BODY DISCOVERED IN A CAVE.
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Ia a limestone cavern IN Virginia, known
as EcCcy's Cave. body OF man was
discovered, which must have lain there
for someume, and probably fell through BY
accident as no one has beet missing II


is probable, from his dress that he must
have been in the cave for a number OF
years. His face hands and legs below the
knees Che rest of bis body being clo'heo)
had much the appearance OF an Egyptian
mummy, being dried and shrunken TO the
bones. It was dressed with PAIR OF
buckskin short breeches, fastened at the
knees with four buttons; Stockings that see


med to be made Of yarn, but only smai'
portion remained. The coat was OF a blue
clo,h. en- ire, butso rotten that 1t came 10
pieces when slightly pulled, vest OF l'eh'>
er color cloth, and see! or iron but'ohs'-


There was no hat seen, and the haif'
which was a dark brown, was ss'ghtiy
grey. The buttons Of the coat were o'
brass, and corroded to dark green color
La his hand was cluched chain, win u
watch attached. ond IA broad As, gold key,
with steel barrel. la lis pocket were
several pieces of silver co'n-ihree span
ish pislareens, and smaller one' besides
two trunk keys, with ring 10 tas'en them


,os sther. Many specula''ons were made


as to the time of his death; all coincide II
he opinion that he had fallen through me


opening, at some period long before, where
unable to get ou', he had per'ahed' Th'
body was decen'ly inferred IN the bury'ns
Z ground attached to the Presbyterian churcl
near Luray. No one living can recoilec
: having heard of any person being missing
From the character of his dress 1t Is eV
e ldoat that he belonged to the past genera
tIon, and mystery must forever lh'o'''
9 The affair, to be used as a subject tor IN
!. novelist, or as futile speculation.