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Ar snCurrnr.ttptl llssnrar wife Gets
E14z li1wliIh .4cixunaxkei-Ei.

Ar sncurrnr,tcd li,snno wife Gets
E1er It3HlarH Acknowledged.
Lnu.ss.r.L1:. Ky.. April 7.-Tllo famous New.
comb caso WIS dccilod today by Chanco'os
Druce In favor Ut tbs plaintiff. An outline Of
tho factsis substantially III fellows: In 1877 il.
u. Newcomb n,nrried SIrs, i.oruolia W. I:,hl
llotl1 of thctn leng residents Of Louisville. III
1s5s Mrs. Newcomb. tocsnlo .:nsanc. aut
%ns fi,.s11y rlace.l in tho HansachnFsItga
hospt's! at homcrylle hy hsf htaaa Gr.,
noyor jutlicIally found to DO insane. In 1872 tlo
kentucky Legislature passed MI net by Which m
additional ground Of divorce was declafod 10 e1'
int wile:e husband or vito IN iuc,iEab1y ln!are.
mud s.,cl nn inssnlty Is al ilatedltary taint "a.
made known at tho ttmo Of marriage. undes
this act Mr. Kowcomh obtaincd q divorcc. sna;
coma ti1ns afterward waR Rgain married. nitl isi
two children by his second uuton: III 1871 aaH' M
comb, VIM wa4 then lreRdcut Of tho LouBv'le'
Nashville s. 0reat Southern Roat. died, toaT1ust
largo cBta.o, which te disposed OF hy VIII. am.
iuncluro trianas Of tho first wlfu tna!tlitoaa
init, claiming bnr proVotty rights to tho oat'ts
Oil tho ground that sl,o Ind noyor boon dlvorcei
The caHe has bceu III court n.oro than yes'
and to-day decision holding tie divorce 70 % ~
ateoiutelY void, and docreetBg to tho tlrst WIZ
Mra. Cornelia A. Newcosnb. hor property r'sh,,a
Oh tho lawful widow OF II. D: EoMconp'
was rendered. Thu result of tue d.
otalon is to give tho tirrt Mrs. Ncwcom93
onc-thisd Of tho lRto insbEnd'a Persona
prnpesty-a!ocks, pundr, nlonoy, and the !'Ge H.
and llor dover in lards. Tho greatnc"S Q! = tn9 !,
estate. which oxceeds million aud hall o.
tlo!arB, and tllo prominence of tho pnreoaa 10,
voycd iu tho litigation, has given it'an unusaa.
intorost. Tie will OF Dir. Eowconh dosasss
S400, 100 to lis ctllIdfon by tho second tnartsse
and to their mother. I'LL OF whom arc now iltlos.
Thu loclBion docs not afrock ll,ose FrosiHions g
inya!,dato tho will: Al, exprcss Koutucky s.a!; !;
ute removes all question OF the lcst tti'nao3 g.
tho cl.iltron by tho secand marriage, aud fae'e'
| thon from any ouch lmputation,
, 1876-04-08

.S1vrtdf Diapatch q TEf ERhdgo 7f16Nht.
LANSING, Nlch., April 7.-Tho Battlo Creek
Journal confirms tho rumor published in T"E
TRIBUNE fow days ago that thrco gangb Of
railroad hands would next wcols ho placed on the
llno of tho connecting link between this city
mid Flint. Mt. ". l.. bancroft having been nI'-
pointcd ltecoiver hy tho United States Circuit at
Detroit, hs in authorized by tho Court to rur-
chase $3.50 Gun WORTH Of iron for tho road, and
regfndo tho whole limo from Lansing to falpn'
raho md whore tho now Ties ato being plRceu OH
tAe roat-boa Tllore now scents to be q good
urospect Of It's carly completion 10 Chicago.
, 1876-04-08
STATE. POLITICS.
STRINGS TO BEVf fRlOGE'S BOW.
SoTAl,ly THE INSTITUTION At JOLIET.

