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A- Jilw»«>M»«!*V 1 *\ w ••iMwimitlWi\ i*\ 1 \*'- *\ v \ ' ^•.^^g MWl'; . IBIJ \HI\ *1|j| **^<«ym\« 6 MEXICO IIDIP1KPEN1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. j > Latest Decision in the Spiritual Case. We see by the decision? published in the Syracuse Journal, that the General Term re- cently in session in that city has ordered judg- ment for the dt-feudent in the somewhat = otle orated G»*e of. M, D .MEtJuns, et al, Trustees of School Dist. No. 10, of Mexico, versus Andrew Johnson. This case has danced attendance on all our courts for years, and illustrates \the glorious uncertainties of the law\ in a certajn ela^s of cases. Sometimes victory has perched on the banners of one. side, and then on the other. Originally the action was brought by the Tru-tees of the Prattville school district against som* wandering mediums* the Davenport buys we believe, for trespass, vtetarmis, in taking possesion aud holding f rth in the school house in said district. The affair was tried in'\this viil'ge, and excited much interest. The first jury railed to agree, but the. second jury found verdict for the plaintiff* ol $25.. The mediums appealed to the County Court on*tbe faith of a revelation from above, which assured them that the judgment would be reversed; aud the County Court did reverse the judgment. The Supreme Court however reversed the judgment of the County Court, whether Contrary or not to any message the Davenports may have got from the fkies we have not learned. Of course by this tme a nice little bill of costs had ac- cumulated for somebody to pay. The Daven- ports were non e$t, but Mr. Johnson their couu-ei had j,one their bail on the appeal to the County Court, and accordingly tlw last action was brought by the Trustees against him, on an uud*rtakin^ given pursuant to FCction 356 of the code, is to the extent of t'.e liabltties of the surety on the undertaking, tht>refca«a great variety of opinion among leg*! men. The surely tU this case conten ded that ia agreewg to beeomejesponsible for the co-t* 'on said appeal\ to the County Court, his liability was limited by the language of the bond, aud that he was not liable for costs made ci a KubBequent appeal, from that court. The nutter came on at the Circuit, and judgm ent was entered in form in favor of the Trustees. It then weut to the General Term, where many very wee points were urgaed, and has resulted t us time in a judgment against the Trashes. Resolutions • Passed at the People's Convention, held, in this village on Wednesday the 2Grt utt. Resolved, That in this hour of our Country^ peril, while she is battling for her existence, she should receive the utmost aid, moral and material, of all her pons. ... Believing that\ tite great and paramount question of Government or no government. Country or no country, first demands our con- sideration, and that, we have no higher present duty than to uphold aud maintain th>) Govern- ment to which we owe faithful allegiance for all the civil and political blessings we enjoy, we cheerfully lay .aside all lesser differences to folio.v our country's fl ig to victory on laud and on sea, upholding aud strengthening the' bands in which the people have placed it, till this question shall be s°ttled by the re-estab lishment of the supreme government of the Union in all the States and Territories. RKSOIV- d. That for traitors at the Sou th or at the North, drying the Uws, there is no, law but the stern rules of war ; and that this Ad- ministrrttionwould^fail in one of its firstdut'es. if it fails to promptly and rigidly enforce such rule. Resolved, Thnt while this war la c ts, we for- get a^l past political differences—leaving the dead to bury thH dead, and ch«erlujly unite in sustaining and