, 1861-01-25
FROM BLOOMINGTON.


Especial Dispatch 10 the TrIbune.]
1sLooalSoToS, jan. ~.
PROMPTLY at Q o'clock this morning, tltc
special train on the Chicago, Alton and st.
Louis Railroad lett Springfield for Blooming
f.,n. There were five la1l car loads, containing
tue members Of the Legislature and other
iav;tca guests, in all about $50 persons. ouly
:bout half tic members were present, The
other half choosing 10 remain over in Spring
field or TO return horac. The train arrived OPP
positc thc Normal School building about half
past clcyen, and tile company were speedily
comfortably disposed Of iu tic spacious Halls.
IA linur OF two were devoted to looking about
Tie premises and in examining the many ad-
vantagcs aad Improvements introduced into
modern school architecture, and in the work
is.s details Of The whole Normal School
system.
3bout one ofc1otk tils company came to-
gctl,er in the spacious hill orthc building, and
after 4 few introductory remarks by Hon. s.
II. Moulto7,, Chairman Of the State Board OF
Education, welcoming the Legislature, aud =
blessing asked by 6 clerical guest, the company
sat down to III excellent collation.. This over,
AZ kAN ~
schoolruom, ,wncre the students Of tile College,
male ard female, were; assembled Prof G. s.
lIcyey, Principal aud President Of the School,
III Il bricf ana neat speech, indicated the order
of exercises to nc observed iu the dcdicatory
services. Then followed exercises in GcoyTa-
ply i.y u class of the students; then singing,
wj,irb was much aprlaudesl, and then teach
crs exercise on 1nst'icaiions, i'll which the
whole audience was intensely Interested.
Tie exercises closed bs Il very handsome
t::n minute speech from A1r: Speaker Cullon'
who feeiineay alI,,slcd 10 his 1,oshood spent in
this ,aei.l,burool, and l.is carly and late de-
termination never in any way to intcrrose an
obstacle 10 ts,c progress Of the cause OF es'u.
I cation.
This closed the programme, which was f''lty
carried ort, :.ntl in 9 manner ia meet the ex-
1eetatic,,s or the g.:=sts, who left tho PROBES
| *crs and t,c Co1'e.:. more fully than ever 1tn
| pressed with the importance Of Normal
Schools.
| 1.l.is evening there was . reception anu Tin
1les given l.5 the city authorities OF Blooming
ton, Mt noycc's HALL Three or four hundred
1,en:.'e, Including enc hundred or more ladies'
ws.e present The dinner was 4 capital enc
ALL tic hospitality oi i'll: citizens Of Bloom
invtou is proved 10 he as Hearty US it is 1ouut
10 Lc genial and broad.
Tho programme is now closing with
grand hall At r:,,enix Halt, where tile beant,
| nj Central lllipois is co-gFegated. a part q
til. cn:nIany 70 souti, tonight ut 2 o'clock
| and iie 1,s,.,aiuucF tv-snurrow At 9 7. Al
So ends tho first legislative visit to the statt
Normal University, and Ed begins its rea
career. =
TO rcrnru to Springfield, I am able to inform
you that George ". Ft..y Of New Hampshire
arrived here yesterday, and that Camp, dis
tipg:,ishctl politician OF New York, came yes
tert.ay mo ,,i1,. all tn business more or les
cous.cctet1 with Cabinet making.
l. tirs. Lincoln is expected homo this or to
morrow night from her visit East, when Ill
Lincoln will tear Ai,usc}f faway from the crow
| Of anxious gentlemen who 60 persistently 1o
low lin, and pay 4 visit Of n few days to hi
s1en.,nother, in or nc:.r Charleston, Coles &c
| lIc cannot hope 10 visit her again for sever:
wears, and it is as characteristic OF Mir. Lincol
| triumrhant as Mr.. Lincoln defeated, that Il
has a2ways maintained the closest intinac
will, all his kindred, however humble thci
fortunes.
/ committee composed Of about twcnt
n,ent,eTs will go OH from this point TO Jolie
tonight, tu examine aud report upon the cor
dillon VI III. State rcnifeni;ary. They arc j
charge Of Sam- X. Casey and l.. r. Sanger, an
NAV lie expected to l'e III n condition Oh thcl
| r,.tur, 10 make juGicious and carefully pr