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Official X^&rxar of the City He County Tinted aad Published Every Bay in the Yeai BY K. P. HALL. NO. 17 WABASHAW 8TEEJBT, ST. PAUL. Terms of subscription for the Daily Globo By carrier, (7 papers per weolc) 70 cents per month. By moil (.-without buudiiy edition) 6 papers per voek,fiOcoats per month. By mail (with Sunday edition) 7 papers per week, TO cents per mouth. TS1W WKKIITLY GLOBK. Thf VEJOCLT CJIBS ia a mammoth eheet, exacth doubi* the nlze of the Daily. It la just the paper foi theflrettrto,containing in addition to aS the currec' MWS, cheve miscellany, agricultural matter, market reports, &c It Iornlshod to aingls subscribers al I .00 par year. x?illy tilotxe Advertising Race*. FoartJ Pace, S eonts psr Une every mtsrUon. Third Page, S cent* per Une for tha Ant week. AS inbaeqaent Insertions 3 centa par Una. Display advertising (on tourta psg* only) double above rates. All adrartlabig la computed noa- paraO, 10 ttnea to an Inch. ST. PAUL., SUNDAY. NOV. 23. 1879. IT is simply worthy of remarknothing morethat the pastor of the most fashion able Baptist charoh in Chicago, though con victed of the grave offense of stealing his sermons, is still retained in his office. Lar ceny is not, apparently, a crime of which the "Baptist creed takes cognizance. THKEU is no danger of the overthiow of Republican institutions in this country as long as Bob Ingersoll lives. Even in the face of the Grant boom at Chicago ho ex pressed timstlf as a Blaine manby im plication if not in exact terms. Bob has laith in the peipetuily of the union, and in this respect he deserves the respect and gratitude oi the people. IT is better to be born lucky than rich The new bwhop of Louisiana was ordained, a priest oidy ton years ago, after having served in the Southern army all through the war. Since taking holy oiders he has been tuo rector of beveral of the most prominent churches in the country, married a rich wife, and is now at the head of the church in Lou isiana. Promotion is sometimes rapid, even in the Most conservative of churches. TKM New York World and Herald are both booming loudly fur Bayard. They de clare that he is the only man who can carry New York against whoever the Republicans may nominale. There is other authority, howtvtr, tonally as pood, for sajing that he would have great difficulty in carrying that or ar other Northern State. Though every one concedes his ability and purity of char acter, it is doubted if he will prove popular among tbe people. Ho ia too much of an aristocrat to suit the masses. MBKvma ia tho seat of sanitary confer ences just now, and justly BO for there is no city in the union that needs sanitary super vision more. But the people of that city seem to defer on every occasion to the judg ment of the national board of health. The local health officers have designed some very good measures calculated to improve the Banitary condition of the city, but before putting these regulations into force the city authorities oiave the sanction of the national bonicl of health. Perhaps wisdom governs the action of the city authorities, yet we are convinced that if the city waits for action from that body, tha pestilence will sweep the cily front tho face of the earth. Gcnr. PrxxauuRT, in accordance with the request of the River Improvement conven tion at Quincy and in reiteration of tho ex pression of views indicated by the conven tion nt JIuw Orlean a, has appointed as per manent eomniisaioners from this State the following gentlemen: Col. Wm. Crooks, St. Paul William S. King, Minneapolis and Hon. J. J. Randall, Winona. A meeting of tho ooramisaionera three fiom each State boidenng on the Mississippi or its tributar es, will be held at Louisville, Ky., on tho 2d of December, when, it ia expected, there will be & full representation, and such measures as may be deemed expedient for the improve ment of tho navigation of the Mississippi river will bo considered and action recom mend^ to CcncrcM. DlLdRHUyG THIi MINISTRY. 1 magnify mine officeHOMAJ xi.13. The apostle of the Gentiles was willing to do all things that be might win believeis in tho doctr:ne9 inculcated by Christ. But ho would not degrade tho bacred office of the minibtry, though the heavens might fall. He magnified his officethe most noble office that was ever committed to the care of mor talthe office of preaching Christ and him crucified. Ono would think that to magnify such an office would be entirely out of the rango of possibility. Perhaps it is. We in cline to thu game belief because of our faith that no vocation is higher and no calling more sacred than that of the j*reacher of the gospel of ChriEt. Tho man who preaches the gospel ought to be filled with the spirit that animated the first teachers of tbe doctrine. He should not be embarrassed by other interests that might tend to warp his judgment or influ ence his conduct. He should be consecrated to his work, as the vows he takes require. But how many clergymen regard their obliga tions as sufficiently sacred to warrant the subordination of all else to the good of the cause. The number is few. There are, however, a far greater number who are wil ling to degrade their office for some tempo rary good that may come on rare occasions. "We grieve to be obliged to say that the past few wetka have furnished abundant exam ple of such persons. A few weaks ago it was announced that Mr. Whittle would com mence the wcrk of evangelizing St. Paul. Prom tho moment of his ap pearance here, our city pas tors abdicated their powers. It was not an ordinary abdication, but rather a complete surrender. The ministers combined, and after a general confession that they were unable, by the U86 of their most persuasive arts, to get up a revival of religion, they surrendered, horse, foot and dragoons, to the so-called evangelist. If a physician had a patient, or a nnmbvr of patients, over whom he had exclusive charge, and should call in a traveling doctor to oare for them, what would be the pop ular verdict? Simply that that physician was not competent to oare for his pa tients, and ought to be shunned by all peo ple in distress from sickness. This will be the verdict of the public in general as to our city clergy. They have been here for years, and have labored, in the ways they have been