defending Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country. J&B- A lad named C: E Crcteier, of this town, brought usfourappUsou Tuesday,-which were about as large as those we mentioned last week, and a trifle handsomer; jS§\See advertisement headed Teaachers' Association. '* js^*We haYe some very fine Indian corn which grew on the farm of Mr. 0. Hungerford. of South Richland. Some of* the ears-are about thirteen inches in length. Mr. -H. has just har- vested fourteen acrga. of the. fame kind* ^8B*It will he seen by ati advertisement else- where that Mr. Erskiae wants cider apples to. makeup for customers, and all the cider The uiake» will be free from the Black Creek^wafcer- —a fact worth remembering. Still They Go. Li ut Ruadell left, our village on Monday I-ist with auotber detachment of thirty e ! ght vol- -itot^rf*- Ttre most ot ttrem were Wraylook- ~bt««tttful in thFnrtof- pHUmaavhTp win he re mg men, and when au opp' jriunity offers will, we truss, do battle maufully for their country. We also noticed a few boys, one in partiJUI ar, C Fr.iry, fcom Colusse, cannot be over 15 or 16 . yturs of age. Perhaps in a company of Flying Arttliery such bdyb may be of service in takin g . tase of horses or otherwise,-but they look quite too young for soldiers. It was a •ad - scene to witness, the part- ing t»f fneuds, bus-baids from wives, children from their parents brothers and sisters from .each pi her. aud when the last sad \God be with you\' was pronounced, to see the silent tear i cursing dowu the cheek, and the sad pnbabih'ty that some at least were leaving their tiieuds never to return. Mexico Academy. We understand that the Trustees of the Mexico Academy have secured the services of Prof. Bntdiotd S. Potter as Principal of this Institution. Mr. P. has had several years' ex-' pirieuce in bis prole tion, and ©eme« to us highly recommended as an able aud efficient Teacher. Mr. Mk Ka : gbt, of Sterling, who is a thor- ough scholar, has taken charge of tie Depirt- raeit ol Languages. 4j| The Female Department remains, as before, fludtr the suyrvision of Miss Prescott, and as to that lady's capabilities nothing need be said. —. With such a competent Prtnc'pal, aided by Assistants »o < fHeient, we predict for our Acad- eny a bright and prosperous future. It will b seen fcy renrring to !he Academy ad^eitisem.nt in auother co'umn that the Win- ter Term comnrnces on the 3.d of D ceitb-.r next. M»»«. ' L ——\ ' ' Frtx TJP THE 48TH REGMFSt—The ranks of tin* Sec< nd Ow< g* Rt-ptment sboitld have been filJrci b-fo^e this, and would li-i'vp b'en. .51 «U ra*n enfw-ed iu the roun*y bdti j 'ined it. Si'cetl.i- rigtmetit las been, fo m d, three or tt'ttr ftiU corfipaaie*-have left the c»uuty and joiue'l oth. r\rvJ«»iiJB TM* iliauM not b<». Eti.ry %o!urxt' t-r from this cnunty >h»ull j >tn thf 48ib, «Weh woud sjve (h ' c-itttity ciedit fer the full» ual'f.r ol men sHe furniAes. LECTURES TO LADIES.—We. und\rstar.d that the Itctures which are this week being deliver- ed to lad es, in the Presbyte.im Ctiurch, ia thi« village, by Mr-. H. M Wheeler, upon the scence of Anatomy and Puysiolo^y, are much appr<ciaied by. tbose who attend tihim. The introditetory 1 -cturj on Mon>iay night afforded a rich treat to all who heard it—being clo'hed in b autifel language, chirmingly delivered, and replete with .interest and instruction.— Every mother and daughter ou>jbt to hear Mrs. W.'s leotnies, which are illus'rat«d by a fine artific'al femile figure, anatomical plates, &c. Such lectures cannot fail to be highly bon'e- ficial. ^«<^ , ' WORTHY OP Nonce.