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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-19
Railroad accident.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 19.-The eastward
bound train of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
& st. Louis Railroad encountered q bro
ken rail this morning near Mingo june
tiOn.
Three cars were thrown down an en-
bankment and burned. The passengers
all escaped death, but the following are
injured:
J. N. Mccullough, Vice President OF
the road, rib broken and otherwise in
jured; Mr.Steyens, freight agent, bruised j;
Gardner, tlagman OF the train, slightly
hurt.
The officers who were injured were oc-
cupying u special car, which was taking
them east, and in this the fire originated.
Later.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 19.-The following is
correct list Of the injured by the acci.
dent near MiDgo statlon this morning
Harvey Mann, Of Bellefont, Pa; John
Roberts, Cincinnati; John Shane and
wife, G. N. Mccullough, 1st Vice Presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany; VIM. Stewart, General Freight
Agent, and A. l.. Gardner, fagman.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-19

Buying. Selling.
~; y; =. ENnange .".. lilo dis. par
Ihiladelphia Exgc.. 1-10 dis. par
Boston Exchange. 1-l0 dis. par
Baltimore eXcnange. 1-10 dis. par
Government securities are. generally quiet
ana steady. There has been Some fiuctuation
since last evening, about 4 bid but no mate
rlai variation. Inc 30 +. NJ. New York quo
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FIN4NCIAL.

Gold stands at 1l4I, att r. NJ. to-day.
Eastern Exchange is firm with fair demand
and lignt receipts. Rates have not changed
yet but al advance is expected in day or
two:
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sold. offered at.

The followingIs Is the :3U T. M. report OF Ney
York Stock Market, as received by Lea, Ster
rett u Co., 2S w est Third street:
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row. IvanhOe COmmandeTy viii entertain them ban
quet III the Commandery at Odd Fellows Hall.
Accompanying the Knights Sir Charles syer, the ggan-
tic standard bearer OF Virginia
ecisl train viii leave Washington ut o'clock this
morning for New-York, having board the visiting
Knights from the District OF Columbia At Baltimore
the special engaged by the three Baltimore Com
manderies and Grice Commandery OF Norfolk. Va,
will he attached the train. At Wilmington anotior
delegation of Knights Templars will join the party. and
Philadelphia OF Philadelphia Commandery No.
., and st. Johns No4 win also be taken Thsi special
train Ia expected to arrive at Jersey City about p. m,
and delegation Of knights, including OF the officers
of the Grand Commandery, will meet the train at New
Brunswick and accompany the guests 10 Jersey City,
where they will DO received by tho NewYok Command
cries. who TO act their hosts during their STAY in
this CITY.
Philadelphia Commandery No. will be present at the
Temple dedication tomorrow the guests OF Moiton
ComInandery No OF this city. At Newark tile Phvdel-
phia body will be by depation from Morton Com
mandeIy and will he received by that CoinInanery on
arrival in this city and escorted to quarters at tie stre
House, Twenty -ninth-st. ana Broadway Nc iurg
Liberty Coruet Band win accompany the philadelphia
CoinInandery The plneipai olhoIs o % ~ I,
Cominandery are; Franklin Cooper GaIrSues, Hni "a.
and Philip Wallace Crawford Captain-Generil Charles
Henry Kings on, Grand Commander OF Pennsylvania,
members of this ComInandcry, and Will be he.
ceived with tls customary hon3rs Many so M
pany the Commaudery on THIS visit. t"Se zee, .ef
with Of the editorial STATS Of prominent PEi
delpha iournals TIE of this Command ry Is said
TO 10 works Of art VI the Kind III this
country.
Manhattan Connandery No 81 ogKnshts Tcinpar OF
this city VIII the following coninanderlrs tnis
AFTERNOON: Columbia COrnntndery, No =, Oh Washing
ton; Mary land ComInsndciy, No. 1; Baltimore Com
n,andery No. > and Monumental City, No. ), or Bhu-
more The formal reception ceremonies VIII takc place
in Jersey City, after which the comm nIeies Wal cross
the Cjrl,Iidt-st Ferry. and mdrch qp Cortlalit-
whore the wishing Communicates viii he lodged. Ancr
the Temple dedication services tomorrow u net VIII
be given to fle wishing communicates, under The aus
pic,.s Of Manhattan OOumandeiy, al TanlIany nan
Detroit COInnandcry No. Of Michigan ~ expected tO
arrive AT about O'CLOCK this afteno0, ana viii DC met
by Palestine COnnandry Of this city, VINO viii escort
tiem thcr headquarters amt then proceed 10 ooft-
landt street Perry 10 welcome their guests iron Pa-
QCluili.
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PISSENGERS ARRIVED.

