, 1861-03-02
4 Cincinnati &en1xt4ou.
[From the Cfarinnati Gazette. aatb. |

| On the morning OF the 18th Inst. we believe
! 1t Was, the household Of q well known Citizen
Of the West End were greatly paplexed at The
appearance which the movable articles about
| the house presented. Chairs, lounges and
| tables that belonged to one room were found
| to have changed places III the most re1narkab1e
manner with the chairs, sofas, etc Of fauotIer:
| the: Plate, knives and spoons Of the Htchen
were found secreted IN the parlor, and the
paintings Of the par1or otnanented the walls
OF the dining room, snd SO On with almost the
entire furniture Of The house; What added to
their perplcxity, WIS the fact that no evidence
conld be found to show that the doors had
been unlocked or the windows unfastened.
Ihe following night great care was taken to
nave the doors and windows thoroughly Sc
calea, me posldon Of everything WAS. noted,
and with the belief that II there was auy dis
turbance the diau4bs7s would be discovered.
the family retired to their sleeping apartm ents'
NOT one remembered to have heard the least
noise, yet wonderful to tell! not only WIS the
furniture scattered about as en- the preceding
clothes press, the harness had been removed
from the stable, and Al placed, In the cisteru.
Here esns mystery which none were able 10
fnthom OF explain.
The proprietor thought matters had now
gone har enough for thorough investigation,
policeman to Keep watch On the third uight.
Inc policeman took position In the stable. so
as to command View Of the rear of tho honse
aud the yard, aud wrapping q buffalo robe
ABOUT him prepared to be as comfortable as
possible, He got along well enough until
aoout one pollock, whea becoming tired, he
concluded he would step out for . few min-
utcs- He didso. On returning. however. The
Tooe ~as missing. He was not 80 comfortable
Inc rest OF the dark hours, as may we'll be in
agined: When daylight appeared, it was
found that the Mysterious agents had again
dlsordered everything; had carried away the
harness harness from before the: very eyes Of the
tlcies beneath some coal in the cellar.
:. A private Waterman WAS induced to stav
the next night, He also took his st.tioT n
the stable. It being warm and pleasant, he
TOOK on his shoes, that he might move about
without being heard. But having passed a.
mos. ~ ne entire night without seeing any one
Or hearing any noise, and becoming very
thirsty, he thought he would slip out Into the
street for few minutes and partake Of some
eplfats. he went accordingly, leaving his
shoes behind him. Judge Of bis unutterable
surprise-nay, bis unspeakable horror, when
on 1is return five minutes Afterwards, be
could not find his shoes The astontshmenf
OF the 1alnily may also be better imagined than
described, on being made acquainted with the
facts II the morning, and finding that dieor-
der still reigned in the house.
Two policemen were induced to stay the
louoWtDG night IN order that If one got tired
and sleepy the other might relieve him, The
doc! Of the stable was nailed up, and yet ey
efythipg was changed about or concealed a.
on former occasions, without there being dis
coyernble the least truce Of human agency.
Thus matters went on for ten nights, until
tor the past three or four nights there has
been nothing disturbed It must not be 6nD-
posed that the family slept very sonndly dur.
Ing 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 WIS 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 innocent
OF any agency. A good deal of excitement VAS
created IN the immediate neishborhood, al.
though the family endeavored to Keep the mat
ter quiet: Fortunately, the sudden disappear
ance of al such disturbances relieved ali fears
ior the present, though the mystery is as un-
1athomable as ever. Some attribute the phe-
nomena to snperhnmau agencies We shall
expect, however, the matter to be cleared up
in few days, though we confess to be as
much IN the dark as any one. We would sim
PLY add that our information comes direct, and
that we have withheld all names ont Of regard
10 the afflicted family. eNN0