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UNERY COODS,
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U-n ,1:"X AN) NAILS.
.t..)v ware.
IA AM WILLOW WARE,
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P f; ' ?' Ejllly i IS TUB 1-r.APB to nrv
STOVES, HARDWARE, TINWARE,
1 1U)N,
NAIL. GL.VS 0l PAINTS, &c.
if iSl G0' HUNTLEY, Prop'r.
fARMKRS AND OTHERS, if you in
r tend f tt build a house or burn, or other
vrioe hnnrnvo vir prnpen v. if" to U( NTI.KV
f'.r NAII,3, :T,AS. TAINTS. MAUOVVAKK,
iiC Money saved by btiyinjr f'r cusb.
Tt.ARMr.R. GO TO HUNTLEY'S and
examine the neatest littlrt CIHMMMN
M I i.L ever Introduced, t! chops from In to K
l.'uhels of ro, isorn or oats per hour. IlL'Y
N K- I T ro.TS ON l.Y :..
ARMEP.3, HO TO HUNTLEY'S and
J3mr bny th r.rsT COHN FOllF.P. ad
r-rHAV CITTTr.K ever ..M In this lOimty.
't hf-tr cost in ore than nr-J In one er b cut
tinjr your food wii li it.
rr hep, f. r s r lv e r- p r. a t n n w arl
i- in lhe market- at. -25 jv-r cent, less jhan
T'iv retsil pries. Sold tor ci-di 'it
n -I. -"T.l.-tf.j Hl'NTT.F.YS.
ARMERS. OO TO HUNTLEY'S and
JC: buv vour II All V EST TO ILK, which
he sell H'r.APi n FOU f'Arll than they cun
Lc b'!:t;h( el-tewliere In F.henbur.
JMT-UXTLEY will sell yon WALL PA
jL PER as cheap, if not cho.apcr, than
any ot iter dealer in F.heiiwhurjr. nnrt trim ii into
t." b:irgitiu without extra chnri'''.
LCK3MITITS, HUNTLEY will soil
von llorso Sliif,, Horsf N'wits, (:ir-
r." Il-iltH. It;ir Iron, NhH Hod, Citil Stcl, ic,
ViarY fV FOU CASH.
rOUSEtrEEPERS, GO TO HUNT--ST3L
I.F.Y S an.l l.ity ibe ULANC HARD
il l KM. Hi lfst In ih woiirt. S.1U Tor Cash
si tn.ni!ftictuirr's piicr.
"TTnllER GO TO HUNTLEY'S ami
C r. 1h bi t MOWISO AND HEAP
MrIIMi mitl.;. rulCLS (JKUAll.V
:i:trcr n.
"Ca-OUSEKEEPEH" GO TO HV'NT
Tu4. I,i:V"S .hkI kivh 23 it f-nt. hx pny
li o:li forTith' Knlf". Forit, ipMn. Okc.
CAHPENTKUs. GO TO HUNTLEY'S
m .l l i- vour TOOI-S IlUILDING
II IUV'AK"F.. I'tiy f;sh ami shv Wl lcr n-iit.
ryoUSE KEEP ER S"g O TO HUNT
JiTZIL I.KVS nuil l .v iir S'uvp nnl Tin-K-r'."'
FA V CASH AN1" SAVF. MoXKV.
I
A TIMERS. GO TO HUNTLEY'S and
t,'t th U-f TKHISK HAY KAKU
rcr iiitrudiiOfJ. CHF.AF FOU I As!'.
GO TO HUNTLEY FOR ( LOTHES
" WKINGEUS. Hsfllrttlfin at grrat-Ij-
r-liicpfl prices for tlie rt-a'ly titli.
"A ""laTiOiTiTt OF POCKET AND
PKN KNIVES very cbt-ap f..r rstsb .it.
II I" vri.F.vs.
N
7KXT IOOU TO POST-OFFICE.
Cooliinyf HUvoh.
Host1iti"T Slovos.
TITHE! : TIN, COPPER & SHEET-IRON WARE
I If.ivirw rpfntly takn pss"ln of the novr
i Ix IUNmI up ii M.l ciiri'n.'ti"in ti i I I tr in Iliah
'trHt. two door pt of the lt:mk nv.d ni-iirlv
.jipi-it' the Mountain Mouse. tHt anliwritvr
h'-MT f.repnr-f1 tli:inev-r to niH:iifii-t lire nil
,ufiH.- i., Ihf TIN. (il l'KU unfl SJIKiri -IHON
' W HF. line. Hllef wiiieh will le furnished to
' f.inTiit the very low! living prioe.
