New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-09
WASHINGTON.

| REPORT OF THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU-RDUCA-
! TON AMONG THE BLAcKs-THE QUAKERs
! AND THE INDIANs-ACTIvITY IN THE NAVY
YARD-NEGROEs SELLING CoTToN-DELHAR
| IN wAsHINGToN-A MONUMENT TO COL
BOWERS.
! [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEI
| WASHINGTON. Friday. Oct 8, 1853.
BY alaw Of the last Congress the Freedmens Bureau
confined 10 educational work the blacks Of
South The report OF the Burcau for the fiscal year
Just ended will show n steady and gratifying advance
the cause OF education there During the past six
months there has been an increase Of $50 schools and
over pupils At the close of the Spring term there
known to be in the Bureau 2i schools OF an knds
o5Os teachers and 1853 pupils; and beside these null
ude Of small schools scattered in rural byways Of the
South that are not included In this report, and
| not enrolled on the books of the Freedmen's
Bureau Seventeen Of these schools, with $50 pupils.
industrial teaching labor as well as knowledge.
There also 30 high and normal schools, with sSI
pupils training be teachers Most OF these scholars
teachers small villages among the blacks during
their long vacation. There six colleges where fair
classical education can be obtained and at Howard
University there are between scholars In the
law medical and theological departments. Two hundred
and ninety.two schools entirely sustained by the
freedmen and 1889 in part OF the 100000 pupils over
10000 slayee before The war About $50 school
buildings are owned by the blacks themselves, while In
Washington Georgetown, Petersburg, wilmington, aud
out TO blacks az well as whites. The edu-
cational expenses Of the Bureau for the past
ak months have been siSOO0, While the biaeks them
selves and the various benevolent societies have raised
Since LIST of January last DE- Sears has
made arrangement with the Bureau that they should
distribute certain share OF the Peabody funds During
the year the Bureau has made reduction OF three
quarters of all agents and of $4,000 IN expenses
Its affairs are now conducted with the closest economy,
and efforts chiefly confined to introducing schools
into the destitute and rural portions of the country
where the blacks unable to originate schools without
foreign aid
delegation OF Quakers who have recently visited the
Indians on the Plains had an interview with the Presi
dent this morning. give him their views upon the con-
dition Of the Indians and their necessities
The steamers Npsic and being fitted cut for
sea at the NavyYard here The Npsc will be ready IN
TO- and the Kansas 90 days II is expected that the
frigate SabnS, just returned from cruise VIII be
ordered to the Navy-Yard here for repairs.
There is great commotion among mechanics Of the
NayyYard here in expectation o. further decrease OF
wages, a Commission has been appointed by the CON-
mandsnt OF the Yard to report whether reduction
should be made.
Letters to Government officer in this city, from gen
tleman IN Macon Ga, say that the Blacks, residents
around that city, bringing 5000 bales OF cotton,
worth 100000 The letters speak very favoraby Of the
industry Of the Blacks and the distribution OF
so much money among them will add greatly to their
landed possessions and relieve large number who have
been in want while the crop was maturing
The renowned Alexander Demar is here, waiting for
something startling 10 turn up in financial matters
Delmar says Secretary Boutwell, is a failure.
A monument OF Quincy granite has Just been finished
by the workmen employed the stOnecutters shop south
of the Presidents House. The design is shaft about
ten feet high, resting base with the American Nag
draped over the shaft and laurel wreath thrown over
and encircng the top. On the base Is cut the name
"Bowers" over which the letters "U. s." encrcied
in wreath 1t is in memory Of Col Bowers, member
of Gen. Grants staff who killed on the Hudson River
Railroad some few years ago, and is to be erected at
West Point
The widow Of ex-secretary Rawlins arrived here TO-
day Senators Csssery and Osborn, Stewart L. Wood
ford and Supervisor butcher also ia the city.
delegation from Frederick Nd, was at the Executive
Mansion and invited President TO attend the state
Agricultural Fair there. The Presi-
dent promised TO attend II his official duties would per
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