The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-16

| from certain unoccupied room, attended
Dy opening and shutting of doors, etc
| ihe next night was even noisier than the
nrst, and glimpses were had of shadowy
torn passing swiftly into the room and out
OF the doors, which opened and shut o
their own accord. They remained week,
Keeping their cE7n counsel, and imparting
.heir fears to the proprietor alone, who
oougnt their silence and released them
from all engagements. Two weeks later
another tenant arrived, and moved into the
mouse, wholly unconscious oc its ghostly
visitors. The first and second nights
passed without any disturbance on the
third, while soundly sleeping, they were
awakened by a most heart-rending scream
from the room before alluded to, followed
by heavy blows, and then wild, heggard
looking person came out, passed through
the door, which seemed to open and shut
of its own accord, and disappeared in the
darkness.
The occupant of the house was no cow
ard, and his first impulse was that robbers
were at work; but he seemed spell-bound
and unable to move himself. Several
nights passed with moro or less alarms.
His family grew nervous, and declared
they would not remain but he, still be-
lieving that something more tangible than
spirits produced the row, determined to
watch the next night in the room adjoining
the small apartment from which the noise
came. Some time between II and
o'clock the door opened, and the same
figure appeared, making directly for the
spot where the watcher stood. 1t was q
fearful moment, but ghost or no ghost, he
was not to be frightened, and as the appa-
rition passed, dealt it blow which seemed
to pass clean through the intruder. There
were the same heavy blows and shrieks,
and then livid human head, dripping
with blood, rolled out upon the floor.
The house was vacated thSSnext day, the
owner purchasing his silence with means
sufficient to carry him to Kansas.
Now for an explanation Of this strange
affair. Last winter the house was occu-
pied for season by a rough and sinister
looking family Of "refugees,' who are be-
Gcyed to. have murdered a pedler travel
ling about the country carrying a pack.
He visited most of the farmers through the
neghborhood, and was last seen just at
nightfall in the direction of this house,
which it is believed he never left alive.
Shortly after, they removed, no one knows
whittier, and took with them barrel of
salted pork, though never known to fatten
or purchase pig. Readers of newspapers
at this time will remember the arrival at
Louisville, Kentucky, of q barrel, which,
exciting suspicion fromits sickenlng stencil,
was opened, and found to contain human
remains, shipped by whom has never yet
been discovered, though detectives are at
work upon the subject.
An examination of the floor shows dark
looking stains, partially eradicated with
plane, and there are certain suspicious
spots upon the wall. In confederation,
the New York Herald of two weeks ago,
in its column of personals" had notice
asking information concerning one Juan
BIanque, a Neapoliran, last heard from
through letter mailed at Lacon in De-
cember last, wherein he stated he was
meeting with very good success. The in
formation herein contained was gained
from the owner Of the premises in person,
and except the supernatural part, for
which he cannot account, is fully credited
by the writer.-Lacon (lH.) Journal.