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BLOWN INTO ATOMS. An Awful Disaster in St. Louis Missouri. . fiIGHT PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED j St, Louis, November I.—A flash, [followed vy a dull roar, and then tho crash of walls Convulsed the center of this city at 2 o’clock fthis morning, and tho clatter that'followed gained a rumor of a horrible calamity that Riad befallen three families while wrapped in .slumber. An explosion of gasoline in the rear f 9 * the cellar of Michael Newman’s grocery .Store, No. 13 South Fourteenth street, had Rifted the two-story building from its founda tion and dropped it back again in a mass, be -£ieatli which were buried over a dozen persons They were: MICHAEL NEWMAN, aged 52 years; AIRS. ANNIE NEWMAN, aged 40 years; Miss MA iMIE NEWMAN, aged 18 years; JOHN NEWMAN Aged 1G years! NELLIE NEWMAN, aged 15 years’; aCATE NEWMAN, aged 11 years; EDDIE NEWMAN* Aged 13 years; CHARLES DEVERE; MRS CHAs’ SEVERE; MISS HATTIE BROWN, of Columbus' iKy., bruised about the lower limbs; CHARLES •KHFFERD; MISS PATTY BRYANT; Mrs. BEASLY. The explosion had scarcely wrecked the glace before a devastating fire swept through itlie ruins. Aid was quickly on the scene, but sn such confusion that the horror seemed to with their efforts to relieve the ini jprisoned victims. The people of the neighborhood, dumb founded, many bruised, and none in their nor ftinl state, ran about the streets seeking friends demanding explanations or moaning from pruises. The heat of the flames that had •Cwept down upon the ruins baffled the efforts pi the firemen, who had begun the first sys tematic work and for a few minutes bid fair to ispread to adjoining property. But the good {work won and then began a search for the flead. . The store was on the coiner of an alley run ning through from Fourteenth to Targee street and was the north room of the building cover ing No. 2,7, 9 and 11,. Fourteenth street. The Building, a two-story brick, was completed but b short time ago and only one store room was Occupied. Mr. Newman and his family of peven, lived over the store. The force of tho Explosion was terrific. Tho entire block of fcuildings north of and across the alley from the building in which the Explosion took plate were gutted by the jplast. The Newman block which was crushed Mi was covered by a roof, which had settled .flown upon the ruins and formed a barrier through which the rescuers had to cut away. Beams and walls impeded progress, and the threatening walls overhung, ready to crush the gallant men who pressed to the spot where .palls for help directed them. The roof was Boon removed, aud in the debris was revealed TUB MANGLED FORMS pf the groceryman's family. Two girls, New tnan’s daughters, were first removed. Mamie, . lineteen years of age, was still alive, but mangled from the timbers and charred by tho ’ are, she was beyond hope of recovery. Her iister Nellie, a girl of fifteen years, moaned iiteously for her sister. For the half hour that ;hese two had been imprisoned, their efforts had been to draw near’each other when they saw that escape was impossible. Neither can ■Survive. The rest of the Newman family were dead. Some sat upright and others were doubled in .their beds. Life had evidently fled while they Were wrapt in slumber. In the same building •over the store, room No. 9,lives Charles Devere, traveling salesman, add his wife. Visiting them was Miss Hattie Brown, of Columbus, JJy. She was badly injured, but MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPED DEATH. She is the only person who passed through She horrible ordeal and lives to tell the story of tho escape. She awoke to find herself buried .beneath heavy timbers, somewhere against the ■Wall—she was unable to tell—where she was •thrown, but when her eyes opened she beheld a thrilling scene that had all the effects of a iaorrible dream. ' On one side a wall of fire reached to the sky, while crashing timbers and the clatter of iron caused a storm of dangerous missiles to fly about her head. The screams of those in ad joining buildings rang in her ears, and as she realized her situation she almost fainted, but nerved to the last desperate struggle by tho groans of the dying, she essayed to escape, but -found her efforts baffled at every turn. She Was firmly pinned by a beam across her thigh .and an iron rod over one ankle. She could not tell what means she employed to got out, but .as she twisted and struggled in vain, tho fire Was blown towards