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Navada's Wonderful Cave. XILIJONS UPON MILLIONS OF PUEE GOLD AND SILVER. CARSON, Nov. 21.-For many years there has been living in the Walker river range ( f mountains a man uamed Algernon B. Grant, who very rarel sought the haunts or habita tions of white men. His aetensible (ccupation was prospecting for pre clots metals, but. the fact of long and uninterrupted resistence in these wilds sj)Ohtted to the fact of his non. uecess in that direction. Mr. Grant was int1his city a few days bince, and tho toloviig id in extract from lhis woidrtil and initerestittg histoiy: le is a native of Bourbon conm)ty, Kentucky, having been borni khere Iin'1825. lHe wAs sent to UIa ard College, where he gradiiated in 1846, second in his class. In 1861 he was admit ted to practice in the S.reime Court of Kentucky. Tie enjoyed a lucra tive practice in the State, until the breaking ont of the rebellion, when She enttereddthe Confederate service, reci:iving a commission as Major in one of the Kenmucky regiments. In ~the . meauntime, he had married and gathered a lit tle family around him. A,'ee~ he, at that time, had taken to the Southern portion of Kent ucky and . placed them uder the protection of natives. When the war ended he pictured % to himself in rapturous delight the biappiness that would figll to his lot when he could once again gaze upo: the facew of his loving wife and dear >& pildren. He took passage for South--. e rn Kentneky. Upon arriving at .& the spot wh ere his hopes and happi - eso were centred, there awaited him %ting but a mass of -charred ruins. T strong man dismounted from his hof6se and sat downt upon the ground, weepigg like a child. Lie learned 21 tat abont a year before the close of I14te war a small band of straggling -troops had infested that portion of k Kenitcky, and that the family of ?&Gran,t had beeni murdered, and the Sincendiary torch was brought into play. In the early spring of 1866 ha enigaged passage In a mule train wh1ech was- then about crossing the .i'plaint, and afterward arrived in this S tate, and emigrated to the most ex. Strierne southern end of the Walk er ' liver piountains, w hero lhe has been, ~j~exiting ever since, only at rare in tis-lseeeing the detested lace of a Anumber of the Walkeg River looked tup to him with great ,~~iteoe, opposing him to be en ~~ onpernatural powers. ~ onths ago one of these 'A Mt%.~t1Q d been g r'eciient of ~~~ AbIanda of Grant, I ~ hI#tAtitZud, the mountains, and ie would show Im a cave wonderfully. rich with gold and silver. What 'direction, of the compass the party followed, Grant is relnitnt about revealing. At all events, after travelitg about twg days and a half, our hero and his companion arrived at * dusk one evening in a narrow cannon, or mountain gorge, enclosed on either sidq by rogged, steep mountains. In this vicinity, the Indian said, the cave was located. A cOmp fire was lighted, and while Grant was cook ing supper his companion - went in search of the exact location of the cave, so that no time would be lost in finding it in the morning. The Indian returned with j(sy imprinted upon his copper-colored features, and iliparted to Grant the satisfactory tidings that he had found the cave without difficulty, and tbat, notwith, standing the darkness which then prevailed, the interior of this won dei-tul vault was as light as noonday. At an early hour next mpornihg, after traveling in ihis. vaion, which is many miles in length, for an hour, or may be a little less, the Indiai pointed to'a pile of granite of im wense weight, stacked up against t.e ci agged side of a monster m'ountain, and told Grant that by removing the toulders an entrance to the cave would be effected. Thd two men immediately set to work at their her Callean task, which occupied themu iiearly two. bouis. When the *ob struction was removed, all that could be seen was anl oe)Cninlr leading ito thle mlounitaill, (it dimentsionis only great enough to admit the bodies of two largely developed men; but the interior " as ms dark as Erebus. Graut ventured in tbis opening to the distance of about ton feet, blit the inenEity of the darkness preclu dod him from seeing hio hands be fore his face. Ile cried out to his companion for some burning sage, brush, which was immediateiy thrust into the cave, but, strange to relate, this artificial light would not illni inate the darkness. Ilere was a nice pass. Grant emerged from his subterreauneau visit and consulted with his semi-satvage comparnion as to the most expedient mieans to be eltpployed in the emergency; it was useless to seek for' gold or' anything else in so daiik a place where at tifi cial light proved of no avail. The Indiant then repeated his story of the ill uination, which he saw in the cave the proceeding night. Al though this yarn sounded rather im probable in the ears of an tutellig'ent white man, y'et the .Indian'was so earnest and siincerE, to all outward appearances, that our hero decided to remain until the stars came out, and determi: e whether there was any truthb in his com panion's fabn Ious narration. 