VOLUME 4.
(Original |3oetvij.
For the Citizen.
AN ODE TO ODD-FELLOWSHIP.
I»T L. wia*.
KB roll* the a to rm-cloud dense and dun,
Ae dew de*r««ndinir boekn the ami,
A* moke from of! the glowing flame
A« herfcldfl to th»- trump of fame,
K<> my love an true to me,
1 hut 1 tbe tame to her may be.
**hc reigna upon * mystic throne,
A» to the outside world unknown.
Aa though the dwelt where inceßie rise,
On flowery fielda in paradiae;
To me ahe fling" her veil aside,
And atauda a lair, a lovely briiK.
The golden links that hind her form,
Keaieta the world'a impending storm,
Their names all leglstured above.
Are namely, ••Fan SDSIIII', TRUTH kxrt Lov*;"
IJjeite link* of g«W ahe would not break.
To aave her from the burning stake.
Away through flood and atorm ahe file*,
>» hen t-'er the voice of anguinb cries,
Nepenthe aw«».t ahe's alwav* got,
For tboae who know, or know her not;
Firnt give to bridhera , is her plan,
Aud then, to others, what ahe can
The bits«ings of her Jentle reign,
The out-tile world cannot contain.
In what her Brotherhood believe.
The outaide world cannot conceive ;
Yet, still her links of gold abound,
This mighty (Jlobe of ours around.
From age to age she's downward tr *!,
.Directed I»y the hand of Uod,
Her cadle was the prophet a ward,
ller bed the temple of our Lord ;
A church that teaches not her creed
In not a church lu very dce£.
The atorm <>f War may rage around,
Aml dead and dying atrew the ground,
'I hen there sbo'l) smiling hovoi o'er,
Tin? soldier weltering lb his gore ;
ller works are various, but the chief,
is giving her beloved relief.
Should any of bar choaen band,
(Jo w .ndering through a I laud,
\\ ith none to coUlisel. IK>I>V lo eheer,
Not knowing who to trustor fear,
>he signals him. and murk thechunge,
The th uuyr.r in no longer ttrange.
She nidi the Widow In di-t:e«a,
cfhe educates the fatherless,
She clothes the iiuk> ( d, fei ds the poor,
Ami drives intemp'rance from her door, ,
Nowhere on nil the earth around,
Can #m n a Queen as oura be found.
For the CffiUS.
THOUGHTS SUBLIME.
Uhi n in abstracted solemn thought
My spit it wings it» way, .
Above the vast empyrean.
To realms of endie-s day.
1 frel u grateful stillness r*Mt
\\ itlilu this heart "<t mine;
N -<i love, not friendship evu give
feuch ti alis| oris, bO kublitne.
If then, such J.iys are fn.t within
In view i»f biles so grcst,
V bat raptures mu.-t tin* *■ 1.1 enjoy
111 thai most holy ht.te 112
Then, let all, obey the Lord,
And luun by taith and love
\ud wait tlieiuettte above
To bliss th tcnun.it be expressed,
To prai-ie lllll' evermore
In rcalu.s of infinite delight,
The One that 1 adore. Lizzie.
lltTLta, Dec lvd.
THE ASSAS3INATION CO.NSPiRACY
< o: res;»o«ideiice bubialtt.ed to Cou;;rca«
Career «>!' John I*. Kurrutl.
Surratt is designed to he again a con.
npicuou.- nmie in the [ üblic The
d iscuvci y and ar.cot pi John Surratt
bringn ii up in painful ct.iiuection with
the ciime v.biih, twenty uionihs at;o,
jhiew our entire nation into mourning,
ilis last hidiug place wis deep aud re
uiote, his other hiding j laces while fly
ing Iroin ju tiee were such as arc not sup
posed to l e refugees for criminals, yet
his flight and his chuiigoE and his dis-
guise.* and his ri tccalments have not
saved hhu from detection. As Daniel
Webstci said tothc.juryon the trial of
a uiurdcr, who committed the deed think
ing no eye was upon him, "A'li, gentie
men, there was the prisoner's mistake,
iic.!' The Omniscient cannot be deceiv
ed, the Almighty cannot be eluded. The
story of the pursuit, discovery and cap
ture of this fugitive—embracing a year
and eight months of time and thousands
of miles of distance, is full if interest.
