New-York tribune., 1870-04-28
GENERAL NOTES.

The old families of Santa Fe, New-MexicO,
have not at present high opinion Of the Territorial Ii
brarian Mr. Bond. 1t said that the records OF New
Mexico embracing period Of two centuries, possessed
more than usual value Of historical and genoa
logical documents and were regarded with absolute rev
erence by the native citizens but Mt BOnd Ignorant o
their value gathered them together and sold te Ior
wrapping paper The titles to property and the history
of the Territory are already to great SrapPeo
i'll Obscurity.
The city authorities of Savannah, Ga, are
maknea dangerous distinction. Hitherto there might
have been heard In their the voices Of the Sons OF
coored citizens announcing not only "oysters gwine
by %" Crabs gwine by %" shrimps gwne by but also
that the daily newspapers were gwine by" NOW,
mnncpa edic prevents the sale by streetcyng of the
lastnamed productions, yet permits thst OF ne % OMIT.
The CITY Fathers TO forget that food for the nd Is
as necessary as the body that sound pubic heath
requires both comestble shellfsh and nsestDie news
papers
A new method has been devised to reach the
sectarian school difficulty by which our pubic schools
are threatened Joint resolution, read twice in the
House OF Representatives and referred to the Committee
the Judiciary, proposes an amenament 10 te
tuition of the United States for ratification by the STATE
Legislatures 1t provides that no State or lnuncpa cor
poration shall levy collect any tax or appropriate any
money or donation from the public funds for the sup
port OF any sectarian, denomnational or SCHOOL
or educational establishment To completely cover the
and reniss0ns OF taxes 1900 - '7"------
Scranton, Pa, has hitherto been remarkable
for the costliness OF nothing except the black dia-
nonds" that from 1t. One OF its citizens is build
house,
list, who takes pains to assure us that he Is not Jen,
ks" We infer that either language or the prOnts OF
trade ia that locality must be somewhat expanded We
quote:
has ho costly eliors o. the Eastern world the
Mo,qe Of Omar AMI the , Palace Of Hena Shb At Calcutta As
well the regal dwellings Of thu Queen OF England but even in point Of
eost his hoase Of on Ansr'sn zen WI e9.a Isn sse 'ai IL
While with us the observance OF the Sab
bath Is rather declining moro especially in respect to
closing stores, aud altogether 10 the sale Of liquor,
measure has been adopted in Pennsylvania which ii IL
supposed will hold ont an indcement TO church attend
ature making it unlawful to collect any bridge
pike tolls from people going to coming from church
We notice another effort moral reform in the filming,
few days ago. of named Joseph Ingram, i'll Phila
delphia, for profanity. His expressions were called
forth by work upon which he was employed. We
have statute here similar 10 that under which the
Philadelphia imprecator was obliged to assist the city
finances and If IT is ever thoroughly enforced, there VIII
be no necessity for any other taxleyy
The public mind is more readily attracted by
the where the Judges in courts exhibit
want of conscience than those where extreme cOnscen
tousness oyerburens them with its weight OF care The
latter class OF by rare, but they
not apt to attract attention because does not often
District Court at Trenton, recently that both mental
and bodily health give way suddenly During the pro-
% Of an eGr m at SGeT the he @ rGe @
air wildly with his hands and shouted: 1t is no use
ment afterward he gave loud cry, aud would have
fallen but for prompt assistance He was removed In
his medical adviser but that this attack resulted
close study and constant anxiety incident to his duties,
and rest and freedom from care relied upon for his
restoration
There was abundant evidence at the recent
trial in San Francisco of school teacher for administer
ing unusually severe punishment to pupil, that the
views OF the educators OF youth In that section the
subject OF punishment differ materially from those OF the
community in general. Since then teacher at Willow
Slough YoO County, has further exemplifed the pre-
ceptoria notion OF propriety, by striking with his
clenched fist refractory pupil first In the and then
the nose, in thorough pug1listic style. The oense
which called forth this demonstration persistent
disobedence in bringing in bucket OF water without
permission. The other pupils, misapprehendng the
benevolent intent Of educational process, cried "mur
der" which brought about the interference of out
side busy body who actually prevented Mr Edwards the
teacher from continuing the punishment; and Justice
afterward blind TO the necessity of preserving discipline
in the Willow Slough School, fined Mr.. Edwards SO Tho
pupil Of age, and the consent OF his parents
probably not obtained to this oneded training in the
manly art" 1t used to be the practice in q school in
Albany, N. Y To procure permission in writing from the
parents to punish dd 6itum. We recommend the plan
to teachers who think corporeal punishment ndspen
sable, and them that the permission fire.
quently be obtained Here is Of the permits that
was kept on record
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win nog him Kin ess bad boys John tho
I've bn habit Of achin him mse he will sr
snhnghis peln otrasou dehhenh Wsop him we'll ser and
will receive thanks
swhat for John ben sch scholar is that he
BY wife fus. husband"