CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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A Mystery Explained. A considerable a.
mount Of speculation and curiosity has been
excited in the north section of the city, by the
discovery of certain curious vault in an ole
house known as "Gribble's Pottery" situated
on Britton, near Madison-st. The building is
a three story brick, and has stood there some.
thing like hundred years, according to the
"oldest inhabitant." Mr.. Hugh Dowin, the
present occupant, found it necessary a few
days since, to have new floor laid in the north
room on the first story, the old floor which
rested on the ground having became rotted
from its near contact with the earth; the house
having no cellar under it. In removing the
earth under the old floor, kind of vault, wall
ed with brick, was found and fully opened. II
was about twelve feet long, three feet wide, and
three feet deep; was walled up with brick, on
each side and end, and in the bottom paved
with the same material. At the north end of
the Fit, small door about ten inch square
was found, which opened into u brick oven,
stood, no person being alba to explain the pro-
bable use of the mysterious vault, and conse.
quently speculation has been rife, and curiosity
on tip-toe. One of the "oldest inhabitants,' j.
however, states that it was probably used when
the sold Pottery" was in full tide of successful
operation, as place in which certain part OF
that kind Of manufacture was dried and haid-
ened, aud that in the changes the old building
has been subject to in bye-gone years, the eel
lar was filed up, with the fanace standing,
and thus foored over. This solution ofan ap-
parent mystery is probably correct, and will
relieve the anxiety manifested in certain quar-
ters to know the why and wherefore.