The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-02
A wrNDFALL.
WHAT FOSTER, THE MEDIUM is DoiNt
OVER AT SAN FRANCISCO.
&C.,, r,.nc,sco Chronicle, january e.

When Foster, the SplrtSuaiist neo
Srst came to this city and hung out nus sn'n.
Gle at the Grand Hotel be was an oo9ect VI
much curiosity. Among those VINO "eh n;o ~
witness the marvellous maniies,ations' VEL" eli.
It was claimed were daily mace was a.. not
an,horized TO give. The gentleman nau
basrd of the slip-of :paper trick, ana oe .,ar
&C. Tho, no knew thing or t"o more .nan
Tes,ar did he resolved to play sharp game
LII rim Before going to the mediuths
49,, no wrote name on a slip OF paper,
.ah;ch he wrapped and folded tightly in
niece of tin-foi. When be got there, III
Company With several other friends, DE
handed the little roll Of tin-foil to Foster,
and awaited events.
THE aEsrLExAN's HAIR ON END.
The little paper inside the tin-foil contained
merely the full name OF the eenuehlah
,nofher-her maiden and married name
Foster took it. pressed it 10 his forehead II
that dreamy. listless way he has, ana tnef
laid il on the table. Presently he said, les
~ r have message for you. There Is the
sn;rt of a lady here who wishes me 10 write
o., this message" Here Foster took up q
y1encil. and with many jerks and quirks
wrote
~Do not remove the remains OF your
Sotber and myself. Let us rest where we are
Yorr heart is right but your judgment, Is
wrong.
The message was signed by both the
.,,o;d.n name and married name of the gen.
.Iemon's mother. The gentleman turned as
,rhi,e ne a sheet, for he ut once recognized
the message rs having been written in the
namc of lis deceased mother. He had long
heen intending 10 1cmoye her remains and
those of his father from an eastern cemetery
fo his vault at Lone Mountain. He. had
not thought of the matter at all that Jay.
Fnster had never seen him before. Neither
Foster nor any one else-not even the gen.
4leman'S Wife-kneW what the mothers
maiden name had been, hence the clearnesS,
3he strange outline OF the message, and,
above all. the aptness with which it referred
TO his project with regard 10 the remains OF
his parents gave the astcnished gentleman
something to think about for days to come.
WHAT TIE SPIRITS TOLD MR.. DE LONG.
He did not wait for al answer TO his tin
foil uuzz,e, but started away very much IN
the condition Of the young man who went
TO church to scott, but finally concluded to
Senlain and pray.
Next day the gentleman met his friend,
the Hon. Charles z. De Long, who had just
then returned from Japan. To him he told
his remal kable experience of the day before.
De Long laughed at him for bis apparent
credully, and secuted the idea that spirits
had ANYTHING to do with the message. Net
tied at this, the gentleman invited Mr. De
Long to 90 with him and see Foster and
nudge for himself. That night they both, in
company with Howard Colt, called at the
Grand Hotel and were shown into Fosters
rooms. Mr.. De Long was wholly unknown
to Foster. They all sat down to the table,
and after Foster had smoked awhile at his
cigar, he said: 81 can only get one message
tonight, and that Is for o person named lda.
DO either Of you know who Ida Is!
Mr.. Dc Long looked at Foster with rather |
a startled look, and said ""en, yes,
rather tbink | do. Ny wi!e'S name Is Ida"
DWELL" said Foster, "then this message
is for her, and it is important. But she will
have to come here and receive it."
WHAT TIE SPIRITS TOLD MRS. DE LONG.
This was Just enough to excite De Longs
curiosity. and after cndeayoring in vain to
get Foster to reveal the message to him he
consented to bring his wife the next night
to receive the important communication IN
person. Accordingly, the next evening the
same two, accompanied by Mrs. De Long,
were ushered into Fosters parlor. They were
soon seat ed around the table, waiting eagerly
for the spirits to arrive. After roster mao
smoked for several minutes in silence he sud-
der,y said: 1.-The same message comes Y
me. II is for Ida. This is the LADY, is 1t?
nc asked. as of the spirit. "Oh, you will
write the message, will you? We'll, all
right: and with this he took up pen and
dashed Off the following:
81 To my Daughter Ida: i
"Ten wears ago entrusted large sum Of
money to Thomas Madden TO invest for me
in certain lands. After my death he failed
70 account for the investment TO my eXecu
fors. The money was invested, and 1,250
acres of land were bought, and one-half Of
this land now belongs TO you. paid Mad
den on account of my share of the purchase
$3.50. He must he made to make a settle |
ment. Your father. &C. VINEYARD" !
Both Mr.. and Mrs. De Long sat aid heard
This communication read with astonished
faces, Mrs. De Long knew that in life her
father had had business dealings with Mr..
Madden, but to what extent, or even the ma
ture of them, she did not know. She was
terribly frightened at the dcnouement; for
she knew that Foster did not know who she
was, or who her father might have been;
and when the communication came in so re-
markable way, the effect upon the whole
party may be better imagined than described.
MR., MADDEN COMES DOWN.
Mr.. De Long had just enough faith in the
correctness of Mrs. De Longs communlca-
ton to want to see what there wasln 1t, any
way. So the next day he called on Mr..
Madden. at the Occidental Hotel. Without
saving what especial reason he had 1or ask !.
ing the question, he asked Mr. Madden II
there was not yet some unsettled business
between himself and the estate OF the late
Mr.. Vineyard. MIR. Madden thought for a
moment, and then he said there was. He
said several years ago he and Mr.. Vineyard
had purchased tract of land together,
and their interests was yet undivided. The
land had increased and was still increasing
enormously in value, and he supposed MIR.
VINEYARDS daughter desired to let her in
tereSt lie untouched, which was the reason
why the matter had never been settled up.
Besides, she had been absent a long time from
the country, and was not here to have the
matter settled. When informed that Mrs.
De Long had only just learned OF this invest.
ment of her fathers, Mr.. Madden expressed
much surprise. he said he supposed
she. and her husband and the exec
yltors knew all about it, but were simply
letting the matter rest for the property to
Increase in value. Alr. Madden then said
that be was ready to make Q settlement at
any time. This was readily assented to by
Mr. De Long and. accordinuIy on Saturday