The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
What the Chicago, Texas 4 Mexican
Central Railroad Directory
Evolved Yesterday. They
Leave the City.
A Letter of Inquiry From the Father
of Young Hickman, Killed by the
Cars Short While Ago.
Stolen Jewelry...BOnd Reduced IAN
Enjoyable Event..-A Very Sirius
Question.
Meeting of the City Sires---Business
Transacted by that Body.
Other Interesting Local Gleanings
"spirits from tho Vastly Deem !"


Yes, spirits from the vastly deep and q
long ways from there, somebody says. Our
reporter does not pretend to say that Mr.
st. Elmo, at Craddock's 0pera-house last
night, was aided by spirits in his
various performances, but he does say
that Mr.. st. Elmo gave an exceedingly in
teresting and marvellous entertainment.
Mr.. st. Elmo does not himself say they are
spirits OF the dead that he calls up, and he
does not ask any one to believe that they
are. He only does what he adyertises to
do, and those beholding the manifesto
tons may or may not believe, as
they may see proper. Among the acts per-
formed was the removing of pair of hand
cults put on Mr.. st. Elmo by Deputy Sher-
i'll Smith. The 'darbiesn were brand new,
borrowed from o hardware store by Mr..
Smith especially for the occasion, and
they were locked around the medi-
um's wrists so tightly that
they were actually buried in the flesh. Mr..
st, Elmo removed them in very few mo-
ments and locked them around a chair leg
and pitcher handle- instead Of around his
arms.
He next had Mr.. Ferd Tucker to tie
around each wrist a bit of strong, new fish
ing line. He then sat down in
box and DR.. A. NJ. Cochran
passed the ends of the strings through four
hOles in the back of the box and Mr.. Tuck
er tied them tightly and securely. DIR.
Cochran then sealed the knots with sealing
wax. After this net hammock was spread
over the box and tied tightly
and closely behind the box.
The box was then lifted inside
the cabinet by DR.. Cochran and Mr. Tucker
md l,a au.l.f al. L.. 81.
minute hands were seen above the cabinet,
and through the openings in the door
tambourine was beaten and shown above
the cabinet and II bell rung, and
while the bell was ringing the
cabinet doors were opened and
there sat Mr.. St. Elmo with his hands tied
as they We're when he was put into the
cabinet and the netting still tied over the
box inclosing him. When released the
strings had to be cut and they had
been tied so tightly that they were
buried into the flesh, retarding the circula-
ton and causing the hands to swell. The
naturalization of spirits was the next act
in order and to do this Mr.. st. Elmo had
to have the services of his assistant. The
assistant had rope tied around his neck
by Doctor Cochran and tied so
tightly that it seemed to the audience
as though it would surely choke
the man. Having the rope around his
neck, he took his seat in the cabinet and DR..
Cochran passing the ends..of rope through the
holes III the cabinet tied it on the outside
securely. Mr.. st. Elmo then started u
music box to playing and pro.
eeeded TO mesmerize the subject, as he
said. Almost instantly hands and arms
could be seen above the top of the cabinet
and at the apertures. The lights being
turned down, forms were seen at the aper-
lures and above the cabinet. Being turned
still lower the cabinet doors open and n
form clad in spotltss white, walked out
of the cabinet onto the stage,
and the scene was then thrilling indeed.
A few people INDUCED in laughter, thereby
causing a disturbance that so annoyed Mr..
81. Elmo that he announced that It woul d
the forms to walk down in
the audience, as he had desired tn, v
should. This feature of the seance will take
place tonight. II is proper to state heie
that previous to the performance Mons.
lie Roy, the prince of tight-rore
performers, gave an exhibition
on his rope, stretched from the
Opera-house TO the LeGrand Hotel On
the stage was large cabinet, and in this
The medium performed his acts, or rather
from II gave his manifestations.
Tonight there will be another entertain.
lment when spirits will be materials
lied and walk down among
the audience and a table with man Sc
lected by the audience will be iloated in
the air, There will be matinee this after
noon at . o'clock for the benefit of the
ladies and children, and previous to each
performance Mons. Leroy will give one OF
his tight-rope exhibitions. st. Elmo's
Seances are most asspredly excellent so far