Discoveries of Layard and Assyrian Sculpture Debated
An excerpt from an address at the Royal Institute in London surveys Mr Layard’s discoveries in Nineveh and ancient Assyrian sculpture. It discusses ornament, rings, and the stylistic links to Greek art, with notes on inscriptions and the early antiquity of artifacts and defences.
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Royal Insiiute
London
Layard
City
Jonah
Henthonem
Americas
Royal Institute of Architects
Bellamy
Sitney Smirke
Institute
Smirke
British Museum
Rawlingon
Hornea
Esther
Jeremiah
Pananing
Chiat
Plincaa
Greck
Onvaniens
Ragland
Terie
Euphintes
Binaan
Larae
Judwah
Solomon
Ninevah
Keiteh
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorois
Arbaces
Nineveh
Destruction Treasures Attributed To Babylonian Plot
The account describes Belos planning to move Babylonian royal palace treasures to Babylon and build a temple to mark Nineveh's destruction. A Meadian king leases palace ruins for the monument, while a priest and eunuch steal most treasure. Layard’s investigation exposed the fraud, stopping the autodefense of Sardinapalus treasures.
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Belos
Babylon
Diddorons
Layanl
Layard
Apprentice Wanted and Press Sale Noted in Local Advertisements
The item cites a youth’s apprenticeship in printing and lists a Washington Iron Press for sale due to nonuse. It also mentions a new Mount Carmel postmaster appointment, Trevorton lot sales, a local daguerreotype artist, and a list of officers and directors for regional firms.
Washington Congress Stalled as Compromise Report Delayed
In Washington the legislative halls show little activity with the compromise committee yet to report and actions against Benton and Foote not publicly disclosed. The Webster writ of error case remains under judicial review as no opinion is delivered. In Northumberland a packet boat accident near dawn sees three horses fall from a bridge into swollen waters. two swim ashore while one drowns, with ferrymen guiding the vessel to safety near Shamokin Dam.
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Congress
Washington
Compromise
Benton
Foote
Northamberiam
Shamokin
Barrel shipment from York to Harrisburg via Susquehanna canal
A barrel shipped from York Pennsylvania on April 4 arrived Tuesday at Brant's forwarding house in Harrisburg and was moved up the Susquehanna canal by boat. The distance 80 miles took 22 days. The forwarding houses Parkhurst and Heckert are praised.
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York
Messrs Parkhurst& Heckert
Brant's
Harrisburg
Susquehanna Canal
Trevorton and Susquehanna Rail Road Plan for Coal Route
The proposed Trevorton and Susquehanna Railroad will connect at Steque na near the creek mouth to the Wisconisco canal and extend 13 miles to Clark's Ferry, linking Mahonoy coal fields with Pennsylvania canals. Trevorton, near Shamokin, sits at the coal basin center, with semi-bituminous coal ideal for home and industry. Prof. Rogers notes abundant veins, including a fourteen foot vein in two hundred feet, suggesting high productivity and easy access.
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Hi Ia
le Mohon
Mahonoya
Stequena
Wisconisco Canal
Clark’s Ferry
Great Public Works
Mahonoy
Trevorton
Shamokin
Minersville
Schuylkill
Rogers
Pennsylvania Voices for Higher Duty on Coal and Iron
The piece argues that Whigs promised revenue law expansion during the 1848 campaign and blames them for inaction after General Taylor’s election. It urges Pennsylvanians to unite across parties to press a higher tariff on coal and iron, viewing protection for local industries as essential to state wealth and rights.
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Taylor
Pennsylvania
Congress
Senate
House
California
Grandfather's Timber Theft Unites Church Against Trespassers
A landowner facing timber theft from adjacent woods devised a plan by pledging recovered timber to a church being built. He urged local congregants to identify the culprits, and within a week each timber cutter paid damages, funding the church. The scheme, repeated in other locales, boosted church funds and promoted respect for property.
Borough Elections Raise Questions on Voting Schedule
An editorial laments that three borough elections are held separately, urging them to be on a single day with the same officers. It mocks current choices while noting legislative actions and a shift in editorial control at the Miltonian and criticisms of Philadelphia riots. The piece also mentions a U S census bill passage.
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Ritner, Stevens & Co
St. Lewis
Pittsburg
Laclede
Fifth
Locust Street
J. H., Parkett
John Beakey
Chester W. Pomeroy
Mary Abbott
Emanuel Black
John Leinbach
Sunbury
Northumberland
James Covert
The Iron Workers Tax for Free Trade
The text argues sympathy for labor should translate into policies that create labor demand. It cites Pennsylvania iron production rising from 213 furnaces in 1842 to 316 in 1846, with output increasing from 151,885 to 373,231 tons and values growing from about $3 million to $7 million. It contends free trade reduces labor wages by reducing demand, noting 1846 to 1850 labor payments drop from $10.5 million to $5.25 million in Pennsylvania and warns nationwide losses would reach ten to fifteen million.
