New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-16

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A correspondent Of the Du Quoin Mining Journal.
vouched for by the editor 20 man Of truth under
ordinary occurrences, gives The following aceont of
some very singular manifestations near that place Of
which he says he was an eye witness
About the middle Of the month Of March last. after
had retired to bed for the night and was thinking
Of my plans for the next day, heard lond knock
ing upon the door, and opening it found my nearest
from head to foot, at which was greatly surprised,
as the night quite warm, considering the time Of
year. For Gods sake come TO my house immedi-
ately Satan some Of his crew have taken posses
SION o. the premises and are playing the dl gener-
anyr'
He would give me no time to ask questions but
was exceedingly anxious should accompany him.
naA scarcely got my clothes on until he took me by
He entered the main room Of the building, closely
followed BY myself There the most wonderful sights
l ever behed presented themselves to my view. Mr..
= Us wile and two eldest daughters were huddled up
in one corner Of the reo, and each was the personi
hcation Of terror They were cinging to each other
and sobbing violently. Near the fireplace was the
youngest daughter, very pretty GIRL moving round
IN ki1a Of waz-iike dance with arms in horizon
tai position. seemingly paralyzed, and hummine
singular air. Stranger than ALL every piece Of furi-
ture in the room was keeping perfect time with the
movements of the girl, and clock on the mantle
piece had ceased running buta continuous stream of
sounds ruBg from its bell, and added greatlyto the
confusion then prevalent. "A square liable cut the
queerest antics of anything in the room. First It
would tip forward the two front legs then on the
two hinder ones, and lastly spin around on one leg
like top, and again tip backward and forwards. A
fre-shovel was dancing jig on the hearth the wood
was rolling about, and pots and sklets made an out
landish racket. s'fF
Suddenly the young girl ceased her wslAzing ssood
like statue-and iDstantaneeusly every article oi
furniture settled into their accustomed places The
lighted candle, which was standing on the mantle
piece was suddenly extinguished as by an invisible
person. The fire upon the hearth was quite low and
gave very faint light. Immediately after the extin
guishment Of the candle, green light, intersperset
with orange colored rays, seemed to envelope the up
per portion of the young girls body giving her
pernatural appearance, and the most melodiou
sounds followed, resembling the music Of the aoa1
harps appearing to be around, below and above thu
occupants Of the room. This lasted about five min
utes, when the music ceased and the green light dis
appeared but, as if by magic, the candle on ths
mantlepiece was again ignited, ard the girl fell in
sensible to the floor Some two hours elapsed befor,
she fully restored from her trance like sleep bu
every vestige Of the singular performance in whcl
she had participated had escaped her memory. AL
most nightly since, spiritual demonstrations have oc
Cured at my neghbor's house. yet differing in man,
respects from those Witnessed by me.