The New York herald., 1874-08-10
WASHING cTON.
Attempt to Establish Mixed Schools in
the District Of Columbia.
MDlGHATIoH OF THE CITIZENS.
The Commercial Relations Of the United
States with Foreign Countries.


States with Foreign Countries.
WASHINGTON, August Q. 1874.
good deal OF excitement was caused here to
day by tho officia announcement that the District
Commissioners had consolidated all the schools
OF the District under one Board OF fifteen men,
bers, composed OF ten white and i've colored men.
Prominent among the latter Is Fred Douglass
The subject was discussed by groups going to and
returning rom church, and the general impress
sion Is that the purpose or the consolidation Is to
force upon the people here the experiment or
mixed schools. Whether that was the object OF
the Commissioners or no: 1t is certainly bound TO
result In the agitation OF the mixed school ques-
ton, and that OF itself win nave the eject to re-
tard the progress Of the white schools. The agi-
tation OF the question few years ago had such an
evil effect upon the schools that It took them
nearly two years to recover from 1t. The
best teachers resigned, ana parents withdrew
their children from the schools. A repetition of
this Is feared when the schools reopen IN septem-
Der. Besides the mixed school feature the Com
missioners have by this action practically over
turned the whole school system OF the District,
and they did 1t in utter ignorance Of the wants
and requirements OF the schools, for they did not
consult with single promincn: school oficer. n
the new Board could not carry out the existing
school system, which has for years met the ap-
proval OF the citizens Of Washington, and under
which the schools have attained very high de.
gree OF excellence. The citizens are indignant
that Messrs. Ketcham and Dennison-for Mr.. Blow
is not responsible for this, he has been absent
for several days-should come into this District
and force upon them the most obnoxious feature
OF tho Civil Rights bill. They have evidently not
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act IS criticised as only betting their reputatons
as carpet-baggers, Tor q majority OF the new
Board are on record as old advocates OF mixed
schools
Report ON the Commercial Relations
Between tho United States and For-
eign Countries-Interesting Statistical
INFORM alton.
The annual report on the commercial relations
between the United States and foreign nations
for the year ending September 80, 1873, has just
been issued from the Government Printing once.
1t IS volume of 1850 pages. the papers trans
mtted consist OF, first, q series OF tabular state
ments relating to the commerce OF foreign coun-
trles-rom statistical publications Of foreign gov.
ernments-received during the past year. Sec
ond, ten communications from diplomatic ON.
GERS, and third, 17e reports carefully revised in
the Department Of State, from consular officers OF
all grades. It appears from the report that the
statement Of British commerce for the year 1872
the latest annual exhibit IN possession O,
the depsrtment-gives the aggregate value
Of the imports from foreign countries
into the United Kingdom, Tor the
year stated, as exceeding a275,oooooo sterling
and of exports as nearly f240, ,000 900, these
amounts being in excess OF the imports and ex-
ports ofany previous ear and showing an increase
over the year 1871 Of more than f17,0OO,00O In the
imports and more than 900 In the exports.
The value OF exports to the United States
amounted in 1872 to nearly f46 900, a greater
amount than has been exported to this country
in any previous year, while the imports from the
United states, amounting to more than f54 500 000
indicate decrease OF nearly GO, 100000 from the
year 1871. 1t appears from the Official statistical
tables OF former years that the value Of imports
into the British isles from the United States has
increased nearly twenty-five per centum during
the lvc years ending with 1879, and that the ex-
ports to the United States nave almost doubled
during the same period The total number OF ves-
sells that entered the ports OF the United Kingdom
from foreign countries ana the colonies during the
year 1872 was 6i,72s, slight dlminution from the
entries Of the previous year. OF this number
nearly half carried the British nag. (The
tonnage OF British vessels exceeded double
the tonnage of foreign vessels.) The number
arriving IL n the United States for the same year
was 2,726. or these vessels 4sO carried the flag Of
the United States being a decrease OF over Al
per centum from the number Of American YES
sells that entered In 1871. report from the Con-
sui General In London indicates that the exporta-
ton from that port to the United States for the
year ending September 3o 1873, was f1,O92, oil,
or 121 per centum less in value than that
OF the preceding year. The total value of the
imports entered for consumption into the Do
>rn N fov
1872, amounted to s1O7,7oo, 49, being an increase
OF $40, 76l 1884, or nearly "a per centum over the
imports OF the previous year. The exports for the
same period amounted to $50. e3s. $685. being an In
crease over the year 1871 OF $S,486,O45 or nearly
1l1S per cer.lam. The imports into Canada from
the United States, entered for home con-
sumption, amounted during the above pc
Rod to S34,217,969, being an increase over
1870 and 1871 OF $5,195, 5s2. The exports to the
United States for the same period amounted to
$3l S9e, ,s16-$921 ia more than the previous year.
while during the year ending June 3o 1871, the ex-
ports IRON Canada to the United States exceeded
the imports from this country by s1,953 255.
During the corresponding period OF 1871 ana 1872
the reverse was the case by $2,32l,153.
The Consul at Marsees has furnished state
ments OF the imports and exports OF France for
the first eight months OF 1873 In advahce OF his
annual Official report. These statements promise
an increase for the past year OF over $780, 900
as compared with the imports and exports Of 1870
The aggregate value OF the declared exports to
the United States from the consular districts OF
this government IN France Is reported amount
ing to $s9,o77,5e2 in 1872. This is an increase OF
$13 752 sSS over the year 1871.
The declared value OF the exports to the United
states from the consular districts Of this govern
ment in Germany for the year 1872 is estimated at
$s7 900 this amount exceeding that for 1871 by
mora than "a OO0 OO0.