IESrITUIiUN AT JOLIET.
c,..,n, I.fsr,,., 70 y.h. Cb,.,oa yr,buu,.
-, .s..i, .rto .,oro ~. i,to ~o.
'tA'"'' 4' At' y, 49,,
dnot'on III tho aalnftca ot tho elhploseS u LUZ
htnlo pcniteutiary, mentioned by your coEre-
sDonlout On Wednesday, iH Investigated, tho
,,orr II ;n1,,otca tn. nrosnnce Of n laree-eized
At,.,,, l., o., rro, Mia o,7 tho ,roro doca tbe
A1t1can III tno "oos-tH'c' auo tuo Ato'o uocs ''4o
reduction appear to haSo been fnaao ior tho paf-
l,oae Of manufacturing political capita! for bay-
e,i,ive, liz crentinr an impression outsiJe
tnnt nn1or h;a otnnir,str,tinn. nrson afYa,,s
-, aa.s..,..,,. Tt ,,,,,, .,r, ,ho
n'' 4i.'s'hheu eeoNu'''"s. ..,' :. 80 "e4o ~
fact, however, no reduction wonlu nave heen
necessary, for tAo receipts would motu than de-
fray tho oxpcnsos. AZ WA tho caso t]uriue tho
u,,l,ra,,,na ~ EInor W,a.,wr, on,1 Mai,
'oo"'trs '..I. .. ':,a.,I', ''''
"hhlu. Al 1ea''s3 ''1o '"at't"''on 10
FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED.
Il has borrowed money to make payments, al-
tbouch tb54 in ntron,,oua,y AeueJ and ov,os nomo
sta Gno ), ofr.ot znic,, u ,,,, scn ono or
eIaooo' ~ o'lsc' ""is" II ha7 :oo'ooo "1
thoroabouts duo from tontFa:tors' Alebatstau'''
thu etoue-contructDr, being I'LL debtor to tho
oron,rt of a4D 400 or more, lat he stands Il,
,.;th ,,o Da,t+orttorv .u, eln,r.uo,ac r,r,n,a.
"''A' 't'o 80 n:. , -,
sioaesa ano do7' na'e''''Ho, anu "un p0y up'
and, III they cau't make ll'n do so thu dell
cloncy IL squeezed cut OF tlo poor cnl-
p,oyos. l,icl,aydron's dcbt will BE- allowed
,,o1u, w., ,raohiv unt nftor the St.to f,unycn.
t;,,u sv"n - {,cynrre fails to rot tIo uornina
ton' ~ 'Si, Gnxnrnor he hi thruw up lis ca,,.raet
md tha nrison nav wh,silo for its money. t,or
lm,s,ness management aud economy wonld snsu,
~ Ias,,i tint h" In lo 10 tlo terms Of III,
eo,,.,.n, .rI ,ot oiaw1d to crrry ou oncrattouH
sstt msterinl md men. whoyo ]nbor heio.ga to
tha stntn without rautfotinr au eouiyalput there.
NV tne ''s"''' "''D''' ''''''S'"t' -
'o'' ..orur1t PHASE
,t, ro,,,,;,,,, ~ ,,,.l 4 "ffects chiefly tbuse
,,hn e .ra anst aha 10 stand itWtho n,vn WHO do
"ne ~" ~" ,nai nnrI wnrI lin rrrIt md NJc, AZ
- 'o ,.arn 49, a,tma1,nn nt Tho urison iH
'ra n,out 1,v"r,,n,",'t nn.t,nns. which ARC
,'m..,i H,,la n,ur., tinn s,,,,u,,,ros II IN or
t,lrer il, i,c"n.atcnt hs capnot retain his place,
,,rlcss mnlun fayortipu. IL shown him, to tho
Mn.,t,,ont ~ ,,,n I5sn;nl,ne ~ thn conyicta and
sure,s,'l ~ ..nsrcmrnt nj tho institution, If
sad';o,,t All fnlthfnl In t,,e dischnrro Of h,s
ua.les ao nstIs useis ,n.S an,, mu WEI linn.
t'ns ~ .i,,sa ,,,o,, ,,1 ,nrcl,naoi n,ndeat 1ttio
& net .. s.msa,xas ~ 1,o e,rw cnntroctnm 10
% oies ~, v ~ v,erts q, thn rmnn,'. NJ no
E,t INV n.1oriss u,,ti, In" whnio rhould Lo
,at ai 'ng ht s'I1nctiuI which ia To- ,iata from
, 1876-04-08
NATIONAL POLITICS.
THE COLQRED ME;l.
nrso1Cr1oSs ADOPTED At TIE NASHVILLE coN-

