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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

This amusement was uaquestionaby INDUCED in by
the Egyptians before the Exodus of the Israeltes and
the dance OF Miriam and the women Who went out after
her wth mhres and with Dances" subsequent to the
crossing OF the Red Sea- probably those
ofth Egyptians Of that period vid after solemn
crince nce befU re the Lord with all his might :, and
lac says, Let them praise his in the dance. when
he r-turnng from the slaughter Of the Phlisines
the women came out to meet him from all the cities of
Israel, singing and dancing" Solomon assures us that
there is time to dance ;" and the prophet says O
virgin of Israel thou shaft again he adorned with thy tall
retF and shalt foth in the dances Of them that make
merry
Tbedauyhers Of Shiloh unwitngly danced themselves
into he M .trimonal state Bat Hppocliies. with his
heels In the air. danced his wife =, All nations
have ther peculiar dances and possibly The dance If The
toil drpghers Of the Nae, which while seated
with The Arabs upon banks may be the same kind Of
performance win which the earliest Phafaohs were en-
tetained Jacob, Joseph AMI his brethren, Moses and
Alron-all may have been amused with the kind Of
exhibition, upon the borders II this river and for
aght we know It may not have been dissimar to that
CT Heroda which delighted erod and his drunken lords
and cost John the Baptist his head ~
HAREM OF THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
The harems of eastern princes are upon magnificent
scale they include the handsomes women in the realm
who are kept in state OF secuson unveiled
except by the lord OF the harem very rea-
tves They richly alfred and adorned with pearls
and precious jewels.
The harem Of the Sultan OF Turkey is closed at his
death and his pass the remainder Of their days in
all the retirement OF the most rig community of nuns
Their fate is like that Of Davids ten concubines whom
he had left keep the house and put them in ward and
fed them but went not in unto them so they shut
up unto the day Of their DEATH"
Upon the accession of prince to the throne he
harem. II is thus with the present Sultan
who, at the time were in Consiannople, had been
upon the throne scarcely nine months and yet he had
hundred wives and concrbnes To this round num-
ber each of the pachas they came to Constantnople
with the accustomed tribute accompanied il with or
Of the fairies, girls in their respective pachalics
presents 10 his Serene Hghnes Consequently this de-
bauched creature diseased and declining with excess
whose atenuated frame seemed but shadow around
which his long black cloak assumed the collapsed form Of
abianket swung over sakeis in fair way to ensure
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

ming footmen all of whon kept mp with the horse was
an anmated sight He dressed in the gay costume al
the country and his horse fine Arabian, richly capar
soned bounded oil beautifully the plain, consc ou
apparently OF the dignity and important character Of has
rider In our case there little TO boast of the
score OF runners carriage The had scarcely
Of clothes about them; and the carrilg- mer-
two persons to sit in it.
B,rHs AND BarHIso m EGyPT.
The bath favorite luxury the Egyptians. and Is
every where inhged in by the orentas In Cairo alone,
there seventy public baths and the weaher Of
the inhabitants have baths in their houses. The pub
lie baths accessible to all classes Of citizens Some OF
them for women and children only others exclu
sively for men. Some of them are for bo.h men and
women-the men occupying them in the forenoon, and
the women frequenting them in the afternoon Some Of
the opuient inhabitants visit the bath twice tn
times week-others once and tcose who cannot afford
the expense, battle in the Nile scot free"
"The women, when they afford to do so, visit the
bath frequently. In general, all the females Of house
and BE young boys ogefher There few pleasure
in which the women of Egypt delight mudh as N the
visit to the bath, where they frequently have enlor
ments and often, these occasions they not tlo
noisy in their mrth. They all themselves the orpor.
10 enter into familiar aton with those whom they
meet th-r' Sometimes mother chooses a bride for her
sou from among the girls whom she chances to
zee in the bath. In the Of the preparations for
marriage the bath is hired for select party committing OF
the women of the women Of two families ana
else admitted. Where all friends thu
Younger gi Il in ulgc in mirth AM frol;c on par
the songs of two more Awsim, hrel to accompany
them 70 the bath"
The Turks indulge to an rnmoierae extent in the
Of the bath.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06
RunLp.upf List

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF new YORK
Abraham T. Hillyer, N. York Sept. s.
John Williams, formerly president of Belknap Manu-.
featuring Co. Dover, N. H. Sept s.
Peter A. Brusie, date Miller & Bruse Hudson), Sept
Henry simons, N. Y.
Joseph Breeze, N Y, debts mostly due at Chicago H.
nois.)
Benz NJ K.ssam, date firm of Bowden Nissan, leather
dealers, )N.Y
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STR AW GOODS.

