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Interesting Discoveries.
From the Philadelphia Public LEDGER

FROM the fnllauelfnla 4 uunc Leuger'J
There seems to be reasonable expec-
tation of the discovery of the site of the
Garden of Eden, if we may credit Sir
Henry Rawlinson, the distinguished As
syrian explorer, and President of the
Royal Asiatic Society. At meeting OF
that Society, held in London on the 3lst
May, at which he was inaugurated, he
made speech, in which he expressed
his conviction that the Babylonian writ
ings and monuments now in the posses
sion of the British Museum would turn
cut to be intimately connected with the
earliest Biblical writings, and that, be-
fore long, the whole of the early history
given in the Book Of Genises, from the
time of Abraham, downwards, would be
found existing in its original form among
these primitive stone records. DE also
announced that in short time he should
submit to the Society evidence that the
name "Garden of Eden was the old
and natural name Of Babylon. He
stated that there were Babylonian docu-
ments which gave an exact geographical
description of that Paradise in which
the opening scene of human history is
laid, answering precisely to the topo--
graphy and the geodesical particulars OF
Holy Writ. Inlthem he has found the
four rivers, or rather, the four branches
of "the river which went out of Eden
to water the garden" mentioned by
the very same names, Pison, Gihop, Hid
dekel and Euphrates. he has also met
with accounts of the food, and the build
inc of the tower of Babel, which bear with
singular directness and value upon the
Biblical narrative of those events. II he
should realize all that be anticipates, he
will have given to the world one of the
most interesting archaeological and anti
ouariau discoveries ever made. Among
Biblical critics, il has long been a matter
of discussion whence came the two dlf-
ferent accounts Of the creation of the
world, of man, and Of his history from his
emanation from the hands Of his Creator
down TO his destruction by the deluge,
which form the first nine chapters OF
Genesis. These two narratives have been
distinguished respectively as the Jehovah
and the Elohim records, because in the
one the Deity is spoken Of as Jehovah,
aud in the other in the plural form as
Elohim. Probably Sir Henry Rawlin-
sons discoveries viii throw light on the
subject, and thus clear up the obscurity
which hangs over that portion OF the
sacred text II this should be the case,
he will be benefaotOr TO theology and
Biblical lore, as well as 70 history and
arcl eology. There is nothing amazing
in the fact that the seulptured archives
of Babylonis, necessarily the chief me-
mortal Of tradition and belief among the
Chaldeans, should be reflected in the an
nails Of race which came forth from
Chaldea; still. the prospect Of compar-
ing the originals with the derived re
ports, and Of finding The authentic
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L Clerical Maniac Curious Adven'
N 500. .t.aih lures.


Rev. M. M. Brown, Baptist minister,
near Paris, Illinois, has become insane
and is subject to the most remarkable
freaks. His first freak was the collection
Of two large piles of rocks, about twenty
five feet apart, which he called his bat.
.teries; he threatened to kill everybody
who CHANGED to come that way. be gave
his brother the password, with which he
could pass the batteries" The pass
word to the eastern battery was, Am a
soldier of the cross p The password to
the western was, "Amszing grace, how
sweet The sound that saved a wretch like
me-. His brother passed the eastern bat
terry, but the madmau sternly commanded
that he should not approach any closer,
at the same time raising large stone in
menacing attitude. H,s retreated hastily.
Subsequently he entered the. fortress
again, and escaped with slight brulse
by coming in contact with a missile
hurled from the eastern battery. BY this
time there was large crowd stationed
at distance devising plans for compel
ling the reverend madman to evacuate
his works.
At last it was agreed that several
should take very small stones and throw
close around him, in order to get him to
throw all his missiles at them, and they
could capture him without danger. They
threw at him for SO me time before he pre-
tended to notice them, but at last he be-
gan throwing at them as fast as he could
When the eastern battery" was COM
pletely exhausted he snrned toward
the western, but, to his. intense
surprise, that ''battery had vanished.
He was now completely unar med, and he
began to advance toward his brother,
crying that he would surrender himself.
Just at this moment some of the party,
who hal been slightly bruised by the
stones, let fly volume at him, when he
fell heavily to the earth, having been hit
and hurt considerably. They then ru shed
upon him, and carried him to jail.
Chloroform was administered to him.
This narcotic exerted its soothing in
Aueuce, and he fell into profound
slum berthe first, worthy Of note, for.
ten days and nights. Y This was resorted
to very frequently. A friend who re-
mained with him ell night, had marrow
escape from DEATH. During an ap-
parently lucid interval the madman sud-
denly embraced him, snatched the chloro-
form handkerchief, aud tried to stuff it
down his throat. After very severe
struggle the watcher threw the maniac
off, and soon subjected him to an
esthetic.- Chicago Times.
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A Truth of History.

