The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-05
General w. w. Loring Gives a His
tory of the Obelisk Now in New
York.

York.
When the Times man presented himself,
the general, with the untalllng courtesy OF
his Southern blood, was urbanlty itself. tie
was making a cigarette with a grace that
would have done honor to any despot OF
the Orient. His deeplyimbrowned face
was lit up with interest as he said, lmpetu-
Ously:
''Oh, | notice that the obelisk from Egypt
has arrived safely in New York. 1t has
had a long voyrge from the banks OF the
Nile. What a history! There are many
versions abroad relative to the famous mon
ument? Would you like the true one
The interviewer expressed himself happy
to be able to learn something authentic re-
lative to the big needle.
every WE'LL" said General Loring. 1T
was erected at Heliopolis, the old biblical
city of On. by Thothmes III, of the eigh-
teeuth DYNASTY, about 1000 years before
the Christian era. 1t and the obelisk sent
to England are of about the same antiquity,
and the hieroglyphics on both throw light
on the history of ancient Egypt. They are
especially useful in the way of chronology,
as they were books that fire could not des-
troy. The monarch that erected it was the
greatest king that ever reigncd In Egypt.
He was greater than Alexander, who sighed
III W Sou1uCI3 ouO viz OoihSo
back from the Gauges, leaving all beyond
unfettered by his yoke. Thothmes LII not
alone penetrated to the Ganges, but passed
beyond it, conquering all Asia and all Africa
that was worthy OF being conquered. In
Abyssinian history he is the hero Of all the
ages. He combined the military genius Of
Hannibal with the grand conceptions OF Au-
gustus Caesar, and the monuments OF his
glory will exist until the end Of time. On
this account alone that obelisk now in New
York cannot fail to be interesting. 1t was
Caesar. by Antony, by Cleopatra, by Nopo-
Iran and Kleber Beneath its shadow that
great General fought the battle that deci-
ded the fate of Cairo You cannot look
upon the monument without recalling the
love of Cleopatra and the glory of Kleber.
1t has thrilled with the pride of the Pha-
raohs and tingled with the shame of Ac-
tium. 1t brings to our new country a mes
sage from an ancient land, and, by the
magic of human memory, connects the classic
age of Egypt with the modern life of this
young Republic"
Are the obelisks you have mentioned
the largest in existence, General? p inquired
the Times man.
There is one still larger and more ancient
in Thebes, of Egypt" he answered. 1t is
one hundred feet high and carved in the
most elaborate manner. 1t was erected by
Queen Hatsou, sister of Rameses III, of the
twelfth dynasty, about 1900 years before
Joseph, of the many-colored coat, came
into Egypt. This obelisk now stands inside
the Temple of Karnak. On the walls of the
temple Queen Hatsou has her troops repre-
sented marching in columns with the same
steps now used by the American army in
Upton's tactics. Tbebes is situated about
800 miles from Cairo, and was the seat of
the eighteenth and nineteeth dynasties.
MIssoURI-A RAvIsHER SHOT TO DEATH.
st. Louis. July ga special from Mo
belly says that an armed mob of about one
hundred men, from the adjoining counties,
came into town this forenoon and opened
took was taking in the court house to be
tried committing a rape On the person Of
Mrs. Crump in a hotel in this city last
March. Corlew ran into the court room
followed by three of the mob, and where he
was shot again. He then escaped to the
street and fell, but quickly regaining his
feet, he received another shot. He the
ran through a dry goods store, closely fol
lowed by his assailants; then out into an
alley, and again into the street, finally max
ing his way into a room over a saloon.
Hence his pursuers cornered him, and the
husband of the outraged woman ended the
pursuit by firing five more shots into Corlew's
BODY and one into his forehead. Corlew
died in ten minutes. Intense excitement
prevailed while these proceedings were in
progress, and the officers Of the law made
no effort TO stay them.
AN EXCELLENT APpoINTMENT.-Mai. K: