1886-08-18 Elgin Daily Courier

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ELGIN, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1886.

BY DOHERTY &

PHARAOH'S HOUSE.

RUINS OF A PALACE REFERRED TO
BY THE; PROPHET JEREMIAH, tiii

THE IRISH CONVENTION,

Rains of a Castle In the Midst of the

Mud Swamps oft the Nile—Discoveries

In Pharaoh's Kitchen—Nebuchadnez-
zar's Ylctbry.	. >. ■

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Another very curious and interesting dis-
covery bas been made in the loneliest and
dreariest corner of the delta plain of lower
Egypt. In the land where previous explorers
have found only the monuments of an ex-
tinct faith and the graves of a dead nation,
Mr. Flinders Petrie has lighted upon the
ruins of a royal palace. The fortunate finder
of Norcratis has now been working upon a
vast mound called Tell Defenneh, which his-
torians have long identified with the Pelusiac
Daphnas of the Greeks and the Tahpanhes of
the Bible. Here he has discovered the ruins
of that very palace to which, as recorded in
tho Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Johanan,
the son of Kercah, followed by all the captains
anil the remnant of J udah, brought the fugi-
tive daughters of Zedekiah, then a dethroned
captive in Babylon. This flight of the He-
brew princesses took place about 585 B. C.,
during the reign of Ua-ab-Ra, whom the He
brews called Hophra and the Greeks Apries.
PLaraoh received the fugitives kindly.
To the mass of the Jewish immigrants he gave
tracts of land, to the daughters of Zedekiah,
his former ally, he assigned this royal palace,
which the Bible calls "Pharaoh's House in
Tahpanhes."

CASTLE OF THE JEW'S DAUGHTER.

Alfchougl^this part of the delta is jiow a
wilderness,Alialf marsh, half desert, over
which no traveler ever passes, it was at the
time when these events took place a rich pas-
toral districts-fertilized by the annual over-
flow of the/ Nile. In the midst of jnud
swamps have long been observed some-groups
of ruins, to one of which was attached the
name of the Castle of the Jew's Daughter.
Hearing this from his natives Mr. Petrie at
once perceived the interest which must a tach
to the place, and the intelligent labor which
he lias bestowed upon it has met with a suit-
able reward. Not only the architectural
structure, but its history also lias been
rescued from oblivion.

The building was at first a stronghold—
quadrangular, lofty, massive, like a castle
keep. It contained sixteen square rooms or
each floor, both the outer and partition wallt
being of enormous strength. It is, of course
impossible to guess of how many stories i
was originally composed, but it is of its faliei
stones that the mound is made, This strong
hold was built by Psannneticus I, as u
proved by the deposits marked with the royal
name and titles, placed under the foundation
walls. There were found also the libation
vessels, specimens of ores, bricks, the bones of
the ox and bird sacrificed at the time and a
series of tablets with inscriptions. The rooms
in the castle were lined with slabs of fine
limestone, covered with hieroglyphics, figures
of captives aiid the like, delicately carved ;.ii(i
painted, j These are now splintered and
mined, as the castle was burned as well as
battered down, and very few objects of valuri
were therefore to lie recovered. But the
basements remain in very perfect condition,
and in the basement were the kitchen, butler's
juyitry anil scullery, and these domestic
"offices become of great interest when they
form part of an Egyptian palace 2,550 years
old.

IN KINO PHARAOH'S KITOHEN.

The kitchen of Pharaoh's house in Tahpan-
hes is a big room, with recesses in the thick-
ness of the wall which served for dressers.
There were fourteen large jars and two large
flat dishes standing unharmed in their
places, amid the general destruction. A
stone corn crusher, a large iron knife, weights
and three small iron spits were found in this
room. In the butler's pantry adjoining were
no wine jars, but hundreds of jar lids aud
plaster stoppers, .some stamped with the
royal ovals of Psammeticus, and some with
those of Necho, his successor. The , empty
jars, with quantities of other pottery, mostly
broil en, were piled in a sort of rubbish closet
outsi Je, and next was a small room, sacred to
the k uillery maid or dish washer. It con-
tained a recess with a sink, a bench to .stand
things upon, and recesses in the wall by way
of shelves. The5 sink was formed of a large
day jbr with the bottom knocked out, and
filled with broken potsherds placed on edge.
The water ran through this and then into
more broken pots below, placed one in an-
other, all bottomless, going down to the clean
sand belo^y. The potsherds were clogged
with fish bones.

