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l BLANKS.
sin $2 .0 IV quires, pr.qulre,!M 75
pr, quire, 2 0I I Otop I), per qui, 1 10
IIWDBILLS.
1Snlci.$2 110 I I rliacl. JS or 1c..' 00
iierlcn", 3 00 1 shcet,2i or lcsr,l(l 00
lb of etch of ahoro at proportionate ratrl.
' nrnptiE n. cominxDEit,
Cb'OltliE 1IAUKKTV,
PiiMi.hcr..
H, MURRAY,
IlXEV AMD COUNSELOR AT LAW.
it attention rjlven to nl! Ii-ril hu-inese
4 l tits oarn in Cleiirlicld un'l adioiarnr;
U Oil -c on M nkot at., oppo.ilo XnutVs
,Sloro, (;lrariii:ld, P.l. jcllTl
H A, WAt.l.irl.
nusK riai.Disn.
.LLACE a. FIELDING,
; ATTORN EY. AT - LAW, ' ;
Ucarlijlit. Pa. .
"Lnl business of all l.inds attended to
rnmptiic.s and lidelily. Ofliee in rei-idi-aep
ten A. Wallnoe. . . -i jnl2t70
w. wXlYers,
! . ATTORNEY AT LAW,
"""""" " 'Clcarfirlif. Pa. ' -"-
, t
lOlTia In lh Court House. I ' deell-l jr
i H. W. SMITH,
T T O R N K Y-AT-L A W,
1:7 J rim livid. P. 1 '
ISRAEL TEST,
" ATTon X R Y AT LA W,
;' Clcurliclil. Pa.
IT-niripf In th O nri tins., fjyll.'"
r JOHN H. FULFORD,
at nil! sky at law,
CicnrGclil, Pa.
t on Mnrkot St , orcr Joserb r-'h,"wers'
irorerr store. Jnn.1.IST2. -
i. i. m cri.t.ornii.
J, UcCULLGUGH & BROTHER,
' AT TlHIN'I.V-l Af LAW, i
Cleorfii-M. Pa.
00 on SIrkt -tree t one door ea.tof th fleer.
Bold County Dnnk. 5:1:71
j. b.-mcenally;
u ATT01.5XF.Y AT LAW, ;
T ' ncarflcM, Pa. '
PCLc?il l.sln. nlteeilrd to prompt! with
etilr. Office on ficon-l Itrcct, nliov- I'm F.r.t
Itlonul Dunk. l:25:7l lj pl
ROBERT WALLACE,
" ATTOrtXRY- AT-LAW. .
illarc'on, Clcarflclil rountj-, Pcnii'a
AII IpkI outline m promptly Atton'Vi to.
1
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D. L, KRE3S,
Piifflpnnr in II. W. Pwnfiiir.
Law And Collection Office,
tl,l'72 CLEAP.FIKI.I), TA.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTOKNF.Y AT LAW. .
M on Bocond rL, CltirCuM, !'. nirll,f
v JOHN L. CUTTLE,
; ATTORMKY AT LAW.
4 Tlcal rotate Afrcnt. ClcarfleM. Va,
ffif6 nn Thir street. bot.Chorr.? A W'tlnut,
fRo!poctrulIy ofTfri hii fervion (n Krllinf
I buyinjc Ua l la Clonrfiuli an.l tljlninff
ntloH and with an expstiencfln' o fr twenty
in u a orvpvor, fl at to re hiwf- IT Hint hn cjib
Mt latUfartion. , I Feb. 2AJZ:tTt
J. J. L INGLE,
TTOItNEY-AT - LAW,
V Osceola, Clearfield Co.. Pa. r.d
BLAKE WALTERS,
JiEA L KSTATE BIJOKKIt,
i Attn PKAtnrt is . .. . .
)w IjOs mid Jiiiier,
T CLEAItFIEI.n, P..
a In Mnnonip DulMins. Ilooui No. I. :!j:7l
I II. Orvli. C. T. AlpxtMidcr.
.WIS & ALEXANDER,
ATTiUNKYS AT LAIC.
Ili'llrt'ontr, Ph. ,r. P1.1,S-y
jTs7"b"a r n ha rt,"
ATiOllNKV AT LAW,
llrllrlimte. Pa.
I practice in Clrnificlil nril nil of the Court of
mn J li'licioi ili'tnct. iicai iftiito huaincp
collection of daiiiip mmlr r-pcrhiltlr. til'7 1
DR. T. J. BOYER,
J Y S I 0 I A X AND S U U U KO N.
Office on .Mnrkl Street, Clcnrflolil. I'a.
Ofaot boar: 8 to 12 ft. ni , and I to 8 p. m.
OR. W. A. MEANS,
IYSICIAN & SURGEON,
j LUTiii'.nsrji'nu, pa. , .
II iittcnd profe(loniil o.tlla promptly. angl0'70
1 J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
IYSICIAN & fi UK G liO N,
tAVIMU lonrtri nt PmntlMil, IM., oflfn liii
profcmionnl wrviee. to the pe'i;'lo of thrit
ami surrounding eoiiutry. Alicotts promptly
ffted to. Oct. IJ if,
5R. J. P. BURCHFIElTd7
Sartfoon of th S:!d Iti'mtnl, !ntiiylvan.a
luntaeM, havlnjt returnnl from tl Army,
'era hi prufomiuii! parvtro to tlia citiamn
OU-.rliMJev.unt j.
aPfdffle' iI'KiaI Gh pfotnt,ir atten If if to,
S too a 4 firtfat, frmarlj')(ifnptf1 hj
J EFF E RSO NU T zl"
iYSICIAN & SURG HON,
,Vl(l located at Ojeeola, P.. i.tTcn M
profoMiaoftl ervioca to the po'ple of tbat
nd suri-iinndinx country.
All oalli promptly attended to. Odea
aidnnce on Curtin at., (orinerly occopiid
Kline. . May, IV: ly.
lowarin a. inrta canar.
OLLOWBDSH & CAREY,
'-BOOKSELLEKS,
X Book Manufacturers,
" ANp B J A T ION E ft g,
.ITnrkrl HI., fMlnHrlphUt.
apoT Flour Bocki and llMI, o0lnp,
. Kola, IVripploj, tan am and
f'i2t,70-lypd
'JJiUVAHI.I QIJKIiNSWAilHI-Cn.e
He litrV tremendona iloca of Unreniware,
ireil from hew York.' Special tmluee.
: KRATZKR k IVTI.K,
H,,T. It, i7.lm.
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Q00DLANEER & HAQEETY,' PublifcLera.
VOL 46-WHOLE NO. 2259.,
(Cards,
F, K, ARNOLD & Co
IIAXKKUS,
I.utlicrsburc. Clcarflrlil rounty. Pa.
Money loaned at rcaannnhla rnt'ai aacliaairii
k...ki nK.1 .f.1.1 ilnnmit. reacli'eiL and a ffeli.
crl hankinc huiincaa will In carried on at Iho
above place. 3.l-.( i
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Juitica or the Tencc end Scrlrener,
. Curwenavlllc, Pn.
