Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1874 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY; DECEMBER 1 1874.

eminent. It relates to and concerns nutters of national Import; and enable the state, represented by their federal head, aoue of the Independent and most powerful government of the wor;d, to enter Into and manage in. laUo-s with tte other Independent powers of the parth. Under ourconntl'ntion oar common school -tem rou-t be general. That Kit raus extend over and ernbrace every portion of the state. It must be uniform. The uniformity requited has reference to the mode of government and discipline, the branches of leamin tught and the qualifications as to a?e and advancement in learning required of pupLU. as conditions or thHr admission. It does not mean that all the school shall be of the same size and Krade, or that all the branches of learning taught in one school shall be taught In a 1 other schools, or that thenualincatiou, a to age or advancement. which would admit a pupil in one school, would entitle Mich pup 1 to admission Intoali the oth r sch'KJls. Uniformity will be secured when all the hchools of the same graie he the same evhtem of governmeut and discipline, the name branches or learning taught and thesarna qualifications lor admission. The schools must be -equally open to all. This has reference to the persons who are entitled to receive instruction therein. 1 ne phrase '-eoualiy open to all" Is not tobe taken in a literal sense for this would embrace ihe whole people of the state, the infant, the middle aed, the septuaganarlan, and the' married. It is obvlou that i tf common schools of the state are neither to be equally open to everybody, lior to every child, but that t hy are to be equally open toaclas-iof pers ns, which cla.s and their qualifications are to he designated and prescribed bv the legislature. The tederal coisdtution docs not pro v He rotany gentral system oi education to ba conducted and controlled bv the national Rverurant, nor does it vest in Congress any power to exercise a general orpecai suoeivlsl n over the states on th subject otetucation. J he constituilon gives to CiijreRS i he power io dispose of nd make all need iul rules an 1 regulation respecting the territories and other property belonging to ihe United .states, and by virtue ot this jower territorial poverniuents are o-ganlzed. ItxlsoconJvr on Congress the exclusive power to legislate in all cases whatever over the district of Columbia, and by virtue of this power Congress has established In such district a system ofcnmm a schools, Conjjr has also esiabll-h'd and mal'jtaind mifitary aad naval schools at the expense of the government. Xh" system or common schoo 8 in this 6tate hr.s its b iuln in and is provided for by the co j stitution and la s of this state, It i-t i urely a dorn stiel n, tit ut ion aud subject totheexclus ve control of the constituted authorities of the state. The constitution does not provide the machinery, nor lay down its rule of govern-, me-it or disc pllne.nor define the terms and couditions of admission. It makes it 'he imperative duty ot ihe legislature to provlde.by law.the system and irapes no liinttatlonsoc the power of the legislature, except that tuition shall be free, and the aehooUsh ill be equally open to all that Is. to uch c'asses of per-ons as the legislature m y In Us wisdom determine. . There being no funlw restriction upon the legislative power and disretlcn, it necessarily follows that, in providing for this system of schools, the legislature is lett free to fix the qualinea ions of pupils to be admitted to its benefits, as respects age ar d capacity to ltarn, to classify ibem with reference to aue. sex, advancement aud the branches of learning they are topursu-; to provide for the location and bul'ding of chool bouses ; to designate to what schools and In what school houses the different aes, fexes and degrees of proficiency shall be assigned, for these all concern the good order and success of the system. It must also follow tha this policy or frame work ot government for that system, virtually concerns and bleeds itself wi:h the internal affairs of tiie state, with its bappiue-s and prosperiiy, it peace and good order, and depends upon the wisdom of tae legislature, and of the agencies provided by the legislature, aetlr.ij uudtr its established rules, and comes within the power possessed by everv sovereign state and is clearly without the grants or inhibitions of such amendments to the constitution of the United States. Citv of New York vs. Milu, 11

l'ct.3 1, License Tax 'ases. ö Wal. 470. 471: Lane onnt vs. Oreeon, 7 Wal. 7t; United states ts. Sraiih, i Wa . Ii; The ('Jl-.ctor vs. laj ,11 Wal. l.'I. Ui; The Slaughter House faes, hi Wal.Jio; ISartemeyer vs. Iowa 18 Wal. 1:; The State vs (itbson. .WIr.il. HSt), The W. & P. K. It. Co. vs. Miles, 5." 1'. St. I!ep. 2u!; Coo'e? on Konstitut loa, 5:2-571; Kllis vs. The state, 42 Ala. 5iö; Fifitld vs. Close. 1 Mich, ö 3. This system of common schools must consist of many schools in difiVreut localities org-o-graphical divisions; and these schools may ie ofdiff- rent grades. In some of these localities or divisions there may be school houses, and in others none, in some the school house or houses may not be sulliclent to accommodate all; and the revenue may sot be sufficient to provide tbem. In this system there ought to be and must be a classification of the chi.tiren. This classification ought to. and will be witli reference to some prorx rues or cbaracteristl s common to or possessed by a c rtaln namrer out of the whole, and these classes maybe put into and taught iu different prtsof the same school, or different rooms in the same school house, or different school houses as convenience aud good policy may require. This is too reasonable to admit of question, for it concerns the general good, and does not effect the quality of the privilege, but regulates the manner of Its enjoyment. This being settled what Is thereto prevent the classification of children, equally entitled to the privileges of the system of common schools, with reference to dlffererce of race or color, it the Judgment O' the legislature should hold such a classification to be most promotive of, or conducive to thi good order and discipline of the schools in the system, and the Interest of the public. Tue legislature, under our state constitution as It existed without the limitation imposed npoi the sovereign power of the state by the Hth amendment as hereinbefore stated, had the po'er