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x0 TUE CHICAGO TRIBUN. LOUISIANA. Reason of the Present Business Prostra- flon in That StatessA Multitude of White Loafers. The Negroes Socially ant Morally More Advanced than in Other Southern States, Provisions of O:cole T'athers for Posterity —Nogro Politicians in New Orleans, The fRepeblican Stato Government and the Democratic Cily Government Coniparcd. Taxes Moro Rigorously Collected and Letter Applied by tho Former Than by the Latter, Speetat Correavontence of Tha Ohicarn Tribune. Hae Onnrass, daly M.—Your currexpumlont “Harryth” certainly gave some forcible fete ts the result of lis observations thionzhout the South, Innoue did ho make more of a ecuttes suot than in de.ding with the fact that (ei WHITE OF THR BOUTIL Le SOL Wo Cayil who nay, itdy the key-sete to the eitune hou. Hiwthe camo, of all otbers, that lies at AP Dotto of the Louirima tronbies. It Is a i { palpable enough, travel whera you will south ef thy Obie, Jt is doubly apparent tn Leia. Lovina, an a consequence, since toe Wer, has been far behind her sinter States of the South in the werk of recuperation, ‘The others, take them at tuar wort, lave at least recovered ao mtenturo from their losses. Louisiana, asin but too mouinfully apparent, has ‘retrogaded oraher than improved. Yo aseribe tue tavt—howeyer potent an argument iv the handy of the — poli- Qiciany ind aling with tho wnthioking and prejudiced nineses—ae dug, to any considerablo extent, to either Federal interferouce or fycal ol-aduimetration, 14 simply ovading the issues, Aw Letwcea Virginia and Louisiana, the devastas tions of the War may be eatimued as fully ten av the farmer to one in the liter, To-day, a penesaliy aduntted, THE EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY ay fairly be wail tubs nearly, if not in fact fully, reversed. If tho ditferenea in tho re- spective Governmants bo advanced as the farmera and planters in that tear.” Tomas ho faid to havo sumuarized the whole of the Louie. fans situation. inno, CHICAGO TO DUBLQUE, Towns En Rontc—Marenret Fuller A doke onan Judges Sresial Correrpontence of Che CAtcaso Tribune, Rockronp, ML, daly 2i.—1 left your city as 9:25 n,m. on the Dubuque Maraenger,—whiel, by tho way, ia tho only tram runmng through to Sioux City, Is, without change, over tho Bu lington & Quiney to Anrora, on Box Kiver. 39 tiles; theuco over the Clivaga & Iowa to For- reslov, £0 miles, connecting with (lo Chicago & Rock River Roa at Shabbona, and tho North- wertern at Nochellos from Forro-ton it is 80 miles, on the Ilinoia Central, ta the Fathor of Watora at Dubuquo, ‘Tho Chicago, Burlington & Quiney and tha Minois Central, are oft roads, and their equip. menta aro about perfect. ‘Tha Chicago & lows Iw eomowhat now, yet the track Ls yond, cars ox+ cellent, oficiales urbang, connections clore, fares fair, and othernise, itis advautagcousto the courte try. Its business will oyual any, in proportion, and comblersblo new rolling fuck ia being mided. ‘Tho general oftices aro at Rochelle, O1., with Uinekloy aa Present; C. i. Litneke ley, Superintendent; amt W. Ji. dolvemb, Treasurer and Genural Agent. aAgsTim ‘Tninuxe in quite extensively read throughout the country, 1 will, for tho benetit of allan general, aud the people of that: rection In particular, give a few notes of tho towns alouy tho Chicago & lows Mnilroa-). youn ia, in some rérpect, n very pretty pleco, Mary- Innd, Dayaville, aud Lug Centre ase simply deputy. ROCHELLE oquats any inland city (of like ize) for lecation and activity ad & Dusiness-contio. With three : SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1876. —TEN PAGES, LITERATURE. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Tuy Next Puase ov Cit Puan, Ee Wy Dutton & Co, The anonymous author of this interesting and ingomonaly trong little book ia evidently an Engliviman, or an Amorican resident in En- gland, and is doubtioss othor very sonng or quite old, He ts oitber in tho fit of gonorous indignation which Torbort Spencer says eeizos upon os young man when, on his fires entrance into acuvo life, he eurveys tho tlagrant ovils of his time, or ole ho is ono of tho many agod men who beheve xo dovoutly in the good old times that never oxisted, and cannot see tho partint geod that docs oxist inthe prosont. Our author thinks tho world 18 ont of jomt, but he ecos no cursed spite in the fate that imposes upon hin the dnty of sotilog it aright. Ilias tark i evte dently an enjosabto one, and thia fact, together With tho vigor of his style, joada us to favor tho hypothesis of bis youthfulness, ‘Tho noxt plinea of civil progress is to bomatk- ed by xome rather remarkable potitico-rocint changes. We quote tho throo proposcd: Tho Iunitation of high civil (unction to rich graduates of universitiog; a politieal education of tho working clnas, euNiciont to oreltdo subvorsiva idens, and to qualify tho claes, at Jonst rudely, for tho exercive of tho franchive; nud such an inereaso of civil power as will aerve, withontt headlens cneroachmont on individual liborty, to exolude unsafe liberty.” [tis but Just to prompt- ly oxpistn that the author tloes not expect to have his views realized at once. He proporos thom to the consideration of the political pbitos- upher, whoxe approval and agitation fof them is tu oulret a majority of citizens in thor favor, Rod su mako them a fit subjoct for tho Ktatermin, Pray, ina stateeman to touch noth= ig which is not already bohoved in by a mas jority of voters? Dut this isaside fesun. Wo New Yorn: jailruads, twenty business-fims, good churches nad envoy, the Simpson oasis, and the Ro. chello tfotel, L du not know why Otis may not have hia Jtegisterin a nuitublo eination, CANA hag a Rood hotel, and is commencing tobe a briek listle Lown, MT, MONE is pleaxantly located, aud has for ono of itachiof attractions tho Rock Liver Senumary, the oldert institution of learuing—as J am taformed—in the Scato, From ite upper elories ato magnificent, views. Among ita alutonl are many digtingnished people, [taitom great frcilities for acquiring a good education, from "the rule of three” tv the “+ fourteouthenlace logatithtins.” ‘nero isa larce. cluss preparing for cullege. N.C. Dougierts, A.M. (a son of President Edwards of our State NormalSchool, at Champargn) ie brunctpal, Maw. Webb ins a hotel. RTEWART ia 6 miles from Rocholle, ‘Iho Rev. PL Farmitoc argument in favor of Louisiana, it as core tainly far uwre than countorbalancel by Lringirg in the Ktate of South Carolina, ‘here is certamnly little which can bo end ta the proqidice of the Vaserument of tho former that will net apply with four-fold force to that of the latter, Now Orleans, comparatively prosperous rt tho close of the War, iv to-day 9 veritable city of the dead; Charleston, then tu no meonsitera- Lo extent a mass of ruins, is now aduutied to bo far more pro=perous than ever Lefure. Cor isons, itisenid, are odious. It is by comy sons, noyerthelors, tliatono best arrives at a far nnderstanding of the tenth, Federal interfer- snee aud the evil of earpet-barg rile, it is elaine ed, are rosponsitile for tho situation im Louie. lana. ‘Chey will ecarecty be wand to have beou wotre, 1 the aguregate, than in Unroling. ‘Thero are other facts in tha connection that, however upalutable to many, nro nt leant unanswerable, QUE STATE GOVERNMEN DE of Lonivians is unqnestiduably in’ the tiands of the Padiculs—tho “ earpet-baggors and niggers,” if you pluauo, as they nro called by the Op posl- Uon, The Goverment of New Orleans, on tho other basd, bas been almont without siterrup. tian managed by tha Demceraey, ' by die peo~ pie," as our local piers are wont to have it, Hho “enrpet-bagyers and cra” ato Wt doubtadly a moot auicotable xe 'Phoy lave as * indopltedly aie