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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

the Puritans and Independents who set
tied New England. and faithfully reflects
their dominant convictions. 1t suits
us very well, and we are quite
content to leave it undisturbed wherever others,
whose rights are just equal to ours. make no
complaint or objection. But the Roman Cath
olics dislike some Of Its features and this does
not surprise us. There is danger of formid-
able opposition from that quarter; we see it
rapidly gathering head; and we arc looking
for tenable, fit ground on which to resist the
threatened charge. We fully understand that
the engineers of the Catholic protest will be
satisfied with no concession we can make, no
change we can assent to; we seek only to
remove all ground of just complaint
on their part to place our Common Schools on
q basis which ought to satisfy them. Hence,
we would virtually say to them, -" IL you are
content with the modcum of religious in
"structiOn now afforded in our Schools, very
"well if not, we will unite in RENTING an
"religiOus incubation whatever to the parents
"and their respective pastors, IL such they
have; take your choice of these modes OF
dealing with O problem of much difficulty"
This is exactly what we would do, and The
Episcopalian had no right to be ignorant OF 1t.
We should make the proffer, hoping thereby to
satisfy the great body of our Catholic fellow
citizens and retain their children in our Com
mon Schools. There are others whom we
do not hope to cOnciliate; and their foreOr-
dained rejection of it will nOwise dlsap-
point nor discOncert us.
1t were preposterous to stand railing and
protesting that we will not have our Common
Schools weakened and our School Moneys
divided: they are. Over Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars per annum are taken from our
City's till to support UNCONVENTIONAL (malniy
Roman Catholic) Schools of various grades;
and the annual draft from the treasury Tor
such Schools is likely to be larger before 1t is
smaller. We do not believe the people willing
to be taxed for such Schools we judge that
they ought not to be- But vague dissatisfac-
ton will effect nothingj we must place our
Schools on basis which can be defended
against oil gainsayers, so that we can protest
with effect against diverting the public funds
to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of any sect or denomi-
nation. "This do, and liver
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
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al HEseilsh Drama; "LOndoa." Miss Clara Jenuipg"
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Senator SUMNER: Plymouth Church" Caste"
The Rev GEO j. MINGINs Forty -siXth-st. Wig
~ss--' Beyoud the Rocky Mountains"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
OUR COMMON SCHOOLS AND THEIR IM-
MINENT PERIL.


The EpiscopdliGn Uow church, Of the nth
inst favors its readers with ram's-hCrn blast,
whereof we are mainly concerned with the fol-
lowing passage;
"THE TRIBUNE one day last week Informed its readers
that there is coming religious agitation which will far
exceed the pro and antslavery war and will rock our
fabric Of popular government to It's foundation II re-
fers TO the question Of the Bible In the Public Schools re-
specting which we had something to say In this cor
respondence last week OF the action OF the Gin
cinna Board OF Education THE TRIBUNE, like most other
Journals OF its class avows Itself Of retaining the
Scriptures in the schools but. rather than have any
trouble abOutit would accept some sort OF compromise
II anybody will be good enough to poinout what that
exactly is the radical mistake OF all such reason
ers. There can be no compromise with Rome, and any
course Of policy that is predicated upon the opposite
assumption must assuredy be productive Of nothing but
mischief We can easily understand the partisan neces
stiles which urge halfway measures In preference TO
more defntive and decisive policy but, IL We mistake
not the question s:One which, Its ultimate trial, must
be settled by the public themselves and not by the pro-
fessonal politicians. Mr. Greeley, VIC are persuaded,
could do much to facilitate solution OF the problem, II
the obligations party left him free to act upon his In
diyldual convictions As 1t s perhaps ought not TO
be surprised to have him concluding his article with
substantial confession that he does not know what to do
or to say, to help preserve our Common Schools"
Comments BY Tho Tribune.
So far is the above from truth that we are
entirely confident of our ability to make party
capital by pursuing the exact course that The
EpiscOpalian would approve. Our party has
very few Catholic votes to lose, and first
rate chance to gain many by planting itself on
the Bible, and calling out. "No surrender No
compromise The Bible the whole Bible |
nothing but the Biblep This is exactly the
course we should recommend to the Republl-
cans, if we were willing to secure party
triumph at the expense of our Common Schools.
So we assure our clerical monitor that we
recognize no partisan necessities" nor party
obligations" that conflict with the course he
commends.
Perhaps 1t is superAuouS to volunteer de.
tense of the professional politicians of politics
adverse to our own; but we know no facts that
justify the imputations Of The Episcopalian,
even with regard to them. What they may
yet do, we will not predicts but we have thus
far seen no evidence that they were ready
to sacrifice Popular Education to any party ex-
igency whatever. Generally, we believe them
hearty supporters of Common Education for
ALI.
Tho Eptscopalian Is mistaken-utterly mis-
asserting that Toe "do not know
what to do or say to help preserve our Com
mon Schools" We see clearly what must be
done, and only apprehend that others may be
blind to the requirement of the exigency. Our
system of Popular Education originated with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