THE CCLoRED MEH.
nCsoLvr1pys ADOPTED Ar TIE NASHVILLE ton
sRKTloN.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 7.-Annsl,'r i1nfnorHe
audience grcctcl tho Co!oscA National G2'lse1i-
tion. Resolutions wnso Rt!orEcd lnauFs'ns ana
roafr1ning tl.ois devotion ana adherence TO tho
National Republican party and iis pr1ncplca
that, nevertheless, they hsvo lust feaaot, fof
complaint ngafust thoso members "ho hhfc
moved rccrcanL tn tllctr lrnsts returning IlialRe
10 tlp friends oi freedom; dlsfasos nnT daBifo
TO chorish III. feeling against tho cx'slavelto!d-
Ing clcu,ont Of TIN soutli Int, Oil tho
contrary. cxtcnd them tho rlsvo nraneh
Of peace: nshins all eooa mon to artse II
in the;r sovereign capacity to atrenEtllon tho
arm of THO law, and protect all ctttzens AGAINST
n,nba assatBinnllons, 0utraEGs, and vlottce !;
tlat tho doscrmlned aid Increasing eiicrts os
tho enemies OF tho TACO TO establish Tue color
iiuu prcaent q condition OF Affairs to hs dcplor-
cd bf nil loyera OF liberty md order, and ono
,yE}rh threateilB tho continuance Of pnacc. 30
cu,isy, apA prosperity Of both tho hlacka mud
whites they h5ld no sympathy NTH o,ttetat
tognos but most oarneal!Y conuolah ul3nn1icAty,
corruption md infdelstY to public trust IN
aAoieuoyor found most heartily subscribe to
tito policy, "Lot no guilty man curapn': recog-
nixo tho appropriate services rend.red II! their
behalf by prosidons Grant, aauslnt, him of their
taAtiug gratitude.
Suprou,ol,tal resolutions vnrc atontc! rccog-
nizlng tho validity OF the rEcseut state Goovoru-
mon. Ut Louisiana, Under which rincltaek was
olcc,ol to a sent in tho United btatrs Senate,
deoply dcp,oring tho nlanner in which h!a cot'-
tosk ent,ed, asll regarding IL ~ Illuminating Ia
tho prhio ct tho colored people II America; that
senator Morton. by ls unyie!dinc coilrso. aud
those Senators who voted and acted with him:
nro deserving Of tho lasting gratitude uf rolorcd
American citizens; that compulsory educaaon
10 innuGuratcd In tile Southern Statch
Jo1u II. LaueSton npolso to serso audience
tonight with reference 10 tho recent aapramd
Court iccision8 bearing upon his race.
, 1876-04-08

ron,toot,a,y, to bo oxhibito'i at tho Centennial
Exposition and ono Of s7.noJ for tSt!c gssoi'i'e
apparatus. consisting Of three sfnah iauKs ana
two conycrtcss. and u gns.thnk with eapaehy
of about Qua hosshon'l. Tlls entire cost OF tho
Whol,. i,ci:t.lsn;, labur. ought not 10 hare o.
cre,lrl 52.0Gl. ,.....~
They (,l,o t.ommissiorosal ray. u si'olr order
nunnnueinr t,u reduction, that tho tncon'o A'l
rccc1n,s Of tho Institution hayo be:nn,e intt:r,-
njiv 1,,as NIL also tho c1st aud eApense oI lS-
tpE autl that The income and expenses oi tllo
,gtitu,ln, mist ho .naso to correspond. viii, =
yieX If making TIM same holf-hustaihihs' 1hls
Ia ali scrr line, but
II vny'r WASH.
II "the incoIe h,uI Tuceipis nre materially
lcas," anl II "tlio cost aud oErcnse o. hslnE Is
n,.tnrinIlg Icen" also, tllsn It naturally follown
tiat lilo "coat a,,sl exponsc" Of tuntling thn
r,iann ahou!d he materially leae," without 70.
sorting 10 reduction in tho pay OF tho em-
ploycs.
It ,locs not tako In Tic hieh-salssiod ollicors.
Tho Warden. Mai. McClan0hsY; the Doputy-
Warden, Cant. HAL tho physician, Dr.. Hotso :;
The Chief Engineer, Capt. Miller, who all OK
pcct TO DO Doseridgo delegates from this county
affected BY it.. Tho anne. is the caso with tho
Chaplain. Tho Clcrk Galus Miller The parcha1-
fng hgont Capt. Hamilton; and Mta Jnchen11'
tho Matron. who iH rotated III soinc way to thu
l,o;,Bo nf Neycridge.
,rhe foolIng among tho employees ID oue Of n'ir-
prcaasA Indignation. but ahoy aEo obliged u
submit. 1t is perfectly sa!o TO say however,
that tue prison II ....-....
NOT NOW "eoL1D" ron rESknIraE.
ns t.aA supposed to ho tho caAa 10" DAYS SINCE
The contractors nrp allowed 10 liayo just about
everything thoy ask for. y now n!lop was ro-
Gently lifted M, at considerable expense Tor tho
shoe contractors. u. sclS y to..--counscfS'
+ shelvos md steam fixtures botng put f.7and.
wban lilo improvements wero completed. tho
contractors threw III, n uortion Of thelr coll
tract, aud turned oyrr trty-four siets to tho
Stats. These men are nov lido. Tic now
| 81, ,00o taaoluo apparatus. ment!oEea aoovo, IL
| Wednesday evening. tho Eas going out about
| q clu.s; aid remaining out all n1eht.
, 1876-04-08