In other chambers were found numbers of
early Greek vases, ranging from 550 B. C. to
000 B. C., some very finely painted with
harpies, sphinxes, dancers and the like; nearly
all, however, were broken, but some can be
mended. A sword handle, some scale armor,
bronze rings, amulets, beads, seals, and
especially two rings, engraved with the titles
of a priest of Amen, have been found and
many small tablets with inscriptions.

Mr. Petrie has looked diligently for the
stones which Jeremiah hid among the brick
work, and some unhewn stones have been dug
out from below the surface, but to identify
them positively would, of course, bo impos-
sible, unless the prophet had previously in-
scribed them, which is unlikely. Egyptian
inscriptions say that Nebuchadnezzar did
come to Tahpanhes, and spread out hii-
pavilion on that very spot, as foretold in
Jeremiah's prophecy, but they say thai he
was defeated. Babylonian-inscriptions state
that he conquered, and the truth is hard to
determine.—Pl\iladelpbia Times.

All Preparations Made for the
Meeting' — Judge Fitzgerald to
Be Temporary Chairman.

Arrival 011 the Scene of Action of
O'Brien, Deasy aud Redmondv Par-
nell's Representatives.

For the fall trade begin to arrive and we must make room
T erefore will offer for the next

The Voice of a Majority of the Delegates
for Peacs-KA. Conflict Would Im-
peril the Cause.

That our prices are always low
all kinds of G UOCF.lt] E&.

closed out

TTtKI.AXn's LOVAL SON'S.

Chicago, Aug. IS.—President Egan an-
nounced last evening that the Irish Na-
tional League convention would meet at
two p. m. to-day. He said that the ere-)
ileiitiuls could not possibly be examined
in time for an earlier meeting. Much
speculation is expressed as to the num-
ber of delegates that will be present at
the opening of the convention. Under the
constitution as many as 2,500 may come,
but it is questionable whether more than
1,800 will form the deliberate body. Of
these New York will come in with about
200, Pennsylvania with about 175,
Massachusetts with perhaps 100. Among
the leBser delegations Louisiana, Min-
nesota and Nebraska figure with thirty
each and Iowa with about forty. It is
expected that one of the first measures
to bo introduced in the convention will be
the enforcement of the unit rule, hence the
representation of the three first-named
States is of the greatest importance.

The National Executive Committee met
last night secretly, with twenty Stat es rep-
resented. It was decide 1 to put up Judge
Fitzgerald, of Cincinnati, for temporary
chairman.

As to the platform, it is expected to be
the same in spirit as before. It will be in
favor of allowing the Irish to settle the
question as to how th .* reforms shall be
brought about, leaving the cause in the
direction of Mr. Parnell and his party.

it was chartredyesterday that the Egan-
Sullivan-Finerty liianaa-ers intended to
put through the convention in some
shape a physical-force resolutiofi to
hamper Parnell into the advocacy
of such* a policy. This Mr. Egan
positively denied, saying that the
only way the -league had ever ham-
pered the ^rreat Irish leader was by send-
ing him • ail the money he needed and al-
lowing him to spend it as he pleased. He
predicted that this was the only way Mr.
Parnell would ever be hampered by the
league.	"v

hi a brief talk last night Judge Fitzger-
ald said, in answer to a question as to his
position in the ex peeled • contest for the
presidency of the league. ''I'm for Par-
nelj and Ireland. There is no other side.
We will not listen to the fighters and ob-
jectors. They and the schemers, if there
are any, will not bo tolerated.- We simply
wiil not have it."

