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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

COOP SENsE.-Horace Mann, in his elo-
quent "'Thoughts for Young Men," makes
the following pithy suggestions to those
who are in the habit Of ascribing the mise
ries Of society to "mysterious Provdence,"
instead of to the neglect by man OF the laws
Of his own being:
"See how the means of sustenance and
comfort are distributed and diversified thro'-
ou! the earth. There is not mood Of bo-
dy, from the wan,onness of health to the
languor of the dea,hbed, for which the Won
derful alchemy Of nature does no: prefer
some luxury to stimulate our pleasure; or
her pharmacy some calhoicon to assuage
our pains. What textures form the gossa-
mer thread which the silk worm weaves, to
the silk furs, which the winds Of Zembla
cannot penetrate! As materials from which
to construct our dwellings, what Quincys
and New Hampshires Of granite, what Ale
ghanies of oak, and forests of pine, bel'ing
the continent! What oal-felds to supply
The lost warmth of the receding sun! Ma
kedness and famine and pes'iIence are not
inexorable ordinances OF nature. Nudity
and rags are only human Incidence or igno-
rance, out on exhibition. The cholera is but
the wrath of God against uncleanness and
in,emperance. FAMINE is only proof of
individual misconduct or national misgov-
ernmenl.''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15
S ECT MIS- LLANY
THE SPLENDID THRONE AND TREi
SURES OF ISARDANAPALUS.

| Mr.. Layard, the great Orienalisi, is now
! iu Assyria, illustrating the prophecies and
establishing the truth of Sacred History, by
| the most remarkable discoveries that have
ever resulted from antiquarian research -
| His last letters, 10 his scientific friends in
! England, announce the exhumation Of the
throne Of SardanaPalus, the last of the As
syrian kings, from the ruins Of his palace a
Nimroud or Nineveh. The principal ma
terial of the throne, Mr.. Lavard, says, is
ivory, the ornaments Of gold. Traces OF
the cloth with which it was draped remain
and the gold thread with which the clo,E,
was sewn and embroidered is still in good
state Of preservation, although full three
work was cXecu uted
! In the same ruin in which this throne
was discovered, miscellaneous collection
Of rich armour, antique vessels, costly ap-
parel, and other treasures, were found. and
an English paper say that their perplexing g
confusion is perfectly unacc ountable. We
do not think so at all. The rulers of be-
sieged city, preparing to escape from its
walls, would naturally heap their treasures
way tol tuC p'SC III UedI
ing them off, an object which could hardly
be accomplished, however, if the Eruption
Of the enemy was as sudden and overwhelm-
ing as the prophecy Of Nahum against Nj
nevah would lead us to suppose. There is
yet another solution Of the difficulty sug-
ges,ed by young OrientalIs', and founded
on passage of Diodorus SIculus. Sarda-
napalus, when the Medes under Arbaces had
entered Nineveh, through breach in its
walls, caused by sudden Use of the Euphra-
tes, collected all his valua5les, his vestments.
his armour, his gold and silver vessels, &C..
into one vast funeral pile, on the SUNNI, of
which he seated himself with his wives,
concubines, servants, and eunuchs, and caus-
ing the torch TO be applied, the whole was
consumed. Byron's magnificent drama of
''Sardanapalus, it will be recollected, ter
inmates with this grand coup de Meatre-
The poet, however, for the sake of dramatic
effect, representing the only companion of
The monarch 10 have been favorle concu-
bIne. The passage from the Roman Histo-
rIan is given in the following condensed
form by an English paper:
s'Diodorus relates that one of the eunuchs, not
yet tired OF life, or at least having nsurmounta-
bic objection to SO fiery mode of going out of it,
made his escape, and gave information to a Baby
lonan priest that under the ruins of the kings pal
ace might be found enormous treasures. The priest
went straight to Arbaces who, in the midst Of his
triumph, was distributing rewards to his satraps,
and, reminding the monarch that he had predicted
the fall of fNineveh said that in the midst of the bat
tie he had vowed VOW to Baus, that if the Baby
lonians were victorious, he would convey the ruins
of the royal palace to Babylon, and erect there a
temple to that God, which should be at once a
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

