Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-15
A Cincinnati Sensation.
from the Cincieinnati Gazette, 28th.

A Cincinnati Sensation.
from the Cincieinnati Gazette, 28th.1
On the morning of the 18th inst, We
believe it was, the household of well
known citizen of = the West End were
greatly perplexed at the appearance which
the movable articles about the house pre-
sented. Chairs, lounges and tables THAI
belonged to one room were found to have
changed places in the most remarkable
manner with the chairs sofas, etc, Of an
other the plates, knives and spoons of the
kitchen were found secreted in the parlor.
and the paintings of the parlor ornamentsd
the walls of the dining-room, and SO on With
almost the entire furniture of the house.
What added to their perplexity, was tho
fact that no evidence could be found to
show that the doors had been unlocked or
the windows unfastened. The following
night great care was taken to have the
doors and windows thoroughly secured,
the position of everything was noted, and
with the belief that if there was any dis
turbance the diSttrberS would be discovered,
the family retired to their sleeping apart
ments Not one remembered to have heard
the least noise, yet wonderful to tell not
only vas the furniture scattered about az
on the preceding night, but some linen had
been taken from q clothes press. the har-
ness bad been removed from the stable,
and all placed in the cstern. Here was
mystery which none were able to fathom
or explain.
The proprietor thought matters ha3 now
gone far enough for thorough investigs-
tibn, and accordingly he procured the ser
vices Of policeman to keep watch on the
third night. The policeman took position
in the stable, SO as to command view Of
the rear of the house and the yard, and
wrapping buffalo robe around him pro-
pared to be as comfortable as possible
He got along well enough until about one
o'clock, when becoming tired, he conclu-
ded he would step out for few minutes
He did so. On returning, however, the
robe was missing. He was not so COM
Portable the rest of TIE dark hours, as may
well be imagined When daylight appear
ed, it was found that the mysterious agent
had again disordered everything; had car
ried away the harness from before the very
eyes of the watchman, and placed them
with the other articles beneath some coal
in the cellar.
A private watchman was induced to stay
the next night. He also took his station
in the stable 1t being warm and pleas
ant, he took off his shoes, that be might
move about without being heard But
having passed almost the entire night with
out seeing any one or hearing any noise.
and becoming very thirsty, he thought be
would slip out into the street for few
minutes and partake of some spirits He
went accordingly, leaving his shoes behind
him. Judge of his unutterable surprise
nay, his unspeakable horror, when on his
return five minutes afterwards, lie could
not find his shoes. The astonishment Of
the family may also be better ina gined
than described, on being made acquainted
with the facts in the morning, and finding
that disorder still reigned in the house.
Two policemen were induced to stay the
following night in order that if one got
tired and sleepy the other might relieve
him. The door of the stable was nailed
up, and yet everything was changed about
or concealed as on former occasions, with
out there being discoverable the least trace
of human agency.
Thus matters went on for ten nights,
until for the past three or four nights
there has been nothing disturbed. 1t must
not be supposed that the family slept very
soundly during this time. They were
greatly alarmed at the phenomena, for
which neither they nor their friends could
find an explanation. Some supposed that
all this was done through the agency Of
the servant girl, but friend Of the family
kept watch over her, and as she did not
leave her bed, it was proven she was inno-
cent of any agency. A good deal of e1-
citement was created in the immediate
neighborhood, although the family endeav-
ored to keep the matter quiet Fortu-
nately, the sudden disappearance of all
such Disturbances relieved all fears for the
present, though the mystery is as unfath-
enable as ever. Some attribute the phe-
nomena to superhuman agencies. We
shall expect however, tie matter to be
cleared up in few days, though We con-
fesg to be as much in the dark as any one.
We weuld simply add that our informa-
tion comes direct, and that we have with
held all names out of regard to the afiics-
ed family.
SEVERAL incidents occurred in connection
with the reception of Mr. Lincoln in New
York City, which are worthy of mention.
Among the banners that adorned the line
of the Presidential route was one bearing
the appropriate and striking inscription:
Fear not Abraham; am thy shield and
thy exceeding great reward. Gen. xy. I.
The selectmen of New London, CT,
have provided saw. saw horse and wood
pile for the benefit of the floating unemploy-
ed who apply for relief The starviEg poor