a must upezablu apology fora btute Goverament The Damoura mm tho other hand, aro of “ue peopie. The people,” hoy, have ran aud ae sill running the Cuy QUVEUSMENE OF MW OLLEANS, How stands tho easy: ** Tie exrpet-baggers and tiueers he pouple; he, he State +3. tie City Government. Lf one is to take the fhowtngs ay Appoariog oven in that syauci oft Svathern Journal, the New Orleans Picayune, tue caro ts fur fiuin favorable tothe city. A late article, (hat airacted ne iconsiderable atten hon, eave scruathing of a showing of the collec. hop of Siato and city taxes, na ulio of the rola. tive eundhion of (he finances of tho two. dt was frapkly wduitted that the ior of tho Biko, wero being tencrally and promptiy coltected, — whilo those of the city were almost bojclowsly a tireare, The Risto fuices, at tho rame timo, appearcd os gradually improving,—as being yradnally entablished, ia fact, on bomasthing tke nium basis, Wale tho ety was Confessedly, and poemingty bopeles:ly, jucolyout, ‘The evila of carpot-bay rule, it ie seen, how ever unansvcrable in Uie absteuct, aru dar from rsplanatory of the sitnation. TNE THUULLE 1X LOUISIANA hes furdecper than all this, Lt ticy In tho fact tt there ala vractically no producers, Those who before the War were tue only jrodusers inay Lo suid to have been einee practically added totho fist of consumers, ‘hey are the only pruducors, * fiefura the War, huwaver, a6 tlaves, the prod- nets of their labor werg [in no deneo their own, They received only euch bare necobvitics ax their aniéter ray ft to allow. ‘Kher labor supported. tho whites ot the oxponno of themsely To day, hovever unwinels, they ure, to a very great extent at jeant, the dispensers of the fruits of that cefeamo labur. ‘ihcy ara practically, to that extent, while wtill the only nroducers, ab tlie same time added to tho Ist of consumers, ‘Tho wlates, prodnemg, na before, nothing of thouvelver, ae deprived almobt.wholly,—rave in the portion tetained fur rental of thelr lands,— o€ tint great talk of tho products of the country they formeily enjoyed, Woe have the xeeminiz wnumaly, as 2 conscquence, that with little or no uinnnnton of prodagiy, the ane of the peo- jlo are geen Bs grosing constantly povrer aud Juurer trom year to year, ADVADCLSILST OF SEOROEH, Tn apoahing of the inaksen, 1 nm rpeaking, of courvo, OF the whites; Wish the blacks, there Jas been perhaps as much improveaent aa ¢ atld be expected of no rewly op franchised race, Shey are probably as well crbetteroif in Loniels pha, in xe tiaras their mates) wlyancoment is coucerued, 8 elzowhere tebe tound, Ladcod, with w pretty oxtousive ge juainiance of many a, catending — thre tnany af the heru States, Dam confluent that te blacks of anna ate by far the woot udvanced of uny, are wirtuubtodly, ag a rule, the ext in ttigeut, ‘Lheir reeoguzzed teadete, as coon in Now Orleans, from thelr superlor vdvantdecd uy tae past. tre, in the main, superior to those of tho otter Southern Stutos, hey may not be all tit caulk) be desired as leading politicians, Shore .te not a few, novertbelead, that ure far fiotn udincredito their race, In Now Osleans they makothe largest slowing In tha way of prop Grty thatas to be found amoug tho blacks of any lovaliy, ‘That alarye proportion of this has Lion handed duwn froin thelr Creole fathors is true chongh. ft ia equally true tht iy tho acquit of property tueugh thelr own imhividual eflurts the bluehe of Louisiana aro entitled to b better rhowing than those of ony ctuer Btate in the South, Now hs dhl to bo con- straed ua confined to New Orleans. ‘Tatting the Plate ag 6 wholy, ty this respect, they are in (he Thiv, too, whew thruugh Ubeir po ul wilnities they have come in conllict, ad a race, with the whites. Wit all thot may be card apainet them ae a race, with ull of thelr dia- advantages, there is no deputing the fact that, ua the whole, the conuiton of the blacks id ine provlig. ‘ TUE WIITES OF LOVESIANA, Capder compels tho udinesion that the eame cannbt veltbe ean for the whites. Sunebow, thoy eillier cannot or will not acvepe the etna. tion, ‘ijw whites of Louisiana, itis but too evie donk, £0 far at least, willpob work. A dew facts, as labcly proiteated by Col, Denneit, w genilu- tan Woe bie labs red much in the tutercata of lianigrauen, rpeak but poorly indeed for the Fiesserty ot Louriuna, Enmhteen milliuns of tilable ucres are lying iio, Out of a totel p.op- ulation Of pone 700,00, only one. aro tu be elunscd us pte Of they entire population tuily reridu in New Orleans and other towne, aod, with the exception of a few gare genes, me conbuMersonly, Louisigus, be atater, bil; puts mors poople who produce aothiug thant any otLer Southern State. He adda that "the inbatitants ta 157v cousunied (wathin 210,000,000) wore whi nb 15 cotts a drink than the sum fetal of the valuo of all tho crups uaade by tho ig the Methodist pastor: and J, Retd lias n hotel, DRY ison the line between tho Conntics of Loo and DeKialv, [has one of the moet prosperous places onthe ruad, 2. Bites enteruuns bottle man aud. boast. WATERS holds her own “oat upon tho pratrio.” are three churches anil sn eloyator. WANCKL is named after Mr. Muncklcy, 28 Waterman after the Rulroad-Director of Anroca. Mr. Palmer keups a hotel; and thero are two elegaut-lookiug cuurehes, Hore RITATNONA, : Tere aron churen; sechool; about a dozon Dusiuess firius; sid au extreuely well-ventilated “enlaboose.” TLUNT. Mere, businoss is ‘picking up,” and sovoral houses’ are goiug up. The town has a neat clurel: aud a good public xenoul, and fucls proud of butig aaubnrb of Big Rock. , Of the conntry arsautd Dubaqno LE owitl not at present speak. I will minke a digression up over the de miles of TUL ROCKFORD CENTNAL RAILROAD to thia yluco, through some of the tincst-looking country in tho State, ‘Tie road has just baen opened, aud affords the Forcat-Cityites a compet- inyg railway to your city,—a fact over which they rejoice, i Uno of the principal attractions of this city is the Femato Seminary, which hay just ireued its eatalogun, Greater preparations than ever are bey inatlo for the recepuon of the many certain stadents of the year. A. Conservatory of Musso" ato be, which will equal, itis said, tho famous nehools of Europe, When Vielo gous to running the cogular train, by the Ist prox, tot fie realty if ia Rucholte, take the trip to Rock. ‘ord, Now lot us ‘awitch back,” on the main tno of the Chivago & duwa, to the iver of tho Rock (ladian, Sinatsippi), unto the city ot the must remance, excoptiug Chicago, tm Lilines, vid. Onkae with 2,600 Inhabitants, q threo chnrehea, unmoer- bus bugivers tims, the Amerteau and Sinuissipy + Hotels, ainda * beautinul exceedingly ” position on tho veble river, wiih the glory of being one of tke oldoat, ono of tho handwoimest, and ono of the most notable towns inthe States, Mr, Thomas 2’, Gale, who bias lived there for forty yours attime, gaye ime many imturcating notes of + old th ‘Po thosy who admire the charactor of Mar- garet Faller D'Ussuli, who way one of tie noblest of wtumen, tho place Las incronsed in- terest: thougu a leading — busmeus-man, ou Leing interrogated about her, acknowledged fear the * next” phase of civil procers will bo along time in the womb of tha futuro, if it Is to fultill the hopes of this writer, ‘Tho firet of his three proposed changes needs no dixeusesion, 1t is supported only by a ro- igoration of the statement thata man who is rich Wil not ceaso to teal, and a man who is wo leducated will know enough to discharge high funetions. Wo leave tho singular crotehet with the noto that this rulo would Lavo exoiuded from pubhe life Wayhingion, John Adama, Jef. Jerson, Madixon, Chay, Webster, and Lincoln, aud some hundreds of other public mon who havo deserved well of their counts. = The