The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-25

IoSIAN HTsroRY NUTsHELL.-The Ionian Is
lands of which so much has been said since the
publication of Sir John Young's despatch, were
occupied 9th June, 1897, by the French General
Gentilly, and were given to France by the treaty
of Campo Formio, 18th October, 1897 by which
France and Austria divided the possessions of the
Republic of Venice. During the disasters which
followed the departure of General Bonaparte for
Egypt Turco-Russian feet took possession of the
lonian Islands. Corfu capitulated the Sd of
March, 1893. By convention concluded between
the Porte and Russia at Constantinope the 2lst
of March, 1900, it was stipulated that the Seven
Islands, and the coast depending them, should
be constituted into a republic, to be tributary to
the Ottoman Empire. The treaty of Amens con-
frmed the loss to France of the Ionan Islands, by
declaring them independent and placing them under
the protection of Russia The treaty of Tilst, the
7th of July, 1907 restored the Seven Islands to
France, and General Berther, appointed Governor
the 1st of September, 1907, published declara-
ton to the effect that the liberty of public worship
should be maintained, but that the Greek should
be the dominant religion; that the tribunals should
continue to try criminal matters; that the Senate
should be maintained but that its decision should
be submitted to the Governor for his appreciation.
France retained possession of the Ionan Islands
until the year 1914. She then renounced all claim
to them by the third article of the treaty of Paris
the 3Oth of May, 1914. General DouZelot evacua-
ted Corfu and its dependencies on the 1st of June
according to the terms of the treaty. The Senate
Immediately assembled and expressed a wish to
preserve the independence of the islands, remarking
occupations as purely military, and that, the
being ended, their territory should be evacuated.
Finally, in consequence of the treaties concluded
between the Allied Powers the 4th of July and
5th September, 1915, the Ionan Islands were
placed under the protectorate of Great Britain.
THE INDIAN Schools THE SIOUX AGENCY.-On
late visit to the Sioux Agency, remained for
nearly month"; and had ample opportunity to gra-
tify desire we long had of visiting the Indian
schools of that place. The qualification it afforded
to see the long lines of Indian boys and girls pur-
suing their studies was great. On entering the
schoolroom, the first thing which attracts attention
is the order with which everything is conducted
The natural curiosity of the Indian must ofcourse,
be gratiied by gazing at a stranger upon his first
entry; but tap on the desk from the teachers rule
sets them all to study again with renewed energy.
The most perfect decorum prevails; no buZzing is
allowed, no whispering tittering; but everything
orderly and quiet and each school apparently in
tent upon study alone. We had the pleasure of
hearing some of the children read and spell, both
in their own language and in English; and can
safely say that we have seldom been in any white
school where children of that age had made greater
progression than those little Sioux hterati They
are taught all the simpler branches of learning
reading, spelling, arithmetic, and writing; and in
this last, some even of the smallest scholars have
made astonishing progress The school is under the
supervision of Mr.. A. Robertson who by his su
perior knowledge of Indian character and his kind
and gentle manner toward the children is eminent
ly qualified for the position The Sioux child is
naturally of lively and intelligent mind 1t is quick
to learn, possesses retentive memory, and is even
more ready at expressing and explaining that which
it has already learned, than the white child. 1t
would in fact, be difficult to draw any mental divi-
ding lines between the two-although the physical
differences are plain enough. The missionaries all
bear testimony to these facts.-Herndon Mn, De-
n,ocrat.