The investigation of the abuses at the
Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal, ILL.,, is still
going on. We think that it would DO well to
have the inquiry finished before members of
the committee volunteer statements that every
thing in the institution is call right" and that
not single charge against the management
has been supported. 1t may be proper enough
for the Hon. VIM. Stanley to cause this in
formation to be telegraphed from Bloomington
to Chicago, and conspicuously published in the
journals of that city; but if Mr. Stanley will
wait until the evidence is all in, and take
pains himself that all available evidence is put
In, we do not say that abuse and cruelty will
be proved, but we do say that the public will
be better satisfied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

1t is a relief from the tiresome succession OF
frauds and inefflciencies to recur to public
work well done. The report of the labors of
the Children's Aid Society, on another page,
shows that since the beginning of the year
5000 little ones have been taught, 1000
hungry and homeless ones have been fed and
lodged, and 1000 have been sent to Western
homes, where there is more demand for what
the poor can offer. The work needs no praise
beyond these facts, which are above all praise.
Yet it will not be amiss to remind the public
that they owe this Society debt for value
received-not because it has protected the
helpless, fed the poor, or educated the
ignorant, but because it has removed from
the community for Western reconstruction,
during the last seventeen years, 10000 OF the
dangerous class" thereby making every life
in New-York safer and every piece of prop
erty more valuable. For this, If for no better
reason, there should be response to the
Secretary's statement: owe need, in all our
SCHOOLS aud lodging houses, more volunteers
"to teach and aid. We need larger income
"to increase our work."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

csthetically inclined +, know that the edihco
which fell down at st. Louis was ian elegant
italian structure The ow,sers, the builders
all who are responsible, are declaring tilat tiie
italian structure - was thoroughly .onhN anu
that its fall is and must forever remain a ihyS'
tery. Yet one witness af1irms that the troN'O'o
was oceasioned by the breaking OF beam.
Then the iron columns Of the second story
gave way. "They were bent says this VII
ness, "three- quarters of an inch week ago.
"and were not safe.' Tho architect OF the
building, Mr.. Barnet. who is. we are pleased
to learn, terribly depressed in spirits says:
whether the fall was attributable to some
unknown defect or to the slipping OIL the
screws, cannot determine" Well; that is
just what must be determined, if there DO such
things rs justice and common sense In ot'
Louis. Buildings do not fall without q cause.
The fact seems to be incontrovertlble that
there must have been bad management or pad
handicraft. Such a calamity makes the SOFT
phrases Of extenuaton ridiculous and possibly
criminal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

The crucial point of the Cleveland Womans
Rights proceedings yesterday seems to have
been the development of the fact that however
much the Convention might try to ignore Miss
Susan B. Anthony, that determined lady had
no notion of ignoring the Convention.
In fact, she seems to have fairly
surrounded it, and even to have extorted the
invitation to the platform which Col Higgin-
son thought unnecessary. For the rest, there
are letters from George William Curtis and
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, speeches from Col. Hig-
ginson. Julia Ward Howe and Others, the or
ganizatiOn of National Association with
Henry Ward Beecher as President, and more
talking,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
rEwyoNK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, NovlMnER %, 1859

plaintiff asks that Gould, Fisk e. Co. be com
PEELED to account for $4i, 900 receipts of the
Company. The Company being in such con-
dition that only men Of experience, courage
and great business capacity can save it from
insolvency, and Fisk and Gould being the
very opposite, the plaintiff prays the
Court to suspend their functions, and
take the proper steps to protect
,xh,,t there Is left OF the property and In
torost, of the owners aud creditors of the road
This notion was granted; Gould, FISK O.
Co were expended and forbidden to do any
business for the Company; Philo I. Ruggles
was appointed SeSeree, to take proof when and
where he NAV tlrnlk proper. The order is
precise in stopping all operations of Gould q
Co. in issuing or selling stock or In any way
interfering with the books or the business Oh
the Company.
Now let us see what answer the nttendahIs
can make--or rather what answer they WIZ
make. We need hardly say that the rSSo't IL
only a question of time. We all know wSeefS
men like Messrs Fisk and Gould are sure to
bring up; it is only matter of months, move
or less. The old saw of going up like rocker
may not be quite inappropriate in their case'
What evasion of this order they will attempt
we cannot imagine. They may keep Judge
in New York, as Moses g. Son kept poet;
but the nice machinery OF this ci'y
will hardly work in the mountains OF Delaware
County. Tho public care very little about
Fisk and Gould as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. more than
about any other mountebanks; but they DO
care for the welfare of one of our greatest and
most important lines of travel; and will look,
therefore, to Messrs. Eaton g. Taller for Wig
orous prosecution of this suit.
They have long seen the Erie Road In the
hands of the spoilers. They have seen Its
revenues squandered. They have seen It's
good name destroyed. They have seen
gamblers and harlots rioting in its Offices and
making merry over the fruits of its robbery
Shall they at last see Justice donef Shall the
long-suffering stockholders come again into
their ownf Above all, shall the Penitentiary
at last receive its ownf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
Ne@Ia(ork Daily Gribmtre
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1869.