eecond point—tho political education of tho working class—is well taken. The great in- strumont for this woalid bo, ap tho writer Khows, tho #tuay of politieal cconumy, His domonstra- tion is unfortunately matrod by eome wild declas mation wbout State support of echolars, rostrice tion of the franchiso to persona acquatated with thls acicnee, ete. FE At bd possibio,” ho asyy, loimpaits knowledge of politicat ceonomy, fae eluding the nnti-communtstia argument, ta a tunjority of the males of cividzed society, ibis porsibio to paralyzo commupiem and to make trades-niona a usetut social organ, = Une dee a compuleory aysteta of education, inehading: iewlum an outline of polities! evon- any, Us employing class, and even the Gpper atratum of the working-class, would, at their OWN cost, impart the requmite knowledge to their malo youth, 2. . Botweea tho 12th and EPL year, a mind of onbnary vapse ity, prepared by the uaual prumary instruction, would bo tit to give und niusier an Outline of political ovaaomy.” ‘The third point, tho oxtonsion of tho sphore of {ho State, raiwes the nnatural recont reaction agningt the absurd oxtromos of the inistoz-taire sehoul of political thought Liko must reac- tions, this oes a8 far wrong as tho Lendoney tt er, Lhe remarkav.o stato of the noxt of civil progrers is te have au eyo on ‘y c.tizen and every forelyner,—a task which would romowliat overtax Argus. It is to mow whenever Peter Brown moves from ono house to anuthor,—faney tho Amorican ongle on the frat of Muy,—wnd yaet how many and what people hivo in eueh houses. Tho pashport-polive-py rystem is to be rovived in aj) ita rigor, 60 that tho Amertean cision will, nave tha pleasure of writing out hia autobiogra phy st overy hotel bo visits, for tho dtelectation of the “rich graduates of uulyer- ities” who are to discharge tho high, very high, cival Canctions in this remarkable State. Lf wa follow (ue author arglt, paupers aro to bocomo the slaves of tho State, atlenst for a linuod time. Freo spovch muet be supprovacd on all the subjecta which ths ‘sich graduates "—that is, the " State "think lind beter not be talked avout. A pateranl supervinion ia to be exoreinod over the Snerease of tha worklug classes, When: ever Peter bux tov many ehildron, Vaul aud if neevssary Silas aro to be shipped to some colony tn order to reduce the dangerous surplus, Cities ure nut te ve allowed to grow bayoud 4 cortain size, though the mothod of preventing this is unfortunacely not stated. It 4 even hinted that tho Stace will ultimately become “too nvlo mer- chant snd retailer ut the society.” Buch aro tho threo suggestions of Ale. Anony- mous. ‘The thet may eafoly bo diamimsod from thought ax unworthy of it,—unworthy, not supply becanse ils realization will bo forover impoesivle, but because, if poslbie, it would bo afrighifnl blunder. ‘Tho third fy a dangerous theury, to which early every ovil of American yohtics—from the tarit down—can be referred. Tho seound is a sonud idea, worthy of more than mere uotico, I'he whulo hovk, despito its ox- travagant errors, {8 istoresting and xcalo, Ita chief valuo, however, in political sciouco is a that he had never beard of the admirable suthorenss, ‘Lhe Coutiters D'Ussoli visited Oro- gun, at her uncle's, W. W, Puller, uttornoy-at- jaiy, 10 1819. Her temporary Lome is wtill etand- ing, though itu logs aio diapiduted. And, Turthor, there i the Euglo's Nest, a cliff on the lott bank of tho majestic river, 200 fout high, on which was wiittou her poom, “ Gavymeds and Ifis Eagle,” on that du of duiy. Love space fur but ono of Mr, Gato’s rom. inlucoucen, a8 fullows : A GOOD JOKE ON A TUDOR. . Aw long ago a4 When tha State Capital was in Vandalia, nt a session of court thou, tho Lro- siding Judge, whom I will call 13, seemod to have tation yu Jove with the cliambermatd of bis hotel. Ho and sho were in the nabit of mect- ing ‘bobind the Kitehon-door," to woo snd bo wouod. ‘I'he boys had noticed them, and, af+ tere gioat deal of planning, devised thia way to disturb tho coupto ‘Luo hotel (the old Pamotia Toure) owned a Tnrge pot bear, ‘hte animal was one evohing, « sbott time before the usual hour of the lovers’ tryst, aud without attracting suspicion, statiouud. near the place of meeting. ‘Tho girl was unavoidably detained up-rtains, but the Judge did not know it, and hastily tn ishing 9 pamo of whist, pasnod along tho corti dors to tho fauniiar portal of hia regular oven- ang Dies, It wos pitehy darkness out-doorns ; but the legal-dinpenser Knew tho path. Tu ap- proached the Lear, and Bruin, se waa his custem Who RLY one Was near, arono to & étunding po sition, and steained the delighted judiciat oMeal to a warns and throbbing bosum, “Sach an ardu- ous ombrace brought back the remembrance of old times to the Judge, who was thins mtrprived and chcompaased by hiv idel—ay ho. sup. posed, It was so ‘dark, and the arranges Tout was 4v perfect, that he did not notico anv of the athe: wine wugpicious clreumstances, Dut, thengh ho was overpowered with raptaren, y: was hoe constrained to ery unt, Gnder the a loving preswure : My deateat dear! ol! don't~dun't equeaze mo 60; you'ro just ebukine—io—adt | ‘fhe “boyn,! who lie drawn near, could not re- fru.u from shouting out And—well, it was D's. treat fora weuk, At wan a eantee of great wonder to mo why tho Oregonints du not iinprave their proat Laciliti for Waler-power, Uy oxpeuding @ merely ngiuie nal sum, they intght attract caplealiais amung them, aud thereby mmake thelr town lose sume Tulance ia the wulz of machinery, Uacosto, THE NORTHERN PACIFIC: RAILROAD, To the Kititor of The Chrcaio Tribune t Curcauy, July 27.—Tho Noithern Pacific Rail. road scheme now and then comes to the surface, Why, in tho present wtate of relations butweon this country und Canada, could not the ofd webome bo ruvived to build the road partly through tho United Statea aud partly through: Canada? Is this not tho toost reasonahle idea how scommorcial point vf view? Minnosute isa mute habitable aud tertile country than the territury polwoou Thander Bay und Lure Garsy seeing tu bo; thon procecdibg Lorth frum Lom. bina to Wiunepeg; fron there overland, through Canadian territory; thon acoking the woet cone venient and beat port on the Pacifle,—would thty Le superior to vithor the Jay-Cooko of adian scheine? Haws not tho ego eo far pro. greesed that the two countriog cau better wttord ho remain wt peaco then bave aoy fusure war lor some tiviad couse? If foreign poword till ,eeeur to thinw that war ta better than peace, would it nut be ax woll to have the idea revered, on thin continant @ 1f this scheuy could bo carrled out, let it be Aonw in dayhght aud abuve-Luard. Lb by bettor than intnguing in tho dak, “CANADIAN, pathological ono, NEW CALVINISM. ‘Tho Christian Union speaks of s new rolighous work in the following term: Wo linve esannod with great iutereat the sketch of a work by the Hey, Edward 0, ‘Towne, entitled © New Calyinista.” tts phepodo iy to bull on the foundation of the “Absolute Hovereignty of Gud" the structure uf allot fred feom the elomenta that disigure the work of Calvin, ‘Tho treattoent is partly luvtorical, aud involves a discusnion ot sumy of thy uitdamental questions of religious faith aml life. We are cone Ailent, both from our oxatniuation of the Jutroduetion aud from our kuowledye of the author, that it wilt have anual tntorest aud value, Mr, Town's hte toreal knowlege wud power of original thought ure matched with — spiritual feeling and dneigat, | ud with “asmpatietio appru: heusion of ‘the reyelations of truth recurded inthe Seriptares, ‘Yo tharo who tay rentowter against tii some of ils eariler ulterances, whiten were repugnant to the fering wud convletion Of all Gurtve tino Dellevers, itis just ta say that te. Towne tn all bis