The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-06
DEATH OF rLuurcnIsoN. r.a.

well, Benz IWiu Morrow aud W W. Llins.
DEATH OF T l. HUTCHINSON. ESQ.
We regret to have 10 announce the death
Of Thomas l.. llu'chison, Esq, Senator e.
ect from Mecklenbufs aud part OF Union,
to the next Legislature. II took place on
Wednesday last, at lis residence, miles
from ths village. The declining health Of
Mr.. Hutchinson alarmed many ol hi, friends
and they feared that lie would not be able
10 I'll the station 10 which he had been e
lcced, aud their fears have been realized.
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MESMERtSM PusENO-MAGNETISM,
CLAiRNOlANCE, Sc.
On Friday night lasl, d.. Webster gave
lecture and experiments on Mesmerism,
and Clalnoyancc, aud on account Of the
weather was prevented from giving further
lectures until Tuesday night. GA Friday
night, The experiments were performed
with one Subject ouly but on Tuesday
night, he put two subjects, male aul e.
male, under the influence Of the mesmer.
&c sleep, aud then performed experiments
"i'h both truly astounding. 10 tie first
place, several gentlemen Of the medical
faculty examined the pulse Of tho male
SUBJECT before be was put asleep aud II vas
found g range from y to 100, after be
was asleep i Was found 10 be increased to
rs. lie then commenced bis eNpen.
monis which consisted Of Two classos.
The ifs, class WAS the description Of AZ.
tIc'cS furnished By the audience, and the
second was scenes Ut a distance. Of the
hfst class, number o. articles was fur.
nIshed By the audience, which we're nam.
Ell BY boih-such as a knife, KEY, - cen,
piece aud a Wl.ch, aud what was liule
remarkable the knife had broken blade
which was mentioned A1cr getting
through with these experiments he called
for the other class. We do not reeo'lrc,
an that was furnished but the most rc.
markabIc vas description &c the Capitol
al Washington the Senate Chamber aud
the Picture Of tie baptism OF Pocahontas,
tho Charleston Hotel, Branch Mint, aud
the State House at Columbia. H. then
experimental 90 The senses Of tasting aud
smelling. \ vial Of hlEshofn and sever.
al other articles were handed up which
were Described The operator being han.
ded box Of snuff stepped some distance
from the two subjects aud took a pinch,
they both gave evidence Of being affected
by II, and the male subject made several
intellectual attempts to sneczc. Just NJ wc
have noticed other persons, when he final.
" gave as natural sneeze a, any one
The operator then took drunk Of water
and We noticed tia, he male subjec, swat.
lowed just as 1t he had been drinking him.
sell HE ullIcuon of pam on the opera.
tor and the subjects giving evidence Of il
was also shown. After getting through
these, he gave experiments IN phrcno.map.
nellsm. THIS was done by exciting some
Of the organs Of the brain, for instance. At
The suggestion Of some of the audience he
excited the organ Of music and the subjects
began to sing, MISC with the organ Of com.
jatIveness and the female gave evidence
BY striking their chair and tho male by
.aIkIHg OF what be would do. The ORGAN
d 'enera'ion was also excited and the fe.
male put up her hands in Tho attitude Of
'rnying aud the male prayed out. Sever.
II other organs were excited and the re.
'uI' was The same. l pom the whole i, i,
me OF the most curious and Interesting ex.
ADDITIONS we have ever Witnessed. MANY
ave set Their faces against ii and pro.
'ounce It oil collision aud humbugsery. If. I
his be so why do not the opposers attend
md show wherein it is collision. Tho,
ay that by certain expressions the opera. /
or can lead the subjects 10 de.ctbe nav /
'hIect he desires. After WITNESSING tho I
he experiments of Friday evening we
h'osh' hero might be some truth in ubo, )