Aeviees from China state that the Burngame Embassy
has been recalled. Gen. Dulce Is dead. -= Victor
Emapual favors the Duke Of Genoa for King Of Spain
- Eugene has returned to Alexandria. - The
Cubans it is said hold but a single town /;
Gen. Jordan appears TO have given up the cause
s==-= Further by the Haytan Revoutionsts
are reported the seizure Of British vessel by slnave
Is likely to make trouble. 80 Maracabo, Venezuela,
has cstuated to the Governments tho insurgents de-
serted Gen. Pugar, but he escaped. - The Quebec
Parliament is open. In the Toronto Legislature the Gov
ernneDt has been defeated.
opinions from Washington expressed to the effect
that the Spanish gunbOats will be released - party
OF masked attempted 10 disarm some negroes at
Tptonvle Tenn. but dispersed, with loss OF one
killed and fatally wounded; subsequently i've OF the
negroes were hanged by q mob - Several persons
have been seriously injured by accident the Phade
phia and Erie Railroad. Important seizures have
been made by Internal Revenue officers in
North Carolina and Virginia. - Vigilance
Committee In Fremont County, lowe, recent
Iy hanged an alleged murderer, but his supposed
victim has since made his appearance. and efforts are
bang made TO bring tho lynehers to trial. So Ma
tIOnaI Woman Suffrage Association was organized at
Cleveland yesterday, Henry Ward Beeeher being elected
President.
The Grand Jury have presented indictments against
Samuel T. Dlatchford for fraud and against several
others for evasious OF the lottery tax 80 The Chill
drens Aid Society held their anniversary meeting yester
day =- Hamilton who killed Brand, IN East Brook.
Ign, is held for murder -= The County Canvass is
HniShed except for Supervisor and Will probably be de-
csrad to-day. == Sheriff OBrien's bills for three
months are t2s,tA = The losses by the fire in Sixth
Of amount to $4,000 === The Board Of Health
have revoked their permission TO the NowYork Fat Rem
asrnE Company to continue the business until 1870
Gold i7Si, LAG. i2Ss - Temperature. a, 81, 49, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

The practical advice which we have to give
concerning the catastrophe which occurred at
st. Louis on the 10th inst, is that the repre-
sentatives of those fatally injured, as well as
the survivors who have probably been injured
for life, shall Immediately bring actions at law
for the recovery of damages, either against
their employers or against others I'd whose
criminal negligence these murders and MAIN
ings are to be attributed. If the parties are
too poor to employ good lawyers, then we hope
that there is beneyolence enough in st. Louis
to advance the necessary funds for the incep-
ton and maintenance Of such suits. About the
law Of the case, we have no doubt. There is a
laches somewhere, which has resulted in some
thing nearly akin to manslaughter; and if the
statutes in such an emergency will not reach
the persons of the criminals, then We propose
to teach them a lesson by Il sufficient depletion
of their pockets.
II NAY be great comfort " those who are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

1t is proposed to abolish the Board of School
Commissioners in Alabama-a body, we are
informed, of lull legislative authority, with
complete control over the School fund. The
charge is that the Board, instead of using this
money in establishing and maintaining schools,
does willfully and feloniously "absorb" the
same. What the nature of this absorption
may be, We are not informed, but we have
horrible suspicion that the Board uses up the
cash in buying dinners and drinks for its own
private and personal abdomen. At any rate, if
the Board is created that it may, in its turn,
create schools, and if it does not do this, then
there is not only no necessity for its existence
but q great necessity for wiping it out forth
with.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

A card, published elsewhere, from S. d. Nor
ris, esq. District Attorney for Kings County,
gives the gratifying assurance that he is still
in vigorous pursuit of the rascals who de-
frauded the people Of Brooklyn of their votes
by false counting, changing of returns, and the
like. 1t is all the more to his credit that he is
doing this righteous work in spite of the OBJ
stacles thrown in his way by certain Demo-
cratic Brooklyn officials. 0 for prosecuting
officer in this city who would deem it part of
his duty to punish viOlatOrs of that most sa-
cred right of freeman, the ballot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

