ner-bell, taken from a shelf in a closet, rung over the heads of four or five persons in that closet, then rung round the room over the heads of twelve or fifteen persons in the back parlor, and then borne through the folding-doors to the further end of the front parlor, and then dropped on the floor. I have known persons pulled about, with a force which it was impossible for them to resist; and once, when all my strength was added, in vain, to that of one thus affected. I have known a mahogany chair thrown on its side, and moved swiftly back and forth on the floor, no one touching it, through a room where there were, at least, a dozen people sitting. Yet no one was touched, and it was repeatedly stopped within a few inches of me, when it was coming with a violence which, if not arrested, must have broken my legs. . . . . My most secret thoughts--those which I never uttered to mortal man or woman--have been freely spoken, as if I had uttered them. I have known Latin, French and Spanish. words spelled out through the rappings; and I have heard mediums, who knew no language but their own, speak in those languages, and in Italian, German and Greek, and in other languages unknown to me, but which were represented to be Arabic, Chinese and Indian, and all done with the ease and rapidity of a native. I have heard a person who knew nothing of music, except a little that he had learned at a country singing-school, go to the piano and play in perfect keeping, as to time

and concord, the several parts of an overture to an opera."

WRITING AND TABLE BREAKING.

Extract from a letter from Thomas Neibert, of Natchez, Miss., to Gov. Tallmage :

We have had rapped out: 'Lay fifty pieces of paper in a locked cupboard, and we will write on them.' In less than half an hour there was a communication of at least ten lines on each piece, and each communication perfectly characteristic of the individual professing to communicate.

"We have the remains of a table, all broken to pieces, by a spirit professing to be Samson. No person was near it. The table being near the wall, commenced moving as we came into the room to form a circle, and moved until it came to about the middle, when the spirit commenced breaking it; and the floor, when he got through, was a perfect sight to behold--all covered with splinters. The whole company, some ten or fifteen, all skeptics except myself, were perfectly convinced."-Epitome of Spirit-intercourse, p. 102.

AERIAL TRANSPORTATION.

MR. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of Ohio, was returning from an absence, "when within about four miles of home, traveling on foot upon a turnpike, when he came to a 'bye-path,' which he took, as it was a nearer way home than the main road. After he had followed this path about three hundred yards

(it was then between sundown and dark) he was, by an invisible power, lifted from the ground and carried though the air over the path, homeward, with such astonishing rapidity that he was unable to count the panels of a fence along which he was carried, and which he was impressed to number. He was transported thus nearly a mile. While he was being carried, a hand-saw and a square, which he held in his hands, were beaten together, and a delightful tune rang out. A brilliant light, apparently about four feet in circumference, shone out a short distance before him as he glided through the air."--Spiritual Telegraph, July 19, 1855.

A WRESTLING SPIRIT.

"Several friends had come together to witness the strange power that seemed to be at work at the house of brother J. A. While the rapping was going on, one of the company denounced the whole thing--said he did not believe it was spirits; or if it was, they could not rap and move tables, etc. He defied and dared the spirits, saying he could throw down or whip any spirit. The Doctor then inquired of the spirit that was rapping at the time, if he could wrestle; he said he could. He then asked if he was willing to wrestle and show fight with that gentleman; he said he was. The brave man then told the spirit to follow him out into the yard, and started, all the circle rising from the table, when it commenced moving towards the man,

and hit him several hard blows before he reached the door, which hastened his steps; and as he passed out the table was thrown at him, only missing him a little, striking the door-facing about midway, denting and scaring the facing, bursting off the top of the table, breaking the legs, and leaving indentations as though bullets and shot had been fired into it.

"When the spirit-fighter had reached the yard he began striking, jumping as though he was contending with flesh and blood, manifesting all the signs of determined bravery to fight it out to the last. He was several times thrown hard on the ground, then struggled and regained his feet, and down he would come again. This mode of testing the invisible continued until the spirit's adversary was sorely wounded and worried out of breath and strength. He finally regained his foothold, made a hasty retreat into the house, up a flight of stairs, and taking to himself a private room, closed the door after him, declaring he never wanted to fight spirits any more, and that if they would let him alone he would them.-S. D. PAGE, Purdy, Ohio, June 19, 1853."-Telegraph Papers, vol. 2, p. 72.

PALACES OF THE SPIRITS.

According to Mr. Partridge, of the Telegraph, some of the most remarkable manifestations have occurred in Milfield, Athens county, Ohio, The family of Mr. Jonathan Koons had been holding in

tercourse with the spirits, when one night they made such a noise about his house that the family were afraid it would be torn down over their heads. Mr, Koons directed his son to go to the table, and take a pencil and paper and find out "what the devils wanted." The spirits requested that an "Electrical Table" should be made for their use. Subsequently the table was commenced according to their directions; but as its machinery proved defective, Mr, Koons determined to destroy it, when "frightful noises were again heard about his house, resembling the falling of trees, sometimes upon the roof of his dwelling, and sounds as if logs were rolled over it, and falling heavily upon the ground. His furniture was also moved about fearfully as before,"

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The table was finally completed. The spirits then demanded that a variety of musical instruments should be procured. The instruments were purchased and placed around the table as the spirits ordered. The presiding genius called his name King. He said he had lived on this earth, 14,500 years ago, and had been acquainted, as a spirit, with Moses and the prophets, Christ and the Apostles.

“After these things were arranged they heard human voices, but could not distinguish words. The sounds appeared like shrieks, except at times they would attempt to speak through the harmonica, and then they could distinguish words. The spirits requested them to obtain a tin horn two feet long,