The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-20
New York, April 19.-Dr. !

pose to apply the noble charity com
mitted to their charge. He says, the
direct aimgofthesAgent will be &c. en-
courage aud aid the Common Schools
of the South; that lis, schools. es-
tablished, supported and superintehd-
ed byaSouthernx people themselves.
Apart from this leading object, the
founding and maintenance of schools
will not come within his plan. Ap-
preparations, in moderate amounts,
gushing, or liable to be suspended for
the want of means for support. Sim
liar aid, if necessary, will be given In
places unsupplied with schools,
Whenever citizens shall introduce
them, and undertake their support.
All such aid is to be regarded
as temporary. In selecting schools to
be aided or places to be supplied with
them, those may be preferred in
which destitution~ Is the greatest and
the number to be benefited the larger.
Normal schools or schools having
Normal departments will receive par
ticular attention. A small number of
these furnishing the mos3 perfect
models of Instructions will be con-
sidered as more important than lar
ger number of an inferior CT aracter.
Here also it is the purpose of the
agent to aid others in their work, but
not to assume support of such schools
Appropriations will be made only,
when conditions,' stipulated between
individuals or corporation and the
general agent, are strictly complied
with Funds will not be given to
literary or professional schools until
such applicants make an estimate
of the least possible amount necessary
to meet the wants and report the same
at once to Mr.. Sears. General Agent,
or John E. Ames, General Travelling
Agent at Atlanta, GA.
Special arrangements may some
times be made with these, for the
purpose of encouraging industrial
arts or education of teachers. The
agent will lnotidentify his efforts with
any other associations by placing
funds at the disposal of its managers,
but in any connection he may hold
with benevolent or religious societies,
he will pursue his own specific object
bySsuch means and appliances as she
shall select. At present there will be
no agencies except a few, in which
services rendered will be gratuitous.
The agent will not, except in a few
exceptional cases, have occasion TO
employ teachers He can, therefore,
aid such in obtaining places only ~.
giving their names to the School Com
mittee. sS
Good Friday was very generally OBJ
caruo1 osrnIoo The okoolr
gold exchanges, and morning board
being closed. The sub-treasury and
banks were open for business, as the
day was not legal holiday; but the
bankers and brokers Offices were
closed, except for the payment of
drafts and fulfilling Of maturing con-
tracts.
New York, April 19.-The Her
AIDS Richmond speeial says the Vir
ginia State Republican Convention
met in that city, yesterday, for the
purpose of forming Republican
party in the State : the majority of
delegates consisting of colored men.
Hunnicutt and several colored speak
ers addressed the meeting A per-
manent Organization was agreed upon
and officers were elected.
The Heralds Montreal special says
it is reported that the three reform
members Of the Government, Hon.
Messrs. Blair, McDougal and How
land, are going to resign, in order that
they may be free to follow the policy
of the new reform party in Canada
West This would break up the CO.
aiition. The fact that the confedera-
tion for which coalition was formed
has been carried, gives an air of
correctness to this report. ssa
The Herald's Mexico City cores.
pondence, dated March II, says Juar-
ez had given orders to his officers to
grant Macmillan an escort and hon
orable treatment to any point on the
coast which he shall select as point
of embarkation, provided he is cap
tured. ssoas ais,s Es..- a..ss4
Money was becoming scarce in the
Imperial Golfers, and the finance min
lister had thrown up his portfolio in
disgust. All bRE H9@Gm
Skirmishes took place every day at
the gates of Mexico City.
The savage order of Miramon, in
ficting death upon all prisoners cap
tured, was countermanded by Maxi
milan. :
2 The story of Escobedo's defeat is
believed to have been coneoeted in
the capital ,<088h9A
The Austrian garrison was looking
out for the earliest opportunity to
leave the country.
The Herald's special says that the
miners strike at Dover, N. j., is
at an end, most of the miners going to
work again. at the old rates.