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V o l . I l l — W h o l e N u m b e r 7 1 3 . BATAVIA, N. Y. TUESDAY, EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1880. P r i c e T w o C e n t s T h e E p is c o p a l C o n v e n t io n . New Yokk, Oct. n . — At the af ternoon session the resolution of a Mississippi delegate offered in the morning and withdrawn, tendering a vote of thanks to clergymen for their services to the sick during the yellow fever scourge at the South, was renewed by L. Bradford Prince, who said, since the South had with drawn it, the North would renew it. Mr. Prince was asked to withdraw it, but refused, and a vote to table was lost— 141 to 106. Thenfollow- el speeches of several clergymen who said they had done nothing but their duty in ministering to the sick daring the prevalence of the scourge. The venerable Dr. W hite of Mem phis, who remained, in that city dur ing the plague, with outstretched hand implored the honorable gen tleman to \withdraw the resolution, but he refused again. Then Mr. J. F. Gerante o f Louisiana, moved, as an amendment, to strike out after the word resolved \and tender thanks to the people of the North for their generous contributions during the prevalence o f the plague.\ A vote to table the whole business was car ried— 103 to 98— and the conven tion adjourned until to-morrow. Ily d r o p lio d la . Elm ira, Oct. i r . — T h e two year old son o f Geo. Selway of this city, was bittea in the fa.ce eight days ago by a hound. This morning the child died of hydro>phobia. It had spasms two hours preceding death, froth at the mouth continuously, at times snapped its teeth, and barked like a 4 og. When given water which it seemed to crave, the child j would violently reject it. The dog was killed. It is thought other per sons have been bitten. F a t a l Shot. P ottsville , Pa,, Oct. i i . — Early yesterday morning James Donohue and Richard Swift called at the house of Mary Brown here and de manded admission;. Being refused they attempted to batter down the door. Andrew Brown, brother of Mary, warned them to desist, and upon their refusing shot Donohue fatally. Brown gave himself up, claiming self-defence. This after noon his sister attempted suicide by shooting. ------------------------- H e a v y D e f a lca t i o n . N ew B runswick , N. J., Oct. n . — The city is excited over another defalcation. Postmaster Jos. F. Fisher, treasurer o f the Union Loan Association, has embezzled $23,000 of the stockholders funds. His ar rest is hourly expected. H e claims to be able to pay back the defalca tion. There is considerable feeling against Fisher, and the stockholders denounce him on every hand. He has been living above his means. F a t a l R a i l r o a d C o llisio n . C oluiebia , Ga., Oct. u . — An extra on the South Western R. R following the regular freight train, ran into four cars which had acci dentally been detached from the first this morning, wrecking seven cars. Engineer Sheridan was fatally injured, a wood passer slightly. When nearing this cily the engineer of the extra train knocked a negro from the track breaking his arm and leg. Trains are running through. Crimea and Casualties. J amestown , Get, 11.-- Yesterday Benj. Watkins, a farmer living near North Harmony, was kicked in the stomach by his horse and died in a few minutes. S lant - agent , Quebec, Oct. 11.— The body of an old man named Brunet, who disappeared four weeks ago, was found torday covered with logs and brushwood in a hollow near where he had been working. His pockets were turned inside out. It was evident that robbery was the cause of the murder. Advertise in the Daily News. ■RAILROAD MU.A8JEI.tri>. Sixteen Cars Dem olished at S. Byron Last Night - Nokody H a rt, A freight train, drawn by engine No. 55:7, George Waller conductor, had a, bad smash-up at South By ron between 12 and 1 o'clock last night which resulted in the demoli tion of sixteen cars, all o f which were piled across the track in every way, shape and manner. T h e facts regarding the smash-up as we learn them are as follows: The train which was quite heavy, was fo in g east down the grade at a rapid rate, when it broke in three different sections. A signal was given the engineer to stop H e had n o sooner done this when the middle section came down the track and ran into the forward end of the train, throwing eleven coal dumps and five freight cars each side of the track. Work was immediately be gun and