Huntsville gazette., 1883-09-22

boat back to town and conduct everything
lin manner to insure safety to his passen-
gers and advised the officer to await the
|.pproach Of the regular packet which
would pass the landing. Nothing would
satisfy him, SO to end the matter, the re-
|doubtable Mrs. Green with her Aide camp,
stormed the battery, and made Mr.. MartiD
peat hastily retreat On the next day
Mrs. Green together with her chief of staff,
Mrs. Walker, was commanded to appear
before the bar Of justice to answer the com
plaint alleged against her. She came forth
and with her army composed of about 500
females bent upon lending whatever assist
ance their chief desired. Never before in
the history of my recollection have l seen
such feminine gathering there. Passing
Jap stairs to the room whore the trial was
Ito be. met the Hon. O. ]. Simmes Judge
Of the City Court swiftly coming from his
court room, aud heard a whisper. ''The
Judge Of the city court convicted" How's
that inquired Of myself. Behold, he has
violated the game laws. How? Why on
"a roaming expedition in the vicinity OF
Dog River he shot wooden duck. Well,
found the place where the trial was pro-
crossing. and with ears pricksd, caught
the sound Of the courts voice and family
heard the words, Discharged. I then left
the conrt room impressed with .the follow
ing lines found in Tuke's adventures OF
five hours: '.He's fool who thinks by
force or skill, to turn the current of wo-
mans will.'
Leaving the court house On route for the
Sumner Rifles Hall. observed the compa-
my marching down Royal st., headed by a
field band under command Of Lieut.. Sid
Fearn on their way to Eureka Garden to
engage in the festivities of the day.
Several serious accidents have also oc-
occurred since began to write. A man
was horribly mangled and killed by an
out going train at the L. & N. depot 1t is
said that he was attempting to accommo-
date himself with free ride to New Or
leans.
An old steam fire engine relic Of ante
|bellum times, exploded her boiler killing
the engineer and woundine the fireman.
cannot say as to who or what parties are
responsible for allowing such an old death
trap to be used. We have very skillful
boiler maker as an inspector. 1t is concid-
ed that when he applies the test or puts a
hammer on q boiler it must tell good tale.
This being private concern it did not
come under his scrutiny.
The teachers institute held last week was
quite success, Prof E. V. Wilson gave q
very interesting lecture; he drew a horse
on the blackboard and in clear and forci-
BILE manner, illustrated the necessity as
well as great good being derived by the
teaching of object lessons. Prof. E. r.
Dickson, superintendent of public instruc-
'tion for Mobile county, delivered a plain,
practical address. covering many points
concerning the practical training of chill
dren. That they should be taught in a
plain and practical manner, that the pub
lie school was simply the laying of foun-
dation for an education and that it put q
child on the road to higher and classi
cal course.
Too much importance cannot be given tc
the question of education. It comes di
rectly under the common law in relation
Of parent child. Mr.. Chancellor Black
stone has authorized the statement that thu
last duty Of q parent is that of giving thei
children an edncs ton suitable to their sta
tions in life. Puffendorff, observes that i
is not easy to imagine or allow that par
ent has conferred any considerable benef
upon his child by bringing him into th,
world if he afterwards entirely neglects hi,
culture and education, and suffers him t
grow like mere beast, to lead life use
less to others and shameful to himself Mr.
Blackstone in writing the text of the com
mon law in reference to the municipal Law
of most countries at that time being de
fective in not constraining the parent tt
bestow proper education upen thei
children says that it is thought to be pun
ishment enough to leave the parents, wh'
negleces the instruction of his family t,
labor under those griefs and inconveni
ences which his family SO uninstructed viii
surely bring upon him.
There is no excuse on ground of bein,
poor. The State has provided a publ
school system. weak though it be and Will
they may not learn as rapidly as the white
in consequence of in many instance, poor
er facilities being offered, parents ma
send their children and see to it that the
apply their minds even to the poor oppor
tunities offered, and due observance o
parental restraint.
I am proud to say that our people her
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