Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-27

n. ~, 1870.
public lands in this State, and such other in
formation a. may be in the possession of the
Governor rs to the nature and amount of such
claims and the amount remaining unpaid. On
motion of Mr.. Bennet OF Winona, the State
Auditor was requested to submit his annual
report without further delay.
Spirftsaaltstic Legerdenaain.
indianapolis Evening News, l9th.]
For the last six weeks there have been
vague rumors afloat of the wonderful do.
ings in the spiritual line going on at the
residence of Abner j. Pope, No. 176 Park
avenue, where Nesos reporter, anxious
to discover the truth, and having received |
polite invitation and ticket, hastened |
to attend the last seance, and at 1880 r.
n. found himself in company with some |
twenty-five others, at the designated res
idence. Baker, the manager, announced
by instructions from the spirits that
only l8 persons were to be admitted at
one sitting; eight being outsiders, the
family and friends completing the num-
Der, and these eight must have tickets.
The reporter icing one Of the lucky ones,
passed into the dark room, which was
about l2x11 feet on the ground floor,
furnished with eighteen chairs only. In
the southwest corner stands the cabinet,
plain pine box about four feet square
and seven feet high, painted black inside
and out, with two doors in front extend
ing from top to bottom. When these
doors are closed there is in the center
and about five feet from the floor an
opening about foot square covered with
black velvetcen curtain that can be
either thrown up over the top Of the cab.
met or let fall before the window. In.
side was placed single chair. The me.
dunn is young man by the name Of
Morris, who looked, to ordinary eyes,
very much like gi,l dressed in boys
clothing.
After inspecting the cabinet the attend.
ants were arranged in two semi circles in
front Of it, the family and friends being
in the inner, and the strangers and visi-
tors in the outer. The medium having
taken his seat in the cabinet, ard the
doors being closed, Mr.. Baker instructed
that there should be perfect harmony in
the circle and no crossing Of feet. The
lights were remvoed to an outer room
and turned down low, making the room
quite dark. After sitting some little time
silently there were distinct raps heard in
the cabinet, which were interpreted to
| mean that the spirits desired music.
"Shall We gather At the river" was sung,
| all joining in. At the conclusion Of the
song music box was wound up, and the
singing and the music was continued al
ternately until the close of the scance.
Soon after the singing commenced little
glimmers Of light, somewhat resembling
moonlight. we're seen raising from the
window, then spirit hand was gradually
pushed through, until almost an entire
arm was revealed. After waving to and
fro for some half dozen times it was
slowly Withdrawn or seemed rather
to dissolve into nothingness before
the eyes Of the spectators; then q
face was revealed more like flash of
light than anything else, and was not
other; then hand here and another
there, until some five, six and seven were
seen 1T one time, some beating good time
to tho music. and sounding very much
like human flesh and bone as they struck
the outside of the cabinet; presently they
all vanished, the music, which had
stopped for about two moments, was
again started, when bell, An ordinary
table one which had been placed in the
cabinet 1T the beginning of the seance,
was seized and ruDg violently for proba.
bly, half minute, when hand appeared
through the window holding it, and ring
ing it slower and softer by degrees until
= faint jingle only was heard, when it was
let fall with crash 50 loud that it star.
tied all in the room. Then large pair
of dark hands were dimly visible, and
3hen the top of IN Indians head was seen
from the top OF the cabinet. When these
were withdrawn, voice that seemed to
proceed from nothing greeted us with
tSse SSod ve" evenng m Some G"anop on; said, SIS
was the reply. Then came
Ia little child's hand, and
Z voice said, 'Tell mamma Betty s comc,' -
which WAS recognized at once. Then
there came such 4 tremendous knocking
and pounding from within the cabinet
that it seemed to make the room trem.
BILE. Presently it ceased, when for an
instant . spirit.face appeared, and a voice
said, "Don't you know me! Don't you
know me!" Several guesses were made,
and finally some one said: lis it George
Thorne!' when the spirit manifested
great joy at being known. Afterwards
the spirit of lovely girl was materialized
distinctly, and immediately recognized
by one Of the ladies present as her sister
Tliy, who, upon vanishing. whispered
softly "Good night, good night to
all.'' Then there was silence
for some little time, then raps and pound.
ings began again-the doors were forced
open from within, and the medium stag.
gered into the room looking very pale
his fade in convulsions and his hands tied
behind him with his handkerchief. Al
this time he wasa said to ! be. under ths
control Of IN Indian and was trying t<
talk like native, but in this, though h,
seemed to try very hard, he most signal,
failed, at least the reporter, who claim
! to be familiar with Indian talk, never
heard any like that. Presently, however
tho medium came out from under his con
troll, and the scsnce was ended-havin,
lasted one and one-fourth hours.
Of course the Ne,cs reporter had NJ
opportunity Of examination, being seate,
eight or ten feet from the cabinet.
Massachusetts and viTglnia Joining
llan1s.
(Richmond, Va, Telegram, 29d.1
A reception of the Boston committe,
last night took place in the Masonic lodg'
room, in the presence of large crowd Q
ladies and gentlemen. Gov. Kemper ex
tended on the part Of the Old Dominion
hearty welcome to the guests, whose
presence recalled the time when Virgini,
and Massachusetts, struggled side by sid,
for the constitution and liberty. Vir
: ginia Was Is loyal now Is ever in trying
, to establish equal rights and laws to oil
Mayor Kelly followed in . few felicitiou'
and eloquent words. Gen. Talliferro
Grand Master Of the Masons Of Virgins