later writfngs allows the iitgleat roverouce for a and autuority of Jems Christ; aud, while not ctl Liv nature, ing, but to's fe and personality, befef to be called Chriatign in Uid full weuny of the word. Wo believe he t¢ dolug,: aud will do, excellent wark for wpiritual and practival Christaulty, ‘Sho full tithe of the work thus announced and commonded ia: ‘Now Calvinism: Lho An- cient Paith in the Absolute Sovereignty of God, Reyenoratod by Now Logio, and Establiehed with Now Joints, according tothe Undoubted 'Fruth of Christ, oud the Judgments of En- Nghtoned Reavon ; with a 'Phorough Batinate of Calvin, guila tkotch of the Dofects of Inthor's Wort.” Mr. ‘Towne bas proved ono of the rad- ival thinkora who undoratand bow to como back from extreme rejection of old faith to a moder- ato position, Mo was through hia eat Wy fo an orthudux —- Congregational int, In studylhg for the imivistry he found reason, a4 he thought, to quit theorthodus path, Lu 28c0 he cotored the Unitarian pulpit, und wos gottiod wear Boston for elgtt youts, whon ho gave up acttyo ttintstry to devote hime suif ture trouly to Lila books and hig pon. Ab Uns timo he came to Chicago, and for fourtocn mouths wae partly oimployed in the olico of ‘Tie Tniuuse us an editorial writer aud titorary eritig; aud dome work of thiy kind bo coutinuod to do until tho summer of 1872, when he removed duck tothe East, and was first tu Now Haven for ® year, then o year in tio old Puritan town of Northampton, since which he baa found 8 quiut retreat for wtudy and writing In the litge country town of North Kaaton, 20 miles from Boaton, where tho Amos shovel woke have but up one of the ploasanted manufacturing contres in Now LEngtaud. ‘Tho work now aus nounced fa, we understand, tho fret of several which Mr, Tawno tag oxecuted, of is preparlug, all of them doyoted to the estattstimont of an advanced interprotation of Ubribtian history aud Christian faith, = “WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES." How To Live Lowes ony Heatrie Maxima, Paretoat, MENTAL, AXD Monat, sy WW, Habty AM, D,, Author of © Health by Good Living,” ete, Taney pp. own t Hurd & Houghton, ‘Thi is wota treative upun longevity, as ane might Infor from the first cleiwe of the title, but an nssemblago of aphoristic senteuces y- lating to the multitudinous topice that atfect wian’s temporal well-being. ‘hey aro thrown into Juxtaposition without regurd ¢o affinity or connection, and ard something 10 the wtyle of ‘Tupper'd “Moral Philosophy,” and # Uttle in tho vein of "Pour Itichara’s " ratlections. Jako musk ploductions of the aurt, thoy comblie sume wis- dom with mich nonsense aud a goud deal of epetluun, A dur notiva of the divoreity aud utility of the maxling may bo gained from tho following average speolmons. Tia sour omn marter, and master of yor ealling, and Fan will won become tho naater of othern, ‘That man itven the longent who thoes the tort good, A qooil clesuaing of the entirs body with map and warm water, once fs week, is ail tho bathing the human syatem requires for purposes of hoalth Jn ordinary elrcumatances, ‘The beet anodyne in alt natsra la moderate, ateaty, and eontinuons exercise in tho open att, Holding the hantl of the very nick wud tho dying tt Acomfort unspeakable to them; and, if you ace hotd= Sng it, and the spirit {s passing dd not reteano tho granp unlil the poor hoart in at rest, for I gives tho feellug of company, of eymipathy, of help, Ite who han nottiing fo do ik the very oue who never has tite to do anytiting, ALD SONGS IN NEW OOVERS, Litter Crastes, Edited by Toeaten Jonsson, Fourteenth Volume, Doras Trntcat, 19mo,, pp. 22), Moston: dates i, Orgoud & Go, Pricer tte It was tho expectation that tho series of * Lite Uo Classica” wonld bo cloned with tho twolfth nomber, but they still continte appearing at regular Intervals, and ench new-comer is wele come, Thero aro perhaps fewer rensons to urgo in favor of tho voluruc ingluding rotcotions of noctry, than of thoes containing choice bits of fiction, All the popular pooms in our languago have beon roprinted in numorous and various compitations, and aro neceasibla in almost any desirable form. And yot thero fs room for this now collection of our favorites, It is #o convan- font in size, so pretty oud insinuating In ovpry way, that, though wo may havo oach pieco in- clued in its table of contents troasured im ono hook or auothor in our librarios, wo still covet this canning “ Little Classic,” and feol suro that it is one of tho Juxurtes, or suporiluitios if yuu will, that are csvential to our comfort. Lockuley Hall, L'Allegro, 11 Peaseroso, Ude to Happiness, Divided, Tho Bridge of Sighs, ‘Tho Tigh Tide, Tutimations of Imimortatity, Itnbbt Bon-Ezra, Messiah, Lho Passions,—sueh aro tho old and primo lyrics that make the book worth having. BOOKS RECEIVED. A Wootas's Rassoa, Ty Farpenion Wiitas Ron- INsox, Author of * Deves of tho ting," ote. Paper, Hoaton? Eaten & Laurkt. Price, 75 cts, Ovext Sesamel iy Fionexck Maunvarr, Author of “Love's Coulict," ote, Duper. Boston's Estes & Lauriat, Pelee, 18 conn, A Nani Dare’ Wow! Novenerre. 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Cane field & Cv., Philadalpiniw, SPARKS OF SCIENCE. THE HOLYTHORN, ‘Thero js an ancient tooud, orijinated by the monks of Glastonbury Abey, England, which relates that Josoph of drimathoa onco visited Britain, and, landlag peat Glastonbury, paused upon Woary-all Hill and plauted bis stoft in tho ground, which immodiatdy took root and grow {nto a luiuriant thorn-tree that blossomod oyory year exactly at Christmagttine. Minglod with thls tradition is duongh of truth to make tho whole look like fact to the ignorant and unren- soning, and to compol sciaititic mon occasional- ly to attompt s natural explanation of the ap- parent miracle, /fardiwickes Science Gossip has lately contained devoral contibutions to tho real history of tho'* Moly Thora,’ fram which wo learn that it was out down by a l'rotostant sol- dior of Charlea I., who coulomned itas nn un- hallowed relic of Popery, ‘fhostump remained to mark tho spot whore tht treo grow until about the year 1750, Of course so remarkabb a treo was caro fully Porpetuated by means of tthigs, and all of its descondauta aro zaid to finorit tho mirnculoug trait of flowormg at Clritmas-time, Ono of theso Holy ‘Thorns stands lear St. John's Church tn Ginxtobbury, tradition assertlag that it was Jlantet nomowhero near $00. Anothor is in tho grounits of Burleigh Cougs, and still auuther ty on tho demesne of Glastubury Abbey. ‘Thero ts wbundaut ovidence yoving that the Holy ‘Thorns do blossom freuontly, If not always, about Chrmutmad-timo; fo again in Alay, the ustial season for the bawurrn to appear In bloom, But this peculiarity w on¢ confined to the Holy ‘Tuorns, Jt is sbared by niny hawthorn-troes that have no Kinslip with tho Glastonbury thorn, Aubrey wroto in 1633: In” Parkon Purko, in Buffolk (MLr, Tbwelo’s), fe a pretty an- ciont thorne that blosvonslike that at Giauton- bury ; the people tlock tither to sca it on Curintmas Day.” Again h- says, “that about Runmymarsh (Romties ), hh Mout, are thornes naturally like that at Glatoubury,” sud also Uhat"+ in the rodo that lead from’ Worcester to Droitwicho Is 5 blackthornhodgo st Clayn, half. a-mile loug or moro, that toxsomaabout Obrist- mas Day, for a week or mao together? Viowering treog and ehrby, like tho apple, peur, and cherry, are ofte. known to produce two crops of blossome in 1 season, the socoud appearing in the autumu, Tho curious ciroum- stunce about the Holy Thons ts that tho timo of their second fowating is sdato as to bo accrodit- od to Christtaas Eve. ‘ros and ehrauba form their loaf and flower bndsduriug the summor, and these geuerally roman dormant until tho etwuing spring; butif