Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-21
AHAuNTED HOUSE.
The Lacon (III) Home Journal has the

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following startling story
There is a lonely house situated aes
what IL known as \ Upper Grow Creek,
in this county, that just now bears tht
~unenyiable notoriety Of being 6annted
We suppress the locality ont Of regard
TO the interests Of the proprietor. VITO il
anxious to effect q sale without . sacrl
fee. Il is a lonely, implanted two-story
structure, standing by its4lf away from
the road, ana where DARK deeds could BE-
perpetrated ~ith little risk, and is whar
il termed j " renters house,
Last spring. 8 family came t. the
neighborhood, and, leasing the adjoining
ground, moved into the house. The first
night of the arrival was signalied by
mysterious noises, groans, etc, proceed
ipg from 4 certain u~noocupied room, at
tended With opening and shutting Of door,
etc. The next night was even noiser
than the FIRST. and glimpses were had Of
q shadowy form passing swiftly into the
room and ont Of doors, which opened and
shut Of their own accord. They remain
ed q week, keeping their own counsel
and imparting their fears e the proprie-
tor alone, who bought their silence and
released them from all engagements
Two weeks later another tenent arrived,
and moved into the house, wholly uncon
scious Of its ghostly visitors. The first
and second nights passed without any
disturbance /; on the third, while eoundiy
sleeping they we're awakened BY Q most
heart-rendipg scream from the room al.
luded to, followed BY heavy blows, and
then q wild, haggardIook;ng person came
out, passed through the door, which
seemed 10 open and shut 2f its own &C
cord, and disappeared in the darkness.
The occupant Of the house was no cow
ard, and bis first impulse was that rob
bers were at work ; but he seemed spell
bound, and unable to move hin1seif.-
His family grew nervous. and declared
would not remain but he still he
that something more tangible
than spirits produced the row, detefmin
ed to watch the next night in the room
adjoining the apartment from which the
n Sometime between Il and
! o'clock the door opened, and the same
igure appeared. making directly for tie
spot where the watcher stood. It was
4 fearful moment, but ghost Or no ghost, |
Re was not to be frightened, aud, as the
apparition passed, dealt it q blow which
seemed 10 pass clean through the intgu
Ter. There were the same heavy blows
md shsieks, and then alivid human head.
oiled out upon the floor. The house
vas vacated next day, the owner pur-
bis silence with means sufficient
D carry him to Kansas.
Now for ~aii explanation of this strange
Last winter the house was occu
lied for a season by o rough and sinister
family Of refugees" who are
to have murdered q peddler
raveIing around the country carrying a
tack. He visited most Of the farmers
the ueighborhood. and was last /
cen Just at nightfall, going in the direc- I
ion Of this house, which 1t IS believed !
G never left alive. Shortly after they +,
emoyed, no one knows whittier, and took !
nth them a barrel oil salted pork, though :
ever knownto fatten or purchase q pig. :
Of newspapers at this time will !
auaember the arrival at Louisville, KY, .
T q barrel which, exciting suspicion
rom It's sickeuiag stencil, was opened, 5
nd found to contain human remains,
By whom has never yet been
iscovered, though detectives are at
'ork upon the subject !
an examination of the floor shows dark I
'oking stains, partially eradicated with t
plane, and there are certain suspicious
,ots upon the wall. In confederation, t
10 New York Herald Of two weeks ago. :
its column of " personals" had a no. b
asking Information concerning one u
.an Bianque, q Neapoiitan, last heard D
through a letter mailed at Lacon in
ecember last, wherein he stated he was {
Getting with very good success. The |
formation herein contained was gained =
ON the owner of the premises in person. L
Id, except the supernatural part, for
.ich he cannot account, is fully credited
the writer.
A Justice, better versed 10 law thanI 4
,spel, not long since married a conple r.