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:. . ; : . ;:!'." ; ; j !' Mj j ''.. ;"h . a" - ' ' " "' " 111 " ' -I.'''! y "Ml T -I III I , I. I II. . ' . ' , n j ' 'i'i'''' " "j - ' '' I ''' - ' ' ! ' ! '' '' ' ' " ' j ! ) - j ' I- '' " - ' - ' ' " J - 1 "i - -. i i t ' . " : : 1 : 1 ' " 1 ' ' " 1 "" -" ' " 1 " - '-.--?-! , 'T lldl J A ia! Editor and Proprietor. . jrms of Sultrriptivn Three Doiaaks, in advance. the - i "Western Democrat ' j PCBLISHBD BT j WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. Tia9 Three Dollars per annum in adtance. f AlrertMeraens will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. j. ; Obituarj notices of orer fire lines in length will be charged for at adTcrtising" rates. Robert Gibbon, M. D., ! I , PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Tryon JStrirt, Charlotte, X. C.' Office and Residence, one door south old State Bank, (fonnerlj Wni. Johnston's residence). Jan. 1, 18G3. j . i . T iT TVrrr,-T-t-i'Ko 11. Ttf OTers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Olhce in ISron n's building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. - Oct 2H, 103. DR. E. C. ALEXANDER, Having looted in Charlotte, has opened an office in Park Uulldin. opjioile the Thai lottcllotel, where he. can be found !u-n not profesionalIy eugeged. . May 31, ISt'J . 7mpd Dr. JOHN H. He AD EN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, r . CHARLOTTE, X. C, on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE -1'llUGS, Chemical-. I'atcnt Medicine?. Family Medi-cin-,. IVmtx. Oil--". V.-rnihe. Dye Stuffs, Faicyand Tollt-t Arti!.-!. which he is determined to sell at the erv lowest prices. Jan 1, l-SS'i. . j I WM. M- SHIPP, A T T O 11 X K Y . A X LAW I j Charlotte, N. C, OrriCE ix Ii:wr.r Uank Ucildixo. Not. p. IT . : ALEXANDER & BLAND, Dentists, Charlotte, N. C, i Will w.iit on parti-sin city orcouutry whenever their . s ertirc tniv be soficttcl. I Teeth es tract rd without rain. Gas administered. tricp in j;r"us liuilding. Honrs from 8 A. M. to A r. M. i . . . ! Marc 8, 1809. . J. .C. :MILLS, ! ATTO X t: V AT Li A V , i Charlotte, N. C, i Will pract.ee in the Cour:s of North Carolina and in the United States Court. OJiiii shore the Store f Elias i Cxjhcn, opposite the CUr!orte llutcl. JuaeiU-ilt TVatch and Clock -aii'-or, I ,AXl PEAttR IS j . JEWELRY, riXE WATCJ1ES, CLOCKS, Watch Materials, Fp.ciaclt$, .jr. Aug. 19, 1 i 07. CHARLOTTE, N. C. The City Book Store, IIi hrrnUm'vil o I. Lmm'r OH istaiul. Ope door below its former loca'ion. r.Tfrvh(n!v is iurited to call and examine our Stock, rwhlch conifists in part of a large assortment of School, Religious and Miscellaneous Books, Rlsnk and la-s Rook-. WU Paper. Rlank and in a I'rinling Paper, and all articles usually kept firt-claH I!ouk Store. ' . Our firran jemcuU with rnbli.-hers are such that tve reocivsail the NRW WORKS of popular authors o Hsjpubli.-'hed - " Our prices are as low as any other Rookellers n the Stale. J ' , Jan 3, 18 :9. WADR & GUNNKLS. " b- R. SMITH. & CO. General Commission Merchants, X1. 10 Central Wharf, Itu.STONt Mass., Fur the! Mle of Cotton, Cotton Vara, Naval Stores, tc. and the purchase of Gunny C!oths and Merchan dise geficrally. Liberal ("ash advances made on consignments to us. and' all usual facilities offered. We bope by fair and houest dealing, and cur best effort t- please, to receive from our friends that en couragement which it all be our aim to merit. Orders solicited and promptly tilled for Gunny Ragging, Fidi, Roots and Shoes, &c. &c. i Rrrrn BY lr.Missiox to j John Demerritt. K.j., Pres. Fiiot Nat. Rank, Host on. Loringi Reynolds, 110 I'e.irl St., Roston. j Murchisou .v Co., L'OT Fcirl St., New Vork. J V Rryce Co., Charlotte, N C. R V McAden. L'-i . Rres. 1st Nat. Rank. Charlotte. T W Dowey & Co , Rankers, Charlotte, N C. t R M l)ie& Co.. Charlotte. N C. . . I Wi'.liani k Murchison. Wilmington, N C. : " Col Wc Johnstoir.'l'ref.. Charlotte and Augusta Rail road. Chirlotte. N C. ST t8o-. ! SADDLE" AND HARNESS. I'UOHKKT SHAW & SON, I (Tht'nt Door from the Mansion Home,) R KS PKCTFU L L inform S the public that they Have 3. . .' .., I'O a larce mock oi z?.vli i -o which thev offer to the ll ti-nt public at low pri( flM Anything in h iriccs. the way of Saddles, Harness, Br i As, Mart hi y , r'.'ars. Saddle Trees, Harness Mounting of all des .p":on's, Ac., will b furnished or made to order. As we are regular mechanics, we think it will be to the adrautage of ail to buy from us. We warrant our work. ( t ri?