TT BENNETT, 30 John and liih William sresui I'M
porter end Manufacturer Of ITALIAN ana hng''h Saw
goods respectfully informs his customers and ne puoc IN
general that he has hand spendd ana
sale al very much reduced prices VIZ French md Eqslish
nns,sbj.. lillian Rnsnds Fancy Schell aud Imperial "a
,ery shios se and beautiful artce) fine Tuscans Albert
Stsws, Sc. Nc. it, a., ru,.. ~, ~,
Bonnef which he AL the style,
being ext ncly light durable white sud beau
,;6,l and will cesn well "A 'uscsl IS i~-c
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

In this country says Herodotus the women leave
to the men the OF the loom in the retirement
OF the house, whilst they themselves engaged abroad
in the business OF commerce" The honor OF cendng
the throne conceded by the Egyptians ladies'
very remote perod and it was custom among them
says Dodorus ito honor queen and allow her more
power and authority than king" But however great
were the privileges and powerful the authority
cised by the higher classes of the ancient Egyptian
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD-LOST--suprosed 20
be drowned III the East ighborhood of Pier No
or franklin Market Lad about fe.n Of age. Had
the time duox .naloons, check shirt chip hat
mo jacket ves has lost the thumb Of the
person finding the body will receive the above ap
plying ~ a Peck slim az
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06
OXICATED ANCIENT EGYPTIANS RETURNING HOME.

by their minds throwing of from their acideIous
machs that redundancy OF poisonous fluid in which they
in an evil hour had TOO freely iniulged.
The women of Greece not permitted 10 appear at
any OF their entertainments kept those to which rea-
ves only were invlted and in early times Rome, it
ualaw full for women or indeed Tor Young below
the age OF thirty, TO drink wine, except sacrifices And
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

so crupulous were they this point In the time of Ro
mu u.s. that Egnatius Mecennus caused his wife 10 be put
70 ca Tor infringing tins law, as it guilty OF crime
Will the imperiOus Romans guilty of such
rty toward the ladies' assured that the Egypsis
IN ne contracts o. marriage, gave authority TO their
wives over their husbands, ut which time the hu land
promiaelt 70 be obedient to their wives in all hngsn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06
CROTON AQUEDUCT.

> thrown from hundred hundred and sgn fee,
high, be opera afternoon. isdies and
genremsn wishing 70 visit the hsh hrides hull sy BY the
who have Nsg, Falls fnd this beautiful font IN OF
water that the Falls not to be Compared to this
chefdeuvre. 5lwsc
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

This work Is greatly admired, and is considered
muchmore amusing book than Stevens's Central
america. We continue our extracts and illustra-
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

The journal having been read, memorials were
presented from different sections. The memorials
wero not important, excepting ono from Bu fillo.-
They pray Congress to adopt the following n,sa-
sufe TO pass tho EKehequc, Plnn reported by lie
Committee Of Financ0--to pass a Revenue Bll en-.
bDdying The principles Of protection
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE on MI.
LfTABY AFFAIRS.
This Committee this morning, through Mr. PRES.
TON, made an important Report, which vas road
by the Senator presenting IL, IN bis seat. The 10
port recommends a moderate reduction of tho Ar.
my, instead Of the reduction IN the House Army
Bil, which the COMMITTEE Of Finance proposes shall
be disagreed 10, and which would rcduce the Army
from 1884 to an army nOminaliy amounting to
800.
Thi, would not give nm Effective force EXCEEDING
sir ttousa men. Tho Committee propose that
the Army SHALL be reduced a. 1851 men, which
would reduce The expense very materially. The
Army has already been reduced unI,r the direction
aud discretion of the Secretary ~ War 10 thlt there
h,s been O. saving Of $50. 100. Mr. Preston, IN his
report further states that the proposed reduction Of
the Army would mako that service smtllef than II
was IN 1898.
This is the substance II the conclusions OF the
Report, which IS ordered h be printed
RESOLUTIONS IN RELATION 70 RHODE
ISLAND.
Mr. ALLEN osked that the Resolutions BE- called
! up with view Of making lhcm lho special order Of
tho day.
! The yeas and nays were called, and tho molten
| prevailed Ivy he following vote:
YEAS -Mtssfs. ALEU-, A"hcr. Bigby, Benton
'uchanao, Chosts, Crate, FULTON. King, M'Robtrtr
| Meuck, Preston, Sewer Surgeon, Tuihnadee
/ fapr,n, walker, Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright
| Youug 81.
| NAYS Me7srs Bates Bsrfion. Clayton, Con
| rad, Cuitcndcn, Cuthbert, Eynns, Henderson
| Huntington, kerr Mofehe,d, smith Of lnd, Whns
4 woodbridge 81.
Mr. Allen wished the Resolutions 10 he made the
order NJ the diy week from Wednesday.
| Mr. MERllICk of Nd. proposed n week from
| Monday, and the moton prevailed.
| Mr. MrRoBEkIS proposed that the Bill 70, iIe
| establishment Of Remedial Jusiico should l,n amend
81 ny limiting tho operations Of the ptopoeeJ las,
| 10 the time when Congress vas not ~ session
\rho amendment vas not pressed, no, being m
} order.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
sHOcco sPRINCsy
. County. Moth Carnlin,


