Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1881 — INSTITUTE NOTES. [ARTICLE]

INSTITUTE NOTES.

The condition of the President still Putinih s critical. Prohibition, in North Carolina, failed by 112,030 votes «♦**♦-- The surplus wheat of Oregon for export this year is estimated at 3A),000 tons.

Fred. Douglass urges the Black Republicans of Virginia to vote the Mahone ticket. Two hundred and fifty persons were bribed to vote for the Liberals at the recent election in Madrid, Spain. Some Camoridge City parents blew up with dynamite a saloon wiieie their boys were in the habit of procuring liquor. A large number of spurious $lO bills on the First National Bank of Detroit are in circulation. Look out for them.

General Hancock has been selected to command the troops at the Yorlctowu Centennial celebration. He will be the right man ,in the right place there. The split in the Republican party in Pennsylvania is as well defined as that in New York, and the opposing factions are brimful of fight. Pennsylvania is irrevocably lost to the Repnblican party. Convict labor in the northern prison has been re-let, and the price per day has been raised from 45 cents to 6‘j cehts per day. a making for the State of about SIO,OOO. The northern and southern prisons are managed by Democratic officials, are not only self-sustaining, but profitable to the State.

The Douglas monument and sarcophagus erected at Chicago at a cost of about $75,000 is now receiving its finishing touches, a bronze tablet me dallion being added, which represents “Legislation,” and which will have a plaea on one side of the base. The body of Douglas reposes within the sarcophagus, in an iron casket. The marble of which the sarcophagus is made came from Rutland, Vermouti Mr Douglas’ native county. On its -front side are these inscriptions: “Stephen A. Douglas; born April 23, 1813; died June 3, 1801.” “Tell my children to obey the law 3 and uphold the Constitution.”

Republican organs are beginning to real the handwriting on the wall. The Albany (N. Y.) Express, State Republican paper, remarks: It is in the air that the Republican party is to be defeated this fall Why ? Is it” because of the indifference of the masses of the party? Oris it because of gener. 1 despondeucy? We do not believe that the Republicans are indifferent—we know that they are despondent. Republicans would bo pleased to carry the State; they would very much dislike to lose it; they are not willing to give it up; and yet they say that the Democrats will succeed because they will bp united, while the Republicans will be divided. There are stronger reasons than the union hf one party and the division of the other why the Democrats sho’d carry the State. In ail important measures before the New York Legislature the past session the Democrats have boen with the people and exponents of the best public sentiment of the State against the machine and the bosses. They have acted in a manner to win confidence. Their opponents have improved every opportunity to forfeit it. If records count for anything there can be but one legitimate outcome of the work of the past winter. Honest Republicans are almost sure to abandon the Republican organization. The bosses have forfeited the respect'of all fair minded men, and else where, as in New York, the fate of the party is sealed.

One more very successful County Institute has been held, aud the teachers have separated and gone to their homes to await the opening of the winter schools when the many ideas gained will be put into practice. In the quory-box, Thursday, was Jound this question: “How much should a teacher who has a six months license be paid?” It evoked quite an excited discussion. The Teachers’ Re-union Thursday was attended by B crowded house. - This shows that the citizens take an interest in the work of the teachers, for which we are very thankful. The programme was well carried out and was very good. Prof. Ransburg, of Valparaiso, was with us Wednesday and Thursday and gave some very instructive talks on Natural History and Language. Friday afternoon was mostly occupied bj- reports of committees and miscellaneous busiaess. The attendance reached 103, Friday --a greater number than has been enrolled at any previous Institute. Many persons were surprised at the stand of tne Superintendent on danc ing and kindred amusements. We believe he is just right, and to give more authority to his statement let me quote from the report of the Superintendent of Whitley county to the State Superintendent; “While dancing and the use of tobacco may look to a very large portion of our people as being indeed very innocent in themselves and altogether harmless as to any influence effected thereby, yet a very large and respectable portion of our school patrons would rather not have our teachers Indulge in such practices, and the teacher who cannot forego his amusement, in dancing when such self denial would add greatly to his influence for good, is not, in my opinion, wor tuy of license to teach school.”

The spelling match for the bel l , whioti was won last Institute by Messrs. Burnham and Johnson, wa 6 held Friday evening, and resulted in a tie between Miss Clara Coen and Mr A. M. Muncen. Another trial was gi'-en then to Messrs. Burnham, Mur.den and Johnson, and Miss Coen, which resulted in victory for Mr. Burnham. Correspondent. August 23,1881.

The late Judge Seymour, of Con nectieut, was a man of sweet and kindly nature, and as a lawyersetth d amicably an immense number of controversies. Once when prosecuting a case,' says the Waterbury American, where the defendant was undoubtedly guilty, a point of evidence wn g ruled against him which was fatal to the case. He proposed to withdraw the charge without a verdict, but the defendent insisted upon a verdict in his favor, and the Court charged the Jury that the defendant was entitled to aif acquittal. They retired, and to the astonishment of a crowded Court Room, came back with a disagreement. “What occasions the difficulty?” queried the Judge. Whereupon an honest-looking Juryman arose, -and speaking for himself and some "of his fellows, replied: “We have been well acquainted with Lawyer Seymour fora number of years, and we know that ho never would have prosecuted the ease unless he knew that this man was guilty.”