?LCollectiooi made and money promptly
paid over.
f.l.22'7ltf
JAMES C. EAERETT,
JuPticaof the Peace and Llceneed lonvcyancer,
l.utlicrsburc. Clrnrlli ld Co., Pa.
,1T"Ciil!eetiiin A remlltnneei prumptly made,
and all klnd of legal inatraiuente eecnien on
abort notice. ina.v,70lf
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Justice of the Tincc, Rnrrcyor and Conveyancer,
, ,' i l.tithertbutg, P. t '
All bupineis IntruMeil to him will he promptly
attended to. Perrons wirhing to empbiy a riur-i-..f,.P
will ilo well to rive him a onll. as lie flutters
liimself lli nt he eon render sati'Tuction. Denis of
eonvc.vo nee. articles of ngreelnTt. aod all lecal
papers, promptly and neutly csMoled. narSOrp
HENRY RIBLING,
HOCSC, FlflV A OIIXAMF.NTAI, PAINTER
Clcarllcld, Pcrn'o.
The frescoing and painting of churches and
other public Imlldinea will rceeica parlienlar
atiention. as well as tb paintlneof iMmages and
sleighs. OlMinie done In the nentert nyh-i. All
work warranted. Fhop on Kourtb street, formerly
occupied by inquire Mmgnrt. ocllu'70
G H H A L L
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
, . KEAH CI.F.ABFIKI.D. PESX'A.. . .
pl'ump" alwnvr "n band and made to order
on hiinrt nutiee. Pipes bored on reasiieiible term
All work wurr:inlcd to reader mlipfnell.m. and
delivered if deired. my25:lypd
JAMES CLEARY,
BAEBER & HAIR DEESSER,
SECOND PTItKET,
lyj.1 CI. UAH I' I K I. I. P A. tl
DAVID REAMS,
S C R I V E K K TJ S'SUItV K Y O R,
I.ullirrsbuiK, Pa.
rpiIE rul s-rllicr offers Ills serviceato tho public
X. in Hie cnpieity of Berivener and Surveyor
All calls fir sttrveving promptly attended to, and
the milking of drafts, deeds und other legal Inxtru
incuts of writing, executed without deb,y. end
warriuited to be correct or no ehiir;'e. ol-:7tl
" SURVEYOR.
rpiITJ undersigned rdTrra his sTiiccs as a Sur
X veyor, und may be found at bis residence, in
Lawrence township. Letters will reach him di
rected to Clearfield, Pa.
niay7-tf. JAMW Jinn 111.1,1..
J. A. BLATTEKEERGER,
Claim and Collection Office,
06C1.0LA. ClcarficU Co., Vu.
Tff-Cunveyaninflt and all aprr .Irnwn
ii It iuvitmcv and diriatcll. iJtal'is on and pus-
sago tickctt to and trinn any point in Eur .pc
procured. ; , , oeti 70 0m
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER KREWER,
Clearfield, Io.
H AVISO renlrd Mr. Eulras' Prewery lie
borxs by sliiet nttent'.on to bylines' aril
tlio iimeufarlure of a superior nrti -le of IlIihK
to receive the patronage ot all toe 0111 ani manj
new customers. Aug. 2j, tf.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
nCAI.IR IK
OEXEUAL MKKCIIAXDISE,
CiltAII AMTOV P.
Alio, cxteniiTe inanafiWinreV and dealer In Fqnarc
Timber and Sawed Lumber of all kiodr.
,-0rderj ar.licited and all bills promptly
aiird. Vi) tyi
nto. Ator.nr..-..nr.nr aldkiit w. Ai.or.nT
W. ALBERT & t?ROS.r
Mnnufactiirrrl & extensive Uealcrsin
Sawed Lumber, Stiuaro Timber, &c,
WOOULAN D, PENN'A.
BOrlcra soliclti d. Pills filled on short notice
and reasonable terms.
Ad lresa Woodland P. O., Clcnrfiel I Co., Pa.
, . W . AL1;UIT k liltOS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
. M KklMI A h i , - ..
Prrnrlivlllc, I Icnilield Count)', Pa.
Keeps constantly on bond a full assortment of
llry (looiis. llurilware, flrocerles, and everyUiil.g
nsiinlly kept in a retail store, which will ho soiii,
t'orcaidi, as ehcnp as elsewhere in the county. ,
l'rcui hvillc, June 27, iS0)7-!j.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
' ' (Irarfield, I'eim'a.
uWill execute jobs in Ilia line promptly and
Id a woiL'nnnlike manner. nrf,07
J. K. BOTTORF'S
P HOT OG R A F II GALL E R Y ,
' Mnrket Street, f.'learfleld, Pa.
aCnOMns HADE A fiPKCIALTV.-3
NEUATIV).- inudo la cloudy rs well as In
clear wc:iier. t' lrs'ii'illv 00 hnnd a good
.t"0:tmei,l or I'lt VMKH. KTi ItKOKO'U'KH and
STEItliOStOPIt: Vll-.Wli. Frames, from a,i
stylcof inouldiiig. uieue to order. apil'8 tf
E. A. & W. D. IRVIN,
Real Estate, Square Timber, Logs
and M.Mnnn.'
(tflico in new Curncr Htoro ImiMinjr.
novl57l CuTwtii.riUt, Vtk.
A Notorious Fact I
rpiIKHK rrc Mtirn ytuAt lrtul,lp l with Lung
J ltir.i"c i in ttill (own thtaaTf any olliorplnrc a
iti n1r In tha Htnt. (hid if (ho ftrrni eunr of
tliintn, Htp me ' nn iinj lire urt trip of Coal, Inrftrlv
inixcii witb uliliur. Nuvt. wliv nut avoid nil
Iti. nul prrnnrvn your Hvcu. ly iming only
lliimphlT)' I'rlobralrd Coal frrr from nil
iinpunticii. Ordcr kU al tjio iorc of Iticlmrd
MuMop nl .Thihoi 1). (irniiUin k Horn will rccilvn
prompt ftlioution,
AtUI All A M IirMl'llUKV.
rirnrfiolt,, NoTf-ml.tsr KO, IH70 tf.
Miss E. A. P. Rynder,
aoar ma
Chlekarlng'a, Sulawa'i snd Heiw.oa'l Plsnei)
eiiuilb'i, Mnaon A ll.mlin'i and Peloubet'a
Qrgans and Molodeons, and Orovir ii
Daber'l Hewing Macblnea. '
also TRscnan or
Piano, fjultar, Oran, Harmon, and Vocal Mil
lie, No' pupli taSen for less than half a term.
jfjt Room, neat door to first National Bank.
Clearfield, Mar IHt'Mf. .
jcn;cii i:. .- ( ;
RESTAURANT, '
tfceond Street,
CI.K ARFIKbD, PFNN'A.
Alwaya ( haul, Vrvih Ujwim, let Cream,
Can J Ink, NuU, C'roukert, I'nket, Cigarn, Tobaceo,
Canned Fruit. Unu.iei. Letuuna. and all ain.Ji
of frw.it In rar,n, ;
ff-HH LlARp O0M on , r.d floor.
