Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-24
A REMARKABLE DREAMER.
The Exact Figures in the Senatorial
Race Given Three Weeks in Advance
other Dreams.
Bluegrass CIiDpey.

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Mr.. J. W. Harper, who has lived in
Woodford county all his life and is one of
its best and most substantial citizens, has
had four or five dreams, scattered over a
period OF thirty years, which have been
verified in wonderful manner. He very
seldom dreams, but when he has one Of
his prophetic dreams it impresses him
greatly and he confidently predicts its
yeriicatiOn
On Sunday night three weeks ago he
dreamed that he saw in vivid man
manner the figures that indicated the re-
suit of the Senatorial race at Frankfort,
and these figures were 81, 81, the former
for BlOckburn and the latter for Williams.
He went to Frankfort the next highland
told Capt. Joe Blackburn that he would be
elected by that vote, and in the presence
of half dozen gentlemen wrote the vote
on the wall. Capt. Blackburn expressed
much confidence in Mr.. Harper's dream,
and the result showed him to be correct.
1t will be remembered that the vote stood
63, 81, but Representative Harris had sent
word to Blackburn that his vote should
be cast for him if it was required, thus
making Blackburn's actual vote Ga.
In February, when the race horse Lex
ingtOn was , years old, Mr.. Harper
dreamed that he saw the great race which
took place in Lexington the following
four white feet and little white on his
nose was the winner. This answers the
description of Lexington exactly, although
Mr.. Harper had never seen him nor heard
him described. He dreamed that John
Harper's lrishman was second, and Brad
ley's Vandal distanced. He went by the
next morning and told Bradley and others
of his dream, when Bradley remarked:
''NO such id chuckle-head horse as that
rt4arR hon Nnn on 10 nff
three months later and resulted exactly
as Mr.. Harper had dreamed.
Again, when Lexington was four years
old, he was to run in great stake race in
New Orleans. Mr.. Harper dreamed in
March that Lexington won it, with a sOE-
rel horse he did not know second, and
Highlander distanced. He bet $40 with
Gen. Abe Buford on the result OF the race
and won it, the sOrrel horse proving to be
LIE Compile.
A short time before the war he dreamed
that he was standing in a certain place
in his yard, when he saw passing by a
man with inflamed, swollen face, who
seemed to be the bearer Of evil news. He
thought that il turned out that a number
Of negroes in Midway were arrested for
stealing goods from the store of Kerche-
val & Storey, and among them was
one Nose, a favOrite negro belonging
to William Harper. He thought
that Nose proved himself to be in
nOcent of the charge and was liberated.
He told this dream to his wife and friends.
Two weeks later he was standing in the
exact spot he was in the dream, when he
saw man with red, swollen face pass
hurriedly by. He went into the house
and told his wife that something was
wrong at Midway, mounted his horse and
went to town. The first thing he saw
was gang of negroes on the street under
arrest, and among them William Harper S
Nose. They had stolen boots, shoes.
clothing, etc, from the store Of Kercheyel
& Storey. The negro Nose had a new hat
on, which he proved lie bad bought, and
was accordingly set free The facts sci
forth above are well known to Mr. Har-
per's friends and can be yOuched for by
many substantial men,