Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-11-07
Stgatfora Mysteries Once More.

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We fad the following communication upor
thu, subject, in the New Haven Daily Journal
and Courier, Of Sept 2Th:
"Messrs. Editors: SO many wishes have
been expressed tha, should give fuller state
men, than was made in JOINT communication
from my clerical friends and myself in you,
paper OF the 25Ih of the my s,eriou, pheunno-
ma that came under our observation during
recent visit to Siraford, that in spite of the or.
of 'humJug and coiiusion," words that come
more grac, fully from the mouth of fool tina,
fran the lips ola philosopher an. induced
TO presen, the following facts. To solae o
these We ourselves were witnesses. For 9th
ers, we have the testimony Of gentlemen oil
whose authority the iulles. reliance may bI
placed, and whose veraciiy we shoul! no soon
or question than We .honld doubt the evideuc,
! vi cur own senses. The first circumstance
stats OH the evidence o: DR.. Phelps himself, q
gentleman whose age. and Independence, end
relation to society aud the church, place him
far above suspision. Just before our arrival
at his beautiful RESIDENCE, the DR.. had been
writing at a table, aud had turned from il a mo.
ment for some purpose. On rcsuming his po
sition to write again, he found upon the table q
half sheet Of paper, which he had just left un-
touched and unsoiled, covered with n strange
looking specimen Of chirography, and the ink
still wet. lie was the only occupant Of that
room, and how the writing could have been
placed there, il the brief space of time his
back was turned, is unaccountable. This is
but one instance in a dozen Of similar character r.
| Articles Of every kind were thrown about the
roou>in most admirable confusion and from
positions which forbid the supposion that they
were thrown by any member o! his family
and the supposi,ion that they could have been
thrown by any one concealed in some unseen
corner involves more difficulty than to believe
all this the result Of superhunan agency. Fit
ty six articles were Il. one time picked up
which had been hurled at some devoted head
and ohe oflhem brckbat, which was seen 10
start from the surface Of large mirror, and
come Violently upon the floor. Letters were
seen t, drop from The ceiling, and vegetable
,.thstances with hierogly phcs To emerge from
N. ,cr, figures upon the carpet To :hich the
,y, a, That moment was directed. Valuable
,n,nu>crin., which were entire on the morning
Of onr arrival cul which contnn-d the records
Of all the strange occurrences oi The last siN
months. were found destroyed, ana our 'irs' IN
tma'on o!the unwclcaNe tact came '''"n the
"spirit' himself. Since onr re'u'"' 'ehf'
from one uIthe family tha. o,hs.r rHPe's re'"''hS
to these "spiritnal conmuncs N"'S were
fnurd in drawer on fire and lit.e o'S'd+'
their ashes left 10 prove their previous NAs
t-nce. While we were there the couien'' "'
'h" pnu'ry were rmp,icd into the Kitchen AZ"
h,g. Of S,t, tlnWarc, and heavier culinary art
clos were thrown IN u promiscuou' heap upon
the floor with ond and startling nois,.--
Lowe, of delicious cake were scattered ahoui
the house, and articles Of clothing removed
+. L., # I,lt al
locks, and found lying in uuwonted places, ard
sometimes dvesteI Of their choicest ornaments
The large knocker Of the outside door would
thunder 5 fearful tones through She loud re
sounding hall, uuiuindiul Of the vain but rigid
scrutiny TO which it was subjected by incredn-
lous and curious men, and continue It's uneorth.
ly "rappings" in spite Of the most abusive
skepticism. Chairs would deliberately move
across the room, unimpelled by aty visible
agency Heavy morble-,op tables would
poise themselves upon two legs, and then fall
with their contents to the floor. no human be-
ing within six fee, of them. Missiles o. vari
Gus kinds would seem to start from space, and
dash through costly paues of glass. Silver
spoons and forks would be doubled mp in n mo.
ment like 50 much straw, and sometimes hnrl-
cd at the head of some unconscious guest
Such are few Of the thousand and one fan.
tasic tricks Of the esprit" ragues Of thi. i'll
fated house, tricks that outrival the far-famed
iea.s o! East Indian jugslery.