Indiana American, Volume 20, Number 9, Brookville, Franklin County, 20 February 1852 — Page 2
A3IEKICAN-
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FRIDAY, FEB 29,
i lrhisswic ' 1 Indiana Legislature. ; fused to pass it. Mr. Bulla reported a bill pro- ! Before the issue of another paper, the Whigs , Ssnate. Feb 9. Cousumed alraoit the en- ' TiJine for tl,e eect'n of Justices and to fill
of this Slate will meet in Convention lor me tire day in the consideration of the Temperance ivni IV selection of the most Important State ticket ev- and amendments. The bill finally failed i J 1 -1 -I.-....:.. o....- T. ... fill .11 lh nf. : .. ... rrM n;,i
rrtonm in uui . uio. m v i". - -- on lis engrossment, i lie uiu a i.irici nr ine
1852.
liees of the State Government under our new ! gtate ror gpren)e Judges was re-Committed
O" Mr; Er.-ARD Joh.xso, of Laurel, stalled
home from San Francisco, California, in Septem-
her, lc5l and has not been heard of s.nce. It - na
has been some over 1? months, and fiar are en
tert -liied that he is dead.
. r-t i. .,i .11 .1
vacancies. ilr. v.romweii reporieu aoiu lor me location of the :onnty seat of Clay county. Various resolutions relative to adjourning were oiTered. The Hddss would not pass any one.
Constitution. The Whigs by the selection of wUh infltrlIcUonB to reporl a biu dividing the Mr. Mudgett offered one to adjourn over from
the 1st day or March to the loth ot Mav, wnicn was laid on the table ayes 59, noes 27. Mr Smi th of M. introduced a bill to provide for the
punishment of offences against the purity of
the right kind of a ticket and by a vigorous glate jut0 fjur (lislricl9i isteaj 0f three
'. canvass can redeem the State Or they can se-
IIoiuic. The general common school bill
1 vass with faint heart and etingy purses,
and do
l as thev have done. Victory can be brought to
Fiona ef Temcrnticc. ; our standard. Wo always have had enough
We are requested by Rev. T. A Goonwii, G. ; yi,j,T volts in the State, had they gone to the
was reported this morning, follows:
Its provision are as ,
From the UnWcm. 'Spiritual Maiiifcetdtioiis1 What do they portend? The new class of phenomena, termed "Spirit
ual Manifestations," having at length attained to J rnouy of the Rev. Mr. Hammond, among Oth j r . . . ii .i . i. . ' ... .i. cr . i j . i . I.
While the attantioa of the people of Roches
ter ww centered in the two young ladies above
named, a nu
similar vUilatinna. whan those media ma" I
Were not present. We have the publle testi-
The bill consolidates the entire school funds; i elections, and 31r. Lewis one to provide lor the levies a las of 15 cents on each 100, and 25 cts. proof of the execution and for recording of deeds
poll tax ; the business to be done by civil instead i made before the Statutes of lb4J went into op-
W. P , to slat, to the petitioners and citizens of polUf to ,liive carrid the State, an 1 almost every of Cougre8sionai townships; the townships j eration
New Trenton, that he will vi-it that place, at - Congressional District. If we could get out nine trugtees manage the whole educational affairsof' Senatb, Feb. 12 Tile Temperauce Bill in- ... .1-. ..... r .. tl.. . . i , f . (. .. . . . . , ,. . i
o noes on mis aay ir nuar, rea. more voles 10 n lownsnip, or a change oi nve 10 purpose of organizing a Division of the Sons of ; tovrnship, We could sweep atay alt the land Temperance. And that he will deliver a public , marks cf Locofocoism. Is there any one who lecture on Temperance in that place at candle- ( w;;j jare t0 jy ii,js cannot be done? True it light. The friends will make their arrange-! wiij Uje work. But we might as we'd determents accordingly. j mine on one of two things. Either abandon our
pally urgdiuzttiiuu, ur gu lu wu.a auu iclctiii
ihe tnw.,sl.it without bavin districts establish- 1 troduced by Mr. Hester, repeals all licensing me
ing as many schools as may be neccessary, but j retail of spirituous liquors, and provides that benot more than one foreverv sixty resident schol- fore ny one shall be permitted to end snch
ars; incorporated cities and towns are to have the management of their own schools, indepen-
liquors, he shall execute a bond payable to the Slate, to be approved by the Comity Auditor, in
dent of the township in which they may be sit- ! tb penal sum ef $2,500, with two free-hold
uated; a tax of of one mill, and twenty-five cents poll tax is laid for the establishment of township school libraries; one State Superinten
dent, and fifteen circuit Superintendents are to I
be created; the salary of the State Superinten
dent is to be 1500, and of the District Superin-
i II I) Johuion.
As many of his old friends may have lost ' the State. What is the use of doing things the rVl.t of this individual, so well known in this ! way we have done for some years 1 The DemTpgioil. we Would remark that he is now living j ocratic party ar.crushing us with overxus taxes, et the Mormon towa .f Kanesville, Iowa. This j sustained and exaggerated by an unequal system Mace is on ihe extreme frontier, and beyond, er- I f valuation, until it seems the Whig party, at
dinarily, civilization. Ths lauds have not yet "si, nave oeeu gaueu suuiciem 10 ue reauy lor gut i00 each; the latter Superintendents been surveyed in that distant region. And the ' action. are to i5jt tie several townships of their respecknd on which KanesviUe is located is neither J The Whig Convention must not do up their tive circuits; a State Board of education U to purchased nor surveyed. We see that the Col. business in a hurry. One day will not suffice cousistof the circuit Superintendents, to meet is a big fish among the mormons, figuring ex- for a deliberate selection of men, and for laying annually at Indianapolis; graded schools may tensively In all their meeting, and public busi- j the plans, and arranging the organization ef the b established whenever practicable; the inhabness. i State. They must have men and money not Hants of the Township may levy an additional i het onrt. j men from any other State, nor money to buy ta.v not exceeding 50 cents on each 100 dolThe trial of Samuel Good for the murder of votes or corrupt the people, but to effect an or- lars and a poll tax of 50 cents for school purposMatlhew Ilora at Huntersville, in this county, ! ganizUion that will win. We spend from 5,000 s. tame otTon Tuesday last. The case was sub- j lo $10,000 in attending a State Convention,' A report was made by Mr. Holman, from the mitted to the jury, after argument of counsel, resolve that such and such principles are Judiciary Committee, that a special law to nuat 5 o'clock P. M. The jury were out all night ; right select our candidates, then hnrry home thorize the re location of a county seat would and Wednesday morning returned a verdict of , and do nothing more in the cause, leaving our be unconstitutional; but the House refused to
guilty of manslaughter, and Imprisonment in . candidates to be butchered. i his we do conour in this opinion. The bill to re-locate tbe penitentiary for two years. j year after year-spending our thousands, but county geat of fountain county was lost.
