New-York tribune., 1870-09-07
WASHINGTON.
REPORT OF GEN. HOwARD-STATEMENT FROM
THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS-DEATH OF AN
EX-CONGRESSMAN.

REPORT OF GEN. HOwARD-sTATEMENT FROM
THE BUREAU OF sTATISTICS-DEATH OF AN
EX-CONGRESsMAN.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNB.l
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1870.
Gen Howards report OF the operations OF the Freed
mems Bureau during the last fiscal year will show
steady advance the education Of the Blacks not 80
much In the number Of attendants as In the quality OF
the instruction During the last half year there have
been 2677 schools, with 1888 teachers and 1i9.6so
scholars; S3,22 of these pay their own tuition; only
6ss were free before the The educational advance
already made shown by the fact that this year 29s Of
these teachers were cOOred and 1868 white.
Three years ago the white teachers were in
the proportion OF two TO one. The schools are
also of higher grade than before Two hundred
and regular graded schools IA are high
or normal schools with 1861 students,a preparing as
teachers professional men, and 81 are industrial
schools with 76O pupils The average daily attendance
Of scholars has been $780, 70 per cent OF the
scholars enrolled So per cent have always been present.
per cent have always been punctua $3.50 scholars
are pursuing the higher branches. While the Bureau
has furnished 423 schOObuidings, the Freedmen them
selves 6Os and have sustained 14O schools wholly,
and in part The expenses of the Bureau for educa
toua purposes during the six months have been $36 $780,
while the expenses met by the Freedmen themselves,
by the benevolent societies Of the North, have been
s2l3 showing that for every dollar spent by the nation
another dollar has been spent by private individuals.
There have also been 1662 Sabbathsch0O5 among the
blacks with 6OO7 teachers and 23,250 scholars The
Bureau winding its educational work. Congress
having provided funds for its further continuance.
Gen. Howard is slowly but steadily diminishing his
clerks and only has funds enough hand to close up
his accounts At least third, If not over onehalf Of
these schools will close, especially those in the rural
districts as soon Government withdraws its pro-
tectng hand Some States promising to carry tho
work, but, practically, little will be done. The
benevolent societies will do something but their funds
are diminishing rather than increasing. The educa-
tonal future OF the cOored Is just quite dark
and is mainly themselves that they must look for
light.
It is now uncertain when the President will here
but he will probably visit this city some day this week.
Mr. Young, Chief OF the Bureau of Statistics, has pre-
pared statement giving in detail the exports and I'M
ports of all kinds of produce manufactures, minerals,
&C. for the years 1869 and 1870 from which it
tanned that the exports of wheat in 1869 H57S6
bushels value Of s2a 259 and In 1870 they
ST. bushels; value 213945. The exports Of
In 237 bushels value and in 1880
were 3s2 lis bushels value, t37,576 The exports Of
coal In 1869 237s3 tuns value, 553ll6; and in
1870 tuns; value $685. Total exports Of
all kinds Of bread and breadsus in 1869 T5
bushels value Is, $40. and In 1870, $751; 45o bushels;
value, GA, a,95Osss.
Tho Hon. John L. Taylor, an exmember OF Congress
from the Chhcothe, Ohio, District, and recently ap
pointed to clerkship in tho Land Office, died very sud
denly OF apoplexy at u O'Clock to-day.