her until her long, black tresses were scorched and tho odor of burning meat penetrated her lungs and ALMOST SUFFOCATED THE BRAVE GIRL. Belief appeared hopeless, and just as she ipank back in dispair, the ruins settled down iknd the overhanging timbers were raised from (her limbs, which were fettered in deadly Embrace. No time was to be lost, as the fire pressed close around her. With extraordinary effort, Miss Brown sprang to her feet and staggering, falling and Tolling she made her way blindly through the ruins. Again and again she fell, and, as she says, her strength was completely exhausted, and she stumbled forward, falling headlong Into an open space, where she lay unconscious for a few minutes. She was restored by a cool Ibreezo that brought the blood to her brain and flhe again rose to her feet only to find herself 'in the comparative safety of a small rear yard. Then she ran to a neighbor’s house and climb ing through the balcony sank down in a swoon, The neighbor found her there and c anied her Into th estreet, where she was given a skirt and Borno clothing. She paid no attention to kind offers of friendly hands, but went down to the Beene of the explosion and remained there in agony,cogerlv scanning the charred and bruised faces’ as the firemen carried the victims from tho huge heap of splintered material. Over the store, room No. 11. resided Mrs. Bryant, with her daughter. Miss il’atty. With them were two boarders, Charles Eiffered and Mrs. .Beasley. The last named was buried so deeply in the debris thht search for her was given up until the others were removed. Charles Eif jfored was taken out alive, but died on the way to tho hospital. Miss Bryanffjwasjbruised, but a heavy head of hair protected her and her injuries are not dangerous. An unknown -man of forty was found in tho debris and re moved to the morgue. Besides those injured in the building many -persons in the neighborhood were more or less CUT AND BRUISED BY FLYING SPLINTERS and brick. For several blocks on either side Os the streets the concussion shattered win dows, and in the immediate vicinity on the opposite side of the way, the fronts of She buildings were mashed in by terrible force, and scarcely a window or door remains. Walls Cracked, floors gave away and plaster fell in almostevcry house within a radius of a hundred [yards, and on the heads of sleeping residents, startling them and caitsoig u mad rush and flight to the street. Those me of terror on the Street was illuminated by the ghastly glare of consuming flame and figures wildly running and gesticulating, robed only in night dresses, Vividly told the dread uncertainty and fright that had seized the community. The din was enhanced by the rumble of atn- Jmlances and the thumping of fire engines. A little while and human nature asserted itself and the organized efforts oi the city were of avail. The ambulance service was excellent, wagons sent to the sc ne brought skilled atten dants and many physicians were ready when their services could bo used. Nothing was epared to relieve tin ufferers. As they were Removed from the debris they were taken im mediately to the dispensary. The police soon Siad control of the crowd and the vandals had Siad no opportunity to ply their trade. Tho Bremen worked at the fallen buildings, tegard- Icss of adjacent walls, which towered with im pending danger. With daylight came word that ail the vi< tints had been removed. The mob which press around the scene ox Oitedly, TALK OF ANARCHISTS »ttd their dynamite, but men of sense discoun tenaric tlii i idle prut tie. The general belief is that escaping gas filled tho cellar, and that Newman kept a quantity of kcro-mc ml and jga-olin' n> the cellar in er where the explosion evid' et.lv took place. The rapid lire ami fumes while it burned indi a’ dtld-. There.-—il and oil, if th' :e wnsanv. have been destroyed, and the only man that kr ow-is dead. The c cap tug gas theory is ■ ■ipi-mted, however, by the store boy. John Bicnvno who ay- that lie no ticed. during the ai:ernoon yesterday, n strong Smell of gas. and le fore shutting up the ,v re for the night, at 7 O o’clock, he went through the building looking tor an open burner. Ho THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8.1887. did not visit tho cellar. The tremendous-force ot the explosion is the cause of the greatest tloubt as to this explanation. A great crowd lingers about the place, but the work of rescue IS , ove ? , Tl| ° financial loss will amount to about $2,000, divided in small amounts among property owners in the neighborhood. The mangled and burned forms of eight per sons lie in the morgue awaiting burial. Tho scene is horrible and not one of tho victims but that is bruised and black from contutions and flames, and their bodies twisted into ago nizing shapes. Death came in every form; life was either crushed out, burned, shocked by explosion, or smothered and some never awoke to feel the dread, and others lived in hope to bo rescued by men whose shouts they heard about them. Two other forms lie in tho hospital lingering between life and death. One, Nellie Newman, is able to talk. St. Louis, November 2.