Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-19

R.len" are such, In great majority OF cases,
70 render 1t Imperative on them to take their
eni'drsn nom school and place them in situa-
uons whers tnsy may assist In maintaining
themselves.
Nwaa Tor such children that public schools
were originally provided; and while we are OPP
posed 70 limiting them to any particular class
Oh citIens, We are equally opposed to that
Poiey WHICH "ouia provide Opportunities for
SECURING complete Enghsn education Tor the
PfoPor'onsny 70" oniidren VINO would be able
" se.au n'sn SCHOOLS anu, AZ the same time,
ss'usi'J aectease tne enances Tor the children
VI 'nose Ia number circumstances, to obtain
~" mo i.uiinen's VI ieainin8. while there
p'ouny inA"iny' 'nen, 20 make even
p.iA. piosision 10, AL the cniidren In the city,
i'' s.o'e VINO "ouia na'e .neir children thor
ousn.' suusSsea, pay ior inc tuition tney may
require ai'ef enjoying all the advantages our
s Sfsoes u Puoiie SCHOOLS anoro. IL Is
ua'aiy nAs'y 'nat sucn az are able to support
'nsif ennoren wniie attending high school,
arg no' also luly aois 70 pay the price OF their
'0iion 'nsrein. H. however, there were funds
enough 70 provide sumcient number OF pri-
for all, we would be as ardently in favor of
their establishment as any body else. a
It is not our purpose to argue against night
schools, If the school fund were sufficient to
support them, we only contend that the money
spent for them would be far more advantage
ousy applied il appropriated to sustain primary
schools; and, hencs, while there are not enough
Of the latter to accommodate halt the children
of the city, we are opposed to their being
further reduced, and the money devoted to
something less beneficial. As for making ar-
rangoments now, with the expectation that
Congress will comply with the request of our
citizens, and make an appropriation for our
public schools, while we hold that it is right
and proper for Congress to do so-that it is, In
fact, duty that body owes to this commu.
nity-we are not 30 sanguine that it will be
done as to believe that the time has arrived
for providing for the expenditure of such a
prospective appropriation. 1t would be wiser to
get the money first, and we may rest assured
there will be no lack Of opportunities to apply
it, and that, too, in q manner highly beneficial.
There is danger, in spending it in advance,
that we spend more than we obtain. s.t..
~, AMI 0kpAR hEf RAILROAD
-N' o'0ie,Aiy VI 'ne INFERIOR yesterday ap-
P.o'eu " .ne o's'e Oh fiorida grant for 2S4,.
- v'o aoieS o, iano enuring TO that State under
INC act VI may I'tn, 1896, to and in the con-
suu'uon Oh railroads. This grant is applica-
uie W .he ROAD extending from FerAandina, on
.no Auan'ic' 70 oedar hey, on the Gulf of
'.o' one Vi tne most important railroads
pioDa"iy IA the extreme south. A considerable
pofuon Vi IL mas Deen IN operation for more
'nan year past ana IL is expected that the
.H.'ie ,oau VIII DC completed and put in work
ing oruei as carly as the lst OF January next
AZ oo'h It's 'ermini there are said to be good
nAroors' ana IL Is confidently believed that the
Improvement will literally compensate the
pupiic spirited gentlemen who originated and
constructed 1t. Mr.. luiee, one Of the United
States Senators from Florida, is the president
of the company ownine the road ana :,
ia ,,r;a nor,.,o.;o Aa yves
us laplo completion, probably, chiefly to his
energy and business talent.
In This conrs.t;o,
"0 in1y auu that com
pany has already been organized, having for
its object the establishment of n linz ., 60
g.. ~ y, ''ea"
o.s " run run Ne~ ,ork 70 fernandina, the
ablv toucb M Cbor,.s,o c, ~,
anu oa'annan' Inc
same company also propose to establish another
line of steamers IN NV hotu..n A. -.-
terminus Of the road, at Cedar Kew. and Te.
huantepec, where they will connect with tbo
route across the isthmus, thus converting the
road into a link of the continuous route of
travel from New York to tho Pacific .oosf
CN,NV nv 49," 70 es'a"hsneo from
CEDAR hey TO Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston,
Vera Cruz, and other ports on the Gulf Of
Mexico, and even to cities on tho M;ss;ss;,n;
as far IN "a St. Louis Tho .ons,ru.,;o, ne ~
roaa Ill, 1''n VI .ne
io"u wiz 0onouee srea'iy 10 accelerate the NIL
ing up OF that part Of the State of Florida, and
converting its present wildsinto valpah,a NAV
,..;o, law P'An
'auons'
NAvAL.-We clip the following items of naval
intsIlioence fron our Nav Vol .~.h
rs I'm wi 1'o" LUX exchanges:
&, Gneo States steamer Caledonia went
~ oo i. s,i fes'eIoay, ana as soon as she
CoWPietes taxing IN neI stores Will sail for Para