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districts, has been good, and no cases of outrage have been brought to my notice,

[[left margin]] Result of elections in Maryland [[/left margin]]
During the quarter, State and City elections were held in Maryland, resulting in a complete triumph for the party opposed to the political, and educational advancement of the colored people, and consequently no reform of abuses (repeatedly alluded to in former reports) in the administration of justice, can now be hoped for.  The few champions of rights, and equal justice remaining among the Judicial Officers of the State at the close of the last quarter have been succeeded by others of opposite views, and impartial justice to freedmen will not be obtained, until the inauguration of a great and radical change in the political system of the State.

[[left margin]] Rights of Balt. Colored Militia to parade, refused [[/left margin]]
The colored militia of Baltimore have been denied the right to parade either by day or night, armed or unarmed, the pretext for said order by the city authorities, being the shooting of a white boy during an unprovoked attack upon a colored regiment while parading on the evening of Oct. 17" 1867 - several members of the regiment were arrested and confined in jail, but afterwards released, no evidence being found as to their guilt.

[[left margin]] Applications for resistance [[/left margin]] The cases of want, and applications for rations have been confined to Baltimore, and as stated in my letter to your office Dec 10" 1867.  I do not deem it necessary to establish Soup houses in my Dist.

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unable to make out word in the final line Soup houses