The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-06-30

rIAN ERs HOUSE

en- persuaded 70 remain The Planters
House Is crowded with visitors and travel-
ers, and The whole city swarming like 3
bee hive. visited the different Theatres,
md allthe Gardens Cemeteries de-. and
have become 80 deligted With TIE place that
/ en- half persuaded neyerto leave il.
ar, Neofs is playing Il the Varieties
Theatre and draws good houses, The favor
ite play, the .Corsican Brothers has had
long run. Miss Champions Meg Maize
hes. and Max Smiths Domino Sampson
lin Guy Mannering are also quite and IT.
iractive feature in the bills. At the Peo.
lple's Theatre, Mr.. lno. s. Scott is playing
Richard and otheIlo. I saw him in
Richard tie other night. and have no de-
sire to see ike numbering Of the Moor.
He is too fat f5r either Of thecharacters and
rants too much.
Last Sabbath attended The second Pres
bytsrian Church and heard most excellent
Sermon from the Rev. Dr.. Rice late Of
Cincinnati. He is an able though not
an eloquent man. had heard Of Dr.. Rice
years before and knew be was at the head
ofthe Presbyterian Clergy Of the West and
expected to set an old man; but he is in
the prime Of life. and bids fair for many
years oil usefulness
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by. The cars now run forty miles to the
little town Of Franklin city in the wilder,
ness. The President of the company has
my thanks for season ticket. I made my
6rst trip the other afternoon in company
with Mr.. H. Cobb the editor Of the West
ern Journal Of Science" He is an eathusi-
astic advocate Of Railroads and other inter
nal improvements. / owe much of the
pleasure Of my sojoun in St. Louis to the
polite attention Of this estimable gentleman
Last Sunday evening in company with
several ladies and gentlemen some travellers
and some citizens, attended a lecture of
Spiritualisn. The lecturer Vas Mr.. Amber
Of Arkansas. He is quite talented man,
and in his own state one of the leaders
a pleasant speaker and agreeable gentleman.
He spoke only in generalities but showed
himself an able and jealous convert to the
doctrine Of Spiritualism. After.h had en-
lished the choir for there is aregularly or.
ganiEed congregation Or to use there nomen.
clature circle formed here-sang to Melo-
dean accompanyments very sweet hymn
or song or whatever il is proper TO cal it.
| l could only catch the chorus which was
repeated at the end Of each verse and was:
Then come from the nights
And receive the ligh.
AS it shines through Heavens portals.
After the singing was ended, the master
of Ceremonies arose and said as it was Jet
carly any person that had received any
new eoumanication since the circle last met.
was at liberty to relate it for the good and
edifcation of those present. There was
pause Of some seconds and then fisherman
who looked as though he was not accuston-
ed to speaking IN meeting got up. He
apologized like Marc Antony for being .
plain blunt man and not used to addressing
public bodies, and said he preferred some
Of his friends should tell what be had 10 say
as he was in a trance when the spirit did
the very remarkable feat he was going to tell,
but as they had all refa.ed be felt moved
by sense Of duty to do his best. did
not have pencil and paper With nae but as
some Of the readers Of the Wing know
have reported long political speeches from
memory to the satisfaction Of The orators
who made them, they viii do me the honor
to believe that the following speech Of The
spiritual Fishermen is fairly reported.
ny friends aint goin to say much. and
what I've got to say / would heaprather
somebody would say it fOr ne. but was
il france the other night IN . private cir.
Gle, 6rslthe spirit lux of by coat and then
he tux me into the midd E Of Tie door and
TUX q halfdo out one MS pockets and put
ii my hat I was 10 trance al The time,
and ia course. didn't know what r said or.
did. After litt.e the spirit made ne Tell
some body 70 look il tue Bat and i want
thar We sarched about Che room
but could not find #, and then Che spirit
made ne tell them to look ID tie nezl room
between &c pliers of The bed and thar
was the half dollar Some one asked Tie
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