Wreck of t lie Ship UAf Erilliae Te- -AmicaTioaf of thb Cbow-B- a. ThoTre- -the school law reouired this sacrifice at my bands;Aod boas in their district, aid to th month of- Fabnsarv following. th director entered into

t RAVENNA OHIO.

. i . tiwe us m ue.B tha arrival of the bark MermaiiJfotn devs

rmm Uana Yoiitr. at San FiancfcKoi-ww'hwr- e theparticulars of the loss of. the Lady JZctZwar.

nearly all on board, 01 au pwaa-g- my25 were saved.. '?...'" ,

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The following is taken from the Chmm Mafm

Tbe second mate and two of the passongexi orthe Ltdy EvSine, arrived here yeftfrthy. tfhave been favored with the following particularof the wreck: - , - '.

The Lady Evilxne, for San Francisco, with S1JChinese passengers, kit Hong Kofii on the ,39nJune, but the leaking, wis'

oWiged. t'pptinto Amoy to fill up with water. She left Amoyon the 15th July, keeping nortbJof r.in4i, andhad a gale on tbe 19th, which lasted untlUhe 22d,in which the mainmast ana mixenmart Were Joitjwhich caused the ship to roll; fearfuiryl .'Sheleaked in consequence, and could tot be keptfree. Proximity to danger was feared,, tut 110

observation bad ueen poasi ble since lea ring AuioyaBreakers were seen at a Y. M. on tne 22d July,the gale then moderating, but a tremendous searunning. Endeavors were made to set sail,' butenough could not be set aft to keep the ship, to thewind, she being' two miles from the outer reef.There were throe lines" of reefs. She . cldared.the outer one; but as there was no hops of f Icir-i-ng

the second, at 3 and a half P..M. tLe eschars;were let go. ' The ship struck and broke id two.The anchors held the bow part until dashed .topieces in detail. The after part was- washfdlaway, and all on it were, drowned; among themwca Col. Poor. ' The foremost stood, owing tothe granite iq the hold supporting 1, anq the Sec-ond mate, four of tho crew, and a'paasenKer, heldon till next day, and swam ashore. All the-stiver-s

were washed away from the wreck and werekilled, by loose pieces uf the wreck, except S3Chinese male anil female passengers, who escap-ed ttiey do not know how.

The natives, Louchxians, enclosed a ffeld ahi.put up a huuie for them, gave tbeid clothes andfood, and all together treated them with muchkindness. They remained

ron the island , tuo.

months and three days, when the Hermes 'artrredand look them to Amoy. Two women and the'second mate camo down in the Gate'M f theuUIers were waiting an opportunity to folfow."

The natives of X'ai-pin- g are Very numerous, a.nianderio having supreme authority. . They wouldaccept no money from Capt. Fishbourne, but hegave Them fl.iniR'l, thick,1 sugar, arid such otherthings from the Iltrmes aa they would accept'$.4Y'iime$. - .,.,' ,..,'f r tf.u'

iTIembcrn of the Legtslu tare I'll! r'&c ,

The Senate of Ohio consists of thirty-fiv- e num-bers, when full. Mr. Williams, of Coshocton, in. o isequcnce of & severe injury received by being;thrown from a bugy, ha not yet taken his seat,.From a list published by the messenger boys,.we '

learn that ol members who have t- -ken their seats, 14 are" farmers 1 2 are lawyers2 are merchnn'S'-on- e is a clergyman and editor1 brewer 1 qnarryman 1 physician 1. inercl.ant and farmer, nnd one a commission pierchtut.

The oldest Senator is Mr. Riblct, of Richland,whose nge is 69 the voungest is Mr. Pendleton,,

23." ' " V"-- "of Hamilten, agedThirty-tw- o of the Senators are married Messriv

Bartlit, of Franklin, and Upson, of Summit, elembeing placed on the single list. : .,

Thirteen of the Senators are natives of. Ohio .

6 of Pennsylvania 2 or New York 2 of NewJersey 2 of Virginia 2 of Vermont 2 of Ma- -,

rvlaud 1 of Connecticut 1 of Kentucky'l-e-Massachusetts 1 of Germany, and 1 of England.

The House of Representatives consists of ninemembers, thirty-si- x of whom are' OhWm

by birth; 13 ure natives of Pennsylvania; 9:of NewYork; 6 of Virginia; 5 of New Jersey; 6 of Ms.sachusetts; 6 ol Maryland; 3 of Vermont; and H

of New Hampshire.; The.States'of-iKeiituckyj- ,

Alabama, South Carolina, Rhode Island and Con-necticut have each a representative' born within,their limits. Scotland has given birih trf two of'the members; Switzerland and Ireland to- one-eac-