- REPAIRING neatly executed at -short notice n I on reasonable terms. R. SHAW, i Sept 20.' ISO? y W. K SHAW. NEW GOODS wow uroconos " We are at our old stand. "Gray's ' , of Groceries, counting in j l orner, our Fall Stock o part of heavy Gunny Ragging, The Arrow Cotton Ties, I A larKe lot of Salt, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, and in ' fet everjthing usually found in the Grocery line, U of which will be sold at a Tery short margin for j cah. I I I I Call and examine before purchasing elsewhere e are determined to sell. j Ca?" Those indebted to us will please settle up. Spt 2T, 1809. GRIER L ALEXANDER- I i A youDpj lawyer ras examining bankrupt as to how he spent his money. There were about two thousand dollars unaccounted for, when the attorney put on a serere scrutinizing face.1 and exclaimed, with much sclf-complacencyl i4Now. sir. I want you to tell this court and jury, how you used those twos thousand dollars ( jThe bankrupt put on a serious face, winked at the audience, and exclaimed: The lawyers got that. Ihc judge and audience were convulsed with laughter, and the counsellor was glad to let the bankrupt off. j j I ; : ' j Charlotte Female Institute, CHARLOTTE, N. U. i The next Session of this Institution will commence en the first day of OCTOHER, 18C9, and continue until SOthof June following. j A full corps of Teachers in all branches usually tauenc. in ursi ciaFSiremaie cuois, -fcas been- rm- plojed for the ensuing Session.. For Catalogue containing full particulars as to expenses, course of study, regulations, &c, apply to Rkv.1 It. BUR WELL SON; . July 19, 1869 ; Charlotte, N. C. TAILORING. John Vogol; Practical Tailor, j Respectfully iuforms the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, rthat he is prepared to, manu facture gentlemen's clothing in the latest style and at short noticed' Hi bett exertions will be given to render satisfaction to those who patronize him. Shop opposite old Charlotte Hotel, next door to 'Bar ringer & Wolfe's Store. January 1; 13G9. ; : !' HUTCHISON, BUUHOUGnS &To - i , M Life and Fire j Insurance Agents. j l i H j ... I' . - The Companies represented by them are First Class, and comment to this coniniunitv is unueces- . t ... sary. t E. NYE HUTCHISON, -; J. C. RU It ROUGHS,1 ' R A. SPRINGS. I Sept 20, 1809. Important! Sale of Land. In obedience to a Uceree of the Superior Court, I will sell on Wednesday, the 10th day of November, IS)9,mo the highest bidder, at Public Auction, Ithat valuable tract of Land belonging to the estate of tbe late Solomon Reid, I situate on the waters of Four Mile Creek, and adjoining the lands of W. H. Hous ton, A. A. Houston, J ;.M. Houston and oihers, lying on tbe Totter Road, containing about One Hundred Acres. ' 'Mi . i Terms twelve months credit except $30 cash bond and good security required. ! j, 1'. A. OSBORNE.I Oct 11, 18C9. ; Clerk Superior Court. City Property for Sale, j Ry virtue of a Decree, ofj ihe Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, I will sell to the highestjbid der, at the Court House dor in .Charlotte, on the 2Cd day of November fiext, thnt valuable ptoperty in the City of Cliarlottt, belonging to the Kstatcof Mrs. V. AV. Alexander, dee d. S"J propetty is situated on Trade Slrce.t. (containing full front and back lots) and adjoining tbe residences of Hr. C J. Fox and W. F. Davidson. This is one of tbe jbest Lininroved Places in Ckarlottc. and js near tlic lusi ness portion of tbe t.ity. Ter;us, six Lieut hs credit with iwwi rt and security. S. R. AL :XANDER, Commissioner. Oct 4, 1S3 J. J. WOLFENDEN & , CO., DIULKRS IN j Flour! and Grain, Refer to J. A. Guiost. Cashier National Rank, iNew bern: T J. Lathainarid Rountrcc & Webb, "Svrbcrn. Oct IS. 1809 ,Jk j NEW GOODS! 'NEW GOODS!! McMurrair,. Davis & Co, Have now in Store GOODS. j i Oct 18, 1809. ! ; their FALL and WINTER China, Glass; and Crockery jWare. t ALL ON I ! S HARTY I J AM E To buy your China (ilass and Earthen Ware, next door to tbe Court House, Charlotte, N. C j He is daily 'receiving additions to his already large stock of House-Keeping Goods, FANCY ARTICLES, jc.,i &c ! Baskets, , I . One of the largest assortments evei brought to this market, (embracing anything from the jargest-sizeu lMtindry Racket to aloy. Oct 18, 18C9. U basket,) for sale by JAMES HARTY. Candy, Preserved Fruity &c. 100 Roxes assorted Candy, j 1,000 Sardines, - . ! 100 Jars genuine English Chow Chow, i00 Cans Tomatoes, - j ; fK) Peaches, at " Oct 4. 