taught, to win souls to Christ. They have failed of successat least we must conclude as much from the let that they are mere puppets in the grand show thaf is taking place. They play the part of utility men or supe3 at the revival meetings, whichever the presiding genius may eleot, and play it moBt subserviently, the more em phatically to impress their panshoners with their humility, whioh, in the world's par lance, would be called subserviency. The churches of St. Paul have been espe cially favored with pastors of more than or dinary ability. We dislike to say a word that could be construed into a condemnation of their course. We believe them to be men who as a rule appreciate their high calling. Bat they have of late exhibited but a poor regard for the cause they assume to advocate in debasing their office to such an extent as to feel it incumbent upon them to hire some person to do what they have con tracted to doto awaken the people to a sense of their danger in the world to come and show them the way to redemption. The physicians who cannot heal their own pa tients are not worthy to be trusted with the care of others, and much as we regret to utter the words, we are compelled to say that the ministers of St. Paul have done them selves an irreparable injury in abdicating their authority in favor of a strolling evan gelist, who comes simply because his reputation for creating a religious furore is good. FROUDK'S FANATICISM. James Anthony Froude, the alleged English historian, has a somewhat remarkable paper in the North American Review for Decem ber on "Romanism and the Irish Race in the United States." It is remarkable in many respectsfor its hatred and misconoeption of the Irish character and of the religion of Rome, for its ignorance of the effect of free institutions upon the emigrants from the Emerald Isle, and for the falsity of its rea soning. The writer affects to fear a great danger to this oountry from the importation of the Irish, bringing with them their vir tues and vices, their religion and their ig norance, and predicts that by the close of the present century the Irish Catholic population of the United States will number at least twelve millions. There are, he says, fully eix millions of the race now here, clinging to their old nationality and foiming as distinct a race as the Israelites. Mr. Froude is no doubt a man of great ability, but his prejudices too often warp his judgment. It is true that the emigration from Ireland has been large, especially dur ing the past twenty years, and that most of the Irish when they arrive form a distinct class, and retain the religious belief in which they were nurtured. Nevertheless they form a valuable element of our population, and more readily assimilate with the Americans than any other class of foreigners who reach our shores, the Scotch alone excepted. The original emigrants may, perhaps, be igno rant, but they soon perceive the advantages of an education, and if they do not them selves acquire one they take good care that their children shall have all the advantages that our school Bysteni affords. The result is that the Irish who arrive here in youth grow to manhood possessed of a liberal edu cation, enlarged views on all questions, re ligious, political and social, and are number ed among our best citizens. To an extent they remain Irishmen and fraternize more or less with each other. Their children, however, grow up as Americans, and have nothing to distinguish them in any respect from those whose ancestors came over with the Mayflower save, perhaps, a Celtic name. As for the religious branch of the subject, opinions will differ. The assertion of Mr. Froude, however, that the Catholic church fosters ignorance is false, as proven by tte many hundreds of institutions of learning, all of them of a high order, maintained ry that church in all parts of the country. These institutions, indeed, are the chief proselyting agenoy of the church, for more Protest ants are induced to abandon their faith on account of the instruction they receive in these schools or the influences that emanate from them than by any other agency. As eduoation becomes more general among the Irish Catholics they become loss bigoted though not b33 sincero in defense of their creed. An ignorant Catholic is no doubt an undesirable citizen, but no more so than an ignorant Protestant. There is no ground for a greater prejudice ngniust tho one than against the other. An educated and intelligent Irish Catholic is aa good a citizen of the United States as an ed ucated and intelligent Protestant, and each alike is deserving of honor and esteem. The object of Mr. Fronde's paper is very apparent. It is to provcko a religious con troversy and to bring into disreputeifl&oth the Irish nation and the Catholic church. It is wholly out of plac9 in an American publica tion. While denouncing the bigotry of the church of Rome, the writer displays a far greater degree of bigotry in a worse form than any that he charges upon the church. It is unfortunate that in all de nominations there are some who bring dis credit upon their professions by displays of intolerance, but it is unbecoming that either should throw stones at the other. A relig ious controversy is not desired by any sensi ble man in the United States. All can live in harmony even though they may differ from their neighbors on points of religious doctrine. Fanaticism such as Fronde's is to be deprecated here, and we are certain his views represent those of no sensible Ameri can. A Card from the Managers of St, Luke's Hospital. Anna Dickinson's pet theory that the stage, in its right use, ib one of the noblest instru ments for good, was happily illustrated in tha dramatic representation given at the Opera House on the 13th inst. Mr. Bend, with his efficient co-workers, not only achieved a bril liant dramatic success, but in his fortunate combination of talent and worth, well known in onr community, made the occavion at once a delightful social event and a handsome contri bution to a worthy object. To all who labored so successfully in its behalf, the managers of St.Luke's hospital beg lefvg^ to express their unqualified appreciation uuu hearty thanks and to suggest the jpe that they may again be induced, in a similar way, to delight a gener ous public, and be honored anew