'They returned to the camping ground of' the. pieyfons night and brought their traps to the mouth of the mysterious cave. It seemed as if that day never would draw to a close, so great was Grant's impatience; but as twilight was ap proaching a light glimmer wasdis cernible at the miouth of the vault, yet the blackest darkness mortal ever beheld was still holding swvay there in. But gradually, as night was titl ling, an unnaturai light was making itself apparent, and at 9 o'uiock that evening a ray of brilliart noonday light shot out frm the opening of that w'onderful subterranean pausage. For the Birst time in many years G rant gav wen t to a shout oh delight The Indian's, tale of seeirng fiction and improbability was true. The sight was so grand,oo wonderu, and so magninecent, J.f *fwm mente Grant was d ~rennd by a combisatior 4 mniratIQ A fter aM hh WNdi edlef it see nothing; their vision seemed to be lost; but gradually their eyes became accustomed to the unnatural bril liancy of light, and the sight which met their gaze no person can depict. The walls and ceilings of this passage were covered with burnished gold and silver, the bulk of which com4. prised thousands of tons. Grant re lates that the first ight of these treasures terrified him, but, after re gaining his self-possession, he and the Indian made a tour of explora tion. This cave is about one mile in length, 150 feet in width, and seven ty feet high. The interior of this immense grotto is arched similar to an old gothic 'church, supported by large alabaster-like pillars, entwined by heavy golden and silver wire of the dimensions of a man's finger, like the growth of ivy, and in a style ot grandeur and magnificence that could never be produced by human hands. These pillars seem to have been placed in position by a provi dent nature, to supporf the heavy ceilings of the grotto incrusted by thousands of tous of gold and silver wire and ingots wrought in the most fantastic shapes. Besides the incal culable treasures, this vast cave Con. tains chambers and domes of the most grotesque architectural designs, marvellous avenues and little lakes, the latter alive With fish of every color of the rainbow, a gorgeous and in)describable sight, indeed. Uita all reads like an improbable tale, but Gratit vows that his state ment is one of absolute veracIty, f.omn Alpha to Ooga. One of.the most umvecc-luntable fea'ures about this ca1ve is, the unnatural light at night, w hich, Grant says, is not phos phiorscent (Io being somiewhat of a scientist), and the unheard of and imipene rable darkriesi during the day. Grant asserta that there are millions upon m1ilions ot pur.e gold and silver in that vatult, and ie means to share with those who have been kind to himm in bygone days. IIe is no0w en route for Louisville, Ky., and has with hmim several hundred pounds of gold, takeni from the cave, to seek out some o' ihi8'old friends whom he will b,ring out here as early as possible.- Nevada Enter prise. Hell. There are - preachers in England as well as in A.mericai, now,-a days, declaring themselves disbelievers in hell- No one hais a right to discard the Word of God. If' hell does not actually exist, then there is no heav en, and tihe Bible is a mnere myth. It is a very p)leasant doctrine to some poplle to discar'd hell and advocate heaven. TIhere would be no justice to the upright and pure if they were p)a~ced upon an equal foo ting after' death with the nicked and depraved. Hleavenm it.self would th:en be a hell. Tile beauttiful life of Jesus, and the immortal teachings of His apostles and followers will never be blotted from the face of the ear-tbhby all the ingennity and skill of men. But the tr'ue 'iisters of the Truth will have to fortify themselves and combat the errors of infidelity that are even try, ing to creep in) the very chnrch oif thu Most High. With lightniing speed Jo the errors and false teach-, ings of' mnen spread over' the world. Men love falsehood, it seems bettor than truth. What wickedness, what blackness, what darkness, what cor ruption, what rettenness, what death lurks in the hearts of men who seek to under'min~e the religion of Christ. There is beautiful precept, which he who has received an injury or who thinks that he has, would for his own sake do well to follow: Ex se~ half apd forgive the rest. Chemberlain and Leslie. The Tiew York Sun prints a long letter from Columbia givirig the gist of some evidence elicited by the in vestigating committee implicating ex.Governor Chamterlain in the land commission fraud. The witness es were 0. 