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New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

We have received a copy Of the School Law
of Florida, the first complete one, we believe,
passed by Legislature of the rehabilitated
States. 1t provides simple and thorough
organization for the schools of the State-a
State Board, consisting of the superintendent
and two State Officers, Board and Superin-
tendent for each county, and Board of Trus-
tees for each School. The State Board has
power of removal over all the subordinate
officials, while the State Superintendent has
ample. but well-defined and well-guarded
powers. The sources of income for the public
schools of Florida are very generous, and well
secured by the organic law. The law before
us cOntemplates the application of the funds
in an efficient manner to a system which,
when developed will be as nearly perfect an
instrument in the regeneration of the South as
we could expect. 1t solves the fanced evils of
the color question by the simple proviso that
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trbuted obout in the interest Of the washburne family
Thns (iihhs Sckea Ford. and hundred others were

tbued about IN the interest Of the washbune family
Thus Gibbs Sickies Ford and hundred others, were
made secure Of Grants PROMISE
At last public opniOn assisted possibly by some slight
and gentle surgery the part OF The World, began 10
force its way through the Presidents Uranium lie made
effort to throw off the shackles but Washburne soon
brought the former to a realizing Of his dependence.
AT last however public opinion began TO tell upon Wash
burne himself He that the country was jeerrg at
him as the head Of the Department Of Stnte-him an
ignoramus In international law, and incapable TO define
the geography Of Europe The eerng hasteued mis-
determination to leave the Department earlier than no
had first intended, and set Off for Paris. pro-
yied he could first bully Grant into the needed COM
initials for controlling the distribution OF offices.
The Stewart iascO, the message thereon that was
rejected by tho Senate, the contempt OF his friends
and the derision OF his enemies, had brought Presi
dent Grant to his marTOwbOnes An arrogant and some
say s0lent recital by Washburne Of the lab0rS aud r
ais individually" Of him who had inspired ana upheld
Grants from the tannery 10 the White bO01e, and
by influence the administration OF LiEeolr had
destroyed caused to he destroyed one by one s tho
commanders OF the army OF the Potomac, aud by harry
ing the during the terrible aud neeasss
slaughter Of the Wilderness had made possible for Grant
what otherwise would have been an impOssibhiy-hts
recital say had the effect OF loaded revolver ut the
| head OF an unarmed man.
Grant broke down His answer was. "Anytb,ng, any,
thing ASK Washburne provided You leave ffe coun'
| try at once"
Thence came lot Of promises extorted with spurpOse
on WasDurnes part 10 make himself sort Of American
vcegerent In Europe and his friends supreme at home
| In the Treasury Department From this came Granite
| backing away from A. i. Stewart
The President now sees how ike a whipped spaniel lie
burne relentless. And hero comes In panaton
of Grants playing fast and loose with the Tenure-of
Office law. His real motive is to have excuse for not
sending lust TO the Senate the appointments prom
sed TO Washburne II some Cabinet officer would stand
between Grant aud Washburne, IL would be all serene but
no one volunteers
OF course you say that is rather spicy for
once, in spite of its ridiculous untruth; but
what would you think Of two columns of it,
with slight variations, each dayP
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

AS was anticipated, the Senate has again re-
fused, by decided vote, to concur with the
House in the repeal of the Tenure f-Ollice
act. The Committee of Conference, to whom
the question now goes, does not promise
much more in the way of solution for the
difficulty. OF the three Senate members of it,
two are Iperemptorily opposed to repeal,
Messrs. Trumbull and EdmundS, and one, Mr..
Grimes, is equally peremptory in its favor
The House Committee will be the eX-
ect complement of this, having Butler and
some Democrat to match Edmunds and Trum-
bull, and Bingham to offset Grimes. 1t cannot
be said that either side is made Of yielding
stuff; and it is highly improbable that this
Committee can report anything more than
failure to agree.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

While our New-York Courts are taking up
Union Pacific as the new football to be kicked
back and forth between them instead of Erie,
at Washington the House is ordering an in
vestigation into the fnanciering operations Of
the Central Pacific; and out on the Plains the
two lines are quarreling as to their place of
meeting. Congress favors the selection
Of Ogden for the point Of juno
ton; the Union Pacific declares that it
has already built twenty miles beyond Ogden.
Mr.. Bingham charges that the Central Pacific
has obtained bonds that it is not entitled to /;
and the authorities of the road pronounce such
charges wholly false. In the whole muddle
only one thing is absolutely clear. That is that
the Government stands an excellent chance for
getting the worst of bad bargain
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
TOO BRIGHT NOT TO FADE.

