Weetiiig of the Bradford County Teachers 1
Associatiou
GKANYIUAC T'EXTRK, 10, IS&S. J
The Association met pursuant to adjour
nient, at tlie church in Granville Centre, and |
wa* called to order by the I'resideiit, W. T.
] Li vies.
The Secretary being absaut, 0. S. DEAN I
was elected Secretary pro tem
A motion was then made and carried, that a
coin mi lie be appointed to arrange the unlet in
which the business of this meeting shall be
brought before the Association.
COMMITTEE. —C. It. Coburn, W. Warren, j
IJ. 1). Taylor, and Misses Leonard and L I
Putnam.
The report of the committee was as fol !
lows : j
FRIDAY, Sept. 10. j
Open at 10 o'clock, A. M , by singing and
prayer.
1. lteport of Committee on Resolutions.
2. Discussions on resolutions laid over at last
meeting.
3. At 4 o'clock discussions on the resolu
tions offered by the committee.
4. Adjournment at 5, P. M., with music.
EVENING SESSION.
Commence at 7, by music.
1. Discussion till 7 1 2 o'clock. 2 Essay by
Miss Mary Howeu 3. Lecture by Dr. Mac
intosh. 4. Adjourn at 8 o'clock.
SATCROAY, SKIT. 11.
Commence at 8 1-2 A. M., by music and
prayer.
I. Appointments by the President. 2 Pis
cussion until 10 o'clock. 3. Declamation. 4
Calling of the roll 5. Call upon the follow
ing teachers to give their methods of teaching 1
the Alphabet : Messrs. D.ivies, Ingham,
Warren, Bliss and Wells, and Miss Lorinda
Putnam, ti Discussions till a quarter of twelve.
7. Adjotinrii with music and prayer.
C. It Coburn then made soim- remarks rela
tive to the objects and aims of this Association,
stating them to lie in part the befitting of
the teachers of the county schools, and awak
ening an interest in the cause of education i
among the inhabitants of the county, lie then i
submitted the following preamble and resolu
tion :
TVIIEREAS : The Commonwealth LAW by legislative en
actment, provided ftirthr ciinc.itinn of ALL her ehihhen,
AND whereas, the proper intellectual :M<l nnral TRAINING
of all the youth of a State i- absolutely it- ES-AI V for Hie
security of our political auil religious "iuslitati iu.-, there
fore.
Resolved, Tli.it in onter that all may L>E benefitted by
the provisions of the S.honi Law, it -LI mid be in ULE rout
p lis >ry upon parents and guardian- to send th >-E under '
their charge, for the time being to sell >ol. at least sol >nir
in each year as schools -hall be kept open at the public
expense, until tlicy shall arrive at the age of twelve
year*.
On motion this resolution was laid ovcy far
discussion m.til the afternoon session.
Adjourned to two o'clock, P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association convened and was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Wells.
It was moved and carried that a committee i
of three be appointed to solicit new members. 1
COMMITTEE.— Mr. L. D. Taylor, anil Ms>
Elizabeth Tidd anil Miss Lorinda Putnam.
Reading of Article VI of the Constitution, |
relating to the terms of membership was called
for and read.
Committee on business reported as follows :
Rtiohed. That irregularity of attmd iui ■ is OUE of the
greatest hinderances in the way of the pr >,_-rc-- of -I-LJ D
r. and the cause of v ery gce.it trouble and <!isoonruce
ment to teachers, and -bouid, therefore, lie prevented by
PARENT ; so far a- pns-ihle.
Resolved . That children have riclit- in the school 1-11:11
which SHOULD be under-tood and deiiriecl. and th it in the
G ivernnieut ot the school, ihe teacher IS bound daiv t <
regard those right.;.
Resolved. Tnat the interest of the --HOOL- would be
promoted by some e- tab H.-shed system for imparting ORAL
111-t ruction.
R'solve.l. That we urge upon parents the imp rtance '
of frequently visitiug schools.
This report was accepted.
On motion, the following resolutions were 1
then taken up and discussed.
Resolved. That a knowledge of the fundamental princi
ple* of I'hrenology, is an important qualification of a suc
cessful teacher.