ing of the Persian Gulf where place call
ed Ell E-Ophir is still TO be found" The most
authentic fact is, that always one half of
mankind have lived by humbugiug the other
half
But the Major as. Josephls. They are
brethren, although the latter is somewhat
the older. Speaking Of the Indian Bay and
of Solomon's boats, Josephus says "More-
over, the King built many ships in the F.
gypian Bay Of the Red Sea, in certain
place called Ezion Geber; it is now called
Beresina, and is not far from the city Of E.
10th. This country belonged formerly to
the Jews, and became useful for shipping
from the dominions of Hyram, King OF
Tyre; for he sent sufficient number OF
men thilher for pilots and such as were
skilful in navigation, to whom Solomon
gave this command, that thay should 60 "a
long with his own stewards to the land ,ha,
was of old called Ophir, but no1c the Aurea
SIGISuucSuSs WlllCu utlollSS w lHuids u
fetch him gold. And when they had ga
thered four hundred talents together, they
returned to the King agaln.''
The meaning Of the word Aurea is golden
and tn meaning of the word Chersonesus
is peninsula, or an island united to the main
land by a narrow slip of land 1t seem.
this Ophir was Of "old," and we are to in
fer from this that it had been long time
known. But, let me ask, is it to be sup
posed, as avaricious as The ancient nations
were, that they would have suffered The gold
of California TO have remained as we find
it? Gold among them was used chiefly for
domestic use and building and the purposes
Of war, and very much suspect the ships
would hardly have made so long voyage
and brought home small load if they
got it from California, where the Jumps are
as large as mans head. should like to
see the Major carrying back the Indians to
Judea, and undertake TO put them under the
Priesthood and teach them the Psalms OF
David. MOSES.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

monument of the destruction of Nineveh, and serve
as land mark to those who navigated the river
that ran through that great city. The Median
king, who was described by Diodorus as possessing
noble and generous disposition, granted him all
the ruins of the royal palace for this purpose
The priest then, with the help of the eunuch, re-
moved the greater part of the treasure, but the
fraud was discovered, and he was condemned to
death.'
The proceedings of the priest were, OF
course, secret, and, therefore, the investga-
tion Of the ruins could not have been SO
complete as if it had been open. This cir
cums,ance may account for the incongru-
Gus heap of valuables exhumed by Layard.
Assuming the hypothesis to be correct, II
will be seen that if the eunuch had not had
so strong dislike to the roasting process,
Mr.. Layard might by this time have been in
possession Of all the treasures of Sardana-
palus.
/, appears that the throne and the articles
found by Mr.. Layard bore no traces Of fire,
fact which seems to contradict the above
theory. The palace, on the ruins of which
they were discovered, was, however, ascer-
tanned, beyond all doubt, by the inscriptions
and other indica, to have been one Of the
palaces of the luxurious Assyrian, although
it may not have been the one in which the
royal auto o-de-fe took place.
| A startling discovery, confrmatory of the
truth Of the book of Jonah, has been made
by Mr.. Layard. ln excavaling the city OF
Nineveh he discovered the name Of Jonah
inscribed upon the ruins. That prophet, as
our readers know. was sent TO announce to
the people of Nineveh the destruction of the
city. His eloquence converted many OF
them, and ''God repented him" of the doom
He had pronounced, and spared that city
for that time. Jonah then became the pro-
phe, of Nlneveh, and was reverenced by the
inhabitants. As was the Oriental custom,
they doubtless inscribed his name in con-
spicuous places on the walls of the public
edlfices and the inscri ptIons engraved by
Assyrian hands thousand years before the
Christian era, have been found by Mr.. Lay
ard This is one Of the most extraordinary
demonstrations of the accuracy of Biblical
history we have ever heard Of.
As yet we have only seen the beginning
of the end. The city of Nineveh has
scarcely yet been entered, and when the
excavations shall have been completed, if
Mahome'an jealousy should ever permit that
consummation, we may expect illustrations
of the prophecies that will strike the world
with awe and wonder.
The British Government have aided the
Iabors OF MIR. Layard By placing al his com
mand vessels for the navigation Of the Eu-
pirates. conveying 10 England The magnifi-
cent sculptures which he has disenlomed,
and aflordlng him every facility which mo-
ney Or British authority could secure. We
should be glad to see similar spirit exhib-
lied by the government Of this country in
reference to American Iquilles.- Wilson S
Dispatch.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

