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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

FROM point twenty miles below
Memphis, where the first break 10 the Mis-.
sisslppi leyec occurred, the entire country
is one vast sea Of water. People ali through
this submerged region are utterly destitute
and In starving condition. Their stock has
been drowned and they arc living In gin
houses, stable lofts and upper stories OF
cabins. Hundreds are subsistlng on parchcd
corn; many have been temporarily relieved
by the distribution Of rations, but others
could not be reached and their suiferings
are very great. All published reports have
fallen far short Of giving an Idea Of the dam
aga that has been done or the destltution
prevailing.
A LITTLE daughter Of J. ID. Willis, Of
East Atehison, No., met n horrible ftts the
other day. While playing near the track
with her twin sister aud a little boy, the
ehild's clothing suddenly burst Into flames.
Tie children screamed for assistance aud
William Belcher, who was near, rushed TO
the rescue; but before he could remove her
clothing. In doing which bis hands were
badly slnzed, the child was burned to \
crisp. II |. supposed that a spark from a
passing locomotive set fire TO the girls
clothing.
WM. kARAMPE, Prussian employee
Of the Cleveland (o.l Rolling Mil Company,
wa. killed whilc manipulating the electric
light machinery Of that Institution, March
10. This {. the fir.t fatal accident In Cleve-
land. aud said 10 be The second Ia the United
states, with the electric light.
In the case OF the Northern Transit
Company Of Michigan against the Grand
Trunk Rallway Company Of Canada. tried
In the United States Circuit Court al NIL.
waukee, Wis. March II, the jury returned
A verdict for plaintiff In the sum Of siii,.
1880 A motion for new trial was made
BY defendants.
AeEsr ARMSTRONG has been In.
sirncied by the Secretary Of the Interior 10
send the one hundred Indian children TN
der his care al the Crow agency, Montana.
70 certain farmers In Ohio, TO be educated
aud reared up to usefulness.
Ar Bolivar, n. T., the other day, a
three. story building was dismantled BY the
wind, and the whole structure collapsed.
bufyinx four men. Frederick klsehs Is
reported dead. Brad Phelps can not live.
In October last two miners lost their
lives and several others were seriously IN
lnr.d 81 Mahanas Ctr tPAl collIsry. on
sccsuns Of gsnvwsy not being properly
tlmbsrei. The Mine Inspector Of that di..
,ries brought suit under the minIng laws
-~-sr.. oesrre nGlrer~, irsss,s srrerir.
sensien,, - responsible fer the safety q m.
aide working. The ca<s was given 10 the
Iary on March n. and resulted In . verdict
sl rsIIty. with recommendation 10 rrsrrf.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

