i Railroad Engine on Us Travels.
The Most Remarkable Leap on Red
dkd]—At Cincinnati,on Wednesday morn-,
mg, a' locomotive of the Marietta Railroad
varied down the track, about half a mile,
'vhep, (lie man in charge seting'a locomotive
f the Little Miami Road backing toward
him, and fenring a collision, reversed the
engine, and jumped off. A mintile afler, the
i''o.enj>ms&came together, when the impetus
roved to the Marietta, engine, together with
; lie to rep _uf the reversed power, started it
inwards- the depot with the velocity of a
locket. The Gazette says :
' t: Tbe down grade gave it additional head
way, and it bounded along the track like a
fiend incarnate, belching forth fire and smoke
to the distance of twenty nr thirty feel from
■ii9 track, and literally houndingTrom the
iron rails, threatening destruction to every
thing that impeded its progress. Experienced
lodges of the speed of railway ttains who saw
this engine on its lightning travels, say that
at could not have been going at a less rate
than seventy-jive Co one hundred miles' per
hour ! Its final bringing up shows that their
calculations could not have been far out of
!hs way.
“Upon the track in the depot the morning
train, ennsisting of some four or five cars,
had been made up, and about 100 passengers
had already taken their seats. On came the
engine with the speed of a destructive whirl
wind, directly upon the track .leading to the
tram, until within about four or five rods of
ihe depot, when the fortunate accidental
change of a switch drove it upon the other
truck.
“Almost before ihe persona standing by
could realize lhai an engine had entered one
end of ihe depot, the iron sieed hud bounded
ihrmigh the entire length, demolished an
eighteen inch brick wall, timbers and all, at
the rear, leaped across two road (racks—one
about ten /'eel below ihe other—without
touching either, and imbedded itself in a huge
pile of coal in the yard of J. Cochnower.
The distance leaped, from the wall of the
depot 10 the lamp of.the engine, could not
have been less than seßenty-Jioe feet. All
this distance, through the demolished wall of
the depot, it dragged the tender loaded with
wood, without breaking the couplings.
“But for the fortunate change in the switch,
which threw the engine up<*n the opposite
track lo that on which the Cleveland train
was standing, the loss of life must have been
terrible. The force which rent a brick wall,
eighteen inches thick, for a circle of fifteen
or twenty feet, would have smashed the cars
upon the track into fragments, and a fearful
destruction of life and limb must have fol
lowed. The damage to the locomotive is es
timated at $3,000 to $4,000, and to the
Little .Miami depot, $l,OOO to $1,200.”
| Down and (Jp.
fn Ihe year 1849, a young man, who was
It, and engaged in a lucrative business in
•'.innali, became enamored of a beautiful
3 1 amiable girl, Ihe daugh'er, by Ihe way,
' wealthy parents —and, after a brief court
• h'P, married her. He loved her dearly.
■ laved him dearly. A forlune of happi
i'< « seemed in store for them ; but evil days
ran and after a brief but violent struggle
- i bTonune the young man became bank
1 , He was lefi without a dollar, but not
« .bout a hope. The gold mines of Califm
■ i were open to the adventurous and to the
'..duslrious. He would leave his beautiful
•vife and seek its aliliering shores, wheie he
would remain until his fallen fortunes were
levtved. The resolution once taken was
'■.on executed. He came to California—but
:he cloud still bung over him. He was
active, enlerpising and persevering; yet,
while others around him were gathering ihe
gulden harvest in abundance, his every pru
j'-ci failed. For eight years he coniinued
has He lu*cuijje sick, weary and dishean
-ofd, bin his\ pride would not allow him 10
hitme for assistance. He was at last
uuced to sell newspapers upon the street
r Jr a living.
A few weeks ago he was at FoNom street
wharf, upon the arrival of the mail steamer,
and among ihe passengers who came ashore,
no caught a glimpse of a richly dressed lady
whorrf ho thought he knew. He followed her
> a holel, got a fair view, and recogniz' d
I'-r as his wife whom he had not seen for
■j ght years. He was poorly dressed, but
I; s affect ion, conquered his pride, and he im
mediately made himself known In her. The
recognition'was followed by a beautTul exhi
bition of unabated and unfaltering love. The
lady’s parenis had died, leaving her an
heiress of great wealth. She had not heard
of her husband for eight years, and, fearing
f r his safety, she resolved to visit this Slate
jnd make inquiries for herself. The lady
c'nsed her conversation with her husband by
pulling her arms about his neck, and saying,
■Mow, dear George, we can go home and
•le happy as we used to be.” They did go
u one on the steamer winch lefi here lasi
Monday. The story is strictly true. — Cal.
Spirit of the Times.
