©J is ®o 3k
Whole No 2867,
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Train* leave Lewistown Station as fellows :
llejftcard.* Eastword.
Philadelphia Express. a 53 a. m. la 17 a. m.
Baltimore '• 4 40 a. in.
Fast I.inc. 6 14 p. m. 6 00 a. m.
I>ny Express, 10 51 a. in.
Cincinnati Express, 0 06 p. in.
Way Passenger, 9 24 a.in.
Mail, 4 29 p. in.
Emigrant. 10 18 a. m.
Through Freight, 10 45 p.m. 111 a.m.
Fast '• 6 47 a. ni.
Express " 12 30 p.m. 12 33 p. m.
Steele " 5 00 p. ni. 7 22 p. m.
I.oeal " 7 30 a. m. 3 00 p. rn.
Coal Train, 105 p. m. 11 04 a. rn.
I'nion Liue, S 55 p. ni.
Fare to Ilarrtsburg $210; to Philadelphia 5 85; to
Altoona 2 50; to Pittsburgh 6 60; fo Baltimore 5 20 ; to
York 3 20.
f3-The ticket office will be open 20 minutes before
the arrival of each passenger train.
10. E. ROBESON, Agent.
Omnibuses convey passengers to
and from all the trains, taking up or setting them
down at all points within the borough limits.
Poor House Business.
The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the '2d Tuesday of each month.
Kishacoqullias Seminary
AND
NORMAL SCHOOL.
rpHK Summer Session at this institution will begin
1 April 9, ISW, and continue 20 weeks. Cost jfor
Board "rs per session. $76. Day scholars, sl2.
Special attention paid to Normal Class this session-
The assistance of the County Superintendent is ex
pected For particulars address
rnar'il—"in S. Z. SUA IIP, Principal.
CrSO. W. ELDER,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mltflin. Centre and Hunting
don counties mv 26
mm* &> <&*
DENTIST.
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of
I.ewistown and vicinity. All in want of good, neat
wok will ilo well to give Flint a call.
Ib' may be found at all times at bis office, three
doors cast of H. >l. & K. Pratt's store. Valley street,
apt'.t-ly*
M. R. THOMPSON, D. D. S.
HAVING permanently located in Lewistown. otfers
ins professional services to the ladies and gentle
",on 'his place and viein
ances —best fatuilies.
Offi-e west Market street, near Eisettbise's hotel,
where lie can be found fr prof©.-: nal • >i■ -itltxit:tsi
lront the first Monday ..f © icli month until the fourth
Monday, when he wiil be absent on profess!' nal busi
ness one week. inoylu-tt
Allfii'JfMlfliif
At D. Grove's Store,
New Arrival uf Groceries and Confectioneries.
i\ GROVE would again inform the public that lie
I', lias iust received a fresh supplv. to which he
AV- uld call their attention. Novr i- tin- time to buy
cheap prune Molasses; the vry bertofSugars: prime
i 'otle. . 7 different kinds, put up in !'• lockage-'■ Corn
Starch. Farina. Honuny. 1 leans, and all kinds of Spices.
re.-h an ! tine; prime Cheese, pure Cider Vinegar.
'Baskets. Buckets. Brooms, and a variety of Dolls and
Notions for Children. Also, Raisins, 'l-'igs. Prunes.
('■ aunts. Almonds, .to- beside the largest assort
ment of Soaps to be found in town. Il.nr *hi >, and an
endle— variety of extracts, all of which will be sold
cheap for cash.
it ~ All kinds of Country Produce taken in ex
change for Goods.
Thankful for past favors, lie hopes by strict atten
tion t• i business to merit and receivo acuutibtianceof
the patronage of a generous public tnaylO
1060.
jNEW GOODS!
AT
NATHANIEL KENNEDY'S
STORE,
In the Odd Fellows' Hall.
JUST received from Philadelphia, a
very choice assortment of
O&IEHKMBSs, XSZSSZZSSi
Ginghams. Flannels, Cheeks, Hickorv, Foreign anil
Domestic Dry Goods of ull kinds.
ALSO,
Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Chocolate,
Essences of Coffee. Queettsware. Stone
ware. Hardware ami < '©darware,Shoul
ders, Hams, Mackerel, Herring,
Shad. Hoots and.
Shoes. Grain Bags. Also,
u tine lot of Whisky,
BRA D V ,
Wine and tiiu,
r>Al/I'. Ac.,
Ac., Ac,
which will be sold verv low. Country Produce laker
in exchange for goods by
N. KENNEDY.
Lewsitown, October li, 1565.
Lewistown Mills.
