The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-11-05

4 NV NfVuullthnn nave uOuOlItth Increased
their vote over that Of August by from 8, 900
to 10000. n.
Freedm ms Bure VI in North Caro-
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Gen. Howard's subordinate in
North Carolina, during the greater
part of the year ending on Sept 80,
1868, was Brigadier General Nelson
A. Miles, TO whom. whatever of elli-
cheney is shown in the Bureau 5
work, praise must therefore be given
lie was relieved a short time ago by
Col. j. f. Chur, Of whose report just
made to the Commissioner, We have
received from our Washington cor.
respondent, the following careful
through brief synopsis, additional to
the Paragraph sent us few days ago
by tcleg raph:
THE FORCE. ...
Col. Chur says the number Of per
sons on duty at tue close of the year
is about the same as when tho last
annual report was made. lie speaks
in warm terms of General Miles abil
ity as an officer, aud says all unprej-
udiced persons must admit that the
work OF the Bureau has been we'll
done, aud has produced admirable
results among all classes Of people in
the State. r.ti
THE CROPS
oflast year were poor, aud il was nee
ossary for the Bureau to afford a
great deal Of relief last winter
Those of this year are better, and the
great body OF the people have provit-
ions enough to sustain them ;ill next
years harvest. comes in. A few 10 :
calities will need some assistance
The grand total Of rations issued
during the year was 100, ,l09, of
which about 10 600 went to desti-
tutc whites, about "a 900 to dcsti
tuie blacks, ard the remainder to
asylums and hospitals, in which both
races were trentod
THE STATE GOVERNMENT
is heartily coop rating with the Blu
reau. 1t appeared at arst that the
withdraw Of Bureau jurisdiction by
the restoration of tho State would
lead to some trouble, but G overnoi
Holden put things on safe footing
toncc, by making all the Bureau
their respective jurisdictions. This
was wise and judicious step, and
enabled the change from mill ary to
c'vil government to take place With
out disadvantage to the freedmen.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The experiment Of free labor has.
so far at least as this State is con.
cerned, been satisfactorily solved
the negroes work great deal bet
ter than they did when they were
slaves. The practice of working on
shares, is, happily growing out of
favor, and the payment of wages will
soon be the all but universal custom.
THE SICK AND DESTITUTE. 1
The larger portion ofthe State has
yet failed to make proper provision
for paupers-in some cases because
there are no means, but 10 Others
from indifference and cold hearted
ness. Colored persons are not nd
mitted to any of the State hospitals.
and in soma sections their conuition
is deplorable. The greatest number
of persons treated in hospital by the
Bureau in any one mouth was in
May 1890; the number under
treatment at the close of September
was 469. The per centage of death
was 10 to the bundred 10 JuEe, the
lowest to AZ in the huudled, the
highest, t..| sli
EDUCATION.
Colonel Chur points with great
pride to the education work of the
Bureau He thinks it the great oh
lect to which all energies should now
be devoted, and says the gift Of edu =
cation is the greatest legacy the Bu-
reau eau leave TO the people of the
State, aud that while some may now
scof, he is convinced the time is not
far distant when all will be eonvin.
eed that the time aud money spent
in this direction are a good invest
ment The Bureau has been much
aided by charitable institutions of
the North. In March there were 4Is
day schools, with 16, ,445 pupils, two
hundred and thirty eight Sunday
schools aud i6,ls7 pupils. The at
tendance in the summer is always
smaller, but even in August there
were $40 day schools, with lO.7O5
pupils, aud l4S Sunday schools, with
l4,69G pupils.
SAVINGS BANKS.
Branches oflhe main bank are al
ready located at Newburu, Whining.
ton and Raleigh, and sthers will soon
be opened at Charlotte, Salisbury
aud Tarboro. The deposits by freed
men for the year feot up Sl32, ,l64.
CONCLUSION.
The Bureau has collected and pai-
over during the year on colored sold
dlers claims the SUN of 500, sci
Considerable land is yet held as aban
donod, but efforts are being made iosnd
owners, in obedience to the Presi,
dents orders. The Assistant Com.
in closing, says the color,
ed people have borne all troubles and
with a spirit Of com
mendable forbearance, and justly
merit the greatest prais.-GaEette.
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Geo. Francis Train writes irom,pris
'u in England that he will surely be
President Of the United States, iu