The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-29

EDUCATION IN LIDERIA.-Three of the mission
airy societies of our country have erected suitable
buildings and have selected competent teachers for
high schools or academies in Liberia. Two Of
these, the Alexander High School and the Bastion
Institute, belonging, the former to the Presbyte-
rian Board of Missions and the latter to the Mis-
sion of the Methodist Episcopal Church, located
at Monrovia; the third ia located at Cape Pamas,
in connection with the Episcopal mission.
We do not doubt that one or more of these will
gradually extend its instructions to the whole cir
Gle Of studies usual in our colleges, and thus fur
nish class OF well educated men for Africa IL has
seemed to US, however, that Liberia cannot call for
three colleges, and that, therefore, Collegiate In
stitute, well endowed, in which the advanced
scholars of these three high schools and others on
the coast, might be gathered for the completion of
their studies.
With this impression, trustees of funds for such o
college have been incorporated in Massachusetts,
and several donations of $ 900 each made to their
treasury. The interest on this subject grows; ana
we are happy to announce that, by noble resdu-
airy legacy left the New York State Colonization
Society for the support OF young colored men in
such an institution, fund of about 1926, 900 will
soen be available; while by the liberal donation of
another of our benefactors, who considers educa-
ton the great need of Africa, two scholarships of
S 500 each, have been endowed, and directions
given to President Roberts at once to select suita
bic persons, and have them in an immediate course
of preparation.
Has not the time come for the wealthy and libe-
raj friends of Africa in New York to endow pro-
fessorship Of $4,000 or $4,000; the principal to
be safely invested in this country, and its income
dedicated to the support of professorship in the
contemplated college? Should scholar of suffi
cient talents and requirements offer for the pro-
fessorshp, the whole income, S. 200 or S 400,
would not be too large a salary; and if at first ne
cessty should require to receive one of less vau
able requirements, and to whom q smaller salary
would be q fair compensation, the surplus income
might well be devoted to the procuring of library
or the needful philosophical and chemical appara.
tus ofeuch an institution.
In our Judgment, this is the special and imme-
date want of Liberia, and now is the time of de.
cisye action.
Are there not ttoeniy men in this State who can
afford s 900 each for this object? Will not some
of them make us the channel of communicating
their views and resolves? If Harvard and Yale
and Nassau and Union have been needful for
America, of no legs value would be similar insti-
tuition in Liberia.-N. Y. CoIonizGtien Journal.
LOCOMOTIVE ExPLosroY-DREApFULA ccIDRnT.-
This morning while the freight train on the Cleve
land and Columbus Railroad, to which two loco
motives, the Delaware and Lorain, were attached,
was going out, and some two miles from the city,
the Delaware exploded The Lorain was the lead
ing engine, and go great was the force OF the ex
posion, the due end of the Delaware was blown
over and some twelve rode ahead OF it, and the
main body of the engine thrown forward, over the
Lorain's tender, and upon the body OF the Lorain,
where il lay securely enough to be run into the city
without being displaced.
Mr. Salmon Boothby, engineer of the Lorain,
was instantly killed, being horribly mutatcd and
crushed VIM, Stearns, a fireman on the came en-
CINE, was badly scalded
MIR. James Bryant, engineer of the Delaware,
was severely scalded, as was Edward Cotton. fire.
man. Inc track was torn up for some forty feet,
and some of the freight cars injured.
The cause of the explosion is not vet ascertained
but it is supposed to have been want.of water as
the explosion followed the introduction of cold wa.
ter into the hues.- CiereiGnd Herald, Odd