to provide for th" education only of the wh.te children of the state; but since iui ratlfi--a:i u no system of public schools woul 1 be geneial, uniform and equally open to ali which ilid not provide for the education of the colored children of the state. It being settled that the legislature must provide for the educa.ion of the coloied t-hüd en as well as lor the white children, we are required to determine whether the hgis ature may classify such children, by color and race, and provide -for their education in separate schoo s, or whether tuey must attena the same school without reference to race or color. In our opinion the classification of seho'ars, on the basis of race or color, and ihelr education lb separate ch o s, involve questions of domestic policy which are within the legisia tive discretion and control, and does not amount to an exclusion of either class. In other words, the placing of the white children of the 'täte in one class, and the mgro chl'd-en of the slate in another class, and requiring these classes tobe taught separately, provision being made for their education in the same branches, according to age, capacity or advancement, with capable teachers, .ud to the extent of their pro rata share in the school revenue, does not amount to a denial of equal privileges to either, nor conll'ct with the open character ot the system required by the constitution. The system would be equally open to all. The tuition would be fiee. The privileges of the schools would be de tiled to none, ine white children go to one sch'iol, or to certain of the schools iu tiie system of common schools. The colored children go to another school, or to certain others of the schools iu the system of the ommon school. Or, if there r.re not a sntHcieot number of colored children within attending distance, the several districts may be consolidated and form one dist- let. But If there are not a sufficient number within reasonable distance to be thm consolidated, the trustee or trustees shall provide snch other means of education for -aid children as shall use their proportion, according to number, of scuool revenue, to the btst advantage. If there be causa of complaint, the white class has as much if not greater cause than the colored class, for the latter class receive their f.ili share ot the school tevenne, although noneoflt may have been contributed by such class: and when districts cau not be consolidated so as to lorm a school, such class is entitled to receive thtir full share of the school revenue, according to number, which shall be expended for their benefit to the best advantage, privilege which Is not granted to the white class. In our opinion, there would be as much lawful reason for complaint by one scholar in the same schol that h could not occupy the seit of anotner scno.ar tnerein at the same lime the latter occupied It, or by scholars in the different clashes in the same school that they were not all put in tue same class, i r by the scholars In different schools, that they were not all p aced in one school, as there Is that white and black children are placed In distinct classes and taught separately, or In separate schools. The State ex rel.vs. The City oi Cincinnati, 13 Ohio, ITS; VanCamp vs. The IJoard, etc., 9 Ohio St., 45; Biaer vs. The City of Cincinnati, 11 Ohio St., ötl; The state vs. McUxnn, 21 Ohio St., VjH; Ualias vs. Fosdlck. ) How. (T. Y ) IT. , It Is to be ncted that the appellee in his p?ti. ti n lor a mandate complains only that his children and grandchildren were excluded from the school where the white children were taught. There are no allegations that there was not a sufficient number of colored children In attending distance to constitute ft school, or that the trustee or trustees had failed to provide such other means of edacat Ion forsald children as would use their proportion, according to number, of school revenue to the best advantaa:. Ihere In a general al egatlon that the dfrundant had neglected, failed and refused to Jrovlde any school in said rtistiict. or in any adoinlnic district, near enough for his said children and graudebiiareu to attend as scholars. I ho quesJja is, therefore, SiioareJy preienleJ,

whether tho children and grandchildren of the appellee were entitled to he admitted and taught iu the same school with the white chhdren of the district. 1 he legislature has provided that a separate school shill be provided In each district lor the education of the colored children herein, where there is a sufficient number of colored childre.: and wh-re there is a deficiency of colored children to form one district, several districts Khali be consolidated. Hut If separate schools can not be i rov.ded for the colored children on account of the smallnessc f the number of such children, then, sujh o:ner provision is to be made by the trustee ror their educatljn us the means in his hands will enable him to do. The legislature has not pointed out or defined what other mean t shall be provided. There being noaverment that the trustee has tailed to orovlde for the education of the children aid grkndchilureii of theappeilee outside of the school lor white children, no question arises as to what cul f beacompllanca wl h such requirement. Hut if such allegation had been made, it would not have entitled the children and grandchildren of aopellee to admission into the white schools, because, the legislature has not provided for the admission of colored children into the same schools with the white childien, lti any contingency; and even if, lor tbesakeo" theargument, we were to coac de that c -lored children are under and by fore or the Ulh amendment so entitled, the courts can not, In the absence of legislative authority, c nfer that right upon them. The legislature has declared thai when schools can not be provided lor the co!o;ed children, the trustee shall providesuch o. her means f.. r their education as whl r-se up their full share, according to number, of the school revenue. If the trustee fails in the dlsctianio ot this duty, he may be compelled by mandate to discharge the duty imposed upon him by lw. TUB ACTION OF CONGRESS. The action of Coogress at the same session at which the 14th amendment was proposed to the states, and at a session subsequent to the date of its ratlScation, is worthy of consideration as evincing the concurrent and after matured conviction of that body, that there was nothing whatever In the amendment which prevented Congress from separatlnz the white and colored races, and the placing them, as classes, In different schools, aud that such separation was highly proper, und conducive to tue well -elngof the race?, and calculated to secure the peace, harmony and welfare of the pnbllc; and if no obligatio wns expected lo be, or was imposed upon Congitss, by the amendment, to place the two races ano color in the same school, with what show of ieason can it be pretended that it has such compelling power npou the sovereign and Independent sties lormlng the Federal Union. We refer to the Ipgislation of Congress, iclative to the schools in the District of Columbia, al tr;e first session of the 3Ht.o ongrtss, and the third session of ihe 4-d Congress. On Ihe'iJddav of July, IStf, the Jctcf Congress, entitled, An act relating to public schools in the District oi Co.umbla," took effect. 