C. T. Bliss made some remarks upon this
resolution, and was followed by Messrs. C. II
Coburn, L. I). Taylor and Wells.
The resolution was then laid upon the table. '
The two following resolutions were laid upon
the table.
Resolved, That the present method of teaching Gram J
irtav is not the best method.
Resolved. That teachers are not reprehensible for en
deavoring to secure a larger amount of COM letition for ;
tIK-ir services, or for leaving the pro Tea- I N <>u accouut ot
the pre-ent meagre wages, and the limited time of cm-'
ployment.
The resolution offered by C. It. Coburn was
then taken up. It was sustained by Messrs.
Wells, Ingham, Dr. Bliss and C. It Coburn, i
aud was opposed by O. S. Dean, W. T. Da- |
vies and Dr. Maciutosh.
The discussion was here arrested bv the or
tier of business, and the resolutions reported by
the committee were next taken up.
The first resolution was adopted by tlie As- I
BOciation without discussion.
The second resolution was. upon motion of I
Supt. Coburn, next taken up, ami was sustain- j
ed by Mr. Taylor, Dr. Bliss and Dr. Mucin- i
tosh, aud opposed by Mr. Ingham, and C. R.
Coburn.
The Association then adjourned until seven
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Association convened aud was opened with
singing by the choir.
The second resolution, relating to the rights ,
of children, was then taken up and formed the
subject for discussion until the hour arrived for •
reading the essay. It was then adopted.
According to the order of the day Miss Mary
Bowen then read a very able and interesting
essay. Subject—School discipline.
Dr. Macintosh then delivered an interesting
Poem before the Associatiou. Subject Napo
leon.
A vote of thanks was then returned to Miss
Bowen and Dr. Macintosh, for their excellent
performances.
Business for the morning was announced,
after which Association adjourned to 8 12 u'
clock Saturday morning.
SATI'KD.IY MORNING, Sept. 11.
Association met and was opened by singing
and prayer.
The minutes of yesterday were read and ap
proved.
Appointments of the President were then
announced, as follows ;
Committee on Business—D. Craft, O F.
\ 'Cintr. J. T. Pralt, M.ss Margaret A. Betcher,
and Miss Marv A. B.shop.
Lecturer.—E. Guyer.
Essayists.—Mrs. U. L. Lamoreux a; d Miss
E. Tidd.
Declaimers—Rotie Bavies and Thos. Wil- '
mot.
O i motion of C. R Cobnrd, the fourth re-'
solution reported by the committee was then i
brought under discussion, and warmly support- I
CJt hirasell, Mr. Wells, J B. Ingham ami I
>Y. f. Davie ß .
1 The resolution was theu adopted unaniraous-
I The resolution, relative to compelling parents
' to send their children to school, was tlextbro'!
under discussion* It was sustained by C. Li
i Coburu,Ai ho continued the debate till ten o'
clock, when the order of business arrested it.
Declamation being next in order, the Presi
dent introduced Mr. George Ca-li aud Mr.
Joseph Pratt, of Towanda, to the audience,
who acquitted themselves handsomely in the
performances assigned tiiejn.
Dr. Macintosh then recited a passage from
the poetical writings of Sir Walter Scott. —
He was followed by Mr. Wells, who delivered
a fine philosophical poem before the Associa
tion. Subject—Genesis, or the Creation.
On motion of C. 11. Coburn, the thanks of
; the Association were tendered to those gentle
men who declaimed, aud also to Mr. Wells,
for his poem.
The roll was then called.
On motion, the President and Secretary were
empowered to make out a new roil, leaving
i one the names of those who are absent from
the county, or who do not attend.
The members Were then called upon to give
their several methods of teaching the alphabet,
which they gave. It was their unanimous opin
ion that the the letters should not be taught
in alphabetical order, and that generally, but
I few should be taught at a time.
The reflation in regard to compelling pa
rents to send their children to school, was laid
1 over tor future discussion, and also the last re
i solution reported by the committee.
The following resolution was then unanimous
! ly adopted :
Resolved, Th.it the thank* of the Association be tcniler
j ed to the citizens ol Granville, tor their hospitality and
i kindness to the members duriinr this session ; and also to
1 the Trustees of the Disciple Church, fur the use of the
Church.
