, 1874-12-26
Mysterious Manifestations on
the Oliver Cromwell,
A New Set Of Demonstrations
by the Dead.
Their Objections to the Practice Of
Mixing Corn,
impressive Seance on the Deck OF the
Barge.
Flow the Board Of Trade Beat
the Ghosts.

Flow the Board Of Trade Ben
the Ghosts.
Tho "Trump Of Fame must DO blown QUO
moro for Chicago:
1Ier enterprise. hcr fire, ltcr grand cateot,
lfavo all hccn sounded far Ei'u ncar.
But now yllo comes with gennino, vol
authenticated gliost-story, adding another chnp
Ter to her wonderful record, mid throwing I'LL til
talca Of phantom aud liauDtel ships co,nplotel
into tho shade, her haunsed Hl'ip actnalls p1ow
Ing her waters, aud her ghoB!ly crow oxhibitin,
t,or dissatisfaction and impatience, ant
abandoning tloir cherishctl sopulchro, whom tic,
into an obtcut Of public scorl., BY what they con
siderod barefacoa attempt to dofraud Tho com
tnnnity.
Standing OH any OF our bridges during tho soa
sou Of navigation. tho st,ril whlst}o OF tho Anr3
MoLoan, notifying tho brldge-tcntler Of Ill up
proachng tng-boat a,ld her tow attracts your ut.
tension. You observe barge following tho ting.
bout aud on closer examination slo will be
found to l,ayo rather MI tlnr.sua1 build for vcs.
Hels Of this character. Hlo appears to bo about
800 TONS burden: lor hull iy that Of very neal
propeller, has two n,aatB md aals Buch nB lakt
bargcs usually carry, and has tho gonetal up.
pcurnnco OF being @ etanch tidy ciaft mud Il
first-rate, Haio and roliabe son-bont; ul OF
which sho it. 11or name you have found to be
Me Oliver Cromwell.
TIL. WAS TIE HAUNTED SHIP,
aud the only ship whose ghostn havo loft we'll
authenticated record Of their supernatural OK
B.euco, md interference III worldly nfraita, aud
bf their spiritual manifestations, applied In an
Intelligent md practical manner.
HER HISTORY
s IN oyontfu1 and singular one. She was built
expressly for propeller, being one amongst tue
FIRST TINT rail- upon our lakcs. About twenty
yoars ngo whort ou voyage from Chicago to the
lower 1ukea, el,o foundered in Il Htorm an s,lnk
ago WHOM she vas taiacd by wrockug company,
aud hor machinery removed, after wl,ich sho wta
ronverted into her prcanNt barge form, having
propeller consort which tows lier from port to
port. Her laying for fifteen years OH tho bottom
nj tho lake has not reputcd in any mn!erint in-
Jury to her frn1no. tmbers Or plnnking, and part
of her cargo which was raw wool cntl bo soon nry
dav Ill Chicago. soslul as WHOM shipped.
l1er singular preservation md that Of llcr cargo
s now admitted to ln owing to tho fact TINT tho
HFInl or THE CAPTAIN AMI cRl.w,
Who .perislIcd i'll her. have stuck to ller When uu
der tho waters Of the lnko. and after she got
oncc more ntloat. Some portions Of them havo
niways made part OF tic crew, lending willing
hand in working the farge, nidllg Mt al times i'll
handling tho tow-lincs salls anci,orB, mud cargo
ut tho aanc time daposng of II fair STARE of tho
l'arse's provisions and BtorcA, ali wcro regarded
BY tho crow as friendly mud useful spirits, nptls-
Jug having occurred to disturb the harmony OK
listing between tho living and the dead Boumen
THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
o. t!lc dihsatstaction which occaaloncd tho
Oliver Cromwell nppuars to haYo boon tho
fraudulent mixture or different graeioa OF grain
ut tho elevator when ahe received cargo last
September. 1t tappenrb that como grain specu-
lAtors living west OF tho Mississippi River had
sent in largo amounts Of wheat nud corn during
tho corn and wheat corners Of July August, und
September, which wers regularly inspected and
went into tho elevators and woro thrown into
special bins md llell for tho apoculatorB. IlloBo
speculators, i'll tho nlonth Of September, conl-
ulenoed tllt shipment of this grait, mixing III
tho hold Of tho vessels tho different grades tint
had boon kept separate in tho oloyator. Now
tho mixing Of good aud bad grain, when Ship
ping on yesso!s, IL M old sin Of tho Uhicnso
grain-bhippcrs, antl wns we'll known to tic
spirits, but when thoy aaw tho honest country
shipper ahont to fall into tho dark and dirty ways
OF tho Chicago mol, their indignation was
bonudess. and thoy forthwith, threw every obstn-
Gle, short Of Hnking or burning the burge, in tho
way of tito shipment Of this mixed cargo.