—John Lindsay, chief of the fire department, says regarding the explosion on Fourteenth street yesterday morning, by which eight persons were killed: “I n my opinion, the explosion was not caused by cither gas or gasoline. Neither of these could have demolished the building in which it exploded and all the surrounding buildings, the way you see at Fourteenth street. I never saw such a complete wreck in my life as tho one yesterday morning. I was upon the scene four minutes after the alarm was struck, and tho place was as you find it today. Either dynamite, gunpowder, or giant powder was what exploded, and no one can make me be lieve otherwise.” STRUGGLE WITH A PANTHER. Two Rabun County Men Meet With an Un welcome Object. Clayton, Ga., November s.—[Special.] John Patterson and James Arrandale,while on their return from North Carolina, were attack ed by a large panther, about one-half mile from Clayton. Patterson having lived in a country infested with this ferocious beast, took in tho situation at once. It seems that the animal fell upon Patterson for its prey, duo to the fact, no doubt, that he attempted flight upon its discovering. The struggle that en sued, and the frantic effort of Patterson to ex tricate himself from tho clutch of his unex pected assailant, was witnessed by his partner. The huge beast, with glaring eyes, sprang with its forepaws upon Mr. Patterson, circling him with a hug which almost bulged out his eyes. The panther would first shake itself to one side aud then to tho other, evidently with the purpose of throwing its victim to tho ground. Patterson knew that if he fell he would be instantly torn to pieces, so leaning against a chestnut tree by which he stood, he did his best to poise himself so as to maintain his balance. After hard endeavors he managed to get his knife from his po :ket, which he open ed by clasping arms around the panther’s body. In doing so he had to squeeze the ani mal sharply. The panther seemed to catch the idea of the old “backhand wrestle” from this movement, and entwining its hind legs around Patterson’s waist, there was for a min ute or two as pretty a wrestling match as was ever witnessed on the arena. It ended in a ‘.dogfall,” both coming down at once, and rolling over each other. Arrandale, in the meantime, was not idle. He was unarmed, and for a moment was in a quandary as to what to do. He saw no means of attacking the animal, but was too brave to think of desertin* his friend in such an emer gency. He ran over the ground looking for some weapon. It seemed as if the ground had been swept of every offensive object. At last he found a long piece of granite, sharpened on one side and heavy on the other. With this ho determined upon a hand-to-hand struggle with the monster. Running up just in time to find his friend giving away from exhaus tion, he delivered one stunning blow on tho panther’s head. This attack, from an unex pected quarter, evidently aroused the fear of the panther, for releasing its embrace upon Patterson, it made one spring across the road, and with a piercing cry disappeared in the dense forest beyond. As soon as Patterson had recovered suffi ciently to do so, tho journey home was con tinued. He did not sustain a scratch, but says that from the vice-like grip of tho panther, ho feels as if every bone in bis body had been broken. Tho panther on tho night following occupied the front yard of -Mrs. York, a widow lady. She had no arms of attack, but had to close doors, bars windows, and sit up in terror all night, while the beast outside filled the air with its mournful lamentations. THE HOUSE DROVER’S MARRIAGE. Judge Allen Tells a Love Story—An Interest ing Romance. Hamilton, Ga., November s.