at 1:30 this morning the tracks were cleared, so that trains were able to pass. Before the track was cleared all east bound trains were obliged to go down on the north track to Byron and be switched over to the south track. It is fortunate that n o one was injured. -----------<•». ---------- AM OTHER REPUBLICAN RALLY Enthusiastic m eeting at Sultord L i s t Klglit—Speed* M atting and Parade o f tlie “ flftyi In Bine.” The little village o f ¡Stafford was awakened from its drowsiness last evening, the occasion being »»meet ing o f the Republicans of that town. A t an early hour in the evening wagons of all descriptions began to arrive in the village, and b^ the time the parade began, a large crowd of people were there to witness it, The following companies participated and made a very creditable appear ance. One hundred and five from Oakfield, one hundred from Le Roy accompanied by the L e Roy Martial band and gun squad. Eighty-five members of the 1 ‘Boys in Blue\ club from this village went down, and were accompanied by' the gun squa.d and the Batavia Union Cor net Band. The Stafford boys turn ed out seventy-five strong and pre sented a very attractive appearance, After the parade was finished the cro^d assembled in front of the Odd Fellows’ Hall, to listen to the politi cal issues of the day which were ably discussed by James H. Warwick, of New York city. The speaker is a well informed man, and during his speech the crowd paid more than the usual attention. T h e best o f or der prevailed, and a great deal of enthusiasm was displayed. ---------- ---------------- T l i e S c h o o l m e e t in g . To-night at 7 o’clock, railroad time, the annual meeting of the Ba tavia Union School takes place at the school building, and it is neces sary that the patrons and friends of the school should attend To-m or row between 12 and 4 . o'clock two new trustees will be elected in the place o f John F. Lay and Wilber Smith, and any lady renting proper ty in her name or owning real estate in the district subject to taxation, is entitled to vote. -------------------------- - Kendall's spavin cure for sale at Try on’ s Drug Store. 2 -* 4 t New stock of L ap Robes just re ceived at John Thomas’. tf ---------- --------------- — A full line of all the newest styles of r ubber boots and shoes that will be sold at bottom prices at Yates’, sign of the Red Boot. tf * ---------- •«e> ---------- - Attention A ttorn «r«t Shaw & Stiles haveaddded to their stationory stock a lull line o f Legal Blanks in accordance with the new code, and all warranted to be cor rect. io-6t Parties sick and afflicted run no risk in buying D. R, V. G. Guar anteed by your own Druggist to give satisfaction, or tnoney refunded, it. R e p ly to >‘l a i Sufferer.” lo the Editor of the Jieztis: In your issue of :h e 7th inst., I note a communication from one signing himself a “ T a x Sufferer,” purporting to give valid reasons for taking a determined stand against Prof. Fuller and hissupporters. T h e letter commences with a vehement diemand for a redaction of the salary of the principal, feiit as it proceeds it becomes evidenttliat the question of salary is of secondary importance. What then is the teal motive for the attack? Is it a consciencious’ desire to improve matters o n political bias that prompts this movement for a change? We can best judge from these words of the writer. “ We Want a change, he(Prof. Fuller) has had it long enough; give somebody else a c h a n c e . T h e conclusion that follows from this statement is that Prof. Fuller is not wanted upon any condition, in d it is fair to found upon such a statement the re mark, that those vho oppose the re appointment of Prof. Fuller main tain as a wise thing lhat the princi ple of rotation in office should apply to the headship of a public school. The propriety c f a change is pat upon the ground ¡that- Prof. Fuller has had the place fong enough. is this a sound argument? Is it ad vanced in the interest o f a wise ad - ministration of tlie school? Or is such an end and aim far from the mind of our pretended “ T a x Suffer er? Surely no sensible man for the mere sake o f a change would be willing to place his children under an incompetent ¡instructor. When you have found an able man for principaL keep him there, so that he may become intimate with the needs and peculiarities of the particular school and he will do better and better work. An «efficiency comes from long experiertce not to be ac quired