counterfeit Bul0nlst writes 10 inc " 0ftd
as follows
SIR: observe in THE TRIBUNE and elsewhere objec.
tions to the of gold in the National Treasury
the ownership of which, AS understand the matter pre-
the greenbacks / would ask THE TRIBUNE: suppose
that by thus retaining hundred million dollars OF
the export demand from gold To wheat other pr0duct
and farmers called upon To supply grain to tho
value OF hundred million dollars and our merchants
the shipping to transport IT. when, the goa we're
shipped would not be produced for want Of market
would retention Of much gold add, or cause TO
be added the value Of one hundred million dollars TO the
capital OF the country
Reply.-This "BulIionist" is not smart enough
to conceal his own hypocrisy. His supposition
that, by amassing gold in the Treasury, 4" the
market value of gold is so sustained" proves
that he perfectly understands that the effect Of
this boarding is TO aggrdUate the premium on
gold and thus send us further and further a,cdy
from Specie Payments. That is just why we
resist it-that is just why he favOrs it. He
wants our currency still further debased and
debauched in Difference to some operation in
which he is involved; We want it to tend
steadily toward Solvency and Resumption till
the end is attained. We both understand our
selves perfectly but he thinks the public will
not see through his thin gliding of profession.
The assumption that increasing the premium
on gold tends to increase our exports of
"wheat and other products" is not merely
baseless it is refuted by millions of facts. If
we increase the premium on gold, we simply
enhance the price of our expOrtable cOmmodi-
ties into correspondence with the debasement
of our currency. When that debasement was
most fragrant our exports were less than they
now are. And, as to producing more
Wheat, &C., because of such debase-
ment who can say how long it will last
If "A [shaml Bullionists" assumptions were
sound, then countries like Hayti, &C., that
have currency worth less than dime to the
dollar, ought to export in enormous excess OF
their imports; but we all know that they do
nothing of the sort. Whatever false pretenses
we may agree to tolerate and uphold at home
are all exploded when they come to frontier.
rs the glamour of witchcraft and sorcery were
of old supposed to be by crossing running
stream. But enough
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

We have hoped that Congress would yet give
u.s. at this session, an efficient safeguard against
the food Of naturalization frauds that washed
us under at the last election, and is sure, un-
less further precautions are taken, to do it
again at the next. But that is less certain than
we could wish; and the measure introduced last
evening at Albany by Senator Folger, should,
at any rate, be promptly passed. Let us have
men guilty Of such conduct as that of Judge
Barnard, last Fall, in the issue of naturaliza-
tion papers, made feOns, and give us a chance
to pat them in the PeDitentary. Let us have
the men who knowingly procure such
fraudulent papers made equally guilty, and
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

those who vote Oh such papers not
less so. Such law would pronounce many
members of the Manhattan Club felons; IL
would class many leaders in Tammany IN the
same category with the escaped Sing Sing con
victs; and it would either reform our judi
ciary in one respect. or would transfer from
the bench they disgrace to the jail that
WAS built for them some ambitious
Judges. We are very much mistaken II the
reputable citizens of New-YOrk would find any
of these things an occasion for grief, or an
argument against the law. Let us have it
pressed through.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

The remarkable statement concerning official
efforts to org ,nize bounty claim swindles, which
we print elsewhere. confirms less specific re-
ports that have long been in circu-
lation. We believe that one of the
officers inculpated has conspicuous
position under Mr.. Johnson's Administration
and that another narrowly missed an APP
pointment to "a place quite IA I'M
"portant," in the language of Gen. Grant
"as any Cabinet Office We respectfully
suggest to complaisant Senators that they take
pains to get their names off the recommends M
lion % of this individual for high Office Tins
list of signatures would make very ugly
document now, to be printed some fine morn
ing. in The TRIBUNE.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

We give in another column an interesting
little speech of Count Bismarck on the relations
between Prussia and the United States. Few
of the prominent statesmen of Europe have
ever expressed an equally cordial sympathy
with this country. The comments Of the Ger
man press on the celebration of the fourth Of
March show that the political parties into
which the German nation is divided are
generally agreed in indorsing the sentiments
of Count Bsmarck's speech
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
FFRsT PAGE.

