Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-25

the government, the present Resident of SUI
madang takes special interest in procuring
intelligence from elsewhere with regard to this
species Of spiritism; and from the Regent of
Sukapure, in the southern portion of the re-
gency, he learned directly that. during the
lifetime OF his father, a very similar case oc-
CURED, in which he himself was personally con-
cerned. Some few miles from Sukapure there
lived, at that time, a family named Tesseire.
NJ. Tesseire, native of France, was overseer
of al indigo factory at that place, belonging to
the government. Although at that time (this
was in 1s3i) the culture OF indigo was regarded
as heavy burden by the natives, and the gov
eminent was ultimately obliged to give it up As
impracticable in that region, all accounts u.ite
in saying that NJ. Tesseire and his family were
beloved by the inhabitants, and looked upon as
good and friendly people.
AS this family was one day at dinner, sudden
ly there fell several large stones in the middle
of the table; and from that moment this was re-
peated regularly and almost uninterruptedly for
fortnight-sometimes in one, sometimes in
another, apartment of the house. Several times
M. Teseire himself, while in the open field,
riding on buffalo-car, was .Pelted with earth
bones fell into the room, and once even an entire
skull.
These objects always fell in perpendicular
dang, became visible at the height Of five or six
feet from the floor. No injury was done to the
inhabitants of the house. The Regent of Suka-
pure, friend of M. Tesseire, Immediately hast
ened TO him, and one of the chambers of the
house was prepared, as usual, for his reception
Hardly, however. had he retired to bed-as his
son, the young regent, declares-when, before
the eyes of the latter, the bed was first shaken.
and then lifted from the ground several times
light Was burning in the room at the time, and
sever persons belonging to his suite were pres
ent. The regent sprung alarmed from his
couch, and Immediately left the house.
The building itself stood on the high and
almost perpendicular banks Of the Tjitandooo.
q mountain torrent, which foamed and boiled q
hundred and fifty feet beneath. The regent
declared that several times they had m srked
one Of the stones that fell with line or cross or
white-betel lime, and had then thrown 1t into
the stream below, and that the same stone wet,
and with the same mark had always reappeared
and often scarcely q minute after il had been
cast into the waters 50 far beneath.
The manifestation here, as IL Sumadany was
entirely harmless, but continued much longer
time. The resident Ament testified to HAVING
been an eyewitness Of similar scenes
When inspector Of the coffee culture he was
on journey through the Preanger Regepev
and, while in BANDING, he heard Of one species
OF genddrua that had appeared i'm q little hou se
occupied by an old Sundanese woman, whien
stood behind the dwelling Of the assistant-resi-
dent of Bandong. The name of this assistant-
resident was Nagel. 1t was agreed between
Ament and Nagel, together with the Regent of
Bandong, (the native prince.) to search out the
case to the bottom. They took with them the
native militia, and invested the house, as had