11 reqnirts the cities of Washington and Geoigetown lo pay over to the trustees ot colored schools of said cities, such a proportionate part of all moneys received or expended for school or educational Cur posts in said cities, including the cost of sites, uildings, improvements, furniture and bjoks, aud all otherexpeudltureson account of schools, as the colored children between the ages of six and seventeen year, in the respective cities, bear to tho whole number oi children, white and colored, between the same ages. Acts sets. 1, ') Cong. , , This was followed, at the same session of Congress, bv an act, entitled ' An act donating certain lots in the i ity of Washington for schools foi colored children In the District of Columbia," approved July CS, lS;tf, which author zed and required tue commissioner of public buildings to convey certain described lots, in tha City of Washington, which belonged to the United St a. es, to ihe trustees for colored schools for the cities of Washington and Georgetown in said District, for the sole use cf schools for colored childien In that District; the said lots having been designated and set apart by Ihe sectetary of the Interior to be used lor colored schools; a'dthe said lots whenever converted to auy other ue, to revert to the United

States. Acts scss . 1, 3U Cong. .!. At its lilsesbion anael was parsed entitled, "An act to amend an net. entitled, 'An act governing thecolored schools of the District of Columbia.' " approved Match 3, which fixes the number of the board of trustees of schools for colored childtea in the District of Columbia, their mode of appointment, their duties, etc., and autnorizes the govrrnor of the District .to apj oint a superintendent of schools for co ored children, wh is to receive a salary of 82,5oil annually, for his services, etc., aud directs the proportion of -chool money then due, or afterward to become due to the board of trustees of colored schools from the cities of Washington and Georgetown to be paid to the treasurer ot said boivd, and not to the trustees as piovided In the act of July 2i. lsw). Acts ses. 3. 42 Cong. 2)JÜ. This legislation of Congrecs continues In force at the present timers a legislative construction of the fourteenth amendment, and as a legislative declaration ot what was thought to be lawful, C roper and expedient under such amendment, y the same body which proposed such amendment to the states for their approval and ratification. We are very clearly of the opinion that the actof May I t, 18, is constitutional, and that wu lie it remains in force, colored children are not entitled to admission Into the common schools which are provided for the education of the white children. In our opinion the court below erred In affirming the sc Jon of the court In special term, and the Judgement Is reversed with costs, and the cause is remauded to the court below with directions to that court to overrule the Judgment of the court in special term, in overruling the demurrer to the petition for a mandate. A PISE-TIXa VOICE. osuohn, J.: I am inclined to think that the allegations in tho complaint are not sufilclnt to entitle the appellee to a mandate, and that the Judgment of the court below ought to be reversed. But there is very much in tiie foregoing opinion in which 1 do not concur. If I desired to do so, 1 could not, during the shoit time that lam to remain In my present position, properly and satisfactorily consider the question discussed, ana must, inereiore, content myself with this qualified dissent. A SINGINO SCHOOL TRAGEDY. A BI.OODT AFFRAY AT AN ILLINOIS SINOINQ BCaOOL A YOUNG MAN KILLED BY THE SLANDERER OF HIS SISTER. A special to the Chicago Tribune lrom Quincy, the 23d icst., saya: Saturday nisht last a bloody tragedy occurred at a Ringing school at Union Church, la Keene township, In this county. The parties engaged were two young men nam6d Cyrus Barger and Robert McGinley, the latter being killed. It oppears that two weeks previous Barger bad insulted a sist'r of McGinley, and at the singing-school Saturday night, during recess, McGinley ca'led Barger out, and demanded an expIanaHon. Barger admitte 1 the insult, but refused to give any satisfaction for it. An encounter thereupon ensued, during which Barger struck McGinley a blow in the eye with a kniie and another in the neck, which severed the jugular vein, causing death in about ten minutes. A slung shot was found in the vicinity of the affray, with whicu Barger claims Mo Ginlev struck him. After striking the fatal blow, Barger ran away, for fear, as be says, of au assault from Mdi in ley's friends. A revolver, a pint bottle of whisky, and a false mustache were found upon the body of McGinley. It is clai med by Barger's friends that McGinley intended to kill him. Tho weapon used by Barger was a largesized pocket-knife, which he bad torroweda few minutes Deiore the affray. He was arrested in bed at his father's house, and is now in jail in this city to await his trial in December, lie is about 22 years old, and has the reputation of beiDg a last boy, A correspondent writing from Duluth says: Duluth just now is dead financially and in a business way. Hotels ar closed; no new houses are building; many old ones are lor rent, and the windows of numerous shops and stores are covered with dust aad cobwebs. The elevators and warehouses are almost empty; the bteamers come in and go out with freights that hardly pay running expenses; no one has any money; no one does any business; bat all live on credit and hope for brighter diys. The present collapse of the Northern Pacific railroad has demoralized Duluth; the price or wheat is so low that the elevators stand idle, and everything and everybody at the head of Lake Superior looks seedy and forlorn.

