lIAMIU'Kd. 



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two iir three poems Miggi-sted by tin- scenes 

 :iinl ineid.'iits nf tr.n e were tin- 



t\vi> \lnwick 1'astle '' and 



' l!nr:is." Not loDg after hi* return, he contrib- 

 uted to tin- ' Marco 

 tin- lyric by \vliicli he ha* always 

 known, and tin' pnnliictiun of 

 whirli was siillieicnt to make any man's ivput-i- 

 tion. It was we iu-lievc, in 1*'JI, that tin- late 

 lolin .Jacob A-tor made him an oiler of a high- 

 ly-responsible position in ronnn-tion with the 

 management of his v.i-t estate, which he accept- 

 ed and retained for twenty-live years, relin- 

 quishing it on the death of Mr. Astor in 1849, 

 ami returning with a competence to duilt'onl, 

 the home of his childhood. In 1827 Mr. Ilal- 



imhli.shcd an edition of his poems in one 

 volume, comprising " Alnwick Castle," 1 u Burns," 

 " Marro P>o//.;iris," the poem on the death of 

 Joseph IJodman Drake, and several other short 

 pieces. Otlier editions, containing additional 

 poems were subsequently ])ublishcd, his poems 

 continuing to bo very popular. In 1847 



rs. Appletona published an elegant illus- 

 trated edition, and subsequently one in smaller 



not illustrated, in the popular blue and 

 gold style. In 18G5 ]% Ilalleck, who had 

 written nothing for publication for many years, 

 came out with a new poem, entitled '"Young 

 America," which, though not equal either in 

 power or careful finish to his earlier poems, 

 displayed evidence of considerable poetic ability. 

 Of his poems it has been well said, that "their 

 brilliancy of thought, quaintness of fancy, and 

 polished energy of diction, have "given them a 

 high rank in American literature, from which 

 they will probably not soon bo displaced -even 

 by the many admirable productions of a later 

 date. In spicy pungency of satire, and a cer- 

 tain elegance and grace of manner, without an 

 approach to stillness or formality, they have 

 few parallels in modern poetry. Their tone is 

 that of a man of the world, handling a pen 

 can-tic and tender by turns, with inimitable 

 ease; leaving no trace of the midnight oil, 

 though often elaborated with exquisite skill; 

 and entirely free from both die rust and the 

 pr. -ten-iou of recluse scholarship." Mr. Halleck 

 was a man of a singularly social turn of mind, 

 delighting in gay and cordial fellowship, brim- 

 ming over with anecdote and whimsical con- 

 ceits with remarkable power of narrative, un- 

 feignedly fond of discussion and argument, and 

 of: en carrying his ingenuity to the extreme 



) of paradox. His personal bearing was 

 in a high degree impressive and winning. His 

 presence had a wonderful charm for almost all 



jfl of persons. Jlis wit, while keen and 

 biting at times, was never ill-natured, and only 

 severe when directed against ignorant and 

 pompon- pretension. 



HAMBURG, a free city of the North-Ger- 

 man Confederation. Area, I: 1 ,.") sq. miles; pop- 

 ulation in 1866, 298,324. The "budget" for 

 18G7 estimates the receipts at 12,002,703 mark 

 current, and the expenditures at 12,002,703 



mark current. The public debt, on December 

 81, 18C,r,, amounted to 65,186,080 mark banco, 

 ( 1 mark banco equal to 84^ centu ; 1 mark fur- 

 rent equal to 27| cents). The imports from 

 Knrope and the Levant, in INI;<;. amour,;. 

 276,082,400 mark banco : tin- imports from and 

 through Altona to 4!>,547,850 mark banco 

 imports from transatlantic ports i;ii,ii -11,850 

 mark banco (those from the I'nited States to 

 20,777,000); total imports by sea 887,871,600, 

 total imports by land and river (Elbe), 891,- 

 LMCvUO; total" imports by land and sea in 

 1866, 779,088,010, against 771,608,880 in 1865. 

 The movement of transmarine shipping, in 

 1866, was as follows : entered, 5,185 vessels, 

 together of 590,077 lasts ; cleared, 5,210 vessels, 

 together of 592,250 lasts (1 last (.,000 pounds). 

 The merchant navy consisted, at the end of the 

 year 1866, of 507 vessels, together of 80,837 

 lasts. The contingent furnished by Hamburg 

 to the North-German army consists of 2,163 

 men. According to a military convention con- 

 cluded with Prussia on July 23, 1867, the troops 

 of Hamburg were discharged on October 1,1867, 

 and Hamburg was occupied bj r a Prussian gar- 

 rison, which all those liable to military service 

 will join. 



IIARBAUGH, HEifRY, D. D., an American 

 clergyman and Theological Professor in the 

 (lerman Reformed Church, born in Waynesboro, 

 Franklin County, Pa., October 28, 1817; died at 

 Mercersburg, Pa., December 28, 1867. He spent 

 bis early years on a farm, and commenced to 

 learn the trade of a carpenter in his nineteenth 

 year, but soon turned his attention to trading, 

 in the mean time pursuing his studies in an 

 academy during the summer. In 1840 he en- 

 tered Marshall College at Mercersburg, and at 

 the same time studied divinity in the theologi- 

 cal seminary at that place. The college and 

 seminary were at that time presided over by 

 Dr. Nevin, a man of profound attainments, and 

 of some eminence as a theological thinker. The 

 Tractarian movement in England was then at- 

 tracting much attention, and Dr. Nevin became 

 the apostle of a movement in this country, with 

 similar tendencies, but many dissimilar features, 

 since known as the Mercersburg Philosophy. 

 Mr. Harbaiigh, in common with the many 

 young men who listened to the teachings of 

 Dr. Nevin, could not but be profoundly im- 

 pressed with the peculiar views of his instruct- 

 or. In 1843, when ho was licensed to preach, 

 his zeal was quickened .by the famous '' Anx- 

 ious Bench " controversy of the teacher he had 

 learned to love, and he became a zealous sup- 

 porter of the Mercersburg Philosophy. His 

 first pastorate was at Lewisburg, Pa., where 

 he remained from 1843 to 1850. The taste for 

 literary pursuits, which charaeterixed his youth 

 and early manhood, never forsook him, and 

 dnring hia pastorate at Lewisburg he continued 

 his studies with unabated industry. In 1848 

 he published his first work entitled "Heaven, 

 or the Sainted Dead," which passed through 

 many editions, and was followed by " Heav- 



