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Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
Chaldean Ant;OuitieS.

Letters have been received from Bag
dad, stating that Mr.. Lotus, the gcolo.
gist attached to the commission which
Is now employed in the dcmarcation of
the Turco Persian line Of frontier, had
succeeded on his passage from Bagdad
to Bussorah, in visiting the most remark,
able sites in Lower Chaldea. The ruins
now called Werka, which represent the
.Ur Of the Chaldees, whence took place
the Exodus Of Abraham, were carefully
examined by Mr.. Lotus. and were found
to be of great extent and of extraordi.
nary interest. A vast number of an.
Gent collins Of baked clay, highly glazed
and covered with figures Of men in re-
lief, were discovered in one spot, the cot
fms being about six feet in length, ad
apted to tho shape of the human body
and with all oval ornamented lid, whicl
closed the upper part (; moderated,
sized water-jar was also attached to eacl
coffin. Gold ornaments and other Chal
dean relics were said to be found in them
but those which Mr.. Lotus examined
had been already rifed, and he had nc
leisure for excavation. Numerous brick:
covered with cuneiform characters were
however brought away from the ruin.
by Mr.. Lotus, together with pieces o
terra Gotta, moulded in the shape of i
bulls horns, and bearing inscriptions
and several fragments of an henagopal
clay cylinder, inscribed with Il long his
torical record, similar to that deposited
in the British Museum, by MFR. Layard
at Nineveh. Werka is still traditionally
known in the country as the birth place
Of Abraham, and its identity with Ur Of
the Chaldccs, is established beyond the
reach Of cayil. The ruins have been ob-
served at distance by other travellers,
but are usually inaccessible, owing to
the inundation Of, the surrounding coun-
try, and the dangerous neighborhood Of
the Khezail Arabs. Mr.. Lotus, indeed,
is the first European who has ever sue
ceeded in actually visiting this primeval
seat of the Jewish race. At the ruins
called Hamnan. near. the Hyc Canal,
Mr.. LOTUS also obtained a statue of
black basalt, bearing two cunciform in
and at Umgheir, beyond the
he found another statue re-
one Of the Chaldean gods.
but it was too much mutilated to be
worth moving. The commission to
which Mr. Lotus belongs, in skirtirg SUI
sisiana, will traverse country studded
with Chaldean ruins, aAd discoveries,
therefore, may be expected to be made
which will be Of the utmost Importance
in aiding the efforts Of Major nawlinson
and others to unfold the early history OF
the East, through the Interpretation Of
the Inscriptions Of Nineveh and Babylon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
Exploring the Interior Of Africa.

A correspondent Of the Times gives
some interesting details respecting I'm
Richardson. the enterprising African trav.
eller. Mr.. Richardson, he saws. left
Tripoli on the morning Of Good FRIDAY
for the interior Of Africa. !. The trans.
port Of the boat for navigating the lakes
has been Z source Of great anxiety and
immense difficulty. Il has to be convey.
cd four months journey over The burn.
ing sands Of Africa before it reaches
Lake Tshad. TIC Admiral at Malta hss
constructed q beautiful craft. broad =
tho beam and rs light as q cork 81 tho
water. Mr.. Richardson and his German
travelling companions proceed f;rxt ~
Mourzouk By the route Of Migdale no.
yet travelled by Europeans afterward
from Mourzouk to. Chat, and theme.
through the country Of the Souan;eks -
Aheer and Ughachy, az ,ho :
frontiers Of Goudan. they will await .hs ~
Termination Of the rainy season = ~
tropics, during which ali human labor i
suspended. This season Of fever tern;.
mated, Mr.. Richardson. Drs. Baker ard
Overweg will proceed to Ramon 80
Tukkaton. tina principal cities az so,, As.
and Of the Fsllentais' empire. Tbsv
viii then turn eastward Of Bornou. when
they viii explore The waters NJ T,aIa
Ishad and 4 anything happens q ,11 ~
boat en- route they viii construc, : = 80
one, being well provided with tooI I NJ. ~,
other boat building apDaratss n.y. ~
sholes Of the Tshad being explored m ~
Barker and 0yerwer viii separsss go 80.
Mr. hlchardsons 1.-THE two former ara ,,.
ceedlng further east toward Tie Nom.
talns Of tho Moon and the eastern cost
q 2. . AREA. and the last returning north
70 the Mediterranean on che old Bornc,,
route. MI. Richardson 4 ey,ss,s ssI'o y
return 70 Tlipoli il ths course e ! 80 =
and half; but of course the ne - !. ~ y
OF the return II his companians 49,. 49,, =
be brought within liz same co, $500
nor even eonjeetured. =
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
Lion Hunting at the Cape Of Good
HOPE.