The subjoined eloquent extract is
made from an address recently delivered
by Colonel Breckinridge, of Kentucky,
who, If we are not mistaken, commanded
cavalry brigade in the Confederate
army. The occasion Of the address was
the dedication of monument erected to
tribute to the heroism of the South, and
should be preserved with our cherished
memories:
"The contest was o most unequal one
the South fought at every disadvantage.
With white population of less than five
millions and half; with an arms-bear-
ing population of less than nine hundred
thousand; Maryland, Missouri, Tenues-
see, Kentucky and Virginia divided /;
without regular soldier or military Or
ganization; without ship or navy yard;
with but few guns, and they of inferior
quality, and not O mandatory where
any part Of a gun or any part Of its ammu-
milton could be made; without money or
organized credit; cut off from all the
world, in whose markets she was not al
lowed TO purchase even the medicines
for the sick; isolated from all mankind,
and even thrust out from all sympathy
encompassed with vastly outnumbering
foes, whose armies, daily recruited from
every nation under the sun, were sup
piled with every appliance of warfare
and every possible comfort as well as
necessary; every harbor closed with
watching war vessels, and every stream
occupied by hostile gunboats; her SOL
diers hungry, ragged aud barsfooted; she
yet fought with such tremendous power,
and was welded with such skill, that the
expenditure of money to conquer was
more than would have purchased every
foot OF her land, every house in her cities
and villages, every slave ON her planta-
tions, and all her property of every kind f;
and the killed and permanently disabled
of her enemies amounted 10 more than
her entire armies during the whole strug-
gle. You may search history in vain for
q parallel"
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An Elephant Rampant.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin. 2sth.l


The elephant Romeo, who paid our
city visit on Saturday, and who has Won
quite reputation for cutting up, started
q sensation yesterday morning, which fol
some time bid fair to be lively. 1t seems
that when the train was coming iato the
city on Friday morning some thoughtless
boy threw stone at the baby elephant,
hurting it. Romeo was full of wrath, and
started for the crowd Of boys with the evil
dent determination Of stirring them up.
The keeper fortunately saw what was Hp,
and succeeded in quieting the monster.
Yesterday morning the boy who threw
the stone was on the circus grounds, and
Romeo by some means discovered him.
The huge fellow was full Of wrath, and
stared about wildly. He upset stands,
threw his trunk about him, and beloved
very much like young tornado. II was
evident that be meant mischief, aud rs
soon as be was in earnest would manage
10 get loose, and then the dickens would
be to pay. A rider was sent down town
to hunt up Romeo's keeper, and that
worthy arrived just as the monster was
in fair way to get loose. The keeper
managed by blows and threats to quiet
affairs. Meanwhile the boz who had
made the trouble was getting toward
town as fast as his young legs could carry
him
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West Pofnt-Cadet Appointments TO
FIJI Vacancies.

The following is an extended and cor
rected list of Presidential appointments
to the Military Academy to gil vacancies
in the list of 1869:
Bainbridge Reynolds, son of General
j. J. Reynolds, United States army
Charles L. Totten, son of General james
Totten, Assistant Inspector General,
United States army William Craig John
ston, of Kansas; Lawrence W. Smith, of
New York.
For the class of 1870: Joseph F. s.
Crane, son of the late Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel Crane, United States army, re-
Gently murdered in Mississippi; Bernard
NJ. Byrne, son of the late Surgeon Byrne,
and grandson Of the late General Albert,
both of the United States army; Lewis
Morris, son of the late Colonel Morris,
killed In the late war, and grandson of
Major Morris, United States army, killed
in the war with Mexico; Joseph ii.
johnson, son of the late Lieutenant Colo
mel Charles F. johnson, United States
volunteers, who died from the effects of
wounds and exposure during the late
war; Robert P. Wainwright, son of the
late Captain Wainwright, United States
navy, killed on the deck of the Harriet
Lane, 10 Galveston bay, during the late
war; James NJ. Robinson, son of General
James c. Robinson, United States army,
who lost leg during the late war John
L. Glenn, drummer boy in the Army of
the Cumberland during the late war I;
II. B. Febiger, son Of Captain Febiger,
United States navy Erskine Scott Wood,
son of Surgeon Wood, United States
navy Nathaniel d. Pendleton, of West
Virginia, transferred from the appoint
ments for 1869; for the District Of
Columbia, Joseph s. Oyster, of Wash
ipgton City.
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Personal Items.