as benefac tors. B. H. GOODRICH, Secretary. November 23, 1879. Nice Merino Shirts and Drawers for $1 per suit. Can't be bought for less than $1.25 in the city, at 117 East Seventh street. Financially Wrecked. BOSTON, Nov. 22.George W. Merrill & Co., leather dealers of Haverhill, have failed. Liabilities estimated at $65,000, a considerable portion being t Philadelphia and New York houses. THIS CHURCHES. Schedule of the Gospel Ut erances To-Day. Roman Catholic Churches. Cathedral of St. Paul, corner of St. Peter and Sixth streetsMass at and 9 o'clock A. M. High mass and nermon at 10:30 o'clock A. si. Sunday school at 2:30 o'clock p. M. Vespers at 7:30 o'clock p. M. St. Michael's church, Sixth wardRev. P. J. Gallagher, pastor. Mass at 7 o'clock A. M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Vespers at 3:30 o'clock p. M. St. Joseph's church, Carroll street, between Western and Virginia avenueRev. Joseph Keefe, pastor. Low mass at 7 o'clock A. H. High mass at 10 o'clock A. M. Vespers at 4 o'clock p. M. St. Mary's church, corner of Ninth and Lo oaat streetsRev. D. Calliott, pastor. Mass at 7:30 o'clock A.M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Sunday school at 2:30 o'clock P. M. Vespers at 3:31) o'clock p. M. Assumption church (German), corner Ninth and Franklin streetsMass at 7 o'clock A. U. for children at 8 o'clock A. M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Sunday aohool at 2 o'clock p. M. Vespers at 3 o'clock A. M. Ohurch of St. Louis, corner of Tenth and Oedar BtreetsRev. A. Payett, pastor. Mass at 7:30 o'clock A. M. High mass and sermon at 10 o'clock A. M. Vespers at 3 P. CALENDAR FOB THE WEEK. Nov. 23, SundayTwenty-nfth Snnday after Pentecost. St. Clement, pontiff and martyr. Nov. 24, MondaySt. John of the cross, con* feBfor. Nov. 25, TuesdaySt. Catherine, virgin and martyr. Nov. 26, WednesdaySt. Sylvester, abbot. Nov. 27,|ThursdayDedication of the basalica of the Savior. Nov. 20, FridayFeria. Nov. 29, SaturdayVigil of St. Andrew, the apostle. ST. HICHABL'S PARISH. Tfte Northwestern Chronicle says: The new pastoral residence in St. Michael's parish is rapidly approaching completion. When finish ed it will reflect credit on the architect, Mr. Bassford, and the builder, Mr. D. McNeil. The people of St. Micnael's are to be praised for the remarkable improvements made in their parish daring the last year. Te meet the debt incurred by tke ^erection of the presby tery they have determined to hold a fair next December. The friends of the parish will not fail to rally to their support. Date and place of fair will bo announced hereafter. Protestant Churches Central Pxesbyterian churchNo preach ing services. Sabbath School at 12:15 P. v.. New Jerusalem (or Swedenborgian) church, Market street, between Fourth and Fifth streetsRev. Edward C. Mitchell, pastor. Ser. vices at 10:30 A. M. Subject of sermon: "Adapting Spiritual Truth to the Masses." First Presbyterian Church, corner of Lafay ette avenue and Woodward streetServices at 10:30 A.M., conducted by the pastor, Rev. S. Conn, D. Sunday School at 12 M. All will be made welcome. Unity church, corner of Wabashaw and Ex change Btreets.Thanksgiving fcervice of the children and congregation, with harvest offer ings at 10:30 A. M. Sermon by W. C. Gannett. House ot Hope (Preisbyterian) church, cor ner of Fifth and Exchange BtreetsService in tbe morning at 10:30 o'clock. Preaching by the Rev. Daniel Rice, of Duluth. Plymouth Congregational ohurch, corner of Wabashaw street a Summit avenue.Usual morning service at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Preach ing by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Dana. Straa-jers and those having no church home are cordially invited. Tbe daily bible readings during the balance of Major Whittle's stay, will be given in this church every afternoon at 3.31. Union thanksgiving service for upper town Thursday next at 11 A. M. Preaching by Bev. S. G. Smith. First Methodist Church, corner of Third street and Summit avenuePreaching at 10:30 A. M., by the pastor, Rev. Samuel G. Smith, and at 7:30 p. M. by Rev. H. C. Jennings. St. Paul's church (Episcopal), corner Ninth and Olive Btreets, Rev. E. 8. Thomas, rector. Services at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Sunday school at 2:30 p. M. St. Paul's chapelSunday school at 2:30 P. H. Service by the rector at 3:30 p. it.. Thanksgiving dayService at 8t. Paul's at 11 A. K. Service at White Bear at 3 p. K. UNION SBBVICES. Usual gospel meeting at 7:30 'clock this morning in the Baptist church. Preaching by Major Whittle. Singing by Mr. McGran aban. Meeting for men exclasively at the Opera us at 3 o'clock p. M. Address by Major Whittle. Singing by a male choir. Ladies' meeting at the Fame hour in the Y. M. C. A. rooms. Daily bible readings this week and here after at Plymouth church, every afternoon, 3:30 o'olock. Daily prayer meeting in the Y. M. C. A. rooms at 8 to 9 o'clock A. M. Union services to-night: In Dayton avenue hurch, Rev. Messrs. Barnes and Smith officiat ing First M. E. Church, v. Messrs. Ed wards and Jennings officiating Clinton avenue church, Rev. Mr. Davis preacher. Commencing to-morrow, the daily bible readings will be transferred to the Plymouth church. It is hoped that a larger attendance will by this change be secured. Caps for 60 cents, 75 cents, 90 cents, $1 81.25, at 117 East Seventh street. THK COURTS, District Court. bPICIAL TERM CALENDER. [Before Judge Simons.] In the matter of tho application for judg ment for the re-assessments for grading lo -?r Third street, to be heard by Judge Simons. F. J. Hoffman vs. Win. J. Parsons taken under advisement. Crawford Livingstone vt. Hon* Weum and tho United States Express company, garnishee referred to Chas. Dana to take disclosure. Beyer, Rex, Hoff & Co. vs. J. B. Holmes motion heard and granted. City of St. Paul vs. W. F. Davidson, mo tion for leave to amend answer granted on condition that plaintiff may dismiss without costB or amend within twenty davs. P. R. L. Hardenburg vs. Win. Nixon and Asa Waittier, garnishee referred to H. O. Eller to take disclosure. Same vs. same and R. B. Ware, garnishee, same same. Norton & Wai vs. Wm. Nixon, the bank of Farmington and M. L. Mcintosh, garnishee referred to H. C. Eller to take disclosure. H. B. Claflin & Co. vs. A. H. Strouse and Julius