TIIE
HIGHEST CASH PRICES FDR WHEAT, ANU
ALL KINDS OF GRAIN,
■or received it on storage, at the option of tbos<
having it for the market.
They hope, by giving duo and personal al
tention to busin-aas, to merit a liberal share ol
publie patronage.
ISrPLASTER, SALT and Limeburners
COAL always on hand
WM. B McATEE & SON.
Lewistown, Jan. 1, 1865.-tf
The American Wine Plant.
TIIE undersigned having been extensively
engaged in growing Plants and manu
facturing Wine for the last four years, ar-;
prepared to furnish Plants the coming Spring
at the following rates: sls per hundred, oi
$12.50 per hundred when a thousand ormon
Aire ordered, Each plant will make from on
to two gallons of wiae the first season, equa
io the best Sherry Wines of Europe. Sam
pie wine forwarded by express at the whole
sale price, $3 per gallon. Letters of inquiry
orders for wine and plants promptly attendee
to by addressing,
KELLY & KLECKNEK
t'7~2m* Buffalo X Roads, Union co ,'pa.
1328. HOOP SKIRTS, G2B.
HOPKINS' "Own Make,"
Manufactured and Sold
Wholesale & Retail,
.iVo. C2B Arch Street, Philadelphia.
THE most complete assortment of Ladies'
Misses'and Children's HOOP SKIRTS,
' : in this City; gotten up expressly to meet the
wants of first class trade; embracing the
newest and most desirable Styles and Sizes
of "Gore Trails," of every length—from
,|to 4 yds. round,—2o to 50 Springs, at 2to
> $5 00. Plain Shirts, all lengths, from 2} to
, 3 yards round the bottom, at ?l 40 to $3 15.
Our line of Misses' and Children's SKIRTS
are proverbially beyond all competition, for
' variety of styles and sizes—as well as for
' finish and durability; varying from Bto 33
inches in length, 6 to 35 Spring at 35 cts. to
$2 25. All Shirts of "OUR OWN MAKE"
are warranted to give satisfaction; but Bi;r
■ NONE AS SUCH, unless they have "Ilopkin's
Hoop Skirt Manufactory, No. 028 Arch St."
Stamped on each Tab !
Also, constantly on hand, GOOD SKIRTS j
; Manufactured in New York, and the Eastern i
j States, which we sell at very low Prices. A j
J lot of cheap Skirts—ls springs, 85 cts.; 20 !
springs, $1 00; 25 springs, $1 15; 30 springs,
! $1 25 and 40 springs $L 50.
made to Order and Repaired.
©3a-Terms CASH. ONE PRICE ONLY.
March 7, 1800-4 m.
'
Eiul of I lie War!
New Grocery and Provision
STORE.
rpH E subscribers have jn-t opened out on th© cornet
A of Market and Brown Streets, in the room lately
occupied by Edward Fry singer, AS A Tobacco and
Sejttir Store, a large, splendid and cheap assortment j
, j of Groceries. Provisions. A-e.. consisting in part of
I 'I he best qnalities ~f Sugars in the market, ranging
| from 1212 to 16. IS. 20 and 23 cents per pound.
! .Syrup. Sugar House and Baking Molasses.
1 S Laguvra and Rio Coffee, Totnson'.s celebrated I\it
t j ent C. it lees. Kio, Turk'y and Kssvlir-e of Cull.-v ; Ha
j ker's Chocolate: Imperial. Young Hyson. Oolong ami
• j Japan Teas, the finest atid tin- purest in die market.
A complete assortment of Spices, ground and !
i whole: Cream of Tarter, Soda, Bukdig and Washing j
I Salaratus. Stareli.
Dairy "alt in large and small sa,-ks, to suit pur-
I chasers.
; Briggs Swift's celebrated Cincinnati sugar cured
, ; Hams. Dried Beef; Burlington Herring, Ae.
. Sheppard's celebrated Pittsburg Crackers, water. i
. : Butter. Sugar: Soda and Ginger Snaps.
, i ,4ml everything that is generally tbnmi in a r.-guiar
. ; Groecry and Provision Store. All our'goods h.,v
. I been selected with gr> at care, and with the view to
t ] furnish the citizens of Lewistown and vicinity with a
. j first class of Groceries at a low figure. A share of the
j ; public patronage is re-beet fully solicited.
. I Country produce t#!,™n in exchange,
i inn© 7. WEB EH A SON.
iBOOM SHOE mm
IN THE WEST WARD.