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Forty-on- e of the members ara enrolled as farmlers, one as a lawyer and farmer, 'one as a niilfcf '

and furmerj seventeen are lawyers; 10 physicians,-- 6

merchants; 2 carpenters; 2 cabinet-maker- and2 school-teacher- s. Of the remaiudcr ,tliert are;printers, millers, potters, chair-maker- s, salt maiju fact urer s, wool dealers, builders, sadd)ers,liuttersiron manufacturers, and ministers, one each. 'One'member puts himself down a various'; and anoth-er, (Mr. Newell, of Logan,) a "one of the peOipie," which, by the bye, if we did not know better, we sho;.ld think meant that he was one pf theb'hir. .,,..-..''- ! h

The oldest member is Judge Cr ine.of Warrerrjaged 61; the youngest is Mr. Parrott, of Moat.gomory, aged Mr. Bassett, aged 20, is thanext youngest. Messrs Dean, of Wavne, Burton,of Cuyahoga, Cross, of Hamilton, Evtins of Jack-so- n,

imd Porter, of Coshocton, follow next, "ea.cnbeing 28. i -- . ' t . j.t. .hi m

Eighty-eigh- t of the members are married buteight single. How many will remain tn a stateof single blessedness to the end of the session, w?will be better able to state after St. Tatentine'eday. Ohio SUIe Democrat. " '

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urer of Hamilton county served notice on all tbedelinquent broker in Cincinnati, on the 18tb,

informing them of the amount of their tax aidpenalty, and that the sama must be paid within

five day. Similar notice were aerred on all thebanks except the Ohio life and Trust Company

which enjoined the Treasurer last year, the injunction, containing a clause embracing the taxes ofthe present year. None ol the banks, and only

three or four of the brokers had paid their taxesWe learn from the Hocking Sentinel that the

Treasurerer of Athens county lately attempted to

collect the taxes from the Athens Bank, afterhaving given the required notice, when he was

met at the door and knocked down by tnebullies of the bank. That paper, intimates thatthe bank bribed the Treasurer to delay the col

lection of the' tax to a certain data to await theaction of Judge Leavitt upon an application for an

injunction to restrain the collection, by paying

him $245, being about the amount of his per cent-a- g

for collecting. , Ought institutions which thus

refuse to bear their qual burdens of taxationwhich set the laws at defiance, insult and maltreatpublic officers in the discharge of their official du

ties, and hold out bribes to corrupt them, to be

tolerated by a republican people!

Westebb Reserve BABL-T-Th- e Warren papers contain a card from tho Cashier of the Western Reserve Bank, contradicting the report of the

failure of that concern. He says the report was

started by Mr. lames H. Kibbee, who sent in

about $200 of its bills for redemption on the 12th

inst., while he, the Cashier, was out of town, and

the clerks in the bank were unable to unlock the

inner door of the vault, which remained closedfor about two hours after the ueual time of open.

ing the bank in the morning. He says, paymentwas not refused, but the coin was promised in a

short time, and sufficient amount of coin was procured soon afterward, and before tbe vault was

open, to pay all the demands Mr. Kibbee had

against the bank. . , ;

Mr. Kibbee also publishes a card in justification

of his course, to which he appends the affidavit ofS. H. Webster, S. C. Hull, and M. D. Phelps,who make oath that "the Western Rreserve Bank

refused to redeem their paper between the hour

of 9 and 11 o'clock, A. M., of this day, Jan. 12,

A. D.. 1854." Mr. Kibbee says: "The reason

preferred by the Teller for not redeeming the

notes when presented, wtrs that "Mr. Taylor had

gone to Youngstown with the key to the vault."This I had then and note, reason to suppose a mere

pretext to gain time to drum up the specie, and

the laws of banking do not oblige me or any one

else to wait until they can rake up coin when

bills are presented." '

l!Iattcrs lit Eric.On Tuesday of last week, the railroad bridges

across French and State streets were both torndown and afterwards burned. The mob number-ere- d

about a thousand persona, many of them mendressed in women's clothes.

On the same occasion a young man, ThomasWalker, son of John H. Walker, (one of the di-

rectors of the road,) who was peacefully looking

on, was set upon by the mob, rotten' egged, ston-

ed and beaten, until his life was despaired of.' Another manifestation of the mob spirit wasmade On Friday night last, when the Erie fanatics hung John H. Walker in effigy, in the yard ofMr. Reed, a citizen of Erie. '

King and Lowry whose trial commenced atPittsburgh on Thursday last, for resisting thoMarshal, have been discharged.

More Anticipated Outrage at Eric In-dians jA broad.

Passengers by Saturday night's train say thatas they were passing Wesleyville (a village fourmiles east of Erie) in coaches, twenty-fiv- e personsattired as Indians rode through the place on horse-back, going towards Harbor Creek. Their In-

dian attire was not complete. It cosisted of noth-ing more than paint upon the face and hands, andlong red flannel shirts worn outside.

A gentleman asked one of the "Aborigines"where he was going. He was told in reply, thatif he (the querist) didn't shut up he'd have hisd d head knocked in. ' - ' ''

The destination ond design of the ruffians canhardly ue guessed. Some suppose they intendedt) tear up the track ond commit several riotousdepredations at Harbor Creek. '

We are in hopes to learn something more def-inite before going to press. Plain Dealer, Janu-ary 23.

