Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-17
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Wild Nlanii, Alabama.

W iiG NAan III lAilDIInH. \
Some imng over three years agoa young maj
appa emily about25 or so years OF age,stoppco
at Brainhriage, noted landing. situated -,
the foot of Mast lie Shoals in this county He
gave his name as Goins Gornes, from Knox
county. East Tennessee He came with crowd
Of fatboatmen, " hlch annually d sccnd from
the upper waters ofthe Tennessee. and tarry
for a season at the foot of The shoals Coins
remained long alter his migratory companions
had all gone their way. His condrct VAS Oh
served to be semrImes eccentric; though al
ways quiet, tacltu'n and approaching To mel
ancholv. Alter iImezhc took up his ahodr
IN one Of those numerous caves which are
found IN the hi IN aud PERCEPTIONS bluffs skirt
ing along the northrln shores of The Tennessee
river, from ShoaI Creek To Florence. The
one selected by this poor outca,,, VAS sltuared
a few hundred yards from the ferry and near
the public road He vas often seen sitting al
he mouth of his lonely cell reclining on
some projecting rock, baskIng IN The genial
rays OF an autumnaI sun. He shunnrd all APP
proach, and many We're the cold and heartIess
GERS cast upon him by the pass RS 10y. Soon
however. he disappear, d,and al traces oi hm
were lost; two long years passed away-years
long to be remembered as having witnessed
one, ,at least. Of the most dreary,proIracted and
intensely severe winters that ever frosted the
bosom OF our earth
O.e dav last Dec mhsr tv men were hunt
ing over the broken river hills attachei To the
plantation OF Mr. John J Craig, and discover
ed Coins in the hollow OF largr che>na tree.
They knew him ard con> ersed With him, but
hc ohstina,tly resisted all persuasious IN 90
home with them, and warmed them against any
All, uIls 10 coercr i'm III. TIE mon went
home aud rrporlod Iheir strange irterti wand
in company with several others, ret rned to
lhe tree bul Goins hid gone; ihey Watched
the place for SLY eral days, hot he nrver return-
ed. They Il en- procured paek of houncs,
which had been trained 10 hunt fneitives. and
secured the hills. The dogs soon struck upon
trail, aud dashed off under full cry for more
than two miles to the mouth Of Shoal Creek,
but ing TO the rugged charact' OF the coun.
trs the horsemen could not keep up, and the
fugitive was lost ia the aters Of Shoa Creek.
All further pursuit was then abandoned, and
many believed the v hole story fabulous, un.
III Ias Sunday week, boy belonging to Mr..
A.P. Nicely reported 10 his master that he had
seen man upon tn bluffs near noted cave
on the plantatio Of Judge Pncy.
Mr.. Neply immediate y coIlecred "A number
of gentlemen and proceeded to the spot indica
ted. The day was one of the most incIement
Of the season On nearing the mouth of the
cave they discovered the shiverng form of
the poor wretch buried beneath the covering
of straw. He paid no attention to their sum
mons to come forth, and one ofthe company
Ohong ghtessly we hope tossed IN dog which
making a furious assault, brought the hapless
reclpse to his feet. He then came cut in
state of almost perfect nudity, presenting
picture Of abject misery and sqnahd wretched
ness which utterly heggars all description,
and we shall not attempt it. He appeared
perfectly sane,bu gave no satisfactory reasons
ior his conduct, beyond general charge thar
the world had treated him badl, , and he had
determined to come out oft. He protested
that he had done no man harm and begged to
he allowed 10 continue his solitary GEc but h.
finally agre,d o go home with Mr.. Eastra2e.
which he did. and when We last heard of him
he was suffering Fl ON violent cold. ontrac
ted no doubt ty his sudden chanAe from
" or<e than savage To civilized lie.
The long ard detailed narrative which we
hav,, tclt bound t. give of this singular and
extraordinary case. fprliIs our iniulging in
any Of those moral reflections hIch II natu
rally suggests and to which our feelings stro-
ngly incline US - FI0reacc 1ha. GazeH,