The City of Eire sustains eight breweries
and about sixty or seventy beer shops and
drinking saloons, and cannot give a living
support to one daily paper. Our people pay
an animal revenue of near one hundrad thou
sand dollars to the liquor and beer sellers, and
cannot by the most energetic efforts be in
duced lo pay §4,000 or $5,000 a year to
Sustain a daily paper'which is an actual ne
cessily in every large town. They contrib
ute with liberal hand to uphold and render
prosperous the Rum traffic, and dole out with
stingy reluctance a mere pittance for gene
ral intelligence. . Enterprise and Intellect
stand no chance in a contest with Appetite and
Dissipation. It is a solemn truth which re
flecting Christians should lay to heart that'
our people pay more money every year to the
rum shops, beer shops and gaming establish
ments,, than to all the churches, schools,
academies and newspapers combined. This
's a stunning fact which can be fully sub
'ant.ialed by figures. Can such things he
. nd our city become prosperous, enterprising
md reputable? Reader, look around you
1 see whether we exaggerate in the least.
; u institutions of drunkenness are as .five
six-tp one against the institutions of lear
ning, religion and intelligence.— Erie Con
stitution,
THE AGITATOR.
,H< H. Cobb, Editor A Proprietor.
wellsborouoh, pa.
Tlmrsdny Pce, 3, 1858.-
%* All Basineseyind a liter Communication tmuEh
bo addressed fo'the'Editorto insorealtention. ' ;
S. 31. TErTEVGrLL t Co., 119 Nassau St., New York, and 10
State St. Boston, are the Agents for the Agitator , and the
most influential ami largest-circulating Newspapers in the
TJpited States and the Canadas. They are authorized to con
tract fur us'at OUr lowest rates.
We cannot publish anonymous communications*
O’ See advertiyement~of Sewing Machine.-_pn
A gentleman Ims left with us a box of Andresen’s
Norwegian Salve. It is highly recommended for
Fever Sores, sprains, chilblains, &c. For sale by
Merchants generally.
The Wellsboro Literary Association meets at the
Court House this evening, to discuss the following
question ; “ Ought Capital Punishment to be abol
ished?” 07See communication elsewhere.
To Correspondents. —We arc in receipt of poems
by u Allie%” 44 Meela Mclgrove,” 44 M. L, D.” and
oilier*, for which we ore obliged, and which shall
appear at the earliest moment. Prose sketches have
been received from 41 Agnes,” 44 Galen,” 44 M. L. D,
and others, all of which are gratefully received and
tshall appear as soon as passible.
T. D. Petkrson & Brothers, 306 Chcstnut-st. t
Philadelphia, publish most reliable Counlerteit
Detector and’Bank Note List in the Union. The
last number has come to hand, with minute descrip,
lions of G 6 new counterfeits which have come to
light within four weeks. Peterson's Detector is not
the organ of bank note shavers and black-mail bro
kers, and wc take great pleasure In commending it
to our business men. Terms—Monthly, $1 a-year »
Semi-monthly, $2.
Wc are in receipt of a proof impression of The
Village Blacksmith , from ihe Cosmopolitan Art As
sociation. It 13 much the finest engraving ever
presented to the members of that Association, either
subject, or execution, or both considered. There
arc some points in the picture which, though they
may be equaled, cannot, we think, be surpassed*
Each member of the Association receives a copy of
this large engraving, the Art Journal and a chance
in the annua! distribution of Paintings and Statuary
to take place January 1, 1859. Any one may be
come a member on payment of $3 to I. D. Rich
ards, Esq., Agent, at the Post Office.
The Mansfield Seminary building has been car
ried up lo the height of two stories. The building
when finished, will consist of amain building and
two wings, occupying an area of 151 by 51 leet.
The main building will be carried up four stories
and the wings three stories. It will have four low
err,of brick, in one of which the bell will be hung.
The walls are of bricL',eightcen inches in thickness
and most substantially built.
The plan of the edifice is by Mr. S. B. Elliott,
and seems very excellent indeed. Mr. Elliott, it will
be remembered, is the architect of the People’s Col
lege, now building under his supervision aV Havana*
N. Y. He is likewise superintending the erection
of a Seminary at Danville. It gives us pleasure lo
record these triumphs of the genius of a Tioga boy
in competition with older and more experienced ar
chitects; and, judging from the little acquaintance
we have with the gentleman, he has hut just entered
upon a career destined lo reveal greater successes
than any he has yet achieved.
A Princely Humbug;.
Were oil to be of one mind, existence would be
come unbearably monotonous and lame, human pro
gress would be checked and the brains of statesman
and plnfo>ophers would consume *ith ro«l. So, it
sometimes happens that enterprises seen from the
stand point ul one, appear us laudable and mngnifi.
c**nl undertakings, while from Ihe position of an
other the same enterprises appear in the light of
stupendous humbugs.
