The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-21

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL FROM THE RAPPING 1
SPIRIrs--Several most beautiful trapping spi- |
rit media" from Rochester have recently in |
vaded this city, and they are now actively |
engaged in bringing all the outside barbarian |
and unbelievers to their feet One of the most |
beautiful spirits attached to this concern
perfect Haidee in face and figure, it is said
called at the HERALD Office on Saturday, aud
left the following eloquent appeal
Mr.. BENNETT, EDITOR HE NEW York HERALD
LEAR SE-Permit to introduce to Miss Catherine
Fox Her parents reside in the section Of Western New
York from which and OF tie editors u the HEaAp
and am acquainted with several persons IN thtt
region who testify 10 their worth. Circumstances com
pei this young lady accompanied by her mother to re-
ceivc persons who wish TO investigate the Rochester
knochings in public circles, at the rooms they have
taken A notcs-a kindly one-in your paper, Qof
which she Is willing to pay the usual compensation
in your mind would probably be that you not
WINGED that the phenomena SO much talked OF real
and not produced by fraud Miss iox IL willing to do
anything In her power to convince you that she his
never practiseo deceit in this matter became
WINGED Of the reality Of the marves last SUMNER while
q stranger 10 Miss f. by seeing tables many times
round and round the room, without contact. Certain
that important natural laws involved in these
strange things extremely anxious that scien tic
persons should investigate the matter know OF
ened by article in the HERALD If only to direct them
to a new protested medium gulccss young girl who
will afford every facility to satisfy those who seek to
T. F. EILET
We cannot resist such an appeal as this.
Mrs. Ellet is distinguished in the literary world;
as an authoress she is popular with all coadi-
tions OF men and women. She, too, is native
Of Western New York, and was born, no doubt.
near the favored spot where the Spirits COM
menced their manifestations" We Therefore
submit, without "the usual compensation" land
we really do not know what Mrs. Ellet means
by "the usual compensatory to her wishes,
and recommend to the New York public this
youthful and beautiful apostle. Her mnistra-
tons ought certainly to be more effective than
those of Judge Edmonds, Horace Greeley, ex-
Senator Tallmadge, Andrew Jackson Davis, or
any other of the broken-down politicians who
attempt to make capital out of this new excite
ment.
We therefore call upon all the unbelievers to
believe, and on all the outside barbarans to be-
come civilized. We have here "guieless
girl"-a young divinity, WHO stands between
heaven and earth-between this world and the
next-and with only the aid Of few tables and
knocks, unfolds to the astonished gaze of the
faithful the beautiful vistas Of eternity; and all
for the usual compensation"
Now, we may be considered to have thrown
the whole weight of our influence in favor of
the beautiful apostle of the new faith, and with
out "the usual compensation"
The ENORMOUS HOUSE RENTs-WHAr MUST TIE
Poor MAN Doi-Perhaps the question OF the
greatest interest to the working classes of New
York, at the present moment, is that of house
rents. And well may it be SO. The first of May
is speedily approaching, when old homes are to
be vacated, when new domiciles are to be Sc
cured, when, in fact, our citizens change and
interchange, and mingle among themselves like
the cords in q weaver's LOOM
In such q season of hustle and migration, it is
to the poor man very pertinent question,
"What rent have. i got to pay this year, And
what is the response to that question at the
present time? Double what you have ever
paid before Tor the same house." Ii is no mat
ter whether the man can afford it or not. His
income may have scantily suiliced last year,
and is not likely to be increased this in pro
portion to the rise in rents; but what of that?
The landlord is memorable, and q home must b.
had. How many hundreds-nay, thousands
are now, upon this matter of house rents,
plunged into perplexities, doubts and misgiv-
ings, almost bordering upon despair, now par
ticularly bringing up the vital question placed
at the head of this article-"What must the poor
man do?'
When we say the poor man, we mean the
bone and sinew ofthe city and country-the ar
tizan and the mechanic-those who depend upon
the labor of their own hands for the necessaries
Of lfe-those who build up our city, rear our
palaces, spread the sails of commerce, lay our
railroads, and who alone fill the Golfers of and
contribute to the real strength of the republic
This is the class who are now compelled to re-
sort to some measures to protect themselves
from overbearing landlords and capitalists,
whose Unsuitable lust for gold has tempted them
to place farther beyond his reach the tenants
roof that in his struggle for il he may be forced
to throw q few additional "pieces Of silver; |
into an already overlooking treasury. What is |
the remedy for this classs Who does not per-
rily be applied to the body polite to prevent
that clash between capital and labor which has
done go much to shake some of the nations of |
the Old World, and towards which we are fast |
verging?
1t does not require much consideration to |
bring any sane man to the conviction that the |
law is the power to be appealed to. The peo-
pie here are the supreme power, and their man
date, Numbered from the legislative halls of |
the State, could place limit upon this traffic |
in real estate, this usury upon lands, which |
now weighs more heavily upon the shoulders of !
the laboring man than ever did the high per |
ccntage OF money lenders.
SAILING OF THE PRNcEToN-WHERE HAS SUE |
GONE THE United States steamship Princeton,
Commander Henry Eagle, sailed from this port
yesterday, with sealed orders. There is no.