The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-20
A HAUNTED TOWN.
The Presbyterian Ghost" That Walk
eth in Darkness on LOgans-
port ThOrOughfare.
A Wrath that COnfr.pnts Nocturnal Fr. s.
byterIaus ana Rfngs me Alarm
BeIIs-It Is Supposed 50 be
tke spirit OF a MuE.
dered Indian.

LoGANsPORT, Ind. March livery spring
brings Us a ghOst-a real visible gnost, seen
stalking through our streets. at the solemn
hour of midnight. and this one has proved
no exception. For several years past during
the latter part Of winter and at the approach
of spring a spirit or ghost or some other
unsightly thing. having the fear of no law
in its eyes, has been seen on our streets
during the late hours OF night. One night
last week one OF our prominent citizens bad
occasion to pass mp BrOadw street on his
way home, and when near the Presbyterian
ehuch this ghost like that of Banquo, ap-
peared Immediately before him, dressed in
black, and raising its arms as if to bless him.
1t was gone in a moment as unCOnSciOusiy
to the behOlder as it had appeared. a
strange fact connected with the appearance.
of this ghost IS that il has never been seen
by any person except Presbyterian. This
and the fact that IL always appears IN the
vicinity of the Presbyterian church has
caused it to be known as the Presbyterian
ghost"
SUPERNATURAL ALARMS.
The general FIRE alarm bell of this city is
placed on the Baptist church, located no
great distance from the Presby terlan edifce,
and frequently the bell is sounded az the
dead hour OF night without the knowledge,
and entirely against the will, of those whose
duty ii is to sound such alarms. OF course
when the alarm is thus sounded the fire
companies are all in excitement until it is
discovered that the alarm is false, aud then
the excitement turns to a deep desire to
have the villain, or whatever caused the
alarm, in the clutches of the mem
bers OF the companies This has &C.
Cured so frequently that il no
longer causes as much notice as 1T formerly
did. Some people, however, boldly proclaim
that il is the work of the Presbyterian ghost,
which, not content with worrying the per
anra II NAV shn ctr oil
spite out or the inhabitants of that portion
OF the city by awaking them from their slum-
berS. This bell is sounded by means of
electric wires proceeding from the fire chiefs
headquarters, and your correspondent is
satisfied that the ghost has nothing whatever
70 do With the sounding OF the alarms &C
credited 10 IT, During the prevalence OF
electricity in the air it would be very easy
matter for the positive electricity in the air
and the negative electricity in the wires, or
vice versa, TO cause the alarm to be sounded.
The chief has used good deal of scrutiny
TO discover the cause of these alarms, but
has thus far signally failed. Thus 1t is seen
that it must be the work of either the cleo
triiied air or of the ghost, and | firmly be
lieye that iG is the former. Not but that /
believe in the ghost, for there are too many
OF our citizens who have certified that they
have seen i6 and some of them on more oc-
c1siOls than one.
The other evening had the pleasure of
talking on this subject with one of our oldest
citizens, one who came here when the noble
red man lived went on the hunt and drank |
his fireWater as in these more modern days.
This old man is rather childish IN his ways
and exceedingly peculiar in his ideas, and it
was with good deal of repOrtorial pump
ing that | succeeded in getting bis version
OF tine ghost affair" as he called il. !
found IL necessary to promise him that it
should not find its way 10 them thar news
paper men" before he would ''unbosom"
himself. as it were. So after his taking down
and EghtiDg his Old clay pipe, listened
attentiYeiy and gathered the following facts:
ears ago When LOganspOrt was merely a
trading point for the Indians and only con-
tanned few log huts with the usual stores
and firewater yender an OLD Indian tried
10 visit the trading post frequently to sell
furs game and such other articles as he had
accumulated and get in return the necessa- I
ries for his own comfort. While the other
Indians would squander the proceeds of their
sales for frivolous articles and drinks he
would show great Judgment and fOfethought
in buying everything OF substantial char
acter. One Of mis- pscullaritIes was the fact
that he always seemed solemn and morose
and scarcely ever spoke even to his brother
red men, except when IL became absolutely
necessary so TO do. This fact seemed to
drive him away from the other Indians, and
his always being provided with the comforts
Of life while the Others were often in want.
caused them.to be enyious ofSt him. GTadu
ally this envy grew into q hatred, which
became worse and worse as the cold weather
rolled around and always found him pre-
pared TO brave the wintry blasts. This ha-
tired caused the old man to receive many
unjust buffs and abuses which his brave
spirit would have caused him to resent had
it not been his better judgment told him to
Spass unnOticed-
TRAGEDY.