The Ml. Vernon,Associalion —formed for the pur
pose of purchasing the Washington estate the
ashes of that good man included—has ever appeared
to us in the light of a humbug. The engagement"
of that prudi.-h political old maid, Edward Everett,
by New York Ledger Bonder, to write a series of
Mount Vernon Papers for the Ledger at the lat sal
ary of Ten Thousand a-Year—said Ten Thousand
Dollars to be donated lb 1 the Mount Vernon Purchase
Fond by the said Everett—is very generally lauded
by the press as 44 Princely Donation.” We, on (he
contrary, cannot see in it anything but a princely
humbug. Wc see nothing in it worthy of praise or
blame, but something provocative of “ pish I” “ lush,*
“ p'dia I” and the likciinterjections. Any severer
| emotion seems unnecessary, as this, to some, may
! seem irreverent.
The resting-place of the dead, is, of all earthly
places, the most sacred. The savage, even, never
pusses the burial-place of his kindred and fellow
braves but with emotions of awe and reverence.
It is fit that the lomhs of departed worth, public
and private, should be respected ; and when their
mortal remains have received Christian burial and
the hand of love, friendship, or national gratitude
has reared ihe marble and beautified the spot, eve
rything that either affection, friendship or public
gratitude can do in honor of the departed has been
done. The example of departed excellence cannot
be interred with its bones; that remains above
ground.
The mortal remains of Washington received a
Christian burial, as was appropriate, upon his own
estate. His tomb was built and his monument rear,
ed by the hand of affection. The tomb is apprnpri.
otely plain and unostentatious, for Washington was
a plain, unpretending man. The estate is now the
property of a distant relative of the illustrious roan-
It is not likely that the present owner of the Mount
Vernon Estate will dispose of the mouldering bones
of his great relative by piecemeal; nor do we ap.
prebend that he will plant corn upon the ruined
tomb. It is not the lime lo fear an irruption of the
Goths and Vandals; therefore, it is reasonable lo
suppose that the tomb of Washington will be pre
served as well by the hand of affection as it would
be by public gratitude. If the present owner is un.
able to keep the estate, let it be sold to some one of
those Southern patriots who can render the estate
profitable through the sweat of his human chattels.
The ashes of Washington would be carefully pre~
served by such a man, since that class of patriots
long ago transferred whatever veneration they may
have had for the teachings of Washington lo the
handful of dust for which an undignified scramble
is already begun.
, But we object to this deification of great men*
The world can see that Jove had his Olympus, and
how Olympus became an object of worship by asso
, elation. Mahomet had bia Mecca, and the Proph
ct’s Tomb fills a greater place in the Muslim heart
than the moral code of the Koran. See how nations
have deluged the East with blood—trampling on
the entire moral code of the Gospels—for the pos
session .of thejwelve square feel of ground where
the body of Jesus U supposed to have been laid !
Think of thousands perishing on their pilgrimage
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
!to the tomb of Moses, of whom it is written that of
the'place of his burial “no man knowelh, even to
Ihm^day.' 1 But why multiply instances in point ?
We object, therefore, to this undignified scramble
for the ashes of Washington. We'object to tins at
tempt to pUoe Mount-Vernun in tlie with
Olympus, Mecca, Mount Nebo and the Holy Sepul
Qlier. When men begin Co worship the gronnd once
pressed by the fool of a prophet, or the world's he
roes, or the spot where their bones moulder, they
soon lose sight of the great moral lessons taught rh
-the lives of Ukwc- prophets and* heroes; and thus the
good they came to do i» trodden in the mire of mis
taken worship.*of idolatry. ’The American people
need no other shrine Uun_that of Equably,. [.There
Jet them jvoeshipr-if they most worship aojJßt earth
ly. Washington livfcs in hisfory, not in Mount Ver
non. If we desire to do him honor, there is lua ex
ample; let us copy that. There arc his precepts;
let us heed them. Here are the liberties he helped
to conquer; about all let us rescue them'from the
captivity into which they are being sold away daily ,
and at the instigation of such hypocrites at Edward
Everett i , ,
No. Not a penny have we to give to the Mount
Vernon Association for the public uplifting qfwo*
men who deck their persons with the proceeds o'
slave-auctions, ycl find tears to shed upon thejtomb
of George Washington I But the labor of a life we
promise to the work of urging men to revere and
learn well the great lesson of political equality em
bodied in his life. Virginia is welcome to his ashes
—well would it be for her people would they but im
itate his justice and let their oppressed go free.