nla 4Fif as hahlal maaa 4 I hsd lWss
I Fsn FbIr ihH ghost aama nH
AHi ehfn fha ioffIblr hatgnilin
. fif Hfhi Wv t0us vhat ~ tiai lhIat q
/ infnai Hui fH haf VIII neither mffa
| n,n hm fhm iha mHfff UNh white
I iHnhff. Nhoh having heen tafHlassly
lmhafai bal mahagoi II mpak lu04s,
sni waa ealyinR nrunlialh fnn ~
tflf hmgs.nf "a chain aldhR With ~
II bnk fsfa ~ kesp lho leffui, hnl
7 me- Flnry leaked ont p'1ehoW and yan
I Imif fancy what lNfi time n y the
/ pudf millaf bad IN th village tpf % gou'l
while aiiur although many Who laughed
nl hlm would have been no huvef them
selves in hli place
Nov II happened lltai lho hardest
NJ ail upon him was Sam irfl1n, the
butcher groai, Hawny iolloN, With
large, fri whlskers. and 4 hand likO 0ne
NJ hls own shoulders n mutton WIN
was fond oi hnaaling that he foafei
nothing nluvo ground ~ under n
"Onr night, when loi u them were
having sort Of holiday supper NJ the
little Inn, yondrr, Barton made fun ~
| the miller - numerically that nj last
the poor fellow got quite a'igry.
80 An any mon cnn talk mg when
lhcrc be- no dangerr cried hc, but II
thcr'l been i my place, lhc'd ha' done
iist n, ! dldf
Would ], thought shouted tho
butcher, ilerccly Thee mum get up
early Ia catch Sam Barton playln' crnd-
dlnt (cuwafd) bent aieared 9 nonaght
above ground nor under w. ncitherl
:" We'll, then, said Grimes looking
him full in the face, viii thee 80
through the chnrch.yard nowP
Aye that Will cflen lhe putcher,
jumping up ~ once and ye may a
COON with me II 80 loikc, and soc that
doil fairP
Well, hark ye to me, lads pnt ~
the landlord, Use tell 70 how we do
II. sam shall tax these three knives
and stick one ! the ground by the stlo
where he gointo the choorch-yarl, ana
another by Squire liawkers monument
/, thc inidhlc' hhd lno lhirm ~ th' s''.
/, on toolhersidc' Then wen go rounu
Ia the gate aud meet him. ana see that
as fair
|, Inc plan Whs '" onoo uB'vuu ~, m''''
on s'ai,eu tno 'ai,aht p''.lu', ~, "',o
n aouah'iy' anu ul'i'nhs Wv '''''' ''"s
!. kO'Nus III MS pra"hy na"'
# But as he began 70 leave 'ne vll'ago
lignb nehlhu h'nh' anu !" hPP'o"n .n'
Il dark, drcary church-yard, ms Wh's', :,
n grew ialnter ana ms stcp less prisk' y
4 was chlii. gloomy high', Viu .nc w,n'
i moaned d'-illaiy through ,hc ,e'aes' %
d trees while 'ne uls'an, n roar M =, W. c',, .9I
4. rent ,hat ran lhrough pehn man "u,',
" sounded uhnhtufai'y iouu III 'he gf'"
a silence. -, -
II Every ghost story no han wv.
heard IN ms iile sce'neu 70 crowu ,h.' :
n. the unfortunate butcher ihc,hpry y
Il once, and ny tiie tlms no reacneu .h ~,
TO sue nc would gihu,y nasr gNen ", w
r. money IN his pocket 70 DO wal, ou.
10 the whole business Du.n w9u'a ,h IN, NV !,
90 70 wv III nom, ~ az H', Nv an,sa @ an, ~
or scrNhplcu' p'a"''u "'' ~ " ~
Id "sn1 ron on .,.,... .., ... ,.rL aa ,i,cl
nd ne ~, e.u,on VII. ~, ~" "a, ano ,,,n,b,. oy,
p- n,'u no Ro' nn,o 'na' mn. III ~, .a...,.. ma,
.he g,hvss, wi"e" '''"'' "'' "''''' '
Of 'he seau'er'
BY just as he was sticking the secon
". knife beside the s9uires monuine,
y. (Which loomcd whl'e ana gh1r''
nj
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

Little flossie was five years old. She
had little brother johnnie who was
two aud half years old. They were
playing party. flossie had eaten all
her goodies. Seeing Johnnie's spread
oui before him In most tempting array.
she raised her largo gray eyes. and said.
Johnnie. play you said Sister. won't
You have some o my goodiesr
Little Johnnie. looking as grave as a
Judge, rcplledi "flossie. play ! said
Il shan't do it,"
Flossie dropped her head. feeling she
had met her match.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

tHias fifsHlaiai sH1Hs ssHisH shi ham
lefs n eHafesll - dsistl lia atmaHi N
~ fhin'ia sstf.ifi i1 H. nllla
" feaafd W tieneFal tlafasld'a paft
" W. femavH u OsaffH ilaeafsas, .
WHhinelea tifsf slgai : slafg ihtl Hasl,
HuHHefy ilihlf sseefiHhsi lhil rfhl8eht
IiHealn va Fiiiaf W ilsfasiiis fspfssaa
ialieu' msfs ih,h ahy oihsi lahssntr. Tho
feeeiH publication N tn allavei letter Nv
sslm0H y. Chase from lhs iile President
move. eehtfa llssoeftas 70 femift lhsi ho
woild hase couft mafllslsl usnafs Or.
neld had be hnoeh n iha tummaHll alton.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18
Curious Capture Of q Deer.

