New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-09
NUMBER 56.
Louisiana institution for Mates and Blind


This institution is one of which every Louisianian
may well be proud and. although il has cost large
sum Of money, and probably will continue source Of
laudable object holier purpose. In providing for
the helpless and sorely stricken Of Providence, in be-
bestowing upon them an asylum where all theirwants
will be sedulously cared for, and where they will
receive all the Intellectual culture their condition per-
mits the State has acted with equal generosity and
wisdom, and has set an example which many COM
monwealths Of this confederacy would do well to pat
tern after.
In regard to this institution, clip from the Baton
Rouge Advocate of the 9Th inst the annexed inter
esting particulars
Yesterday the Board of Administrators of this in
sttuton awarded the contract for the entire compile
tion OF the buildings including the furnishing Of ma
terias to Messrs. R. H. Burke and Nelson Potts. the
lowest bidders for the sum of $50 000 the whole to
be finished by the 1st of December next. The main
buildings are already occupied, being nearly finished
on the inside STILL sound economy requires the exc
cnton of the remaining work to prevent serious de-
terioratlon OF the buildings, well to better
comn0date the school.
The structures, when completed will have cost
about $200,0 ,000 The last Legislature appropriated
some sol,Ooo to building purposes, $4,000 for the
purchase of furniture, and $l45OO to current sup
port OF the institution the amount thus far appro-
prated to buildings exceeds $163 900 The structures
have been erected in the finest and most substantial
manner, and when completed, will be exceled by no
institution of the kind in the world, both in elegance
of architecture and adaptation to the wants and
fort of the unfortunate.
The number of pupils is constantly increasing, and
we take pleasure in announcing the following graft.
Tying fact alike credtable to the udicons liberality
OF our State, and the satisfactory manner in which
the Institution has been conducted: No State in the
Union has ecer educated larger number of mules,
IN proportion to chite population than no,u
ceiuing instruction in the Louisiana Institution.
The amount for which the final contract has just
been adjudicated is considerably less than the est
mate presented to the Legislature, and the whole
structures have been carried on with such careful
economy, that it would be exceedingly difficult, at
this time to erect similar buildings with greater
expenditure of money.
The ediices present an imposing appearance from
the river and objects of universal admiration from
steamboat travellers. When fully finished they viii
be the finest buildings Of the kind in the United
States. The institution is under the control of Mr.
Brown, and while at Baton Rouge few days since
we were gratifed to learn Of the high and genera
praise awarded to his judicious sklful and eficen
management of most difficult bnsiness-that of train
ing, teaching and developing the blind and the dumb
THE RAILROAD SPIRIT SPREADING-We find tn
following paragraph in the Macksvile Organ of th
I'd inst and take much pleasure inf re-publshing il
We hope the good work SO auspciously commences
will progress prosperously to successful termina
ton: .- H.
The railroad barbecue that came off at Evergree
on Saturday last was largely attended by planter
and other citizens. Plain, practical and tellin
speeches were delivered by the Hon. Henry Boyc
and Rev. Mr.. Avery, who, without any flourish or rt
domontade, addressed themselves solely and drectl
to the good sense and sound judgment of their hea
ears, who evinced their appreciation by plankn
down subscriptions in big round numbers to the tur
2 of thousands-thus augmenting the amount alread
subscribed sufficiently to justify the immediate d
patch Of agent the city, for the purpose of pr
curing the services of an able engineer and materia
necessary for the speedy commencement of this roa
Judge Boyce has also gone to New Orleans, with t
view OF enlistng capitalists in this enterprise. whi
certainly promises large dividends all investmen
Truly DID, antiquated Avoyelles is rapidly awake
ing to the Importance and necessity of developing
heretofore hidden resources of wealth and prosperi
and is daily becoming more and more fit abidi
* place for civilized man. We can shortly boast
something else than craw-fsh, tadpoes ana aligatc
re Let strike whilst the iron is hot, and keeI
hot till we feel and see that the friction of the il
wheel will never let it cool down.
W Speaking of this road and Judge Boyce, the Ba,
Rouge Gazette, of the 7th, says:
IL We recollect this to have been favorite project
1853, Judge BIS and it is gratifying to see that
is likely to be successful. The point of crossing
r Atchaalaya is not far above the proposed crossing
the Crosse Tete road, and the junction can be ma
l. easily by which means the entire travel from R
l. river to New Orleans will be by railway as the ro
hence to the Great Northern may be considered
# one of the fixed facts.