The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-11-10
Srlrttra aalistrllanv.
Ihe Cntcs of NhshtiliF.

as tho real facts of the case We quote
from this correspondents letter, as fol-
lows
Early last week, a captain, lately mus
tered out of scrvicr, while in the nighbor.
hood Of the cut on the Nashville & Chatta.
unoga Railrond at night. was set upon hv
party of despcradocs. who bi oke his arm
aud Jaw ana fotbed him, SfterN9rd f'ey
attempted to draw his almost nscnsiblo
body into hole in the side Of the cut, but
iailod. In making the attempt his arm was
again broken. lie was then laid across tho
railroad track with the intention Of secnr-
ing such mutlAtion OF the body as to
cover the crime and elude detection. The
man was discovered, however, aud when
removed TO a place OF safety. disclosed his
story TO the military authorities. lie nov
lies in critical condition, unable TO afford
any further information.
An investigation was had Of the cfevice
in the rocks, which was found to lead to an
extensive cave, Since then guards have
been posted, day aud night at the hole, and
also at the McNairy Tomb, in tho city ceme-
terry. Some di very has either been made
OF is anticipated. The authorities Keep
their own counsel. have hluifed OF the re-
portcrs, and seem to be busy at something.
u
mystery, and much comment hos been tho
consequence. The most cxtravagant rnmors
are in circulation, In this cheifi however,
are grains of truth. A story is current
that cave exists, connecting The etti with
the graveyard. and that in this underground
tunnel, formed 10y nature, bands Of robbers
have been eluding arrest while they piled
! their trades of murder aud theft, wIile
thoir hiding place providing d double pros
| lection for themselves and plumber. Ono
report says, that as the sol liers attempted
to penetrate the cut an immense pile of
earth was discovered, blockading their pro-
Eress. An attempt was made to remove il
"A slow and painful progress--but party
within the cave piled up the new obstrucA
tions faster than they could be overcome.
Since then it is said that the hole has been
closed mp and guard posted before it.
The latter sentence is certainly true, AZ the
hole has clearly been stopped, and Os clears
| y here stands the guard.
Still another account says Chat within te
cave was found a round table. hpon which
was pack of playing-cOrds, with the ace
of spades turned up on the center of it!
Then there is a further statement that
man and two men dressed as women Nero
captured yesterday. who had beer driven
/
Now the widest stories are flying about
Of varions caves under the city. One il
said to lead under the Capitol. another
suhterrauean passage burrows under the
Jail. An opening on the Public Square is
reported to he the entrance Of a. third I'M
background way 1t is further alleged that
these various passages connect with each
other, and have exits on the river banks at
various points. The old stories about tle
hiding places of Murrel and his gang was
revived, and how he used to secrete his
plumber in these caves, and afterwards
securely embarked them OH Boats in the
Cumberland .re
One man asserts that, years ago, he made
an extended exploration of these subterra-
mean passages, and found his way impeded
by an extensive under ground lake cover
| ing several acres in extent and seventy feet
deep. His description OF all he saw il
quite n provocative to curiosity, especially
rs he proposes to pilot a party through
! these gloomy vaults OF nature tomorrow.
II anything comes OF it, you shall be in.
formed Of the result.
{ 1t is unquestionably true that number
Of caves exists under the city, which have
never been accurately explored. Such
caves are frequent in limestone counties,
and present q study equally for the curious
and investigating. The imagination, how
ever, which peoples them with bqnds Of
robbers and cut.throats; is doubtless at
fault Until the myst,ry that enshronds
tire present attitude OF tle IN hlary aaihori-
ties, who arc rot sorposed 10 keep guards.
day and night, nj certain points, without
sufficient cause, is removed VIC NAV ex-
pcct tho stories 10 grow vii ler and moro
exaggerated. Iar
Sclcnt!aG Solar Observations.
Mr.. +. BroGic an Engtgh astronomer
contribntes to tie I.p"don journals ihe fol-
lowing accounts of solar phenomeRon
nov visible: 5ss
On September 2e, the black part Of the
I SPOT Ola the sun was rather more lifaal nine
thousand miles in length, while tlie great
est length of the opening formed by the
sloping sides, or penumbra. was about
Etwenty-nine thousand miles, These sides
were very deeply furrowed from top 10
holtom, very similar to water courses ems
by the torrents ~ descending steep slopes
of a mountain. The sides terminated at the
bottom in long, narrow promontories at
luminous matter stretching on TO tho
unlhra something like a comb having thick
/ teeth. The ends of these prOmontoTies fire.
Iquently broke off in detached ropndish
| pieces which fioated away towards the
centre Of the umhra, and in some cases be-
came diffusod and Disappeared IN the course
of half an hour or more. These changes
were very rapid on the morning of the 2Sth
of September One of these promontoFiea
| roughly measured t0 be ! 900 miles long.
7 On the morning al tIe 30tlf Of September
silnilr changes were taking place with
great rapidity, so much so that in Two or
three hours The shape Of the spot had
lgreatly altered. The main part ol the tint.
bra had extended to about I I 900 miles il
length, while the penumbra had AkhofteDed
to about "a 600 miles.
an small telescopes the hmbra Of sun
spot appears to be black, but in powerful
telescopes this is found moi 10 ho the CASE
In the present instance the umbra was coy
ercd with thin. mottled, lnminns stratum.
except in one place. where il was apparent
ly quite black. a fadt that very generally
occurs in these spots, and this payt IS term
ed the nucleus. ~
ron October 81. found that the sRot
had rotated on its center about thirty dee
gress since September 2s,h. This very silir
gular fact has been before observed by tbc
Rev. W. ri Dawes, tile wen known cb
server.
elm conclusion. ! would further draw
the attention of your readers to the Rreat
magnetic storm which oecfrred a short
time siace, during the laying down Of the
Atlantic telegraph eahIe. During this
.torm very remarkahls group Of sppts
broke ont in tho sans phetosphere, ard tho