The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-30

p. NJ. yesterday included the Armada
from Cincinnati; Ada Lyon, Greer
River to return; Fanny Brandeis
from Nashville; Mollie Norton, Hen
derson to return; Petrolia No. 2, tC
Cannelton.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Alic,
Dean, Peytona and barees, and Indi-
ana, for New Orleass; Virginia, Lou.
isiana, Robert E. Lee, and Richmond
from New Orleans; Robert Moore anc
Linton, from Nashville; Champion
from St. Louis; Morning Star, from
Louisville; Spray. for Nashville
Hartford, from Green River; Sam. j
Hale, for Memphis; Sam. Orr, from
Eastport; Lawrence. for st. Louis
Charmer, from Cincinnati; Louisa
from Wabash River.
MfsceIIaneOus.
Business was moderately fair yes.
terday forenoon, considering that this
is the very midst Of the dull season.
1.-THE Armada arrived at o'clock
A. NJ. with a nice trip, Of which a
manifest viii be found below-.....T The
Ada Lyon had medium trip from
Green River......The Fanny Brandeis
had a fair trip, including over 5000
magnificent cedar posts for reship-
ment to Cincinnati.........Tbe Mollie
Norton camc up full Of tobacco as
usual. She is doing a splendid bust
ness, and Captain Perkins will be
compelled to procure a larger boat.
.........The Petrolia No. 2 took out
a good trip yesterday morning"....The
Cumberland, Rapidan No. 2, Romeo
and Ada Lyon were receiving mod p
erately before noon, but ireights were
not particularly abundant...,.....There
will be a slack time in river circles
until harvest is OveT.......The contem-
plated excursion TO Wyandotte Cave
by the Tarascon on Thursday night
and by tho Morning Star on Saturday
night, will be brilliant affairs, as will
be also the excursion on Saturday
afternoon to DIT. Vernon.....The Wy
andOtte Gave is one Of the most won
derful productions Of nature ever dis
covered. A recent writer, who spent
several days in exploring the cave, says
Of apartment called Mammoth Hall
or Monument Hall: My dream was
suddenly ended, however, for quickly
following the fash came bright
light dispelling the darkness on every
hand and presenting to view one Of
the most magnificent scenes man ever
looked upon. Before US, and towering
upward TO the height of 17J feet,
stood Monument Mountain, a vast
pile of rocks thrown together in most
glorious confusion; while above all,
245 feet above where We stood and 70
feet from the summit Of the mou attain,
hung Wallace's grand Dome,
arching gently in every way to
the. shape of the huge pile that
doomed up beneath it." General
Hoyey, now in the city, visited
the Cave some years ago, and Thus
speaks Of the mammoth Hall: This
dome has hardly a superior in the
world. Standing on the summit OF
the mountain, which rises to the
height Of one hundred and seventy
five feet, we looked upward, but the
top was yelled in darkness. We cast
our glance around us aud the same
unilluminated night lay beyond the
dim light of our candles. But when
we had ignited our fireworks, then
we could see, far above Us. the bend
ing arch Of this majestic temple rising
two hundred and forty-five feet from
the base Of the mountain, while all
around US, extending in vast pro-
portions, a circular wall one thou
sand feet in circumference Within
this rotunda the ancient Pantheon
might be placed, or st. Paul's, Of Lon
don, find ample room. The dome
is closed at the top by a smooth clip
teal slab, beautifully fringed by
broad, leaf-like, curling stalactites,
bearing a close resemblance to the
ornamental foliage Of acanthus. The
summit Of the mountain is a gigantic
stalagmite, one hundred aud twenty
feet in circumference, rising above its
common bulk in three points, six, five
and three feet. These, viewed from
the mountains base, have the appear
ance of three persons clad in pure
white. Hence the name, Monument
Mountain. The sight of this room
alone will amply repay the visitor
but this is only one Of the many ind
by no means the most interesting and
beautiful. Everybody should avail
himself Of this opportunity to visit
the wonderful cave. Fare to Leav-
enworth and back only 81
boats MeavEng TO-DHy-
FoR GAIRO.-The magnificent and
elegantly appointed Armada, the
queen Of the lower line, is the regular
packet for Cairo and all way ports al
( o'clock to-day. Captain Gus. Du-
souebet, veteran commander and a
highly popular gentleman, is on her
roof, aud Billy Fowler and George
Nicholson are her obliging and ae-
complished clerks. The Armada
makes close connection with the
finest steamers for Memphis and New