18'9. i i SAMUEL GROSE & CO S. Stoves, Tin-Ware, &c. D. H. BYERLY & CO. ( the Basement Store muter. Mansion House,) Keep for sale a full assortment of Stoves "of every, description, Hollow-Ware, -Tin-Ware, Japan-Ware, &c, &c. if f : 1 ' .-. j' . ; Spears' Anti-Dust Cooking Stove is a superior arti cle, and has given general satisfaction. ;We have sold a large number within the past year. We alo keep other j patterns of Cooking Stoves, of the most approved style ami quality. j Tin, Copper and bhcet-Iron work cxccutca at snori . Repairing promptly attenaed to. j i ; D. II. RYERLV. March 17i 1SG9 ii j; j G. P. DOUGHERTY. " 7 J bceT& co., General Commission Merchants CHARLOTTE, X. C . . ' .. Particular attention' paid to the selling of all kinds of Produce, Cotton and Tobacco. - tfQ- Highest cash price paid for Cotton. run All orders from a distance promptly attended to. i ; J. Y. RRYCE. March 5, 1PG9. W. H. RRYCE. Catawba English and Classical HIGH1 SCHOOL, XEWTOX, X. C. ! . ... i , . i Tnncxt Session will commence me ist .yonuaj tn Jnlv. 18G9. No pains are spared in biting pupils thoroughly for the best Colleges in theeountry, nn.l in frivinethem athorough business education. Special attention given to Mathematical Thaixikq. Tuition per Sesslon'of 20 AVeeks from $9 to $22.50 in currency. Hi . ' Board in families "from $8 ,to $12 per month ; in O . T . clubs at about half these prices. For Circulars and particulars, aduress J. viapp, Newton, N. C. J. C. CLAPP. A. R. June 1, 1869. S, M. FINGER, A. B. CHARLOTTE, N. C;, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER J It isn't all in Bringing up. It isn't all in 'bringing up," H ; I Let folks say what they will ; To silver scour a pewter cup-7 I- It wijl be pewer still. J . E'en "he of old, wise Solomon, j ( Who said, train up a child," If I mistake not; had a son,; Proved rattle-brained and wild. I ' t : t .- i - ' ' IK-V . " A man of nwrk, who fain would pass I r or lord of sea or land, j j . '31 ay haVe.the training of a son, I And bringing him upfnll grand; May give him' all the wealth of lore, I Of college and of school, f! - Yet after all make him novmore,; ' Than just a decent fbol.N lj ; - .-A nether raised by penury, ; ! Upon his bitter bread, . V v Whose road to knowledge is like thai The good to heaven must tread He's got a spark' of Nature's light, He'll fan it to a flame, j Till, in its burning letters bright, The world may read his nlme. If it were all in bringing up X i In counsel and restraint, ) ! Some nrscals had been honest men 1 I I'd been; myself a saint. Oh, it isn't; all in ' bringing up, I Let folks say what they, will, Neglect may dim a silver cup- It will be silver still. ! SALE OF LAND. In accordance with a decree of the. Probata Court of Mecklenburg county, I will sell at the Court llouse, in Charlotte, on Tuesday, tbe 30th November next, a tract of land belonging to the Estate of W. W. Mor-: row, dec d, containing about 23 j acres, all olj wbicu is in original forest, except a small; part, which is second growth, pine; land. ! The tract adjoins the; ands of John Walker, R. M. Wbiterthe Matthew Ed wards land, and lies from 3 to 4 miles from Charlotte ! ! I I J. W. MORROW, Oct. 25, 1809 Im I : ' j i Adm'r. Money wanted on Good ! I j Property. CitjH As toe Aeentsjinu Attorneys ot tne parties; in in-j terest," we wi.sli to raise frotn "3,000 o $5,(KI0, on a mortgageof that very valuable property in Charlotte, known as tbe Reckmth Property,' situaletl near tbe centre of the city, and 'now occupied byj C. M. Query., All difficulties in iegard to the title of this property have been fully adjusted; and parties with mouejr to lend will here find a perfectly safe invest-) nient. JONES & JOHNS' ON. IUFUS tf. ! RARRINGER. Charlotte, Oct. 2oj 1809 j LAND VOR SALE. AttheiCourt House in Concord, on Tuesday the Gth of December next, j(be?ng Tuesday of Cabarrus Court. Ir will sell at public auctioli Ue valuable Tract of LAND on which Jno. C. Hayr lately lived, containing about 150 acres, adjoining the lands of Jno. Rradford, M. E. McKinloy and others. A' credit of (J, 12 and I8 months will be given, j; " x! -This is fine land and tbejsale offers a rarechance for men of moderate means; to buy. i f MARTIN ICEIIOWER, Oct IS. 18G9 7w I Commissioner. A Valuable Town Property i FOR SALE- ; i On Saturday, the Gth. day of November, IiTill sell? at the Court Hovsc, at II o'clock. A. M , tho? House and Lot jsituatc on the corner of Thid and C Streets The House is well built, and contains seven rooms and a pantry. The premises embrace a full lot and there is a good stable upoa it. Said property be longs to Riddle Institute, and will be sold for .cash i o rt T W VTlPO S C. ALEXANDER, Oct 2a, 18G9 2w I Agent Riddle Institute E.j M. HOLT & CO., (Wholesale Merchants, j: Have received a lot of GUNNY! RAGGING tli at weighs 2? pounds to the yard the neaviest ever brought to this market. 