A precious pair of humbugs are Hon. Edward Ev
erett and Mr. Robert Bonner, ycl differing in kind
and in degree. The tormer is a humbug in the
Pickwickian sense; he makes great show of patri
otism ; Winkle talked loudly of his accomplish,
merits as a skater. Bonner is a humbug ala Bar
mini, —a Princely Humbug. If. Everett has most
brains and scholarship, Bonner has more cash and
enterprise. Bat Bonner has got the small j end of
the bargain for once. Bonner will find it necessary
to duplicate Sylvanas (he Younger and Emerson
Bennett, in order to counleraclthc spirit of dullness
which will pervade the Ledger during the ppblica
lion of the 11 Mount Vernon Papers. 1 * We like the
indefatigable Bonner, nut more for his perseverance
than for his unparalleled daring; for what editor in
the country, oilier than Bonner, would Jiavcj risked
losing its patrons by employing a man to traduce
the character of Washington?—we say “ traduce,”
because to over-praise a man is quite as bad!as it is
to underrate his excellences; and if Mr Everett's
estimate of Washington Is not rally as extravagant
as Abbott’s estimate of Napoleon, then the; reports
that we have seen of his celebrated lecture are mo*>t
outrageous libels. . j
If tbe chivalrous F. F. V’a., arc wise they can
eclipse the Bonner donation and put much money in
their furnishing purses beside. For instance, let
euch owner of u hundred negroes advertise, to sell
ten of the most marketable to the Honorable Ed*
ward Everett at $l5OO each, with the stipulation on
the part of the vendor that the extra $5OO shall be
donated to the Ml Vernon Assucialiuu immediately
on its receipt. This will give Mr. Everett a fine
opportunity to patronize the M institution" ami ven*
tllate his patriotism at one and the same time. Of
course this suggestion will nut be considered exactly
orthodox, coming as it does from a Black Republi
can source. No matter, it costs nothing.
When a bitter potion pul to the lips of a sick
man, it is neither manly nor wise in him to make
wry faces and refuse to swallow, thus making it
necessary to hold his nose with one hand and pour
the drug down his unwilling throat with the other.
Wc arc reminded of this morsel of philosophy by
the lusty struggles of our friend Beardslce in the
hst Honesdalc Herald . As, one hy one, his Mulat
to cotemporarics haul down the Administration flag
und run up the Douglas pennant, our Irlcnd begins
to shake his head and mutter small thunder. He
vows that he won’t lake the Douglas pill He says
dark sayings, threatened mutiny and hinleth that
the Douglas will perish between two fires ere the
battle of IBGO. Wc counsel him to open his mouth
and shut his eyes, then swallow. Why make it nec
essary for the Charleston Convention to hold his
nose and force the dose ? Wc entreat him by that
early experience which endures forever in the mem
ory of every man—the futile rebellion against cal
nip lea, castor oil, elixir Pro., squi 11«, vermifuge,
and all the nauseous things to which infancy is heir
—to cease kicking and swallow manfully. If he
cannot understand how It is claimed for Douglas
that he has contributed to the utter defeat of the
Democratic parly in the late elections, yet remains
a simon-pure democrat and worthy of all accepta
tion, why, that makes no whit of difference. He
can’t comprehend the philosophy of vegetable
growth; yet he swallows his daily rations of pola.
locs, bread and beans, without discussion. Why be
particular to know the u why and how and where
fore" of political phenomena, when the acceptance
of the phenomena is made a test of orthodoxy ?
Our friend has, it seems, yet to learn that even a
child may ask questions which the profoundcsl phi
losopher cannot answer. He propounds his ques
tions with a naivete, truly refreshing. As if the
leaders of a great parly were bound to satisfy the
scruples of the poor, unsophisticated devils who edit
papers in the rural districts I Oar doomed colem.
pnrary'is old enpugh to know belter. But when will
he be wiser ? Let him be instructed by experience.
Attention is directed to the advertisement headed
“ A Homestead for SUV’ published elsewhere. To
those who wish to emigrate to a country combining
the advantages of fertility and a mild and healthful
climate, in our judgment, the enterprise ot' Mr. Ban
der especially commends itself. Wo have made in*
quiries concerning the plan of the enterprise, the
result of which has induced us to invest a small
sum in these lands, for which we have received a
Warranty Deed, duly attested. The fact is undeni
able that some of the finest lands in the Union lie
unimproved in Virginia ; and of these the Rappa
bannock Valley lands bear a high reputation for fer
tility. In another point of view it is well for Nor
thern men seeking new locations to turn their steps
toward Virginia. The people of that State are now
prepared to learn the great lesson of Free Labor.
Example can do much to rescue central and west
ern Virginia from the blight and mildew of unrequi
ted labor. In this direction we seem to descry the
way to a peacable solution of the difficulty which is
rending the country in twain. Believing the set-
Uemcnt of the waste lands of Virginia by Northern
men desirable, in a Immanitary not more than in a
pecuniary point of view, we commend !lhe enter
prise of Mr. Bander to all persons desiring to im
prove their worldly condition.
