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tHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY: FEBRUARY & 1876—TWRILVE BAGES '}fiififiqfition of the History of : David and Sanl. Donnection Between Infidelity add the Relgn of egfor, The Olinldéan Account of tho Creas tion of the World, Réslilt 6 Itevent Assyridn Ke- searches, SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON, 3 BATY, AND DAVID, " 1. &am., zzi, fo xzo.—Afler taking nu affec- Honate lcavo of his friends, David wont 7 Nob. s ruzal disteide aud_a villago of prieats. o shrnestly wished tobs boyond old Ssul's reach snd influence., Nob way s city i the land of the Philistines, who sympathized with David, and tongidorsd Saul & common foo. Thoy had ba- tomé very hungry. David catled for the purposa st obtalding food, and falt compelled to doceive fo old pricst, as good A man s he was, and to Tecolve him, too, on tha gronnd that a lie would 1avo hin life, After duly coodutting tho oract lilmoléch gayo him and hia men wotiio shiow- m':d. which hiad been prosorved for tha priests , 1lore ro-1drd Aimelecly, the High-Prieet, who teceivod tho son uf Jesso very kludly, aod gave bim those markn, of reapoct that bis rank and senouwn demanded. e, howover, woa vory #us- icious that sowe mischiof was browing, beasiao avid and Lis men Lod beon lurking sbout Xob for aeveral dave,—-tind hid tlicinselves In ciaves, arpareutly for the parposs of eluding pureuit. It #o bappenod thut Doey, Saul's chiol whoi- berd, was detaluod at the tabbrnacle, and whoi David saw him ho was slaraied, aud mado il hasto to ledve Nob, aud, loat Doeg shoald at- tack bun, srrest him, and tead him to tho old King, be asked Alumelech for u sword by whicly be could defend pimserf, So tho _ kind ricat gave lwm (ho very wword David ad faken from Goliath. It hid béon sroredly kopt in tho tabernacla over since the famous exploit of David with the giant, . He wns ovorjoyed when ho again saw this weapon, by which Lie iad obtamed so much fame aund glory, #o hoswud: * Giveit me, for there ia pone like Yl 1t 14 a_plous mowmarinl of vlotury over that prond blssphemer, whoso life I took by a fittto stone L picked from tho Lruok in that dehighisfut sud memorabla Valloy of Lot~ Ial” Dawnd fel: that it wuuplm!fgo ot Diviue Zaver; that God way 1 it and would dofend him mgaiust ail bls enemics, e, probabl -, bdd not seondtbirico he bad it deposite by the High-Prioss v the taberaacle, soou nfter Le wun that fair Jdaugbter uf tho Rivg of Iarnel and saved hiy throue and hin peoplo, s David E\nlcd it on, took grateful leavh of Alitoclect, aud Lastensd with sl wpood to Gush. Tls peopto knew bt Aboy had nul foigotton thet ho was the siripling who killed thoir ciswpton, and whow the woumoen fo their eougs of grutitude wud rejoicing prai=od. Andthen bo feured Achish, the Kiug of Gath. Su he pretouded to bo insane, and Kiig Achish really belicyed o wus %o, mod or- deind lim to ve taken away, aud ot atlowed to meult himeelf by co. into bLis proaence. id, right glad £o get amav from Dosg and Le ouce routed, hasteued to the caves am, eituated i tho tertitory of bis oWy Lo of Judab, Thess caves are vory larpd, end lodated wt tbe baso of the Juoea Moan- tainb, b the bordeis of the Philisiuo plaivs, 0 miies sodlhwest ftom Jorasalem, 5 . Old saul had intendod to punich Jesde's fam- iy, Bnt David sent for them, leet tho Kig in nis mulice nnd rage should sw.to them. They vuou reachied thedo hidg viuces, David, how- over, dul but fvol eafe ovau Lere. ' So ho sborly went to hizoel, of the Fort of Moab, Ilere be, wis men, and bis tamly wero Liualy roceived. 1L Munbites Lutod Ssul, uud fell prond to_ro- cetve 80 Hluntiious a man as David, Dsmdes, their King was & not dwinot rolutive of Iluth from whom 8180 Jessu descended. Gud, through the ptuphet Gad, commandcd David tu return to tne land of Judab, to leave the foriund go to the forest of Lavutn, no that e might appear puviciv aiong Lis owo tuibe, 83 if Lo 1\'& conszlons of fun.cence, aud kiad ontire trust lu tlie protection of Jehoval. i % maul was Lv.g under & geove on o bill, ad Oneuts] frinces nowadays @it sith thar coare nnder some rhady cauopy. Iera Lo addresspd tre men of bis tibe, tho Bonjsmin.tes, und 88, : * Cnn David do'vou auy good 2 Why eons spite againnt mo? Why Lave you uot wid mo that my son 18 11 leagzus with tho ron of Jegse 7' Ho even muted thut David bad avil ded.guis to- waras thom. Uaviv's roturo to Judah with 100 e roused the o.d King's jealousy, and some other circuatances twade bvm “bolteve that Joudthan was pilvy to s cupspiracy azsinst tha crown. Theo Dnu;; ml-li«-d: 1 saw David ab Nob at the home of Ahimolech, who inquired of the Lord for David, sud then gave him faod,— aven ballowed brosd, and gave b the aword of Goliath, for Lo bod no uword wich which to do- fend himiolf or his tmen,” Then Saul wént fo'{ Ahimalech atd his fauly, and for all the prlosts Awelling 1n Nob. They all came to the Kmg, who Inquired of the High-Priest : * Why did ron 1vo to_tho son of Jeswe broad and s wword 7 of ol by did'st thou luguiro of G or bim 2" ‘Fhe priest replied: * David, thy yon-in:law, {8 faitbtul, and obodlent, and bonotsble. I wsanut awate of this trouble In your family. Do pot impute any evil intent to mo or to me.” Tha old King replied frecoly and bnid : ** Ahimelech, you treachicrous ald mfiu Pricst, you aud your family shall wurely dle, df-gunrds, mossacro those pricsts, who Duvo wympatbized with Darid and would uot 650 to my Jutoreats.” DBut old Saul'sa body-guards would not oboy this orucl and malicious order. Then tho old Kl Ii bis rage and passion or- dored Doog to slay thotn, snd Jio did elay thew, eighty-five pricsts, who bal nover lujured the throne. ‘Thicnthoold tyrant ordored tha City of Nob, and all its mou; women, ebildren, wucklings, oxen, assos. and xhécp, to bo destrov- ol Abiathar, son of Anlmelech, alono es- :nrcd. aud ho fled fo David and jold him that Saul hod destroyed Nob, and all &td pricatd, men, women, and cbildren, sud all ihio cattle, suncs, and shieop. David roplied, * 1 know, whon Isaw Doog in tha taboruscla and stiserved what Ahlmelech wda doing for me and my mkn, that ho would tall thiogld King. SoIam guilty of this disiater o your fuuiily and- to the city of Nob, But, Ablatlar, etay with mo. Foar not ; Baul socks my 1ifo uo less thau yours ; stay with me, and you will bo safo, You may.be stio tlhat Uoog 1a sn ambitious, intiguiog, mallcidua, ind obsequious dog."” x : Divid Leard (hat tho Philiatines had ropbed the thrasling floors in Keilab, Thesa threnbivg floors wera i the flaldy, open tothe wiuds, B0 s inquired through Gad, who was thoh ib David's camp, if1e was bis cuty toattack a pablio onemy without baving Divine authority, (ad told him to rout tho aggiessora, By & signol victary, hie delivered the peaple of Itellsh from further molestation, Haul scon heard that Davia was in Keilah, and folt suro thiat he could now secure hig sou-iu-law. He ,evou aflirmed thiat God biad delivered b Iotn Lja bands—that the city bad gated dud bare. 1e had forgolien, kowover, that David hsd evér found a way of escaping from his soares. Haul assembled his man-of-war to Leueigo Dovid and the city. David kuew what plaus wore iaid to arrest him. flo waa anxious to knon thia result, to he luquired of the Lord if Baul would ~come, aud if tho peoule of Keifah would deliver bun sud bis mon [nto Saul's bauds, Tho Lord repiied. ** Tuoy will come sand take theo unless youdo duty.” ‘Theso respouses wore suwelcome, Btill Duvid biad & will, sud ho soen found & way, Ile mud his GO0 weu etarted st unce aud coucealed thomseives where tlioy would. David tound s hidiug-place in the wil. dernosa of Ziph, & wountainous aud voquesered 1egioy, 2 milen from Hebrow, formerly dousely tovered with n nich fulisge of forest trees, whoso leaves were au thick ay those of Vallombiosa. 