The prosecution was conducted by the State : wnen we are asKPd lor money 10 assist in nu Ayeg 34 nQes 1G Pro-cutor, Eenj, Spooner, Eq. in an able and effective organixalion, we then suddenly con- ' fr Stuart reported a bill to establish a
sureties, conditioned for tho payment of all dam
ages occassioned to the family or parent of
habitual drunkards and minors, by the sale of such liquors to them. The questions of dama
ges and who is to be considered an habitual
drunkard, are to be feft to a jury, who may
give exemplary, in addition to actual damages.
Being seen a'xmt the premises of the liquor
seller, in a state of intoxication, is to be consid
ered sufficient evidence of the sale of spirituous
a degree of importance sufficient to call forth the
speculations of scientific men, and no satisfactory theory explaining the causes and n hi mate object of the mystery having yet appeared, I ven
ture some suggestions which I hope you may deem not unworthy of presenting to your
many readers, some of whom I am sure are viewing the whole subject with uncommon interest. A willingnesss to make public my thoughts in this connection has been increased by the fact that our theologians, almost without exception, have refused te treat the subject with due respect and attention. I know of but one clergyman in this city who has even attempted a se
rious investigation of these manifestations, let by two gentlemen of that city, Messrs. Bar
A circle uinallTrni..; 7T
w irom -
ll.i:n. k. llnu I'lrMlnmV 6 J UUmU" 01 ,uVestlptn "
ingle cty of Philadelphia. This worL
fan on the 3lh of November, 1S50 In Cincinnati there are numerous cirr' many member, of which I am pe, quoted. InvauouspartsoftheSu there are regularly organized circle, lv suited meeting, for communication. number of families whom I h.r. x.'' '
having communicalinn. r,r .1,1.
u V
ilt0
era, to the effect that not only was the noise
heard in various parts of his house by all the members of his family, but that on one occasion, while seated in his own room, the chair on which he sat was actually lifted from the floor, and with him upon it was carried several feet from where he had been sitting. Mr. II. is a very large and portly person much heavier than
the ordinary standard of weight We have just this moment teceived a work, written by Mr. Hammond, entitled "Voices frem the Spirit World." In Auburn, also, many families had similar visitations at the same time. A vast amount of
testimonyto the facts was published inapamph- bu, ffnaiv cau.H n . m".Ty
numerous. But enough nf m. . T
0 " llifcL
efficient manner, with credit to himself and sa- I elude it "wont fav." Such a course solicits
tisfectiou to those present who assisted to tie- ; defeat, and its petitions are always answered, vate him to the responsible office he holds. j Without money no great enterprise can be Mess. Geo. Holland, Danl.D. Jones, John Ry- j carried forward successfully. We care not man, and John S Scobey conducted the de- j whether it be moral, political or religious. And fence, presenting an array of legal talent, war- there is no more inconsistency or danger in using
ranting the conclusion that every proper and euicient step was taken on the part of the friends of the condemned to kscure the ends of justice. This is another plain argument in favor of the Maine Liquor Law. This murder took place at a low doggery. The suit for slander against Allen Backhoose,
it in one case thau in the other. Without money it is hopeless for any party to effect any permanent or important end. We hope, therefore,
Free
Banking system. In its general features it
conforms to the New York Free Banking sys
tern, except that it dees not allow bonds and mortgages to be part of the securities, but Indiana and the United States Siocks, and stocks of other Stales conditionally. A resolution to adjourn on the FCIi of M.irch was indefinitely postponed Ajoint resolution was introduced
by Mr. Hunt for the construction of ship canal
given, after citing some facu which HH
curred in oar citv. tBci
It is a fact, not generally known mysterious rappings Commenced i i ; year previous to the visit of the M. r They occurred about that time In . , ' F.lm Kiwi ri-;l,f..,; .u... . . " wa
6.....K UIS wtl01e f
at nnally caused no surorise 1 '
member of the fmil v. fi.. " af :
when they properly come before them; they j ron & Capron, the latter of whom is now editor j nearj tbe raps ou the head boa 0!ltBv have learning aud leisure to make investigations, ' and publisher of a newspaper, the Weekly Mir- j teB fejt ,jie jiaipabe jn) iregs ' ''"!.i and their position in society as teachers of . ror, in Providence, R. I. Pome of the most ' 0p0n her head. She screaked'011 '"K ' spiritual truth, gives us a claim upon them remarkable of the facts detailed in that PamPn-' instantly brought others'f l'" i
for a rational solution of such mysteries. Hut let were selected lor this article, nut the boos, has 1 room , . 'aJUi7 U -J
they being dumb, shall not all who have bceri mislaid. 1 arrival of the Mi-ses Fo " ii thought well upon the subject be justified in! The town of Waterloo has also many wit" iuvited te the residencef R ty' tfr fi making known the result of their researches'! nesses to the mysterious noises, and of commil- . . en T" Df nJ 6 . .. , , .... t 1.-i.:..rki- I wnere tue strange phenomena ot , . 1
ur.even in case mey uo speaa oui, may i . u..u. . - 1 were the mediums underwent., at
jncti
dissent from an exclusive claim on their part tors. Among them is 1 homas McClintock, a 1
Quaker minister, a
ihe whole western recion of ., , 0 , , . . the late J::
: .1 . . "J'
,u l"c Hreuce 01 many intelligent
among whom were the Reverand Doctor V,
o.. i.-j i a ; - vu""ie voooer. Ur
Whoever will candidly examine the history of " " u m. . uo. . these manifestations frem their commencement, only the towns and vdlages, but ris. isolated Dr - ..iK.. ik tfc nr-nt families in the country, were surprised with . ,. ' r Clergyman,
nuu "eaiing me sounds and rt. answers to mauy queries put, some of ,
i . i .t r i r..-i,- Mini.i., nn.l n ma . F u..Ti
linnnr fo nnli j,i,,i . . .pi i, . io any personal property in 1110 repuuuu wi 101- yio.fi uuu,D.ti, """ u.ii.i.u.aic
ii- -i i. , . . ters? .integrity. Indeed, i I. inn arilhniit (mini o. fin. .rnnl ion lUBI i J '
w. a.i.i.g ....m.wu. lu I I ,a II 111.. VI UVK 11 lll'lll $25, nor more than $100. Any one can bring suit upon such bond in default of the wife, chil
dren, or parents so doing. The bind is conditioned for the keeping an orderly house; and any one cau maintain an action for a breach of this condition, and all damages collected under
such ac tion shall be paid to the Common School
. volume.
