Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-24

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Section 20 enacts that fa majority fthe votes
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Astounding Spiritual Manifestations.
Iesss STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS IN ATHENS GO. a.s
The Cleveland Plaindealerswtich is known to
be fayorite medium for spiritual Communications
puts forth the suhioined:
The following strange incidents are related to
us by a gentlemen of this city, who has carefully
investigated thelcase. We give them for what.
they are worth. - =. ga u = sssssss
An industrious farmer named Koon. residing in
Athens county, became interested in spritualism
some months ago. He was Skeptical in touching
lis claims but determined TO give il fair inNs IL
sGuon. For that purpose he visited a medium in
an adjoining county, and there became convinced
ofthe reality of spiritual manifestations lie was
told thatLe himself would soon become n inedi-
UNI. Upon returning to his home the spirits ESQ
lie sayS,) commenced working at him. They told
him to erect common log hut, twelve. by -four,
teen feet, without windows, near his own house,
and to put M a table in ii covered in a peculiar
manner with small iron wire. The mode III which,
The table should he built its size and the exact
rangement of the wives were all directed blythe
spirits. Though pocr man. he went 10 the
expense of doing so. His son about this time be-
came medium. After the completion of the log
NUT The spirits told him 10 procure al the musical
instruments lie could get, and place them upon
the table. lie bought or borrowed two or thee
trumpets, a tamborine, a base drum and tenor
drum. He was then requested TO take his fiddle
(he IS great violiniSt) seat himself at one end of
the table aud play tuue. HIS son, was request
| ed 10 seat himself at the otheren They did so.
ana The door being shut. and all dark within, the
spirits accom- panied Mi. koun. Senior upon the
various instrument. The manifestations were al
first comparatively weak but the spirits told Mr.
koon that otlics mediums would be c. Gated in the
vlc!nty 10 furnish The "requSite strength Of cir
cle-" Mediums We're accordingly developed in
other families resulting in the netghboriood--sey-
erai belonging 10 family name rppey, tesid-
lug omleS from kOon'S. The manifestations
with their accession of "strenglh," became very
strong aud Striking, augnlentung every day in pow
er. .s--# gt d. II
Our friend took his seat by the elder Koon, at
the end of the liable, eight or lea mediums occupi-
ed the FIRST of benches erected ior the accom-
odatlon of guests-thv remaining benches were
TILED with spectators, Tor rather autlitors.) MIR.
Noon commenced playing on tue violin, aud was
immediately accompanied by all kinds of musical
manifestations. The bass dunn aud tenor drum
lying on The table,) we're beaten in perfect time,
| tue tamborlne was banged, and a rude tune was
played upon n haTnouicon, which was lattery
grown tayorite with the spirits Butthe queer
est feature oft was, That all the instruments ex-
cept the drums were carried around The room, now
| icing on the table and now borne to the different
corners OF The hut, fly ny all around with eincon-
celveable tapdity. Occasionally gruf voice
was to be heard through one of the lru,npets, di-
| rscting the performance. This voice il claimed,
came from spirit who calls himself "King,'' aud
who asserts that he has charge of the whole spin
lual orchestra. Wemay add that the spirits IN
question CLAIM 10 be of pre- Adamlte origin, hav-
ny lived more than ten thousand years ago. The
entire tribe at Kings command numbers one hun
tGred and sixty-eignl. Their original language (of
which they gave samples now and ihen,) Is unin-
IielligIbGe gibberiSh. It is something odd that
KING utters all his directions in the pureSt Eng
/ ash. He says lie aud his fellows have been
Taught It. CluirvoyantS who have visited lie
| .SpIrItS hur' say they can the Musicians
They describe them as bemg about % inches high,
| IN the human shape ana well-pruporlioned.--
| They add that While the performances going
forward, circle upon ciIcles of other spirits are
ranged all about tile rouI quietly looking on, en-
Toying The iun, aud booking one another IN the
rius when anything particularly good takes place.
THE aStonIsinnent oil the uuuience furnishes
| them much neltllnrut.
| The musical manifestations witnessed by our in
'iornant, were not as strong us they are said to
have Geen at olLer times. He was Told by persons
! III whom lie placed confidence, that the spirits al
favorable Seasons Will put rumstickln visitor s
hand with sharp blow. He feels the drunlStick;
he finds no hand upon it; he groups about and
touches one; when suddenly the stick IS wrench
still fluids no on the O.ler end of il, or any
where about 1t. The tace;lous King sometimes
plays Startling trick with his trumpet. lie comes
up visitor, puts said IIunj,eL in the risI-
iOrS and tOUtS. The visitor feels Of the lnSlru-
F.. ment and tinu nobody ut the end theIeo-whlle
footing still continues. One iucredulous gentle
man. It Is reported tried TO take possession of the
'tooter,' but, after long tug, tKing'' got it away
from him. Our informant, however, gives all tbs
on heaISay.
He personally witnessed one thing, though;
| which is not less wonderful ..Kiug'' ordered
some phosphorus lobe a,d.uDon The table. "rnls
paper is p:epatedby tubing phosphorus oil ii,
and gives out the Uny kind of light that the spirits
can endure ANY OTHER light they say, neutra ICES
| their power Wei, the paper as brought and
placed upon the table. Our friend, by request,
took seat Ut tuble, und Ueiit Ills head over the
paper.
I Suddenly a hand was -pOked in right under his
| nose. II was u ghuslly looking hand about the
common masculile size, CHE spirits, it will be
borne III IN nd, are only twenty eight inches high.)
Our friend, nothing daum:ed, took hold of it, nd
/ found IL tough aud warm like any other mortal
llan'. The hand did notll.ns but remain impas.
sise IN his grasp Some waggish spirit just then
commenced humming on the '.harlnoncon'' in the
| farther corner Of the hut under the beams. Tie
hand Immediately grabbed the phosphorus p per
and flashed witht through tue air TO the spot oc-
cupiLd by the performer. 5i
Tie noise was instantly stepped, and the Ia nd
darled back again under our lnfornanl's nose.-
The music was then Recommended IN another
corner. The hand bolted off again us before,
snub bed the intrusive "harmonicol,"a and flashed
back again in the same eccentric lightning fashion,
The masiciwaS then begun under the table, AMI
the hand bobbed under tie table, and again choket
off The annoysr. fs-s.t IS G5
Nothing more was heard of the "harmoncon''
individual. The owner of the hand had probably
struggled him 10 death. The little family quarrel
having been settled, he'l:and came back, took up
pencil anu wrote communication.
The han'l then. disappeared and nothing more
was seen of il. Persons who have witnessed lis
'fdoimgs'' frequently, say that "when everything
is just right" the hand moves about the room,
and ''shakes hands, in inendly way with every
one present. Most folks so astonished ut the
mysterious appearance and conduct of this sola-
ted clipper" that they haven't courage enonghtol
feel oiitvery long. 1t is reported that of the