FiRsr PAGE Business Notices.
Washington Dispatches. FIFTH PAGE
Foregn News /" CanRibal Jack"
Domestje Tel graphic News The Sing Sing Revolt
Albany News Municipal Affairs.
Music and The Drama. Courts.
Political The Whisky Business
SECOND PACE Seventh Regiment Mon u
New Publications ment.
Book Advertisements. The state OF Trade. -
Money Market Marriages, Deaths, and Flu
Markets. nerals.
Advertisements Special Notices.
THIRD PAGE. SIXTH PAGE
Ship News Real Estate.
Advertisements. Real Estate Advertisements.
FOURTH PAGE. SEVENTH PAGE.
Georgia. Advertisements.
Trades Unions. EIGHTH PAGE.
Prison Treatment Congress
Rival Pacific Railroads. The Death OF James Harper
Street Cleaning The Bounty Claim SWIndles.
ROOrbacks from Washing Home News.
ton The Easter Elections.
Too Bright Not TO Fade. Latest Ship News
Editorial Paragraphs. Advertisements
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

Forty new bills, as we reckon, were in
troduced in the House yesterday; and it was MT
a good day for bills either Meanwhile men,
bers are now talking of an effort to adjourn on
the 9th of April. We can understand either of
these statements alone; but the effort to COM
bine them leads to some curious speculations
on the average Congressional idea concerning
the purposes and use of the preliminary stages
Of lo0iaIofinp
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

We invite attention to the advertisement In
This mornings TRIBUNE of course OF lec'"ie'
70 he delivered by the Rev. DIR. Bellows iO'
tSo hone6t of the Free Church which holds
sorvice in Cooper Institute. The Object o'
these free services Is te enable persons "no
have no connection with existing chuFcnGS 70
form permanent society on the basis OF LID
al Christianity.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

comes for his discharge he is man competent
to earn his living and to Withstand temptation,
and he is dismissed quietly, generally in the
dusk of the evening Unless he emigrates,
place is prepared for him. Indeed, such is the
demand for these convict farmers from Lusk
that employers often wait for months, and thus
the reformed man is reabsOrbed by society.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
Personal.

Mr.. Theodore Tilton has retained a,,, TO IA. n..
c,tv after an absence q three months MI l,"o" w"',
had brilliant and successful leStnnns 'Our ~ % hes,
His friends will be glad to know ne returns !" Wv
M health and spirits.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

The leading officers of all the a>'o '',sa,' ~,
and societies working for the Freedmen have No.
ized Ma,..Gen. Howard earnestly requesting hlm'
nossble 10 withdraw his resignation as Commissioner ~
the Freedmens Bureau. and to continue to direct tho
work TO the end Of the Bureau
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

the whites may have separate schools by pay
ing for them; and its provisions generally are
elastic and prudent
New-York tribune., 1869-03-30

second stage, he is transferred TO another
pr,son and employed in some trade, In
company with Others while he is con-
fined in cell by night. Rigid
watchfulness is required in this new rela-
ton to prevent insubordination. for the temp
tatons are strong, but the convict understands
well that for the least willful misbehavior he is
remanded to the solitary cell and oil its rigors.
In this second stage are five classes, and a GER
tain number of merit-marks must be obtained
to entitle him TO enter an advanced class. The
time required to pass through these classes de-
pends OIL the number of marks obtained and
on the time of his sentence, and 1t is to be
noted that by good conduct the whole term
may be shortened from one-fourth to one-half.
but there is no sentence for q less per,c,,a than
five years. After certain stage has been
reached, wages are sem.,owed and placed 10 his
credit, and further on he is permitted to spend
certain sums weekly. Meanwhile, the dress
worn indicates the stage of his Imprisonment ;
while he wears badge on each shoulder, one
indicating his sentence and number, and the
other the marks he has received, by which the
whole Of his past conduct is recorded and made
visible TO every eye.
In the third stage he is transferred to Smith
field, If he is n mechanic, or to Lusk if he is
farmer. All surveillance is now withdrawn,
the quality of his food is still better, his
badges and prison garb are left behind, there
are no walls, nor are there keepers enough to
enforce aregulation by physical power, for, ac-
cording to the system, these would be entirely
out of place and he is expected to have ac-
quired by his discipline and experience sufficient
moral power to be able to stand alone and be
man. His gratuity is increased; he is trusted
to 20 into the city or elsewhere on business or
errands religious and secular instruction arc
unremitting, including five lectures each week
The result is not unknown; nor is 1t fine
spun theory, but historic reality. complete
moral development has taken place, and it has
been secured in the only way possible, that is,
by the prisoners own cooperation. lie sees how
he has been watched, guarded, and elevated,
and he can but be grateful. When tho time
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YOU were such a cross old bachelor,

