The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-15

"a inquire Of tho spirit Of Dr. Franklin about
hm brothers business, who he said was . shoe
maker 10y trade, and was fearful it would not
lr for tho best, and felt concerned inr him.
ilr STATED HAT he cams from Cincinnati, O.
bio, and had bacon a. Rochester, y, T., and
held q consultation there, and had been dis
appointed and had also bcsn ~ Mr. Fish
houRh, Ia Williamaburgh, j. l. with 40 bettrr
success, lie was told tle spirit Of DR. Frank
Ian had never answered, aud was asked ~ he
had any deceased friend "a which le replied
that be- had none, except q brother who had
died When lac was quite young, Tbs spirit
was consulted, As Miss Cooper understood,
upon the following subject, "a which au an
swer was requested by hef-two raps Tor the
nopat W. one ior the matiyr-Viz"W hntl-
~ his brothers Judgment was sufficient for
What he Intended "a lloW
The answer was "No"- 1.-TWO raua 0n the
tablet 10 another question, which she I'M
dsrutOod a. be- concerning his views on certain
subjects, (tho answer spelt out by mps)
.. irg, ~ s0me Te1 hdD.," When lac got up
from the table ho, sall lG-skpped his brother
would be- willing to do a. the niirtH lad all
Niaod" lie seemed reluctant 10 leave, aud
Kept his hand hold of Miss Coopcr's much VI
the tmo during the Interview llis qucs-
lions we're written on q card AID pat By her,
lie further stated to Miss Cooper that lac had
y step-motlicr, aud had no own brother, bat
that the person tor whom SHE consulted the
spirits was only bis hai'brotlior lie cNprcss-
ed desire Ia be- employed IN tho oltct Of
Ne Sunderland, that lac might hear the re-
sFoRsea Of the spirits.
About week after this visit, Mr. sundcr-
tFlid EtatnI thHt nc rrurtvUJt u irttrr iruiu
Quincy, purporting a. be written by George
Sands, which stated that ho wa DESTROYS Of
getting Mr. Sunderland opinion ou behalf OF
his brother" Whether suicUie WoiRd inter
IRE nm happlness amt pragrls+ A- H. .llLliff
state -
The letter also stated that the writer VIA
years al agu, aud desired omploymcut,-
The letter was very long aud related mostly
60 Spiritual Philosophy This lctcruniuuu-
natcly, ha-L been destroyed. Mr. Sundr. land
wrote IN answer that be- thought the effects
OF suicide on the future state would be- irrri-
hlc, aud would interfere with and be- drri-
menAl 10 the spirits happiness, aud could no
more be expected Ia be- beneficial than a. cN-
poet maturity from the ruso Icy cutting IL un
early IN the bud.
II appears from the records of Whitney,
Hotel, Lincoln street, opposite the lnitcd
States Hotel, John Green aud George Sands
Of Cincinnati, came Monday, Oct.2p, aud lrit
on FRIDAY, NUy' ?, 1850 They occupied to-
gcthcr room No, -, They are remembered
10y Mr. Whitney ~ a couple Of Young men
seeking employment, one of them having u
bundle of papers called the Spirit Messenger,
Published ia Springfield which be- tried 10
soil about town. They cunycr.cd about
spiritual knouklngs, aud .aid thai they had
communications with spirits aud had visited
DIR Sunderland, in Charlcstown.
Mr. Whitney SAYS that the statement that
tho deceased had baggage at the Western
RAILROAD Depot was made by GREEN himself,
when asked by Mr. W. a. pay his board la
advance on account of having no baggage but
yalise, lie refused 10 pay ia advance. say
ing that hc once paid 40 Ia New Orleans aud
the hotel burnt down. The parties were cy-
idcntly short of money, aud when they went
away lci) the valisc in pcl.c with Mr. W.
for their board About week afterwards,
Green came in a wagon with another person,
probably from Quincy, paid his bill and took
his valisc away Will at Mr. WIS the ic-
male (Sands) spent most Of her time in read
lug book upon the new spiritual sc-
cncr'' y thorough search at the Western
Railroad Depot shows few trunks and va
liscs which have been len there since Noycm-
Der last IN pawn for the ibrcs of their owners.
II any of them belonged To the deceased, u
lcadcn Western Railroad haggagc ticket
would most probably have boon found upon
the bodies. The explanation Of the mystery
must come from the west where the persons
probably belong.