The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-31

Ansndneaass - lhe 6cheoi Law.
/ The Board Of kdscasioa have adjoasne1,
alter sessioa 81 sene thaoe vooks. TAey hAys
nade some auen1nents Is ~ Hehesi EAw. =
felloWs:-
+ !. L diminisi,sa tAs 1rlies e ahe County Su-
pcsiasendeAt. 49, oeaoees - salary 70 pr
diem requires Ain 70 e1amiae teachers and ~
port annually 10 the Board. He h not required
% 50 among The schools; ~ i there an, pro.
vision for payment Of services Il he does CO.,
Though still retaining the name Of SuperiD,.nd.
eas, 10 is under The presen. lAw properly ali Ex.
amiDer and Reporter.
2. A. the Law stands amended. the directors
Of tho ssedissiess have pewes 70 levy taxes
aud build school houses to suit themselves,
when The Township Board fails 10 provide 70,
them to their liking.
3. Same provision 10 made to facilitate The
children OF one district attending the school in
Another when more coLvenisns. q the option Of
the directors Ia the two eub-districte.
A these are The principal changes, il will ap
pear, that the aim hos bees merely to reduce the
L
tenn. In this State each tcwaship 10 . school
district presided over BY Board Of Township
Directors. Il is their duty TO provide suitable
seheal houses ia each sab>distrsct, and to see
that schools are maintained during certain
period each year, under penalty Of FORGETTING the
public fands. Much complaint was made on
account Of the rction OF these Township Boards.
Pie new arrangement will, il isthoughs, remove
oil cause for unpleassntness from that source
Cutting down the salary Of County Superin>
tendents 10 estimated to save the people Of the
State in taxation t20. 600 per annum.
Hon. Tbomas H. Benton, Jr., has been res
elected 70 the Office Of Secretary of the Board.
His salary amounts TO o. 800 including inciden,
tal expenses.
| PoPULAR SovxaEIGxTr IN NEBRAskA-FED-
EsAL PAraoxAss ARD OsSicIAL IxrERrERkxcE
roo MUcn yoR rr.-There are few slaves in
Nebraska. recent attempt has been made in
the Territorial Legislature TO get rid OF them by
''unfriendly legislation" which has signally
failed. A law, abolishng slavery, passed the
House, but through the influence of Buchansns
officials. was defeated in the Council. Had the
law passed both Houses its fate would have
been the same, az it would have been vetoed BY
| the Governor, as was done in Kansas by Gov.
Medary.
This is popular sovereignty in practical ope-
ration, and a very different affair from ..my
principle" as copyrighted in Harper. The
owners Of twelve slaves, backed by Federal
patronage, aud Territorial officers, are too
much for the people Of Nebraska.
NJ. Faulkner Of virginis will probably be ap.
pointed minister to France; although two other
defeated Democratic Coneressmcn-Henry NJ.
Phillips OF Penn, and W. S. Groesbeck OF Ohio
seek its enIollent influences.
The anxiety Of Mr.. slideli, the Senator from
Louisiana, TO purchase Cuba, shows that he has
no fears in regard TO the Union. The Louisville
Journal expresses the opinion that he viii ges
very little support from the North and West,
because there is manifest impolicy in the old
firm contracting new obligations when some of
the partners are proposing to break up the es-
tablishment. a
The widow Of the famous Morgan, of Anti
Masonic no;oriety. is now q resident of the
vicinity of Memphis, Tenn Tie appeal OF that
city says: She has bees cor nected with the Leath
Orphan Asylum since her advent here, and her
labors 10 behalf Of the poor and unfortunate
will not soon be forgotten by the recipients of
her favors"
"a The Superintendent, Freight and Ticket
Agents of the Western Road have removed
their offices TO the new Depot on the accre>
tons, where very handsome and convenient
rooms have been fitted up. The Supernten-
dent, BY the way. is having the Company's
very excellent manner. The several tracts laid
down on the new fill are laid on broken stone
| the entire ding is macadamized with broken
rock and ai the tracks through the city fxed
| in the same manner. n thing could be more
permanent aud workmanIike. Whatever may
be said in regard to the management of the
| business Of this Road, one thing is very certain,
good judgment has been exhibited ia its con-
struction. No money has been spared in ma
king it frs. class railway. The fencing aud
bAllastiug. although the latter, owing 10 the
lack Of gravel, ia attended with considerable
expense, has been steadily prosecuted, until
most Of the road is nov securely fenced and
the worst OF tie track ballasted. The man who
rides hence to Ottumwa will agree with us that
our road is 10 sn excellent condition. And il he
inspec.s other railways, in this State, will say
that it is the only one worthy OF the name
eB little furry Of snow fell yesterday
morning, which brought out the slei2hs in cou>
siderable numbers in the afternoon. Most Of
them repaired to the river, where the ice fur
nishes excellent sleiehng.
supreme COurt-Dccensb bel Term, 1885, 3.
CAUSES DEc.pKp.--DEc Goth.
Cook l. Sargent We Dillon, Scott, Affirmed