J3iari fa, MrOiirnurr.
A IM .
Jlni floods, (Tjtiof fries, (?tr.
r. o. siiu.in.
A. n. roiraLL.
MILLER & POWELL
WHOLESALE A IiBTAIlV
MERCHANT
s,
Graham'.? Row, Market St., '
CtEABl'lIUD, PA.
Wt would muit rp5pctfully inform our friend,
emlotnrri, and the puHtlrt (fenorBlly, that wo are
non buck in our Id, qumLerp, wbiob have Ixrco
remodeled and Improved, and wo aro now prr
pamd t(t aoninwUt all wli m.y favor u hy
calling. 1 ' t
NEW GOODS! '"
Xfv bave Just received one of tbo Urgct itoeki
of all kindi of Morrtmndlte ever droaglit to Cler
fltild county, whiuh we intend to t-H it ruoIi Cg
urefl n will rnnke It aa otujct fr all person? to
purelmio from up. Fuioilioi laying In winter
inpplic of Grwariei", Dry Ooodi", ks., rliould nut
f.iil to give us a call, ai we feci confident our
prlfw and tupmof qunlity of goodt will amply
aliify all. Our itock of
G R O C E R I E S
eonfiidn of CofTocf of tbe brut quality, Tcai, Su
fin of all kind Mulnjim, Kili, Salt, Plire(,
Dried Fruit, Pplren, Vm Inluon, Tluur and r'l
Ac, Ao. Our itock of . 1
DRY GOODS
ii tar0 nud varied, and wt will juct any wa pas
iuppty any article in that line, witl.jut anutacr
ting. U E ADT-.MADE CLOTHING
We Imva A largo thick of rady-iaade Clotiiiug
for Men and Iiuyi wrar, which we will dinpoaeof
at a rrry email advance on eopt.
r.ooli and Fhocp, Ilatt and Cipi, ILirdware,
Quetuinare, Wood and VilIw Wart, Sot.oim,
Fancy Good?. Cipt O.Midiu, Will Piipcru,
Window iu;ide, Ar.f.". '
f ifftrninj extrntively enitajird In the Lumber
businrM, wo are aMo to offer aupcrior Eadueeincnta
to jtibhen.
MIM.i:il A POWELL.
Oarnvid, Pa., Jan. A, 1S72.
9. K. AUNOLD W. nOftfl nAltTHtlORt.
"Clioaycp (ban the Chcaiicsir
GOODS AT KEDUCEO PRICES
BICIIVBD IT
Arnold & Ilarlshorn.
(One door wctt of Flrtt Xatianal Bank.)
crnw r.Nsvu.LE, Pi.
nAVIXG jait relarped frrm the euft with a
complete anortinrnf of Oitod tultaUIa fur
Rprlng and Puroracr trade, wa art now ready
to furnUb all kiodi of Goodf
ii
Clieaper than tie Cheapest 1"
And after thanMng car cutioroen for their
liberal ratroahga during tho past year, we
would nanit re eclfully ak for a continuanca
of the tame.
Our Ptock eontlfti of a enmpXa atiortmrnt
of Dry Good', Notion Hardware, Quccntware,
Willowwnre. GroeeiUa, Dooti n trhnoe. Data A
Cups, Clothing, Tobareofi, Ao. Alto, Floor,
! T!teon, Salt, Fisti, Grain, cttf.
All of whiih will bo sold on the most reason.
a Die terror, ana in. uigucsi mni aei price pa 10
fnraraln, Wool and all kiadi of Umber Md
Country Produce.
r-Plrano jWa ua a call before furebailng
elwhero. Fntltftetlon uaraoteed at to price
and quolily.lS
a r. hold a lunTBnon
Corner of JInIn and Tkompuon F ireeU,
"apr20 CUItWI-XSVILLR. PA.
IISTOI' JI KOItS DRAWN FOR MAIICH
J Term, 1HJ2, (Himmcrwing ad Monday, l.Stli:
ot:A?tn jriioiiH.
Oeo. W, Dottii..,TJcrerlnAtex. Murrnv ft'nrd
II. If. MHJhce lltlllL. F. Mefully dutlek
Kdwd. Aiiicrt Hojk- ill. M'ond ward.... Hint on
Fli llnrintin Hrmlv T. C. Mit'hink(,y,.Kirte
Wm. Itrockhitnk... " ' A. L Hlekok Kimx
Olli'lo Sinird..Ilunif t- A bin. Oixden,.,LaWi'cueo
A. M' tJarvey ( IicmV. 1'. Fulton..
ilno. .MiiNoiL.'ovitit;ion - Jim. Putter Morrla
(ii-o. Vininti.,..t'liarlicld
A. J. 1nekKoii.N. Wtmh
Ii, H. It.tilcy Orer.,1a
M. tloff Penn
Kobt. N'eqier Piko
ii, W. Klirum..
L. l.nporto...CurwnviIle
D. t'tprtln JtcChlur
t THA VtBsa Jl tt(,ut,
Jno. 11 rMllnn..i)ci'enrln t J. Fonlenoy,
.Covington
.' Cl'fd
II. u . Aloll.... Ilrll
F. Coutriot
Win. Henry Illooui
F. H. C I 0lt Ilt)fr-
W, Forrey Uradlord
Dan'l Kephnrt.
Atnoit ltoui.tll Ilfiidy
A. Pentx, hr "
(Jro. Priltx..f :
K. V. Dunhift....;. "
F. K. Porter 11
Jua. Hii'ev IJumiiide
W. II. Dill...
Wm. Tueker
.lot H. Hii.aer.... "
D. (). Nevllng...
In. A. Moore.. .. "
I. .M'.-('hire..CurwrniVe
Vn). A. ltenuia..lieattir
V. Plubril r,rrM
It. Kvli-r tjtiflten
M. Ni"holfi Lawrence
las. Fulton "
ien. It, Dillon. ...Mnrrie
II. Tlnmiinon.N. ach
.1. M. Rom-
Win. T. Irwin Tiki
J.D.Alrxnndcr-.Wood'rd
IT. Tlrolhcri.... "
Nf-"itier,
H. M.-M-iftem..
F. Fhr-i.licrd...,
II. II. Ilurd
t'am'l Uyer ,
Liilhmhurx Marble Yard-J
fplIB iibrvrlbtr rrtpeit fully nnnotmrea lo (bit
I eominuni'y and tlio rublie aenetnllv that he
i- now extrnnividy engnped in the manuf.iettire of
nionuuieniH, iieau ami i-oot 8tonrp, rlund, Table
and Httrcf u Topt. ete. No higher tribute turn be
paid to a defeated relative or frt-nd than thecrco
tiun of t.n enduring; tlth a wltneta to unbora
generation! where tliey hnre laid hint nr her.
I have ngag)4 JHr. Jchn W. tlahngan nt my
agent to tll. and tn wlit) workmanship and skill
many ran benr witnna. Orders atdieited and
promptly filled. Work delivered whereverdeaired.
' It. H. JpIOOUU.
