The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-10-18

The list OF the saved is probably very in
correct. (Signed) /
WIN BAcHLAN. Seed Orr Arctic
q h Ghost Story.
70 Most ghost stories are only foolish and
laughable; but this one is melancholy in
the extreme:
Within the past year the people Of a
village in q. western State became greatly
excited by the alleged nightly appearance
of ghost in a village grave yard. Few
OF them indeed had dared to see it; but
some had; and they without making too
familiar with il. had still seen il come and
20, walk about, seat itself. &C.; and the
statements Of all these were too well au-
thenticated to be disregarded. What the
few saw the many believed: and the whole
community soon became excited upon the
subject Of this strange nightly visitation to
the graves of the dead. OF course the
ghost was in the usual grave clothes, in
which so far as we know, ghosts always
appear, and, il was entirely regular in its
rising among the tombs al
midnight, and leaving at near early dawn.
II had often been seen to come and go,
passing over fences in its course; but not
one had learned whence it came or whittier
il went. -. ~
At length the matter from being town
talk became the town dread Numerous
individuals got excited, and superstitious
ones grew melancholy and taciturn. peo-
pie looked doubtingly at each other as
they passed in twilight, aud all contrived
their journeyings at that hour, so as not to
approach the last resting place Of their
departing friends. s'a 10 .'.l
This growing dsead at length became
insufferable; and engagsd OIL minds.-
There chanced to be in the village. youth
Of nineteen from Western New York,
whose domestic education he'd carefully
excluded all faith in supern atural agencies.
and who therefore, looked only to natural
causes for explanations, Of the events and
occurrences Of this life. The youth re-
solved to iathom the mystery Of the grave
yard ghost. He found one associates; and
the two alter night fall secreted themselves
among the tombs to observe. Punctually.
as the hour Of twelve drew nigh, the ghost
which had caused 90 much dread was
seen approaching. The moon was shi
ming brightly, and the white robed object
was seen most distinctly. Overcoming
two fences, it entered the graveyard within
actual reach of the youth who had set on
foot the investigation, and as the light Tell
fully upon the lace Of the ghost he recog-
nized the we'll known features Of an &C.
quaintance, who was then in her early
widowhood. Her husband had recently
been buried there, and so dreadful had
been the shock. that the reason Of the wife
had been deihroned by it and she was
now a wandering maniac. She saw moi
her observers, but seated herself. as she
was wont, upon the grave OF him she had
loved but too fondly. The two then ap.
preached the unfortunate, and addressed
her in kindness. She knew them not, but
conyersed with them. calling them angels,
and craving their protection. She was in
her night clothes. and her wanderings
thus through the agony she had suffered
and her nightly adding this sad seat. had
converted that poor mental wreck Of hu
ma nifty into ghost. On this occasion she
could! not be Induced 10 abandon her post
and Of necessity she was left there to com
plets the hours Of that nights pilgrimage
IShe is now in q lunatic asylum.-Bufalt
Commerce. 5s.
Steamboat Durnt-Loss Of Life.
DETRoIT, Oct; 9.--The steamer 8. K
Collins. from the Sault Ste Marie fol
Cleveland, left this city last night between
ten and eleven o'clock. About midnigh
the boa, was discovered to be on fire, 6
little below Maiden, near the light house
at the mouth of the river. Before The
boat could be got ashore she was com
lpletely enveloped in flames, and twenty
three persons perished either in the flame!
or the water. ifo $50
The Collins took fire in her boiler deck
and SO rapid was the spread ofthe flames
that the passengers were unable to saw
any clothing, except few articles. Sh'
ftook fire in the Boy about quarter Of ,
mile below Maiden, and nearly abreas
{ Of the Light House.. She was immediate
!. ny headed for shore, but was unable I,
, reach the shallow water before the flame
had complete possession Of her. 'rh
|, after part Of the boss swung round int
i 1.-The river, nearly all on board were driver
Ito that pam Of The 6oat. &sd were oblige,
j Ito Jump into the rives. The current her
y sets out very strongly into the lake, an,
; had 1t not been ior Capt. Langley. an,
5 the timely arrival Of the propeller Fintry
/ nsarly all would have been drowned
j Seeing the light he hastenedsto the spol
, and had his boats all ready to let go a
s fihe scene was reached. This was done
1 land nearly ell who were saved were pick
{ ed up by him, o few only reaching shore
r Some were nearly exhausted.
: Everything was5 done. that could b
f done to relieve the sufferers, by the Gre,
d Of the Fintry. who acted nobly. Som
!. wretch in the ,umult stole $50 from a sic
|. imam, who had been a work. and whic
] Iconstituted his earnings A purse of So
i was made up for him. ett @
r The Collins came out last October :
. lShs cost eto5. eco. end was insured 70
? only $4,000. She vas owned by Cap
) C. 3. Whrd.