The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-24
ected for the profound debates Of our wo-dy Iegs-

lected for the profound debates Of our wo-y egis-
| lators.
"Musical Hail. y half mile in length, over twenty
feet WIDE and from fifteen TO twenty feet nigh next
invites our attention Here, too, the voice a.hains
astonishing compass and power. What awe and
Of .Old Hun ired' rise upon the air How thrilling
and Inspiring the beautiful strains OF the Msiseilles
Hymn, and what hearty enthusiasm animates every
| heart az we listen to Americas s0og-the "Star
Spanged Banner 1t is musical feast that you
| have never before enjoyed; and the announcement
that you must now cross the lake which separa.e s
| you from wonders yet more thrilling and grand Is
| the only mitigating circumstance you can call to
your aid in taking leave OF place where Melody
| reigDa supreme.
"Horicon," "Lake of the Silver Waters" is
nearly quarter Of a mile long, and from fifteen 10
twenty feet deep. The water OF this lake Is what
its name indicates, cold and clear and flows through
its narrow channel with tole force ana velo-
city. Fish are sometimes discovered in this lake,
but usually under circumstances somewhat equvo.
supposed to be veritable fish, and so it was !; but
on close inspection it proved to be only red her
ring, from which proceeded su n an ancient fish
like smell" that we were reluctantly compelled to
believe it stray waif from some provision basket,
and not native to the manor born" as was first
supposed.
While crossing the lake, the sweet notes of the
Canadian Boat Song" are heard snd as you glide
Comb" the Elephants Ears" on the left and
on the right. Martha and Mary" and three grave
locking Chinese" figures, pass before you. A
limestone Alligator" in close communion with a
seem to encourage continuation of<his long court.
ship, are iIabedded in the rock near the landing
whilst "pine apple" suggestive of cholera, an
| fowls head" looking chuck full Of wisdom, hang
down from the ceiling above. On the right, in white
stone, are the gn1es Sll formed on the solid rock,
iDdica ing, the guide tells us with smile, the proba
BILE time when the foundation stone of this cave tenn
| pie WAS laid.
| But we are now across the lake, and like certain
old gentlemen Of yore we step out. upon plymouth
Rock" where we are greeted with the liquid notes
of church organ" OF gigantic dimensions, formed
| by that wonderful workwoman, Dame Nature herself
That this is the finest specimen OF organic remains
to he found in the cave, and thatits organization
must have been the work Of centuries, no ono who
has seen it, we think, will be inclined to doubt m
mese Twins" the seepi3g Infant" Governors
Hal" "Giants STUDY the Leaning Tower" and
at length rea h the Pirates Cave" which has its
own grand, gloomy and peculiar" characteristics
We seem in the domains OF spirit ghost aod hobgob
lin. Piteous eroans and paintive signs are heard.
Be not alarmed. 1t is only the wiad whistlng
through the assures and crevices of the rocks. la
such place as this, we imagine at the suggestion
Of Harper-supposed to be OF the firm Of Harper
& Brotht rs, New Mr.. Macbeth received his
first lesson in tie art of getting up dish suitable
only for the palate Of witches; dish in which, you
viii recollect
Eye OF newt and toe Of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue Of dog" etc,
were strangely comrnineed and hashed up in board
| ing house STYLE no doubt
short walk brings us to the Becky Noun
tains," climbing over which Is by far the most dan
rewarded, however, for our labor with sight at the
Elephant, gigantic stalagmlte. who rears his
ponderous bulk on the mountains to the height Of
sky feet Our guide tells US that this Is mineral
- a.. - 0rn srxnt,
in century; and, after INDUCING in profound mathe
matcal calculations, our party hasten on to the foot
Of" Table Rock, where we separate, portion re-
naming below while the rest climb the dizzy steep
the light OF their torches growing small by degrees
and beautifully less, }" until at length it scarcely
reaches us. What magnificent spectacle is now
presented to us How the ceiling OF the cave CLOVIS
and sparkes with the reflected light from the wealth
brilliant flashes of light meet your eye at every
ment of your torch. 1t is beautiful beyond descrip
ton.
But greater wonders and glores than tb!s are in
store for us We hare yet to tread the "Winding
Way or politicians Course" as it has been lately
called, and the "Rotunda, with its mysteries is yet
i before u.s.
The winding Way is narrow circuitous path
in the solid rock, about quarter Of mile long and
from eighty to hundred ana fifty feet in height
and Yet scarcely wide enough to admit grown per
son. Next to the "Rotunda," it is by far the mos
wonderful Of the subteraneous marvels. 1t began
tion however faithfully written. would be credited
Prepare now to "dIay your slow length along
through the passage that leads to the "Rotunda,
before reaching which much merriment ant
scratching OF gravel seems necessary The pas
sage grows wider and higher, and after brst
walk OF few minutes the glories Of the "Rotun
da" burst upon us. We were somewhat disap
greatly surprised to hear Of its height II is per
feet circle Of about thirty feet in diameter, and it
walls Of black polished narbls-polished BY the a:
ton Of ths waters-are known to extend upwards G
six hui bred feet. Ladders have been erected, q
considerable expense and labor to distance Of thre
hundreG feet, but no top has been reached. 1t
difficult to conceive how this gigantc artesian we
was ever formed, and sxtravagant surnises in n
spsct to ts formation circulated pretty freely anon
the specussors of our party.
Our guide proceeds very deliberately, we thinl
who have but enc bunch luosTs in our vest poke
to blow out all the lights, and now, while every voit
is hushed, what profound silence and impcnetras
darkness surround 1t is the silence and darkne
of the grave. Again the solemn tones of "Old Hui
bred" rise upon the air, and We and reverence tai
the place of mirth and gaie'y:
vision basket considerably diminished, we slow
setrace our steps lingering for time beside the mo-
VIC ndertu formations, until after walk Of twel,
miles, having spent eight hours in the cave, "
emerge into open air.
While Niagara and the st. Lawrence, with 4
rapids, and Saratoga and Newport draw the
crowds, it is singular that this cave, Astounding.
| tl LAt IL bIdHu duu I'LL sUslHS, VII tuHt 6W6htl
thrilling interest and love for the beautiful, shsu
not have q greater multitude OF visitors We hay
the charity to think that it Is only because it has m
the reputation it Is destined to enjoy, and becaus
being some distance from any railway station, fe
persons care to travel out Of their say TO see
The newspaper press WILL we trust, give il the not
riety it deserves, while the Susqueh annah rAAroa
viii make 1t entirely accessible.
Crime In Paris
Abridged from La Pa'lis.l
In the year 1852, Il ,3l6 persons were arrested
Paris, and OF these by far the larger numbar--th
is to say, ls Cos, were taken in the fact OF comm