The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-31
TIE. DEvIL LOOSE Nv KENTUCKY
Extraordinary but Observation-Disclosures
Account Of q Diabolical Apparition.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer
writes to that paper from Brooksville, KY, un-
der date Of October 10Th, as follows:
A wonderful phenomenon has recently made
its appearance on Willow Creek, in Bracken
County. about two miles from Brooisvilo, and
has been seen by quite o number OF the worthy
citizens of our county. Our people have been
in a constant state of excitement since it first
made its appearance.
On the 10th instant, one Of our citizens, O
prominent tobacco merchant residing in
Brooksville, was returning home from the
southern Iortion Of the county, where he had
been buying some crops of tobacco, and being
belated was riding along the road, when sud-
denly he beheld a most frightful object in tho
middle of the road, Immediately in front OF
him. will give you q description OF it as
heard it from his lips:
''Ihe object was about six feet IN he;ght, ana
walked upright. The face wds at times that OF
q man, very pale, with ourls Of flame fall
ing over his shoulders; eyes of sulphurous
bHe. changing constantly in size, one moment
largo as a tin cup, and then gradually decreas-
lne in size until 1T was almost invisible. Its
arms were those Of man, and hands deadly
pale. In one hand it held torch, and in the
other sword that seemed to be about four
feet in length. Its lower extremity was that
of horse, with legs well proportio and
hoofs as those of horse. Its tail, which was
about three feet in length, was OF fame. Its
breath was q solid sheet OF fire, which
ybratcd with the heavings OF its breast,
like the pendulum OF clock. was
certainly the most frightful object I ever
beheld 1t walked off to tho side OF the road,
and then vanished. When it disappeared
Immediately puL spurs to my horse and gallop-
ed by the spot where had seen it.. When ar
rived at the summit of the hill, about two
hundre yards of, I looked back and saw the
object in the same spot whero frs, beheld II.
I stopped nv horse and watched it for mo-
ment; it walked over to the left side Ut the roac,
and mounted rail fence that stood there,
commenced running toward me. did not
STAY to see the remainder OF the drama.
lie Immediately rode to town, and having
told the adventure to some OF the citizens, they
Immediately formed q party and started out to
see the strange visitant. Lawyers, doctors,
preachers and tradesmen, armed with guns
and pistols, made their way en masse to tho
scene of thl. strange adventure. When they
arrived at the spot, some Of them beheld the
spectrc anI others could not see it. 1t vas,
when they saw it, on the fence, and running
rapldly a. .ong up and down it passed the crowd
for the distance of quarter OF mile. AS 1t
passed tho crowd several fired ut it, but with
no effect.
About II O'Clock it vanished, and was seen
no more that night. Since then it has been
seen every night at the same place. Hun !reds
of visitors have been on hand every night aud
the cxcit mont is at q very high state now, aud
is increasing. The cause OF this is beyond hu-
man conjecture. 1t has been only about year
since it was seen in this county before. The
county is aslir, and the people are eager to get
rid Of their unwelcomc visltant This IS the
whole narrative,