Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-16
Notes From n College Town.

TABOR, Iowa, Oct. 1.-THE writer is
the trial and execution of John Brown,
in Charleston, Va, in 1859. He made Il
stenographic report of the famous speech
made by Senator Voorhees, upon that
occasion in defense of Cook. He is the
author of u book or two published by
Carleton & Co., New York, and is now
gathering material for a little volume to
be entitled "Reminiscences OF John
Brown" Learning that Tabor was one
of Browns places of rendezvous while
preparing for the advance upon Virginia,
and n prominent station on the under
ground railroad, he came ont of his way
to get n closer view. He has found the
building in which eleven runaway slaves
were harbored until citizens could pre-
pare them for their onward flight in the
direction of liberty. In the house now
Brooks, of Tabor college, is n
room in which Capt. Brown formerly
drilled his handful of men. Opposite is
the beautiful park, where the primitive
army were taught their awkward move
ments in preparation for war. Another
building, opposite the public school, is
made memorable MS the place where
Brown fried bacon for his men, and saw
them safely sheltered for the night. In
Mr.. Gastin's handsome brick residence
hangs Il shotgun formerly used by Brown
in practice. Adjoining the college build
ing DIR. Sanborn points out the spot
where stood the first house that sheltered
Brown in that early day, and the doctor
almost temptS II to look about for the
old herO'S tracks.
One would think that n Virginian, born
and reared with slavery, would look
upon these things with aversion, but
there are Virginians who rejoice that the
curse of slavery has been abolished, and
who resnect the memory of the man:
i1l,..ich or "eranR. whose ill.planned
raid upon Harper's teriJ "o''aIeS
the war. The southern journalist who
risked his life to report the famous trial
for the press, who preserved the old
mans dying words for posterity, finds a
melancholy pleasure in II visit to the
scene OF Browns early struggles and
plans.
Here, too, is the Tabor college, "A sec
oud edition of the colony formed ut
Oberlin, Ohio, in 1913. They settled
Tabor in 1852, incorporated II board of
trustees in 1854, opened an academy in
1857 and n college in 1866. 1t has devel-
oped into an educational Institution far
in advance of the much.lauded colleges
of the east, from which diplomas are is
sued of less value and more gilt. The
country in which Tabor college is locat,
ed, is remarkable for its marvellous
growth. More han one-tifth of the en-.
tire railroad system of the country is in
the states of the Missouri valley. Iowa
alone has nearly a thousand miles more
of railroad than all New England. Iowa,
settled us densely as Massachusetts, will
contain nearly twelve millions of people.
The population within easy reach of
Tabor college affords II promising field
for learnest and sincere work. Five
siXths of il is II rural population, living
in the country or in towns of less thar
5000 inhabitants. Nearly one half of il
are youths under nineteen years of
age. The foundations of the college have
been laid in self-denial and prayer.
The faculty is composed of scholarly
men of varied attachments, graduated
from the best colleges of the land. A
personal visit of n Yale college fellow
10 each of the recitation rooms, enables
your correspondent To declare that each
professor is n master in his specially.
The chair of natural science Is ablyiilied