Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-09

SPIRITUAL TELEGEAPH.-It is proposed in
the New Era, ghost-seeing paper, to set up q
new fashioned telegraph which viii supersede
the invention of Morse and Wheatstone. The
center Of the proposed establishment is to be
fixed at Randolph, N. T., some three miles
south Of the village, on an elevation about 1900
feet above the tide waters of the Atlantic
There tower is TO be constructed of such a
form, and such peculiar combination of min
eral and chemical substances that it shall con-
stitute grand focus of magnetic and electric
influences: while other towers Of similar con-
trivance are TO be placed in subordinate places,
such as Boston, New York, Pekin. Timbuctoo,
or wherever arrangements for correspondence
may be desirable. In these electrical faei the
mediums Of the correspondence are to be placed.
The spirits are not to be called into play here,
but only persons who .1 bear certain tempera-
mental and other relations to each other, so as
naturally By affinity and attraction to blend
sosl with soul, according with certain electrical
and mental laws not hitherto understood among
mankind on this lower earth of the lower uni
verse and then thought is as readily and in
fallibly communicated from one station to
other as persons convey thought by words when
within ordinary sight and hearing of each
other"
Thus the little township Of Randolph will
become the grand Telegraphic Center of the
Globe aud possibly in time of the Universe. for
We believe it is easier, as general thing, for
frstrate sounambulst, let alone ghost-seer, to
communicate with the most distant planet or
fixed star than to report correctly fact IN the
next street. But as for Randolph-when the
towers are built, and communicating soul
seated on the tripod of each tewer-the next
thing will be to build around it model town,
where ghost-seers and somnambulsts may find
congenial society and happy existence. Ex-
actly on what principles the town is to be or
ganized the public are not informed. 1t seems,
however. that there is some sort of an esotiric
doctrine about it, that Of sexual promiscuity,
perhaps. which cannot yet BIZ divulged, though
the time is rapidly approaching when it may be
let out without injury to 1he world or its re
yealers.
Meanwhile, as the entire enterprise seems to
be dependent on the preliminary establishment
Of the Soul-Blending Telegraph, we abstain
from all comment till that experiment is tried.
We may be allowed to say, however, that we
have no great faith in the accuracy Of the in
telligence which is there to radiate :. through
the electric wires of nature"
One day famous ghost-seer and clairvoyant
visited the office of the Tribune to impart some
very recent intelligence concerning the present
place and state Of Sir John Franklin. Thatin-
formation we declined to receive but in its stead
requested report of the previous days news
IN London and Paris, offering to the medium q
permanent and profitable enga cement should it
prove correct Strange to say. however, it was
not 50 easy to ascertain what was going On at
the other side Of the Atlantic as to learn what
had transpired at the North Pole; and eur Wis |
Isor departed in disappointed and perturhed
frame OF mind. Since then we have had
rather bad cpinion of that mode Of procuring |
Anoxledge--N. Y. Tribune