The sequel, with its developments, will
be still more so, reviving old griefs, and'
perhaps, exposing half forgotten compli"
catious of the horrid crime. Pittsburgh
Commercial.
The following is the correspondence
subniitted tq Congress, concerning the'
career of Surratt for the last eighteen
mouths. Admiral Goldsborough, who
is in command of the Mediterranean
Squadron, has been instructed by the
Seeietary of the Navy to bring Surratt to
the United States for trial :
WASHINGTON, December 10.—The
President communicated to the House to
day the correspondence on the arrest of
John 11. Surratt. I>. is very voluminous'
and relieves Mr. Seward of the imputa
lion that he had neglected to use proper
efforts to secure the arrest of the fugi»
live. Under date of Liverpool, 22d
September, 1865, Mr. Wildiug iuforms
Mr. Seward that Surratt had anived or
was expected to arrive in that city.. He
inclosed an affidavit of a person whose
name was not made known, but. who, it
sgems, was coufideat of Surratt, stating
all the particulars of his voyage from
Canada, and conversations on the way.—
Surrat^corrfeased he had beeu in the Con -
federate service, aud his special business
was to convey intelligence from Wash,
irigton to Richmond. lie also declared
that the plan to kidnap aud carry off
President Lincoln was concocted by him
self aud J Wilkes Hooth. He says he
arrived in Cauadu before the assassina
tion of Lincoln, aud while there receiv
ed a letter from Booth, saying that it had
become necessary to change their plan*
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might, 1 and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"-- A - I-'NCOI.N
and requested him to come immediately
to Washington, but he did not say wheth
er he returned there as reqnested, but
remarked that on his way baek to Ccna
da the train was delayek at St. Catha
rines, and whilst sitting at the breakfast
table a gentleman next to him mention
ed the report of tits assassination, and
that he (McCarthy,) as he then called
himself replied that it was too good to
be trne. Thß gentleman took a newspa
per from his pocket and vead 8n account
of the occurrence, and McCarthy, sur
prised at finding his own nauie mention
ed, immediate'y loft on Sunday evening,
lie had stated to me a long conversation
held with Mr. (Blank) at Richmond,and
■eaid to him, "You have told me a great
story. Now, sir, what shall I call your
name?" He promptly answered, "Sur
ratt." This was before our arrival at
Londonderry, lie has not seen Surratt
since, but I believe he is in Liverpool.
Under date of September 30th Mr-
Wilding says : Since my dispatch on ihe
23rd inst., tbe supposed Surratt has ar
rived in Liverpool, but Mr. Adams ad-,
vises me that under the present evidence
of identity and complicity it would not
be politic to cause his arrest. In convert
sation with , of , Surratt ieT
clarcd that he hoped that he would live
Jong enough yet to give an account of
President Johnson. Under date of Oc
tober 13, 18(55, Mr. Hunter, Assistant
Secietary of War and Judge Advocate
Holt, it i-> not thought advisable to lake
any step for the arrest ol the supposed
Surratt at present.
Mr. King, under date of April 23d,
w rites to .dr. Seward, informing him that
John Surratt had enlisted in the l'apal
Zouaves, and had admitted that his true
name was Sui+att, and acknowledged his
participation in plotting'against the life
of President Lincoln. lie declared that
he had never seen Jeff Da* is, but that it
was understood that he had incited or
was privy to the plot.
Mr. King's informant says Surratt
seemed to he well provided with money,
and appealed to him not to betray his se
cret. Tho informer expresses an earnest
desire that if any steps be taken towards
reclaiming Surratt as a criminal, that his
name should uot'be nude knowa in tho
On May 17th, 1800, Mr. Seward in
forms Mr. Stanton of the receipt of the
foregoing information, and laid before
him Mr. King's letter, detailing all the
facts. May 1 Oil., Mr. Stanton aeknowl
edges the receipt oftheso documents.and
says he had referred the same to Judge
Advocate General Holt, who advises him
that the statements of the informant be
procured and verrified under oath, and
afterwards proper steps be taken for the
arrest af the supposed criminal.
