, 1864-06-07

to. pieces. Roads also badly washed, and
Windo" glass IN demand.
HeueeS. rithont blinds, had their windows
lights did not remain at ali. Tho American
mill lost 500 worth Of glass, and other mills
in proportion, while almost every dwelling
house lost more or less. Tho storm came
from the Northwest, aud hoH extensive 1t
wes Is not known here.
TIE DAVENPORT sHSTE rs.
manae.as,ioss1fno e ne nasiss oes
with Wide Awake SLep1ic1-Lacpy
to the Kescue-He IN In Bangor II
bcln% <tI1uEtied. d.''-serious symptoms
OF 4 Disturbance,
From the n. :. World. JUNO ..
The Davenport manifestations.' came to
g1iet at the Cooper Institute Wednesday
evening in most signal MANNER. Tho
smediums" through whom 1t Was adrertized
that the "mauifeststions". would be given
were Mrs. Collie, sister Of the Davenports,
TIE bog on the stage, Which the ladies'
entered, waB similar 10 that used by the
Davcpports. A s'band" OF TWO violins and
bass viol and a fife executed some mnsic
until ten minutes past eight, when Mr.
Lacey, tue agent who acted in a similar
capacity for tie DaTsnports, appeared, aud
, In . short and very ungrammasical speech,
informed the audience that "lc didn't knoF
no more what tho manifestations were
going to b. than they did," but TINT tho
audience would certainly be convinced before
the close Of the evening that there are more
things in heaven and earth thnn they know
Of The exhibition, he stated would far
surpass that of the Darenports. Voices wou1d
be heard, and he would nhoN to tho audience
that they wire not the voices Of either Of
the 1adies. Tie two Indies then appeared and
entered the boz. They had very similar
dressed exactly. alike. Capt. Copcl.nd, Of
the Metropolitan police, and Nj slckies,
father Of the General, we're the committee
elected BY the audience. When the ladtes en-
tered tie box the doors ~ere shut, and In ten
or eleven minutes noise Of shutlling feet Was
heard inside. The agent opened tho door
xnd the ladies' hands were found tied with
the ropes which had been putin. The COM
mittec reported that they seemed tied &c.
curely, that the lady on the right {as failing
the andience) IVES tied t1e tiyntest, but the
otter could move her hands considers ably.
The doors were then shut again, aud on
being opened BY the agent some minutes
were found also tied. Some peraons Ia the
aunience called On the committee to cxaniue
the tying tnd the agent said the audience hed
better ttlect q lady for that. The agent then
whispered to !Mr. sicklcs, who Immediately
rose and eail: II understand Mrs, james
move she be appointed" After considera-
bic laughter Mrs. Bennett Wss elected. The
agent Ncnt down and spoke to Mrs- Bennett,
and On returning said, II understand tue
lady declines" This WAS foi!ored BY
another burst Of laughter. Finally he re-
Pretty soon one came, apparently about
torty.flve years of age. wealing widows
cap and spectacles, followed by another
lady, evidently fifty. They proceeded to the
ssu4rdinms' and examined the ropes about
their ankles, amid the most nproa1ious
then closed, and stamping Of feet WIS
heard, ringing OF the bell, and little
tLrrnning on the guitar, but co tune. It
was evidently produced by the ladies' while
latoring under the difficulties Of tied
hands. When the doors were opeae1 again,
some enc IN thu audience cried out that one
Of them had something In her month aud
d1oprcd it on the floor. The agent said she had
nothing but he. ton rue. t'Wl.at. no tectby'
cried another (laughter). The agent then tied
Captain Copela nd'a hands behind him, and
the latter went in the box. The lirlti were
trrned down again, and there was heard only
4 little ro,se oi ieet lnoring and little
touching OF the guitar. When Captain Cope
Land cahe out again he said he was satisfied
one Of he Indies ~ouched the guitar strings,
but owing to his hands being tied be could
moi tell low they did It. AToice, "Wsl you
aek MI. Lacey the reason for there being any
necessity OF t,ing your hsnds:' The agens
not heard the question. Mr., Slckles noxt
went ip, his hands also being tied. Tnis
time there Was no guitar E1usic at all Tn
co.nirg out lie said he had naaased to get
oae band loose enough to seize the guitar;
ttAa n hi1e he had hold Of it the lady At hia
If .,1s, rarv1,f ho1ff nn1 ApteavnrAi tn mil
1t array, but let 60 when she found he had
hold Of 1t, and that YVES the rcnsun why no
mIsic was benrd. He was confident he hail
dlse,.vered clue to the manifestations"
uaueh hter, llisses for Lacey. cries Of" 1ts all
dlt," groans.) Nj. slcklee proceeded to re-
/ peat What, lie had said before, that the lady at
the left was not SO tightly tied as the other
and probably she did: most Of the. trfcka.
