New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-03
Examination of Angelica Coffin.


Translated for The Neto York Tribune from Me Courier
dcs Etats. Unts
Apropos of the electrical girl by whom the Acad-
emv of Sciences was occupied one of its last ses-
sions the Medical Gazette has recalled many eX-
amples ofindividuals of the human family who have
become accidentally electrical. But, as NJ. Arago
declares in the name of the Committee the facts
have not for the most part been reproduced before
it, 1t was only in the first of the two sittings which
were devoted to the examination the young An
gelca Coffin that they were able to verify the ex-
traordnary repusive faculty concentrated in the re-
gion OF the pelvis. The phenomenon OF the fall of
table or of any other article of furniture by coming
IN contact with her garments, was not produced al
thoush many persons have affirmed having observed
it Immediately after the session. The instruments
employed to prove the presence OF the electricity
did not detect the least trace OF IT, and lsolatlpS sub
stances have appeared 10 have any influence up
on the production of the phenomena. 1t appears
tina, during these contradictory experiences the
Young Coffin did not seem 10 feel the least embar-
rsssment Her perfect calmness renders any suspi-
cion Of fraud on her part impossible. Finally, IN
the second session, the Committee could not lind III
the Young girl any abnormal phenomenon OF attrac-
ton or repulsion. The physicians who have OBJ
served her for some time have declared that these
phenomena were subject TO irregular intermsslons,
and sometimes ceased suddenly. They have even
attributed, under this relation entirely neutra-
zing influence TO the presence of great number OF
people, and particularly 10 the iaterrogations OF
learned men. The Committee is informed that the
phenomena have reappeared, and notwithstanding
ivety opposition raised by some members OF The
Academy, have resolved TO examine anew the facts.
WE WANT hEFoRN.-At one of the Peoples
Meetings" on Constitutional Reform held at Csnilus,
on the 18th ult. Mr. Geides remarksd-thss while the
people coming Into the meeting he would read an
extract from the Memoria" CONTAINING fact for the
people. |, was statement showing the great difference
between the coats Of legal proceeding In this State and
Ohio In New York. the costs confession of Judgment
under $50 were Sli 90 while in Ohio /, was only 80
cents On debt Of $1,000 costs were $as q while in
Ohio only 81 40.
You. Mr.. Chairman, ludge Munro) snid Mr. G.
have been Judge, and know something about doing
business and would ask if the ends OF Justice cannot
be well answered in Ohio under their system as in
this State Arc the people of Ohio any Oft Do
they not live well Are they making great pro-
gress In improvements Look at their canals and rail-
roads, lOnondaga Standard.
~ Our distinguished fellow citizen Dr.. J. R. b.
cHANAN, who has lately been occurring at Cincinnati
with great saplsuse has been elected to nil chair in
the Eclectic Medical Institute of that city Dr. B. has
ceped the appointment and will enter upon his duties
fall Professor of Physiology, the Institutes Of
Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence. This is
Medical School, which held its first session during the
past winter with very respectable class ls Faculty
consists OF Professors and s prospects said to
be quite fstternp Inuayls Democrat March %.