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ermen has had, for several years. scientific corps
gagged in researches in ancient Assyra and Persia
ding the explorations Nneveh and Babylon and several
distinguished scholars from England and Germany
the ground though under the orders of their
ernments occupied upon the inscriptions and sculptures
of which great numbers have been Brought view The
results of these explorations importance, they throw
much light the ancient history oil countries hitherto
volved in darkness. AT Behsun, midway between Baby
Ion and Ecbatana is inscription in several large
tablets rock the base of a mountain extending 10
four hundred lines, in the arrowheaded character This
great work has been fully decpheed by Major Rawlnson
of the British army, who has employed much Of his time
during the last years in eifecng Professors Groe-
fend Lassen and Westergaard have also been diligently
employed the same inscription and have contributed
much to its complete decpherment and grammatical
aon is memorial Of the time of Darius Hystasps
who lived in the sixth century b. c., the purpo which,
the historian, be Of equal interest with the pecu
liares OF the language to the philologist.
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THE Custom. Enthusiastically Walker, of the u S.
Treasury with eye open the economical expend
ture of the public moneys, sought, while in this city
Gently, to reduce if possible, the number of officers
nected with the collection of the duties In consequence,
the Office of marker abolished, and the services of
five gentlemen rendered unnecessary. 1t was designed TO
diminish the number of inspectors; but examination,
the number found to be barely sufficient to perform
the duties devovng upon them at this port each nspec
tor being constantly engaged the whole time Indeed there
play time now, custom-house, under its pres.
ent busnesske chief Each inspector is expected be
constantly at his post and every hour of.absence incl
dental prolonged is regularly noted down, and the
count transmitted to the proper department at Washington
The result Isl that our custom house before
under such excellent management Everything moves
on like clock-work. Every man attends punctually and
promptly 10 his duty This would not long be the if
the wings were in power. We should then again have
deness, dissipation, and the whole catalogue of ills that
disgraced the custom house under Jonathan Roberts
[Phld, SPIRIT Of the Times.
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THE UNION.
Squadron In the Mediterranean,

We some time ago informed our readers that the Sec
rotary OF the Navy, anticipating the possible appearance
IN the Mediterranean of vessels claiming TO be Mexican
pvateers, had ordered that Sea- for the protection of
our commerce there of the soops-of-war belonging
TO the African squadron This order was dated on the
9TH OF April and in letter the department from Com
modore Read, dated June st lsl7 he writes Your
strucons to send the Marion to Gibraltar were received
at peculiarly favorable moment She was in company
with me- awaiting the arrival of stores go down the
coast again, orders TO return to the United States In
struchons were Immediately given 10 her commander to
take on board the necessary stores and proceed Gbra
to pursue and if not otherwise advised by that function
airy, to cruise in the Mediterranean in pursuit of tres.
passers commerce, any should have made their
appearance in that sea- have directed Commander ST.
monds to report his arrival at Gibraltar to you"
The following is extract from letter the depart
ment from Commander Simonds dated "U S. ship Ma
rion, at sea, lat SO deg NJ, long 80 deg 80 min W.,
June 30, 1877"
"Sm: have the honor inform you that this ship, UNI
der my commands is proceeding towards Gibraltar,
pursuance of orders from Commodore Read We sailed
from Porto Praya on the 4th instant"
The Princeton" sailed from Philadelphia for the
Mediterranean Friday last, and she will be followed
by the Allegheny and two other vessels There
need be fear, therefore, OF any depredatons
commerce in that sea-
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Every day confirms the opinion that the universal
wing party" will not go for General Taylor. The last
New York "Tribune' declares thus:
ssWe have never written line indicative of our wish,
of the wing party the contrary, have said before,
the declaration, that Gen. Taylor not
our candidate for the presidency"
Some of the wings have their doubts about the Gene
rails politics. They suspect that he is not one OF the
"at footed wings whom they wish to elect. Others,
again. have their doubts whether if he were de-
cided whg he will carry out their views and yield him.