The three Irish Parliamentary delegates,
accompanied by Mr. P. A. Collins, of Bos-
ton, arrived last night at 10:80 o'clock.
They were met at Michigan City by a recep-
tion committer consisting of a delegate
from each of the several leagues of the city,
headed by Hon. John F. Fin-
erty. Michael Davitt accompan-
ied the recepti^ committee. Mr.
Finnerty spoke a/ few words of wel-
come whichwere feelingly replied to by Mr.
O'Brien. On reaching the city the party
was escorted to tho Grand Pacific Hotel.

All three of the delegates ex pressed them-
selves as much pleased with their trip and
with the cordial welcome extended to
them. They said that Mr. Parnell .was
perfectly satisfied with the way in
which the league had been managed
in America, and hoped to see it con-
ducted in the same way in the future. They
did not think that there would be any con-
flict in the convention, as the better sense
of the delegates would prevail.
They did not. think that any thing
like physical force would be advo-
cated or adopted, as all knew that it
would be most disastrous to the cause
whiph Mr. Parnell has so much at heart.
After supper the delegates were taken to
Mr. Egan's parlor, where a consultation
lasting until after midnight was held.

Mrrf. Parnell, mother of tho Irish leader,
arrived from New York at 1:10 this morn-
ing. She is stopping at the Palmer House.
Many other members of the league reached
the ciftv yesterday.

Several State delegations held caucuses
last night to decide on their moile of ac-
tion, ■

The delegates who arrived yesterday
nearly all declare for peace. They want to
see harmony at all hazards, and will ef-
fectually sit on any attempt to create dis-
cord. They say that they came here to
transact business and not to listen
to any personal grievances or to hear old
scandals retold. This is thekeynoteof the
situation, and the vast majority of the del-
egates—even those who are friendly to Egan
and Sullivan—will pursue that policy.
They say further that the American people
are in sympathy with them, and that any
quarrel will only disgust them and force
them into withdrawing both their finan-
cial and moral support. From all of
which it seems that there will not be as
much of a fight as has been predicted.

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Of every kiud at such prices as

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An early call solicited.

IT WILL

spring

Respectfully Yours,

It will pay you to trade
with us.

Cash Grocers

For a short time only. To reduce stock we

will sell

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Down's Self-adjusting,	"	-	Price $1.50, at 85c.

Dermatoid	-	-	"	I" $1.00, at 75e.

Magic Clasp	-	-	-	- " $1.00,at50c

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Warner's adjustable, Flexible hip, - 54 > " $1M5» at 7 5c

THE BEAUTIFUL

BUT IT IS A CERTATNITY THAT NO ONE WAS EVE If DISSATISFIED WTTH THE WORKING

OF A STOVE MADE BY RATH BONE, SARD &- CO., THE LARGEST AND THEJH.DKST STOVE

MAKERS IN THE COUNTRY. THEY LEAD AL I. OTHERS WITH 1THEIR ACORN

ICE CREAM

AND

LINE OF GOODS ANDl
Heaters—the cheapest in the
end—We also sell the now
well known New Lyman Va-
por, stove. This being- the
third year's sale of it by us

HERE. EVEIl YONE war.

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ranted. Nearly :J(HI now in
use in Elgin.r Always a suc-
cess and a comfort—clean
economical, durable, quick
convenient and simple

Several other makes to close at reduced prices

SEWING MACHINES

Also a full line of Builders' Hardware, bought direc from
factories. Housekeeping Outfits a speciality With us.

KIMBALL & MITCHELL

And if you want to buy a good substantial

well made

TRUNK OR TRAVELING BAG

At a reckless low price, now is your time and the

1 * River Street,

Nearly one-and-a-half million
in use. Over 2,OOO in Elgin
and vicinity.

'-iTheT best .Woodwork and Attach-
ments.

57 Grove Ave

all repair

word at the sptore, our wagon will call for

jobs ano return same free of charge.
No. 5 C AIC AG OlStreet, Elgin III.

A.P.THOMS

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No. 8 Heap St., near Bridie.

Who has over 20 years' experience
in the sewing machine business.

NEW COAL

Having perfected all arrangements for the business we
ere now prepared to furnish all sizes and grades of

Hard and Soft Coal

at the lowest market value. All coal handled will be of the
best quality, and orders by telephone or mail will receive
prompt attention.

