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Year: 1871

Let Justice Rule.-The Petersburg Co,,-
riey of yesterday does great injustice to the
writer of the article to which it refers in
our issue of Monday, headed drunken
ness, o"Petersburg on Spree" &c. We
intended no reflection upon Petersburg, but
did wish and designed to reflect upon five
genteel looking young men from that city,
who came here and disgusted every one who
saw them, by their conduct while drunk.
We the writer) know more about Peters,
burg than the Courier would suppose. We
have an interest there, equal, if not greater
than itself, and have ever regarded it as one
Of the most moral and well behaved COM
munities in the State. Far be it from us to
say an unkind word of place with which
our dearest interests are SO nearly allied.


As to the charge that it is the policy of
Radicals to abuse the Southern people, we
have to say, unless its remark is qualified,
we pronounce its charge false. We are one
of the class it refers to, to the manor born,
whose policy it is to protect and defend
the people when right, and who takes plea
sure in doing so whenever they deserve it,
and wherever he is.
Year: 1871

The Effects. Of Steam.-Quite an excite
ment was created near the corner of Third
and Broad streets last night about s O'Clock,
caused by q colored female suffrageist
threatening to put head ON her leige lord
through the instrumentality of brick !;
while he in turn kept just out of range,
and done any amount of cnssiag. No ar
rests were made, and the crowd only dis
persed after the parties more directly in
terested had become exhausted, and hied to
a neighboring groggery for more steam.
Year: 1871

A FALSE ALARM OF FIRE LAST
NIGHT The alarm of fire given last
night from box 10, was false, and foolishly
false. While gentleman's family were
quietly setting in their house, corner of sth
and Main streets, a policeman rushed into
the building and informed them the house
was on fire. Rushing to the nearest alarm
box, he sounded the alarm, when it was
ascertained not even any smoke existed to
fire up his imagination. Soon all the fire
apparatus were on hand, only TO find them
selves deceived by the false alarm created
by gentleman of the baton.
Year: 1871

ffom the late.acquired knowledge have
gained II this statement Of mine, which Is
hasty picture Of what Is the daily routine of
Miss Kriege's kindergarten, shall determine
one mother 10 seek such a school for her chill.
dren, or inspire some young woman with
love for the work Of Kindergartener which
shall induce her 10 study the method d practical
ly, / console myself for my inadequate dc.
sCription. must run the risk Of making my
letter tedlously long by continuing to say,
that do not think any person ought to at.
tempt to teach kindergarten without
training under a skillful teacher The system
of Froebel Is 80 beautifully developed, from
its first principles, that a missing link would
mar It's harmonious completeness and al
though for many years have been interested
in accounts of German KIhdergartens, and
had read with q strong predisposition in favor
Of the system all that l could find in English,
did not begin TO understand the beauty of
the theory, nor the happy adaptation of the
methods, until became pupil at the train.
log school.


And now-with one story Of dear little
girl not quite four years old, who entered the
school last autumn, and might have set for
tue likeness of little golden bair' herself-I
will close this long letter,


One day, after the building lesson the
Children were left to their own free inventions,
and our dear little pet, Rose, built up her
eight cubes into form which, to her eyes
seemed fitting monument, as she expressed
herself to that gopd man Froebel, who made
so many beautiful things for little children to
play with in the Kindergarten


Dear little Rose Like the woman in
Scripture, whose gift of two mites has be-
come, the world over, a synonym of generous
devotion, SO shall this lovely act Of thy pure,
loving heart be told whenever the name Of
Froebel shall come TO be held as dearest to all
lovers Of childhood Perhaps, in the true
kindergarten, beside the river which flows by
the city of our God. hand in hand thou art
wandering with the dear spirit who loved lit
tie children 50 dearly, and left such record
Of bis love for them.
Year: 1871