Tlte undersigned has just opened a new an i large
Stock of BOOTS mid SSIOIOS m M:i|-.|Rt
! store room. West Maik.t street, l.i wr-t .wu 1. -w
j doers fr>-in the diam -ml .<ml opo- ■>.; •• ihsenl-is, s Ho
' j tel. wlo re will be i, tind ai v. en- .v st< kof I". ..h
--' I BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS,
SLIPPERS, <ScC!.,
for I.idics. Gentleman. Girls. Roy*. and Children, sc
j leete-i with mm-h care, ami wtiicli will be 5,,;,t ai r-a
sonubie pt i'-es for cash.
Cttston work w .'l ai-o be |<,-in<-ttt:.||y atti-uded to.
, tliis branch being underdo -uperinn mien©© of Wm
1 | T. MVito. an ski and • xi ■ . e-m-. workman.
) REPAIRING also h-.l 1..
. [ The public, as well as his fellow soldiers, are invited
! to give him a call and examine hi- stock.
. J FKANK H. WENT/,.
r j Lewistown, kept. 6,1565.
li ROVER i BIkER'S
! NEW AND IMPROVED <
No. 1, Prion £BO.
j JL ING JfA' HSNE CO. invite the attention of
j Tailors, Manufarturcrs of Clolhin?, Boots and
Shoes, and Carriage Trimmers,
[ and others requiring a rapid, light-running.and dura
j bio 1-ock. Sti c I Machine, to their new
No. 1 Sewing Machine^
It is of extra size, very sarong and powerful, easily
operated with little noise ; is adapted to every variety
of sewing from tiie thinnest muslin to the'heaviest
leather, and will work equally well with cotton,linen
or silk thread. Letters similar to the following aitt
being constantly received;
'Our niaeliinist and foreman have both thoroughly
examined and tested your No. ] J/aw itoies on differ
ent material, from the heaviest harness leather and
finest broadcloth and muslin to the thinnest 'issue
paper, without altering the tensions, and we find it
n I 'uukes a perfect stitch on all materials. I have tried
■ Singers and other machines for rears, and JIO
hesitation in.pronouncing vottr No 1 Shuffle.Va'-h-ue
j ttta be.-c by tar o; any machine w© have use-L
Wiluasi LOCK,
-Verehnnt Tailor, 121 Lake Street, Chicago."
"I am the fortunate possessor of one of your new
1. t No. 1 Shuttle .Ma-ditties; 1 have use<i the Singer
! sewing machine for tiic past few years, and itgtves
. me great pleasure to sav that this one is far superior
i :n all points to any that 1 have ever used or seen
[J ! 1 want 110 better. This machine can be seen at my
j shop at any tune. RECBIS SMITH.
Merchant Tailor, Lewistown. I'a
o ALL WHO WANT THE
lt LATEST AM) 15EST
,f j should not fail to call and see this new aspirant lor
' public favor, as it is destined to supersede all the
| heretofore popular .Machines for manufacturing pur
_ pose#.
Having the largest variety o! machines of any other
I Company, we can suit all tastes with a a maehincat
! prices front $55 to sllO. All machines warranted.
®-Grover A Baker's Cotton, Linen Thread and
I Machine Twist for sale.
Information and samples of sewing given by
P. F. LOOF, Agent,
y tepld-ly Lewistown. Fa.
' Brown's Mills.
undersigned are prepared to
0 - buv al! kiads of ITodttee for cash, or receivo on
store at Brown's Mills, Reedsvitic, Pa. We will have
6 oa hand
t Plaster. Salt and Coal.
5- We ictcnd keeping the mill constantly ruuLiug, xnd
1 have
,j /LdM, jIIH, iu., 13,
| for sale at the lowejt Market rates, at all times.
I m- rim public are nqaeated to girt us a coli.
I ep27tf H STRt'NS. A HOFFMAN3.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1866,
RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFITABLE IN
VESTMENT.
REVENUE EXTENSION
limit AJIM.Mi IIDII'I
OF NEVADA.
Capital Stock, $500,000,
Divided inlu 50,000 Shares, al §lO each.
OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT,
Hox. GEORGE P. FISIIEII,
Judge of the Supreme Court. Washington, D. C.
Ytcr. PRI;SII>EXT,
T. S. E M E II Y,
Philadelphia.
TREASURER,
i , E. B. HARPER,
| Of Harper, Dtiruey & Co., Bankers, Philadelphia.
SECRET ir.v.
LOCIS K. McDON'OUGIf,
Philadelphia.
SUPERIXTEXIIEVT AT THE MIXKS,
D. S. GUILDS,
Mining Engineer, Austin, Nevada.
< >FFICE,
.\o. 55, South Third St., Philadelphia.
