The system of public schools in Kentucky is not at present very efficient, but is attracting a commendable degree of attention from the Governor and from the Legislature now in session. The Kentucky University has been founded on a liberal and comprehensive plan, and is just starting on its career of usefulness under the happiest auspices. The successful foundation of this institution is mainly due to the untiring efforts of John B. Bowman, its present Regent. Mr. Bowman began in 1855 his labors for the establishment of an institution of learning for the young men of the State, precisely adapted to their wants. For ten years he labored assiduously to collect the funds for an adequate endowment, and to secure an appropriate site for the buildings. In 1865 the university which he had planned was united with the Transylvania University and the State Agricultural College, and the whole has been located at Lexington, and reorganized so as to form six different colleges. These various departments are denominated, the College of Science, Literature, and Arts; the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky; the College of the Bible; the Normal College; the College of Law; and the College of Medicine. There is also, at present, a preparatory academy for pupils who are not ready to enter upon the regular collegiate course. A thorough and systematic course of instruction has been laid down in each of these departments, adapted to the purposes of schools of their several characters. A Military Department is attached to the Agricultural and Mechanical School, and the peculiar industrial features of that college are in process of rapid development and systematic organization. The homestead of the late Hon. Henry Clay, known by the name of "Ashland," together with the neighboring estate of "Woodlands," 443 acres in all, have been purchased within the past year, and are now the seat of the young and promising institution. The number of students at present matriculated is above 500. The entire endowment fund of the university is $433,700.

The Eastern Lunatic Asylum at Lexington has been in successful operation more than forty years. On the 1st of October the number of inmates was reported at 258, for whom the expenses of the year, then ended, reached the sum of $52,706.31. The Legislature, at its last session, appropriated $100,000 for the erection of new buildings for the use of the asylum. These were completed before the end of the year, and consist of a main building with a front of 440 feet and a depth varying from 36 to 78 feet, four stories high. A separate building for the treatment of colored patients has also been erected in accordance with the directions of the act of Assembly making the appropriation. This building is 85 feet long by 44 feet wide, and is three stories in height. The whole institution is now capable of providing for 300 inmates more than it could accommodate in the old buildings alone.

An appropriation of upward of $110,000 was made by the last Legislature for the purpose of extending and enlarging the State Penitentiary buildings. The commissioners to whom this work was intrusted have nearly completed the improvements for which provision was made, but still further appropriatious will be necessary to bring the institution to a capacity equal to the wants of the State. In 1863 the number of prisoners confined in the penitentiary was 247; on the 25th of November last there were 550, while all the cells, including those of the new structure, numbered but 540. The want of reformatory institutions for the proper treatment of youthful delinquents is seriously felt, no provision for such institutions having yet been made.

The Legislature of Kentucky met on the 24 of December, 1867. The political parties were represented in each branch as follows:

Among the resolutions which have been referred to the Committee on Federal Relations the following are to be found:

2. Resolved, That we recognize it as a fact, demonstrated by recent events, that a State cannot withdraw from the Fedral Union, nor can it remain therein and tutional authority, nor can the Federal Government annul a Federal law, enacted in pursuance of constiexpel a State from the Union, nor deny or refuse it representation in Congress; that taxation and repre sentation go hand in hand, and under our system of government, to impose the one, and refuse the other, institutions, and would be practising an example of is at war with the spirit and genius of our republican tyranny against which our ancestors made war, and gloriously and justly achieved their independence. 3. Resolved, That the scheme of reconstruction adopted by Congress, and sought to be consummated through the agency of force and fraud, is fraught with incalculable mischief-it will have the pra tical effect, if carried out, to place the liberty, fortunes, and destiny of the Southern people at the mercy, and in the hands, of malignant white men and degradation render them unfitted for the duties of ignorant negroes, whose vice, stupidity, and wretched official station. We regard the whole scheme as a shameless usurpation, planned and conceived by dishonest politicians, prompted by no higher motives than to perpetuate a political organization unfriendly to free institutions.

5. Resolved, That we hold to the patriotic declara tion, with unalterable devotion, "that this is a white man's government," made by white men for white men, and we are unalterably opposed to extending any political right, power, or authority to any other

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6. Resolved, That the public debt, created and incurred by the Federal Government in suppressing the rebellion, should be paid off as speedily as possible, which contain an express stipulation for payment in in legal-tender treasury notes, except such bonds only coin. We hold that it does not involve a breach of good faith on the part of the Federal Government to so discharge her public indebtedness; that if "treas ury notes" may be used bythe Government to pay off the laborer and ordinary creditor, there is no good reason why the same should not be used to pay the untaxed debts of the bondholders.

