The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-20


Fri I 4
A RenaskaSle Exkibislor = slJS.
They ass havias N saetesseat N Na6 Yoeh
whsch even ains the tassseee sskes i t,..st. Il
ssupean e be mn of sbisitos, demoeetraelos
whien = pecailAsiy aslrsetise % she Ya.hSe s.
ton. The peIfasmeu 90 ne ur,aveneost nm.
snsss, 80 the descFipttsnUf ~ psrlbrnance oc.
euptes good Zeal or rooas d a. NJ Yo.k g.
psn. From long accounsin Tie Heysn "a sske
the ic.lowing -.
7, Tee 1esIofmaifces Of the Daveapost Broehen i
= pea continue 70 aisac. general t.
was very hih and fashi,nabie huusa. "a she
manifestations were nnusuaiY saitsfactorv Tins
was undoubtedly the result, In areat nacs.nre ~ ~
y. ns soca ese,s mainsaaned by the spectators, II.
most gu OF whom were too intelligent 70 iiterfrrs
WIN their 0wn enjoyment BY unnecessarv vocife-
ratioa. Those who made the noat nc,ase S..s
those whose opinions aye Of the Ieust conSe
- .s Lacy, VINO mas charge Of No huainess dct .s
with sueuiar inpastlality, opened the pfocaedines
with hstcf speech he stated thai tha NJ nisrs
!atons nad been interrupted BY the disorder ID The
sss,ain y osoasy evsnang that there were
were not 10 be bS0ken ; that be woujd promiee i
..nas ~ 1lepiay II the audience wnnid aid
Nun oy IeepinE quiet; iilat be wouiA sissw she
and would afford the committee the fuli.et opnor
tunity of investigation and that. on the other
hand, ne requested the ladies and gsntlcmen pres
ent to abide by the decist0ns Of their representa-
lives, the committeeman, and not dispute aud
quarrel with them. This little speech was re-
cefved with hearty applause.
Some time was then occupied In selecting the
comnittae. Fire Marshal Baker was first pro-
posed, and unanimously elected. Several namea-
stock brokers' among them-were summaYily
voted down athid loud calls for Waibridge. After
awhile thc Hon Hiram Waibrid9e was proposed.
seconded and elected. Mr. WslhTidge rose from
his seat and declined to serve, on the ground that
he had come to watch the committee as well az TO
see the performances Apparently very much sur-
prised that the Generaf should decline any ONCE
ana any chance OF making speech. the audience
received bis apology with decided disappr0bation.
Desuiory conversation ensued, and finally General
Waibridge named Judge Baker al his substitute,
and the Judge was unanimously elected. This
completed the committee, and, after several bad
quiet was restored aid the committee proceeded to
business.
AT The suggestion of NJ Lacy, who said that
there had been sOins talk about wires nd elcctri
city, glass inuy ers placed under the feet o.,
the stools upoRWhich stiHds the magic cabinet or
closet The closet was Carefully examined, Inside
aud out, and Was found 10 contain nothing aud TO
have no visible c0n0ecuOn with any apparatus
The Davenport Bro hefs-two very intelligent and
gentlemahty peEson5--tlen came for fward and were
warmly welcomed. These gentlemen were Sc
cureiy tied, hand and foot, by the committee, and
fastened to ths seats Ia the closet. 1he committee
reported themselves perfectly satisfied thus far,
and certainly we have never seen better tying than
that ac accomplished by the Fire Marshal The
lights were turned down. Half dozen musical
La N inIiv
trumpet and bell-Vere placed In the closet by the
committee. The two side doors of tue cabinet
were c.osed and lOcked-ais0 by the Messrs
6aker. Thea the centre door was pushed to, and
IN less than second 1t was boted upon the inside
and tine trumpet thrown violently out of the hole
Ia the door. The committee rushed 70 the closet,
veupoIis, bound as before. TAe nstonishmens oi
the audience may be imagined. Those who were
sEepiics moment ago now began 10 doubt theil
own ccnHusioas,. and joined In the general ap-
piause.
