, 1876-08-09
THE MUpDEn ANp 1Ts CAUSES,

The homicide Of Monday eyoning was
wholly unjustitlablc. Legally and morally,
tho killing was murder. There is nothing to
extonuato tho cr;mo; tho victim was sought
cut, assaulted, and then, under tho excite
nsont Of rage, tie pistol was drawn, and the
nan wns killed. Tho plea that tho shot was
flrod to injure, but not to kill, comedies that
the firing was deliberate. Wo hnro no pur-
pose to try this case in advance Of tho
Courts, nor have wo any desire to pilo Do
nstlciation upon tho survivor. a man Of
education, with tho habits and associations
of refinement, in no wise intemperatc
mnn of gonlal md kindly manners and feel
ings, suL11vAS in ono moment ovcrstopped
nll these things, and murdered q follow.being.
In tho cnlm Of reflection, no ono will expert
enco moro keenfy thnn he The terrible calnm.
ity lo has wrought, nor lamont moro tlceply
tho pain nnd grief In which Aa hns oyer-
whc1mod two stricken families.
Tho immediate facts preceding and lend "
ing up to the homicide wero succession of
intriguos, complications, and bluntlcrs. Some
weeks before lowing Office, Mayor CoIy1x
nominated for roappointmcnt as members Of
tho Doard OF Education MessrB. ntcIlnEnu,
OL1NoEn, W1LcE, O1Esos, and DLu1nAnpr.
These persons are now members Of the
Board, and have been for some years. Tho
nominations were not noted on until after
blr. Co1y1v had beon succeeded by Mayor
HEATH. Tho Committee on Schools IN the
Council reported adversely on tho uomina-
tons, whicl, have been laid oyor from time
to time. Tho Committee gave no rcasons for
their ndyerse report, though, among othor
unofficial explanations, it has been stated
tl,at it was objected TINT nil i've PERSONS
were Of foreign birth--that is R,cunInt and
DIu7uAnpr, Germans; OLEsoa, Scandinavia
nu Ot1noza, Frcnch or Belgio; and W1LcE,
IN Euglislmnn. It WINS also understood TINT
these five members Ind, when tho subject
was before tho Board, voted to exclude tho
Bible as q textbook. It WAS also cla;mcd
TINT tho general tone aud character Of tho
Ijoard had declined, and it WINS desirable to
hnyo o.hpr aud bottcr men ; mud tlat tho OBJ
lection was not so much against these five
gentlemen personally as it was to them as q
whole, representing Hoard which, az n
whole, waa Questionable, Behind ali this
there was an au;n,otcd contest corr;etl nm on
several minor lines A year aro Mr. HAN.
POM, WHO had been Assistant sunerIntona.
dent of Schools waa elected 10 anoiher p]sce.
Tho yacancy yas filled by The apuointment Of
a Mr.. LEWIS, who in turn vas disnlaeel to
mike room for Mr.. I'D. Dorx. oontlen,an
having m extensive ronutation o,nono cdn.
Gators, Il was then dec1ared, and wo ASSUME
with truth. TINT this was preparatory to max.
inn DorY Superintendent In placo Of Mr. ].
G. p1oxaup. who Inns been Superintendent Of
tho Chicaeo schoola for q nu,nber Of voors
Tho psincinaly of tl,o soyeral ecnoola. as n
clnsH, l,ayo generally hall, the noard of Fdu,
cation in lialiko. Thev 1,ayo reaentefl lin in,
PRODUCTION Of DorY hayo roaentol TIM nro.
posed dismissal of p,ow4nn md tho clcct;on
of DorY 10 succcsd him have reacntca
tho action Of tho Board in roluc.
| inn an,ariea. hnva rosorto7 covo,o,
changes In tho regulations: md. M n
natural result, became hostile to Tho Hoard of
Education az body. and stronplv deajrous
! OF a radlcal chaneo in Its ms,nhcra, Mr..
P1cxaup, who a year aeo payo notice lint
bo would not accent the of,3co tt;a yoar ,,oa
apafn bocomo a candidate for realization
pon,];nc this MIR. n,ulrpxRo. tho prcs,;1on,
Of tho board, has recently uucarlhal Mr.
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