TIIE FAITHFUL FARMERS.

GATHERING OP GRANGERS OF THE STATE, IX THIS CITY. THK CONVENTION YESTERDAY SECRET SAYINGS NOTHING 8AID ABOUT THE TEIXOW O RANG IRS IN NEBRASKA. ' The annual convention of the state grange order opsned j'esterday morning at 9 o'clock in the Masonic Hall, with an attendance of about 300. The convention was presided over by Henley James, W. M., of Grant county, and M. M. Moody, of Deiaware county, secretary. The convention is in secret, and therefore but whatlittle of their proceedings they see fit to give cau be laid before the public. Sentinel rep:rter knocked at the door lor admission, and vainly whispered o the door keeper improvised pas words, but were turned away. The organization has but tho one object of aiding and bettering the husbandry of the state and stauds alooi from politics. They indignantly denied that the convention has any political signiücance, and Master James emphatically informed a Sentinel reporter last evening that they had nothing to do with the independent ictla'.ion convent!, n tobe held to-day. lie said that there bad not been any reference made to it iu their convention, but that he had received a circular of invitation from "Brother Olleman" to attend, lie said that he did not know what the convention was lor or whethe! he would attend or not. At all events the grange seems to have an entirely different purpose in its convention than that of cooperating with the "what is it" convention of lo-day. Th"re wero quite a number of ladies present at the opening of tho MORN I NCI SESSION, and about 300 in all. The ladies it will be remembered were given a chance to divulge sentiment and belong to the order. The following officers reported present a" the orening. Henley James, W. M., Marion, Grant county. C. XV. Davis, lecturer, Kentland, Newton. Kussell Johnson, steward, Valparaiso, Porter. F. C. Phillips, steward, Elizaville. Boone. B. F. Ham, Chaplain, Markleville, Madison. G. II. Brown, treasurer, Rennsselaer, Jasper. M. M. Moody, secretary, Muncio, Deleware. Mrs. S. E. James, C. Mrs.!.'. Comstock, P. Mrs. II. Davis, F. The morniDg session was mostly devoted to the discussion of the question ot representation. The committee on this question had reported in favor of decreasing tho representation in a decided manner. At present it gives each of the 2,000 granges in the state a delegate, with the expenses incident to attending convention', which is paid out of the common fund. Especially did they think the number should be cut down, as tho expenses of the delegate's wife, should ho bring her to town, also comes out of this fund. After a Ion discussion tho matter was placed in the hands of a committee on credentials, who were empowered to decide the matter. They were: J. G. Gulp, Jasper county; A. R. A." Thompson, He- ry ; E. M. Andrews, Allen; L. C. McCormick, Clark, and A. C. Burton, Lawrence. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho grango met at 2 o'clock, in pursuaneo to tho adjournment. The worthy master read the following order in which business would be taken up: 1. Opening the grange. 2. Reading minntes. 3. Reports ol officers. 4. Reports of standing committees. 5. Reports of ßecial committees. 6. Resolutions. 7. All business must be handed in in writing and referred to the appropriate c-jmmitteo without debate. The committee ou credentials submitted a partial report and was instructed to band in a complete report this morning. The grange then adjourned until 7:30 p. M. when the fifth degree was conferred on all masters and pastmaters present who bad not before received it. The next business session will begin at 8 o'clock this morning. The fact that but little business has been transacted in the grange, so far, is owing to the delay ot the committee in reporting upon the credentials of delegates. A Sentinel reporter got the information that the committee on credentials would report about 2T0 names lor representation. The convention lasts three days. TUE STATE GRANGE. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS WORTHY MASTER'S REPORT. The State Grange of the Patrons of IIus. bandry met yesterday morning, pursuant to adjournment, nenly James, of Worthy Master, presiding. The committee on credentials reported, recommending that the basis of repre sentation be one delegate :or each county and one additional delegate for every fifteen granges -or frac tions thereof. This report is in accordance with the plan suggested by the executive committee and was finally adopted. There was however a lively ficht before an under standing wa3 reached, as many dele gates came as representatives or but one c ranee and were disposed to demand admission as such, but the matter was finally settled as stated. The Worthy Master next read his annual report. He states, that he has, during the year past, received ?10S 06, and expended 93 80. Tho report was received and ordered printed. A committee on expediting business was appointed to report a list of committees to take chirge of and report upon such motions, resolutions or other business as might come up. It was recommended that on each com mittee, as given below, one member irom each congressional district be appointed. The report was adopted. The list recommended Is as follows: On the fetate of the Order. On Constitution and By-laws On Finance and Accounts. On Membership. On Printing. On Resolutions. On Transportation and Co-operation. On Appeals and Grievances. On Mileage and Per Diem. On Relief. A SLAP AT THE INDEPENDENTS. The following resolution, offered by J. C. Adams, of Rush county, a member of the 10th of June convention, was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the