3 i COTTON TIES 1,000 Sacks ,f Liverpool Salt, 50 Rags Coffee, 40 Rarrels Sugar, i; ? GO Dozen Tainted Ruckets, 50 Roxes Washing Soap, i ' 5,000- Lbs. Country Daoen and Rib Sides. ' j i Our Fall Stock is now coming in, Raltimore Clear jl r I and will be thti larcest ever offered in North Carolina. We specially invite Wholesale Ruyers to, call and see us. jj With the co-operation of !the other Mcrchnts, w intend I to make Charlotte the Atlanta of North Carolina. i i P . Wre want to ly for ur Haw River MUX 0,000 bushels of Wheat. I P ' We are engaging Cotton for future delivery. 4,000 bales wanted for our own Factories. j j W have completed arrangements for supplying ginners with Ragging and Ties at low rates, LEWIS S. WILLIAMS is oar authorized Ag enti Ang 30, l&W. E. .MJ HOLT fc CO. I WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ELIAS & COHEN jl receiving their usual FULL SUPPLY Are now of Fall ilnd Winter Goods, which they will sell upon as reasonable terms to Wholesale and Retail buyers ji thev can be had this s;de of New iork. R With an experience f eighteen years residence in old Mecklenburg, we flatter ourselves that 'we have WnmA frnrnl iudcres of the wants of our rueigbbors and friends, and we promise that no othej: , house, w hether veterans or new comers, shall undersell us. Tbcre1 is no humbug about our having a large StneV. with a corresponding desire to sell.1; .A call will satisfy you of tbe f:ict. ; j . ; We have now on hand and are daily receiving our Summer Stock of j : ! Ladies' Dress Goods, Foreign; and Domestic Dry Goods, Ready-made Clot hi ne.-Roots and Shoes,1 Hats and Caps,) Notions ana cuuery, ; 4 t: j . Groceries, Hardware,; Crockery, And a general assortment) to suit the demands o Wholesale and Retail customers. j I All kinds of country produce taken in exchange at market rates. ELIAS & COHEN. October 4,! 18C9. 1 t I I J . KILGORE &! CURETON, Springs'! Corner, Charlotte, IN. C J Have received a large and well selected Stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES AND FANCT GOODS, And keep constantly on hand . j Paints, Oils arid Dye Stuffs, Of superior quality, which they offer at reasonable prices, i - . j . LL .t L .r.:.. Call and examine a goou cucap wireu which they arc offering at reduced prices at I . ( 1 SPRINGS' CORNER Oet 25, 1869, ( ; ! Springs'! Corner. : ' I ' H . ' Hunmri Hair- i ' ' ' H -i ' I : The Greeks were very chaste iq the arrange ment of the hair; bgth sexes gathered it up into a kind of knot on the crown of the. head, which was often ornamented with'a grasshopper. They used hair-jdye!, for we rearl that the sculptor 31 iron, aged seventy fell in love witt Lais; rand, after he had been repulsed, had his' white locks dyed black, and asked again; but she replied,! "How can I grant to thee to-day wbat I refused to thy father yesterday V describes the tresses of Atlanta as being golden or tawny jVsarithos;) Evelyn savs the Greeks shaved the heads of their children,' leaving locks on each side, which they afterwards consecrated to their divinities. The Romans were more elaborate ! than the Greeks about their hair. As the slaves were invariably cropped, the Koman gentlemen cultivated long! nan, , j. xjiuuji vvuiuiuuus pnucifu 111a with gold dust. ; Martial says;: i 1; A beau is one.who with the nicest care, . In parted locks divides1 his curling hair; j , One who with balm and ci nnamon smells sweet,' Whose humming lips some Spanish air repeat." They used a Jujuid for turning the hair black, prepared; from leeches putrefv for sixty days. . I , A" I 1 1 - 1- , which, had been left to But a dye that changed dark hair to fair was tli iie rnost fashionable; it was made' of a soap composed of goats fafciand ashes. Martial calls it Alalliac ballsjj fVoni l allium in Germany. Ovid reproaches, hps mistress for having 'destroyed her hair by the use of injurious dyesJ Ladies even cu off their hairrif dark, to replace it with a flaxen wig. hen ; a man at tained his majority he shaved j off liis ' beard and presented it at the temple of one of the gods. Nero presegtedj his