The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-08
sPIRlTUALIsM.
A Seance with the Scotland County
Seers.
An lncreduIOus Correspondent Re,
markedly Convinced.
An Interview with the esprit" of u
Living Young Lady.
Especial Correspondence Of the st. Louis Globe
MEMPHIS. Mo-. December ,. 1871.

Especial Correspondence Of the st. Louis Globe !
MEMPHIS, Mo-, December ,, 1874.
Only a few months ago the quaint little
hamlet of Memphis, Scotland county,
Mo-, nestled In it, quietudc on the curve
OF the VI. |. and y. II. r., almost un-
known, and it, people little thinking Of
the position it would soon occupy by
reason of the supernatural agency of
one of it, least prominent citizens. Mem
phis may now be appropriately called the
pondents. IL IL a kind of New Jerusalem
for Spiritualists, and the most mysterious
spot on earth TO the skepticS.
arrived here Monday afternoon about
O'Clock, and at once proceeded to inter
view several OF the more prominent citi-
Zens, with a view of getting public
opinion of Harvey Mott, the great spirit
medium, who is doing such wonderful
things by the aid of am occult influence.
There are few people in the town who
do not take the greatest pleasure in pcr,c-
cutting and denouncing him as an unmlt-
igated humbug, although they confess
fiiaf his ''IcgerieBlain' l. exceedingly
clever. i was very arraafly disappointed
In Mr.. Mott, as to his appearance, and
could not refrain from expressing some
surprise at his unassuming manners, and
the absence of any great Intellectual in
dication; In fact, he Is below mediocre,
not only In ply steal but also In mind de-
yelopment. lie Is of a very couucuinl
nature, except when speaking of the citi-
Zens of Memphis. Ii is then he delights
in being morose and vindictiye. He says
he would have been
MOBBED LONG SINCE.
IL il had not been that the civil laws have
been vigorously enforced. and now that
he has triumphcd over his adversaries. he
does not intend to crafty thcm,by giving
them any evidence ofhis spiritual powers:
that his audiences are sufficiently large
and always of prominent gentlemen and
ladies from abroad.
went to his house, by invitation, an,
was shown his cabinet, which j. nothin.
more than vacant room. four by 81,
Feet, ceiled tightly, and has Il small win
dow, eight inches square, Tor admis-i Oi
of air in summertime. The door /
narrow, with an aperture over the TOT
fourteen inches in width, at which III
materialized spirits appear and coi
verse with their friends. This cabine
has been thoroughly examined. and IN
window sealed with postage stamps, 5
that II cannot be- opened without lcavin
evidence. His wife is very pleasant AN
ilfiliseilt ldly, having graduated AT ON
ofour leading scminalics. Iii, little girl
Essie. is certainly the most beautiful
child | ever saw, and everyone that see
her expresses the same opinion. She /
now III and her parents will not allow he
10 DO any more spirit slate-writing. as
aiects her nervous system SO greatly tina
she remains unconscious aftcrward fo
TWO hours, and is then very sick for
day following; but 80 many have See
her slate-writing in daylight that mi.
no longer test; but II l. fact that a,
does get communications written by m
seen hands.
Mr.. Mott was unwell the afternoon
arrived In the city, and had decided
rest two evenings before giving anoth,
scance, his face plainly indicating that /
was losing his vitality. A large nun
Der OF prominent gentlemen, from van
Gus places, arrived the same day / did
some coming as far a. three hundrc