Jefferson Davis is quite i'll in Paris.
The Crown Prince of Russia wears
paper collars.
A farewell banquet to Longfellow is
proposed in Paris.
George Peabody will be seventy-five
years old next February.
Addie Phillips received $1,000 for
singing at the Boston drum match"
"His Grace" the Duke of Newcastle
and his two brothers form the three dis
graces of the English nobility.
Adelina Patti, it is said, pronounces
the Russian language as well as she does
Italian, English or French.
Tom. Sayers, son of the English pugi.
list, has come out as comic singer in
London, and sports his fathers fighting
costume in the music halls.
Miss Jennie Wilton, the actress, was
married at Rochester, on Thursday last,
to George d. Butler, of the Western
Union Telegraph.
Another "walkist" has turned up. His
name is John P. Stoner. His last trip
was from Nashville to indianapolis.
John Stuart Mill wants more than
female suffrage. He demands q COM
plete legal equality Of the sexes.
Jonathan Reeves, "red coat" who
fought in the revolutionary war, is living
ct Bath, England. His age is one hun
dred and five.
A cousin of Miss Ada Menken is said
to be candidate for the lesseeship OF
Astley's thea,er, London.
Grant doubtless thinks that little blow
will scatter into thin air the remains of
the Webb obstruction in Brazil.
Stanley, the baritone, is about to try
his luck in the English drama, and is an
nounced to appear as TON Tug" at the
Adelphi, London.
wehli, the pianist, played lately in
London, at concert given by Nilssen.
Sim Reeves and Leslie's choir we're
among the singers. Nilssen, besides
oratorio and opera music, sang some
Swedish folk songs.
The heir to the throne Of Denmark and
the heiress to the crown of Sweden and
Norway will be married on the 2Sth of
July. Stockholm and Copenhagen will
both present highly festive appearance.
and those amiable creatures known as
"the crowned heads Of Europe" will
have to provide a number Of wedding
presents.
A correspondent Of the Boston Herald
says the principal owners Of the New
York Times are George Jones, the pub
Usher and business man Of the concern,
who owns thirty shares; Mr.. Raymonds
estate, thirty-four shares; James b Tsy-
lor, fourteen shares; 4. b. Morgan, ct
Cayuga, ten shares; A. B. Stout, ten
shares; and two other shares owned BY
other pariies-makingin all one hundred
shares. The shares are valued at SIC, 600,
making the concern worth about $1,000
0OO.
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All. Burnett-A Northern Snowman
ON the situation I'm the South.

Alf. Burnett, the so-cslled humorist,
writes to the Cincinnati Commercial un-
der date of Macon, Georgia, June 23:
The negroes here are not inclined to
work, if they can help it. There are
from FIVE to six hundrei baskiDg in the
sunshine. q A railroad contractor was in
the city yesterday to engage laborers,
offering them good cabins, and finding
them with all the food requisite aud one
dollar per day cash. He could only OBJ
tain eight hands in the lot willing 10
work. They sleep around in sheds and
low doggeries, producing disease and
death to an extent dangerous to the COM
munity. The people talk of enacting q
vagrancy law, but if they do the military
wouldn't let them enforce it.
| believe l am known to bea liberty
loving cuss," and untainted with mod
ern Democracy, so-called;" but | do
believe the South ought to be allowed lif
the people of the North ever want their
future friendship or love) to govern
themselves, aud not to be forced to be
governed by the blacks. Allowances
must be made for their prejudices, and if
Northern men would visit the South, and
be with them few months, they could
not fail to sympathize with them in their
troubles. Those hasty, flying visits of
committees who only stop long enough
to take drink and eat dinner, and
talk with Northern men resident here,
are not the ones to be relied upon for
fair statement. 1t wants converse with
numerous people, study of their char
acter, an insight into their siscerity, to
appreciate the situation of the Southern
people.
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sources from which Elohist and Jehovist
drew their statements, is one which will
naturally excite vivid expectations
among Biblical scholars, and cannot fail
to arouse very general curiosity. The
cause of religion has always been ad-
vanced by discoveries in science, not
withstanding the outcries made against
them by well-meaning but rather short
sighted persons. Truth can never gain
say truth, nor can we go back to the prac-
tice, whether political or religious, which
/ is said to have laid hands on Galileo for
asserting that the earth moved. "Nev-
ertheless it moves" is true of everything,
as well as of the planet we live on; and
if these new discoveries, or any
others, interpret to US, in. posi-
tive and simple sense, legends
which have been lost in the sacred mist
of tradition, the Biblical account cannot
but gain in clearness, while the intent
which dictated the record must be car
ried out with increased directness and
force. The character of all such inves-
legations has ever been in the highest
sense Scriptural and Christian. 1t may
turn out that the Chaldeans had tradl-
tions of Eden, of the Flood and of Babel,
and that Abraham brought them with
him from "Ur of the ChAldees" to Ca
nsan, and handed them down to his pos
terity, and these traditions may also have
found their way into other lands long be.
fore Abraham' time, which would partly
account for their universally. Let US,
at any rate, know what the Babylonian
records can tell about the Garden of
Eden. If Hiddekel, Pison and Gihon
can be identified without geographical
bewilderment, let it by all means be done.
We have our doubts about the prob
ability of this Euphrates remains, but
it seems strange that the three other
rivers should have disappeared 30
completely in country where no natural
convulsions have taken place within
recorded history. Neither the heat nor
the sand have been able to obliterate the
Euphrates, and it is difficult to imagine
that they could have oblterated the other
rivers, unless they were Insignificant
streams. But the turn which Sir Henry
Rawliuson has given to the meaning Of
the term Garden OF Eden" throws light
on that passage in Isaiah, (chapter 81, v.
10y: Have the gods Of the nations de-
liyered them which my fathers have
destroyed, as Gozan and Haran and
Rezaph, and the children of Eden which
we're in Telassar p And on that in
Ezekiel, (chapter %, v. l3): " Thou hast
been in Eden, the garden of God"
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verdict I'm Favor of Lie Insurance
COMPANY.

