Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1881, Page 6

; THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 188J—-TWELVE PAGE * CRIMINAL NEW: Gallion, the Condemned Mur- derer, Indifferent as to His Fate. Wo Will Be Hanged Today at Cam- bridge, Ill, in Presence of Fifty People. Conclusion of Cochranc’s Trial for the Murder of Hayden, Tho Judge's Charge to the Jury Severe on Cochrane—No Verdict Yot Returned. Proceedings in the Preliminnry Exam- ination of the Jennio Cramer Case. A Lad in Minnesota Confesses to the Mur- dor of a Young Lady-No Oause Aasigned, A CONDEMNED FELON. vectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Camnuipax, I, Sept. 14—For a con- demned prisoner, doomed to die before 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, Clement L, Gallion, the murderer of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dilloy, 1s the most indliferent and reckless person imaginable, ‘Two months ago tomorrow morning he heard read his death sentence. From that hour to this he has shown as little anxiety ng lf It wore the most trivial matter with which he had to deal, When alluding to hly fate he talks freely, This afternoon he toll Sheriff Goudell that he hoped the drop would be a success, and asked the official how he could best hold his head to nssist in the execution. ‘Two, weeks pre- viously to Sunday Gallion was dally visited by three clergymen of this place, but, on the day named, he told them that their talk was too sentimental, and he would listen to no more of it. Butovery day hé has recetved culls from Mrs. Stroheeker, a zealous Catho- lie lady, and has often kneeled with her In prayer. ‘This afternoon Gallion has been wone with Father Reardon, of Kewanee, untli 6 o'clock, and the meeting is continued to 6 in the morning. ‘Lonlght [ was ac- corded -an interview with the prisoner, and for half an hour he smoked clears and chatted about his execution tomorrow with impudent uneconcern. He has nothing to say respecting his part in the erlme, more ihan to protest his {unecence, After scelng Gallion 1 called on Father Reardon at his hotel, and the elergyman’s words are: “Ho will go on the scaffold without moving at muscle or nerve, ‘Take my word for that. He will die bravely and ie will have some. thing to say when the Inst hour comes.” Passing to the murter itself Father Reardon added; "he evidence in this ease is circumstantial, ‘and not bear solldity of proof.” ‘There is little doubt that the brlsater statentent [Is now fn the hands of his rellztous adviser, and Its purport can be easily anticipnted, The hour ot the exe. cution is not stated: tonight for feur of trouble from the populace tomorrow. The Sheritf is in vecelptof an order from Gov. Cullom directing Company E, Fourteenth Battalion of the militia, to be in readiness, for action it called on, ‘Lhe knowledge of this lind a quieting «effect, ‘The sutton will be private, only ihe iperens being per- wiltted to witness If, and these Include thie Sheriifs of Henry, Stark, Rovk Island, Peoria, and. Mereer Cowaties, the jury that tried the case, two phvstelans, tho. clergy- men, and members of the press. ‘The feelime in the village tonight fg one uf suspense and apprehension. THE COCHRANE TRIAL. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Triduries Nei svir.e, Wis. Sept. 15.—The Cochrane mmarder tral came to a conclusion today, when the Court orally churged the jury to the effect that tha killing of Mnydon by the defendant was proven. ‘Testimony had been allowed for the purpose of showy that Cochrane's mind had been greatly agitated and disturbed by the disclosure of lis wife's Intldelity with Hayden, but it appeared that, during the futerval from that time down to the day of .the homiclle, he had attended regularly to his business nat the bank. It was. for the Jury to say whether the shooting was anurder In the first, second, or third degree, or manstaughter In the first or third degree, but there were no facts in evidence wiileh brought it within tho definition of fustiiinbia orexcusable homickle. ‘The question of In- sanity could not bé considered by the Jury, beeause it had not been set up by special plea, as required by nw. ‘The'law was not. sentimental on the subject of insanity, but practicn!, and the jury must acininister the AW 1s itls, and not as they mieht destre it to be. Sovlety could not long endure if neitl zan were permitted to be the executor of tis own private vengeance, and the law find pros vided ample remedies and penalties for the injury which the defendant had suffered ab the hands of Hayden. | ‘The charge occupied about an-hour fn is delivery. ‘The severity against the defendant was tnexpected b everybody here, and the popular sentiment, especlally of the ludies of Neilsville, Is de- eldedly on the side of Cochrane, ‘The jury is still out, JENNIE CRAMER, New Haven, Conn, Sept. 16—In the Malley exaintnation this morning William ‘Twing testified that he had known Jennie Cramer seven or olght years; saw her pass the corner of ‘Trumbull street and Whitney avenue Friday afternoon, Aug. 5; 8 young jan, Wearlng a black frock-coat and awhile atraw hat with band Tnving white dots, was with her; the couple were going In the di- rection of Whitneyville. On eross-examtias tron, he said he did not know dames, Malley. He said that Persch, whoclalned to be work- ing for the State, told hha that Edward Mate ley sould prubably lve bhi CE wliyg) money; sunt posed te Kat ft Lia joke. Alvin P, Santord testified that he lad known James Malley for a year and a halt or two years; had purchased’ goats of him at Malley’s store; siuw him Friday evening, Aug. bh, batween 720 and Bs he was on Ten ple street, standing by a horse at Redetlite's: passed hiltn within twenty-five or thirty feet; Withess spoke to hha and dames bowed in reply. Witness Idontified dames Malley tn the ‘room, and sald that he was the man anual Re Bunuell, of Foxon, Bast Haven, bed that he hat known denne Cramor @ yenrs, wid dances Malley dre by sight two years, He saw’ them on the flying-horses Friday eventny, Aug, 5 about 8 ofelock, ; Churles ‘T Mulipy testitied that he had known Jennie two years, but not dames. Me saw her Friday evening near thi Sea View Jlouse barroom, walking toward Hawe's Pavilion, with another lady and a gentleman, about a quarter of 7, or later, He was sure prised she did not bow to hin, * Benjamin F Brady testitied that he tends the base-ball guime In the groye, Ho saw the budy on tho beach Saturday morning, Aug. 6, and recognized itas that of a young lady who stopped ut lily tent the evening betore fn sonpany with another young Judy, Tle ex- pialbed the ame to thei and they left, po- uy first to tha swings, aul then to the tlyhix- horses, While they were at the switgs a young imu cane wy tl tha witness exe plained the game tof! dio went towards. the horses also. It was James Malley Jr. The witness: positively Jdentifivd hla in the courtroom, Lureday following the finding of the body the young man was Jutroduced to the witness by Marry Ball (sald to bea detective In Mattuy'a Interest) as a New York drununer, brit he recognized bin ay the ony at his ¥ ce Friday evening. Harry Dorsey testliled that he saw the young ladles at Brady's, and he heard: Brady explain the ame to them, ‘The next morning he saw the pody on the beach, and identified ft as that of ons of the young Jadlesx. Relnbardt Muentzer, owner’ of the tylny-horses, tustl- tied that he knew Jonnie Cramer by tha fuce, He saw her once on the swings that Friday evening, It was about 8 o'clock, A young aun pald for ber ride, aud thatef one or more others, Hosald hoe couldn't descrihe the young man. Jennle may have rodeo other tlines, and tho witness might not have seen her, ‘Adjourned, THE Moore MUNDEI, Speciat Disvateh to ‘Ths Chteago Tribune, GArFavetts, Ind, Sept. 15.