self to their "party schemes" We beg leave to COM
mend the expression of the Norfolk "Herald" TO the
lips of this calculating class: " He will not find
acceptance with those wings whose fundamental
principle is the spoils Of office" Others, again,
prefer their old avore leaders TO military cheftan
We know that the argument of of their leaders is
this: .'We have distinguished civilians in own
ranks who have long and faithfully served uswho have
all our confidence and are entitled to our suppor--who
will serve us faithfully and carry out party prnc
pies; and while we are sweeping to success will
not consent pass by distinguished candidates, who
have always been avowed wings, and who will continue
wings in the administration of the government, for no
party man, who declares that he will neither be elected
by the whig party, nor serve their party purposes"
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cples substantially and irreconciaby anagons,cif THAR
members would hniiate themselves by the acknowledge
ment that hey have Tor years been engaged in fight
sadowsthen the proposition might possess pasi-
bl ana prospect oil But the public
stands there can be fusion OF parties there may
decd be brief interruptions of their organizations but they
WIZ inevitably be followed by the old
OF parties and party circumstances
WIN the democratic party these considerations possess
especial weight We banded together for
press purposes To accomplish these purposes, have
established set OF usages for regulation
by time and triumph. To break upon these sages has
always been the hope and reliance of federalism. To
draw OIL portion of the party from their influence by
specious ace, by just such schemes this of noparty
ism, is their aim. No whether General TAYLOR
finally eerges wing democrat, the object may be gain
ed In the one case they have secured the OF the
party men and in the other, they have Produced GOODNESS
ana dissenson by the premature agitation OF the pesden-
ia claims. We democratic brethren against all
and every cooperation in this no-party measure Let us
abide the decision OF the democratic national convention
We shall then have candidate of principle not the
prestige OF name 1t may indeed eventnate that shall
secure bol-a candidate whose brilliant services enlte
HIM 10 our most enthusiastic admiration and support
whose principles will commend themselves views
right and policy. But until such me let be wary and
commit ourselves to There is moral and warn
ing IN the present ridiculous posture of the federal party
arising from hasy and inconsderate movements OF
this kind, which should not be lost upon
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From the Petersburg (va) Republican.
Greed nj m ~


Remember, democrats, that Richard Kidder Meade
your candidate tor Congress- s the steadas and decided
opponent OF United States bank protective tariff, the
distribution OF the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands, ana grand schemes OF internal improvements by
the general government
That he Is opposed to the schemes and princi-
Plies OF the whg party
Ihat he IS IN favor of a strictly revenue tariff
lhat ne is opposed, and never will give his sanction
10 arut which protects spndles, machinery and capt.
as al the expense OF the labor of the honest but poor
mechanic
mat ne does not admit the right OF any one class of
INDUSTRY IN This country, to exclusive privileges
mat ne believes that every industrial pursuit is emit
ted TO The same respect and the attention from the
general government
That he s therefore, entirely opposed to all monopo
hess Whatever be their name or nature.
Ihat ne is IN favor OF an independent sub treasury
lhat ne IS IN favor OF the present administration That
ne never mas abused his own government while at war
WIN foreign enemy, nor sanctioned, any way, such
conduct in Others
That he is in favor of prosecuting the Mexican war
with the utmost vigor until its objectan honorable
peace-is acquired
lie gives all honor and praise to both Taylor and Scot,
Tor their gallant deeds and noble vaor upon the battle
fields of Mexico
And that If elected your representative, he will be
interchangeable IN his exertlons to uphold the Constitution
protect the rights of the people, preserve the Union and
TO watch with vigant eye the interests of his mme
date constituents.