1t is now affirmed in regard to ne
recent story of a wealthy Englishmsn
having died and left the United State
Treasury eleven millions Of dollars tha
such will really exists, but that thu
owner Of the property has not yet died
and that there is a probability that h,
may change his mind and make another
will and leave the Treasury nothing.
Year: 1871

New YORK, June 6.-The funeral OF
the late Colonel John Mcleod Murphy
took place yesterday from the Roman
Catholic church. There was a large
number Of friends present. A requiem
mass was offered after which the remains
were taken to Calvary cemetery for in
terment.
Year: 1871

The British Claims Commission.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-No cases viii
be heard By the United States and British
Claims Commission before December.
The rules adopted do not exclude any
claims having the color of justice. Claims
of British subjects residing in the South
during the late war, will not exceed FIVE
millions of dollars.


The Cotton Tax.


The delegates to the Baltimore Com.
mercisl Convention have written for in
formation in regard to the condition of
the case before the Supreme Court in
volving the constitutionality of the cotton
tax. An attempt will probably be made
to induce the convention to recommend
the refunding of that tax. The case came
before the court on an appeal from the
Western District of Tennessee, where the
government was sustained. At the time
of the argument before the Supreme Court
the Chief Justice was absent and an even
number of Judges present. VIM. w.
Goest and r. B. Curtiss argued against
the constitutionality of the tax, the gov
ernment being represented by Assistant
Attorney General Hill The decision of
the lower court was affirmed by an equally
divided court. The effect was to decide
the special case presented in favor of the
government without rendering an opinion
upon the question, of the constitutionslity
of the law. ThSkourt was understood to
have decided according to the politics of
the Judges.
Year: 1871

We publish this morning brief men
tion of tho killing of three negroes near
DecheId. However justly these negroes
deserved punishment, it is extremely un-
fortunate that they should have been 60
summArily dealt with. The Radical par
ty are hunting up all such instances as
these, and will make capital of them,
not only in Congress, but in the present
and approaching political canvasses. The
people of the South are not responsible
for them, and yet they must nd them
selves of seeming responsibility by such
action as will carry conviction to every
reasonable mind in the country. A Ku-
Klux bud yields Radical fruit
Year: 1871

Officials-A Brave Woman.


LONDON, Sept 28.-The brig Manly
was wrecked to-day on Drogheds bar, in
plain sight of the ife-boat men, who re-
fused to 60 to her assistance during the
prevalence of the gale. Six men were
carried off the hulk by the surf and
drowned. A lady put off from the shore
in small boat and at the risk of her own
life saved that OF one of the men left on
board the vessel.
Year: 1871

Clanton dropped down slowly, and as
he fell over Unmarked to colored boy,
the first to get to him, ''Taks my hat and
pistol have Gone all / can" He
lived but few minutes, as will readily
be understood when it was found by the
Year: 1871

TO cover the amount of his bad debts. Would
this justify his customers in refusing to pay him
for the goods they had bought? We think not.
Another mode of attack on the Just interests of
the fund-bolder is frequently adopted by those
who have just enough acquaintance with eco
nomical science to make them confident with
out being accurate. 'The funds which were
contributed" we are told, "were taken from
the circulating capital of the country
and the fund from which the laboring
classes receive their remuneration was dimi-
nished by the whole amount lent to the Govern
ment. The capitalists, therefore, were repaid
by their saving in wages, the working class
having borne the whole of the expense; and so
far from being aggrieved if they are not paid
again, the capitalists have really escaped bear
ing their fair share of the repayment" There
is sufficient truth in this statement, ineXact and
irrelevant as is its conclusion, to make it
worth while to point out the inadequacy of the
premises to prove the desired conclusion, though
sufficient to establish principles which we hold
to be Of great Importance, and likely to attract
much attention in future
Year: 1871

