New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-11
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE NEW, BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.


WASHINGTON. Monday, Aug. 10. ls7A
The Board Of School Trustees appointed recently
by the District Commission, met tonight George +.
Mcclellan (whteJ elected President, and John ii.
Brooks (colored) Secretary Henry johnson ,coored)
submitted resolution for the revision Of the rules and
discipline OF all the District schools 3. g. Brown co-
ored) offered resolution divide the District of Col
umbia into Is School Districts for each Trustee,
which would give TO each Trustee, White ana
coored charge over UO. ara yesrred tn commit
tee OF which cOlored man Is chairman, anu
majority Of such Committee was -, IN c favor OF
George W. Dyer (whte). declared himself IN favor OF
mixed schools or he ThS gsn new NO sD
from Dyer's declaration for mixed schools. The DIS
tric Commissioners to-day issued an order requesting
the new Board Trustees prepare possible
estimates for the somne school year Ia an expana.
viii be at least 100000 less tnan last year.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS By THE CHRISTOPHER
PLAGUE
Senator Hitchcock of Nevada having made application
10 Gen E. 0. c. Ord, commanding the De artment OF
the Platte order matters In building the fort In
Ioup Valley that the money for material and labor viii
he spent among settlers Of that valley WAC have Lad
their fields swept by grasshoppers Gen Ord replied
10 him that If left to he would do far
ticable. The plans and estimates hal been sent 10
Washington ana IL heard from soon the work would
have TO be delayed TIL next Summer. In forwarding
the papers Gen. Ord says;
\ thp mn
civilians il will afford employment 10 The rlintns or
these valleys. destitute OF the neoesa'ies OF ME-
aud will result 10 the interest oil the country ~ retain
ing these people in the county,
A VIOLATION OF THE NEW POSTAL LAW.
The Post ON C Department has under consideration
a case where "A Wheeling manufacturer OF P'st-ohco
supplies who also pub sher OF postal Journal sent
cupes of his paper advertising his warcs TO- IL sup
nosed nearly all the postmasters In tbs United states.
taking the publishers oath required by recent act OF
Congress- In addition this he incloscd small circu-
lar two by four inches. Postmasters receiving tho
uapers are sendiGg them into the Department with tho
assurance that they not subscribers. The penalties
are rst letter postage and IS line each paper con-
taniug second. fine OF So ou each paper
mailed to any other than bona ndt subscriber;
and third ue for each Oacnse III swearing falsely "
the list.
COL. WHITLEY AND THE DISTRICT SAFE BUR-
GLARY.
The Erenin0 Critic tonight announces that the clerk
OF the Special District Committee has found III lot OF
rubbish In the Committeeman tho missing telegraph
receipt book long wanted by the Grand Jury 10 ad
them in their inquiry the District safe robbery IL
10, whitley did not sign the receiptbook he may b
abe 10 Establish the fact before the ury-a fact which
ha d NOT prove before the Committee. III it IL shown
that he did sign the book in receipt OF Hayes telegram,
his connection Win the burglary can uAfuy ia
| of being established.
POISONOUS TEA
A, the meeting Of the Board Of Health tonight Dr.
Verdi submitted report Of analysis OF certain teas
by competent chemists which shows that the specimens
obtained from several were all impure aud 10
most positively poisonous