The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-27
WAITS FROM SPIRIT LAND.
IN THF :; LATEST "MYsrERIoUs MANI:
FRSEATIONS" IN NEW YORK.

;1rH1E TIE LATEST "MYsrERIoUS MANI-
FESEATIONS" IN NEW YORK. - :
sEcfa isvcltS slit
Wonderful Experience OF a Girl Of Six
teeshe-A Minute Account OF an Inter-
q yyiswss with siade, the Medium-A
:. Fishy. oracle.
stSNNsw York letter, alluding to the marked
revival of interest In that city In what is
termed spiritualism, says:
There is no doubt that Robert Dale Owens
last book, entitled tt.The Debatable Land, has
had the effect. Of regiving the interest In
strange occurrences constantly taking place,
and to excite In individual minds curiosity
to witness what, In the hearing or reading, 1s
90 provocative as mixture of emotions COM
saposad of trnst and distrust; acceptance Of the
word OF q reliable person, attended with utter
inability to believe the particular thing assert
ed without personal evidence. II frien1
SAWS 81 have seen aud heard" 1t is the next
best thing certainly to seeing and hearing TOR
ones self, and quite apt to lead us to take
action that will result In similar experience.
Therefore, the writer, after hearing from
many people many strange relations Of events
which seemed Incredible but for the character
of his informsnts7 Determined EHpon little
personal examinatlend 10y ghostly presence econ on
MS own :zshtApDhntsss. 10 -. Vs. -, oe
told by assEsracloas person that 10
a certain housso6 Murray, HUI pretty
Girl of sIxte6n$Mss accustomed 10 hearing
knocks upon safficles ofs fnrniturs about her,
and that he nCRifing at The house on one oc-
caslon, while chatting With her, seated upon
sofa by her side, was suddenly moved into
the centre Of the room IN, company VIII lls
emonious proceeding by saying that It was
quite common occurrence, and remarkiDg TO
the invisible power supposed to have commit
tali the little indecorlm,T a'Please be- quiet,
mamma Then followed q knocking upon
table near, and upon 1t appeared note, Whicn
said, .sI will bring your friend bouquet" Al,
ter which promise. t1ere was ana,stI.oea ,aI,aet
The yeung lady informed him that on the
morning previous she had been greatly
troubled by q difficult algebralo problem,
which I'll her mental eudeavor failed to elucl-
date. ~She started for her recitation, dread
ing the mark she was sure to receive for iall-
her hand. Upon looking for:the person. who
should have been upon her right Side, 1udg-
ing from the manner In which the note was
given, abe perceived only empty space, and
upon reading the contents enc 1onnd solu-
tion of the problem, accompanied by lew
words expressive of the delight Of her loving
though absent parent in being able 70 assist
her daughter, and signed with the name OF
the mother who had died hut year previous.
Then the caller rose to go, and when ne
Reached the outer door, alter making his
adieus, and hearing 1t clang after him, tiny
bouuuet made of three r0sebuds, q, spray OF
helIotrope and come pieces Of smila1, just
couldrf't have been thrown by any person IN
the hoJise he was beneath no window, ana
the cdoors were shut upon him. Since that
OCCASION he has been present at seances, ana
s6ssor6 chat he has touched and seen ano pee1
addressed Ina whisper by bis own maternai
aife fsddently brings flowers, and at one
time sppeared for an instant 30 as to be seen
by other friends. The above mentioned cases
are only few OF those which have been Wh18-
pered TO the writer, and altogether quite
enough to justify q visit to the medium,
i.ssW ,lG pR. sLADE.
His residence is at No. 2lO West Forty.third
street. ana 90 eoverrun is' he with visitors,
that it is quite necessary to make an appoint
ment wi b the man down stairs, VINO opens
the door In answer to the tinkling OF bell.and
smiles rather than says 'scome In" Such smile
aEIaS8a to make onejquestion Its meaning at
flrst.seIt seems to say; $50 you want to know
sometfdng you have no business to, do you 4
We'll, KS all right, and adds another fVe dol
lars to my masters income" And ne LOOKS
in the book, and auding that the hour Is
SI,est up the sbft:carpeted stairs, and leaves
him to hfs fate and slsde. with lingering
smile that is too indefnable ever to be under
atood this side the grave. There is c moment
for glanclng about the cosy paE!ors ana
noticing the ghostly pictures upon tne Walis
before The medium enters. They are mostly
photographs, colored or otherwise, indicating
him ia various stages. of trance, and with
an expression more or less unearthly, cor
respondIng to the condition he is In when the
photographer has happened 10 renecC MIN:
There are few pictures OF his wives, Two OF
whom are, as he expressed IL. I'm tne spirit
world. with mother, father, brothers, sisters,
and other relallves.p A red curtain is pushed
ssIia. and he enters to usher In his guests Into
tie little room where all sittings are given oy
him. he is evidently man of about thirty
Ave. with regular features and eyes that never
appear to look at q person, but through ana
beyond him Instead. Upon meeting nls gaze,
one involuntarily bows with respect, as alo
siias Wegg to mis- doctor, knowing that man
was before him who was Intimately acquaint-
ed with his insldes. The little room is fnr-
nished simply with centre table OF Hgat
wood, upon which Is o heavy cloth OF damasK
and q common slate and pencil. The chairs
and sofa are OF black walnut, with red up
holsterlng. The cloth Is removed, and the
mnSinm tseats himself with bis guests about
the table, putting each his hands upon 1t. 40
as to touch those of another slightly. The
medium soon t,azes fxedly, and says:
tIThsrpl Of q man about forty-hve years
old is az your Hide, and his influence isyery
"Thsfe comes d Jerking of the arms of the
sneaker and various irregular raps, all about
the room.
'.Will you write for u.s."
Rap, rap, rap. .,,, -
slate pencil the size of small pen is put upon
The table. and the slate laid over 1t. Directly
avepy person present distinctly nears tne
niece OF pencil between the slate and the taole
moving over the slate, but there ls no mollon
whatever visible. A period is heard 10 lndi'
cate that the writing may be read. The siale
10 tI,rned over until the writing is-
ItMany spirits are present and WILL commu-
nicate with yon."
Then an Invitation is given to write ques-
tion upon one side Of the slate, and an
answer shall be given upon the otner. Tnls
ia repeatedly done and there is never an lnap-
nropriate reply, although many are anything
INT satisfactory. After this the slate is put
aWay and there is felt gentle touch upon the
arm.;:
"Is 1t spirit 7"
Rap, rap, rap.
"Willyou touch my hand 2"
Rap, rap, rap. ,,,a
Immediately touch Is felt upon the hand,
rnnui19 rapidly up the arm and back again.
Then hand is seen, for the gag Is burning
,hri0htiv. II touches the breast OF each per-
sors' p1lfng the coat of one asd untylng the
honnet strings Of another, and suddenly as