Adjourned to meet at Towanda, on the
second Friday of November, 10 o'clock, A. M.
(J. S DF.AN, Sec. pro tem.
To Directors and Teachers.
►
i Zvr umination awl Employment of Teachers.
—System and punctuality are indispensable
to the successful dispatch of business, whether
public or private ; and not only economize tiiue,
but add greatly to the personal comfort of the
acting parties. This is especially the case in
the transaction of school business, where so
many persons are concerned and >o many in
terests involved. The following suggestion*
are therefore respectfully submitted, for the
favorable consideration and adoption of districts
through the State :
1. The time uiul place announced by the
• County Superintendent, for the public examinu
! tion o: teachers in the district, and should also
! be fixed upon for a regular meeting of the
Board of Directors ; and they should all en
deavor to be punctually on the spot, at the ap
pointed hour.
; 2. The board should, by public notice or
i otherwise, require all applicants for the schools
to present themselves at the public examination
and should discountenance private examina
tions, except in cases of sickness or unavoidable
accident.
3. They should invite the citizens of the
i district to be present at the examination, to
indicate' their choice from amongst the teachers
found competent. The public will thus become
i interested, aud more satisfaction will be given
! to the patrons of the school.
4. Teachers for all the schools of the dis'riet
| should be selected, aud a eon I met made with
1 them, on the day of the public examinations,
j and immediately after tliey are over, certificates
! awarded ; and :f there is not sufficient ti u<- for
this purpose, director- and teachers will find it
to their mutual advantage, to remain over till
i next morning, for that purpose.
5. In all eases a written contract should be
i entered into, on the spot, with each teacher ;
j signed by the President of the Board aud the
j teacher, and couuter.-igned by the Secretary.
The Secretary should provide himself with
• printed blank- for this purpose, (any printer in
i the country will furnish theiu at very cheap
' rates,) or else write out in advance as many
| blank articles of agreement a* there is teachers
jto be employed. In either case, it will take
j but a few minutes to fill them up, and have
• them duly executed ; and all parties will know
j at once where they stand, aud what is expected
' of them.
6 In no case, whether at the public exatn
: ination or otherwise, should a teOchi r be em
; ployed without producing a valid certificate
from the C'ocnty Superintendent. The certifi
cate is itself, the only evidence of its existence;
: verbal statements that effect are inadmissible.
| A forfeiture of the State appropriation to the
! district, will lie the invariable result of the ern
ployment of t -achers without a legal eertili
| cate.
7. In no case should a teacher of inferior
j qualifications be employed, if better can be
! had.
8. No teacher should be assigned to a school
of a liigher grade than his or her certified quali-
I filiations. If an inspection of tlie branches
| marked in the certificate does not clearly settle
' the point, the opinion of the County Superin
i tendent, based upon a statement of tiie cliarac
i ter of the school, will generally be of essential
I service to directors.
9. The salaries should be graded to the
! qualifications of teachers, ns evident*d by the
| certificates they hold ; the highest wages being
paid for the best certificates, and the lowest
wages for the poorest certificate. This policy
will stimulate teachers to improvement. Anv
other course must be not only unjust, but
' grossly unjust to teachers, to pupils and to tax
payers. In this connection, see No. 169, page
57, Com. School Laws and Decisions.
10. Teachers should not be employed because
they are sons and daughters of people in the
vicinity, unless their qualifications are equal to
those of other teachers who can be had. No
applicant, however, has any legal, moral or
: social right to the school, other than profes
sional merit ; and favoritism, not based upon
qualifications, should not be permitted.
11 Female teachers, wlmre otherwise quali
fied, are amongst the very Lost. But the ha
bit, in some parts of the State, of ehiployb'g
young girls who ought to be themselves pupils,
is injudicious and injurious. Their juvenile
years, immature judgment, and necessarily lim
ited attainments and experience, illy qualify
them for the momentous trust de vol veil upon
instructors in the common schools ; and Su
perintendents nud directors are advised to re
ject applicants of this description.