The Institute. — Wc are enabled to give a pretty
full report of the proceedings of the Teachers’Tn-
Blitule held in Mansfield last week, for which we
are indebted to VVm. Garretson, of Tioga. We had
the pleasure of attending the afternoon and evening
sessions of Thursday and the morning session.of
Friday. Thursday evening we listened to a lecture
on The Advantages of Education by Prof. Ken*
yon, of Alfred University. The lecture was one of
tbe most substantially practical to which we ever
listened; Its system and its logic were admirable,
■8 U» illustrations'of the subject were Imppy. On
Thursday morning Prof. Kenyon again addressed
the Institute on the importance of the moral train.:
ihg of Teachers. We feel certain that this lecture
-wiU-work-great-good to the teachers-erf Tioga eoon-r
ty cud through litem, to the children. After listen*,
ing td the lectures of Prof. K,, We no longer wonder
that Allred Seminary has won a popularity as wide
as it is profitable. Whatever we may find to con*
: denm in the Grammar of which he is the author,
■for Kcnyon, the man-and the tliraker,-we - have a
profound .respect, - ‘t. . ; ,
REPO RT
Of Proceedings of tie Tioga Co. Teachers'
Institute, held in Mansfield, Pa.
Special Correspondence of tho Agitator.
The Tioga County Teacher’s Institute held
its semi-annual session at Mansfield last week,
commencing on Monday evening and ad
journing finally on Friday evening.. The
number o( tetichers attending was over one
hundred and fifu,and the average attend
ance about one hundred. The M. E. and
Bnp'isi Churches were freely devoted to its
use, the meetings of the Institute being held
in the former, and meetings of committees
(mostly) and of teachers, for examination by
the Co. Superintendent, in the latter. Your
correspondent was not present on Monday
evening, but was informed by those who were,
that on their arrival they found the meeting
house warm and well lighted, and other ar
rangements made fur a hospitable reception
by the people of Mansfield, I was also iti
formed that the meeting was organizer! by
electing Rev. R. L. Stilwell, Pres't pro.
tem.; and A. J. VVehster, of Mmosburg,
Secretary , pro. tem.; aud selecting a com
mittee on “business and exercises”—consist
ing of V. A Elliott, Albert Clarke and A. J.
Webster; and that a lecture was delivered by
N. L. Reynolds on “Lingunge in general,”
which was very instructive and interesting.
Tuesday, Nov. 23d.—The Insiiiuie met
at 8J A. M. Report of Coin, on Business,
&c., providing exercises for the day received
and adopied. A. N. EllioU, Caroline Gay
lord and Dianihe M. Drew, appoinled a com
miltee in confer woh a commillee of Ihe ci
tizens of Mansfield in relation to ihe board
mu of teachers while attending the Institute.
Rev. R. L. Stilwell resigned ihe Chair, and
Simon B. Elliott, was elected President,
pro tem.
Methods of leaching spelling described nnd
discussed. The morning exercises closed
with a short address by ihe President, S. B.
Elliott, In which he relaied his firsi school
experience in the old log school house, when
the “beech club” was a regular institution ,*
and drew a hopeful conclusion from a contras!
between the present and former condilion of
common schools nnd school houses.
Mel ugain hi 1{ P. M.
Resolved , that ihe Secretary make a list
of th»* names of members attending ihe Insti
tute, and further report from the Committee
on Business, &c., adopted.
Dem«»n<traium of rule for finding the cube
root, by I. R. Spencer.
Lecture on English grammar, by V. A.
Ellimi.
Drill on elementary sounds by County So.
perimcndeni—N. L. Reynolds. Adjourned
to 6J o’clock in thf evening.
Met at 6J o’clock, P. M. Teachers ex
plained iheir respecive methods of opening
school add classing pupils. This was fol
lowed by a general discussion on the same
.-object, on Ihe management of scholars, and
on the necessity of corporal punishment, in
which several gentlemen not members of the
Institute were invited 10 participate. A large
majori'y deeming such punishment necessary
al times, in most schools.
Adjourned.
Wednesday, Nov. 24 h. Mel nl 9A. M.
The Superintendent being absent, (engaged
in examining teachers)
Discussion on melhods of leaching Geog
raphy.
Lecture by S. 13. Elliott on Aslronomical
Geography, followed by a general discussion
of several points under that head.
lllus'raiion of the true remainder in divis
inn with component factors, by ,
Explanation of muliiplicalion of vulgar
fractions, by Miss D. M. L)rew.
Adjourned.
Mel at 1J P. M. Mr. E. S. Huhbell of
Sullivan, an ex-teacher, invited lo paiticipaie.
