The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-10-13

'puft inst ny hiHtFleatiafu WIfht
be polished down hya little atti.
hon smehs the geniesl tsfiltes N
psfisian society. ! ioanl tho world
" Paris In . very considerable state
" excitement IN consequences of M
extraordinary performance which was
nightly exhibited by an eastern
jufgler, and which was nothing
more OF less than The apparent de
capIlation Of a man 10 the presence
of an audience. aud under the very
noses of n committee of medical
gentlemen who stood only 80 far
distant while the operation Was being
performed ~ 10 escape the swing oi
tho long, ,wo.cdged sword With
which tho jusglcr smo,c N tho
head. ! ven, 10 see this exhibition,
which took place in a theatre, 10
company Of several Americana. The
theatre WAS crowded With between
two aud ,hrss thousand sptc,n,ors.
and The curtain was up displaying a
common table, six fec! long, upon
the stage, ., the very edge Of which
| obtained q seat, having gone very
early.
A. the given time, the jueglcr, .
singular looking man, came upon
tho stage, with his shir, sleeves
rolled up 10 tho shoulders and bear.
ing q long, heavy, two.cdgcd sword.
lie upset the table on the boards and
showed that there VAS no concealed
drawer or other recess, and placed
il in tho blaze Of the foot-ligh,.
near the edge Of the stage. lu u
few words, he stated what he was
going to do, and requested some ol
the audience TO come forward aud
stand upon the stage, that they
might see there "T0s no decep-
Ion.n A number OF medical gen.
,lemen who had been chosen ~ q
committee TO investigate the matter,
II possible, took their position upoi
tho stage aud soon after, the victim
who had been sitting In the parqucue
mounted tho stage, removed bis con,
and crsvs,, turned back hi. shir,
collar, and, lsyins down on bis bark
on the table, elevated bis chin Il
more fairly expose his neck 70 .h,
hesdsmants weapon. The jusslc,
then raised his Keen and Jesrfu
looking sword, and, giving il q wid,
sweep, brough, !. down. say
brought |. down upon tie neck, foI
no Que could see that he did no..
cven those within three feet Of hiu
Upon the neck Of the subject ui,l
rrea, force. Blood spvited hisl
into she air, some Of Il falling .,
osr party, and dslused the stage
shils Tie most fcsrful soupd,
something between . srosn aud
shrek ef horror from the Who'll
sssemblsfe shook the buiIdins, On,
numeross women and soue male
fell fsiu,inr in ,heir seats, end wer
borne 90, by The ushess Of The bouss
The jusglss rsised bis sword sgsir
! repeated the blow, and the disssves
|. ed heed fell spos the aoss. 1skin
/, By the hair he held II % 70 h
/. sudienee Cor full Eve minssss, On,
the blood had ceased 10 Coz srol
the severed arteries, the loaes 10
had fallen aud the face had ssssns
!. he appearances Of . eotpss's : ths
|. throwing il heavily upon the stag
fhs reqdsssed H. eomm,sses 10 E,
|. anime is, which shsy did, passing
from had % hand. They ,hes :,
|, suinel the body upon The ssbI
: |, lron the hesdless neck Of which Il
: blood hsd not vet ceased 10 dr.
: ], spos he looe Of Tie ssAse d,
Z lifted The limbs and lss iIsu Il
!, with the limp isessis q lifsle
y ~sssse. s.1 ~ sc~v<s. s,u~o~ue,