Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-03

A MYSTERY ExrIANEp-A week or two since we
copieS paragraph from the Dover Journal stating
that the residences of Mrs PALMER and RevACoNLET,
in Stewart county had been stoned IN very mystic
ious manner for considerable time, and that all et-
forts to discover the perpetrators had failed. The
opinion was advanced and pretty generally received
that the stones were thrown from considerable
distance and by artificial means. The Dover Jour
,,ol of the 21sr nit contains communication from
Nessrs. J. II. WElKS and NJ. G. SCARBOROUGH IN re-
gard TO the matter from which we make the iol-
lowing extract:
Parties of fifteen and twenty, and even more
would assemble the place and enueaNor 70 e",Cm
the perpetrators but all efforts were ruuess' sun
the rocking never ceased. This continued loI sUue
five or SIX weeks when the offenders cISuseu tnel'
yI.ohts operlHd. Chairs would ny out Oh Iie rvo'li'
skillets Jump Off the fire tables turn over anu poo
stride around the yard footess. IN snort II seSiie
as though the spirit of the witch CT Endor lAN as
sumed possession OF the premises. GUN 'llo iny
terry could no: be solved. This new phenomenon
tracted increased crowds. who would eagerly Hs'en
TO the hOb-gobln stories, and kSaye the place ~
wiser than when they arrived. Our curiosity ue
ing considerably excited, the undersigned concluue
10 visit the seat of war and endeavOr TO solve Nls
mystery. We were prompted TO do so as muCn
through the kind feelings we entertained Tor ui'
family and what we conceived 20 be our duty a.
GOOD citizens, we were TO satisfy ourselves OF liz
trrth of these wild and visionary stories. We went
II is useless for US detail the many curious tale
told US Jv the family upon our arrival and thel
demeanur toward US when expressed ourselVe
satisfied as to who was guilty; suffice 1t TO say,
was such treatment many others have recelve
who dared venture the suggestion relative to tn
same person =,
To curtail our communication, Mr.. Editor, ana I
make a long matter short without going into details
, will state that satisfied as TO some OF IN
s.+ies who are guilty. We satisfied IT Is hun
hue an imposition, an outrage upon the cOmmunlt,
md an ipsult 10 the intelligence of the people Nor
o,er from close observation we are OF opinion th'
tbs ,rbole fdpailg themselves are engaged IN IT, COZ
Nv; Of If in short are the prime movers IN the aiiai
and that the principal portion Of 1t is done oy u
tier being on the ground and closely obserTlr
tho actions of the girl few hours we were con'ln
"a sbe YVES guilty, and we determined to chastl
her This proposition was anything out agreeaD
10 the family However, we dld chasuse ieI' AiV
permitting her 10 consult privately WIN TWO
three members of the family, and she confessed
throwing great many of the rocks, out would n
and did not implicate any one else. Hence we a
of opinion that her positive refusal 10 lmpHcaIe a.
ono disc together with other circumstances sucn
the family avowing the innocence OF the &c
GOOD y girI the extreme reluctance amounting
most TO positive refusal 10 give their consent "
girl being whipped, and the actions Oh lhehoGrs
the family while rocks are being thrown or cha
Aying around warrants the inference that lhe "il
members of the family are as deeply engaged IN
affair the negro who confessed