The marshal Going to-- Erie AgainRumors.

A private dispatch from Pittsburgh to a gentle-man in this city, received Saturday evening, an-

nounces that the President has commanded theU. S. Marshal to proceed again to Erie, and exe-cute the order of the Court, until overpoweredby superior force. ...

Another private dispatch, direct from Wash-ington en the same evening, says that the Presi-dent has decided to order troops to Erie, and en-

force the law at all hazards.We give the rumors for what they are worth.Plain Dealer, Jan. 23.

' Important to Farmers. Geo. Saurdebs,our Consul at London, writes home' and advisesour farmers to sow plenty of spring wheat andplant any quantity of Indian corn. The Balticand Black seas will certainly be closed for atleast a twelve month. England and Westernand Southern continental Europe will have tolook to the United States alone for a supply ofbreadstuffs, hitherto obtained from those seas.'

A Feature of the IScw Treaty.It is understood that the Gadseji treaty contains

a release of the United States from that clause ofthe Guadalupe treaty which binds us to protect theMexican frontier from Indian incursions. Thetreaty has been received with considerable commendation. It is good fortune to Sahta A ska atleast, for there is almost as much lack of proven-

der for his army as there was for Falstaff's recruits. : ' " - '- iti'yAv-y-

- 07" Telegraph despatches announce that M,Bodisco, the Russian Minister nied at Washington on Friday last. , ;

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Fiee at Rochester. A destructive fire occurred at Rochester, N. Y., on Saturday morning,which destroyed buildings and property valued atfrom $200,00Q to $4Q0,000. '

03" A despatch from Harrisburgh, Pa., datedthe 2uth inst., sayst The bill to repeal the charterof the Franklin Canal Company passed, in th

Colni bwt CorrejoaieceJ ' ; '. Cottnw, Jan. lst, 1154-- "I

This grand coup it Senator will occur on Tuo.day evening . Bow many Csars thsr are who

dread the idm of January, thsr i no mean or

knowing. .

Her I am, "a looker on in Vemcer endeavor

ing to snuff the political atmosphere, to learn the

th name ha taken the only mean of

ascertaining it, as the track has been so often

crossed, that the keenest scent is-- baffled. The

prominent men are Allen, Medary, Manypenny,

Pngh and Corwio. Whether any of these will be

nominated is uncertain. - ' 1 .:.

An attack i made by certain members of theLegislature, on the Board of Public Works. , What

their inquiries may develop, w hard to ascertainTha Board are willing to have the matter tested,

and court investigation. Doubtless Rigorouseffort will be attempted, to sell the entire public

works. Iti probable, however, that the attemptwill not succeed. r . . ..: ..: .'.:r

An important bill haa been introduced by JudgeBurchard, to change the law on tbe subject of usu

ry. It provides' agamsi me using 01 mieresi athigher rates than six per cent It meeta with

greet favor. It of course will meet tho attacks of

Shy locks snd small-fr- y money shaves, who demand

Legislative sanction, for pilfering, and--a specific

license to commit petit larceny by authority af the

State. In the Senate bill has been introduced

by the chairman of tbe Judiciary .Committee, toabolish capital punishment. The bill was laid on

the table. In the House, a bill to prevent the evils

of the liquor traffic was introduced by Mr. Jones,

of Jefferson, preventing the adulteratian of spir:

its, and requiring the vender 'to give bonds in

$1000 for the violation of any of the provisions ofthe law. It prohibits the sale to all persons un

der eighteen, and to habitual drunkards.Quite a sensation is produced by .the. Erie res

olutions.. They strongly condemn the Pennsylyania authorities, and denounce Erie in particularrequesting, too, the President to see that the orders of the Supreme Court arc enforced. Thegovernment of the Legislature will materially d

pend upon the conduct of Erie. Should the riotbe quelled, the resolutions will, of course, b.withdrawn.

Mr. Cochran, on Friday, offered a resolution

instructing our Senators and requesting our Rep-

resentatives in Congress to use their exertions t )

so amend, tho constitution, of the United States

ai to permit the people to elect their U. S. Sena-

tors by a direct vote.. The resolutions were re

ferred to the Committee on Federal Relations.. The vote of the Senate admitting the colored

editor of Cleveland to a scat in that body as a

reporter, was rescinded by a vote of 17 to 8. Mr.

Upson made a speech against rescinding the vote.

Mr. Perky, of the House, introduced a bill re

quiring the venders of paten! medicines, to speci

fy upon the wrapper or label of every bottle or

package of patent medicine or nostrum, the com

ponent ingredients and the proportions thereofand making the vielation of the iaw a criminal offeiice, punishable by justices of the peace in u

fine of live to one hundred dollars, ,

The Legislature in both, branches appeur indus-

trious and laboring to discharge its duties in thebest manner. A great deal of important work is

in the hands of the committees and will soon .be

before the House and Senate for action. Should

the caucus of Tuesday night result in a nomina-

tion, I will telegraph the result in lime for theSmliiiel of Wednesday Your'e, J.