01- Election for the vacancy in Congress to take
place the 5th of August
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PROBABLE Discovery THE HISTORY OF FORMER RACE
The Lower Sandusky (Ohio Democrat states that about
two miles from that village, land known the " Kerr
trac' there ancient mound, circular at the base
about 80 feet in diameter rising ovay to point, which
srmounted by oaken stump, probably originally two
feet in diameter which is almost totally decayed from age
few DAYS since, boys dug into the mound and
nearly under the stump, depth of three feet skeleton
found much decaycd bu, portions oft in fair degree
of presentations Near the head found two stone
hacbets, head, stone pipe, and, far more sim
guar, lot of plates apparently sngass which are cover
ed with lines and herogyphcs OF different and beautiful
coors. The coors and workmanship beoken more adj
vanced and entirely different state OF the arts than has been
heretofore discovered in the remains oIndan tribes Some
the plates destroyed but there fifteen preserved
They circular oval in shape. and about seven inches
by ten in size A pipe-bow beautifully finished from
sone also found the bowl of which is nearly round
from bas Sc the bottom of which the figures
"I46l" Measures have been taken under the supervi
of some intelligent citizens, further explore this sin
guar mound There is little doubt that these plates con-
tain the history of former that has inhabited this
country and further discoveries will be awaited with mn
patience.
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Convent Of the Visitation, Georgetown.

Regretting inability to attend the whole of the exer
cises to-day of this farfamed institution, hope
that some qualified pencil will describe the which
was exhibited at the Odeon of the Convent The room
was filled with large and gratfied audience, among
whom the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
Navy, the Postmaster General and the Attorney Gene
raj The specimens OF painting and OF music both vocal
and instrumental, were very fine Premiums were
distributed to many Of the fair pupils of the institution, by
the hands Of the venerable Father Matthew'S and wreaths
were awarded to several of the young ladies by Arch
bishop Eccleston who closed the ceremony with beau
tifu and eloquent address to the pupils 1t an ami
mated and happy scene, and every appeared de-
lighted with the exhibition.
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EXPECTED RETURN COMET OF l556.-We are in
debted John Taylor ESQ., OF Liverpool, for several
interesting astronomical notices published by him during
the past year the public prints of that city but we
believe we have not hitherto referred the approaching
expected of the of 1885, with the discussion
of which one those notices is occupied AS long since
$751; Mr. Richard Dunthorne of Cambridge (England) on
computing the elements the of 12 found them SO
similar to those of the of 1885, that he led to the
conclusion that the IDENTICAL and that it's rer,
might be expected SiS Subsequent investigations
which been made by different astronomers confirm this
and there is therefore, good look for
the rance during the year 1913, al
though would be surprising if this event should hap
pen even a year earlier or later than this date.
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The battle is waxing warmer in Virginia, between
Messrs Meade and Boiling as the election approaches
The wings playing very subtle game on the occa-
sion They attempting to persuade the democrats
to vote for Mr. Meade, because in 1910 he did not CO.
operate in all their movements But this course of ar.
gument is an insult to the understanding of the people
The issue is between Mr.. Meade and Mr. Boiling
one is candidate who has at all times agreed in certain
great principles with the democrats, and with
them this time about the and the measures of the
party the other (Mr Bong) has always been federal
whigone in 1910, and the same at the present day. In
word, Mr.. Meade will faithfully represent the demo-
cras-Mr. Boiling will entirely msrepresept them and
yet the wing papers insdiousy seeking prevail on
the democratic voters of the district either vote for
Mr.. Boiling, or not vote at all
In the frequent discussions which have taken place
the stump Mr. Boiling has attempted to revive former
preudces against his competitor by pursuing this policy
But Mr. Meade has finally headed him, by putting to
him. in the presence of the people every county which
they to visit, the following categorical questions. Mr.
Boiling takes time to them Cara vut advisari,
Do you approve of the extent of protection granted by
the bill of ls42and do prefer that bill to the bill OF
Wouldyou raise the duties above 30 per WOOL
g. Do you consider Bank of the United States constu-
ona and better fiscal agent than the State banks land
do you prefer it, such agent the independent treasury
4. Do you approve the prnc pie laying du-
ties coarse cotions, under the tariff OF 1872!
8. Do you approve of the sentiments in Corwlns speech,
delivered in the United States Senate about the Mexican
war; and the circulation of that speech this district
g. Do you approve of the denuncaons oil the war by the
wing presses and wing orators!
