Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-08

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young lady. The latter, to the intense
amusement Of all, embraced with
great warmth a number of the gentle
men seated on aud about the platform.
On the gas being turned up and the
curtain withdrawn, it was found that
Mr.. Bishop was in precisely the same
position as that in which he had been
placed by the committee. The audi
enee was then about to disperse, when
a gentlehan seated in the gallery cOm-
planned that the various performances
had not been explained, as many ex-
pected they would be. Mr.. Bishop,
in reply, said that next night he
would give the expected explanations,
which could hardly have been expect
ed of him on the first night, consider
ing the arduous nature OF the per-
formances themselves. Applause
On Wednesday the large hall was
again crowded by a fashionable and
intelligent audience, who gave Mr..
Bishop. as he assembled the platform,
a cordial and hearty greeting. Hon.
William Collins, lord provost, took
the chair, and, in a few neatly-put
sentences, introduced Mr.. Bishop.
The committee selected TO act in the
interests Of the public consisted Of
Professors Ramsay, Young aud Rob-
ertSon, and Mr.. Campbell, of Title
chewan. Mr.. Bishop proceeded with
his entertainment, in the first place
repeating on Mr.. Campbell, of Title
chewan, the ring deception, which on
the preceding night ne passed on DR..
Buchanan. Next came an example Of
c%lairvoyance. Professor young retired
to an anto-room and put several names
of persons deceased, and the name of
one local living gentleman on separate
pieces of paper. On returning Mr..
Bishop was blindfolded, and then,
placing his left hand over the profess
sor's eyes, he proceeded to write back
ward on a ] large slate the name Of the
living gentleman, who proved to be
Sir james Watson. Professor Young
acknowledged the accuracy Of the
writing, said he had the name sealed
up in an envelope, and that it had
been seen by no one but himself.
Thereupon the audience applauded,
one and all wondered, and not a few
concluded that Mr.. Bishop had ex-
tracted his knowledge through Prof.
Young's eyes. But how absurd every
one must have felt when the explana-
ton came. The practice of the clair
voyant, it appears, after the person
who intends to write the names has
got comfortably seated and has
scrubbed that of his living selection,
is to return, and, on pretense Of show
ing how to fold the papers, do a bit of
"palming," substitute a blank piece of
paper for that having the writing, and
thus become possessor of the coveted
secret, By means of another excuse
he gets at the papers once more, and
this time restores the piece first car
ried off.
Mr.. Bishop next entered a sack,
and was firmly tied and sealed I'D BY
Professor Ramsey. After four min
utes' confinement in the cabinet the
exhibitor wa free, and the sack, it
was declared by the committee, was
as securely tied and sealed as it was
originally. The trick was repeated in
the presence of the company, and
then it was e c how the cat gets
out" By dint of great perseverance,
Mr.. Bishop manages to get the knots
on the tape loosened sufficiently to
permit of the end of the sack being
drawn through, and that done he, Of
course, gets out easily enough, and
repassing the sack through the loop.
draws the knots tightly, which con-
Yey no appearance of having been
tempered with.
Mr. Bishop was requested to show
how he attached a ring to a tape and
tied it around the neck, his hands
meanwhile being bound at the back.
With the explanation that he was not
greatly inclined to do that trick twice
in one evening, he proceeded to show
how the trick was done. Having had
his hands securely bound behind his
back, and the ends of the tape firmly
attached to a ring in a post against
which he reclined, his arms and legs
were bound by strong pieces of cloth
to a stool on which he sat, so that ap-
parently it was a physical impossibility
for him TO move. A finger ring was
then placed between Mr.. Bishop's
teeth, and a narrow white necktie was
placed around his neck, the ends being
crossed over the breast Thus fur.
nished and thus fettered, Mr.. Bishor
set in motion a series Of bodily contor.
tons, which none but those who saw
him could believe the human frame
capable Of As DR.. Buchanan after.
ward explained, the operator throw,
his right shoulder blade so far back a.
to enable him to move his arm mucl
further back on one eide than ordinar,
PNDlfiS NaH W. Hbu ny al tuOfulOfi
strain on the right side, he is able 4
push his hand back to the post, anr
next he manages to raise his left arm
up in such a way that no can pas IN,
hand around toward the mouth, will
the assistance OF which ho manage
10 put the tic through In.
ring, and afterward knot Il
The exertion is most exhaustine
Next it was intimatcd that spiri
forms would appear and minglc wit
the audience" A person IN the bacI
part Of the hall requested that Nj
Bishop would produce some chill
spirits, such as Mrs. Malone had done
Whilo disclaimilg all knowledge q
Mrs. Malone, Nv. Dlshop invited in
gentleman 10 the front, and promise
to demonstrate to him that tn
production Of spirits was al
sham. Mr.. Bishop now on
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