The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-29

TWO daughters, near whose bed the
noises occurred, first attempted to have
the spirits" answer questions. Soon
after, the family removed to Rochester,
and there the table-tipping, ETC., began,
and in November, 1849, public meet
ing was called to investigate the sub
ject, at which Margaret and Catherine
Fox made their first public appearance.
Since that Friday night in 1848 the doc
trines of spiritualism have found be-
levers in nearly every part of the
country and world. According to the
majority of Spirituausts, spiritualism
is the belief that at death the cor
poreai body is changed for the spiritual.
which, through the light and under
standing derived from the spirit world,
has been transformed so that all lusts
and passions have been transmitted
from material to an immaterial or
ganism, but which Is still affected by
the same natural laws that affect NOR
tails, is the controlling factor; hence
the departed, actuated by a benevolent
desire to benefit humanity, are believed
to communicate with persons suscepti-
bic and sensitive to spiritual influences.
April 1, 1S53-Jacob Yost, congress-
man, born at Staunton, Va.
April, 1, 1859-Agnes Repplier, bril-
liant essayist and author, born in Phil
adelphia, Pa.
April 1, 1S65-Battle Of Five Forks,
Virginia, in which the Confederates
met with severe losses. On the follow
Ing day Petersburg was taken.
April 2, 1S3o-Lewis A. Kimberly.
rear admiral United States navy, born
at Troy, N: Y. Served with distinction
during the Civil war.
April 2, 1S02-D. H Mahan, civil en-
glneer and educator, born near Stony
Polnt, N. Y. AS an engineer he secured
worldwide reputation by his text
DOCKS: was dean Of the faculty at
United States military academy, and
member Of many scientific societies
April 2. 1S3O-Wflliam B. Anderson,
congressman from Illinois, born at
Mount Vernon, Ill. Entered the army
during the Civil war as private, and re-
turned as brigadier general.
April 2, 1512.-Juan Ponce de Leon
reached the cost of Florida probably
near the site of st. Augustine He had
been a companion of Columbus, and
had command of a portion of His
PAMELA, and afterwards Of Puerto Rico.
which he depopulated by the savage
t1Ves in the mines and on the planta-
lions. With the wealth he thus acquired
he organized an exploring expedition,
and landed in Florida, which he called
by this name, either from the luxuri-
ance Of its vegetation or from the fact
that he landed on Palm Sunday, which
the SpaniardS call PasQua de Flores
Returning to Spain he obtained permis-
sion to settle or conquer the country
and came back with an expedition, but
on landing was attacked by the natives
and driven away. Ponce de Leon was
mortally wounded and died in Cuba.
April 2, 1819.-The first agricultural
paper in the United States, The Amer
lean Farmer. appeared at Baltimore,
Md.
April 8, 1741.-Nathanial Niles,
clergyman, inventor and politician, born
at South Kingston, r. I.
April 8, 18s5.-Harriet Elizabeth
Prescott Spofford, author, born at
Calais, Me. Has written many popu-
lar poems and several noteworthy
novels.
April 8, 1863.-Second and last day
of battle Of Woodbury. and Snow Hill,
Tenn Union victory.
April 4, 1794.-Dorothia L. Dix, the
American Elizabeth Fry also known
as the prisoners friend" born at Wor-
cester, Mass. 1884.
April 4, 1828.-Thomas Kingsford,
manufacturer of corn startch, Oswego,
N. Y, born.
April 4, 1834.-In the contest between
President Jackson and congress over
the United States bank, congress by
resolution rescinded the presidents or
der of removal Of the deposits.