A Commillee nn Resolutions appointed,
viz : Miss D, M. Drew, Miss Sarah Tinkham,
S. F 3. Elliott, Marcos £3ronks.
Lecture on Phonography, by Wm. Gir
retson.
General discussion upon the subject of
Grammar, and methods of leaching it.
Resolved, That Counselors be elected for
thus** school disfricls not now represented in
the Board. [These were elected but I have
obtained no use of their names.]
Mr. R. M. Pratt of W(?lJsb'*ro, offered the
following resolution, which was largely dis
cussed, and negatived, viz ; “That text books
on Grammar ought not to be used in Common
Schools.' *’
Adjourned.
Met nt 6i P. M. Lecture. by S. B. Elliott
on the ventilation of school-houses—explain
ing very (dearly how the air becomes un
wholesome in close and crowded rooms, and
"bowing how this may be prevented by suit*
able contrivances (which he described) for
regulating 'he ingress and egress of air.
A resolution, “That Drawing ought to be
laugh! in Common Schools,” was presented
and laid on the table.
A resolution, “That in the examination of
teachers, allowance ought to be made for em
barrassment,” was presented, discussed and
negatived by a majority of two votes.
Adjourned. "*
Thursday, Nov. 25ih.—Mel at 9 A. M.
Demonstrations &c., in arithmetic by N. L.
Reynolds Superintendant. Subjects, simple
and local values, in numerical notation—
Different methods of notation—Greatest com
mon divisor.
A method of alligation explained and il
lusj rated by Albert Clarke.
A resolution —‘-That the Institute ought
to hold but one session per year,” was dis
cussed and negatived"; and it was resolved
that the next meeting be held immediately
proceeding the nex' summer school-ierm.
The Board of Counsellors repori in favor
of holding next meeting at Tioga. Adopted.
Prof. William C. Kenyon, President of
Alfred/ University, haying irriyed, be was
unanimously requested in dqitl ithe teachers
present, in English Grifmmdr, during the af
ternoon, and...to deliyef al lecture in the
evening. j \ .
“ Adjourned: " "i’ ;
Mat at li-o’cloek. P.^}.'Lectu re on Eng
lish Grammar amf drill oT tetichers by Prof.
Kenyon—mode of teaching beginners to class
ify words—mode of.illustrating definitions.
[The teachers, pupils now;|were invited to
“ask questions and they ; proposed many
difficult inquiries relating chiefly to sentences
of anomalous construction, [whibh were dis
posed of in a manner thail showed Mr.
to have a thorough acquaintance with the
subject. He seems remarkably free Itom
pedan'rv—the besetting vice of mere gram
marians ; but, in the opinion of some of the
teachers present, he is rather; too fond of
reforming the language of tjie author before
parsing it.] [ J
After having a good time of it on Gram
mar, the Institute adjourned to 6J o’clock
P. M. (jt.
Mel ai 6J P. M. So pel
nolds, offered a resolution] '
who on examination, arej i
nne, in all the branches, ou«
tnaneni certificates.” N
Discussed by Morgan Ha
V. A. Eihott, F. M. Elliottiil
and R. M. Pratt, R. R. j
* |
Webster in the negative;
table. ■ - -j
On motion of N. L. Reyi
Webster and S. B. Elliott,j
well of Mansfield, Wm.Ga'l
and Prof. Wm. C. Kenydr
versity were elected bonoi
the Institute. |
An able and interesting
livered by Prof. Kenyon on
of Education,”
Adjourned. J
Fkidav, Nov. 26th.—M
motion of N. L Reynolds] S
and S. B. Elliott, j. S. Ha
Mansfield Classical Seminal
honorary member. [
Committee on Resolulibi
lowing, viz : | j
Resolved, 1. Thai our fi
cy of our Institute has gre]
Resolved, 2. That weldj
to Common Schools to be
than five days in each wet
non-atlendonce on Saturdaj
quenl derangement of clast
nmental to the health of| (i
Resolved, 3. That dislri
to be sustained. !
Resolved, 4. That we c
directors and parents to v;
least morn hi v. j
Resolved, 5. That we [earnestly request
the school directors throughout the county,
so to arrange the school! houses that they
mav be suitably warmed and ventilated. ;
Resolved, 6. That ihe| (bounty Superm|--;
tendant ought not to grant! permanent cer-j
tificates to teachers. I i ' j
Resolved, 7. That in 1 thq person of Prof.j
N. L. Reynolds, we recognize-the man emi-i
nentlv fitted, by natural and;acquired ability,!
and by his indomitable energy and untiring!
zeal, for the performance oil the arduous and;
respon-ible duties of his office. , i
Resolved, 8. That we our' sincere
thanks to Prof. Kenvrjn ffor his clear and
practical demunstralions j;in -English Gram-}
mar, and for his e'egantj and instructive
lectures. 1 ! I I
Resolved, 9. Thai female teachers whose
certificates bear the so'me marking as those
of males are entnled to the same wages. I
Laid on the table, j j •
Lecture by Prof; Ker
cial daily preparation)
class exercise—necessi
pupil in his task, Granl
Recess of ten minim
Lecture by Prof Kei
sity and means of more
was a most able and ii|
Resolved that an c
Treasurer for 815, on
lion to Prof. Kenyon.