7. Do you think the war is just one
s. Are you in favor of receiving territory from Mexi-
co, to indemnify us for the expenses OF the war!
Will yon vote for any for President who will not
promise JVnot prorso, any other bill that ia
the extension of the ordinance of 1857 territory
which may be acquired by the United States beyond the
Rio C,rande
TO- Are you favor of the distribution of the proceeds of
the sales OF The public andnot merely upon grounds OF
erpcdiency, but also upon principle?
H. DO you approve of ackson and Tyers vetoes of the
United States Bank bills
IL Do you approve of Mr.. Folks of the river and
harbor bill
H. If the election of President devoves the House of
Representatives and the candidate for whom your district
voted of those before the House. will you for
the wing democ rat, if neither Wo proyi man
"These the questions, (says the Petersburg
Republcan,) and it will be perceived they are very
important Ones and no ought to be willing 10
take seat in Congress who not prepared promptly
and fully to answer them. 1t is to be hoped that by
Amelia Court, Mr.. Boiling will have had ample time
TO prepare his answers, particularly he is such a
ready man."
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From the st. Louis Republican, July /.
From chihuahua.

Letters received in this city, yesterday, from Chi
huahua dated some ten days after the departure Of Col
by Mr.. Webb, who returned by way of FL Paso and
Santa Fe. All along the route, between Chihuahua and
Santa Fe, he suffered to pass without moestation
from the citizens.
The letters represent everything quiet at chihuahua
the citizens, who fled at the entrance of army had
returned TO their homes-and trade commencing
der arrangement made by the merchants with the
State authorities, after COL Donphan left
By this treaty, the American merchants agreed to pay
such custom house duties paid by the Mexcans
and the authorities, their part guaranteed the safety
of the persons and property of the merchants
The Mexcans are said to treat the Americans with
great Difference and cvity, and it hoped that sales
of all the goodsamountng to million of dollars worth,
when the army entered Chihuahua-would soon be eli
fected
The letters complain of the exceeding haste with which
the departure of the American troops was effected and Of
the dangers to which this conducGeft them exposed
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STARTLING RUMoRs FROM Conference.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce,
der date of the 9th Instant writes follows:
s. There is letter in this city, received by the western
mail, with the startling intelligence that the Mormon regi
and the Mormon settlers California have risen and
rebeed against the American government established
there taken possession OF the country, and established
independent government of their own.
/" There may be some foundation for the The
Mormons prior the origin of the Mexican had de-
signed establish empire in California and had taken
some steps towards the enterprise
The Washington Union contains nothing upon the sub
lec,, and we infer that the report is incorrect.
Baltimore Patriot.
1t certain that accounts to this effect have been
received by any of the departments, have heard
of any private letters which confirm it. The last letter
from General Kearny the 18th March, and it makes
no mention OF the Momons at all.