Under date of May 28th, Mr. Seward
suggests 10 the Secretary of War that as
wc have no extradition treaty with the
Papal (Government, that a special agent
be sent to the same to demand the sur
render of Surratt.
Under date of Rome, June 23d, Mr.
King reports that he had -held another/
long conversation with [blank], which
fully confirmed him in tlio belief of the
tru'h of his statement, which his inform
ant tiad committed to writing, lie says
that Surratt had full complicity, and ad
mitted his mother'B guilt flf practicipa
tion. The witness says that he was at
one time a teacher in the village of Tex
as, Maryland, and declares himself pre
pared togo to the I nited States. lie still
wishes his-uajue cot. :eakd, fearing that
his life would be endangered if divulged
Surratt also remarked to him that he was
in New York, ready to fly when the as- 1
sassiuation took place, and he dues not
regret what has occurred.
July 14th, Mr. King returns to Mr
Seward the above statement agaiust Sur
ratt, properly sworn <>y the informant.
Under date of Rome, August 8, Mr
King says he explained the whole affair
to the authorities in Home, when lit.*
Eminence expressed himself as greatiy
interested, and intimated that if the
American Government desired a sur,. n
der of the criuiiual, there would piobu
bly be no difficulty iu the way.
October lU. Mr. Seward iuoloses t,.
Mr. King a photograph of Surratt, aud
suggests that a coufiduutial person be so
lected to visit Yelleuia and compare the
phothograph of Surratt with the suppos
ed criminal, lie also suggests that prop
er compensation be allowed the informant
and directs him to seek positive informa
tional' the authorities whether llis lie.
liness would be willing to euter into a
general extradition treaty. Mr. Kiug
was also instructed to ask that neither
Surratt nor —■— be discharged until
there lias beeu a full investigation ot the
matter, aud linio be given to make a de
mand for them.
RO.MK, November 21. —Mr. King says
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 18GG.
he has had n full interview with Cardi
nal Antouqlli, who has responded that he
would give up Surratt on proper indict
ment and proof at the . request of the
United States, if the latter Government
would do likewise under parallel circum
stances. Mr. King also replied that he
would like a confidential person to com
pare Surratt's photograph with the sup»
posed criminal.
November It).—Cardinal Antonelli ap
prised Mr. King that Surratt or Watson
had been arrestea by his orders [the Car
dinal's] but ou the way to Rome had es"
from a guard of six men. The
Cardinal expressed great regret at Vur
ratt's escape. All the orders o r the La
pal Government, aud the reports of the
Papal officers oonceruin • the arrest and
escape were enclosed.
November 17.—Mess.8. King and As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Fox sent
to Minister Harvey, at Lisbon, to direct
Admiral Goldsborough to send a vessel
to Civita Vecchia upon important busi
ness.
FLORENCE, November 18—Mr. Marsh
reports that h 1 ? had, immediately upon
his arrival from Naples, had an inter
view with the Secretary General of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, aud asked
him if he thought the Italiau govern
ment would surreuder Surratt if he should
be found in the Italian territory. The
Secretary Gencril replied that he believ
ed Surratt would be surrendered by that
government on a proper demand by the
United States, and proofof thy idendit-y
of the criuiiual, but that this would prob
ably be done only under the stipulation
on the part of the United States author
ities that the punishment of death should
not be inflicted upon the criminal surren
dered. The Wonsul General Howard re
ports that Surratt had been hunted for at
Naples, and it had been ascertained that
under the name of Walters he had tho
day before proceeded in the regular steam
er to Alexandria, Egypt. Mr. King
thereupon telegraphed tj Consul Ilale,at
Alexander, to arrest Surratt upon his ar
rival.
Ui.der date of December 2d, Consul
Ilale telegraphs to Mr. S sward that he
has arrested John Surratt at Alexandria.
Mr. Seward to Consul llalo, under date
of December 3d, telegraphs him that his
course is approved, and measures have
been taken to bring Surratt home.
Mr. Seward, under date of December
4, telegraphs Consul Hale that the Sec
retary of the Navy has instructed Admi
ral Goldsborough to bring Surratt home,
aud directs Consul Ilale to deliver him to
Admiral tioldsborou'h.
Sayings of Eminent Men.