1n vorue way—perhiape God impreesed his mmd —Jouaiban dircovered bis frisud’s retrest in a .Eave, whose entrance was amia the thick fullsgo 81 Haveils, nud sirengihoned biv tiuatu God, * Fear pot,” gaid the Eing's son. ** My fathor eanuot find you, God A mighty bless wnd keep you. You shsll ba the sccoud "Kiog of ldruei, Bod § sball ve uexy unte theo. Fhig v futler, the King. kouwe rgat well." Jous uan rewinds vie fnend of ther mutua cuveuant, snd of the plaus a.d promiscs of 1ho Great Jehovah, Now sod hero Joaathav's puief 860 Luby love mandested s depilin. Ho ¥ought (s suterview du tlos sequenic ed apot, so 1sh witu Gud's beaity and . ,ublinuly, and utters woble sertinsuts tegardiug the Divine will, T Layd, bo was ywectly Luuud by goluen 1lireads namb from tho fitat fow worda of tha Arat volime, At (haend of el tab1:t bl serles exce-t the b, & catehwond wan ueed (int 1o +huns of What fottawed | mizut vot be Lroken, ‘Phongn aaulitioas thiens Lilieta 1iad be n arranged mast reguiacly and aystem i olly in this Horaey of th Kiugs, yet, waen fo.1nd, Very fex of them rem ined entire, OF oven fu precen of any coustderabla size, ‘Thouah' tue iarg:at tablets wore neatcely mors than a fow inches square, many of tiser Tt been brokert u 601y or ataty picce 10 be arranged and fittad togethor with cars befors an fnterpretitioh was possible; . Many canieen l1.d cantributed to thin deatruction, The mound of Koayun ik, where they were discovered, covers tha raind of {4 Royal AAsyrian yinlace. whera ibe lfbrary was kept. The palacs was.buruod ges Ko, aud 1t 44 aupposcd that the unper stories v¢.8 of yood, ond that fio lurary wan contaiued In seine uf Aho upyier rooma. Upon tisa destruction of tha pali by fire, shis part fell in and uerly all the tablats wiiatlerad, to fraguents by the con-usion, Hence Aifferant plecea of (he aame bxiilet ars often fouud In chamisrs witlch have no conbertton whitover with | cach.oiber, Afier tho fire, the aarth and debtis wera Tirned over o1 catolly by pera i in abarcd of® valna. Ulew, abi the re. uiets and cyundera Dosate stiil amots roken anih peatioreds A® 1L 4 ad.L ta the em. aerasament of thoso who wirhed (o de fyher thar Thseriptions, the ciny plst:s were farthee fnjured ty {ne Action of water rording through tue voll, and this boromyg [upreanabed wilb tnerais, Epovit cecatis | aver atil aeannl 1 crackn of the tablts s e fening tn s intaratices Atk peirdering tho labor of Wd=ntifym ¢ & perticular serap exceediugly uncertaiy of any deinite w of Luya vl by holf cavensn‘s, Forgotling him- ] €81l and bix children, by fonda David and lua faolly with, all the havoca eaolumo-ty, aul splodora of the C.rl of foraol, Tae wholo world admirea 8o trio and o dens o lova, Jonathan went himo—Dnvid remainod st his cave anid tho bosutify forest shades of Harath. ——— INFIDELITY AND THE "‘REIGN OF TER- ROR-" WEWE THEY CONNECTED ? T the Ebtor of Thx Chiicuzme ribune o Krokur, Ia., Feb. 2.~Theto id o todtaro of the prescnt age mors romarkablo than the rapld spread of what facalled ** nobolief,” All over tho Conttnent of Europa, ani throughout avary part of tho 1eading had tminking portions of this country, wo flud this nama **unbelol.” 1u as- sumes ovory «hspo, from modacn diseent lo nitra skoptic:im, lu overy [.rin, howover, it 18 brand. ed 44 **mtdelity " by thoss at'lcase who indorso tho accopted theology, | Now,1f tho ** Ifaign ot Tomur™ fo tha French Rovoluuon was the legitimnze and mevittble. oweoma of * Widelt tv," the mfidelity which provaila, and is rapidly Hpreasing iu America, may have s very Impo: tas Learing upoo tho fu.uie uf qur clvil insita Lious. It is tha datv of eve:y cilzew. ihereioro, {0 fud out & woll 28 Lo cau thio natiire of this | yaget nfs paift 1 thosndesvor o asceltun tha mein- itfidelity soyciled, and Ita unecedsary romulte | jug of the Invcriptions ou those tablets, Mr, Suutn t can be proved 10 bé meccemanly do- e o, anil, After many moaths of incey tricdve L liborty, sud life, sud proporty, (o Lo | In aecaughig some 20U [ragmedts. ha nin anureluaal In spirit aud purgose, lYm dus, of con- | cexind in_ deciubrriig eno: il of their couten Y Tow, | Poisalibe, sl be ¢ car, {outl A resonall, conjectiire w 0o rest. “Tue fn- troiling it by law, IT possivle, 1 o | nriptions nireads traaelibsd show the tezitieas o hive The uxirtenuco of » tadical Bkenciaisus amaast | een ot guits n vaitely of subjuste. "Thers wera mon of lottara. Bciontiain, uud policiais, 88 § niyinoto real tiblets, dnclading lists of the gols, aod uil ag among tho mias of tho poonlo fn L'ariy | their mivifestations sud ttles, Thire were gram- bofure Lhe Frunch Revotutiou, 10 0 @ Willtjues. mntisal wnrl\ lnul«r wonl:inm .lp}nnuflv;ul, n r‘m, d ticle will 00z, permit | completa dictionaries, muthem tical, worlkd, . ¢ate 3&"1.3{’&.’3’.’.‘:".’“5&:35 .url the .;m-m'.?r thia | tionn, tabies, enboand sguire routs and seta, and tf of wewlires. Amronomy w 8 uot neglected, not eanlte e nithatanding a1l tho diconragen.ents which wioptiemm,, But it a0an, ax B,-N’“‘-“-’“ Is oris” | astrolany nof omens, Ieqendssnd uhort historfent iug to-ay, thtougi the emanciation of a0 l- | jerytions fouud 3 promwent pLce aud bitorical tedoet ; through tho activity of Hm“l“li"b“"luh eylndera, from the superior styly of their workinan- robellion BRat4t spiritual Acroganco; bub muio | siip, appaared to be cousidered of considesibie Ln- physical lnvestiza- | portanve, enpoulully -liroagh scion. S ikeptic Thesn tablots wera by no. mzana all of the eama tionn, 1lat :‘:gxn;‘““’“flf{;’:‘;’, “{‘:‘ ",';,“":\‘{E date, On the caniziey, frons tho haat fn Heations ti it Fruuco haa not Cion. ot tho Relgy |t b githered, $hy ceprosent thn swholo blitory nf tho Frouch lovoiutio 58 | thie 1ina and consunimatlon of Awsyrian Titerutare, sl " "W iq not our parposo to dooy. It ?\’mls::u:'m;:;ér; igany caussd which woro in opeiation ab 1oat epoch. But how miuch, or whiat parsicuist fuatiaco, of thib great avouh, 1 duo to skoptic.an slone it i lmfioulbln totell. In » great social conyulat like that, tbe mov: ing furecs 816 8> cowplics 4, o blauded, and o ationn, that the <couent dicrimination, la naoded tosoparata thuae forcs sud dosinato stioir logitimate activn,, *3Tuo Reigoof ler.oz," saya tho Bucyoiopodia, A'vercaus, * shows & mure goueral irenzy than auy otlior poiiod of embrace & porlxl of moro than 300 years. It f thougist Ut thsv begin their racords atout 203 yearn 1. Gy und coatiutte thany untiisone tims betwedn tie Tourteentls and Aftoonth cantury bifora Carlat, Tale, apeaking roughly, sychrouizes with the pertud fron Abrabam to_ Mates, accarding to the ordinary cbra- nology of our Bivlew, and tho Ansyriun legeuds of this 1imo are tnioar: nt, 4a shiawlug Laat thore existed, at this ora of tho world, dierant nets of legenus con- cerulng tho creatdn. rome nf whizh bore no nll re- 8. 