Sliver Mining Profitable.
I hat the business of Mining and reducing silver !
quartz is immensely profitable, is amply attested L-V
J the results which have accrued from 'the mines <>f '
I M<- xien, Peru. Germany, and other silver-bearing ,
. countries, and that ;-ilver hides are remarkably rich'. '
! AS well its numerous, M Nevada, we have the testim,,-
! ny o|" sudi eniment and disinterested men as Bishop
I Simpson. Prof. SHliman, i'T of. James. lion. Horace j
'.reelv. Speaker Coltax and Senator Nve. who prr
sonally visited and inspected the mines, f, ©SIDES Imn
j dreds of other imlivtdttals who are uow engaged in J
: the BUSINESS of milling in that state. Prof. Silliman. I
WIN,-! :11 Nevada, delivered a lecture in th© eitv of
; Austin, during which HO said: '-Wo <-annul tnt'llT
• UI TLIS time when milling will rea.SE tube profitable in
' these lulls
i Bishop Simpson' of the Methodist church, in a lee- I
: title delivered in the city of New York, after Ins re- I
j turn from N'.-v.ola. said : ' Were the debt of our na-
T ton $2-I.OTNL.oon.OOO. there is wealth enough there, when
| our -i lit IS paid oil. to give to every J,. R Who : -
i turns ft- -rn our battle-fields tuuskets'of SJIV,.,. I H , IT . A ,| ■ 1
|OF iron. ■ * * Ido not now speak from idle
I -peculation, but I speak of that wealth from uL-rca- |
j tton (itid actual catcalati-ai.
What Dividend* may be Expected,
! As to the amount O4 dividends that may be reason- '
J ably expected from a .Silver Mining 1 'ompaiiy. open '
j ting in Nevada, it may be SET d TVN a- ranging liotn :
j LUA to LOOTT per cent, per annum, according T • the prre
GR<-SS made in the mines, and the quantity I f maefiin- '
! cry at work.
j IL-irp-.-rs' .Monthly Magazine F-T AUGUST - -NL - tied
I ..A I. -If on "Nevada." wis H. with rt-leren- e t'L TILE
profits OF 11 v 1 • I mining. -aid : - I: the mine HE uf ©V
■
I t- ' per rent a titoi-.tli to the tuv-'si-r; an i -dv- r - ,
t-iiie-s pre ttnln.e c-al mines. ),t that th'-y ar- •
■ and IN -y b• W . R I: d for g< n< 1 UA.!:- when
\ I- I ' -stt. i.E Phi i. ! pl. 1 IN-. |" ' -
•>i
MMISN-S of N. ~1 I - ,-W A- 1.,A: whenever w ,VK.-L
meiil. tin n- -:- - have paid q . ,to v -,T. |
per annum 1 p< T, the capital it, V.
WHAT other Companies arc Doing.
I There is nnt a -IN-G!,- Company now IN operation !
with their own tnaehlnery in Nevada, AS far AS we
have learned, that not - COMPLETE -u--e. -s. ,t|;
..-t'T.- 1.11 _ not ot.'v .IIN -■ Dividends. aud :
BE- J.r. • - ••!" te 11 ll.-, • poiidmg'v ad-
LUNAD. 1 -an--. .11 .Mar -It 2d. the -tsiie of i
ti:.- older T'-NIPANIE- were MINTED in tin- e:T -.- PAPERS '
'
] ! ar i'otosi. R-to;,: Impenal. *117; Crown Point, sl .(HO;AI- '
p! FJ'-". \ T-llow .laekf. 4:;-)."' IBE original price O! j
: tie se 5;,., j , was -.'el— son flit, in o|,LV 51".
And tbe Compaai,- mor-- R. - entlv organize, l ar.- me.
a whit 1- SS pro-pi 1 oi-. but as tar AS J mgr. ,J _, V ,-
every proti „t n ultimata TU,-,-,-,, ,"}, A N
that ,'IEJIIEVE.L by tlie 1 O-TAL .T fat; Iy. FOR example,
J the -toe!; 1 f the Itaie A- Norcfosst mpattv of Nevada, I
which a few months ago was worth only S4U, is now
quote 1a!-!1- I. S--. al~o, tin It- -1- 1 and Reese RIVER
Mining (' tt.-p my. wlu.-h . 0111111 in- -1 w..rk only last !
v s
uj> TO -•. 05, a 1 1- I 011 T IT.- IST OI . J ar- -H had a.I , TO .
The \aiural roiKTiisiou.
