The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-13

than those Of the Davenport Broshsrs:-"we all
vent 70 nus lodge, which Was made the same a. the
skins. His, a. well the others. Was round. In the
shape OF sugar loaf about twelve feet across and
eel Of bells hung There nothing in tho lodge whom
we went ~ only him sluated 10 the middle Of H. and
SSnao 81 osn.0 10ess lying against The wall Of inc
sure that no one was hid under them Mr. Ogden told
him that we had come to consult him, as great medl
cipe man, soout something that We wanted 10 know
He was almost naked, having nothing on but
an old pnnalo robe over his shoulders and a
no vent through lot OF mpnauyres and antics, which
be called ''making medicine and then although Il was
perfect calm, not breath OF wind moving, the lodge
commenced rocking violently from side TO sde At times
lying almost PROSTATE, as II blown down by gale
and ali this time the bells Sers cs usipS aud easnos and
making terrible row: then all Of sudden everything
became perfectly still and he rold us to go outside and
sec what was on the top OF the lodge. should have
said before that his lodge quite away quarter OF
mile from the res! o. the camT and that there was not
mediately for some one near the lodge, but
there was not a soul, and no one could have
Of prare, and not On bush Sh near DIte prs Tee
Indians were ali huddled together at their own camp
frightened 20 death, for they did not at all like what
they called his strong medicine. We looked top Of
the lodge as he had told u.s. and there white crow
which certainly had mot heen there when went into
IL. SO we returned 10 him and told bin what we Ind
then bio said "Now tie up as close as you can
80 that cannot get away and take your ropes'
we thought II was bit OF humbug and were going to
use his old ropes got our own good lassoes and
arats (horsebar ropes, and took his buffalo robe or
him and tied him up First, we tied his hands behind
his back he was squatted on his hams and heels and
VIC tied bis legs together, ana his hands TO his legs
then we tied rope round his body and tiedhim all
that one would think 1t wsuld lake man at least
half an hour TO cast him adrft know that it took
precious long time TO tie the old be2gsr up Well, them
somebody proposed that we should tie him IN the net
(this was fishing net seine net that we had at the
camp)-so we got that up aud rolled him up In IL,
knotted the ends together and also secured them again
with rope He asked us to put his knife him. this
lying looking like ball Of net He told M to go out Of
the lodge, and not 10 look in again until heard the
bell ring When got out looked on the top OF the
lodge the white crow and had hardly noticed that it
was gone before heard the bell.
We rushed To- and there the old beggar seated In
tho middle OF the lodge as had him first with
his buffalo robe on AID looking as II nothing had hap
pened to him, and on bis shoulder was the white crow
He then told us 10 go out again and this time we were
out onger-perhaps hye muutes-but when We went
Into the lodge again there De tied up looking just
the Same BAH OF net as We had left him the first tme
But the white not TO be seen. He told us to
unite him. which did and long time It took us TO do
1t, for he was so firmly tied and knotted up. After
TO recover his strength, and then began making
medicine again; whereupon, before, tho lodge
waved tho bells rang the white came in and few
In rapid flight circlng round the old mans head, and
shoulder Tbsn he said Now You may ask me what
you want to know SO Mr.. Ogden said owe wish TO
when Mr. acSyh h and his party will be
an hour before sunset you will see him and his party
omng down the hill" The next question "Where
certain creek naming t). He then asked What
has delayed them so onsr and he answered that they
had beeu detained in tho mountains four days by snow
Well, sir, on the third day from that just about
half hour before sunset, sure enough there we
the party comug down the HILL and when they got into
they tod that three days before they had been
camped upon the creek that WAS named by the old man.
and that they had delayed In the untans four
days by This, says our correspond dent. Is Tom
McKay's yarn. have given II IN ez!e,so because
thought that by so doing It would carry conviction with
H. better than by merely giving account Of the tying
and untying; and Messrs Davenport aud Co. car,
besides tying and untyng themselves put their powers
practical purpose the old Indian did. Will be
infinitely better and moro useful than all the 1abby
hands that they can produce. l.
Lord Lyndurst aud Spiritual Manifesta.
tfons.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON NEWS
II appears from paragraphs which have been pub.
ished IN moro than ono newspaper that lecturer on
sprtualism" has recently asserted that Lsrd Lynd.
hurst believer In such "manestaiions and that
II his ordship were now alive he would express Dis dis
Dent from the remarks made that subject by Lord
Brougham In his address at York
On matter which the reputation OF one OF
give 10 the public through your columns IN explicit
aud contradiction TO this strange
Lord Lyndhurst NOT at time OF his e or to any
degree, believer In "spirituasm." ID true that he
present 1t or two but no was 10 from
motives OF curiosity alone, and what he saw there
confirmed bis previous utter disbelief in tho spiritual
Brougham and Sir David Brewster have been present at
such scances, from the same motives and with like
result aud II would be just much the truth 10 quote
his lordshp and tho Princeal OF Ednburg University
believers In 'splruasm as II Is 10 put toward the
Of Lord Lyndhurst the evidence Had that
distinguished man lived to read Lord Broughams ad
currence IN the observations referred to.
In giving this clear and unqualified denial to the asser
lion recently made am anxious should be understood
that do the testimony or letter written by Lord