—[Special.] Judge Allen has a mind full of anecdotes and never tires of telling them. He recalls with clearness every incident of seeming unim portance which has transpired during his ca reer. He has heard speeches from the lips of Webster, Clay and Calhoun. Ho can almost repeat a speech he heard delivered by Henry Clay in a crowded street of Macon, when tho orator predicted the civil war. He was asked for a story, and as his habit is, he had sat for a moment quietly smoking his pipe. At length he placed his pipe in his pock et and said: “Well, I will tell you a real love story. It all happened twenty years be fore the war, when I was attending school at the Georgia university. At that time there existed among the proud southerners no greater prejudice than that against horse drovers. A horse drover was considered little better than a horse thief. I met one day a young man of this class and, in spite of my share in the common prejudice, I was struck with his easy manner. I saw enough of him to come to the conclusion that he would grace anybody’s parlor, so one day I asked him if he would not like to call on a young lady friend of mine. He said ho would be glad to do so, and that afternoon wo made a call on Miss ITiggins. We found that she bad already two callers, young men of tho town. I introduced my friend, the horse drover, and you would have been amused to l ave seen the countenance of tho young men fall. Scarcely a half dozen words were ex changed before Miss Priggins’s first callers made their exit. My friend took in the situa tion at once, but he had the good sense to not show it. After awhile, lie was turning music for Miss Priggins while she played upon tho piano. When she liatl finished, lie was asked it ho could not play. “I play sometimes,” was his reply. “Will you not play for us?” Miss Priggins then asked. “He reluctantly consented. He took his po sition in front of the instrument and we were thrilled with the music he made. He touched the keys of the piano with the ease and grace of a m ister and when he had finished and re fused to play more he had won the friendship of Miss Priggins, who was on his departure cordial in her invitation for him to call again. “Well, he made several pleasant calls during liis stay. Ho camo back the next season and before he left town lie and Miss Priggins approached the young lady's father and asked his consent to tlieir marriage. “Since you both seem to desire it, I will not oppose your marriage, but if my daughter makes a hard bed she must lie upon it.” “It shall be as soft as feathers can make it,” was tho young man’s pleasant rejoinder. “The wedding was set for September 10th. Wlien lie camo for his bride everyone was sur prised nt the display lie made. He wore an expensive suit and a servant in livery drove two magnificent iron grays to his fine carriage. Some one, made bold by curiosity, approached the servant and inquired who the young man might be. “Wy, sir, my master is do riches' man in Kentuck’, I ’xpect, sir. He owns do lines’ farm in de country, and ’pears to me lia’f o’ Louisville.’ “Further inquiry elicited the information that the drover was really a man of means, who bad traveled extensively and had many accomplishments. Suffice it to say Miss Prig gins was willing to accept the bed she hail made. ” • Do Not be Alarmed At the raising of blood froru the lungs. It is one of the very earliest .symptoms of consump tion. and only show . the healthy efforts of the system to throw off the scrofulous imyuritles of tiie blood which have resulted in ulceration of the lungs. Dr. Pienn’s “floldcn Medical Di— covery” is a positive remedy for consumption at this stage, if takui faithfully, it will cleanse tho blood, heal the ulcers in the lungs aud build up and renovate the whole system. SUGAR STRIKERS. The Trouble on the Louisiana Sugar Plantations. EMPLOYERS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY. [The strike of the negro laborers on the Louisiana sugar plantations is for an advance of 25 per cent a day on the present rates of SLOO a day aud rations. The strike is promo ted and engineered by the Knights of Labor.] New Orleans, October 31.