Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-22
COVINGTON NEWS.

C1RcuIT CoURT.-The jury in the case Of
Synder US. Buckingham, after having been
closeted for two days, reported to the Court
that they were unable to agree, and were dis
charged by the Judge. The amount in con-
troversy is $4,000, for corn which the
plaintiff claims to have delivered to the de-
PENDANT, but which the latter denies ever
having received.
The counsel in the case of Boden US. Coos
meir, closed their argument yesterday, at
about half past three o'clock, and the jury re-
tired, but were soon after dismissed until to-
day, at nine o'clock. The court then ad-
journed.
AS matter of reference, we give the am
neXed table of the common law cases, to-
gether with the days on which they are to
be heard, for the remainder of the present
week.
Tenth Day. To-day.)-J. G. Reno Us. Ed.
Williams; G. D. Shut, assignee, Us. Smith 4
Taliaferro Central Bank of Kentucky ps. S.
j. Walker, ct al; Taylor Mill T. p. r. Co. u.s.
John Wiesenberger; Thos. l.. Smith u.s. Jno.
G. Smith; Cambron & Fisk Us. Eldridge &
Riddle.
EleOenh Day. Friddy.(-A. J. Francis Us.
II. D. Stratton; II. 7. Garnett Us. H. G.
Harris; Benton 4 Nixon Us. VIM. Frazier Jno.
W. Fox Us. VIM. Frazier; r. H. Lawson &
Co. vs l. N. Evans; Williams & Cassidy Us. j
G. Thomas.
Tweyh Day. (Sdtrday.)-J. NJ. Garris
executors Us. Thomas and A. L. Greer Sally
P. Paxton's executors Us City of Covington;
f. Sanford and wife; same VS.. b. F. Sanford
NJ. Slough US A. w. Blair.
CovINGToN SCHooLs-The schools of this
city have long been weighed down by the
incubus of great financial embarrassment,
which has greatly impaired their efficiency,
by preventing the employment ofa sufficient
number of teachers to properly grade the
pupils and distribute them according to their
merits, the only manner of rendering these
schools completely successful. Recently,
these embarrassments have, in great mea-
sure, been removed, and the prospect is that
in one year more, they will entirely dsap-
pear. The result is already felt in the new
arrangements that are being made to obtain
all the benefits of the free school system.
By proper regulations, the same amount oi
labor, by teacher, can be made much more
effective by this means than by any other;
and the pupil always has an incentive to ex-
ertion, as his advancement does not depend
upon the caprices of the parent, or the favor
iteism of the teacher; but before promotion
the applicant must pass thorough examina-
ton before q disinterested committee ap-
pointed for the purpose.
The following are the regulations to be
observed in future, as prescribed by Professor
Drury, the Superintendent:
The studies assigned to the lowest, or Third
Assistants Department-McGuffey's Charts
the First and Second Readers together with
the spelling lessons in those Readers.
/ The Second Assistants Department =
McGufey's Third and Fourth Readers, Col
toms Primary Geography, Rays Primary
Arithmetic, together with the Elementary
/ Spelling Book.
The First Assistants Department-McGuf
| fey's Fifth Reader, Coltons Modern Geogra.
ply, Rays Intellectual Arithmetic, Penman.
ship, and Webster's Speller and Defner.
Principals Department-McGuffey' Sixtl
Reader, Rays Practical Arithmetic, Englisl
| Grammar Penmanship, Composition anC
| Webster's Speller and Definer.
In the Fifth District three teachers. The
studies in the lower department the same al
in the other schools noticed above. Firs
Assistant Department. McGuffeys Third anC
! Fourth Readers, Colton's Primary and Mod
ern Biographies, Rays Primary Arithme
tic, Penmanship, and the Elementary Spell
| ing Book. Principals department, McGuf
fey's Fifth and Sixth Readers, English Gram
mar, Rays Intellectual and Practical Arith
metic Penmanship, and Webster's Spellel
and Defner.
In the Third and Sixth Districts, two
Teachers. In the lower department, McGuf
! fey's Charts, First, Second and Third Read
ers, Coltons Primary Geography, Rays Pri
Book. In the higher department, McGu1eyi
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Readers, Coltonl
Modern Geography Rays intellectual ant
Practical Arithmetics English Grammar
Penmanship, and Websters Speller and De
| finer.