1t In o grost piry that lugtory. Opp of tho wain causos of thus | o0 T08 BN Laeteet legonds by be coped, gigantlo maducss wmust Lo uugpht for | iy eutugect matter of thw bistarl ologendary tab. 1o the disoigatization of pohitical BOCIOLY | jeta fs very varied, Bmith says it an examintion of m sl ity branches, which | bogal | (hom euowa tiat thay contaln'all the sulstanco uf Mo with Louis XIV., aud frightiully increasod dur: [ Ot fow chiaptra of Gaucale, 3nd 4 grow dest biors, Aalar 3 he could de.fphor tLom, they conshited of o “ Jany; aceonnt of tiye orizin of the workd, th creating of anitnale &nd man, the full of Mman_from a anlest btate, nad w conflicl Latwéed the s dnd tho powera of evil.” Tucro w-re, noparently, coveral editions of tho work, ciuckd-ting tho creation, ain'e the rame matter waa forind 1 dileent=sfzed plates and cyiin- ders, Byndys his erastion leqend, thore wero loguuia f 1Lié seven evil apiciin; o slory of tho descent cf thy fio ldcun Telitur int> adoe anl her Foturn, Ssd & o itona of the podt 74w, who fnsulted Eiv, tho fatkier of oo goda, Coliections of tabiela riving the e Lubara, the god of pesti'enco, wera fouud, were those conualning the loswid of ,tho god's who turned 1010 8 bird, th &'ory af tho wiss nign, who pat "'"hnx"ln“.‘f 19 the gadna eorl of Onatul i e iEdiphs, e Jegend of s good mau Atarpl, and tho giewnuio politionl maduess—io mors ich wi helnevs of ‘thi world, & lezend of tho' fowor nt unooljel, mer lack of faih 1 God, and LLrisy } puiwiund the dispersion, dnd’s vast nwbber wnd wud smworiailsy, the Cumich and rovelition, id | earjety of failes, ) 1nexcusabla igaorance of the relation of caucos 11 sita of the wonderful an'iqnity elaimed for Lhess ind effects, Lf the Liatory of society, Lowevor, | works, and tudeibtrlly powesiel by theu, Smita bad siways roveded 0° ua the Luideney Of | Mserts Ihiat but Hi3lo donbt, existy it tha majority yticuiog to ran into 0t aud bloodskod, wo | Aro coplis frams ducuments will oliloe anl ths orfyiusiu ; Wi hikd 0o doaLt Iobg flaa been last, T 18 juigut ba waipantea perhaps m coumlug to | I0 W SO B 6atirt candy ing tho reigus of Lis Auccesaord, ,'Too nvcribing olwlhu ‘misuiief to, the wrikiuge of .tho plulosos phers, no-eallea [or miidelityl, shows an ‘."“"‘,‘. apco of the uaturo of man nud of socis.y. \Well has thig wricer deaighoted shid !mlul"u‘ul- baret of limman passion s ** gencral fronzy dud a * gigaatic madness.” 1t was thi, aud ootbing lews, Noitho: age, NOF ROX. DOF Fauk ""DLD wpared. Priests, nuos, monke, nghiluy, rich, poor, vld, and yuuug, wers swopt alike befura the storm of demou-like pagsious. Pou cannob d Lo Lo seones. (LT S o e ot fiory outbnrat of all that is Aus o trace tuis dork aed flend-hko “in, hamoo nature—tuim Lie conclusion tuat . this 1cign of LOFTOF | pny avavrian texis tuénitelved itate thit tiey wors nas |t Jegtimio | frmt of unboliof. | cojted frun Bibylontan resonls which wele even tuea Lut wo have no such evidenca from tho geue orsl biotury,of saviety vither i Kurope ot Aiser- ica. Wo Likve no such ovidenca in tho livos of leaduyz eleptices, philusuplical or seientitls, in the ast 01 tho prosent, doucs iu the cthies (1f any) to La deduced fiom uhoptiviam. Tie evidoucats to the coutrary ol this. A Hut wo have evidence, both Liatorical nud dog- matle (so-calied), that orgauized rehigion witn indescrioubiv aLtusltios, hias crushed out two grant clviiizations, 0ue (0 the Enst uud the uther 1 tho Weat,—uno iv Spein aud avothier in Moai- co and Paru,—and that 1 domg thia 1w extol= winated more than 15,000,000 hfmm baings, az- purtly liegiblo throngh a3, 1o ono vass there 18 mot pautivo proof of tha antiquiiy of s towt, fn Assyrisn e nosoniptof_which wav {muclited and guoabed, sud 3[ 04 n.ifx‘c‘::.lt::tqz::.huhe;p, ;.’ m'e s text B wae diirosered, tho lattar tabl t hatng dhot 1,0°0 ye s Vo LaVo 10 BUOH 6Fi | Jio (han that fouud du Avagris, Thugh 10 much was meruly rojisd, thore are evideuces that the Ad. uyrlang wera avt nearly so wed advanced ia roversl do- piartraents of art and suitnee 33 Were tho Haliyoniwn Cio vty of atmau, nai s ixied of_ bisds, ropil, fi4ligs, 1 .ccls, planta, Groscs, dceds, gewind, eirths, granies, and oll,T artizies, wers all copled without rs- FiArk, a8 4150 Wera the vrammatical termw, the declens slons’ of nouns, onjufations of verbs, exampiea of syntax, and aliiar excrclscs in grammar, . Ty lsta of deitles fo.ind contirm tay alreaty con- ceived id *a that mythology was lo-at iu iin orizig, Tua carding to DBwbop Chiapa, . Wao hava | inbablisnis of, ouo clty or locality svorshiped a local ¢ ; P | iyiuity, butsf’ they clisncod (o bon cou Juering paze ::‘&”l‘x‘;a :ll-:x‘n‘ni::l. I“‘::’:‘ilu‘:fiu‘?;mn:y“f fl 1 M\!, they extantel th ir domunion over thuir 1'.4 Bora, and thas roulily acquired the ldes tit tnede Sois weve slebuger thnn thoe of others, Trices of this' 1das wero ween even wnong thu Jews snd their nglghbore, witan the fitor concelyed the yodsof th e Da strongee. thin toso.of fhe et . 1n soms to 1303 puutg loss than 310,000 hojdines por- sons had bean puushiod, and 824,000 of those Lurut alive, nith all tha clroumstieees and jn- vontious of sppareut maliznicy and bate aod atrecious oiuolty, aud ali thin for no o'har | Fewe ago thero sonu to Lisvq bisn thros grout cit.cs idsns Asayrias Erech, Eiddu, sud "Nipur, and (oo gda ctimo_than—opiinon, Wo bavo osdence that | W Asspriss Brech E00 RG RIERE U NS B Anu, lfes, And tho couatty, |, Although thess citied clin d, yet thd gol res.inc! th gained. Doy 1is0 £ o.wauized rehizion untchered aud crusued the A'btzenses sud Waldeusos ; that it Law bad 1t S, Lactholomews; ite syslematic jorsecuiions Aabicquently ds- premsoy thoy had of 2 divlua elris. 1y ‘wiicl Was EuDp0:ud 10 KoveiTi L wor.dl and all thinge of the Jows; ita g;um'.ib A‘L;:udn 3 iu‘l;ulul et Vi Netherl “Thiey 0L ona \x‘:’::‘ mwl:g.o lnn c:}:‘-’mn:xy. “And m,'wi; Ant was kingof ang+ls avd anirits, latd of the olty of Erocti, 11 win lord of the +rd fithor of the gnds, and lord of thecity of Nipur. Ui was maker of fate, ford of tho deep, god of wisdom snd know.c tgs, have ovidouce, too,—tha cioaresi,—that all thia cumo legitimataly frow the doctrnes behoved. It was no ** trensy, ** glrantic maduens.” It | sud'lord of tha city uf Echiu, Sin was lord of crowuy, was all dutiberuto, aystematic, dpriuging from & | m kor of urigtne.s, and lord of the city of Ur; walls Aun o of duty. it waszeal for suuls, devotion | Mervdich wuslord of birth andlonlof ths city of Mer Bavylon; sud Vu), tho strong god, the lord of camels and atuosyhero, was lord of the eity of Muru, Sua- T, the Judge of besven anik earih, was lord of tug to truth and riziteous.ices aod tho Charch, And wo biave uvidouce 100 in abnadanco, a4 furnivhod by Lockey, aud Buckie, aad Draper, aad others, citis Laraasud Lippars, and Norgy, glant king of war, wih lord of the ity of Ci:hu, 'These, of courss, wers bub'the Imperscnations of diiferent abstract aciples, a8 wero the joda of other mations. To go to datall and minutely deseribe the vilice and altri- bules of oich, would be to.enter thto, & loug disruisi- tun on an abatract subloct, auodt whléh fow people are interesled. i - 5 ‘Among the {ablets wab fonnd a met which gave a very jarticolar account of the cruation ond the early hintory of the world; and the correspanduca of thiv narrative, 80 far os rocovered, with the Biullcal ac- count is most recarkable. ‘[l broken fabrica of tho tallota_ndicato many thinge that can Ls caslly sup- lied, sud, with this niental, Gliing-out, thio hisiory of Beneuls may, o read simost w|ihont a broX, A por- tion of ono tablet, that appear to tlon of the slars, Tuna thus: It thiat was fixed by tho grest