ayuncommon dogreo of Uoat wtimulates the planto activity out of son- aun it will bo likely to sed out and oxpand » part of its more precociosg buda, to the great wondor of the superstition, Aw for the thitacle of St Joseph's staff prow ing into a Hae it {a witply no miraclo at all. Hawthorn sticke will wyetate hha willow. branchos, Sie Ll. Dick Lader, in his adition of Gilpin's © Forest Scenery, mantions the caso of 8 hawthorn tick taken ‘rom a dead hedge, which, on boing sharponed.t ono ond and stuck in tho ground, ‘spontaconsly budded, put forth brauches, and becme a thriving trea.” The wrtor of thiu knew £ an instance whero ome apple-tréo branches tat wore cut early in lurch woro usod the follaing May or Juno to bush a crop of peas. Thi bouetia were wharp- ened at tho heavy ond an setia the ground, when sevoral of them fuhwith proceoded to blosvom, aud their protty, ink-patsled cerroilas preseuted & curious Bywocle, Ihe moisture from the ground had stayd tho ebbing Iife of tho branches, and they baddent their laws forcaa in an offort to perfect the pinisa of the llower- buda created the previous var. ae i THE TREE OF HEAVEN. ‘Tho beautiful shade-trg tilantius glandulo- sus) imported from Chiugaad called by the Co- leatials tho “ ‘Ireo of Momo,” has fatlen into lagrace in Amorica on gount of the disgust- ibg dor of {ts flowora, ail fa belng not only neglected by arboriculture, bub ruthlevsly eut down whore it has been sored togrow, Ade- fondor of the much-anathhatizod treo bas arisen at laut in the person of muiueut citizen of Ohio, who urges the follving cogent roasons why tho Ailanthus shouldo planted profusely in country and town; 1, }18 very hardy, and will thrivd In any soll, 2, Itftrowth is excocdingly rapid. 3. Ouo frost iufe auluma bringing down its ontire fulisgo, pdering but one pro- cess of cleaning up tho Bter neccusary, 4, It needs no protection fro, boxes, 6. It sérves the double purpose of bifle-troa and hitching. pout, ag uo vaue boast wibito ut ite bitter bark more than once, 6. Inudu never infest It, aud 1618 perfectly clean. At might be addod the the Allanthus makes oxcelient fuel, wplitting gly and burniug woll, whother roe or dry. Jacce cut from a iying tree will ignite aud bur like @ taper, fed by suing sort cf ail pervatg ite oxintence. The wood 1 also useful fafubluet-making, boing Hine-grained and watiny. {Cotten wonder,’ * tho adimiser of the Ailanta, “that our railroad inen Who own the lines tfuigh the great plains aud prairies du not gathd tie avoily of the blews- a uns and weather tlie ean ate Peal thelr caps aa ough ty Minbortees regione of tpWout, If they would do ao, ina yery fow yeathoir roads would bo bordered with peuven v jmbor, and we would hone uo more of obstrudhe by the great suow- asilte. ‘As for the offensive oi emitted by the Llos- worms, the sole disagree ait Of the poble Ailanthus, it loute ali jays annually, oud surely cau bo oudured f¢ be eake of the many virtuow coubiued iu the fre. Ae some compen. sation fur the unpiessan!roma distilled during the duworing evason, t(vseters of seeds Dub ob beantitnlly-vyarigated colors in. the autumn, foriting 6 rich, showy ormament to tho statoly reo. BOILING LAKE IN DOMINICA, ing Inke in tho Island of Dominies, or Dominiquo, was made in theso columns a fow wooks ago. Since then tha ‘Trinidad Chronicia haa published an account of a vinit to the spring by Mr, H, Prostoo, Superintendent of the 'Trin+ idad Botania Gardens, Tho lake Hea In tho mountains behind the Village of Hosea, and in a villago abounding im solfataras, It is anid to be two milon fo circumfereuco, and on ita uorth Sud south shores is Incloaed with procipitons banka some 00 foot in hoight, The temperature of tho lako ranges from 180 dogroes to 110 de- Brees Fabronhoit, ‘Tho polut of ecbullition varlos somowhat, but consists of a cono of water riging from 2 to 4 foot above tho gonernl surface, and somotinios divides into three smaller cones, No datunatious occur, but dur- ing tho chullition the whole — surface ot the Inka in, violontly —angitated. Tho water is colorsd # deop, dull gray, and Is highly charged with sulphur and do- composml rock. A sulphuroua vapor rises with, oqual donsity ovor tha outiro Iako, there being no siddon ejection of gas at the polnt of obuill- tion, ‘Tho outlet of the Inke is constantly docp coving and lowering the lovel of tho water, honca Mr, Preatue conjoctures that tho Iuko witl utti- mately bo changod into a geyser. ‘Tho banks of tho Inko aro nlso constantly crumbling, aud their fall will in timo fill up tho basin of the geyser nud resolvo it into innumerable solfataras, "No bottom sas found with a plummet line of 135 foot dropped down 10 feot trom tho shore of the ako, 4n connection with this matter wo may stato that tho authorities of Dominica have commis- sioned Mr, Prostoo to oxamine and report npon tho capabilitles of tho [stand for tho cultivation of food products, and also on tho beat means of devoloving its resources, Dominica wax formor- ly ona of the chiof coffec-growiug countries iu tho world, but of lato years the cultivation of tho plant how been almost ,entiraly abandoned. Tho attention of Mr. Prestoe wil} be eepectally di- rected to the possibility of resuming its culture on tho fertile lauds of tho island. MANNA OF THE ISRARLITES, In tho opiulon of many botanists and Dibiical scholars, tho manna of the wilderness on which tha wandoring Israolitos wore fed for forty yoars was an edible lichen of the genus Zecanora. ‘Two cionoly-alliod epecios, the J, exculenta and tho Z. affnts, grow in Armonia and Algoria, and aro called by the natives **mauna,” ana eaton by thom in times of scarcity. Lindley nya of thoro lichons in hia Vegetable Kingdom ": ‘They rometimes appear suddenly in fimmenso quan- tito a Persia, Armouta, aud Tariary, where they sro eagerly devoured by tho natives, rho funcy that they must fall from heaven, not knowing how elto to nc count for the prodigious numbers of thoss plants, of the orlyin of which they nro ignorant, Parrot soya that in nomo districts in” Persia thes cover the ground to the depth of G or 6” inches, » + 2 A epectca or Variety prs Intely been found in Inrge quantities in Algiera Myd Trevirous in- formnn ns that epecdnrus auppored to have deacenited from tho clone nt Mount Ararat exiat in tho Mice. um of Natural ilistory in tho Armenian Convent of 8, Lazzaro, i au faland of that mame near Venice, ‘Thw curious production in attestion ia caton both by men oud onimnala ju the aeveral countries ertending fron Algivra and = Tartaty, where ita produced, Tho rhrep, however, which” feod ups ‘on tt in Alglers do uot thrive, in coneequense, it iH wnppoved, uf tho largo ausount of oxalate of lime which itcontainy, Thoso lichens may bo gathered during tho whole year in tho countries whore they aro pro- duced. It is etated in Exodus xvi., 31, that tho mauna was * hike wafers mado with honey,” and in Numbora vi, 8, that tho tasto of it waa as tho tasto of frouh oil," Lut thoro ix nothing in tio Mosaicaccount that may uot harmonize with the theory that tho lichou, natural production of tho land, wae tho soemingly miracuionaly+ rovided food which subdisted tho Jone in thoir long sojourn ia the desart. INTELLIGENCE OF BEES. Awritor in tho London Spectator vouches for the truth of tho following story, which cortaloly shows that bees bave tho power of communicat— ing with orch othor, and also of concerting sagacious and successful plan of action: A boy, omusing himself with a pot jackdaw in tho gardon ono ovoning, approachod an aviary, and the bird hopped on tho plat- form in front of one of tho hives, Tho bees had nearly all como home from their day's labor, but thé fow laggards tovenny about thoir door as Jack stood bovide it wero instantly stopped up by