It is believed that the above suggestions, if
cairied out in practice, would simplify the du
ties of directors, save much time, relieve them
from many annoying embarrassments, give gen
eral satisfaction, an 1 greatly improve the pros
perity of the schools.—S '/ate Sujxria'etitlent,
in Cvt/igipM School Journal.
Fuportcr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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THE COMING ELECTION.
Up to this time, hardly a note of prepara
tion has been heard, in this county, for the
election which is to take place in less than two
weeks. Apathy seeins to have seized hold of both
'political parties. It is high time that our
friends should begin to arouse themselves for
l the battle, and commence that labor which
alone will ensure a respectable majority for the
State Ticket. The importance of the present
1 contest can hardly be over estimated. Indeed
every State election is important, so long as
there are great questions of National import
| anee undecided, and the result in a Common
wealth like Pennsylvania, has a powerful influ
ence in upholding or rebuking the course of a
National Administration. In the present iu
s'.auce, we have a President, from Pennsylva
nia, who is recreant to all the professions and
! principles, the promulgation of which, enabled
; liitn to secure the vote of his own State—who
has outraged the public feeding of the North —
and who yet looks to Pennsylvania for an en
dorsement of his acts by the election of a State
Ticket standing upon a platform affirming his
dueti ines. The defeat of that Ticket w ill be a
-ignal rebuke of the present National Exccu
, live, coming from his own State, and is pecu
liarly dreaded by him. No means will be left
undone to avert it.
It is the common expectation amongst the
: .veil informed of all parties, that the People's
State Ticket will be elected by a large rnajori
;: v So it w ill be if onr friends do their duty.
Who knows the amount of labor and money
| the Administration will devote to Pennsylva
nia from this time until election ? We know
that, already its emissaries are in Bradford.—
j Suppose, for instance, Bradford should give
the State Ticket only 20UU or 3000 majority,
when it should be SUOO, at least, whocausafe
!!y say that tlie State is to rebuke Lecompton
j ism ? The minions of Slavery propagandism
! are never apathetic. They are always ready to
bring to the polls every vote they can control.
If our friends desire to rebuke the Kansas
policy of the National Administration—if they
would have Pennsylvania speak out upon that
subject—it is here in Bradford that the work
must be done. Time enough yet remains, if
our friends set about it in earnest. The in
different should be aroused to the necessity for
exertiou, and particularly should arrangements
be made for bringing out voters to the polls.
The few days which now remain should be
improved. If they are allowed to slip by, we
may He mortified by the small majority we shall
contribute towards producing that result which
we know is ardently desired by every Republi
can, and which is now within onr reach, if we
will only put forth the proper exertion.
Are You Assessed ?
Next Saturday is the last day, the law re
quiring ten days before the election. Look to
your own names, Republicans and then those of
your neighbors. Let not a vote be lost by in
attention to the assessments.
It should be known that to entitle a man to
vote at the coining election, it is necessary that ;
he shall have been a resident of the State one
year, and of the district or township where he
offers his vote, ten days, and that he has paid
a State and County tax which was assessed at
least ten days previous to the day of election.
\oung men, however, between twenty-one
and twenty-two, who are qualified in other re
spects arc entitled to a vote without payment
of any tax.
And for the persons who have once been
voters in the State and removed therefrom and j
icturned, a residence of six months in the State j
is sufficient ; but in all eases wdiere the pay
ment. of a tax is necessary, it must have been !
assessed ten days previous to the election.
ftaT 1 The ceremony of laying the corner-!
stone of the State Inebriate Asylum took
place at Binghamton Friday, and notwithstand
ing the weather was had, the occasion attract
ed a large crowd, and was one of much in
terest. Addresses were made by various dis
tinguished gentlemen, and in the evening Mr.
EVERETT delivered his oration on " Washing
ton."
STAND BY THE TICKET.
There is a great reason why the Republicans
of Bradford should stand up square for tin
WHOLE TICKET. Candidates more worthy !
of your support, never asked your suffrages
Don't permit any consideration to allow you
to strike a single Remember that it is
necessary that our whole ticket should receive
our united support, not that the offices are ol
any consequence, but to show that we are
honestly united on principle, and determined to
vote for the men who represent our principles
ins'de of our organizition.
