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You voijcefttrnhtfAup fhai goodvou'a^hnrt description ofNF ^i,tc,;,1,c C£vb, ®.bont *R. ■VW** WUg’iigara Falls, and our warn, |c™t a w»lo below the ho-reception at Loekprnt, X. .1. fd- n*«mlt;utl. of the eave.Leaving Lock port we rut urn- Is : J *««* d™ufo-ed to Buffalo, win* *o wet ‘tn’ 11,(1 i,s •V(M\ .V»«rquarters at the Tifft House, ?l,.rK.:,,e w.tl, waterand remained over until' S I'*}'* dmvn f,'on' slboV(‘-o'doek, tin* next morning;The tenipiTature of the caveBuffalo is a splendid eitv 7,r forty degrees,110,000; has a smokv look «»«! «nliivor Htrik«H throughall gather at the river.”— There were the lights reflected from the dark waters, the beautiful ladies were singingW i?like angels, our nable ferryman, like I'harou, moved the oars with brawy arms,anthem swelled upon anthem, echo caught echo,until every nook. vou from so sudden tiansi- and co‘«ver of the cavernousiiuuihIw O. ,• • u , 1 ill'll, wcro filled «ill, tliones,hut the streets are wide V * .J* m° *'1 MMSUl.(l* viiil ,I...lni 1,1; 11 i.c i l»1Cl1 111111 hffhted and we s‘« *«*»• All at onceand thcilmildingsare elegant. , . , ,Oivins In sniiir lin'nk i» tlic ! I *1.*' int.. (.iinuwrim. d«rk* ' 111- or eoitiv i ' on i i in . i• 1 , iif' 1 i iit*ss. As tno poetsHvs:railroad \\vreaclmi ivouucilv 1:. .1. for dinner, and had towcutthrough divavy simlt;Ilt;‘s that ledwail over tin*re until tni*te j Along tin* wastedominions of tin*o’clock in the evening. This!lt;:«■ .d.-’delay eoused a luiscmineetion It would take a small hook at Cincinnati, where we had ! to give a description of halfA...... ....TO.....1 ... II' ii .. . . .. ... 1 .to spend Sunday. Weatlen the attractions to lie found ded preaching at Koberlson’s :in this wonderful rave. WeOpera House, wlieie Bev. I will mention only a lew of Mr. Moon* lias boon drawing j the places which'have attroe-thousands to hear him. Welted tin found the large building crow Xearlv 200 miles of the eavidi d from the third gallery to j have already been explored,the parquet!e. nonce we h id and many miles may yet reto put np w ith :n humble j main unexplored. As late seat 011 ;lt; window frame.— I ;is 1837 only four miles badThere was nothing extraor- j been explored. The rotnn-din.iry about the preacher da, the Methodist church.only his long hair which (1 rant's coffin, deserted chainstretched over his neck. Ilis preaching was not reinarka-Ide, hut liie music was, as it consisted of a splendid reed and brass baud, accompanied )y a choir of line singers. '1 lie tine music brought, the crowd and not tlie preacher’s eloquence. Hid not reach Louisville from Cincinnati until late at night. We found the Halt House equal to its former standard of elegance. when Kentucky was not only noted for the liospi-lality luit prosperity of the people. Ah hough Louisville lias not the thrift of some, of the Northern cities, (here is such superior taste about the numerous and public buil dings, and beautiful private residences, tic,it it can lit* safe Jy put down as one of the neatest cities in the I nitial Stalls. We know it can take 11n* premium for pretty ladies : ml .111.) horses. We are capable of judging as we spent three years of our happiestdays there. Among thesplen did buildings that will soon he linishi'd, is the new Coiir-ier-.lournal building. Wlt; wish we had space to give a minute description of a build iug that when finished, will surpass in all its various appointments, any newspaper office in the. South or Westcoming to where 1 lie rocks were so low that we had to stoop to pass under, our ferryman sang out, canes down. The contagion spfetid, cvey one interpreted it to mean, ‘cave down;’ faces were white kneei trembled like Belshnz-zar’s, awful to be entombed in midi a dark place, what relief when it only meant, (allies down.greatest interest.— We got out of the careshout sundown—a whole day under the ground. The sun which had been hid all day, seemed to shine with greater j brightness, hut we all were prostrated by. the sudden change of Uunberatnre. The atmosphere felt like a furnace.The description as well asher. star chamber, Maltha’s palace, bottomless pit, whichis spanned by the bridge of our trip has to come to asighs, (iorin’s dome, Shelby’s dome, bridal chamber, Echo and Styx riveis, Lucy’s dome. The rotunda is magnificent and sublime, and is over 100 feet to the ceiling and .100 feet in circumference. The giant’s collin resembles some huge old sarcophagus, large enough for one of the fabled Cyclops. The star chamber is beautiful enough for a king. The lofty ceiling gem mod with miuature stars fore shadow the thousands of stars which twinkle in the heavens. Here wx* realize what is true darkness. The guide obscured thojights and such darkness—indescribable grand. Xo wonder Burke anil Blair couple* darkness with the sublime. The bridal chamber lias been made a place of interest from the marriage there, of a runaway couple. Their parents opposed the marriage on the earth, and so as not to disobey. the solemn lifes were consummated under the ground, florin's dome presented a mugniliccnt spectacle as every rocky protuberance shone out in hold relief and a splendid effect produced bv tinclose. We can never forget the kindness every where shown to us, and the pleasant recollections will often pass before onr memory. We traveled over 3,000 miles, and would not have objected to have had it increased to 0,000. The gentlemen andIndies who composed our party were the most whole soul people we ever met. To the rail loads, 0lt;1. Tower, President Orton,of the telegraphic line, we owe a thousand thanks. We can never forget the smiling faces and sparkling eyes of the beautiful ladies who