The first principle and source 6f all
good writing is to think justly. Horace.
Every man complains of hia memory.
Lut no mau complains of bis judgment
—llouchcfoucauld.
If men were perfectly contented, there
would no longer be any activy in the
world.— H'lba ch.
Those who have once tasted the pleas
ures of roaming at largo through woods
aud mountains, can never again be hap
py under the restraints of society. —l.ard"
ner.
Great tuen taken up in any way, are
profitable company. —Thomas Carlyle.
Man is older than nations, aud he is
to surround nations.—Rev. W I) Chau
umg.
ations should wear mourning for none,
but their benefactors. The representa
tives of nations should recommend t
puidi homage only those who have been
the heroes ol huumuitj—Maraneau.
No mau i» nobler born than another :
unless he is lorn wait better abilities
aud a moie auiiabie disposition.—Sen—
ecu
We do nit know absolutely what is
gooil or bad fortune.—Rosseau.
Nature ue\cr says one thing. .n-U *i>
Oklu anothei.— Ros'eau.
It is almost eeitaiu that paribus al
ways covet auU ui'fire that which expe»
rieuee tblsake.- — bacon.
The absent pai'y .s always faulty.-
Proverbs. ,
If you speak what you think, you shall
hear wi at you di-nk; —liiar.
Suuden movemeuis of the miud often
break out either trow great good or from
gieat evil. — llouier.
Bear aud blame not what you cannot
change.—i'ublius Syrus.
—"We have equal rights," said $ dwarf
to a giant. ."Very true, my good fellow,''
replied the giant, "yet you can not walk
in my shoes." "Ditto," retorted the
dwarf. *
Why is a hotel ghost like a police
man ?—because it is an inn-.-pectrc.
I —Our devil thinks that Chiistuus
will ue here before the railroad.
Select floetrn.
Published by
THE SOLDIER'S DREAM.
BT J. s. a.
In slumbers r 112 midnight a brave soldier lay.
Itegardlesa in sleep of atorm or of rain;
But. watch-worn and weary, his care* fl«w away,
And scenes "112 the past are preseut again.
lie dreams of his home, the home of bis youth,
That bh-ased retreat from sorrow and care ;
And again through the distance—oh, that it were truth!
lie treads its old hal!e as free aa the air.
A fathor bends o'er him and blesses his aon;
Ilia cheek is bedewed by a mother's warm tear,
But still he is blessed by the love-kiss of one.
Though loved are they all to hia bosom most dear.
The heart ef tho sleeper beats high in his breast;
No joy that's of earth can In? purer than his;
And a murmur of happiness >t<»als through his rest—
" My Father In lleaven, 1 thank thee for this."
What sound is that which bursts o'er the night?
What Hashing of light that now redens the sky ?
'Tis the roaring of raunnon, the bursting of bombs,
The red glare of battle ? the 112 >eman is nigh !
Like a a true so'.dier he springs from his bed,
And "falls in"the ranks with rifle in hand;
Uedteams not of danger, but glory,instead,
And impatiuntly waits the word oi command.
The battle is over, tho victory won;
Brave hearts and cold steel have gained us tli" day.
We exult o'er our fortune, but weep for our alsin,
That rigid and cold on the battle field lay.
Where now lathe sleeper? oh, where Is the boy
Who saw in his visions such blessings in ator« ?
Ho sleeps, but dreams not. for a ball foandbis head ,
He sleeps to awakeu to glory no more.
Days, months, years and ag«' shall circle away,
The ocean of time to eternity roll;
Thou art lost to earth's loved ones for ev*r and aye!
8 Idicr and brother, peace be to thy sbttl!
WIT AHD WISDOM.
—''Democratic Colleges—bar-room*.
Now is the time for wet feet, blue
noses, aching teeth, and sore eyes.
—Wanted—a plummet lir.o ling enough
to sound the depth of human misery.
—The gentleman, whose lips pressed a
lady's "snowy brow," did not catch cold.
How may a man le known from a
dog ? One wears a shirt, the other pants.
A man iu Detroit advertises for a
partner iu the nursery business. A new
way, perhaps, of advertising for a wif«.
