The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-08

New York expends nearly three-and-a
half million dollars year for the sup
port of its pubic schools, and has Spir-
itualist for Superintendent, at . salary
Of SC, 900 year. 1.-THE Board Of Education
is middle about getting rid Of him.
There would have been no trouble about
his retaining his situation If he had not
been silly enough to publish book, In
which he has given hia views of religion
and hiS support of the Spiritual delusion
and also shown great judgment and
good taste. That such man should
have direction of the education of ons
hundred and ten thousand children in
the chief city of America Is somewhat
strange; but if majority of the Board
did not sustain him he could not remain.
1t Is stated that q number of teachers In
the schools have been induced reluctant
ly to sign petitions to the Board asking
to have him retained.
Some of the journals of New York
boldly assert that the vast sum of money
expended for free education Is wasted,
and that there Is no satisfactory evidence
of moral and intellectual improvement
to be seen from 1t. The amount of mon
ey handled, the three thousand salaries
paid, and the Jobs which politicians can
manage with 80 liberal an expenditure,
are powerful supports of a system OF
tax burdened people.
At meeting held at Yorktown, Va,
yesterday, preliminary steps were taken
for an appropriate centennial celebration
of the surrender of Corvallis, which
happened on the 18th Of October 1871.
The citizens of Virginia are called upon,
very properly, to take the initiative. The
Governor of the State is requested to Is
sue proclamation recommending to the
people the propriety of the movement,
and inviting the Governors of other
States to take such action as may con-
duce to this object, aud participate with
the people of Virginia In the same. The
Secretary of the Navy is asked to order
to be reviewed In Hampton Roads In Oc-
tober to be present In York river, IN
front of Yorktown, in order to take part
| in It's celebration, and the Secretary Of
| War that the troops at Fortress Monroe
be permitted to participate In the mill
tary demonstration at Yorktown. 1t Ia
recommended that delegates from all the
States be appointed to meet in Philadel.
| phia on the coming anniversary In order
to form a national association, the object
of which Is to bring about successful
celebration Of the centennial. Delegates
will no doubt be appointed to meet In
this city October 10, in pursuance Of the
| above Recommendation, and Ii Is to be
hoped that the leading citizeus of Phila.
| deiphia will do what they may to forward
the patriotic undertaking Of the Virgin.
ians.-Phila. Record.
The English newspapers are vejoici nc
over the revival of business in this cOun.
try. The Pal Mall Gazette observes that
the change is already beginning to influ.
ence favorably the course Of English
trade. 1t says orders are coming tc
England for iron manufactures, the
American manufactures, even with theil
heavy protective tariff, being unable t.
supply the rapidly increasing demand
No great change can, Of course, be ex-
pected at present, but the first symptoms
Of Improvement are Of great value II
this time of sickening depression. MeI
can wait on with a good heart Wher
they know that by waiting they can ex
pect return of work at fair wages bu
II the winter comes on without any IA
exhausted, the feeling is very different
1t is we'll to recognise that there 10 still
very serious time to pass through; blu
the news from the United States is de
cidedly cheering"
The Wilmington city election, he'll
last Tuesday, resulted In q complet.
Democratic triumph. The result Is Jus
what might be expected. The Demo
Gratis, since they have had control Of tn,
, City Council, have reduced the taxes
, and appear TO have run the city govern
, ment more economically than their Re
publican predecessors had done, AMI
that was sufficient ground for their con
t'nuance in power. The Republican
press of the city is squeaking fraud jus
Il Is we expected they would do If defeat
ed. As that is the only consolation the
, can offer their readers, We preeume n
one will object to this silly cry.-Delt
> soQreQn.
Every mother-in.law should recon
7 mend DR.. Bulls baby syrup for hi
Q grandchildren and thus keep peace
J the family.