The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-17

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Cooper, Bansseff. BSsaaf, Tfyai2ss,

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| Spirits, we&extract from an arsinI~ Il ~ Nsy
York sfr;buus - ~ an ,6. t.,s.T 49, ,,.'
| Z -..- Il VI " 81. s 80 y ffs's
n Paiy % gsnNsmsn were nyteu % n rheuar
bers o. the Rev. Or. Griswold, in broadway, 10
meet fhe Rochester ladies' The party had been
l arranged SAYS the Trihune br Dr Cfria.en1d zyha
| hss 49,, s.sl.. - 8, e. ..s =
~. .'''. ~ ~''h sesasu ~
- - eaA'ae'ss o '1s sssanse maai-
lestatsonss with view 70 examine the actual facts
Of the case and TO obtain sufficient materials for
the formation Of = cosrect fudeement. AmSua he
gueets ,ve, r Es,;,,s, s,.s M ss.. ss.s.
s-e - r4 ~. ~
s,o's nv =; HaNkss Df = y FFaneisi ar,
Marcy, Mf. a = Willis, Mr. Bryant Nj. Bizs-
low Of the Evening Post, Mr. Richard b. Kinlbais.
| Mr. III. r. Tuekerman ana Gem Iv,nan II
ov,s, - s,'..,;.. ne
y X x e " rs
ment p the room furniture closets e5ez the r.
union was appointed at NE benss q the Kew DFs
Gfiswod, which neither Of the ladies' had ever an
tered before The partv was assembled. listIe
past S o'clock, they made their appearance-Mrs.
seers (Which word We use ios want ii a bester3
Mrs Fish. married daughter. and her two vounr.
sisters, with couple sf gentlemen from Roebes-
Ter. After silence ef haIl an honr, indiatinct
knockings were heard which assumed 4 more psI-
/ pable form, and the following reyslai.ons were
made as stated in the Tribune. Ii was said tlsqt
! replies would be given 10 snv questions proposed
| bv M Mafcr IL ino,,srsd ,eh.fh.r tI,s sr,s,5,
4
was a chiId--and what was It's age at the time Of
III death W. nnfexaf,sI N. M.v.,t =, 80, a.,
/ the answers were correct, but no,hiee xorihv al
4 special notice was elicited
/ Mr. Henry nj Tuekerruan (tbe noeta VA. The
next 10 propound iuon5r;es which contrsrv II fhs
| us,al custom. he exnrasaed andiblv - n u ~
heard NV the laTas nd ,bs yvhae sos,,rsnv H.v
in.r ;xed z, ~ VI ~ g. , g - ;s.sls NJ,
asked q Did III. ivs n Ne,s Yorl N ~ an.xeeTs
& T.. Ft.I,;ra--2 X fr.,t.-s.srz5 r 1z--. ~ -
i .hrss d;s,es, - f;s = ~ ~ ~ sss
t,ve ansver ursrs ,s,l .ls,. Il
! v;Isncer M r. ,-..,,.,s& r IT, IL '>ls,- = i ~
80 II e,1.-nese, .e, = - 5s 80 e. ~,
i y W. PAy .''Ie.. = VI = ,s'1f .
l,-s IT.;,r..
y ., ~. nj
:. sne P.,nc'Pa' sse's ~ ~ = yn 1ne sas
gsssson q a. seesenan, ~ ~ +; askeo, a. ne
Sntls.lan Nnoess' III. - men 20 eskso .ne sks
y tne person lh sssses p sehs; e e 9Mehty
years oid az me time o. LIS ceath as ne
thirty FIFTY sixty hneeks has pc leit
family knocks Children Aneeks-
rive three Two hnocks. Did ne
die u boston IN Philadelphia ln Albany
In Northampton In Benningtony Knocks.
g Did he die Of consumption Df fever r uf
cholera Of old age ~ KNOCKS.