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The constitution of the State of Kentucky requires that in case of the death or removal of the Governor before two years of his term of office have expired, a new election shall be held on the first Monday of the next August to fill the vacancy. In accordance with this provision, the Chief Justice of the State has by proclamation directed an election to be held on the first Monday of August next, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Governor Helin. The Democratic State Central Committee called the convention of their party, to be held at Frankfort on the 22d of February, for the purpose of making the nomination of a candidate for the unexpired term, and also to appoint suitable delegates for the next National Democratic Convention to be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States.

KING, CHARLES, LL. D., an American journalist and college president, born in New York City, in March, 1789; died at Frascate, near Rome, Italy, September 27, 1867. He was the second son of the eminent diplomatist and statesman, the late Hon. Rufus King. He was a pupil of Harrow School during his father's residence in England as minister to the court of St. James, and afterward prosecuted his studies with his brother, the late Governor King, in Paris. After his return to this country, in 1810, he married Eliza Gracie, the eldest daughter of a leading New York merchant, with whom he was associated in business. Upon the breaking out of the war with England, Mr. King, though a Federalist, was in favor of bringing the hos tilities to an amicable close, and as a member of the New York Legislature in 1813, and a volunteer soon afterward, he acted upon this principle. In 1823 the firm with which he was connected, failed. Mr. King then became associated with Johnson Verplanck, in the publication of The New York American, a conservative newspaper of considerable political influence. It was vigorous and even vehement in its discussions, but always marked by a scholarly tone and a dignity of manner which gave it great distinction with the educated portion of the public. It acquired special distinction by the notices of books to which every Saturday it was mainly devoted, and which were marked by great ability and independence. In its earlier days its political tone partook of the temper which marked the politics of the day, being severe in its personal denunciations to a degree which the improved sentiment of the present day would not tolerate; but this was somewhat redeemed by the solid ability and the polished style which characterized all the writings of Mr. King. When the American was merged in the Courier and Enquirer, Mr. King also transferred his services to that journal, and continued to be one of its editors until 1849, when he was chosen president of Columbia College, and held the office until 1864, when his failing health and advanced years compelled him to leave it and seek repose and

relief abroad. He performed the duties of the presidency with marked ability, and won the esteem both of the faculty and students. Dr. King was throughout his career an active politician-in early life a Federalist, afterward a Whig, and during his later years, though withdrawn from active participation in public affairs, in sentiment and sympathy a Republican. All his opinions and all his actions were marked by the independence which was a conspicuous trait of his character. He never surrendered an opinion or refrained from expressing it, because of its unpopularity; nor could any party obligations or interest induce him to swerve in the least from what he believed to be the path of duty and of honor. His earliest public act afforded a striking illustration of this trait of his character. Being sent to England by the Government after the War of 1812, to investigate the treatment of our prisoners at Dartmoor, he did not hesitate to exonerate the British authorities from all censure in the matter, in the face of the most intense indignation on the part of the American people, and of what many persons continued to believe the clear and unquestionable facts of the case; and toward the close of his active life he evinced the same, courageous and uncalculating independence of temper, by refusing to acquiesce, even by silence, in some eulogistic remarks pronounced by Mr. Webster before the Historical Society concerning Andrew Jackson, upon the decease of that eminent public man. As a natural consequence, Mr. King was never what is called a "reliable " politician, inasmuch as the dictates of party leaders or of a party caucus never had weight with him beyond the point where they met the approval of his own judgment. In society and in personal intercourse, Mr. King was always a special favorite. He was always polite, always in high spirits, and always agreeable. He had seen a great deal of the world, and, without being a profound scholar in any department of learning, he was a gentleman of wide reading and observation, and was thus a fine talker and a most desirable accession to any social gathering. To a fine person he added the attractions of a dignified and courtly manner, which, however, never degenerated into mechanical stiffness nor interfered with that fresh and genial cordiality which always impressed all who met him.

KING, JOHN ALSOP, an American statesman, formerly Governor of New York, born in the city of New York, January 3, 1788; died at Jamaica, L. I., July 8, 1867. He was the eldest of the four distinguished sons of the eminent statesman and diplomatist, Hon. Rufus King, and in his boyhood accompanied his father' then United States minister to the court of St. James-to England, where he was educated at Harrow School, having Lord Byron, Sir Robert Peel, and others who subsequently became men of eminence, for his schoolmates. afterward accompanied his brother Charles to

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vania College" (1834); "Address on the Anniversary of Washington's Birthday" (1846); "Human Life, Baccalaureate Address" (1850); "Discourse on the Life and Character of Henry Clay" (1852); discourse delivered at Charleston, S. C., as president of the General Synod, etc. Besides these, he furnished valuable contributions, in the form of editorials, translations, baccalaureates, and articles, as co-editor of the Lutheran Intelligencer, and principal and associate editor of the Evangelical Review. As a writer, Dr. Krauth was forcible and ornate-as a scholar, comprehensive and thorough-as a preacher, natural and eloquent, and as an instructor, clear and accurate. Kind in disposition, generous in heart, affable in manners, and pleasant in conversation, he was a genial companion and a faithful friend. Honorable in his bearing, upright in all his intercourse with men, frank in the expression of his opinions, firm in adhering to what he deemed to be right, he commanded the respect and confidence of all who knew him. In the domestic circle he was at once a devoted husband and an indulgent, affectionate father.

