The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-05-14

generally in the morning, OF a species of hero.
elyphic character on the walls, and o.: the floor
Of the piazza, and also on oiled paper One of
those on paper was of exceedingl gly high finish,
fully equalling engraving on steel. Across the
top were characters in Hebrew, and below, in
up and down columns, others similar in appear.
ance to Chinese. The Hebrew character were
deciphered by intelligent neighbors, and found
to be. "The Key to the Mystery" Of the
Chinese, or other characters, nothing has yet
been discovered, but they have been.- or soon
will be, submitted to gentlemen in this cit, who
are acquainted with the Chinese, Arabic and
other languages
Up to the 18th inst, these manifestations in
variably occurred in the day time. On the Tight
of that day they were maintained with incieas.
ed violence, and without cessation, until atout
a o'clock in the morning During that time
considerable damage was done to various artl.
cles of furniture, and several panes of glass
were broken from the windows-all under the
eye of another gentleman from those previously
mentioned, who, at the request of the family,
was endeavoring by all the means and ingenui.
ty at his command, to solve the mystery. The
particulars of all the unaceountable things which
took place during that night we must pass over
at least for the present, confning ourselves, as
we have hitherto done, to the more striking and
extraordinary ones.
While at the supper table the previous eve.
ming, he was amazed more than once at the the
falling upon the table of knife or fork, or
spoon, apparently from the ceiling overhead;
and while seated near the fire, after tea, books,
daguerreotype cases, and other articles, would
fall from tables and shelves which were distant
six to ten feet from any person in the room. In
the same way pair of candle.snufers which
were on the mantle piece, and which the gentle.
man we speak of had just examined, (they be-
ing of curious workmanship seemed to jump
from the shelf and fall to the floor near his feet
he being, the while, the only person near them.
He retired, with the family; soon after 10
o'clock, and just as he was getting into bed he
heard loud clatter and scream. Slipping
on portion of his clothing and running into
the hail, he found it came from the young lady's
room He called to her to know what was the
matter. She told him the noise was in the
closet in her room, and requested him to come
in. He went in, the noise and screaming being
continued at intervals. The young lady was
in bed and the closet door shut A light was
burning in that, as also in other rooms of the
house. The noise seemed to be series of
knocks upon the door as though with PERSONS
knuckles, from the inside, succeeded by a blow
like kick against the bottom of tile door. He
could distinctly see the door vibrate, as he ran
TO it. On opening it nothing likely to produce
such noise was to be found!
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to the usual second story hall bedrooms in our
city dwellings. The door to the hall was lock-
ed. After his unsatisfactory search in the clos.
ct, the gentleman stationed himself in the door
way leading to the large chamber, the door
being wide open, and door from that chamber
to the hall being shut tight. The scream had
ceased, and the knocking in the closet stopped
Presently the door from the hall to the large
chamber was knocked upon in similar manner
to that of the closet, from the side in the kali
succession of raps and then kick near the
bottom. He went to it, and taking the knob
in bis hand, awaited reception of the knock,
it came, and opening the door instantly, There
being light also in the hall, he saw-nothing
He was more Disconnected than before.
Considerably amazed at his discontinue, but
more determined than ever to ascertain its orr
gin, he again took his position in the doorway.
The knocking ceased. and he was on the point
ofretiring again when he distinctly saw the bro
ken leg Of stand which had been lying on
bureau in the young lady's room, fly, as it were
across the room and strike the window, break.
ing two panes of glass and then falling to the
floor. On being made acquainted with this,
the mother came in to assist the gentleman in
covering the broken windows, on account of the
cold air, with a blanket, and willie SO doing he
saw hair brush, which had also been on the
bureau, coming towards her, and finally strike
upon her head. All this time the young lady
remained in the bed, and not less than six feet
from the bureau.
Having seen, or fancied he had seen, the
middle of three small drawers on the top of the
bureau move in and out, the gentleman took it
out and examined it thoroughly. Soon after
cessation of these things occurred, he left the
room, but hardly had he done so, when, on
hearing another noise and breaking Of wood,
he ran back, and found pieces of the little draw
er previously examined by him, falling upon the
floor from the bed, and the front piece Of it fall.
ing from the window, where pane Of glass had
evidently been broken by it. The occurrence,
whatever it WAS, frightened the young lad So
that she left her bed, and was running into her
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