The nl.7 rititr a!vi prip"ta to Weep a full
i nil I vari-tl eii rinflrit of
Cckiag, Parlor ad Heating Stoves
j oT the nio-t approved deHijfn.
I jwf-.apoi'TI V"l unci K OFIXO mad to order
' mid wnrrinte(t pi-rf.-rt In initniitnotlW' and na-
teriHl. liKF A ltd. N' promptly nttendrd to.
j AW work done t'V i;k- ilt e dne ri-ht nnd
I on fair terms, nnd nil STOVKSnnd WAHhwdd
t nif en II le .lepended upon to quality Hnd
i ennnot bo nn'V"i?o.l in prli-e. A eontinnniioe
I fml iner-ic f pntronnire is renpoet fully oliei
1 et. nn-l ne tTm l M ill ho wanting to render en
' t.re,nti,.ctl,toall .TTRISfiEIL
n:enst.nrjr. Oct. n. l-70.-tr.
BOOK. DRUGana VARIETY STORE.
nWI.VO recently enlarged onr !foels were
'now prepared IomII ut n irrrnf reduction
from former prices. Onr Moili eonil ir
Urnifs, M-dicinrfi, Perfumery. rney S.p,
.eou . Hnll d and Allen- Hnlr It.t.nU jye.
Filln.i dntment. PlHHter. f.itiiineni. 1 nin Mil
ler. ( if rat Majrnewi. Km. JaniRica VjlnR-er.
Pure Flavorlnir F-xrrnetn. K-ne'. Irf-moii
Syrnp.Sooiliintr Sj rup. Spiced ." rup, Itbnbiu b.
Pure Spleen, Ve.
Cigars and Tobaccos,
rt1nnk nook. Peed. Note and IWntde; C:ip.
p.wt, Coinnit reinl wnd till kinU or Note I per.
rnv'.ineii. Pen-. Fenetl. Arnold W ritiiiB
Fluid, Hiaek nnd H'd Ink. Pocket and Pass
lU.r.k. Mjir.iue. New pa pet. Novel. HIto
r:r,. Ijiblc?. Itelirfioua. Prayer and loy Ihioxi,
penVnire. Fipea. gcv. r-rvr
re-l h.iveadde.t toonratockB lo of FINE
JliWKf.UY, to wh'cli we would luvlie the at
tention of the f-adie.
PHOTOfiUAPH ALIlfMS at lower prleea
thnn evrr ottered In thi place.
Paper and Ciar- -d I e.t hcr who eale or ro
lH LF.MMON St M L 111 A 1 .
July 50. 1WW. Mniti Street, KtK-nxbury.
LOOK WELL TO VOIR
JOHN D. THOMAS,
Ttoolnnd Shoe 3rilOi
'I'HEimder-lirned rrnpeet fully Inform hi nu
I merou cntomer and the public Kein'rallr
th'it re I prepared to tnnnurrtetiire IM) 1 Sana
SHOES of any deired slie or ouality. f rom.the
!lnet French eair-nkiii ho..ta to th eonre.t
hroiatis, in the TF.iiT bust m w!jr.R, on the
hortet notice, and at a moderate prices as
like work can he obtained anywhere.
The who have worn llooia and Shoes made
at mv etMihment peed no awirniice a to
the simerior on tilt r of my work. Other can
chIv t rnvnced of the fact if they wlllonly
trire me a trial. Try and ne convinced.
10- Kepwirin of H.ot and Shoe attendcJ
toj.rotnvtly and In n workmanlike inanner.
Thankful for pat raeor I feel nj?f
n.y work and prices will commend mc to a con
Usance audincrease "SnOYAS.
Parke's Marble Works,
139 rrnnUllM lrt, Jfcw-wsi.
A fONI'MF.ST?. HEA" and i o.m
ltl 8TONKS,COFNTK nu i,.ini
x.i.. rr . t. uiuTiriH tnantl-l
f lectured of the very beat Italian audi
Ainrm'nn .iiptiuct. iniir7 ..c
tion rnaranteed in price, deshro and
IW Orders rcvpectf uUy solleltd ,
tn , prompi ly nun a i i i'ji
O'.t. -I-m. J0U FAH4E.