: It may therefore bo safdy ASSERTED'hat no other i
, enterprise, requiring the association of capital, offers I
iSO many imbi--. 111. aits for investment. -th *0 tilth. ■
1 rink, AS Stiver Mining. Jirrrt/ Otmjtrtat/ that turns a
; mine, ipJ utUl kfntettft/ go to MCSI BE T SUCCESS! |
] It cannot poxxibly fail. The 011U difference between
j companies at >r<rrk w ill I.e in tin- <>, ~■- of TH©J R div
i idends.
THI- REVEM E EXTEVSIO4 SILVER MIMM.
LOMPAVV
Are the owners of NI Nl/I'KEN I I'.B valuable Ledges |
I amounting to 41.000 linear feet (the chief of which is
' the Revenue Extension Lead, one of the richest ever I
discovered in that district > all of which are situated
j upon tiie celebrated Liinder lliii. IN ar Austin, Neva- |
! da. The Hopkins' Tunnel, WHICH commences at the J
J foot "f Lander Hill, and will pierce the hill from side |
to side, running at right angles with the Silver Vents.
' and will cut in its course upward of one hundred and
j fifty mines (this number being already located), is
also the property ol this Company. Work upon this
! tunnel is being pushed forward with energy, and has
F already reached upward of three hundred feet.
The Superintendent telegraphs from Austin, Neva- I
da. under date of February 22d, lSi>>. AS follows: I
"At work on Revenue Extension Mine; ore taken j
I out to-day assays $4.">7,15 to the ton. Work on Hop- T
i kins' Tunnel advanced 70 feet si oca LAST dispatch j
(February 2.1,/'
And again, under date of March sth. as follows:
••Receipts in bullion 51.900. Tunnel advanced IT9 :
feet. Revenue shaft 20 feet.'"
What Other* Say About It.
Tlte Philadelphia Commercial List of March 3d. '
contains a letter from one of its correspondents, dated J
Austin, Nevada, February 5, ISRTG. which says :
"AT the lower extremity of the city of Austin — '
quondam Clifton— where Pony Canon debouches into |
Reese River Valley, a project LOTS been commenced, j
which, if carried out in accordance with the plan of J
UIOSC WHO conceived the scheme, will prove one of I
the most magnificent works of the day. and which I
CANNOT LVIL TO HANDSOMELY reward those" who push it I
F® completion. I allude to tiie Hopkins' Tunnel, j
Ibe Revenue Extension Mining Company, owning
this tunnel have a scries of ledges lying parallel I
with each other, located upon the hill, at the foot of |
which this work continences, and will cut at nearly
a right angle each lode with which it comes in eon- :
tract throughout its entire length, and TIIEV can be I
numb, red by the score — the lull BWU literally seam- I
J ea with them. As this great work progresses, vein
1 after IC-IU ot tho"rock bearing the precious metal will j
I,E crossed, at a depth SUFFICIENT to render their work- 1
tng profitable, each in succession being cut et & ©tea-'- i
er .depth front the SURFACE than the preceding one. ;
T owing to the rising of tb© hill in which thev are'vuv'- 1
ed. I pon these veins, after they are crossed, WUT^K- J
1 men <-au ye engaged in extracting the ores upon eith- I
er side, of the tunnel, without in unv manner liinder- (
ing its progress.
The Success of lite (ontpauy Certain.
It is THUS apparent thai the Revenue Extension i
Stiver Mining C .oapany luive progressed so far in J
tlu-ii oporations th:it >ucu*>s is j o* oi l*/ ccrft i j
ACTL VI.LT AT THE DOOR. Before tiie ELOSO Of the COtlt- I
■ng summer—perhaps by the nnddl — it will he rank- !
ed amongst the DIMDtND-PAYING >-ot?N):inies,aud 1
1 T its STOCK will, in all probability, advance t->"TA.",. .F/O. or I
, perhaps even flou per share. Therefore, ,u„o it the I
, tin E to meat. Only a small portion of th.- work in E
capital yet remainsunsold, aud the Directors ATE ani- ,
ious that it shoula be disposed of immediately, in or- j
der thai there may be no delay in the prosecution of :
the work in han L Hence this jadrgrtlaemen*.
I Price of shares 510, free of assessment.
Certificates issued as soon AS FUNDS are received. 1
Persons wishing to invest, whethei 1NK,. 0r.-t-- IT i
amounts, may rc-tnit to or .addross
1 I L". B, HARPER, Tre tsurer,
INO. 55 TJOL'TU XtilUD ZIT. I'UILA.
II FRYBINGER. Lewistown. Pa.. General -AGEU .
Philadelphia, Match 11- LFOC-. it
POE T R _
BETTER THAN GOLD.