Sr. T.ou1s, April 7.-T4o report OF tho aciion
Of the u,co.iuS Of 0oparal Freight Agonts hero
ycs.qrday was premature. tlnteB wcro not hnal-
ly agreed urOn unit! this eyening, mud hro 10
cents lower than those reported liant night.
, 1876-04-08
EsEM0IChMCY.

LOUISVILLE April 7,-Tho Louavillo Gas sud
Water Companies having promised not 10 hold
tho Government reErousiblo Tor tho use Of gas
and water during tho presonI trouble, bnt to
furnstl tito sa1ae freq Of clarge Secretary Drss-
tow has acceptud their Offer.
, 1876-04-08

vote would le a,tnnst aoltl for WasNhurnc,
whllo !,s wuuhl b' r,nE"r with oil othcr c:a saos
Of citizous than any other candidate named.
, 1876-04-08
l'r' MI ITotlel,
ca,~1. r"'nr. r,l'l. lures.
1.Jte, In 1,'''2l .338 ,o2:,:'iI.| | td1,yu
t,est,233 i.7el.?aS ;s7,'1c,l l,45l,si,

I}y ttoAnvtnr tta atnntnt af losRes from tia
cnlun,n NJ toll exprnGturca tho cost Ut t,nns,
netting Tim bl,ainesa may le accurately Ascef-
tnhttl. I'tte:p rnnpanltH all receive hantHoms
ean.H for tnEorcst upon their A,er:ea,, ibrrs..
mcntH, whlcl, nre inrndeA In tile eb,se table.
AHRt-Tt or TIL: ESat19If CnMrANfEn.
In estimating tho vaus Of tho n.sets of Tho
1nE!i.l companies tuii,g business In Au,asics,
it ,t,,ls: hr remembered tint rho Imperial IL tia
u,lv our a,nt,llg then, wli1a, Ii tot nenlnbcreA
viii, liabil,tio7 u, n:cnt OF thoir lifo tle,,art.
ncha.. - tealnre uukuow9h ~ Amcrrats oflicea.
Tho following tahls sllow1 lhe groas naHnla Of
tho cDln,atioB III England, incIuding tho An,cr-
can nsAetB, and ntao tho American assuts bo,s-
Ar4tolY:
, 1876-04-08