—Having learned that i Prof. C. P. Meads, of Oswego Commercial • College, had fitted up iu good style hw room. | over BrookH* di-ug f-tere, aad being fond of j looking a* the beautiful we spent\ a few min-, tt'es on Tuesday in examining the splendid specimens of peiiminship that adorn said room-1 Knowing the Prof, to be a young man of gen-1 tlemanly and obliging manners, we feel certain all who wish to inspect the wonderfa I and I ceived by him with great courteBy, and be hi(jbly gratified. VYe are pleised to learn that | Mr. Meads is go ng to reside iu Mexico till j sprinjf, and as we know from what we have , seen, a-* well as frj.m Mifjerenoes, that heiaal thotongh master ot hre pro?ession, wa trust be will be patronized not only by the citizens of thi-i village, but those of the surrounding coun- try- New LiNDi.0KD.—Mr. F. L. Barnes, a man of large experience, has purcba-ied the hotel at Colosse. and fitted it up so as to make it a Qrst- class'bouse. Those traveling that way w'li do well to give him a call. AMKRICA-N ^AotucrjLTURrsT—.This old and firmly establishd journal ol Agriculture is still i i a flourishing condition, and the proprietor, Orangp J'tdl, offers to fumi>-h it from now up to the first of January, and then a year for $1. It, contains 32 d mole quarto pages each month, and U the largest, best and cheapest paper of the kind publi-bed in America. Address Orahge Judd, 41 Park Row, New York. NOMIVATED.—At the People's Union Con- vention, which was he'd at Oswego on Satur- day, Samuel J. Holley was nominated Aesem- llyman for lit Assembly Dietrio t. \SOME POMPKINS.\— If Mr. Midland does think h mself \somecpumpkin? be certainly suceeds not only in raising sonte, but very large ones He. gave us one on Saturday which weighed fifty-seven Ibi. Whatever Mr. M. thinks of himself, we think pretty well of bin), aud a great deal of his pumpkins. jzar-We learn that the Sandy CreeH^avalry coropaay is tilled up—numbering about e|ghty men J^-Mr P Samlhovel ha* our thanks for a qimitity of F a'l 11a Con\oid an'! Diao*grapes, wh ch ar- iar#e and I tp.vio i*. Mr. S. km more 0: the *»m« varietien wbicbheis willing to sell at rtasona. U-raus. £&• Gov. y.^ai luiH desigoaicd Thursday, Novi-m'ier 28, u^ a J-)ay of Pr.tis •, Tbunk-giving' a.d Piajer. ^B*Th\ O-wrgo Tim a (.f Tuesday saya: \We ftatr iti.it .i 'A. man UMJ c^ild were C.ui'tl ii-ar Fulton lasi night. MIPI.OCATION.-' On Wtdncr^ay afterneoo of la-t Wick, Wat. H(waid,s bt>y living in th* vi'.f.^e. att n<p\d «>» ji.-mpf.-to a «ng« n, and . dniMini m• th-? ( Jiid, HJ, f,-.. fttl in f..thanjiwmra6-t0'd\t«l • ca r e by brnn; iw-tS' I \a oti...ii liua: oy the tiller, a \u< i iit He is n. w do'tig-vcry well utder , WenuW n...t !ear.< th, ir Mn,.n, but we under He c-re of Br Day.'ou. ; ttn.A fiat tbvy hfed in D:t(.sv;ilf. Oswego Cpunty Teaebers' Institute. Pursuant to a call of the Sehool Commission- era ot Oswego county^ the teachers met at the Rmpire ritill, in Mexico, October 7th, to organ,- 7 \ ize a Union Teachers' Institute, under the supervision of the Commissioners ;,Gr. F, Wood- bury. Cum of 3d. District, acting as chairman pto tern. Upon motion, the chairman appointd Prof J. H Honse, W. S. Goodell, M. C. Stevens. Mips Jaue Bioadwell. and Miss Sarah Nutting, committee on permanent organization. While ihe committee were conferring, the chairman called upon A. Dean Tubbs, tutor of PrattvuTe Select Seboi-I, to present a. plau of gymnastic exerei^i s He represented Dr, Lewis' mttthod of i.hysieal culture a< best\ ad«pted to the Icl'oolmom and most approved by t aoh-rs. Committee on organization reported for, President, G. F. Woodbury ; 'Vice-Presidents, Com Place and Fi«b; Secretaries, A. Dean Tubbs, Mi*se* C. Jewitt and R. Strickland ; Tn-asurer. Geo. Seymour. Repot t accepted and adopted. , Secretary proceeded to take the names of te«c7hers—44 being present. By vote' the Secretaries were required to re- port Institute proceedings for publication in the Jiexico Independent. The President announced as the instructors Prof. J. H. Hoo8e' of Practical Arithmetic, W* S. Goodell of