Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Astounding physical Mani.
feSGatiOms."

Montin's Ferry, Ohio, has q ghostly
sensation, which Is narrated as follows
in the Pittsburgh Commercial A very
curious phenomenon has just occurred
here in Month Ferry. The scene o!
action is about Eve miles in the coun-
try back of town, on q main road lead
ing 10 Cadiz, at the house Of Mr.. Will
liam McComas, a wealthy farmer. The
community around Mr.. McComas are
almostall Friends uakers, and are not
In the habit Of producing sudden excite
ments: hence their reports, together
with thoss of well-known citizens Of
this place aud Wheeling, stamp it with
truth.
About Q o'clock Monday morning
Mrs. McComas heard o noise in the
pantry, and on going in to learn the
cause was surprised to see almost every
thing there falling from the shelves to
the floor, and on replacing some cans
of fruit saw they would not stay, but
reeled about and fell to the door. Be-
ing alarmed, she at once went aud cali
ed the man from the fields where they
were at work. On coming into the
house they were struck with amaze
ment at what was going on. The
neighbors were sent for,many of whom
came at once, aud saw sights such as to
throw the most advanced spirituslistic
medium far In the shade. The COOK
ing stove moved from one side of the
room to the other. A large piano,
weighing about 800 pounds,moved out
from the wall half way across the par
lor. Two clocks, stationary upon
mantCls, fell of upon their faces on the
floor. They were replaced and did not
stop running, nor were,they injured. A
feather bed in one of the lower rooms
raised itself high of the bedstead aud
rested on the floor, while a feather bed
up stairs was carried from one room,
through another, down stair, and
rested on the hall floor. Pots flled
with water were thrown OIL the stove.
A sewing-machine was thrown across
the room and rested upside down. Sew
eral large jArs, containing butter of
different kinds, and weighing about 40
pounds, were turned upside down, and
on being hastily filed by the almost
frantic people, were placed in q tub,
where they remained but a moment,
when they raised themselves out, emp
tying nj their contents. a tea can
lister, filed with tee, moved across the
room IN such a position as to empty IL
self and cover the floor with the tea, as
q farmer would cover the ground with
grain; the drawers from the bureau
would slowly move from their places
ont into the middle of the room sew
eral large hams were repeatedly thrown
from the hooksto the floor, books from
the tables aud bookcases were thrown
all about the room, and, in fact, every
thing movable was during the day
thrown out Of place. While the strange
scene was transpiring the ~neighbOrS
were locking in, aud passcrs.by were
filling up the house. More than one
hundred saw the ail Iir, and all speak
OF ii as something unheard Of before.
A part OF the things in the pantry had
in the meantime been replaced BY Mrs.
McComas, and while yet there explain
ing 10 aparty OF neighbors, everything
she had replaced came tumbiing down
upon their heads. A batch ofeight II W
lybaked losves Of bread were torn into
hundreds OF pieces and cast about the
room, several pieces Of which were
gathered up aud sent to friends.