Luthertburg, Notvinber 3d, 1870,
iCff()( miMil.K WAWTl-OU
WUVUUU The MibneriberS want to buy a
large lot of M-lorh thave Hblnglea, for wb'ieh
we will psy the very highest market priee. Per
sons having aucL on hi. d will do veil to enll nl
otirtfor. -TTHAVfR A IIKTTd.
Clearfleld, Pa., Hepti-mher 10 dm, 1
600
ki niii i ok l ovr.R An
TIMOTHY 8liKI The rodersiined
h.11 now od hand Dr. hundred tmstrels of yrinie
leed, in quantities t. luit pnrchaaerl, at the rerj
Joul1fl,rk.rt prio.. J.li in person r aildresi.r
-tsV', W. lllkieU.
latkwit.rg, F.b. T, l7J Jr.. ... .
s. -. : a. , . if . , . .
D
PRINCIPLE8
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FECRU All Y
THE REPUBLICAN.
f. CLEARFIELD, Pa.-
rDXKSDAT UOltXlNfl. FKn. 2, m.
BURY ME IN THE MORNINQ. ..
tt la not otVn that tho namo of Rtriilien A
Doufrlaia in oonneeti-d in our mind with nuvlhiiig
ontmdc f Hie political arena, Imt liorv ii a beauti
ful poetk-ul clTij.-i'in of hit wbtoli it a a red it alike
tobf.utaud InteHeols d'traiiififwra Ttttyrnph
Purr ma in th morn In, mother
'' 0 W me hiive the Uht
Of on bright day an my grave mother,' '
Krc you have mo alono wlih Night.
Ah'tio in ilw tiiht of the gMve, uothtr,
"fit a tli'mtflit of terrihla liar - .
, , And yoa wiij le licre -ulituo. muthor . lW . .
And nun will l'u tliinltiR Iiur i
So bury iui in the morninK, mother,
And li t me hnvo the lifihl '
Of one bright day on timy grave, mother, .
Ere f in aimo with 1 ho nij;ht. ; . ,
. You telt of tho ravinr't love, mother,
I fwl it'a in my hear! .
Hut, oh I t'rma tlii bPHJtiful world, mother.
' JU hard fur th you 111 t p-trt 1
For even to part wh?n hero, mother.
The Km I it fain ta Mnv :
For the pravo Is deep and drk, mother,
And Heaven m mn fur away.
Then bury me in the morning, mother.
And let rue hare (ho lllit
Of one bright day on tny grnro, motlicr,
Kit Fm nlj.no with the ninlit.
School Conventions and Salarie of
Superintendents.
Tlio following somcwlint Jungtliy
debntu occurred in llio Hlato Ronnie
on tlio Till instiinl, nml ns it r)Iulclo
a ftitiject nf univerwl intercut wo lay
itbuIoreourreuJei-H. Scliool J't octorH
crttt Ifftrn f.n Iniporlruit, lesson fnun
lliiri debute if tliey will only read mid
reflect over it.
Tlio Suniilo llien proceeded to lite
cniixiilejiiuon u( Sen it to bill No. I'.Mi,
entitlotl An net to jn-ovido rooms Jor
tlio mcetitif; of convention of t-cliool
il i i-i'cl 1 ua und to fix tlio Milurits ol
eottnly Miperiiitciulenta.
In coiiiniitleo (if llio whole (Mr.
Di haunter in l lie tlinir), the llrxt mo
linn nl' tlio bill wiik tend iih fullmrs:
Si.fTiuM 1. He it entitled hy the SV
nl e nud Iluuze ' ItepresmUiticrt of the
Commonwealth of J'cMWjlviinia in (Jrn
mil AssriMy nut, und it . hereby in
nctnl ly tlm nulhurily of the enme, Tluit
rooniH liir tlio tiieolinH of etiiivenltotia
of .flu ol directory lield (or the pur
puso ol'eU'ctiiijr enmity supei iiitedents,
hball bo provided t.y I lie Huveral bonrdit
of eottnly coiiitiiiwiiincri, til- tlio ro
Hpcclivo county neais, find all Btieli
euiiveniiiiiin aliull axaeinb'io upon lliu
call of llio Statu Knperinleiideiil', ln;id
nix 't'c!si previous to llio time (Ixcd
by law, by circularr) ncil to all bourda
oi'direetoiH.
Jlr.lMVIS (I'liiladeliiliia). Tliia ia
ralbcr n compulwiry law, requiring
eoiiiinis.-ioneiit to ftfniili rooms for
ciiiiity aiiporiiilendenl. and school di
reclors. I don't tltiiik wc ohoultl pasn
tl cotnpulnory law. I think wo hud
bi tter postpono Ibis bill for llio pres
ent. Mr. W Alt I' EL naitl Iio boped tho
matter would not be pontpoiied.
.Mr.BILLINGFKLT. 1 vrnuld mere
ly like to know in eanu where a county
building ahotild not be of fniflleient ca
pacily to bold litem, w hat wo should
do. Wo inihl bo compelled to erect
anew building jiiHl for thin pnrpono.
Tho first Meciion was agreed to.
Tlio second section of llio bill wu
.read us follow. :
Sko. 2. J hat tho aaltiry of a county
siiperiniendtnil sluill be two dollars lot
each school under his supervision, nml
otto dollar for each square milo in hi.
eottnly, unless a enlivcnlinn or direc
tor, shall hco proper to add to llio sum
llitis obtained tin amount from llio
Stale appropriation to Ibeirown cotin
ly : Provide, That in no case shall
llio salary of u eottnly supeiinlctid jt:t
lie less than olio llinnnaiKl dollars, ex
' j
CCplin- ill Counlk-ll with less than Olio
bundled schools, w hero Iho salary nl
tlio cotinly sutierintendent shall be
eight hundred dollar, per nniium.
Mr. WAREEL tnoved to stril;f out
llio vvoids 'utiles, a Oiiiivcniion of di-
rector, shall see proper tumid lo thu !
sum I has oblatneil an amount irotn
llio tSlnlo upiiopiiation to their own
county."
Mr. PETRIKIX. I hopethn Pen
nlo will nol agree lo thai ami'iitlment;
indeed tlio wiiulo seclion should bo
voted down.
lly law now, tho conventions uT
school directors meet and lix tho .al
ariis of Iho dilierent comity superin
tendents; the discretion is lodged ilh
thu st hool dircclofs in convention, and
il ought lo bo allowed lo remain llicro.
Homo counties havo their salaries us
low ns livo hundred dollars, somo six
liuiidred dollars, siinio ci.diL or nine
liuiidred ibdlars.somo ill) lo one thorn. !
and livo hundred or two thousand dol j
Iai. In our cotinly il is uighl liuii
dred dollar., it is so bed by the con
Trillion of tho school directors, nm
there is no nnson ul all why il shoul,
bo changed from what ha. alreal;,
been settled upon by llicso conveti
(ions. 1 hope llio nine ndmciit will b
voted down, and tho section also w licit
it come, upon us passage.