Austrian, garnishee referred to E- P. Sanborn to take disclosure. M. Hermann & & Co. vs. Joseph Hentcgs and B. Becht & Co., garnishees referred to E. P. Sanborn to take disclosure. Irmina Gies vs. Wm. Gles, motion to con firm report granted. Rhodee 8. Lovejoy vs. Herain Lovejoy, mo tion for decree argued and submitted. JUunicipaLCourt. Before Judge Flint, i CRIMINAL, The city vs. Frank Smith, violating the hack ordinance fine of $300 paid and discharged. The State vs. Theodore H. Lewis, assanlt with dangerous weapon held to the grand jury and committed. The city vs. Albert Brown, larceny: partial ly tried and continued fur one week. The city vs. James Ryan and James Smith, disorderly conduct committed for seven d*ys each. The State vs. James Pamers, larceny com mitted for twenty days. The city vs. Anna Swobada, violating fire ordinance cantinued until to-morrow at 9 A. M. CIVIL. Henry Hale vs. Chas. Ahem aetion for restitution of premises decision filed in favor of the defendant. Proceedings stayed for ten days. Capt. Cutter's St. Paul Saw Mill. The Anoka Herald, which is owned by Capt. Cutter, makes this announcement of his new enterprise: Capt. Cutter is effecting arrangements for the erection of a steam saw mill in St. Paul. The mill will probably be in operation by the first of January, and will have a caoacity of at least 50,000 feet twenty.four hoars, and pos sibly double that. It will be very complete in its arrangements, and will contain ail modern improvements. Mr. Cutter expects to begin its erection as soon as Monday next, and per haps has already. A good Cap for SO cents, at 117 East Seventh street. THE SAINT PAUL SUNDAY GLOBE, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1879. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A Inspection of the Lincoln SchoolA Handsome, Sxfe and Commodious Bond- ingA Few Inexpensive Improvements SuggestedThe School ManagementThe Pupils aud Teachernj. Little else but good can be written of tho Lincoln Bohool. This applies to the building in all its arrangements and even with greater force to the management of the school. The Lincoln is ono of the most recently erected buildings for educational purposethe Hum boldt, in tho Sixth ward, being the last. It is a commanding edifice of brick, handsome on the exterior, and in the interior is arranged for convenience and comfort. THK KXTERIOB. The building is two Btories high, four com modious school rooms, with hi^h ceilings on either floor. Entrances to the front and rear give admission to these rooms, whioh are con nected either by hallways or inter communicating doors. The stairways and halls ore wide, and give easy egress in case of alarm each room, as it were, can be emptied without the children interfering with the progress of those assigned to any other room. While communicating with each other, each ro m. for all practical purpoBtB, is distinctly separatealone. THE TEMPEBATTJBE AND VENTILATION. The bnilding is furnace heated. Thin has itB great advantages in keeping a constant and equitable degree of temperatureunlesB an overcharge of heat is keptgBD. Unfortunately this was observable, and^p was lowered by opening windows, through^vhich direct drafts of cold air were admitted, the children nearest the windows being thus subjected to a danger ous allowance of fresh air in injurious gusts. While the ventilation is generally good, it ad mits ot improvement, or a happy medium be tween the cold air from the windows and the hot air from the furnaces might be adjusted. The rchool or class room-, as has be- stated, are commodious, neat, tresh in paint, but the windows in every room need interior blinds. Only gauzy curtains now exclude the flood of sunshine, and make it impossible to modulate the light. THE SCHOOL FUBNITUBE. Closets, cloak rooms and such like conven iences are BO arranged that they are a source of comfort alike to pupil and teacher. The school furniture is new. The desks seat only one, and are of the latest pattern, combinjaj ease and convenience for the occupant. On the whole, little beyond praise can be spoken of the school, so far as concerns the building, and that little has been said above. However, before leaving this part of the pro gramme, it. is not amiss to call the attention of the authorities to the condition of the black board-:. In Beveral rooms they are scaling off. This was especially noticeable in Miss Pitt's room. MOTTOES, ORNAMENTS, ETC. Reference to the condition of tbe rooms should not be abandoned without passing es pecial commendation npon the ornamental features of each room. These consist of pictures and other oruaments, contributed by the teachers, and they have been so arianged as to make every ro posi tively attractive. Too much praise cannot br beBtowed, for thiB is wholly voluntary on the part of teachers, and has been carried to a most pleasing and attractive degree in the Lincoln school. TEE ENROLLMENT*AND TEACHEES. The school has an enrollment of 314, divided into grades from the first, or primary, to the eighth, and including both. Tho enrollment is large, but owing to the large rooms, the schoi 1 does not appear to be over-crowded. But for all that the management and instruction of BO large a number of children is committed to only eight teachers. Miss Shaaly has charge of the eighth grade, numbering twenty-two pupils. Being also principal of the school, she hss the entire charge or superintendence of the wholf^build ing. Fortunately in this additional labor she is largely helped by her assistants, to each of whom a sepamte class is committed. She and they are happy accord, and as she inadver tently confessed, if it were not for this spirit, harmony and zealous desire to discharge their duties among the teachers, her work would indeed be onerous. TXB DUTIES OF PBIKCTPALS, WITH A SLIGHT SUS- PICION OF FAVOMTISM. Just here the reflection is suggestive: The Madison. Jefferson and Humboldt schools have male principals. While the enrollment, com paratively, in neither of these schools is largely in excess of the Lincoln or some others, notably, the Neill and Washington, the principals of the three have no class to engage their attention, but are left free, as they should be, to exercise a constant superintendence over the whole school. In thia respect, an excep tion is also made in favor of the