Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-12
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great State, at this time, at least, possesses
more or less of national interest, especial-
Iy as he speaks the views and policy Of
the leading politicalparty in that State.z7-
The condition of the finances of the State
have required the loan of S2,5OO,0O0,
which was increased by unauthorized
debt contracted by the Canal board, the
people AT the last election, voting the loan
to pay the debt, rather than seemingly
| incur the stains of reputation
The Revenues of the canals having
steadily increased from S2,7o5,99s al
The amount in 1851, to tS4,sl2,l8o so; the
amountin 1859. The GovcrnorrecOmmends
the re-imposing of tolls on the railroads,
competing with the canals. But when
the canals shall have been completed the
railroad shall be relieved from burden
temporarily imposed, so that commerce
may have the advantage of the quickest
aud cheapest means of transit for ncr-
chandise and produce to and from the
vast and boundlcss west
The prisons seem to tiourish,-the ag-
gregute of persons confined in Auburn,
Clinton and Sing Sing prisons being 2,496,
which is an excess over 1858 of $50. The
total expenditure, for 1859, exceeds the
| earnings by 500, 422 l6, which eXpendi-
ture, however, is less than that of 1858
by Sl47,T6T 81. Tho average cost of
maintaining the prisoners, per month, in
Guiding everything, except building and
repairs, is at Sing Sing 1881, Auburn
ST. SO, at Clinton $l3,sG. The Governor
saws there is Unmarked improvement in
the management of the prisons" SO that
the time is not distant when the prisons
will, as they should, cease to be drain
upou rhc treasury. New York is not to
he outdone in expenditures for humane
purposes, and has established an Asylum
for Insane Conyicts, which the Governor
says is an experiment, "but there is rea-
son to believe it will prove successful"
He recommends that as the expenses of
transporting convicts costs the State an
nually about $25, 900, and as a large por-
ton of the criminals are convicted at IL
few ccntcrs of population and trade, while
the expenses of transporting them is
charged equal upon the people of the en-
tire State Each county should pay the
expense of its own criminals rs well as the
cost of nrrcsting and OBTAINING them be-
fore trial" He says the States Inebriate
Asylum is not finished, but as there has
been over 800 applications for admission
he deems it, thoughan experiment, worthy
of encouragement.
The New Police System Of New York is
decidedly success, seven those who
opposed its enactment now admit that
New York never had 50 good 81 police, and
citizens of other States propose the intro
duction into their large cititics of n sys-
ten similarly conducted" OF the doings
of the New York police lie speaks as fol-
lows zone thousand and seventy lots OF
stolen property, varying in value from
$S25 }9 S302 ss4G HAYS Jb e3BB ge 81 tic az
gregate valne of S3l 800 were restored to
to their owners. There have been sent
| from and received at the central office of
the police telegraph during the year $4,000
messages, and by its means 2SO4 lost chill
dren have been restored to their friends,
400 fires reported, 1913 emissions of coun-
tcrfeit bills notified.
AS a substitute for the Quarantine build
ings, which, it will be remembered, were
burned "houtG year ago, the Commissioners
have purchased the hull of an ocean steam
cr, fitted it up as a floating hospital, and
';uudcr their charge it has proved emil
ncntly successful The number of alien
passengers who arrived at the port of New
York, during the year 1859, and tor whom
Communication money has been paid was
1860 against IS, 562 in 1858.
1t seems that on account of the "con-
tinued and unexamplcd growth of the city
OF New York, more means must be pro-
vided of access to the upper part of Man
haitian Island. lie recommends therefor,
that the number of railroads in the upper
part of the city of New York, be increased"
He hits the railroads, to wit:
The failure of several railroad companies
to pay the interest upon their mortgage
debts, and the delays interposed to prevent
the execution of the contracts by the
transfer of the road to the trustees named
in the mortgages, and the great dcprccia-
ton and loss which are thereby occHsioncd
show that our laws are imperfect. The
State of Connecticut las enacted Il law
requiring the courts, on the petition of any
bondholder or secured creditor, to put the
trustees in possession of the road and all
its appurtenauces without delay. Such a
law carries out the obvious contract of the
parties, and is perfectly just to all. re-
commend u similar enactment for this
State.
The past year has furnished melancholy
evidence that our railway companies do