Some persons heads are like smal|
cneap dictionaries ; you Cud everything
there, except what is most wanted.
—lJoastiug is sometimes out ol place.
We once heard a man boast of being a
bachelor, as was his father before him.
—A certuiu landlady, it is said, makes
her pies so light that her lodgers can g(e
togo to bed without a caudle, after eating
a moderate sized piece.
—Never look at girls. They can't
bear it; they regard it as an insult. They
wear their feathers, furbelows, and frills,
merely to gratify their mammas, that's all.
What was Adam's religious belief ?'
Eve-angelical. (An absurd old bachelor
suggests that he probably changed his'
belief when Eve began to "raise Cain"
with him )
A practical juke was attempted to be
played on Mr. Eiskine as he went one
day to Westminister Hall with his bag
crammed fail of briefs. Some waggish
barrister hired a Jew's boy togo arid ask
him il he had " any old clothes to sell ? '
" No, you little Hebrew imp," exclaimed
the indignant counsellor, "they are all new
suits !"
MAXIMS FOR THE DAY.—AII tilings
are cheap which are purchased with oth
er's money
»\ ithout a bribe justice is weak.
Policy is the mother ol principle.
A lean conscience makes a tat office.
Never spare the public ui;ney.
Illegal voting is .he mother of good
luck.
Never sell your vote on credit.
' Patriotism covers a multitude of sins.
One good turn of office deserves an
other.
—"Ethan Spike ' shared the general
disappoiatin nl in regard to meteors. He
*ays: •• While the clock was striking 8
1 obsurved a luuiious bo yin the 4!) h
parulel in the bet) line with the coiis'ella
lion Z irobti' Ibi iriu w «--t t.l dfit git:
ot Kansas at about Ij degrees ulr.ivc the
Public Uarding. li was in i»iu rapidly
and appeared nearly as 1 a r_'e ana piece of
chalk. According to a revious under
standing with the Savans who was setiin
in con-art with uie, I despatched a nigger
boy with tue iutiriuatioa to Cambridge
but tvu minus later discovered the lu>
minus body "to be the green light ol a
liuwdoin horse cir."
A delicate little ilaiuw-'l of iiso lbs
avoirdupois got married lust week, and
went on it brid il-tour to Alarsh.illtowa.
The happy couple stopped at tlie Mar«
shall house, aud were assigned by the ho«i
to the bridal-ehamber of that hotel. The
bedstead was bran new. and mounted ou
powerlul eastors. Very early the blush,
ing bride hied Her to the coach of love,
and unrobing carefully, ily threw
her fairy forui ou the elegant bed. Creak,
squeak, squeak, or a-s-h it went, an<i
down came the "bride of au efeuing,"
breathless and seared upon the haru flo->r.
The younp hu?t>and. who waived n<j irtlie
keyhole with palpitating h«'.irt ra-hodlo
his " itty darliuV rescue iu uui» to hoir
her exclaim, "conf-unii the ousted thing,
it wouldn't hold a skeeter."
Advice to the Democracy.
Iu view of the forlorn and dcmorali
zed condition of the Democratic party,
the sympathies of the New York Herald
are moved to do something in its behalf.
As in many other cases of generous im •
pulse, the first thing that comes to hand,
in the way of relief, is advice. The ller
alt/, as the ever-ready adviser of parties
and persons, endeavors to cheer the De
mocracy under its discouragements,while
•it proffers guidance by its counsels. How
greatly both offi .ers_ are needed may be
inferred fiom the Herald's verdict, alter
its post mortem examination of there
mains—"the disjointed, defeated, disor
ganized Democraetio party" Nothing
can be clearer in such a case, or more
becoming—nnless it be burying the
ty out of sight—tlmu what the lleratd
proposes. "The first th ng nee .cd to set
it upon its legs again is reconstruction,"
says the adviser, that is, reconstruction of
the party.
And here is the prescription lor the
purpose :
"Tho exigency, however, requires noth
ing less than a reconstruction of the par
ty on a new foundation—a foundation df
tho practical ideas uud practical issues
thrown uppermost by the great political
earthquake which has swallowed up the
things of the past. And what is the
leadihg issues before the country ? It is
the pending Constitutional Amendment,
That is the settlement for the South, de
creed by the popular voice of the mighty
North."
