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ghe 1neg~~ $Jezzenger. J. R. IAGOOD, Editor and Prop'r. Entered at the 'ostoffiee at Easley, S. C., as Second Clas8 Matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year, strictly in advance...... $1.00 Six months " " ...... 65 RATEUS OF A)VERTISI %O. One siuare (1 inii) 1 insertion...... 75c Each sithsequent insertion...40c Liberal (iscouit oil contracts or by tlie columlin, half or (uairter columinl. MaIrriage notices free aIntd solicited. Obituaries over 12 lines charged for. Correspondents, to Insure attention, must give their full address. We are 14not responsible for the opin !oils of Our correspondents. All commuilications for the paper must he addressed to the Editors ; lbsiness... let ters to t he Publisher of t he MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES. Spooks and1 Hobgoblins to the Rear - Manifestations that Produce Con sternation and Terror in a Polk County Ionsehold. [Fromli thie Cedar' Town (Ga.) Adv'cr.] InI a recent issue of the '"Adverti(s'r" we gave ,I accollnt. of a visit to I h hoeic of W. E. ll1orst, inl this c(ouity, for th'- pirlpose of wiessing examples of the rleputed extiaordiniary amd ill xp)lic'ale powers pssessel by hi (lauighiter, Miss L1ula. We told what Our cye's h0 witnlesse'd-how that b% the touch of l. hands a chair or other object became violently rest less:uiul ti governable. We h'a1ve reports now of mysterious manife-,tatins aboit il Iilurst household beside whicl t h'lee pireviolsly told Sim-acks of rather dini nu1tive wolidelr. We woild he slow to recorI a st atemnelnt of thvese mys t erous (ceniei's if we were not assured of their trut hfulness by as rerpect alble and trustworthy people as (dwel in our whole section, thi young lad (y herself, hierin fathie al mot h -ir, hr CuIsi. Miss Wimiberly, and her iuncle, Clan' ('nee Wo'od, being witniesses. We are tol that recently whlile Miss Luila was (en gaged wash inlg dishes she heardnt a rattle noise anmon g some knives mal forks on a tab~le at her back. Oni turn ig round she observed a knife mnoving restlessly amiong t h' ot hri cutlery. S'he watched it. and1 s:aw it aseeli fromi the tabhle, whirl in the ali for a numbiner oIf times, alnl desenid with a fore to ie floor, falling and~ lying ini t he con neri of the room. This not to be0 ac (oute~td for OCCuirence excited imuich wondier amonig thme mlemnbers of thle household, but was only to be followed by others still nmre mnvst eriotus. Miss Wi mberly is thle conistant room-mate of Miss Lula. She missed a garmnent from amilong her clothiung anid sulpposed it to be0 stolenI. A uitiinhori of otheri garmnnents were suibsequitintly isse'd. I he disappearance of whliich coul not be reasoniably accounted for. Finially Miss Wimnberly looked for sonme gan mnent she had just placed ini a t runkml amnong some1 otheri clothes and secure ly shut the lid. It was not to be found. No hiumnan hanid hiaving been about the trunk since sile had placed it there, slit w~as inaturally inuch m~ystified1. Won. way their visions shotulk be startled and their reasons taxed, the members of the hotisehold are taken sevdrely aback by the discovery by some one of a missed handkerchief, hanging over a picture in the room. T his might be ac coiunited for by attribitting Its appear auice there to some unlknown human han( andl the members of the h'mse hold so believe, and All leaving th room, securely loek it. Returningy very ,h>t iy, anot h-r missetl gariment is seen hanging from the cornIices of O hv win dow. Thiree peisons sit in t h,- room aid instant.ly- appears before their vis iol a missing garient hanving over the hatlboar-d