time.as well as thenianv different methods made similar pnenom
use ofinholdine communications between the duced, would fid
two worlds, will find it far easier to admit the In the town of Stratford. Conn., the house of fact of spiritual communicalion, than to deny it the Rev. Dr- Eliakem Phelps, minister of the
Fund. Resolutions of several Siates in favor j on any plausible grounds. Indeed, the fact rr)ivm,urMW.,B,-,. of the "compromise measure," were laid before can be no longer denied; without impeaching traordinary demonstrations; which lasted for ihSpate. An unsuccessful! effort was made ! both the veracity and the sanity of many of veral weeks. On this occasion two children,
to refer them to the committee on Federal Re- ' our most estimable men and women, to say a son and daughter of Mrs. Phelps by a former cjreirt have bw formI
were not even uttered, ut mentally a,! ..
gentleman retired sa!ihed that there u Jt lusinn i.r iinrA.f nrm in tliM .. .i
r a puhi...
"flfiina,,,
a report to that effect in the cilrj
sigued by their own names. Sintfthitt
the coming Whig Convention will provide a ; around thft rtpi(,s of the St Mary river Saute
moml, political and financial basis for the party
which shall not only command reepect, but success. Men cannot abandon their b'lsiness and
their families for months and years, paying their
by Mr. BuaeEas, (in which Mr. Rcdman was the i own expenses iu canvassing district and the'
Sainte Marie. Bills were passed: To authorize the recovery of fence rails and other property removed by high watr; Joint resolution to provide for the printing of the constitution with 1 1 I '1 11'.!
principal witiwa) was decided in favor of the . State without any return. If the parly expect j The bi t(J w the ,Btewt of ,he gtate ,n d.fendant. i itor orange it in this way. it will be done as it MadiFOn and Indianaopolis Railroad ic , after The case of Masv RUdam, v.. Jos.ph Rro- - has heretofore-either not at all. or not u, amem,ed g0 M t(J nak(J Ul- Iniui,num val. j,a, for divorce, was heard last Saturday . but mon than halrdone. We are for conquering in j uaUoD of ,h(, boU(j9 ,,t d of Ja
J" """J j ln8 w,y ana oy me on.y means ceserog But- fll 4 WM ypas 5? nQes 23
CRtirornin. J ce"- " ar 10r convincing ine wona oi me Mr. Rcsh Mendenhall, formerly of this justness of our cause and the purity of our mo
tives, by the zeal with which we advocate our
in varioni p4rl, ofJ
city, and regular meetings are still ; )
, invisible world. Among the nnmher of
f "-Tin um m to-j
: uing uira luvesngaiions, am :tt libertv-c T .. .J VI J I
. ,;i-! 1. S S pr;i. .... 1
..... ... ... ... .......... . . . 1 1 . L . II 1.1. inr I . .
ef the inluential citizens or the village, that, at : , , ' , ,r ' ' 4 . 6. ..the Messrs. Fo era Vn. fl.. 1
least, a great number of the sounds and external : . ,. , . . ' """-ftri b .... . I Steiihrn Pearl Anir. Wm . 1
appearances were not produced by human hands ' ' . ., ' ""-viif.i,ti . . ,- . L ..Rev. T. L. Harris. There aro n,.
equally strange things which occurred there, the !geUtle"""n ofl-tiou .hoar, rJ
Tnemheraofthefamilv and oth indivMnata lWDUOU "' "bjWt, b tV.'
have itnessed , (though invariably subsequent Mmrd "e !lreati-v Pl,Wic,-v At:
to the arrangement,) the grouping of various n,!Ct,oa- wiub!e fact, that th-,J
firrures. made from asticles of clothing taken ' ln P1''' n the hibit of eoa.::.
mysteriously from the wardrobes and trunks; for "rt"n. h "P'riis of celebrated u J
Mr. Stuart introduced a bill fixing the ealar-
' ies of Supreme and Circuit Judges, Auditor,
county, and eon of Joseph Mindsvhall. de- lives, by the zeal with which we advocate our ; g . T f . tiono.
eea, went to Iowa a few years since. From j men and measures. We hope then the Con- j without any perqui6Ues, and of the county there he went to Oregon. When the gold fever ; vention will not act hastily or carelessly. De- , Trea8Ilre9i auJ Audit0rs as follows; If
broke out in California, he went thither, where i termine to do, or not to do. he lined his pockets. This winter he returned j Sniritaml manifninitaaa.
