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Year: 1876

The Board of Education last week directed
the Committee on Bylaws to consider
very important subject-the employment of
married women as teachers in the public
schools. The committee will meet this
afternoon at the hall Of the Board and will
discuss the question within the limits of the
following resolution:-"T the subject of
the employment Of married women as teach
ers in the public schools and their continu-
ance in the employment of the Board as
teachers after marriage be referred to the
Committee on Bylaws, and that they be re-
quested, after o careful consideration of the
subject, to report what legislation, if any, is
required in regard to such employment
To us it appears that there should be no
difficulty in coming to just conclusion.


The object of Commissioner Fuller's reso-
luton. which we have quoted. is not easily
understood. No objection that we remem-
Der has been made to the employment Of
married women as teachers. and no special
reason for this investigation is known to US.
1t may be inferred, however that there is o
belief in some quarters that married women
canno. at once do justice to their school and
family obligations, and that it is for the in
terests Of education that teachers should be
The old woman Of Mother Goose celebrity,
who lived in a shoe and had so many chill
dren that she didn't know what to do would
not be able to add public school to her
domestic responsibilities but all married
women are not in that predicament Many
of the best teachers have been married
women, and the reason is evident-they
have had experience in the management of
children, and the practical common sense
learned in q household becomes broad and
general in the conduct of school. The art
of teaching does not wholly exist in hearing
ence md maternal watchfulness over the
characters and tendencies Of the young To
be sure, single women may possess all the
tact and authority q teacher needs, but
married women are naturally likely to pos
sess these valuable qualities. So far from
ing upon the theory that family duties
divert their attention from the school we
would prefer that the Board of Education
should decide that certain proportion of
teachers in our public schools shall be mar
ried women. We believe that careful in
quiry would show that the standard of
scholarship in classes taught by married
women is quite as high as in those taught
by spinsters.


Another point to be remembered is that
any sweeping legislation by the Board of
Education dismissing from their employ
ment oil married women without discrimi-
nation would be to place brand upon
marriage. 1t would be injustice to some of
our ablest teachers who have made teaching
the business of their lives, and who depend
upon that profession for their livelihood.
We believe that Commissioners West,
Beardslee, Baker. Hazeltine and Walker,
who compose the committee, will take
liberal view Of the question, and report in
favor Of the married ladies.
Year: 1876

OHIo.-As the day for the State election
approaches the interest in the way in which
the Buckeye State will cast its vote will in
Grease to an extraordinary degree. few
weeks ago oil the attention was directed to
Indiana, Ohio being looked on as certain
for the republicans. In the interval the true
state of the case has become known. and


Ohio is classed as doubtful. Our correspond
snt's letter giving an account of the micro
scopic canvass of the State the democrats are
making. and the calculations on which they
found their hopes, is worth careful reading.
Year: 1876

GENERAL NEWTON, among the congratula-
tions he has received. will not undervalue
those addressed to him by the New York
Board of Aldermen. 1t was just pity, how
over, that some business did not intervene
between the passage of the congratulatory
resolutions to the great engineer on 1.-The
masterpiece of engineering both of ancient
and modern times" and o vote Of thanks to
. polite ticket agent.
Year: 1876

THE HOSTILE Sioux are represented to be
encamped upon the Little Missouri River,
short of ammunition and food. There
seems now to be good opportunity for a
winter campaign. That is undoubtedly the
best season to catch them; for, although the
hardships of such campaign would be
very great upon the troops, still it must be
remembered that it is the only time when
the wealth which loads up a supply train
and provides tents and army blankets can
be made to tell against foe that in the sum-
mer can move without commissary.
Year: 1876

A LICENSE BY THE BOARD OF EXCISE does
not seem to be a badge of respectability.
The presentment by the Grand Jury yester-
day shows that the license hangs in the
vlest dens of the Sixth and Ninth wards,
thus increasing the legal difficulty of shut
ting them up.
Year: 1876

IS THE EMPIRE STATE the canvass, al
though started, is not yet in full blast. A
letter giving the impressions Of trip
through a number of the river counties will
be found elsewhere. SO far as the people
have awakened to the issues things have q
Tildenish look.
Year: 1876

CHEAP CABS Another step was taken yes
terday toward giving body and being to the
company which is 10 give New York cheap
cabs. This is good news. Let Us have the
cabs as soon rs possible
Year: 1876