—Chris Kritz- myer was this morning brought before Justlea Applebach, charged with the shoot- ing and killing of Join Hooper. is attor- ney tiled a five-page Jegal-cap aMidavit for f continuanes, alleging the absenes of two Indy witnesses from — Indianapo- lis, In this papor ho acts out that he was at work during the entire day elght and a half miles from the seen of the tragedy; that ho quit work at 0 p.m. and dreve to the resklenco of Henry Swink, whers ho arrived about 7 p. my and re mained there the entlre night, being tn the company of Swink, his wife, two ludy vistt- ors, and a son of the host. ‘Che shoot- ing Is proven to have occurred about 3p m,-and all these witnesses, It Is alleged, at the court of Inquiry investign- ton, swore positively that Kritzmyer was six and a half miles from the scene from 7 toOpm. He turther alleged that he was not gullty of tha murder of John Hooper, and that he hud no connection therewlth, and that he Is entirely Innocent and can so prove, He asked a continuance, which was opposed by the attorneys of Menry Hooper, who is in prison charged With the murder of nis brother, discussion over the aftidavit tho State's At torney denounced the proceedings that hid been“ wmployed to plive Keitamyer wider arrest ng reprehensible, and stated that, Ine stead of conferring with hh, as the ugent of the Sinte, some ona hind se- eured the tiling of the Myers atldavit, charging the erhine wpon Kritz myer, and then procured the prisoner's are Test and Ineareeration without onee con ing hin (the prosecutor) about dt. AC IL alsetssion ensued, dusing which the prose eulor proclaimed his bellet tiat the whole proceeding ayant Kritamyer was merely “dishing excursion,” In the hope ot forcing the State tu show fis hand and evidence in the ease against Hooper, A temporary con- tintinnee was granted, untlt the arrival of the trato from indianapolis, when it Is ax- pected the two Jady witnesses will be on aati, GRAVEYARD INSURANCE, Specrat Dsputch to The chicago Tribune. Ispranavonis, Ind, Sopt. 15,—A_ promi- nent hw firm of this clty hus recently: re- ceulved many letters from ‘Lipton, Hamilton, Cass, Grant, ‘Tippecanoe, Johnson, Morgan, Bartholomew, and Vanderburg Counties ine auiring ag to the character of the graveyard ingaranyes companies of Pennsylvania, whose agents are at work in those and perhaps oth- er coutities of the State. Drom the tenor of thosu letters It Js evident that a large amotnnt of this kind of Insurance as already been done, and that the business Is rapldly extend- ing. ‘The companies at work are run on the cudperation and assessment pinn, and the Agents procttre persons to insure others who are abotit to die, and to pay the assessinents upon the class to which the subject is as- signed. No medicnl curtifleutes as tu the condition of health of the subject is re- quired, and the whole business fs carried on aga purely gambluue transaction, the person whose subject first dies taking the prize. ‘There Is, however, In this State a decision of the Supreme Court that nioney cannat be collected by the owner of 2. transferred policy who has no insurance on te per- son to whom te polley was Issued, and under this deelsion the = payment of these speculative policies cannot be enforced by jaw. itis Ukely, however, that. jaany Ignorant people will be wheedled Into the nelarious business by gltp-tongued agents, who get a fat commission for thelr work, Hud the Insurance Commisston biL which was before the last Legishiture been passed the State would have been saved from this evil, Which has now taken root, ag the bull expresly forbade these compunies from dulng business in this State. A. YOUTHFUL MURDERER, Bpeciat Ltaputeh to The Chicuyo Tribune Rusuronp, Min, Sept. 15.—A most hor- rible and brutal tragedy occurred at this piace on ‘Luesday night, Anna, daughter of George Martin, a farmer. lying about three tniles from the village, was returning from ts neighbor’s at about 9 p. m., accompanied by two slsters, AAs tho girls were passing a ra- vine they metn buy with a gun, and without warning he fired upon the party, disappear- ing with «yell. Anna Martin fell dead, pierced by the charge from the gun, Her at- frighted sisters gave tho wlarin, bug could tell nothing of tho murderer or lds design, ‘The whole scction was latensely alarmed, and enraged parties started to scour the country for tho murderer, From, the meertain description of tha = shooter n by the frightened girls, stapiclon rel upon a Bohemian boy named Jacob Pruchek, und nbout 4 o'clock In the morning a purty went vo his home and routed out the young nur derer. Heat first denied atl knowledge of the affalr, but, belug threatened by the ex. cited crowd, he finally confessed ‘to having done the deed. Ilo give uo reason, and no rentson can be discerned. It was evitlently the deed af a depraved ind. ‘The boy ts in custody, and there are thrests against Ih, which my result in iaking it warm for on yet. “The greatest excitement. prevails, The gir] was uf good family and excellent reputation, S LYNCHERS IN ‘TROUBLE, Hpectut tHavutch to ‘Tne Crleaao Tribune. Lirrie Rock, Ark, Sept. 15.—A siugular illustration of the danger of mob violence Is reported today from Jucksonport. On the ith J. E. Williams, white, and Henry Wal- Ince, colored, got Inte ndispute tna salvo it Newport, whieh resuited in the Intter stab- bing Williams. On the nightot the 10th Wallace was lynelimd by a mob, who battered down the doorsof tho jall and kept the Jaller and SherltY prisoners until the negro was hung. Sines the hanging Willing bas recovered, ana Gov, Churehill: has ordered an Investigation of the matter with » view of puulahiment of the lynehers. ‘The wob num bert twenty-five, A special Grand Jury is now ji gesalon, and It is holloved they will he Jndleted for murder. ‘The ease ts curious from, the fact that the lynehers wore prema ture In administering vengeance; SUCCESSFUL BURGLARS. Eprctut Dusputch to The Chicago Tr Garesouna, Hh, Sept. 1.—Burglars are agalnatwort dn this elty. Last night the Jat and fur stare of Solaman Spear was en- tered, ransacked, and goods eurrled of, On thesame evening tho Jewelry stora of Mr, tered, but the buy frightened away before they tind secitred booty, ‘ho realdence of J. W. Staith also antered, and clothing and monvy ree warded the birglara, Other niuor attempts wore made at birglury on the same evening fu different quarters of the city, oo A PITYSICTAN SHOT. Cincinnati, O,, Sept. 1.