from California. After staying here a few days , e Eive our readers an article of annual : $700; if not over thirteen thousand. 1800; over
the population of the county does not exceed six thousand at $400; if not over ten thousand
he went to Iowa, and like a sensible man, mar- length upon the subject of the epidernic of the I thirteen thousand at $100. No perquisites to riedawife. His sister, the widow Wallace, was a&e. Having seen nothing to convince us of the ; be allowed them but they are to account for all also living in Iowa. Immediately Mr. Menden-1 existence, or the spirituality or these manifesto- j received. hall and Mrs. Wallace, started for California j tionSi we do not end0rse in the least.tlie article,; Senats, Feb. 10. The House bill reducing Tiiey were here on their way to the hind of gold! or the doctrines it inculcates. But its general i the number ofgraud jurors, with the amendou the 9lh inst. j prevaience, and being eadorse J and believed by mente, was postponed, aud made the special or-
iis hn.-i r ihm Uir;t;..n. nrnnr m ev ' der of the day for Thu rsda y, at 2 o'clock , Bills
- - - j 1 1 -
Thre are several going from this county thii
spring, more probably than any previous year. ! make it a Question not unworthv the investica- ! were introduced; To suppress the liquor traffic;
It Is so in ether portions of the West. ! tion of aj. jje they delusions or realities, they j To 'nond the aet organizing in each county a awiar... can no longer be hooted down. If they are to j probate ceurt; Authorizing plank road compaEdltors are subjected occasionally to nuisances be exposed, and satisfactorily explained, it has to i l,ivs create a sinking fund for the repair of said and bores, requiring the fieo use f Uitoiide, or ; be done by reason, the most conclusive, and in- j T0is' To encourage education, by the incorporen energetic use of the toe of the boot, The j vestigalion the most scrutinizing. The article j alion of companies for the the establishing of greatest bors w. now have in our mind, is a on this subject, though long, will be found in- j hiSh schools, academies, colleges, &c. Bill altrolling pedlar of phrenology, by the name of! teresting. I lowing county boards to declare water courses Thomas Jefferson Sutherland. He expects by j . j navigable failed for want of a constitutional mabis impudence and browbeating to bring every fr,end. Co"F: Cl-A"s,,,!, of th" j jority. Joint resolution asking an appropria1 6 6 3 Brookville American, thinks that we are not: . f ,r r editor to contribute to his greatness. Those dis- ' conducting the Sentinel with the same snirit 1 01 Longress to erect a public building on
posed to be little tocls of so little a man can have that the Chapmans did. In other words, that the Governors Circle, in this city, passed. Al-
all the honor so far as we are concerned. He is ! w.e V0 "ol l".tc ,nt0 tne w h:Es wltl tl,e Mm" ! B0. House bill authorizing Recorders to make
. ,., . .. , Kina oi vehemence. JNow we think I bod i ,., , going round to gcteditors to endorse h.ssehemes, piv life and health our good friend wi 1 "ut n ""'"Jo their records,
which he then forwards to aslungton as pub
lie opinion. Editors are indeed in pretty business, thus to be used.
lations. The Senate manifested a disposition to ; nothing of the violence which would thus be husband, appeared to be the mediums. for carry out the spirit of the resolutions against : offered to the truths of science. I hope to be a statement of the facts. I will transcribe a the further agitations of the slavery question able to make this plain in what follows. Let paragraph from an interesting work recently by laying them all ou the table. Bills of the us begin with a brief view of the facts in the published. House failing on their passage-constituiing case. j "Every consistent step was taken, by the procertain officers of State an executive Council j It , matter of history that about three years e0T f tb, !n' . Dr" Phe,P' to atinti.eexcerciseoftheDardon,nr nower: crea- ' . fmII A ify many of h.s particular neighbors and a few
- r o i - - f """j ioiuiiijj iAi vauiai tv mj iiw wa ling forms of deeds and mortgages and their ac ty, New York, were much disturbed and alarmknowledgemeat House bill for the encour- ed by certain mysterious noises heard in differagement of Agriculture passed ayes 37, nays ent parts of the house, by day and by night; Messrs. Athon, Brngh, Carvens, Henton and 1 there were rappings sometimes as loud as the Miller 5. Also, House bill to establish public stroke ofa hammer, heard upon the floor, the Libraries. ceiling, the furniture, the windows, etc. These In the afternoon a bill was reported to appoint 1 noises coutinued for many days and.nights to a commissioner to build an iron fence around surprise the family, until one night, after retir the Tippecanoe Battle Ground. The balance ing to rest, allttle girl of the family commenof the day was spent in considering the bill dis- Ced mimicing the raps by making a noise With trictiug the State for Supreme Judges, and the her fingers, when a response was given by an
bill amending the present grand jury system. ' equal number of raps This was repeated by
House. A large portion of the day'twas ta- the child several times, with the same result.
ken up in discussing the different bills relative , when she said, "Now count one, two, thro. . r , . ti 1. ;ll . . .1 j ' mi ..... . .
io rrooaie ouns. r-very uiu was vuieu oown. i nree distinct raps were civen. Alter two or
TIia PirvMlit PriTi:tt Svslpm tllf. CVstpfTl CrivintT 1t raa of liAca arnarimanta nf 1ia rrTr-l 1ia mntk.
' " ' Va rrt cm t n (aref i n it mnA I 4 ri ! Ir ImnArfatil
Probate jurisdiction to the Circuit Courts, and er and elder sister, observing intelligence con-! . . , , ' . I ., . . n l . r . r -i i i .1 1 .... , , . i phenomena have been the writing of various thn cnlintv court Probate (yOUrt tailed in the r ' nartoH nritli tlr cnnnia Lirin , ur nf mi... ' 1 i
turn to command a majority of the members ' tions to their unseen visitor, which were re
present. The bill to establish Circuit Courts was referred back after the House had fixed the number of circuits at ten. Mr. Graham introduced a bill to attach part of Gibson county to Tike county. The bill to regulate marriages, failed to pass for want of a constitutional majority ayes 45, noes 27. The Joint Resolution relative t the Saline Lauds iu Orange county
was passed. ! alarming than before, until they were compcilSenate, Feb. 13. Resolutions were adopted- ; eJto make ihe thing kuown. The house to keep the books and art.cles in the Slate Li- .ag m-:s;tol bv the neighbors, who heard the
orary iroin oe.ng aesiroyea oy mice; to report a gouuds wondered
, they have also seen books thrown about; nails, keys, and other portable things belonging to the house, fulling in their midst; they have had black
,t ' crape tied on their door-latch, and the leoking-
' glasses covered with sheets, as is customary, in . some families, when a corps is in the house; but
0fsciei.ee, who have formerly gi'iKki rr; .i
on ert!i. The spirit of Galn is im I..- l; . : . . .,
.... 'gui u;uii viri po ins in Hie ::,
medicine; and of Gall, Spurztmm, ar. ; -.1
for eiilighteunietit iu Phrenolog. ; !.;:. . and other apostles are e,urslioiiei en: teneuts of theology !