in any other way. On this principle a systematic policy can be pursued by the head o f a school, and scholars work through the whole course on the same plan, which could not be done with a constant change o f p rincipL Does the suc cessful merchant or manufacturer turn away an efficient manager sim ply for the take cf a change? What is not good sens« o n this point in business, is equality not so in school management. Tti-e truth is that un certainty in the terms of such an of fice has most harmful consequences. A man whose retention in his posi tion, it dependent upon political ca price, is not likely to enter into the true spirit of his work. It is futile to expect a man to use his best en ergies, when he knows that the qual ity of his work is not a governing consideration, bearing upon his far ther employment, I f there is to be rotation in this position, then those who hold it will find the cultivation of political power a n d influence the most profitable field of their labor. It is further iii^ed b y “ T a x Suffer er” that a continuance o f the office in the same hands will establish a “ dangerous precedent ” This is simply an old political cry misap plied. No reasonable being will contend that even if the rotation principle is sound as applying to or dinary political offices, that it is sound as applying to the headship of our public schools, which do not belong in any manner to politics. The devout wishoif the serious mind ed man is to keep o u r public schools out of politics and their present methods. But why argue so evident a proposition? l b e true aim in all school matters should be their pro per and efficientAdministration, and if retaining in the position of princi pal an experienced, able and excel lent man conduces to this, we heed not bother ourselves with scream ing politicians or tlieir rubbish about; * ‘dangerous precedents.\ And now a fer words as to the •alary. It is certainly true that plenty of teachers can be had for less than $1,600 i year. But I deny that competent men for the position of principal can h e obtained for less than that sum, The laborer is al ways worthv o f his hire, and it is j well to look with suspinoi: wpjn a j man who is willing t > 1 ike U ¿s for j his services than the average com- j >ensation, A competent principal j that is a man thoroughly educa ted and qualified by study and men- j tal aptitude not only to teach but to ; supervise and direct the teaching work of a large school— is worth $1,600 and more, and needs that sum to sustain the position in the community which he should hold. Lower the salary of the office and you will now or bye and bye get in competent men in the p)ace, for the jlace, for the best men will only slay where they are properly paid. \s- suming that it is true that the de sire o f the opposition is to cut down expenses, we have to bear in mind that there is such a thing as false economy. The tax payers had far better maintain the present salary and a well conducted school, than a poor school, as it would be under a series of cheap principals. These facts should be seriously pottdered by every citizen before he casts his vote. After all the turning question should be, has Mr. Fuller proved himself an efficient and worthy prin cipal? That he has done so, has not been questioned, andthalno one has gainsaid his qualifications for the position in all the discussion, is a signal tribute to his qualities as a man and a teacher, and the best of reasons: for his restoration to the principalship. M. ---------------------------- VThat the Parents rh ln lt . It was a pertinent answer which a business man of this place made to the leader of the anti-school party when asked to support his candi dates for trustees. He said: “ Y o u have’n’tany children to send to school and I have. 1 cannot af ford to> send my children out of town to be educated and I want just as good a school here as can be had. The school cannot be too good to suit me, and I shall vote to sustain it. ” If we have had a good school in the past it should be sus tained. If we have not it is a poor way to improve matters by placing more power in the hands of men who are utterly out of sympathy with the school and who have been since it was organized. ■ « •» ----------- Teachers* Institute- S ' X A T E PfM W H . A great deal of interest is mani fested in the teachers’ institute no\f in session at the Court House, one hundred and thirty-eight teachers have already registered, and the