The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-12

bE tNOChESTEh INNoCkAN0S ODT NANOCk
kD. on GRAvELLINe AHEAD - Tho Editor Of
the Lafayette, (Ind.) Courier vouches for
the following, which goes entirely ahead ol
any thing produced, US yet, in regard 10
spiritual Communications:
We learn that the citizens Of LoQa nspori
and vicinity have been thrown into alremulous
state OF excitement with rev species of
spiritual communications, or perhaps il
my better be termed material visi,ationsi
through an unseen aud unknown agency.
A lew days since an honest Dutch farmer,
with his son, who live on Eel Creek, about
six mi'es from Logansport, were thrashing
buckwhsat in their barn, when some grave
was dropped upon them in so mysterious a
way that il arrested them in their work. AT.
ter il had been showered upon them several
lines, the old man asked for a handful OF
the graVet, and the request was no sooner
expressed, than the glaveI return was made
as solicited.
This frightened The young man so much
that he took TO his heels aud left, thinking
that the old oae' himself had taken poses
sion Of the premises. The alarm was Civ.
en-, neighbors far aud near came in, and two
Intelligent aud iacredul0us gentleman from
Loganspnut, who were experimenting the
getImg out Of SINE iSJn ore in the neighbor>
hood, also repaired TO The haunted spot
men who are not easily imposed upon. and
10 all in the barn these manifestations we're
made as they had been TO Mr.. Hover, the
nwner and occupant Of he properly. Some
thirty or forty people were present, the hay
NOW and every part OF the barn was thor
ouphly searched, aud Ill sorts Of expedienis
were resoried to, and every suggested inyes
tigaiioU was Instituted to discover The cause
but without elucidaling ii, or arriving a. any
satisfactory conclusion. The gravel or dor.
hicks weighing from one quarter of an ounce
to three Ounces-was sent 10 all those in the
building when asked Tor, and occasionally
showered upon the roof. One of the crowd
asked for an apple, but no reply or demon.
straiion was taade, but on requesting some
'gruvef down i came.
The barn stands in nm isolated place, upon
plain, with no Tree or bank of earth near it
The communications conIinued three da,
Of last week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
during which time a watch was kept un
nighI mud day, inside and outside ufIhe barn
without The slightest discovery Of the cause
ion Saturday night tho wonder ceased -
Mr.. Hover IL q member Of a religious asso>
lcinlion, The Covenante we believe, who
held protracted meeting IN his neighbor-
hopd, which commenced on last Sunday,
succeeding these three days Of marveIs. II il
was an 'eyl spirit thai was the agent in ma !.
king these singular manifestations, this cause
(the religious exercisos) might have been
the means or the reason Of his leaving. And
| if il was good spirit this kind Of sympathy
might have caused a cessation Of the devel>
Opmenis.
These facts we have fOm reliable source.
They actually occurred as we have stated
them. II is the topic of convers ,tion with
our Logansport neighhors, but no solution
has ye, been offered that explains the mat
ter. II may not be amiss TO say that the
previous owner Of the farm, to Mr.. Elowes.
was murdered few years since. and this
adds somewhat 10 the marvelIousness and
mystery Of the STAIR. We wait for farther
developments. If these 'graveIIings' con,in-
ue, We suppose that means will be developed
10 make thar communications intelligabIe,
10 our view Of The case these sdemonstra.
'ions' knock the Rochester kuockings, and
knockers. into cock'd hat. Il is hard 10
ben, the Wabash in amy line. and we recou,>
mend, in view Of these last communications
and as pro"f Of our advancement as thereby
attes,ed, TO our Eastern wonder seeking
friends who wish 20 finish their education
in taa marvellous, just to make US visit.