to Jupiter Capitolinus. Shaving continued in fashion until the tiitiejof Hadrian j who let his beard grow to cover imper fections in his chin, Gralen tells us .that, in his time, women suffered much from headaches, con tracted by standing bareheaded in the sun toob- tain this golden tint, w nch others attempted by the use of saffron. St Gregory Nazianzen, ex touinjr his sister. Fays, 'She has no vellow hair tied m khots and arranged iu curls." ! The Ro mans began to cut the hair about the ! Tear 454 A.ilj. C, when Ticinus 31 fenas introduced bar bers from Sicily.! Many basts and statues in theyaticah jaud; elsewhere have actually marble wigssupoin theiri ; Dlodorus Siculus says that tbe Britons, ,who hadj red hair, washed it in watet boiled with lime to make it redder. The ancient Gauls had a like custom of washing the hair with a ljxivium made of chalk, ijn order to make it redder. At the beginning of the Frenelv monarchy, the people ehose their kings by the length of their hair. The Venetian ladies dyed their hair a gold color by a prepanition consisting of two pounds of alumj six ounces ofj black sul- pnur, ana lourj ounces 01. iioney aiswuea in water. Long hair was a distinguishing feature with; the! Danes. 1 A Pithy Sermon, f ., 1 . Many a sermon has been spun out io an hour's engtli lat did not contain a tithe of the sound moral instruction and counsel to be found in the 1 . following brief and pithy sermon from the pen of that good man, and racy writer, iev. oo in Todd: H "You are f architects of your own fortunes. Rely upon your own strength of body and soul Take for your motto self-reliance, honesty, and industry; for your star, faith, perseverance, and pluck: and inscribe on1 your banner 'Be just and fear! not," Don't take too much, advice; stay atthehblm and steer your own ship. Strike out. I Thick: well of yoursel ves. Fire above the mark you intend to hiit. xAssume your position. Dontt practice excessive humility. ; You cah't get above your level water don't run up hill. Put potatoes in a cart over a rough road, and the small ones will go to the bottom jx Energy, invincible determination with the right motion r are the levers that move tfee world. The great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the world, ii Civility costs nothing and buys every reliant, i Read rood books. ; Love vour fellow- man as well as ;youlov3 God. Love your coun try and obey the ilaws. "Love truth. Love honor. Ahvays do what your conscience tells is your duty, and leave the consequences to God." r MANSION HOUSE " Fori Lease.: -s This most d csirable property, located in the centre of the City, containing Forty-Five Sleeping Apart ments, Office,! Parlor, Dining Room, Kifchen, fcmoke House, and Sleeping Rooms for Servants, is offered for Lease for !a term of years. This is a rare chance fcr any jone desiring to j engage in tbe; buslncssjof keeping'a Hotel. Coiuniunications will be promptly answered ii addressed to Oct 1$, 18G9 4w M. L. WR1STON, Agent. , DRUG! STORE FOR SALE- The unflersigned having property and interest in another) partj of he State claiming his attention, wishes t close out his business,1 and offers to sell his entire sfoclc of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, 4c., which he will sell on liberal terms, corner Trade and College Streets. Charlotte, N. C. I I The stand can be secured for the, next, or a term of years, and! speak with confidence when I say it is one of, if not the very jbest stands in the City, j It is in the bnsinesspart of the City, surrounded by E. M. Holt& Co., Stenhouse, Macanlay & Co., W. J. Black.. K'. M. Miller & Cd- R. J Oates & Co., heavy dealers,- and who purehasenine -tenths of the Cot ten that come: to the City. ! I irill state positively that the above ; offer is nof made on account of pecuniary if aay one thisks I have not make enouirv at the Rank. ; . Embarrassment, and made money, please i -'Oct 20; 18J9. ! 