Nfnsn American
Commercial Union. l,ii';,sar 7M;:a
Guardian. ................. 5E.l.eht Ih.iM
Imperial l.,..........s..... i.1:slM IM,h2l
'snsa.aiTei i;,;n, l. ;,i: oa assSss sss
North ErItieh h hicrcAntilc..E l,,:.;Nl i.;iap1
1.ysl 2s.ats. 81, 4. '.tsN;
srot.!rll Comlnercial....... 7at.oea G'7,a.a
All t1cBn comnan1en hnvo American Boards 0,
Trustees lueatc1 III this t'tv. WHO hold tho,.
securities, oxcspttng 42000o0 IN '1nsornn,enl
honds, deposited III t:,o INSURANCE Department
at Albany. ...
1lrE Lfsh,trrira OF ESuLlH1I COMPANIES.
IL 1,HH n1wnsa 1'ccn . E1ysler: to the Hycracs
American citi1Hn not directly Interested III liz.
tho tIro aud lita delsrsnlcnss of EnIlist! COM
pn.licB. THO fhct III thai by act of parliatncnl
tho companies nro required to hold roBerse CD
every llfe-policy iHsuod afser certain data,
md cannot te Touched Tor paying 1lro nsacs.
The New tor.s lnauyaa,ce Department. tloTHnda
statement u thtH rcherve, an'l tn tllo toturna
Inst rvcelyed ot ll.s Eng!ali Offices tim nmonnt.
Of tho life 1e*otSca Or 'iabs'ltiea, aro given Is
follows
rirn rseaer7s
Ut htInsur.
Companies. a,ta FMI.
Commercial un!oa. H5l1ia
ttuar'!asl. -. ~!
.i.Ivctsni f,vos,. n,n ui"bls. l3,so,osf
fya4t.h
Enrsh if'tifh ah' M1,y SI3a,,
,,nesi'' ''' ''+'''''''' snt,1
gr;,iits,, f.n,tncr.i,i +: ','' I1sit
Inn1on Asslr.,.ce, 1,1:1,Wl
| r'hcrc n,,np. In ms, ,mcrco; threatening tho
snlyn,cy Of ti,c s,nyo companies on acco,,nt oi
Ii, - r1,, 1nHnor,t;n,, wnuId In detluc nd from
tmo;. n..ct. In nnvInent nf 1,rn-lnsscy. na lin
E'w,lsI, law n,aifns tDo iifo-po,icv a ursfsuri
cln;n S" ''''
~'""''' rsu,,,u w,,.p-c.r COMPANIES,
A1tho.,.h Ili, usn,o or in Insl,e,l Insurance
,,,n,,nv haa i,en, i,,st,y renartloi IN ti1n Hyn.
o,,' -, nf f"',cta1 Rnminc.s mi tronr,h vrtiI
~ tr,,o ,hn. ,hcro l,yu bc.1, attem,,ts 10 osg,e
trate fra,,i1s In th;s country url:r tho g,ta Of
rca5 rnSnuonica it.,io batter that, ,ishonest wihl.
co,. fnw vcnrx nm thnrn wnn Il cnnuant
.nllcd In " tjye rsab" organized, It is heiiuyej
fnr I'm ~ ,rea. our,uso or tjoinr nj, American
ia,,csa -" ,v wi'ie, c.:ah,iahoi ,tsoIf nnminor Il
Wilmington Dol. lis policies woro wilton,
howoycf. in Thj|a,oipI,,a aud woro ,uddej
ti,rnt,yh tiso States nv brn];nrs. seyrrai al
tnnn, ;nrnrI m In uanraelagotts. wlcra thcra
ia a. sevcrn nnnaity ior procurur policies III
sompauica not Authorized to 10 business
H. thn g,,tc irha unvareat wns IN
, 1876-04-08