state grango In coun cil assemoieu nas no sympathy with any past, present or future attempt that may be made by any political party or political aspirant to absorb a little reflected warmth, decency or support by so persistenly calling and publishing their meetings at the same time and place of ours, and that a doCent respect for our order requires that such attempts be suitably rebuked by publishing this resolution. The report of the executive committee being the record of the proceedings of their several meetings held since the flrst of January last was received and approved. The Grange then adjourned until the afternoon session. AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon session was taken up until 4 o'clock considering various amendments to the constitution of the national grange. The following amendments to that instrument were ratified: STATE ORANGE. Fifth degree. Pomona Faith.) Com

posed of masiers of subordinate granges and their wives who are matrons, prov ded that when the number of subordinate granges in any state lecome bo great as to render it neeessarj-, tha state grange may. in such manner a- it may determine, reduca its representatives, by providing 1 r tho election of a certain proportion oi those entitled to mempership in the state grange from each coucty;a:id that the members so chosen bhall constitute the state grange. No, 2, Sec. 1. There maybe esublished district or county granges in the filth degree, not to exceed ona in eaca cjuntv.com posed of masters and past-masters of subordinate granges, and their wives, who are matrons, and such fourth degree members (not to exceed three from each subordina.e grange) as may be elected thereto by the subordinate granges, under such regulations a may by established by stats granges. Such district or county granges suall havo charge of the oduca:iou;i and business interests of the order in their respective districts; aud shall encourage, strengthen, and aid the subor-Mina-e granges represented therein. Dispensation lor such district or county granges fchall issue from the state grange, aud under such rt-gulations as the sta.e graoire may adopt. No. 4. That section 2 article 1 of the constitution be amended by inserting alter the word "aunually, ' where it occur? in the second lice of wild section, the following: "at tho regular meeting in December, and Installed at the regular meeting in January, or as soon thereafter as practicable." No. 0. That article 2 btctiou 1 of the constitution be ameudtd by inserting the words "at least" between the word '-meet" and "once" whers thone words occur in the first line of said secf ion. No. 7. iha: article 2, section 3 of the constitution be amended, by striking out the word "lebraary" w here it occurs in the seoudlmeot said section, and substitute therefor the word "November," and also by striking out the word "first" where it occurs in the same line, and substitute therelor tue word "third." No. 8. That article 3 of tho constitution be amended, by striking out th9 word "shall" where it occurs in the first line of said article, and substituting therefor the word "may." j No. V. That article 5 of the constitution ! be amended so as io read: "Engaged in agricultural pursuits, and having no interests to conflict with our purposes," instead of "interested in agricultural pursuits." No. 10. That article 5 of the constitution be amended by striking out the words "female" and "eighteen years male," where they occur in the second and third lines of said article. No. 12 That article 7 of the constitution be amended as follows: Strike out the words "or passed to higher degrees" where they occur in the clote of section 2. and add the following to said section : FINANCIAL. "Daring the quarter, and pay to the secretary oi the state grange cno dollar for each man, and fifty cents for each woman initiated during the quarter; also, a quarterly

due of six cents for each member; said re port to be approved and forwarded at the first session of the grange in each quarter." Strike out the whole of Fec'ion 3 and of section 4, and substitute therefor the following, to-wit: "The secretary of the state grange shall pay to tho treasurer of the state erance all moneys coming into his hatfda, at least once every ten days, taking his receipt therefor; and shall report quarterly to the secretary oi trie national grange rthe membership in the state." No. 13. That article 7, section 5. of the constitution be amended by striking out the words "in New York" where they occur in said section, and leaviDg the name of the place DianK. No. 14. That article 7. section 5. of the constitution be amended by striking out the word "f-en" whre it occurs in the last line on page 8, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "hve." No. 15. That article 7, section 6. of the constitution be amended bv striking out the word "signed" where it occurs in the third line oi said section, and substitute therefor the word "approved." No. 16. That the whole of article 8 be transferred from the constitution to the by laws, and incorporated therein. No. 18. That section 4, article 9, ot the constitution be amended by striking out the word "ten" where it occurs in the fifth line of said section, and inserting the word -twenty." No. it). Strike out sections 6, 7 and 0. of saia article y, ana substitute in lieu of said sections, the following section: "Where state granges are organized, dis pensations for the organization of the subordinate granges, heretolore issued. shall be replaced by charter from the national grange without further fee: and. thereafter, all applications for charters for snuartr.nate granges