principal, Mrs. Travis of the Franklin, and MisB Hand of the Adams school, yet neither have a greater num ber of pupils in attendanoe than thu Lincoln. Farther comment is unnecessary. Resuming, Miss King has committed to her charge seventeen pupils of the seventh grade and ten of the fifth grade. Miss Williams has in charge forty pupils of the sixth grade and olasa of the fifth gradu. Miss Pitts is in charge of the fourth grade and A class of the third grade, in all forty-one scholars. Miss Smith has the largest number of pupils ia the school, forty-seven of class of the third grade. Miss Tinker's clacB A of the second grade numbers forty. Miss Scheff er ia in chargo of class of the second grade, and A class of the first grade, numbering forty-five pupils. Mis Birmingham is principal of the primary department. Besides having charge of all the classes of the first and second grade, has under her immediate charge forty-five children many, the merest little mites of humanity. As mentioned inthe report of the Neill school, again the objectionable feature of mix ing up grades was encountered in the Lincoln. And here the mixture was met with in an aggravated form, the fifth and seventh grades being mixed up or committed to one teacher, for instance. THE DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT OF PUPLLS. In Miss Shanley's room this legend was ob served on the black board, "Love makes Obedience lighter than Lib- erty." Ihe manner in which the school is controlled is epitomized in the above motto. The principal sets the example, and tbe children with one accord accept and bestow love, and render implicit obedience to the kindly control. Struck by the inscription, the GLOBB watched intently and observed that discipline was maintained only by an appeal to the children's affection. Miss Sban ley had occasion to kindly administer rebuke to one of her pupils, along lanky youth, who was rather too rollicking. He took the dose pleasantly, but for all that bubbled up to the surface again, to he checked in Ihe 8. me even tempered manner, without the slightest evi dence of vexationwhen, perhaps, if the GLOBE had been charged with administering a correc tive, the youth would have had ahead put on him. If the above obtained as an example in Miss Shanley's management of her room, it held equally good throughout the building. The children are not afraid, and obey because it pleases their teachers, and they love to make them "glad." THE BBCTTATIONS. The exercises consisted of the ordinary every day lessons, perhaps less perfect than ordi narily, because all were disturbed, likely, by the prospect of Superintendent Wright's com ing, to giye them an oral examination. How ever, as the morning hours were fingered up towards 12 o'clook on ihe dial, the children lost their excitement and settled down to cred itable work. HISTOBT. Miss Shanley's class, the eighth grade, recited in history. The lesson ranged over a wide field of our own history, recent and remote. Young girls talked glibly of "the effects of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise," and gave even a statesman-like solution of the causes which led to the War of the Rebellion and as for the "Dred Scott decision," it was stripped of legal verbiage and explained BO anyone could under stond it. Tne recitation was interesting and instructive, tbe salient facta were clothed in their own language, and wan correctly given both in expression and in detail. BEADING AND OTHEB EXEBCISES. Following this a brief visit was paid Miss King's room. Her class waa engaged in reading and gave their lesson with expression aud under andingly. All the other rooms were duly visited, and the children caught at ordinary work, the day's lesson which was recited without drill from the teacher or any other preparation than such as tbe children had given it themselves. Miss Pitts' class displayed a remarkable fa miliarity with numbers, even dividing unitB up into infinitessimal parts, and then getting them together again as a whole, with com mendable accuracy. Miss Williams' children were engaged at a geography lesson, and ac quitted themselves well. Miss Tinker'* little ones were "doing" written spelling, and did it well, both as to writing and the spelling of very difficult words. Mits Smith had half of her class on a reading lesson. In pronunciation, the management of their voices and giving the meaning, intended to he expressed, they did well, or when one failed to convey it, they were made to repeat nntil they satisfied the teacher. AKITHMETIO. Miss Birmingham's class were learning "num- bers." These were written down on the blackboard, and little ones were called out, given a pointer twice or four times their own length, to point unt each figure as called, and then again to count great long rows of figures. One little rosy cheek, curly headed darling, knee high to the teacher, and not reaching much further up the anatomy of the GLOBE, made a very creditable recita tion, and knew it, for she took her seat with a very triumphant air. Miss Scheffer's child ren had their heads bowed over their slates, intent npon their drawing lesson. They "love to draw," and are very earnest and dexterous in filling thir slates with simple figures, very accurately drawn. The lesBon is a source of amusement as well as instruction to them. The visit occupied two hours or more, and was highly satisfactory in every respect. The pleasure given is but inadequately expressed in the above report on the condition ot Lincoln school. The best Winter Cap in the town for 30 cents, at 117 East Seventh street. AMUSEMENT NOTES. Frank Mayo is doing fairly in 'Frisco. Mary Anderson played at Qainoy night. last Lotta is drawing large houses in New Or leans. Jack Haverly ia negotiating for the lease of Booth's New York theatre. McKee Rankin has invaded Texas with his "Danites," and ia doing well. The Colville Folly Troupe have settled down for the winter in San Francisco. "Otto," under tbe tutelage of Geo. S. Knight and wife, has scored a success in England. Jane Coombs is making the toui of Penn sylvania with fair bat not extraordinary success. Miss Geraldine Mayo is shortly to retire from the stage. A good looking young physician of New York is the cause. Baitley Campbell will introduce "The Galley Slave" to New York audiences lrom the stage of Haverly's theatre next week. Emma Thursby will appear at Steinway Hall, New York, on the 1st of December, after two years of most successful work Euiope. The voice of Marie Ruze is said to be grow ing richer, and BO, it might be added, is her manager, for there is a bonanza in her voice. Kate Picld threatens the country with a monologue entitled "EyeB and Ears in Lon- don." She wi 1 arrive here within a few days. 