—Benjamin Beate ty, of Newberry, Clermont County, O., hast wlght shot J. Abrani, a practicing physl- clan of that place, an uccoint of his suspl- clons of loo great Intimacy between Abrams and Mra, Heatty, ‘Whe shot took effect In the fae wid the ball lodged in the neck, and 13 supposed to be fatal, ILLICIT DISTILLERIES SETZBD, Spectul Dispatch ta The Chienga Tribune. NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept, 1—Col. We MM. Woodeavk, Collector of Internal Revenue, Tecelved Information tonight that Deputy- Collector Davis and posse seized two ielt dstiverles near Rlehtand, Sumner County, Which were destroy vith thelr contents. Five distillers were wry v *® ALLEGED EMNEZZLEMENT. Pirrsnuna, Pa, Sept. 14—E. 1. Wassell, an extensive scriplron dealer of this city, was arrested today for embezzlement as consignes and faetor af $5,000 from Fox & Druncuam, of Nu York, ‘This fs ony « one of other eases, Which Wil amount to about $19,000, wil for Which sults will be instituted, A CHICAGO CROOK, Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune Minwaukre, Wis, Sept, 15.—Willlam Baw- yer, the Chicago crook who broke open Men- her’s show-cusu in the expusitien and stole During the” nine revolvers and some cutlery, was today sentenced to ono yenr In the 1fouse of Cor- reetlon, DRATI OF A PRISONER. Vorenaxy, Orezon, Sept. W.—TTarry Mordaunt, a prisoner being taken from San Fronelsco to Portland on nsteamer, whila in Columbia River Jumped overboard with’ the trons on and was drowned, charged with felony, BURQLARIES IN MILWAUKE Speetat Dispateh to The Ctcago Tribune. Mitwavker, Sept. 15,—Threo burgtaries wore committed in the clty last night, and $1,000 worth of booty secured, James Healy, a snapictous-looking character, hailing frou Chicago, Is under arrest Cor the burglaries, ———$_$_— FAIRS. AT KNOXNVILLT, Tale Special Dierateh to The Chteaga Tribune, Kxoxvit.e, Il, Sent. 1—-At the county fair turlay the Mon, Clark KE. Carr delivered a powerful address on the present ovils atllict- ing society, laying espeelal stress on tho prevalence of crime, Extracts are sub- Jolned: ‘Thero is a question which, just at this timo, should be one of nbsorbing Interost, and which inust be intulligently mets a question watch tho Atitesmanship of the country has fulled to tncet. Lrefer to tho question of the pubiig safety. In every purter the lund moet tlugrant crimes aguinst porson and property are committed avery day, uid thoy seam to. bo constantly Ine erensing. It tang Sen} ‘be ait that noltbor in city nor country fs any honest min safe. In the great metropoils of our State tho people can tearcely heliuve that the weck fa onded unless a murder his beon committed at their very doors, Jn tho vountry probabsy, In proportion to the Popuntion,a xreater number of arimes aro committed with cach recurring week, These crimes are contlned tony city, to no county, and to no State, They aro a bight upon our whole country. In ol own county, a short time atu, a peneeral eltizen was robbed ‘and ans other murdored, before the tesperade was: Monlly captured be had committed two utber murders. A banking ollice ia one of our cities inthe county was robbed of $1000. in the aity where Lam now speaking nnutbor bank wis borgtarized, and n venerable gontioman who ts known and respectod by us all was subjected to the wiost oxcruclating torture to forco him to upon hls vaults; and moat of the crlininals go scot free, Every day our county papers oliron- fele bursturles nid thofts, und thare suoms to be noremudy. Wherever wo tuay bo we are in danger. Jn the quiet of our own humes, on tho furm, in tho city, (tu the village, at our places of busliess, on the raliwiy, in our private convey~ ances, oF on foot the ngsesin or tho robber is Nae Die tu overtake ts. And when the erlmo ts committed there scoms. to bu no redress. The villuin ts gone, and thora is no one to follow. Every crime breods otbers buonuse of Ite success, und adds to the number of criminals, CUTTHROATS AND LounEns multiply becanse It puys to be n cutthroat and robber, [n fact only cutthroats and robbers seem to bosuro of enfety. When n crime is committed the victiin, ifhesurvives, cag only tinve the satis. faction of the sympathy of his telghvors, who feur that tholrturn willcome next, If he has Bulliciunt means to employ private detectives, and fs enough Interested in the publie welfare to dogo, he finds that it costa him more than his original loss. Ho bus scrupulously patd bis taxes all his lite, and when tho taxgatherer vomes around again he muy tell bim of his misfortune, but thore Is. no rebate, Tho simne amount is exacted as it he bad not wready mado a contribution, Per- hapa be asks his neighbors why it ts that he Is. ented upon by the collector overy recurring yeur for money, “It's to puy the expenses of woverninent,” bo {8 told, But he exclains, “Wout. docs the Government do for me? Why sbould 1 do anything to support ite" And im- medintoly everybudy gives it ip. He feels that tho money taken from him le, to sny the lenst, inisappropriated. Now wo cannot place an oll: ver ateyery man's door or near his person, to protect bins. But TMIS TORRENT OF CRIME enn boatayed and turued buck, This bas been tlone in other countrics—it can bo done in ours. Criminals can be overtaken and brought to speedy justice, We have tho moans nt our commund. What is: nceded {s organization, In- telligent direction, and porsistence, We bave in this county a Sheriff and ilfty Constabics, besides the imurshals and polico olicers in the celtics, There iro in the State of Illinolg 12 Shorts and several thousand Con- stubles. “This vast force can be organized und mude eertive. When a eriine {8 committed, let it be reported at once to a Constable, Lot ‘bun report itut once to the Sheriff of his county aud to the Governor of tha Stuty. Let the Gov- ernor inform the Sberitf, and through him tho Constables and pence alficers, not anly In the county Where tho crimo was comunitted, but in. every county to which the eriinioul could pos- sibly esenpe. Mold the Sheriff responsible for the thorough orgunizution of his county, and let the Sheriff botd the Constables responsible, Make ali thoae officers who fallin thelr duty subject to stispension and removal. With euch orginizution’ the peaple must at once come into Jntimute relations with the whole power and authority of the State Govornment, nod overy citizen assist in the detection of crime, Every stranger would bo known at once, and if suspicious would be watched, OUT Of THIS CHAOS WOULD COME ONDE, and the worthy oltizen would become as sife ag ure now the ussusins and tho robbers. ‘hig ore gioizution, boxotting contidence, wuld encour ugo every cltizen to assist the oflicerd of the tuw, for cach woul eh that he hud tho whole power of tho State te ist hin. When a crime had been committed, insteud of it bolus alinost cor- taln that the erlminul would get yway to gpiny hfs booty, it would bo imernity certuin that bot! rascal und property would bo captured, Such 0 huppy consummation ts possible in other coun- trles—why not in this? ‘The peuple who pay taxes have a right to pro- tection, The Declurntion of Independence de- oltres that allimen bive tho “inatlenable right to Hfe, Iberty, and tho pursuit of hippinoss." Ench of these rights fs constantly In poril, Tho natitndon of the United States deolurcs that no person aball be deprived of lite, lberty, or property without tue procoss of Inw."" TO person ia simmurily deprived of one of these every doy in almost évery county of