The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-09

withered black hand, which I recog-
nized as having belonged to poor old
Dinah, when in the body. It moved
slowly around, then remained sta
tionary over the head of one of the
generals; soon it commenced q vigor-
Gus series of cuffs about his ears.
which remarkable manifestations L
was at a loss to comprehend, until /
remembered that old Dinah had ac-
companied the conquering hero,
Sherman, from Columbia, and had
died of starvation on the road. rhe
appearance of this general presented
a phenomenon very remarkable. He
seemed completely enveloped in sea
of fire, whose lurid pillows surged
around him, yet touched him not.
About this gentleman the spirit
hands were especially busy; it would
be impossible to say the amount of
watches and valuables taken from his
person, and laid at my feet
Suddenly the doors were flung vio-
lently open, and there came in long
procession of furniture, headed by a
splendid eight-oetave piano, discours-
ing the strains of ''Dixie.' In this pro-
cession I recognized many an old IA
miliar friend, whom I had never again
expected to see. This remarkable
sednce continued an hour; and the ex-
piration Of it found me in veritabIe
curiosity shop. Sevres China, old
wine in dusty bottles, pictures by IA
nous masters, richly bound volumes,
glittering plate, jewels of modern and
antique form, velvet cloaks and silk
dresses, fremen's trumpets and Ma
sons regalia, guns, swords, and even
the sacred vessels of the temple of
God, were heaped up around me.
While [ was looking in wonder at
all this gittering display, there sud
denly appeared four baby hands,
which flew at the only infant present,
who was soundly sleeping on its ad-
miring mothers lap. These little lu-
minous hands commenced with Won
derfu1 celerity to disrobe the uncon-
scious sleeper of its richly embroid-
cred dress, cap, and coral bracelets
The bereft infant, being by this time
fully aroused from its slumbers, set
up piteous wall, which seemed to
break up the seance, for the luminous
hands and inscriptions Disappeared
the medium awoke from his trance,
and one by one, preceded by the two
generals, the company stole out with
astonishment and shame, mingled
with grief, depicted on their faces.
Any one who has never seen or read
anything of the wonderful spirit
manifestations with which the North
ern and Eastern portions of this
country are favored, but which we of
the benighted South know but little,
will, on reading this, involuntarily
exclaim, "whathumbugr' Mr.. Home,
''the great Northern Wizard" has,
we are informed, caused just as Won
derful manifestations, as / have re-
lated. One gentleman tells us, ''Dur-
ing the seance, I had the border Of a
white cambria handkerchief just ap-
pearing out of the side pocket of my
paletot, which was open and though
| could see no agency, I felt some
thing twitching at the handkerchief,
and very gradually drawing it from
my pocket. simultaneously with
this, my eldest daughter, who sat
opposite to me, exclaimed, ooh /
see phosphoric fingers at papa's
pocket - and now, visible to all, the
handkerchief was slowly pulled out,
and drawn under the table whilst,
at the same time, 1 felt an arm that
was doing it, but which was invisible
to me. I now held my watch at the
table side, the key in my hand, the
chain and watch dangling from it,
and I felt the weight of the watch
gradually taken off, the chain being
raised horizontally to my hand, and
then the key, which retained, was
pNlled laterally, and I let it 60"
The Southern people have had q
good deal Of precisely this kind of
experience but the fingers at their
pockets were by no means phospho-
rent; the spirits, who bore off their
watches, were visible their appear
ance was not at all ethereal !; we enever
imagined for a moment that they
came from Hades or Heaven. If they
were spirits, we agree with a cele-
brated medium, who, just before the
breaking out of the war, being in Eng
land, exclaimed, ''I must go home,
for the nethermost hell is about to be
let loose in America
Now, do not ask me to account for
the wonderful manifestations that
witnessed, for that [ cannot undertake
to do. 1t certainly was the most re.
mark 0bln Se0nca Of opv time. and