It is necessary for the success of our organi
zation, and for its great object for which it has
been formed, that every member on the ticket
should be cordially and zealously supported
Don't allow appeals of any kind to swerve you
from your duty. We have nominated our
candidates in good faith. No better selections
could have been made. Tliev are entitled to
our support, not only from their capacity, but
from the fact that if the Republicans should
leave any portion of their ticket, it would
create distrust and lessen tlie usefulness of the
organization hereafter. AJi our accounts from
the different sections of the County are most
flattering. The Republican phalanx, as far as
we can learn, presents a united and determin
ed front, and is ready on the second Tuesday
of October to do battle for the cause of Free
dom.
THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AT WORK.
The present imbecile and reckless national
administration has its hands full of State and
' County politics just now. Its latest care has
! been the condition of things in this Judicial
District and the providing of a candidate to
oppose Judge WII.MOT. We are informed that
i Col. D. M. BUM., who seeuis to be invested by
the Administration with the duties of manag
ing Lecomptouism in this section of the State,
has been for a week past, making his head
quarters at Troy, and from there sending his
messages, issuing his circulars, and imployiug
those means which are deemed most potential
in revivifying the BUCHANAN party of the Conn
! ty.
We are also informed that the great object
desired is to obtain a candidate for President
, Judge, and that expresses are daily dispatched
to Fast Smithtield, to persuade Judge BUI.I.OCK
to allow himself to be used to forward the pur
poses of the National Administration. We
have no doubt that their endeavors will end
about as they did in the attempt to obtain a
I Susquehanna County candidate.
The appearance of Col. BULL in the political
horizon, and the anxiety of the National Ad
ministration in regard to our polities, at this
time, are easily explained. It is a well known
fact that the active BUCHANAN men of this
County, (or those most active in securing his
lelec'iun) are thoroughly disgusted with his
course, and have openly expressed their deter
mination not to vote the S'.ate Ticket, nor do
anything towards its success. The probability
i> that tlic vote in Bradford will be light. But
if a Gglit could be made on Judge WII.MOT,then
perhaps, the Democratic vote might be increas
ed. Col. HI LL'S mission then is. to reconcile
the leaders to the State Ticket, to get up a
candidate for Judge, and get out the Demo
| crutic voters.
We warn our republican friends throughout
the County to be on their guard. They must
be active and vigilant until election. We have
; reaon to believe that the plot is already ma
tured, and will soon lie developed, if a man can
; be found vain and weak enough to stand as a
candidate for Judge. There is, of course, no
i expectation of electing such a candidate, but if
! the majority on our State Ticket will thereby
! lie cut down to 2000 or 3000, the national ad
i ministration will be so much less likely to be
! rebuked.
Republicans of Bradford ! shall the present
disgraceful National Administration, its mer
cenary followers, its paid hirelings,achieve their
purposes while vim are supine and inactive ?
The present apathy will lose us thousands of
votes unless our friends arouse,aud devote some
little time for a full Republican poll on the
Second Tuesday of October. Let ns learn
JAMF.S BUCHANAN and his Swiss hirelings that
they can no more dictate to the Freemen of
Bradford than they can our fellow citizens of
Kansas, and that we are ready, when occasion
offers, to turn out to the polls to rebuke the
accursed National policy of our rulers,and their
impertinent interference in our local politics.
SHIPMENTS I F COAL from Towanda, by the
Barclay It. R. & Coal Co., for 1858. Navi
gation opened July 14.
Shipment for the week ending July 17 1204 tons.
" 31 677 "
" " " " " Aug. 7 585 "
" 21 057 "
" " " " " Sept. 4 813 "
IS 1054 "
" " " " " " 25 1007 "
Amount for this season 9717 tons.
VOTES! VOTES!
A large snpply of Votes for the Republican
I State and County Ticket have been printed,
which our friends can obtain by calling at this i
office We trust that Republicans from the
various districts who may be in town, will im
prove the opportunity by procuring their quota
-gruly, and have them ready folded by election
day.
On the morning of the 14th inst., in
Jersey Shore, the Barn of Gen. Tombe, the
house of K T. Carpenter, Esq , and also of
Itcubeu Calchoof, were burned to the ground.
Mr. Carpenter had buried bis estimable wife
the day previous.