II must be both melancholy and mirthful
business to read the letters received at the
Patent Office, full as they are Of hopeless pro-
Iects and of mechanism gone mad. One OF the
latest and strangest of these missives is from
o man in Canada who claims (of course) to
have discovered perpetual motion" He prom
ises to travel to Washington upon n vehicle
propelled by his new power But this is not
all. lie declares that he can build machine
which will transport the Washington Monu-
ment from city to city by perpetual motion
aforesaid. landing it finally, we suppose. at St.
Louis or Chicago, OF wherever the new Capitol
is to be set up. There will be rejoicing out
West over tho discovery of this machine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

The graduates and pupils Of Girard College,
With q great number of the citizens interested
in that munifcent charity, assembled yester-
day in Philadelphia to do honor to those rep
reseutatives of the College who fell in the War
for the Union. Addresses were delivered by
the City Solicitor a representative OF the
graduates, and by others; and monument
erected by the City Council was unvailed and
dedicated On the second page we print full
report of the more important speeches and
proceedings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

Here is pleasant little anecdote for sanitary
investigators as well as for the lovers of sau-
sages. Distiller at Peoria has hog sick with
cholera in his yard. Popular butcher walks in.
Observes that the animal is in pretty good condi-
ton still, and that he weighs about 300 pounds.
Popular butcher, who is represented as supply
ing the first families, Immediately offers seven
and half cents per pound for the invalid
porker but the dstler told him that he ought
to be ashamed of himself, and declared that
the poor creature should be left to die In peace,
and 20 his way to the rendering kettle without
butcherly molestation. We hope, for the credit
of the distiller that the deceased did not come
out of the kettle good. merchantable lard, to
be subsequently bedevilled into boarding house
butter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

The Massachusetts, newspapers mention q
melancholy case of insanity from overwork
which has just occurred at Worcester. James
Preston, aged about 10, was employed in the
"Quinsigamond Wire-Works." For two years
he has worked regularly eleven hours o day,
and each alternate week the same number of
hours at night. He did not attend school at
all, and his employer was thus guilty Of a
violation of statute law, for which We are
glad to learn that he is to be indicted. The
Door boy had parents, but they did not inter-
fere. The mania of the lad Is said to be OF
hopeless character; and altogether worse
case of cruelty to child we do not remember
10 have heard of.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

Now let US baVe Committee on Color! 1t
seems that the Washington Board of Educa-
tiOn. or parents, or both, are DISTRESSED because
there are negroes attending the public schools
90 white that the teachers are unable to pick
them out for expulsion. The doleful complaint
comes up In connection with facta devel.
oped by the case of a daughter Of
the Rev. J. Sella Martin. Let us have experts
OF the epidermis appointed immediately Il
win not do to suffer this contamination Of orr
sources OF public instruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

The destruction of the Boston Coliseum
which occurred last week, and which we nave
already recorded, 1t must be understood 49,
this time, q final fnisher, the others Delng
penultimate and te-penultimate. This reduc-
tien to ruin seems to be regarded in Boston
as occasioned by the direct interposition OF
the gods who were not willing TO have this
temple of harmony devoted to any meaner
than its original and divine purpose. 80
Eolus was ordered to unloose his largest
wind bag, and to blow upon that house so that
it should fall. Once no tried it, and once the
superb structure but partially yielded to his
boisterous assaults. lie returned to the charge,
and the Coliseum is, unsteady speaking, In
seven flats.
Of course, such an event does not pass In
Boston without Occasioning in the newspapers
many remarks, philosophical, humorous, his
torical, and moral. The poet of The Daily
Advertiser tunes his harp as follows: 1.-The
"wind it blew, The lumber flew, Beyond all
"exegesis; And did not cease until in peace,
"Nothing was left but pieces" The reader
will observe the joke on "pieces," which is
good, as well as tho remark of The Advertiser
that "wind played an important part in the
history of the Coliseum" Ah if an enemy
in New York had said this The Advertiser
concludes: "The builders raised the wind, and
the wind RACED tho building" AS DR.. Blim-
Der observed on q certain occasion, very
"good, Toots Very well said indeed, Toots"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

7 ~ Merrill, esq, of Brooklyn, ed yester-
a., manning from Injuries received by being thrown
from his carnage the 10th inst Mr. Merrill WAS for
ths mast foureen wears q member or tho Arm OF Fair
hanks Co of this city, aud by his strict integrity and
nrbanity gained for himself wide circle OF business rs
ss ma socia friends lilo was i3 years or age ana the
suryvor OF his fathers family, but leaves vile ana
I've children Tie funeral viii take place from hls late
residence No. 40 South QAiorst. bteQAIYh, W aatuE0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

r,oir odorous business until next May. We
believe some effort was made TO over
come the horrible stencil OF their la'-
boiling. but it was found impoSsioie
20 deodorize putrid carcases by rheton-
COL rcports, and the attempt was given up.
Nat. boiling is not proper business for crowded
c;ees and should be extirpated if the parties
,,ofuse TO remove, by peremptory process