For tho Portage Soutiiuil. -

The Editor of the Ohio Star, and 1 believe some

of his correspondents, have complained much ofthe Inefficiency of the law of the last session, ou

thrizing township Trustees to suppress tippling-houses-

and have perhaps complained as much o

the officers authorized to carry it into effect, fornot making it effectual. I will propose to himand them, and to all tho friends of temperancewhether of the late Fusion puriy, or of the partythey bave so politely dubbed the "whiskey party,"that a petition be immediately circulated for signatures, ond forwarded to the Legislature of Ohio,

soliciting such amendments to the law above refcrred to, as shall make ttue law more effectual tosuppress drunkenness and intemperance and ifno law can be made effectual to authorize the township officers to suppress that vice under our prosent Constitution, as some do pretend to urge tli

Legislature to take the incipient steps to so alterthe Constitution, that townships may be authorizedto pass bye-law- s, not only to suppress intemper.ance, but for other purposes. The editor of theStar, and the convention of his party in this Coun

ty, and some Of the counties adjoining, advocatedthe adoption of that principle in our Constitutionpending s for a new Constitution, and

trust they wiil be consistent enough to still adhereto that policy, as its necessity seems now more

apparent than ever, if the townships may not under the present Constitution enforce such a law.

Such appears to be the only chance, as the peoplehave recently shown a marked repugnance to theenactment of a Maine Law for the State, by theLegislature. And township action on that subject, would, apparently, be the only sure methodof effecting the object, ft would be the peoplemaking laws to govern themselves, and consistrncy, honor, and good faith, as. well as interest,would induce the people to carry them into effect

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Erie. Our neighbors of Erie are fast forfeiting all sympathy from any portion of Pennsyl.vania, by their outrageous conduct. The arrestof the United States. Marshal while in the discharge of his duty, and the open defiance of themandates of the courts, can tind no justificationWe have never justified their violence; neitherwill we; keep silence under the gross calumniesagainst Pennsylvania, by the papers of otherStates, on account of the conduct of the Erians

Pittsburgh Post. ' ' - '

. Mississippi Senator. Hon. A. G. Brown hasbeen elected U. S. Senator from Mississippi.

''A oon Joke. The city 'authorities of Mar vs.ville, California,' recently passed an ordinancefor the removal of outside stairs in that city .- -aWhile the council was in session a few days subsequently, the stairs leading to the council chamber were removed, and the dignified members ofthe body, according to the Herald, were compelled

A model return upon a writ was recently madeby a deputy sheriff in Morgan county, Indiana.It was "sarved the within but was fit with brickbats by the woman so that I could'nt sarve it."

The attempt to light jSchenectady with redheaded, gtrm aa oeen. aMQ&ed ut tha girlshay not. ' " '' a "y-";-

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and 1 was Willing to wrego cay own pwiuuii wu-- 1

es, a well aa pecuniary inieiw, j sv scould contribute to sar the law from mutilationor amendment, until sufficient time ahould elapseto folly develop its effects, and clearly point theproper change. ' IfTwith the aid of my friends, Ifail to sccomplish this, for aught 1 can discei n, mymission is ended, and I shall feel strongly, if notirresistibly inclined to resign the office. If theold and injudicious practice is to be resumed, ofamending the. law to obviate every little local ortemporary inconvenience, I have no ambition ordesire to administer it.

In some part of the State they are very muchannoyed with the foolish practice of --closing theschool house against the teacher in order to com-

pel him to treat. My opinion on this ia subjoined,which you may publish if you think best.' -

Quation from Brown County, proposed to the StaUCommistioner of Common Schools..-- . '

On New Year's evening, the scholars saw fit tobar the door of our school bouse, and to resist thedemand of the directors and teacher to open thesame, unless a treat of two dollars should be grant-ed. The demand of the scholars was backed upby many of their parents, and by some of the mag-

istrates, who claimed that the directors had no re-

dress, and that the boys had a full right, by thelaw of custom, to set up against tho teacher theclaim above mentioned, and exclude him frdm theschool house until he should comply with their

auest. At length the teacher paid the two dollars, and ao the whole matter was quieted; but itcamo very near breaking up the school. Uponthe abore case my opinion has not only been so-

licited, but I am requested to refer the matter toan Attorney General for an opinion, The ques-

tion is also propounded, whether it would be prop-

er and legal to refund to the teacher the two dollars paid by hun as aforesaid, out ot tne scnooimoneys belonging to said district.

Opinion and Answer, .i .