Mr. ANIiKItSuN. Just nno wor
of explanation for tho benefit of imji lo Coinmonweallli that havolnany
friond from Huntingdon Mr- IVu'c j square miles of li-rrjlory in which
liin, j there aro no schools; il seems to me
Till, bill has been devised for thi ""H lat provision aceoniplihi.H any
niiruoso of havinip a iiiiil'onn ratoi J' thing elso but tho propose that is
east approximnling uniformilv in Um j
saltirie. if cotinly superintendent.. '
In ilunlingdon eotinty, whero the sal)
ary lias been lixud nt 1,111111, tlii nr
raiigement g've.yonr suporinlcndenll
$1,-IS. Iu some of Iho counties whom
llio umou'iil of territory to bo traveled
ovr was very largo, mid iho number
ot school, very numerous, the salary
Would be very small ; in some districts,
where llio work wns compur.itively
light, Iho salaries were heavy, nud. id
fact.lhero was nothing like uniformity
in tho old arrangement r-t all.
l'u rlher llian tllnt, n. tlio law Btan l
nt present, tho conventions of directors
can Px salaries nt just wliulliicy please,
and 'each year .eliool director, in d f
ferent counties nro vieing with etti'li
other In pulling salaries tip nml ft
proper regard to llio nmounl of liiliOi'
poi I'ornied has been left out of view
'entirely.
This bill hat been c.rtfully prepared
a .I.. . . .. . i . ,, . ..
:jii...;: ;
j NOT MEN.
hy tlio sliool boards In Iho Stuto, nnj
it i. the result of thoir und tlio school
jt'Omniittoo'. joint labor., ' This being
tho cuko, I hope tho Sonata will (,'ivo
llio bill every consideration which the
ni.iount of labor and skill expended on
il would Justify.', . S ! , .... .
Air. VIHTI,; In oddilion to what
my friend, tlto8onator from Allegheny
Mr. Anderson: has said, I would just
add, that tho pttrposo of Ibis bill I. to
remove -from tho bourd ot school di
rectors of the diffcrvnt counties of tlio
Ccttmnoiiwoallh, a diecrelion wbieli
has f;onerally been niven, mid Burne
tt bat indirectly oxeruised. A
t would cm II tho attention of Sena
tors lo tli (net thai Iho nmendinont
offered by Iho Snator from Lancaster
Jr. Viii.(VJm to striko'oul tins winU
"unless A convention of directors shall
seo pmpcr to add to llio sum lit us ob
tained, no amount Irani the Slate tip
pinprintion to Ibeir own county."
Now, the effect ol tlio passum. of this
amendment will bo lo inn Icon uniform
rate of vtimpon.nl ion all over the (,'om
inonwoalili. I hope tho amendment
will prevuil. . . ' .
Now, I call llio attention of the Sen
ator, lo the fit'-l thai this bill nilnplsa
general piinefplo; it don't leave the
flint"; open Its tl was lelt hy tlio act ol
18-19. I Ihitilt it was possibly 1S,)3
liy which it was lelt entirely to Ibc
breasts of tho school directors of the
convention. This provides for two
dollar, per school and one dollar per
square mile, but where there are les
than one hundred schools tin) Salary
shall not exceed eight hundred dollars.
rtiw tins practically would malto very
litllo dilfi reiice. II Senators will cast
their eyes over it Ihey will see that it
niaues n iliilcrciiro in bul iwocounties
in tho Commonwealth. Tho ngipie
jrilo ainont of salaries no.v paid is
sixty-nina tlioavund Ii vo btindred and
sixl)--one dollars; tho ntnounl of Sal
aries under the proposition of this bill
will bo Heveiil3--nino thou-and two
hundred anil twenty dollars; with
the iirncridmon" just siigested there
will bo abotil two thousand seven
hundred dollars to cotno off of. that ;
practically, it will bo .oventy-six
ihousaiid dollars. Tlio agi'regate
amount of salaries of cjunly snperin
lelidents, as fixed by iho tricnni:ils-oii-ventions
for ISO:! Oil C!, was s follows:
For ISO:', forty thousand seven bun
tired and sixly four dollars ; for IMfill.
filly seven lliou-aiid live bundled tuui
sixty dollars; for lsiill, oixly tiitie
ihousaiid flro liuiidred and eighty one
dollars; und Imicaaing ueeordiiitf lo
this ralio, il will auiouul in 1S72 tout
h ast eighty tlciiis.ind dollurs, and al
tho next triennial convention Ihere
will bea projiortionate increase. Next
May is tlio limo for the triennial con
vention fur the pin peso of lixing sal
aries anil olecliiis? county superintend
cuts in tho different counties of the
Commonwealth. It is therefore, enii
neiilly proper lhal this policy should
bo adopted ul this limo.
Mr. STRANG. Ium in favor of
this bill lor what to me is n very con
elusive renson it itinreuscsc the .al
ary of the superintendent in my county
junt four btindred und filly-four dot
lars.
M r. MUM MA. it docs seem lo me
that thorp, is n tendency now, in the
Commonwealth, lo run this tiling of
free public education a littlo strong,
und tin ro i. some danger ot running
it into llio ground, causing a reaction
in llio itiblic mind in refereneo toil.
NowJ tho belter way, I lliinlt, is lo
leave vjcll enough uloue ; llio system
is wording well, so far as I know, and
while Ai winio place, tho salary may
be a Idle low, as compared with ol Ii
ers, 1 tti liovu it is not u common thing
in llii-leoiinlrv lo compel men to take
oflkwllf they tliinU tho salary is too
low; I sttpp'iso in every locality men
can bjgol lo li'l tho position. 15 ul il
seoui' I lo me thai this bill docs not
l"
life the salarv in liroporiinn lo
loo u
.Mint of Inline, anil I would u!c
wbeli
know
r a board of sflool director, who
their county, ils peculiar Iota-
Hon ui
means ot travel, and every
lliing lonneeled with the ollieo of su
cfitit
ndent, whether they aro nol
iiitlo its compelcnt lo nscerlain and
pass tiiou thu at)iotnl that each indi
vidtiullstniorliileudeiil should be paid,
as t In fLcdslal tiro. . . .
No ', tunny thing, depend upon ibc
localry of tho cotinly. Take, for in
stant , llio counties that I have the
l.onor lo represent mote especially
tho c unly of Dauphin; our superin
tend, it reaches nil his schools by
railritid, and 1 bcliovo usually has the
good 'fortune to have it pass; I say bo
can, br lhal reason, travel his county
for a less salary, in proportion to l lie
auiouul of schools, ibaii other superin
tendents may bo tilde, to travel their.
for, whero the ( omuies aro not so fa
volubly located as to railroad couunii-
litealioii..
Mr. WARFEL. It does nntchnnge
ll,u salary of the superintendent of
Dauphin eniiuly al all.
Mr. MUMMA. That', fort until o for
mo, bccailso I lni0'lil gel u scuMing if
il did.
' There is ono other objection I see to
!il: that when you coinu to e-.imale
1 by the sqaaru mile, lliero are counties
claimed fot it, to wit: Iho equalixa
lion of Iho salaries in proportion to
tho amount of labor. You tako a ter
ritory thai has no population, and the
supurinlendunt is paid for each square
milo of country whero there nro no
xchoijs; lllal part of it, sovnis to me,
i. calculated to produce inequality.