Last Monday morning while our citi-
zcns were gathered in groups In tho
square Of the courthouse. talking on
the events Of the day, wild deer came
bounding In among them, and before
they could recover from their surprise
he was making desperate eiiortsto jump
the fence at the opposite corner. near
the old Recorders office. A crowd Of
person. frightened him out of that place.
and when he arrived nearthe Assessors 8
Office Judge Ducotc fired at him with y
shotgun from outside the fence. three
buckshots taking effect. but by no
means bringing him To-" Then tho
people present took Il upon themselves
10 catch his deership. After oap<ixing
several persons engaged In capturing
him. the deer was caught and immsdi-
ately bled. lie was . nice. young. fat
buck. aud venison was on that and tho
succeeding day served on many tables.
Tho high water in The swsmps has com
PEELED the deer 10 seek the highlands,
and they are seen almost daily In OUT
woods. This one must evidently have
been pursued by hunters. and in making
his escape ran toward our town. wher
he met The fate related ADORE xarks
rifle ia. Bnii<fiB.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18
nRsONAL AND POLITICAL.

xtse. A.. -
'IAS mas oeeh proclaimed
1snh'
lst Republicans have elected May.
f0nlind, Hallowell, Lewiston, and
lseok CoskLISG has sent 10 the
s''s' bis deelInalIon OF sea, on tn,
e'sr oeneh'
Aius HUGO has issued o protest
Ne senteneepas on the NIhillst,
rfsreurg. lie says civilization
N s.'s,e' % and warns the Car
q ho'-uod spare The
urro..o !,
! ~ 'eso'utioh OF inquiry
o. Representatives, tho Post
, reports that one appoint
:. ,he request OF Mrs. To-
11.' Malone, ono for Conkliug,
anu one for Blaine.
.uHf's, recently indicted In
hs.ing political assessments,
~, " y has been made a scapegoal
.no ordered the work done.
y report that Don Carlo.
sfFaisd BIZ claims 10 the span,.,
hsor Of his infant son.
ws1ASrrsopLy dispatcb IN IN,
= 1ias .ay. /, /. fe,r.s IN o,,,s,., ~ H.,
sss bsiween Russia and Aus,r,. !,
- The question !, s.,,,aa ~, ~.
nskbeIur .srIon.,s a a,.s,."', ] Jus Wv
b nnr.,,,...
uh4S.S"a'onoi hS"'on oi tho Nationa'
= =. p,rv, at y. Louis, Marcel
@sel attended. Two plat
fsai..F F.sa,'ea' I. The first demands
ItsS saaAs OF iss'iei that the
81 mus % declared due at cncs
soa'en'cuce Of the Govern
4 , s.-sus pe n~ sold for tax
asw.'a,sau s'sau Of Statistics be estsb'
s.ps,as'on; that the President
~ 80 ~. oe elected directly b,
ts.s !. =. ~ 'a.' Foreign Ministers wher
~ c...p y .as peop'e be chosen by boti
~ ,.s A blow was given &
- ~. - se'nand was made that es'
~ ,,.s,. A = lears OF age be admitted
80 " cltlIpushfu Tta a.ant..
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

