National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-13

Nine. X. and her three daughters live In Or
leans, in Rue Neuve. All their neighbors knew
that they were believers in spiritism and de-
voured all books which treated Of turning tables
and rapping spirits. During the last week their
neighbors observed q very great change In their
manners. Their brother, who lives in Paris and
who shares the same credulous opinions, had
come down to see them, bringing with him the
latest publications on these subjects. The whole
family became engrossed by these books, ne
elected their work, and ceased to superintend their
Eorkwomen. They made the latter pray for
them, as q great event was about to take place.
Saturday they ate only one meal, and this early
in the day. After their workwomen were dismissed
in the evening the family gave themselves up en-
tirely to their fayorite studies. The cat, which
had been put without his consent upon the fast
Jug list, mewed most dolefully as supper time
parsed away without the usual signs Of meal. The
brother Interpreted the caterwaul to be q sign
stantly killed the cat. All uight long the family
raised spirits. When day broke one OF the sisters
went TO the window and yelled inesssantIy and
forgives God forgives !" while her brother laid
hands upon her after the manner of bishops in
the Intervention of the police became necessary.
The three daughters soon required to be held.
The brother tried to calm them, saying that they
that oven wicked spirits should be pardoned. He
confessed that he had struggled az anst of the
internal spirits Tor more than an hour, and had
vanquished him by dint Of beaboring him with o
chair and incessantly repeating Gods name.
These scenes continued until late In the day. One
Of these girls, who was held by vigorous neigh
bors, shrieked in o superhuman voice: Lord
Lordl Gene, Lord !" and at the same time
stamped her feet most violently. Another dsugh-
ter, who was kept In an adjoining chamber by
netghbors, saw Satan In everybody who came
near her. One Of the neighbors, seeing crucinx
on shelf, took II up and presented Il to her. say
ing: "Satan evidently cannot be In this chamber,
for you know as wen as do that Satan cannot
enter room where the image of our Saviour 10 to
be seen" The girl leaped on the crucifx, tore It
out OF the hands Of the person who had Just made
this remark, and struggled 90 violently TO break
the crucifx that it took two men to hold her. At
last the requisite formalties were fulfilled which
were necessary to enable them TO he transferred
70 the mad-house. ltwas no easy task to remove
them trom their dwelling. The brother went
quietly, but his sisters positively refused to enter
the carriages brought, IND force was necessary TO
be used TO put them In, oil In violent convulsons
Wild disneveled hair, haggard eyes, and curslng
everybody who touched them, yelling that Satan
was seiIing them 70 carry them of 70 Hades. II
was scene like the one the possessed OF Lou.
don, which has been 30 often described IN Urban
Grandier's trial strange 10 tell lust as the car
riages were leaving the house to carry these peo-
pie 70 the lunatic asylum, atelegram was received
ifom Mouths announcing that another sister, on
Q visit there, had suddenly become dementod, and
begging that she might be sent for.