Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-30
ST. LOUIS.
An Old Land Claim ReViYed-Deaih Of
Peter LlAdel, Prominent
Turfman,
Second Days Proceedings Of the Ger
man Teachers COnyentiOn-Ed-
ucatiOBal Matters Dis
cussed.
IMPORTANT LAND CLAIM.


ST. LOUIS, July 29.-The heirs of
Jacques ClamOTgan have entered suit in
the United States district court, for this
district, for a confirmation of title to a
very large tract of land lying in st.
Charles and Lincoln counties in this
SG,e. This suit is brought under an act
OF g1ugress Of June 10, 1872, which
I sUtl orizes the district courts to take
/ Jurisdiction of all such claims and de-
Crte upon their validity, and provides
that where the land has been sold by
the nited States the claimants can
/ ta5a he same number of acres Of
pu c lands subject TO private entry, at
one collar and a quarter per acre, as
! the lands covered by these claims have
| been sold by the United States, and the
suit is against the United States only,
and will not in any matter disturb those
citizens of st. Charles and Lincoln
claiming titles. Jacques Clamorgan
was a prominent citizen in the Spanish
colony of Louisiana, and resided in st.
Louis, in what was then called Upper
Louis. He rendered great service to his
government in exploring the upper Mis-
souri, river, and to compensate him for
this service and the great losses sus-
tanned by him, the lieutenant-governor
of the colony, Don Ienon Trun-
deau, by a decree OF concession,
of March 3, 1897, granted to him this
tract, supposed to contain four hundred
and fOrty-eight arpents of land. The
heirs to the suit are Henry Clamorgan,
a prominent barber of this city; Leon
A. Clamorgan, of st. Louis; Cyprian
ClamOrgon, Of New Orleans, and Julius
Clamorgan, of st. Paul. Among the
counsel retained by the heirs are r. H.
and ]. L. Bradford, land lawyers OF
Washington City.
GERMAN TEACHERS CONVENTION.
The German teachers convention met
again to-day, and Acting Mayor G.. L.
Smith gave them a formal and cordial
welcome to the city. William Harris,
superintendent of the St Louis public
schools, delivered an address, in which
he diseased educational matters in the
Mississippi valley at considerable length, |
which was replied to by President Hail |
man. The report of the committee sent |
by the third German LebrertGg to the ma |
tiOnRl teachers convention at Boston |
was read and approved. A committee |
was appointed, consisting of Professor |
Hailman, Professor Kraus and DR.. De- |
mai, 70 lay before the next convention a 1
plan for the establishment Of kinder
gGrten in the public schools. Resolu-
tions were reported declaring that the
TrochelO system of Kindergarten, in its
genuine form, is the great want of our
national system of public schools and
the true form of a more intellectual and
harmonious education, calling on the
men to furnish means to-
ward the endowment and sustenRnce Of
3 normal training-schoOl, kindergdr-
tens commencing that plan until Kim
1ergdTtenS can be connected with pub
lie schools, and the introduction of
classes, in which One-half
Of the time shall be devoted to speaking,
gymnastics, singing and Object-lessOns,
together with some of the more simple
and exercises with
TrOebell's gifts. This evening the con-
vention witnessed the exercises at the
st. Louis Turnverin, and visited the
and public school libraries,
and some other notable places in the
,ity, and tonight will attend the opera
1t the Apollo theater.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT TURFMAN.
Peter Lindell, son of Robert Lindell,
and nephew Of Peter and Jesse LindelI,
the former a millionaire of this city,
died at Denver Sunday, whittier he had
gone for his health. Mr.. Lindell, though
quite young-only twenty-six-was an
ardent admirer Of the turf, and had done
much for the improvement OF racing
stock, particularly trotters. He was the
owner of Pilot Temple, Goshen Maid,
Rather, st. Louis Bay, and several other
horses. 4