THE CARLO
consisted Of corn Of various grades. which should
le kept M distinct Gu hoard yesaol ~ Yyho,,
stored in the elevator, Hono Of it being dry, ui,d
Of tho best quality, and fit for tho English n,ar-
Eet, and suull rs IN llsea for meal, ni1si pud-
dingB, pancakes, hominy corn-sturcl, nu,l corn
-four, a,d somo Of it only suitable for conversion
into bud whisky. it being condemned Oh inspcc-
tlon for being aonr md lnusty. When shipping
grain into tho hold OF vessel from an elevator
Tho grain iiows from tho hins through large
sllovclctl by men who arc Known by the title Of
trisnmera. About half tho cargo had boon shot
into The matches When tbs trimlners got to work
with their Bhosos, n.lll ut tho same tjlne
THE MuHrY CORN
commenced flowing III FROM tho Bpouts, and mix
ing With tho Bound, sweet grain already in the
vessel. Then, to tue surprise OF tho trinlmcss,
tho grain wan thrown back in their facca BY ap-
do what the rcal trinmcra were working to ac-
camplisl. Suddenly tho musty gruin ceased
flowing into the lasches tho apouts fell the grain
scAttored on tho deck, in tho watcr, and OH tho
deok, sides. and bottom Of tile ''Gromwell" !"
wero pounded III tho most emphatic and usarm-
lug mauneE. 10 aid to tho general confusion, u
aick Of wood stuck in tho slide OF tAo elevator
fasr prospect Of losing large amount Of grain
III tho river before It could ho removed.
THE CAPTAIN AND NATE
on this trying oecasion fnrgot thoir Sunday
school LESSONS, aud mingled their orders with
language moro emphatic than polite. THAR |
shouts. and tho shouting and ordara OF the tlouk-
mon, brought the superintendent vi the ooya-
tor, OH tho dock. He Immediately commenced |
pltchls'g into tho docG-nlon, and all hands, ill.,
culug tho superintendent, docl.men, Captain,
mate. aud sone OF tho trn'ncra. had general |
row. III which they abused Gael. Other rounilly,
eaoh sappoatug that tue dropping Of tho spouta |
was oansed by the Embellishments Of tho mate in |
fastening tho cablos. Alattcrs now quietoti a |
little. Tho cAbleA wore secured t,e spotta |
wore got into their approlrinte matches, tho stiuls
was reunovod tlIat accustomed 10 much trouble, |
aud tho damaged grain comn'enced lowing o1co
more into tho vcsBel and nlingliug viii tic |
sounil grain. whon cry Of alarm from tho |
trimors IN tho hold told unniutnkably ti,at tioro
waH nonlothing wrong. below either that tlo
fro in tho hold. But neither ef4'!AoAo supposed ]
dleaaterH WAS
THE CAUSE or TIN upRoAlt.
Tho spirits wore throwing tho grim back in
tho faces OF tho triM1nrra iii such quantities aH
10 almost bury nlul, ,Hulrocato thon, and llad not
they, on their road to wor! TINT day, fortified