Mr. BUCKALKW. Mr. Speaker,
Iho money lo pay thu county supcrin
lendonts I. substantially voted out of
tlio Ntnto treasury ly local nnlhcrity
thai is, il is voled out of tho gonorul
school fund.
,In nn)' particular eottnly, Iho sctiool
directors, reflecting lhal they nro not
icully voting; nwny Ihoir own money
the laxits o( their own county ap
ply no striek chock upon thorn' in In
creasing the Salary paid superintend
enls; the result is, that nil tlio time
tbi. scalo of compensnlion to those
ouicor Is golnrf up, up, up! there In
'nri limit no check, .ifhsr of Inlnrmit
.i i-.i-
28, 1872. V
; NEW
operating upon the directors when
lli cy ussc in bio, nor of public considur
nlion connected with tho ndministru
lion of school, in thoir section. . .
Again, these county superintendents
pnss around llio cotinly constantly,
and nro in social intercourse with iho
directors, nnd they, have un .opportun
ity fur .citing up cotinly conventions
upon this subject of their salaries.
If a snpei'intondont dusircs that his
alury shall be increased, all that ho
has to do, is to ripply bis ipiud a little
ly I licit subject, u ho ii I a year before
hand, and it is pretty cortaitj that ho
will ebluin n favorable decision from
(ho convention when it ineits. , , ,,
Now.sir, this consideration dpmands
soijiu , refleeli(n from Ibc Common
tvanlili by law. But lhero.isunoUor,
and that Is that thu compensation of
supcrinlciideiils,' for llio samo service
in different counties is ujiequal; in
ono county q liberal salary is paid ; In
aiiollieran inadequate ono ; Iheruisno
rulo no standard ot; law, by which
this is to bo Used, nor is any standard
of actual service, cither as to valuo or
amount 'established anywhere in the
Commonwealth ; thd whole thing is
al moii the sport of chance or accident
more than Ihnl, subject to tho mm
ngemenl of the cotinly superintendent,
themselves, who hnvo n very extensive
nnd perhaps u very just influence over
school director, and county conven
tion.. ' . '.' lit , t - ' i ' ' I ', '
Now, then, if we .co good grounds
for establishing a general rulo by law.
tho niily question is. whether tl)is bill
is based upon tho proper principles.
Well, sir, in the lirst place it lakes
into nccourl tho number of schools in
tho county ; the compensation of the
siipetinletidenls i proportioned lo tho
number of schools within his jurisdic
tion; bnL tir, lhal uloue would hardly
furnish u correct standard, because in
such counties as Delaware, where, the
population is dense, and where all the
.cliooirt are close logo! her, Ihey can be
easily visited nud very litllu expense
or trouble, or extraordinary consitnip.
of tiiiiu is implied upon llio snperin
Icndotit, whereas in nuolher purl of
lliu Suilo, wilh the samo nutuber ol
schools, tho travel is very great es
jsjcially in llio counties traversed by
iiinuiilains ; in some of ilium very little
r .lilroad coin inimical ion exists between
llio dilierent parts ol the county.
Now, Ibis bill lakes into account hotli
of these elements tho element as to
llio number of schools an I the element
of lerriloiy. I should cxti-nd the
jurisdiction which these superintend
euls have.
Mr. Chairman, tho amount of com
pensalioti which will usult from Ibis
bill, is not very different from the ag
gregato amount now paid out of the
common School l'u nil; bat Ibis bill will
slop the increase of llio pay id courtly
superintendents tit llio point fixed by
this biil will prevent their being in
creased bercaflur, and in creased tin
equally and improperly in dilierent
purls of thu Slate, nnd, therefore, til
though 1 would votu lor a scale ol
compensation u iiitlo lowor than that
provided by the bill, yet taking it us
il is, 1 bolievo that the ultimate result
will bo n saving of money to tho treas
ury, und an equably of cotiipcnsalion
proportioned to tho service, and tak
tog out of lliitisulijcclof compensation
oil these elements ol confusion, of in.
equality and favoritism, which now
exicit. "For lhat reason i will vote for
the bill.
Mr. DILL, if I undetstnud the
position of this bill il is in ibis shape
now; ihere is a moiioii lo strike out
"unless u convention of directors shall
see proper 'o add lo the sum thus ob
tained an amouiii from lliu Stale up
propriation to their own county."
Now, Mr. Speaker, 1 think lhal lhat
ameiidtnetil ought not to prevail, and
thai tho proviso lo this bill ought to
be stricken ottl; il is provided that in
no case shall the salary of a cotinly
superintendent bo less than pno ihous
and dollars, excepting III counties with
less than ono hundred schools where
tho .alary of the counly superintend
cut shall bo eight hundred dollar, per
iiiinnin. ' '
Now, tho hill furnishes a mto, with
out this proviso, f.u- establishing the
salaries ol Iho counly superintendents;
without thu anieiiilinenl proposed, il
allow, to tho Beliool directors a dis
cretion in increasing Iho salaries ol
tho superintendents beyond tho rule
llxed in Iho bill; consequently wo ob
viate tho objection of lliu gentleman
lhal il is taking nwny from thu board
of school director, their control of this
matter, while wo correct the difficulty
lhal heretofore there was no rule
whatever, in regard to fixing tho sal
nries of the superintendent. This
proviso is nol needed at ail; in tny
district it raises the salary some live
hundred dollars. Now I would pre
lur thai Ibis proviso should be stricken
out and thai llio bill should stand as
il has boon printed without Iho pro
viso ; then wo obiri.ilu objections
Thu board of shcol directors can, w hen
lliey see fil, give their county superin
tendent, more money than is provided
for by Iho rulo fixed in the bill, and
in lhal shape lliu bill will bo objeu
lionahle lo no ono.
Mr. IH'CKALFW. Tho committee
on LliiucaUiin did agree to slrieko otll
thai clause
Mr. BROOM. I nm in favor of ,
tin. generally, j.ooaiug over mu
slin Hint tue nenaior Hum jaticasier
placed on my desk, 1 find ih.il Came
ron county, with twenty eight schools,
receive, one Ihousaiid dollars to-day
out of thu Stale treasury ; wilh the
ubilit.y of Iho directors of that county
lo vole thu (.(,'ir.peiisalion to their su
perinlendent,' they voted only one
thousand dollars whou bo ha. twenty
eight schools ; bui 1 presume fi gm tho
character of thai region, lllal these
schools urn not like school, in somo
parts of the Stalo where they keep
them open nine or ten il.ontlia In lliu
year 1 presume they are 1opt open
a small portion of tho year, Forest
county has thiriy flvo schools, and she
pay. eight liuiidred dollur. ; West
moreland county has' ' thirty-live
'Schools, nnd alio pays ono thousand
and filly dollar,), i , .
Mr. WiUTIj. Will tho Senator al
low mo to interrupt him, to correct a
miaspprertonilonr i ,
TEEMS-$2 per annum', ia Advancp,
SERIES-V0I, 13, N09,
Tlin ru-iticil-tln nf t his bill norreet. I Lti I
dillieuliy that ho speaks fit in Came
rot, county; under tho prinoiplo of
this bill, the .alary of tho siiperiniend
ent of Cameron county would be only
eight iuiidred dollars,. ,. .
