The New York herald., 1874-08-19
w A S HIN G T O N.
WASHINGTON. August IL ls7l.

WASHINGTON August 14 187A
Hhe school Controversy In the District
~f ColumAaa-A Doctors Fight In Pros-
t Ov.r the Authority Of the Beard
~ health.
Al.s. NOR washington In their great zeal to
economize ana show themselves worthy OF honor
:. retren nchers the District Commissioners inau.
9ursted q new system OF caring for the public
uchools by turning out competent and experienced
trustees and in their places putting uhterata de-
paYtment messengers, who are colored, and ser
vale poor whites," who are not worthy
20 be named with their cosored associates
The exposure Of the Intention OF the Commission
erA Messrs Dennison and Ketcham, In the
HERALD made II necessary fer the innovaters to
disciaim any Intention Of forcing mixed schools on
the District. This Mr. Dennison did ofncially
while ne did not deny that his personal views were
IN favor OF mixed schools; but, as a Commissioner
ne would disoountenance any change In the pres
Ont order OF Shlngs. Inc c0fored members of the
Board as now constituted, as well as the white
menberain sympathy with them, ask what man
aer OF republican Is Ex-Governor and ex-Post-
master General Dennison. whose political life
seems. 70 hang upon republican favor; whether.
he we're q member OF Congress, he would
vote for the Civil Rights bill, or would
he be found among those whose names
are printed weekly in Fred. Douglass
paper unworthy the colored vote, because they
hindered the passage OF the Civil Rights Bill And
II he is good republican what right has he to say
that mixed schools shall not De Inaugurated where
negro Suffrage first found an experimental gar
denf
In additiol to this terrible trial is now added
one which viii stir up the depths OF the anopathc
school. Congress so egisiated at its last session
as to make the Board Of Health composed OF
Q nomaopathist two expelled members OF
the District Medical Society, coored
lawyer and An honest merchant, the guardian OF
the morals and cemeteries or the District No
child could be born and have the certificate Of
legitimate birth unless the attending physician
reported the name of the father, mother and the
name OF the latter's mother, and, like the laws OF
France, where no one has right to be born un-
less they can be decenty buried, the Board OF
Health now exacts that before q certificate
snail be issued for burial it must ap-
pear that the death OF the person In
whose favor the certificate is asked is
certified to by physician properly registered on
the books OF the Board oil Health. The rules Of
the Medical Society prevent its members from re-
cogni1lnR the homeopathic and ostracised med
ical practitioners. So no certificates will be asked
or granted, and the point remains to be tested.
The question OF uppermost Importance to-day is
whether the fine imposed by Congress for refusing
TO comply with the regulations OF the Board OF
Health Is more oppressive than the anticipated in
PRODUCTION Of mixed schools.
a National Bank in Voluntary Liquida-
tiOn.
The Comptroller OF the Currency to-day re-
ceved notification that the Second National Bank
OF rLeavenworth, Kansas, with a capital Of SlOO 0O0
would go into voluntary liquidation.
Absence Of Secretary Bristow.
Secretary Brlstow left here last evening for Cape
May, to spend day or two.
Iron Work for the New State Depart
ment.
The contract for the wrought and cast iron work
for the library OF the new state Department build
ing was to-day awarded TO Asa Snyder, OF Rich
mond Va, tor $55.417.
Marine Hospital Property for Sale.
The Acting Secretary OF the Treasury to-day au-
thOrized the Collector OF Customs at PitGsburg,
Pa, to offer for sale the Marine Hospital property
n that city