Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-09-07

Ot1S tAtIA oN-G ~ to :" Ga as iOti
ing rooms wore no; clean or at all what
one might expec. from the liberal sums ap-
piled for the maintenance of tho nocessi-
,ous poor OF food. | do not doubt, they
have ample supplies, these arc the same
as are used BY the family found having
charge Of The place. A log building. cal
led the Jail. sta nds near the house. bu; Is
seldom used; in this the refractory and
insane NAV be confined. Bu, if the wealth
or is severe. | was told, tho latter would
be taken into tho house for the sake of
warmth, and chained 10 prevent mischief.
| could not but remark here, as in most
parts Of the State, thai much money was
expended withou. accomplishing for the
poor, essential benefits.
WARREN county iai, at Williamsport,
is constructed of wood, and is situated IN an
enclosure which surrounds tho county OIL
COS, and seoms to possess tho defects 50
common to many county prisons, deficient
means for the admission of pare air, &c.
| Few prisoners, fortunately, arc commit
ted here, but these few arc inevItably sub
lect in this Jail, 10 hoa l.h- destroy ing iuilu-
cnces.
The poor in Warren county are sold
10 the lowest bidder bu: it is added, care
is taken that none but men Of good char
actcr and bcnoyolence AFRO employed to
support aud provide for them" The
number thus sustained, August 9, 1916,
was five persons, and tho cost of board
clothing. &C., was about > 100, as stated
to me by the a udltor of the county
There are in Warren several idiotic and
Insane persons.
The noble Hospital, which the humane and
wlse Of the State have used their Influence
to establish, and which citizens have cheer
fully taxed themselves TO raise and com
plete, Will soon unfold lis gates TO the many
sick and suffering insane whose friends
are waiting anXousIy TO place them IN n
situation promising remedial care and re
covery. To tho present superintendent of
this excellent work, Or. EVANS, the citizens
VI liiti IliiL OhC ~ VI Ni.i.AAA Al
few can estimate, because it is but few
who have tho opportunity of understand
ing tho measure Of his labors or tho abili-
" requisite for devising and carrying out
such plans as are comprised in tho lndi
ana State Hospital for tho Insane.
WHITE county Jail, q; Monticolio, is q
block house, isolated, insecure, and not Of
ten in use; lis arrangements are much like
those exhibited in most Of the block house
prisons. The lalls which arc constituted
of square timber may DO made moro Sc
cure than almost any beside: but almost
invariably they are SO badly planned tina,
the health of prisoners shut into either the
dungeons or second floor rooms, becomes
impaired. These being usually separated
from the residence of tho keeper renders
them very Objectionable. The prisoner
has notices < opportunities for attempting
escape, which he would no, have if per-
sons were constantly nigh. The objections
made to warming the Jail in sovore wealth
or. arc set aside when tho keepers house
IS connected with the prison.
Ia White county there is no poor-houso, <
but few individuals at any one time claim
assistance from the county.
A man in New Y ork is going about pro-
claiming himself to tho Hebrews as the
Messiah--tho long-loohed- for Shiloh In
consequence of special application from
this person, q jewish Synod, or BethD Din,
was convoked by the Chief Rabbi on the
18th day of July last, in order attend for
mally to his communications ton
Trans.
~ The ladies' and gentlemen's dresses
IN Paris, this season, are unusually simple;
nounces have COMO out, and tho most dis
tinguo costumes are without ornament.
This is a very sensible movement, one
which Is worthy of imitation by the poo
pie Of this country.
EUROPEAN PosTAGE.-A pound Of cot
ton or of tobacco is transported to Europe
for couple Of cents. A pound Of litera-
.uro or of science, in letter from, costs in
Italy, going from New York, nearly sixty
eight dollars,
The New Custom House of Boston,
which was commenced in 1887, has JUS,
been completed at a cost of 5l,064,15o,