III. 7e wss considerable excitement aud cries
Of .tbumbug." 'svin3llng," which were
ansllly allased " the ayens's promising to
manifestations" without her. She accord
ing'y came out, and soon voice speaking
some undistius suish2h1e Words through the
trumpet was heard. The trumpet w.ss then
pushed out the hole: '.M'hat's the expls-
nn,ton, OF thst ''1o!ss ;' r.. cried lie ons in
tim," replied one of tho. committee,
pointing 10 the trumpet which the
lady had spoken through to disguise her
voice. {Great applause tor the committee
Than, nna renewed cries of s shumbug.n) Tho
agent Was about putting the trumpet In
| again, when from nil parts Of tho house the
cTy aro.e "take the trumpet out. p: Finally
lie did SO very reluctantly, but just as he shut
the doors. slyly put it In again. The audi
encc discovered it, however, and renewed
tue cry louder than ever, keep the trumpet
| ont" HI Was ut last compelled to do 80.
utter which no voice was heard at all Tho
| ugent said: :" The voice that speaks through
the trumpet speaks through it only, though
there are sometimes other voices" {Itsugh-
ter, hisset, Eroans, and cries Of " Arrest La-
cev.") The agent appealed to tho, audience
| that the "mediums" Were unsccustomed to
public exhibltions, but "to-morrow night
he expected they would perform something
wonderful daughter. aud RENEWED hisses.
Cries Of put him out') The door, afte.
! being shut agn1n some minutes, was opened
g.! by the remaining *' medium inside, who had
! rriensed her hands from the rop:s, and shf
. Ill this time with her hands atill tied, as TIT
seent had eaid, essd fast that no human
1 power could unite them.'' This Mr. Sickle:
proceeded TO dispro1e By nntying thes ropes
before the audience about as. q1ick as thnl
had been tied. The audience bFoke up amit
considerable confusion, 'cheers being gi7e1
for sickles, and hisses. and gro:ns for Lacey
/ with'crIc of 'sswindler, u : hrmbug,"'.' 'pu
4 him out-n-. Had the audience, been q less po
lite and respectable ops tho agent Nigh
I have been in danger Of Yipleuce.. As 1t was
|. row WAS imminent, but 1t passed over, AM
the people went home fully impressed witt
+ the exceeding ahallo lowness ct the humbug.
# The Davenport Brothers and Fay hay
Il been exposed again at Troy. Mr. Fay an
, one of the DaVdnports WeEe In the box, whe
one. Of the committee went In. The Light
were not turned down quite Senough, an
, the committeeman saw Mr, Far moving hi
: Hands. He exclaimed GThat Il your hand
wien the latter cried out to turn down th
J lfehta more. IL committeeman Also Pre-
: d1ced tone amberline''. to tie the, Davci
| ports with. which the agent Wonld not allo
: saying that 'no human power could.unti
: the knots Of that ropo In twenty.foC
hours" :.
While the Davenports, we're performing {
: Pouehkeepsie, Professor j. n. Ha1lock, wh
h was on the comaittee, saw one Of them pg
j his hand back into the rope as the dool
were opened. Professor Hallock Is wtlllu
to make an affidavit to this. =
Last evening there was beggarly array {
i empty seats, with few people. at Cooper L
stitnte. One Of the committeeman WAS n
c. Dunn, and the other person nominate
| bY the agent, who announced him to be :
! awning maker The father OF the Dave
!" porte, whom one would guess, from bis ,
| ptarnuce. Tas a - follower Of the s1o," =
afsted the .acent. The performances we
= even less Interesting that those OF the pt
yious evening. No one was allowed to
AZ