Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-15
oUR RooHRsTRR LETTER.

Eds. Believing that the happen
ings Of week in a busy city, CLEANED by
newspaper man, may be Of interest to your
readers, l will submit them, together
with other bits Of news and gossip.
The return Of cold weather has brought
thousands Of people back to their homes
from sea shore and country, improved and
benefited. Even the ministers give evi-
dence OF the inspiration stored away in
their natures by weeks Of rest and sight
seeing. Their sermons are fresh. bright.
sparkling, and able. The churches are
well filled once more. Passing along the
main thoroughfares last Sunday evening
after church services, the writer found
them filed with people returning from
church. This speaks well for the morals
Of city. Besides, it is not fashionable TO
stay away from church in these days. In
society you are averaged up according to
whether you go to church or not and what
church you attend. Perhaps this ought
not be, but it is.
Politics are discussed everywhere and by
everybody. Even the ladies take hand
in the exciting topics. Local politics re-
ceive but little attention, the stars around
which all lesser lights gather are Garfield
and Hancock. 1t would amuse YOU to
hear the Democrats claim this and that
state-Ohio for instance-they will tell
You without blushing and in dead earnest
that they will carry Ohio next week. In
diana is in their old pork barrel salted
down and they expect to eat it in Novem-
Der, but a good many Republicans are for
saying the morsel will stick in the throat
Of the Democracy and choke it to death.
want to tell you Of a little experience
had with the famous DR.. Shde, the spirit
ualist who has puzzled professional men
in Europe recently, and who is stopping
in this city for the present. Last Saturday
evening, two representatives from tins
paper called on the gentleman at his hotel
and asked for an exhibition OF his wonder
full powers-or rather a manifestation by
the spirits. The doctor who is handsome
well formed young man of about thirty
years, received the scribes very cordially
and invited them in, after pleasant chat
of a few minutes the doctor requested the
visitors to thoroughly examine the room
and everything in it; when satisfied that
nothing in the way OF traps, ETC., used by
jugglers were in the room, all three gather
ed around table in the centre of the
room. The feet Of the doctor were held
firmly by one of the visitors, while the
other watched operations above the
table. In response to the question pro-
pounded by tho doctor:-"Spirits do you
want to talk to nightY three. distinct raps
heard and felt, were made on the table.
The doctor then got up and went into
another part of the room to procure a slate
and while he was gone the limbs OF the
visitors were clutched by hands underneath
the table though the closest scrutiny re.
Yealed nothing. Two states were placed
together, one on top Of the other and q
bit Of pencil placed between. The hands
of the doctor were held by the visitors, who
placed an arm on each end Of the slate
The doctor requested the spirits to write
message to one Of the young men. I'm
medlately sounds Of rapid writing came
from between the states, continuing until
the slate was written full. Turning the
top slate over, the bit Of pencil was found
and on the slate was a message from DR..
Bly,, a prominent citizen Of Rochester who
died few years ago. He will probably be
remembered by j. Sum. Blyth, as manu-
facturer of artificial limbs. The table,
which was heavy walnut one, began to
tremble and though the newspaper men
tried to hold it down it was lifted bodily
from the floor and staid there half min
ute. A wealthy citizen Of this city has
offered a considerable sum Of money, if
the doctor will allow committee Of fifteen
scientific men to thoroughly investigate
the dOings Of the doctor and state at a
public meeting their honest and candid
opinion on what they saw and to what
they attribute the mysterious power.
The amusement season is not starting in
very brisk. Politics interfere with thea
ters, concerts and operas to a great extent.
The Iolmans commenced a fairly success
full weeks engagement Saturday night.
Sallie Holman has had her day. and her
voice begins to show the wear and tear of
years. The prominent stars Of the coun-
try are billed for the entire season, which
promises TO be most successful one.
The Western New York Fair closed its
twelfth annual exhibition last Friday.
The attendance was very large and the ex-
hibltion above the average | have been
engaged in watching the National base
ball league which has been in session here
for three days past. The session was not
entirely harmonious as the result of the |
annual meeting in December will prove. |
Next week will devote part of my letter |
to what people are wearing, what it costs, |
and other matters Truly yours,
W. b, NJ