I'Altl.lfU, UIASUIXO, lYI!.
Everything beKufiftil, darling, tnnat fade;
Tim rose aul llie lily, the pride of the field,
A ml myrtle, which hides the rude marks of
t lie spade.
Where lovM ones are sleeping, will alt
li.ire to yield
To Tiiue's lU!-y gleaner, who gathers tbo
leaves,
And unopened lnnlsin the forest and plain,
To carefully Mud. them in bundles and
sliei vt s.
And carry them to return not again.
Everything hcttutiful, (larlinsr, mustchAuge;
The woodland, the meadow, and course of
the stream;
Those scenes now familiar, ere long will
seem strange.
And only he thought of as seen in a dream,
Or pictures of memory long hung away,
And faded by age, or the dust of the past;
Kach moment of pleasure refuses to stay.
The voice of the Jtepbyr is lost in the biast.
Everything benntifiil, darling, must, die.
And that ttbich increase will surely de
crease; The sturdy old ..alt as a dnst-hean will lie.
The song and the linger will both have to
cease; j
Y"I there a hop; that cadi beautiful thing
i hough not in this lito will have leiiig
niMf) more;
The heart, like tbo ivy, to lovei! ones will
c!i"
When fallen, and creep to Kler.iity'sshore. j
Everything leautif;il, darling, must fadf,
Mntchange and must die, be it never so
grand;
And nothing eudiireth that ever was made,
For Tin!.- has the day in his own cuuuing
liand;
The spirit immortal he hnmbleth not,
He build, though, and crumbles its dwell
ing of clay ;
When everything earl hly, and Time is fur
K't, The spirit will laugh at the thought cf
decay.
TALK OT THE FROSTIER.
There lial lw?eti a murder at Red Pox
Ran. one of the tributaries of the Smoky
Hill River, in Western K.tnas,
A murder was not a novel thing in those
l;iys, for of the eighteen men sleeping iu
the unfenoeo graveyard on top of the tin
diluting t ight hank of Red Fox Rim, not
one of them had died a natural death.
Eleven had been killed in the nummcr of
'61, by the comhinci band of Sananter and
Roman Nose, when all the tribes on the
plains united against the whites. Four
had lieen killed iu bar-room rows, one in a
duel, and two by Wild Horse Smith, one
of the most noted desperadoes that had ever
came to Red Fox.
Rut Wild Horse' Smith was tried by a
jury, each time, at but a few hours after
the crimes, and it was proved to the satis
faction of bis peers, that the dead men
pulled first, but Smith, with his usual luck
and dexterity got, in the first shot.
In view of these facts, no jury of that
kind, and in tint day, could do otherwise
than to bring in a verdict of justifiable
homicide ; so Wild Horse Smith was ac
quitted, and became the model of the many
bad tuc-n and the terror of the few good
onr s.
He -as a tall, bony man of thirty-five,
with grey eyes, long, black hair, and long
leathery cheeks, as devoid of beard as the
plains about Red Fox Run was of trees.
Four or five families had moved to this
part of the State, to farm in the rich bot
tom. Among them was "Zackary" Bow
man, who had a family consisting of his
wife and five children, the oldest, Sarah, a
handsome, healthy looking girl of twenty.
As there were very few young ladies in
Red Fox compared to the number of men,
and as there was not one who at all equal
led Sarah Bowman in personal charms, she
nt onco became the belle of the settlement,
and was besieged by a dozen marriageable
men, among whom Wild Horse Smith stood
first in his own opinion.
Theie was another young man named
Henry, who was very devoted, and still
another, Frank Col ton, a sturdy, steady
young fellow of some five or six and twenty.
So prudent was Sarah Bowman, that not
one of her admireis felt himself to be the
favored one. But it must not be imagined
from this that she bad not a preference.
There was one whose footfall was very
welcome, whose presence shortened the
bouts, and whose voice was music, and this
was Frank Colton. He did not know' his
good fortune, for he never, being a bashful
fellow, told his love.
The people often discussed the chances
of the rivals, and the shrewd ones "reck
oned it lay between Wild Horse Smith,
Ilenzy and Frank Colton." with th9
chances of winning in favor of the first, as
it wasn't thought to be safe to run against
Smith for anything, And more than one was
afraid the rivalry would end in trouble.
