The New York herald., 1876-12-15


flushed in a upon the ground,
And bear her TO an altar dread.
Then round her beauteous mouth to tic
Dumb sullen a, bands ,,,,' 20 stop r her cry
re heard breathe those affairs round,
Which the monarchs house might hang deadly spell
with this complaint against her husband and tho
consciousness Of ner guilty love for Egisthus, u
surprised by tho return OF Agamsmnon. For this
purpose she had signal fires arranged all the way from
20 20 o 0r
Sings
s, We 1 ns' ns
Are true: or ii. Ike delicious dream.
This light has cozened us
b not long until the s'son OF Athcns cutters the gate
pf lions which standing STILL borne In triumpha
car with cassansr, & his % mistress, n another G'y
commands the ground he trcads Is covered with cp-
broderss OF costly purple. and he is paid tho honors
prophetic vision she the death prepared both
Tor her and Agamemnon, and cries.
O, earth, Oh rods. 2 Apollo; ySf Voc; On sos Spo,o
As no comes from tho bath Agamemnon is struck
the fatal blow by his fahcss wife ana hcr paramouv
and again Cassandra sings:-
Hove to sing the dirges of the dead,
Ny death knsl myself I my my de death tn kns!l rng'
And mn.o those who will me honor do
81 e "s poor "@.iS slave they murder IN his chains
little shadow sweeps II from tie earthl
Comes Com Is Ger Ger the record ike a moistcned sponge
And biots 1t out
Tradition pointed to the tombs where Agamcmnou
and the others who fell victims to Cytcmpcstra's
wrath and fear buried, and Pausan ms
mony to the spot where tradition fixed their graves
!. is these monuments which DR.. Schlcmann has just
uncarihcd, with the treasures they contained upon
the value OF which We continue to give the viows OF
leading American scholars and savans this morning.
ygws or PROFESSOR PACKARD OF YALE.
1r conversation yesterday afternoon, at Yale Col
Icec, with Professor Lewis X. Packard, professor Of
tho Greek language and literature, that gentleman
said HKRALD reporter that he had read the notice
OF Professor schliemnnn's discoveries at Mycenm
with great About ten years ago no visited
the slto of the ancient place, while on trip
through Greece, aud then saw the wall
as being there ia 200 A. D. Yet the matter or these
tombs OF Agamemnon and others Is quite another
affair Professor Packard claimed that there is no
procf and IL is probable that any be pro-
duced 70 show beyond qucstionthnt these tombs
those OF tho murdercd guests at thc banquet Of Cy-
cmncstra and her lover. Ho remarked, In illustration
or his doubts that would bc easy for explorer
exhume such antiquities in the vicinity OF
pIuco where legends located thcm, and to aver that
ihey were genuine yet no could provo It. Pau
sanas gives account OF having certain struc-
lures then reported him, by tradition only being
tc resting place OF and tho Others but his
account Is not minute that Dr. Schiicmann
can positively identity his discoveries thereby and
Pausanas based bis account only traditions which
authority alone he had, Is 10 infcr that PROBES
sor Schlicmann may bc mistaken. II IS a long
stretch OF a thousand years from tho time Of Homcrs
writings down those Of Pausanias. ana the strry
has dccprncd during tho additional sixteen hundred
wears that have passed. Professor Packard. whc
prepared 10 accept theories OF Dr. SchIcmann,
marked that neither did he wholly discrcdit them
He nilcd only convinced that the nature OF these
alleged discoveries such have my important
bearing on existing uncertainties In Greek
history yet nc admitted the importance
or tho treasures which Ind been uncnrshcd
and believed that their inscriptions siylo oi workman
ship &c, may furnish important Information TO tho
scientific world either fresh or corroboratve OF tho
accuracy OF accepted theories. Mycen'n aud other
ancient places OF Greece land oi fable to the
antiquarian who seeks for facts, and Dr. SchcmanD,
said Professor Packard, 10 undertaking grand work
inscndeavorina 10 bring forward discoveries which
shalt settle questions ON which there are widely
conflicting opinions.
In response inquiry, Professor Packard said he
all 0btainable Information relative TO tho
Doctors discoveries tho site OF ancient Troy
butsfailcd to ud any convincing proof that Troy had
really been found; II was large city, In tho locality
where history places Troy and that Is all that is posi-
lively known about "
yIEws rRorEssoR HUNTINGTON
Professor Huntington, professor OF Greek In Trinity
College, Hartiord was called upon by HERALD
REPRESENTATIVE at hts residence Tuesday alter
noon. and left pleasant dinner party 10
dcyoto u few moments TO archaeological
topicg lie remarked that he had read DR.. Schc-
,nnnns letter 10 the KING Of Greece, and had tho
highest admiration the wonderful perseverance, OF
the man IN tho cause Of science, and OF his magma
nmity In transferring to the government all the treas
nrcs nc had found. Professor Huntington regarded
thc discoveries MS OF the most important character,
and while bearing mind the difficulties Of establish
memnon and his friends, he was prepared 20 accept