To decide the above case, the opinion of theAttorney General is not needed; for the schoollaw settles the matter beyond the contingency ofa uouut. ec. 11 ueciares wai -- i ne-- jownsmpBoard of Education in eath township of the State,and their successors in office, shall be a body po-

litic and corporate in law, and as such may con-

tract and be contracted with, sue and be sued,plead and be impleaded in any court of law orequity m this State; that they snail De ana nere-b- y

are invested, in tbeir corporate capacity, withthe title, care aud custody of all school houses, andsehool house sites," &c. "to control the same in

such manner as they may think will best subservethe interests of common schools and the cause ofeducation.'

In Sec. 13, it also declares that "It shall be thefurther duty of said board to jrjcri6e rules andregulations lor the government ot all the commonschools within their jurisdiction."

Now any person or persons excluding a teacherfrom his school house lor the purpose stated in thecase submitted to ine, or for any other purpose,unless duly authorized to do so by the lownshipBoard, or by the rules and regulations" prescri-

bed by them, are trespnsso s, and as such are liable to the samo penalties, at the suit of said township Board, as they would be at the suit oi a pri-

vate citizen, whose private dwelling they shouldclose against him with the view of extorting hismoney. The existence of the improper and ab-

surd custom to which reference is made, does notaffect the case. Custom, especially a vicious andimproper one, can nev . r bs pleaded against a pos-

itive statutory enactment. Even the common lawof England yields when it comes in conflict witha parliamentary enactment, the expressed will ofthe law-maki- power. Let it be distinctly un- -Jn.ul.nJ (kiln . 1. ... un.t K ,1 ,1 1. n- - U ITQriJ Kfwl . -- IfUlltllf

the doors of a school house, and stopping a school,without an express order or permission from theTownship Board, are trespassers, and liable totreble damages.

The two dollars paid by the teacher cannot le-

gally be refunded out of your school money, andahould you make any such misapplication of theschool tund, it would be gooo cause ior wiuinoiu-in- g

from your district its share of the school fundthe subsequent year. I have written very plainlyin relation to this matter, because I feel that it is

eigh time the ridiculous and absurd custom to whichyou have referred, should be banished from-th-

State, as a remnant of the "dark ages." Whenso much is being done to elevate the character,improve the condition, and extend the usefulnessof our Common Schools, and to make them notonly nurseries of sound learning, but of those elevated and virtuous sentiments which adorn anddignify human character, it is a burning shsmethat any community should tor a moment countenonce a custom, which, in the estimation of all sensible and judicious men, is degrading in all its tendencies, aud subversive of good order.

Yours, &.c, H. H. Barret

War iu Europe.A late article in the London Times indicates

clearly the general belief prevailing in Englandthat a European war canuot be avoided. The toneof the article is bold, and the writer no longerseeks excuses for the tardiness of the Englishgovernment in taking active measures.

All confidence in the promises of the Emperorof Russia is lost, and England is called on to putforth all her strength for the conflict. . France isequally ready: and it is evident that all the mightyenergies of the "grand nation" are to be Calledforth.

The Times also sets down Austria a almostcertainly an ally of Russia.

The nations of Europe will be divided in thisstruggle about as follows:

Russia, Austria, Greece, and probably Prussia,on the one side; and England, France, Turkey,Sweden, Belgium, and northern Italy, and proba-bly Switzerland, on the other.

In Asia, it is said, Afghanistan will join withPersia and the Mongolian tribes, in aid of Russia;while Arabia, Circassla, Georgia, Armenia, Khiva,and miny other small states will side with Tur-key. Egypt, and Northern Africa, also send aid

to the Sultan. The vast populations of China andthe Indies will probably be involved in the con-

flict. - vIt would seem from the above estimate, and ar-

ray of forces, that the result could not be doubtful;aud that the Czar would be compelled to succumb.But he has great resource at command. A mill-

ion fighting men can lie raised in his own wideempire; and his allies have numerous armies.On the seas, there can be no doubt of the superiorpower or Fnglaitd, France, and Turkey. OneEnglish line le ship is worth two Russianin a naval battle. In skill, courage and determination, the English sailors have no equal in Eu-

rope. No fleets that the Czar can muster cangive him success on the ocean, or save his portsfrom bombardment Pittsburgh Post.

GovEBKMEjtT Bobfire. A grand post officebonfire was made in Washington, on Monday, the9th, of the unclaimed or "dead letters." Theywere taken to the spot where the WashingtonMonument is in course of erection, and the wholepile, 942 bushels, set . on fire. Thus were' consigned to the flames the epistolary effusions ofmany a joy mi and 'many a sorrowing heart, tbebilletdoux of the lover, and the laconic epistle tothe merchant; tbe stern demand of the dun, andthe entreating request of the debtor; the affectionate epistle of the loving mother and wife, andall these outpourings of tne heart, only shown upon1 paper to the nearest and dearest tie. Theybaa been nnealled for; they were dead, letters,and now, by the Post Office --fiat, they weredoomed to destruction. It is a good custom, thatthe prying ey of inquisitive curiosity, 'beyondtbe need ol official Knowledge, should not reachinto the secret of other. By all means, letthetnrbe destroyed. The ancients burned to cin-

der their dead relative, and why ahould not we,our dead letter. Will na on; writ their epi-

taph! "Alaaipoor Yorickl fcj

eoBtrnct in dus form, for its erection; but beforethe house wu completed, the Board of Educationfor the townehip in whieh Mtl district wee siteat- -

lei, at a regular meeting, and in accordance withthe provisions of the New' School Lew, contoli-eatsdsa- id

district with another, whereby the aaid'school hctue then being erected wat not needed.Tn laid township Board his since declined totaake any. srovieipn for the payment of the eon--tractors, who were proceeding, in rood faith to

