The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28
INTEREsING rlsCnyEnY.

TIE Norwich Aurora contains cen.
muuicaion describing an extensive ca.
yern" recently discovered in the town d
Colcbrook, ConncclieUt. IL WAS first dis.
covered by some bays The writer thinks
whom the loose rocks are removed tbs
mouth will he about iiity feet wSl'e and thil
~ feet high. In company With sesefaI
others, on The 9th uli., he entered aba
partially explored The cavern. He say
"The AIR, on catering, las peeula,
smell, which | can compare 10 nothing.
imagined the candle burning less hfiiiaa
than 10 the open air For the first ih.ae
or four rods tie why is good deal o aFuc
ted By sharp rocks then COMES \ a. :, H.
grayulied floor, as hard ns q MeA6Uh4
road. Ten rods from the enirar { we
measured and found the width 10 he eigh
ty.ihrce feet and again, a, thirty rods, We
found il sixiy.scyen fret. The sides arr
quite oven, especially the cast side, Which
IS as smooth is II It had been chisseled.-
The roof IS broken ard erapgy; ia sone
parts rising very Ligh, at others II descent
within ten feet Of the floor. The inour
cor ihe must part is level and amooth, CIT
-istipg of stonc and hard gravel We a
with several deep pits, INTO one q wtie
Ne we're near falling. Tao AZ tla'in
sembled wells. We sounded one 70 ib.
depth Of nine iaIhnms, and found vaf
and another 10 the depth u Eve and ai
falhoms, which appeared 10 bo dry. Tts
main part Of the cave IL reahFhnEg
straight aud uniform in width Tor the rlot
part. Ilnns 10 a north aud northeast c
reeilon for quarter Of o uailc, where g
ends abruptly. We met with numr.s
openings at tic right and Jeff, some laf.s
eaongh u adnisi horse ard carriage. an.
others scarcely nlan. We only uplrknl
Them With chalk aud passed on 10 the er1
of MIA, seemed to be the main part IS d
cavern. Here ve stopped fbr lew uic
mcnis. Ar stood wuhout speaking. gaz
ing about with admiration nod wonder
The silence was painful. NJ dropping
wafer Or creaklng insects, not d Sour
could be heard but Sic low, supprc
breathing Of the company. II seemed q.
If could hear their hearts bcai. | lock
Ell OF ms barometer--ii had risen seycra
degrees. The thermometer stood II eiAi}
and half. As We prepared to retmee ogf
steps, we discovered 40 opcnlng 80 tie
ives, side, lew rods from the terminate
Of the part Of the cavern we we're ~. We
drca neaF aud listened There WIS lev
mnrmuflng SQUAD as Of . distant waieflal-
and the air which issued from il seenlea
colder aud damper. This led is 10 sua
pose it must he of very great extent, ba
wee were too cold md weary 70 prescott
our researches any further at this time.
Mem Sofa SfpFipg,--An extraordinaY
and Ingenious escape was made from the
Stale Prison at Concord, N. III. d few DAYS
since, by ono Of the convicrs. He worket
IN a shop cabinet.maker and uphoI,
CT, and having orders for q large sofa, be
made i with false bottom aud stuffed i.
with some very light materials. In the
space formed between tho top aud bottom,
he coniriyrd to introduce bis body, nj the
time when the WAGNER came TO take away
the piece Of furniture, He was quite a
a small man, and bis weight was not sufi-
Gent to produce any suspicious in the mind
Of the driver The sofa, thus loaded, was
accordingly slowed away IN the baggage
wagon, and our hero made his escape.
A fhdrge.-A lady who was very mod
est and submissive Eciorc marriage, was
observed by friend TO use her tongue pref
" freely after. iIo remarked "T'hcrc
was time when almost imagined she
had no tonguo."- Yes" sighed the bus.
band, " but IT is perD long siacc.'
An Abolltionist, by the name Of ThomP'
son, was tried nj the last term of the fem
ing Circuit Court in Ky. Tor eniicing a
slave 10 leave his master, and fee 10 Ohio,
and sentenced 10 tho Penitcn,iary for 1870
years.
Fresh Fish from Eagiaad.--Fresh Tar.
bot was served mp At the Pearl street house
m Boston. II was brought from England
IN the Acadia.