Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-20
FROM NEW YORK.
Mexican Affairs.


NEW YORK, April 19.-The Herald's Mex.
leo City correspondent, dated March II
says: Juartz has given orders to his off
GERS to grant Macmillan an escort and
honorable treatment to any point on the
coast which he shall select as point of en-
barkation, provided he is captured. Money
was becoming scarce in the Imperial cof-
fers, and the Financial Minister had thrown
up his portfolio in disgust. Skirmishes took
place every day at the gates of Mexico City
The savage order of Miramon, linflicting
death upon all prisoners captured, was
countermanded by MaXimilian. The story
of Escobedo's defeat is believed to have
been concocted in the Capital. The Aus
trian garrison were looking out for the
earliest opportunity to leave the country.
The Peabody Educational Fund
DIR. B. Sears, General Agent for the Pea
body Educational Fund, has issued a cir
cular giving a somewhat detailed statement
of the mode in which the trustees propose
to apply the noble charity committed to
their charge. He says the direct aim of the
agent will be to encourage and aid common
schools in the South, that is, schools. ..estab-
lished, supported and superintended by
Southern people themselves. Apart from
this leading object, the founding and main
tenance of schools will not come within his
plan. Usually, appropriations in moderate
amounts will be made when schools are
languishing or Liable to be suspended for
want of means of support. Similar aid, il
necessary, will be given in places unsup-
piled with schools, whenever citizens shall
introduce them and undertake their sup
port. All such aid is to be regarded tenn
porary. In selecting schools to be aided or
places to be supplied with them, those to
be preferred in which destitution is great
est and number to be benefited largest.
Normal school or schools having normal de-
partments will receive particular attention.
A small number of these furnishing the
most perfect models of instructions, will
be considered as more important than a
larger number of inferior character. Here.
also, it is the purpose of agents to aid
others in their work. and not to assume the
support of such schools. Appropriations
will be made only when the conditions
stipulated between individuals and cor
porations and the general agent have been
strictly complied with. Funds Will not be
given to literary or professional schools, as
such applicants will make estimate of the
least possible amount necessary to meet
their wants, and report the same at once to
Mr.. r.Seafs, general agent, or John e. Ames
general travelling agent, Atlanta, Ga. Spe-
cial arrangements may sometimes be made
with these for the purpose of encouraging
industrial arts, or the education of teachers.
The agent will not identify his efforts with
any other association BY placing funds at
the disposal of its managers, but in any con-
nection he may hold with benevolent or re-
-ligious societies he will pursue his own
specific object by such means and appli-
ances as he shall select. At present there
shall be no agencies except few in which
services rendered will be gratuitous. The
agent will not, except i'll few exceptional
cases, have occasion to employ teachers /;
he can therefore aid such in obtaining
places only by giving their names to the
( School Commissioners. 81 zsr-
Express Car Burned.
The express car of last nights express
train going west on the Erie road took fire
near Chemung station, from sparks from
the engine, totally destroying the contents
consigned to parties west, in care of the
United States and Merchants Union Ex-
press; loss $4,000. The safes containing
the money packages were saved. The ex-
press messengers had a narrow escape.
Corn Sent To Mobile.
Fourteen thousand bushels of corn were
sent to Mobile to-day by the Southern Re-
lief Association.
Carpenters Strike.
All the carpenters except about one hum
dred returned to work at four dollars per
day. Those who are still striking are TAX
ing up subscriptions to raise fund where
with they intend starting in the city CO.
operative carpenters shop. sa
The Plasters Association will not ask for
an increase of wages if the Governor signs