New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22


next twenty days. Temporary commissions given
during the recess Of Congress will, by limitation ex
pre- at the end of the present session. namely on the
30th inst.
1t is ascertained from an official source that the
list of claims pending before the Court of Claims up
to July II last about 1900. The number of
judgments rendered since March, 1868 is 800 of which
100 were dismissed The claims allowed amount to
over $jOOOOO.
a. T. Randall, Special Agent of the Treasury De
partment, will leave here in few DAYS. under in
stIuctions to make an inspection tour among the
various ports of entry in Texas along the The
recent Reorganization of many of the offices in that
section by the yellow fever epidemic renders an in
spection of their condition than usually neces
sary by the Department.
The following is the receipt of customs in gold
from Nov II TO l6, inclusive: Boston, $26965 70;
New-York, A. 1886 l5 Philadelphia, $127,773 A;
Baltimore, $9942S 90 San Francisco, from Oct II to
49, inclusive, $l45,S4 &C; total, s., $40, 37S 90
Special orders No. 249 just Issued by Gen. Grant.
directs that the Office of the Chief Mastering and
Dispensing Office for the State of New York be dis
continued on or before the 18th proXimo, and all
records forwarded to the Adjutant General Brevet
Lieut-COl. W. r. Pease L. s. A., retired, is charged
with the execution of the order and will report
the Adjutant-General.
Baron Henri Won Havre. second Secretary of the
Belgian legation was married to-day to a Washing
ton lady Miss Camilla Webb. The Belgian Minister
and NJ Cantagah Secretary of the Italian Legation,
acted as groomsmen.
Secretary McCulloch stated to-day that his report
on the finances will not be sent TO Congress until the
day after the Presidents Message is transmitted in
December.
General Orders No. SO. from the Headquarters
Military Division of the Pacific, announce Brevet
Brighten. Washington Seawel L. s. A., as Superin-
tendent of the General Recruiting Service Oh the
Pacific Coast, Headquarters at San Francisco. Fort
Vancouver will be the general depot for recruits
listed in Washington Territory and Oregon the Com
handing Officer of the Post acting as Commandant
of the depot. Camp Reynolds, Angel Island will be
the general depot for all recruits enlisted the
Pacific Coast, excepting those required to be sent to
Fort Vancouver.
Before general Court Martial which convened in
San Francisco, Oct. IS presided over by Brevet-
MaiorGen. Robert Allen, Capt. Joseph G. Ramsey,
I'd Artillery was tried on the charge of having
tenanced by his presence the illegal whipping by
party of soldiers of a private belonging TO the 2d
Artillery near the Preside Reservation. The Court
adjudged him guilty and sentenced him 10 be sus-
pended for six months and to be reprimanded in Gen
eral Orders 10y the Major-General commanding the
Division, which was done, the statement being made
in the General Orders that notwithstanding the high
reputation of the accused, and the favorable recon-
mendaton Of the members of the Court, the review
ing officer is of opinion that the circumstances
will not Justify him in renting any part Of the
sentence.
The annual report of Brevet Brighten. c. II. How
ard Assistant Commissioner Bureau r. T. and 4. l..
for the District of Columbia West Virginia, and part
of Maryland gives interesting facts and Stats
ties relative 10 the progress Of education among the
freedmen in these sections. No school has been
Quoted by the Bureau alone salaries of teachers have
not been paid by IT, but for the most part the build
ngs in which the schools held have been erected
at the expense Of the Government 1t appears from
the report that there i'll Gen. Towards district
ia common schools, conducted by lf6 teachers, OF
whom ~ are white and 81 colored. The number of
scholars amounts to $685. and the average attend
ance is over three-fourths per cent To the above
must be added Il schools taught mostly at night for
adults Sc teachers and 703 pupils. The trustees Of
coored schools for Washington and Georgetown
have paid the salaries of 10 teachers and about 5000
of incidental expenses and in West Virginia some
dozen of the teachers have been paid in part from
the public school fund, which the law requires
to be impartially expended for whites and blacks.
From the entire appropriation for educational pur-
poses the Commissioner set apart $4,000 to be ex-
pended under the immediate direction Of each AS
sistant Commissioner In this district, II school
houses have been erected, follows: In Maryland.
8; in District Of Columbia, 6; in West Virginia. 2;
in Virginia l. There are beside, 20 in process of
construction distributed follows: % in Maryland;
3 in West Virginia and in the District Of Column
bia.
The schools in the District of Columbia the report
says will need no assistance from the bureau, or
from the Aid Societies the colored people will re-
ceive their share of the school fund.- together with
some arrears of former years, which the then city
government refused to pay amounting IN all to
about $S2 900. During the past Summer two large
brick buildings have been erected in this city at a
cost of about $1,000 each and for the future all the
expenses will be paid by the city.
In the State of Maryland the present law allows,
for the support of public schools for cOored children
that part of the School Fund derived from the taxes
paid by colored people. This has hitherto been very
small i'm the counties of Gen. Towards distrct-not
enough to start single school The Constitution re-
Gently adopted provided for the adjustment of that
system There are at present eight schoolhouses
completed in the Maryland counties, % in process OF
building 6 for which sites secured and three for
which negotiations are pending.
In West Virginia there is impartial system OF
free schools though the cOored schools are required
TO be separate and the execution OF the law as ior
example in levying taxes, building schoolhouses,
and employing teachers. is entirely in the hands OF
the whites. The following is the exhibit OF the
States: School Houses completed, q III process Oh
building B. schoolhouses for which land Is secured
s. school-houses for which negotiations are peu'ns
TO- The teachers in West Virginia will generally DC
paid from the public fund, though in some places
the school terms WILL for the next year or t"o DC
very short unless heightened by contributions from
the coored people, by assistance from DeneVolen'
societies Beside the above schools tneIe are aiSo
several other institutions III the dlStic' o"s"su'