The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-11
rspeeIal telegram to Ii. Dtspatch.1


WAsurSar on, August 10.-T zcitement
in the District over the unexpected act OF
Commissioners Dennison and Ketcham in in.
auguratipg the mixed-school system in.
creased to-day, when the object Of the re.
organization ofthe trustees of public schools
WINS und erstood. With one exception,
the press of Washington has not even no.
ticed the startling Radical change which is
| TO "n.,
DESTROY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
of the capital Of the nation. Only by verbal
discussion has the true intent OF the act oi
Messrs. Dennison and Ketcham been gene
rally understood. IT.
Tonight the new appointees met for
organization. Mr.. Mcclellan (white) was
elected president, and John Fl. Brooks, o
colored messenger in the Navy Department,
was elected secretary. All the members,
except Fred. Douglass, were present. The
first motion made was by Henry johnson,
colored, and keeper of the Treasury De-
partment restaurant. He wanted resolu-
discipline of the schools Of the District,
colored and white.
Solomon u. Brown, colored messenger
in the Smithsonian Institute, offered reso-
into fifteen school districts, thus placing a
district, including both white and colored
schools, under each trustee.
Both resolutions were referred to COM
miltee, of which Restaurant johnson was
made chairman, with two other colored
members and two white.
1t was evident at this stage of the pro-
ceedings that the advocates of mixed schools
were to have everything their own way, and
the white members of the old Board reap
I.ointed {who, OF course, are Republicans
did not dare to open their mouths even the
president of the Board of white members,
who has been school trustee Of Washing
ton for years, most grandly recognized the
compliment paid him by doing everything to
please the advocates Of mixed schools; and
knowing that issue was bound to be made,
he.had no desire to develope discord. 1t
was sight more memorable than any ever
wit messed in this experimental garden of
NEGRO SUFFRAGE AND NEGRO EQUALITY.
The organization was complete, the reyi-
sion of the rules and discipline and district
ing the District of Columbia so that white
and colored schools would alike be under
the control of white and colored trustees,
was virtually accomplished BY the appoint
ment OF the committee above referred to.
On this committee is also George w. Dyer
(white), who, as member of the District
Legislature, was constantly the champion
and advocate of mixed schools. He got up
and boldly declared to the Board that be
wanted it distinctly understood that be was
in ...- .a.,t,. d. ..l...- ...a -i
FAVOR OF AI1EE SCHOOLS, ~
and that he was opposed to any separation
on account of race and color. With this de.
claration the meeting adjourned until next
Friday evening.
The magnitude Of the oppression which
has so suddenly and unwarrantably been
forced upon the District, whose population
is 100, 900 white to 1000 colored, has an ad-
di.ional and inexcusable blunder in
IGNORING TIE GERMAN POPULATION
of the District, which is nearly one.third of
the whole white population, and who pay
four times more tax than the colored popu.
Iation combined. On the old Board the
German element had a respectable represen-
tation, while on this they have none. Seve-
raj of the trustees who were Germans are
also Hebrews, and exercised much influence
with the administration during past years.
The effect of the new regime will not, there.
fore, be confined to the District, but the He
brew Republicans will send broadcast the
insult that has been perpetrated in placing a
colored minority over them.
It is understood that tomorrow the old
trustees will s...-.-s
APPLY FOR AN INJUNCTION
restraining the new Board from trausactiug
any business, and will insist that, under the
law, that Commissioners have no authority
to merge the School Board and thus change
the whole school system Of the District.
a.a ..z CIyIL-RIGHTs f-ts ls- m.
being the battle cry, and all the judges of the
District being good Re publicans, the prayer
of the petitioners will undoubtedly be re.
fused. '. ..,.'..-.s. 'IIMoN.
Late Weather Report,
WAsH1saros, August Ill 4. A.-For
the Middle States and lower Lake region,
falling barometer, rising temperature, south
west to southeast winds, partly cloudy
weather, and rain areas.
WARRINGTON, August 10-7 p. A-For
the Middle States and Lower Lake region,
falling barometer, rising or stationary teru-
perature, partly cloudy weather, and rain
areas. ..g
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
lower barometer, high temperature, winds
mostly from southeast to southwest, partly
cloudy weather, and over the former section
occasional rain areas
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley and
northward ever the Upper Lake region,
falling barometer, generally high tempera-
tnre. fresh and brisk southwest to southeast
winds, partly cloudy weather, and rain.
Grasshopper Ravages. .I I.1
WASHINGTON, August 10.-Captaln Mum
son. commanding Camp Rugges, in q com.
munication dated July 81, 1874, aud received
at the headqnarters of the army to-day, states
that the grasshoppers have destroyed almost
the entire crop Of corn and potatoes, etc., IN
the Loup and adjoining Ealleys.u,C Captain
Munson suggests that the farmers who have
suffered this loss be employed In building
the most or in hauling materialifoY the same.