God. Blars, thr snpoar- auce in figures of auimals Ho arravged. Ko Az the yor thiough tha obvervation of their couvlellations, iwelve juonihs of stara in threo rows llo arrangedi from tho day, whon thie Yuar commenoes unta tha clane, Ha toarked tha position of the wanderiug btars to nhine i their courwes, tuat they may not do injury, and may not troulle any oue, And He openod tho tea I (e darkneas slrowaed; the fasteninge o the loft ud right, In the lower chaos d cuused the moon to rise out, to for the tleht of the night, until tho shining aday's that the. month migut uot bo Lroken, and in itu amonnt bo rogular,” ‘Tho creation of man next follows, and In the frag- ‘montary inscriptions the account is cortainly very siu. {lar to ihat of Ganouls, even the name Adami beiug mver. The account of . the Full is detailed, a dragon auswering the Assyriaus for s serpent, ‘Llio Garden of Fden had jta Asuyrian counlecpart, a8 did alio the expulsion of Adum and Eva from it4'toundsries, Tn m.ny Assyrisn logends the tren of knowledgo of good aud ovil (& mentioned, ond it fs yepresented alio on Babylonian gom engravings, cylinders, and sculptares, Mcntjon is frequoutly mads of tho' angels who re- belled, and who wers cast down frown Heaven. A very closo resemblance fv noticeablo between te Blblical and the Ausyrlin narratives of the flood and the ark, {11 worae csaes the langusge belug mhmost sxactly the tuat Ha.joualism or Bxepticlvm bas beon oue of tho wost pot- bt ocisl aud intollactanl fo:oos in the worid to modiry and ultunstely to dostroy this orgauizod religious intolerauce, this woist of wil curses and suomies of the buman race, Buppose, then, it should be adwnitiod that jn- fideaty was responaible for the ** RReign of Ters ror," would the argument be conclusive, from tlus singlo lustance, thut it was necosuarily tho anomy of order and good government, of **lifo, liberty, and tho porsuit of happmess?” What, tuen, [ must be the force of the argumont agninst organized retigion? Ita deeds of blood and horror cover wholo contiuentz snd stretch toraugh wholo conturios. It defonded thoso doeds of hlaod, too, by Beripture and logical Tessoning frow lta ductrines. Whother infidolity, so-called, bs true or falso, is another question, with no relovancy to the presont polut. am considerivg it aa o past of our rocial organism. The ques- tion {8, whether infidelity is dangerous, Has it inherent olomeunts of disorder, Gestruction, and bloodshied ? Dosa history prove it to bo an oncmy to clvilization and good morals? Cor- tain clasaes of thinkers, eupecially clergymon, auswer iu tho nilirmative, and point in triumph to tha Reign of ‘T'error. My presont purposo 8 not to show, a8 we can, that jufldohty was not the prime moving caunso of that * gigautio madnosys,” but that this eword, used axsinst unbell ia two-edged, and can ba made & thousand-fold more fatal to Christianity than infidelity. I should suppoes that muy, wan of ordinary clesr porception would e this, and would blush to use an argument agatast anoth- or's pilcrophy which ia fuflnitely more destruo- tivo to his own. R, HAsuare, chronfcle ths crea- was delightful all —_— GENESIS, A CHALDEAY ACCOUNT OF THE CHEATION, ;‘flfl' 'fi'hlfl lllltmfl‘l mrlntlon ; in nr‘l’xmh m:llnu i 2 o rds, by the returu of which ha Tho intevest in the 'lnta Lgyptian discovarion | fortt Ao b Drovatioa oa the oAril awakened by Bayard Taylor's locturo last Bun- ane. also ur,\t.:uml nlfln :udlm nanod n tho tablots; a curiot difference 1 (bat ddy may well be suppleweuted by tho following | BERRE il yrugti back an. olve brinck, by story of the early ages of tho world, taken from lately deciphered Assyrian tablets, Tho fullowlnk condensation of the book of the trans- ations iu taken from the Bt. Louis Globe-Demo- crats When tha French savans whoaccompanted Napoleon Tonuparts on Lis Egyptlan cxncdllhxn: stood fi tho uhadow of the glant ubclisques, and looked up st the anulruflul with which they wuro covered, they sald ¢ “Could we deciplies those, wa would proye the Hible fable,” Sluce thelr day the monlog of many of thoso funcriptions s lweu defuiiely ascertained, aud fo- stead of_shakiug mipu's falth i the beautiful Jogeuds of the Ol Testament, thoy furnials many minoe sud not & few major poitita of corroboration to thelr truth, ut taugh the obacurily of many parts of the Wbl Fequires evidence from without i order to mako clear 1hi¢ lewsons It wonld convey, very ligle f that outalde testimony bas come from ¥yypt, That land of mvati- clo baa furnislicd stuoh food for thought and dis- which the, subsidencs of (Lo water whd known, Whila tho Assyrisn bird camo back with her fend nnddy, aonguncing the samo fact, . The yeating-place of the arkie thesame in both marratives, and the sacrifico mientioned 1n tha bible ss performed by Noan 1s also hinted st in the tablet-record. siuth nairata the inci- dents of the Towee of Babwl, $ts dlapepvlon of tho buman pacs, snd tho confusion of their speach, Theso ooiucidents caunot bo ere accidents, but, as Mr, Hinith suggents, must bavo s deeper origin, 1t will not bo at all surprising, and, indeod, it now scems alniont certain, that future discoveriea will mako su indisput- sblo fact of the suspicion thot bax laug prevailed, that Jewial, Awgrisu, and Lisbylonisn legouds il lid & common’ origin, sud in_ viow of the warly bistory of the Jows’ great’ aucestor Abrabatn, it yoema Liighly probabio ihat he oltzined hiu knowledyo of the cros- on of tho world from & Vabylonian vource, and 1t iy te from tho Purusal of thews very tabloas whowo shsttured fraguients sro now proving 30 aloquont sfter s ailency of nearly forly ceuturics, cussion, but hmy-hmi-u‘pnm;u‘ ,f’ mlumm- Buve .-U;R.ATS_ ‘ sbied ayy light on the bistory of ke Dible. ] Mu‘drnrn-nl s bcrt 1 Latimony, Lraught trows QUATEM rlau sources, Iu (Loir eapler ry the Asayr l;un’, mh)'hmh‘ W ycuuuncl! B BPENDTURIFT, , and Juwd wers IIEIH{ sud, 84 might bo exjectod, considerable stmilardty extuts between tio legenda of alt threa nations, Ucro. tofore the Iiblical Jogends, though kuown to be clowely allied tothoss of Awyria aud lsbylon, have buci aliowed (0 atand upon thelr own eredimlity, without uco of cxtrancons testiweny.. fn latter years the discovery of mportaut literary r i ihe rulns of Niveseh, Babyion, and other citl watue district of counitiy, bisa eatzed cousideratle ute teution o bo directed to the inforwation thess | ¢ records, if Acedphered, might be alio to rendor as to ihe oan)y pees of (hp world, Howme tiy ago (be Lous dots lefegraph vent George Bmith, of the Injtsh Mu. w1, to s P, to e a colicetion of the tablets on which ¢ e duscrived, He did ceured oty Wougn: of ancleut lore, Tho + ts pubilishal 1 a vole Account ol Genesl, “Tite P 1l o tae Avey piann were ket by Imires- tdetis o1 B3t perdabiat esubstaice, clay. The singular cuuelforia hiters Wirs Sapresed 0w til plates or indarn 0y L Gueee were theu LA b the Tha fault's not infas, you inderstend ; God oh ny paims a0 1 cau bold Batlittle water in my baud, - Aud not much guld, FAN af shredy bave woosd aud won ber, y kuaves bor. Laurel owaed, 10 Las become alwost an houor Not 1o Le crowned. Buck kings Huch r- EPICS AND LYRICS, It pothetimen cliatives that 148 Manchaat bast Ooes down $n weas wheraon a leaf might fuat, What ponderous eples have been wrecked by Tlme Biuce lorrick 13utiched Liu cocklo-shells of Fuguss | A CHILD'S GUAVE, Sumier by wumner left alone, With one white My kveplug watch snd ward, 2 15 b, i un oven to bacden then, divided TO ANY FOET, Qut of the Wousand versen you have writ, 1 Tie spare uoue, you will uot care st all; Into yalumn PULJ3. L C0b wers u emald t 3 T 0u will not kvow of §i ; cato fragmenis sn bundred voluines were found, Nor shawe nor fi can scale s church-yard wall, . 