—1 n view of tho fact that a general strike of laborers of the sugar plantations, to begin November 1, has been ordered by the executive board of district assembly 1,040, in the parishes of St. Mary, Iberia, St. Martin, Terrebonne and Lafourch, at a largo meeting of planters the following was adopted: Resolved, That if any laborers are discharged ftom the plantations upon which they arc now nt work or if any such discharge themselves bv refus ing to work, we pledge ourselves to give them no employment; that all people discharged for refusing to work be requested to leave the plantation within iwenty four hours and on their refusal to obev that the powers of law be invoked to assist the ownersof property ill the enjoyment of their rights of prop erty. Resolved, Tlmt it is the sense of this meeting that an emergency lias risen which requ res that the government be called upon to furnish military aid m enforcing the law mid to prevent bloodshed mid violence mid that the sheriff of the parish be re quested to call upon the government for the aid of some recognized military organization. As a result of tho above resolution a com pany of infantry consisting of thirty men, under command of Captain W. 11. Beanham, with one light galling gun, has been ordered to proceed to Thibodeaux and report to the judge of that district. Paterson ville, La., November I.—A gen eral striae among tho bands on the sugar plant ations was inaugurated this morning on the lower Teche, in the district between Bartel’s station and Morgan City. All the places above Grandwood are still working and all places be low and including Grandwood are cither idle or working with a few white hands. Tho planters are a unit in resisting the demands of the strikersjmd they have no doubt about tho result. Nfw Orleans, La., November 2.—Dis patch to merchants hero from L. Lacasagne, of Tigerville, La., says: “The strikers shot four of my laborers this morning from an ambush, I have telegraphed the governor for troops. Please see that they get off at once.” Messrs. Black, tho recipients of tho message, at once informed Generals Glynn and Meyer and Colonel Richardson, of the Washington Artillery, the tenor of the dispatch and officers are awaiting the action of the governor through tho adjutant general, when tho nec essary orders will bo issued. The sugar plantation of Mr. Lacasagne (Greenwood) is in tho parish of Terre Bonne, on Bayou Black, eight miles from Tigerville, and between that point and Homer. Prior to Friday last there were employed upon the Greenwood plantation about sixty laborers, twenty-five white, and the remainder colored. On Friday the latter all struck for higher wages, but all the white hands remained and continued at work as usual. Lacasagne at once made arrangements for filling up the number of laborers required upon his plantation by en gaging white men in this city, and yesterday forty-live were sent there, but whether the four men ambushed and shot this morning were among the number, or of those remaining upon the plantation, the telegram does not state. New Orleans, November 2.—A Timcs- Deniocrat’s Jeannerette special says: Striking laborers on adjacent plantations have been ordered to leave. They will be ejected by force tomorrow if the orders have not been obeyed. The strikers on two plantations resumed work today. A Thibodeaux special says: In this parish the s'it mtion is unchanged. No vio lence is reported. In response to tho summons to return to work or quit their places, thejstrikers have as a rule adopted the latter alternative, and are either flocking into town, where many of them ar rived to-day, or are packing up and making active pre] araticris to leave. Affidavits were, however, sworn out against some twenty men who reftised to adopt either alternative. Twelve of these were arrested, including two white men, but all were bailed. It was reported this morning that serious trouble had occurred in Terre Bonne parish, and that Captain Avery’s company from New Iberta had been ordered to Houma In consequence. Laborers brought from New Orleans to till the places of the strikers on Greenwood plantations were fired upon while ut work nnd two of them wounded.” Advices from Raceland, La., report that strikers in that section are turbulent and threatening, and tho citizens have asked for protection. Judge Beattie has ordered tho sheriff to leave with a posse tonight for that point. A special to the Picayune from Morgan City, La., says: Everything is quiet. The planters still refuse to yicid to tiie demands of the strikers. There is dis satisfaction among the leading knights here and also in Pattersonville. Developments arc looked fi r Thur day, but there have been as yet no reports of trouble. Tiie weather is very pleasant. A special to tho Picayune from Franklin, La., says: All work has stopped on the plantations in St. Mary’s parish, from Centreville to Berwick, a dis tance of twenty miles. All the strikers have been ordered to leave the plantations or resume work. Information from the upper portion of the pasish is to the effect tlmt nil plantation hands are at work in full force. No violence has been reported from any section of the parish. New Orleans, Li., November 3.