The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-30

by an old citizen, one of whom, promi-
nent cotton operator, claims to have re-
collection of much talk some years ago
concerning the title to the estate.
PUBLIC EXCITEMENT
1t is impossible to convey more than
faint idea Of the sensation created by this
singular affair since the first publication
on Sunday. Everybody discusses the
subject in some way, and it has been
found impossible to supply the demand
for extra copies of the Avalanche. The
colored population have got wind of the
matter in various shapes, the prevailing
one being that immense heaps of treas
ure lie under the stumps Of the Overton
tract, and they are digging away there at
fearful rate. There was meyer such
time among the darkies since Barbour
Lewis first promised them an acre of land
and forty mules each, or the medical
students were reported to be around of
nights hunting up refractory darkies as
subjects for surgical dissection.
The college and the excavation under
the stump were again interviewed extern
sively yesterday, and the scene through
out the day was similar to that previously
witnessed, only that greater interest and
curiosity were manifested. The people
of the college, who have had trouble
enough, must be harrassed almost to
death, and are entitled to the deepest
sympathy.
LETTER FROM MISS BOONE.
In yesterday Avalanche it was stated
that two communications were crowded
out. One is from Mr.. Meredith and the
other from Miss Boone, the latter cor
recting statement in the Avalanche Of
Sunday, which obtained from parties out
side the college. In the hurry of gath
ering first particulars, it is very reasonable
that mistakes should have occurred, and
we therefore give place to any correction
with pleasure:
EDITOR AVALANCHE In your issue
of Sunday, the 5th inst, notice an I'M
warranted use of my name in connection
with the Brinkley Female College ghost
story. [ write this to correct the mis-
take made in the statement that [ have
at any time seen even the shadow of a
ghost or heard any unaccountable sound
about our usually quiet college. Miss
Robertson at one time came into the
music room, apparently very much e1-
cited, but having never given credit to
the story of the ghost, [ neither went
back with her to her practice room or
sent any one else and the only wish
that [ have heard expressed by the
pupils Of the Brinkley College is that the
citizens Of Memphis would stay at home
and allow us to go on quietly with our
own affairs and not undermine US.
We do not believe in ghosts, and as
the statement limited our number of
pupils to fifty, [ think [ can safely say
that forty-nine out of the fifty are disbe-
levers.
JACKIE BOONE.
MR. MEREDITH S LETTER.
which, like Miss Boonc's was written be-
fore the alleged finding of the glass jar,
is as follows:
BRINKLEY COLLEGE, March 5, 1871.
DEAR AVALANCHE: Please let me
speak for myself about ''ghosts.'' [ have
lived in this college two and half years,
and have seen no ghost worse than a
lien creditor from time to time-nor
is there an inmate Of this house who
has seen or heard anything strange
cept what we have learned from per-
sons outside of our lot. and from lou,
visionary reporters. Miss Robertson,
who lives in the city, did see sights"
here, and she can see them anywhere !;
for she takes her ghosts with her, and [
leave medical men to dispose of her case
scientifically. A spirit in the city
ordered a stump to be dug up in our
garden, which was badly done up"
this morning by ''enterprising" men. [
do not belive in ghosts, mediums or any
thing the devil can get up-though get
ting up stumps is rather uncommon for
him. But, gentlemen, this rumor is well
calculated to injure college. WHICH has
many enemies simply because it has low
prices-because it believes the Bible
should be the first and last text book in
every pupils hand and hence we hope
that every newspaper in the city, to
which we are indebted, will follow their
noble impulses, and send US our bills re-
ceipted, to indemnify US for this ''late
unplea santness.
Your obedient servant,
j. ID. MEREDITH.