That is, the Democratic party can he
thoroughly reconstructed had become
powerful, nay dominant, by getting up*
ou the Republican platform. Very good !
The accession might be acceptable. The
platform.is strong enough to hold all the
truly loyal men of the country.
Put the effort has been made twice al
ready to accomplish this feat, and has
both times failed, because accompanied
by another effort, to push the Republican
party off from their ywn platform. The
first was iu the East, under the auspices
of the New York World, when it tried
to get the ■ enioeratic party npon the
shoulders of Andrew Johnson, then iu
approved prestige with the Republicans.
That failed badly, only getting a mighty
slippery hold on the President, which is
already given up by the reciprocal forces
of a fhake-offand a let go. The second
was a Western experiment based on the
supposed virtue of a complete, heel* over*
head somersault. This also failed for two
substantial reasons, first, that the "bout*
face" would bring the party into view of
a field of operations that they did not
vary well understand, aniT that - bore "
rather repulsivs look of political justice
to the colored race; aud second, that
their recent experiences, in the l'all
tions had not impressed them favorably
towards further attempts at flunk move
ments, or any operations at all within the
Republican lines.
l!ut the grand feature of the Ilera'd
plan distiugui.-lies it trom both these. —
Not only is the Chicago platform, that
sunk the Democratic party iteelf to be
sunk, and a new one to be constructed
out of Republican materials, but the Gen.
McClellaqg§f the Chicago platform is to
be raised from the depths to which he
sunk with it, and to be placed iu com
mand of the new structure. This is orig
inal—either a span new element in party
politics, or a horribly cruel way of po
king fun at the Democrats—the latter,
wc suspect. The Maubattue club must
sift the case for themselves.— Fittuburjh
('< mmrrriit/.
A contemporary, under the hoaxing,
•Worse than a Dead Duck," tells the fol
lowing :
In 1858 there was a severe stump de
bate between Audy Johnson, then a can.
dulate for gubernatorial honors, and Gus
tavns Henry, generally known ax lius.
the e*;rle orator. The debate was severe,
and ercitod much interest Audy closed
his speeoit with this annihilating decla
mation :
" We niet this eagle, and I can say
with an houesl heart that ho has none ol
my flesh on his talons—nou.y of my bioud
on his beak."
This was good, and would have been a
stumper but the undismayed (.{us. inline
<1 lately rose to bis leet and replied :
'• "lib true thy hones;. gentleman has
met the eagle, and bears uu tra<-0 fcf hav»
uig left flea's up>m his talons or biood
upon his beak. Aud 'tis not a.-aige,
n:y Iriendt, for those of you who kLo'»
the baliit i of our national bird know tail
weil that he cevt-r feeds upou carriou."
duch a about and su»u a uisoomiiure
made Audy shake.
Quxt'rf'tss. —tJuieimisH oelo r o God >s
oue ot the must difficult ot all Christian
grace* —tj sit where he places as, to be
whit he would have us to be ; and this as
I long as he pleases.
(Educational
(From'the IV: naylvauia School Journal.)
Soldiers'.Orphan School.
(CONTINUED.)
Scho«l-]to»i!i Prlut-lpI ?s ami
It II lcs.
Amongst tbe special <lutie3 of the class
Examiner, it may be stated, that he is
1. To assign short lessons, but to exact
perfect recitations.
2. To avoid leading questions, or such
as suggest the answer, in cases where he
is compelled by the nature of the subject
to n-k questions.
8 To require all passages for commits
tal to memory, to be literally memorized ;
and not to permit bungling recitals or the
substitution of one word lor auother; —
accurate memorization being of the grea'-
est value iu after life, as well as due to
the subject of Ihe leisou.
4. To see that tho portions to be com
prehended and reproduced but not mem
orized, are comprehended fully.
5. To hold the pupil to propriety o!
language in rendering Ihe substance of a
passage or lesson. No mispronunciation
of words or ungiamuiatieal seuteuees are
to bo allowed to pass without correction
and explanation. This is the best ui>de,
after ail, of teaching grammar.
6. To promptly report for promotion to
a superior class of degradation to an in-,
f'erior one, every pupil whose progress or
the habitual lack of it, renders the change
due to himself cr to his classmates.