We find, also, among eminent srieiiint :
i , .i c . i i in Kuroire and AmeriCj, tlie nan-ri o'. ! unknown and apparently insignificant charac- ; . " - '
' ters have been impressed npon the walls of the
ebrated Professors us Von Rrichenbach
sponded to by raps for an affirmative answer, and no sou nds for the negative. The mother , and sister were now confirmed in the belief that ; "the house was hauated.19 They said little or nothing about the matter, and soon removed to Rochester. Their removal, however, did not give them relief from persecution of the per.-ls-
.... !... I - - i . . i J ' l I. . r . I . . I .. , e i
icui nii51 iu uirv uci anie mure violent auu,., , . . t l " me juuruai oi .ian coataiui re;ori
! itaritnr,u i nAf i;KIu 1. 1 n :.. .1
i ... l ri..i .i ... I
chambers, and upon the piazza and elsewhere, i "u . er.g.ge.j ln ,1Tfir Now, there were in this house two individuals e"g ,1,e ,aws wh,ch P"" ph-J who seemed to be particular!- and inseparably ; a"d ,re tes,I,,e "umoiM exrimew J connected with almost everything which had ' re!"ulls of lheir researches. AnnmberefinJ been, and was being, developed. I allude to a ,ing PaI'"B from ,!,e ,w" fner genOri , young girland her brother. A higherclass of '"ve recently appeared in Chamb-r.' EJinb-J ., . .. ,, , , ,, , , Journal; and from the 1. ilte-, uairiv sverv r J : mnnifefltftiinns llstiMllv atteniivri Ihp f.irmer? lint . , umin iirri l.
the latter the boy seemed to some persons to
! be maliciously and unnecessarily tormented by ! evil spirits. Because his clothes was sometimes
1 amlHonlv torn; his run. shoes. &c. were mvste-
Tlie affair vm anrpud 1 ...
bill requiring the swamp lands to be sold by the , A ,t....,, ... .... , ! nously concealed at times; and on one occasiou
' "wiuuu vi.ivugit oil tuts V it y 9 VVIIIUII baUKQUHUCllll 1
" ivau.ii - - . tllll II iTtKIa fit 1'IWllneO tttS t rt hanntnA aAnr aa n
i was suspended by i
the land lies. IIous bill districti.nr the State as . .t... i llel Dy loua rap. .unaemy .ounaipg uuurr
rtrction
Iu view of h the forgoing fact-, it wiappi lmt the time haR jone by fur rnpetinp the c:e
. . I f intia rrrftn i rt cr nut nf tU k- i
rope to a tree; he would , h 1 v """"" " 1 ; a . j r. 11 . . ;
a tuuirjiiijiiuuii" MiutliPrriirr. 1 liev CO ITJ; B)
noy.nce.o the family than even the ghostly" - footsteps as he ascended the stairs; and hn ""peralively demsnd a rat
a.uenuea oy ine senate, passed. liu was repon- . visitor itself. The people of Rochester, hearing
eau, approximate an equalization 01 me moors from gQ ma nyveritabIe witneBSes , confirms
Yet, marvelous as are
of the Judges of the 1st. 5th, and 13th judi
cial circuits, the rules suspended two several times and the bill passed. Bill of the House exempting three hundred dollars worth of property from execution. Passed.
tion of the facts called a public meeting for an investigation of the matter. A meeting was accordingly held in one of the largest halls of the city, which was fully attended by the most respectable and responsible citizens. At the
IIoti3E-Mr. Holman made a report from the meeting, a committee .consisting of the most
majority of the Judiciary committee arxainst the intellimnt and renutr,l mon in R
Shola nl linrrl. We are rejoiced at the vigorous efforts now aking throughout our county for the improve-
change his opinion before the f-ost of another
Winter comes. btate Sentinel. That is what we expect, nor did we intend to convey the idea that you would not pitch into us witli sufficient "vehemence." On the contrary we expect it with savage fury. We only charged you with being a poor political leader.
tionjl solution. Ii t-o'iie of th fo-i a Vi . , . ' r-
was made sick and delirious by frightandagita
jjon it . i!iruiriiis, mere imve iraiHjiire.! in ou: i! This paragraph is quoted from a work by A. ' "'' far "ior wonderful things of a ; 1 (t J. Davis, on the Philosophy of Spiritual Inter- character I allude partit a:r! v la ti.e ctcourse; but the facts above recited were pub- ' Andrew Jackson Dmis. And hr I A lished by the Rev. Dr. Phelps himself in letter take the liberty of stigri.g :ht Mr V:4
to the editor of the N. Y. Tribnne, about two
meinot our common schools and are taking ; Or rather we rejoiced that your best trait was, steps for instituting schools where the higher J your want of capacity, and natural talent for a
branches of learning will be taught. Laurel is
not behind. There they are about putting up an Immense building for their eommon schools. In addition to this, they are instituting a school there of a higher order, and we learn they have engaged the valuable services of the Rev. H. B.
closely contested campaign. We do not dispute
but you have an abundance of "wrath and i for draining ih nnmn lnnrla fi,l nnt r-nii..
s I - -- " cabbage,'' nor do we intimate but what your 1 a constitutional majority. Ayes 46, noes 34. steal is long and broad enough for any emsr- A joint resolution was passed in relation to egency, but you cannot wield it successfully. i lecting Senators of the United States. Bills Where it strike, its brick-bat edff will crate ! were nassed to aiithnri 1.,.,, nt.- A,..4;tnr.