FROM LIYERPoOI~-Ia SsdnsLip Cuy Q Cbs!tSr MAY 81.
-Mrs ~ Blota MS and Miss Iiatneu, frot vhccuy -.r
and Ars Crruion Mary Josep, James Ionr u &c u
mann, Charles KislIou, J. " frehari MI 81 OanDIl y
Downly L. S,s1tnon, H. j. lon oteeh., MI "
Mr. ln.,u MIS- n h. Downidy, Thomas Crohib Ms -
,,,u,n Samuel l. W. BoMditeih Goo Is Sh) h
J. ~ I5axle " IA. s.slTaiT James hlusoi Sech i;vnri,
MIS-. Iark cidrvI, apd servants MIS- reIfo'b rue ~
lc.anuu gBd hrs travtvf, hlss rsN n'I
LilJN LIN I:irOOl-IA stesrts.tp Gcrlanis, MAJ u -
Risavp Oauneiunsr and WIFE, MIS-. A. w. Iows0n ~ H..
aud child, Wfn. AlarlSb Jan -
Mcpolad Mr. zimn'rn, Mr. and Mrs a. B vrIoo ~ ~
larraga otabl, Mrs GrabD, sen, " u hblncah, ".
taneS. Al, H. liln,S, H. NoUrsss w. H. hIssos IA 4
Nat.. zen. Dow, W. 4. FrazoI. DAVID l3ssr ny aSi Sf
MN Ju.s ~ T. r1iwals, ~ L. Eooj1g, as VsVo,nH al
Rand n, H. Al. Llama, @-s ~ aha' Ns, -
WANNA lt 4. a. oIo.nhvi aud vie, too, A~sst, t'l,.
beau 4 A. suarAs MAJOR f.ossel, h. Ihyd hr MarJ "a
bliss servant Joan P1eaira Y SaEei tshiy p-e'
M,lcon iayior Mrs r. j. WaddCl. Joan OrpG robert p
tr. AIR AID Harvey an INFANT, Masters sisA-
fr,sl., aud louie Harvey. Miss A. Harvey
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NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE,

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Lieut. Vim. +. Day Is
ordered receiving ship Vermont 81 New YORK surgeon
A Ob,Ily IL n PeDsasola Navy aft Shn fhf-
W II ordered io the heasargs on the Asaio
Station Edward a. hcCauo n detaerr from be vin.
naId of tie Iacsawanha AMI orler, To Oc,d hone ani
a All oTlrrs Lieut. Jas T. Coeswsl Is detached rOm uo
recciy sp and ordered 10 tue Nonougais On
Atlantic station; Lieut. = W. Very II detached
fr, Office entered % the clnon On
the Iace station Master Charles r. lerkss To
taehed from the iSchmond and orisrod LONE
Geo r. Colvoeurcses G. W lsascerbeIge surgeoa w.
X ScofcI surgeon r. Black, chief Rpgnesr H.
w Boaisn b.. iiawsD Gunner yas Have AT.
H. Jcnk and Sanaker VIM Cuddy arc desch"t
from snd Orsrtd home To await orders Sur
Sar waling orders Clcf Engineer h. j. WmI
iii be detached ,n ae hzFsaTge upon tbs Reporting
of is rr. ordered hUne Pas~s Assls1n
H. T. Sk,sns has been detached nom The lcka~ anna ana
ordered 0 settle lis accounts.
oislatch nceiyti the Navy Department this uprnnS
dated on AUia lsaId OF II0in, Aii !,
his vessel arrived AT the Ssnoan lsands
.7t ef March At sahgo SaAgo. Islan0 oi uuAl 80
vessel remained days o. stcintfrser nits states
senng hnis,f 0ovsrBnsnt at HAT place 30
interview very sAii.n a. ~ naN.sss well az I" no
ana The officers OF the sAip The ls.arura
a-rtvet IL the Island Of Upou the 3lst OF
March, the morning VI April Coniina nder bben
With COL Ste.Bbcrger and the Amer'an
the pedon Commander Eben .S ress's
the De, lis Qualification at the RECEIPT Oh VI COL
and the g. apprcea
ton kindly feelings ~ Government uen -
Iy uos natives weIto4o wLtsA All appeared 10 l,i
keculy the Government had taken Ia The lh"S
The health uf s 81 the vessel vas
The ship 70 sail or honolulu about the hrst oi May
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01
LESSON OF THE SCHILLER.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The recent loss of the Schiller on the
Sicily Islands is only another illustration Of the imposs
buty Of successfully launching boats In heavy sea dur
ing the confusion and disorder OF accidents, or II
launched to keep theui aoat How many lives now lost
would have bern saved had the Inflated Schiller been sup
ped with fe-rafts say but nearly every one
viii admit that many m0re aud in fact all, mghI posi-
by have been saved 10y proper facilities for Keeping
the schIler's passengers ahoat Tor lew hOurs
The icra YOU have advanced through your columns o
steamers adopting near rs praeticabe one course solS
and .ug SO that ia OF accident t0 iDaclnefy tho
urYt steamer would he able "a assist or, II assistance was
unnecessary report her condition ON reaching Tie nearest
luI thus relieving the anxiety vi those having Iens
on board l. excellent one But even II al tne
sranship lines were coufon to and adopt specified
couises why IL II that possibly WIN one or Two
excetops) will furnish their steamers WIN lie.rts
ustad of boais they know and coD hut admit thes
perify the have over the latter nave crossed
tLe ocean several Imes but never vel saw Lc-fait oil
.my steamer and while You have kindly given fooui
Ia ideas advancing public safety. trust you VIII bring
tis through your columns, before the public ana pOsi-
Inv IL may be the of securing better protectors
than either rats boats In VI DISASTERS o. W. D.
hep- olk, May 70. 1873.
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DEPARTURE or FOREIGN NAILS.
TUESDAY. JUNE I.