0. Bowen, ex-Governor Moses, John B. Dennis, Niles G. Parker, J. L. Neagle and others. Af ter describing the indignation of the] negro Radical leaders at finding that Land Commissioner Leslie and his white associates were enjoying a mo. nopoly of the land commission steal. ing, the letter goes on to say: It was rnanimously determined that Leslie must be got rid of and Delarge appointed in his place. Mos es was requested to go and bring Leslie to the meeting After he had returned with the latter, Chamberlain (as the special fr-iend and supporter of Leslie) unfolded to him what was proposed, and asked that, in view of the danger which stared them in the face, he (Leslie) should - consent to hand in his resignation. But, to the consternation of all of them, Leslie indignantly refused to do any such thing. His answer, as contain ed in the testimony given before the committee, is as nearly as possible in the following words: "Gentlemen, I positively refuse to resign. My acts as land cominiasion er I am willing to have investigated. As you all know, I have never bought for the State onie acre ot land accept on the Written approval of a majority of yourselves, who co com pose the advisory board; and, so Jar ns any ill vestigat ionl inlto the affairs of the financial board ,s concerned, I have nothing to fear frorn that. It' you have committed frand, you mil5 protect your01selves, and not ask me to resign my office to protect yon." The c,inspirators were all con pletely astounded at this unexpected reply, and for a time silence prevailed Finally Neagie, knowing the char acter of the man with whom hie had t.o deal, looked up and asked: "Lesile, how mirch will J on take to resigun?" "Ahl that is another matter," re plied Leslie. "Doctor, you under stand business, and I am wvilling to listen to you on that line. for I am d-d anxious to get rid of all associa tion with such mieni as you are afraid of your own shadows. I own one shaire in your Greenville and Columbia Railroad corporation, esti.. mzated value $20,000. If you will take that off my bands at that price, in cash, pay me, besides, in cash, $25,000, and also pay to Kiimpton $3000 borrowed money which I owe Limn, I will make any arrangement reference to my resignation which you~ may suggest. Or I will do this: If you accept my ter'ms I will write out my resignation, place it in the hands of Chamberlain, who is the only one of your number whom I trust as my friend, to be0 kept by him ni 1til the money or its equivalent is paid to me, and then he may present it to the advosary board, and Delarge may be appointed." T'his proposition of Leslie's was acceded to, and Scott, Chamberlain and Parker agreed to pay him the $48,000 demanded. As this money had to c>me out of the treasury of the State, it was ne cessary to decide how it could be raised, and to what fund it should be charged. After long consultation Leslie agreed to sign as hind corn missioner such a number: as they might desire of the blanks used in the purchase of land, and it was de termuined that on these blanks value less lands should be bought at a very low prica and charged to the State at a very high price, so that the margmn between the two prices abould cover baok, and used in the purehase of the famous "Bell-Hole Swamp" tract of land, where the State paid over $90, 000 for land that Is not worth $20,s 000. - The scheme having been arranged, the parties then separated, and met again at Chamberlain's house the next morning, where their number was increased by the presence of Kimpton, the financial agent. Three drafts for $48',000 were drawn by Kimpton, as financial agent, on Park er as State Treasurer, payable to Kimpton's order. These drafts were three, payable at intervals of ten days at the Carolina National Bak in Columbia, and were deposited in said bank in person by Chamberlain, who in peison drew the money as the drafts became due and turned it over to Leslie. The latter's resignation was promulgated, Delarg was ap pointed in his stead, the General As sembly adjourned without ordering an investigation, and the members of the financial board obtained a new lease of opportunity to defraud the State. Chamberlain's deposit and collec tion of these drafts at the Carolina National Bank were fully proved be fore thr conmittee from the books and records of the bank. Girls. Ghls do- not always know their power. It is far greater than they think; and were they true and brave enough to exert it they might almost, in a generation, revolutionize society, about them. Exert your power for good npon the young men who are p)rivileged to enjoy your society. Gentl6 aid good, be also brave &nd true. Try to exhibit the ideal of a wornan-a pure and good woman whose life is mighty as wull as beau liful in its maidenly diguity and at tractive loyeliness. Do