The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-14

two or more of the banks of the city, 10 be
selected by the Committee on Finance; and
said committee are hereby requested and
instructed to give preferences to such banks
as shall agree 10 pay interest Of not less than
four per cent. on daily balances; and the
Committee on Finance are hereby instructed
to report their action hereunder to the Coun-
ell. al-r
Agreed to unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Bass, the Board ad-
journed. "a
MIND acknowledgements PERFORMANCES
or aJ.: RANDALL BRowN.-Mr. j. Randall
Brown was received at the Theatre last
night by large number OF ladies and gen.
tlemen, most OF whom had beard Of his per.
formanceE, but were not prepared to believe
10 them except through the evidence Of their
own senses. He appeared on the stage about
8 o'clock, and showed himself to be a fair
faced youag man, With long, silky black hair
thrown back in piously poetic style, and eyes
noticeable for their hrilliancy. Ihe stage
was illumined by an unusual number of gas
jets. 1t was encumbered with but few
articles Of furniture. After giving the audi
ence brief autobiography Mr.. Brown pro.
posed that a committee of we'll known gen.
tlemen should be appointed to occupy seats
on the stage and witness all the experiments,
and aid in their fair conduct. Colonel W..
C. Darlington, George Watt, Judge E.. G.
Minor, Isaac Davenport, Mr.. Leech (member
of the House from Rockbridge), and Mr..
Dlcks>n were designated by persons in the
audience, aud. selected by votes duly taken.
Mr.. W. L. Royal was chosen-for the first
experiment, Mr.. Brown having given notice
that his subjects mus. be persons of intelll>
gence and sobriety, and have the power OF
concentrating their minds. Mr. Royal was
to hide amy article. Mr.. Brown was to un-
dertake to find it. The article having
been concealed while Mr.. Brown was
behind the scenes in company with
some Of the committee, Mr.. Brown
came upon the stage and, blindtoldeo,
placed his right hand on Mr. Royals fore
head. With his left hand he grasped the
tjec,'s right hand. Then Mr.. Royal was
urged to concentrate his mind on the
object he had hidden, and Mr.. Brown,
pressing Royal's left hand to his (BroWns')
forehead, started forth on the search.
The two wired in and out of alsles'
and down by the orchestra, and up IN
the stage and down again. Sometimes Mr..
Brown would be "burning "-as the chill
dren say when they play hiding switch-tnen
be would grow g cold" The committeeman
were all seated is row, and he lead MT
Royal up to them frequently. At last, now.
ever, be confessed that be had failed, anc
thst Mr.. Royal was not q perfectly gooo
suhject, probably because he did not KEEP
his mind fixed upon the article hidden.
As this was announced, a bright mulattc
who had been seated in the parquette uprose
and expressed his joy that the experiment
vas failure, and claimed that in the service
of Almighty God he had controlled Brown
He uttered a good deal more of like non
sense, and seemed to be lunatlc. he wa:
hustled out by the police. Out of doors he
shouted and prayed, and proclaimed himsel
a reformed drunkard, disciple Of Gough
and an agent of Jesus Christ sent here te
break up Browns experiments. HIS name
he said, was William Lewis. Il was statec
by some that he was crazy preacher IRON
Petersburg.
Dr.. Hereford, unwillingly, was nex
drafted into service to be eyperlmentec
upon. Royal bad left the article with Judge
Minor. DR.. Hereford left small ivory
tablet with gentleman sitting near tne miu
die aisle, and under circumstances tnat couie
not possibly have been known 10 Brown
Yet Brown, placing Hereford in the same
position he had placed Royal, soon laid oil
hand confidently on the shoulder of the mar
in whose possession the tablet was. Urea
applause was his reward.
Major James H. Dooley was now calico
upon the stage. Brown desired him 10 hs
his mind upon some one in the audience
and he (Browu) would point that person
OUT. Mai3r Dooley did as requested. WIN
bis righ, baud on Dooley's forehead, arc
DooleI's right b nd in bis left, Brown lel'
the stage. BIindfoIded as he was, BroWr
led Dooley around the house once or twice
and frequently made bis way between the
rows of seats, and finally put bis band upon
CAPTAIN Charles F. Taylor and informed
Major Dooey that Taylor was the man ne
DOoley) had thought Of. Major Dooley salo
Brown was right" no doubt about tna'
fact"
DIR. Wayt was requested to map out in his
mind course through the audience. Bro"1
nsssed his hand over Wayt's forehead, aoo,
AZ in the other instances, with the subjects
hand pressed to his (Brown's) forehead, he
followed out the labarynthic course Way
had thought out.
A gentleman with 8 pain was called ior
One went up, but was told that be was mol
a good medium. Mr.. Thomas McDonalc
then went up, and WAS told his pain was ir
bis left arm. Mcdonald said the pain was
| 10 bis wrist.
Mr.. w. r. Trigg was called upon the stag
and requested to write word upon slE
of paper. This.he did, and then placed I'M
sl,p In his pocket. Letters of the alphaoet
each about four inches square, were pastet
upon the rear wall of the stage-settlng
Upon these letters Brown spelt ou
G.HO S-T-the very word MIR. Trigg hat
written on the slip of paper which vas BE
creled in his pocket.
Mr. Price, teller at the First Nations
Bank, was the subject of the last experiment
He selected 10 bis mind gentleman IN tn
audience, and Mr. Brown, blindfolded, will
Mr.. Price, went into the audience. Ihei
the TWO returned 10 the stage; Brown TOOL
of the bandage, and correctly selected Dl
Brock as the person Price had fixed in hi
mind.
Some of the experiments failed. Th
great psjorlty, however, were successful.
Another performance tonight.
F1RR-ALARM-The alarm Of fire at II =
A. ID. yesterday from Station IA. corner
Tenth and Byrd streets, WAS caused by tn
burning of few shingles on the roof OF {