#
Bi'itcr than gran,lour, bntk-r than <joM.
1 nan rank and titles u thousand fold,
is a noaithy hody. a mind at ease,
And sitnjth- pl lsures that ahvavs please:
If'T ' , T < '*\ n ''''' * for another's woo
And share his joys with a genial glow.
I*ll ' sympathies large enough to enfold
Alt men j.- brothers, is better than gold.
Hotter than gold is a conscience clear,
Ihough toiling for hread in an humble sphere.
Jtonhiv hlcst with content and health.
untrit*l by tbo ln<t of caret* or wealth ;
I-owly living and lofty thought
Adorn and en a, ,I,lc a poor man's cot.
ror mind and morals in nature's plan
Are the genuine test of a geutleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
Of the sons of toil when their labors close;
Better than gold is the poor man's sleep
And the halm that drops on his slumbers deep,
{•ring sleeping draughts to the downv bed
W here luxury pillows his aehiug head
"is simple opiate labor deems,
A shorter road to the land of dreams.
Better than gold is a thinking mind.
That IU the realm of hooks can find
A treasure surpassing Australian ore.
And live with the great and good of yore,
The sage s lord and the poet's lay,
'1 he glories of empire passed away.
The world's great drama will thus enfold
And yield a pleasure oetter than gold.
Better than gold is a peaceful home.
Where ail the fireside charities come,
The shrine of love, the heaven of life,
Hallowed by mother, sister or wife,
However humble the home may be.
Or tried with sorrow by heaven's decree.
The blessing- that never were bought or sold
And centre there., are better than gold.
MISGELLATTY.
A Thrilling' Narrative- Miraculous Escape
of Parties from a Cave.
The Indianapolis llerald of the
12th contains a letter written at Leav
enworth on the Bth inst., in which tin
account of an exploration of the cele
brated ' Dead Man's Cave," situated
near Leavenworth, is given. It eon
tains several thrilling incidents. The
exploring parly consisted of Major
Throe I (mi >rion of Louisville, Captain
Holcraft, .Sheriff Swayne, Dr. E. R.
Ilawn and Lyman E. Knapp of this
place. Mr Jesse Brandon of Nashville,
and the Herald's correspondent. The
party proceeded to the subterranean
river, which flows through the c-ave.
when, says the letter, a consultation
was had upon tUe hank, to determine
whether an attempt should be made to !
cross in its present swollen condition.
Mr. Knapp, Sheriff Swayne and
myself suggested an abandonment of !
the cxp litiou. but were overruled bv !
Dr. Ilawn, Major Throckmorton, Cap
tain Iloleralt and Mr. Brandon, who.
while admitting the dangerous charac
ter of the attempt, declared thev would
rather perish than abandon the expedi
tion now, and stand tlie ridicule which
such a movement would entail upon
their heads. The boat wasaccordinglv
launched, and Captain Hole-raft, Dr.
ilawn, and myself entered, the doctor
playfully remarking that some men
who were destined to die another
death could never be drownet I. We
found tbe passage much easier than
we expected.
Captain Iloleraft took the oars,
while 1 grasped the tiller, and the doc
tor held aloft the flambeau'. A few
vigorous strokes, and, with a sensation
of relief, we felt the keel grate upon
the pebbles of a sloping bank on tlie j
other shore, in still and quiet water. I
A lastly cheer from the doctor made I
the cavern ring, and informed the rest !
of the party that the passage had been i
safely accomplished. Captain Hoi- |
craft then returned, and soon brought
over the remainder of tbe part}'.
Continuing the exploration, the par- j
party came to a place whero was dis- j
covered a deep circular hole, apparent-1
ly almost bottomless. Stones dropped
into its gaping mouth would he heard
sullenly plunging from side to side, un
til the noise of their descent was iost
in the abyss far below. Mr. Knapp
being the lightest of the party, was
let down by a strong cord a distance
of some thirty yards, when he vigo
rously signified that he had seen
enough by jerking the rope. lie was
drawn up, looking a trifle paler than
usual, and declaring that his curiosity
had been amply satisfied.
Mr. Knapp said that, after descend
ing a distance of 15 or 20 feet, numer
ous winged things, apparently bats,
flitted constantly about his ears, vi
ciously snapping their mandibles to
gether with a devilish sort of twitter.
One of these, cold, clammy, and inex
pressibly nasty tilings alighted on his
face and inflicted a severe bite. Mr. K.
nearly fainted with disgust, and de
clared that if the rope hud not been
tied under his arms he would have
fallen.