him, ‘bis maa- gacte had continued for s minnta or 80, Whon gomo boes issued from tho door of tho hive sa if to recumnoltro, They woto dispatched liko the rost, and thon thoro cama an ominous pauso. No beo maito bimeclf virible, but there was aloud, angry hum of oxcitemont within thé hive. Proseutly thero poured from tha outlet of the citadel a nwift, strong, "un- broken stroam of bees aimed directly at tho offending jackdaw. Ho was attackod on overy sido, overpowered by numbors, fled at onco; but rapidly aw ho shot away bo conld but keep nock and neck with his puravors that like 4 clond onveloped him for the diatanco of nearly a milo. He thon fell Huttoring to tho earth, and tho boy picked him up with his eyes cloged aad his head swollen to twice its natural size, RAPHIDES. Tho seventh anrual report of the Natural History Club of Philadelphia haa an Intorest- ing article relating to the soarch for crystals in tho tissues of plants, Those crystals: aro vory minute, and aro deposited in abundance in tho colls of plants. ‘They aro found in tho dolicato figsues of the petals of tho Pelargoulum, In tho nettle they aro incascd in a special coll occur- ring iu all parts of tho loaf aud oro callad oryso- litha, In the fuchsia loaf they oxiat in oxcocd- ing boauty and profasion, and bolng noodlo- ahaped are called raphides. Raphides of gigan- tio size load the tlsaua of our common orchids, Iu plants of the pea tribo those cryatals are particularly abundant, “and,” sayn tho roport, ‘tany one who cate poas for dinner swallow more crystals than aro contained in all the cabl- osta of tho world.” ‘The crystals conulst of salts of limo, soda, and potash, but thelr preciso origin wnd use in the economy of tho plant have not yet beon determined, MESMENIZING A COOK, Anexporiment which It may amuse the boysto repent has beou deacribod by sovoral corrospond- outs to a popular science journal. Taco a cock upon atablo or board, and, holding his wings close down to his sides, let a sacond person bend down ils hoad until Lis besk touches the board on which bo lies, and draw a Ine of whito chalk atraizht out fromthe palntof ble beak. This dono, the bird may be released from all restralut, and ho will not atir so much aaa foathor. “Nav, further,” writes ono, * you may olap your hands or shout logo to bim, without routing him from his lothargy, feoma which, howovor, ho will ulti- mately recover.” Anothor oxporimonter writes ; “T heve soca a row of fowly roudored quito sensoloss by drawing 6 chalk-liue (bogtnning at tho top of iho Leak) alowly across & tablo, and I havo miysolf succossfully performed the oxpari- mont. ‘Tha birds are slimply mosmarizod.’ VENERABLE TREES, It has boen claimed that the cyprossof Bomma, In Lombardy, ix tho oldest trea on rocord, but # Ista writer overthrow the claim by stating that thoro ig at Anuradbapara, in Coylon, & bo-trao that wae planted B. 0. 239,—that is, 248 yoarn bo- fore the Lombardy cypreay sprang into bolng, Tho bo-tres {s #0 decrepit with age that it woutd have blown down longago were Jk uot for a birong wall encircling the trunk and pillars aupporting all tho main branches. Evory loat that falle from the tree is picked up with pious caro by Buddhist pricats aud preserved in » holy part of their tomploe, Vhe tcaves ara thence wold to tho pooplo ag & soverelgu pauacoa for thofr sins, GERMINATION OF SEEDS. Te bas been found by some experiments of Fackel thatcortain compounds bave au offect to haston the germination of seeds, Soeds that, exposed ta the action of puro water, sprouted only after olght days, would, whon kopt moist with iodine-water, sprout in fiva days. Whou immversod in bromide-wacor the samo sort of seeds germinated in three days, dud when pub in clloriue-water gormtuated in two days. ‘Phese oxperimenta have # practloal intoross fur alt auriculturinta. EGG OF THE €PIORNIS, Dawson Rowioy, of Brighton, has in his pa jon an egg of the sHpiornis mazinus, ono of the gigautto birda formerly inhabiting Madagascar, but supposed to be at present ex- thact, ‘Thia ogg ty 148 tmes as Iarge avs com: mon hen'w egg, A cast of itis oxbibited in tho Buighton Musoum, — it is considered that tho Mr. ‘depiornla, bas not boen extivct moro thau a coupla of cunturied, end that possibly it may oven still cxist iv the unexplored purty of Mada wusoar. R The announcemont of {ho discovery of w boll-’ FAMILIAR TALK. EDUOATION IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES, In tho early ecttloments of New England, pro- vinion was made for echoola aa soon nw the churches werd establishad. ‘Tho emigratity who camo to America lo onjoy liberty of consclence and freedom to worship Cod in thor own way, valued oducation only leas than religion Itrelf, Many of thé firet pilgrims who landed on tho shoroa of the now world tind boon tralued at the English unlvorsitics, and tho great majority of them, coming from the most respectatle and even tofined clarres, well appreciated tho nd- vantages of fearning and of enlture., Thoy brought tho olemonts of cducallonal aa well As of eccloninationl organizations with then, and from tho keginning ona eystom was as‘ firmly founded and completely equipped an tho other. Throughout Now England, orery town ,of tlfty famillos waa obliged to maintain a echocl for the instruction of ith youth, Grammar-schools, modeled after those existing in England, gave ns knowledge of tho ancient Jangnages to pupils who bad passed through tho priinary tnatitu- tious. Theso clagnical wehools wero estabiwhed at an onarly day in Bostou, Dorchestor, Cam- bridgo, Now Haven, Salem, and Ifartford. Academies formed a part of the pubtie-rchool system in Marenchusotta, The oldest of theso, the Dummer School at Iyflotd, wae founded in 1763, and was soon followed by similar inatitu- |. tiona at Lelcostor and Exeter. Roforo tho con- tury elapred fifteen academics had-been Incor- porated in tho State, and rovon of thei wero endowed by the Govornmont with a gift of lands in Maino, ‘ho collego mt Harvard was founded only pix =—syearay—sonftor tho sottlomenttof Boston, that ts, tn 1636, tho QGoneral Court adding to tho amount raised. by private subecription in snpport of the on- terpriso an appropriation of £100, ‘Tho syrtem of education adopted in Connecticut embraced a common echoul in ovory town of povotty fami- Hew, o grammar echool in four of tho chiof con ty towns, and tho college at Yale, founded in 1700, ‘Cho Gonoral Court annually appropriuted £120 in support of tho tutter institution. In New York, Ponnaytvania, Now Jeraoy, and Dolawaro, oducational affairs woro in a far tase prosperous condition. In 1649 these Colonies wore.quite’ dentituto of echools, aud in 1659, forty-seven yenrs after tho sottlomont of New Amsterdam, there wera only threo school in tho whole Provinco of Now Nothor- lands, ‘Theso were at Mantinttan, Bover- wyck (Alvany), and ot Fort Casimri, on the Delaware, below Philadelphia. A Lat school was started m 1059, and, utder its decond mastor, Luyel, was xo well conductod that pupits wore attracted to {t from Albany, Delawaro, and Vir- ginia, To 1747 the Colonial Axsombly appro- priated £1,800 for tho foundation of College, which, howoyer, did not come into oxistenca notll 1754, Tho rolighous character of tha col- lepo conformed to that of the Church of England, but was tolerant and cathohe, The ealary of the President, together with bis perquisites, amonnted in 1760 to about £654, Tn 1749 Bonjamiy Franklin headed a move- mont for tho establislimont of an academy in Phitndetpbia, ‘Two yonrs later ho wrote of tha onterpriso as follows: “Our academy is bo- yond expectation, Wo now have one hundred scholars. and tho number is daily inereas- ing. Wo hinvo—oxcdllont. = masters at present, and, as wo qivo them pretty good setarios, I hopa wo