hf
FAST Sr, I.ou1s Ill.,, April 7.--Tho fact that
tho Hon. l.. u. Wag',burno vii! probably be tho
Eopnblirau cautlilnto for Governor has 20
alarmed olir Democratic friends in this section
tint tuoy a:o beginning to try to discourage
his caudidature. 70 this on1 gentleman who
trims with tho Democracy III out In last al0n-
days st. Louis Republican witlI au article head-
ell .'Wa5hburno and tho Gormans," wherein lle
ttles to break tho force Of the argument Which
The TE1nuaE employed homo tino ngo to sho"
Why Waplhurno is very popular with our Ger
mp,,-Atnerran citizeus. Notwithstanding this,
however, InE InznuSE is right. for the fact IL
pstont to al tim: Minister Wasl1batne Ia, for
good roasorH very popular With our German
ir,ends, ns waIl us ilumsueoly stronE' with our
pAsty.
What does nil thts up.oar about Waslburho
mean in tho Democratic papers? 1t simply
r,eal,s that our Democratic friends know that,
If Waahb,,tne III nominated for Governor,
their t:elot will ba bcason So 400 votes III Illinois
this fall. nm nomew!lat surprised that tho
Springfield journal ohjecla to tho reasonable
au,l lust i1,uunor In Which THE TnIECSE ibdosAeB
Wnsilbur,lo ~ II candidate for Governor. y tue
journal not willing that THE Tntnush sha1! OK
press rational preference fot stl'H Or thae cat-
ddate when it {the |oHrna) Ia tioodlns tho
Btato with election ccriug documents for ita fa-
yor,tesi Only two wceka siaco VIC received, aa
supp!cmout to tho journal. n short OF some
st. or soycn columns wholly devoted to pEntssng
q cartain candidate for State Treasurer. There
m1Bt not 10 surprised II other pconto lavc opli-
| ions and w!s!lcn to express.
We aso ycry glnd to learn tllst. III cHsc Mr..
Wanl!burue IL Bviectcd au tho Ouentnatorial csn-
tlilate Of tho party, anti IL ct'ose'l, nn!'or 10
circumstances wall he think Ut rcinqnlshing tho
dusieA Of tioycruorah!p to seek. the unitol
Stairs kenalorsl!p for tho truth is tho lcoplo
hcrcaio ~ aro woil satdtled with both Senators
| Lognn unsl Ogloahy. 1lJweves, rhonld tAo NJ
| tiof'a! Convention ns Cincinnati choaHo 1lr.
| Warl,luruo aH orr Presidential! candidate. wo
gupn,so In tl,is caao tho peops would allow him
| to withdraw his cntlt,!datura for tho uovc1nor-
ship and become our national staiMlard- -baaror
A Fam PLAY.
, 1876-04-08

1'hcHo BilYnt, n aN' emergency threatening tn
(ljn1strols ouEy.rat;on, would l,o tsetac,od from
their nsact4 In rnylnent of 1lru-lnssoa. III tin
En,,'lsl, law makes tho lifo-po!icy prefsrled
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-03-10
IMPRESSIONS.

If Satan can succeed in fixing his first
wrong impression upon the mind, he is
able in all his subtility and falsehood to
keep up a semblance of reasoning on
Scripture foundation TO carry out his
train of deceit. In this way he does not
Use vicious means, but Transforming
himself into an angel of light, insists
that his course of compromise will re-
suit in the greater good. Thus he keeps
his own end, which is ruin, steadily in
view, though covered with apparent
right. In this way lie affiicts Gods peo
pie and despoils them Of success. In
this manner men are entangled to their
hurt.
We should not depend on mere i'm
pressions; we should test all suggestions
and ascertain their source.
We do no wrong to the Holy Spirit,
when under ordinary circumstances, we
test its promptings.
Some times a little common sense and
plain reasoning will unmask the enemy
and show him to be the author of what
we had mistakenly thought was from
God.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-03-10
CONNECTICUT POLITICS,

The Republicans of Connecticut have
held their Convention, adopted a plat
form, put full ticket in the field, and
have fairly entered upon their State
campaign. The Convention was in the
highest degree enthusiastic and earnest,
and its work was done with wisdom and
rapidity. The platform demands reform
and retrenehment, a return to simplicity
and economy, a persistent prosecution of
officers guilty of defraudiDg government
the eencouragemento of public schools, the
execution of the resumption act, and
the payment of the government obliga-
tions in gold. 1t opposes third term.
The Convention presented no candidate
for the Presidency, as it was deemed un-
just to express a preference for either
General Hawley or Governor Jewell as
the choice of the Convention for the
Presidency, bat, after full and frank
discussion, the subject was dropped,
without a vote. Both Jewell and Haw-
ley were highly spoken of, but it was
agreed that a vote for either would be
but an idle compliment, which neither
needed. The platform commits the Re-
publicans of Connecticut to distinct
policy on all great public questions, and
they march forward for victory without
any of those shuffling evasions or pussil-
luminous subterfuges upon which stand
the Democrats of that State.
There has been for some time past a
bitter feud between the Republicans of
New Haven and Hartford, but this was
quickly extripated in the convention by
the nomination for Governor, by New
Haven man, of the Hon. Henry C. Rob-
inson, of Hartford. The nomination by
the unanimous vote of the convention
proved that the long feud was ended,
and that the Republican party of that
State Is united. Mr.. Robinson is a lead
ing Republican, an able lawyer, and a
powerful speaker. Frederick ]. Kings
bury, of Waterbury, the candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. is gentleman of
wealth and remarkable scholarly attain
ments, and very popular throughout the
State. The other candidates are men
well known IN Connecticut for their
ability and unimpeachable integrity
C1eveland Leader.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-03-10
Educational.
THE ART OF SPELLING.