sfms tffaaHff NJ fhs WIf4 apfs4H nst.
aslsfiaa fsHsft wv ihs Nf fHaW ~ me-
Viisfssifri hltff lliHrfftl HlHH fiutf
tiuH ~ Hsaf ssfiilns N rsaHfu
Ahlunn HFl sth n n# Nh t
ll0ifH ih mfh. thHaf flHH m
iHm fta ffus NJ fstflfaH fIa f0H ti
meh % nH mi afe furHt UmttNaf
N ihf tfHa HffaNn u.tsrn h mif
ra0f r fIf ~ 1If Hnf.H5lf boo 81. mi
ahm iteHfY fo daH HHeitt m iH
miles ti4ie. ant .s siaul iHI tn8e fls faa
iaiief ta0e a ihe 0H1niI fHn NJ nItff
t0nnif Mtt fnd fh. h.mt n ife liaa MI
NWff m.I fho ifaIk occurred H'aui nIf
oclH,k iurlf morning aud fhn rrrua.o f
nov sm tirlt iohs tHd Growing NO 'hn ni.tt
The a'afu Faf gwen hI uf DuNHT uho
iuwoi ien miles ln afoIeh tuai iu ffaftr lhs
people Whom tho current Hfurk iha intult
Nit imrHfth h'o iH pull boat thmurh. ant ia
lcnple took shelter upon iie buus.to.s anl
ulun Gealing fieens " ieucrt sIies " build.
ines. ete,
II was about An hour hctof liHarItlc VISA
lnol7d. end The people ihcr had time NJ saws
SOME ~ iholr clothing and lh' mosi valuable
oi their light rersold property As soon ~
possible iho ladies' and chilteu ecre removed
~ The wharf boat NJ 1curut vtoro q TEN.
pufafy shelter was found the men siayluR hy
their property anl homes seeing all they
possessed swept away hy the torrent n angy
waters The colorci people trci the worst
hni many were lost in the lmuo liale vicinity
Of Rverion
The loas ot lfo will probably MT exceed
scycn or eight, hul there are many missing.
IN one gin house on the route we're more than
n hundred negroes AMI there were others
begging fir admitAnce The cattle and muloa
arr out upon little pier. ~ the 'cycc, or noat.
Ing aboni upon temporary rats Of logs and
rails
! saw many scenes n sorrow, and The field
for charity here Is Ind ~ very wide AZ most
| OF The landings were crowds Of halfdrowncl
colorcd people, swearing eternal vengeance
against the Mississippi aud river IN general
The town NJ AiAansas CITY Is simply a1oai.
The water Il IN every house, and there h not
o spot o. earth 20 hc seen from the pilot house,
II IA a gloomy subject !, think q what
must become of the people who arc thus
thrown out OF homes anl property. and II "a
even more dark 10 think II vhitcin be- done TO
gel The loyccs In shape when the nool goes
down The people are unable tn repair The
damage, and unless the lcyces be put ln good
order II is waste Of timc and there is no
seed to plant au acre. The time II short, and
something must be done soon II this couutry
is going 10 produce pound ~ cotton or
lpport any Of rs 1000 people. Is the ease
one u such Importance AMI need that Tho
General Government would be justified Ia
doing the wosk' The wiscst political heads
think Il must hc done by Government aid
Sure II 10, something must be done, aud done
soon II this country Is TO take care Of herself
for several years 10 come.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

The transit Of Venus this year will
be visible throughout The Western
Hemisphere. and The planet viii occupy
over six hours in mailing he eolar pss-
sage. Astronomers hare been pfePar-
ing for II for . quarter 8 cen!nfy.
during which perio1 ~ 1nso seen
many valuable n,eckn1lgl lrvon1111e
which viii b q grca1 ~ - 1ll|-1.
nner 70 tie obrefven= ~ ~ :
scope of The Lick o.
be ready for he evonl; -
pIscs FOR sevefnl y11l1 Iz
.sfya'0fT fbnfa'nf' - frr{.
dIi tw<lve~(z -
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

Expressive nomenclature - James
keene Intends 10 call his wonderful new
colt SANDER. because Il goes 80 fast
when i gets started, -krehsngs.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18


Telegrnms aud letters which reached the
city to-day add another dark page to the story
Of suffering aud death caused by the floods.
Mrs. Jul johnson, who owns a plantation
near l.akcport, Chlcot County, writes Gov.
ernor Churchill as follows: "Watcr all around
my houses aud dc,oiation everywhere. have
forty tenants, all Of whom are destitute aud
suffering Major Il. J. Adams and Captain !.
C. Calhoun whose plantations lie four miles
from me, are completely oyernowed-not a
dry spot In hundreds Of acres, and three hun.
dred people In want. Tho situation is appal.
ling Tho parties natnel lose about 5000
each Major NJ. A. Tricc, ~ Wcllborn, Ar.
kansas County, Is also heavy loser. He re-
ports the country lying between DE witt aud
Prairie County vast sheet Of water, and
hundreds of people without shelter or food
John l.. Schroeder, postmaster at Gaines
Landing, ChIcot County, says that the over.
fov Is fearful, and the destitution
and suffering, especially amoug the
colored reop'e, very great The loss
Of property viii reach 5000 John
Sanford, Charles q. Carter and John Mahor
report dc ttutiou Increasing In railroad town.
ships, Chiroi County. and appeal for Immcll.
ate assistance john NJ Hewitt telcEraphs
thu Governor from Mallsnna that large dec
gatIon from the ovcInoNed disircts Is at that
point and require food. Governor Churchill
orlc ed supplies sent fom Memphis James
H. Robert .on, n Fayctte, Mo-, writes ih't he
has passed over portion Of The oretilowed
districts, and that no pen tan describe the
scene Of dcsolatlon. lie says the people Of
the eastern portion Of Ashley, Desha and
Chicoi Counties have abandoned their homes
and sed to Gum Ridge. All the bottom lands
arc inundated, houses swept away, stock
drowned. business mob ruined, and the eoun.
Try devastated. A numlef of Tcoplc have
been drowned The damage In the sections
named Is estimated at a million dollars.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18
MEMPHIS. Tenn March


