, 1869-11-11
WASHINGTON.
Semi annual Report of the
Frecdmcn's Bureau,
Progress Of Education Among
the BlnokA


Special Despatch 10 Tho Chicago Tribune,
WASHINGTON, Il. C., Nov. 10.
7H4 NEW ORLEANS rHrzE 4oSxY.
AalnAa4 faf1A9nt and Porter hare each Gled
1ofnA rs{esH 10 the Claim onice for prize money
nj New or'eana Farra9u, clatn.s tina, Poster.s
nossAf aeet honbsrded tas cuctnys pos.tion tor
seven da5s, without doing auy scsIoas damage OF
N any way dsminssh!nR the ulenntso power OF tho
fostx, an6s farsher, thai he did not captuse or
deft1oy any part Of the eneuJr fleet, AMI that he
ifAl1aEut} oruered Al AitAck, IN accordance with
directions from tue Secretary Of the Nary. Porter
put in repls. c1anng that he as INT to Bu9geat
the attack; that he worked witt his
FarraEulI ncet ortr the bar; tnxt
siatcuents lu FA1raRut's paper are not true IN
fact: that he did damege the forts, and that
he did capture and destroy par. Of the nees. Par
rASut s rarcss atc nte.i hJ his attorney, General
1ut1cF+ aud these Ut Purtes by J. Auhley Ashton,
The Fscsd4nana Bureau h.. ju.i Issued It's setnt.
annual report for t,x months. Including last July.
There were then 9o19 day and night schools, win
$3.50 tcachera, and 1ao. s4a pupils, besides 1sle Sun
day schoo!a with l4e teachers, and 1o71 20 pupt4
The report Rho~s thHt l9s, III uf the pupils were
ElaFes before the nax. The freedmen own 10
8chool hu1!dtuGt, and sustain ISL scholars wholly
OF In RrcA, part Al The scho:atB arc slated to be
much nore efficient than tncy were in Ehe pre-
Tious hall yeaf. The report speak, With much
THE 1EnxKssxR PENSION PRADA
communication ftpnl The PeusiDn Uf1lce from
the Commission rent su Tenucssee. eonc time ago,
to Investigate tho ulle2 cd I-uuds in the pa5 mcuta
OF coored hounttea, contans tse following, dated
Memphis. November 3:
sssss:: e:s: +: :a!t:ss r. ts.3As:
to.Ecr has ctn .ated ria ,. eoaddentiy
s.:.sd that not one thiIa .! tts YhsF usld i1 cett
I:.shes ,bsm Thy s.se srsa Eep. + enars snsi-
I'D .ss "sa I'd aserv9 IT,, ,s M T.: d LICK sss:
the Rea h-ve dsne -: b. result i that ihe
s..ds- =: ri Il fh,ese:, W. s1 Law s
:o1.ea IT. hassvra thss pr..ea u The irxtnate ren-
in@soIt,ioy @ ct shs .a,.n Many havr Trce.ca
:so.' ''' ''4@N' '"'3 ''''s 'A1' 's-
1t is stated in this letter 1hat otce.a Of tho eor-
ernment are ihso ved. ant that all n1ds
OF obstacles are paced In the way Of full tnyesti.
gallon b. Interested parties.
MITE FROM BkowS1pE.
Senator B1oKnlow writes to friend here that
he WIS not Ii the uovemen, - eject Andrew
johnson, anu has not LEFT the Republican party,
aud that II he lives to get back to the Senate his
friends ard iocs viii nud these thtngs TO be tue.
TUE DELINQUENT TENNESSEE RAILROADS.
4. F. Perry. for the government, Will close the
Gaze Of the Teuueksee rauroa,s to-rnosrow moru-
ing. The papers and Arguments 10 the matter ~iu
hc printed tor Use By Justice s"s5ne, and the de.
clsion In Lot expected for Iua4bsr OF da5a
TO THE AssocIA TED PRESS
DKCSKEHSEss AAuNG The ISDIASs-
NAsH1nGros, Sos. l+-h lette1 rcchlsezf Al the
1ndtan 1ureau, from ,'aot..u Poole, u. =. a., aud
Territory, Oct. IS replrfs Tint In c1nselue1Cc Of
Intoxicating liquors BEING eruo:ut there nod sold
EoEr than the usual anoant Of orunkenness pre-
Vailed and, a. Que 0: The 1esuits. sro1sed fasl
caiei oi the oesi.sills, On the % Eotn,ns Of oeto:
Der ei. Much exctteleht prevailed, md It was
feared that more exieutied Iruub'es ~ould ensue.
The lndHts cn.rxe the whites Isth br.EslnG
l.puor to The sg-ncs Ca2'a!n Poole nsd asked
the commanding oincE1 Ut Fort Randall to se11
troops TO Inc agency u guard Inc public property
MINISTER wAsnBCxkE'S EIFKSSE9.
Minister Wasaourpe, ID rrtsste letter SAYS
some Of the Papers in 1ois country mat he had
estma'e1 0aG in gold foE his contingent ex-
made no 9estim1te wnstescr tot any eonitnxca-
cies, hut Will limit hiuttsll 10 the amount allo fed
b. ne Deparsmsns Of safe, *nleh Is 1850 -
General Land ONCE, na. snb14lt,ea 10 the Seer ).
tary OF the Interior, for aoprurAl list Of lands
under the swamp grant of Stp,e aoer 9s, 1s51. Of
whose sFa0pT ctssacteF sbe Suite has presented
proof. TO obtain The indemnify pros,drd by aet o.
March 8 1Eaa The A2Ard accuFded to RA4d list
viii entltln the State tt Missouri 10 locate 1,sla
acres in lien Of the sand. described IN lss.
aERtUCS l11NEs1@ or rEpNISESr PERSONS.
Hon. Rube1t ]. Walker has teen unconscious
for day past lie na} Lot Survive throughout
the night, Hon Anos Kendall u also very Ill
CUSTOM n0rsE FHACDS-
The extent to which 1r4ud- haze hetn dlscoF'
cred IN the Custom nouss, u the WaJ o. & draE ~
from here. OnlciAs II The fstAsurJ llep2ltnen
SAY that there II no ruth waateyrs iu the repor
tEzuds have bren pttpr1rated. hut thus far thcs1
asr no Indication that lhes amount 10 eVei
GENERAL BKLkrAr At WORK.
II Ia stated tnat, HiAnonRu tseDerKl Sherman nat