Whether Sarah Bowman was the cause
or not, there was a man. murdered at Red
Fox Run.
The body was found about two miles
from the settlement, up the stream, and
when it was brought in, lying across a
hoi so, everybody thatsawlhe body, and that
was everybody in the settlement, recognised
it at once as the remains of young Ilenzy.
Jle had not been killed by the Indians
the most unpracliccd eye could see that at
a glance, for opart from the bullet hole in
bis head and two iu his breast, the body
had not been mutilatled. The long hair
aud the clothing was as intact at when, on
the day before, he had beeu seen to ride
away with Trank Colton.
The news of the murder and the fact
that Sarah Bowman waa dangerously sick
with the fever, that rendered her uncoo
scious, came to the people together ; and,
of course, the gill's illness was attributed
Uj the eboc Ueuzy't dli gave her, aud
from this the people reasoned that the
murdered roan was the favorite.
Before Heuzy was buried on the bill
above Red Fox Run, making the number
nineteen, twelve of the enlighted settlers
held an inquest, aad Wild Horse Sic ith was
made foreman. To be sure it was hardly
a leg si body, as theic was not a coroner
within one hundred miles ; but the settlers
were determined to go through the legal
forms, as they had tried their foreman, and
o they examined all the wounds, made all
the inquiry they could as to who had been
with Ilenzy, and although no information
was giveu them that they were not aware
of, the twelve men with an all legal solem
nity, locked themselves up iu the faro room
of the Coyote saloon, and with some spir
itual refreshments on the table, sat down
to solve the mystery of llcuzey's murder.
Frank Coltou had a great many friends
in the settlement, fot he was honest, tem
perate, aud iudusti ious ; but as the foremnu
of that jury put the case, the warmest
friend of the young man were forced to
think "things looked bad again Frank,
and his sUiyiu' away is a powerful strong
p'int."
The people were not thercforo surprised i
when the jury asserted, as their verdict !
first, that Ilenzy was murdered with some j
tire-aim, and second, that all the evidence J
pointed to Frank Coltou aa the nfaii who !
fired the shots. j
One, two weeks passed, and 6till Frank
Colton, as if dieading to come near the
scene of his crime, remained away, though
his crops needed his attention.
All they wanted now to proceed with the '
trial was tho culprit, whom they were pre- ,
nared to tbt monii.t. be tnt it. utt sa o I
pearancc.
Theie was considerable flutter in Red
Fox Run, when, on the fifteenth morning,
smoke was seen rushing from Frank Col
ton' house, aud examination of the pit-ni-ises
develoed the fact that the owner of
the house was at home.
A few hours from this time the twelve
jurors, with Wild Horse Pniiih t their '
head, and ritlns on their shoulders, walked
down iu military order, surrounded tho 1
house, and called on Frank Colton to come !
out. j
There was not a little surprise ou their
part w hen Frank walked boldly out, with
his left arm iu a sling, and looked at his
neighbors with such astonishment in his 1
face, that if it were not genuine, showed
that he was u actor of no ordinary type.
As foreman of that jury, it became Wild
Horse Smith's duty (he did it with a won
derful amount of chcei fulness however,) to '
inform Frank he was a prisoner, aud why. !
The twelve men mw Frank Colton'a
face turned ashy pale, and he staggared up
to the house for support, as he gasped ;
"Henzy murdered ?"'
' He's number nineteen tin thar on the
bill,' replied Smith, nodding iu thatdircc-
tion. We'll give yo a fair trial, Frank, ;
but you mout as well know that every- !
thing's agin y, an' everybody on Red Fox
Run has made up their mind that you
killed Ileuzy,"' said one of the men who :
was a great stickler for law aud order. j
Frank Coltou denied it then, but it wis
too late. He was made a prisoner and :
marched down to the Coyote saloon, w here
a court was at once established, and Wild j
Horse Smith, having bhown unexpected
legal acumen as foreman of the coroner's j
jury, was selected as judee.
Everybody was there but Sarah Bowman.
She was in bed, worn down with the fever,
aud barely over her delirium.
The trial went on with a rapidity that
would startle an Eastern court of justice,
and it was shown that Fiauk Colton was
the last person seen with the muidered
man ; that he was himself wounded, as by
the resistance offered by the wounded man ;
that he Med, remaining away two wocks ;
and finally, that there was a motive for
the acr, as they were both suitors fvr the
same girl's baud, aud for some time an ill
feeling was supposed to exist bet w ecu
them.
