The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-09
Correspondents of the Richmond nispatcb.l

The annual meeting of the County School
Board was held here yesterday. 1t consists
of sixteen members, all of whom were pre-
sent except two.
The books of the treasurer and the reports
from the district boards were examined.
The Board estimated the amount of tax
necessary to support the county free schools
to be ten cents on the Sl00 worth of pro-
pertv, and recommended the Board of Su-
perysors to make the assessment at this rate.
IT seems to us, however, that the County
School Board should be as able to levy the
taxes for this object as the Board Of Super
yisors the School Board numbers sixteen,
and the Board of Supervisors only five. 1t
would prevent at least one difficulty which
might arise-namely The County Board
fixes the salary Of the superintendent and
recommends the Supervisors to levy the
taxes necessary to pay superintendent and
teachers. If the Supervisors should not levy
the tax recommended the uperintendent's
salary has to be taken out first, and the bal
ance may not be sufficient to pay teachers.
The Board agreed to allow The superin-
tendent out Of the county fund the same
salary that he is allowed out Of the State
fund.
The university series" of books was
rcSdopted, allowing teachers to use Bulliou'S
Grammar or Harvey's. . MagilPs History
of Virginia :" was also adopted.
The superintendent, DR.. K. E. Utterback,
recommended that the different districts
should hold Teachers Institutes at least
twice year instead of the County Institutes,
as held heretofore. EN-.
THE TENNESSEE MAssACRE.-A correspond
ent Of the Memphis Aodlanche (Democratic),
writing from milan, Tenn, under the head
Ing of After the Massacre" says:
1.-THE war CT races is over here, but there
has been squally time and no mistake. A
lot of rowdy men, scattered about IN va
rious sections, but especially numerous along
the bottoms of the Forked Deer, in the
southern part of Gibson, and also above
Pickettsyille, have amused themselves by
collecting in squads to cruise about WITH
the professed object of preventing out
breaks and violence. These night-riders or
rioters pressed mules and horses from plant
ers to supply those of their comrades not
provided. at several places they carried OIL
several darkies to be used, as they said, as an
advance guard in case OF colliding with pros.
pectiye foes. These squads prOWled over the
region about Pickettsville, Humboldt, Milan,
&c. several nights of last week, keeping the
inhabitants, especially the women and chill.
dren. in state of alarm. Peaceably.lncllned
darkies at work in the fields, or resting ID
their cabins, flew to the woods and CORN
fields in great haste, concealed themselves,
living out at night, after the style OF non
combatants during the late Interstate war
" The landowners and substantial citizens
disapproye of this conduct with their whole
hearts, but are powerless against bands OF
men who would mob any one daring 10 eA.
press sympathy for the darky, or Suggest
less Objectionable methods of preserving tne
peace. For the past three days the now
that has gone forth throughout the country
regarding the late massacre has dampenlns
effect upon the feelings of substantial cltl'
zens. While disappearing earnestly OF MOP.
law or night-riding by irregular squads, yel
they dare not take action unless called upon
by the authorities.
"a small church where colored people con
pregated two or three times each week 10
hold divine service, situated about nVe miles
dine east of Humboldt, was tired Dy lncenoi
aries. supposed to be night-rlders, on Inurs
dav night last, and was totally destroyed.
churcl1 which formerly occupied the same
ground had been destroyed some I'ne De
fore. and the last one had only been III use
short time. Respectable people depreca1e
g. Respectable people and civilized peo'
nile EVERYWHERE not only deprecate, out ae'
mand the suppression of these oahas o.
murderers, and their punishment iof onehces
already committed"