rashness should be allowed TO cause strife
among children of the same mother Let
US each one forget whether we are of the
North or of the South, and remember only
that we are American citizens. Let each
one freely speak his mind, and that one on
ly be silenced who brealhes the direful word
I"Disunion.' Oh! if these sentiments of
peace and harmony, these sentiments which
true patriotism inspires, and which the
Church sanctifies with her benedicton,
strike deep root in all hearts, how brilliant
prospect presents itself before the people
of this favoured land Her mar:s will re-
sound with the busy hum Of commerce,
bringing plenty to the doors OF her children,
and her coast will open an hundred heavens
Tor the friendless and the prosecuted of eve
ry land. Distance will vanish, as for her
advantage, the iron bands will draw every
portion of her vast territory near to the GEN.
ire, whether they stretch along through the
air, bearing the voice Of city to city, on the
wings of lightning, or whether they sweep
around the base of the mountain, and along
the shore of river and lake, TO whrl onward
in safety the steamng LOGON
triumPhal car Of modern provement. But
not mere temporal blessings will gem the
crown which sit upon the brow Of Colum-
bia. Hills yet untrodden by the foot of the
settler, and forests unconscious ofihe wood
mans axe, will smile with the breezy lawns
and the snowy porches Of the college aud
the academy. Asylums Of art, literature
and science, will replace the cottage of the
adven!urer, who knows not yet that the
name he has given to few unsightly huts
will be inherited by noble city. And re-
ligion, heavens choicest gift to earth, will
delight to spread her mantle over the monu-
ments and institutions of human industry.
Yet will the desert smile under her tread,
and the wild haunts Of the savage be vocal
with the peal of her deep-toned organ, that
The men who know so well how to live in
earthly happiness, may learn how TO die in
the hope of that which is seterna. Love
for the liberty, and love for the laws of our
country, in obedience 10 the precepts Of the
Creator, which constitute the basis of our
union, will justify the American in invoking
the adven! of those blessings in the words
of the poet:
'Come, bright improvement on the car of time,
And rule thy newborn world from cline to cline:
Thy hand-maid arts shall every wild explore,
Trace every wave, and culture every shore;
On Erie's banks, where congars steal along,
And the dread Indian chaunts a dismal song
Where human iends murderous errands walk,
And bathe in brains the murderons tomahawk
There shall the focks ev'ry pasture stray,
And shepherds dance at summers opening day.
Each wandering genius of the lonely glen
Shall start to view the glittering haunts of men,
And silent watch, woodland heights around,
The village church bell, as it tolls profound"
The applause which followed the con-
clusion of the lecture was pro,racted and
enthusiastic, and many Of the audience ad-
vanced 10 shake the reverend gentleman by
the hand
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

THE SABBATH ABOLISHED - Suppose
the Sabbath were TO be, by all people, in
simultaneously abolished let the railway
trains. as on other days, dart alhwart the
land let the tide Of commerce unarrested,
flow let The hives of industry still swarm;
lie. the clangor Of machinery and the deaf
ening roar OF trade continue to resound let
the tramp Of traffic still 60 on; let the gree
dy grasp for gains; in short, let the con-
tentious world proceed as at other tines
And what would be the upshot of all this ?
Should we be the happier-lhe freer-.he
richer? Would any one Of the ends of our
lerreslial existence be in any degree faciI-
tated thereby Would the selfshness of
man, unchecked and unreproved, be less
grinding or cruel Would the oppressor
be less tyrannical Would any of the ac-
knowledged evils Of society be diminished
one iota ?-Would the competitions, the RI
valres, and the heart burnngs Of men be
less crushing and ruinous? Alas, no eve
ry evil under which we now wrilhe would
be aggravated every carnal passion would
then have full swing! every undamped lus,
would then burn with increased intensity ;
health would be permanently blasted the
nobility of man would be annihlated; and
the glorious energies Of his immortal spirit
would be hopelesssly imprisoned. Nam
mon and Bacchus might continue to be dill
gently served, but God would be unwor-
shipped! Mankind, thus ingloriously we'd
ded to the world, would through all their
lives grovel in the dust, and never devoully
raise their foreheads to the temples of the
sky
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