shall always bo ablo to pro- cure such. Wo pay tho Rector, who teaches Latin and Greok, por annum, £200; tho Lnelieh muster, £150; tho Professor of Mathomatics, £125 ; throo tutors, ouch (0. King Willlam’s floe school was established in Marsland tn 1796, In 1723 schools of a higher gtado than tho primary wero started is all ihe eounties, Thase received hotp from the Stato mthe way of money aud lands, and wore also aided by 4 poll-tux on negroes and Iriah Catholic soryants imported inta tho province, ‘Tho rchool for Kont County applied tor a collego charter in 1782, and the Hing Willinm school at Annapolis imitatod its example two yonts lator, Tho two schools woro chartered undor tho reapective names of Washington Colleyo and St, Jubn’s College, and, though retaining their distinetive charactor and location, yero united under tho title of “Tho University of Maryland.” ‘Tho treatment of ‘tho two collojos na 6 single iustitu- tion was productive of uifflcutticu, and iu 1805 tho State withdrow ita nid, increasing In conso- qnonce its gratnitics to the county schools, until #omo of them rocelved a8 high as €800 annually, ‘Yno earliest sottiora of Virgivin, like those of Now Enxgiaud, contomplated tho immediate foundation of s university, but the masancro of 1622, with othor untoward circumstances, defor. red the xecomplisument of thojr plan tattl 1692, when tho Wiliam and Mary College was founded at Wilhameburg by ene William and Queen Mnry, who granted for ita ondowment £1,985 14a 10d, 20,000 ncres of tand, one penny per pound on tobuceo exported to the planta- tions, with other revenues from tho Crown. ‘hosa Lenefactions wore erwolled by provincial ald and private anbscriptions, Although Wiliam and Mary College tn, next to Harvard, the oldest oolleze in Atmecricn, tho opportunities for education Jn Virginia bad prior to itd organization been very limitod. In 1671 a Goverfor of tho Btato waa ablo to any: “A thank God there are no feo schools vor prinein 5 and Lhopo we shall uot hava them hese hundred years.” Anothar Governor “avo ordors ‘¢o-allow no poreon to uyo a printing. press on nny occasion’ whatever.” ard abit anathor taxod rchoolmastory at 20 shillings & head. Aftor tho Novolution, efforta wero mado to advanco tho lutorcets of cducation In Virginia by hor most iniluontinl and onllyhtoued citizens, Tho namos of Vatrick Henry, Richard Mrand Lee, James Madiacn, and Thomas Jofforsan, aro lionorabty connected with those movementy, In 1776, Jefferson reported 8 bill to the Legislatura = for on echool system in Virginia, but it failed to pass, oud none hae over yet boon adopted, Ih 1780 the academy at Hampden Sidney was incorporated, and received from the House of Burgesses tho right to rafeo monoy by lottery, but no direct np- propriations, ou account of the impovorishod condition af tho Troasury of tho State conse. quont upon the War of Indopendonce, ‘The history of education in Notth Carolina doos vot differ materially from that related of Virginia, ‘The Constitution of tho Btate, adapt- ed in 1776, contained s mensure for tho outnb- hahmont of schooly which ehould aiford instruc- tion at low prices, Lut no notable rogulty arose from the anactmenut, Sumo moans for tha pro- motion of cultura wore early inaugurated In tho golony of South Carolina, “By the hborulity of Dr. “Bray, libraries woro established in Charloston and other parishos, the Log- indature Acauming heir management und support in 1700, In 1710) and 1714 tho Government slatted o free school in Charleston, paywg #500 to its Dreaeptor, and attha somo tino giving 60 to onch of the euunty echools, A pitl fur a provincial cullego. was Introduced into the Loglulaturo iu 1769, but tho project was not realized until 1785, when threo colleges wera churtored op the sate day. Ponufort obtained a chartor for a colloge tn 1705, bat all those inatitutions foil to the rank of gram- war Behouls in abilef space of tine, In 1901 the Legislature founded South Carotina Colloga on a liLoral plan, giving ite Prosidont a salary of 33,000, ita Profeewors 2,000, aud the tutors $1,000. Within twenty years the Stato oxpended $286,000 upon the’ college. From 1812 to 1820, it alno oxpenited $302,000 upon the lawer schools ; but tho monoy was inidapplied, aud the schools Jangulshod, or totally perished. 4 Ucorula, the youngent of tho thirtoon Colonios, was woltled by debtors released from cruel in prisonmont in tho jails of England, and by por- aveuted Protestants From yarious countriocs of Etiropo, ‘The Yaudols from Lombardy, tho Moras yians from Austria, the Droteatauts from tho Swiss Cantons and the Highlauds, aud tho dis- pergod Inractites of Portugal, found au asylum on the lands grauted to Gon, Ogalthorpe, and char~ tered by Goorgo IL in Juno, 1733, Schools would naturally bo carefully attended to by sooplo of such decided religious charactor, and tho Moraviana and Highlandors wero especially avalous iu tho education of their cliidren, John and Charles Wesley visite ithe Colony in 1745, and Goorge Whiteticld can o over for tho frat time in 1738. The latter founded an “Orphan House" st Bayannab, and supported it by bis reaching, while John Wouley taught school rang ble play, aud started 8 Bunday- schoul, anticipating by half a century tho bystew of Sunday-schools ostabllelied by tobert Haikes in England. Au articlo in the Conatitu- tion of Georgia, framed in 1777, provides that overy county shal sustain a schodl at the public expense. [y 1785 tho Legislature padyed an act artablishing a callego, and endowing i¢ with 20,000 acres of Jand from cach county in the He 8, In 1801 tho institution wax lovated, apd ike Prasident made the head of the educational eystom of tho Btato. * Probably ats porlod {rou fust before tho Revolution to the ood of it," saya Mr, ‘Ven Brook in bis recont volume on * Anmorivany Ktate Universities," © the srorago position of the Col- onica in regurd to higher education, relatively to the ago snd to population and wealth, was auite avxood au at the present tine, Maxsa- Now Hampalire ttn Dartmouth, endowed sith, 40,000 neve uf Jamts Rhode Sela hind Whe Infaud Colloze, foun tet maliny by doations from the Baptists of Americh and Ungland ; Marto [tx Bowdoin, endow od with 116,000 acros of lutul ; whily neareiaien wera weattared thickly Abroughout New Kngtand, with laudesudya mente. Tn Now York, Penteylyanta, and Now dersoy, the heginniuge of Columbia. nud Ney Jersey Colleges and” Pounaslvanin Univers ty had Leon woll made. Maryland had its county acadouics, and ith University mado up of Ware ington and St. John's Colleges. Vireinia liad Willlam and Mary, and, Hampden Sidney Cul. Joges, with other ‘wehoola, South” Carolina iad an Inceptive aysiom of echoals, with a University atile head, on both af which the Stato wan ox. ponding largely; aud Georgia had its county system, headed by” an cipryonia University, Vased upon Inne tnnidegranis.” Outside of Now Englaud a period of decline in edutcattonal affains followed the Revolution, and meroased for a gotinration of mora; but, as Wo have seen, the xerms of tio rystem of cul. ture now ding the United Stites wore aowy nt au early day inthe history of tho Ametioon Cotontes, nnd havo survived all tho viciveitdey to whieh our country bas hitherto boon sul fected, THE BIRTHPLACE OF MANKIND, It is auppored by geologlsts thst under the wavas of tho Indian Ocean thero stoops a buried continont and that Stadagnycar, Ceylon, nnd other islunds lying to tho northwost, aro ity Dighor lands, that, 1m the snbmergonco of the main body, vtill kept their fnces abovo tho een, Tho name of “Lemuria” bas been given Dy Trof, Belater to this vanished land, and the theory had been Profected, and found many supporters, tat this was the Dirthptace of the human race, It bne alwass beon a