BoLEM FRONTIER, Jan. 2S.-This is
the most advanced post in Southern AZ.
RIGA, being about 500 miles in direct
line from the sea coast at Port Elizabeth,
and 800 from Port Natal. A fort con.
tanning powder magazine, commissariat.
store, wafd-room and cells, and mount
ing four Founders, has been construct.
ed, and burnt brick gun-sheds, cavalry
stables, mems barracks, commissaria.
and ordnance stores, in addition to those
in the fort, built by the two com panies
Of the reserve battalion, 45th Regiment,
who SO nobly distinguished themselves ut
.Bolemplaats during the last yeas, in
which they have had the assistance OF
half dozen Sappers. The only part
Of the expense TO b. borne by the Or
dnance is estimated at about E8O-the
remainder will be defray ed frcm the CO.
lonial chest. 1t is the most requisite
and important post on the whole front
Ter. as il in a great measure cuts off the
rebel Beers, who crossed the Vail RIVER
from the colony. in which they have nu-
neTous friends, with whom they would
soon fomcnt new disturbances, were it
not for this hindrance. Breyet Major
B!cnkinsopp and Captain Bats. of the
45th Regiment, made last week. what is
considered even here an extraordinary
bag in Lion shooting. In Two mornings
they slaughtered Eve Lions and a Leor.
ard, all full grown animals. and killed
within an hour and half's ride from the
cantonment. The Majors share OF the
bag was three Lions and the Leopard
the remaining two fell Of course 70 the
share Of Captain Bates. BY whom. cuii-
Gus 10 relate. they were killed with one
bullet each--the first at so yards. by q
shot through the head. the only part Of
the animal visible through the bush In
u which il, with two Others, had been
pursued BY the dogs. and the other BY
i shot through the heart. both fired from
horseback, the latter On an open plain At
10 yarcs' distance. a miss would have
brought the animal On him. IS she vas
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13

Quick THoUGHr.-Your genuine Hiber-
MAN IS one of the happiest fellows in the
world at prompt excuse. The Edinburgh
Courant. says that an lrishman having &C
ciaenia!iy broke pane of glass in The win
dow-of a house in Queen street, was max
ing the best of his way 10 get out Of sight
as well as out Of mind (; bat unfortunately
for Pat, the proprie.or stole match on
him, and having seized him BY the collar,
exclaimed, s.You broke my window, Eel.
low. did We not 7' " To be sure did,
said Pat. and didn'l ye see me running
home af,her money TO pay for It /"
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13

Mn. ELAoRE vas in his City -6rst year.
He took his seat in Congress in 1880, and
during three sessions. served with I'M
common ability on the leading Commit,
tees Of the House. He was distinguished
for industry. urbanity. and an elevated
Oh. ractcr. He was to have been the
next Speaker of the House, for the goth
Congress, had he consented toa rc-elec-
ton. In 1889, he accepted the Presi-
dency Of the South Carolina bank.
The institution had been shattered IN
the great eYolutions Of three preceding
years, and was in a tottering condition. =
By his skill it was extricatcd from It's
perils. lathe National Democratic Con-
vention. FOR 1874. Mr.. Elmore was pre-
sent but declined any participation in It,
But after Mr.. Polk : nomination, he gave
i his hearty support. Mr.. Polk offered
him. in ls45. the mission to England
but il was declined. Cor. jour. Of Coma
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13

HyExA Train THE travelling pub.
lio of Canada are patronizing second class
cars on the st. Johns and Montreal Rail
road. instead of submitting TO the new
tariff. which is 25 per cent. higher than
formerly. On one train last week, there
was only one first class passenger, !"
while there were sixty respectable first
class people in the second class cars !;
there were Hon. Robert Jones. Sir Hugh
Dalrymple. and officers list regiment,
with any number OF the fair sex. *
They tried the same joke upon tho
New York roads few years since. A
friend tells that looking into the second
class car or "Hyena" train upon one
occasion, he observed Silas Wright and
Frank Granger sitting costly among a
highly respectable crowd after which.
he took occasion to peep into the " first
class" whore he saw Madame Rcsteli
Herr Alexander. and nobody else
G. w. Kend Ill tells pleasant anec-
do.e which occurred to him in Europe
he having made the mistake Of buying Q
ticket in the /" first class" On entering
be found himself the sole occupant, and
upon emerging at the first STOPPING place
he was greeted as "yosy Highnrss," "
charged four times over, and expected
TO shower hatful Of gold among the
populace--allfor riding first class" and
being taken for a PaIxcE - Detroit Id
vertiser.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
!. SrsouLAn CracuasrAxoE.-7A