Steamer Austria Burned!!
Over 500 Lives Lost !
HAL FAX, Monday September 27, 1 HFIS .
The bark Louis, from Liverpool, arrived ii
Halifax harbor on Sunday afternoon, with
twelve of the thirty-six surviving passengers of
the steamship Austria—burnt at sea Septem
her 13th. in hit. 45 deg. 1 min. lon. 41 deg. JO
mill —taken from tlic bark Maurice on the
14th.
A little after 2 o'clock, on the 13th, dense
volumes of smoke burst from the after entrance
of the steerage. The ship was instantly put
at half speed, at which she continued until the
magazine exploded. The fngineers, it is in
ferred, were instantly suffocated. Fire was
next seen breaking through the lights amid
ships, aud travelled aft with fearful rapidity
Some persons let down a boat from the port
side of the quarter-deck, and she was thought
to be crushed under the screw. An attempt
was made to launch ft boat on the starboard
side, but it was swamped from the numbers
who rushed into it and were all lost. All the
first cabin passengers were on the poop except
a few gentlemen who must have been smoth
ered in the smoking room.
Many second-cabin passengers were also on
: the poop, but a number of tliein got shut into
i their cabin by fire. Some of them were pulled
! up through the ventilator, but the greater num
| ber could not be extricated. The last woman
drawn up said there were six already suffocat
ed. The ladies and gentlemen on tlie poop
| jumped into the sea, by twos and threes, some
jof tlie ladies in flames. Several hesitated, but
were driven to it at the last moment. In half
1 an hour not a soul was lo be seen on the poop
The French bark Maurice, Captain Ernest
Bruce, came along the steamer at about 5
: o'clock, P. M., ami rescued 40 persons, chiefly
j taken off the bowsprit. A few were picked up
floating around.
At about 8 o'clock one of the metallic boats
| came up with about 23 persons in it, including
; the first and third officers. Afterwards three
i or four men were picked up floating on a piece
■of a broken boat. The second officer was tak
en up, having been swimming for six hours.—
lie aud the third officer were severely burned.
One male passenger was burnt frightfully and
others slightly. There were but six women
j saved, three of whom were burnt.
A Xorwegian bark came up with the steamer
the next morning, and a bout was observed
going round tlie burning ship. They may have
picked up a few persons, and only a few.
FIRES. —A large store-house in Burlington
boro', was destroyed by fire oil Monday morn
ing last. The building was owned by C. T.
Merry and Van Dusen & Jagger, of Xew
York. It was unoccupied aud the origin of the
fire is unknown.
—The dwelling house in Monroeton boro',
occupied by Gould Phinney was burned on
Tuesday morning. It was owned by James 11.
Pliiuiioy, Sr., and insured for sfioo.
SSYTHE St. Louis Republican of the 22d
instant says that among other distinguished
Democrats of Kentucky who sympatize with
Douglas in his present struggle against Lincoln
and the agents of the administration is the
\ ice President, Mr, Breckinridge, who expres
ses his willingness to assist the Little Giant
iu his present canvass if h:s services are need
ed.
Letters have been received from ex-
President Pierce, dated Geneva, September I.
He was about to leave for Italy, and intended
spending the winter at Rome. His health was
good, aud that of Mrs. Pierce much improved.
FIAR We notice that Gov. PACKER has ap
pointed our late townsman HENRY BOOTH,
Commissioner lo take acknowledgement of
deeds, Poughkeepsie, X. Y.
_ _ mi
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE OHIO STATE HAIR
I —Two Persons Killed and several Wounded.
—The enjoyment cf those visittinir the Ohio
| State Fair, now being held at Shndusky City,
j was sadly marred by an accident last week.—
A large number af persons had collected out
side of a ring, formed by posts, with a single
j board nailed across, in which a class of horses
| were being shown through their paces. The
i spectators, the drivers, the riders and the horses
' were are all excited, when a large black horse
: attached to a sulky, became nnmniiageable, and
| ran off. For a time the crowd stood up to
the enclosure, and kept the infuriated animal
! inside, but on his making for the crowd near
the ladies gallery, they fled in all directions.—
j The frightened animal at their heels tore tlie
! feuce away in his course, and was now in a
space where probably not less than fivethou
! sand persons, men women and children, were
! collected. He lied down a narrow alley beneath
I the ladies gallery, and there trampled under
I foot several persons. Among these was an
old man, named Mai lick, residing near Sandus
ky, a child in some manner related to Mr. M.,
and a young lady. The two former were fatally
injured and died soon alter. The lady was
seriously hurt. Several other trifling accidents
occurred, but no one was seriously injured.