The party having become quite sat
isfied with sight-seeing underground,
were about ready to leave for daylight
when, upon the earnest solicitation of
Dr. Ilawn, the party was persuaded
to continue tho explorations a little be
yond, when, says the writer, the most
painful portion of the story commences.
The party entered a new cavern,
which suddenly narrowed. Mr. K.,
going fir&t, passed through the opening
on his hands and kuees, and entered
another large chamber. Dr. 11., who
is a very heavy man, attempted to fol
low, and became inextricably fixed in
the passage He could ncTher get
aiswssTOWa ii.'3i?3-3:i;sr 3P^jysr a
forward nor back.. For three hours j
the party worked incessantly, but all I
j to no purpose.
We sent hack to the river and got ■
the iron stake, with which the boat!
had been fastened, to use as a crowbar,
j With this the doctor might have been !
extricated, but here a new calamity i
manifested itself. One by one tbe
lamps had burned out, until barely
enough oil was left to light us on our
way back to the river. The thought
of being imprisoned in that living
tomb was too terrible to be endured,
for we knew that, without light, we .
i could never find our way back.
• A panic seized upon the party, and
hastily leaving tho doctor and Mr. K. ■
j to their fate—lor the doctor's body cf
j ieetually blocked up the way against j
i Mr. K s return—we rapidly retraced
our steps, crossed the river, and ro- !
, turned to the town. A supply of oil, j
tools, Ac., were procured, and although ;
i fatigued almost to the point of disabil
it}*, we returned to the cave, determin
ed to rescue our comrades or perish in
j the attempt. The river was crossed,
: and we proceeded to the grand cham
ber where we had taken our lunch, ae
j companicd by numerous citizens of
Leavenworth.
But, search as closely as we would,
we could not find tho gallery in which
the doctor and Mr. Knapp were en
tombed. In vain we explored and
shouted, until worn out and fainting.
All to no purpose. Nearly three
days have passed since we first entered j
the cave, and during all that time it
has been full of people uselessly hunt
ing for the two unfortunate men Ono
after another of the various galleries
leading from the grand chamber have
been explored and blazed with chalk
marks, but still the missing men can
not be found. We are beginning to
lose heart, hut will persevere as long
as there is the faintest hope.
The guide of the Mammoth Cave,
in Kentucky, has been sent for to as
sist us in the search. I shall remain
hero a day or two longer, to do what j
j little I can, and I will inform you if
the men or their bodies are found.
I Mr. Knapp has since been found.
, He wandered about the cavern, and
was at last fortunate enough to find
an opening in an old sink-hole, where
. he was found by a ■ hunter, fifty-six
hours after lie was left by the party in
the cavern. Dr. Ilawn had not been
! discovered at last accounts.
From Ev> ry &itur*iai/, April '2l, 18GG.
CONCERNING LIONS.
Lions appear to be monogamous.
The lioness carries her young five!
months, and has two or three at a birth. |
According to Jules Gerard, the cubs I
begin to attack animals, as sheep aud
goats, that stray into their neighbor
hood, as early us from eight to twelve
months old. About two years old they
are able to strangle a horse or camel,
and from this time until maturity
(about eight years,) he adds, they arc
truly ruinous neighbors. 'They kill not
only to obtain food, but apparently to
learn to kill. The age to which lions
attain appears doubtful: Pompey, the
; lion in the Old Tower Menagerie,
i reached his seventieth year; and fifty
years has sometimes been given as the
j ordinary limit reached by them; but
this, most likely, is over the mark. Dr.
! Livingstone has observed that they
, appear to suffer from loss of teeth as
! they advance in years. A great num
ber of these animals would appear to
j havo existed in the earlier ages of
; man's history, and must havo present
' ed an important obstacle to the spread
of the human race.
Taking Holy Writ as the earliest
record to which we now have access,
! it is remarkable how often tho lion is
referred to in a figurative manner by
the writers. In tSe original text we
find various names used to distinguish i
the lion at different periods of his ex- j
istence. Thus (according to Dr. Kilto) j
we have yur, a lion's whelp, as in Jer
; emiah li. 38 and Ezekiel xix.; cliephir,
, a young lion just leaving his parents,
• the most destructive period of his ex
istence, see Psalm xei. and Ezekiel zix. 1
3 and ari, * young liou having just!
paired, as in 2 Samuel xvii. 10 and !
Numbers xxiii. 24; sachcl , a mature li- i
on, as in Job iv. 10, llosea v. 14, and
Proverbs xxvi. 13; and laish, a fierco '
or black lion, as in Job iv. lOand Prov- j
erbs xxx. 30. Regarding tho last ex-,
j pression we remark, that black lions— j
that is, those with a blackish muzzle, '
and black tips to the hairs of the mano j
—are to this day accounted the most!
formidable both in north and South Af- j j
' riea.