TIE prOpretress ef this takes pleasure
nots nins her friends and tho public that f.r House
VIII ho opened early Ia June, with ever, tat
may DC necessary 10 the comfort pleasnrc of to.o
who may favor hor with their patronage
The virtues ot the Waters well known aa hardly
In require arecrenec In those cases of Liver &C oplan
AMI Dehiy arising from repeated attack. OF nhous Fe
yer, Ia Intermittent fessrs Hcmorr
propsy aud Indigestion they have la nulncriess InSan
ecs, eu-cte'i permanent aud the Of those
Who have been bcnchied by their use NJ hc furnished
IL u WEI. deemed necessary.
A. place OF resort TOR thoae VIII, s..L ,l.,.,,,.
aud rche "m the cares aud Of IL !. un.
surpassed IN the tate. " wv
Having procured Ginpl. supply of lee with B,.
furnished with the beat Of Wines an,l IJauo,r: r.Le
wuh all the Injuries oi abundant county thlnt mn,
safely promise my patrons thcii moneys worth Nv
charges shall Ice ~ follows:
Board for aingle person per lay, sg5
do do IN 10 week, 80
uo ~ uo do month 20
do families of OF more persons tcacl) per day. 10
do do no 10 10 do 40 week, Zoo
do do h do no do do mSnth "a 10
Horses will be kctas low the price of Provendcr viii,
permit - $1,000 "'''
TO nersons iamicsIboartms by the season, liberal
deduction viii bc made,
- r.tents. woui remark, that have employed uu.
tSinalc Teacher, who will devote her whole time 10
ssho su,"i al a, may bo placed under her
~ 81 III, Way IL ISL ANN JOHNSON.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
SIO PEW ApD

Il AN away from the James River and Kanawha Comma.
ny, ai9n the last OF March, Negro men. James, BEN
Moses and Tom. james hired 81 MsriwctteT Jones
o' hanover aud has wife At Mr James Lyons near Rich
N'hi lac - about n years vi age, or inches bsb
Nc marks recolcctcd Ben and Moses were hired of Mrs
EzaOch Wnghcli Of llnoycr-Bsu Is about 20 yetrs Of
age very black, is have been perlorae for rnps
he has wic at Joseph Wingfed's In Hanover about
tt'io inches nigh Moses b. about feet or lOnchcs
STOOL lac San write very wehc hired last year 10y
Vol -ainl Myers Of Richmond. and more than uroi
Die lac may have pass. Tom is about ~ yraTa OF egc
i.ci high. dark hired Mrs EHzabc
Wnghcld Of Hanover The above reward will he sycD
Tor each II delivered 20 Capt WIN Richardson In Rich.
mond or to AyTcs at Dover secured In Jail Fo We
= them.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
Correspondence Of The U. 5. o,,.,,n.

NEW YORK. Tuesday, L. NJ.
There was fair amount OF business at the Bro
kers' Board to day. Mohawk improved per Ct.
iarlcm Il fell or n; Long Island X II I per
cent; Kentucky G's sold at IS; Illinois 20losO.
The Providence Journal OF Monday states, that
an attempt was made on Saturday nigh, 10 take
possession OF the field pieces in possession of the
Warren Artillery; horses were sent down from
the city, and information sent down tina, a5 mon
had gone down for the purpose. Expresses were
immediately sent oil, and il was discovered that
they had broken open Of the buildings before they
were alarmed, and made their escape.
There has been movement in the Flour
market, though Mt rather lower prices; 20O0 bbls
Ohio and Michigan taken for England at IS slas5-
S74. Some COCO bushels Wheat also bought
Tor England at i27iieSc for fair to good; 10000
bushels New Orleans Corn for same destination, at
55a55lc. Sales of 500 bales Cotton at last weeks
| prices, partly for expectation.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
To The HoHOwnbie, the House Of Dsiegats in tie
Commonwealth Of Virginia.