Geography, M. C, Stevens of In- tellectual Arithmetic, aod A. Dean Tubbs of Gymnastics. Institute voted Miss J*ne Broad- well instructress in Grammar. Voted that the Board of Instructors with the Commissioners be constituted an Executive Committee. Messrs. Boose, Go.idell and Barnes were ap- pointed to wait upon and invite the clergy of the place to be present and conduct the re- ligious pxercises of the Institute. C. R. Skin- ner appointed to extend an invitat'oa to the Faculty and pupils of the Academy to attend. ' Messrs. Hoose, Gnodel, Stevens, Chaffee and Seymour were appointed committee on resolu- tions for Discussion. Adjourned to meet at seven P. M. EVENING.—Institute met, and upon motion of Secretary adjourned to accept the invitation and attend the lecture of Mrs. Wheeler, on Physiology, at the PreAyterian Church. TCKSDAY, Oct. 8th.—-Institute met at K? A. M. A choir of teacheis favored the Iustitute with a fine piece of munc. Religious exercises con- ducted by Rev. Mr. D&vis. Roll called and re- vised by S' c. Prof. J. H. Honse and Prof. L. P. Storms entertained .the teachere by remarks on school discipline, while Com. were dividing the Institute into class«s. Three divisions were formed, which are to be rtciting each hour during ihe session, except the lart. J. H. Hoose, A. T. Skinner, and Miss R. A. Stevens were appointed to receive subscriptions for the New Yotk Teacher. Class exercises tilj 3 P M., when Prof. Meads was introduced, who spent some time elucidating the Spencerian system of writing. A. Dean Tubbs thea organ- ized a class in-gymnastics, and with and with- out apparatus drilled it for an hour. Adjourn- ed to meet in the evening at seven o'cock. EVKNIXG.—The evening was mainly occupied with the discussion of school discipline. Among those who took part ia the proceedings were Revds. Davis and Burgess, Messrs. Hoose, Good- ell, Mosher, and the President. The discussion washigLly interesting and instructive, and lis- tened to with marked attention by a large audience. ''Where there's a will there's a way,\ and the will is not lacking among us to grow \wiser aud better,\ to say nothing-of the strength of muscle to be gained in the gymnastic exercises, which are to be a merkt d feature of the session. Let us ''work while we work,\ and we need have no fears eoeeerfliag the result. The Eing of the True Metal. MESSRS. EDITORS :-^Mr, Geo. Halsey, of this town, permitted one of his sons to enlist under Capt Sichards, in the flrot company formed from this town and Parish. Being personally aeq'iainted^Rith the young HHKJ, I felt quite aa laterest in his success, and often made enquir- ies respecting him, and was gratified to hear a good report. Iu process of time Borne person or persons, had been writing to the young man to come home, and he became uneasy and wanted to get away. Mr. H. asked .the advice of friends—not' how to get his son from the ar- my, but simply what he ought to do und«« the '{circumstances. We advised him, that if his son was in good health, by all means to encourage him to stay, as at this time of our country's peril it would look like, desertion, to leave the army, aud come away. We reminded him of Gen. McDowell's report of the battle of Bull Run, where some of the companies marched to the rear of our army to the sound of the ene- my's cannon. Mr. Hdlsey said my advice cor- responded with Lis views of the matter. In a short time, I met Mrs. Halsey, who made similar enquiries as her husband had done. We «ave her the same advice. Mrs. Halsey saia she was gkd their friends were frank enough to advise her son to stay—that it would be pleasant to have her family at home, butishe knew that it was nectisaary, at this time of our country's peril, to have brave men to defend her from our foes, and she was Willing tocontribute her lull share