—Up to this hour, Bp. m., nothing new has been re ceived today from tho parishes where the strike of plantation hands is in progress regarding the situation. H. Zuberbier, of Zuberbier & Rohan, owners of several large sugar estates, returned home this morning after a week’s absence spent in inspecting the plantations. He very much laments the occur rence of the strike as the frost season is at hand and consequent danger to this, as fine, if not tho finest, sugar crop ever grown in Louisiana. Along the river several planters have conceded tho rate of wages de manded, $1.25 per day, where no contracts ex isted . Zuberbier says he recognizes danger in yielding to their demand for an increase in cases where laborers have contracted at SI.OO per day for the season, as establishing a prece dent of breaking contracts, through the medium of strikes, which would render stability of business estimates, so very necessary to tho success of plantation work, impossible. New Orleans, La., November 3.—A special from Jeannerette, La., says labor af fairs are beginning to present a brighter aspect. Laborers ordered to leave the plantation of J >r. Good and Captain Willis, have all done so. Captain Cade was this morning instructed to remain in Jeannerette with a squad of ten men and to send tho balance of tho company to his headquarters. Tonight lie received another order to proceed to Pattersonville at once with a force of thirty men. New Orleans, November 4.—Three of tho laborers recently sent to Greenwood planta tion near Tigersville where the striking negroes are reported to have fired on them from am bush returned to the city this morning. They say that the first report of the affair was great ly’ exaggerated. The adjutant general has issued an order disbanding the militia, which has been assembled in Baton Rouge. New Orleans, November s.—Reliable in formation was received hero today that four white men were shot by the strikers last night while attending cane carriers near Berwicks. Tho sheriff, on receipt of information, sum moned a posse of about forty men from the vicinity and left for tho ge'-ne of the shooting, increasing the posse along the route to about eight substantial citizens. Captain Code’s company passed down to Berwick on the train at’noon. Rumors are current that the laborers at liisff Bend will strike Monday. Reports from the upper part of tho parish and Bayou Cypemort are tliat all is quiet and that the laborers are all at work. A dispatch from New Iberia says: Tlii- evenin ' a reiort was current here that sev eral rnen hud been killed nt Pater-oriviße a id sonic color is elven to tiie minor by the fact tlmt captain I'barr lilta re'elved orders from General Parkorwin ! to move with artillery and all available men at once to Ho< ema. hangers, under the command of Captiiii < >1 , left :■ by train for I’at r oa\Die this morning In c .mprnmw.th orders A special from Pattersonville gives the fol- I lowing: An enw:nt« r took i>laee today between a sheriff's pi ", eommamled by Hon. Daniel 'inlfray, amt the ’ Altai..ipiis Ba 1 rer commands.; l.v Captain c i'l", on one side and a crowd of ncgio i-trikers. Foveral of the striker, ui ib aporc mml' 'l and the I otli- rs Wci'i or lared 'to di' per-e. • but , instead of obeying they showed a dis I I tion to p-i t. Au cngii'-'en "Id ensued In which I several of tiie negr.a - were killed. 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A largo number of ne groes went down on tho train today, going to take the places of tho strikers. Morgan City special says: “Today lias been one of considerable excitement, but without demonstration by the laborers. Tho killing of four negroes at Pattersonville Saturday, creat ed some excitement here. It is not known here who did tho shooting. None of tho la borers have gone to work in this vicinity. It is rumored that they will resume work tomor row. ■ - - ■ ♦- ————— Tn using Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup you aro employing tho very best remedy for colds. Text Knough for a Dozen Sermons. From the Pittsburg Chronicle. Mrs. Isaac Armogost, of Crawford county, was ill and her son started out with bls gun ’o kill a pheasant for her. He returned, niter 11 long hunt, without any game, but shortly after he had entered the house ft crash of window-glass was heard in tho parlor and a plump pheasant was found on the floor with its neck broken. 