The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03
MARVELLOUS MANIFESTATIONS

a spiritual Wedding-Marriage of ,
Lady Who Died Thirty Years Az,
to a Gentleman Who Had Been Dead
Twenty-Five-Both spirits Mater,
iaIize Themselves and Converse
With the Company-Most Wonder
full ManifestatiOns on Record.
From Wednesday Mornings DaiIy.l
| A series of spiritual manifestations which
completely eclipse anything Of the kind
heretofore recorded, recently occurrt in this
city. The Eddy brothers, Professor Slsde,
the Davenports and other well known med
iums, have from time to time astonished
| the world with their unaccountable demon
| strations, but nothing ever produced by any
| of these can compare In wonder, and beauty.
| and marvellousness. with the materializa.
| tions which have been witnessed in Leaven-
worth during the past week. The occasion
referred TO Was
| STRICTLY PRIVATE
| affair, and for this reason we have not refer
| red to II sooner, though We have been in pos
| session of all the main facts since last Sat-
urday now. however, since the'matter is be-
| ing talked about by everybody, and since
| idle gossip is giving 10 the affair a thou Sand
false and ludicrous features, 1t is entirely
proper for US 10 give a correct version of the
transaction, in order TO correct the many
absurd rumors in regard to 1t, as well as to
put on record this latest and greatest achieve.
ment in the line of
SPIRIT MATERIALIZATIOS.
1t is well known to the public that Colonel
Eaton, of this city, is a spiritualist; and in
this, as in everything else, he is thorough
he does no halfway business. He is we'll
known, not only 10 the people OF Kansas,
but TO the people of the country generally.
The prominent part he has acted in Ameri-
can pOlitics-beIng now, as for many years
past a member of the National Demo-ra
Committee-has made his name familiar to
the people of the country. For years past he
and his wife have been firm and consistent
believers in the spiritualistic philosophy.
They have made frequent visits to the resi-
dence of Prof. Mott, the celebrated material
iZing medium, al Memphis, Mo and while
there Col. Eaton has received proofs Of The
reality of the
THE FUTURE LIFE,
which, II true-and he has no reason to doubt
them-ought TO convince any rational man
that those who have "shuflled OFF this mortal
coil" do not only still live, but have the pow |
er of appearing To and conversing with their |
friends in the fl -sh- He has had satisfactory |
interviews with Gov. Wilson shannon, Col |
Isacks and many others-nHmes which, in |
the past, were familiar to the people of X an
sas, but which now
Have been carved for many year,
On the tomb"
Having been intimately acquainted and asso-
ciated with these gentlemen politically and /
socially. during life, he naturally feels imp 4Ic-
lily con fident of his ability 10 recognize their
identify and the proof being sucn as the
Judgment cannot resist, IL must be admitted /
by believers and unbelievers alike, that his |
belief in the reality of the demonstrations he
has witnessed, is, to say the least, not at all
surprising. During one OF the visits referred
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton saw and conversed
with their daughter Katie, who died at the
age of three weeks, and who has now been
THIRTY YEARS IN THE SPIRIT LAND.
At many subsequent meetings they saw
her, and conversed freely with her, and she
was also seen by many other visitors, some
10 substantiate the report If any additional
evidence Were necessary. During one of
their interviews above referred To, the young
lady informed her parents that she had long
been
ENGAGED To BE MARRIED
to BENJAMIN Pierce. a son of the late
Franklin Pierce, and who died, or rather, |
the spirit life, while his father was
President of the United States, and mad been
in the spirit and about twenty five years.
She communicated to her parents all the de-
tails of the afair, telling them when and
where the ceremony was TO be per, ,Ormt d,
ana making arrangements to have the wed
ling sapp-r and party AT the residence of
her parents, in this city. She Informed them
hat
THE WEDDING DAY
a, Of Inn. hat IA /
proper facilities were afforded them She and
l..r husband would visit her parents the same
lay, and be with them AT the wedding supper
N their owl. house Accordingly, b fore The |
time arrived, ali the necessary q
had been perfect d. A cabinet |
or Ih,. accommodation Of the medium, was |
repaired. Prof Mott and bis wife came over {
rom Me,nphis, Dr. DOoley came up from =.
Kansas City land everything was made ready ,
or the interesting occasion On the evening
bove named there aSseInbl al the res dence
Il Col. + atom a select company, consisting Oi | ,
ne distinguished mediums above named, the
immediate members Of the family. Col II. -
IscKsy. late President of the Alliance Life I
company, and possibly one h
II two others- The wedding feast
vas prepared, and the guests were on hand at
tie appointed hour. The room was partially I
arkened ana Prof. Mott TOOK his place in 4
he cabinet. Owing To the unusual force re-
uired 10 maIerialiZe two forms 1T the same
im. pr Dpol.y also took . seat in The cab =
et along with the professor. The table was I
pread the guess were seated, places were
eseTyed for
THE BRIDE AND GROOM.
,Iates were laid for them, and an elegant :
ouquet placed at each place according To the ii
rides directions. ALI was now ready for ,
he appearance of those In whose honor the 4
had assembled, and the guests
raiIed the appearance. Of the bridal party. I
Sut they had not long to wait. The an 1
louncement WAS soon made from the cabi-
let, that the spirits Were ready. The gue>ts, I
ne after another, Were invited up to the ap- ,
,erture where the lady and her husband I
we're presented, both appeariEg with perfect c
istinctneSs, and very llfe-!lke, receiving the /
mes Pleasantly, and entering freely into Z
with them. After this, one a
ccOunt says,
10TH SPIRITS WALKED OUT OF THE GARNET, | I
c,oSs the room and took the places prepar-
q for them at the table. The bride wore an ,
legant heavy satin dress. white rs tie liEh', ,
yiI the conventional flowing marriage veil
nd orange blossoms. The groom wore the /,
eg1latiou black bro .dcloth, and white vest !
With full blown rose IN the baton hole OF
ne cost-though roses In this vicinity are
one blooming. This would seem 10 prove
hat In the Summer Land the roses bloom
erpetuaily. After receiving
THECoN OF THEIR FRIENIs 1
nd narrating the particulars of the marriage J.
how and where in the spirit :
7orld the CEREMONY had been peTfOrmed-the
ridal party put of the semb ance OF mortal \
ody and earthly habiliments, which they
ad donned for the occasion, and betook i
hem to their home in the spirit world, or, :
erchance, to their celestial wedding tour:
our account Of this extraordinary wedding =
given from the most reliable reports that :
re have been able TO obtain in relation 10 It, .
ur reporter had an interview win Professor 4
lott at the depot Monday evening, as he was ! !
saving the city, aud has also conversed with n
theirs W no We're there, and all the main facts !,
arrated above may be relied upon by the =
aader rs absolutely correct. There is cnnsid. :
rab Il hard feeling among the spiritualists oi =
he city because so few oi them were Invited 4
D he present on an occasion of so much IN !.
areSt, but nave said above, the whole | =
flair was intended to be strict y private, ana q
IL should not have felt at liberty to report II,
ali OF Interest IL is were IL not for the TACT =
nat a hundred silly rumorS are anOat In re | 7
ard to the occur. nee, which can only DE
DIRECTED by a plain statement OF the iacti-
nd such We have herein endeavored 10 give.
THE SPIRIT WEDDING.