favorite conjucturo that tho cradle of the primitive man was located in nome rozion within tho tronics, where tho climate was aultie ciently warm tu admit of his Uving in comfort with Ittlo or no clothing and sholter, and where fruits, herbs, and roots suitable co his supsintenca grow in spontanouus abundance throughout the Yenr, making the Ktruggle for oxiatcheo an eacy ono for tho human animal to nstaln, Buch a region must hayosbeon tho lost cont nont of Lemuria, and hore it admirovly lity the theories . of scientists to place the first home of mankind, ‘the multitude of rndo implements fashionod by the hand of man that have Leon found in Enropo in the floors of cayos and in tho strata of river-val- loys give a clow to bin exixtones and condition many thoueands of years ngo, but he bad theo advanced beyond tho first #tngo of varnginn, hoving alroady invented #ume arin by whieh 10 capture animals and defend huasolt agaist big enemies. No retnains havo yet been divesyerid that testify to hits hfe while ho was stillin the infancy of his gareer, 4 creaturo more brudah,and itnbecile, and helplers than the netive of New Holland and the Bushian of Africa. But how easy bo account tor tha lack of light on tng poricd of lis oxmtcnce by the hypothesis thut he was born and paused his early yeurs on a comtinent that hag bloce sunk benonth tho sea, carrying with it all traces of his tirst rude savage niato, As Lemuria becaino overcronded with the multiplying tamily of mankind, some of the nore Onterprising Would wander away to otber regions in search uf the food that had grown kearco in their native home, And so, in proce cvs of time, it would come to pars ther the vations parts of tho world would be peopled, and ont of the differences in the exporlunce of tho sepatnto groupa of nomadic men would ba dovoloyed the diferent raced that have played 4 part in tho history of the work. du the ulvcusson of this subject, Prof. Huxtey declates that the geographical distribution of tho negru luco cannot be oxpiamed except uy on tho supposition that great changes, involving tho subinersion of nu immenso tract of Innd or chusutis lad ity Marvard; Connecticut ite Yale; a slowly. ed chuin of tlands lying to tho east of Africa. havaneotrrad singe tho appence snte or Mae faca, “tha roviow of De aebet a “ Ethnology," Dr. Tylor says of the theory that Lemuria was tho cradlo of nnnlijnd : Such a continent, Dr, Perchol thinks, fs an anthro ological neceenity ‘fur Australians, Cooler, Fayuiny, aud negroes, ly reich their prescut Loinus almoot dry thal, Aa te climute, mereover, this birthplace of man would be nilusted In'tho very zone of authropold ayes, Tt bt remarked sich ‘a choleu of tho region of snan's first appearanco would Ly more orthodux Wun seems nt Aret eight, for hero we ate in the nelghibor loud of the four mysterious rivervof Eden, namely, the Nilo, Euphrates, Irgus, and Ludue; dnd im the gradual wubmergenco of Lemuria wo soo pitilexsly ac- Coropiabed thy expu'elon from Twradixe, nltuated, a the old geographors ‘knew, in Bouthoast’Axta, ‘This, Dr, Lenchet fa careful to itd, Ja anty an ts patialy tut it tana hyzothesta which’ may lead to geologic inventiqations of Madagascar, Coyion, and Rodriuex, ond xoundings in the Fu Ocean tn quest of the rellea bf the vanloticd land, —— DREAM-ROSES. Arare rose-garden! Nay, tomo ground enchanted; No earthly yardun over glowed or glouraed With suet wott iuterfure uf suine aud shade ‘Aw malugled tn th cho-kered shafta that alanted, hrough overy winding wale, und leafy glade, ‘And atiadow-doppled, stlont, will arcade Where thene fright rovos bloomed. No meaner Hower tight thereiu be seen, ‘Only tail troce and rower, ‘The thick gruen Of foviol Loufugy parted to let poop Red rosea From tho dusk, cool shadows doop ‘Of arctu tt ulleys, wtar-wiad slion : White roses, anowy-soit an J's; And there Were winding wilder With closo pluached thik eapalicrs of roso-litebes, Whenco futing trilly and sllver-rippliug ruakos Of meilow bird-xong nuusieally called, Li low rerpouaes, And those bosky shazea Wero dight wilh colury vurlond as tho yraces Of a Cate woman, Oli} a workl of roves Crushed, clustcrod, climbered there, No anlect elosca Of Lydian laya voluptuously dytng, Aru wo aoul-sutis ng An were the qlorics of that garden lonely, ‘Phat rare rogw-realm by oxo aventa Inosnred only, ‘There stayed all yearnings thal tho eutrauced soul Might feel, and thero the whole Of the weiftevarylug gamut of desires Wau touched, and turilid, as ary the ethereal lyres Of Hust spirita by, qutckefngared fancies 5 For all tho coverts close and fale oxpanses’ Of that frradtant roso-reaiin acoined. attuned ‘Yo dutnty thoughta, aud dolivate delights, Oh not tho sweetest of ull eummer niyhte, Ly the moat chastu of pearly crescents mooned, ‘Abt wow go fresh, bo fulr, Bo bright, oo blaud, ae perfoet pant compare, Ax that rare baunt of roses, ‘There they dwell, by woft winds warded well, Homo-ehrlned, whore preseuca hore wore but s hint Of biddon glories, As the Hut footprint Of wutrayed weraph, dhnpting earthly sunde, Might yluld rapt faucy falut toraladowluge Of eiso unyictured things, Vnchartered aca, and undiscovered lands ¢ Bo cach rowe-vdor stems to bring a breath Of Iifv to this the pascuro-world of death Of Lifo that Lives tu lovelinesa complete, And hence linmortal 1 our rones Het Ero in thelr odorous hoarts wo wholly road, ‘Thelr mystic muanings, acsing thous accord With aphieres whero lovelluows bath fo indoed, And love fa lord, But there, in that rose-roalm, tho roses breathed, Unbroken lif in deathtess dors, wrvathed Day with unfading garlands, sud bedight Wily abadow-softenen grace the argeut brow of nigh$? dnt the Year Rount, init WOME) AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. To (KE Editor of The Chteauo Tribune: Truaca, N. Y., July 27.—The editorial in Tos Trinvye of July 22, on “Tho Higher Education of Womon," requires somo correction so far ae Cornell Untvornity 1a concerned, The beautiful structure wrongly termed Baga College is, in fact, w dormitory where women can, J ther chooxe, have rooms and board whilo pursuing tholr studies In tho same clavsce, and on oxactly tho sume footing, av the young men who optor tho Univeruity, ‘The opening of the Sago building can make no change m the provont etatus of woman bare, wocing that for threo years thoy have pursued the same cuurso of studics ay the mon, aud havo taken dogrees ovory year, just as thoir malo competitors havo done, ‘here bas not boen, shore iy uot now, vor is it intoudod thore shall bo, any separate Inatruction in any branch of study for women, Yory wisely thoy are allowed to en- ter on tho courso without any discrimination for or agalust thom, adaL —— . A Libel suit. ‘The libel suit which the Baltimore American hss on its hands promisos to bos dooidedly in- toresting ono. Tho alloged tibol consiated ia tho publication ofa ' Lotter from tho Poaple,” written by a respectable and sedponsibto oltizon, charging the Board of Public Works, which con: sists of the Govoruor, Treasurer, and Controilor of the Btale, with having boou maile tho touls of acorrupt ting ia the purvhuso of w site for House of Correation ; wud the caso thorofore in- volvex the whulo question of tho extent of a Howspapcr’s tight to criticiwe public ofticors. In- deod, Royerdy Jolinsou puts the cuso yory well when. iu tendering the nowspapor bis profes. sional wurvicey without feo, he saya: ' My mo tive for wakiog this offer was, thet, from tus gruun@ou which L unudorstuud the suits hare Boew brought, 1 thought tha public iuturust wow evaceruod, und that the froedom aud usefulness of tho public prese were involved." Amvrican acing ta enjoy the situation; U6 bet hud twenty suits jn as many years, but bas novel had to pay damages or couts.