7. To send a class book to the Princi
pal Teacher, wilh each class when it re
turns tVom the Recitation room; in which
the Examiuing teacher shall date and
note the subject and extent of the next
lesson ; and shall also enter the names of
such pupils as have failed in recitation.
NUMIit.R OF TUI'ILS, TEACHERS AND
CLASS ROOMS.
As each of these schools has or is to
have a maximum of 150 pupils, the nurn
ber of Teachers required will be at least
four ; that is, one Principal Teacher, and
three Assistants or Class examiners. 01
t'lese, the Principal of course is to be a
teacher of large experience aud of suffi
cient scholarship to afford instruction in
all the branches of study pursued in the
school. Tho assistants may have lest
scope < 112 scholarship, but each must be
well qualified in the braueh or branches
committed to his or her class room.
In this corps of teachers —two of whom
should be males aud two females—one
should be capa 1 le of giving instruction in
military drill and calislheutio exercises ;
one shuuld be qualified to teach vocal mu
sic, aud one if practicable, should be able
tj instruct in the rudiments at least, ol
'incar drawing.
/in a general rule, it is recommended
that the Principal-flf proprietor of thi
school shall not himself be the FrtDeipol
Teacher, llis time and attention will be
so much occupied by the general super
vision of the establishment aud providing
for its wants, as to render it inconsistent
if not impossible to act also as the Prin
cipal Teacher. For this position, the
better way will be to secure the sorviccs
of a competent person who shall devote
his whole time to school room duties and
the matters connected therewith.
This system will require at least three
class rooms to each school, pioperly pro
vided with Blackboards, Ac; it being in
consistent with ; ts na'ure to have any of
the lessons recited in the study hall.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
How II A t N FALLS. —Where doos the
raiu come from ? You answer; "From
the clouds." 'Butwhero do the clouds
come from 7 Y'tumay think tho wind
blows them over you. But if it blows
clouds over you from somewhere else, it
also blows them from over you to other
places. Tho fact is. the water of the
clouds is just as much over you on a clear
day as on a cloudy or rainy day. On a
lair day when no clouds are seen, the wa
ter is divided up into such small parti
cles, that it does not obstruct the sun's
aud so you tec no clouds or water.
•V change of temperature in tho atmos
phere, as when a warmer and colder cur
■ cut of air meet, oausca the small parti
cles of water to unite in pairs, and the
pairs unite, and these drops
unite, and so on until bandridi rffc,thous
ands of the small invisible particle* unite
in oue, and even then t'.at oni j i ay be
mauy hundred times smaller than a piu's
head. A mass oi tbetJ combined drops
which are still «rnall enough to boat iu the
air, reftects, refracts, or bends or.t of their
course so uiauy oi the sun'? rays that they
sn o ai.d qfte& dtrken its light. It is
thus that olouus gnlfcor in a clear s':y.—
'•»'he., ecougi: drops iuitfl to make one
too heavy to tiout in &-o a;r, 4 t basins to
fall. It a-eet J and unitedi:h many oth
ers in falling, wid of'ton so many uniti
that great raio dtops are f'c.'nied by the
time they gii to tfce p. . ujid Each large
drop is made up of thousands, perhaps
millions of the small drops that float in
the unseen air iu a e'ear y.
NUMBER 4.
MEWS ITEMS.
—Gov Ft:?ton, of New i'ork, com
menced life in a saw-mill. •
—General John C. Breckinridge is ra
siding at 55 Boulevard Maleshorbe-i,
Paris.'
liu-ssia has proposed a general con
ference relative to the pjsitiou of th-3
Christians iu Turkey.
—Twenty-two Wisconsin banks ar3
winding up, and will bo closed about tho
10th of this month.
—lt is reported that Admiral Farragut
will succeej Admiral Goldsoorough iu
the command of the Mediterranean squad
ron.
—There is a gang of villains iu Xevy
Orleans who kidnap little children oa the
streets ami then obtain a reward by re
turning them.
—The occupation of croakers iu tho
South will soon be gone.
—Utah conceals more crime than any
other territory in the Union.
—Mrs John Morrissey has given 81,-
500 in :iid of a new raid upon Cacada.
