American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-08

surveyor OF New Orleans.
We learn upon reliable authority that ROB-
ERr B. STmLs, esq, Surveyor Of the Port of
New Orleans, appointed by General Zachary
Taylor, has been garoted--removed from Of
fce--and Col. WILLIAM CHRIsrY has been APP
pointed in his stead. Mr. Stille was the chair
man Of the Wing executive committee Of the
State of Louisiana, during the last Presidential
canvass, and he was the ardent and efficient
friend of " Taylor and Fillmore"
Col. Christy was gallant officer Of the army
during the war of 1929, between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain. He is q man
Of courage, an esteemed, whole-souled gentle
man, and thorough Wing.
We drop tear to the official memory of
Robert b. Stille.
REPRESENTATION. A correspondent asks
Fowler, the Phrenoiogist, some knotty ques-
tons, and he replies: 1.-THE hair you can't
split has troubled metaphysical spectators for
centuries; namely, to harmonic the creative
and oyerruling government of God with the free
agency of man. You ask how the creature can
be blamed for acting out the character which
the Creator has given him. Read the parable of
the talents in the New Testament. Each re-
ceived according to his several ability, and the
responsibility OF each was according to his
ability to use and occupy, and no greater Men
have different capacities and talents, and are
responsible only for the right use of what they
have; and one can fulfil the requirements of o
just and merciful Creator just as easily as an
other, inasmuch as he holds them accountable
no farther than their ability to obey extends"
The RITTENHousE ACADEMY, at the corner Of
Indiana avenue and Third street. is enlarged
and improved. Another story has been added,
upon which is handsome belfry, containing
well-toned bell of one hundred and fifty pounds
weight. The main room of the edifice is on the
second floor, and is thirty-four by twenty-five
and half feet, with ceiling eleven feet high.
There are besides this room of nearly the
same size on the first floor, two recitation
rooms, library, and one or more rooms in the
basement. The establishment is now quite
commodious, and presents both within and with
out neat and agreeable appearance The fur
niture is well adapted to school purposes. The
chair and desk for each pupil is made of cherry,
and supported by most admirable cast-iron Pc
destals. They are 50 constructed as to admit Of
perfect freedom of position, and enjoyment of
comfort. They are from the mandatory Of
Wales, in Boston. 4#
| The teachers are Otis G. Wight, Principal /;
A. Given Carothers, Assistant; j. Randolph
| Wilson, Teacher of Greek and Latin Mons. D.
E. Groux, Professor of Modern Languages ;
and Prof J. Gibson, Teacher of Drawing.
Last year this school opened with forty eight
pupils, and had received ffty-six by the end of
the first week; this year it opened with seventy,
and the first week closed with eighty one
The capacity Of the school admits of but one
hundred. Were we to name its patrons we
might thereby win the confidence of many but
we prefer to look to the pupils for the evidences
of successful teaching. Of these we can freely
say, that in their scholastic progress, in their
moral and polite department, and in the pride
with which they regard the institution to which
they are attached, we readily discern its excel
lence, and the faithfulncss and ability Of its in
structors.