New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-14
WV. w. FLETCHER. Secretary.

ANoTHER MAMMOTH CAvr.-A very remarkable
cave, recently discovered in Missouri. is thus de
scribed BY the Boonville Mo- Statesman. We
fear the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, will have to
ook out for its laurels. Neighbor Bulliti OF the
Pcayune, what have you 10 say III the premises
most extraordinary cave was recently discover
I'd in Howard county, between Glasgow and Coo
per's bottom. One of the Farmers of The neigh
borhood wanting rock to build, we believe, n chin
ney went 10 adjacent hill side for the purpose OF
quarrying there In striking the earth with hoe or
some similar implement sound was emitted plain
~ indicating that the hillside was hollow beneath
and proceeding to remove the dirt covering the
face he discovered a wall built of stone, and built
evidently by human hands. This wall he displaced.
and it gave him entrance TO the mouth OF a cave,
which upon subsequent examination, he found a
most extraordinary natural curiosity The cave has
been explored 10 the distance of 300 yards. Tween.
tv.fvc or thirty wards from the entrance is sort OF
room the sides of which, according account
in the GLASGOW Pilot present most brilliant and
wonderful appearance. The writer who entered
the cave with lantern says:
Il had not proceeded far, before ! entered the
principal chamber tina, by single light presented
the most magnificent scene that ever behed The
ceiling of this most splendid cavern is eighteen
or twenty feet high and OF hectagon form tlre
whole ceiling presenting shining surface as though
j, was set with diamonds
Very near the mouth. another writer saws. there is
a stone shaped like horse but not 80 large being
only about three feet high
The head neck and the body are entirely fin
shed and part of one hind leg and all the rest j.
solid stone The neck il made of three pieces, ami
stuck or fastened together soneting ike cabinet
makers put the corners of drawers together dove
tailed the rest is all solid.
lnanoihcr par, of the cave the walls side arr
very smooth. On these walls numerous letters.
figures and hicroslyphics appear. most OF which.
It.. ,s.aI
licbc Nevertheless the figures l, >, G, and arr
quite plain just above these figures the letters
DON \ c \ II l. o are legiblc Further on. the
letters j. II. ; appear on the wall. An arm OF the
main cavern has also been discovered and has been
explored some two hundred yards writer says:
The walls and ceiling of this extraordinary cave
are pretty much the same a. in the other rooms.
The walls have 4 peculiar and extraordinary bril-
,ancy occasioncd. ! discovered. from the fact that
instead of stone as we first believed. we found them
20 be OF a metal. very much resembling sulpha'e OF
iron but OF a silvcry appearance. We had not
proceeded very far before heard a rumbline
noise that occasionally broke upon our ears IN notes
,hc most thrilling and melodous ever heard We
stood for considerable time in GREATNESS silence "a
catch the most enchanting sounds that greeted
The car OF man and II was only al an interval that
Ne could summon courage 70 explore lis source,
which we did and were much surprised 10 find IL
proceeded from a gushing spring in the side OF IN,
wall ne sounds we heard we found 10 be pro
dnced by the fall OF water and varied by the cur
rent OF air before alluded 10. which we then found
| 20 DC very strong We each took hearty draughi
| d me hmpid water of this gushing spring. and,
| ''.cr surveying the diamond walls Of the greatest
a'u,a. curiosity IN the world, we commenced re
tracing our steps 10 Us mouth when we found il 10
DC quite dark and eight O'Clock at night
- At the Episcopal Convention i, uar,,ord on
Wednesday last. Bishop BsowNrt1 .s,ca ,hs no hsS
previously contemplated in consequence OF his health
recommending tue appointment OF an Assistant Bshor
5u having recovered IN some degree he had ,houyhr i
suspend his request and leave the whole .uhec, .,
he Convention without submitting any definite PROPOSE
gOn.
-. The Northampton Mass Gazette gives a
sad account of the effects of hal storm assuming tn
character OF tornado, destroying buildings glass crops
SC 10 large amount In W;,smsbursh II is estimated
800 panes of glass were broken In Amherst and Pe
ham several buildings were blown down trees were
taken up by the roots and several persons narrowly es
capped with lite.