shall pass through the office of the master of the state grange, and must be approved by him before they are is sued dv me national grange, when so issued, the charter shall pass through the of fice of the secretary of the state grange, and receive the signature and official seal of that otnee." No. 20. That section S, article 9 of tho con stitution be amended by striking out the words either nrst, second, third or fourth," wbere thej occur in said secth-n, and insert ing the words "on the same person." No. 21. That the following be inserted and numbered: ARTICLE XIII. The master of the national grange and the members cf the executive committee shall be empowered to suspend from office any oE3cer of the national grange who may prove inefficient or derelect in the discharge of his duty, subject to appeal to the next session thereatter or the national grange. ARTICLE XIV. AMENDMENTS. i Lis constitution can be altered or amended by a two-thirds voto of the na tional grange, at any annual meeting, and when such alteration or amendment shal have been ratified bv three-fourths of the state granges, and the same reported to the secretary i t the national grange, it shall be oi full force. The iollowing ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES were appointed: On apportionment, on pur chasing agency, on salaries of state officers The remainder of the day was taken up in consultation by committee, after which the grange adjourned until this morning. A number of masters and their wives were initiated into the fifth degree in the evening aiter ine regular ousiness session was over, THE LAST DAY'S SESSION. THE STATE ORANGE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY $1,000 VOTED THEIR DESTITUTE BRETH REN IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA $806 57 STILL ON HAND. The State Orange met yesterday at Ma sonic II all, and tbe members began in earn est to dispose of the business before them. R. C. McWilliams,Rockville,rarke county Aaron V. Line, Brookville, Franklin county Robert Mitchell, Gibson county, were elected members of the executive committee for the ensaing year. These gentlemen take the place of J. T. Graham, D. II. Yeoman and A. Poor, whose term of service expires to night. J. W. Zeigler, of Ja porta county. I was elected Worthy State Lecturer tor the ensuing year, taking the position ol Mr,

Divi. resigned, who, however, never entered on his duties after being elected. AID FOR THE DESTITUTE. One thousand dollars was voted to the grasshopper sufferers on the plains with the proviso that it ba distributed among the members of the order. A number of the delegates were in favor of votiDg a larger sum out ot the ?14 S06 57 surplus, but unforfunttely they were outvoted. The snbor:ir.te granges were aivwed to e!ich give at least one dollar - to the same worthy charity. It is thought many ot the subordinate granges will Bend much more than is ice jmmended, so that in all over $2,000 more will probably bo realized for the sufferers. REPORT OP THE TREASURER AND f EC BETA ET. Tae treasurer reported having received $18,271 30, paid out 3,4C7 7-1, balance on hand ?1 4,603 57. The expanses of holding the present session of the State (iranga will be about a thousand dollars a day, making a total of $3,000, provided that they will not be compelled to hold another session to day. The secretary reported as the total receipts at his office the sum of f 10.593 74, ot which amount be retained $5,734 69 as expenses of his office. The balance, ?4,S.rS 15, he paid into the treasury. The secretary also made a number of suggestions giving his vi6ws as to the bt interests ot the order. REPORT OF COMMITTEES. The finance committee reported having examined tho bocks and accounts of the secretary and treasurer, and reported that

the same were kept in a satisfactory man ner. The committee on purchasing agencv re ported, r-vommending the couticuar.ee oi the agency and tho payment of ?1,200 to that officer as his salary, in stead ot allowing commission, as heretofore. It wa3 also recommended that $2,500 be placed at the disposal of the agent to aid him in prosocuting the business of the agency. Adopted. The committee on basis of representation reported as to delegates to state grange. Adopted. SALARIES OF OFFICKFJS. The committee on salaries reported in favor of allowing the worthy master and secretary S00 per annum and expenses, the treasurer ?500 and expenses, and the mem bers of executive committee ?2 50 per day and expenses, and other officers of the State Grange tha same compensation while iu at tendance at the fetate (iranse. A vote of thanks was next tendered the officers ol the grange, to tho ladies, and the railways for reduced fares. Alph6us Tyner was appointed fetate purchasing agent. The State uranee then adjourned us an nual session for 1874, after a most successful meeting and amidst the best of feeling on tho part of all coucerned. It is a noticeable fact that there were no boozy delegates to be seen after the adjournment, in which respect the session dmered materially from most of state political gatherings at least. TIIE STAGE AND PULPIT. AN ACTRESS TUTS SOME PUZZLINO QUESTIONS TO PARSON TALMAGE MISS CLARA MÖB IUS fcrEAKS HER MIND ABOUT THE MO RALITY OF TIIE 8TAGE A BPICY "COUNTERIRRITANT." v The following letter appears in the New York Herald ot the 'S)th inst., and suf ficiently explains itself: Since the Rev.T. De Witt Talmage.has declared himself a lauehter-loving and hilarious gentleman, I am encouraged to ask him a question or two through your columns, lie stated on fcunaay last that he knew "a young man who atleuded the plavol 'Macbeth' lor thirty