Every day brings Intelligence q uidespreAd
suffering and Of the dest tute condition Of
the PEOPLE within the inundated regions
Passengers Who arrived on the steamer City
Of Gteenvlls tonight report the river as hav-
ing risen eight inches =, Helena. Ark.. during
the tventy-four hoafs ended Al ten o'cl-sk
this morning. Al which hour the steamer
passed that pont The leves In 'front.' Of the
city vas stlll intact, but baek.usier from The
oyefaov uas frsius y escroashing upon fhe
business portion Of TIE city. The isvees be.
tween yieksburK and Helena sr. coversd with
stock in a starving eondision. several rafis
Eiih whole families abaaid vefs seen floating
down stream. IN two Instances thsy we're frs-
cued ~ the crew of The steamer and taken On
board. The situation has bscome dsspersis IN
fome lpeallt e. AMI nos II is oniy question
q provisions Or early starvation 10 both hu-
mas hsinEs and stock.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

hHaH iHf Hffmff faaatFsis, #h1a IN q
'slp Sonia NJ fte haHaai II IT, tf4Hh
ssmi lftff ifH g. Wss HthhaI hy lha lsla
II Afff NJ t0HfN, M8a hni ftaafaffd
illah't tHl.falJ ffpm ihs sHsai VI ihs
wound
Atfneb llftt, N tfle, w. recently
mtfflsd Hav utanaef. sasi a. thsy wefe
ha h'ppYi ani iha mhef hifhi NJ iufnud
lls ehlld WIN sui iHia iha fifeei ugtfi
Hhslmsd with Eilei NE ended her eSisisnee
" fwtllHslaa dieisf Hstnlg.
hAHcts and ter, two Indians, WIN
murdered tpbn ilsndfy n Drssmhef lat
were hanged NJ iaie rafh, cat. March i0.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

bHkENFiLtH, Mtaa.i March "
Greenyille Is secure from any possible orer.
now, though the low points we're at one time
threatened. Refugees from tho oysrhowed
plantations arc congregating here. and onr re-.
sources b. feed and shelter them will bc &c.
Ncrely taxed. 40 far the relief agents have
not communicated with our local authorities.
Our Boari Of Supervisors have asked that
some of the Government ratlons be sent here.
Tho need Is immediate. The sheriff Of Boil.
var County has lodged his prisoners 10 the
jail here. He reports very few plantations In
his county with even strip of lani above the
water. Consequently, the loss u stosk there
WILDE almost total The leyccs were thTonged
with negIocs aud stock, whose condition Il
most deplorsble. As its extent becomes
known, this calamity begins to appaL tar
sufficient 10 rebuild the loyees above would
be almost itsuppurtable. But that is
only an Item. The lsborers have lost
their stock and m1Taiies, AMI are ln a
panlc stricken and domoralired condition.
Could transportation BE- secured, there would
BE- an exodus from here 10 the hills. The
despondcnry Of planters aud merchants is
deepening. A. first this bios vas regarded
as disaster involving losses and hard times
Now u is assuming grasef and greater proper
tions. The most thoughtfui, az well a. the
mos, sanguiue, look upon II az a disaster
greater than has ever before befallen the bot.
tom country. II viii almost destroy the feel.
ing Of security with which our local espaciiy
- bold the lefee was coming 10 be regarded.
Upon this reliance Sas basel railroad aud
other movements Of capital tosard the YaSoo
delta, aud. u " goes, all possible prosperity
OF tbs sect lon gpss uith T.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18

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The daily gazette., 1882-03-07
LOOAL LINES.