OJDplete Mid school bouse when said district waabolished as sforesstd. Who is liable for the

' ; claim of the said contractors!. . ' Anwn-Tb- e present school lew fully and clear--'

If answers the above question; fur nesr the closef section 68, it is declared, "That the oblig-itioti-

. and liabilities incurred, sod the rights acquired' under the provisions of any of the seta hereby re-

pealed, shah remain and be in no wise altered oraffected, but may be enforced as if this set bad

' not been passed," section 04 declare that, "The' debts which' have, hcrctolort been contracted by

My school district for school purposes, shall beprovided for by the estimates of the proper schoolboards created under the provisions of this act. 'In seatien II it is declared that, "When in the

. opiniea of the Board any school house or schoolhouse site has become unnecessary, they may sell

"and convey the same in the name of the town-

ship," tie. "

"' From the above provisions it is the obvions duty

of the board to Include the legal claim of the said

.on tractors in their estimates of the amount oimoney necessary to be expended in the townehipfor school purposes other than for the payment ofteachers, and make known the same by a certifi- -

eate in writing on or before the first Monday inJune next, to the Auditor of the county, that liemay assess it on the the taxable property of thetownship, otherwise they will be exposed to a lawsuit at the instance of said contractors, to be pros-ecute- d

according, to the provisions of section 65.Friesd Cox: The above embraces, in sub- -

aatnee, a large number of questions recently sub-

mitted to me lor construction. The publicationof matters so plain would hardly seem necessaryStill the points presented seem not to be clearlyapprehended by a I area number of citizens andschool officers, and I know of no better way ofrelieving myself of the pressure of such matters,than by giving publicity to the answers which Isave returned to the questions submitted:- .i Yours, very truly, -

. . - . If. H.BARNEY.

For Iho Ohio Slat Dcinoerrt.

egnesttons Submitted to the CotuuiiS'loner ofCommon Schools.

Question First. Are incTriorahd villager,containing not less than three hundred mhubit-- .ants, obliged to maintain a school orgtnizotiofiseparate from and independent of the rest of thotownship!. Ahswib. Thev are not, fjr Sue. 32 refcis toeities and incorporated villages only.

Question Secokd. If an incorporated villagecontaining net less than three hundred inhabitante, snd tho township in which such village issituated, do not each possess pecuniary strengthenough to provide for the maintenance and aup--"

port of a high school, independent of the other,are they obliged to maintain a separate organiza-tion, and separate, high schools, if they have higheboolsatali!

' Anvil.-T- he law declares incorporated villages, not governed as to schools by charter orspeciai law, as specihed in the bvth sec, to ue dw--. . 1 , , - . , 11 . L 'I tUCi acuooi aisiriciB, in bii cases utrr uie num-ber of inhabitants is not less than three hundred,with a Board of Education, consisting of threepersons, who shall have power to divide such vil-

lages into and this Board of threemar establish within their jurisdiction as manyschools of "different grades" as they may thinkthe public interest reqnires, and "shall hare theaaane powers, perform the same duties, and be sub-

ject to the same penalties as Township Boards;"nd by agreement with the Township Board, may

transfer territory from the township, and annex itto the village, for school purposes.

" Uf sec. 21 the Township Board possesses specific power for establishing high schools, whenauthorized by the qualified voters of the townshipnot resident within the jurisdiction or an mcorpo:ted village or city governed as to schools by

starter or acts mentioned in the 67th section, ororganized into a single district by the provisionsof the 23d section of the new sehool act. Itshould be observed, by the provisions of section31. that the qualified voters of the township, whenconvened by a notice of the Township Board,"shall decide by vote any questions which may b

' deemed important in relation to tl.e cost and location of the building or buildings, or other provit-io- n

necessary for the establishment of any suchschool, (high scli .ol,) and also the amount otoienshiptsx which may be levied for the purpos?;"but this township tax is to be levied, a providedin section, 22, only on so much of the taxableproperty of the township as is not included tn anycity or incorporated village, or territory annexedthereto forming a special district." Now, as the Board of Education of so incorporated village possesses, by law, all the powers, ofthe Township Board, it would seem to follow, asa matter of course, that they mi2ht proceed intha same way, as prescribed in section 21, to calla special meeting of the qualified voters of the in- -

corporated village, nnd decide all questions con;nected with the establishment of a high school',independent of the township, or in connection withthe Board of the towns'jip, as might bi agreed, orauthorized by the action of the qualified voters of

the village and township, each acting within theirown jurisdiction, or each levying within their jurisdiction such share of the neccssaiytax as mightbe agreed: and, in this way, there is no l:-g- dimcolty or want of power on the part of the VillageJJoard or Township Hoard ot Education, to prevent acting in concert, for the purpose of cstablishing a high school, for the joint benefit of bothTillage and township, and locating it in the villageor out of it, in such part of the township as maybe desirable and in accordance with the wishes of