of strong arms and willing hearts to do the duties of soldiers ia the field. Mr. and Mrs. B. both said they should write and try and encourage their son to be content and do his duty manfully. I did not at that time expeot to have occa- sion to refen to the matter again, but when the next company was being formed, one of the first aod foremost to enl.st was the second son of Mr. Halsey. Mr. H. cam* protnp'ly forward and gave his written consent lor bissecond son to go. 1 believe such instances are not rare, and they certainly speak well for thepatiiotism of our country. • — Mexico, O^t. 7. SrictDE.—We learn that a maa named Amos Broughtoa, aged,49 years, ooramitted suicide at Red Creek, on Friday morning la«t, by cut- ting his throat with a jack-knife. Mr Brough- ton bati been in ill-health for some time, and it is said, lost some property,\ causing great de- pression of spirits, which is supposud to have been the cause of the acfc He got up at a very early hour Friday, telling hia wife be was go- ing to the barn to milk Thtuking there was something strange in his conduct, Mrs. Brougb- ton followed him to the b.aro, but arrived only in time to see him nevenng bis jugular vein with a knife. He died almost immediately. He loaves three sons, one of whom is in the army on the^Pctomac— Oswego Times, '0t- Authority has'heen given for the raising ; of a new regiment, to be officered and com- i posed entirely of Irishmen, in Western New \—•• the headquarters to be at Rochester. York- ^»*Gen. McKin8try delivered himself of tho following soldier like speech at a meeting in j it. Louia a few days ago : j \Fellow-citizens I am here to listen and not | to speak. I am about to take the field agait st the secessionists—to meet them in mortal eofn- bn.t. If I-survive, l will gladly address you on my return.\ ^\•The French Minister has returned to Washington from bis tour with the Prince Na- poleon. He says the prince had a very satis- factory visit during the eight weeks he re- mained, in this country. The Teacher?' Institute of Oswego county haR again atsemlled in this beautiful Village of 51 f*'.co after \an absence\ of two years.— Not*;tb«taLdinf! the disagreeable- state of the weather ami the d -parture of peveral staunch lab;>r. rs from our rank 6 to th'* martial field, we meet many familiar iaceifanda still-greater nuaiber tf s'rangprp, who we shall call friends before many days have elapsed. There is, in truth, no doubt but this will be found both pleifradfc arid profitable, as have b?en the pre- vious sf'fsi'ms of our Institute. Realising, as do a'! teaeherp who am in the least degree wor- thy of the uobl» and digrjfied appellation, the great importance and necis'ityof careful and earnest prep.iraiiofi tor cur duties, we ought not wemu«?not fail to derive much benefit from oar eompejeiat and jadxtous instructors. ^\•Brigadier General Fierce, late command- ing at Big Bethel, Va., is now serving as a private soidier in Col. Fletcher Webster's regi- ment, thus giving the strongest evidence of his devotion to his country. ' « js£?\ A good one is told of a Quaker volun- teer, who was in a Virginia skirmish. Coming in pretty close\quarters with a rebel, here- marked, \Friend ifs unfortunate, but thee stand just where I'm going to shoot,'' and blazing away down came the \seoesh.\ jja©* In apologizing for bis non-attendaDce [ at an agrioultmal -fair in Vermont, Gov. j Sprague writes : \Permit me to say, and e«p\ci ally to the young men of Vermont-*-that class whom I am trying to represent in my own person^-that the gloriaus privilege of doing some real service to one's country now exists, 7 and thnt \a liktime may never present another, i sttbh occasiou.'' ^- 4 r!r^r^^7 v rir£K3&s'j«iGaBX--tsrs???w'^i.-..--rwiT- --• - . .-jg»^3a«ii^rggirfraiwi*y?rJjg Ta?^^, ^sr^xKKKnartasiljww^n