Hibbem. as principal. Mr. Hibbi-. is a younger , harshly, and bruise instead of destroy. I their deputies to tike acknowledgements in case brother of the Rev. W.V. Hiiif-, so well And, too, it is the duty aud province ofa po- j of mortgages given to trot funds.and to adminknown in this valley. He is a graduate of the Htical leader to reconcile the conflicting interest. , isler oaths to appraisers of the land mortgaged1 ransylvania University at Lexington. He was 0f political aspiranU in his own ranks-to bar- j To provide for the .ale of the County Semintheu assistantteacher for some years in the Law- monize differences of opinion-to ase cmolients, ; aries. Ayes 73, noes 8. A joint resolution
i.miMiuig iiisii'uie ana latterly tne principal ol at proper seasons, as well a. stimulants. But we the Jeffersonville Institute. He gees to laurel sav "there is hope." for the reaioa that wherev-
ithawell earned fame as a teacher ef a high j er you move in these mattersyou leaves wound, j by way of Burlington, Io
prosperity auena nun ana me : on .oine lriend. And everv wound thus made, river: Aves 69 nn R
i is for the healing of the nation. s-.. v.x. 11 t . r , .. . , ... 1 , , , ' t,;T, teb. 11. Joint Resolution of the
nuu, 11m, c rtjuiir iisu mai you piicn ini H-,. -....:..: .1 D r r .
1 nui is wutti we waui
&.C. Homestead. 1 """'""" "f inieiiigeni ana repuiaoie men in Kocneeler,
EKematiOU Pill nf lha Kaiic. nrna nvJa flio anal .
cial order for Friday next at 2 o'clock. ! m.ayeiie unuge company. 1 ne Congress, and several respectable physicians, The Senate met in the afternoon, adopted , ! bl11 was TTed 10 a committee to report ; wasappointed to investigate and report upon reaolution requiring the committee on the State ag'DPraU'Uonthef,,b-i Mr ""an of- the suhject. During the meeting, the raps Prison to visit the same and give it a personal i B reso,ut,on to adjourn on the first day of WPre heard by the whole andience in dirT-rent examination, and then adjourned to cive the March-8nd aI,0W the vising Commissioners to paru of the hall. The committee, in their re-
Kr- Uay ui nprii 10 wnicn iir port at asubsequent meeting, affirmed that they Donaldson offered an amendment that the ad- were satisfied that tbe noises were produced by journment should extend to the first Monday of an intelligent agent of some sort, to them invisMay only, and that no mileage or per diem du- ible and beyond the power of their united saring the recess should be allowed the members, gacity to discover; but, that the sounds were This resolution and amendment gave rise to only produced in the presence of the two sisters, considerable debate. Finally both were lost by the Misses Fox, er of one of them. This led to a large majority. i the appointment of a sub committee of ladies,
bills were introduced: by Mr. Lewis, regula- : who held an examination of the M
years since. From Hopedale Mass., we have a well authen-
whrn rightly un '-rslom). il! f in tS ' I, est explanation of the eieire r! pf pfr..vi of whirH we ar treati' g. Bui I-1 u !M t-tt a brifstatemnt ol I.H ce. Som six or seven years ago, Anrrf JckN
committees an opportunity to consider matters refered to them. HorsE Most of the morning was occupied in
reading bills a second time. The bill to provide
consmuiioimiuy 01 me mil amending an act amontr whom were one or two members of i ticated account of a atranire occurrence, iu a
letter from the Rev. Adin Ballon, published in
the N. Y. Tribune, some time last autumn DnvN, then about twenty ears of ist.ctmt I The reverened gentleman, it appears, had occa- tliis citv from I'unchkeeixie. Hen Bf
eion to visit family in his neighborhood, and on ucatJ and Illiterate touth, who hid but jnrtti-' entering the room, found a circle of friends iu . camjdeted an apprentice-ship to the slioemtt the act of receiving spiritual communications, . business. At that time he was whit i
by means of raps when the letters of the alpha- ' a good clair-voyant. and - frequently vvv
bet were called or pointed to. He was altogeth- ted npon by magnetiz-rs for the purpose of i er skeptical on the subject of their work. But ) amining and treating t'ia-es. On one . a message was spelled out requesting Mr. Ballou sion, while in the clear seeing or"suriorc:N to preach from a certain text named, on the dition," he received a dictate to the pa'i
fallowing Sunday; stating, moreover, that if any , that he was thereafter ti apply his powers it
of the company present would place a table in ! ether and more important direction; he
i
1
the meeting house, it should be lifted up before ' gtructed to call upen certain g:nilemen the audience. The message was complied with, ' to him person, whom he had never f
oraer.
school to -which he i. called.
WcatioU at Brookville. T 1 , T .. . . . 1 . 111 r 1 . .
aim 01 ine inaiana men tcnooi at , .v!,u ,..!l.mot,.-,,
joint
was passed asking Congress for an appropriation toward constructing a railroad from Lafayette
wa, to the Missouri
isses roi.
ting the office of county Auditor;by Mr. King.' and who resorted to every trial that ingenuity
10 preux to me volumes of Legislative enact- and skepticism could su freest to ascertain the excentinir that nart relating to the table. During i....i r -l, further vrrih himself. w.mt
ments the names of the Governor, Lieut Gov-1 cause of the sounds whi.-h were distinctly made Uie sermon, rappings were heard all over the ' furlher intruction. at the time aai f-A noa, Senatirs. and Members. A-c in nfTi- ' ;n i.i. .11 ... i. j-j : .1 Ii j ur t . . . . . tl. ..--t
' w v. lu .t,,. Mcoiiug, u. an 1 ceraiiuca ruuru iu ii. o i uuuh; a..u ue.ure .is iujtiuMuu, a IBrg ue ; designated lor tne meeting. l "r 't..-- - the time the acts were passed; by Mr. Torbet, to, conviction that the noises were nroduced bv ' standing in front of the Dulnit. conuininir the' .:-.. I..M 1.. this citv in NoTtnftej
ni. A. i.-.c j. -3.1 ... .1 1-
..... r.a.. orclQOa on uieu.mensions, You create confusion in your own camp, and ef the principal building-it is to be 50 by 60 . .,,. usby the frfocity of yw atUckg. '7 T l.rie8 lligh" ! Go on Br0- Bhown, and we are will, you nntil 1 he school, as at present organized, under the ! tjje paves fall management of Mr. Dunn, is getting along j ' , pleasantly satisfying its friends, and making EFThe California fever, which for a time
j-.uv.ne .or uiepuoucpriniingand binding dis- 80me invisible and intelligent agent to them
tnbution ol the laws and journals, and the publi- unknown. After the report of the sub-commit-cation thereof in the newspaners;by Mr. Dobson, j tee, the general committee, mude their report, to provide for the survey of the Swamp Lands. 1 in which they confess their belief to be the same Bill passed: forthe relief of the poor; Ayes 77, as that of the ladies, and their inability to discovnoes 2. The bill to relocate the county-seat of j er the cause. The proceedings of these Roches-
viay county, being on its passage, did not re- . ter investigations were fully reported
books of the Sunday School Library, as heavy j;, w)wn Davis voluntarily selected Dr.