our State. ‘Tho Constitution of Ilitols waa adopted “in order to insure donivatic trangullity and provide tor the common defense” agalnst inurdorora and Dlacklegs ns well us ugalnyt all othor ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE. The crimes convmltted In our own Stato are no. Breuter in number, probably not so great, asin uthor Stutes, So far as thls question is cun- cerned, It seems not to be a porty control, In the ditfurent States thera seem only to bu dexrecs ot badness, It seema as though it i4 as bad as it can bo inthe Republican State of Ulinois. It ia worse ih. tho Demucratio Stato of Miasourl. Lot us tuke the lead in the great reform, and othor Btatos will be ylud to codperate with us, 3 hopo that such 0 public sentinent may be awakened ag to nrause the authorities of every State and muko this country too warm for these scoundrels, Lotus meet this crying evil with tho same intelligence and detorinination with which wo have inct so many others, and some. lary ell be adopted by which It will bo crudl- eutad, If wo aro unequal to the emergency, lot ua couse ta bonst that this fs the wreutest country: In the world, and thus ours fs the best Govern= ment. Let us nover agin declare that we put down tho greatest reballion ever known. ‘Tho world wilt not heileve us, and very soon wo Will Nat bolleve ourselves, OMAILA, NED. Spectat Dispateh to The Omatta, Neh, Sept Sho prinelpal feature In the amusement program today at tho Staty alr was dus, Burke's wnemile Taco against Gime for $1,000, She rody four horses and made six changes during the vace, ‘The day was windy, cald, and dusty, and bets were freely made that she would not beat twenty-two minutes and a halt, her Counell Butts record. She won the race in twonty inlnutes and thirty-four secontds,— the best thie aver made, ‘The race was rin ont halfiilo track, She is avery graceful rider, us well as plucky. “Lhe free-for-all was won by Little Sioux tn threa stralght heats, ‘Tho fuly continues the rest of the weok, and itis thought that tho attendance will keep up to the end. ‘The: falr is proving the beat Nebraska has ever had, ‘hyve werd over 2,000 people hi attendances taday, He was question of TOLEDO, Torrno, 0. Sept. 15,—Notwithatanding the unfavorabis weather today, It fs ust! inated that 50,000 peuple were in attendance at the ‘TrbStute Falr, ‘The races were the riding wiltoand-a-halg dash, and the 3:20 cliss of pacers. 1 former was won by Dizzy Biondle, thoe 3 dack Mace second, The puelng Face, purse $400, was won by conte, Charlly H. taking the fist feat and nd amoney, ‘Tne, Siig, Sddsg, 838124, 28, IN 10WaA, Special Dispatch tv ‘the Chicago Tribune Kuoxun, la, Sept, .—The dlstelet fair ls In favorable progress at West Point, and yus- terday was tho opening of-the Van Buren County Exposition at Keosagua, pepe cme ata Mow a Nevada Mans Watch Goes, Frome the Virginia (Nev) Enterprtae, A min of Capt. Culle build and general tone Was yeaterday at work In front of the regular wt Frederick's Jowoiry store with an old allyur Watch of warmlugepan dimensions, As ho surned the hands of bie watch ubout with a big brass koy, a guntieman suld ta blu ina Joktug way: Thats a Bne, bealthy-looking wate! you've wot there, Commodure.” " Woll yeu"? sald the owner of tho wateh, “lL don't know that Aho Keune Rny better time thin this hore bie th all tho hands and flxins to it, but sho clock, wi Keeps mora of ft. She'an rattler to go, You seo tno Bettin’ of her now, and givin’ of her nn even atart with the big clock: well, now, befora (hat big old binmer ap thors on the wall his waded through twelve hours she will spin olf from fourteun to aixtoen, Just as ehe happons te bo in tha humor, She aln't handsumo, but I toll you sho’s Just u rattler to 40." OBITUARY. Ms, SUSAN MAY BONAPARTE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune. Batimone, Md., Sept. 15.—Mrs. Susan May Bonnparte, witow of the Inte Jerome Napo- Jeon Bonaparte, died at the Bonaparte Man- sion on Park ayenie in this city, this morn- ing, She had been in falling health fora year past, but the tmmediate causo of her death was paralysis, fer two sons, Col, Jer- ome N, Boniparte and ©, J. Bonaparte, were with her when she breathed hor last. She was 69 years of age, and a native of this elty, being the daughter of Benjamin Williams, at one tine a wealthy shipping mer- chant of Baltimore, Sho wns mar: ned in November; 18%, when but IZ yenrs of age, tv Jerome Napoleon Bona- parte, the son of Jeromo Vomaparte, who was the youngest brother of the Kuperor Napoleun theCreat. ‘Che wedding ceremony ws performed by Archbishop Whitteld at the residence of the brite’s parents in this clty. Madam Patterson Bonaparte was vio- Jently opposed to the mateh,as Itwas hor ambition that her only son should marry ina Moyal family of France, and thereby strengthen her hopo that he would eventual- ly become o relaning power, to which she consldorad ho had no rghtful clatm. ‘the murringe was a brilliant society avent, and the pride of aristocracy was forgotten {11.0 true love mateh, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, tp whom tho deceased was murried, was the only child of Jerome and Mlizabeth Patterson Bonnparte, and wa: born at Camberwell, England, July 7 1805, Ilo graduated at Har College ti 1526 und studled luv, but never practleed, his tine bemg principally oecupied tn agricultural pursuits and the manngenent of his large estute. Ile frequently visited Europe, aud he und his father were on the best of terns. While traveling in) Europe, incognito, he attracted considerable attention on account of dils striking resemblance to his uncle, Napoleon, He visited Napoleon ILL, soveral times, by whom le was cordially received. During his residence in Baltimore he fed a somewhat retired lite. vy, Where thoy now repose. Madame Bonaparte’s first son was born In Baluimore, one year and two days after the marringe, and was named after is father, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Ho graduated at West Polnt In 1853, served ag a wutenant on froutier duty ntl) is, when he resigned and ‘ontered — tho imperial French army, served in the Crimeaty war, was mado an Knight the Lexlon of Honor of France, and recel! the Crimean Medal from the Queen of gland for distinguished military servi Ile was jn the Algerian campaign in 1850757, inthe Itallan campaign against Austria In 1859, Iu gurrigon at yarigus posts in 1850-07, and {n the guard of the Empress of France in 1867"74. On the fall of the Emplre ho with dificulty escaped with iis lite from the Commune of Parls, In 1871 he returned to this country, and married In the same year, at Newport, Mrs. Caroline Reloy Edgar, formerly Miss Appleton, granddaughter o: Daniel Webster. Cul. Bonaparte resided in the United States until 1873, when he went to Eurove. and bias been living in Paris most of the time until recently, when he returned to Baltimore on necount of the Mlness of his mothor, — Charles Joseph Bonaparte, the younger so of the deceased, was born June %, idol, twenty-two vears after the marriage. fle graduated in the Inw sehool of iurvard College In 1874, retucned to Baithnore, was actoltted to the Lnltimore elty bar, and entered upon the practice of his profession, in which ho is at present succesfully en- gazed. He was marred Sept. 1, 1875, to Miss Ellen Channing Day, of Boston. ilo Is aiember ofthe Roman Cathotle Church and a Republican in polities, though not nt poll Helan, ‘The deceased leaves an estate valued at $1,500,000, her sole heirs belng her two sons,’ who ‘not long since had $2,000,000 divided between then from tho estate of whey grandmother, Mine, Patterson Bona- parte, na DR. JOEL POMERENE. Spectal Dupatch to The Chteago Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Sopt., 15.