The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-22

and not % human power. looks like legend or
old fairy tale. and Jet those
FACTS HAPPENHD ONLY FEW WEEKS AGO.
witnessed them. Fifty other men like myself have
seen them; many OF them against their Will.
In our days believe superstition rather rare and
mems minds are more given TO believe nothing OF q
supernatural character than admit at first sight
the least prodigy or the least miracle. Minds in
general turned towards posItivtsm and rational
ism, when stopping short OF atheism, and am OF
your opinion that 1t Is better 10 present to
unbelievers the testimony OF unbelevers
and am In position 80 10 do.
Will give you q specimen OF the report In the
following extracts:-From page l3-s4On Tuesday,
October 10. the workmen employed In the construc-
tion Of the church wished satisfy themselves of
the truth OF what every one was talking about at
Cabanac. They treated the thing as humoug and
spoke or their neighDors Is weakminded and timid.
Among those workmen was Bertrand Labia, mason,
aged flour years. man Of courageous nature,
he declared,
BELIEVING NEITHER IN GOD NOR THE DEVIL
There was also Albony, thirty-six years. tin
smith, residing at Cadours. Having reached the
farm they found the luhabitaAts In great pertur-
baton, ana were shown heap Of stones and de br1s
OF brick In The wardrobe, and others scattered
about the noor OF the ROOM They made minute
conclusion. Labia then said, BAH II don't see
don't believer Immediately o stone fell from the
ceiling without leaving any trace OF fracture.
Laba stopped down. ana. while In the act OF picking
up the stone, Albony, who was looking steadily at
the ceiling. together with the farmer Moline and
his wife, saw half brick issue, as 1t were,
from the ceiling, noat down so softly that he could
easily have caught It In his hand, and, moving in
an obllque direction.
STRIKE LABIA IN THE TEMPLE.
Albony was 30 astounded that his voice utterly
failed him. Labia, equal astonished. SAID. WELL
before coming mere d:d not believe, but now am
sausned.' He was much surprised at NOT feeling
the slightest Inconvenience from the blow he had
received. Moving away from the middle OF the
room to the fireplace, he said. NY poor people,
believe you have the devil In your house, Immedi.
ately the wardrobe was struck most violent blow,
and yet mark could be discovered inside or out.
From page A-"On Thursday. october IL, q
butcher named Michel Moutet, well known
through all the canton OF CadOurs for hts extrava-
CANT opinions and absence OF fath went to the farm
at about eleven O'Clock IN the morning. In the
house he found the girls Jeanne and Marie alone.
made minute examination OF the room,
expressing his belief In some hiaden trick.
Finding nothing he plants himself IN the middle Of
the room, strikes the table with the handle OF his
whip rips out an oath and says. Anal Matsi Quand
me le Jeras-tu uor' when will you let me see the
performance III 1t Is true what they pirate about
will you begin or not to -; and, without
finishing the sentence. he raised his eyes to the
ceiling. The individual thus addressed allowed o
few seconds to pass as II giving him time to finish
what he had to say, and then suddenly
A HALF BRICK ISSUED FROM THE CEILING BEFORE
HIS EYES
and falling at hts feet with frgntful noise, was bro
Iop tnto fvon IN rod hat M IN a n
agency could have produced such enects. Very
much astonished he again looked up, when another
piece OF brick fell with the same lOud noise, leaving
no hole any mark upon the ceiling. Besides the
bricks were of different clays and make. He waited
to see no Crossing the doorsill large stone
new past his face and took chip or the angle OF the
wall. While going away as brskly as he could with
his horse and OK, stones IN consde rable numbers
rained upon him without doing him any HARM"
From page 25-"In the afternoon great many
persons came from all quarters. About two O'Clock
there were about thirty men assembled, whose
names are all given In the report Needless to say
that the house, inside and out. was closely In
spected. and che thing discussed in all its bear.
iugs and possible causes N. Chal. veterinary sur
COON. desiring test the matter for himself, went
to the table In the centre OF the room and said
aloud Il do not believe; wish TO see.' Then look.
ing up he SAID, In the name OF Goa, speak, In the
name of the devil. striker Instantly large piece
of brick fell from the ceiling and broke on the door,
in view Of all those assembled.
go IT AGAMT
said young wag and several pieces fell in the
same manner, some vertically and others taking
an oblique direction, striking the wardrobe. One
piece In particular which astonished them greatly,
is mentioned In the testimony Of Dastarac the mil
Ter. Issuing from the chicken house, where there
was absolutely nothing, It went zigzsgfng through
the crowd. and then taking right angle, darted
through the door Of the room and struck the ward
robe:
"Most Of those who saw the manifestations once
did not care to witness them second time, and
there Is not single one OF those who came deter.
mine1 not TO believe who has gone away in the
same state Of incredulity. No one In the country
nereabouts is at all Incredulous In regard to the su
pernatural and daboical character OF the nantes
tations."
nave given, with the exception OF Q few lines
omitted faithful translation OF the Cures letter.
and feel inclined to ask him for few more par:icu.
lars have only to say that the evidence OF whole
district is conclusive either the presence and