EXITED STATES GRAND LODGE OK ODD FEL
LOW. —The Grand Lodge inet yesterday morn
ing, with al' the acting officers present. The
committee on credentials reported against the
admission of P. G. M. I>. Francis Condie, of
Pennsylvania, on the ground that he never
obtained the royal purple degree in a legal
way. The reports of the Graud Sire and
Grand Secretary were referred to the appro
priate committees. The opinion of the Grand
Sire on the admission of Polynesians to mem
bership was referred to a special committee of
| live, who will examine and report upon the
whole subject. The special committee to whom
was referred the revision and mergemcnt of
the subordinate and encampment work, report
ed that under existing circumstances it is im
practicable. Such a step would necesarily
abolish the Grand Encampment.
The hour of 10 o'clock having arrived, the
Lodge went into the election of Grand Officers
On the fourth ballot P. U. M. Samuel t'reiir
liead, of Ohio, was elected Grand Sire ; P. G.
M. Ed H. FiUhugh, Yu., R. \V. I) G. Sire ;
P. G. Al. James L Ridgely, of Maryland, R
\V. G, C. and 11. Secretary ; M. W. G. M
Joshua Vnnsuut, of Maryland, R. \V. G .Treas
urer.— Baltimore Son, 21 P.
VAUMA* I TIMVOIS.— AII amt Mr „ r
nant having gone tip in Mr. Brooks" 1,,11
utCcutraha, Illinois, and having alifr| lt ,.|| r,
soma twenty miles distant, tried tlie'ev. .. • aftly
of allowing the farmer upon whose uromTT
a lighted to go up a short distance > ;iv i
dred feet. This too, succeeded, i'ln' n ~
children went up when by some 'ae-id",',
rope slipped, and the balloon speedily J',-
out of sight. It was feared they wouihi? " p
But we now learn that on Saturday IBnr "
at daybieak, a farmer near Cartha -e
three miles from Mr. Harvey's place ,
ed the balloon suspended in'the
by the grappling-rope to a tree in his va, i
He immediately hauled the balloon down
found the youngest child asleep in the b 0 tt<
of the basket, and the eldest carefully , , a
ing over her little brother. They |' u; ,] I
wafted about by different currents of air tin a'
out the night and had come to a halt b i' 1
little while before tiny were relieved " U
The story the girl told was, that, as the b '
loon ascended, she cried piteously to her fat
to poll it down. She said she passed
town where she saw a great many people i
whom she likewise appealed at the top o f'j,
voice. Tins place was Centralia Theba'i/
was seen to pass over there, but the p,!, '
little imagined it carried two persons in Jj,.?
danger. Her little brother cried with ,
and the heroic little girl took off her a -
covered hint and got him to sleep. In
ling the ropes she happened to pull one h| ;
had the effect of bringing the balloon down
and, although not understanding the philo~,. " v
of tlie movement, she was quite content to ke.-i
the valve open, so long as by so doiu" .
found she approached the earth.
The youthful aerial voyagers were in the
balloon about thirteen hours and a quarter
It may easily be imagined that among ifo
j neighbor* where they landed they were th*
j objects cf much curiosity and interest. The
r girl's presence of mind and loving consideration
' for her brother may well be remembered, w;
' the incident itself was of such a remarkable
] character that we opine it will not soon bs
forgotten in thai section. The boy and giri
i were conveyed home as soon as practicable
aud it is needless to suv were received w •
outstretclied arms.