TUESDAY JUNE I.
and g COL bv the steamship
Wyoming, mails close ar IL sup isinonary Mail "
closed Steamship sails az fTom Pier NO ~
North ioyer
slip City Merida, mails close st " Supplementary
Nall In closed 40 Steamship sas at " N, noln
WEDNESDAY, JUyR q
Europe via Queenstown aud LIVERPOOL by inc fteanr
ship otnia. malls close al IL m. supplementary MAI
closed = 10 Steamship sails A. trom Cunard
Dock, jersey City.
For ,isala direct by the steamship swIrrLand lsas
close at 1880 Steamship SAILS ifon LADsch rtotSss
THURSDAY. JuxE2
Plymouth therbourz AMI Hsmbury by tho
steamship uringIa, mails close az $50 a m supplement
Pier a foot OF 4 lrLst., Hotoken.
Havana ana Cba, by steamship ty or vera cruz mas
close AZ ~. supplementary Mail u closed al 1;sO " M
Steamship sails IRON Pier No 8 NoRth iissf
For ernua Wy steamship City u houston, mails close AZ
D. Steamship sails al o. M from Per NO 5, Norm iiFer.
FRIDAY. JUNE 4.
MATHS for Newfoundland close nj the Newfwk ivstoh0o
t:3O n. m.
dai for isfay, g., 10 cIosei tho New York cst
' ' ~ SATURDAY, JusB o. -.
For Great britain Ireland, via Queenstown and Liver
pool BY the steamship Cermanie, mails CLOSE AT IL M
A Supplementary Mail IL elOssSi al D. IA s.ainsiip sAs
al 3 D. M, fom f1tr No. 81, North River.
Eor scotland Only, by the steamship Eyaa malls close AZ
supplementary Mail StausiIp sails Al Nv L. "p
Pier No "a. North River 49, - -.,,-
Frthe Continent Of Europe, via Bremen, by the steamship
Gloss at ll3O a. SiPp!erne taTy mall =
closed al 3O D. M. Steamship sails at froDi Pcr oos
For iiayt and venezuela by steamship Atlas, mails cose
steamship sails AZ III NJ ironl Pier No OIL Nor'n
Mails for Key West by steamship city OF Waco close at
D. ~ Steamship sails al from Pier No 40 East lA'er.
SUNDAY JUNE y. ..,.-,-...
All Mails close at IL oeocS g. IN Tho Postonee - open
frtm IA NJ An
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al this country and Europe and that the STOCK WV
issued grdtsy in large blocks To tne promoters pi
the enterprise IL Is easily seen that the common s.oek
holders voting compact body, will be able 10 ouNWe
the preferred stockholders wLO have contributed an INC
money that has used 20 bud the road TIC arrange
ment dividends the preferred stock Is unfair ia
that the preference extends TO single year Ony WINE
IN all fairness the obligation 10 pay dividends Should DC
cumulative tue preferred stock. Any one ac',uMnra
with rail- oad matters knows how easy II IL to KEEP down
the earnings OF year and add the surplus TO tc heA
So that it may readily happen that no dlFueha VII
be declared year and fun dividend on BOTH classes
of stock the next year. New CONSTRUCTION 10 eontei-
plated and by this plan the control OF large expenditure
will De left with those who have legm2teiy no INTEREST
IN the property Instead Of sensins to such piIi te
bond-iOlieis should call another ne'tinS lnot at inc
Office OF the company and appoint committee 10 pui-
chase the road In their interest ana II the STOCK is 70 oe
recognized in the reorganization Uhe propiley OF WHICH
ia doubtful IA money paid for the stinc) tiefe
should I've voting privilege 10 with tie common slock
until the Stockholders had received ut least TWO dV
dends. u L. s'
No. 8 WalLst, Neo York, May 20. 1875.
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TIE CoAMENcEMENT SEASON
DATES OF THE CLOSING ExERCIsEs Oh TIE rRiNCI
PAL COLLEGES.

