Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-13
1,.,,ar,,ob,c MagtcIan-Thc NecrOmancer In Al

remarkable MagtCian-The Necromancef =" IA
A'O geTia.
1,y one has seen or heard speak Of the great NOD
uo4din Besides being the prince OF conlurors. he
n obo mathematician and mcchan1clan, ana his elec-
; clock made for the Hotel de lille OF his native
Gown of Bois obtained medal at the FarlS eAmoluon'
II is not generally known that he was sent 10 A8eia
H. Tho FTancz Government a mission connected with
EG Hack ort-probably the first time that conJuror
LIZ hnop called i1pOn to exercise his profession III GoV-
nmont employ Some details Of his exhibition nave
brpn nubishcd It's object was to destroy the lhclee
orcisod among the Arab tribes by the MaraboutS-ah
;nanoncc often mischicvousy applied Bya few clum-
~ tricks and imposurc8 these Mara1outs pass mem
Gives off as sorccrcrs no one it was Justly moughl,
was better able to eclipse their skil ana dScFe' '0"
science than the man of incXhauatiDe Do g 20
One of the great prccnsOn6 OF the Mla9o1' ""I ~
:InorobiI;ty At the moment that a loaded muSkct
~ aimed at him and the trigger pulled, he pronounce"
few cabalstic words and the weapon dld not 90 ol
Uondin detected the trick and showed that the iucloG
s ningrnd The Arab wizard was furious, ana aouSeo
L;s French rival You may revenge yourself qu1etly
InI Houdin; take pistol load 1t yourself; mere
rd hnIcte nut one in the barrel but before DONG 50,
mark il with your knife The Arab dId as ne was
Told " You are quite certain, now SAID louHH'' 'n"I
The nist0l is loaded and will 90 of. Tell me, do you feel
~, Iln,,orsr in killing me thus notwithstanding that |
authorize vou?' You are my enemy, cOoiS iePleu
tbe Arab :" will kill YOU Without replying Hou-
din stuck an apple on the point OF knife ana calmly
gave the word to IRE.
and there appeared in its place. stuck the point OF
the knife the bullet the Marabout had marked
The spectators remained mute from stupelacuon the
Narabout bowed before his superior. Allah IS great
he said | am yanqushcd" Instead OF the bottle from
which, in Europe Robert Ioudn pOurs an endless
stream Of every description of wine and liquor, he called
for an empty bowl which he kept continually full OF
boiling coffee but few of the Arabs would taste it, for
they made sure that it direct from the devils own
coffee pot He then told them that it in his power
10 deprive them of all strength and to restore 1t to them
ut will and he produced small box, so light that child
could lift it with his finger; but it suddenly became so
heavy that the strongest present could not raise It,
and the Arabs who prize physical strength above every
thing looked with terror at the great magician who,
they doubted not could annihate them by the mere cx-
triton of his will. They expressed this belief; Houdin
confirmed them in it, and promised that day ap-
pointed, he would convert one of them into smoke. The
lay came the throng was prodgious fanatical Ma
about had agreed to give himself up to the sOrccrer.
They made him stand upon table and covered him
with transparent gauze then HOudin and another
person lifted the table by the two ends and the ARAB
disappeared in cloud of smoke
The terror Of the spectators indescrlbable they
shed out of the place, and long distance before
come of the bodest thought Of returning to look after
tie Marabout, They found him near the place where
he had been cvapOratcd but he could tell them nothing,
and was like a drunken man. ignorant OF what had hap
rrncd to him. ThencciOWaId HOudn Yenerated and
the Marabouts deSpiscd the object OF the French Gov
eminent completely attained The fashion OF tes-
umonaIS having II appears, injected even the ARABS,
number Of chiefs presented the French conJuror with
piece Of Arab writing, wonderfully decorated hyper
boca and cuOgstic and to which they were so atten-
live to append French translation Besides this
memorial of his AgcrnC trip Ioudn has rosary which
he one day borrowed from an Arab to perform a trick
with, and which the owner persuaded that Shitan in
person was before him. refused to receive back.
London Times Paris Correspondent.
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