nights, and who gave up church attendance, bis Bible and prayer." What I wiih to know is when and where did " Macbeth" have a run of thirty nights, also the " voudz man's" name and address? His ODinion of that play and the characters therein would be valuable. II a vi: c asked these questions I would liko to add a few words about the quality ot the fruit" onr protessional tree is bearing. During our civil war, when many of our actors were fiehting valiantly for the Vnion, and many an actress deprived herself of everything but tne bare necessaries oi nie that she nrgbt send wines, fruits and food to the commissary departments, ana -wnen every spare hour was given to the knitting of stockings, scraping of lint and making of bandages, I thought our tree was beaiing good "fruit." When Chicago stood shivering and homeless and we placed in her outstretched hands manv a hard-tarned "hundred," not a dollar but carried with it twice its value in sympathy, and when last winter we gave thousands to the suflering poor of New York. I thoucht our tree was oearing irood fruit. When I have seen a hard worked actress mother, with the inevitable satchel on her arm and "part" for the evening in her band, call the little nightgownod babies and hear them say "iNow j lay mo down to sleep," etc., with lips as pure and sweet rs though tkey were a mm ister's flock and not an actor's, I felt sure our treo was bearing good fruit and fair to look at. too. I. do not say we are angel? lar lrom it. Wo have eomo very DARK COMPLEXION ED SHEEP among us, but the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage's profession cau furnish a "Roland for an Oliver" every time. We are a law abiding, God learning, s?lf sustaining people, and our wives and mothers will bear comparison with those of any cla?s of peo ple iu the world, mere is nardiy an aciress on the stage but has some one to supportfather, mother, sister -r child, soma one and I never knew one to do her duty unwii lingly. The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage complains of tho impurity of the modern stage It is no worse thau it was centuries ago. We simply hold the mirror, and it reflects the vices and the virtues of the age. As to our influence being so terrible, I deny it. llow on earth is virtue to triumph if there is no sin to triumph over? Did the Rev. T, DeWitt Talmage ever preach a sermon where sin of some kind was not mentioned, aye, and made much of? Has he not spent ten minutes in picturing tome successful speculator, and has he not used odds and ends of popular slang to brine bis picture more vividly before the eye oi his congre Ration and have not his efforts in that line been rewarded with a ripple ot laughter, and has he not thereupon dragged in his moral by the "hair of the head" and dismissed it in three minutes, so that his hearers re tained the amusing picture ofthat wicked monev getter, and lost all sight of the moral? lias not then the reverend centleman made vice more attractive than virtue? I sit every Sunday and hear a man preach (and he preaches well, too), who has said to mj mother: "I can not comprehend how she can act and feel any interest in religion 1" I am gilted with the usual amount of sensibility and a fair sense of the fitness of things, and I have prayod many a year to the same God the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage worships, yet have bad no fine inner voice denounce me as unfit so to kneel, because of my being an actress. Woman like, having asked permission to say a tew words. I have said a great many. and end as I began, with a question: "If it took thirty nights of 'Macbeth' to win that 'young man' lrom the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, how many nishts with the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage would it take to win a man (say Vandenhoff) from 'Macbeth?' " Clara Mositu. Brooklyn, Nov. 17, 1874-

WASHINGTON' RECEPTION. THE FIRST RECEI IToN OF THE SEASON MBS. EKED. ORANT AND HER STYLE OP BEAUTY THK PRESSES AND THEIR r EAR EES. The lady oorre-.p-ndut of the Cincinnati Gazefe writes thus of the card reception at the White House on the 17th: You csrtalnly will excuse me if I dispute the word of the combined journalistic craft, and declare Mrs. Fred. Grant no beauty whatever! Her complexion is dark, unrelieved by color, and b6r features irregular, ft'.it she certainly has a petite, prettily molded figure, and Li stylish to an enviable degree, but she is not pretty. I met the youthful pair out walking a few days go, and lot r. de-cribe the bride's appearance (of i-our-e ti e groom looked as usual.) She was dressf d in a nuit of exquisite bvacintb shade ot silk, trimmed with bands cf shaded gray ostrich tip; her hat matched the suit, and was trimmed with the same shade of plumes. Her hair was parted on one side, r.d her tout en.-emb'.e wss finibd and s'vlish. The friend with whom I wss walking excliimed, after the couple had pHsod: "That Mrs. Fred. Grant? I taoimbt she was a beautv!" Col. Fred, seems very proud cf his treasure, and dofs g-ome ot the most absurd things oucasionally. Passing' a bank the other day, in compacv with his