—Dr. Joel Pom- ereno died this anorning at his residence In Millersburg, Q., of futlammatory rheuma- tis, aged 62 years, Vomerene was one of the most noted physiclins near his jiome, and had practiced for more than a quarter ofacentury, Lo was surgeon of the Forty- second Regiment, of which President Gur- ficld was commander and a member of the Faculty of Wooster College, the medical de- partment of whicl js located in Clevelund. Tis nime was brought Into National promi- nence recently by his vislt to the President's Delaite and ‘subsequent trouble with Dr, ss. BURNING THE DEAD. low tho Rite In Performed by tho Mindoos—A Costly Coremony—A ue neral Pyro of Sandal Wood—A Hune a@red Benutiful Girls Burned at a Suttes in Rajputana, San Francisco Chrontete, The most extensive ceremontes in Indin fre marriages and funerals, Every Hindoo witha practical turn of mind, and who re- guards with reverontinl awe the teachings of the priesthood, louky torward with dread of the period when hls eldest son Is to be mar- ried, or to tho death of lls tathor, In nine cases ot of ten these events prove the ruin and disgrace of a fumily, plunging them into debt or cutting them off from thelr caste if they refuse to oxpend vast Bums.upon cither of the ceremonials, The more enlightened INndoos xppreelate tho fuollshness of these expenttitures, but super- stition and the priesthood ure as: yet too strong for them. All Uindoos burn, and Mohammedans bury tholr dead. In South dndla greater attention Is paid to the cere- imonlal, preparation of the corpse, and ar- rangements of the pyre than ts tho eustum In North Indin, und for this reason A shall first describe what L have seen in Madray, HIndgos frequently hasten the death of a sick man, When they make up. their indad that the patient ta about to depart this werld they calmly begin to ascertain how miany yards of inuelin will be required for his shroud, and netually take hhn trom his bed and place. him in a wouden trestle preparatory to giving hin hts tinal bath, ‘These preparations are made several ininutes before the breath tins left the man’s body, and whlio he yet retains his con: selousness, No nitive over permits any por: son te breathe his last within four walls. It Is curlous superstition, not unconnected with saultary reasons, bub still it must be wretched for the dying man to-seo tho preparations fur his funeral conducted with deliberation by those who ought to be plunged tn grief, Never ling tho dying native to bid his friends dry thelr teara, If thera Is any weeplng, it lsdone by the person Who is ubout to dle, Directhy the breath has left the holy the corpse fs bathed, seented, and oiled. “lt ts then swathed fi minatin of very thie texture, puguasely fabricated for the dead. ‘The ody isenveloped in this musiln, the head Is bound round with the cotton cloth so as to keep the jaws fri, the cheeks are painted bright verimiliion, and the hile is shaved from the fnew, ‘Tho budy fs then put daa ttter, and thy bearers, with a crowd of retulnurs, frlends, relations, priests, and beggars, start for the burnlng ghat, Other castes of « lower degree, such is shounmkers, grass-cutters, and grooms, convert thelr funerals futo regular theatrienl furces. ‘Che litter fa ysually made of some Hght frame-work, wt y eane-seating, so that thu carriers will) not be overbure dened, It is then covered swith strips of red, blue, and ellow ¢loth, while the canopy Is luvarlably of white niuslin, ‘the poles sustaining this’ covering are bound round with gayly-colored strips of cloth, with. any miumber uf ties and frlnges, ‘The corpse ts always netnsud in pure white, but is surrounded vy towers, A pecuilar, — strongly-smelllng = white Hower, called chammuatice, ls always Used for this purpose. = Somutinies originality 1s attempted, and) huge plu llybocts are put about the feet and qulddlo of the body, But this departure Is nents, the more certain are tho acqualntances of tho decensed that, the soul of their lost friend hus gone to his ancestral shades. It is the natives’ grentest delight to: secure tho services of ‘soe onu who can play n Buropean tistrument, and who has served In a military band, Af such a ian ean be obtainal to nssist nt a funeral servicg. tho event ts spoken of for miles around, and other fanilles who have sickly relatives bo- ain adding up the probable cost and chances of equaling such grandeur, *assing by 0 tunaral vortégo one day 2 was astounded fo hear sueh tunes as The Girt 1 Left Behind Me,” and “Slap, Bang, Here We Are Again”? But what surprised mo imost was to hear a few bars of tho famous song, “Marehlug Through Georgla.” | On imaking jnquiry, 1 learned that some of the regimental banidsmen wero among tbe mut siclans, und their services, were very highly appreelated as well as paid, Four men are quits capable of varrying to the burnlng hat the Htter and the corpse, but this would not be In necordance with etlquet. ‘Therefore as many relutives as can crowd around the tter do go, though they can only tid room to placo their Mttle finger upon the frame. work, while others are content to siuul hold on to some of tho. trappings’ with himself upon it, Lf asked hilm the reason. Hesatd he would soon be dent, and then there would be no trouble about the disposal wns Bure some one would the British took Indin =the terrible, rite do, wife burning herself with ber husband to minister unto his wants fn the next world, 'Vho Engiiah hat great diiticulty in repress- death of ono of the Maharajas of Rajpatann, somo fifteen yents ago, 100 beautiful young fomntes werd Uiussacrificed, ‘Tho riteofsut- tee determined thositeof Calcutta, A young husband's pyre, when fer shrieks attracted thy attentian of aul The Captain decided upon hur rescus, citi) tacked the funeral party and saved the woman, She, out gratitude, inarried hin, and they lived near” the spot ance, thus forming the nucleus for the pres- ont Capital of British India. OLDER THAN THE FLOOD. srudeh: tho ite Is so liberntly cavereds receding these mourners are the imustelans. ‘Thy - favorit — Instruments | Wuins and Records Found in o Baby- we ts sereeching plve, the ftom- | Jontan Komplo—Remalns Also of tho tom, and oval drum. ‘This nolse accompa- nies the volves of the females, who shriek, bellow, and yell, each necording to hor par- tisnlar taney" and strengtl, and independent of thoe, intsie, or anything pertuning to Inscriptioun—Other Mindings of the Mighest Archoolugical Importance, London ‘Timer. ‘The spade of tho explorer has once more He eae ‘git cullvurs tho day's beon busy amid the mounds snd ruins of frequently declares that her son or dangh- | Assyria and Babylonia, and a rich harvest of ter hag been killed by the = “evil | antiquities has resulted from the work. ‘The vye,” vist. upon tho departed