ECONOMY and Reform" In Earnest


This economy and civil service reform
business is getting serious. The people
have been so belabored about the necessity
for greater economy in the government and
for a reform in the civil service that they be-
gin to believe in these doctrines We warn
the politicians of both sides to be on theil
guard. They will have to live up to theiI
professions. 1t was said in 1861 by shrewd
politician that the long-continued outcry
about danger to the Union" kept up by
democratic politicians against the republi-
cans, was fatal to the Southern democrats
when they attempted to secede. The people,
warned by the democrats, turned against
them when they proved false to their pro.
fessions. 1t threatens to be SO now about
reform and economy. The people 'believe
in it" Here, for instance, is o series OF
questions which are addressed to several
Western candidates for Congress by voters
creased, and who are alarmed about
Southern war clalms:-


First-As Representative in Congress- arc you Ia





of the United states Treasury the 81 492 Ito direct
taxes paid by thcmY


Seeomt-Are you IN favor OF, or opposed to, refund
ing tho cotton tax, in whole or in part levied ana
collected from 1868 10 1863. and amounting 20
Sos, or, ,3SSf


Third Aro you In favor or or opposed to, the pay
ment Of and supplies taken or OF rent Tor the
and occupation OF property, including vessels,
where the claim Is in favor 0t n citizen who waB dis
loyal during the wary


fourth-H you arc opposed to the pay ment OF such
claims, are you IN favor OF, and will you aid in the
hall. dor
tho House oil Representatives against the recognition
or payment OF Them by the United states'


10 these questions candidates are re-
quested to make categorical replies, and
our advice to them is to ''answer quick"
Southern war claims to the amount of sew
eral hundred million dollars are likely
to be brought up; some are already before
the present House of Representatives. If
candidate really favors economy he will
pledge himself to reject them all, for it is
not reasonable that we should pay the ex-
penses of both sides in war which we did
not begin, and the taxes are high enough
now.


And here is another equally important
question, which constituents begin to thrust
at candidates for Congress-





viii you, II elected, con0ne yourself to giving In
formation or advice to tho Executive when asked and
for the rest mind your own business, leaving the
President and departments TO attend to theirs?


That means civil service reform. Every
Congressional candidate. democrat and
republican, ought to have this question put
to him, and ought to be required to answer
it. A House Of Representatives fully OK
even largely committed by public pledges
to such non.interference with the appoint
ments, would have time to attend to its
legitimate duties, and would give the next
President, whether he is republican or dem-
ocratic, q fair opportunity to introduce and
perfect reform in the civil service, which
is moro necessary to an economical admin
istration than anything else.


BASQUE PRIVILEGES. The determination
Year: 1876

BASQUE PRIVILEGES. The determination
of the Alfonsist government, in Spain, to
destroy the exceptional privileges of the
Biscayans known as fueros seems to have
thrown the provincials into an attitude Of
been their pride. While We may be senti-
mental over the manner in which these gal.
liant but narrow-minded people have fought
for their olden laws, we think that the utter
obliteration Of these special privileges will
tend to make easier the progress OF liberia
government in q united Spain.
Year: 1876

and disheartened people, then drive
us from power, with scorn and in
dignntion. Our object is reform,
retrenchment and relief, that by
honesty and economy we may ro-
duce the taxes and Tighten tho
burthcns Of the people giving at
the same time absolute security and
protection to the rights and proper
ty Of all. Upon this paramount
issue we cordially invite the CO.
operation Of every Democrat and
Republican who is earnest and will
ing in this crisis of our State, to
unite with us in this great work.
Year: 1876

vuy should the beehive bs taken ~
n symbol Of industry? Not bee Is to
seen all tho Winter long, while the
cockroseh Is up at fvo o'clock in tho
morning. and never goes to bel till mid
night. Let's change this thing.
Year: 1876

