The Evansville daily journal., 1857-07-02

people are aware Of. Let all sections of cur
city be accommodated with both houses and
grounds, which will give the little ones room
to breathe and grow, and give the dawning
intellect fair play.
We are inviting population from abroad,
and manufacturing capital with it. Nothing
will conduce more to that end than good
schools and inviting school houses and
grounds.
When this School tax is compared with
tie cost Of sending to private schools, it
sinks to insigniicance. This tax of ten
cents, to build school houses and buy ground,
is only ten dollars on ten thousand dollars;
and costs the poor man who Is worth five
hundred dollars taxable property, just the
price Of ten drinks of beer or brandy; and
him who is still poorer, and lives by his
labor only, not one cent; and yet if he has
dozen children it gives every one Of them the
right 10 a good education, in tho same classes
with the children of the richest in the land
in brick palace built at the public expense.
This is the true democratic way to raise a
nation of boys together, with fellow-feeling
for each other, and a yearning love for the
country of their birth and adoption, and for
the city of their childhood. that no vicissi-
tude shall quench and no time obliterate.
Let those who would have their blood
starred by pleasant emotions, and who wish
to know whether our Public Schools are
keeping their promise to the heart as well as
the ear, 60 to the Examinations now daily
being made of these schools, preparatory to
the summer vacation, and they viii find an
entertainment which will amply repay any
inconvenience it may cost them, and will be
a strong argument for more school houses.
A. CITIZEN.
| EVANSVILLE, July 1st, 1857.
CAuaHr.-Our readers will recollect an
adroit swindle practiced in May last upon a
bank in Franklin, johnson county, in this
State, by fellow who appeared there from
New York, protesting to be in search Of q
place to ''locate," and being pleased with
Franklin, struck up bargain with an old
merchant of the place to buy him out; and
then, as he had become permanent citizen
the bank consented to discount a bill tor So
500 on New Orleans for him. Having got
the money into his hands, he got himself in
to a railroad train and left the merchant and
the bank, to their own reflections; which be-
coming suddenly disturbed by doubts, en-
ouiiies were made and the draft was found
to b. bogus. The officers followed on the
fugitive's track; and the New York police
force put on the lookout, and have been in
search of him for several weeks. A few
days ago they found him, under new name
at very fashionable boarding house. or
Fourth Avenue, New York, passing for Q
man of fortune. leisure, and elegant accom-
plishments, maintaining very interesting re-
lations with several ladies. A bag contain.
ing $4,000 in gold, an elegant watch and dia-
monds were found among his effects, suffic-
lent to cover the claim of the bank. lie has
been educated as lawyer, is man of tai
ent, and in manners and appearance an ele-
CANT gentleman. Il is suspected that he has
played many successful games Of tht
same sort on Western banks. He was
brought back to Franklin, on Friday last, b!
the officers, where he made compromis'
with the bank, and paid over the $4,000 il
gold on condition that the forged paper b
destroyed. This bargain consummated, III
returned to New York ut his leisure and il
his own way, leaving the directors to settle
any question that might arise between th'
Prosecuting Attorney and themselves in re-
gard to the morality and right of compound
ing felony.