, 1872-10-31
MYSTERY IN MACON.


Queer Manifestations in q Dwelling
House.
The papers Of Macon, Ga, give long accounts
of some strange occurrences declared to have
taken place recently at the residence OF Mr. a.
P Surrency, ut Station No. 6, on the Macon l.
Brunswick Railroad, in Appling County, Geor-
gia. Supernatural demonstrations Of no re-
markable character, it seems, have been fre-
quent there for the last twenty years, but it WAS
not until Thursday, Oct. 10, that they became
incomprehensible, violent, and even frightful:
4 reporter Of the Telegraph d Messenger visited
the scene Of these phenomena, and from his &C.
count ne obtain the following:
nlr. Su1rency's house is tTo-story franc
house. piasterea and weather-boarded. nrr.
Surrency, on returning home Thursday: the 10th
inst, was astonished to observe the glass goblets
begin to tumble of the slab and the crockery to
roll from the table, and, falling on the floor.
wood, amoothing-irons, biscuits, potatoes, tin
pans, buckets, pitchers, and numerous other
articles, flew about the house promiscuously
without any visible cause. They seemed to
spring up inyoluntarily, and often we're never
seen to move until they were shattered at the
feet or against the wall.
On Sunday morning the strange phenomena
we're renewed. The first demonstration occurred
about o'clock, when pair Of scissora which
had been lying on distant table we're observed
been lying near the fire in one room, WAS seen
to fall in another apartment Of the house, pro-
ducing loud noise. Pieces Of crocEery we're
shattered againstthe doors, but no one saw them
move until they we're broken to pieces by the
sudden percussion against the door.
Late in the afternoon, while all the inmates
Of the house were at their supper, noise Was
heard in an adjoining room. A gentleman VAS
promptly at the door, the windows were all se-
cured, and it was impossible for any one to
escape without being observed. Presently a
book fell in the passage, which only few mo-
ments previous was certainly seen in the book
case.
On Monday the manifestations we're again re-
newed, in more wonderful and frightful man
ner While company Of ladies and gentlemen
we're seated in one Of the rooms Of the house, q
hog suddenly appeared in the middle Of the floor,
and, without the slightest manifestations OF
fear, executed few manDuTres and eVolutions,
when it quickly retreated to al adjoining room,
where, in full view Of the company, it suddenly
vanished like ghostly apparition.
An old sea-Captain, who has been an eye-W1t-
ness to the phenomena and strange demonstra-
tions incident to sailors life and several yoy-
ages around the world, came to the place, de-
termined to solve the mystery. He watched
with fixed attention for some time smoothing
iron, which heretofore, by its supernatural ex-
ploits, seemed to be ring-master Of the game.
Becoming exhausted and thirsty, he longed for
bottle Of the "crater," which he understood
was in the other room, when instantaneously
the bottle fell on the floor at his side. He par
took Of the liquor, replaced the bottle, and re-
6umed his watch, but the bottle disappeared az
nysteriously aa it came. Mr. Surrency is rep
resented as 3 man of intelligence, and, during
the time Of these strange manifestations, he has
never been able to offer any explanation o1
them. Despniring Of any relief from sucf
weird demonstrations, he has determined tt
abandon the place. It is confidently believed
that the human agency, which directs these phe
nomena, it is supposed, will soon appear.