you were such cross old bachelor
"Dear old Tom!" cried l. "Ill give him
the best pair of horses Lean find in the city
the moment get back" Toms especial weak
ness was horses. "And was so jealous of
Charlesw
II know it, dear. 1saw you reading your
newspaper upside down for the last ten miles
of our journey May ask if it was enter
tanning ?"
~ did not see word. Fanny, when I go
back to New York, you go with me. Do YOU
understand me p
eLet us 60 home now," said she. II am
anxious about Charles and Minnie"
81 we went home, as she called it; aud
Charles and Minnie were already there, and
laughed at our story, for / insisted on telling
it to them; and then, like reasonable people,
they went off up stairs and left the parlor to
Fanny and |.
suppose you can guess at the finale
When | went back to New York, Mrs. Stan
ford accompanied me; and Tom Jashcr was
as iubilant over US as cat over mouse just
caught.
And well, that journey to Chicago was
the loveliest occurrence Of all my life, since it
restored to ME my early love. And it may be
proper for me to say that, during the whole
thirteen years of our separation, Fanny Gray
and I had never met SO you will understand
why it was that did not recognize her,
BalLou's Monthly.
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This comnanv National in it's charat

This Company, National in its character, offers,
by reason of Large Capital Low Rates of Premi-
UNI and New Tables; the most desirable means Of
insuring life yet presented to the public.
The rates of premium being largely reduced,
made as favor able to the insurers as those OF
the best Mutual Companies, and avoid all the
complications and uncertainties of Notes, Divi-
dends, and the misunderstanding which the lat
ter are so apt to cause the Policy Holder.
Several new and attractive tables are now pre-
scented, which need only to be understood to prove
acceptable to the public, such as the INCOME
PRODUCING POLICY and RETURN PREMIUM
POLICY. In the former, the policy-holder not
only secures life insurance, payable at death,
but will receive, if living, after period Of few
years, annual income equal to ten per cent. 10
per cent) Of The par Of his policy. In the latter,
the Company agrees to return to the assured the total
amount Of money he has paid in, IN addition to the
amount of his policy.
The attention of persons contemplating 1nsuring
their lives or increasing the amount of insurance
they already have, is called to the special advant
ages offered by the National Life Insurance Com
pany.
Circulars, Pamphlets and full particulars given
on application to the Branch Office Of the Com
pany, or to
JAY COOKE s CO., Washington, D. c.,
General Agents for D. c., Va, and W. Va.
R. T. PHILLIPS & JAS. KER, Staunton, Va,
Agents for Augusta county. feb 18-1y
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The Irish Well.digger,