not let it oven seem that dress and frivolty constitute your only thoughts, but let the elevation of your character and the usecfuliness (of your life hift up the young mau who walks by your side. Some of you are in intimate associa tions, which, under exchanged prom. ise, look forward to a nearier and more enduring relation. "I will not learn a trade," said the the young Chicaigo blood to his lath er. But this businees of learning a trade is only a matter of time, for witbin a year thiat young man was study irg harness making in the State Prison. A Raidical is a Republican politi.. cian- who is not ashamed of the name, and an Independent is a Republican who is ashamed of the name, and who denies being a Radical when talking to Democrats, but admits It when talking to Rlepublicans. In other words, an Independent is a cross between a mean Democrat and a mangy Republican, who cannot be trusted by either'.-Br'adon, (Miss.,) Republican. PAars, Feb. 4.-A telegram dated Shanghai, China, yeeterday, Febru ary 3, has beeni published here, an., niounicing that an asylum for women arnd children at the city of Tientein has been burned and that over 2,000 persons pet Ished in the tire. FLUsHING GAME-While the Uouse of Representatives at Columbia was discussing tho game law the other day, the members were startled out of their propriety by the unexpected appearance of a verny large covey of gay and brilliant plumage, being no less than fifty of the young ladies of the Methodist College, who had come under the care of their president% the Hon. J. L. Jones, to see what law. making and more especially-what the law makers were like. He Had, Just Had Owe One day General (nE* Gordon and I were ordor 't General Grent's lines near burg, and we accordinoly Uov'f7 toward the front. Gordon, you is a preacber,'and a man of.d tional habits. Just before the ao began, be said to me, "Geuerab fore we go into action would It t0 be well to engage in prayer'.de tainly," I replie-', and he and uie staff retired into a little buildin the roadside, and I and my stafE4ed pared to follow. Just.then I a 3ight of my brother, who was w1W1 some artillery a little way down road, and thinking to have him us, I called out to him by name. 'Come, said I, pointing to the bul ing we were just entering. thank you," lie answered, "I've juok bad one."-Gen. Harry Heth. The New York Tribune, in a re -ont article upon delicate ladies, reo 3ommended that instead of the reomw fined medical treatment they receive in their luxuriant parlors they should:-' be banged abo.ut by Swedish move. inent cures and kneaded by steam?'. ollers. The Chicago Alliance, goes till further in this matter, and as ierts that a powerful cause of:that tact called frail women is a want-of intellectual force. There are mAny men and women who are ill fron want of brains. They suffer a vo-. luntary decline becauise tbey*do not.'. possess the brain power that offers the blood any inducement to circu 4, late. Following out this argument,q'' the same writer remarks that pluqk is a wondertul agent in throwing,off disease, and that will power will. sr. pass pill-power 'in nine cases out of, 'en. ~< At a camp meeting a number of adios continued standing on. the - >enohes, notwithstanding the fh equont, iints from the minister to sit dow, A reverend old gentlema~n, fori4s good humor, arose and said: "I think r' i those ladies know that they ha4 iolos in their stookings, they woutd sit down." 9I his address had the de. nred effect-there was an immendiaIe sinking into seoats. A young minis-. or standing beside him, and bhishing4 to the temples, said: "Oh, brotien now, could you say that?" "Say that?" said the old gentleman, "it is C tact-if they hadn't holes In their itockings, I'd like to know how they'd. A newspaper is a window thron~i' which meni look out on what is going * n in the world. Without a ne . pa per a man is shut up in a sma room, and knows little or noting what is happening outside of.himself' [n our day, the newspaper will keep~ a sensible man in sympathy with the world's current history. It is an noe Folding encyclopedia and unbound' ' book, forever issuing and never fli4 ished. Always 'bear this in mInd~ imd never fail to take, and wore pa ticularly, pay for your 'home paper..' The last words which Sam. BoWIe. sp)oke to senator Dawes of Ma,sav abuset ts were: "Dr'op on your knees,. Dawes, thank God you have done e little good in this world, and ask' His forgiveness that you have dade' no more." ~ A St. Louis man has been ost ai cised b)y an indignant community W. cause he shot at a lightning rod mats\, and missed him. ___ A woman in Fairfield, Maine,k ha a growth ot natural baic eIitfo fe and one Inch long, and has refna~d *2,000 for It. tier frIends oehdin'~* that she baa the longest b>air tt tb~ world, but the retunsn are udt ~Ib ~yet.