PIKE'S PEAK Goi.n MINES.— The foilowin®
is an extract of a letter from a correq on;
at St. Louis, who has just returned bum Kan
sas :
"While at Kansas city I was agreeable sur
prised to meet an honest friend, Mr. Martin
who was just in town from Pike's Peak, intLe
in the extreme west of that Territory, where
the newly discovered gold region is. He isia
one blaze of excitement. Miners makes.i|*r
day, just digging witli their hands, and tho
that possess shovels make £1") to :20. Re
predicts that six months hence will witne-s a
mighty crusade from the great West to these
mines ; and that it will depopulate CaliLruh
of nearly all her miners before one year roil
round, as it will be of easy access to them on
their way home to the Eastern States. II;
left about eighty men working there, and m
teuds returning as socn as lie inak-s some pur
chases to take cn there."— Tournul of Coa
tntt.ee.
FEAKFRR. ACCTENT—A IIORSE DRAGGING y
DEAD 1> DY THREE WEEKS. —K.irly* in August,
John Rp.wle. a lad of sixteen, living iuYobn
Amador county, who had been vainly endeav
oring to obtain his father's consent to go to
Frazer River, disappeared, taking with liirn a
valuable horse belonging to the family. It was
supposed he had staitcd for Frazer Ilivir.and
so little anxiety was felt in regard to hira. Oa
the 15th of August his body was found iin'ie
Butte Ditch, a few miles en~t of Jackson, at
tached by a " lariat n to a half dead hor-.
From appearances the boy, on the night after
J leaving home, lay down to sleep, with the horse
| tied io his person, to prevent his escape. The
I animal, becoming unmanageable through fright
J during the right had rua off, and dragging liis
i master by the rope until the boy's life wasn
tinet. Afterwards the horse had continued to
graze around, dragging the body along for
three weeks. Finally, the corpse had ben
dragged into a ditch,win re it became entangled
beyond the horse's strength to extricate it. la
his efforts to pull loose, the horse had cut !:is
neck to the bone with the rope. The boy's
remains were horril Iv mutilated Most of bit
limbs were broken and the flesh rubbed bu
from the bone.— California Paper.
FXECITK N . T DANVILLE. —W. G. Clark,
convicted of the murder of his wife by poison,
was executed at Danville, on Friday last.
Since his conviction, the prisoner had mini
fested the most surprising indifference to bi
fate. Last night he slept about three hours,
lie was in the habit of talking freely, with an
attempt once or twice of levity. The Pastors
of the different Protestant churches were with
him all the morning in his cell, endeavoringm
prepare his mind for the future late. They
also attended hi IU to the scaffold.
On the scaffold, Clark occupied forty-live
minutes in reading his speech, in which he firm
ly asserted his innocence, lie endeavored W
implicate other parties, and declared that he
was entirely ready and willing to die. lie dis
played the utmost coolness throughout, except
during the prayer on the scaffold, when be
j knelt and joined iu its recital, exhibiting con
siderable emotku. He died with scarcely
struggle.
WHO ARE THE MISERABLE ' —Let the Py?p f P*
tie, who suffers physically and mentally answer
But though lie has drunk the very dregs of
suffering, relief exist in the (h iter na led Bidtrr.
thru are " a cure for all his woes."
At the h-nise of the bride's father, in Stn h'l
- gM. bv Rev. K. P. R >liert*. Mr. DAVID s. \ AV
MIST to Miss EMMA A. TAVLOIi. both oi' the
named place.
In Moaroeton, Saturday Sept. JR. 1, >f tß't ' •
TERU'JI.I.IOER. A.ed 21 yuan- aud 10 months.
" Xlou foretells afar
The courses of the stars ; the very hour
I'ckn nvs when they shall darken or grow bright,
Vet doth the eclipse of sorrow and of de th
Conie nnforew nrned " ,
I > It'll DRESS GOODS f every stj
-IV variety. Ham Dome Patterns of Ka'irliiia 1 ' " 1 '
M.iiK-Uester mid Pacific Mills, IVUincs \alenci-i--..
gaudies, Mousseliues Ristori, I'ojdius, Deßegos
'•antes, just received and on sale at
Sept. -28, lsjß. H. S. MERcf"
CPLRXDID ROBES A'QUILLE.JJ
k. 011*111111? CV>Hier Cheuile, and captivating
d Opera and Kuit Hoods at K'S-
Scpt.W IK.*.
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C> izc and material at ... D. t fiS
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