Report from Mrs. M
urer accompanied by
88,50.
Adjourned.
Met at P. M. Ri
on Officers presented, s
cers elected.
Morgan H. Hart,
R. R. Austin, Seer
D. E. Clarkk, V.
Kemp, Ella Sears,
Presidents.
Miss Mary E. Pm
Miss Cassie
The present Board I
elected.
.epo(i from Commiliei
following offi
rs, Treasurer.
.[BEijCor. Secretary, j
of {Counselors all ref
On motion of N. L. Reynolds, Sup’t, A:
C, Clark and M. Hart, N. F. Hahdy Esqj,
of Mansfield, was elected [an honorary raemj
ber. I ■ j ‘ j
Unanimously resolvedj |“Thal the teachers
of Tioga county ought tofUse thqir influence
to build up the Mansfiejd Classical Semi
naty. 1 t) !
,1- “Th<- ‘ I
A resolution, .'hat children in school
should be taught mental iariihmetic a»-soon
as I hoy can read,’’ adopted by a majorily of
one vole. j
The resolution concerning permanent cdr-,
tificates was taken up, dispussed, and adopted
bv a majority of fifteen! voles. [This rep
lutinn crea'ed much ih'c'rbsl, and gave rise'to
a lively and somewhat spicy discussion, Es
pecially on the affirmative side. The serious
arguments urged on etllipr side, so far as re
membered may be summed up thus : In fa
vorof permanent cenjifipates; that they
be justly claimed by jeachers of the first
class as a stimulus andlreward to industry
and perseverence, and as a convenient t-ec
nmmend in communitiesSwhere the holder is
not known ; that it is afgreal hardship lokhe
teacher to be compelled !to come before the
Superintendent for examination once a year,
forever , or forfeit his right to teach a com!
mon school. Against the resolution; rbat
permanent certificaiespwould burden jibe
school system with .an unnecessary .cause of
trouble and vexation,!there being quite enough
of such vexations already in the distinctions
necessary to be madaii between teacherb of
different capacities ;j that a permanent certi
ficate would generally! 1 jbeeome the ultima
I
Hi
thule of the leachet’s ambition,
that the just withholding of it would ;
cases, be more vexing te the
his friends, than a failure as to ao y
present grades; (hat the justice of such
bolding would in most bases be no ai*" 4
defence to the school system against
sentmenl of the disappointed, »h 0 , 0 .,A
more or less blinded by self-interest aQ{ j
esteem ; that the practice of granting |k>
would lend to foster on the part of they!
ers laziness in study and mental
general—unreasonable pretensions to Sn J
ority, and, above all, would give rise ij
unjust claim-of-equality with teachers,!
shall graduate several years later, when**;
standard for a first class certificate trii;,.*
itably be much higher; that a first cla« ICf
lificate, while in force, is as good as a
nent one, when it is understood that ncj.
manent ones are ever granted; That it
a general rule, necessary for the good of
teacher as well ns of the school, that he
submit to examination, as often as
ybar, to the end that he shall keep up,,
tiie progress of the system ; that if hers,,
progresses with the standard, as he ough'
d;o, he will not find anv serious expp n «,
difficulty in the way of allowing the Sip.
imendenl to discover that fact.]
; The general resolutions (previously cop.-
were then taken up, considered and a4i;.>
excepting that relating to teacher’s Ctrl
cates, which was rejected, having beau)
slanlially decided before.
sriniendant Rey
“Thal leachers,
marked number
tht io receive per-
ir(,jß. C. Bailey,
to the affirmative,
.usiin, and A. J.
, j arid laid on (he
molds, Supt. A. J.
,j R. L. Stil
frretson of Tioga,
: of Alfred Uni
i ary membeis of
i Adjourned.
• Met at 6i P. M. Mr. Webster, See),.
ing R. M. Pratt waa elected Sam
ry , pro, fern.
Resolved, that an order be drawn Oo .j
Treasurer m favor of for $i 3g t t
contingent expenses'.
lecture was de
“The advantages
i R. M. Pratt was requested by vote, tofe
inish a digest o( the proceedings fm the Da
iocrat ; and thanks were voted to M. H.Co>i
'editor of the Agitator, for furnishing j *
[porter for his paner.
i The resolution, “That drawing ought ni,
itaught in Common Schools,” was takenai
[considered and adopted.
