New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-19

furJred ysung ldIlt- Que III inc "rca' oil u
whom themselves teachers for the other five week
day. Yesterday Gov. Brown, Mr.. Walker ans soGie
friends vi-ited the Free Acsdeuy, where the mos,
noticeable thing the stormy rush OF the boys
through the halls in charging class rooms; ssd the
girls schoo in Twentieth street. uner the charge Of
Miss Marion where the movements OF twice a. many
pupils conducted with perfect order and regular
ity. Gov. Brown was particularly charm-d; he had
never seen so many school children together before;
here was a. many assembled in one room as attended
ali The public schools OF Florda, al a. they came up,
column after column be thought II would require bat
little stretch Of fancy 10 imagine himself IN fairy land.
There was very satisfactory singing by the school
charming little prayer.sobg by the smallest of the
little ones and sfteTward ndescrbab- trolc on the
play ground.
Tie colored school in Mulberry street WAS next
Visited Here the boys snd grls were assembled, and
after general singing exercises, gave some good read
ing very black little boy acclaimed fairly and the
school passed rambling examination in Geography,
Grammar Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry, very
creditably.
Mr. Randall. the City Superintendent. then intro
duced Governor Brown. who said:
I have sympathy with oil; | am glad to see in all
tie shirt of Improvement Education is tue great
source of happiness Education is the parent Of viz
tue and education and virtue will make yon ali noble
ano respectable. You secure greater share OF hap
piness by attention 10 education. Without il life
woud he burden. With education and virtue as
conditions any life must be happy. Whether you or
your posterty back to your native land and raise
over the banner Of liberty you will be happy peo
pie: and yon may carry the banner of Christianity
where it is unknown. | shall 60 back to my ma
tive State with feelings Of qualification that have
Witnessed this | wish you all happiness and pros
perty.
The Hon. Mr. Walker was then introduced. He
said II has given me great deal of pleasure my
yourg friends, Ia have the privilege of making this
visit. | may say that few things have seen any
where have given me more qualification than this.
To see the cultivation OF the human mind under all
circumstances, by all the members Of the human fam
lily, is always pleasant. have visited several of the
schools Of this scity. / have witnessed in no other
examination To ascertain what progress they have
made but will say that have been profoundly graft
fled in hearing the answers which you have given to
the questions which have been put to YOU by your es-
teou.d City Superintendent, MIR. Randall They show
that your teachers have done their duty to you, and
that you have done yonr duty to yourselves. IL IL
beyond Dy power to give full expression To my graft
fcation. will mite with my frie nd, in the prayer
that may be onward, and that Heaven
may constantly shower its choicest blessings upon yO.
After more singing al exhibition of the capacities
Of the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine by one Of
the scholars for sewing Is taught in the school and
some reading by very little girl who stood up on
seet Mr. Walker suggested the singing of Hail Co
luuba." To show peculiarly of the school, the
singing master Mr.. Petit, played through the tune,
but not more than dozen Of the scholars sang. Mr..
Petit afterward explained that he had never been
able to induce teachers and scholars to sing any of
the patriotic tunes; they said that it wasn't free
country for black people. and they could not call it
n happy land" Mr.. Walker, with the trlest gen.
teInanliness regretted that he had asked them to
sing anything against which they had so natural
epugnance, and requested that they would sing, for
parting Song, something with which they ia
mil.ar. They sang Kansas song.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE LAID ACROSS THE OHIo.-
short time since Mr.. Maitland Of this city purchased
from Messrs. Tiffany & Co. some fourteen hundred
yard. of the Atlantic cable to connect Evansville,
Ind, with Henderson, Ky, and from the following
copy Of dispatch, dated Henderson, KY, 18th inst,
II will be seen with what success:
HENDERSON Ky, Oct. Is
The cable laid Yesterday and works admiration send
tbs nie,sage through IL. IL Is u H. ~ ID. TERRY.
To Il. 5. MAITLAND, esq.
ArrFNPT uPoy THE LIFE OF MINISTER BY A
CRAZY PERsoS.-Yesterday morning, Mr.. John Lane
OF No l6l West Thirty fourth street appeared at the
Jefferson Market Police Court, and made affidavit
against Peter l.. Berrien The young man who al
emptcd to shoot the Rev. Mr.. Crawford Pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church on Thrty-kOurth street,
on Sunday night, mention of which was made in
Mondays TRIBUNE. Mr.. Lane alleges that Berrien
entered the church and walked half way up the aisle,
when he haltcd and suddenly pulling pistol from
his pocket discharged it toward the pulpit in which
was the Rev. Morris d. c. Crawford. The ball
LOGGED in the gallery. Berrien then threw the pistol
upon the floor.
Mr.. Crawford. i. appears, was giving ont the text
a; the time Benien entered, and being very near
sighted could not of course obeerye his movements.
Mr.. L. saw the man enter and walk up the aisle, bnt
could not tell whether he was white or black, and
paid no further attention to him until he heard the
report OF the pistol The movements OF Berrien
observed by the sexton and several gentlemen seated
elorg the middle aisle, but Of them able To
reach him before he had discharged the weapon. The
report Of the pistol rang through the church startling
many from their med,ations, and causing great alarm
among the female portion Of the congregation. The
ediice was deusely crowded at the tine, every seat
being filed. Ii ct first thought that the minister
il jared, and several gentlemen were about pro-
ceed.ng 10 the pulpit, when the reverend gentleman
assured his auditors that he was IN 10 wise hurt that
the ball had taken obiigae turn ami lodged in tho
gallery Berren was seized ny the sexton and Others,
and given in charge OF q policeman, who conveyed
him 10 the Station House.
When Berrien drew the pistol from his packet, he
also produced letetter, OF which the following IS
copy:
GENTLEMEN; Il with the deepes. emotions tha: apsesr
beosc lis assernbyth Inc Consequence several years
most extraordinary suffering In The Of Christ. which you
a1oTe have hight 10 peak here. You have Christ
LT he las, time cuciseGhis before "yss-you
hvr had nowledse OF the thorough application " IN. law OF
Christ the nuaxn heart Ths law ias been regularly ia
my heart WIKI tie principle Of the dag-rr,houn
l" directly thsn indirectly sill eh is trre the Bie!e