The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-05-13
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in this State II lays the Rochester knock
ings in the shade
RALEIGH, Miss, March 81, 1851.
NJ. Editor A portion of the good chi.
zens OF Smith have had their eyes opened
within a few days past. "Wonders will new.
er cease" is an old saying, aud what has
Occurred within the present week has no,
disposed me to doubt It's truth Ifa slran.
ger were to pass through the Northeastern
portion of our country about this time, ere
long he would turn his heels upon MS in
rapid succession, fully convicted as was the
lrishmau, when he halted at the Hot Springs
in Virginia, that hcf is not a mite distant :
Cot Desha, who now resides ia Raleigh,
has a farm about iilieen miles Northeast OF
here, upon which Mr. Fleming Bates now
lives On "Wednesday, the I9lh inst, a re-.
port was brought to the Colonel that some
one was brick.baSting his house, stuntcd on
his farm. lie Immediately repaired to the
scene of action, accompanied hy McssrS
E. i. OVERLY, j. G.. Blackwell, John Wat.
kins and DR., Bates, IL was niaht when
they reached the farm. Pieces of brickbats
were still falling in and about the house
The Colonel, with the gentlemen who went
with him, and those who happened to be
there, took their stations, armed with double.
barrel guns to guard the House, aud find
out il possible, Wh0 hrctc Mc bricks But
a few moments elapsed, when the Colonel
heard some one at the house eNcam.-
g Wha; did you come here for !" and Us he
heard pieces OF brick fall on the house only
a moment previous, he supposed tloy had
caught one OF the gentlemen He ran TO
the House Instantly; hut instead Of finding
the desired object, 10 his utter astonishmcnt
he behcd Mr.. Fleming Bates holding con.
versaton with some unseen object. What
voice, or whose voice 1t was, no ono could
icll 1t seemed TO issue from some Que be.
meath the house. The voice said he was
halfbred Indian, had been dead one hun.
drcd years; had been to the place of tor
ment, but was released for seven years; that
he had six thousand dollars buried near
certain corner of the house. that il Mr..
Bates contpucd to live there he would stone
the house for seven years and il he re-.
moved he would burn it down--and many
other marvellous things the gtost was heard
% say.
While the above conversation was carried
on, several persons had gone underline house
It being raised of the ground but when
they reached the place whence the voice
seemed to issue. II appeared to proceed from
the room above, where the family OF Mr..
Bates was, consisting Of his mother-in law,
wife and five children. This convinced
nearly every one that The mysterious voice
was the voice of some one Of the family.
On the next day, Notwithstanding there is
open space for one hundred yards round the
house, and men were stationed on guard at
proper intervals, the bricksbats continued to
fail, aud no one could tell whence they
came, Abont O'Clock in the morning,
Col DeslIa discharged both barrels Of his
gun at some one about forty yards distant,
whom he supposed to be negro. The
last barrel he thought took effect; but be.
ing very weak from recent sickness, he was
unable to pursue HIM. Two other persous
were seen to make towards the one that
was shot, to give him assistance, as was
supposed. The throwing OF bricks has
sIackencd considerably since that time.
On Friday, when there were very few
persons there, Col. Desha, who had began
to think that some one Of the family had
something to do with the mysterious talking
determined to test the matter. lie sent the
family off two hundred yards, women, child
rem and negroes. The Colonel, Marshal
Watkins and Fleming Bates were the only
persons that remained. The last named
person put questions to the Esprit" If
may call il such, when answers were given
by flle nttcrance Of groans, whenever il was
probable that the answer would bc in The
affirmative but when it was probable that
tie answer would be in tho negative. no.
thing was heard. Mr.. Bates was ;hcIl sent
of, aud Col. Desha asked questions, aud an
swcrs were given as before Col. Dcslla
and some others dug at the place where the
"spl.it" said the money was hid, aud every
time the mattock sunk in the GROUND,
deep groan was heard. Who made it, no
one knew.
That there is deep laid scheme to nc
complish some foul object, there can be no
doubt. Time aud exertion will bring every
thing to light, in case the mysterious throw.
ing aud sounds should continue.
The question now is, "mito Mr0Wcai that
kaSt brick?" Until it Is nswcred-adieu
III. L. JOHNSON.
Very TESDER.--The story is told of
a certain New Zealand chief that a
young missionary landed, TO succeed a
sacred teacher deceased some time be.
fore. At an interview with the chicf,
the young minister asked
"Did you know my departed broth.
er n
"Ah, yes! was a deacon in his
church,
"Ah, tlien, you knew him well and
was he not good aud tender hearted
mani" "Yes, replied the pious d,a>
con. with much pltsta. "he very rood