DATES OF THE CLOSING EXERCISES Oh TIE f"AN'i-
PAL COLLEGES.
The dates of the Commencement exercises OF
IFS colleges and semnar1es given in TIE "dcen-
dent OF June g. from which the following table is con-
densed:
Jyne e-Bosfnn University King College. Bristol,
Tenn; North Western College, Nalncrviie, III .,,
June lU-lllInp.e8 COlit 81 udnpien, va heLIachy
Univ rsiiy, Lexington, Ky; shwueh 'oAese' 0iPN
Alton, III. ,, S.,,r. Damn
Inn Ia Hr0wn University, p evidence; hilanltzoO
Colie"e, Kalalnazoo Mich. Military Academy "es'
Point. .,... ,.o. o,,o. uulsdale
Colsge IsdAle Mich: Hobart College, Geneva, N.
Toward unyersIty WSsngo 1e,sv CITY Of YewYo H.
june is-Sortn- Western CHRISTIAN om'efsi'J' n'u"n
Apy s Antioch College yellow Spring., Oho i;nt
sCnllege New Brunswick, n j.; Syracuse oh,Veisiy'
Syracuse J.. unon College sehdcsau! tan y, a. , ~
ST. Coll re, Pongnkeeps.c NJ <; Washington "Ad Lac
University, Lexington, Va ,, c,uo.-. ,y,,
June "a dran College Adrsh Mel; C"vso D N
i.lsuu College Carlisle, Penn hel3 on Cv @ ~
Ohio; Knox College, Galesnnrg, ~, u, innesora n nne-
aI,oiis, Mnn Unlyersy Of slssssipp' oAiofu "i>''
"ss sns GTufts College College H Mass ,o,,oo
Ls I1iafes Coilegc, lewiston bic; Booit Coieee'
Bcio Wis; Chc$o Yn'G HarS.ri Universty Cain
hri,loe Mass; State University, low" C9, H.
Lafayette College, Eason, r'nH ,on Wis Rochester
university Rochester N y. seton h.n SvlIso' MI
Orange n j.; University OF mchym am ssb,ngt",,
University of Hew-Iersey Prnicet1n ~ 81 ""9Ne
ana Jefferson Colleges M'1sh'Stot rel'l Trinity Col
JIy I-naH.on College Cnt1, y. . IT,, III, t,acd.
lege, Hartford Conn; Norwich UnversI. Va Vale
": University Of VlrgilIl, Charo'Ies'iie' va LAW
College New-liaveD, Conn. ~ p,oi,. Couege
p sag via Williams College, wiiamstown MISS.
ha p,,, Amherst college. Amherst Mass bowuoi'
Co,,ese, Iin,Sers,y Of Vermont Burlington, VT
Jsiy as--Coiby Uni, ersIty. Wateryilie, NE,
All 4-Uuiyersity Of Georgia, hthens' w.
I'm (allleL
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AN IDEAL CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.

