New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-20

Covvov SCHOOLS ~ WIscoNsiV-The report Of the
state Superintendent notices the rreguarity and incom
uetcness OF the particularly IN respect to moneys
expended From II learn that the whole number 0i
children In the State between the ages OF four years and
ana the ge o twenty j. -l13, or about one tfd o the
populations last year it WAS lll43 - that the increase
during the year l34i2 In l-i9 the number VINO AZ
tended school 90 per cent OF the whole number "L
children in l-52 it was y per cent lhe number OF
school houses m the state i l7jO but the present year
.2I Cf this number their have been built OF BRICK: -
o stone DO. of logs e framed lOr. One tenth OF the
income Of the school fund is directed 10 the purchase OF
school district libraries The State has paid for this pur-
chase slO06l % Districts have raised by tax sl2O9.
Tie number Of volumes in the Libraries Of the state IS
1873 The report justly complains Of the way IN which
this STATE donation IS made Tor WINE some oi the larger
districts receive 800 OF the smaller get less an one
dollar thu, rendering udcious expenditure impossible
The being too small in many instances IN others too
large.
so To- each district condition that each viii raise $40
I'm addition Tie following : statement OF the condition
and resources of The school Fund;
Due OF lands sold. II
bue loans. lJ<ftJl -
In Treasurer. am IS
A. Fvrrxsrvy CovsPrRtcY-Rev f. Smith Of The
Voa.f1 iOl Sfqte.D0D has evidence that the Brother
hood # Thcve. the existence Of which proven on
recent trial for burglary. in Lake County Ohio, extends
over every State in the Union He says:
NJ are ware Of the existence OF said society BY the
confession az one Of is members who had too much con
science for such brotherhOod-He stated that they were
handed together for robbery theft countereitng and muir
DER and 70 protect each other from the fangs Of the w,
by being Witnesses for each other and getting on jures
when they could Death he said was the penalty Of any
BETRAYAL oi their plans or OF any OF the brother
hood or II any lnidelity their secret Obligations
lie farther that this society extended 10 every
STATE ia the nonhas branches and high officers IN all the
Sate-ia it, members numerous and respectable,
many al them occupying important stations and having
wd influence some are members Of churches and church
ccr. and attend 10 the fOynsOf religion such asking
blessing at the table and attending to family worship
These statements were made in confidence under crcu
stances calculated to leave little doubt Of their truth
The name Of this humble penItent cOnessor dare not be
given as he would certainly be put to death his confession
Should come to the knowledge Of the brotherhood.
There can be doubt OF the existence OF this society
and II is fearful Of things, and shows to what
can be put To have secret oath bound and banded
robbers thieves and murderer mixed up with the
nty and entering into families and spying out all our
precious things and at the time praying with and
going TO the sacred communion is truly horrible state Of
society But so il is; we know not the danger 10 which
this alarm may expose but the community ought to be
apprsed these things and we have concluded to sound
out the alarm.
similar society formed in Europe in III, by Weis.