OF all the questions raised by teachers
relative 10 the right mode of teaching
the common branches, those which con-
Germ spelling seem to us the least per-
picking The whole matter is so simple,
and stands out so plainly ON the very
face of things, that to venture a word of
explanation looks like carrying Goals to
Newcastle. Spelling. as an art, is purely
practical; there is certainly about Eng
lish spelling precious little of systematic
theory. As a practical art, its canons of
acquisition are simple and inevitable.
First, it must be learned for SCtdt it is
used. Secondly, it must be learned for
that as IL is used. And so ends the cate
chism. Now, just apply the first. You
want spelling wholly for written Eng
lish. Any other Use is secondary or ac-
cidental. Hence, the dominant method
of teaching the art must be through die
tated, written exercises. The appeal
for the right letter is altogether to the
eye and tl,e hand, and the practice
which ''makes perfect" must be the
practice which habituates the eye and
the hand to an infallibIe right use. Be
yond such written exercises, careful
reading and frequent composition are
the prime aids. Carried far enough,
they alone will prove sufficient Oral
exercises are now, as a matter of course,
arbitrary, abnormal, and inapt. They
may have place merely as a temporary
substitute, or make-shift, or as EN-
ployed for purposes quite aside from the
mere orthography.
Secondly, you want to learn to spell
the word as it must be spelled That,
except in the accidental occurrence of
division at the end of the line, requires
it to be an anGrOken word. Hence, a
marked separation of the syllables, and
more, that unqualified abomination-
the insertion of a hyphen between the
several syllables. we know a spelling
book made monstrous by this cOnceit,
are wholly false art. The assumed aid
given in the dividing of a word at the
end of line, is more than counterbal-
anced by the confusing of the eye and
hand in writing, through the cultivated
false perception. Besides, the specific
object sought belongs to the art of com.
position, not spelling. As for that oral
monstrosity, the cumulative repetition
of the discovered syllables, our second
canon takes from it its very rdison d'etre,
and suggests museum of morbid anat-
omy, as the proper resting-place for the
brain of its deviser, and its perpetrators
as well.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-03-10

The returns to the Secretary of the
Board of Education Of Connecticut for
the year ending Aug. 81, 1875, maintain
the high standing that State has held in
EDUCATIONAL matters. The number of
children of the school age enumerated
was 13i, 976; number registered, 120, 1S9;
school houses, $50; male teachers EN-
ployed in Winter, ri; in Summer, 272;
female teachers employed in Winter,
1,9l0 in Summer, 2,324; average wages
per month OF male teachers, so O5; OF
female teachers, S37 35. Less than 5
per cent of the children of the school
age did not attend some school. The
number OF pupils in private schools was
only a,145.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-03-10

Do THE RIGHT THING.-Whenever
you are in doubt which of two things to
do, let your decision be for that which
is right. Do not waver, do not parley !;
but square UP to the mark and do the
right thing Boy! when you divide that
apple with your little sister, be careful
not to keep the largest half yourself.
Young mani don't sneak out the base
ment door because you want to escape
your fathers eye. Madam. let not the
most trit!ing deceit pass current in those
little acts which make the sum of your
life. No matter who you are, what your
lot, or where you live, you cannot afford
to DO that which is wrong. The only
way to obtain happiness and pleasure
yourself is TO do the right thing. You
may not always hit the mark, but you
should nevertheless ann at It, and with
every trial your skill will increase.
Whether you are to be praised or blamed
for it by others; whether it will seem-
ingly make you richer or poorer, or
whether no other person than yourself
knows of your action, still, always, and
i'm all cases, do the right thing. Your
first lesson in this will grow easier, until
finally doing the right thing will become
a habit, and to dc wrong thing will
seem ar absolute impossibility.