New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-18

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tY We learn by the Nerarf Daily thai
The girl Margaret Garrity, who vas committed ior
assassnatlng Drum remains II jail apparently com
posed and busily employed Throughout; the hours o.
The day in sewing. The cell displays a weD-iur
nished apartment having all the comfort usually
.ound in hotel lodging room. Fer friends pay her
board in advance and she takes her meals with Mr.
Beachs servant woman. The all now contains the
usual number of l6 females, and the whole number,
including both sexes, between 40 and 80.
SwInDLERs SToPpED.-The Society for
The Suppression of Gambling report that since The
Is. instant when the Anti Gambling Law went into
effect, s. policy shops, called Exchange Offices "
have been closed within the small portion Of the
City over which their examinations have extended
The TURyERs.-Ths German AssOcia-
ton IS a revival of the gymnastics and the gyInna
Sums Of the ancient Greeks. 1t is 20 be hoped says
a nespondent) that the art of turning, or gymnas
lies, If you please, viii soon reach such popularity
IN the United States as 10 form regular course OF
study in our schools academies and colleges for It
IS evident that 1t promotes and preserves the health
and beauty of the body, strengthens the muscles,
&c II is also a well known and well establish
ed fact that healthy, powerful spin. preoomlna'es
only in healthy and vigorous body therefore this
science should be destined 10 make progress and IND
a ready entrance into the American system Of edu-
cation.
For The above purposes VIZ of educating and
"a sirg healthy, vigorous strong-mnded young men
and Young women. the Turner'S Associations were
founded or revived in the Spring of the year 1910 BY
a Dr. Jahn IN Berlin, Prussia After laying his plan
before the authorities and the citizens he. with their
copSe IT. and with most vigorous support and ald
on the part Of the public, rented large t!ac OF a
pleasure ground near that city, called DE HaSsn
he,de" and soon transformed it into public Gymna
stun or Gymnastic School which was afterward
connected with the University and became regu-
lar portion of the course OF study. There we're nu-
meOus constructions, preparations and tools on the
ground. VIZ leapng poles suSpendIng poles, taws'
climbing poles swimming apparatus, &c, all
used IN the manifold exercises OF the scholars,
VIZ winning, ndIng, walking, running jumping,
climbing, swinging, drilling, &C.. which tended to
the cultivation OF accomplished courageous and able
men.
The year 1912 brought the great catastrophe Of Ma
pOeOn'S campaign and retreat from Russia, ana
er that m 1873 u was that the whole of Germany
stood IN arms against the French usuTper, and the
Turner'S were the first TO flock, defenders, around
the nag OF lutI UdtlNt idllu iHt) >tOOu i'Aii
The best braveSt, and noblest warriors foremost IN
The ranks Of the defenders of their country After
the close OF the French wal IN 1873, the European
monarChS 10 show their gratitude and to reward the
gallant defenders Of their CROWNS favored the Iur-
nerS greatly gymnaslums were founded by them
and connected as regular studies with the unlversl
ties academies, and schools But the tayors their
opponents received from he secular powers, and
from the public aroused TO jealousy the clergy, aAd
especially IN Catholic countries the results arose as
enemies Of these schools of liberty. seeing the IN
fuence the Turner'S were gaming over the public
mUd, which still kept on increasing. whereby thelI
own influence was greatly impaired, they became
anxious and filled with fear, ard remblcd lest the
people might break the letters IN which their grasp
iAg and unhalloWed ambition and avarlce had
bound the masses so II came that the fouriShlng
state Of the eymndslumS soon wlthered away for
hypocrisy and priestcrdt feared ,hc worst from these
assoc atoms and the voice of the clergy, but espe
callv Of the esutS, heard from the pulpit thun-
derng anathemaS and hurting curses and bans
against the gymnas;s These voices against me
Turner'S sounded louder and still louder. and IN 1871
Dr kohnen. hrst medical council OF the hlng oil
Prussia received orders thoroughly TO nveStl
gate the charges of the Jesuits against these lnsu
tons and to give his medical judgment, whether
there were actually any dangers lor body and limb
in these gymnastc exercises, which judgment was
gwen favor OF The gymnaSlumS, ana the document
published upon the order of the Government But TINS
only doubled thc oNcr,lOns of the opposition, as APP
pcaranceS existed IN the gymnaslumS which alarmed
The despouc mundrchs, and The tyrannlcal church
clergy. which appearances were closely connected
with the rules and regulations OF the Turner'S, VIZ the
YEARLY festival on the dTtbrS IN Lurlngth tlt Hu
merous professions with fambeaux their traternl-
cation festivals, and all other such public and social
festivals. Jesuitsm and prestcra At all tunes ana
In all countries enemies to liberty maintained that
these things evidently show that the Turner'S disturb
the order and peace OF the state, undervaue the
church and monaTchcai institutions, and more thdh
all promote the union and fraternlzaton oil me
great OF the popuiace. promote discomfort re-
SiS,ance and liberty among the people The mo-
narchs. alarmed. Hembed upon then thrones, ana
fearing the loss of their power. determined to put
end to that state of things at once and IN 1915
all the authorities were ordered 10 report upon the
| GymnasiumS, upon the influence they welded upon
the populaCc, upon the spfit that peINaues thelI
festivals TO send copies of the lays that were us
! ually sung such occasions. 81. The reports
! returned gave birth 10 a law which Immediately
! closed all gymnaslums, and dsbanded the Turner'S
Associations. The founder, DR. Jahn and his as
Sis,antS weIe arrested, tined and acquitted yet
| the Government eXlled them 10 the small town OF
kolbeTg IN Prussia. with instructions not 10 leave II
| without the Governments PERMISSION. And so was
the OF liberty crushed, lis leaders and revvers
! severely punished and deSpOtlsm ana hypocrisy,
| prestcrafi and Je Suitlsm trlumphed.
| But the very means which the enemies of the
| Turner'S adopted 70 extirpate, became the means
OF popularity for them and although the Govern.
mem and Clergy continued 10 condemn ana
| reTsecue them, the people secretly support
ed the society. which continued 10 exist and
| flourish secretly, gaming IN number and lnnu-
| ence. The revolutions OF lsis which shook
| Europe, and made tyraniS fear and tremoe upon
| arches 10 recIeaie them republics which made
Jesuit Rome quake N her Surest foundations. and
50 tiiectualv that she never shall overcome II IN
these re>olutonSli was. where noble men, members
OF the Turner'S associations, put themselves, al the
peril of their lives, liberties and fortunes, al the
head OF the Infatuated MODS, 10 check their Wild, des
tructiyc progress 10 lessen the atrocities OF an up
roarlous. ignorant populace. endeayorlng to guide
them and 10 form the bood-lhrsty masses INTO regu-
lar armies, 20 defend their rights, and when Ucto
nous, they gave 10 the people republican laws and
form At 4tAx. M The
| To let tyranny ana JesuillSm get the upper hand
once more 10 drive the noble leaders OF the popu
lace as exles upon The shores Of hosptabe and free
| North America.
These men. never discouraged. will not cease 10
labor for the good Of their fellow and for that
purpose have formed IN this city, well IN all
other large cities OF the Union, Turner Associations,
with all The Old spirit and the Old regulations, adding
only that spi.lt o. freedom which knows national
barriers, no cid preJudocs, but makes Its sons 80
many voices proclslmns truth and liberty 20 the Ut