Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-10
THH INSANE AsYLuM.-From the report Of the
Board Of Visitors Of the Government Hosp,tal for

THR INSANE AsYLuM-From the renort NJ the
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Tue insane Tor the year ending June 30, 1858, IL
appears that the number Of patients In the house
81. total ~. ~ u,b{ch nina 90 ", iemaaes,
females) were indenenden emf n, NV na,io..A On" I've
The average dnr.tion ~ az. 30 pa'ionS
the case of the thirteen patients WIZ d'ed in tbe
course of the wear was vea,s Ao "ieu =" INC
The average duration of tha ,,a,,, s,,s
The con,.. - ~ -.hIee persons admitted In
those admitted had hem in - yeas; las' "a
com rison shows a 0ratifv;ng Jmgrovem.n, in
the recent,e,e .na n,ss.si5 .ns t NJ. "
tients admitted - ING ~
There were three less deaths this wear than
last and eight no. go .Ssi,,t Us 'e"' '1
An abstract OF the receints and sInsosss IN, IN.
wear sbous tbst Coz ooI az .. -. R,.S S ~. III
sources, and that an uner PENDED bslanca If
$3.50 "a was carried To the arcount for the ne1t
wear " we 1'0ou'' i'' 'No "eA
The farm L. stated N b.ve besn ,nroh I'm,
proved in the course of the wear. and to have
been more productive than in any past wear. and
to have furnished healthful occupation to many
PATIENTS
The institution has continued IN eniov the al
vantage Of receiving from the Naval i,sboIatorv
at Brooklyn, New York its medicines. instrI
ments, and medical stores at cost
The shoes for the public patients have been
made and repaired at the United states Peniten-
In the course of the year the most Of assistant
physician was vacated by the resignation OF DIR.
r W 0unS ana again filled by the ap-
Oniv one person died who one" Tr.s ,,..,, o, no
restored to reason; this patient was female of
.uit nao,t, auniitted IN very hot weather, and In
Sta'e OF furious maniacal excitement
In tue course OF the year 5, 759 weeks board
was TO patients at cost Of four dollars
anu elght mills per week, which includes cloth
Ing ana ordinary and medical attendance.
The services Of patients have eaualled on an
average throughout the year, at least four good
ldDoreTs
classlned estimate Is given Of the cost of fur
nlshlng the centre and three Of the wings
which amounts to Sl4 $50
An estimate Is next submitted OF the cost of
much needed apparatus for the protection of the
INSTITUTION and Its unfortunate inmates 40 ainst
IRE. Nine hundred dollars are asked for this
purpose.
An item of eight hundred liars il next asked
Tor painting and sanding the battlement and
window heads and stills Of the five west sections
Of the hospital edifce.
The estimates submitted nsYt nronose an an
mo t, -. q Wy loI SIduih1, ana iof plint-
approac hes thereto within tba lTou uI 'De
Finally, an appropriation of SOIL is asked
Iol Hhish!n2 the hospital editice and the reasons
are SET Iortn why II Is thought that the economic
oai i.erests OF the establishment its us fulness,
"nu ts soou name, allke require the uninter-
luPleu prosecution ofthe work to its completion.
AN OPPREssKD HAcKMAN.-In the Board Of
ar ah nrt
was made from tho conoui,,.o -, -,
ra,;,,o, ,, Vi o."i'hN, oh tue
S u naIA u'i'e'' VINO had oeen hned for
petitioner stated that he had been called TO take
gentleman from the Smithsonian Institution to
he wss Hent us,,in,r aD1u. O'CLOCK, P m that
ton. and on arriving AT tbe stea nhost r,hs -
demanded 81 50 az raw for bis seTvioaa r.
traveller refused to nav tbi. arnon,, .na ~
hackman seized his yaIise The uentIe,n,n tn
referred the claim to Capt Mitchell. OF the boat
who decided that Tho pronar obar, "a .no 10 s.
cents and protered him that sum- which he re.
Iused 20 receive, ana held on to the valise. A
Who connsIIsI ,h" I,,' aneh sem rom tne BOAT,
gage. He was afterward fined IS and rosts
The chairman of the committee stated that he
had no reason for making the adverse reoort
other than the statement of the petitioner and
that Of the magistrate who had imnosed the sne
and who had acted on the evidence which had
recommitted ''e MN Inc petition was
ihk lHEArRR--To-n night: comes of the new
CITY Its title is ssyVaiting for a WIZ ,, .a, o.
leading character. Felix O,Carrol e. 70 no ro,,
resented by MI Dawson. VINO is said bv tbnse
who have witnessed the rehearsal 70 80, so ,
If the production enables him to equal them The
public will be satisfied with both it and the &C.
tor. We have no doubt that mere curiosity to
crowded audience.
The COmedettas of StHis Wife's Dentist
and 'The Debutante ,, will also he nerform,d'
"
.,,n.- ya,o.. - 80 =,
- es'eIody, george Barney was ar
rested by the Chief of Police for being DRINK on
,ba s,r.a,s on. o,ti. -s,
INC 'Hee''' anu ca'chihS dt persons VINO were
passing, drunken men disposed to he mis-
chieyous or playful will do Sometimes In order
that his Imnronsr conduc, I'D nn,nr,n,a,a -
-, - t n 80 ~. ~ uii-oI tu"dte STU
M IA ~ no' ISuSe ndl 10 hliiiseli or others,
ne was secured III the guard house till he got
sober.
CRSTpE M.pKrr The at,spd.roa NJ 5a.Ia,
ana purchasers were much below the average
this morning Few stand, in the ne,v .hsds
- ,, " "
were occupied, ana the wagon stands were pro-
portlonaoly deserted. Business was not very
Disk. small lot OF country pork was offered
40 Der 100 lbs 'o
nv
WATCH RRTURNs.-The only cases on the
dock.t this p,orry,o ,,oro l,tt-,Lo.l ,,-,,--
to the workhOuse 90 DAYS each