KREBS, JOHN MICHAEL, D. D., an American Presbyterian clergyman, born in Hagerstown, Maryland, May 6, 1804; died in New York City, September 30, 1867. His father was of German, his mother of English extraction. His father was an enterprising merchant, and postmaster for many years of Hagerstown. The son was of a studious turn, and from his thirteenth to his eighteenth year, being intrusted with the care of the post-office, he spent all his leisure time in reading and study. Soon after his father's decease in 1822, his religious convictions became more deep and permanent, and he united with the Presbyterian Church in Hagerstown, and, desiring to devote himself to the work of the ministry, commenced a course of study under the pastor of that church, Rev. James Lind. In February, 1825, he entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a year and a half in advance, and graduated with the highest honors of his class in September, 1827. He immediately commenced his theological studies under Rev. Dr. Duffield, and continued for two years, though most of the time teaching in the grammar-school connected with the college. In October, 1829, he was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Presbytery of Carlisle, and preached occasionally during the winter, still continuing his studies. In May, 1830, he determined to enter Princeton Theological Seminary, and visiting New York on his way, preached for a sabbath to the Rutgers Street Presbyterian Church. He was invited to be come their stated supply, but gave no answer till after he had become matriculated at Princeton, when the application being renewed, he

accepted it for a few weeks, intending to resume his place in the Seminary in the fall. In September, 1830, the Rutgers Street Church called him to be their pastor, and after some deliberation he accepted, and was installed November 12, 1830. His pastorate continued till his death-the church, however, having removed in 1862 to their new and elegant edifice, corner of Madison Avenue and Twenty-ninth Street. He received the degree of D. D. from Dickinson College in 1841. From 1837 to 1845 he was permanent clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (O. S.), and in 1845 moderator of the same body, He was a director of the Theological Seminary at Princeton from 1842, and chosen president of that board in 1866. He had been a member of the Board of Foreign Missions from its organization, and for several years past its president. He was averse to appearing in print, though he wrote with great energy, perspicuity, and precision, and he has in consequence left of his published writings only a dozen or so occasional sermons, all of them so able as to excite the desire for more. In 1853 and 1865 he visited Europe for the restoration of his health. In the spring of 1866 he seemed in unusually robust health, but during the summer following he began to decline, and thenceforward suffered a gradual and at length almost complete decay, both of body and mind, for the last four months being unable to recognize the members of his own family. Rev. Dr. Sprague, who knew him intimately, says of him: "Dr. Krebs was intellectually, morally, and professionally, a man of mark. His perceptions were clear and quick, his judgment sound, and the whole habit of his mind eminently practical. His convictions of truth and right were deep and earnest, and he adhered to them with an indomitable strength of purpose. He had a naturally open and generous spirit, and was incapable of the least approach to double-dealing, while yet he was not lacking in caution and forethought. His social qualities were of the highest order his richly-stored mind, his sparkling wit, his imperturbable and cheerful good-nature, and his perfect facility at commu nication, rendered him always welcome to any circle into which he was thrown. As a minister of the Gospel he may be said to have attained the highest rank. He was instructive, earnest, energetic, evangelical-his sermons were fitted to act as a mighty power upon both the intellect and the heart. As a pastor he was at once judicious, tender, and faithful, and as ready to minister to the humblest as the highest of his flock. In his more public relations to the Church, he exhibited a measure of executive skill and ability rarely equalled, and perhaps never surpassed."

LAMBALLE, ANTOINE JOSEPH JOUBERT DE, an eminent French surgeon and author, born at Lamballe, in the department of Côtes-duNord, France, in 1799, died at Passy of insanity May 1, 1867. He early attained celebrity in his profession, and for many years was hardly second in eminence to Velpeau. He succeeded Magendie as a member of the Academy, and, like him, devoted much attention to physiology, and especially to the physiology of the nervous system and the uterus. In 1849 he was made a commander in the Legion of Honor. He wrote much and well, amid his constant labors as a surgeon and professor. His most important works are, "Theory and Practice of Surgical Disorders of the Intestinal Canal treatise which received a prize from the Institute; "Studies on the Nervous System; "Treatise on Plastic Surgery;" "Researches on the Texture of the Uterus. He became suddenly insane about eighteen months before his death, and never recovered his reason sufficiently to recognize his friends.

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