Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13
SINGULAR REVELATIONS.
communication with Spirits i'm Yves.
tern NeW.YOrk.

L OF some ume the Rochester and other papers
in western n Y. have made occasional references
to mysterious noises, that were producing consd-
cradle excitement in that quarter and the follow
ing grave history Of the affair was published in the
Tribune of the lst instant, by which it would
appear that intelligent and prominent citizens have
thought it worthy Of serious attention. The case
furnishes another illustration of the effect of mys-
terry on the human mind on which account alone
we copy it,
From The New-York Tribune.
Knowing that the public mind, in various loca-
tions in Western New York, has been somewhat
agitated on account of certain sounds, called by
some mysterious" we shall offer no apology for
making the following plain statement of facts in
regard to our knowledge Of the matter
The sounds were first heard about two years
since, and have not yet ceased, but seem to be
spreading from one place TO another and gradually
claiming the attention of the public mind When
first heard, they were manifested by simple hol-
lows sounding rap upon the floor Of house. This
raPping was continued every night, for long time
and finally commenced in the daytime. 1t was
al first entirely uninteligibe to the inhabitants of
the house.
AT length little girl said q Now do as do,''
and snapped her finger three times. She was
answered by three raps Onrepeatng she found
that it invariably repeated the number she made
herself. Another person said, Now count ten,'
and it was done. Nov count the age Of
Zone Of the children.) 1t was done correctly
Another was tried with like success AS it began
TO display signs of intelligence the family became
alarmed and the females all left the house at night
The neighbors called in but there was no ces
| sation of the sounds. The excitement became in
tense, and at one time, it is said, nearly or quite
! 800 persons assembled to discover from whence
The sounds preceded The house was thorough
ly examined from garrett to cellar, but, while the
sounds continued, no one ever discovered the op-
orator. At length it discovered that every time
a question was put that required affirmative,
rap was heard-for negatve-no sound.
The question W as put, Are you spirit I" The
answer was by rapping three raps. BY this
means they found that it purported to be the spirit
of man. Many expedents were resorted TO by
which TO find out the name of the man whose spirit
was making these manifestations. At length a
stranger asked If 1 will call the Alphabet begin
ming with A. will you rap when | come to the
first letter of his name" The answer was affir-
native. He then commenced "A, B, c." when
he came to c., there was rap Again he went
on, and it raped at H, and in that way he spelled
ted, these sounds have, from that time been heard
in various families in that place and the cities of
Auburn and Rochester and various places in the
country. Although confined TO this rapping sound,
the mode of communication has gradually improved
so that many very curious and astonishing senten-
ces have been spelled by the use of the Alphabet.
Il no longer purports to be the spirit OF one man
or person, but when an individual makes the in
quiry " who is il that wishes to communicate with
! tl,oy Cot nf
friend or relatiye-a Mother, Father, Sister or
Brother who has passed from visible existence
Many persons have made the trial and have had
names spelled out TO them of their friends, un-
known TO any person present. Strangers have
tried the experiment and had their names spelled
out before any person present knew 1t or where
they came from. fs-
! In each family where the sounds appear, there
seems 10 be some one or taco, whose presence is
necessary TO insure communications freely. Cen
eraiLy we find that these persons are susceptible
! to magnetic influences and Clairvoyant, although
we have heard il where there were none that had
ever been magnetized or were known to be Clair
voyant In The family of Mr.. Granger of Roches-
ter-a citizen we'll known there-the communi-
cations could be had with any two Of the family
previous to any of them being placed under the
magnetic influence but after daughter was mag
netized and became Clairvoyant, no communlca-
ton could be had without her presence. No per-
son had ever been magnetized in the family where
! il first appeared. .a.
We first became acquainted with these mani
estations about one year since, and we have taken
every opportunity to discover if possible what 1t
| is. We have become convinced that these three
facts there is no disputing. viz: The SOUNDS
the intelligence and the absence of any colluslon
or deception in the matter.
! Some two weeks since, we were in company
with some persons who were getting commcnlca-
tons from this invisible communication when a
message was spelled out TO US TO the import that
the matter should be made more public--that the
time had arrived for the people to investigate the
whole affar--that it was thing which Will ui-
mately become known to all men, and that we
should Immediately take measures to have 1t IN
yestgated The directions were then minutely
given by these spirits, as they purport to be- and
which we are willing to believe, are until we have
as much proof TO the contrary as IT required 10
bring US to this conclusion. These directions will
appear in the following history, as they were fully
and strictly followed. The great object was TO
start investigation and clear those who had been
hearing il for the last two years from the lmpuia-
ton Of fraud and deception.
/ Accordingly on the evening of November ID,
lecture was delivered in Corinthian Hall in the
CITY of Rochester and full history of the rise
and progress Of these strange manifestations given
During the relation of these facts the sounds were
distinctly heard by the persons in the hall.
After the lecture, Committee was chosen by
the audience, composed OF the following persons