What glorious world this would be, if
all lis Inhabitants could say, with Shaks-
pears Shepherd, ''Sir, | am a true laborer !;
earn that get. get that | wear; owe no
man hate, envy no mans happiness glad
Of other mems good content with my
farm0
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15
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Communications addressed to this office must be
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We are often told that there is no dang er
if certain Interval Of time can be counted
between the flash Of the lightning and the re-
port of the thunder; but il is equally true,
that i ne can count at all, we are safe.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-15

arrived in town yesterday. He says he has
not had an unhappy day in 80 years.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-11

in the streets Of Salem. Can't tell wha,
day. Don't know where they boar ded
1t was not at the hotel. ...'a 20
Some discussion here occurred between
counsel as to the proprie,y Of The next
question asked by Mr. Rorer, at the cor
clusion of which it was ruled out by the
Court, and the defendants stated that they
had concluded their evidence. ..
Mr. Rorer then opened the argument on
the part of the plaintiff, and was followed
by Mr. Morton for the defendants. To-
gether, they occupied the whole of the
afternoon. No notes Of these two speech
es were taken at the time, snd, in con-
sequence, no attempt will be made to re-
port !hem. 1t is believ ed that the CLOSING
speeches of Mr. Hall and Mr. Rorer, con-
tain the substance Of what was said, and
they will be published in the full report of
the trial in pamphlet form.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-11

IF any man from Maine TO Georgia,
says the Richmond Advertiser, will on
the first trial, say, ''sir slim slick sop
Hngs," without making blunder, and
speak as fas, as he goes over the words,
he shall have the Crockett Almanac sent
to him for six wears.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-11

Congregation Of Eiders.-The Hampstead IL.
Isand) Inquirer publishes list of the members OF
the congregation ofthe Rev Z. Greene, in SUFFOLK
county, who are over 10 years old. II includes tho
the names of five persons over 100; eighteen over
30; fifty one over so, and forty-fve over 10 years
ofage.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-11

The New York Courier says the i'm
been upwards of sixteen millions of dol
lars greater than in the same time last
year, and the exports thirteen millions less.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-11

PnoNoeRAruY.-A.. lazy boy out in
Indiana writes Andrew Jackson thus
&ru Jaxn.
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a. I" "nuhSHN

0 JENvELER, Clock and Watch Maker. n"rtn
ElA side Jefferson street, between MAN ana
~ y Third, Burlington, Iowa-aealer 10 CLOCKS
Watches, Jewelry, Musical instruments and Fan
ey Goods. etc.. etc, etc.
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". 6fH = "
a#.ETs ~. u. Cha IN berlin s Co..
nEALERS in Lumber, Shingles, Laths an" square
i - Timber. F7-Oifice near Rand's Pork House.
~ fBuflington, aug . ,4s m#
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: 5. /. YARs0Ns JOSHUA corp. c. b. PARsoNs
Ia Parsons. EnpD Il ParS1ns.
INORwARDING ana Commission Merchants,
II Front and Jefferson streets, Burling ton. Iowa.
Ia DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware
aIeensware, Boots and shoes, Drugs and Mea'-
cines. Dye-stuK., Paints, Oils, etc. etc
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Il. II. Alll.sl lllaallS,
a IN (.ridtitils & CO.
Alfred Clarke.