as two strong men could possibly lift, was raised ' Lyon, a physician of Bridgeport, Conneticoclean up from the floor, in full view of the au- his mscoetizer, and William Fishbough, of "
j Haven, as hi. Scribe, together wilh a Dumbrj n-itnesses who were invited to be present at "4
dience, while no one was standing near it.
in rsoston, mere are ircle. Holding regular witnesses who were
stated meeting for communicating with thespir- f,,.Ilr. mP.tjnrs. Meetin were held cf
the 1 its of the dennrted 1t.il T bava nnt tvon liW in . r -.i. i.im riiv. when Dif
I - 1 - -.v- nenceionu, smiicum" 1 " - - - -
would be nut In the magnetic sleep, ana .u
condition would deliver, lecture at each tr
Ii Philadelnhia. thre aro iuw.nl I... tb.n while Mr. Fislibough recorced me
wide-spread notoriety to the two voun ladies I sixty Circles formed for the same ourDose. In a ' as delivered- At theconclusion ot tnee -
who seemed ta be the onlv mpHiiima fn t.a, namnhlet nf (H nn t nn Kli.K. am- .im. 1 ,u oublished in a large octavo vo n"
j . r r rfe., ! "' J r ,M n-ti transmission of the sounds. They were visited j ince, by a Member of the First Circle, we find 800 pages, with the title of ' Mature by people ofall classes from far and near. They the following in the Introduction: "There are ' Revelations," which has g -ne through J
were watched, and suspected. and examined by i n this city between fifty and sixty circles.com- i editions, and is widely circuiaieu an . multitudes, some of whom believed, while many i poaed of Presbyterians, Quakers, Unitarians, j country. While the lectures were in cour I derided and scoffed. They were invited abroad ! Baptist, Methodist, Come-out ers, Infidels, and delivery, many citizens distinguished fr lj
a-::-i.aiia t 1 a . 'a.i. .... .' a. 17 r rtinii
io v 1x1 1 inn iiiei rnnn 11a n nil natrr hrurinA j Aitiuiata wim rsi.A i i. n.ir - i nrnL t iuiosui
. 1 w.g.. iwg VIUCB aUU j ''., we uw vauuiuij BUU UIPOOMUUakCi J earUlllg woiw y'-"
no pretensions but what can an.1 will he cue- i bid fair to take off so manv of our best citizens ; na mdennitely postponed
talced. Our common schools this winter, are has some what abated. Those that stated from decidedly better than common. Our trustee j here some weeks ago, have found more difSculwas fortunate iii obtaining the services of Mr. j ty in getting passage than they anticipated. A
Ca.sadav, a gentleman qualified and willine to ! letter from one of them states that they are com
discharge faithfully the onerous duties of a school.
mrm in Mv.rJ ...1.1 n n 1 . .... 1
... . "'""""' 'e , ceive aconstitutional majority, ayes 43, noes 31 of practice, was laid e. the table. A bill was jir Huffstetter reported a bill authorizing the" reported concerning porsons holding, convey- State Librarian to contract for the repain ting .ug and devising real estate, &c. Resolution j ecessary plastering, and anew roof on the requiring an examination of the State Prison by ; state House.
tne cow.muieee.iBaisuDj.ct, was reconsidered Semat. Feb. 15.-Resolut,on wa. adonis
; 1 rnuirinfT th committpA on RnnHaln Mnnrr .
In the afternoon the bill to repeal an act - : LaW on that subject, with a provision to allow mendatory to an actio incorporate the city of , fame t0 build lheir fcnCM .
as indefinitely po.tpoaed. On mo- to ermit them to nlant anH -,
newspapers of the time, and copied by many collect particulars to warrant any more definite
inrougnout tne union. statement
These strange occurences, of course gave a
Evansville '
tion of Mr. Toegardea the rules were so amend ;
pelled to wait in New York until the 25th of j d lllt Senator can speak longer than ten
Mcheolo at Nf. Caraiot. Mr. Cat asi has a sslect school which for order, harmony of organization, progress in learning, and devoted attachment of teacher to pupils and pupils to teacher has we believe, no equal in the State; and we doubt if it has in the
Union. Mr. Chase, with hi. taat and peculiar talent for the station, throws around the student an air of .elf-confidence an appetite for literary knowledge, that the tedious hours of study, are apparently hours of pleasure. Ho has labored since hu return to that place wilh unwearied devotion for the progress of hi scholars and tho prosperity of hio sehool. Mr. Cbaic, we have no deubt, will build up a
school there which will be an ornament and a blessing to ourcounty. They too, have an excellent man in the cornmen school at Carmel. There are other places ia the county where they are beginning to wake up to the Importance of belter schools. ITThe whig, of Ohio Co., Ind. have nominated rillmare for President. The same was eVnt by Wgo es truly.
May next The rush to the land of gold this
season is almost incalculable. Aurora, Ind. Standard.
Tho Cnlifbraia Rove.
The large number who are leaving this conn-1 ty for California, will take . away with them
some 75 00.