consort, he turned sud lenly around, rushed his bewildered better-h-lf into tbo dingy darkness of the rooms devoted to Mammon. and forthwith iutroducod her, in the proudest manner, to a conp'eofhis banker lriendj. Then started out sjrin. and meeting with a sports-nmn who had fre quently accompahied partios of young igf n with dog", etc, on the.r liiiutirg expeditious, called him up to be ictrodut t-d to this wonderful little woman on his arm. Tues day evening a card reception was held at the White House from 9 ntil 11 o'clock, at which Mrs. Fred (Jrant wss formally pre sented to the Washington beau monde. The hund'-ed invitations issued In rinded the celebrities i i ' n n-rny, n-ivy, oßkiI, and civil lifo. The tride received in her wedding drees oi white sa in, so profusely covered with exqnisite point lace that the satin was oulv discernable here and there as it glimmered itself into recognition through some kindly interstices. lier ornaments were MAGNIFICENT DIAMONDS. The ladies all seemed to vie with each other In the freshness and elegance of their toilettes, as if dpsirous that the youtful bri Je should not outdo them in costly arrav. One beautiful dress was of garnet satin, with the filmiest web of Duchess lace for fichu, overdress, and flounces, the accompanying ornaments being d amends and garnets. Another dress ot I'ansiAu hrmb, was a dhinty fioth-colored bilk,rich,sft,and hevy; trimmed with every b. ending shade down to deepest mahoRony color. A swee debutante wore a silvery white pena trimmrd with clusters of the pale lemon-colored t6t roses (Marshal Ney). Another yor.ng favorito wore a pale blue silk dress, with a trans parent gaze daebambery overdress, in which diamond-raised figures of a darker hue gave a changeable, wave like appearance to the whole. It was caught up by strangling vinen of piuk hued wild roses thrown carelossdy here and there. Another lovely pi rl wore a chaste China crepe of creamy whiteness, with delicate lilies of tbevajley peeping from the slender green leaves, aud trailing fragrantly down the side. Anothpr,stiIl.worethe rarest shade of pomegranate pinfc crepe, with the trimmings fading off to a faint flush tinge. Rut I must not fill my entire letter with mere descriptions of beautiful dros.ses. The supper was a very flue one, and the floral decorations quite pretty, but the young people were fearfully disappointed when they discovered that dancing was out of the question, as the crash covers to the cariiets bad been forgotten, and their heavy, yielding softuess offered no inducements to the "light fantastic toe," even though the voice of the band went out in ravishing waltzes. BuLthen they made good all lost opportunities at the Bachelor's German laät evening, at which Mrs. Secretary FiFh did the dignified honors, and General Max Woodhull led the German. His sister MISS NELLIE," A DEBUTANTE, was much admired, on account of her exquisitely graceful dancing, and was on the floor oftener than any other young lady present. Such a regiment of debutantes are being marched into 8cial gayety this winter to strive in the warfaxe for belledorn Thirty already out, and mine fledglings waiting for a little later iu the season. Four commodore's daughters are already on the roster, as well as several other., whose fathers rank from admiral u."wn. One of the four young ladies first mentions I is very accomplished and witty, although not a beauty. She plavs npnn four difierent musical instruments, and speaks Italiau, German, and French with the ease of her mother tongue. Her mamma, however, baa lived so many years amid the effete civilisation of the continent that she can ne t become accustomed to the independence oi our republican girls. Her daughter is therefore always attended by an old and trusty rr.n fcrvant, who, if she walk, keeps at an orderly's distance bolii nd his young mispress, followiog her as faith-'ully as her own shadow. The young gentlemen are beginning to protest and declare the system of cbaperonage as it already exists needs curtailed instead of augmented power. Another debutante ha3 very decided pretensions to beauty. Her skin is of that olive clearness through which the blood deligLts to penetrate to the surlace. Her eyes are dark, lustrous, and wid3 lidded; her hair a golden brown a "new departure" for a brunette and her teeth without a flaw. It is not beauty alone that makes a belle; in fact, history will bear me out when I say that many ot the most notedly fascinating women of days gone by were decidedh' n ly. It is manner and min i, above matter &vd f3ee. So I shall carefully arrange my chime of belles, and bring out the characteristic tone of each and all, and be careful not to strike false notes. I shall call those, pretty who are really so, and others talented or accomplished, as the case may be. Young man, you feel a superiority to the whole human race, as you stand at the altar with your lairyoung brido. You would not exchange places with the president. Yet a few short years, a few wbiskings of the broom handle, an untimely stoppage or two of wafted flat-irons, and your weary body will rest under tho swaying willow, while some young gallant will briniyour late afflicted partner out to the cemetery on calm Sabbath evenings and whisper love in her ear, as together they strew peanut shells over your grave. "On, why should the spirit of mortal be proud." N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. A disgusted fisherman offers a chromo to every fish that will take the bait. Richmond, Ind. To all afflicted: 1 hereby state tnat my wife was afflicted with rilseaseof th lungs, bupposed to be consumption, very bd. Her cough was almost inctssant. We took treatment of lr. C. H. Peters, In this city, who has cured my wile. Bbe has been doing her own work lor months. Aug. 14, 1871. B. F. PIERCE. Personally appeared before the untlei-slgied, a notary public In and for the county of Wayne and state of Indiana, 15. F. Fierce, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, the above certificate of cure ol hit wife, flveu Dr. C II. Peters, is true, to which I hereunto affix my notary seal. JOHN W. THOMPSON, Aug. If, 1871, .Notary Public,