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IMPROVEMENT ! THE TELEscopE.-A combination of the
telescope with the daguereotype recently been effected
in its application to astronomical purposes, by the Royal
Society of Bohemia Professor Dopper says that notwith-
standing the extreme susceptibility of the human eye
surpassed many thousand times by iodized silver plate
The physiological researches of Muller and Weber have
shown that the diameter of of the pupile of the
is Than tue $4,000 of inch But comparing the
susceptibility othe rena pupin with microscopic peri
ments made with Daguerres plates, single gobue OF
only becomes visible by S00-fod magnying power
microscope, and on the space of daguerre plate equal to
retina puple, than 40 600 minute globes of
curry be with. Each of these capable OF pro-
ducing the image of wclldefned objects. Thence Prof
Dopper argues that Daguees plates 900 times
susceptible of impressions than the human eye At the
point therefore, when the image of celestial body is
formed before the object lens OF telescope of considerable
length apparatus is be placed where silver iodized
plate be securely inserted AS the place Of the image
the for all celestial objects, plate of weldefned
thickness be inserted with great accuracy
In this way images of the smallest fixed be OBJ
taned il the light will be sufficient affect the plates AS
these images will have been magnifed hrough the action
objectens say Of 10 inches focal lengthy the
tent OF IA times their natural appearance and again magn
fled 100 fold the angle OF vision under which they
to be viewed will have been increased 10 900 fold
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RAILROADS ENGLAND.-A London letter of the 3D. in
stant published in the N Commercial Advertiser, says
return published to-day gives some significant Stats
tics of railway for the first hall OF the present
From the LIST OF January up the Both June the
of calls has been Ell 6 762 steng Tor abou
iO5 millions doars of which Els 73O Sj were for Eng
sh Scotch and Irish lines and E2,@S,667 TOR foreign
The average monthly total E3 col 49, and far from
there being any prospect present OF aresng the outlay
is already hatth calls for the present month
instead of being low viii be considerably above this ave
rage the already advertised being nearly 1o,vo'
sterling While thus Withdraw AT this rate OF onay ooo
p0 able bodied permanently from manufacturing ano
agricultural pursuits there two material points on
which you relynamey, that we shall continue 70 re
oure IN ROE i'm portions of provisions OF all kinds and
we shall not be able execute orders for manufactures
price that will any great extent tempt American pur
chasers
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Destructive CoNFLAGRArIoN lit becomes painful
duty TO the destruction of ST. Paus Grace
church, by fire. Sunday morning. about two O'Clock, the
flames discovered Issuing from the bellry just above
the roof OF the building; and in few minutes, strong
the of air. that the entire stecpe enve
oped in flames. The fire spread with great rapidly to
other portions and the whole interior n blaze in
Incredibly short space of time The library of the church,
understand had been removed, bur the books in the
body of the building not got The splendid or
gan of the society," also the massive BELL both de-
sroyed the latter having been melted The Of the
something like $4,000 The outer walls Of the church.
winch are OF cut stone, considerably injured but
main standing The loss TO the congregation must be
something like $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 of which is
covered by insurance $4,000 in company and So 900
each in two others.--Rochesfer advertiser JULY rs
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Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican,

For four days past have been greatly molested By
the indians OF the Camanche and Arapaho tribes We
fought them twice. In the first engagement wounded
one and in the last, which took place this morning
killed four, and wounded six or eight
They succeeded this morning in running of six gov
St Louis. Day before yesterday, about four hundred
Indians made several attempts to take possession of the
fort recently erected by the government. Mr. Sloan,
who had charge OF it, had with him only nine and
cannon, which did, however, great execution. They
killed fifteen Indians and wounded thirty or forty Mr..
Sloan lost three men-Johnson, of Independence Roy,
of Lexington; and Maggie, of Linn county They went
out of the fort and were killed three hundred yards from
it, The Indians scalped them.
As it would uo be advisable for less than fifty men 10
remain in the FORT Mr. Sloan has onc'ued to abandon
it, and TO go to Santa Fe with his and cannon A
government train under charge of Mr.. Sweeney OF
Weston has been sent out with only fifteen rounds Of
ammunition; some of the men have only two rounds
left
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The Unitarian church in Ware, Massachusetts, was
struck by lightning during the shower about D, p M, on
Wednesday, The fluid struck the spre, which converged
point more than hundred feet high, shattered 1t to
fragments down the inside post of the tower splitting
thropghou the basement and followed the stove
pipe its whole length and at the opposite end Of
the building.
In the basement, which is used vestry, some
eight ladies' who had sowing circle; and
though the fluid passed the whole length of the and
within eight feet of Them of them seriously IN
ured
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CoALFrELps VmGrNtA.-ln the last number oil tne
Mining Journal is of memoir read before 'ne
Geological Society of London, by Professor Lye on '
structure of the coa-ed of the James river near I"
mond Virginia; by which il appears that Is - nes py
from to II in size, with rich seams OF bitnhno" co'
one of them from, thirty TO forty feet thick. The coal yields
abundance of gas, used Cor lighting the streets OF New
York and Philadelphia and Professor Lye thinks that the
vegetables which produced the coal grew where II found
Some Of the mines are 900 feet deep -.