TO the EditOF or Fhe TrtOnHe
SIR You head a recent article, " How long
can we stand itf" Please give another, What shall
we do about 1T" believe the burden Of taxation Is lie
iny felt by ill classes than 1T any time since
the war and that economy AID reform arc ie popular
wot.hworls OF the day. But What We do about 1t
We the peoplei The control VI the political machin-
cry ia i'm the hands those who live and atteD mt the
public crib and not be wresed from item except ny
such united and persistent effort as 1t is vain To hope Tor
But may not this be donei BY an earnest appeal such
us You can make every patriot t"every advocate or
REFORM in every ward, town. hamlet every where, can
not some, at least be aroused ~ give % THIS ,'use
FOURTH Of July a centennial o'ring. would propos.
since it ~ almost possible secure the nomination q"
good and true Jy either al the polltlcal parties
through the party machinery that each and every citzsu
nakrs it Ais duty 10 that day Fonrth OF jury
uextl me- ting Of some OF his ueig50s men or biih
Ing and niucnce0nd 10 that meeting LAT nomination.
lie made lOr Ill important Offices Ia Tue st OF te f.oIS
OF fiat community and tat each political larty TIC III
yfted o confirm and TeIoinntc these men Ihe cbinces
are that one the other OF them Viii do 80 IODapiy
the one which Is in tbs Minority. AM thar tIis party to
niorced by all those who earnestly inS up ther
voic. for reform will carry tie day. Can we MAKE
b.tter ,enul Exhibition than honesty Ia Ing pacesi
AeU-l 0rk, May ~, 1870. - A. -
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LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
ELEMENTS OF A GOOD NEWSPAPER.
IN. Id,yor nj me Tribune.

ELEMENTS OF GOOD NEWSPAPER
70 the EDITOR Of ne Tribune
SIR: So many have come forward as voiun-
tary witnesses testify to the superiority of TiE IRi
uSg over any OF your contemporaries that any irter
testimony, though t,nay come from tie most uiDised
mind may he deemed to he wcll-ngh supernuSs were
If not that my continued silence ms OF mddety
In NV Convictions OF the truth, and OF selishness IN not
recoi nonang to others paper which Is so valuable TO
myself, 10 s-y nothing OF nay taTdiness in coming forward
10 You upon the very niSh and, thihK LOU
order Of journalism TO winch you
have attained should forever have held my peace FOR
Years before coming TO this country WAS cons'uht
reader the English daily papers especially me Se'd
ard and The Daily ers, the Conservative and Liberal
orvaus r,spectiyely which papers I always nsyo
considered DE far superior to very many OF inc
newspapers represented Ia he lair specimens OF Ae
can ioui nalisn But In THE TRIBUNE, FOUND paper
superior to TIE Standard and The Daily Nsus, and equal
aye, and points, to my mind, superior 10
Tbe London Times. The subjects Of your different
articles So varied IN their nature, are clothed
and ureseuted In such o variety OF forms that
they cannot fail 1 think, To comment them-
selves to the literary tastes OF til" most las
tjdous and to the most versatile. Inc absence OIL
detailed reports OF "poce news" aud all that IL aSsoci
ate with those words AMI that Is published 80 freely
By many other Journals with such deinora]ns enec''
"a A nspcuous az the presence Of articles which can
NOT ,n to lift up aud educate and prepare Tor tne eNe
cispg of rgnts OF citizenship and Tor tue ulhns o
me owing upon the leaders ana supporters oi
social and domestic circles all those VINO VIII out gave
them constant and careful perdsal one eahot reau
vur commemorative g0uces of The musical anu "ialhh1o
ss without receiving IN impetus to the sudy oil tnese
.eyaliuK aud without acquiring taste ana Al
Enumeration OF the beautiful and sublime your cXell-
ave and criucai book notices are sch "a no only 10
make your resieis acquainted wan Tue nuthos oi no"
w,rks but also indicate IN concise ana prictes~
bile manner the IDEAS anu philosophy they wouid sF'
est and iuculcate while your fui reports OF sceuhc
ltlres and religious dsc0urses are fiilm source Oh
Instruction and enl u tanment. Tie paper Is printed III
a vuoJ clear aud readable styls, and one could "lsa
thai IL were read more extensively thah ~ " AZ
,'." BEfA
Troridence, X. l., May 81, 1875.
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NOT AN rSGLIsu HABIT.