of the bel. Anothei rniilit not missed, bit instantly re cognliized, v ppea rs on a picture inl the room11. A hait kntown to Nomve bween placedl ill a burevau raw inl onet( rooml an1d the Irawer 1oCketl, is foiiald in a (arevless position ill a Closet inl antodher voom neross the hall. A tap from a bolt Ciiune fron a rootinll from whichi there is Ito eltranev from the onie slie OCen1pietl, aind tappingr Miss Winibewrly lightly oil the ch1 wk fell to the floor. Some simall mini1eral specilmenls ,t art from 1 ialint li. the occpy ill the rooin andi ( scater violentiv over the loorm. tart ling. 1 ih Sens.es o)f ftho4e Who Ob sevrve theml-. -On1 anl evilnIingembraceswv hi the periof I coveritg these m:mife.-ta lioils, Mr<. I1-lurst hIad washeI a innh I 'r :uul left it silt ilig on t le <1 in'in'g roohm talek. W hLe sit ting inl l:)the r 100111. mlbieIrst'.- of Ihe f;uiniy hem- a nioise in thle btall, emeir it, anld oev (11h. t.umbilIler ly ing inl a Corier, :is ii hurlcled to:-cibly. hy somie handl Mr. WVool, mne morn11ing" eml-ed Ik undle, anld 1:hiin the ur-m and bru1ish on a hak vra:ah, i ceallei the attention of Ii , felI:ldes of the houlse to the fact anld r-ode oil'. TI'l-v remewherw] the facts :an very shortly after, the h dies, w h'le sit ting roniaill t h -ir', oh servo tie f(ormer illpiilent 1embotla4,1 0roml all ornianet'lal proje-ctionl over thIe 11m1111 l. 1I.t (ne evelinno. recelt ly, after a portion of t he f:iily It il retired, while Miss I (iirst aie1 h1 -r couis in were siting abouit t h. tire inl 1th -i1 room11, a hii k(ory~ nt tiew from the&'* kniew nlot wherei', anid stru'ick thle per soin of Miss W~iimerl, thiein bouindinl~ struc(.k that of Miss Lula1:. A few muin uites Iltdr th~e laittr ui 11ttered a p('ir'ctin scre'(ami t hi it sent a1 thrill of ter'ror over the (entire4. hiouisehnhtl. ml bi rouight biet f: rn' excited andi( anuitzed( fromi his own'i r'(oom to her'i side. She iniforme himi thiat somei ting~ h)( l pulledl bi hlir t~ wice ini succession,~ ma h It kniew what it was 01 h'r intor e xperienice., tedl to us, but we will end( no0w wit1 whiat w*e have unmntionied. As- we h'av<y before statedl, the fmnily of Mr'. Ihurst ais wvell as the ot h'r neariI rel'ativ'es wvh< have beeni made my st ilied wvitnesses o these oc(1icureces, ar'e ~iong t he muos ti iust. worlthyi it elligenut, h on~ora:bb :uul1 respectabille of lihe counltry. Thuel tr'ied for' a tion-' to re(conlile whacdt the' hado seen with the4 p)owers of s01m< knownm hiw when' the r'easoni fauiled a untanigling a singole mlysteryV, tintil a last t hey ne('eted~C whaut they3 have seti as facts without e~xphina~ition, als a11 othe1r initeligent per'sons with like4. ex peienl ces and a11Ufter' like contsider'ation1 liad passed over. 'Tlie )xdy of Bowers was mangled almost be yond recognition, and the enginte which passed over him was be meared with blood on the front [)ortion and pieces of flesh were al io found about the wheels and brack. An inquest was held and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts, which exon irates the railroad authorities from blane. The deceased was a broth er to Lee Bowers, the postmaster at Prosperity' .-Columbia Reg ister'. IHoW IE GoT IN.--The other night at tle opera house an,11 old ne aro veit to the door, feeling hi way aliong with a cane. Whar's de show man? he asked. ' Here I am, replied the manager of a Humpty-DI)umpty trou1p(. Would yer let, a po' ole blin' man go inter de house ?' It won't (10 o11 any good to go in, o1l maln. You can't see anly thing, and there is no talking il this show. Wall, lemmle go inl anlyway. I inlt been ter a 'tai unent in so long I'se hougry for it. All right., Old man, g'o up stairs, and a bov was called to show the old fellow to a seat. Durilug the performance thw manager looked up inito the gal lery and saw the old negro laugh ing 'lit to kill himself.' (Toing up and approaching the ol( follow the anIgry sho"lwman sai(: Thoughlt you were blind ? Sahi? looking up with a puzzlel air. 1 Say I thought you were linid. Who, me? Yes? you. 