NeEs - SAeE1 "a A1OeANGAAAOhs


y system of compulsory education has
been adopted in the States of New
Hampshire, Michigan, Texas, North and
South Carolina and Mississippi. The
triumph of the Republican party in
California will be followed by some leg
islation which will carry out the idea
expressed in the clause of its platform
recommending ga common school sys-
tenn that shall not only extend its bene-
fits to all but be compulsory upon al" !"
The plan proposed inhibits special edu-
cation and compels the attendance of all
children under certain age at one com
mon school, which will be carried on ex-
clusively in the interest of the party in
power. The parent who wishes to send
his child to a commercial college, to a
law or medical school, or who prefers
educating his offspring under his own
roof and at his private expense can not
do So What is taught TO one must be
taught to all, and the teachers who are
to afford this instruction to be chosen
by the administration, under which the
State may happen to exist at the time the
appointments are made.


If there is anything in which the
parent should exercise the most unre-
strained liberty, it is in the selection ol
instructors for his children. "The child
is father to the man." the old provert
tells US, and the homely phrase, Gas the
twig is bent the tree will be inclined,
contains unquestioned truth. The mind
of youth is Influenced greatly in after
years by the character of instruction
which is impaired to it, and the tone and
disposition of children is greatly con-
trolled by the noble or debasing senti-
ment impressed upon them by those who
are placed over them as guides and tu-
tors. This system then strikes at the
most sacred principles of human liberty,
and subverts a solemn right which it is
the imperious duty of mankind to pre-
serve iuviolate. Certainly of all the
dangerous and alarming tendencies ol
this reckless and unscrupulous party
this is the most perilous. Words will
not add to-the horror which such pro
gramme should excite in every rejecting
mind. All who think a moment upor
this subject will see that this is the mos
hazardous of all the hair Drained anC
demcralizing isnls of most hair braineC
and demoralizing party.
Year: 1871

There is a man out in Oregon who has
4 mule. y few days ago he was driving
the animal across the prairie, when it
suddenly stopped. The man left his
wagon and attempted to induce the mule
TO move on. He beat it, he coaxed
it, he threatened, and he cursed it,
but it refused to bulge. He tied fire
crackers to its tail and exploded them,
but the mule merely turned his head in
languid sort of way, examined the fire
works, and calmly winked at the man.
Then the man thought perhaps the mule
had forgotten something and wanted to
go back, so he turned him around, but
the mule expressed firm determination
not to go home. The man became des
perate, and thought he would build fire
under the mule; but as fast as he could
kindle it, the mule, standing firm on
three legs, reached over his other leg aud
kicked the flames out. Then he tore his
hair and swore-the man did-and he
rushed to the wagon and got twelve
pounds of gunpowder, and he dug hole
under that mule and built mine. Then
he covered up the charge and laid slow
match, and stood of. little piece while
he lit it. There was rumble, roar,
then terrific explosion; and amid the
cloud of dust and upheaved rocks the
mule was observed to fling its legs in the
air and support itself upon its fore feet
until the blast was over, when it quickly
assumed its old attitude, and gentle
smile passed over its features as it per-
ceived its master lying down and groan-
ing and cursing the day on which he
was born. 1t was of no use.


The man went home and brought out
two yoke of oxen. He hitehed them to
his mule and they pulled, but the mule
dug its hoofs into the prairie, and there
it stood as firm as Casabianca on the
burning deck Then the man, in furious
rage, went and got three movable steam
engines and chained them to the mule.
Three half-ineh cables snapped asunder,
and the mule still maintained its defiant
attitude 1t is there yet, and the man
has made contract with builder to go
out there and erect mill over the mule,
because he regards him now as one OF
the permanent fixtures of the place, and
he thinks he can apply the power for the
mill by arranging to have the mule tail
twisted right hard every few minutes
with machinery.


