The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-29

on 1t completely washed out Of the rock on which
It rested. Bennett's srist mill DAM In tho village
witbstood the pressure abort time aud then gave
with sgain renewed force it swept o1 two bridges
and tore away much Of the plank road. uAny per-
sops narrowly escaped drowning. while others, who
saw them, and even within Q stones throw, were
unable to reach or assist them. What damage the
water did below the third dam We do NOT learn, but
probably this was the worst oft The loss is esti-
mated to be ct least $4,000.
A witch and Woman Bewitchsd In tow
Orleans
From the New Orleans Delta, July 49,
The city WAS thrown into state OF int ense OK
element yesterday morning, by rqmor which
rolled abroad, and gathered % II roHso, 70 tne
Third district, the members Of which had been
performing some curious transiormatons and
antics, that for exceed anything Of the Kind that
We resd Of In the Arabian Nights, or anywhere else.
avered that they had witnessed these strange
pranks lad when We ventured to doubt the truth OF
their stories, their cheeks would burn with honest
indignation. The story, as we heard it, was as
folloWs:--
An eli German gypsy lives near the Union Race
Ccuree, who is . fortune teller, and among the
npe, stitioua German portion Of the people down
nsme is Elizabeth Fullerman. Not far from her
house RI sides s wiss family named Kinney. Well,
the story ia ihst Mrs Elizabeth Kinney had In some
way, wloDeed the witch, and the latter was
An act which abe is said to have accomplished,
by giving Mrs. Kinney some enchanted hops,
with which the later made yeast and baked
bread of the yeast, with which, Of course,
meDoed TO hop and dance up and down, and would
continue to dance for hours. She would tell
tee people the exact hour when her dancing
fits would come on, and during the e., hts na she
sionsly the witch would amuse herself BY changing
the unfortunate woman into hog, or mouse. or
coekroacb, or kcme other animal. They would
from amorg them, ard either 60 feet loren lst up
the CHIMNEY or slice gently through the keyhole-
suddenly disappear aud then reappear again. Once,
while ia sbs of going heels foremost up thu chin
Iey rec four Individuals caught hold OF her aud
attempted to prevent this rather curious exit but 1t
was all to nc purpose; she slipped from their grasp
az easily uld eel. Besides all the above she
possessed tie power Of mskirg her child-abou QUE
and would cause it to jump a, least twenty feet at
every hep.
All this. and much more, was told us yesterday by
persons who appeared to be possessed Of common
sense, ard We know tha. they relieiousls bsieved
every word If it-that the gtpsey woman wai
witch, Al the Swiss woman was possessed of q
devil From Sunday morning, when tbs MISTER got
bfuited Ground The neighoorhood, till Monday evan
ing. tie vicinity Of the poor woman house. Was be.
sieeed by bur d!eds Of people, who were attracted
th,thsr TO zee the workings Of the devil, and the
ri cate ct excitement prevailed. Every person in the
crowd saw something singular an each was willing
te bear testimony to the truth Of what We have
above record The rst story that got abroad was
that IT, enchanted woman bad shed her skin-and
again TIE crowd rushed to the houe to see ire skin
frt m which II was reported, she had disappeared,
ar d, eDake ike, left behind her.
The matter finally attracted the attention Of the
police and sergeant johnson, not having much re-
syect for the devil or hes repaired to the house
Of the enchanted woman. He found her lying on o
Mattress very pale, and emsciated, snd ap oarantly
very tick, shaking. qnite ,convultivey as though
with tie seue CT St Vitus' dance, OF some nervous
complaint BE saw that she needed attention, and
he went on. among tie crowd of Germans and ask.
cd some Of the women II they would take care Of
her. They were horror stricken at the very idea,
and tremblirely sbruukbsck. The sergeant then
Ho,pi,sl, where she would OF be received and was
seIt back, and conveyed home again. TIE clAmor
was 90 Pfeas sgsirst the reputed witch, that abe
was sIrssed for disturbing the peace BY the IN er
five turcred ptrs ms, assembled around the 20 iSe
ofee to see the witch and witness the dancing and
queer antics Of her victim, but nothing OF the kidd
occurred, and the crowd left disap pointed, bat still
police officers intern us that che appears to be
very fire old woman, who pretecds to be fortune
teller, npt 70 very poor as that business Az to the
o.htr woman, she firmly believes that she was be-
witched by the hops which the old woman, In .
Hhit ef XIII dLess. had given her.
TIE Crescent Of July 10th has the folio Wing =
Elizabeth Sutherland appeared before Recorder
Seuzelt an yesterday to make an affidavit, whereof
the following is the substance: That few days
since, man living u far from her shsnty on
tie GENTLY Rad, came to her, seized her, and
disqeed her forciby to his house; that there he
pcilttd ponisrd az her breast, and told her that
if che did not take tie spell of from woman In his
family ", ON she had bewitched, he would have
Ter hearts btft blood and make her body special
tfiteirg TO Tie Prince Of Darkness. Tae woman,
We lesir, is naturally. afflicted with toe 81. vlus
Sav hay 1Aia IN ho q otv
cast upon her by the ieputed witch.l No arrests
were made yesterday, that we heard Of Mrs. susher
land exhibited core thumb in proof Of the violence
used uron her.
There is no end of tie wonderful stories circn.
lated about this woman among the negroes
AZ poor for ieness OF the Third district II Is
sa d that DuichmRn who undertook t, enter her
sbal ~, was trani6xed Ike q statue by motion
OF her finger; that another got bis foos glued
to the door si, by some invisible sgef cy, aud wa,
uttslJy unable to gettioose; thatths ha ds Of her
clock moved the wrong way, and struck the hours
backwards; that the bed, tables, and chairs, were
Jumping abou. all tie lime, % IL inhabi ed by evil
spirits. Tie story started by polics officer, that
the witch turned into cat ard escaped, leaving o
huns fkin behind, has gained large cradence with
tie Legrces, particularly those who bslieve In the
nystIies Of Queen Vcudou. yellow girl was
tod ttat the Recorder got terrible shaking in
Of biz hsn cs, ~ luing 1t upon the witch, and that
the akipg wouldn't stop. The story spread, aad
antsro woman ca led at the Office to inquire about
~. AIe GEEK 8fSVely tola ner tnat " WAS iACs,
and referred her to the Recorders brother, who
cor 6imed 1t with melancholy shake of the head.
Good Lord, won't ye save us!" che ejsculated, as
she LETT with rolling eyes. Several open m uthed
peysors, wno " iaht to see the entry OF the wtchs
arrest in The police book we're shown blank spsce
on enc Of the pages, and gravey informed, that
prec'stIy at twelve o'clock on Monday night, when
the witch turned into cat and escaped ell records
of her sfrest vanished msgic sally from the book!
Aamay be inferred from the above, the police are
having sher own fun In the matter. Altogether
tie sisir has been plessart relief to the Summer
6ulr ess In the Old Third.