Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-10
Spirilual N Manifestations.

The FIST deyeloplhent of the Misses
/ Fox, confined, we believe, to table
/ rappings, has gradually extend led it.
i self, until MecAanIs are as common as
/ cherries in June, pr sausages in Ne
II vembef. Not only has the number
of thos e holding commune with the
spiritual world been extensively in
creased, but the mode of holding it
has likewise been indefinitely varied.
The NJ Uses Fox, of Rochester, tfor
this hui bug, like original sin, Start
ed with women) could hold commun-
ion only through the fundamentally
of "a table. The "spirts' pleased,
we sup pose, with their interviews,
and probably instru cted, have become
more social and allow conversation
now aim lost on any terms. Nor are
they as select as when they first
opened communie cation with our
world. Then they donversed only
with pre- ty ladies' Now an ugly old
bachelor even can have an interview
who desires it. We begin to fear
that the Spirits Are becoming too
common, and apprd bend that unless
they make themse Ives e little more
retiring, respectable people will have
to Cut them.
Even in this god dly city Of ours,
where tuEnpikes, railroads, banks,
money making and politics should
have made people practical, we have
mediums; We have S cen one, bad him
to tell us t be past, pTese1 t, and future.
We are lot at liberty to divulge
names, or even give Ineligible hints,
farther than to say that on Friday
night we were inf6r med that if We
doubted spiritual ma nifestations, con-
elusive evidence Of its truth was at
hand : the only pie lge exacted be-
ing that of confidenf Re, as the person
favored With this gift was private
gentleman, at present in our city. and
did net wish publicity. Being curl
Gus about the matter, we gave the
pledge, and had the interview. From
the interview we Learn ed several facts,
knowledge Of which G uld be obtained
only in the spiritual wor I'd, as they
most certainly have NJ ever taken place
in this. For example, We learned
that we were born in Tennessee
that we were married, bot of which
facts are somewhat at Variance with
the family bible an i our own con-
We ais B le; rned that
several relatives, Of VI hose existence
and relationship to us we were most
ignorant, cherished for US
The most devoted attAcbme nt-that
At that very TIME they were talking
Of us in places rs unAnowh to us rs
he afeetieAate relatiV es themselves.
We learned several other things of
which we had not been previously
ware; and before leaFing, came to
he very definite concld sion that, how
ever informed about othe people,
he Spirits" had certainly never in
ormed themselves about sand
hat perhaps one-hiilf Of Nashville
Fas better posted up about us than
hese accommodating spirits While,
owever, we are thus Fmus ing our
elves with this humbhg, Il iere are
many intelligent people whoI n it real
! disturbs. Judge Edmonds, Of n. =
'ork, went deranged about it, and
here have been some two or three
uicides caused by it in the Northern
tates. The fact that these 1iedsau4s
0 things which they can't under
tand, seems to perplex people, just
; If Herr Alexander aud the 'Fakir
silva did not also ID things fully
5 inexplicable. Mos people are
ont to laugh at the superstition of
mother age, when crazy old women
ere burnt Tor witches, We should
Ike to know which is the most I'M
asonable belief in witches or me-
ums? Ghosts, too, have gone out
fashion, and tales of this character
} longer brighten little girls. But
2 should be pleased to learn if
pirits'' give US conversation, why
icy should not, also, give us asight.
certainly yop ld be much more ac-
mlnodating, as talking to people
le don't see is very disagreeable at
st, and particularly so, if it be some
ar friend whose face is almost as
easant as their Condensation
aShUAe Union
Nhe NJ emphis Eagle and Enquirer,
Us the cars, on the thirty miles now
ing use "a on this end Of the Mem
lis and Charleston Railroad, are do
g fine business. The receipts
st month were about $1,000, or at
- 80 &c esOd 0A0i . l1,oo,s+ Tbo