'r--A. , ! Di. JAS. N. BUTT, For Sale Five small new tenement Houses, in the Western - part of the City The property now rjavs a handsome dividend on the investment. , r ..... !.! J. N. BCTT. At the Drug Store. Oct 25, 18C9. J. D. PALMER, j I Faintly Grocer & Wine Merchant, And dealer in all kinds of imported Wines and Spirits. Old Rye, Monongahela, Bourbon and Cabinet Double Distilled Whiskey ; Domestic Corn and Rye Whiskey; Peach and Apple Brandy, r ; : ? : ; . I also invite the particular attention of Druggists tn mv stoek of Port, Sherry land Maderia Wine, Brandy and Whiskey, bottled especially for Medi cinal purposes. All orders, holesale or Itetaii, solicited and punctually attended to. i Constantly on hand aR kinds of Domestic Spir its on consignment. i A specialty made t6 old C. Corn Whi?key, January lrx 1809, thing. Don t drink; don t smoke; I don t swear; don't gamble; don't lie; don't deceive or steal; " don't tattle. ; Be polite; be generous; be self- 9, 1869. I ; Astbuidicg Phenomena- Correspondence of die Chicago Universe. " 1 , - XiONDON, Esq., Sept. 28, 1869. i Thrilled the other day by the recital of re markable experiences contained in a letter writ ten to us by Signor Damiani, wb involuntarily exclaimed -uOh, that this, great throbbing, doubting world could witness these wonderful phenomena !"! p A book of great merit, inter related with this thought of phenomenal spirit ualism, has just fallen into our hands, fresh from the hands of Viscount Adare. rThe introduc-" tion, by, Earl Duuraven,, who is on the most in timate terms with the medium, D. D. Home, ex hibits a fine taste and high scholarly attainments, j j "It has been my aim' says Lord Adare, 'tin writing of these seances of Mr Home, to divest ui; accounts of all sensational elements.! and,.fr feair of exaggerating in any particular, 1 have simply recorded the bare facts I witnessed. To put. down on paper accurately what others, with myself, have I seen, or to report even the sub stance of what is spoken in a trance, is extremely uimuuii.r p 1 t ; j; xc is wen co men tion that I have witnessed ' many persons make, at their first seance, every effort to account .for th rTbeuouiena by trickery and mechanical con trivance, and I failing in that, to reduce them xo the effects of some unknown Torcc. I have in variably found them, covided the seance was successful, very soon obliged to admit that these phenomena cannot be accounted for except on the supposition! that they are caused by aft un seen but active and reasoning intelligence. I h prin ted j names j ini full, whenever obtaining leave to do so; I knowing how little value is gen erally attached! to statements unsupported by the stimohy "of luibre thant one person." ! !Lord Adaregives tofthe public in this book, the names ofj fifty persons as witnesses ,of these spiritual manifestations. .These individuals are ; well known and responsible! Some belong to tjhe j aristocracy, I eomejare scientists, some are euiineni in the pursuits of literature, and others n the law, physics, and the military department. Wc take pleasure in furnishing for Our readers the gist of souie of the wonders seen at these seances, and recorded by Lord AdareX ! f J:' '. J ' jl -! ' h ' , . ' i. : X . j j Suulpwy nmInvtiifble Accordcou Players. During this sitting, in the presence of" Dr. Gully, Mr Earl, Mrs. Thayer, and otheiti, the Uible began tq vibrate with great rapidity, and danced around the room in various directions. It was tilted up to an angle greater than forty five degrees, j; The surface was smooth, polished mahogany, yet the candles, paper, and pencil did not move, J Feeling cold currents of air pass across my face and hands, a chair standing against .the -wall, at a distance of perhaps, five yards, came suddenly away from the wall, and placed itself; beside! me at the table. The effect was startling. . Mrs. ; Thayer saw a shadowy form standing between Home and myself: I was touched lightly upon the head. An accordeon was brought jj Home took it, holding the loivcr part with the keys hanging over the edge of the table, . when it began a, tune resembling a volun tary upon the organ ; the melody was perfect, and the expression beautiful. hue the accor deon was bejng played I looked at it two or three times under the table. All was permitted to do the same, demonstrating the fact that it was played without visible hands. j ! j jSpirit Birds. Present, Mr Jenckin, Mrs. Jcuckin, Mrs.;IIcming, Mr Russell, and others. The manifestations commenced with the usual vibration of the floor and our chairs, and also the cold currents air passing over the hands of those present' J Curious sounds were heard some thing between j the chirping of a bird and the whistling produced; by bird's wings. Soon the spirijb voice was heard distinctly. During the tinie of the rustling of the bird's wing and the spirit voices, Mr Home engaged in social con versation, showing that the souuds were not pro duped by veutrilouisni. - - i Floating r&.