'What made you think dat ? Because you salid so. iNoa, salh, I (d int. I axed yer ef yer'd let a ole bili' man go in ter' de show an' yer'se'f is de one what saidl I couldnlt't see. Well, y'on'll have to get out ot her'e. Sahi? I saly yonll haive to 'get. out. of here. WXho, mue ? Yel~s, you. Jes' caseC I ain't blint' ? Wh y; man, yer' oughiter be glad (dat I ken see. Ye oughtenter want ntob ody ter, h)e bl1in'. ~Jes' lemtmne stav an' I'll shet mIy eyes duin i' (de rest o de show? Won't (10 it ! H uh, fas4 t man I ebber01 seed what wanlted folks tr be bhIn'. Oh, i'll go out of (dat's wvhat yer's a hintin' at. Wants me ter' go jes' Case I'se en .joyinl' mnyse' f. D ar's some mighty fituny folks in dis hieah worl', no - how .-Ark ansn w T.1rna l r. harrassing, not to say harrowing sights. -The KnIights of the Golden Rule had the largest attendance for many months at tleilr meCltng last Monday night. Past Commander George G. Wells installed the' otlieers for tle en suling termil anld a good degree of en thusism was manifesteid by the mem bersh'p. Steps were taken lookmin to the formation of a Grand Olapter for the State. Thi order is growing rap ily and is on the high road to success. It. has weath'lred aLl adverse gales and is ill hetter condition thani ever before, h-Greenville Daily News. THE Pos s'rE.RisHW1 6I1 ii tr , R EE x - woon. -The people of 'Greenwood have ju 1t groun( for indignation at the action of Congressman Macke3 in his effort to oust the present most excellent postmastr to grive the oflice to LOUis Wailler, tihe most Objectionable colored mai that 1 Could have been seec te(l. I Ie is the same man for whom an ineens ed crowd Searched one (day at Ab-1 beville durl'ing the caUmpaig of 1876. If he had been founvd that day the probabilityN is that lie woUhl not now be a source of troub le to oi r friends at. (A ree' woOd. It is said that .ouis Waller has despaired of getting the llee be Cause of his inability to give the neceosary bond, and it is thought i hat the department at Washin g ton, whenl inforied of his chiarac teri, would not trust the ofileial buisinleciss with one whloe repuita tion for in1teg(1r ity is better than that of Wailer's. Mackey's effort to make Waller postiaster for a p'Ople who despise him, ad the (list inglIishic(d consid eration wh11ich hIlie shows to the ISquires anong the colored citizens hereabl~oult inlSI~ sninmg them pu1blic documecnt~s from~ which they may store'( their inds(. wit hi valuiable ini for'mation, may mneani somneth ing. Is it p)ossible that anyv Radical is pull1 ing the wviires thlrou~gh Mackey Ito ad vance his inater'est in the comn Kru.IL4EI Ar K1r,Q(ons's IIiiu.. The~ do(wn frmeigrht train on the C'ol umbia and GI reenville r'ailrioad duc here at 4.2() a. mi. yesterd(ay rat over anid killed a white man niamey )Johnf Iowers, at Kihgor'e's Ilill, *i umiles South of Newhberry. The fa tal ac(cident occurr'ied between i -andl 3 a. mn. but nothing was knowi of' the ocurr'ence un ttil after th< tr'ain arr'tivedl in Coltmbia. Th< I dleceased was initoxicated1 and has tlaid or fallen on thectrack. II< leIft; Newberrly with a flask in hih pocket. WImen the engineer pass edi Kilgore's Ihill he felt the lomo. )tive jar a little, butt thought it wa a onlr a slig-ht oabsructioni whi on ln