3 vorks bud Tegular Utles, tha wholu serles taking | —7, 4. A.urwch in Harber's Magazine for Feoruary, THE BRITISH PEERAGE, « Mr, Distaell’s New Creatlons and Promotions, Atibltton of Englishnien {o Iécomd Ene nobled---The Prize Generally Gabted Thsugh Party- Waork, Lanton Correvoondendi of the Saifon, Tho Parliameut of the United Ringdom of Great Britalo and Ireland s composed of four coustituent oloments : The King or Quaen, and tho threo Estaten of the Reaha, viz.t the Lornds piritunt, tio Lords Tomjoral and the Com- mane, Thedo avérdl powors collactivoly make th tawatht ara Lindig dpon the subjocts of the Hintish Emplte, 'Tab Torda Spirituil and ‘femnoral conktitutn tho Hotdo of Lorad,~the touner canslating ‘of the Archbistiopa of Cab- torbury dnd Yori and taenly-four Bishopa of the Church of England ; the lattor conblsting of— 1 T Prince of Wales, 4 1) 1ken of the Blosd-Royal, 21 D ke, . 18 Marquises, 1t Earls, () Vieeounts, 2¢% Birons, ¥ 14 Itepr.sentative Pecrs of Grothnd, 48 Kepraeniative Peera of reland, ar 463 m all. Thero are also Réven Iadiod who aro Paorensos In their own right. The Houss of Commous candats o} 658 members, viz,: 493 returned by Enelish and Welsh, 60 by Beoloh, and 103 by Irish constituoncicd, Tho memburs of tho Housn of Cowinonr, thoogh thoy varled n thé past, havd romainod atationary at the tngatical numbor of 653 aince the uwiuh with Ire- 1and at tho cioso of 1o lase cantury ; and thie statiouarisens hae survived notwithutanding tho nuwmorous, and alnost fundamental al- terationa which have been made ih the distri- bution af Lho electoral franchise by tha Aeveral Neform adta which bavo béen passoed durlng tho dentury. Theri is o reanon why 858 shonld be solected rathér thain any othbr fancy number. Thirty or forty more of thirty or férty féwor embers of Parlidment would ot make any per- oeptible diltereucéd eithor in the quality or quan- tity of tuo lozisiativo or deliborative aels por- tormod by this body. Dat the wholo distribation of politieal powor Ia this country 8 fnlt of curi- oiitiea nud abomatics, grovo vut of tradition or compromiee, and fustered by the conservative tnatinets of a slowly-moving population. Irob- ably 653 14 a8 good na any other fancy number, and does it wori with a sort of eluinay method that sults tho gonfus of the pedpla, The num- bors oY, the Houso of Lordd ako not restrictod, Yoernzos bécomo dormant from time to tina, or dia out, but the gaps mado by theso natural pro- cesses aro moro than fitled up by new creations and prowotiony téom f Jover ta a higher rault, During the ielgn of Qnobh VidioHa, no fawer than 146 ereations vr promotiona in the Houoke of Lords hava beco made, Esch Prime Minlater seem3 to feel vound to tap tho fowmimn of Twvor Ui [favor of lis vapnortoch At tlin begmbving, In tho mid- die, ur at tho end of bl tonito of ofiics. When Lord Melvourns wes Prime Ministor, at the com- nencamot of tho Quweita roigu, & cauple of dozou Peornges werd authorizod. — Sir Rabort Paol, botwd: ISE2 and 1316, wan dalishied with four, Loid Hnsuoll, batwoen 1317 and 1851, and aga'n in 1306, croated twenty ; Loid Palmarsto fontte-n: Lord Derby, teu. Mr. Qlidato foelivfy the weithreal o bia omr nihé Uip-r House, aivised the craatisn of no lada thuo forty paors fu six years ; and. Mr. Disracli, not to be ouidoot, has, 1 the Lrief periods of his two zogng, in 148 and 874", creatal savanteen, nod within thd lagl fov doys be biay promoted throsof hls Sappartera dud elavated four inore,— wiviog . him a rouud total of fonr-and-twanty in threo vears, or an avorass of cight o year, But noug e four-aud-twonty tharo ara 1o less than thred Dilies, Aad no Prime Mitistet escopt Mr. Disraoll basaver whnngod mace than two. Faw, in,tred, have ventured Lo u3vire above a pluralit of Yiacounts. g New creationn ara intolligible enough to any D.itish-born wubject. [u A conotry 1o which pa:ition in sociots 1a so lughly valuod Ay it s fa this country, eutran:a into ¥l fcecavtanca by b0 6l horaditaty nobility of Gioat B.itain Are ‘otivious objbcls of ambitio. .\Yhat men dealrs, wud ntill 12076 what womon dosito, wien thoy ava acqured the necessitios wnd cainforte of lifo, ia consideration from and nower ovar oth- or4, A utlo, oven Lhe hawmbloat iaud of title, say Inirbthood, is a stoupiog-stone towards the ro- afization of theirdomr-s. Bus a Koighthood i peor thing after oll. Tt conféis tho title of “ Lady " upon your wife or widow, but 1t docs nat holp your chi'dren. As so0n. therofore, as a man i+ mados Kalsht, ho adpires, 1f lahass {.imily, to become & Baronet ; aud then tho title descends to bia eldest #oo, an} g0 on through thoe gounorations winch succeod bim. DBu; this, thaugh & loreditary titlo, does not brjng um within tho hereditary Peerago, A Baronotey does not give a man & eeat in Parlisment, and It doon yorv little for his soung chitdren, It mves them a Bort of Bhadowy procedsnce at adinner- table mmong a lot’ of commouners, and tals sliadowy précedsnce the sons and daughtors of Baronsia are not alow ro exact. Bt 1t does not give them onthor powor or consideration, A Darony 18 » very differont lhlniz. A Darou ta nn. august being, le s an horeditary Peer of tho Ronlm, whosa blood 1& eunobled, and whoae diguitios can be lost_only by attaindor or taken awsy by ace of Parlisment. fle canuot sitin the Houge of Commons, Hut ho Lias a seat in the House of Lords, which dosconas to his oldest son,. Ho bas precodence ovor all commoners, and Baronots, and Koighta, and Privy-Connailora who are not ennobled, Ilois, in virtue of hia digoity, one of the King's Couucllors, and an horeditary momber of tho highest judieial body intho country, its wifo sharos his titlos and honora with him, 8and thelr soos and dsughtors aro distingulshed from thb hord whom thewr vparonts have left hthind by courteay-titlos of !* Honorable ** addod to tielr names, ‘Lhoir doscondsnte, how- oyor, do not remsin in tha ranks of tho nobility, sa thoy do abrdad, They fall back into ihe gregarfous commons, and become the implo * Mr." and ** Minse™ of domestio life, To be thus raised above your follotva into what most pooplo consider a”higher splicre of nocial existonco 18, il not Inudable, at lesst nn intoiligiblo, destro. What (s not quite go intol- ligible ia tho dosire for promotion in thia highor sphere. Promotion in tho army, or the uavy, or the civil sorvice, meaus highor pay, and mors ixterosting and importaat and respun- sible work, Promotion in the erage, if it moans anvthing at . all, PFmeans the ravoras of this, \Why, for instance, should tho Bmaunt. Lord Presidont of the Counct), the uke of Itichmond, dosire toadd s uow barron Duliedom to_bis uame? He is Duke of Rich- mond in the Peerage of England, Dake of Len- nox in the Yeorsge of Heotland, and Duo d’Aubigny v tho Yoorage of. Iysuce. Io Is Earl of a good mun{ places, and Baron of many more. Lut his tasto for titles is {nsatiablo, and Inst woek Lo was gozetted Duke of Gordoun, | Ho may woar his wolght of Dukedami liko a floiver, but bo canvot At four rqws of strawbarry-loaves Into Lia coronot ; and if he did, he and his coro- net would look sppraiely ridioulous. Malignant rumor #aye ha has