Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-11-24
DIABoLIsM. There has been eaQsid-

seFtFtti attempts ulaue upon MIN 10 e1Orclse |
his supposed demoniac tenants. We have not |
! mentioned the subjectin our paper heretofore |
as the case involves questions of religious |
nature upon which there is great division |
of sentiment-some regarding as manifesto
tons oil supernatural and divine power
what others look upon as being simply the
vagaries of gross superstition.
The victim of this mysterious visitation,
and of the arts of exorcism which have been
practiced upon him, is a native of Pomerani a
and bears the name of Carl Siege. He is
has been feeble in health and lac ring in men-
tai vigor. He has suffered partial paralysis
of the right side and has only an imperfect
use of the right arm and leg, both of them
being distorted ard weak. His complexion
| is sickly and his coun:enance 81 ows q lack
Of animation and intelligence. We do not
understand that he may properly be called
| idiotic but it is easy to see that he is imbe-
| Gle in mind, and being exceedingly credu-
lous he is readily imposed upon and d to
believe whatever may be told him. Last
/ snring it vas claimed that he was troubled
with lizard or some other living creature
in his stomach, and we reported the case at
the time as it was given to the public by
| his friends and medical attendant. Himself
and friends were at length made to believ e,
however, that he was possessed of devils,
| and, having become connected with one of the
! Catholic churches in this city, his pastor
and several other priests, whom some reli-
gious occasion had called to the city, at
| tempted few weeks since 10 exercise the
evil spirits The operation consisted of
reading Latin prayers, sprinkling with holy
water, burning incense, and incantatons.
| 1t was ascertained that the devils W ere sew
en- in number, and there was no trouble found
in getting rid OF tie first three or four. But
the others proved more obdurate, claiming
that the wrong prayer We're being read or
that some other necessary thing was lacking
Whether all the spirits were driven away
at last or not we cannot say, as reports con
aict, some claiming that such Is the case ana
| others tn 1t one old fellow, more persistent and
obstinate than the rest, still remains. 1t ID
currently reported and believed by many
that during the exorcism the young man talk
ed in the Latin language with f1uency and
correctness As he is an ignorant and I'M
| learned person, who could not in his natural
condition tell Latin flom Choctaw, this cir
cumstance is regarded by those who believe
in the genuineness of the case SO b ing very
| remarkable.
There are q hundred other rumors ia re-
gard to this singular affair but we have
given the salient points Of the case as We
have learnedait, and leave our readers to
| draw their own conclusions.
TIE COLLEGE, will be matter
of sausfa cto n to our citizens, and sill inter-
ested in the prosperity of tie Northwestern
| University, to know that the aft airs of that
institution were never more prospero US
than now. In spite OF the close times and
up of the college last term must have had,
the number OF 81 udents is considerably lar
ger now than at any previous correspon d.
ing term. A remarkable degree of interesi
IS also manifested among the students, and
| of course a correspondingly rapid progress
| is the result We are informed that the
| Trustees have decided upon q very impor
| tant change in the management OF the
| funds of the institution. Hereafter all the
| expense Of teaching in German will be Dor ne
| by the Lutheran Synod, under whose ausp
| es the institution was organized, and all the
money raised for the college will be devoted
| wholly to defraying the expense Of teaching
in English AS a result of this arrangement
til. college will present all the advantages
of the best English colleges in the country,
ana. I the same time offer advantages
| which none of the others have.
The col eye now has besides the Presidenr,
six highly educated and talented professors,
and in another year Professor OF En-
gish Rhetoric AMI also a Professor OF
| Chemistry-one Of the most noted men in
in this department of science in the country
having BEEN secured-wil be added TO the
Faculty. The grade ofscholarship has been
put very high and.is not surpassed by that OF
any institution of learning in the land
Three college classes are now organized an
another year a strong Freshman class win
be admitted It is q matter of congratula-
that We have in our city an institution Of
such high standing and great promise.
THE MLNDELssoHN lQUINTETTE
CLUB announces one of their excellent con
certs to be given at Music Hall on the eve
ming Of November cath, and we take par ic-
ular pleasure in directing the especial atten
ton of our readers to the fact as one of the
great events of the musical season. THIS
. Club has done much to advance the musical
I A.