INHALER in Hardware. Dry Goods, Grocefies'
Boots, Shoes and Ready Made Clothing, etc.,
ssuth side ie.iers son t,beween Main and ater
ae,,~st. huntingdon Iowa. idec II, 1913
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-11

hEAtER in Produce and assorted Merchan'
~ dssc, corner Jefferson and Third streets. Du''
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ka LOCkHrd 4 co,
W'HOLEsALE ant, Retail Dealers in Fore'ga
9Nv and Domestic Dry Goods, Groceries, Eea"y
vale Clothing, ETC.. etc., Corner OF Main anu 'ei'
ptSOn streets, Burlington, Iowa. .a.
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srrousE. Sisn. Carriage and Ornamental Pairter.
IL Giazier, Glider and Imitator of Woods Maro'e'
etc. ETC., south side of Jefferson, three doors eass
q Main street, burlington, Iowa. may 3, ''s-iy
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j. &. 1.1sImAn g. srulaer.
EISORWARDING and Commissio MERCHANTS
U corner Front and Jefer son streets. Burlington
.lAws. Also, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DR.,
Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, Boots
'1Aoes, Hats, Caps, etc, etc.
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AyyTHOLEsAL and Retail Dealer in Drugs, Meo-
wv irines Chemicals, Surgical and Dental lnstru-
umsnts Gold and Tin Foil, Plate. Teeth, Per.nhefS,
ETC, Paints, Oils. Dye-stnils, Druggists e'ass
Ware Window Glass, etc, Jefferson street be.weeh
Main ana Tnrd, Burlington, Iowa. july 26. '4a
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b. 0lLCHnIsT. JOEL KiRsuDAuM.
III ID. GilchriSt .s co.

alTTHOLESALE Dealers in Groceries and For
a4sv warding and Commission Merchants, Water
street, south side of Jefers son, Burlington. Iowa
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.e3Ss y. Sturgis & Son,
AsALERS in Hats, Caps and Furs, east side or
vain, two doors from Jefferson street, Bur
Aneson, iowa.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-26
PROCLAMATION.

\ OTlCE is hereby given that the several courts
OF Common Pleas, General Quarter Sessions
of the peace, and Orphans Court, Court of Oyer
and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, in and
for the county of northumberland to commence
at the Court House, in the borough OF Sunbury,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on Monday. 4th of Novem-
ber next viii continue TWO WEEKS.
The coroner, Justices of the Peace and consta-
bles in and for the county of Northumberland, are
requested to be then and there in their proper per-
sons, with their rolls, records, inqusitions, and
other remembrances, to do those things to their
several Offices aPpertaining to be done. And all
witnesses prosecuting in behalf of the Common
wealth against any prisoner also requested and
commanded to be then and there attending in their
proper persons to prosecute against him, as shall
be iust-and not to depart without leave at their
peril Jurors are requested to punctual in theii
attendance, at the time appointed agreeable tc
their notices.
Given under my hands at Sunbury, the 18th day
of Nov. in the year of our Lord one thousand
| eight hundred and fifty--and the Independents,
| of the United States of America the 74th.
JAMES COVERT, Shift
| God save the Commonwealth.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-26
FIRE IN COLUMBIA, PA.

On Saturday Oct ls:h, about quarter past
five o'clock, fire was discovered in a stable
in The rear Of The Columbia Bank, which
soon spread 10 the adjoining stables, and in
is minutes after or stables were all on
fire, offering great danger TO the other adjoin.
ing buildings. At o'clock the fire was yet
burning. Great credit is due 10 The firemeH
and citizens of Lancaster: for their prompl
attendance in the hour of need. In % min,
utes report was made 10 them, two OF ihel'
engines and one hose carriage were on trucks
on their way TO Columbia. The fire is
thought 10 have been The work of an incend
AIRY.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-26
NOTICE TO HEIRS,

NOTICE is hereby given given to the heirs OF
" Henry Fetter, decd, late of Upper Maho-
noy, to appear at an Orphans court to be held al
Sunbury, in and for the county Of Northumber-
land, on the first Monday Of November next
then and there to accept refuse the real estate
of the said decd, at the valuation fixed upon the
said real estate by an Inquest duly awarded and
confirmed by the said court, or shew cause why
the same should not he Sold &c.
JAMES COVERT, Sh'f.
Sherilf'S Office, Sunbury !
Sept. I, lS5O.--Gt.