Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-06
THE EVENING STAR.
nrrnRr OF GIN o. d. ,inMARn

feTepOTf cf Gen. q q Howard in chsrge
CT he Turssu OF B.fuEses, Ftesdm u snd
Ausn6oued l.Slor, for tie year en ing ans
sob, l.57 shox- that duriDE hat tune .is,Ps,
acres Cf IsBd, srn ,1p'ecss of own prop-rty,
vs-s in To,s.ssior. q he Buresu 1854 sores
O. ErCJua. sLd 90 Piec-s Of t0~n property,
were restored a be on ners 1856 ctaims we're
ca band 90 Il y hiCh we're 90 q. sud 7q2 re-
7sEfeC s. : 4u4 were Ilst &C rtsiun ,uts: IS
refugees, ru,T, v omen sHd Children nave ,seu
rrsGspCIrtd 70 fbrT homes. sud u Q}f freed
I-n Cf o. Ciss-ss have teen transported 20
plsCss wbtr- they could Oeis rmpi0Ymsat
Teachers sud sFsnfs OF toe hU-e6u nrve also
peFn fUrnists6 'r-Ds pCTtaiion vh.n rrav@IItug
n jHe DE. EsIse Of - ear duty sud uad-r or
cen The snount usiG for tbis service du ing
ire year Las b en s1ts2 .Cqs % sod -stIm ted
auouEt Of accounts not examined and srttisd
Urrrug &c yesr, s sS3 refugees v'r. treated
N be hCs i'sls, l'6 OF vbOm ord; I,29S
ire d-1eR were 'Ts~t q Stu az whC m disG; 81
r0sp!tsls snc 20 4 o rsaTi-p, or door STA
tiCns, ere op-Taiion on to- 80 OF June
last. In tire Di-tr'ct OF C~iu uoIt ur'ng the
razr here y ere IL Cs-Ss OF Cnoiera, and casss
81 SEAL pON: : cholera pstieuts Died Among
III CCIOTeC people there are t,a'h blind, it1
deaf ard dumb, I,i3t i'm ,sciie or idiotIc. So IN
sare. ell club tOOL ~ d~formed, pa manned
-rd ST. stuff, rfng wi q chrouic aud OF DER disa-
bang diseases Tue pay Of private Physicians
Ter The year eLd,ug Juhe 80, I-67, amounts 10
S.u go. snouut expended for ho=pttai attend
ants fer same erIoc, SSC,50O, AUD for purchase
OF medicines, dressings, hG spitiI stores, &C.,
SifG,fGf. The average cost OF furnishing med.
zeal attendance and medicines TO each patisn
uEder treatment 10 the care Of the bureau, du-
r.Bg' year closing with the 30rn of June
last. has been founI 70 be ab lut S2.72
The number Of reiiuns issued To refugees
vas 6ss,J-; 10 FREEDMEN, $50, 629 Total,
s.is',i77. The expenditures on account OF the
special relief fund were sH5,Ss5.36 The edu.
Csticnci work OF tee bureau has been con-
tinnsd, and its importance cannot be over
stated. As rsretofore, the benevolent associa-
tons CT the North have furnished mainly the
har M b. IN haRa
las furnished transportation. and has sup
piled, a. far possible, school buildings. A
general supervision Of All freedmen's schools
IseIercised through superintendents of educa.
ton ~ eaon State, ana all ofhcers and agents
of the bureau are ordered to use every Effort 10
promote their sficiency and usefulness.
There are officially reported 1889 day and
night schools; 2.CS7 teac cheers. and l11,&42 pu-
pills; showing II N crease since the last
roFt OF 632 schools, 659 teachers, and 81 444 pu.
pills. BY adding industrial schools, and those
sswtinIn the knowledge OF the superintendent"
henunbSr VIII be :, co. schools, 2.is2 teach.
ere: sna LIE pupils; ns sssa TO total 10,
cuPiis. Sabbath schools aiso show much
larger numbers during the past six months,
the tgUree being Z, % schools and eO6f7 pu.
Ytir, 81 u we add those "nct regularly re-
ECr'ed'' the " hole lumber OF Saobain schools
viIl be l,i6o- with les 80 pupils; thus giving
Increase SINCE the last report OF oS6 schools
~Ed 3S.I7s pupils or the sboy schools 1856
are sUstsined holly 10 part OF toe freedmen,
aad sci Of The buildings In which these schools
The tesc hers in the Gay and night schools are
CCicTed snd i, 80 vbite. - C5S colcrpd pu pills
rave paid fui,ion. the aveIsge amount per
mrEth beng Slf 500. or traction over 81
csErs per echo, lar. Only coll OF the pupils
VIE free before tue war. Tue b1rsan his
sEppiisd As of tue school bui oings, and furn.
isced rs teachers win transportation The
sota, Expenditure for all educ ftinu 81 purp poses
- ,he bursu hss been s2a.e33 o.