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Voting citizens have been hanging over tho registers much during the past few weeks that they have got pretty well warmed up now. A Baby Like a Gale of Wind. Why is a neu’-born baby like a gale of wind? Because it begim with a squall. (Jold gab’s indm e coughs and c roup. Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Swett Gum and Mullein will cure it. Good 'I line to go Hence. From th<- Fhiltkdelphla Pr Jay Goul will probably stay in Kurope long enough to enable specnlator-: to p üblish telegraph system for him V? buv. 'J here is not much property of that description lying around loose juit now. 11 " 11 — l,l - I’►»<* Jfirown’K BK.nchlal Troches for Cou ( obi/ an 1 al’other 1 iiroalTronb - Pieemi.U' ut ly the bt|l.' - Rev. flcury Ward Beecher. THE li ISB OF DEATH. Story of a Strange Hupersthion Among Mon terey Mexicans. From the San Francisco Chronicle. Tiie Santa Cruz ghost, which is engro singth© attention of citizens of that famous watering place by its midnight revelries, recalls a legend of San Juan, in tho adjoining county, told the writer many years ago by a narrator no l<. i credible than a good old Spanish priest, with whom the writer happened to be staying on a few days’ visit. One morning after breakfast I expressed a wish to stroll into tho ancient graveyard at tached to the old adobe church of that quaint little Mexican town. Tho old padre, with the kindness and courtesy characteristic of the simple missionary fathers, at once acceded and accompanied the writer, relating as we walked among the graves the brief history of some who lay quietly bmieath. “Here,” ho observed, with a quiet smile as he pointed to a grave in the middle of the cemetery, “here is a grave which ihe simple old Mexican families around here look upon with unusual interest, if not with actual awe.” “A murder?” No, no! Something much stranger. Jhave tried to < >mbat the idea, and win • I would be addressing the people they would fay: “Si, Si Padre.” They would as <nt to all 1 said, but the belief remained and does remain indelible. “A spirit,’ he went -n, “is said to have ap peared to every one buried in that grave and io warn the family whenever any of them is about to pass away. “Its appearance, which isgenerally made in the following manner, is believed to bo uni formly fatal, being an omen of death to those wlio are so unhappy as to meet with it. “When a funeral takes place the spirit is said to watch the person who remains last in the graveyard, over whom it possesses a fasci nating influence. “If the person be a young man the spirit taka the shade of a fascinating young female, inspires him with a charmed passion and ex acts a promise that he will meet her at the graveyard a month from that day. This promfso is sealed with a kiss that communicates a deadly taint to him who complies. “The spirit then disappears. No sooner does the person from whom it received the promise and the kiss pass the boundary of the church yard than he remembered the history of the spectre. He sinks into despair and insanity, and dies. Jf, on the contrary, tho spectre ap pears to a female, it assumes the form of a young man of cxcccdingclcgitnee and beauty.” The padre showed me the grave of a young person about eighteen years of ag»*, who was said four months before to have fallen a victim to it. “'Ten months ago,” the father said, “a man gave the promise and the fatal ki-»s, and conseqii' ntly looked upon him 'if us lost. He trxjk a fever and died, and was buried on tho , day appointed lor the meeting, which was ex a< tly a month after the fatal interview. “Incredible as it may appear, the friends bf the <8 two pci’ori.i solemnly declared to me that th<; partb ulars of the interview were, re peal* div detailed by the two persons without the ‘•lightest variation. “There ans several eases of the Famo kind mentioned rbut tho two ca<es alluded to arc tlu; only ones that came within my personal knowledge. “ft appear however, that the spectre dors j not confine it-, operation, to the grave yard only. There have been in-tam e .mentioned of it ap pearance at. wr.ddlwi' fend social parties, w'lmro it never failed to we uro its victims dancing them Into pleuritic fevers.” C>n Ix-ing questioned as to w’nat ho might think of such possible ‘, tiie gojd father simply smiled and slpxdc his head. 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