Mr. JJItOOIvF,.,:I .undoiWnniJt.
I am in favor of the bill fur this rea
son : I know of my owii kuowlsdgo,
ofsnporinlendetits who havo discover,
od a secret, and who will gel fiftenn
hundred dollar. noKtycar, nud iustoud
of the compensation being for, tho
whole eighty thousand dollar--, I have
no doubt, j'lr. Chairman, lhal It will
bo near one hundred thousand dollars,,
il tho school director, all over tho
Stuto vote tho anlnricH that tlio dilier
ent superintendent shall havo ; that
wjllbtlWiucd'Clol that; supcriuUMid
enu who nro candidates for iv-,Wclioi
hnvo discovered I his thing, and nro
paying particular attention to lhal
part of it, ami the argument which
ihey have with their friend, is, "Vou
might us well givo me this salary, be
cause il come, out of the Stale ;" und
Ihey will get ibis arranged nil 't gel
their salaries. Now, wo had bolter
pass this bill in somq iiiapo. -
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia), I don't
propose lo discuss lliu merits of this
bill; llio principle upon wbieli il is
founded mny bo entirely right, but
thu manner in w hich Iheeiilary is pro
posed to bo paid, is certainly wr ing.
Now iho argument of tho Senator
who ha. just taken his seat, goes to
show lhal this bill should not pass, I
think. Ol the proposed salaries under
ibis bill, nol u single one in tJo Suilo
of Pennsylvania is under a 'thousand
dollar. '' '
Mr. BROOICE Oh, ves.
Mr, DAVIS (Philadelphia). Where
aro Ihey ?
Mr. WHITE. For the information
of rfli' Senator, I will s.iy that this
schedule of salarits was' proposed be
hire the ruinmilti'ii ainondud this bill
us il is now sought lo be pas-cd..
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia)., The
proposition now is to lrii(0 out thu
proviso. ' '
Mr. WHITE Oh'no.
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia). The
proposition of thu Senator from Union
Mr. DillJ i. to so strike mil the pro
viso.
Tho CHAIRMAN'. The motion is
to amend by striking 'M all after the
word '-count v." -
Mr DAVIS (Philadelphia). . If the
proposition is to make . those salaries
uniform wilh regard lo llio amount of
work duno by the supeiintcndents, 1
lliink this l.iil should be ret-iinimllted
lo the Committees on Education ; tlnit
is llio only redeeming feature in the
bill the proviso.
1 find heio tho Senator refers to
Cameron county. Then I would nsk
the chairman of the Committed on
Education if it requirrs as much trav
el to ulteod twcnly-cighl schools aiid
givo eight hundred dollars for thai,
when 1 find in tho counly of Venango,
wilh two hundred and nineteen schools
and five hundred and sixteen square
miles, that Ihey cut down the salaty
from lilU-on hundred to ono thousand
dollars.
Look right above it, Union counly,
and they have but eighty four schools
and i wo hundred and rifty-eighl square
miles ell about eight hundred dol
lars for Union is just about as much
as one thousand five hundred dollar
for Venar.go, in proportion to the
work that is to ho done.
Mr. DILL. Look at Snyder cotinly.
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia). Sny
der county has ono hundred nml four
schools, und two hundred and ninety
three miles lo travel, and on this
schedule tho salary is increased to ono
thousand.
Mr. DILL. It is five hundred dol
lars now ; lhat i. the reason 1 am op
posed to ii.
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia). I think
it would be a fair salary for Union
county lo gel about four hundred dol
lars, and Venango about onn thousand
dollars, in proportion to llio schools
and tho ndle.ngo.
I think I never saw a hilt lhat wa.
so inconsistent, and I think llio betler
way is lo refer il back to the Commit
tee on Education ; I shall vote against
the bill as it is.
Mr. MUMMA. I only riso to sny
thai I didn't understand this bill u
moment ago; from examining it soino
what morn closely, and from the ar
guments I have heard, 1 am convinced
that it is right anil proper, nnd ought
to pass. I shall therefore vole lor it.
M;'. ALLKN. I inn opposed lo tho
proposition of the gem Iriuun Irmn
Union Mr, Dill lo sinko out llio
proviso.
Mr. DILL. I did not morn lo do
that, because II was not in order.
The CHAIRMAN. Does the Sena
lorlrom Union nuikothntamcndiucul?
Mr. DILL. No, sir, 1 do not.
The aitietidiuettl ol Mr. Warfel to
slriko out the words tiller the word
"counly" to tho word "proviso," was
tlgroed to.
The set-lion wus agreed lo.
Thu committee i-osu and llin t hair
n in n reported llio bill wilh an amend
IIIOIll.
In Senate, tho hill Was read.
Mr, DAVIS (Ucnks). Whilst il
uiighl bo advisublo or nocossarv, per
haps, that some alteration should be
lnme in the present sy. lent if fixing
thu salaries ot llie-o siiperhitenilmits,
il does slriko mo that ibis, perhaps
is not llni fairest sv-letn.
Now, 1 see by this piipcrlui; l.'anio
ron county, with twenty eight schools,
has to give ils stiperintei.dont one
th luaand dollars, anil my coanl y, with
lour hundred and eight schools, gel.
only one ihousaiid seven hundred dol
lars, Mr. STRANG. Wilh referenrs lo
the proviso in tho act, Iho salary of
mesupertu'cttiiciii ot i ameron eountv
i. only eight' hundred dollars
Mr. D.lVLS (Berks). "VNtry well,
sir. Tho inequality still exists, and
il seems lo mu is Very groat. Il' the
siipurinlendenl of Cameron county,
with hut tweniy-eighl schools, is on
tilled to eight hnndrcd dollars, then
Berk, county, wi'.h four hundred and
cigU schools, j,.hould be cullllcd lo
mote thnn one thousand seven hun
dred dollars. Now, ihcro is something
unfair nbout Ihia. " ... i."
.Li....r!.'i""L!j t-.!i.iwiMa-( :
Mr. T'APFEL! ;l'.'nm'rrn fMinty,
bfidei' the existing 'ia'w, receives ot.o
thousand dollars. ... , V
Mr. DAVIS (IWks). I don't say
lhat the existing lau should tint bq
changed, but I lUty. thut ill is thirty has
not been prAperly . con.hlered, nud
that lliero win unluiriies. ivm'l from
tho passago of this bill, '.ihcivforo,
move Hint tbi. be postponed for tho
prusk.nl. ' - . '''..'
Mr. ALLEX." I move to amdml
lhat motlom and pn;ttpnr'lndo8nif ef.V.