--Prcsent, ( Lady Galway, Lord Adare,! M rs. Scott Russell, and others. A very large tabled seven' feet long and five wide, vibrated, at first strongly, 'and then sprang for ward violently, as though forced by a mighty, mysterious power. I The table as lifted in the air, and vibrated sufficiently strong, at a later hour in the evening, to be felt in the next house. Music was heard, and other remarkable manifes tattoos, demonstrating the reality of a future existence. '-';-.' " j f j ,'j" '.. : I A Lord Lifted in the Air by unseen Hand. During this sitting the scene was exceedingly harmonious. Mr Home, entranced, spoke beauti fully and was elongated, from his natural height, five feet fen inches, to six feet four. Lord Dun- raven piacea his hands on his; feet, and they tlie floor; others unbuttoned his were fairly on coat and he was elongated again ; the space be tween his" waistcoat jnnd the waistband of his pantaloons being four or five inches. He also grewin breadth and jsize all over, but there was no way .of testing'to what extent.- Spirit-voices were hearfl, and spir it-forms were seen. . -: ' 1 ' f j i-U :: i - f j .; ' . ' Horrible Graveyard Incantations. Lord Dunraven, Charles Wynne, Home, and Lord Adare went to the Abbey, and, while standing near the altar Home was entranced, and by the expression of his face appeared to be in great agony. His head and hands became luminous. An owl flew round tile Old Abbey screeching. I attributed the noise at first to Home, but as he passed me he said in a most awful voice, "Xo. it is not me ; you are 'mistaken." . He kneeled upon the ground, waved his handstand, appear ing in great distress, eaid : ' Do you see that tombstone with a light shining upon it ? It would be better, a million times better, to lie there in the cold .dark clay than to spend years upon years, every moment of whieh is an eter nity, in wandering here. Oh, I am so weary so weary H Soon he awoke from his trance in a nenj-ous state ! Entranced again we saw him approaching, and evidently raised from off the ground, for he. floated by in front of us at a height) which carried him over a broken wall, which was about two feet high. There could not be a better test of his being entirely off the groundK for, as he crossed the wall, he was quite horizontal, and uniform in movement. The dis tance that we saw. him carried must have been at least ten or twelve yards. ' j The .Ghost: of an Ancient Monk.- When Home came out of the trance, he seemed excited, and remembered that previous to losing his con i cienEiicfs ho had 1 been' walking about . with a j EIGHTEENTH TOLCHE K C U C CH 8C5. man dressed like a friar, in a brown ,rowu costnme. common to. thU order in the Catholit Church. The spirit the friar told Home ht was unable to leave the earth: Some psychclopo law seemed to hold him to the old scenes cf hU mortsl life. Finally he was led back to the church, where he kneeled and prayed. Upoa ctning to himself he told us the spirit would b better and happier for what had transpired that night. As we were about to leave Home saw figure in the air, Charlie Wynne and nrysclf both' saw the shadow move across the window. Mr Home Flying t the Jir. After a littU quiet, Home was tjiken up io the air and carried out of one window, and brought into the window . of ouother room. During the session there was the, rushing sound off wind, the chirping of a bird heard, and luminous emanations around Home's head, which, at times, changed into tha form of tongues or jets of flame. Then entranced -again, ho spoke in an unknown tongue for a time, and then the'spirits sard they had that day been discussing the subject of the miracles at the day of Pentecost, and that the spirits - pre sent, aided- by a higher intelligence, had pro duced the sound of the wind, of the bird de scending, of the unknown tongues with the in- , terpretations, and the tongues of fire, to show that the same phenomenon could occur now that transpired in the uncorruptcd Christian ages. The remarkable phenomenon recorded in this j book, of nearly 200 pages, issued only for private circulation, are thrillingly interesting and con vincing. Wo hope that Lord Dunraven. with the other titled gentlemen and ladies who wit nessed tliofce spiritual manifestations, will soon tcQ the necessity of throwing, the volume into the book markets of the world. "Freely ye hav received, freely forgivcl" , The Welsh The -London Times Fasting Girl ' has an account of ths Welsh fasting "girl, written by Dr. Robert Fowler, District Medical Officer of the Easl London