Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-03

7.i" h'a9ie . 9.a" isSS 1866 : IL I'oSo 90
Ofthis increase, thelargest ratio has been
in dwelling houses, which, taken in con-
neetiOn with the other fact that European
immigration has increased, IS decisive
proofof the growth in population.
Another class of facts tending to the same
conclusion, is found In the increase of mar
riages, although this is in part attributable
to the return of soldiers from the disbanded
armies. 10 ...,...... ,,....... ........
ThsFopOrt of Marriages in Iss5-s 10 saS sS
=" ..9a. isSs7t :. 4"vi''a .SSSSl y 1Sa
.lY =" .l1 1866 "h....!. i. 10000
Not only has the increase been about
thirty per cent over last year, but Is some
six thousand more than in any year of the
past ten. Pc
The amounts of money loaned upon the
mortgages recorded in the State are evil
dence both of the numbers of transfers of
capital and real estate, and of confidence
in the stability of business. After the be-
ginning of the war and the depreciation OF
the currency, the number of mortgages
was very much diminished, but the great
increase since the peace will be seen by the
comparison of three years taken as speci-
mems:
Amount recited in mortgages Of 1859. O39
- pau. ls62...... g1,7j9,2j3
lS66...... 32,OOO,0OO
In all these cases the amounts for the
past year are given in round numbers, the
statements from some localities not being
entirely closed and footed, but the report OF
the Commissioner will fully support the
figures above given.
The records OF the State Departments
show also great increase in certificates
issued for the incorporation of manufactur-
ing companies, such as rolling mills, iron
furnaces, factories, &c.
All our Internal affairs thus show the
marks of real and rapid progress, and the
revival and increase of business enterprise,
whilst the financial reports warrant the
Auditor in declaring that "the finances of
the State were never in as favorable a con-
ditiOn as at the present time, and her ere lit
in the market is not surpassed by that of
any other State or Government in the
world.p ... ..t- ....,... ...
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
The reports of the trustees of the several
Asylums which are submitted to you, show
all these institutions to be in good cOndi-
Tion, and, to the extent of their capacity,
doug thoroughly the good work commit
ted to them by the State.
The current expenses of sustaining them
have been very nearly the same as the last
year, and their estimates for the year to
come are similar in amount. The very gem
efal expectation that the cost of living
would before this be materially reduced
has been disappointed, and although the
expenditures of these institutions are con-
siderably greater than was formerly the
case | believe that honest and careful
economy is used In their management, and
that the increase OF cost Is, not proportion
allH greater than in private families.
At your last session appropriations were
made for continuing the work upon the
Asyums for the Deaf and Dumb, and for
the ldiotic, and for additions to be made to
the Northern and Southern Lunatic Asy-
lums and to the Institution for the Blind.
All mechanical work has been embarrass-
ed by the very high prices of labor and ma
terials, and the progress made has been fully
as great and rs satisfactory as could rea-
sonably be expected. The foundations and
basement stories of the extensions of the
Lunatic Asylums at Newburg and Dayton.
have been built, and the additions, when
completed, will be harmonious with
the original designs and plans, and will
so greatly increase the capacity of those
institutions, that am hopeful that large
proportion of the chronic insane who are
now enduring wretched existence in the
County Poor Houses, may find accommo-
dation in them. The condition of this un-
fortunate class Is graphically described in
the Report of the SuIge General, to
which l earnestly beg your attention.
Those of them who are simply demented
and aG all times harmless, may perhaps be
as well provided for in the County Inlirm-
aries as elsewhere; but those who are sub
ject to fits of mania, who tear off their own
clothing, and attempt violeTc5 upon their
attendants or upon themselves, will almost
always be found reduced to the condition
of mere beasts in cage, unless they are
brought under the systematic and scien-
tific treatment which can only be obtained
in the regularly organized asylums. | be-
lieve the Medical superintendent of our
Insane Asylums generally agree that the
present system in use in this State is all
Lhat is necessary, if the. scale of accommo-
dations be so increased as to receive the
additional numbers, and that the classiti-
cation of patients can be more satisfa tori
ly made under it, than by an erection of
separate asylums Tor incurables. 1t is eX
pected that statistics on this subject will be
laid before you early in the session, and
your humanity will prompt you to efficient
action. lFf "" ua stu
The new Asylum for Idiotic children,
has so farprogressed, that the general fea-
lures of the design may be seen. Without
sacrificing economy in arrangement or
material, the plan selected by the Trustees
combines a dignity of form and well
chosen grouping of the parts of the build
ing, which will make it one of the most at
tracttve of our public institutions in APP
pearance, and one which will undoubtedly
be exceedingly well adapted to its uses.
The Trustees of the Institution for the
Blind will lay before you their reasons for
concluding that the plan contemplated last
yearof building an addition to the Asylum
would not produce satisfactory results. 70 !.
The Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb ap
proaches completion under the care of the
able Superintendent and Architect origin
ally entrusted with the work. His report !
is appended hereto and furnishes full de-
tails of the progress of construction and OF
the estimates for its completion. The great
advantages of the ample room provided in
the design, and its necessity in view OF the
increase of the class educated there, are
now apparent. The crowded condition of
the old building calls for hastein the conn
pletion of the work, and as q portion of il |
can properly 90 on during the winter, |
would recommend a partial appropriation
at an early day so that the labor may not
he suspendedsg1 vg9 ghcl "a Gai
In addition to thes buildings erected by
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