Mr. Chairman, I think if thero is
uby one sy.leni' in llio Stulu uf iPeiti)'
sylvania lhal should be uiiilojin, it m
the si-Iiim.I system; 1 Ihink it llior.) irt
anything us u matter (if .legislation ip
which we should beerin lo look out ul
uniform -'rule, it is thi..' I sin ,voli
!itr.,i . r.... ; :.tt ... rjj
p.i, in, Ii u iniifc lo nil eouni ICS W e CIlllMIi
sitlUly nil pftrlles, but hi l IiTh, n-l'iii Ml
'other mailer of gcnernl interest, wo
must adopt llmt prineiplo witdi doe
nearest jnstleo lo thosn eoneeriicij. -'
'In looking over l ho propodiiou beflo
iiim I luok tipun it us lj,u fairest which
ha.heen presented upon t!iismilij?et. It
has been n matter of consideration rn,
the difTcreiil couulie. of this State for
the Inst liireo yuu s the mailer of the
salary. There' bus been a good deal
nf dissmisfnt,tioi) e.irpressod on account
of the amount of innnev bclti-' trald
out of Iho school fund of the Mlulo' to
the sujierintendenis. A gnat dual
has been urged against the institution
on account of incompetent 'wcit 'in
somr liKialitlvit. . i co no way to bene,
lit l liiu iukiiiution excy,! by jitying )t
rcasotiuble dmouul, tut. tlio m-rvieed
l-oiideret!, Theru Is no wny lllal we
can adopt any u ui fin oi sytein except
by estiil'lisbiti.p somo rale. This, as it
is ndmitted by the members here, is
generally Milisfaclory. As relV-rred-lo
by tho gnitttTrrffln h"n:n liurk. Mr.
Davis it may pcrhap-t hit f.im, as he
thinlis, unjustly. "' ii '
; In a (lutob'-r f iho Weslorn conn
lies, it lesstin) the salary of the super
intendents ; in olliers, it increases
them, and rn I lliink, propio ly. ' S'l
hir lis Hie first section of I'm bj'l is
concerned, it seems lo mo that lliettj
should be no dillercm-e of suntlntcnt
in regard lo lhal, and ns far a tho
o tlicr. is coneerned, I loo I: ttMiiitU
the most just and fair t '.loin ent of
I lii; propo-iliou liiatl haen ob-toi vaj,
and shall vo'o for il eheei fully ns il is,
believing it to be the best lhat we can
do; and I withdraw my motion.
Tho tuition of Mr. Davis i Berks)
In postpone the bill for the prc-ent
was agreed lo. , ,'; i ;.- ', ''
A Keodad Ejfjrra in Jurj.Ti'iab.
That rulo of law which re-julK'-i tint
a juryman . iti n cninii.nl case shall
have formed no opinion of, luo guilt,
or iunoceaca ,uf Jsliu. uceiised, is j.i.t
mil must ineimvoiiiout in p.-arlicu,
bul most hum ouiul in reason.. Il uu.y
have been well enoi:;!i in Ihojo t i"
hack Imi liiiiMtis n-.'es, when pi.-ophf it.
one counly or parish knew nothing of
wiiat ttaiisplred in nuolher, luit in this
era of railways and Iclegiaphs, nud
the omnipic-ioiit ncw-jiaper press, tho
rule is utterly irrational. . lifdoed, in
certain cases of boa
like that ( f
i'io miinler of James i isl:, Jr., by
Edward S. Slokea, il is praetieally im
possible to litol I irrlv intelligent mi. r,,
w ho l ead llio journals di tho day, i-. ioV
have nol become faiuiliar iih ail ilia
substantial fads of. Iho ciimo and
formed at least a ci tide opinion as to
tho moral character ol the ttausaetion.'
If then such men, lor that reason, aro
ineligible lo try the Ittjtl nu fits of the
cause, thu inevitable consequence
that no intelligent jury can be imp.-m-noled
tolryit. What then? This:
that justice and public security must
depend on Iho verdicts) of men who
never read even the newspapers, who
are therefore personally ignorant and
stupid lo llio last degree, nnd whom
any smart and uiisei-itpuloiis lawyer
may make believe t'.al black is whito
or whim bliK!:. It is quite probahlo
that there is not a man in the State of
New York til lo sit on a jury w ho ha.
not heard or read something nf tho
murder of James Fisk, and, of couise,
formed soma opinion of the case.'
But that opinion should nol disqualify
him to try the case in a court of ins-
.: I... I-..,.. .1- ..I I I...
lieu on uic iiieis tin n iseiust-i oy -witnesses
examined beforo him on i ai.li,
and tho law ns delivered lrim"tiie
bench. This ineligibility of citizen,
as jurymen on the ground of tho in
telligence, is a grave evil in Viie juris,
prudence of this enlightened nge, nnd
it should be removed Ivy suilnblu legis
lation in every State of iho Union.-'-.
Wo nro thcrolbro pleased to see that ii
hill has just been introduced in '.ho
Legislature of New Yorit to meet and
correct this absurdity. Il provide,
that tiny person who may bu drawn
upon a jury lo iry n capital oflonci
shall not be disqualified by reavn'of
hi. having c.pus-cd an opinion or
bavin- read the opinion, of others,
provided he shall declare nudei- oath
that he can render a verdict according
to tho testimony. It nlso provide,
ibat iho licensed pet son in such case,
shall he entitled to duly peremptory
challenges. This bill will establish
judicious reform in the system ol form,
ing juries Th it Jaw -liow provides
.imply lhat intelligent men nr.) in--iHiinpulenl
to try capital OHeii':c, and
in imiiy eases mane trial by jury ft
farce. The most imparli.il juries nro
ml i hose which at e i omposed of men
who know nothing, nf the facts in tho
cae belore them, hut of men who;iti'6
nhlo lo discriminate nnd to cot reel
their own pr-jutlice. There is i.n
reason w.iiy i-ouim ui seuso sliouhl bn
exeludi-d from the jmy box.
SiruLLs .sn C.i tacazv. The HVM
says il is whispered in Washington
that Mr. Sickle.' private ploasuro trip
In Dim country is very much likoJlio
tour of irlaxalion from oflleial care,
which M Calaca.y is now Inking to
wards Russia. In other words, il l.
insinuated that the Spanish govern
ment fail, lo pay proper houiago'io
the chivalrolls qualities mid moral ex
cellencies of Iho American Minister;
nmllias delicately intimated to .our
Slain IlVparlni'oid that" h!s recall
would nol b- regarded in the light of
an irreparable ini-lorliine. What n
pretty set of Minister, this udiniuis
trillion Inn abroad truly. ' ' '
fiSSTLK Anna The Louisvillo
Jtiiirnnl Fays ; Somebody suggest,
llmt they btigbt l"o .-iitl Anna Dickin
son' in search of Di. Livingstone' Bu',
what's I he ue 7 lln.n I she spent'thn
hist tweiity tivo years in Irving to
liud a man in n country where you'd
suppose one Couldn't possibly he half
ns badly lost u. Livingstono is?
"Havo you the 'Liys of the Last
Minslroll'" said a eily mi.', addrcn
sing a young man who stood behind
tho counter of a country store.
"Nn. wo ha'vent aiiy of Ih'em kind,"
said tin) clerk f "but wo hnvo gnod
fresh hen's egg, that wo Warrant wero
laid (Id. weU." . '