Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-25
Exploration Of Palestine.

Lieut., Gender, Of the British Palestine
EXPLORATION Expedition, has sent home a
report Of the progress of the survey un-
der his direction, which presents the fol.
lowing account OF the work accomplished
during the present year In February
trIangua,ion of $50 square miles Of the
desert west of the Dead Sea was made.
In the next three months nearly the
whole of Philisha was surveyed. In June
and July the expedition was nj work In
Gallee, when they were attacked nj Safed,
and their labors temporarily broken of.
They had, however at that time, com
pletcd the survey Of $50 miles and worked
up twenty Of the thirty miles composing
the line Of levels from the Mediterranean
10 the Sea of Galilee,
Among the discoveries Of especial In.
terest 10 the Biblical student are those OF
the supposed sites OF Adullam, Serar Max
hedah and Cana of Galilee, " In Jerusa.
lem" runs the report, Lieut. Gender
was 80 fortunate M tn find the dsHsrie, the
crusading inn for pilgrims. II lics close
10 the GrOtto of Jeremiah, and is now part
Nv excavated. showing long lines Of man
gers. At Nablus he discovered that
nearly the whole Of the floor and iounda-
tons Of the early church built over ia
cob's Well exist still, hidden by modern
vaults Al Sheftt Amr, a magnificent Sc
pulchcY has been found, with elaborate
ornamental work. The present church
there proves To- he built on foundations
older thnn the Latin occupation. Al khor-
bet Rumah site Of great medieval in.
terest, rude Jewish tomb was found near
the mouth of n large cave. This CORE.
spends with the story Of an early Jewish
traveller, that at Rumah were 10 be seen
the sepulcher Of Benjamin and II cave
near /. whence the Messiah was expected
10 appear"
Intelligence from Lieut.. Gender dated
Aug. IL, related that he was still nj MI.
Carlpei awaiting official investigation into
the outrage at Safed II is believed that
six months work viii complete the survey
OF Western Palestine.
THE Troy IN. " Why says; " A day
or two since one OF our towDsinen was en-
gagged in painting the tin roof of his dwell
ing.hOuse. A sixtcen-foot ladder stood up
against the house, the top Of which pro
iectcd about foot and a half above the
caye. While busily engaged at work he
was startled by hearing childish voice
say: Papa, inc up high Looking up,
VI Ills HpTiDf nv gu" '''P
little two caf.old boy standing on the
caves Of tie house, with one hand on
rung of the ladder For moment he hes
'ttatcd as TO what he should do, but finally
lac spoke quietly to the boy, telling him to
stay there until papa would come and get
him. The boy obeyed, and the anxious
father reached him, and taking him in his
arms descended the ladder. lie did not
paint any more that morning. How the
child managed to climb the ladder to The
roof, and then step oil on the caves, and
turn round and take hold of the ladder,
all without falling, Is a mystery"
The editor on the Stockton (Cal.) Leader,
who Il a married lady, comes 10 the fol
lowing conclusion: II Is time this mis-
cradle statute which annihiates the in
diyiduality OF woman who become
wife Was expunged from our law codes,
and until then women should resolutely