.the sualified voters of each.' No toish school, in the proper sense of the term,

cab be established, either in such incorporatedvillage or in" the townships, except by authority oltha qualified, voters. Each Board is clothed withan independent power to tax; but may act jointlyand by mutual agreement in reference to transfersof contiguous territory, or the establishment of anigh school in accordance with a vote ot the peopi. This construction of the school act is believed to be the true one, and such as comportswrth its spirit and the intention of the LegislatureHence the conclusion is drawn, that althoughteach incorporated village containing not less thanthree hundred inhabitants, is by tho law created

separate district, yet there U nothing in the lawprohibiting the establishment of a high school fortho mutual accommodation of the scholars of bothTillage and township, provided it be don J in the

. manner above specined. A village not incorporated is, ef course, subject to the jurisdiction of theTcwnship Board until jl. becomes incorporated,no matter what the population may be.

. Hi H. BARNEY,

From tha Obi But Demoeret.J ;

School Law. .: ,t,S i ti ,i. ! CiWhmati, Jan. 13, 1S54. ,

Mfasls Editors: Notices of numerous prpp- -

ositions to amend and change our admirable schoollaw bave bee given, I see, in the General As-sembly now. in session. ' ; r r. :.; I i-- ? It it not strange that gentlemen should be insuch hot haste Jo alter a law which was so ma-turely considered, even before the ink is hardlydry with which it was Written! V '.

''" Among the main considerations which inducedis to forego oil my objections to being a candi-

dal lot nth offiM of State Commissioner, were' too deeUratiom of my friend tut the safety of j

WED ESI) AT, JAN UAltY , 1831.

Democratic State Ticket for 1891.

FOB aCPHEME JUDGE, '.: SilEPAKD, F. NORMS

TO MtUfBEK Or TUB BOABP OF PCBUC WOBIS,

ALEXANDER P. MILLER,. Of Butler County. .

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ft7Mr. Jejffiies. our assistant, haa ieeu ab

sent for two weeka past, at Columbus, where he

has been detained by sickness in his family. ;.

! Thb School Law In another part of our

paper will be be found answers ' to questions on

the School Law, by Mr. Bab net, the Commission-

er of Common Schools elect.' ' They will be use-

ful in aiding Boards of Education and others to ar-

rive at a correct interpretation of the law.

U. S. Senator Mr. Cochran' Beso- -'.;'. lutlon. . v..'.- - (

A will be seen by our Columbus letter, our

Representative, Mr. Cociirah, has introduced a

joint resolution instructing our Senators and re-

questing our Representatives in Congress to use

their exertions to procure an amendment of theConstitution, so as to provide for the election ofour U. 8. Senator by the direct' vote of the peo-

ple in the States. We are heartily in favor of this

measure. We believe it to be Democratic doc

trine, and worthy the support of the Democracy

of Ohio. The antiquated sophistry that the peo

ple are not aualified to vote for a Senator in Con-

gress, w so preposterous that men

of the nineteonth century are disposed to treat it

with deserving contempt. . ,.

The Statesman has the following article on this

subject which we copy:

Election of U. S. Sesatob b.t the People.Mr. Cochran, of Portage, has introduced joint res-

olutions in the House, instructing our Senatorsand requesting our Representatives in 'Congress,to use all honorable efforts for an amendment tothe constitution, so as to provide for the electionUnited States senators directly by the pea pie.The reform contemplated by the honorable gen-tleman from Portage, is one that is in strict con-

sonance with democratic sentiment and principle.The people have a right to have a direct voiceupon the election of men to fill this important station. .In theory, the constitution supposes thatthe members of the Legislature will represent thepopular will, when they vote for a United States"Senator; but it is notorious, that the caedidato ofthe greut majority of the people is often set asideby the operations ot truck and dicKer politcians,or the schemes of veteran and unscrupulous trick-

sters.'

State' Board of Agriculture. The Board

met at Columbus last week and adjourned onFriday evening, after a session of four days. Welearn from Gen. McIbtosh, who returned on

Monday, that the Board determined upon holding

the next State Fair on the grounds 6T the old Fortin Newark, o the 19th, 20th, 21st, nnd 22d days

of September next. The people of Newark came

forward and contributed $3000 towards fitting upthe grounds, which will contain from 35 to 40acres, enclosed by an embankment from 15 to 25

feet high. '

Small Notes. A bill is now pending in the

Legislature, introduced by Mr. O'Neill, to prohib-

it the issuing and Circulating of bills of a less de-

nomination than ten dollar. We hope the bill

may become a law, and we believe a large major-

ity of tbe people aro in fuvor of such a measure.

