are in circulation IL is published abroad that
the small pox is raging with undated fury, that
merous new cases are daily appearing, and large
numbers dying rapidly. Such is not the fact; but
one or two cases have been discovered, and those
of trng import; in other respects city is per-
fectly healthy. rri
We have had another humbugging lecturer de.
lighting our citizens with his nonsense at ten cents
head. His lecture room each night was crowded;
doubt II proved lucrative business to Professor
Bronson and Mr. Nash. The last two nights Of
his stay here he lectured on neurology, mesmerism
DC. DR.. Stewart, OF Indiana, with his son, de-
lighted the audience with his experiments in neuro-
ogy. II must be admitted that the boy was well
trained, and performed his part admirably. This
than mesmersm, for the collision must be so pal
pable, and evident to every rejecting mind, that
should think itwoud be cried down Immediately
Professor Bronson, in his lecture, spoke very con-
fdently OF his power as a mesmerist; said he was
certain that he could throw patient in the mesme-
rio state, and extract tooth or amputate a limb,
unknown to the patient, or cause him the slightest
feeling OF pain. he narrated some most miraculous
tales that beat Baron Munchausan all hollow; egad,
his stories are not a patching. Bronson related In
stances, and gave names where mesmerc patient
had told the cause Of disease, when il happe ned,
&c. Another narrated a visit 10 the mountains OF
the Moon, in Africa, and gave relation of what
might be there, TO subsantate all these state
ments Bronson gave the names OF those present
at the time of the experiment; he also related, that
one patient, on being asked, gave description OF
the future state and from what he said ske related
in relation TO this subject, should Judge she had
carefully perused " Dick on Future State" Bron
laid great stress upon the names he gave to sup
port the statement he made; as to their respecta-
bility, high standing, &C., &c: Well, who are those
persons whom he mentioned Not one OF the au-
dience could say they knew any of them; and Tor
obtaining their evidence it would be useless to at
tempt finding where these persons lived at the pre-
sent time, or whether they lived or notno one could
saw Surprising thew are alive, and we knew their
abode, il would be useless to enquire about such
matter as most likely it was forgotten long since.
Bronson knew thls ne was well aware that the wit
nesses he gave would not be called on; he knew
that il he could gull the Deople by giving them names
that it would assist him in his humbug, and that
could do him no harm. This, although Of trihins
import, has its influence some classes for they
think he would not give persons names, no matter
how distant they may be, unless the facts as he
stated. Such reasoning is all my eye and Elizabeth
Martin i''' ,.u. O. i HAwKEYE