In the Superior Court Special Term, strange
presented TO Judge Van Worst under the ute
of Laura Klein against Richard Wolfsohn The PLAIN
tin in August 1875 appeared before the Mayor ana
marriage ceremony was performed, In which the de-
fendapt appeared as husband. The plaintiff declares
that she did not know it was marriage Her father
had insisted her being betrothed to the defendant
under penalty of expulsion from his home and she had
reluctantly assented the ceremony supposng u 10 Do
the Hebrew rite of betrota with its long delay before
actua marriage As soon as she found her mistake she
refused to accept the defendant as husband
and, leaving her fathers house, has since
maintained herself and contributed to her moth
er's supnOrt. She insists that the deiendahI
deceived to his condition in lhe that heT Htntr
and he ana deceived her as to the elect on e
ceremony before the Mayor aud that hs she Is under l9
and has not hved with the defendant the marriage must
lie declared nulty. The referee found IN her IaNor on
tie facts ana the up on this report Judge
Van Worst held that tho plaintiff could not Rve decree
on lie mere fact that defendant had nlisrcpreseed
bs pccnniary condition, wife takes husband iOr
richer for poorer but reserved his decision ON the o.o
Year: 1876

To be poor in great city is to have
nothing, to be nobody, to be ever strug-
Cling and planning for breadalone. This
fact might have entered the mind OF a
lad who one day, walking by o, cottage
tenanted by poverty and despair, tossed
his painted rubber ball to little ragged
girl sitting on the doorstep. 1t was Q
prize more valuable than the child
would have dared to have asked for,
and as she played with it there was more
sunshine in her heart than ever before.
Wealth and poverty may be found with
only fence between. The next house
to the cottage is almost q palace, and
one day o curly-haired boy climbed
upon the fence, saw the ball in the hands
of the ragged girl, and wept because he
had none, though he might have had
hundred for the asking. he did not
climb mp again, but a week later the knot
of white and black on the door told that
he was dead. The ragged girl heard
his name spoken, and, while weeping
relatives and grieving friends were NOV
ing softly about, she ascended the
steps, stood in the open door and hand
ing out the ball, softly whispered: -


"Please, ma'am, but your little boy
cried for my ball, and I didn't give it
up, and now he's dead, and if you'll
put it into his coin I'll play with ball
of mud and never be so stingy again J"


Poverty is sometimes wickedness and
degradation. but a nobler action or
greater offering could not be made.
The millionaire who had offered half bis
wealth woulds not have offered what
poverty's daughter did.
Year: 1876

A story is told of San Francisco
house, but as it is not localized, We can
not possibly saddle it on any one of
them. A man boarding there thought
prudent to settle beforehand, to be sure
that his money would hold out. Two
dollars day. He staid two months and
sent for his bill. Carramba9 The 81 a
day for board was only a small part of
the items charged. Sixty dollars tor
fire loomed up conspicuously. Boarder
demurred.


"Can't help it," says the landlord,
"we can't afford to furnish fuel and a
man to attend to it for less than 81 a
day."
willing to pay you dollar day for fire,
but don't want to pay for any more than
I've had. Now, out of all the time I've
been here it's impossible that I could
have had a fire more than half a dozen
days in the whole sixty"


"Well," says the landlord, "that's
not our fault; the fuel was there and a
man to attend to it; you might have
used it if you had been mind to"


Rt the boarder demonstrated still
urther: "Now, if you come up and
look at my room I think can convince
YOU that there has never been any fuel
there, and what is still more" continued
he, rising to the sublimity of the occa-
sion, "there is no fireplace in the room,
and no stove. There's not even chin
ney in the room for smoke to 60 out at,
nor stovepipe, nor a hole to put
stovepipe around"


The landlord "went down in his
ho,ks -
Year: 1876

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL,
and EFFIOIENT medicines known. They are Just
what the people want, saving time and money avert
ng sickness and suffering. Each single specific the
well tried prescription of an eminent physloan.
Year: 1876

Gov. Hayes will prolong Republicanism
and Unionism, but he will not prolong
Grantism, and none know that better than
the very men who are making tho unjust
allegation Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1876

TTIVDI IIF IfEUUVI1 1aIEJ


Attorney General Taft is preparing
an opinion that the United States Mar
shals have the authority under the law
20 call on the United States troops
stationed In their districs il they deem
the assistance Of the troops necessary
TO prevent intimidation at the polls.
As soop as the opinion Is handed to the
President an order will inform the sew
eral United States Marsbals OF their
authority. and instruct them to execute
IL If necessary. This will prevent the
Democratic State Governments In the
South from resisting the employment
Of troops.
Year: 1876