'The Almighty Dollar" is now at the South, but will be due in St. Paul some time in Janu ary, with Mr. and Mrs Florence to help it along. The Maretzek Opera company ore going to essay "Pinafore" at McVicker'a theatre, Chica go, this weak, *ith Anms Montague as Jose pmne. Adelaide Neileon it touring through Ohio, and will be in Chicago on the 8th prox., ready to bind up the hearts she raptured there on the occasion ot her last visic. Eiiza Weatherfcby is booked for Brooklyn 4 lis week, and all the bald heads in the city of churches have began to make arrangements for i evening's stay at the club. Robson and Crane, who asBert most positively that they are the best actors on the American Btage, are now trying to convince the YankeeB that their judgment ia eorrect. The latest advertisement for Fanny Daven port IB that she paj $150 a week for the privi lege of playing "Pique." We don't believe it. Her Price ia uigher than that. The decadence of opera bouffe is made the tabject of a mournful article in the Drarnali* News. There is no need of mourning for the 1OB of a very poor sort of rubbish. Byrne, formerly the editor of the Dramatic News, propses to etart a daily paper devoted to dramatic doings. If wo were asked for advice we would say don't Charley, don't. MMe Marimon, Mapleson'u latest attraction, will make her first appearance in New York in "The Daughter of the Regiment," which is to be brought out with rare elaboration. MrB. George V%ndenhoff bos drawn much larger houses to her dramatic readings than her husband, though he is universally admitted be the best elocutionist of the two. It is said that Jack Haverly is clearing $3 0 )0 a week from his various ventures. Partner ships are at a premium, bnt applications, with a suitable deposit, may be sent to this oflice. Carlotta Patti has met with a hearty welcome in this country, and haB, under the skillful management or De Vivo, coined money. She thinks of taking up her residence Minne sota. "Enchantment" ha3 proved sufficiently en chanting to engage New York audience* for three months to such an extent as to warrant the announcement that it will be continued for an indefinite period. Levy, the cornet player, has started on the road with a burlesque company. Wind, he will find, will avail him little in his new sphere, no matter how important a part it may kave played in his past career. HCbarley Thome has cut adrift from his old moorings with the Union Square company, and last week appeared at Brooklyn under the management ot A. M. Palmer. He played Ar mand to tbe Camille of auri Don. Fanny Davenpoit, who kicks the beam, it ia aid, at two hundred pounds, will be at Chicago the present week. If there are any runaway horses in that town they will please take no tice and govern themselves accordingly. Miss Linda Dietz mad^ a hit in London at tbe Prince of Wale'a theatre in the drama of 'Duty." On of tbe London critics says that she "carries her andience in one of the most difficult situations ever presented on the stage.*' Among the transfers of real estate in New York theie 0 recorded, for a consideration of $35,000, the pale jf two pieces of property in New York city to Miss Charlotte Crabtree, known generally as Little Lotta. And yet she hasn't had an offer ot marriage for a week. It is rumored that a strolling company, Rup posed to be under the management or control of Milton Nobles, will perambulate the State shortly. It seems to be composed of indiffer ent actors, who bail under false names, each appropriating the appellation of some popular actor. It would be well for the public to be on their guaid against the fraud. Fine lambs' wool hose for 37}f, 50, 65, 75, 90c, $1.15 and 81.35 a pair. We have the finest assortment in the city of Hosiery, both medium and the very fine6t. We can please the most fastidious, giving 7 pairs for 25 cents, or 1 pair for $1 35, at Thos. L. Kerr's, 117 East Seventh street. 4-11-44. NEW YOBK, NOV. 22.Parties in interest, having agreed to & friendly suit in order to get a decision of the supreme court as to the con ptitutionality of the powers exercised in re gard to iottery mail matters by the postal authorities, A. H. Blisset, assistant attorney generuland law clerk to the postal department, Bays the object of his visit to this city is to expedite the suit against the postmaster, by obtaining at the earliest possiole moment a de cision from tbe supreme caurt of tbe United States, as the department is as anxious as the lottery men to have it settled. Y. M. a A. The State Convention In Progress at StilV waterTheir Proceedings up to Last NiBht. Friday's Session. The Y. M. C. A. convention reassembled at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, with num bers greatly augmented by new arrivals. The convention was called to order by Secretary Holdndge, for the purpose of organizing and appointing committees. The following officers of the convention were then elected: PresidentD. R. Noves, Jr., St. Paul. Vice PrefiidentaJ. C. Henning, Stillwater, and E. W. Young, Waseca. SecretaryI. C. Seeley, Minneapolis. Assistant SecretaryA. Z. Conrad, North field. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. Business CommitteeJohn C. Huutington, Minneapolis E. A. Holdridge, St. Paul Rev. A. A. Kiehle, Stillwater and D. B. Owens, Mankato. Committee on Report of Executive Commit- teeRev. M. McG. Dana, St. Paul W. T. Per lee, Stillwater, and B. Tuttle, Mankato. Committee on resolutionsRev. David Tice, Stillwater S. L. OBborn, Mankato F. M. Bil lings, Northfield, and George Blake, Minne apolis. After the appointment of committees R. Noyes, chairman of tbe executive com mittee, reai a fall and exhaustive report on the work accomplished at different points in tbe State during the past year. The report was supplemented by one from Secretary E. A. Holdridge. Both reports were referred to the oommittee on reports. BEPOBTS FBOM 7. M. C. A.'g. Under this head reports were read from Northfield, by A. Z. Conrad Preston, by F. M. Billings Minneapolis, C. Bell and Charles Cressy Red Wing and Lake City, D. C. Hill Stillwater, J. C. Henning: Man kato, S. L. Osborn, and Waseca. A. W. Yomng. The reports as a general thing showed an encouraging increase in membership, and that a deep interest is being taken in the work all over the State. Perhaps tho best report read at thj convention in regard to the amount of work accomplished, was that of A. J. Young, of Northfield. One import ant face demonstrated by his report is that the young men interested in the cause are accomplishing as much and as good work as tae older members. This faot was clearly shown by the amount of work accomplished the cause by the Northfield college stu dents. The international and State work was re ported by Thomas Cochran, Jr., of St. Paul. The report showed that the interest in the cause is becoming wide spread and power ful and daily increasing that from the em ployment of one agent by the international bureau the amount of work to be performed now required the services of over a dozen, and from the expenditure of dollars the expenditures had increased to "120,000 in a single year. The employment of a State secretary for the benefit of the Y. M, C. A's throughout the State was strongly advocated by everyone present. E. A. Holdridge suggested the advisability of purchasing a lithogram, and that each Y. M. C. A. should forward to the State sec retary anything of interest that might oc cur, and the secretary make copies of the same for publication in all the newspapers in the State. Saturday's Session. The session yesterday morning was pre ceded with thirty minutes devotional exer cises led by A. Z. Conrad. The convention was called to order at half past nine o'clock, by the chairman R. Noyes, Jr. The fol lowing gentlemen were appointed a commit tee to nominate a State executive committee, and to suggest a place for holding the next annual convention. D. C. Bell, Minneapolis S. L. Osborn, Mankato G. H. Swasey, Rochester K. A. Holdridge, St. Paul C. Skinner, North field. A communication from Warden Reed, asking the convention to visit the prison in a body and also to hold exercises at the chapel at 0 o'olock Sunday morning, was read by the secretary and it was decided that ihe convention would visit the prison at noon. J. C. Huntington then conducted an inter esting and instructive bible reading report. Thos. Corchran, Jr., read the report of the chairman of the committee on State execu tive committee, which report was on motion accepted. A resolution was drawn up and accepted approving the adoption of the Watchman as the representative paper of tiie State Y. M. C. A. A resolution of sym pathy was tendered H. Thane Miller. The question of securing a State secretary was taken up and discussed at length, many good reasons for the employment of one be ing given. The convention then adjourned to the prison chapel, where noon services wore conducted by Maj. Whittle. The pris oners were all given an opportunity to at tend services, and the effect on many of them was plainly apparent. AFrEBNOON BE8SIOH. The convention reassembled at 2:30 p. M., at the Presbyterian church, the opening ex ercihus being a bible reading conducted by Maj. Whittle. Remarks concerning the Rochester association were then called for and responded to, the condition of the asso sociation receiving a thorough discussion. The report of the proceedings of the con vention were called for, and in the absence of the secretary they were read by Assistant Secretary A. Z. Conrad. By request of the chairman Mr. and Mrs. McGrauahan sang. S. A.Gilbert, of St. Paul, opened the topic, "Encouragement iu Asso ciation Work." Mr. Gusson followed, on "Association Work." The topics were then opened for general discussion, and remarks were made by L. C. Skimmer, E. A. Hold ridge, Mr. Tuttle and D. C. Hill. Questions put by nfembers of the several associations in regard to certain things affecting the associations were replied to by Messrs. Lewis, Owen and Young. E. A. Holdridge addressed the convention on "Yocng Christians," and the reports of the committees on resolutions and business will be published in full to morrow. After prayer by Rev. A. A. Kiehle, the convention adjourned to meet this morning at the Y. M. C. A. rooms at 9 o'clock. EVENING SEBVIOES. The First Presbyterian church was crowd ed this evening by those anxious to hear Major Whittle. The remarks of the able speaker made a visible and deep impresskn, which will perhaps prove of material benefit to many. I Btill continue to sell the best Flannels in the market for $2 a snit, at Thos. L. Kerr's, 117 East Seventh Btreet. [Minneapolis Tribuue Last Evening.] Utgh Art in. Minneapolis. Joseffy had made arrangements to come to Minneapolis, but hearing of the ill success of Buoh eminent artists as Wilhelmj, Re menyi Sherwood, etc., it is not to be won dered at that he concluded it prudent to can cel his engagements. The way Minne polis has of treating musicians of tbe character of these world renowned virtuosos and actors of the eminence and merit of Mrs. P. Bowers and Charlotte Thompson, who last night fully sustained their great reputations in the presence of empty boxes, is simply disgrace ful, and causes every person familiar with the accomplishments of these ladies and of tbe excellent leading gentlemen supporting them, to hang his humiliated head. Bring on your nigger minstrels and your variety shows, Messrs. Herrick! That is about the gauge of a Minneapolis public Caps for 60 centa, 75 centa, 90 cents, 1, $1.25, at 117 East Seventh street. SUNDAY OLOBELETS. Pope Leo XHL has subscribed 81,200 to the fund for the relief of the victims of the floods in Spain. The Lutheran8st have in0 the Snll?' 15 0 5,60 congregationsStatesddUnite an miniers 750,000 communicants. If there are not to be any musical instil ments in heaven but harps, it will be rough on the people with catarrhs. The Old South church at Newport, It. I., eel ebrated itB centennial recently. It has never been closed for a single Sabbath. A two-year-old, whfoa was asked where he pro- ^i.l mi Payers, promptly tdurin replied: "With my heavenly father." Twelve French Canadian Catholics have em braced Protestantism, and have been received into the Baptist church