—A Richmond paper sptaks of the
present Congress as "The Wreckers."
—Love's best arrow is tipped with gold
and his best quiver a casket of jewels.
—Tho newly disoovored gold fields In
Canada are pronounced *ery rich.
—The "petroleum belt" in California
is 700 miles long and forty or fifty miles
wide.
Frank Urownell, Ell;-worth avenger,
is now on duty at St. Loiyp as Assistant
Commissary of Musters.
—General Grant has purchased 299
acres of land ten miles from St. Louis for
826,000
—A Norwich, Conn., clergymaD offers
to forfeit 810,000 if afjiiartof purespir
its can be found in that citjr.
Douati's « reat oomet will be visibit)
to mnrtul eyes again in the /ear 3858.
Cut this paragruph out for reference.
A bi'l is before the Alabama Legit>
iature tu divide the school fubd pro ra
ta between the white and black schools.
There are cellar residences in New
York which, at tide, are half full
of water. The childreu are sometimes
imprisoned by the flood.
—The receipts from internal revenue
on Saturday were $358 010. Two hund
red and ten patents will be issued from
the Patent Office for the present week.
The (Jazrtte dc J-'ritnce is the oldest
newspaper extant It is now in its two
hundred and thirty sixth yoar, and was
already maturo before the revolution
of 1(188.
—The large number of 235,111 emi
grants arrived in New York (or the year
IKOtJ to December 12 ; total for tho year
will bo about 21),000, a number not sur
passed since the year of the Irish farnioo.
—New Yoik and Brooklyn hive a uni
ted police force of 2,171. I'uring tho
past year the arrests in New York wero
7.>,038, aud 21,907 in Brooklyn; total,
97,605.
—lt in intimated by Pittsburgh Feni
ans that the Havre line of steamship ire
to be purchased by the Brotherhood,atHl
immediately Gtted outlO prey upon Eng
lish commerce.
—The New York World says that
Bishop Hopkins, during a recent trip
through the South, did not hear a dis
loyal word spoken. This is the samo
witness who could not see any disloyalty
in the South during the rebellion.
—The Nashville Telegraph, warns tho
peoplo of Tennessee against Yankeo
school marms," Yankee preachers, and
Yankeo mechaaios. It took some timo
to open friendly intercourse with Japan,
aud we may hope to succeed finally at tho
South.
—ln the course of an article upon tho
subject of labor, the Charleston Courier
states that the best plan for laboring in
South Carolina during tho ensuing year
is undoubtedly that of paying wages t<)
tho colored people. Owing to tho gen\
eral want of capital it is, however, be»
licvcd that lands will generally be work
ed on the share plan.
—The report of the Surgeon General
tl.ows that a faithful ariny surgeon is of
tentimes exprsjd in battle to all the dan
gers which belong to the so called "eom
batant officers." In all 336 surgeona
.lied dnriug the war. Of these, 29 were
killed in battle ;10 d : ed from wounds;
12 were accidentally killed ; 4 died in
rebel prisons ; 7 of yellow fever; 3 of
cholera, and 271 died of other diseases.
Of actual casualties in battle there were
64, of whom 39 died.
—We oh mm, an important witness in
tho Conspiracy trial, has been implicated
by Surratt as one of the ohief mover*
and originators of t*>e plot which deprived
our country of tho lamented Lincoln.—
The wheeab uts of Weichman are not
known, ho having quit Washington sev
eral months ago. It may not be improb
able that Surratt seeks to avenge his
mother's death by falsely accusing this
.■vituess. Tho investigation will be anx
iously awaited.
—Henry Keep, now the greatest ''Rail
road Baron" in the Unite 1 States, being
President of the New York Central, con
trolling also tho Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana, of which he is Treas
jret, and also tho Cleveland and Toledo,
wfj bo n in Jefferson county. New York,
aad landed in Rochester, N. Y., n penni
less orphan boy, about thirty years ago.
He drove team and did other kinds of
hard labor, and had saved some sroncy,
when tho crash of 1837 camp on. He
immediately began to operate in shin
plasters" and undertook other small bank
ing operations, the railroad stocks and
rapidly rose to fortune- ■