The jury came to a conclusion without
leaving the chairs which had been brought
from the Coyote saloon for their accommo
dation. They found Frank Coltou guilty
of the murder with which he was charged.
Then Wild Horse Smith, who had reason
to know something of the judicial form of
proceeding in such cases, asked Frank if he
could offer any reason why sentence of
death should not be passed.
In reply, Frank acknowledged that whee
he left the settlement, Henzy .was in bis
company, and that they had ever been
friends. He parted with Henzy npthe iuu,
and continued himself toward Fort llarker,
where lie expected money from his friends 1
in tho Fast. That when he was about ten
miles from tho settlement, he was himself
shot by some person or persons secreted
near his route. That his arm was broken,
and he would have.coine back at once, but.
fe'.l iu with an army train returning from
Fond Creek, and the surgeon gave him all j
attention, and took him on to Haiker, j
where he had becu for ten days under at- j
tendance.
This was all said in a plain, fearless way
that accounted for everything, and should i
have cmied conviction with it; but the !
judge had made np his mind, and with j
well effected solemnity, passed the sentence
of death aud then pointed to a tiee back of i
the Coyote saloon aa a suitable place for j
the execulba.
There was no want of rope, und Frank
Colton was at once seized, and the jury,
with wenderful zeal, were about to pick
him up aud carry him to the tree, when
they were startled by a piercing cry, and
the next instant Sarah Bowman, pale as a
spectre, with her hair disheveled, aud her
brown eyes twice their usual size, rushed
in and threw her arms about Frank Colton.
"Men, you are about to become murder
ers !"' she shrieked, as the bravest started
back in affright.
"Do you want the murderer of Ilenzy ?"'
she asked, fasteuiug hei eyes ou Wild
Horse Smith.
"Yes ! yos T' cried the crowd.
"Then sieze him 1 I saw lain do the
deed, and there he stands !"
"Her long white finger waa pointed at
Smith, who now turned livid, loamed at
the mouth, and finally hissed:
"It's a lie !"
"Seize him before be escapes, and hoar
me out."
There was a ring of command In her
voice, aud sorre of the party drew their
pistols, aud laid their hands on the judge.
Then Sarah Bowman told how she had
been up the run, gathering flowers, the
morning of the murder ; bow she saw
Ileuzy aud Frank Colton shaking bauds
when they parted , aud then that Wild
Horse Smith rode down a ravine, out of
Henzy's sight, soon after which she hoard
three shots ; and then saw Smith gallopiug
away as if in pursuit of Colton.
"Wild Horse Smith U the ouly man in
this part of the country who has Spencer's
title; aud there are the three shells I
found near Ileuzy a body. Whose guu
will they fit ?'
The shells were passed from hand to
hand; they we:e Smi.h's. Tho body waie:
burned, and the balls found to til the shells,
and Frank Colton shewed a similar ball
that had been taken from his arm.
How quick tlte current of public opinion
changed, and how bravely they resisted
Smith's efforts to got away ! They saw
through all and selt that the brave girl's
illness was the rcim't of the shock the mur
der gave her. lie confessed, defiantly, aud
was hanged back of the Coyote saloon,
with the rope that had been prepared for
Coltou. Then another grave was added to
those on the bank of the Red Fox Run
number twenty and the bit of board at
the head had rudely carved on it, "Wild
Horse Smith, hangtd for the murdered of
Ilenzy."
Red Fox Run is a well-to-do, law-abiding
place now, within sound of the locomotive
whistle. Sarah Bowman is Mrs. Coltou,
and while Frank thinks her the best woman
iu the world everybody in that region thinks
her the bravest.
Let rs Help one Anothfr. This little
sentence should be written on every heart
and stamped on every memory. It should
be the golden rule practiced not only in
every household, but throughout the world.