at Waterville, Me. Leadville is clamoring for a preacher, and pffers $6,000 a year in miacelfcmeous mining stoeks, besides numerous grubstakes in "pros pects." The death is announced of the Rev. Gordon Hall, D. D., of Northampton, Mass., aged Bf. He was born in Bombay, where his father was a missionary. It will no longer do for a preacher to soak his memory in a volume of English sermons en Saturday night and wring it out on his congre gation on Sunday. Mr. Theopilus Waldmeir, one of the cap tives for whose liberation, practically, England undertook her Abyssinian war, has become a Quaker minister. Talmage has a rival, and his name is Yaneev He has been making a tour of the Louisville' beer-gardens for the enlightenment and amuse ment of his flock. The London Sunday School Union has, connectionit ita Continental mission, l,19t Sunday schools in France, of which eighty eight are ia Paris. There will be no time in heaven. The New Haven Register concludes/accordingly, that the question of the hour will be: "Have you the eternity with you?" The Bchool board of New Britain, Conn., have adopted the Roman Catholio convent as one ef their Bchools, and have engaged eight of the Bisters to teach in it. It is understood that Mensiegneur Capel the distinguished Roman Catholic controversial^ of London, will soon come to this country and deliver a beries of lectures here. The Baptist churches in Philadelphia a*eia debt 8200,000, and a wealthy citizen has of fered to give 850,000 toward paying off the debt if the churches will raise the remainder. The New York Herald opposed to the word "omnipotent" as applied to the diety, and sighs for the power to coin a seventecn syllabie word to "convey all necessary limita tions." A great many women are woie concerned about the sonls of the poor children out of the church than they are about the boles of their own children's Bhocs and stockings. ThiB is net religion. The Rev. Lsonard Bacon thinks the shorter oatechism ought to be more generally studied than it is. Yet he does not believe in the idol atrous worship which is paid to it by the Or thodox Presbyterians. For burning a supposed witch to death near Nijni Novgorod, the Russian authorities have sentenced three peasants to do a Blight churek penance, fourteen other participants in the offense being acquitted. The Catholic Total Abstinence tf nion of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has decided to have a parade on the 17th of March, St. Pat rick's day, in which all the Catholic societies are invited to participate. Very Rev. Dr. Kelly, Dean of Liverpool, and Rev. Father Murphy of the same city are in Montreal. They are to visit the chief cities of Canada and the United States in the interests of the Catholic colonization scheme. The eorrespondent of a religi paper, de scribing how certain people in Baltimore gave attention to a discourse by an eminent preach er, says that they -listened witn profound in terest and flexible countenances." What mere csuld a speaker expect of his andience? At a school inspection in a town in Stafford shire where some Mormons had been lecturing, tho inspector asked the bo^s why a man should have only one wife. "Because no man can serve two masters," was the prompt reply. Barnaul, to give his circus an extra mo ml touch, wants a chaplain for it. We nominate Talmage for the position, with Henry Ward Beecher for alternate By the way, why should not a circus have a chaplain juat as well aa Congress? The Baptut WecJdij recently published a homily on the prayer meeting killers. It pro tested against sermonizing leaders, iormal prayer makers, and those who have not the tact to banish an unfortunate allusion or turn a good one to a nrofitablc account Mr. Gladstone and Did.n Stanley, happening to be in Paps together a fortnight ago, went te hear Fathei Hyacinths peeach. Meanwhile a ruaior h*a got afloat that Mr. Gladstone i in terested in a project to establish in England a branch of the Old Catholic church. The Lord Chief Justice of Cj prus remarked recently that Constantinople must go to the Greeks, or it will fall into the hands of Bubsia It has not been given to the Greeks because of the jealousy of European powers and the inca pacity of the Greeks for so great a trust. The bishop of Carlisle has been preachi ng a very practical and earnest -,erraua to the un dergraduates of Cambridge university, urging them to burn the circulars frequently sent them by money-lenders, aud avoid being caught in Bnares which might ruin their prospects ia life. At its October communion the Chinese mis sion church in Oakland, received six new members. The church at the time waa filled with Cninese and friends of the mission. Its present membership is fifty one. Services an well attended, and the school is in a very hope ful condition. Mr. Spnrgeon's health is far from good. On a recent Sunday he Bhowed a lameness in walk ing, and during apart of the service raised one knee upon a ehair. He will probably go to Mentone aga this season, but he has decided to remain a month longer at his post in Lon don before doinu BO. The price of oysters is less than it was last year, and the traditional Solitary oyster whioh was said to float in a lonely manner in a bowl of ohurch fair Boap, is no looger lett to him self. Tho present state of the market allows of at least two oysters to every bowl of so called oyster soup. 'Boy, don't yru know an\ better than to be loitering aronnd the streeU in this way on this beautiful Sabbath day?" said a Sunday schoel teacher on hia way to hia bible class. "Oh, my eye! I guess I do, sir I'm a goin' fishin' just as soon as the other fellowb come alon," exclaim ed the young hopeful. There are in the Church of England only 13,- 750 benefices, while the number of clergymen ia nearly 24,000. Of the 10,000 unbeneficed clergymen, more t! an 1,000, says Bishop Frazer, have served for fifteen years or more, and many will never be promoted, although they do their duty faithfully and diligently. Tne entire ohnreh membership of the Swe denborgians in America does not exceed 5,0f in all. The Boston society, which is the larg est, numbers 640 members the New York so ciety, 178 Cincinnati, 172 Brooklyn, 117 Pittsburgh aiid Alleghany, 157, etc., while few f the other societies in the denomination num ber more than 23 members each.