IL will Eve me pleasure 10 serve YOU in the ca
paciiy Of Door Keeper, at the next session Of the
General Assembly. My pas, lie has made me n
mIiaf with the practice OF similar dutcs. II Il he
your pleasure 70 rail me 70 ths employment will
carry into f heart nni hand, That will give their
zea constancy, and rocti'ude to your service. The
tenure Of the Office has wisely been made from year
10 year, and he vim BE- not r. appointed ~ the yn.
c'ncy, is neither removed from mi, possession. nor
prescribed ne citizen. Equality Of rights and
pfeensoos, wi'h occasional rotation in Off e. mn Ike
the distinctive ch1uciers'ics in Our free systcm Of
governments aud assemblies, as veil ns ndyiduai..
may rauonnily believe, that their enemies will not
serve them better than their friends.
Yours, faithfully
wM. y. ALLAN.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
$40 REwARn-


ID ANAWAN from the sutsc riier In Chesterfield, five
miles above Manchci"T the luth OF March LAST
NY negro man TOM BLACK about feet IN inchcG hir,
dark brown complex curly head of hair, sharp nose
quick spoken and has brother living PctcTxbute
anil anncr near there. lie was purchased IT Ms a
'fs' iis"n ~ 'h.frs Iity, M Nov. 1870
Also on the l2th Instant. my man Roger sometme
cA'u h"lcricE, about thirty tiurty Eve years
"' age, iuil SN ieet hugh, full forehead ule Inclined
~ h' N"ocE Encci with - the ARA,
hc SHOULDER and elbow lie sometimes calla hin sri An
.',y rioEcs Tie had on, when hc len, ciTcassaa c
li invisible green, with velvet collar mixed casSin,i
aai""ns ani back fur hat have hut little doubt tLai
~. asohtainedfree papers andis now lurking about Pc
Siac. ''' N''"fO !" a Heo
Iwl give s2O reward for each or either elvcrc,, T.,
him. '~'' tn.aiII ~, ~, "t
"a eff 'i''' h"''S'
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24

iudcfi, BE- tf tsicf gained iuptt fDr week. from the
ef'fft boz Gee M'ih0i Church. iu whiri REV NJ fHnif
tftfa prominent part The revival iH unf ruuturd this
rfY, ff rurniod Co. glfnu. ptir ol tc Sffie, nay we
Hnfurier Ni ty fsf % D. MT continued o. ffr Stale
but esicn.a through vat co. rfpuH ~ tho Unrn will, Won
ieffu eject Temperance and felfa,u scrfu fp ht,e
gone baud hfnd, uc goat moral curinca oi tho ,ty
converting fhouaIGls lfrm lsF pr.uts an fnnrsl ten.
irurra, which little calculated o. prufnnfo the
peace. tuffy aud virtue ~ rnuuuuiioa they were
u eseud aud Kfsu moral tnf felrii pfinf lra
w learn fnt there b. pfevHhns 4 revival Ia tlte
Hfp sn uftpr riturclff nf rnf mouth NarfnE Ham
on sui th" contiguous county The results have been
rudy tsiDu sltur.
Greet good tr1I b0 ipno. TrnesH whCuthe Grherncn
living their net a. aiufe ~ thc fsh iuup over the
toy oacapo thfuuahpho ineshca many bougs arc
sirat ucd ~ rsl fevouti0n Willis Tack into
s psih8" etF"f yettsc good that must will 10
iuimenrc. C1uiIftF.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24
sio REWARD


tfoR my Negro Man CARY, who absconed on the I5tl,
81 Apil last cary IS not to hlacE but inchne 10
ice yeliowtsh he II under miing height, OF lugc bone
anu muscle between ~ AMI IS years obi scar on
hc Tg ~ lei" shlc OF his neck bat believed be on tho
lclt s"iciiS scar Wa occasiuncd from a rising while
cmhi Although have brought Cary up plough h,,
may "raNnrO get employment as Shoe maker since no
las been cnLhng tot the last OF years fond OF
ihe trade Tie polite negto; speaks que when spok en-
io, Hn GENERALLY steps quick, with his
turned out lie lad on uleTable good winter clothing when
u" went "li among which was light purple Jeans cosi,
aud Jeans pants coloTc lie may have exchanged
ihcm lie - supposed IL Ice lurking about tie neigh
buihuod IT New store, buckingham
lNil give tie above reward Siu Il lac IS taken
this Stale and delivered Ia al Wet Fall n Culnbeg
county; or viii syo hecn dollars " taken this State
ani delivered 10 me, confined la Jail, that get him
again. 1IlUfS q GOODMAN
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24