By helping one another we not only remove
thorns from the pathway and anxiety from
the miud, but wo feci a sense of pleasure
in our own hearts, know ing we are doing
a duty to a follow creature. A helping
hand, or an encouraging word, is no loss
to us, yet it is a benefit to others. Who
has not needed the encouragement and aid
of a kind friend? How soothing, when
perplexed with some task that is mysteii
ous and burdensome, to feel a gentle hand
on the shoulder and to hear a kind voice
whispering, "Do not feel discouraged. I
sec your trouble let me help yon. What
a strength is inspired, what btq-e created,
what sweet gratitude is felt, and the gi-cat
difficulty is dissolved as dew beneath the
sunshine. Yet, let us help one another by
endeavoring to strengthen aud encourage
the weak aud lifting the burden of care
from the weary and oppressed, that life,
may glide smoothly ou and the fount of bit
terness yield sweetwater; and He, whose
willing hand is ever ready to aid us, will
reward our bumble cudeavors, and every
good deed will be as "bread cast upon the
waters to return after many days," if not
to us, to those we love.
Beans iv IUr.nEL.-Tho L'wellj(Mass.)
Courier says : "One day last week a party
in a wholesale country produce store in this
city proposed a guessing match in regard
to the number of pea-beans in a barrel of
that vegetable. There w ere several grocers
in the store and their estimates varied from
40,000 to 4,000,000, all giving w ild guesses.
It was ascertained that there are about
566,000 pea-beans in a full barrel ; this re
sult being obtained by counting the num
ber of beans in a pound weight, aud mul
tiplying that by the number of pounds in
the barrel. This of course would give only
an approximate number, as the figures for
each pound will very probably vary slight
ly, and the staled number of pounds in a
barrel may also vary. A gentleman of an
advanced mathematical education who hap
pened in waa asked to guess the number of
beans. He reached a result by measuring
one bean, and then figuring how many of
the beans could be put in the barrel. He
placed the number in the barrel at 2,000
less than the result obtained by the easier
method of calculation, and his figures may
be even more correct than those by the loose
method."
The farmer boy will soon again begin to
wonder why they dou't invent a potato
planter.
A2t IM
. th
An excecdingiD A clGASTfc f
made a few days ag3l kbtccrt.
men while out hunting
Augusta, some fourteen ,ovMT 'M
from Maysville, Ky. While be0""
i
,
Willi
for game npon the lands of S. K. " f
.ne tanas 01 . iv. .,-,,. me centre t.f 11 Z V .
or . ini"&3&
of youugelms, upon thevfd by ,e di v aonr 'T I'fecllypn
well known farmer
dense thicket
. . . . . . ' ' I. .
me 01 one or the hills, their dogs suddenly
disappeared through an opening some three
or four feet in diameter, which proved
upon examination to be the entrance to a
cavern that promises to rival iu magnifi
cence and grandeur the world-renowned
Mammoth Cave of southern Kentucky.
The mouth of this cavern appears to have
... .
been covered with a Urge, Mat rock that
slipped away from the opening, together
with a large mass of earth, aud this acci
dentally indicated the existence of the
cave. The stone, wbicli-evidently answer
ed for a front door to a dwelling of some
of the mysterious people who lived and had
their being in the Ohio valley anterior to
the adrent of the modem Indian, was
nearly overgroww w ith moss, and measured
fire feet or more one way and a little less
than four feet the other. Underneath the
moss has been traced a hieroglyphical in
scription, which it is not improbable to
suppose may hare been made for the pur
pose of sygnifying to the passer-by, as our
modern door plates do, the names of the
dwellers inside.
The characters occurring most frequent
ly in this symbol writing are a circle di
vided by a pereiidicnlar line, a represen
tation ( a double lodge, and irregular,
wavy lines, supposed to indicate water.
Some of our local antiquarians have de
ciphered the circular figure to signify unity
or the union of two branches of the same
family. The idea appears to be strength
ened by the rude drawuig of the united
hnlges. From this interpretation, it is in
ferred that two families, possibly connected
by ties of consanguinity, lived together in
this pre historic dwelling. The lines that
are supposed to represent water are similar
to those given by Mr. Schoolcraft in his
Antiquities of America aa meaning fluids.
. . .
some association w:th the Ohio river, which
is dibtant from the spot not more than half
a mile.
The young men who stumbled, as it j
were, npou a knowledge of the existence
of this underground wonder, were too '
much startled and awe stricken to attempt
atthattime the exploration of the unknown
regions, to the brink of which accident
had led them. But on the following morn
ing they procured a suj ply of candles,
ropes aud other articles used in cave ex
plorations, and headed by an intrepid
young fellow named Stephen Wyatt, re
paired to the entrance aud began the de
scent. At the beginning the avenue of
entrance dropped perpendicularly four feet,
when it sloped gradually at an angle of
forty-five degrees, varying in width from
four to twelve feet, for a distauce estimated
at about one hundred yards, terminating
abruptly iu a chamber about eighty feet
square and thirty feet or more in height.