TO the EdIt0r OF The Trt6uHe.
SIR: Your latest correspondent on the subject
entitled "A National Vice" seems to enjoy certain
amount Of comfort from 0nyincing i1seI that sptunS
il inherited from his English ancestors, but he tunhs
his argument will convince Others presume he Is mis-
taken. 1.-TWO blacks won't make white" and II the
whole British nation INDUCED in this hlthy habit now
(which thank goodness they do notl that is no reason
why the people VI America should There Is ono lnlg
CERTAIN if Engiismen were addicted To this habit 800
years ago they have advanced sufficiently with evlLa
ton to do Il no more ana it pity the same pro-
gress does gU here To call 1t "a national
vice is using much too strong term IL is simply us
gustiugy I,;by habit, all public walks and the adis
dresses can testify. would suggest that women organ
lie an ''auticly wing and splitting society all us Ici-
her. To lse their influence with their male acilnnces
10 abolish habits tnat anything but useful ana orna-
mental 10 the American people through your Kindness
i'm allowing your correspondents space Ibis subject mas
been Thoroughly discussed already, OF snonld not nave
liked brin, an EpYishmdn Ia breach It, ANA "nly now
speak THINK IL uy dnty, and IN tue interest vi
NV dear American COUSINS DOtl lOF theW society ahu
their beats sake. SalSa Is gwen rs 10 niastcate oi
food an, every expectOrac We rob the stoi'c
of ntnril jaccs and Indigestion amt dyspepsia are
the consequence let hear Aat the women nave 10
saw ON tie subject, Tor hOld tlelr mhloufe mere Is
ns...lr,,J Youls trnty w. Is. TEMrLKroN.
York, May 70, 1870
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

To fha E0tf0r OF INC
SIR: In looking over the letters from tho
people In yesterdays TRIBUNE noticed ore that nc once
srrprised and amused me. was plea for the aban-
donmcnt OF our noble public school system. Now tho
gentleman evidently docs not know what be y fainng
about Ito says "Thc observation OF a lifetime shows
that IL educating at TIE public expcnse works bady IS
whole" lie says that II Ia unjust 10 tax him to edu-
cate his neighbours child. s not his neiSibor taxed 10
educate his ehd Now lie needs not say that he has
any child for that s argument at all " he mas not
any, he ought 10 That's all about that Again, no
SAYS Our best aud noblest men arc those who fought
1t cut AMI those who have been carried along AZ
every step by taxed public" Now. there nothing In
that against the public school system Does The genie
man mean TO ~ that these best aud nobest men
would have been any the less good AMI noble Tor having
lad a public school educlt0ni Oh, 10 lie cannot nsan
that 10 his absurd romoustganee against bsins eskcd
10 send his nele bbors child TO school lie NeIy lhco-
ssten because that principle be would object 70 ls1ny
taxed 70 send his noghbors letters through the NAL
Probably he does. lie makes little point apOut
despsing our fathers and mothers because We read
" dine Loyels." Tut wlat Las that To do win lne
sehouls They don't give dime novels" ~ students
The einan certainly deceived Our glorious public
America m stand 6TUDANr.
CoiIege OF ne C.fy NJ Ncrc- York, May 90, 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01
ENCLIsu OR GERMAN.
To the Editor Of The rrtbune.

To fhc Edtfor OF INC TTFOH"t'
SIR The question of mixed education 10
rcrard TO the teaching Of English schools, has
had an incidental illustration In the dbates before the
Lutheran synod during the present month at Lancas
ter p,an The Committee OF Muhleuberg College ALLEN
town. Penn.l recommend e perfect coordination IN I'LL
respects OF the German ard English languages but d.
Schumacher explained that 10 was mot Intended that
every student should be compelled to use and study the
German. that there shoud be opportunities Tor both
German and English aud for either" Dr. Seiss would
vote against the proposition because impractiea
ble and would furnish the kind OF institution NO ono
would want. 1t will degrade the standard Of education
already nsioted" DIR. Mann found tb0se oil tho LII
IN, ra nane wno had neglected German 10 be those WHO
neglect Lutheran doctrines" The Rev L. Miller denied
- ,Iat ths AN church 10 q German church." I've
Rev A. T. Gsissenhauer said 1t va cVlnict between