The following are the names of emigrants who have just started; Calvin Craig, William G. Hamilton Mosee Tebbs, Clinton P. Craig, Henry L. Brown, John P. Thompson, Edwin Durbin, Ellis W. Brown, John Stnfford, John Thompson, Loery Fleming, Mathias Miller, Robert Pattoo.Seth Mayhew, Three Martin-
eteins, Phillip Dexheimer, Gejrge W. Fergerson, Charles Fisher, Jacob Lux. Xich Elberts C. Williamson, Anthony Stunn, John Ersel and some 10 or 15 others whose names we have not been able to- learn. Lawreneeburgh Press.
minutes, on amendment unriy minutes on an original proposition. A resolution defending theactiou of the Senate ia amending the protest of Messrs. Miller, Dunn and Marshall a-
gaiust the passage of the House Districting
fences, provided they do not obstruct the highways. Bills were introduced: To repeal Sec. 1 of an act defining the duties of the Treasurer of Morgan county; To legalize the appraisement of real estate in Fountain connty, for the year 1851. The bill to purchase land in Africa, and
to colonize the negroes and mulatoes of this
CTWt hear almost daily of fresh determinations of some one or another to go to California John B: Carriogton of this place, we are informed, ia among those who have lately determined to go, and George King and a Mr. Round, of tear Mira. Ripely Co. Whig,
Hill HnrtH Mr Hlla. ln..,....
una, ....-..- ..... .. Vliun. I IHUVUULCU at O. . , .... - . . r J MmU UTfla nncaail avas OT ........ IO 1ft..
i joiut resolution in favor of establishing an Aeri- i 1 ., i . i . .. .. 6 clearing the files the Senate adiourned over nntil
cultural bureau at Washington. Bi lis were in- ! m , .n i Monday morning at 9 o clock. troduced to authorize incorporated towns of. u. i . , . . , ... . . , , Hot-sit Reports were made against allowing 5U0U inhabitants or more to borrow money for i u , , , , , C i , 3 ,v" . purchasers of canal lands, who had made part municipal improvements; to incorporate the ,.,, .u l i . j-. . ., r . ! PaJ 'nent on the whole, to credit such payment Fountain County Horse Thief Detecting . , , . , , . , . . ,, i . , . ., , 8 ! apart only of said lands; against further egCompany afterwards laid on the table. The 'ii,: .u u- . t. . . . , , . t. .,. , is'ation on the subject of liens on boaU; arainst vote indefinitely postponing tho b ill providing' ooi., ,, , ., , , .duo. . , . ,B, passing a special law for the location of a State for a general Banking Sy.te.n, introduced by .,. , p. ...... , , ! . ... ....road in Pulaski and other counties; and against Mr. Defrees, was reconsidered, and the bill ..,,; . , ' .creating a new connty out of spencer, Perry, refered to .electa committee of which Mr. and ether counties. The House bill providing Rcid is chairman. The country may look for a for the election of three Supreme Judges was favorable reportfrom thiscomniif.ee on this im- , ,st. A'e 33, noes 42. Uils passed; To auportant and deeply interesting measure, I "J cnfru of McAdamized, Plank v ., e . 1. 1. r . fndt, ravel roads. Ayes 53, noes 52. The folHousk. Several bills of minor impotUnce lowing bills were Introduced; by Mr. Stuart, to wore reported back, without any definite action establish courts of common pleas having probate being had upon them. The House reconsidered iarisd'ction; by Mr. Carpenter, to authorize inthe vote adopting a resolution to appoint a com- ZZtlt t0WM or havine fio thousand .u a. . . - j. .w , inhabitants or over, to borrow money and issue aittee to visit the State's Prison, and the re- their bonds, for certain purpose
investigating the subject, to endeavor to ascertain from facts and phenomena developed, the laws which govern these manifestations. Tbe
progress so far, has satified the honest inquirer
towns. They became the observed of all obser
vers. Their mediatory character in the production of responsive raps to questions asked by almost every one, caused thousands to call npon
them, some, to gain intelligence from departed - a these Circles, that the rappings are produced friends; others, from curiosity alone. These 7 Bn aKncy in accordance with Nature's laws, visits became to them a source of revenue as : hitherto not understood, aad they feel confident well as notoriety. Under all these circumstances ' they have not been deceived by trickery on the it is not to be wondered at, if these young ladies Part of the mediums, or any of their number; should at any time, on finding themselves una- i "nd1 the phenomena attending tbe communicable to gratify the request of seme of thoir many j tions by tbe alphabet, have been such as to convisitors, resort to artificial trickery, as has been i vince them that an agency beyond the control alledged against them. I do not aay that they I of the medium operates on the finger. The have done so, but they have been publicly char- ' productions, they believe, speak for themselves, gedwilhit. I only mean to say that the charges- and establish their own character; they further might be true in some instances, without invali- believe this science is but in its infancy, and is dating i the least the fact that they were in the calculated, if investigated in tne right spirit, to commencement, and for a long time, tho nncon- I perform a great work in society, towards its proscious mediumsof the mysterious sounds. Even ' gress in goodness and happiness. We have no should the Misses Fox resort to the most arrant sect to build up, no theory to sustain, but simimpoalure, they could not invalidate the testi- i ply facta to offer, and we fear not for them the mony of the thousands of witnesses all over the ! most rigid investigation, and would invite all to land who are now supplying tho roost over- investigate before they condemn. And if it is whelming evidence of the verity of spiritual j done in the right spirit, their labors will be abun-, manifestations. I oantly rewarded-"
ior t is testimony I ?d soon afteff lenborg" T
of the unirt libited in t'fj test woa'f 1
f,..ntlv there. and has eiven his
that behalf, in a volume published i
him, entitled "Mesmerand Swedenborg.
lectures treat of the philosophy
and the intellectual power ex
m..kes the book one of th. greatest
our age. I o speaking of the work oaf v " .. . .... l.t, fnrma M "
er says that ".r. tav uv" - .. of the universe, bfore the brilliancy t the genius of Milton and of Dte Since that period Mr. Davis h 1a,Itfj faculty of entering into the 'supeii"1 c0"clU" without the aid of magnetism from another m , . into R
son. He professes now to oe ore state of mental elevation by spiritual in 11 ' i Tk nrnnr. r .),. truth ef his a''
K. r..j u:. rJl work. which O1"!
aiTJ fW W IUUHU aU fW " ur, nnkt;nK nh'.m fTmn to the Pu':'
small work on "The Philosophy of Special --
w-l ' aaaOI la
dence,"the first volume ol " ine i monia." the second volume of which U no
i . . j - namnhl' 1
and soon to De issneu, anu y--i ji
pages on "The Philosophy of bpiru '
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