EATON & BOSWORTH,

Lumber Yard,.ne ar St. Paul Depot.

$100 0 forfeit

'"'ttHtlUS*

Author of "Uncle Tom'ij Cabin.'

Mi-s, Harriet Beecher Stowe bas annou .'ced
to her intimate friends Uer pemmnent retire-
ment from the literary world. The author of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is no longer the strong
woman of a few years ago, her constant
■watchingby the bedsidtof her dying husba.ii]
having practically shat tered her health, as it
has reduced the robust physical frama to
merely a skeleton. For more t han eighteen
months, wi h scarcely t.n interruption, has
the affectionate wife regained at -her hus-
band's side reading and -singing to him as he
lingers through the days and nights waiting
for the end that is not far off. Mrs. Stowe is
75 years of age, and although &he retains a
lively interest in current events in order that
she {nay gratify the desires of her invalid
husband, the famous writer is content that
her work is done. The returns from her
works have fortunately placed her in com-
fortable circumstances.—Boston Transcript.

An Extradition Treaty with Japan.

Washington, Aug. 38.—The State De-
partment has been officially informed that
the Japanese Government lias ratified the
extradition treaty as modified and accept
ed by the United States Senate on June 21.
An exchange'of official copies will now give
it biuding effect upon both nations. This
treaty iB a new departure, inasmuch as it
is the'first extradition treaty negotiated
by the United States with an Oriental coun-
try, and especially gratifying to. Japan,, as
it is the first treaty negotiate^ on equal
terms between Japan and a great foreign
power. Heretofore a combination of tlie
leading powers has virtually dictated
treaty conditions to Japan.

A Fanlty Scaffold.

Chicago, Aug. 18.—A Bcaffold on which
six masons were engaged in the erection
of the new Catholic Church at the comer of
Blucher and Wellington streets, Lake
View, broke down yesterday afternoon,
precipitating t|ie tradesmen to the ground,
with appalling results. All of the victims
sustained broken limbs, and^two of them
are unconscious, and it is thought will not
recover.

Six Killed and a Town Rained in Dakota.

Aberdeen, D. T., Aug. 18,-.The latest
news of Sunday nigbt's storm Is that the
town ot Newark is entirely cjestroved, five
persons being killed. Mortimer Kennedy,
the town-Bite proprietor of Newark, is
among the victims. South of Lamoure
William Rowan was killed in his house,
,which was blown down. He {eaves no

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FOH S CEWTS.

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There are a thousand little things which may occur, when a
bakery becomes a positive neccessity. Now as everyone must
need at one time or another to patronize a bakery, It becomes
neocessarv todetermine what oneyou will favor with your pat-
ronage, you must be governed entirely by selfish motives in
this and buy where you can get the best goods for the least
money. There can be but one place of that description, and
that plate is the bakery and grocery of	i.

This Cigar will prove, a9 represented and ttHI be exten-
sively advertised in every town fbr live dealers who will
appreciate its merits and posh it accordingly.

Address BANGHART. BROS., Sole Agents,

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A. J.MANN'S,
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RICHMANNBRO'S,
E.'M. MARTIN'S,
EUGENE LYNCH'S,
LOUIS KRUGER'S,

Next to McBride's Coal office. *

Tlie Paris "Deadhead's" Latest Move.

The latest move of the Paris "deadhead" is
to present himself to the manager of a theatre
with a huge bundle of manuscripts under his
arm. "Do you/ le says, "want a five act
tragedy?" "Ifo." "A three act comedy?"
"No." "A one act farce?" "No; I always
write the lever de rideau myself," "Well,
then," the deadhead says, "give me a couple
of seats for to-night." And the manager,
glad to get fid of him on such easy terms,
generally gives him the pass.—Brooklyn
Eagle.	^

At a "John" picnio in Pennsylvania every
son of a mm named John was given a plate
of rake and a dish of ice creuu.

Hats cleaned; died and retrimmed-
silk hats ironed, at 22 Spring street
near P. O.	6-24ml

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