porsusded the Prime Minister to advisa tne Crown to mako him Dake of Gordon 10 order to suub the yonog Marquls of Huntly, who, es tho liueal descendant of tho old Dukes of Gordon, , paturally ‘asplred to sce tho digoity yevived ‘for him. Unrmlunhtclfl. _bowever, for Lus chauces with tho prosent Tory Government, Lord Huntly s Lioeral—almoat Radical—iu polltics, and acsively hotile to tho present Adunmstistion. Thin is the only explanation hithorto vouchvafed of the Duke of Richniond's procesdings, ‘The motive is contemptible, 1 it be tho true one. But Lord Huntly nmay consolo himself, if ho cares to do 80, by comparing his_pedigros with that of the cuckoo Duke who has cutered finto his meyy, For, whilo his aucosiry 18 Joat in the clouds of antiquity which obscure the times auterior to Maleolm Oanmoro. the euckoo Lluke descends from ono of Charles the Second's bastiards, who was born two trumpery contories ako. Why, sgaln, whould tha Eari of Abergavenuy-—the do- acendant of the villes, one of gland's oldest familica—ask a Jow Primo Mmister to enablo him to mnk the Earldum which haw bhoen for gonerations in his fawily, aud the Uarony which his aucestors have {u-m Bucs 1450, ‘m s brand-uew Marquisate. of 18767 1t 14 ovy suwough to koo why the Jew Prime Ministor granted his requast, . ko one tse done moro work bohind the seques, of o kiud that Yoers do uot geper: do, fur tho party uow in otlice, than the* Tory Bloodhouud,” as mressnt reprowentstive of the Nevillow is cailed swong bis friends. But even the stanchess blouuhfluudloull far foudhng sud tor supper when his work ju done. Accardingly, Lie has wot Lis promotion, e s entitled to be sddregsed by tha Crown as * our right trusty sud entirelv Loloved cousin ; to hear biseldust won ealled »Viecauny,” and Lbe rees of kis sous called * Lords " aua to taka precedence over all (ke Earls, Ho will probably rost sud be thaukful = ° Anid Johed tlib Bhinsuest, Forek of packy tic- o Lid hilmbler didaia JE the Tors Pectdyto, ‘Tho thitat fok suct] promoliond 1h thoe Pasrasd {s difficult to unaeratand by thitso wio bro not of it Iut. for many of that distiguished body, all intarest fu politics and the politica! lite is concontrated In that pottion of the oficlal Rakotto whick uarratés the ok promotluns. Tha oxplandtion, orhaps, miy bi found in the Prii- ciple sliat the steps of tha Nocldl Iadddr Arh in- fivitd In nunibér, knd ovely EbpliAmdd wishos to fix his fdot upoh the ono Imihadiktely Above him. Weil, It id an thuotent, if nob N noble, ambition. 1t doea not lond to crind [jke the da. atre for wealth, and it doce not Jead to uuyersal mipory like tha danlre for glory. ud for what sorvices, vou may Ask, are thono muchi-covated honors granted? = For an anawer 1 muat_refor you to Mr. Dinraclt, Speaking of Pt's Peaiggas, he says: * Hooreatod a ploi eisn aristoctder. Ho inade Lobra of socond-rate gquired kod 1S graziers, 11e chught thetn in the nllovs of Lomuard atrant, and clutobed *them in tho counting-houscs of Corubill.” But this do- wctintion is but partly truo. [u the old time, when wo wore & milithiy tatton, Pearages wera gradtedd lor Ereat #ervicds to tho Statd. Lun conqueror of Bisnlioim AR ot B Aedshd-rhtd squiro nor a fat grazior, and neithor Welllngton nov Nelsou baited from Lowmba d ateeet or Corne Lill. 10 185%, & man from ono of tha diatapt Ilebridos wan indde Lord Clvdo for distnguishidd gervica (n the Crlinni And in Indt2 ; And, oven as 1Ate aa 1503, Gen, Napler 10k Lia titlo from tha Abyvasinidn cambaign, TMArary serylees hivo Trond tite to time bobn hior red by a pitent of nobility, and overy Minister takes at loadt ond Poor out of tho ranus of the legal profes- sion. *Second-rato squires and fat graziers,” no doubt, aro ralsed to tha Poorayo moro fre- quently then men of any other ¢lass when Mr, Diaraclt'n frionds hold ofiice, But thay genernily o Aotne party work butora thoy earn theirelevu- tion; aud it vaunot bo dfumd thaz devation ta ona of Lo two parties in thg Stath I the 1oad titnt (ends most certainly and moAt caxily to the Peerage, Given woalth onongh ta sapport tho title, nud & reasouably oid pedigreo, and somo- timas even without tue {atter, & mun can buy bis way into tha [Mouso of Lords. Hut ho muat bo- gin barly. and ho mast snand profasoly, and ho st do it wisely, (0 promats the irue intorests of 146 varwy of bla choice, 1T ho doos this loog enongly, and has the education and cubtivation gssenzial to tho digoity of the pamtion, lie will have bad tuck it he dook not dio ennoblod ; aud 10 this proud ohjtetl of ambition thero ars uo. o fot Euglish gontiemen and In-dien who will do- vota thoir lives, now, Tétled tipoi @Il proparty sold by ofder, pla, OF tén oftier rominafclal travaling ayatem, by wholerale mar- clints non-peafdent of tuin Htnte, and whota gooda, waray, and merchaniles, wo 30ld, ieo unt heptn i A1 ke, 2. Til ordet 10 tlx and estimatd (ho valno of aich praperty miada taxable by tho preceding sa-tian, it shall bo the duly of each Terchant or dealtr in fhin Htale prirchaning gooda from rommereial travelsrs, by bider, satdple, or othorwise, to list tiid good 5o put- 4t tle cost price thersof, .in thu name of thi batse or owner from whom the aanie waa ale Brdeed or yutchifaed doring the préceliig séar. In the M8 of tHD commbeclal thiveler aa speht of tch owper, At #ball be tho duty of the County Auditor fo carry tha totel nmount sold by any cne agéht Tok anth wholosnlo hiouse on the taz-honka for taxation, sd nther property, againat tho wholeaata mer. chiauta or ownere, fu tianame of the sgent or comnera clal trabeler; which miumb ahall bo goverds |, fo sl te. apfets, 88 otiver prrsondl progerty I od foF taadtion, Hre, 3, 14 anatl bo uulawlul for sny wholesals mere fih“‘ aciling gaa ls, w: il meronan-ias, 84 specls o1 in Sec, 1 of (A ac rell, by himselt, nooal, of other perton, s thetein apeciBed, with'n this 8 t Aty tane (ram and after any tax levied as horein 1 ro- vided Ahall hate become delfuquent uhlil the same In Pald; afid kty pirmon dv selling or attrmpting to rell, in violatian h:1eof, whnll be denmed a pedi t withoat ticenas, aud siall Vo guilty of a nvatemean 1 ithon convietion shall by fned fn s anmin i to £100, or Le imprisoned §u tho Caunty Ixl ot to thirly days, How do Chiicago merchants like that? Hut tho ahixiety o1 this Benator for taxntion has dver- roachiod i*8elt, and probably the Judleiary Coin- mittan, to whom the bul was rafnrred, wilt a0 in torm hiny, o is a Iawgor of considerablo rank 1w his owy bailiwick, aud ouglit v know thal tho sthome lis proposes, the United B-ates Su- prome Coure has tecently decided, cannot he carriad out. In the lant section he vr poses ia o8 raciso the traveling man, and braud him as peddter without o licenso, Now, the authoer of this bill was aymemw. er of he last ecanion, whien the luw reqiining peddlers nellmg galli at wholesnls or by ssmple was ropealod. A MERCHANT “OUSTED " UY PERSUAIYE cxticAno DRUMBERS, . Porhaps Senator MeCord, &hon Jie draw his bill ta exterminata * travoling men,” or maican- tile dinmmers, had i his mind tho caso of &'morchant iu Carroll who recently * busied.” Thore bum;f &n apparent * crookodng.a "' 1 tha manuer of hia * binst,” his credityis catled him to siraighion 4 aut; whoreupou ho swd that, through the persuasivgneas of Chicago traveling ugoma, lio overlonded, vold the goods oir cradit, and ‘bused™ 5,000 pbork. 