It has been claimed that paper money wai con-

venient and necessary in transacting the commer-

cial! operations of the country; but whatever maybe claimed for it on that ground, there can be noapology offered for employing it in all the ordinarytransactions of business between man and man.The pretext that there is not sufficient gold andsilver in the country for all business purposes, ifit was ever entitled to ony consideration, can haveno possible weight at the present time when everyvessel from the Pacific coast comes freighted withits golden treasure. But the small note trash withwhich the State is flooded, and which is a somuch "cheaper" currency, keeps the constitution-al currency from the bands' of the people. Thebanks issue these small notes and send off a dis

tance from home, knowing that a large proportion of it will be lost, worn out and destroyed,thus largely increasing their profits, and which is

0 much contributed by industry to support and

pamper indolence. If men engaged in large com'mercial operations desire a rag currency, let themhave it, but tbe "constional" for the people.

Sale of the Public Works. This subject

is engrossing much of the attention of the pressand the people. A bill has already ' been intro

duced in the Legislature to provide for the sale of

the Public Works. These works have been

drain upon the Treasury ever since their con

struction, and have drawn annually from the pock

eta of the people from $600,000 to v$ 1,000,000 to I

make up the deficit in the interest fund, until thetaxes thus levied year by year upon the the property of the people amounts to the snug little sum

of $7,115,042. The amount thus made up in1853 was $866,545.' This is rather an unprofita-

ble operation, and a burthen of which .the peoplewould gladly relieve, themselves.

Drowned. We understand that a man namedJoseph Hersh was found drowned in the canalnear Franklin on Saturday last. He wft employed as1 a hand in the Franklin Glass i WorksOn Friday he Went alone into the woods to hunt,and in attempting to cross the canal on his Way

back, he broke through the ice and was drowned.

Godet's Ladt's Book. We have receivedthe February number of the Lady' Book, and itis a perfect gem. No former number of this always interesting publication, surpasses it in thecharacter of its contributions or the beauty of itsembellishment'. A lady said, on examining it,the" other day, that it was "worth its weight inin gold." ' ' - i

Kossuth. Letters from Kossuth state that his

departure from England was delayed because his

preparations were not complete; but he states thathe is going to Constantinople, by invitation fromthe Sultan, and that provision will be made to

take from America all who wish tj go to fight for

Turkey or Hungary. '

Foreign AtifoifriX; '.:!

; The news from Europe by the Europa does notindicate any prospect of a peaceful .settlement ofthe war question. A general war is stilLtUe onlyprobable result of the difficulties. .The Sultanseems resolved to maintain his position as an in- - .dependent sovereign, and make no concessionsthat will be inconsistent with that determination;The Emperor of Russia cannot accept terms of.peace on that basis without "backing out" ironhis former pretensions. "No reasonable prospsctof peace yet appear Meantime;it is dkc-orere-d

that Russia has been for years m'akii4r&ra --4preparations for the impending struggle,.., fternavy has beep increased within the last few yearfar more, than is generally known; and her diplcmists in Asia have secured the ofmany Asiatic nations.' K :t yjsf.mw, rw uirsue

The Emperor of Russia has been preparing forthis struggle for a quarter of a century. and thereis nothing in his character to justify the belief thathe Will degrade and humiliate himself' by abin--.doning the positions he has taken, He Will riskthe alternative of a general war, rather than-yiel- d

after being fully committed. .,,,;wjlw,:w,It is evident from ketone of tfielJuropean presf

that the opinion above expressed Is becoming thegeneral opinion irt Europe. i a1 B ' --

It is said that the Emperor of Franc i rockingpreparations for the tremendous conflict en themost extensive scale.' .The utmost activity, it issaid, also prevails in all the

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dock-yar- of Eng-land. ir. 4 '''.Hundred of thousands of lires may be sacriS- -ced in this Conflict, but we: have no doubt , it willresult in ultimate benefit to the-- mass of .mankind.In the midst of the war of kings.knd emperors, fhepeople Will find their opportunity " ' ' ' '

f - Soulc Duels Again. "ii tmaA letter from Paris, dated December 28 shyw:! ,

"It has been Tery currently , reported td-d- a.

that a telegraphic dispatch ha been received fromMadrid, announcing that a third duel haa,' takaaplace in consequence of the unhappy affair at it.de Turgors ball. The principals on this occasion,were the Duke of Alba and Mr. Soule. the fatherof the combatant in the first duel. The dispatchis said to state that Mr. Soule is killed.,. I was inhones that there was" no truth in the report, as I .

had seen a gentleman who had spoken to Mr1.

Mercier (Mr. Soula's brother-in-la- this mornng w ho nad said nothing on tbe subject and: whocertainly would hav done o if he had keen, inpossession of eny such intelligence," But sinethe I ha Just burnt that, a' dinner-- par1 gtwtli