New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-20
HIN NrIsans laiIp Crescent


=E4f The Japanese and Robert k1etfsrs q 55ss
During the recent visit Of the Japanese Embassy
TO Baltimore, one of the greatest matters OF inter.
est and astonishment TO them was the appearances
in the saloons OF the GiImor House of the eelebra
ted Robert Heller, whose name became familiar to
them in Washington, where his remarkable powers
az magician was told to them, and created 20
much aInazement that In visit paid by the wizard
ment for which the Government desired to secure
his services the Japanese retired precpitately TO
their rooms and remained safely bolted IN until the
object Of their apprehension had left the hotel.
In Baltimore, however, Mr.. Heller became very
familiar with many Of the Japanese. and by . re-
markably skilful feat, performed for the express
benefit Of Tommy, obtained the good will Of that
distinguished Oriental to an unprecedented extent.
ing Of the Gilmor House, which he appeared to
value great deal. By some accident the picture
got torn, and Tommy was much grieved. The
Wizard, standing near him. asked for the picture,
and rolling it up, bade Tommy hold i. in his hand.
He then rolled up the torn piece also, and pushed
y gently into the hollow Of the roll In the hand of
Tommy. Then directing the attention Of the curl
GUS crowd to the simplicity Of his Operations, he
| IT may appear, it was completely restored and as
smooth and creaseless as though 1t had but just
come from the hands Of the printer. ss4
The japanese involuntarily recoiled for q mo-
ment, but seeing several gentlemen shake hands
with Mr.. Heller, to convey their appreciation oi
the extraordinary skill just displayed, they soon
recovered themselves, and requested to see more
| of his power. The Wizard complied Immediately
| by directing their attention 10 small tobaeess
| pouch which one of them had laid down In 1h
center of marble stabbed table. He struck i
/ blow with his hand, and In an instant the poucl
was on the floor, beneath the table, having appa
rently passed through the marble. fS
The table was Spontaneously examined, not oni,
| by the Japanese, but by others standing BY, bu
without arriving at any satisfactory conclusion a
/ to the manner in which the feat was performed
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ever. Another very fine sample Of his remarkably
ability was exhibited Immediately afterwards witt
| the aforesaid pouch.
Directing that it might be placed in the center d
the table, he struck the underside of the marble
blow sufficient to cause the pouch to rebound from
| the surface. The first blow drove up the pouch
about an inch, a second blow doubled the hight oi
the rebound and so forth until by a succession o.
| blows it rose about foot. Suddenly the Wizard
/ struck blow harder than the rest and the pouct
/ few upwards, Heaven knows where, for 1t did mo-
again descend to the table. Ali saw 1t rise; 1t up
peared to vanish air about three freet from thu
surface of the marble. The EXPLANATIONS Of aston
l ishment were unanimous. Faces were turned up
/ wards as though the pouch might be found above
/ Suddenly Mr.. Heller requested the almost horror
stricken multitude to watch for the re-appearancs
/ of the lost pouch upon the table.
/ Ali waited for the event. 1t came, appearing Z
fall from the air into which it had vanished, ant
falling upon the very spot from which had started
The Japanese were nearly aghast at this last feat
and,some one asserted that their very pigtails as
sumed an elevated position from the intensity o
their astonishment.
But the necromancer had not finished, for open
ing the pouch, (quite small one,) he preclude,
tobacco enough from it to supply the whole En-
bassy. Where all this tobacco came from is ques
ton, for the article used by the Japanese y yer
peculiar, and not to be obtained In this country
nevertheless, the tobacco produced from the peuc
was pronounced to be the genuine Japanese Il
bacco The pouch itself would hold possibly fou
ounces, but emitted on this occasion nearer fou
pounds. These and very many other matters {
interest to all present Mr.. Heller amused himse
with, exhibiting an amount of skill and adroitnes
throughout that may assuredly rank him as the fir
iusionist living.
i The Japanese are delighted at the idea of mee
Il inr him again in New York, and still more so wit
his promise to meet them again in their own cour
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