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Year: 1871

AFFAIRS IN THE SoUTH-The army
worm is doing great damase to the cot
ton in some parts Of Mississippi and
Alabama. The boil worm has also made
its appearance. Dispatches from Char
lesion say that the rice and cotton crops
along the coast have been greatly injured
by the recent storms. In the interior of
South Carolina the growing crops are
suffering for want Of rain. Reports from
North Carolina represent the cotton crop
as badly injured by drouth and rust.
The falling off, it is thought, will be to
the extent of one third Of last years
production.
Year: 1871

THE National Division of the Sons Of
Temperance at its late session in Boston,
adopted, by a vote Of 81 to 80, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution in regard
to the question of color, which has per
picked the order heretofore Whereas,
In the Order of Sons Of Temperance un-
der the jurisdiction of the National Di-
vision, we know no distinction on account
of race, color, or former condition, but
all are alike equal before the law; there
fore, Resolcea, That in our future action
we do not deem it expedient to organize
separate bodies in the same territory on
account of any of the above named dis


inctions.
Year: 1871

Those we're talismanio words in which
fifteen hundred x-Confederates express
ed their convictions at their recent meet
ing in Missouri. Their resolutions made
no reference to party politics, but de-
elared it the duty of all men TO I" torn
their backs on the past and grasp man
fully the duties and responsibilities of
the future" We do not know, of course,
whether these ex- -Confederates have read
" Ten times one are Ten," or not, but
their evident disposition "to look up and
not down, to look forward and not back,
to look out and not in, and to lend
hand" marks them as Harry Wads-
worth's men. May their race increase at
the North and at the South
Year: 1871

THE Detroit Free Press thinks there
is an evident determination on the part
of the President to place the whole South
under military control during the election
OF 1872 A new division Of military
districts aud assignments of commanders
is soon to be made with a view to that
purpose. A Washington letter says:
at has been determined at the War De-
partment to fill up the companies station
ed in the Southern States to their maxi
mum number, especially in sections where
civil disturbances are most frequently
complained Of Although the army has
been reduced by the laws of Congres,
the larger portion of the Infantry will
be assigned to the South, depending up
on the cavalry for service on the frontier.
The companies of artillery stationed in
the South are likewise performing duty
as infantry.
Year: 1871




GENERAL BUTLER, who ought to
know, told in one of his recent speeches
how politicians are made. The process
is thus described: Z" IF they live in the
country they get together little news
paper, and that newspaper being owned
by them, they hire an editor, and he
agrees to puff them upon all occasions,
until at length, by reason Of continued
putting, it is supposed the eoliticians are
somebody after all. That's the way.
Haven't people always looked into news
papers to see what there was about pub
lie men, and rarely thought for them
selves2 Pardon me for sayingso." And
here the General proceeded to show how
public opinion is made. Here, he said,
is the man in the city living in a garret,
dear at thirty dollars mouth, whom his
landlady would1't trust n week for his
board, and he writes something to put in
the newspapers and it is put in type.
Well, he looks as we'll in that type IS
though he were decent man. You
cannot tell the difference between him
and decent man. Well, thap, another
man is hired, and he writes another piece
in another newspaper, and then each
newspaper copies each mans piece, and
then they have another man to copy
that, and that is public opAion.
Year: 1871

chceringly manifested in the festival of yes
terday, and in the fostering of that generous
charity which guards and cherishes the widow
and the orphans of the dead soldier. This


is the principal good, the highest iustii-
cation of Decoration Day. The departed
are far beyond our poor efforts of love
or reverence Their memory and renown are
safe forever beyond any contingency of time
or destiny. But while the annual procession
to their graves keeps alive in many hearts tho
love of country and the love of man, the in
spring recollection of heroic hour and the
sense of sacred obligation to the bereaved, SO
long it is ceremony full of an august sacred
ness, worthy the respect of men and the Dene-
dictions of heaven.
Year: 1871