prospects are that the attendance this fail will be quite large. Prof. Lantry occupied considerable time this forenoon on the subject of Grammar and language. Prof. Johonnot’s subject this afternoon was growth and nurtureof the mind, he applied it to primary reading. This gentteman will lecture this evening subject, “ What shall we read \ The lecture given by Prof. Lantry last evening was well attend ed, and the audience were well pleased. ■■■«•► ---------- For chapped hands, ¡burns or any kinds of sores try “ Good Luck Ointment” at Shaw & ¿tiles. io-6t A Collection o f Interesting; Notes From all (fc.ua r ter s. John Van Horn, ex-M ay or, and a prominent cit’-sen o f Lockport, died .\unvla.y moHung. Anthony Syivester, an Erie track hand, was fata 1 lj- injured' by a gravel tram, at Black Rock, Saturday. Governor Cornell arrived ;\t Ith aca Thursday evening an i n . 1 ! en joy a few days’ rest. H e will re turn to New York some time this week, Merritt Kink, an Ithaca lawyer, is said to have thelargest law library with >ne exception, in the United States. He has nearly 4,000 vol umes. In a fracas in a field near Yap- hunk, L. I ., Saturday, James Gal- lay, a. lunatic, whose hands were shackled, killed Frank Rossman, also a lunatic, with a spade. A il oleomargarine factory is in course o f construction in Albany, which, when finished, will turn out between 6,000 and 8,co o pounds of the article daily. A petition to Governor Cornell is being circulated in Canastota, pray ing for the pardon o f Melvin D. Woodford, who is serving a life sen tence in Auburn for arson. On Friday last David Shanks of Sprimgport was severely injured by a lall from a wagon, fracturing several ribs and loosening them from the spine. His recovery is very doubt ful. The Western Union telegraph company is putting up new poles along the south side of the Central railroad tracks. Three additional wires are also to be put up. Four teen tons of wire have been deliver ed at Port Byron for that purpose. A cat in Reuseville, Chenango county, is only one day behind Tanner. Shut up accidently in the house on the departure of the fam ily, it was found as thin as a wafer but still alive, on the family’s re turn after an absence of thirty-nine days. As the special express on the N. Y . Central was drawing out of Rome Saturday, a. woman attempt ed to board the train and fell be tween the cars. Conductor Evans sprang to the rescue and released the woman before- the wheels had time to touch her. The conduc tor’s: promptness undoubtedly saved the woman’s life. I kcs .— Shaw & Stiles have the finest line both of office or school ink« ever shown in Batavia. io-6t ----------- 4-«-» ----------- The Red Boot triumphant, so clear the track old fogies, You’re undersold in everything, from babies' shoes to stogies. -----------»■♦» ... - ....... A. D. Tryon is agent in Batavia or the McKinnon Pen, oa^a^t ----------- ------------------ A ll the nobby styles in stiff and soft hats for young men at tf J ohj I T homas ’. ----------- 4 0 ----------- latterm an’s celebrated cork sole kangaroo, pebble and straight goat button boots,just received at Yates', sign of the Red Boot. tf In Trouble Again. The notorious john Smith, who is forever getting into trouble, was arrested again last night by Officer For and lodged in jail. Smith en tered the O ’C mnor B ro.’s store and used some very vile language. He was reprimanded for his conduct and told to leave. As he made no move toward going Thomas O’Con nor caught him l»y the collar and at tempted to eject him by main force, in the scuffle which ensued Smith bit O ’Connor quite badly on the back of the hand. Officers Fox and Griffis were soon at the scene o f the disturbance and the offender was. taken down, Smith is a man who likes whiskey and when under the influence of the flowing bowl is a hard customer H is actions when drunk are of the most disgusting nature, and now that he is up again the full sentence of the law should be meted out to him. <««» --------- - Mme. Demo rest’s, Butterick's, Leslie's, Harpers', Taylor’s, Eh- rich’s and Munro’s Fashion publica tions for the ladies on sale at Mack- ey’s News Room* ---------- ---------------- Slaughter of kip hand-made boots of all widths that we will war rant equal to any in the market at Yates’ , sign of the Red Boot, tf W h en you want a good pair of gloves or mittens, you can save money by going to John Thomas'. -----------<»(. ----------- Subscribe fpr the D aily N kws .
