The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-08

was Oicfcu MN, DUt ne cldllllcu lllat llal |
was no object. a. lac valued his health much
more however, he gave US the consola-
ton that inasmuch as the Globe CORES
pondent had come purposely to see his
scancc. lac would comply on the following
evening but that only select few would |
he admitted. ON the following day about
Htty more persons arrived, among them
the reporter of the New York Mcyc,uV. |
who came bearing all the prejudccs flesh |
il heir to; he pronounced Spritualism !
gigantic humbug in advance. and said |
nothing else but duty would induce him |
to visit such place. Tuesday was spent |
in taking in the town and talking spirit |
ualism. as nothing. or little else is thought |
of bv the people living or coming here. |
\ hearty supper was eaten, after which |
the crowd. which then numbered about |
scyenty-hvo, repaired to Mr.. Mott house, |
and. rs Anticipated considerable trouble |
was occasioncd ny Mr.. Mott denying al
mission to 80 large n number. hut aiier
much reasoning nine persons were All
mittcd. including myself and the Mercury
corrc> pondcnt. After some preliminary
conversation the audience were requested
to thoroughly examine the cabinet and
MIR, Mott. to satisfy themselves that he
used nothing TO pcrsouatc spirits or To
mpose on the audience anything not
fully represented. Amer the examination
was completed, Mr.. Mott entered hi- cab
met and took Il seat In Il large armchair
which nearly filed the small room: lac
laid down on the chair, resting his feet ON
n HIGH ottoman. and then asked his wife
TO turn down the light. The lamp was
placed ON the floor and turned down nm
til there was but a deep twilight In the
room. Five minutes after""" tue
srnmr or BOY
appeared at the aperture. holding adrum,
which he beat with great vigor, and kept
good time to the whccLy notes
of nine of the most ridiculous
singers ever assembled. After the boy
disappeared. Gen. Bledsoc revealed him
self. and requested conversation with
the audience, one ut time. lie rccitcd
the manner of his death. and several
things which occurred while lac was lying
in state: two gentlemen were present
who had sat up with the General the
night previous to his burial. and they
were told circumstance, which. although
7 forgotten by them. were recalled by the
- General. The recognition was complete,
as il has been at several previous scanccS
G by persons acquainted with Him during
his life. Col. Boxer. who has been pre-
e viously spoken of in letters to the st.
Louis press, appeared very distinctly. and
was also recognized. One of the most
noticeable and striking rccOgnilionS was
made by Mr.. Hartley, who was called &c
"a the aperture, and who at once rccOg
niZed hi. brother. who was murdered scV
eral years ago. The spirit of the deccasc,
brother related the circumstance of hi
death infinitely and in detail. The spiri
was asked if-thc spirit of his other dc
ceased brother was present, and was an
swcrcd i'm the affirmative by the brothc
- called for. The scene that followed wa
so impressive that several
COULD Not REFRAIN FROM TEARS.
The living brother failed to rccognil
the spirit of the one called for. by the M
- pcarancc of the face, n he said, that b'
fore his death his brother was ilcshl
while the materialzcd face looked WA
= and so dcathikc; but the convcrsalio
was such that there could be no doul
that the spirit was certainly that of I'll
- deceased. Mr.. Hartley asked the spir
how, and when, and by whom was 1
killed. and also 10 relate the circun
stances of his death he was answered
first by the story otthc last parting. whic
, was correct: then followed the circun
~ stances. which were also correct; I'll
spirit then told the brother that II ne
tombstone had lately been erected oV,
his grave. and then recitcd the verses an
inscription on his slab further cVidcn'
a. was not wanting. but the spirit insist,
on telling the brother much more, an
told him that their father had just o
dcrcd an enlargement of the last pictur,
taken of the two brothers before the
met their deaths. All this occupio
nearly half an hour. Two gcntlcmc
well known in the community chance
To be present AT the scance. but the