The execution of Cluseret completes the ex-
termination of the one hundred and six mem
bers of the Commune Government, with the
exception of Pyat and Grousset, who have not
yet been found. Cluseret might well have been
spared at an earlier day, for he did infinite
mischief to the cause which he aspired. Only
two of the whole number of the Commune,
Duval and FlouIens, fell hOnorably in battle
all tie rest were victims to the iealOusies
of comrades or the rage of the conquering
Versailists. Flourens, young and impulslve,
misled by Lis enthusiastic love of liberty,
which he could not understand, and sacrificed
to his ignorance OF war, was perhaps the best
of the piratical crew. They have sunk their
ship with them, and gone down amid the
curses of their cOuntrymcn. No association OF
men in power ever combined such blind lgno-
rance of government with such wild cnthu-
siasms for freedom, or in the mad pursuit of
power and license did more mischief III as
brief time.
Year: 1871

The reports from this city and its vicinity
show how general and how spontaneous were
the hOnOrs paid yesterday to the memories OF
the loyal dead, and the telegraph informs us
of the universally of these touching Obsery-
ances. There was no bitterness mingled with
the expressions of tender regret by which the
exercises of the day were distinguished; in
very few cases was there the slightest political
bias exhibited by the speakers, and
these were not approved by the audiences.
The practice of any one virtue gives strength


and viyacity to the other. The exercise OF
the sentiments Of gratitude and patriotism
which give rise to these solemn ceremonies
has blessed result in the growth Of those
feelings oi mSgnanipity and brotherhood 30
Year: 1871

opinion. The Judge expresses regret at the
i'll feeling which existed in the proceedings
"prior to the commencement of this case"
He says that in the action pending before him
high character. This is seized upon as though
it were an approval of the conduct of Fisk and
his associates in all the suits which Judge
Smith pronounces fraudulent. 1t is plain to
ordinary eyes that Judge Muin speaks only
of the case before him and in this, from its
beginning to its end, no charge of impTopriety
has been made
Year: 1871

Victor Hugo has been ordered out of Bel
gium for political expressions, and is to honor
London with his presence and his epigrams.
Banishment for political offenses as well as
rendition of political offenders is utterly re-
voting to American ideas, but this particular
act of the Bclgians will not awake as much
indignation as perhaps it should. How any
thing he could now say should be thought
worthy of serious notice by any Government
is the mystery
Year: 1871

The Free Trade League has issued an ad-


dress congratulating the public upon the pro-


o,ess which has been made during the last
seven months in the agitation Tor reform
Of tbe tariff. The League is heartily welcome
TO whatever comfort it is able to derive from
tbe facts set forth in this document. Take as
q specimen the majority in the House OF Rep
resentatives for repeating the duty on coal.
This, says the League, was great TIoteo'loH-
list defeat the fact being that decided IIo-
tectionist organs, like The TRIBUNE, advo-
Gated the repeal as a means OF exposing the
Free Trade fallacy thai duty collected only
Year: 1871

The communication on our second page on
the Legal Tender decision is from a prominent
LAWYER of the State, and doubtless expresses
the views of many of bis class. We have our
selves greatly regretted the overthrow of the
original decision of the Supreme Court, but
we invite to his presentment of opposite views
the careful attention of our readers.
Year: 1871

Except that the question has been raised by con-
Trajectory statements we mach doubt whether the
general public is deeply concerned to whether or
not the American and Foreign Christian Union
exists But there is something rather odd in the
circumstance that, while the gentleman who was till
recently the President of that Society declares that
it is in a state of dissolution, its Secretaries and
Treasurer insist that it is active and yvaciOus. We
are informed that the management of the Society
has never worked harmoniously, and that the differ
ent secs whose joint interests in foreign missions 1t
has represented are gradually Withdrawing and set


ting up separate missions of their own. Nothing
seems more likely in the abstract than preference
ON the part of each sect for such separate establish


ments since il is because of their differences that
sects as snch exist but it would be greatly to their
credit as Christians if they could work together in
harmony 1t will be quite unnecessary to pronounce
in advance upon the life death of the Missionary
Union. 1t is not necessary with corporate as with
corporal bodies to raise blister upon them in order
to determine whether they should be buried not.
diagnosis of their treasury is sufficient, and that
is a matter of bOOkkeeping-nOt OF discussion.