1ie coallu b wih- atand thé Llundishméuts of the arummor, and Lought of zl! that enmo along. BUDDEN DEATI, A fow daya_rince, Woliam Kelso, of Howard Town-hip, Wayno Couuty, 10turned frem « noghboriog tuwn, eat down fo a chair, acd chatted with bin wife, in apparcat gaod healit, His wifo weut to the kitchon to propnre L mity- or, aud, retnrning (o A fof moments, found him dead, s hoad roclinimg on the cack of Lha chair. 1o wan ono of t first sesticia in Wa no Connty, and bighiy honoied and reapected o8 an upriglit, Christian man, LMOLUNESYTS OF AN OFFICH. A reformntorv Senuior, the other day, coneeiv- «d tho ides that Clerk Llolues, of tho Suprems Couty, was getbing aapdly rich from the ewuly- I0WA. $ Benresontative Apportionment = Su- pre ne Judges~Scctarinnism in_ tho eabhic Schools=A Il Agialnst Chis cigo Druiinliers. Srectal Corveapondence of The Chicaca Tribune. Dra Motnes, Ia,, Fab, 2.—Tho bill apportion- Ing tho State intu Representative dtatiicts ls a3 tollovwa: " County. 1 Rep. | monts of his ofico, which consited of n pr "t 2 | diom nig foes. 1Yo ealiod for & ropurk Feom *tus 2 Dra 3 | Clerk of tho per diein roouived for 1875, The S 7 | Clork reyortad that ho fiad receivea B as par 5. Van Buren, 1 { diem for attondanze at Const, nud pad as ex- Wap-lloscene 2 { f.cobes for buch attondmeo, 314, Tho Seuat.r 7. Davis, } subeidod aiuid Bonatorial ennlex. i EMIGRANTS. 1 - o 1| Annunl Report of the New Yorlk Com- 1] Y tmaniancrs o Eoilgration. H New York Ivibune, Feb, 1, |l The Commiasioners of Euigiation have trana- mitted 1o thu Legislature tiets twontv-mnth nn- uual report for the year cuding Doc. Ui, 1876, In part it 18 a4 follows: As andeirated in the 1ast report, the past year e bean waiked throuighout by tho groatly leas- uvnod vuuiber of alien emugranta arniving b this port, o woll a3 in othor portioas of tha Umtad Seates, Fortanntely the geueralls imuroved cun- Qitlon uod boali of tho owitrauta wers such ne to fasudn tho bivdon which othorwino would have tulten on tho vory limited m2aus of tho Comae. wion, Tue entiro uninbur of passengors who wr rived from furoign conatries az this port dutivg tho year tas 135,015, of whoin 35,530 voro alious, and 50,433 wery visizans of pevsons who bad be- fors tauded at tue pure of New York. ‘T'o stow uioie foreivly the dechiua of nnmigratim during Lho pats Low yoaid, tho following Lanio (s vet forthi, which ciibiacod tha statistics of auwn ur- Tivais ab cbus vort for tou yoars ¢ Year, No, Yr. Hu, Year. 1883, 10, Pottawatiamio.. 2, Montgomer 21 Adnir sud I Ciluton 53, Cedar 4. Johnd , Tuwa,. 39, Fawen 3 duayer P 42, Mouons snd Crywiard 4. Carrol, Tda, aud S1c, H. Calioun und tireeus, ... :;4 Wobst I ‘Iho following tabla shows ths nationslity of the wholo nuwber of wioua who hive arayed | duging tiso yours 1374 uud 1675 ¢ dorman Eplre, 64, Winneshick, 63, Chickesaw, tas, and Hambaldt. B ot e 3383 €300 S 0 5 2 P O et 894 tay, Emniett, and Palo Alto, ... Afrf +s i irittsh Columbi Chi [ 40 The basis of apportionmon? s for oach 14,440 1 fn cach district, By this bill the House is in- 1 cru‘so_d tivo mombors, and the districts are in- oy cronkod five, Tt ia in the handa'of tho Cuminit- AN teo, and may posalbly shsra the fato of the Ap- | yarious sountrics. ‘3," portionment bill at the last seralon, which was X ‘overlooked until about ten riinuten before the Totalsucoeee. . 4,300 Of uie alions, 87,527 wers male adulte, 28,26 fownle. aduits, aud 18,133 ciuldien under 12 years of age of both ssxos. At thio Landiug De- Pot 00,003 steeraga or third-class pu wero Ianded auriug the year of 1875 ) ported their Intonded destinatiou ss follows: 48,261 to the Middla Brates, 8,475 to the Eustern States, U6,871 to tho Western States, 1,477 to the outhorn Statos, and 2,480 to tho Territones. ‘I'he Dominlon of Cansdn wuw tho denlination of 1,851, British Columbia of 19, Austealiaof 11, Wost Indies of 44, Mexico ol 14, and Bouth Amorica of 10, closo of the pession, and tho Jegislative clocks wero atopped to get the mill thromgh both Houwos which cut off tho laws of the previous seailon, THE HUPRKNE JUDAGES, Gov. Rirkwood has two Btate officos to fill by appointmont, and posiibly thireo : ABtate Bupor- intondent of Publio Instruction, a Jndge of the fiaprema Bench to andcoed Judge Colo, and s new Judgé provided for in the bill to add oue mare Judge to tho Bench, makiog the numbor five, Tho now Judgois to bo aprointed im- mediately on the [iaisago of the bill, avd to hold hia_appointmont wntil the ‘general election in 1876, whon _ the pgo%la ara to eloct & Jndgo to morvo notil the firat Monday in Jxunuary, 1879, at which thaoe tha regular term of the additlobal Judge begins, and runs six yesrs, 'Ihls cork- acrew kind of logislation i necessary ta har- monize tho terma of all the Judyos, As to who the appoinfees will be, nobody knows. The Governor uays ho sbsll make no appolintments dntil this futd of tha biit fs docid- ‘ed, Judges W. I, Boavors aud W, E. Millor aro promivently mentioned. TUE TREUIDENT-ORANT AMENDMENT, ‘The joint rosolution presomted by Sonntor Adrphy, to amend the Constitution by prohibit- lng the use of pubgu fonds_for apy achoolnat eatabushed by tho Htats, aud prpviding also phat neither soctarisn, atheism, nor intidelity shall be taught io any publio school, bids fair to pass, Although introduced in the Benate by Mr. Mur- rhy. of Heott, & ) nyg Democrat and s Ostho- io, it fu probable that the Republiean Houss will io amend it as to cot off {he Domocritic votes. The Houss Committes to whom it wae roferred roturned it, having stricken oub the words, * pectantanism, wthelam, or Iinfidelity,” snd subatited, '*no acctarianiem nor crvood nhalt,” ato, Mr, Glbbone, of Lee, & Demoerat and Catholic. protosted sgainst the chango made by the Committes. Ilo wauted tho bill cut off {rom the schools, and every form of woctarisn teaching. 1t Is understood the Democrate will -— PARSON KELLY. 010 Parson Kelly's fatr young wife fieps Ditd when but thtco monthh wul, And 1o uow love has ever: como bet’ Tin truo beart and thadvad, Though now Yor sixty years the an Liss grown Upon ber grave, vud on its aimplo stanie 'rhe moxa Aud yellow lichiens creop ber nawmo across, Oufafde {tie door, fa the warm siumminr-alr, ‘The old man sits for Lourd, The fdie winid thut stire bin eilyer nate Is wweet with Junc's Dpst flowera; But dwll bis mind, and clouded with the haze or llfiv';.llll weaty, gray November days; Aud dim s Thio past and giresent look alike Yo hiin, ‘Tho suuny sceno around, confused and blurred, ‘Tha twitter of ihe hirds, Blend fu his mipd with vaices long sluce heard— Qlad chiidhood’s corcleas wards; 04 bymns and Beripture texts; while Sodlstinct, Yot sirong, one thonght with all fair things s Uiked— The brido Of Lis lost youth ia ever by hiaside, Dy its aweot weight of suowy blossoms bowed, tree branch hiaugs low, Heoesth Tho opening roses of ® bridal wreath } not vote for tha vesolution a8 smend- | Dow from thh gaintirél Toof whils dbva ik, ed. The Catholica of Heott Couuty 'rnnmummaouluvunn-.n have sent up 8 Lo g protest wnd bty clors o wheto 0 dreamuer aits, ucrica of resolations agdib! th it bringe— { Mata from soias long-vasiisbied day. " calls] then, “Why wilf you mot 1 \ Ly cliange in tho Conatitution whatevor, and intimating that thoy did dos propose to pay public-school taxes. 