Lions appear to have been the object '
of special worship at Lcoirtopolis in j i
ancient Egypt; and in ono of tho i
Egyptian bas-reliefs to which Sir G. \
Wilkinson .assigns an antiquity of three
thousand years, some Egyptians are
represented hunting with tame lions, '
much in tho style chetahs are used to j
this day in the Dec-can.* If not one j
1 of tiic animals universally regatded as (
Vol. LVI. No. 17.
sacrod in ancient Egypt, the lion still
seems to have been a universal favor
ite. loi in e\ ery possible form of orna
ment we find the head and claws re
produced in water spouts, chair-logs,
and sword-handles.
31. Gerard has remarked that, in X.
Africa (besides a considerable destruc
tion of human life) the damage done
by carrying off and destroying cattle
cannot be estimated at a lower figure
than three hundred pounds per annum
for each lion.
Lions appear to attack game by
seizing the tlank near the hind leg, or
the throat below the jaw—points
which instinct seems quickly to teach
dogs of all kinds to assail, when in
pursuit ot larger animals Dr. Living
stone, while bearing witness to tho
enormous strength of the lion, truly
wonderful when compared with his
size, remarks, however, that all tho
feats ol strength, such as carrying off
! cattle, that have come under his obser
vation, had been performed by drag
ging or trailing the carcass along the
ground. Hie tales of lions never de
vouring game save when killed by
themselves, are unfounded. We have
| ourselves seen a family of lions (they
. often hunt in families) in the Trans
vaal territory quarrelling, like a pack
of hungry hounds, over the putrid car.
cass ot a horse, which had died of Pa
ardsikto (pleuroneumonia) a few days
previously, while the plains around
were teeming with those countless
herds of migrating game (antelopes
and quaggas) of the numbers of which
it is so difficult to convey an idea to
the fireside traveller.
A point where imagination has
wrought wonders is in tho matter of
the lion s voice. This fancy has been
also demolished by Dr. Livingstone.
•To talk of the majestic voice of tho
lion, he writes, Ms merely so much ma
jestic twaddle. 1 have never found any
one who could fairly distinguish be
tween the roar of the lion and that of
the ostrich, although tho former ap
pears to proceed from the chest. To
this day,' he adds, 'I am unable to dis
tinguish one from the other, except by
knowing that the former roars by night
and tho latter by day only.'
Jules Gerard is, however, more en
thusiastic in his appreciation ot the vo
cal powers of his favorites, lie re
marks that the sound of a lion's voico
a league off appears to an inexperien
ced observer as if close at hand; and
that lie has frequently tracked lions at
a distance of three leagues (nine miles)
by tho sound of their voices; hp also
testifies to a certain musical grandeur
in tho sound.
Naturalists have generally consider
ed the Asiatic lion as a distinct species
from the African, but this appears by
no means well decided. There aro
several varieties of the African lion.
The Arabs in North Africa distinguish
three—the yellow, the grey, and tho
black; and 31. Gerard states, that while
individuals of'the two former varieties
have been known to roam over im
mense tracts of country, specimens of
the black maned lion have been found
to inhabit one spot for over thirty
years. 31 r. Gordon Camming, on the
other hahd, whose opportunities for
observing these animals were only sec
ond to those of Jules Gerard, states
that lie is satisfied that the two varie
ties of South African lion (the Vaal, or
yellow, and the Blaauw or Zwaart t pr
black) are oue and the same species at
different ages; that their manes invar i
bly become darker as they increase in
years; and that tho thickness of the
coat, and the luxuriance of the mane,
appear to depend on the nature of tho
cover frequented by the animals, being
always greater where there is least
shelter.
* Tho ancient Egyptians scorn to have boon very
successful in utilizing the Fclirur generally. In sev
eral bas-reliefs, fowlers are represented accompanied
by cats in place of tings, and 111 one. an animal, appa
rently of Jnt kind, is depicted in the act of 'retriev
ing. A tame lion may on fen be still met with iti Cairo,
though lions in a state of nature are not found near
er, we believe, than Abyssinia in the present day.
Ain't Yours. —The Auburn Adverti
ser relates a funny incident that oc
curred at a baii in that city. A bash
fui greeny took a lady to a ball, and
during the evening he attempted to
open a conversation. After fidgeting
about lie plunged into the merits of
the case by remarking, 'lt's powerful
warm iu this room ; my shirt's wet,
ain't yours/ Iler answer is not given.
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