The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-16
THE KU.KLUX KLAN.
Chlorsfsfm, Stomach Pumps and Gold.
en- Palat..Fhs Charm % the order.

p o'clock, we were called upon by a gentle
Q man. After the usual courtesies Of the
day were passed, our visitor, whose name
). is Christian Publ, did a tale unfold, which
we can no longer selashly keep secret. II
divulging the confidence reposed ia US b,
. our visitor, We arc impellsd BY several mo
tives, chief among which is our sympathy
: with the
3. "LoYAL PEOPLE or THE SOUTH"
our desire 10 aid tho government Of thu
United States in discriminating that mon
strous order ofiniquity, the Ku-Klux KlAn
and last, but not least, our axed determine
alton never 70 lot sip snythipg in the shape
Of An item from these colurnns.
Actuatsd by these motives. We pro-
ossd. In our visissr, Mr.. Christian Pfuhl
1--WE bshsld . genuins ~ sa.
A,uc1sx oGrsz xv-kLux xLAS.
In de.siling ske series Of dreadful
outrages TO which he was subjected w
Ishsn sudsavor 70 follow biz own graphic
Language - closely - possible.
In 1852 Mr.. Publ left Carrysle, Chris.
tian, county III, for Texas. Here, at the
close Of the war, having been a Union
man throughout, Mr.. Publ became VIC
tim ftho Ku.Klux. He WAS incarcerated
in lunatic asylum, at Austin. All the at.
tendants, servants, physicians, etc, were
members Of the Khan, and all the inmates
Of the asylum, except the natural idiots, Of
whom there were few, were made In
sane by the charm Of the order.
What this charm Is Mr.. Pfuhl refuses
to disclose, AS it is his intention to pro-
coed at once 70 Washington city and lay
his information before the proper authori-
ties, the result OF which will no doubt be
the entire destruction Of the whole order
ofthc Ku.K!ux. The order FIRST endeav-
orcd to poison Mr.. Pfuhl, bu. his great
physical strength enabled him TO resist
the influence of the poison introduced
into his system. But
TUE DEviirnrEs fs
Of the klu-Klux did not end here; he was
seized, bound and chlorofcrmed. While
under this influence the charm OF the
order, which Is . secret Of nature, was
rrMpEp rSTo MN.
This charm caused something like
golden paint to appear all over the surface
Of his body, causing most peculiar effect
the belt which hc wore around his waist !
became So tight he could scarcely breathe.
The golden paint also Affects certain
nerve In the head, the existence Of which
is known only to the Ku-Kluy. When
this nerve Is affected nil
POWERS or THE MIND ARE DESTROY III. /
Pfahl, however, being Of remarkably !
strong mind, always having his wits abou,
him, ~ 1t were, could notbe brought under
the influence, and thus by merciful
Providence was saved from insanity
and by the use OF strategy, dictated by his
native good sense. was enabled to escape
from his captors, u deliveranco which he
justly believes 10 be Of vast importance TO
mankind at large and the United States
government in particular. Mr.. Publ
gave US
MANY INTERESTING PARTICULAR.
concerning the habits of the terrible order /,
Of the Ku-klux. When they wish TO Mt
tack a house, either to murder in cold
blood its inmates, or by exer cising the
balefal influence Of their peculiar charms
to deprive them forever Of the light OF
reason, they, in the language Of tho i'm
mortal Bard of Avon.
Throw phy-ic 10 the dogs" 81,
The dogs are charmed-have they been
the most loud, the mos, ferocious Of bark
ing dogs, henceforth they are silent as IL !
carved " stone, and "bay the moon' no I
more.
The substance administered to them con-
tains the charm Of the order, and dcprives
the
FAITHFUL sENTINELs
who guard tho threshold, Of all power, and |
leaves the household 70 fall into tho hands |
Of the mercilcss Ku-KluX. Such was in |
substance the revelations made to US by
MT SuTNuuH AtuHii Nv tuc coHSiusioH VI
which he politely asked US to lend him
money enough to reach st. Louis, as no
wished to stop in that city before proceed.
ing to the
SEAT or 0Ov.RSMsSr
with his valuable information. With our
usual kindness and libcrality, we inserted
our apgsrs in our vest pocket and drew
out - "a Es,e sHN
fiYrY CENT CURRENCY STAMP,
one with the likeness of the lamentod
Lincoln uPon it, and presented IL to Mr.
Publ He thanked us, assured US that we
should hear from him the result Of his
visit to Washington City, and babe us good
afternoon. We await his promise with
the utmost anxiety, and our readers shall
receive the benefit of our information at
the earliest moment.
fHf FUNERAL NOTICE. ed.
Died, at the residence Of James John