A SrxeULAR ENTHUSIASTICALLY
AfsctiOn Of Animals toasard each other.
Going TO Albany on Wednesday after
noon last in company with another gen
tleman, We Witnessed a circumstance
showing the fact that animals have 2
strong sympathy with other animals u
distress. Oh the right hand side Of The
road agsluice way had bean provided fos
The water from th, adjoining fields. and
on he banks by she fence the grass was
growing finely. This, il seems. bad
tempted 1 horse. noble animal. 70 ven
surs along side, bat By soms mis>stsP g
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13

GE The Lancaster (Penn.) Gazette
gives an account Of an underground
BODY of water, which it says lies be-
meath the highest point Of the city. p f.
under the surface. and 20 feet unde.
Center Square. 1t was first discovered
by workman digging well. and is
thought TO be so feet wide and 10 feet
deep. It flows in southwestern d.
rectlon. The Gazette proposes that
water be used 10 supply the city.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
The African Amazons.

Our best friend in Africa is certain
King of Dahomey, who loves US so well
that he will do anything for US but put
an end to the slave.tradc in his domin-
ions, unless upon the terms Of our buy
ing off his royal interest in the traffic by
a subsidy Of $4,000 year. A smaller
offet was actually made to His Majesty
without success, we suppose in the days
when Mr.. Stephens influence was all
powerful. This king Of Dahomey goes
hunting for two or three months every
year. The hounds for his chase are an
army of more than 5000 couples. We
say couples advisedly, for nearly half,
or full 5000 are women! Upon this
female force the King places the great
est reliance, and they Constitute His
Majesty's body guard. They are his
best troops. They are trained TO storm
forts, which they do with extraordinary
bravery and shill. They arc very fine
women, ranging in height from five feet
eight to FIVE feet nine and ten. Marriage
is not permitted. 1t would have the
proverbia effect Of doing things by hal,
YES. The King Of Dahomcy requested
Her Majesty to give him some war caps
for his slave hunting Amazons and to
our astonishment we sec it stated in cyi-
dcnce that the request was graciously
granted, and that Her Majesty sent the
King 1000 female war caps. There
must surely be some mistake about this.
as 1T would, if true, involve preposter-
Gus inconsistency. Our cruisers seize
and make prize Of any vessel with the
slightest evidence of equipment for the
slave trade; and is it credible that Her
Majesty can have been advised to furnish
any article of equipment to the troops
actually employed in hunting down and
capturing the slaves in the interior p
One would be curious to know what the
pattern Of the cap could have been for
the ladies enacting the part Of the dogs.
of war: We know something,of the sort
of caps with which ladies design enslav.
ing hearts, but what is the mode, the
fashion Of the thing for enslaving black
lldies? How do they set their caps at
men to make booty Of their persons -
What manner Of cap does Bellona don
when she sets about the foulest conquest
and enthrals in the crucllcst iron letters |?
At Timbuctoo the body guard wear cast
off lawyers wigs; arc the King of Daho-
mey's ladies war caps ofany such prcda>
tory symbol? Perhaps, after all, the caps
were percussion. caps, much more harm
less than many Of the pink-ribboned gen
US. Or perhaps, and most probably,
there were no caps at all presented, as
alleged. We hope and believe it will SO
turn out. The statement, however,
whether true or false will be found in the
evidence Of Captain Winniett, r. ~, ex-
Governor Of Cape Coast Castle. in the
last blue book of evidence on the African
slave trade, taken BY the Committee Of
the House Of Lords. London Eransi,s-
err.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
RIMAMY.


