Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-22
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A. tho moaling Of tho American Oriental
Society, hold 10 Bcs!cn Wednesday, last, o1e CT
tho papers read WAS b. Porter &. Bliss, of New
York, President ut tho American Philological
Society, Gu tie "rf.o Site Ct Nincvch." which,
he c'ntcnGai vas on The Upper Eaphratca, ut
the point Known il later times as Eliclapolis
and nov called .Jerablus. Ilu remarked that
controversy 90 this point had cor,o down to Us
from the times oil tho Creek historians, Of whom
Ctcslls and DiodCrus Siculus ltcitcd Nneych
and the primitive AssyTien Enpiro on the
Upper Euphratts. while iIcrodu,us is the car.
Iicsi authority appealed to for tho l1cl:ion on
tho I'erls. It Ii generally supposed, even By
well lntotm1d mco, that the question ha4 been
dccilcd by the excavations of l;ot,a, Ingnra
and George Smith, who havn found abundant
IulnA OF palaces, temples and fortrcsacs anil q
great quantity OF cunoiiorm inscTp'io1s on the
Tisris. Mi. Bliss claimed that these discov.
cries prove too much, for each OF tho lhrco TX.
rioIcrs above named claimed 10 hnvo discovered
NlnoVoh ut different points within a radius
ct some fifteen miles from Mosu'. Tho
Nlnovch OF BJi!a AID that CT L9yard have been
Quietly abandoned by their Supp1sat! discover
crs, as Tic lnscIlD,iO2S whCD I, ciph;ret, show.
ed that they cCud not tc identified ni!h Tint
famous capital. Qlltn recently tho mound of
kOyu, j:k, oprosit, Mosul has hceu believed py
nearly general consent to be Nincveh from tic
lmr disability Of tihti7E y moro plausible lCc.hiy
in ;hst region. The discovery ofthc paIaco and
library Of Assn, -5aoi-psl, ct that pnint, has
btea supposed to cllpch the matter Mr. Bliss
however. pointed cut That a $ ur baD.pal could
not hh identified with tho Snrdauapaul eft the
Greeks, rs claimed by George Smith, and that
he ruins about koyurik aro insignificant in
s:z, ms c)mp'rtd with tho great city, three
days Journey IN circumference, as described
10 tho Bible and by classic authors. Sir Henry
KaWnsoo now believes that Nncvah was
q name applied TO tho whole group eli cities
oa tho Tigris, Including ktorsabad, Koyuriit
and Nlmrud. tho three claimants for the
eta This hypothesis Mr.. Blias sccoptod "a refer.
ring to Tho comparatively brief period Of tho sec
ond Assyrian Empire. which a,ose alter the
DESTRUCTION OF tho frat, and admitted that tho
name Nineveh nigh! DO loosely applied to snv
or ell OF those capital cities. just as tho namo
homo became So anonymous with tho Empire and
subsequently Yves applied in popular parlsnce to
ConstanlInopie The inscriptions on the Tigris |
mako no mention Of tho most famous nsmcs Of
Assyrlan h:s!ory-thosn Of Nim!od, Minus,
Semlramis and Sardanspsus-w referred
exclusively to the primitive Nineveh, which |
sub.,sted above thousand years on tho Upper |
Euphrates until destroyed by the Mcdos. Mr. |
Bliss traced in later historians tho continued
memory Of the sto of Nineyeh at uier.polis an |
Inc Euphrates. citing the evidence Of SIetonins
tacnu', Ammcnus, Marcelinus and Philos.
llslus also Tho evidence Of coins bearing the |
nsmo Ninoyn ClsudiopoIis and tho occurrenco
o! Inc nsmo Fntus Ninivs At that spCt on e,yor.
al old maps.-N. ]. Herald '''' -
TRANSATLANTIC ROMANCE "A few r.onrhs
ago lived oo jersey avenue Miss Gussic f. Rs
man, beautiful and charming young LADY,
hetco she removed to Seventh street, Hobo
ken. About year ago Captain Spencer, who
oommended oGo ct the National lice Of steumers
saw MISS Homan a. social gathering and was
suucH by her appearance ADD charming me.
ues'y. Ito stcured an Introduction to her.
and saw hec thrco times 10 sll before his vessel
sailed. When he crossed tho tc.an be left his
heart behind, hut took with him tho heart
OF tho young lady. Ito ucvcr c1no back
aa no was appointed t, O responsible po,i-
lion 10 tho c>npaDy's employ 10 LDbdou,-
An eplsoiary oorr:ship ensuc6; Cactaip
spencer proposed and wis accented. All
though 5000 mills of ocean separated
ttihem, Inc bet5othmonI was followed by tho set
tements,. and arrangements for the wedding
wefc made. The dsy was fixed By cable for
Jnuo :, and tho bride Was 10 set out and ioin boz
anlsnced In England Tho trcsse4u was made
Ia thl3 country. and this morning tho bride sloct
was On board the steamer Greece bound for Lor-
oon. A Very large circle Of friends saw her OF
an entire section was fitted u2 for her porsonsi
accom- N 9dation and she held brief 'drswing
loon 10 her trlonds. 1ho torai gifts were MI.
nosous and elegant. AS tho ship move! from
ner dock the b!ushing lady waved her hanc.
keschei, AL d IN n prii shower ofsmiics.adlta1s
Daue farewell TO Iriond. and homo forever, Sha
soSs 10 JOIN hu: band honored and Memorabilia
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