New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-05


Among the ancient superstitions imported
with the black ffom africa none has reclaimed sueA
fixed impression ON the mind Of the negro e vaDs
hsss y AMOR more or e.s 81 IT, Cd
charaetexsfiea though cannlcssm and the saofincs
human victims 70 the Fetish god heve IN gseee meAs
monies. On hundreds Of oocaxjons within the lsss
quarter Of century the police Of this oty hSvs ntsr
ruIAed yaudons orgies and thousands o, eaf innsbs
itauts 10th white and colOred. have believed tbcns
selves to be the victims OF Vsndonx spells IA par.
ticularly In ass of the hosr tha* tho New Orleans
cap,St and bns for the desradatson involved shs
ceremonies might be looked upon Is INCREASINGLY ndeu-
lous nude dance around central altar, ~ presence
of the fetish queen; cadron boiling and bubbliug II
ths decoctop Of virtues from varied mgredieptS
than thsso used by the weird sisters Of MacbctRe
blasted heath; the excitcue caused ~ the wiid5ins
to1 cutIpg fumes OF the strange dist!ation the dfsrk
button 10 the fatapl Of cuarms ssd conjuratons rife
with mighty magc-dI these are fcatufee IN the rude
ceremonial which impose on the gnofaLs s1o Inspire
awe In the bosoms VI believers Ia fetish orthodoxy
Almost every Creole family lad its Vsudoux wof.
shippers in its list Of family servants. snd sometmee
F" my young missress was half nd"ctTinased into the
belief by her faithful nurse, aad Spess we're woven
bring lovers TO Ter feet 0ccasossly strange death9
were attributed " Vandouxisn. and Whispers Of oeS
crimes were not wanting, but, generally the. ccrs.
monies were looked upon comparatively Harmless
vent for the gus Of Congo superstition Cvflous tningS
of vnrions kinds confidently believed 10 70 o. ieusa
manr'aoture. are freqasnfiy ouhd IN pillows OF mae
tresss. aud how they .hsre can tell 1heae
are held 10 mean mischief ntni On weak mip6s they
often produce imaginary a.meEts I'll counter cnafms
are invoked b. exercise the irst uahoiy nrachce
Recently IA usyu. eight Vaadoux deyotees were
tried and executed for the mnrde or saCrlnee as they
called t. OF young Ie,ress. ny coilmana OF tAe
President and uader an order Of me COUNCIL attacneo
TO the civil tribunal OF Pofnu-frnce ~ was declared
that there was sufficient t0 proceed against Jecne
Pelle Forea Apoion. GucrTier Francois, Cengo Pele,
Julien Nicolas Nerelpa frdzcols. koselda SumeiA.
and Beyard Prosper, Tor nnIder, COMMITTED on the
person Of Young girl named Clarina. Ihe trial too9
place in due orn when It appeared that the aunt and
uncle II the deceased hid hand In the hofyid pntchs
cry Congo Pelie the uncle. saied tbat the goo o. hG
worship had ordered him " oier human saerilces
lie anicated tie faet his sister joanna. and they
agreed together that TIER niece Carna should De the
Victim Af,er making all their arrangements, the girl
was led TO che slauehter by Congo sne sas has p,esa
with her limbs closely bound 10 her body. TEere
- was kept for four days. y peculiar deseYp
81 acrifcsl food beiag daily administered 70 her,
ami as soou an Oh. gls s7,e.vny yrepsa W saI ha,
thfoat while Flofeal pressed 10 Ter sldes ana snerrer
held her by tie feet TINS Vi IeaIiu CONVERSIONS ING
poor child died. f.oredl then too ie sa' 49,
scpar sting tie head FROM tie BODY 5000 80 100
while IL WIS vet warn. This done they q~aifeNo ovsy
the carcass each eonsendng for choice porti.ev -
material f0f els feast and after the n1st p1is y
the diabolea, banquet was over, they coo Ia 'e Ell
head with vans OF which each henolsniy pattooAs
Subssouenry tie skull was placed an altar end Jv
ana taking bell In her hand, eTcied rOtn1 and fouhds
followed By tho Others all enatDs MYSTERIOUS SOW.
When this ceremony was finished, the skin ad sn't -
were buried and the bOErs, which had previously ue4
burnt we've with the tl0Co placed IN carmen Vesse
and c3refully preserved.
Part Of these facts out BY the confession o som
of the parties and werc ectcd from girl naneq
Losanis VINO had been kidnapped and kept In cohnhes
nent az tbs next victim. is sI had Oeeu oolkea 70
carry food to Cara during tue ioEr days OF picpcS~
ton. a..
Al the execution Of the eight yGudouI murdsrers IN
populaco cried out Log I've tie Predicate " Hs!ut
Long live eiYiheationl"