Tie Traveller of Goldsmith abounds
with animated descriptions his Desert
ed Village exhibits beauties, peculiarly
his own, and for harmony and softness.
is not inferior to Pope. As long as the
simple tale of INDECENT nature and suffer
ing humanity can interest the heart, so
long will the poetry of Goldsmith BE-
read. This amiable man studied At
Trinity College, Dublin; for which uni>
versity he was prepared by the Rev. Mr..
Hughes, Of Edgeworthtown, in the co.
of Lohgford, the district of his nativity.
In his last journey to school, he had sn
adventure, which is thought to have
suggested the plot of his admired come,
dy, She Stops to Conquer, or the Mis-
takes Of q Night. Some friend had
lgigsn him guinea, and 10 his was. q
EdSSc,worIhtown, (about twenty ri:::!laa
from his fathers house. he had divert
cd himself by viewing the gentlemcn's
seats on the road, until at the approach
of night, lie reached small town, ma.
med Ardaugh. Here he inquired for the
best honse in the place. meaning the
inn but, being understood too literally,
he was directed to the house of pri-
vatc gentleman where calling for
somebody to take his horse and lead him
to tbs stable, he was shown into a parlor,
supposed to be guest come to visit the
master The gentleman Immediately dis
covered the mistake, and being man
of of humor, and also learnins from him
the name of his father, who happened
to be his acquaintance, he encouraged
the deception. Goldsmith accordingly
"called about him. ordered good sup
per, and generously invited the master,
his wife and daug hters, to partake. treats
ed them with bottle or two of wine,
and on going to bed, ordered hot cake
TO be prepared for breakfast. DR.. Gold.
smith died in 1872. in his 10th year.
Many scenes Of his life arc extremely
interesting. In his Vicar of Wakefield,
the philosophical wanderer is supposed
to be drawn from his own adventures
and in his Citizen Of the World, he gives
an account of his worthy father, under
the character of "thc man in black"
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
A TInELY Hrsr--WaIcu DrscoScER

"A TIMELY HiSr--WRIcH DrscoScER-
TED GREAr OaAroR Many an anec-
.dote have been told bearing pretty hard
upon the late John Randolph. some
wholly fictitious. others not. Among
them is the following;
con one occasion. when tho Snhjec
Of making appropriations Cor the public
buildings was under consideration Il
Congress. Al. Randolph rose ard q asu
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
Startling News from Santa re-!
WAsaTNGToN, Monday. IN

WAsHTNGTON, Monday, June s.
Governor Washington, Of New Mex
leo, arrived on Saturday night, bringing
important news from Santa Fe. learn
that not long before he left. nublie
meeting was held to consider the bound.
airy question and claim Of Texas. when =
hot dispute arose between q number Of
citizens and Texans. The meeting re-
suited in a fearful riot, which was sbout
10 end in general fight, when the officer
commanding the garrison ordered the
troops TO interfere and save bloodshed--
which was done, though not without diff.
hcuity. A great excitement prevails in
the CITY, the. people Of which declare
that they will oppose to the utmost the
attempt to force upon them the authori-
! ty and laws OF Texas.
The riot which has now taken place
Is said to have been provoked at the In.
stlgatlon Of an Assistant Quarter Mas
ter. . Texan, attached to the u. s. forces.
This Is evidently only the beginning Of
the disturbances which will take place
there unless prompt measures are taken
to check the pretensions of Texas, The
recent letter Of Hugh N. Smith. dele
gate from the territory, which will soon
reach his constituents, is not calculated
to allay the hostility they feel il view Of
the attempt to despoil them ST their
rights and plant Slavery on their free
soil, nor isit calculated to make them in
love with Southern intrigues. !
Mr.. Smith, as learn, in consequence
Of this intelligence. has changed his de.-
sign Of returning Immediately home.
and will remain at least unit! The frst
Tuesday Of July which the House bas
fixed upon for the consideration If his
claim to admission. This Is his dntv
though his manly expose has not n.
creased the chance Of decision in his
favor.
The Iowa ELEcrIoN CAsE.--The eo.
on elections in the House has decided
that Daniel +. Miller, Wing. the contest.
ant in the Iowa disputed Election Case
is the r;ghtful member from that State
instead Of William Thompson, Loco. who
has held his seat since the Org 4nization
Of the House. The vote in the commit
tee, stood 5 to 4. The report is DELAYED
BY the absence Of Mr.. McGaughy. who
has gone homo 70 Indiana, but IS EXPECT
ed here soon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13

- Its said that the fortunes Of tie
R0lhschilds. the celebSated bankers, -
mount IA enc hundred and forty Eve mil
hons Of dollars.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13