'The Benate rospectiuily refatrad 11 to & Commitiee ; the Houso uncvremoniously laid 1t on the tablo, and voted io to rofor if. Seuator durphy took occasion to dauonice the resolutiony aud pro- teut in piain lkugusgo, aud said L> was oledted on the veryissue of opposition to the sdatiments of them. aud he was in favor of public funds for pubiic schaols, aod nothivg else. | . A ILL YOK CUICAGG DRUMSERE. Benator McCord should teceiye this Bpeclal at- tention of the Chicago Drummors’ Awsoctktion for the special attention he has showa them in hiy bill now betore , tho. Legialature, providing for +the assessment ayd tazation of proverty sald for uon-residont morchanis by arder, saw- vle. or ather commezcial traveling system.” Tho following are the pravisious of the bitl: fkenan 'l.ll?_- it Emacted by ;3.. Gensral Ammbly| hv . te o, s, 1 3, 0 pamme. a» upuy by Droperty ot Saitidath Sitta e Hate, SEAR NS 0 constant Keart | whoshfafling thoughta's o Eone oug ald T dun, f mm et (o itiil secing, turned thine, a3 fn e look of purfect u'ull? : .m,'t' ez sof} volve hisaring 1a (e south wind's Lreath o, Love pure u thlue sball outlive deaath, y “Ihiv gutes unfold, het esoe mest think e Stlrvan Dougiaa v Sacmitian, va;u:r{:.h ! cendbitn ik ol gl ad Population of London, It is eatimsted by the Rogietrar tieneral of Great Bntain that, by the widdiv of this year, the population of Lonaon, 83 hmited tn the metronolitan and city police dietrlcte, will ox- ceed 4,250,000, Last year 80,000 personn were .uqq‘pd $0 tho permanent remdonta of the british metropolis from outslda places | RADWAY'S RiMifpies, R R ER. Redway s RoaiyRel Tn o O o Twenty Wiy NOT CNE HOUR After reading this Ad\-ortlemnrni nead nny oy sufler with pain, Radway's Ready Reliof I8 A CURE FCR EVERY PATY, l.( was the first and is the Only Pain Remedy That fastantly stapa th mast orcrielating pajas, o infl Y e aammaiiont, whorl v or i) s, o otior £laads o organs, Introm OnetoTwéinty Minutes, Na matter how violeat ur azomclat! tha prin Theunalfe, Bed-ridd e, Gr R e gt T e St e Radway's Ready Relist . WILL AFFOED INSTANT EASE. Inflammation of tho Kidueys, Inflammat of'the Xinddor, Inlatnmeation of the R.;"wxf‘ ulnL Mumps, Oongastion of the ungs, bors Lhroat, DiMauls, roathing, Lalpitation 2 of _tho Ifoars, ; Hynterios, Croup, Biphtheria, Oc- Tom’;;:;u.fllr’wucnfi nli-‘i’;lnuha.l Nouvalrin, sumatinm, Cold ‘Chills, Azne Chills, ¢ Tho apitiosiion of tin Reads T.iat to tho part e partywi=rg 4 , Darth wizry he pain or ditiouity axfsts will e fucd eve ‘Fwonty 416Dy in dl) . ol |u-.' 'aDUrlmu‘: lqlhlllm\:lar ul Bum, Sick 1 ind all internst painy. s Howla, amd 1 ; rivelars wieol] always carry & bittln of TADW, “l'l‘e‘fi‘ln,l.vvl‘c"lf"diur lil’;’“l?:lr.’ Ab(n' drfllll |X‘\\;’I)Ale§m naan i 1 alny. Troin Chnnkd of, Hator: BEttar triat Premoh Deandy o Iittarsis & olfansians.* FEVER AND AGUE. Fotar and Atus outed for Afty chnte, T reinoa)batt (3 thn world THAL Will Sare faree mad nory st 2l Glioe ialnctone, Wil sorclactuptiold, yel v and otbér fars v Teklns's Dilla) v aaick o | £ fav Ltadway'a Ueads 1. Lty ceista par buttd Hold by Drurkiste. HEALTH! REAUTY! Btrang aud poro rioh Blord: eer i o wflnr will, lthn faw ) Soruing, Sour Stamac dncho. Dintriias, Dysoniars, Guolle, Wikl incenkia of tash ind R AT AR S DP. RADWAY'S SARSAPARILIAN RESOLVEND Ths mady tha mnst astonlching cutss. Sa qolekow vupid a9 tho ebnigey taa body nndau‘-mk‘ der ihio initienoy of tls truly woi. usriul medislug, that E\‘ew Day an Inerease in Flesh and Weight iy did bedty THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFTER, Lyery Grep of tha sarsspacdiilaa e Stk €htes i iz 4 tho i D tesulvane e 3 iy Aeas, uring, Bad I tag systam, the vigo: 01 100" Lot il e yputlic, O uswptiou, fhus, nislc, tay X LES, fc it 1 ad sddnd inai nlar dissase, bl Budd 40 buo laods ad oF Lut uniornus dis o.BEs o skl dic oaes, ermitiuny, 2o b Hnfnrin, i anoum, 022ip0IAY, achd, biwek spats, worms it thy ot I0mory, GAtGors 1 tue’ w.mb, s1d’ all. waskaning an: bela;ul discharges, bucht ‘ancd 7, 1933 of aporm and A wastesf tas Jifu pridelplo, .0 iinin the cuatirs ra of 1158 won iz of wodach cacmlsicy, 3ad. & oW aga' nis will Drovo to sa¥ porstm using it for cithor disoaso ity P lent vaver to oura thwn, Sk s aiasiod ogrosy 3 taa ally bocomini and, that fs coutinmaily pro ceedsin srcosting those wastes, and wilh nasw material made from healthy bl Ha sapaniilisn will and docs swoure,—k curn Is oortaiay for wion once this ramedy commancas lte work of porid and snceredd in dlminihing the loss of wastel irs will barap'ds aud every dnz thoe aationt wl {ac] bimael] growinz biter 20d'strvager {ha tood dc fostiog betlar, appotits imnroving, and il:sh and woledt e dss the Ssrsapartilian Tlosolvent sxcol al Xrown ragadisl agants f taaoucs of Ohraato, Sorofalmy “anrtitntional, and Skin dlsenses, bog it s tho only pode tiva eare for Kidney and Bladder Complaints, Urinary and Wormb Diseases, Urnval, stoppago of wator, inooatinence of thuminuria, and io a) dust'doposits, or tha wator I3 thi subatancas liko tub whla o #ilk, or tharn s amarbll, d e bons-dust dapoaits, s e nrning sonzation whap pi g water, an in the smal of tha back aud along tho lolns, Tamor of Trwelve Vears’ Growth Cured by Radsvay’s Resolvont. BrvenLY, Mas., Jaly 18, 182, Dinbotos, Droj “fl.fl]’ L\:‘Llhl;'l F"" o e brick: Tondy, mixed ik Dit, RADWAY: 1 havo had ovarian tamur tu the ovad mud bowels, All tho doctors sald ** thers no bslp (3 1 ryShilug that was rocomuwendod, but uutls ing hoipod e, 1 saw 3 wwonld tiy it but had no’ fered for twalvo our Ttessivent, and’ thought taith o dt, beesuso | had sal fescs. Tiood ix botties of the Rasnivent g one box ot fludxdy e Pills aud v of yuar teady Haliof, and thazo Is not & vign of tumor to hio k28 d 1'foul botter, amartar, and happler thasf . o worst tumor was’in the lsh vor thio graln. 1 writa thils to you (of e, Youcan g;lklhh 1t Lt yott etinosa, NNAH P, KNAFP. Prica, §1 par bottle. AN IMPORTANT LETTER. 0, lu% o Past (0rty yeAm well known to thy uowspaplt publisbiore throughout tho Unitod Btatos, few Yo, Obt, 11, 133, D, RADWAY-Dzan 8101 Lam tudaokd by & sonse tluti 10 the suffering to uiake a bref statomant of (8 pokine of yuc pedicina oa wy fur sevgral, years a0 Leoa affeotod with somy teuublo 1 Liadee wo uriuary urgays which sonie tirelya moutlis a; In' most ferribly aneot[ng dinsaya, wWhich. 2 culmlnated > Vhyrjeisat il 4210 was A prostatlo stricture in ths ticotha, as aleaiss Barbmiation of thekidaoys wed Disddar, and ‘wvo o4 1y aars—muiafd provent g ly lad "1 » numuu {aki Ige ul%l?o(m ¢ patia aud iomeop: § hug had got no rellels ¢l tosd of srunishing cus ‘Illlfllll beon: o b‘ you! remedics, aud sorne four months ago re: nutjos In thr Phiiadulphia Aafurday Evening 194f of m 0are Lisving hest eflectod op a person who hiad long heon wufferi, hsd bson, 1 went dght A knd 1’" adign of *Ach - arss rariis, Kesobvent, Iteady Watieh, and lepnigting Pty oacod tking e o T tixa dare 1 was grosv Ty iufieved. Al . JAMFH, Cintiday, 0 had how fecl av y Cotstiyation, ' Cost Luuvnuss, BYlUG4 L uvar, aiwation of U B T e R B 7 rrantod 10 ellcat a yositivo oue, 1 : taloing no worcury, miseraly, or daloteriyd Ploms rosulting from ana. e wullnsis of tho Blopd ju tne iy ol I:- Bloul h{d(-l. ll:ulng;‘n. e Sttt Slotoies i Tl S e e W Hatted and (3 imenlt nnq st tha 1sart, Uhakiog or Butluadt- linian m, Kl 1ug hensation s & Lyiug Postur, Vi ot (hi sight, £ Pala acyof Perpitation. Vallowosss Pala 1 tho Side, Chest, Limbs, su of Jlew, Haroiaw in the ¥l ¢ of RADWAY'S P LIS will frea the systo ‘tha abovo-samed disurdery, Price 33 conts bet ' by drugteta. Rend “False and True,” tor-at . ‘0Q., No, toreie 4 IADTAY 3 9o