Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-12-15

W. have promptly mcl our pubic en-
gagemenls. and preserves Uns0.licd the
credit Of tie Sta'~. Aier having over
come a ~ drifiru'lles We have hal 10
encounter within the last few years,
growing ou! aj the exrraordiaary pres.
sur" ot the times, now tbat new era OF
prosperity ba. commenced, no doubt
can BE- entertained bul mat 10 ulOre We
will b. equally p,omp' 10 the dlsrhafge
o. all our public eng gemeols. It's dae,
nowe'e 10 the tax paying communIiy.
that the public d-bi snou d nnt be lOccea
sed. aUl that their burdens should be
diminished as far a prac,,csble.
The number Of cOnvIcls IN the Psni
reoliary on the last dav OF November,
/ l842, was four hundred and sixgy oae.
ffhe number received durng the past
GEAR Is ono hundrei aad Dhlrly NO.
There has let. during the last nam d pc.
Rod, one hundred aud forty se.rn. N
cudnQ those whose terms Of service ex
plred - those who have been parjonpd-
Twelve who died from disease-lwo who
cnmmltled suicide one who was mur-
dered-three wao escaped, and four " ho
were discharged by wur o. error from
The Supreme Court. On the lhrri tn oi
November, 184l,there we're 10 he Pen.
tenllary four hundred and eighty per
sons. o. the 3Oth Of Novem her, 1912,
the number was four hundred and sixty
one, showing decrease of nineteen
On the thnloth Of November. 1913 the
number was four hundred and forty SIX,
showing a decrease within the astiwo
years o thirty four From these facts
il would appear that crime i. decreasing
within the State. instead of increasing.
as mig ht reasonably be expec I'd with an
increase Of pppu alton. IN eyamDlng
in'O the various causes which have Sc.
dnced the unfortunate coRyirls from he
pa n OF vrrlua 10 thatof crime. it is 'ound
, hat the use Of ardent spirits has had an
active agency and contributed largely Ia
swell the number Of the inmates o. he
Penlcnuarv. The powerful moral IN
Anence which has been brought benr on
the public mind, within ne last two
wears. against the use Of ardent spirius
has, no doubt had a material influence
, in preserving the morals OF our cit
zens 1t would not, probably. be goin!
too far 10 saw, lha, the dmInuIion o
| btr 1 ~ r.
has been mainly brought about By hi
means. Il this conclusion be correct
u those who have been tnstrumental il
producing has ra[afm have innEva~rd IN
V ducemsnrs TO perseyere in a cause con
secrared by religion and enjoned BY
patriotism,
4 One hundred and sixty five Of III
4 conVlcts are emp DYED in the manulac
lure Of hardwarr; sixty five engaged !
!. the cooper shop; twenty eight IN III
business Of boot and shoe making; thir
4 ~ in the tailor shop; about five in IN
g manufacture OF brooms; twenty hav
! been, unit recently, engaged in maxim
cabinet work; forty FIVE have been eU
: pIoyed under he direction Of rhe Supet
Inlendpnl Of The Lunauc AsyUm, anj tn
remainder (many Of whom are not abl
&c bodied men) have been engaged 10 var
: Gus matters in and about The prison. FG
n the purpose Of employing portion {
, the hands in manner less exceptions
l., ~ O( I
State, the Warden, with tho approbaliO
Of the Directors, has agreed 10 an al
rangrmenl by which the cabinet maxim
=" business is M longer carried on in III
- prison, To effect the same object, it HI
r been determined not 10 renew the boo
=, aud shoe contracts so that in sho
y, time the causes OF complaint against III
~ prison Tor lis interference with mechaI
y, " lea labor will be very much dmnishe
n There has been an unusual amount
q. sickness in the prison during the la
or year. The hospital has contained (ror
/. twenty five to one hundred and nneI
!, rhre0 per day; the average nnm1er pc
20 day, being about thirty three. Tn
,o whole number Of DAYS labor which hf
n been lost during his year from slckne'
Is bslween eight and nine lhopsan,
- which is about three thousand d1v
- more than was lost last year from tn
= same cause. There has, however, bee
70 but few deaths; only twelve bv disease
.. a. two by suicide, and one by murder.
d The aggregate earnings of the inst
IN tuition will be abou' eighty thousand 81
n, hundred dollars The whole expend
:. lures will amountto 10 about twenty Ihrf
ir thousand six hundred dollars; leaving
balance paid into the State Treasury
upwards of sixteen thousand dollar
g These sums may be slightly varied, b'
d they are believed 10 be sufficiently acct
rate 10 give YOU correct general know
q edge ol tho financial condition oil he II
So slituton. 1t will sean that, Dolwitt
standing, the reduced mum ber Of men