by sone | explorations earrled out during elghteon Jealous female relative. ‘Therefore with months by Mr. Mormuzd Kassam, though hvediling mother affording no siteh grande trotyaille as the Heetion she proceeds to i who, comes Thomustehingare | bronze — gntes from — Halluwat, have, aulso pr moby near relatives | nevertheless, been rich In diseover- of thy deceased, nen who, armed with | jes which will ba welcomed by all swords, Sf! » Javelins, and sticks, act as if thoy were anu Imaginary deinons, ‘Tho Uigzest leads tho way. Ife brandisi: igo sword and inakes a viclous cut at the empty alr, then {nes aside and yells that he has ent on devil's head of. ‘This absurd netion is fimitated by the reniainder, All of aw sudden they halt and act as if they wers wiplng” blood trom their aweapons, ‘Thoy thon start their marelt again, resuming thelr insane pranks. All this Une thelr excitement Is inflamed ton mad dening plich by the screams of the women, wholnelte them to frantic acts by declaring that they see hovering In nk-air demons of tearful shape snd size, who are bent upon carrying away the corpse. Nobody comprising the funeral cortége is permitted to walk on the bare ground, Some Talfdozen men ran ahead carrying huge bales of red and white cotton, which they une roll for the procession to walk upon. Thereare generally two bales, which ave spread in turn, Arriving at the appoluted place the mem- bers of tho company always separate, ‘The Itter-bearers generally make haste to drop their lond and rush tu where the hooka (long prpe) is In elreutation, Of all thoso In the cortége they have been the most decorous, though a few Jokes and roars of laughter perhaps were indulged in by then. ‘Lhe women. herd together, ant thelr sungs aro changed iitto weoping. ‘This weeplng is done with spasmodic ardor, ‘The students of history and philology. ‘Tho es 1 | recovery of tho library of terra-cotta tablets bantpal hing restored to tts 8 vast mnasy of It+ erature, and suppiied long-lost chapters in the history, mythology, and sclonce of the world, second and third editions of works flrst_com- Jonla. ‘Thediscovery of fragments led Assyri- ologists to hope that: the explorer would be able to recover from the ruins o€ tho cities of Chaldes the older verslons of the Assyrian texts, and the oxpodition of 1890-81, which Mr. Rassam has just concluded, has so far met thelr wishes {1 that from the ruins of the temples and palaces of Babylon, Borsippn, Stppra, and Catha he brings records and copies of roligions texts, some of which will, ne doubt, furnish the required Chaldean ver- sions, From the earliest days of Mesopotamian travel the spade of the explorer hus been s- plied to the ruins of Babylon. Strange us it may secm, although for more than three centuries the ruins have been known and visited, and for centuries the Arab brick merchants have been digging amid its ruins mother lends off with a prolonged how), | {or bricks, it is ouly within, the Inst whieh ts taken tp by the rest. ‘This they ite ily ions Feeorls, Witt et continua throughout tha remainder of the | tice huve been recuvared, a = NG exception of thousands of bricks bearing the names and titles of Nebuchadnezzar, and eylinders Inserlbed with the records of temples and palaces built or restored by the builder-king and lls successors, no record of historical or scientific importance has been recovered from nud the ruins, But the yenr 1874 began a new era in Baby- loninn =explorations, for from that time on there has been o continuous flow of insertptions sand records from the treasure-house of the city; and we now know much more of the ‘popular life of Babylon and its people than after years of study wo have been able to ascertain regard- ing Nineveh from the monuments ane ords, ‘The tablets found by the Arabs in 1874/75 were purchased by the late George Smith for the ‘Trustees of tho British Mu- soum, and the subsequent finds made by Mr. Ragsam have added some hundreds to this branch of the collection, so thut of this elasy of tablets there are now imore than 3,000 exumples In the British Musoum. These tablets show that for n long period, probably suveral conturtes, the family of the Bent Egibi wero the leading commercial itrm of Babylon, and to them was confided all the business .of the Babylonian Ministry of Finance. ‘The building whose ruins are marked tho mound ‘of Jumjuma was the chancellerle of tho firm, and from its ruins come the records of every class of monetary transactions, ‘The docu- ments belng all most carefully dated and ‘complted, ure of great value to the chronolo- stand historfan; while to tha student of Babylonian civilization they are of the blahess importance, From the tax recoipts we learn how the reyonue was ralsed by duties levied onlund, on crops of dates and corn,on cattle, by impusts for the use of tho lrrigation canals aid the uso of the public rounds, itis almost Innpossible to estimate too highly the iimnpor- tance of such a series of documents as these, denling with every plinse of social life, and coming to us trom a elty from within whose walls were gathored representatives of every “nation, people, and tongue.” ‘The ingeriptions which Mr, Rassam, has recovered ante not confined to docu- ments of this class only, It was Jong feareil by Assyriologists that Babylo- nian history was irretrievably Jost, 28 no his- torleal records were recovered, but from the ruins of the palaces of the Kings of Babylon Mr, Rassum has brought fragments of his- torical descriptions of Nebuchadnezzar, 4 valuable precls of the history of the fost days of- the Bnbylonian Empire, _ex- tending from the seventh yonr of Nu- bonidus to the fall of tha city before the hosts of Cyrus, n royal record of the Persian conqueror, aid Jastly, an itacribed rece ord of the lnst great victor who entered Babylon, Alexander of Macedon, ‘Lhe searelty of stone in Babylonia, and the ex- tonglva use of bricks, rendered the ruins of Babylonian palaces not fruitful felds for the oxplorer In search of architectural remains, in the ruins of the Kasr or “palace” mound, Mr, Rossam has found chambers and corridors which formed part of the royal residence of the Kings of Babylon. ‘the use of plaster | and palnted bricks ns decoration in these chum- ers affords strong support to the statements of the Greek writers us to the mode of deco- rating the royal residences of Babylon. On tha oxtreme north of the rulns of Babylon, and partly without the enceinte, is the larga mound called by the natives the Babyl mound Excavations made hore have brought to Meht the remains uf extensive hydraulic works, wells, and conduits ined with stgnes, and evidently connected with the Piphrates, "The discovery of these remains woutd seem to indicate that here liad stood the hanging ardens, built by the Babylontan King for fits Median Qneon, and the supposition re- evlves additional support tram the recovery of a small inseribed tublet, which clearly roves the fondness of the ‘Baby- lonlan Kings for horticulture. A scribe attuched to ono of the painca or temple Nbrarles of Bablyon log trans: tnittad to us a Hist of the gardens or paradises ofthe Babylonian Monurch, Seradach bala. dun, the contemporary of Sargon, Senn eherlb, and Hezekiah. ‘This, monarch ap- pears to have been