The weekly Butte record., 1866-07-14

] Report Of the Grand jury.
State of California, County of Butse-Coan.y
Court-July Term
To the Honorable the County Court IN and for
Butte county.
| The Grand Jury empannelled at this term OF the
Court respectfully report that they have examined
eight charges Of violation OF the law, from among
which the Jury have found seven true bills of in
dictmen.s, to-wit:
For burglary. two; grand larceny, three; forge
~, one; arson. second degree, one.
The Grand Jury visited the County Infrmarv and
County Jail, and express their opinion in the ai,
joining report:
COUNTY TSFIRMART.
The Grand Jury visited the County lnfrmary
and inspected carefully its condition, as to loca-
ton, efficiency and general administration.
The Grand Jurors are unanimous in their opin-
ion that the humane purpose of this institution is
decidedly lost sight of, and that its maintenance
under the present conditions can only reflect dis
grace upon the county of Butte.
Its location alone deies its purpose, surrounded
by pools of stagnant water; the atmosphere is sur
charged with miasmat;c substances, ard those IN
fortunates who are forced to knock ct the door of
charity, are planted In the hot bed of death.
The building IS neither protection against the
| heat of Summer nor the storms of Winter. 1t
looks like the last mile stone the road to death
and those who enter it as inmates must leave hope
behind.
! The most disgusting rermin fills every chink OF
its rckety walls, and crawls over the eu1aciared
forms of the helpless sick.
/ The bedsteads and bedding correspond with the
general character of the whole establishment. The
bedsteads are narrow and permit not the sick &C.
cupants to ind ease in shifting and changing his
position. Said bedsteads are cots, being of wood
are of necessity the dwelling places of vermin.
The bedding consists Of an Indifferent mattrass, q
pair of blankets and only one cotton sheet so that
no matter how loathsome and contagious the dis
ease of former occupant may have been, the next
conner is not protected by even a clean sheet from
inherting from his predecessor perhaps the foules
! sickness in the catalogue of diseases.
The present Superintendent Of the Infrmary de-
serves the seyerest censure for neglect of duty,
criminal carelessness and brutality.
He las left the establishment since four or five
weeks and all the inmates agree, that since his alb
great changes for the better have taken place.
During his presence. diet and filth were the order
of the day,-the food for the patients insufic-
lent, and there is one case mentioned where pa-
tent went for whole day without food
At another time this humane Superintendent
counseled the attending physician to pay no more
attention to sick child and to let it die. Thanks
to the humanity of the physician, DR.. GREEN, the
child was not neglected but saved, and preserved
to its mother, who was also an inmate Of the In
Urinary. Trustworthy witnesses state that this
same mother and child were exposed to the indg
mites and cruelty of the aforementioned Superin
tendent.
The Grand Jurors are also informed that only in
extreme cases of sickness the cid of physician is
called for, and that therefore the word of sympa-
thy never reminds those patients who are not ex
tremely sick. that they are objects who challenge
kindness and not scorn.
The Grand Jurors beg leave to submit the fore
going to the earnest and immediate consideration
of the Hon. Board Of Supervisors, and suggest in
particular the discharge of the present Superinten
dent; the appointm ent of visiting physician. and
such other improvements as can be controlled i'm.
mediately.
COUNTY JArt.
The inspection of the County Jail impresses the
Grand Jurors with the belief that confinement in its
walls for any length of time would ruin the strong
est constitution, and that therefore opportunity
to erect Jail upon the surface of the ground
not to be lost sight of. The Jail is well kept. and
clean as circumstances will permit. All of which
is respectfully submitted.
CHARLES wALDEYER,
Foreman Of the Grand Jury.
JIG MOORE, Clerk.
JAMES GREEN, Deputy.
STAGES GIVING AWAY BEFORE THE RAILROAD.
The cars on the California Central Railroad are
now running 10 Bear River, instead of Lincoln
This leaves but short link for the Stages to con-
meet between Marysville and Sacramento, and
places the former two or three hours higher San
Francisco. Passengers leave Marysville for
San Francisco at A. NJ. We hope Mr.. BINSEY
will put his engines on the turntable and them
from 0roville, say at eight O'Clock NJ, in time
to connect with the O'Clock stages from Marys-
vile TO Bear river. This would place Northern
California "a hours higher San Francisco than ever
before. We understand that change in the run
ming time of the passenger trains is in contempla-
iun Uut Wnitu VIII nave 10 De MADE OF course
W it'll view to accommodate, as far as practicable,
the numerous stage lines diverging from Orovle.
But the railroad is creeping on apace. slowly, per
haps, but surely and will be continuous to tide
water. When the railroad shall be completed to
Marysviile, Msssrs. WILSON and BISNEY must turn
their attention and energy to railroad up the
practical route of Feather river. They can build
it, 1t viii be the great national road The Dutch
Flat ladder June SHOWS on mountains 5000
feet high, will be 10 feet under snow in January
Their roads have been pointing in the proper d.
rcction all the time. One more eeort will carry
them through the mountains practical
route, and make them the Railroad Kings of
continent.
Coon TIAE.-We received copy of the Idaho
Statesman, dated the It'll instant on the evening
of the 18th. 1t came by the Idaho line, which
connects with the Oregon line st Chico. With
proper connections and Strengthening, and making
it daily line, with an equal show, it would beat
the Dutch Flat railroad and Nevada route twenty
four hours to Boise City. Turning it aside from the
direct lice to Sacramento, and stopping it at Chico