The refugees arc freeomsn's fond On hand
rUrlLg Toe year WIS $3.50 -. OF which
SAFE % bss been EXPENDED. leaving a bal
Suce CT bsDd o. Sc St3 IS. OF the SIS no 81.
frCpristed hy Ceuere-s for 'hs relief of des-
rtrte CclOTsd people "a this u srrict, s2,s74e5
Eas e1Prpoed CD 10 Angus 81. 1857. Tn tot Il
S-1e Ont CT uon'y arp opriaied sinc- October
Q, 80, ior b. surp0rt CT the Bureau. was
~itE<'.5S9 20 ct Its amount there has baen
sNTerdsd for salaries, quarters, trans psrtaron
&c. &C s5,.7p .t], leaviug a balance of
S-.4.3 O6l =; balance on band. refugees aud
trtec meB's fUHd SS1,25. as; haIarc &c district
o. Columbia d@sti ots r-Ief fuud, s'2I2S Is:
h.;sBee reisiEeo bounty mo $50 5O2 IS; bal
aLet school ,urd. IS ~ 81 aisuoeappropris-
TOE 'Lud, S9,ii3.,si.S7; balance pay, bounty.
and ITize money, 1851, $40; total balance on
hBSd, e-.OSc. 20 -
The District Of CoIc m bis and West Virginia
are uIdSr Brvt brg Gen. Cha. H. Howard
Assistant Com missioner. Mr.. A X. Browne,
TIE Buress attorney in this city. reports 80
evil cases attended TO- I35 court cases tired be.
fore m AEis'rstPs, is criminal cases attended
n court, ~ Criminal cases dismissed.
De trustees OF coiored schools for the cities
OF Washington and 8eorgeto wn have paid the
SALARIES OF ten teachers, add about d We tasu
saGd dollars for ncdea al ex pepses. In the
District Of COLUMBIA there are by act OF Con-
E.ess three trustees OF common schools, ap-
pointed by the Secretary Of The Interior By
aC' OF 1884 the coiored children are entitled TO
me Tn n,Ss an,no,,t,ss zoe g, pvomS scnooi
however, putting different interpretation
uron The law, refused 10 pay TO the trustees
TIE entire sum GAINED. In July. I56o, an act
Ess passed 90 construIIg the Law 1864 that the
city government could not. under the plea OF
n 'sdiA rent INTERPRETATION" evade the pay
uent or the smcunt due for colored schools
buI as the former act made the fund payable
N October OF Zach year. the amount for las
SCHOOL year wss retained on this ground tall
October, lce7, and has not as yet, therefore
been avaIlsble for schools. Ire act of 1850
retired 70, gives power TO the trustees also 10
n alrtain an seton of debt against the city of
" ashiDzton for past dues under the Act OF
ls5t The trustees accordingly brought suit
for about twenty tbousapd dollars, and OBJ
'aIned favorable Judgment An appeal was
fSxsn. that now awaits the decision or the Su-
prsne Court. Meanwhile, By means of the
recent election, partial change has been eff
ieessd IN The ADMINISTRATION OF the city gov
-Truent OF Washtr Rfon and rhe Board OF
Con mon Council have declared in favor OF
paying all the dues claimed by the trusteas
amounting TO upwards OF S50,OO0. This years
fcLo. nom taxation and other sources, will
SOD 10 his more than S30,0tO: additional from
fforgetOwn. 5000, total. S-2OO
The Board OF Common Council have the
power 70 stay the passage Of any apDropria-
rion tor schools until provision is ada for the
pay ueBt OF all that Is due for col1red schools
ncy seem disposed 20 do
as pEoDable theI efore, that the trus tees will
recover past dues, and that In future an eQuI-
table share OF the public school fuud will be
received for coiored schools. Thus 10 would
seem that no assistance is needed, either from
Enis Bureau OF the aid societies, for schools in
The District Of Columbia But year ago the
the case was far different and even a. the
close OF the LAST school term in July. when n,
Vas decided 70 contin ne the Aid soc cites 10
-one extent another term, (reducirg the num-
Der OF Their teachers twenty sevep,) the Other
alternative seemed 10 reduce the number OF
schools TO one-half, which would result In A
loss 70 ne scholars deprived OF schooling OF
much they bad already acquired. Much nas
been done BY this Bureau 10 the ersctlop and
repair OF school houses, so thar now in the
District Of Columbia the schools are provided
with comfortable apartments.
Toe necessity for the issue OF tran spor: Atom
70 oestfute rssd people from this DIs,rict TO
p!aees where homes and employment have
been procured for them havirg in a great
MEASURE ceased In consequence OF q large
hum Der having availed themselves OF its ban.
-rfs- me assis tant commissioner, in a recent
circular, stated that, aftsr the 3ls: of Octobsr
sppheation Tor transportation would not be
approved except for orphan children and
women with small children. unable 20 sup
Iort themselves here. 70 places where thew
might obtain q comfortable home