The New York Commercial--an Administration
print, in the confidence of Mr. Wcbstcr-con,ra-
diets pretty positively the report that the Captain
will veto the Tariff Bill, on account Of tho D.s,rlbu-
ton feature. II says:
owe have positive assurances, and from sources
likely TO he authentic ard correct, ihat tho Pres-
dent will not veto the tariff bill on account OF the
prOvIsO.
We may odd, that in our opinion, ms we'll as in
That OF all ludicious men, inr VIC can obtain IT,
The los Oi the tanif extension BILL in tho present
state Of the national finances, would be sinculnrIy
unfortunate. We trust that the Land Distribution
will be protected, and the existing Tariff contnn
ued for purposes Of revenue, until better one is
enacted"
Col. Stone may have positive assurances from
the highest authority, ttho Captain himsol) that tho
Veto will NOT be rssoFled ,o-and others may have
the same authority Tor saying it will be. And this,
we take it, is ahou, tho truth Of the case. The
Captain has pledged himself both ways--and he
will no doubt redeem both plsdgosi
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24

/ IL a
The commencement ot this institution took n, c-
on wednesday, the Sth OF June, which, together
with the day preceding, rendered peculiarly M,
tTaeiive. The exercises commenced on Tuesday
al exactly half past ten. A. M. First in orricr was
. speech before the Society Of Alumni by Tbon,ss
NJ. lsbeIl, Esq. OF Cumberland county. MIR lsbelI
IS young man OF line talents and amiable ous,i-
ties, and lie has gained considerable. distinction
as practising attorney. HIS speech was eloquent
ana beautiful, exhibiting extensive knowledge and
a well cultivated miEd. IL is expected that his
speoch will he published, when the M bic can mar.
teipate nia banquet OF which those who were pre
sent so pleasantly parlook. Next in order wss
speech before the two literary societies by tbc nv
John Newland Mafitt, who had come ut the invi
Iation OF the Franklin Society. We had heard
much of this Divine an orator, and our exuec .
tliions were raised high, but are happy 10 say
That they were fully realized. Ills speech was one
Of uncommon 0eauty, containing some OF the most
sublime passages that We have ever heard or read
He certainly possesses most eNubctant imasina
ton and brilliant fancy. Ills speech has been re
quesied for publication. In the afternoon the M.
dence was addressed 10y the representatives Of the
two societies. who discharged heir duties in n man
ner credltable 10 themselves, and 10 the bodies o!
which they were the organs. On Wednesday. the
Senior class delivered addresses, and thus severed
lhclf connection as students with the institution
Their addresses were very hnc, aid did them much
honor. The latin speech WIGS delivered by Mr.
Joseph Sutton, OF the town Of Petersburg and the
Little Cockatc" may wei he proud Of him. The
Na.odicOry was spoken by MIR Thomas C. johnson
Of i oemarIe. His farewell address vas one OF
great ability. and It was dciiye:cdin very pathetic
manner Once or twice during It's delivery the yghoo
audience was IN tears. The whole drama was
closed w splendid party given az the Stewards
Han by tho students. AL the young ladies' Of the
vicinity, as well those who we're visitors, had
been invited, and the occasion was hOnorel by the
presence Of much beauty and intelligence Time
passed OF very asrecably, and We oil we're sorry
when the hour had arrived when We mus, separate
Thus ended the annual commencement Of Isi2-
Randolph Macon hos already taken a high stand
among the institutions oi our land, and her repu,a
ton will continue to increase, Il her friends bu, DO
their duty. s.
PErERsBuRo. juno lG,h. 1912.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-24

Cor',eioH.--T~o typographical errors a re con
,eInod in tho list rosoIutiDn adopted at the Tard
Meeting, printed on the outside Of this Jays
country paper. II shoud read,
"Resausd That We have entire con6do nee in ths
jealous 60 Opcmtion Of our Representative m
Congress. ~ carrying out the views embraced IN
tlo foregoing fesouuons."