Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-05-17
DEL1vrRY az SrnArronn. Co. - -

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Conn. They consist not only of knock
ing. as if with knuckles, on the doors. but
various articles, such as spools of thread
hair brushes, combs, stoves. chairs. &c
&c, are thrown violently about the rooms
IN which the family may or may not be
and in one instance bureau drawer was
taken from the bureau and smashed to
pieces across the head board of a bed In
which lady was lying, without any Wis
/ ible agency. Images, formed of the clio
thing of the family, from the wardrobes
are rapidly made and placed in differ
ent positions about the house Members
Of the family are sometime clasped around
she waist and lifted up to the ceiling,
when no person or agency can be seen and
sometimes members of the family will find
themselves nearly strangled BY a hand
kerchIef mysteriously and suddenly pla-
ced around their throats. A corresp0n-
dent of the Tribune, gives the following
singular statement, and the Sun, which
also has long account, by the editer, of
the facts, vOuches for the respectability
and intelligence of the family in which
these occurrences transpired
Gone day, early in March last, DR.. P,
whose family has been the scene of such
strange visitations, called on a gentleman
upon whom he felt that his confidence
would not be thrown away, and asked
him If he had an hour to spare. sYe es
walk up to my room" 'No; but L want
you to go down to my house" There
was nothing uhusual in the Dr's manner,
and the two drove off together in his car
riage. The said gentleman. being an in
valid, has made the town of Stratford his
retreat for three or four years past, during
which time he has been known and vet
unknown through the productions of his
pen, having written for the most part an
onymously, and the past winter for laed-
ing public journal in this city He is ex-
tensively known and regarded In his pro-
fession Matter-of-fact ghost stories are
SO repugnant to his taste and education.
that if he had known beforehand, [ doubt
whether he would have gone with the Doe
tor, Notwithstanding he had been mean
time on terms of companionship with him.
On the way, DR. p said to him, Nov
you will think that we have been in a very
foolish excitement at our house, but l
want you to come and see if you can dis
cover any cause, and relieve our minds
He spent an hour, returned and spent the
day and night, and lived in the house
nearly three weeks, during which time all
the inmates were on the qu1 UlUe.
He classes the occurrences as follows
lst. Throwing. I'd. Rapp pgs Sd Pa
geants 4th Manifestations Of members
of the family Since the details are very
numerous, and you consider only these
important which show intelligence on the
part of those, body, or spirit, as you please
who caused the disturbances, [ will not
burden you with any The witnesses
were all the while taken by surprise
Said gentleman and lady happened both
to be looking at the middle top pane of
glass in window of the palor. A round
ball struck it noiselessly in the centere
from the inside, and after two or three
slow rebounds against it, fell dead down
to the floor, and rolled towards them 1t
was a turnip, covered with minute, null
and most beautiful formed
mesmeric characters A like writing ap-
peared on the wall, in a corner, part on
one wall, part on the other. The charac-
ters were formed with geometrical accura-
cy of outline. All manner of things were
thrown, from an ounce to fifty pounds or
more \ brick flew from the exact cen
ire ofa large mirror, brick and shadow in
opposite direction, the former ahghting
with violence upon the middle of the car
pct, at the feet of the witness, who happen
ed to be opposite the mirror with his eyes
on it. 1t was distincly seen; and an IN
genious experiment of test, failed entire
ly. Various rooms were fixed with great
ingenuity to represent funerals and pa
geants similar to Roman Catholic perfor-
maaces.
There were several human figures, most
ly serious, but some very grotesque IN ap-
pearance and posture. They were form
ed out of whatever came to hand best
suited for the purpose. 1t was curious
to see how every wardrobe, trunk and
lurking place in the house was ransacked
for material The neck of one of the fe-
male figures, kneeling at the foot Of the
bed, in chamber, her arms crossed head
bowed, and an open Bible before her, was
formed of the leather top OF carpet bag
rolled I'D. There were four other figures
one on each bed-post; a flying figure,
with parasol, was pinned to one Of the
curtains of window. In rooms, closets,
everywhere, these figures were stumbled
upon. The great wonder then was, the
sculptural beauty and fulness of their out
line, their number, and the Incredible
short time in which they were reproduced
after being pulled all to pieces and the
of their appearance
as fast as they could be destroyed in one
room, and that often alta touch, they would
reappear In another \ taste and effect
was shown in their arrangement which 1t
would ordinarily take hours to produce.
SToPPAGEs OF Mills AT Low wELL.-The
Lowell Courier says: \ portion of the
mills on the fremont Corporation, in this
cif1- oC r-aIl ~ on tho S,}ioIl- ond Iavr-