| ADVENTURES OF a 1OJNG LADY I'm
DEAvoRISG TO EMIGRATE TO AMARIcA.-
An interesting story is told by the Glas-
gov Post. of the adventures of young
lady, Miss Mary Brown, the daug hter OF
a gentleman lately died, and from whom
her brother, who had been disinherited,
mi turned cab driver was in the habit of
extoltng money; Having friends in
Amcrica, she determined to emigrate, and
took her passage in the City Of Glas-
cow steamer, which left ON Tuesday,
Her brother, disappointed and vsxed at
her intended departure, formed scheme
to detain her. A trumpery claim was
raked up and a meditat;one fuge warrant
applied for. He went on board the
vessel, and caused his sister to be appre-
hended. Violence was resorted to and
she was dragged on shore, and refusing to
listen to her friends proposals for letting
her of, she was carried before Sheriff
Bell. The Sheriff after hearing the case
detected the trick and dismissed the case.
She left the Sheriff's Office and met her
friends I; she was now freed from her
tormentors. A new dilemma now
arose. The vessel had sailed-Miss
Browns passage was paid, and all hel
luggage on board. TO overtake the YES
sci seemed hopeless, but still she wa.
resolved to make the attempt. Hiring {
cab, she drove to the Greenock Railwa,
station, and finding train on the poil.I
of starting, was speedily conveyed t.
Grcenock. Fresh misfortunes seemed
10 arise--the City Of Glasgow steamei
had passed Grecnock nearly half an hour
before the arrival of the train. and was
seen slowly steaming past Gourock. A
Gourock steamer was leaving the quay,
and Miss Brown went aboard Of it. The
Gourock steamer was rapidly overhaul
ing the huge City Of Glasgow, when
all on sudden the latter was seen to
bout ship, and steam towards Greenock.
The cause Of this sudden change arose
from an accident which happened to the
oil cistern on board. A steam tug was
despatched to Grecnock for fresh sup
ply Of oil, and hence the delay which
proved SO fortunate for the prosecuted
orphan. Taking small boat, Miss
Brown was rowed towards the vessel and
received on board amid tie cheers Of the
passengers. A new matter Of constern.
alton how arose the captain thinking
she would not get away, had landed all
her luggage at Grcenock, and there was
no hope Of gcttingit. Further vcxations
was put TO an end by the return Of the
tug car, wing the oil with Miss Browns
luggage on board. Certain friends Al
Greenock, had seen her luggage on the
quay, and forwarded them BY the tug
Thus were all further impediments hap-
PLY got over.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
All Round st. Paul's.

-
".4H round my hat sears green vuio,s.'
fold Song.
AL round 81, Paul's they've got an iron railing
All round St. Paul's they've had il many a
day
And if any b"dy ask'd me why they've beef,
and done it.
III tell them tina, the railing were better
taken away.
All round 81. PAul's it's ommon obser walton,
They always try their utmost to keep the
people out,
By charging their ,wo-pences, their shillings
and their sixpences.
Aud with an iron railing circling it about.
All around 81. Paul's, and under il and over it,
Through the vaults and galleries, up stairs
and down.
You may go whea you like, provided you ale
satisfied
There's Iadis, the Nile, New Zealand and
Australia.
America, Niagara, and other wondrous falls.
May be seen for shilling but five times the
money .,
Is demanded Of the traveller all round ST.
Paui's.
But since the ncw Dean is scholar and a
gentleman,
We hope he will listen to the public in its
calls,
And take off the two-rence. so paltry and con.
temptible.
For merely g.ancing rapidly all round St.
Paul's. PUNCH
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
Home and Paradise.

Home and Paradise.
ny MRS ABBY.
''To Adam, Paradise vas ucre !. n n,
good among his descendants. Home il Para.
diEe. - Cursses at ISufh-By Two Brothers
How free from care was Adams breast
In Eden's happy bowers.
Calm was that sheltered place Of rest
Fair were its fruits and fowers;
And ever in his walks and ways.
Beside him smiled aud moved
the eU.ssf zs,npvSs ~ dsss s---.
The dear one WHOM he loved;
From the soft shades wherein he dwclt
He never sc ught 10 roam,
But gladly, gratefully he felt
That Paradise was dome.
Sin now hath come, and many an i'll
Hath followed in its train;
But Of fair Eden's garden still
Some scattered flowers remain.
Among the good Of Adams race
True spirits yet we find,
Who cling 10 one loved dwelling place,
And one congenial mind
Sigh not to quit for scenes OF change
Affections gathel'd ties
But feel, within their bounded range,
That home is Paradise
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-11-27
IT IS A FACT,

ONE self-evideni, and worthy OF every
" consideration, that no Miller can make
good clean -four wi,hou, he has good clean
wheat. suppose you wish TO know the
remedy. | tell vou-u Is 10 get one OF
Bsrgsiresse,'s Uheaf Scourers, or Smut
Machines. He being an old, practical and
experienced MIIwright has invented, got
up and Pot in successful operation the best
Wheat Scourer now in use. Any person
ordering machine and afterwards finding
that i, does not prove to operate as repre-
senle1, there shall be no sale, as these ma.
chimes are TO be warranted good. Further
recommendations are thought unnecessary.
He is now having supply made at Lewis,
burg, bv Messrs. Geddes & Marsh. Orders
for m,chines, or letters Of inquiry, will be
promptly attended to. Machines will be
sent and put TO all orders. Address
J. BFRGSTRESSER,
Lewisburg. Union &c. Pa. SEQ