Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-02-27
iews, ocities, etc.


THE WONDERS OF MESMERISM.
| The New York correspondent OF the
National lntelligencer, notices an extra
ordinary case Of the power and reality OF
the MesmerIc agency, as exhibited in
New York on the 10Th, in the presence
of Doctors Mott, Fraacis, Doane, Della.
field, Rogers, and others--all of them
men acknowledge TO stand in the front
rank oil their profession. A young lady
7 of respectfully residing in Chambers
street, while in the somnambulic state in.
duced by mesu,ersm, had tumor reno.
we'd from her neck near the carotid arte-
ry. The mesmeriser and surgical opera.
tor was DR.. Bertronnier, young man Of
fire abilities, who has recently arrived
from Paris. The subject submitted to
the painful operation without the slishtes,
manifestation Of physica. pain or shrink.
ing-a serene smile playing upon her lips
as the knife cut deep into the flesh. AZ.
ter the operation was ended an apparen,
disposition to awaken from the magnetic
trance was Immediately dispelled by a
few passes from tho mesme riser's hand.
Tho eminent physicians who were pre-
sent nearly all Of whom came prepared
to scofi," regarded one another in silent
amazement at the successful close of the
experiment. As one of the most distin-
guished of them remarked to mo, their
looks seemed to say: shave we not dis.
believed 10 these things too long r. The
case was in all Of ito details Of most con.
vincing character. A full description of
it, duly authenticated, will soon be pub.
lished. It is likely to rival in interest
that in which the celebrated CIoquet Of
Paris was the operator; who removed
cancer under similar circumstances, but
whore tho operation was not strongly al
tested as in the present instance. A pro.
found impression has undoubtedly been
made upon the minds Of our medical and
scientific men by this extraordinary Incl.
dent, confirmatory as II is Of the reality Of
an agency in nature, the existence Of
which they have hitherto denied, and the
attempts to establish the truth of which
they have denounced as the grossest
quackery.
Returns OF THE ExrLEs.-Last Sat.
urday morning, says the ST. Adams, w.,
Republican, the quiet Of our little village
was suddenly broken in upon by the arr.
val from the south, Of thirty Eight of the
Canadians, exiled to Van Diemen's Land
for participation in the troubles OF 81
1t is nearly two years since the British
government pardoned their offences. and
gave them liberty to return 20 their homes.
Since that time they have been at work
to earn the necessary funds TO enable
them TO reach their own shores. They
appeared healthy, well dressed. ard in
high spirits, and spoke well OF the treat
ment they had received at the hands of
the British authorities. Two Of them on
returning to their homes, where they ex-
pected to meet the smiles and joyful tears
Of their wives, found that these last had
supplied their places with other lords.
OMENs.-Mr. Folks arrival was atten-
ded with disastrous omens. When he
was about landing below the city of Lou.
isville on Monday night, a violent gale
drove the steamboat against the shore or
another boat, and several mems hats
(some say the men themselves) were
knocked overheard. Yesterday morning
he entered The city IN the midst Of rag
ing snow storm that kept nine tenihs Of
his men shut up at home. Before he had
been there three hours, there were two
alarms Of fire. About the same time, the
flag from a Locofoco pole was blown
away. No doubt such dire omeus viii
multiply as he approaches Washington
city. By the time Of his arrivalthere, we
expect to have longer chapter ofpotents
than Amos Kendall published after the
Inauguration of Harrison. Lou. Jour.
ANOTHER New INVENTION. The Bos-
ton Post of Saturday gives this account Of
an invention, which, if Successful, is like.
Iy 10 be Formidable competitor Of Mr..
Motse's magnetic Telegraph:
eve were highly entertained yester.
day afternoon by an exhibition Of an inven.
ton for transmitting substances through
tubes or pipes, with great velocity. /. is
the purpose of this invention to transmit
letters or packages any diatance which
may be desired with the rapidly almost
of Lightning. The process by which this
is accomplished is very simple, consisting
merely of an air chest which is charged
with air by force pump contiguous to
the chest. When the chest is sufficient
ly charged with Dir, the letter or package
is placed in the feeder, and is immediate
ly discharged through the pipe with great
velocity, and perfect safety. Col. Reed,
the inventor, is of opinion that an outlay
of 100000 would insure the transmission
of letters and packages between Boston
and New York, with perfect safety, in
the space of half an hour!
Ma. NORRIS IN AUSTRALIA para.
graph in the New Yerk "Deu;sche Schell
nost dafed Wanna Dec 81 states that