Read the platform Of the South Caro-
lima Democrats, Mr.. Blaine. and then
blush for yourself Here In Boston we
happen to know something about those
South Carolina men. We have eaten
salt with them on Bunker Hill, and we
know that they are rs honest In what
they say as Boutwell, and Redpath rolled
together and Grant and Morton thrown
in. What they declared yesterday In
the State Convention, at Columbia, will
find the sineerest welcome In the hearts
OF every Massachusetts man who loves
JrOsDprjty
Year: 1876

The Democratic party of New York
hereby, with great unanimity, ratify the
nominations OF the st. Louis Democratic
Convention, OF Samuel J. Tilden for
President. and OF Thomas A. Hendricks
for Vice President OF the United States.


The Democratic party of New York,
when selecting delegates to the Ma
tional Convention, then declared, and
now again declare, their settled convic-
tion that return to the constitutional
principles, the frugal expenditures and
the administrative purity OF the found
ers OF the Republic is the first and most
imperious necessity OF the times--the
commanding issue before the people Of
this Union, The Democratic party of
New York then declared, and now again
Year: 1876

A coroner's jury in the case of the
Baltimore i Ohio Railroad accident has
investig ated the death of the engineer,
Sbipley, and reports that the death, and
of course the collision which produced II,
were purely accidental and ccnsures no
one. The similarity between this and
mspy of the features which occurred at
Slsmmer's RIn, recently, has caus ed those
who did not examine the testimony and
snalyze the facts thoroughly to suspect
that there was gross carelessRess or worse
on the part of those entrusted with the
trains. The happening OF an accident
apparently the duplicate OF one on another
road, so soon after that excitement, was
calculated to leave just such An impres-
sion.


Men naturally ask why, when one
train was stopping for water, the con-
ductor did not send n signal man back
down the road To warn following
train? When the freight train had
plunged into the one in front OF 1t, and
thus obstructed the down track, why was
not signal sent out to prevent n
coming passenger train from striking
the wreck hDu uSiuS hui lcu WIN
its precious contents into canal? These
are natural questions, which are fully
answered when the public Is informed
that the two collisions were almost sim
uItaneous. There WAS no interval OF
time between them To give warning. A
freight train behind time few minutes,
stopped at water station ana
before a signal could be given
WAS struck by the following
train which rounded the short curve
Immediately behind it, The wreck ol
freight cars was thrown upon the DOWN
track, along which passenger tram al
that moment thundered. The only posi-
BILE manner in which such accidents can
be avoided in the future, is to widen the
distance between freight trains, since one
Is as liable TO break or halt at sharp
curve as anywhere else, and to be run
upon before the following train could be
signsled. A similar accident may not
occur in a lie etime.-Baitimore Sun.
Year: 1876

The name of Judge Hoge was presented
to the Convention at Keyser, in q highly
eulogistic speech, by ex-Attorney Gen
eral Sprigg of Hardy, speaking for the
solid delegation OF that large county.
The Berkeley delegation, however, which
was also unity in his favor, withdrew
his name in the spirit of harmony
and of generous concession to
the western Democrats, and =
hearty and unanimous nomination was
accorded to Mr.. Martin not only and
perhaps not chiefly on the score Of his
individual claims and merits, but be-
cause he still rallied to the Jealous sup
port of his section oi the district. 1t Is
scarcely necessary to add that Judge
Hoge, ut all times during the prclimi


nary canvass, refused to assume the posi-
ton of candidate seeking the
office, and carefully refrained, after his
name had been prominently mentioned,
from even seeming to descend from the
high dignity OF his position to further his
pros poets, or to intermeddle in political
contests. 1t was IN his case the office
seeking the man, and not the man, as Is
now usually the case, moving heaven and
earth to secure the Office, and it is an
honor to cherish that so large and 50
intelligent constituency should vol
unfairly seek to bestow high position
upon citizen from their belief in
bis fitness, and their confidence in
his ability and his character. Neither
in Hardy nor IN Berkeley has Judge
Ii. warmer trends than in Jefferson, but
many OF them in the present nomination
fe.t to some extent pledged to support
MIR. Martin if he still continued the
choice of their western brethren. While,
therefore, they rejoice at any honor con-
ferred on Judge H., they cannot repress
selfish satisfaction that for the present
at least, we are not to lose the services OF
so excellent and SO popular Judge
Charleston Free Press, Sept 2nd.
Year: 1876

