The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-31


determined 10 return home. Miss Surrency
remained at Mr.. Palterson's. and her mother
returned, and as soon as she arrived home
(about sunset) the very
SAME FREAKS
began again. They ceased at Patterson's when
she left there, and have never returned,
though the young lady remained, and was
seen there by your correspondent and friends.
These strange things have never happened eX-
cept where Mrs. Surrency was present, and
always ceased when she left; and 1t is very
clear, assuming 1t to be from supernatural
source, that she Is the medium through
which 1t acted. She stated to us that she had
never been Mesmerized, never saw mesmer-
list or splritualst that she knows OF, never
read work on spiritualism, and has never
thought about 1t except when she heard
others mention II. The same may be said OF
her daughter; while Mr.. surrency has always
been strong opponent Of the doctrine OF splr,
itualism In any form. He Is plain, practica!
farmer, a well-to-do and popular citizen. ana am
has an excellent name among his nelghDors.
many OF whom we met at his house, and all OF
the railroad emplyees with whom we spoke
seem to vie with each other In heaping praise
npon himself and wife. No suspicion was
ever known to rest upon his conduct Inls 10
part of the long and Interesting interViews
that we had with the family, ana Wnetnee
aLtrlOuL6u W uuLnoh Va o
whole thing Is
A STRANGE MYSTERY,
If true. and we at least have no right 70 ouotd
it. Every word spoken by them carries WIN
It an air of cendor that no 1nteiligenG auoltos
can disregard. Each of them was questioned
by ms apart from the others, and at dsterent
times, and when they did not expect 1t, and
each Tailed with the other as closely as poss-
BILE. What they said was also substantiated oy
many of their neIghbors and away from their
presence. 1t is certainly singular that human
agencies could operate 30 dlnusely over
house and ground, In the presence OF nun-
dreds, all on the-alert, and yet not % oelsct.
ed, unless we assume the Improbable position
that a mans eyes and brains are OF little value
to him. That The scheme is concocted from
motives of profit, is alike futile, as we were
assured by dieinterested authority that IN sne
past week Mr. surrency had fed no less tnan
ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE,
lodging them at night, and all without charg-
ing them one dime. That such things are
done by either himself or family, is equally
absurd, as 1t is highly improbable that they
would continue thing 30 cost and destruct-
i've. This assertion seems to hurt them very
much, aud they all seem to BE quits worn out
is also paineG TO see 80 many absurd stories
and exaggerations In regard to 1t, as Tor In.
stance the
SHAMEFUL TALE
about the hog appearing In the house, and
also about the whiskey bottle coming to Cap
tain Burns voluntarily. Mrs.. 8. assured us
she had lost several dozen pieces Of crockery,
glassware, china, &c, and showed us the
only remaining piece of her old lot, which
was q small china saucer, and which she had
for six different times seen removed myste-
riously and 0y
AN UNSEEN POWER,
from one part of the house to another, with
out being broken. No live object has ever
been seen by any of the family that seemed at
all mysterious except the apparltton seen oy
ever been heard. No questions have ever
been asked from either party, and no tntima.
tions have ever been given from the unseen
power.