Not great while ago, an lrishman was
employed in a village where he was well
known, to dig we'll, pro bono puJlico. The
contract was made that he was to be paid a
certain sum per foot, and warrant free sup
ply of water. At it he went with will,
and his daily progress was intently watched
by interested parties. Early and late he
delvcd away faithfully, deep down in the
earth, full of confidence in the speedy COM
pletion of his labors. .s-sss
He had reached the depth Of about twenty
five feet, and expected soon to "strike water"
Early one morning Pat repaired to the scene
of his labors, and horrible to tell, it had cayed
in and was nearly full He gazed with rue
full visage upon the wreck, and thought Of the
additional labor the accident would cause him.
After a moments reflection, he looked earn
estly around, and saw that no one was STIR
ring, then quickly diyesting himself of hat
and coat, he made tracks for a neighb bring
emincnce which overlooked the village. Here,
hiding amid the underground, he quietly
awaited the progress of events.
AS the morning wore on, the Inhabitants
began to arouse and stir out. Several were
attracted to the well, thinking that~as Pats
hat and coat we're there, he was, of course,
below at work. Soon the alarm was raised
that the well had caved and Pat was in it -
A crowd collected and stood Mortified at the
fate of poor Pat. A brief consultation was
held, and soon spades and other implements
were brought to dig out the remains of the
unfortunate man. To work they went with
a will when one set became wearied with
the unusual labor dozen ready hands grasp
ed the implements and dug Justify. Pat
quietly looked on from his retreat on the
eminence, whileth whole village stood around
the we'll and watched with breathless sus-
pense the work go bravely on. As the dig
gers approached the bottom, the excitement
Of the bystanders grew intense, and they
collected as near as safety would admit, gaz-
ing fearfully down into the we'll With great
care and precaution the dirt was dug away,
and when the bottom was at length reached,
no Pat was to be found. The crowd, before
so anxious, gradually relapsed into broad
grin, which broke forth in uproarious merri
ment, when the veritable Pat walked with a
smiling countenance and addressed the crest
fallen diggers, who now stood weary and soil
ed with their labor:
"Begorra, boys, and its Patrick Pagan,
sure that is much obleeged to yees, for that
nice little job of work p
The fact can be better imagined than de-
scribed, as the most active Of the young men
skunk off, several low-breathed mutterings
broke forth that sounded very much like
sssold"
Through the kindly aid of his fellow-citi-
zens Pat soon finished his well, and it remains
among the monuments of his genus to this
day.
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chesapeake 4 Ohio Rail- DAD.

II NMcesapeStAC ~ ONO Rail- DAD.
~ SUMNER SCHEDULE.-Cn and ter
the End of MAY 1869, MAIL TRAIN will run
daily between Richmond and Covineten; leave
richmond at a. m. and arrive at Covington at
P. NJ Leave Covington at g. 80 a. m. and arrive
Richmond at $50 p. m.
ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN between Richmond
and Charlottesville on MONDAYS, WEDNESD DAYS.
and SATURDAYS. Leave Charlottesville at
A. NJ. and arrive at Richmond at 925 A. M.
Leave Richmond at $50 P. NJ. and arrive at Char
lottesvile at P. NJ
=, The Mail Train connects at Gordonsville and
Charlottesyllle with trains on Orange, Alexandria,
and Manassas railroads for ALEXANDRIA.
WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA, N. YORK.
LYNCHBURG, KNOXVILLE, CHATTANOOGA.
MEMPHIS, NEW ORLEANS. MONTGOMERY.
MOBILE, &c. At Staunton, with stages for AU
GuSTA Springs and Harrisonburg. At Goshen,
with stages for LEXINGTON, Natural Bridge,
&c. Al Mllboro, with stages for BATH ALUM
WARM, HOT, and HEALING SPRINGS. At
Covlagton, with stages for White Sulphur Springs,
Lewisburg, Charleston, Sc
JAMES F. NETHERLAND.
May 6-H General Ticket Agent
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j. NJ. BROADUS,
May tt General Ticket Agent
/ edmond and York River r.. IL

l(1cnmOnd and York River IL. IL.
IL 1sTH Through Fast Freight easa
"a hours quicker than by any other line, and Just
as cheap!
From Baltimore to Charlottesville, Staunton.
Covington, and all Points on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, formerly
Virginia Centrally
Also to Lynchburg, Lexington, and all Points
on the James River and Kanawha Canal
Also to Danville, Greensboro, and all Points on
the Richmond, Danville and Piedmont Railroad
49, The Richmond and York River Railroad
makes close connections with all the above lines.
and Freight received at all times and forwarded
promptly to all points named above.
Fare to Richmond only 81
Through Bills Of Lading given
aeA- Direct your goods by the above Fast Line.
Steamers leave Baltimore Monday Wednesday.
Thursday and Saturday, from Pier No. Light
street Wharf.
York River Railroad Cars leave Richmond at 8
a. NJ, for Baltimore Sunday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
Since the LIST of March the Fast Line runs daily.
A. NEEDHAM s. SONS, Agents,
No. 142 Light St., Wharf, Baltimore.
N. IL. II0TCHKISS, Genl Travelling Agent.
may 2O-69 1y