The g., A. r. fair closes this evening
It hAs been very successful.
r Snelbaker's MAjestic Conso lidatlon 10
the Opera House this evening.
When will the striking Of needless
alarms over fire alarm telegraph be
stopped? .fb
The lease Of Fourth street whalf for
three years vas sold by the City yester-
day, to Enoch Moore, Jr., for 1856 per
year. ta sal..i '1i.,
Those who desire to purchass fihe lots
should remember the sale Of The Aims
House property on the 10th and 18th
lnsts. ta la
The Republican City Executive Com
mitteO met last eVaning in the Lincoln
Club room and transacted routine busi-
nesI.
Grace Church Sunday School held Itu
sixteenth anniversary last evening.
The Reliance Fire Company have
named Nathan Moore, Jr., for chief
engineer. The election takes place In
May. '-' 'A ##=#.#5s3..4y s.. 4y
A the annual meeting of the James &
Webb Printing Company heId yester-
day, Henry Wood was elected president
and treasurer, aud E. r. James, secretary
and business manager.
The hearing Of testimony In the case
Of William Dean for damages, was con-
cluded yesterday afternoon, when the
commission adjourned until this after
noon at 10 O'Clock, when the case ol
James II. Ray, Esc., will be taken up.
"How old are you," said an ancient
lame to grlnHing little tar-p0f.s "Well
| II goes by what m udder says. 4 Is most
| ten, butifI goes by de fun 1'ae had, Use
most hundred OIL that all could
measure their years In this way but how
many m asure them by | ng nigh
| watches, and almost fatal coughInl
| spells, whicn codld have b cen cured by s
bottle OF DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup taken II
| seaSO-. 49, f-. -
The daily gazette., 1882-03-07
SECOND EDITION
TIE VIRGIN AND CHILD.
anee ON ihe wall OF q Troy koGs

An Alleged MhrmGun0u1 Appear
anee ON the Wall Of n Troy House.
Troy, N. ", March 6.-There is
much excitement here over the alleged
appearance Of the Virgin Mary and
Child in house on First street occu-
pied by several tenants. One family
consists Of Thomas Jones and sister
and Ellen Mahoney, an old blind
woman. They claim that the Virgin
has appeared on several occasions and
always about O'Clock p. m. On the
wall in the room hangs . picture of
the Virgin Mary and under this pic-
ture there ie an abrasion in the wall
which resembles . cross in shape. 1he
people say that the appa tition first ap-
peared on February II. At first they
did not see it, but felt that there was
something unnat tural in the r0om.
When They first saw the apparition
they supposed it was the picture, but
when they looked again the picture
was hanging 10 its accustomed place
and below 1t appeared the Virgin
and the Child as large as life, with
strange light surrounding them which
filled the room with O sort Of vapor.
A reporter visited the house to investi-
gate the matter. While talking with
the inmates several of the neighbors
oamo in and began telling what they
had seen. The old man, Jones, was
giving the visitor an account of the
first appearance Of the apparition,
when suddenly the women went down
On their knees and began to make the
sign Of the orosa. The reporter looked
in the direction of the abrasion on the
wall and declared that tho GROSS, with
the letters "I. II. g." on it, was illu-
minated and brought out In bold re-
lief. Ths illumination lasted but a
moment.
A careful examination was made TO
discover any traces of phosphorous on
the marks, but none could be foupd.
The room is 30 situated that no light
from magic lantern or other apparatus
could be thrown upon part Of the wall
where the apparition appears. The re-
porter saw nothing resemblieg the Vir-
gin Mary, but the old people said that
the illuminated cross and the Virgin
Mary and Child had never appeared q
the same time. Many people gathel
daily at The houss whore the allegeG
holy valuation occuIs aud cut of small
chips and pieces of brick to carry ava!
with them, believing that they posses
curative qualities. In addition to Tho
mas Jones and bis sister the following
persons claim to have seen the appari
tion /: Mrs. Maher, Mrs. Dyett, Mrs
Galley, Mrs. Elizabeth Peters. Mrs
Kennedy, Mary Ann Farrell, VIM. Ryan
Nellie Kennedy, Edward Hayes an
Thomas Walsh. The excitement Is Of
the increase. Ono Of the inmates 0
the house said priest had been cslle
| in and pronounced the apparation eth
devil" Others denies this. Th
Jonsses are all members Of the CaLholl
Church.