The manifestations then followed In the regular
order, the audience femlining very quiet and
watching everything critically and intelIlyentiy-
The committee seemed to be extremely Impartial,
ana briefly reported the results of their examlna
tons. A full chorus Of instruments playing JIG
was h card inside the closet The di0rs were
hastily opened and the Daveaports had rot moved
Spectral hands and arms appeared at the closet
window. The doors were opened, and the Da-
venports were still bound. Whilsthe doors were
partly OPEN the Instruments Were fang out, and ]
haUd was seen TO strike Fise Marshal Baker. Still
the Dayenpo.ts were tied Then, the doors beins
Chased Ssssaalss. The hS05hSss- Wsss DIR
covered perfectly tAbOund. Ia four minutes m5fe
they weTs bound again, bette. than the COMMITTEES
could have Wound them, as these gentlemen can
didiy acknowledged. Then Judge BakeF entered
the closet and sal between the DavenpOTts. The
doors were shut; the manifestations continued;
and, when the lights were again turned up, the
Judge was revealed with tambOrtne on his head,
and reported that the tavenpOTts had not IN owed
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experiment and made the same report. All of the
manifestations were repeated several times, to
satisfy the most diStrustful. 1t was especially
noted that in every case the inside bolt Of the
centre door was heard to shoot into Its socket In
less than second after the door was closed. Thtd
destroyed tho theory that .he Davcnports unite
themselves.
BY way Of finale Mr. Lacy suggested cha. whea,
flour shO uld be placed In the hands of the Messrs
Davenport while they were still tightly tied This
was accordingly done by the committee, and any
Of the -four that had fallen within the box durs
the operation was neatly brushed away, The door
were then closed for the last time, and stfii the
manifestations continued. Noises were heard: an
open hand was shown at the window, and the
trumpet was thrown out. The doors were opened
and there stood The Davenport brothers, u1bouad
and holding tue wheat -four IN their hands. The
committee failed 10 find any OF hefaur about the
c o-et upon tiie clothes OF the DAvenposts; aud
yetthey Gould not have avoided spailing. some oi
Il had they unciO-ed their hand. ever ilttc Fol
such wonders, and fur those pefl0rined BY Ar Fay
in the room above, the hypothesis Ot ieserdemane
or jusyfery does not seem reas0nabte explana
it0n. No modern jugslef has ever performed such
deceptio,,s, II they aIe decepttons, and during the
many years that the DlvenpOsls have appeared In
public, no hot even the Professors Of Harvard
Co irge-has detected them ia their 'stmpostttOa as
as some people call the manifestations. The Dav-
enoafis although they are spisituaiIss, believe
do not announce that these phen0ineha are spirit
uai They simply produce tue manifestations
aud ask oiherA 10 explain Them, fesefving lhci,
skta Nnlsn tnsstF
vale property. lnfesaId 10 the term sshumbus ,
which /, often applied to these exhibitions Il Ii
enon.h 10 say that there 10 no humbug In what tlt
audirnee see, and no apparent attempt At haisbul
on the part of the performers. The wOnders ar.
undoubtedly worth Witnessing. and Well worth thu
money required to purchase ticket OF admission
After 4 critical examination Of the phen 0nena
therefore, We are inclined 70 believe that the great
est humbugs about them are the explanations ant
exposes gwen by "medfcal studenisn aud 0tlte
such gentry, who think they can clear up 10 SIN
gle night the mysteries which have puzzled wise
men for years.
Tar "TxlaoR or rHR SsAs .',-The Yankees hav
an iron neatly finished which 1t is coatsnde,
will be the aterror Of the seas" when completed
She 10 mol intended to operate up confederat'
rivers, nor TO leave her uacks "whersver ih
ground is little damp. bu. Is built for ocean Sci
vice. The New York Times thus describes her:
From Walt TO the iron clad Dictator, lying q
the iaOrOf Thrteenth street. North rtvevs we lear
that about the 20.h OF this month steam Will b
got up and her engines tested. Ia q little Ove
three m0nths, 4 Il hoped, she viii make her tTia
trip up the Hudson rtveE- 1hs vessel 70 3l5 fee
armor OF ii fnches Of Iron, backed up with 4
inc6cs Of oak, armed With ram 07k f1es ioa6
aud two heavy guns. The iptalior Ut the vesss
l. lled with sa.y neen.a,ss s.s re sasias room
nOWertut lO1-(nch cylud6Ya direct acilnG, vtbgnt