;i,at 8 A.M. On
iupl. A. C. Clarke
rarjd, President o'
ryj was elected an
t
isjreport the fol-
yh fti the efficien
illy increased.
leeht it detrimental
a kepi open more
;ek|; on account of
and the conse
ise£ ; and also det
tclj Institutes ought
iedm it the duty of
jsit the schools, at
ivqn. Subjects—spe- !
of teachers for each'
lyf hC interesting the
mar, dec. j
es. 1 j
;nyon on “The neces
•aZj,(Education.” [This
lecture.] j
jrdler be drawn on’!he
account of compenaaj
ay hard former Treasi
balance in her hapdsj
President,
'elary. j
. A> Elliott, Anna!
A. J. W ebstbr, Vice
}f I
I Mr. Reynolds, Sup’t., addressed themd,
ers at some length, and stated among aMj
[things, the interesting fact, that t he niraic
jof pupils in the County, who attended Cj»
\mon Schools during the year last pae.ii.
|ceeds those of any previous year bj te,
itkousand. - f
I Mr. V. A. Elliott introduced a rfmijuj
•of thanks to the people of Mansfield, ,<'»
j interest they had manifested in behalf of it*
i Institute, and the generous hospnauu lift
I had afforded to its members ; which mi is
vocated bv the Superintendent; respondei'i
bv J. S. Hoard on behalf of Ma nstieid, a
unanimously adopted. Mr. Hoard ado*
spoke the good will of the teachers m beau
of Mansfield Seminary.
The meeting was addressed by Rer.B.L
Stilwell, H. F. Handy" Esq., Rev. W.S.i;
den and others, and after arrole of thank*':
the President, S. B. Elliott, and bentdea
by Mr. Alden, adjourned to meet atTugtt
the call of the Superintendent.
It is not possible in a report, nnl unless:
ably extended, to give the reader an adetf.u
history of, the interesting features of then
sion, to wit, the lectures, speeches and dts»
sions. I must be satisfied with saying U
the interest never flagged, but increiieis
the end; and that your correspondent sut
far higher opinion of the educators of T;qi
County, and of the County Superintendent;,
and of our Common School system, than a
had just one week ago. Yours, trufy,^
November 29th, 18pS. **.
The Legislature of Indiana lias decides.-J
conclusive majorities in either House,thitx
pretended election, two years ago, of fe s '
Bright and Fitch to the U. S. Senate, »at
Iraud and a nullity, and that those gem®-
are not Senators from Indiana. An tl«t J
is of course to follow immediaielv. he>
derstand that the Hon. Henry 3. Lanti,-'
publican) and the Hon. Jo (in G. Dausf'--
Lecompton Democrat) will be cbosrn. *
Lane was in Congress (Ihe House) W*
years ago,and held a high rank there. • ’
Davis is the present Member from the h
Haute District, reelected to the next B*
by a very large .majority. We do tut
hear what Messrs. Bright and Fitch
in the premises, but presume they "ill
hold on. In that case, an exciting coot 9l
inevitable.— N. Y. Tribune, Noe. 29.
Mr. Schtjer.—The National Era
that it is the purpose of Senator
return to this country in the latter patio ■-
month and resume his seal in thebr na:^
®ommun(cat(oir*
Fw 1? »««
The Wellsboro Literary SocWT'
Do the good people ol VVellsboto k Ol
that there is a literary society no«
lion in this village! There has been ai®-
noise made about it as might be deemed?'*
er, but still 1 must confess that the cl!,^" |
appear to be ignorant of the fact. Tie"
certainly no lack of literary taste, of ,l!
precialion of intellectual exercises.
heedless indifference that the inhabitants -
(alien into, and which should be
duly in the young who are growing t o ®
hood and forming habits for life. Where
former spirit tn these matters,
hear? It would seem so, 'from Ihe p !
.interest shown in literary enterprise*-
we not support a reading dub, a Shake-,
ean club, or an association for the m al
ance of both home and foreign
Are we not an enterprising people-
not love the entertainment and i n, P
of such exercises 1 I trust so! B ul f
stranger to happen in at a sessions
ciety now in operation and strugglm- -j
exisience, he might doubt the love <d * , (J
and the literary lasie for which the
Wellsboro already have a high re P u^ eS t<
The association now formed may
justwhal the inhabitants may wi* ’ ,-p
ing club, at which selections from ~
toned and classic literature now 0,18 'pt
be read, or home and foreign .
proceeds of which shall go w increa-
brary and apparatus of our
hot the good people of this vll * a ®*p (ir «•*
their wishes, and encourage tW
struggling to support such a 3OCie^ ot i-'*