The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-07-26
a College on a Cruise.

parently, of young Western scientific men
of acknowledged position and attain
ments. So favorable has been the re-
spouse to the proposition, that, as is now
definitely announced, the expedition will
start next October on its two years cruise.
The arts, archaeology and present cond
ton Of the better known countries on the
route, and the geology, geography, fauna
and flora as we'll as the character of the
people of those less known, will be stud
led under the direction of able special
lists and experienced explorers, and
some important results are looked for.
The principal organizer and the general
director Of the expedition is Mr.. James
0. Woodruff of Indianapolis, Ind. Gen
Daniel Macauley, also of indianapolis, is
the secretary and military commandment.
Commander John W. Philip, c. s. n, is
to command the vessel { a steamer Of
lean line). Lieutenant Commander A. S.
CroWninshield, [. S. n, is the executive
officer and there are the usual staff and
complement of petty officers and crew of
a naval vessel. The finances Of the ex-
petition will be administered by a board
of trustees, and the scientific work car
ried on under the direction of regularly
organized and complete faculty" like
| that of Il college. Professor Bert G.
Wilder of Cornell University, will be pro-
lessor of comparative anatomy DR.. Al
bert Schatter of the University of Berne,
Switzerland, professor of history and
geography; Professor BARLOW of Harvard
University, professor of botany Profess
or Jenny of the University of Michigan,
professor of art and archaeology Mr. w.
J. Herdman of the University of Mchi-
gan, professor Of physio logy and anthro-
pology, etc. The expedition will be made
| up OF faculty, officers, students cadets
and crew to the number Of about two
hundred. The students will be under Il
| regular course of instruction in lectures,
when not engaged in the actual work of
exploring, sightseeing, collecting, etc
A complete library of reference works
and books of travel will be furnished, and
these will be the only books Used in the
instruction which will be given by lee
| lures and object teaching. An excellent
| diet, entertainments on shipboard, and
receptions, that have been provided for,
| on shore, will vary and relieve the strain
Of study. Several Of the faculty will be
accompanied by their wives and daugh
| ters. The fee required from the students
| for the two years is $1,000, and from the
| cadets, who will pursue substantially the
| same course Of study and duty as the
| cadets of the United States Naval Acad-
| envy when on their practice cruise, $500.
| The route of the expedition will be from
| New York to the Bahamas, to the mouth
| Of the Amazon, through the Straits of
| Magellan to Valparaiso Otaheite, the
| Feejee Islands, Formosa, Japan and
China, Philippine Islands, Borneo, Siam,
| India, the Persian Gulf, Isthmus Of Sucz,
Palestine, Greece, Sicily, Italy, France,
| Spain. England, Ireland and Scotland,
and from Plymouth England home.
Some real and valuable exploring and
| scientific research will be undertaken in
| those fresh fields for the new school of
scientists, Formosa and the great islands
of Borneo, and at many other points.
About tWo-thirds Of the time will be
| spent in port, in excursions and eXplora-
| tons. The organization of the trip seems
to be marvel of skill even for American
organizing power. 1t is certainly true
| that, considering the educational adyan-
tages, such an opportunity for extensive
| travel and observation could hardly be
| obtained in any other way at any price.
A curious case in criminal practice was
| decided in Columbus Court recently bN
Judge Bingham. Mrs. Victor the Cleye-
| land murderess, whose death sentence
was committed some eight years ago by
Governor Hayes to imprisonment for life,
| was before the Court of Common Pleas
on writ Of error, the plea being that
she had never accepted the penalty OF
| life imprisonment in lieu of the sentence
| of death by hanging. Judge Bingham
in his decision held that the prisoner oc-
cupied the position of a fugitive from
| justice on whom the sentence Of the law
| had not been executed, and remandcd
| her to the Cleveland authorities to re-
celve her proper punishment The ease
| is a remarkable one. The prisoner was
| convicted by indisputable evidence o
having poisoned her brother for the pur-
| pose of getting the proceeds of his life
insurance. She was sentenced TO death,
and without her asking it her sentence
was committed to imprisonment for life
She has not asked to be pardoned, but
instead to be allowed to suffer the eX-
IRENE penalty of the law, which is death
Now, under Judge Bingham's decision
she is to be granted this boon of death,
which she has been asking, But still it
isn't likely that she will obtain it,
A correspondent Of the Portland Adj
yprtiSer writing from Bar UarbOr Mt
Desert, compliments the enterprise OF
that little village in Supplying itself with
water
The village ENJOYS the luxury Of pure water
brought from Eagle Lake, a distance Of two miles
| and half 1t is sluiced from reservoir within
half a mile. and thence piped to the town where
it has sufficient head to reach to the top Of the
taest building The lake is 275 feet above the
town, aud splendid trout dwell therein, one weigh
ing three pounds having been taken out the other
day. Soil is scarce in that region that the wa
ter-pipe cannot be laid below the freezing point.
and earth had to be hauled in from other places to
cover If Ia any lpnth A all