Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


of the United States Peniteutisry shows ths
Affairs of that Institution to be in a satisfacto
~ condition. The amount Of cash to the
credit OF the Penitentiary is SIS 089. % whilst
the indebtedness is merely nominal consstinq
of few outstanding triAing current accounts
The expenditure for support and maintenance,
including the amount paid for incidental ex
penses, exceeded the income accruing from the
labor Of convicts, &c by SIS 463 25-owing to
the high price Of provisions, the general inex-
perience Of the convicts in the use Of tools and
their disposition to destroy rather than econo
miIe, their proneness to report themselves
sick," thereby giving rise to additional ex
penss for medicine and the withdrawal of
healthy convicts from labor to be attendant
on the sick, and the want of adequate room
for the employment of convicts rot engaged in
shoe making, there being but two workshops
and one Of these used by the contractor
The Warden finding it impossible to dispose
Of the goods manufactured in the institution
for cash, made arrangements to procure the
necessary materials for the shoe factory BY
the payment therefor in the man ufactured ar
ticle, thus not only deriving a suficiency of
the raw material, &c for the present en-.
ployment Of the convicts, but obviating the
risk attendant upon the prior credit system of
sales This course has produced q nett profit
Of III ,5O9.l2, in lieu of the profit heretofore
credited on the books, but dependent for real
nation upon its subsequent collection By
reference to the Warden's report of January
i, 1854, il will be seen that the amount due
for articles sold was Sl2 265 OF. The amour.
now due is 81, 947 so, the greater part of
which consists of this first indebtedness and
from the failure which has attended the ener.
getic efforts made for its liquidation, the
Warden fears there is little hope that this last
amount will be materially lessened, but an.
nounces his purpose not to remit any exertion
to that end.
The Carpenters Shop has been closed and
the cOnvicts employed in that department have
been fsrmed out" to a contractor, which
course has resulted in an increased revenue
compared with that ealirej from the sale of
manufactured goods at auction.
The Female Department Mrs. E. F. Mar
ceron, Matron,) is in n healthy and prosperous
condition, there being an evident improve
ment In the department Of its inmates There
are at present eight female cOnvicts, three
white and five cOlored; part of whom are
employed IN washing, ironing and sewing for
the male cOnvicts, and the rem aindsr in bind
ing shoes for the shoe factory. Tho report OF
the MatrOn shows that during the past year
there has been labor performed in this de-
partment as follows Of shoes bound 2,O3s
pairs; clothes washed and ironed, $50 dozen:
do. mended, 3S4 pair; do. made, 1913 pieces, ex-
elusive Of some fancy work, and their own
necessary requirements attended to.
The health Of the convicts, male and fe
male, has been, generally speaking, excellent,
and their moral department, With a few ex-
ceptions, of a satisfactory character The
attending ply stefan, DR.. Garnett, calls atten-
ton in letter accompanying the report to
the case Of q convict named Barnes, who is
subject TO periodical attacks of insanity, there
being no suitable place in the institution TO-
the accommodation Of persons in his lamenta-
bic condition.
The Chaplain REV Z. K. Richards) has
performed his clerical duties with zeal and
ability. In his report to the Warden, he ex-
presses the opinion that much aid in the ben
efcial results of his labors would be expe-
rieDced by a small expenditure for books for
the Library The books on hand are not only
much defaced by use, but have BEEN rs-pe-
rused many times by the convicts. Tie num-
Der Of books now on hand, including a copy
Of the Bible in the possession Of every con-
Wet, is about Eve hundred.
The Warden recommends that feV hun
dred dollars be expended for the purchase of
new books for the library.
The number of convict3 in the II Institution
on the Goth September, 1876, was si.,ty-fve;
since that time, thirty five have bSen re-
ceiysd, twenty discharged by expiration Of
sentence, and eight pardoned-leaying seven
ty-two confined O,tober /, 1856 The convicts
Of the year are aPportioned as follows: white
So; colored ~; natives Of the United States
vi; Ireland 2; Germany 2; England /; Scot
land L; Prussia /; Havana l; born at sea l.
Crimes-Lsrceny, So; arson, Z; assault and
battery, 1; horse stealing 1; false pretences, 4;
rape, 1; arson and larceny, ], assault and bat
terry with intent to commit rape, 2; receiving
stolen goods, 2; kidnapping, l; passing coun-
tsrfsit money, 1; burglary, 4; forgery, 3; rob-
bling United States mail, 4; murder l; man
slaughter, 4; assault and battery with intent
10 kill, s.
The Warden, in concluding his report, ex-
presses hiI indebtedness to the officers of the
institution for their assiduity in the discharge
Of their several duties.
TIE APPOINTMENTS of the Virginia Confer
ence of the NJ. L. Church South were made On
Friday, by the presiding officer of the confer
ence In session at Richmond. The following
are those for the Washington district:
Washington district-W w. Bennett, presi-
ding elder; Washington city-D. 5 DOzgett,
c. A. Davis, sup; Alexandria, A. Duncan;
Rock Creek. j. Lampkip; Howard-to be
supplied; Fairfax-P. + August, mission to
burg-John l.. Clarke; Loudon-T. Ii Hayes,
j. Il. Creurd; Warrenton-Wm Z. Judkins,
one TO be supplied; Springfeld-E A Gibbs
Patterson's Greek S V. Hoyle; Manassas
Ro. II Nash; Prince William-D. Wallace.
COWARDLY -On Saturday evening, Mr.
Crutchett and his foreman, Mr.. S. COster, who
is in q crippled condition, were attacked
and beaten by crowd Of persons near Lloyd
Hotel, at the railroad depot. Mr.. Crutchett
was badly beaten, and exhibited the marks at
the guard house, where ne went to complain
Il was feared that Mr.. Coster was even more
roughly handled he not being able to protect
himself Officers Watson and Yeatman went
in search Of the parties and evidence to idsn-
tify them, Dir. Cfutchett being unable to say
who they were, they being strangers to hun.
he could imagine no cause for the attack.
WARSISs--A large number Of young
men were tried and sentenced to pay a fine u
1--WE dollars and costs on last Saturday by
Justice Birch, for congregating on the corne n
Of certain streets in the Seventh Ward, and
behaving In an improper and disOrderly man.
ner, annoying the citizens. This, We are in
formed, IL but the first outset to break up these
gathering They have been the cause Of com
plant for two years past. as one of the wiz
nesses informed as, and this is the stronges
effort vet made To relieve the citizens from