a lavish patron of hortl- culture, fur the list furnishes the names of more thin sixty girdens and parks in and about Babylon constructed by the. royal or- er, Leaving Babylon, we now cross tho Ku- plirates nud pass southwest to glanes atthe work which hag been carrled out ou the ruins of the Birs Ninroud, the truditional sitet the ‘Tower of Babel, but really the ruins of the soven-staxed Ziggurat or observatory tower of the great ‘Temple of Nebo at Vorsippa. Excavations In the Birs have brought to ght suveral chambers of the ancient temple, and also afforded much Information regarding the construction of the stage tower. Frou this nite Mr. Massa hus brought some fraginonts frown the great mass of vitrified bricks, which hasso long been 1 puzzle to travelers, ane {a to be hoped that some student of science may explain the cause of thig vitrifaction, Babyton may claim to be the mother of Ninevah ond the cities of Aaiyele yet among the elties of its awn land there are those whie' could da: claim to far more ancient traditions, an even to belng the ancestors of Babylon Itself, All students of history and antiquity will welcome the discovery inade by Mr, Rassan of the sites UF two of these ancient cities, whose records aid traditions carry us far ny to the. days who, perchance, Babylon was yot a dittle village.” White in ‘tho neighborhood of Bugdad, Mr. Ragsum heard from tha Araby o! some rutns, on the bank of « hulGdry enna, called by thy Arabs Yusuflleh, where plenty of * wrliton stones were to be found.? the mounds to which his attention was dl- rected were called poyts ‘and were situated on the north bank of canal about thirty wiles southwest of dtagdad, The teat ceremony... ‘The pyre fy of eurlous construc: ton, lt is a mound: of stones, with sluping sides, on which is pineed a nile of dry straw and barnyard —sweep- ings, covered over with chammalee flowers, ‘the body is then placed on this; the ieee are crooked under itin Orlental fashion. ‘The priest and eldest son pass around three thines, each thine sprinkling the corpse with water brought from tho distant Gunga (Ganges). ‘The priest. then prays and reclies the virtues wt tho deceased. Ile then stands a little distance from the corpse, and, with his back turned to It, invokes, the blessing of the god of death. After silent commune with the gods, he invokes the assistance of a priest, who hands him the vessel In which ts contained the holy fire, and together the two pray over it, ‘The son then takes a stick, wraps it with a rag, dips it in the holy ofl, and appiles it to the fame, Tee and then places {t near the loose straw. Meantime the earth round the pyre ts broken up, and water is poured upon it so ong to form a paste, This is then taken up and pinaiored over the corpse and pyre, Just before the features are cov- ered with the pasts tho son takes his last look. No more ghastly sight could be tim- agined, Before the crackling flames break open the envelope of mud, the priest takes a shovelful of lon and hides the face before tho sight gets too sickening, ‘These ceremonies are only in vogue among the lower. castes of the Hindoos, the Sralining differing in. some impor tant purtleutars, For instanee, they have no muse during the time tho corpsu is being carried to the burning ghat, nor do they have any frantic zenlots rushing abut and fighting Nnaglnary demons, No sooner 1s the body complotely covered up, and holes made in this oven, so 03 to permit the smoke to eseape, than the gon betukes him- selfto a trea, and, sitting under tts shade, awaits thers the artival of the barber. It Is obligatory upon'a Bralnnin to keep his face shaved, but during the flness of a father it is permissible to let the beard grow as a sign of sorrow and impending disaster, But dl- rectly the funeral ceremonius are over he niust submit to be shaved from the crown of his hend to the soles’ of lig fest. ‘Two arbers are generally cmployed in this tusk, and, as the razor fing to pass over overy part of the motrner’s body, somo thing Is consumed in Its accomplishment, ‘The head ts, of course, shaved first, the eye brows next, and then the vyelashes are cut off, and so on til there Is nota single hair visible on the body of the bereaved sun, ‘The widoweil woman hus to undergo the same operation, but with this dliference, that sho isnover sulin permitted to tet the hilrgrow either on her head or on her eyebrows, ‘Tho shaving completed, the most important part of the ceremony has to come. ‘Thut ts the fenst. If the deceased bon Brahinin, he has to feed all the Brahmins tn the, village, mid as thelr nuinber Is legion and thelr ap- petites voruclous, the family purse ts nearly depleted, Filla! affection 13 one of the stngu- lay characteristics of the Hindoo, ‘The re- Intionship between father and son is regarded as holler and ig more truly re- spected than that existing between husband and wife. No sooner, however, isthe head of the house dead than his memory 1s searce- y venerated, the eldest son tanking lls fa- ther’s plice, About seven days atter a funernt the eldest sun or the next nearest relative returns to the burnlag ghat, and, brealcinonen the plaster covering the corpse, which, by the action of the fire, is baked hard, takes out the ashes, places them nan turn, and, proceeding to the sacred river or tank, scatters them ta the four winds of heaven. “This is the tual act in the great alrawa of Hinduo Ufe, and fs far more tin pressive than the ghastly ceremontal of the vremation of the dead, In Ceylon and eere thin parts of Indian the Brahining do not caver the corpse with earth and permit: It thus to burn, but actually Jet ft be consumed in fery tines, ‘This ceremony ts performed: with ere ponp, wiany hundreds of people belng Jnvited us if tun fete, J was once thus honored, a3 follows: Matnewaml Ayer, Zamlador of Trivandrum, proventa hid owi compliments to Mr. Capt. — —, aq, and solicits bis {lonor to know that ho will have humble fetlulty to seo bim burn bis tathor, asking Heaven to give bln Ifo, Quita full of respects, Mataswiinl Ayor, aun of Chi- naswaml Ayer, Juat dead, An Invitation to attend a funeral is consid- ered 4 great honor, and I necordingly nee cepted, [first went to the house, where the Euroveans were received in a tent. Bofore dismounting a servant offered mea bottle of brandy and bltattes panes (English water or suds water.) Timimediately on entering the shamlunn, or ix «tent, woe were asked to vat something, and not to appear ude 16 dg aways best to inner the host, Another act of hospltalityls to anole the guest, The eyebrows, itistache, aud whiskers are alled, mul the clothes scented with attarof roses, ‘The olbis holy, belng used by the priests In the temple, and mude from the flower of a plint consecrated to the most powerful god in the indoo mythology. At the nppolnted the tho cortége started for the burning ghat. Tho only solind was the mournful refrain of the priests chantlig the words “Tam, Ram, agack hal’ (the nome of God ts truth). We were showh our places bn the procession, and In aegular order arrived ut the ghiat. Here, for our reception, was pitched 1 shimlana, where was spread an exeallent reaktast, Our host then presented hinisel: and usked If, fore eating, we would nut Uke to tnspect the pyre, We willingly as ‘To our strprisy we enw thot the Bes, was constructed solely of sundaul te hight was fully abs. feet and its ticost must have woutl, breadth about three feet. been several thuusand rupees, During the great taminy of 1878-'70, when the people were vither too weak or too poor to bury thelr dead, J saw them Just of rare occurrence, Music plays animpor: | apply | firo to the hale of | tho tant part In the fineral, and the greater | head, lowving tho rest of the hody tho noise, variety, and sizo of tho lnstru- | unsitged, In ona Inatancen man deliber- ately made his own pyre, and thon throw of his body, oxcept to fire the pyre, which ho Bofors ossession =o of sut- tea used to be pertarmod, tha favorit ing this, and it is feared that in some parts of India the custom is still observed. At the Bengaleo wonan was belng forced onto her the crew of an English. ves- mailngon his men to ald him, he nt- of her delivor- Hanging Gardons—Tablets and Their from the palaces of Sennacherlb and Assur- dt has nlso proved to us, that valu- able as these records are, we haven them but piled by the serlbes {1 the brary elties of Buby- tronehes cut in the mounds ¢ to Nght any ver: Inport Boe bring only a aumber of Inseribed bricks ees tine of Nebuchndnezzar, and no infor! was afforded na to the site represented Lage ruins, But if the mounds. of Doyr y tig drawn blank, amore frulttul spot was mare ing tho Conch of the oxplorer's wand tne a forth into a rich harvest of dis ees While working at, Deyr “Ar, reqgescovetios, visit to the mounds called by the arabe ys Abt Tinbba, whore lis test tranches sno Tell warded hin for the dsapolutment of, The mounds of Abu’ Hubba Aro very a: eyes ave, coverlig an ates over two mlicy ie cumferonce, and tho position of the wan and eltadel aro clearly marked by wots und embankments of débris, Lig lt iii a ale wih te asta he angle nal points. at ; Ries to tho cardi. ‘The. citadel occupies th vortlon of tho encelute, and igtihern est polnt was on: the ‘southwest Wal which was onea on the banks uf a br 4 canal ora branch of the Euphrates, the bed of which is now represented bythe q channel of the Ruthwanlyeh Cana, In ine Anterlor of the sdifieg ‘an Interesting palroe ‘oonts were discovered and cl ‘i hy the fortunate explorer, a ie qeors ii from records found in tThtso” charted! that we have been — abi tun tha namo of | the Meaty an fe nature of the edifice, whose ruins are Durled benenth tho mounds of Abu Hubba, 1 oxcavuting 8 tronch, following a wall in the central portion of the inound, a doorway wag found leading into a largo gallery or cham: ber 100 fect In longth and about thirty-five feobinwidth, In this chamber were th remains of a largo brick altar nearly thirty. feet square, and evidently the greatsnerliiciat altar of tho temple. In the walt of this chamber a door was found leading Into a smaller room, which, from its. construction and position, Mr. Rassam considered to he the record chamber of tho edifice, In his explorations at Ballawat, which we fully de scribed some tine since, Mr. Rassam found the memarial records of tho builder of the great tomple of tho Assyrian war god placed in a stone cist and buried near the altar, Tho scarcity of stone in Baby- lonia, caused the builders of tho temptes ut Abu Hubba to Inelose the records in a cist inade of terra-cotta and to bury this beneath tho foor of the cham ber. ‘The shaft sunk by the excavators ene vloyed by Mr. Russa brought these preclous records to light, and from then wo are able to ascertain the name of the city and temple whose ruins have been discovered, ‘The first three Mnes of the largest of the founda tlon records bring our specutative thoughts to t focus and centre our minds on the traditions of one of tho most anelent cities of Chaldeans “Lo the Sun-god, the great ford, dwelling in Bie-Parra, which Is within the clty of Sippara.” Mere, then, we have restored to us the ruins and records of 1 city whose traditions go back to tho days before the flood, when pious Xisuthrus, by order of lls God, “buried In the city of Sinpara of tho Sun tho history of the beginning, progress, and end of all things” ante alluvian, And now we recover, twenty. seven centurics after they were buried, the records of the plous restorers of thls ancient temple. Such a discovery as this almost inakes us inclined to dig on ‘in hopes of finding the most anelent records burled there by the Chaldean Noah. ‘There are many points of history raised by this Inscription, but 1¢ will suffice to say that from the earliest days of Babylontin History the city of “Sippara_of the Sun” was a Prominent centre of social and rettglous Ife. ‘The excavations, therefore, at Abu Ilubba lhhaye restored to us the rulns of the. great temple of the sun-god, “the House of Light,” in the Chaldean Ifeliopo- Ils, ‘Tha monument reveals to us the fact that there was 1 second city of Slppara, whoso rulngs are probably marked by the mounds of Deyr, and which was dedicated to the godess Anat or Anunit, and the two cities of Sippara may bo Ideutlficd. with the eltles of Sepharvaim, mentioned by the Ilebrew writer of the Second Book of Kings, This discovery is greatly enhanced by the further discoverles made by Mr. Ras- sain in another grave mound of Chialdea, ‘The excavations which the explorer nndoin the mounds of Hubl Ibraheem, some ter inites cast of Babylon, have restored records which prove that beneath these ruing wore the remnins of the temples aud palaces of the City of Cutla, one of the great theologicut centres ot Babylonia. In the southern portion of the larger of the two mounds at Linbl Ibra- heen, Mr, Rassam found extensive remalns of bulidings, chambers, nnd corridors, and the inscribed bricks and tublets recovered point to these edifices ag belng tho remains of the great Temple of Nergal and lls cou: sort nz, which was restored by the great tumple-builder, Nebuchadnezzar. ‘To. the Blbitcalscholar the discoveries of those cities, Sepharvalm and Cutha, is on great galn, for from thom were brought tho men of Se- pharyulin and the anen of Cutha, who were placed in Samaria by the Assyrian conquer- or Sargon (3 Kings, xvib, 24-31). Tho de seendants of these worglifpors of Atlratn- melech and Anaminclech, and Neraal, the nod of Cutha, are now to bo found in the small white-robed eonpromntion who gather round the lugh priest Yakub in the Syna- ug ut Nablus, ‘Ihe traveler who visits these lost remains of tho sccd of Israel may carry his thoughts far back boyond tho days of the Captivity, Into the azure of the past, to the days when the gueestors of these men made the courts of Bit-Parra echo with hymns of praise to the Sun, the “lord ut light and golden rays.” ‘Cho above is tha record of an exploror’s short campalgn amid tho buried clttes of Chatdea, and Its results are such as lead us to hope for rleher discov etles In tho future from the Innd where cen: tre all the truditions of the nistory and re Nglon of Western Asia, A Lord in Hard Luck, Tho" father,” and not a very roputable parent oither, of thd House of Lords ts the Earl ot Mownteasholl, aged ©, 0 most ditapldated olf person, representing exuctly tho clues of Irish Peers Who havo produced stich trouble, and who genvrally live town amuzing ago. 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