The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-25

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Tor white boys, and Nv for white girls for
colored boys, and for colored girls. They
are attended by e,025 white boys, 2,4l7 white
girls 400 colored boys, and 1870 colored girls
The proportion Of free children between and
l5 years of age at school, 10 those not at school,
is supposed to be about 10 10l There is not
in the entire province Of Puerto Principe q
single school for free colored children Of either
sex; and II Is needless 10 add, that they are
inadmissible at the white schools. OF those
who pay for their own education, there
are 1926 white boys, 1857 white girls 37l
colored boys, and 142 colored girls. OF those
taught gratuitously by the masters, there are
e72 white boys, 5e3 white girls; II colOred
boys, and 20 colorcd girls. OF those who have
the expense of their education betrayed by
patriotic societies, there are $40 white boys and
200 white girls. Of those educated by public
subscription, OF by local taxation, there are
1,758 white boys, 297 white girls; 1s colored
boys, and 10 oolored girls Cincinnati r. r.
Record.
PIERCE BUTLER.--A Philadelphia correspond
ent Of the National Era writes to that paper
that Mr.. Pierce Butler, a report of the sale of
whose slaves we recently published, is prom.
nent member of the Episcopal Church In Phil
adelphia. "He is," continues the Era's corre-
spondent, "in full communion with the Church
Of the Epiphany of which the late Rev. Dud-
ley A. Tying was rector, and is very active In
the Sunday school, Choir, Bible Classes, and
other associations of the parish. Mr.. Butler is
likewise vestryman, and held this Office dur
ing the rectorate of the late Mr.. Tying. He
voted for the expulsion Of Mr.. Tying, and after
the latter was elected from the pulpit, Mr.. B.
had his place supplied by clerical slave
holder from South Carolina, who became the
rector"
THE LATE Hon. 0. II. SMITH.-The Hon. Oil
| 4 ~ 4 p
on Saturday evening last, was born in New
Jersey, in i794, removed to Indiana in 1917,
and gettled at Rising Sun, on the Ohio, then a
frontier town. Two or three years subsequent
| to the last date Mr.. Smith entered the law,
| and was soon after inducted into Office as a
member of the Legislature. He was elected to
the lo@ef House of Congress in 1925, and
served but one term. In 1885 he was sent to
the Senate of the United States, in which body
he acquired reputation as Chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands,
RBoubAroRs.--A store was broken open and
robbed, and afterward fired, at Isabel, Jones
County, Iowa, on the 9th ult. The owners O.
the store requested the Regulators" to e&aih.
inc certain suspected huuses. The regulators
however, began their search at the houses O.
the owners Of the store, where, to their aston
ishment, they found the stolen goods. Tht
culprits were Immediately arrested and handed
over to the civil authorities. II Rab said tha
the parties are wealthy, and one of them ha,
been hohbfed with important offices by hi
county.
A CASE OF DoUBT.-Ruloff, the alleged mur
derer of his wife, at Ithaca, N. Y, (but who's,
remains have never been discovered(, Is to havi
another new trial, after being condemned to b,
hung, and after two or three escapes frou
prison. The question as to whether he can b.
hung when his wile's body has never beei
found, is puzzling the lawyers of Ithaca
where he is to be tried Some of the 1thac
people want TO lynch him, for fear he will event
ually escape.
COMMERCE OF New 0RLEANs.-There Is n,
immediate prospect Of relief to the commerc
Of New Orleans. The report of the enginee
employed says it will require four months
labor and the expenditure of over one hundred
thousand dollars to open the South west Pass
On the 9th inst, $4,000 bales of cotton wer
then detained on ship board in consequence o
the vessels being unable to cross the bar
Among the ships detained below were eigh
from Boston, having on board several thousan,
tuns of ice.
PRESENTATION OF CoLoRs--On Wednesda,
the imposing ceremony of presenting the color
carried by the second regiment of Ohio Volun
teers to the State, took place at Columbus
The flag looks "battle tost and torn" as If |
had seen some hard service, as it must hav
from Columbus to Buena Vista and bacl
again. The flag is small one, red and whit
stripes, and white field, bearing the motto
awe go to conquer, or return no more"
CURIOUS QUESTION OF SURvIvoRsH1P.-A GU
rious case has recently been decided in Eng
land. A Mr. and Mrs. Handling were bot
killed by a falling building The husband wa
taken from the ruins quite dead, while the bod
| nf his xvifa Nvaa xuor Thu 10 xuoo a;ya
whether it could be safely presumed that tn
wife survived her husband, as this would oaus
a variation in the distribution of the property
The court decided against the supposition.
A BEoUEsT.-The Rev. Theodore Parker, {
Boston, has bequeathed his "arms"-not spiI
itual, but military-to the State of Massachu
setts. They consist of two guns-one fow
ing piece, with which his grandfather, Captai
, John Parker, shot British soldier at the ba
tie of Lexington; the other, "King's arm,
which the Captain took from the "Britisher
after he shot him. The guns are now in Ii
Secretary of States Office, in Boston, for sa
! keeping during the absence of the owner.
NEW SCHOOL TAx.-The Indiana America
J is pleased to learn that the liquor sellers
Indianapolis intend to resist the liquor Law
"Let the Court" say they, "decide whetht
the Legislature can levy q specific school ia
ON leSltnate business. we can not antlc
pate the decision, for we are sure the Boon
County Pioneer is right in saying very few uI
derstand the Constitution" trHl loTEs
A proclamation has appeared in the San Ar
tonic (Texas) Herald, from General Twigg
warning citizens from engaging in a reporte
lawless expedition to Mexico, to capture rur
, away negroes, and then sell them and divid
, the profits. The General has issued orders
/ the commanding officer at Forts Duncan an
, Clark to prevent any such attempts, and to cC
! operate with the Mexican authorities to thI
effect.
/ Mr.. John Tallman, cashier of the Bridge
port Bank, Ohio, received letter from CinciI
natl, the other day, inclosing $3.50, with ii
J following explanation "MARCH, 1859.-Som
! years ago got one hundred dollars too muC
money out of your bank. / send you for
one hundred and fifty dollars. Put nOtit
Of it in the st. Clairsville papers, so can Sc
3 IL you get it, as want to know if you get it.
Collins Park, Pittsburg, is TO be oonverts
into a race course. 1t is the intention Of IL
owner, Mr.. Wesley Greer, to admit on Il
grounds none but the best stock, to keep o,
3 professional jockies and sYindlers and "crov
, bats"
James S. Wilson, Acting Commissioner
the General Land Office, atWashington, write
"Colored persons are not citizens of the Unite
States as contemplated by the pre-emption la
(. Of the 4th September, IS4l, and are therefor