graced 1 he occasion. May they all get married and again visit Mam-mot h cave is mv w ish.S. H. Stackhouse.use of BengalTA’y proprietors are building ! lights.up a paper destined to wield ; \yl; completed our journ-an unboiunietl intlinmoc. V lt;we^o invited (* lake tea atvy lt;i seven miles and got back to tlie hotel about tonthe Loui^viije Mel by the j O’clook, tired and hungry gen*lemanly proprietors. At- cnoagli to relish a goodtcr an examination of sonicsplendid paintings procured j freshed bv breakfast and aper. The next morning rein Koine, and a isiroll thro ..lt;0(1 night's sleep, we all gotthe line conservatory with j ,.c.u|v 1(,r ti,e march of cigli-rare gusto, we enjoyed the j tcen'milcs, and to cheer ourJi ie views, which were made pilgrimage a nice hand ofmore enjoyable by some good UII,Mc was tic nished for themusicoccasion. We set out freshNext morning wo left for land vigorous until we reach-i’ave (’ifv, SO miles below ed the Roekv mountains,Louisville where we Kike there mv feet stumbled and* I • **hacks ten miles to the cave, j my side came across a sharpCol. Atmore, genual ticket j pointed rock.. At iirst I agent of the Louisville and ! thought all mv ribs wcrehro-Xashville road, ai'eonipanicd ken as I could scarcely getour party, and we can say ihat we never met a more clever gentlemen. Taking dinner at Cave City, three four horse hacks rolled up anil our party laughing, jo king and merry as a marriage bell, were suun journeying over a rough and the %J| iua cave, which 1 about four o’clock fb the eve ning. Arriving at the note! all those wtfb were not too liicd were quickly costumedmy breath, hut recovered, and was enabled to complete the journey. Nearly two weeks have passed since I re reived the blow, and am so sore vet as hardlv to be ableto turn over at night. Wewill onlv have time ti* ilethe Mamifreeky scribe the rivers of the Mai •us Mam-! moth cave, and we will hi in remrjttuL ,ur letters to a*cluso. Beforegetting Vi.tJie rivers, ___over a very dangerow portion of the eavg, so slipputyi»RO\V.\'.t 'VELLN.KdUorn ( (ipiahtni :—After leaving the turmoil, dust and stir of your lively, growing city, I sought the quiet and retirement of the justly celebrated Brown's Wells, where1 imbibed to mv hearts con-%tent of the invigorating fountains of life. To say that 1 was agreeably disappointed, [being prejudiced to home watering places, having enjoyed the plcasuics of Baden Baden and other places abroad, and Saratoga, Newport and Sulphur Springs on this continent,] would nothalf eonvev mv satisfaction.• •Browns Wells present atonce the appearance of agood size city park, neat andcleanly. Exercises and roc-••real ions are uhutukinfly provided for patients and visitors; the cottage houses are neat and spacious, the bedding* are scrupulously tidy, all thanks to the untiring en ergy, attentions and supervision of that model ‘‘geno” of a lady houso-keeper, Mrs. Butler. The meals are not. only ample, wholesome and in great variety, hut regular; and let me here remark, having had occasion to dine at Delinonico's, the Trcnunit, Metropolitan, Southern,Cosmopolitan, United States,e, have to pronounce in favor of our yesterday’s (Sabbath) dinner. 1 have counted 22 different dishes, including desserts, e. The tables were literally groaningfor the short route, a distance under you. If you should of seven miles. The gentle- slip down you would go hun-vou can hardly keep your feet I ul,^ei heavy ,- bnrdeqs, andmen’s dress consists of a turban and short jacket; the ladies’ dress is more oil the bloomer style, additional, each one, they say, must lie armed with a cane to guard against precipices anil pitfalls. Youarealso furnishedseveral guides; and each member or the party carries a lantern. So grotesquely uniformed we presented rather a fantastic appearance, particularly our friend Frantz, who with his little led cap, and big walking cane, anil jovial look, resembled some of the old pictures of little Fillstaff under which .was written, “Shall I not takeinv ease in mine inn?”•Our colored guide “N ick” seemed to he as familiar withdreils .of feet below. You first come to river Styx, span ned by a natural bridge, and way down below you hear the falling water. Close by is the Head Sea, a gloomy looking sheet of water, then we go down a nice avenue, where it is smooth walking until we approach Echo, river. Until now the waters have been as high as the ceiling which is sixty feet.. Echoriver is nearly a mile long,thirty to liftv feet in width,I ( . » 'and from ten to thirty in depth. The fish and crawfish are eyeless—a wonderful adaptation by l’rovidence to all things—and the water is cool and clear. We had three boatfuls, and as the lanterns flashed their dismal lightsgeological and chemical all along the rocky rain-iiauies as a renowned scient i parts of the underground ist. Said he had been at the river, everything hadnweir!the appearance tempting to a»for once to visit BrownsWells under the present administration, and you will, with me, vote “mine host” Stockton, an embryo Chester field; Mrs. Butler, the most untiring, neatest and best of hoose-kcepors in America, and the waters of the new well, the best the world affords. More anon.Hon Quixote. Browns Wells, Sept. (,’75.I roui my place on the 20th of June; J875, one yoke of OXBN: one of them had a hell on, i« a red ox with the light horn drooped:t lie other is red and white spotted; Both marked with an unilerhit inthe left and an oyerbit iu the right ear. Any information of their whereabouts will be thankfully received by fl. VV. STANTON,Caseyville, Miss.business 25 years, ami we and glormy appearence. All, September 11—pd.
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