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Pennsylvania
Large Fire in Gosport Virginia Destroys Up to Thirty Houses
The Norfolk Herald reports a Wednesday blaze in Gosport near the Navy Yard with a strong east wind driving fire across main and cross streets. About 25 to 30 wooden houses, valued at no less than 20000, were destroyed, insurers said to be common among owners. Norfolk and Portsmouth fire companies aided in halting further spread.
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Norfolk Herald
Gosport
Mr. Bricquet
Navy Yard
Bricquet
Butters
Foster
Swift
Breach in Parish St. James floods vast plantations
The True Delta reports a crevasse in Parish St. James measuring 200 feet wide and six feet deep. The New Orleans mail arrived tonight confirming widespread inundation and extensive damage to several plantations as the breach remains unchecked.
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Bartimone
New Orleans
Parish St. James
Cholera and voyage deaths plague river steamers
The Louisville Courier reports aboard the Hiram Powers from New Orleans to Cincinnati nine or ten sick on deck and a death among Mr. Mehaffy’s family. The Boston aster arrives with sick passengers heading to Island No 1 and the Wabash. St Louis emigrants from New Orleans number 600 with forty cholera cases likely fatal.
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Louisville Courier
Iet
Hiram Powers
New Orleans
Cinginnati
Mehaffy
Cincinnati
Island No. 1
Mississippi
Wabash
St. Louie
New Oreleans
Bostona
St. Louis
Trials and notices from gravesend to rio de janeiro
A colonial era mix of court verdicts and travel notes. A garbled report recalls a Gravesend theft trial where jurors favor mercy yet convict on doubt. a Connecticut railroad verdict grows from 9000 to 10000 dollars on appeal. Reports on yellow fever deaths aboard ships from rio de janeiro. marriages in new jersey. and early printing press arrival on the pacific coast alongside local anecdotes and prices.
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Gravesend
Foreman
London Mail
Rio Janeiro
Active
Fatwell
Baltimore
John 8. Stewart
Rio de Janeiro
Alfred S. Gaines
Covington
Rio
Wm. Oliver
Connecticut
David Roberts
Maine
Foxwell
Brazil
Ture
Maxveadtva
Catsroaxas
Hoe & Co
Gold Street
Newark
Humility over Pride in Feltham’s Resolves
The passage contrasts pride with humility, noting God’s chosen vine and the meek lambs and dove as symbols. It cites a theophany through a bush to warn against human arrogance and urges humility as the basis of love while pride fuels hate.
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Moses
Feltham
The Orphan Boy Poem Excerpt
A sorrowful verse from 1850 laments being an orphan boy and longs for relief from life. The writer speaks of absent parents, dreary worldly life, and a wish to depart to a shore where joy will be heard by those who share in sorrow.
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Susquelania
Pamplona
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von Sarn—Aa
To" Feux Lene
Mount Carmel
Petter
Argun Et
Chomren
Hiarnystad
Pocker
Ean
Wand Ra
Gi. Markley Yeistany Bencestles
John Young
War
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Thomas Rotha
John Rindall
Colseit
George Lyon
John Farnsworth
Era VT
Clement
Jacob Rohrbach
Flethy Billipt
Gideon M. Yorks
Sanwel Ffairs
Hoo CoteTanne
Moarlin
Bucher
Civis
Edward W. Bright
Nonnitt
Nomiason Bunge Company
Edwition Hall
Ins Mivihty
Gilivers
Daniel Brautigam
Joseva R. Parestey
Joux Taccant
Anos E. Kare
Witatas J. Gurenoven
Witty L. Dewant
Cuannes Ray
William Forsythe
Trevorton and
Susquehanna Rail
Neil
Brown
Tennessee
United States
Edward H Wright
New Jersey
John D. Diomatari
Georgia
U. S
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Greece
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Miltonian
D—T
Free Trade and
Lanon
Iron Workers of
Geaport
Virginia
Charleston
Dancer of
Speness
Frederic Fritz
Avorther Great Crevense
Princeton
Stony Point
D. de Fleury
Wayne
Fleury
Stewart
Col de Fleury
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Springfield
Ezra H. Corning
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Toms River
N.J
Benj. L. Trons
Joseph Grant
Amanda Trons
Dover
N. J
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Hendrick B. Irons
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Carnon
Columbia River
San Francisco
Noruixe
J. Jones John
Revorton
Zerbes Gap
Susquehanna River
Philadelphia
Shamokin Basin
Pottsville
Trevorton & Mahoney
Portaville
Inderon
O'Clough
Montgomery Boyd
Trevorton, Mahoney and Susquehanna Rail Road Company
Saturd Lay
T Reverton
May Lith
David Pease
Family Grocers & Tea Deal
S. WF
Aveh Street
Colton & Co
Sanbury
W. Cor
6Th & Arch Sts
Henry Fetter
Uppe Mesoney
Sheriff's Office
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