Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-21

THE TEACHING OF GRAMMAR.-"I have
been sendin my darter Nancy to skoo, and
last Friday went over to the skoul to see how
she was getln' along, and | seed things |
didn't like by no means. The skool-master
was laruin her things entirely out Of the line OF
eddycation, and, as think, improper. set
while in the skooi house, au heered one class
say their lesson The lesson that Nancy sed
was nuthin but the fooliShet kind of talk the
rcdiclist word sed was | love | looked at
her for bein' so improper, but she went right on
and scd, Thou lowest, and he loves. Aud
reckon you never heerd such rigmarole in your
lfe-love, love, love and uothiu but love. She
sed one time, ! did love-. SEE [, who did you
love-? The skolars latftd, but | WASH t to be
put off, and sed, Who did you love: Nancy -
The school master sed he would explain when
Nancy had flushed the lesson. This sorter
pace fled me, and Nancy went on with her aw-
full love talk. 1t got wus and wus every word
She sed, L might, could, or would love- |
stopped her again, ami sed reckon | would
see about that, and told her to walk out Of that
house The skool-mastCr tried to interfere,
but would not let him say word He sed
was fool, and uokt him down, and made
him holIer in short order. talkt the slrate
thing to him told him Id show how hede
larn my darter grammar. got the nabors to-
gcther, and We sent him off i'll hurry, and |
reckon thar'll be no more grammer teachin in
these parts soon.
GEO FRANCIS TRAIN.-Iu the case Of Geo.
Francis Train, iu New York. the court yester-
day directed the jury to render verdict of not
guilty on the ground of INSANITY. Trains coun-
sci said Two of the jurors say that that is
not their verdict" The Court replied that the
verdict is entered, and that part of the case is
disposed Of DR.. Cross testified that this in
sanity continues, and therefore Train must be
sent to the State Lunatic Asylum. Train ex-
citedly said Il protest against the proceed
ings here | have been five months iu Jail
without being granted a trial )" then address
ing Judge Davis he said-'Before leave here
[ move your impeachment IN the name of the
people," Judge Davis ordered him to sit
down, and au order was made out to send Train
to the State Lunatic Asylum Judge Fancher
has granted writ OF habcas corpus returnable
on Thursday next, to show cause why Train
should not be released.
BAPTIST CONVENTION The Baptist Nation,
al Anniversary Convention met ut Albany yes
tcrday. There was very large attendance.
The annual report of the Executive Committee
Of Educational Commission was read 1t sub
mittcd the following question: "Whether the
time had arrived for entering upon the work
of aiding in the founding of institutions of
higher learning in the States and regions re-
curing exterior aid. and second, whether it is
expcdleut to make the approaching National
Centennial the occasion of Simultaneous
movement 10 all the States for endowment OF
institutions Of learning" The report was ac-
ccpted aud ordered to be printed. The ques-
,ions Of policy raised in the report were refer
red to "a committee and the two main topics of
the report, in segard to aiding colleges aud the
propriety of the centennial celebration in 1876,
we're referred to committees, to report at u sub
scquent meeting.