The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-15


men OF honor and intelligence. The enemies Of the
High School outside of the school but in IT.
and if the professors OF The High school were men
Of classical atainments, the standard of scholastic
ability would be raised tar beyond the present
range The evil in the High School system Is the
appointment of hedgeling graduates 10 principals
chairs in the Institution, graduates VINO are no
more to be compared to classical seholars than
lamp post Is to a broomstick liz
Then let the course of instruction be varied Let
French be abolished; 1t is only necessary TO those
who 20 to dancing school seek nonsense in the
foyer of the Academy of Music Let the whole
course be Latin and Greek, subdlVided into law
be thoroughly instructed IN that branch, and
those also who are students of medicine to be
thoroughly instructed in physics. In connection
with both these branches the professions OF morals
and ethics, and bellies letters, higher mathematics,
and astronomy, could be very easily arranged. BY
such course the High School could graduate men
capable of sustaining the reputation of II Latin
diploma, capable of standing without blush be-
fore an slGmnus mus OF any college In our country.
luton and the preamble was also adopted.
The amendments were all tabled.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY MURDER
ADDITIONAL FACTs.-The account we yesterday
published of the murder in Lower Merton was
substantially correct III all its details. few
additional facts have transpired since.
DIR. Levering resided near Rosemont Station
close TO the dividing line of Delaware and Mont
gomery counties, about nine miles from this city.
1t seems that the Doctor, on his return from a
professional visit at seven o'clock, Tuesday even
ing, passed his house and proceeded to his barn
with his horse and wagon. His wife sent
person with lantern 70 enable him to see how
to put up the horse, and the messenger found
the dead body oil the Doctor lying underneath
the horse. The wife heard the report OF gun,
but supposed some one was shooting muskrats
in the neighborhood, and paid no more attention
to it. Little did she and her four children
think that that shot sent her husbands soul into
eternity, and terrible was her anguish when the
horrible fact was communicated to her.
the news soon spread, and horsemen secured
4ho 1nfr I'm oil in of tha
assassin. Yesterday the Coroner OF the county
commenced an investigation. 1t was ascertained
that bullet and four buckshOt had penetrated
the body, and that the assassin discharged the
murderous weapon he used from an angle OF
the barn. not ten feet distant from where the
Doctor was taking the horse from the wagon.
A number of prominent citizens together with
the authorities communicated with Chief De-
tective Franklin, OF this city; and, as the scene
OF the murder is but four miles IRON the line Of
this county, that official repaired thither, and
engaged in working up the case. During the
day a large concourse of citizens visited the
place, and as yet the cause of the shooting
remains mystery.
| DR.. Levering was born in the neighborhood,
| and was kind-hearted, pleasant, genial gentle
| man, and not at all the kind of man who would
| have enemies to seek such revenge. This family
has been singularly afflicted within thort time,
Mrs. Leverins having lost three children,
| sister, mother, and husband, within two years.
| First one OF the children died suddenly Of
| spotted fever, then second was taken with the
| disease, and also died after lingering short
time. Not long after, brother of DR.. Levering
| died, and then third one of the children was
| taken sick few weeks ago with scarlet fever
While this child was at the point OF death, word
came to Mrs. Levering that her mother was
| diving, and that she must 90 to her instantly, or
she would not find her alive. Both sher third
| child and her mother died within few days, and
she passed from the funeral of one to the funeral
OF the other. Now comes this last crushing
affliction of the murder of her husband at his
own door.
Anumber of the residents of the neighborhood
have offered the following reward for the dis
covery of the murderer
$1,000 Reward.-The above reward of one
thousand dollars will be paid for the detection
and conviction of the murderer or murderers OF
DR.. Joseph Fl. Levering, near his residence, be-
tween White Hall and Rosemont stations, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, on Tuesday evening,
February l3, 1866. Signed:- Morris r. Stroud
N. P. Shortridge, John Marston, Jr., Levi Nor
ris, s. Hill, w. G. Lesher, @. j. Arthur, George
F. Curwen, Isaac Hazlehurst, DR.. J, W. Lodge,
John G. Henderson, William Miles, Joshua Ash
bridge, r. N. Lee, j. j. Young, Professor III.
Coppee,, Howell Evans, Wistar Morris, David
Scull, Henry Morris, Owen Jones, j. II. AsHin
F. G. Yarnall, John M. Lindsay, Benjamin
Humphrey, james c. Booth, and many others.
FUNERAL OF MAsoN.-The funeral Of
William H. Adams, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge. A. Y. NJ, of Pennsylvania, took
place yesterday afternoon.
The cortege consisted of one hundred and fifty
carriages eighty OF them being occupied bv the
Grand Lodge. The Grand r. A. Chapter Wash
ington Lodge, No. 50, A. Y. NJ, Chapter No. g.
A. Y. NJ, and Friendship Lodge No. 3, /. o. o.
| F., followed the remains to the grave. Rev
John Chambers, Chaplain of the Grand Lodge
otfiCiated. The deceased was laid out in full
Masonic regalia. The coffin was very hand
some one, and was covered with black cloth, sill
yer mounted. The name and age of the deceased
was beautifully inscribed thereon. His remalnS
were inferred at Monument Cemetery.
The ESCORT TO THE HIBERNIA.-An ad
ourned meeting of the 6remen for the purpose
of receiving the Hibernia Fire Company upoI
its arrival from Washington, on the 22d of FeOru
last evening. The Washington Hose Company
, sent delegates, which will make twenty-threC
companies IN all represented. Colonel Fritz, the
President, announced the following Specla
Aids to the Chief Marshal-A. H. Ruhl, Fair
| mount Engine; Samuel Hamilton, Warren Hose
Charles Mckinley, Southwark Hose; Josepl
Hazard, iVgilant Engine; Samuel M. Clement
Western Hsse.
AHAM THIEF.-John II. Lee colored, wa
arraigned yesterday afternoon, charged with tn
larceny of a ham belonging to Mr.. Glenn corne
| of Chestnut and Sixth streets. On Saturday las
he left q ham, and shortly after returned, say
ing that he had made mistake. as it belonee
10 another person; John Is also accused viii
: having appropriated to his own use the hind
: quarter of porker, which he delivered at tn
house of Sheriff Howell and called soon afte
o and obtained It, telling the servant he had mad
0 Il mistake in the number. John was held t
J answer in default OF $500 bail.
i A NEW ORPHANS HoME.-A number {
q ladies and gentlemen, impressed with the nece
d | sty Of doing something for tha orphan children
II of soldiers and sailors killed during the Rebe
y lion, have commenced movement which ha
!, for It's object the furnishing of home II orpha
u | boys alone, many OF whom are now wholly III