The person in VIZ. TuckerInaas Hlind was the
| late Rev Dr. Channing of Boston, who died in
y sBennington, VI, while on y Journey The degree
81 correctness IN The answers may be Judged BY
the reader Il may be stated. however. that for the
.asf years Of his life Dr. q. disciaimed the use OF
all secrarian names. preferrBg to be called only
Christian and though under seventy his physical
powers had long suffered frem premature exhaSis-
ion.
Rev DR. Hawks was then urgently solicited BY
several Of f, par4y 10 propose injuries to which
| afer some hesitation. he Reluctantly consented.
i He did MOI meet with anV great snccess Tke
sounds uttered were faint almost snausabe at sew
erai fimes and in the great majority Of cases indI-
Gated an incorrect reply. DIR Hawks pnrstIed his
inquiries with exemplary PATIENCE, but after sevez
raj MOI . inc fIsctta aieluus he xeairned iii. fnar
10 DR.. John VI. Francis. who was Welcomed with
a general roll of knockngs, from ihe mysterious
| agents. seeming TO claim The privilege of old and
intimate acauainIan e With his proverhiaf ur-
banity seating himself il at the bed-side Of pa
tent DIR. f. asked in terms of the most iIlsinuatng
| blandness whether the spirits present would con-
verse yvith sr,v member az iip eosnnany1 Would
they vouchsale 10 snsak 10 his jlluslraus friend
The woFId-renowned Aoshnf, Mr. ccopesz Would
they converse with ihe great American noal Mr.
Bryant? To these 6atferine inviSaiions No rel,lv
was given. Would they speak 10 SO humble an
individual as hmsslfg Lend KNOCKS Dr. r. then
asked, fixing on person Was be an American :
Was he an Englishmans Was he a Scoschmans
the knocks We're loud and Gnanimons Was he
II a merchant Was lie a lawvefs Was he an.
author Loud knocks Was he poetf Yes,
| in distinct knocks VIII you tell his name Here
the spirit called for III alphabet by sounds INTEL
ligible 10 the ghostseers The answers bY this
method are given in knocks at the letter desired
when the alphabet IS repeated BY one Of the ladies'
discreeily, but spontaneously, interrupted, by cry-
Ing out Robert Butns. This was the Frpa ansvsef,
and after The inteFview with the iayori'e Seosci
poet, Dr = declined any further communication.
Mr. Fenlmore Cooper was then requested %
enter INTO the supra mundane sphere, and pfoeeeded
q inerrogate the spirits win the most impersurD
ane sell-possssslon ana asilpeia'len. Ai.es seve-
RAJ uesuiofy q1es'ops from snien no saiisiAelosy
answers Were oD'aiAea, nf' =. eosnmsneed p new
selles - y ne I~lso s.'llaS as'.s-
telauNes isss ws e oses ssauisS1s@ y NE M'
Aoehs' M nsal W ,a.z, = = 'sen ~
a No'an ~ g. = lens 'R. = '''''Es ~ =
g ~ ~ ans,1si. r : s.ssss .,.,. - s ., q
% ten asass, ~. ',s - ~ = ., ~, S
ss ..e va tess' g. -a,
.s ,'r' ~. s ,,asi,,,
- ~ ~ s :; h;ch ~, D,,est,,, Ia s
- - - ~ - ssnt IL ths ;s,visiEix ;rsroa,..
Nv '.s avsr ~ knock the wears a slayslE Thar
ssv ra;gbt he disnotIv ro,nsed This was done,
I Iaosk-knock- -knock--for what seemed over 4,
minute tIl The number amounted 10 fittv. andsUas
e Unanimously announced hy the company Mr. 6.
now asked, did she die Of consumption naming
several diseases, to which no answer was gwen.
Did she die by accident Yes Was she killed
by lightning Was she shotf Was she iost At
thrown from u horse Yes
Mr. C,,oner did not prlrsus his inouifies any fur-
4 - .sl u y. tt.s n. i.ls.
uief, ane snteu 70 su7 Co'naiiy tnat tl'e aisNeh
were correct, the person alluded TO by him being
. a sister who. Just fifty years ago the present
s,. ;{l,sl ~ lasz.., ,h,.,.j-s f-,, Z. No..
! monah, was Kiiieu Dy peing shfowh rom = morse
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