The appearance of this room is described
as being peculiaily grand and impressive.
Immense stalactites dropped from the ceil
ing, and glistened in the light of the can
dles like masses of solid silver. The floor
was covered with a clean white sand, such
as is found uou the seashore, to the depth
often or twelve inches. The young men,
who had never witnessed such a sight as
the interior of this cavern presented, were
lost in wonder and amazement, and were i
eager to return to the surface, but one
more bold than the rest urged a further ex
amination, to which the others reluctantly
consented. An examination of the cham
ber revealed the fact that there was no
mode of continuing tiie journey, except
through a small opening near the fl jor,
that required the party to proceed on their
hands and knees.
A distance of a
hundred feet or more
was accomplished in this way, when tho
leader was startled to find himself at the
brink of .1 precipice overlooking a pit of
Stygian blackness. He was so shocked by
the discovery of his danger that 1 e lost his
. ...
presence of niTnd, and would have toppled
over into the abyss had he not been seized
by one of his companions aud drawn back.
The party were again tempted to return,
but Wyatt insisted with firmness upon pur
suing the journey as far as ft could be ac
complished with safety. A strong ror-e
was theu fastened to a projecting crag, aiid
one by 0110 the young men dropped into
tbe pit, which proved to Le sbout twenty
feet in depth. At this point they encoun
tered a sIojkj or incline, composed of a con
fused mass of roof rock, down which they
scrambled to the bottom, where they found
themselves in a large vaulted chamber,
more than a hundred feet in height, filled
with stalactites, stalagmites, and the curi
ous formations that have rendered so at
tractive the great cave of Edmonson county.
In the centre of this room them loomed
np out of the datkuess an immense square,
moss-covered bunch of loose stones, care
fully laid one upon the other, after the
fashion of the rock fences common in this
section of country. There could be no
doubt that this monument or cairn was the
lvbult ui hunnau Isboi, (mpcudwxi probably
XVmiEU 13.
ousands of Vears
rchngne. for ...
, earcopb,, for ocr' t"P of thin
- si a fi rm
by s,b, f , ;r'UTe ' be.
waa
! transported fro...
evHJentl
RtiiTi
ce.
They ni.
,,Hd been 1,1.0...... a
"HI? a Mikm 1.
small :..'" ;w'.'u murf mi-,w
':"'". I7h7' of tree.
a
of
" - ,,,e niy atmo.,!.-.
pr-
f.re was no appear, ,, D " care,
,v ''-'t " probable i"h bod T"h v.1
l'-v ro',e In air, denuded.!-
ncio auie imin 1 o. . . -
ivcreable mid .m'S?
mau oer eiirn. . . ,mJ
cava
The skull n.cHsmV, " e2 ''fnl
i.i the shortest dianA tbe floor. d
left side an indentation, ,3,Jun
a severe blow. ilioae of a
In the vault at the side o!,lph,
was found an implement of i?''"
, ret three u ches in kngth. that.
four pounds, and appwara'to have been
tended for a weapon of defence. It u
roughly made, and was probablv fashioned
from the native coppnr of the lake reciom.
1 he sword I slightly bent, taj-ers to a point,
and has somewhat the appearance of a saw
tipon its cutting edge. A rude effort at
decoration is made upon the handle bv ir
regular lines running entirely around it.
Iu close proximity to this interesting relio
, was lonna what was at first taken to be a
rude bowl of the same metal, bnt It has
, since been decided that it is a helmet or
j head covering. A 6tone ax of elegant
j wotkmanship. seven flint arrow points, a
j stone pipe carved lorepresent a frog, a piece
; of buck.kin four inches square and stained
j red, a pairof sandals woven from vr re table
fibre, and a water vessel of sun-baked clay
were also found.
The latter is a very leautif.il specimen.
It appears to be made from clay, tempered
with skill, and is very similar in desin Ut
the pottery occasionally found in Teunessee,
Arkansas and some of the other southern
states, aud known among antiquarians as
the "mound buildeiV w ater cooler." Tl a
specimen in my possession weighs one
pound and ten ounces, and holds exactly
two and a half pints.