From the Buffalo Courier, June 26th.l
Dellecta Bckford VS.. New York State
Life Insurance Company. This case
came on for trial at the Erie county Cir
euit court, Thursday, before Judge La
monte, presiding, and jury. 1t appears
tha. on the 10Th of October, 1867, the
defendants insured the life of Lucius B.
Bickford, the husband Of the plaintiff,
who, in the month Of March following,
died very suddenly, and, it is alleged. Of
delirium tremens. Per contra, the plain
tiff claimed that be died of heart disease.
The defendant claimed that 10 the appli-
cation for said policy, in answer to the
question, "are your habits correct and
temperate, and have always been So"
Bickford answered yes" Upon the
trial, the defendant proved that previous
70 the date Of said application the habits
Of B:ckford had been iHtemperate and
that be was addicted to the excessive use
Of Intoxicating liquors After the evil
dence was closed. the court, upon metisn
Of defendants attorney, ordered YER
dict for the defendant, upon the ground
that the application and answers therein
constituted a warranty which must prove
strictly true, and defendant had clearly
proven that the answer to said question
was untrue. a-
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FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR.

The bloss oms, Lord. more sweetly grow,
That round Thy altar bud and blow.
In this great calm, this heavenly air,
Breathing devotion, love and prayer.
Dim is tho light by shadows spun
Here, think you. pine they for the sun,
Or rams of heaven. or dews of night,
Or earth's sad sod to bloom more bright?
Oh, motor angels tend them here,
They love the church's atmosphere,
Blossoms so fragrant, earth's true gems.
Just dropt from seraph's diadems.
So let the flowers live and grow,
And round Ills altar bud and blow.
The incense Of their bloom to rise
With our faint prayers TO Paradise.
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Il is said that the ladies' who carelessly
submitted to the golden hair dyeing pro-
cess now heartily regret that they ever
attempted 10 be beautiful blondes"
Badness begins to threaten them. Also,
in few instances, paralysis Of the facial
muscles has resulted. Never say dye
again, ladies'
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Ohio County Circuit Court 40
July Rules, 1863.
Joseph Stewart, Complainant
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Cuba.

New. YORK, August 3.-The Sun as
serts that the administration of Presi-
dent Grant has opened negotiations
with the present Government of Spain
for the independence of Cuba. General
Sickles has already presented the sub.
iect to the Minister for foreign affairs at
Madrid and two bulky kilograms have
been received at Washington in conse-
quence. The proposition which General
Sickles has laid before Marshal Serrano
and his associates is as follows:
First Spain shall recognize the indie
pendence of Cuba under the government
of Cespedes.
Second. Cuba shall pay Spain an in
demnity for the resignation of the
rights hitherto exercised by the mother
country, the amount of this indemnity
to be specified in the treaty.
Third. The indemnity, whether fixed
at one hundred millions, fifty millions
or twenty-five millians of dollars, to be
in bonds of the Cuban Government
payable with interest at the expiration
of convenient period.
Fourth. These bonds to be guaranteed
by the United States.
Fifth. An armistice is to be proclaim,
ed between the Patriots and the Spanish
troops in Cuba Immediately upon tn,
execution of the treaty. The island is
to be evacuated by the Spanish troops
as soon as the tire atty is ratified by the
representatives of the Cuban people
and the guaranty of the bonds approved
by the Congress of the United States.
Sixth. If these terms are not at once
accepted by the Spanish Government
the United States will without delay
recognize the independence of Cuba.