Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-15
Indiana Election.

The appearance of things now is that we
shall secure all our Republican Congressman,
and gain one in this (I6th) District, and one IN
Hughes 1.-THE 3d), and re-elect Davis, who Is as
bitterly opposed to the Administration as any
Republican. This Will give the Opposition 8
to 3 in the next Congress. If Dunn Is beat
en-, wko is the only one likely to be beaten, we
shall stand z to 4, very decided gain in such a
State as Indiana, where Democracy is hard to
beat The chance for the State ticket Is far,
/ but not first rate. We can say nothing posi-
/ lively of it before tomorrow. For the present,
we have gained victory, and our opponents
confess it with long faces and lean purses.
In the present Congress the Indiana delega-
ton stands Lecomptonites to 5 Republicans.
OF the Legislature the indianapolis Journal
says:
| As far as heard from the Republicans elect
ten Representatives to the State Legislature in
counties and districts that elected Democrats
two years ago. No news of any Republican
losses in the Legislature has yet reached US
A special despatch from indianapolis TO the
Cincinnati Gazette, dated the evening of the
18th, thus exults:
The Opposition have gained victory over
/ LecOmptOnism in this State, that has surprised
the opponents of the Administration, as 1t has
terrified the bogus Democracy. The people
who cast the Opposition vote were not fully
awake, but nevertheless a most decided and
triumphant victory has been gained.
The returns received up TO this evening, in
dicate the election of eight out of the eleven
Congressman, which is an Administration loss
of three.
An Opposition State ticket, and an Opposi-
ton Legislature, have also been elected.
The dispatches from Indianapolis last night
leave the Ist District in doubt, and render it
probable that Dunn, Republican, is elected in
the 81 District. If so, the delegation vii
prOblbly stand Opposition to Administra-.
ton. 1t was generally conceded that the Re-
publican State ticket is elected, though the
Democrats claim three of the Supreme Judges.
The Spiritual Insanity NJ Knintoue, N Y.
The following paragraph is now going the
rounds, and we are informed that there is much
truth in il
SPIRITUAL ISsASITr-The Medina IN Y }
Tribune tells a sad story of folly in relation to
one Thaddeus Sheldon, Of Randolph, Catta-
raugus county, who has been carried off by
spiritualism. He was worth $50, GOO, but for
two or three years past he has devoted his time
and purse to the "Harmonial Philosophy. -
During the present season he had a large force
of men at work digging cave. In the cave he
expected to find the ruins Of the "Hamonial
City" full of treasure, but it is now filled with
water, and is altogether poor abode for spir-
itual or earthly bodies Mr. Sheldon has been
thoroughly fleeced by mediums, and Is now
poor penniless man.
Mr. Sheldon is not the only one who has suf-
fered both in mind and purse in consequence of
his connection with the Spiritual Springs"
and John NJ Spear. Clevelanders know well
how and by whom these diggings were carried
on, and Others than Sheldon bore their share in
the expense. A well known former master
builder here is almost ruined, and his family
scattered from this cause His business was
entirely neglected, aud all his available means
devoted to the "gOOd work" Another gentle
man of our city has spent good deal of money
and time-the latter not very valuable-while
a third has spent some money on the same fool
ish project
When John NJ Spear first visited Cleveland,
he knew nothing of the Springs" nor Oftheir
''hidden treasure" He obtained his informa-
ton ks.s while ggeT@tHg , .nagnstIshbBE 6 EbBEy rl On
der supposed spirit direction he advised "tO-be
picked DIR. A. Uunderhill then mention
ed the existence of these springs. He was act
ing as agent for the sale of their muddy waters
at the time, and Spear jumped at the idea. In
few weeks he visited them, and since then has
passed the most of his time there.
To show the folly of Spear and his follow
ers, ii is enough to state that two years ago he
had a set of copper and z'nc plates made to fit
portions of his body-a plate of copper on the
one side Of his head, and a zinc on the other,
and so over different parts Of his naked body,
and these connected with wires in galvanic
battery fashion. He would thea place piece
of soft clay on each thumb and great toe, and
go to sleep 'tfOr developments" At present he
sits in an oval room on an insulated chair for
the same purpose. Occasionally there is an
other person of the opposite sex present, that
the positive and negative forces" may be har-
moniIed And all this tomfoolery is believed
by his followers, who look upon him as sort
of Grand Lama who is greater even than the
Saviour.
The "diggings" are in the drift of the same
geological age as the gravel bluffs of Cleveland,
and it is well known that the agencies that
transported this debris of rocks TO their present
site were more than sufficient to destroy all re-
mains of the works Of man, if such bad existed
previously. Yet, strange to say, the men who
believe that there is buried city there with
gold untold, and statues of the same metal, |
that are intended to be placed in the hands of
the faithful by the spirits for "benefcent Pur-
poses," arc not ignorant of this.