Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-06-19
From the Cincinnati Nonparcil.
Pittsburgh Novelties.

The Nonparei stated few days since, OH
the authority OF the Commercial Journal, that
the Burrs had been triunphantly sustained IN
their Rappng exposure at Pittsburgh. 1t seems
there were widely different opinions on this
subject. The Pos. of May ~ contains mum
Der of articles from prominent citizens, which
show that Mr.. Burr got himself into hot water.
He spoke, in one Of his lectures, oi }. W.
GRAY, cf the Plandsaler, as "lhe Ned Bunt-
line" of Cievcand--"a common blackgutrd."
This the editor OF the Post pronounces "a mean
and cowa,dly slander, deliberate and wiliul
lie; because Mr.. Gray took occasion to "expose
the humbugger, aud buhoonery of Burr"
Mr.. W. 5. Courtney, Of Pittsburgh mAn OF
excellent character, and popular lawyer, an
swered one of Burr's lectures in the Post, and
after explaining the new philosophy, briefly de-
clared: 81 ain willing to testify to the following
facts: That have hear! those raps made Oh The
table, wall, door, or maniel, when no one was
near them or touched them have seen tha
table move when no one touched 1t, and the room
light enough to see all objects in it, That ar
tices and objects have been thrown when all
in the room had joined hands. That knocks are
made at the distance OF eighteen feet IRON the
medium or any one else and have been in the
daily habit OF getting communications spelled
OUT NJ ktldl ulsbdliCt, Witch i'o ohS "e' t'N't"'
bu, the medium. That have seen sentences
spelled out when the medium was asleep III her
chair or engaged in reading or writing or in
conversation with others. That | have heard
and le, the knocks made on the top OF my hat
when held in the presence Of the medium, and
have received communications. That the al
phabet has been recited by third persons mental
ly ard withou! pointing to the letter, whom di-
rect or unequivocal answe were spelled out
TO mental intarrogatories. That Communications
wholly unexpected and beyond tho knowledge
of the medium have been spelled out, and pur-
porting to be from spirits that none ot the com
pany thought Of at that time. That almost all
the COMMUNICATIONS | have received have been
highly intelligent and instructive, and always
correctly spelled. That II word which tho me.
dum was in the habit OF spelling wrongly was
spelled rightly by the spirit That insrannat
cisms of which the medium was guilty we're
corrected by the spiri, in the communications
That matters dsagreeahle to the medium and
to the parties communicating have been spelled
out, causing all great anxiety, trouble and diff
Z Guilty. Peculiar instances Of this kind within
my experience, would OF themselves, beyond
all doubt, settle the integrity and good faith o.
all present"
To Mr.. Courtneys letter, certificates are at
tached from o. S. Fowler, the Phrenologis; Sa
rah ". Taylor, S. Parker, J. =. Glass, Chris
tina Beai and Milo Townsend, which positive
ly set Mr.. Burr's erpose at defiance
Mr.. Fowler says, Il have heard these rap
pings in New Ysrk, in conneXion with the Fox
es, last summer and have heard others thu
spring in Pittsburgh. have also heard Burr
noises. The latter are no more like the former
than church bell 10 like Il Scotch iille, Burr
are obvious cracks Of the fingers or joinis, o.
such raps as any one can can make; wherea
these are inimitable. said at frat, and re-
peat no human agency can initiate these raps
not even machinery, for that would prevent lh'
variety now observed. You wish facts-I Civ,
you what have seen aud heard. AT one sit