The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-28

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Correspondence Of the Pilto''n;- GAz"tt"
\ very curious phenomenon las
lust occurred in this community. Ihr
scene of action is about five miles IL
the country back OF town, on main
road leading to Cadlz, at the house Of
Mr.. William MctonaS, a wealthy
farmer. The community around Mr..
NcComas are almost all fucn'lS -
VuakrrS and are not in the habit Of
producing Sudden cxcitcments, h"hr"
their reports, together with those of
well known citizens OF this place and
Wheeling, stamp it with truth.
AboIt nine o'clock Monday morn
ing Mrs. McComas heard Il noise in
the pantry, and, on going i'll to learn
the ease, was surprised to see almost
everything there falling from the
shelves to the tlror, and, on replacing
some cans of fruit, saw they would
not stay, rcclcd about and fell to the
floor. Being alarmed, she at once
called the men from the fields where
they were struck with "mazcmrnt
ut what was going Cd. The neigh
bor> we've seat tol, many 0! whom
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to throw the most advanced Spi!lt-
ualis1ic far in the shade. iIsc cook
iug stove moved from one side ct the
room to the other. \ large piano,
weighing about 500 pounds, moved
out from the wall Aalf across the pal-
lor. Two clocks, stationary upon
mantcis, fell oil upon their faces on
the floor. They were replaced aud
did not stop running, nor wcic they
injured. A feather bed in one Of thc
lower rooms raised itself hi sh OFT the
bcd>tead and rested on the floor,
while Il feather bed np >t;lls vas car
,ica from one room through another,
down stairs, and rested on the hall
floor. Pots filled with water were
throWn of the stove. \ sewing ma
chine was thrown almost across the
room aAi rested upside down. Sew
cral large jars, containing butter Of
different kinds and wei Ching about
tolty pounds, were turned upside
down, and on being hastily filled 10y
the almost frantic people, wrrc placed
in tub, where they remained but a
moment, when they raised thc"-
selves ont, emptyiny ont their con-
tents. \ tea canister, filled with tea,
moved across the room il such Il po-
Sition as to empty itself and cover the
floor with the tea as a farmer would
cover the ground with grain the
drawers from the bureau would STOW.
~ move fsom their places out into the
middle Of the room several large
hams were repeatedly thrown from
tie hooks to I've floor; books from
t!Ir table and book case we've thrnWn
ali ajuat tllr room, and in fact every
thing movable WAS dining the day
thrown out Of place. While til"
strange scene was tvanSpi'lns the
strange scene was tlan>plriuG the
nciyhbors were Rocking in and pas
sets by were filling up the house.
More than one hnndrrd saw The affair,
and al! speak of it as something IN
heard of before. a part Of the things
in the pantry had in the meantime
been replaced by Mrs. MrConar. and
while yet there explaining to a party
of neighbos everything she had rc
placed came tumh|ing down upon
their heads. A batch Of eight newly
babel loavcS of bread were torn into
hundreds Of pieces and east about the
room, several pieces OF which were
gathered mp and sent to friends.
The phenomena lasted all day Mon
day until night, was quiet through
out the night, but commenced action
again Tuesday morning, and ceased
about noon. Hundreds of people
have and are still visiting the scene
of excitement. Hacks arc running
from Bird gepolt ont to-day. The
question in our excited neiyhborhood
is, What is it ?
DR.. j. IL. Todd, (wcll known in
pittsbn'g) of Bridgeport, went out,
and, latter a careful examination of
all details and evidenccs,' reports it
as a mysterious and unaccountablc
truth.