Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-07
EDITION.



Special Correspondence Of the kBrunLicA y.
DOVER, January $40 day Was report
day with q vengeance. and all the bust
meas that Was transacted being OF this
nature. Tho report OF the State Super
i"tendent Of public schools Is voluni.
nous document, and IL ably and well
written, and contains much that In In
teresting. The report states that there
are outside OF Wilmington 80 069 white
children Of school age, ofwhich mum Der
20, 900 attended school during the past
year, the daily attendance being II, IDS,
and average school age being . "a yesrs.
The value Of school property In the
State Ia placed =; S60s. 056. There are
AL school districts, In which there are
"a white schools aud 81 cDlorcd.
The Superintendent, in his report,
advocates the publication OF an ed IcA-
tionAl journal 10 be supported by state
aid, state aid for Delaware College,
ard the payment Of the expenses itci'
dent TO the country Institutes. During
the year both Mr.. Carpenter and him.
self have held numerous meetings in
various parts OF the state 10 fur her
the cause Of education. The result had
been 10 enlist the people warmly III
the work. he also complained OF tue
| towns several parts Of the State r-fus.
ing to allow the State supervision OF
their schools.
IMMIGRATION COMMISSION.
The Immigration Commission made
quite u Deanish report, which contra
dic'ed itself in several points, The
commissioners giving the impression
that their work had not been very
SUGGEST vi in the first part VI the report,
and winding up with the statement
| hat they hal met with much success.
II e Com III issioners coDpiainod etterly
OF the efforts made by the opponeIts oi
the bill 10 defeat its workings, Alleging
THAT in mi grants were induced TO cave
Those who brought thera here by oteri
LOT Larger wages, coupled with the HtAto
nents that their contracts were moi
valid under the laws OF the state. Fol
this the Commission asked Legislative
Ienactmeat.
The q. mmissiuD, In Its wisdom, thsI
Thought IL necessary 10 cofr,ct the fA.s
impression that has got abroad in THU
lcountry in relation 10 the psuper labol
LOT Europe, and the concluding para
lgraph starts ID in this fashion: ID this
great and intelligent lard a falze lin
preston has got abroad IN relation u
lain the lAboring classes OF Europe Dcinl
} paupers. This Is not supported by fscts
We have Asc-rtAinci that men wi mo-
work ior the wages they receive here
lgiving rs reason that they are bcito'
paid In Europe
| The work oil the com mission 10 sun
met 40 III one line, and consisted oil
bringing over ~ emigrants, and ex
lpendins $y,i.Os, $50 Of which wa,
Iexpend~d IL printing pam ph lets, -eiunl
lon the advantages Of Delaware. IL
connection with This report II may b
stated that the act creating the com mis-
sion is Likely 10 be repealed at the pres
ent session, the In migrants not HAHN
turned out as was expected, and the.
is considerable objection 20 the idea q
bringing cheap labor from Europe 4
worA on fArns when 10 many pf on
own men are ont OF employment.
BoARp OF HEALTH.
The Beard Of Health presents quite
good sized report. Secretary Mar shall
report Ia the board Ia very intetestip
and gives a complete sketch OF III
!. health OF the Stale for the past ~
lyoa-s.
. The Secretary advocates some sub
l s,ituie for the Cd fashioned privy wei 1
1 citing GASES of typhoid fever direct
attributable 70 them.
DIR. Bush presents plan for luarAl
Itiu- law anu shows its necessity
During the pat year there have bee
so marriages, 3 80 births. and 3 81
deaths, death rate OF "A Is on a bas
II oil 40, 90 population, higher III an III
LOT Eng and aud Wales for four decade
\ of tie deaths, consumption and oth'
! pulmonary Diseases, make up ahou
go Ct the deaths Cholera infautui
Icomee neIi, with 2+6 10 lie credit.