Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-20

Another ''crisis in the history of our free schools is past. Destruction" has been warded off, and 'sthe insidious foe to free dom and progress" has been struck down Therefore, Hurrah and Hurrah Also. Hip , Hip!
 Two hundred students of the University of Wisconsin have revolted against charge of $4 each for fuel and light and will test the matter in the courts, contending that as the university is free educational institution any charge is illegal. The regents reply that about $9O,OOO of the university funds in the treasury cannot be used until the legislature reduces the legal rate of interest, and that it was necessary to make a small charge for in cidentals.
 post na0rtena marriage is said to have taken place recently at Portsmouth, England. Miss Mainwaring, the daughter of army officer, was about to be married, but une1- pectedly she died It was resolved, however. that before interment she should be married, ''as far as possible" and accordingly several clergymen read the marriage service, and then the service for funerals. The mourn ing friends stood around in their wedding garments.
 The chief medical officer of the New Jersey State Iunatic asylum points out the fact that notwithstanding the great prevalence of ma laria in that section, not a single case of that disease has been found among the lunatics, who last year numbered 672. Attendants and laborers about the institution suffered se- verely The explanation is found to lie in the fact, not that insanity protects from ma laria but that the lunatics are never allowed to be out of doors after nightfall.
 The Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle speaks 8 good word for the negro, as follows: "We have heard it said by not few proprietors that their negro tenants are habitually hon. est and prompt in payment of their dues, while the reverse was true of white renters of land. This is greatly to the credit of the colored man, and rather to the discredit of the white tenant. We are told that much progress has been made in some neighbor- ing counties by colored farmers established upon large plantations owned by white men of humane dispositions, who assist the ten ants with advice, and when needed, money. These colored people form colony, work hard, improve their dwellings, plant fruit trees, and make comfortable sums of cash annually. Merchants here praise their hon. esty, and do not fear to trust them.'
 The holders of Minnesota's repudiated bonds renew their offer to accept one-half of their face value, provided the legislature called to meet in special session shall direct the payment of that amount. It is expected that the Governor will call special session for that purpose, but it is not certain that the legislature would accept the offer. It seems, however, to be expected. The St. Paul Pioneer Press, which has taken an hon orable stand in this matter, would prefer that the bonds should be paid in full, but thinks the State may, without disgrace, &C., cept this offer of the creditors, and hopes that it will, though regarding it probable that, if the compromise is not now effected, the whole debt will eventually be paid The Press fears that if the settlement is delayed corrupt lobby will be organized to bribe the legislature to provide for the payment The bondholders could we'll afford to spend million dollars for that purpose, and the ef- feet upon political and legislative morals of the employment of such corruption fund, it thinks, would be terribly disastrous, and that the risk ought not to be incurred.