, 1876-02-09

AVA 0h9 WuoLO-x dtI5p OSEIkuS NOME tTGQILs
not papal Romeo, and even modern Madrid.
Listen too, to President Grant. The Borough
leads the way it cannot afford the expense,
and closes all its schools. The Colonial Gov
ernment receives an annual contribution from
the Borough or Is to do, for taking up what it
drops but Government opens no new school,
and gives an order to levy a School-fee, a
pretty high one for poor parents, on the
children who use those in existence that are
supported or assisted by public funds.
Every child attending a country school must
also 10 future pay q monthly fee, though fear
ing a sudden falling of, we hear oSders have
been issued tc relax, the new rule. The out.
look Is melancholy; and enduring what we
must, with what patience we may, look for.
ward for better times Education will in time
be general, whatever present checks and trou-
bIes.-A murder of a new and, we fear, con.
tagious type has been committed in one Of the
vallies. Trinidad is taking a lesson from Tin.
perary. A gentleman, an old Planter. Int
emily lately settled 10 Diego Martin, was shot
by the light of bis owe lamp as be was sbrttine
up the house for the night by an assassin from
the darkness without, who must have watched
steaithily for his opportunity and had an.
preached within not many yards of his
unsuspootlng victim A man who had
been heard to utter threats against Mr.,
Is. r. Harris was Immediately taken
up on suspicion. The neighbors are tonone.
tied, as too usual in our lower orders. feioninp
total Ignorance. and showing repugnanSe to
assist the officers of justice. If the shirt Of
wild justice is allowed to possess the lowest
class the bonds Of society are loosened and no
man. lie is safe. Mr.. Harris was a native Of
Scotland, many years residentiu the island. and
esteemed a good companion by a large body Of
friends as his common name among his intimates
(Jack or Jock Harris imports. Having charge
OF q large property in Diego Martin Belonging
to the heirs of the late j ohm Cock9rton). it had
become his. duty to dispossess some eettv
tenants, and hence, it is supposed, the better
eumity ending in this strocious crime. He
recently acted Tor some time as Warden, in the
absence OF that officer on other duty. His
manner was brusque, and be had the misfortune
to succeed Que Of the most easy nstared and
gay spirited Of landlords, w. r G.is oldest
inhabltant good old JOhn Oockerton-whose
clearinghouse be I~atterly occupied. The
Bachelors Club quarterly Ball, largely at
tended, was held at the Princes Building or
the 18th. While dancing, news Of the murder
was'brought, making a great commotion. Many
remarks were and continue to be made, on the
chiefs OF the Police remaining at the bali
instead of starting off at once for the scene of
Cuo CIIue'-1ue Iat0. CASHIER at tue treasury
was on Saturday committed to take his trial
at the Sessions for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. result
Of the inquiry instituted by a committee appoint.
ed by the Governor to investigate the state and
mode Of conducting accounts in the Treasury
department., Gays a contemporary, will be a re-
commentator to separate the Customs from
the Treasury, to which it was Joined many
years ago III q spirit of economy, We have
not heard the argument for this course, if IL
mean there are to be two separate high -salaried
chiefs IS before, but it seems an unnecessary
Que. The duties Of the off 90 of head of the
department involve great responsibility, bat are
neither onerous nor tnharmonious, so far as we
know Preparations are pressed forward, to
open the Railway to Arouca on the 10th Fe-
bruary. The tolls to be charged were discussed
in Committee at a meeting Of Council on Friday
the 2Ist,
As a whole, and as experimental prices, mode.
ration seems to have actnated the proposers
but a very short experience will teach US what,
if anything, wants modifying. Being a public
undertaking, tolls will be fixed at rates to at.
tract traffic and can be altered any time by q
resolution of Council.