Most of the specimens dcscriWd above
were brought out of the cave by the young
men 011 their return t daylight and re
moved to the hotel at Augusta, where they
continue to attract crowds of the curiously
inclined. They will ultimately lie sent to
one of the scientific institutions .f the
country, probably to the Smithsonian.
Tho country in the neighliorhood of this
wondciful cavern is full cf excitement.
! u,lin1'ea's of people flocking to the pi
ace.
; though few venture beyond the entrance.
no owner r this land, Mr. each, is very
1 jubilant, and has declined lare offers for
. he place. A further exploration will be
made shortly under scientific auspices.
Th e Ces t wst a ?. Cijock. The Thomas.
, ton (Ct.) cm respondent of the Nangantuclc
Valley Stntiitfl d. scnbe the great Centen
! iiial clock built at Thomaston as follows :
i The clock fur Memorial Hall is completed
, and will no doubt do its duty faithfully.
There are 1,100 pieces, the estimated
j weight of all being six tons. Tbe main
j wheels measure four feet in diameter. The
j pendulum ball and tod weigh between 7hJ
I and 800 pounds, tho rod being 14$ feet
: long, aud connected with the chck work
by what is known as graity evcape-ment.
and makes two second bnts. The rod is
of sleel and t compensate for contraction
i and expansion i cnc.ised iu two cylinders,
' one of zinc Pt)d one of steel, which, by thtir
' relative expansion upward, maintain a nni
j form center of oscillation. Ibis escape.
meui is Uittereut lrom that usert
in larce
clocks heretofore const 1 oried bv thi
j pany, and some fears were felt about its
success. But uiu'er tho skilful planning of
me foreman, -oh ISorton. t-verv rrt
seems to do its work pei feet ly. The clock
stands eight feet high. There will be sixty
or m.ro dials connected wyh the clock,
which will be ruu by electricity, tbe bauds
moving with every Wat of tbe pendulum.
The clock for Independence Hall will stand
r.bout font teen inches higher than this 0110.
It is in the works now ; aK one that is to
goto New Jersey, w bic'.i is to be done in
loot six week. Aud while we are speak
ing about clovka, the company sent one to
iiiciuiinii a wiuie ago, which camea lour
I sets of hands and lias four ten-feet dials.
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wii'cu uas not vaneii twenty second iu
three months. These clocks have an at-
: tacliment that turns tm the gas at night and
j otf in the morning, v. hero tbey have iiluniiu-
a.cu ci;ai.
EcrcNTRic Dietetit. There is in De
troit a young man '2A years of Ace. a nativ
of England, who has never oaten a particle
of flesh meat in any form. He bag never
ca,c, potatoes cr any kind of gaidea
j iriiiuicB. iieu ne an -..'.it a I u age ot
I I-' 3 ears his patents made an effort to force
him to eat meat, fih. and vegetables, and
! failing to do mo at borne, sent him to a
boarding school. Here the authorities, nn-
der ;be advice of physicians, used every
effort t make him eon form to the diet of
tho institution, even going to the length of
keeping him imprisoned for four days. dur.
I i. t i. ..i r. j . ...
ing which he absolutely refused to eat the
animal food placed btTttre h:rn, and only
ate a small quantity of bread and drank a
little water. His natural repugnance to
flesh, fish, and vegetables has not been
abated one iota by the change of climate
and jts-sociatiotiH. II is diet consists of eggs,
bread, pudding, pie, tv-a and coffee, and lie
is a small eater. He has a healthv apiear
ance, ami is of avei age plumpness. There
apar tube no unpleasant consequences at
tending Ids persistence iu his peculiar diet,
except that his teeth are generally decayed.
The writer questioned him as to his repug
nance to the several kinds of meat, and be
answered thnt he regarded rlh, vegetable,
and fish with the sarue feelings of avetsion
that ht; felt toward dirt.
TmiEEjears ago a beautiful and accom
plished, but thoughtless and giddy, voting
girU residing 011 Wabash avenue, "rejected
the suit of an eligible ymng mau who had
Ion wooed and worshipped her. TLe
young man iu his disappointment vowed
never again to addiessa woman, but to
live and die a happy bachelor ; and yester
day while he Mas walking up West Har
rison street, with a blush rtwe in his but
tonhole, he saw his former love in a back
yaid with a skirt thrown over her bead
and her husband's Arctic on, trying to
split a toe that was all koota with sn axc
thai was not all e-l. Ci- Tribw.
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