The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-27
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AGENTS OF THE g INyIsIBLE."

ODO-ANp Being gLEDsF0R THE soPPoAeY -
AGENTS OF TIE 9 INVISIBLE"
Some time since citizen OF our cry De
came ir,yeigled into the tolls Of sbifituai
st. who for some time mas SO worked upon
| his mind that he is almost completely ID heI
power.- She first began BIZ relating inclde nls
which were TO occur. Afterwards, 10 con
firm her predictions, she conniyed wlth
..spirit" in the shape Of man in NoIth
| Carolina city, who began to write 10 Tue
spirit. entrapped citizen, making Inquiries Us
| to certain business transactions, oneof Wn'cn
was the buying of house on certain
street, the street being named.
The citizen, whom we shall call Mummy,
| answered that he bad purchased the mouse
named by the esprit" on The street named.
| Then followed letter from "spirlt," statlng
that the house had been an OLD bapk, ana
that four million dollars was secreted IN or
near il: also that it was haunted, baDy
having been murdered in it; that ne couid
find the treasure, &C., but that be dld not
have the money to reach Norfolk for the pur.
pose Mummy sent him the "sponds q" and
asked him to put in an appearance, when ne
accordingly did. The esprit" on arriving
confirmed all that his sister spirit had tod
Mummy before; that be had dreamed the
correct name OF the street and number OF
the house, Mummy, whose mind had already
been terribly excited by the she spirit, swat
lowed all, and was thoroughly convinced OF
the truth of what he was told. or course
the spirit was very poor and needed the
wberewitb to live upon while making the
effort to recover the treasure roYe. Money
was furnished him by Mummy and board
procured.
About three weeks ago they commenced
work, digging in the cellar OF Nummy'S
house. since which time work has been car
red on nightly by Mummy, the spirit, and
negro. and about ten tons of dirt removed
from the cellar. During their work small
number of bones, supposed to be those of
the murdered child, were dug UP, but on
being shown to a physician be pronounced
them TO be those of small dog. Also, seven
or eight old Spanish dollars were brought to
light, which so enthuSed Mummy that he
rave grand champagne supper 10 the con-
splrators who are helping him find for
time, The spirit informed Mummy the rea-
son that mole was not found was because the
money buried in his cellar moved around
from place to place, and thereby confused his
OWNING rod, which he brought With him
from North Carolina. s..-.
After proceeding to work for several
nights afterwards, and no more money
coming 10 light, the spirit managed some
how 10 break his rod, and Informed Mummy
that he must 90 to Petersburg and get an
other. Whether he has returned MS yet we
are not informed, but that he will return
there is little doubt, unless he has aroused
the suspicion of bis dupe as to the genuine
ness of his skill, for these confidence fellows
never let up on a poor devil they have in
their power until they have entirely fleeccd
him, or been discovered in their scoundrel-
ism and been kicked away. Mean while
Nummg's family has been frightened nearly
10 death By the discovery of the supposed
murdered chilG's bones, and are afraid to re-
main in the house unless some male is with
them.
1t is hard case that man in every
other respect worthy Of the name should
be 80 Influenced by combination OF scoun.
drels as to be led to believe in their rascallty,
and TO neglect his business, ii which he Is
making sure fortune, to hiut for treasures
buried, only on the words OF socaled spirit
mediums, whose only object is to squeeze
money out OF him. Mummy should get him
self good co Wilde, and when the man with
the diYiniDg rod returns should wear it out
on hun, and afterwards have BIN arrested
for fraud. Not only this, but to have his
wife's mind upset about ghosts by the tricks
of these jeremy-diddlers, should ut once
arouse all the manhood in him. OF one
thing he may he assured, that all the money
he digs out of his cellar will be placed there
By the bands or agents OF the "spirit." who
Is now fleecing nm and laughing in his
sleeve at the tool while he is dong it. There
may be ghosts in this world, but we have
never seen the man yet who would swear
that be had ever seen one.-NorJolE Vir-
ginidn, 18th.