Union, who recently visited her. He says tho child, who is thirteen years of age and verr pret ty, was lying in boddecorated as a bride, hiving around her head a wreath of flowers. Her face was plump, and her checks and lips of a beauti ful rusy color. Her eyes were bright and spark ling. There was jhat restless movement and frequent looking out of the corners of the' eye so characteristic of simulated disease. Her par ents positively dcclarcdlthat, save a fortnightly moistening of her lips with cold water, the child had neither ate n ?r drank anything for the last twenty-three months. Her mental faculties and special senses rc perfectly healthy. The doe tor's conclusions in regard to the caso are as fol lows : ' ' - ' - ' The whole case is, in fact, ono of simn1 ' hysteria in a young girl having the prf . to deceive very strongly developed. I, may be probably associated the power or ; prolonged fasting. The only apparent d. about the case is the means of tfyeobtaiam. food. I am informed that the parents are respectable people, and have no particular p niary need above the ch'ss to which tboy bclo The most suspicious evidence of their ; coIIus'k ' is the circumstances of their makiog the patien; a complete show-child, receiving money sod presents from the hundreds of visitors to the farm. "From my observaiou and examination of the girl, from my acquaintance with analogousjcaaea, and from my long experience as a public medical' officer of various forms of malingering, I am in clined to believe that S.irah Jacob in reality de ceives her own . parents. Tho construction of the bed, and the surrounding old Welsh cup board and drawers in! the room, are all favorable to the concealment of food. The cunning strata gems and deceptions sometimes practiced Vy ' young girls afflicted with this form of hysteria arc well known to medical utcn, though not so generally credited by non-professionals. I can, therefore, quite understand these roor simpls parents being easily deceived by their own ebO, the more especially as in their, ignorance they seem to implicitly believe that there is a miracle and something superhuman in the caso. Ad, mittcd into a London; hospital, or into the Car- marthenshire Infirmary this poor child would, doubtless, be quickly relieved from a malady which in a year r so may not only' beeonvs chronic, but also be the forerunner of some phy sical or some more scvWu form of mental disease." . How it Feels to get Drank. AMr Samuel Peabody was arrested in Phils-' djrlphia by the watchmen on suspicion of bcin intoxicated. The Mayor .desired to know Sam uel's opinion of the matter. lie narrated his experience thuswise j "Well, sir,T mout Tiavo been drunk and I mout not I can't pretend to say for certiin. , The fact is, f ve done so little that way that I'll be blamed if I know jwhen 1 am drunk. I'dare say that some of these police-gentlemen are bet ter judges than I am, when it -comes C that. Rut I will tell you exactly what 1 4 id and. how I felt, and if your honor concludes Iwas drunk, why, I'll pay the fine sud say nothing about it. You see, I was troubled witli the wind, and tok four glasses of lavender brandy to start it 000 after I felt a buzzing in my ears, and then cups was awful troublesome, hut that 1 thought -was wind couiingoft Then it seemed to me as I walked along tlic street that an swning-post or water plug every now aud thcu would jump right up before me as if they would head mo off. I was a little mad at this, and struck one or two of them with my knuckles, but my fists got the . worst of it. It seemed that all the gas-lights had faces, some winked and some grinned at me, and one that stood before a hotel, and nodded ss if it was acquainted with me, aud made a sign as if towards ihe door, as much as to sav. "go in, Sara, and get something to drink," which 1 did. When I came out there was the greatest to do that I ever saw ; I was sure there was sn earth quake ; for the houses and steeples were all stag gering a bout,, and the street was just rocking like a cradle. It was a most sublime spectacle) so I fetched up against a pump, and held on while I took a good look at the magnificent scene. No panorama could come up to it j ha uses, trees, fences, 'all rearing and plunging like wild horses. ( The siht was worth a dollar and a half. If I have to pay a $d, I don't care ) for I got the full value of the riiocj." t
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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