LITTLE Rock, September The re-
turns come very slowly, but sufficient
news has been received to indicate that
the entire State Democratic ticket has
been elected by large majority, while the
legislature will be Almost entirely Demo
Year: 1876

BUFFALO, September To day the
new elevsting and storage rates were
sdopted rs follows: Per bushel includ-
ing five days storage, / of one cent 10
grain and of cent to the vessel. After
the first fifty days, t OF a cent per bushel
for storage every ten days or part thereof
Year: 1876

TIE Democrats OF Mineral county
held their nominating conven-
ton the other day and put
up q strong ticket. Col. j. A. ROBIN
SON was nominated for the House OF
Delegates. Col. ROBINSON is a man of
good Judgment: and his legislative ex-
perience will serve him We'll this win
ter. He was member Of the Virginia
Legislature before the war; and served,
we believe, in the convention which
framed the present constitution of this
state. We are assured that Mineral
county will give the Democratic ticket a
large majority.
Year: 1876

About noon to-day two men entered
the Western German Bank, northeast
corner of Twelfth and Vine streets,
and inquired the price of exchange.


The clerk of whom they asked the
question went back to see the cashier in
order to get the correct rate, when one
of the men grabbed package contain.
ing between 81, TOO and 1000, which had
been laid out tor the payment Of check
presented by gentleman who was
standing at the counter at the time.
The thieves made their escape, the
money has not been recovered, anu the
bank is $500 poorer than it was this
morning.
Year: 1876

By American Press Association to the STAR.


WASHINGTON, April 29.-It is under
stood that in the secret consultation Of
the Senate yesterday there was no party
division on any Of the questions which
were submitted. The impression is that
a great doubt exists in the Senator's
minds on the question of jurisdiction in
the Belknap impeachment case, and it is
possible that it may decide that it has
no jurisdiction.
Year: 1876

Henry Federer, the alleged seducer of
Mary Sherman, was brought before
Judge Lindemann this morning, but as
there was no charge preferred against
him he was released. Coroner Maley
stated to the Judge that Miss Sherman
would recover, and that she has signi-
fed to him that she desires TO get well
and to punish the father of her babe,
and win endeavor TO do so just as soon
as she can leave her bed.
Year: 1876

10 the EDITOR OF the STAR:


The citizen wiz published the card in
the Evening Timss is actuated by NAL
ice. l arrested this man Carney for
throwing live dog in a sewer, and he
was fined for it. He had me before the
Mayor and was honOraDly discharged,
and he is hunting to get something
against me all the time, but it is no use.


CHARLES CARROLL,
Year: 1876

ranged contribute periodically the increase a
the daily receipts, that tie cash returns at tic stiles
actually but one o' many sources OF revenue The
original estimate OF daily receipts made by President
John Welsh Of the Board OF Finance prior to tic opening
Of the Exhibition WILL from present indications, prove
rather below than above the mark, and 1t Is still conf
IDENTITY asserted that ciydcnd be declared soon
after the Exhibition closes The nulubef OF paying yisit
10 the Exhibition to-day was 2l,0lt.
Year: 1876

THE PLYMOUTH ROCK REPORTED AGROUND.


Information was received from the Twenty
ninth Precinct at the Police Central Office last night
that that the steamboat Plymouth Rock reported
that maa and woman who jumped overheard In the
excitement were drowned.
Year: 1876

LITTLE Rock, August "A colered
man named Chris Porter, near Spring
Hill in Hampstead county, went to the
house of widow lady and her laughter
Oh Saturday night and after knocking
the daughter down he dragged her out
into the field, outraged her person and
left her almost lIfeless. Next day Porter
was arrested ana when near HOPE ne was
met by crowd of men who took him
from the officers and hung him to tree.
The young girl is not expected to live
She has a fearful wound across the lore.
head; her jaw bone is broken and her
BODY bruised and lacersted.
Year: 1876

IT is said that HAYES speaks we'll. We
fail to find in the records of Congress
that he ever exercised his speaking talent
against any of the restoring corruptions
of the GRANT administration, or against
any of the jobs and swindles lobbled
through the body OF which he was mem
ber, during his three terms.