Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1875 — Exploration of Palestine. [ARTICLE]

Exploration of Palestine.

Lieut. Condor, of the British Palestine Exploration Expedition, has sent home a report of the progress of the survey under his direction, which presents the following account of the work accomplished during the present year: In February a triangulation of .MO square miles of the desert west of- the Dead Sea was made. In the next three months nearly the whole of Pliilistia was surveyed. In June and July the expedition was at work in Galilee, when they were attacked atSafed, and their labors temporarily broken off. They bad, however, at that time, completed the survey of 180 miles, and worked up twenty of the thirty miles composing the line of levels from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee. Among-the discoveries of especial interesfto the Biblical student are those of the supposed sites of Adullam, SerarMakliedaji and Cana of Galilee. “In Jerusalem,” runs the report, “Lieut. Conder was so fortunate as to find the Asnerie, the crusading inn for pilgrims. It lies close to the Grotto of Jeremiah, and is now partly excavated, showing long lines of mangers. .At Nablus he discovered that nearly the whole of the floor and foundations of the early church built over Jacob’s Well- exist still, hidden by modern vaults. At Shefa Amr, a magnificent sepulcher has been found, with elaborate ornamental work. The present church there proves to be built on foundations older than the Latin occupation. At Khorbet Rumah, a site of great medieval interest. a rude Jewish tomb was found near the mouth of a large cave. This corresponds with the story of an early Jewish traveler, that at. Rumah were to be seen the sepulclaa; «*£Jsenjamin and a cave near i! whence the Messiah was expected to appear.” Intelligence from Lieut. Conder, dated Aug. 12, related that he was still at Mt. Carmei awaiting official investigation into the outrage at Sated. It is believed that six months’ work w ill complete the survey of Western Palestine. The Troy (N. Y.l Whig says: “ A day or two since one of our townsmen was engaged in painting the tin roof of liis dwell-ing-house, A sixteen-foot ladder stood up against the house, the top of which projected about a foot aud a half above the. eaves. While busily engaged at work he was startled by hearing a childish voice say: ’Papa, me up high.’ Looking up, to his horror and astonishment he saw lus little tw'o-year-old l»oy standing on the eaves of the house, with one hand on a rung of the ladder. For a moment he hesitated as to what he should do, hut finally he spoke quietly to the boy, telling him to stay there until papa would come and get him. The boy obeyed, and the anxious father reached him, aud taking him in liis arms descended the ladder. "He did not paint any more that morning. How the child managed to climb the ladder to the ; roof, and then step oil' on the eaves, and turn round and take hold of the ladder, j all without falling, is a mystery.” ' The editor of the Stockton (Cal.) Leader , who is a married lady, comes to the following conclusion.- “It is.time this miserable statute which annihilates the Tindividualitv of a woman who become a w ife was expunged from our law codes, and until then women should resolutely set their will against marriage.”