Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-12

Oy expiration or sentence, zSS by
pardon, 476 by reduction of time, Z
escaped, II died, 2 committed suicide
2 were removed to the insane asylum
During the last year out of l22 dis
charges III were by reduction OF
time, II by pardon.
Of the whole number of convicts.
B were under II years of age 252
from II to 20, $50 from 20 to 80 2S4
from 30 T. 40, l31 from 40 to so, 81
from 90 TO 90, 10 from 60 to 20, and
from 20 to So
OF the 1874 conviets now in prison,
number of interesting statistics are
given. There are 1l9 who read and
write English, % who neither read
nor write, ID who read but cannot
write. There are 36 olassed as TEN.
perate, l27 as moderate drinkers, 81
as Incorporate. There were 62
brought up as Catholics, AZ as Meth
odists, 20 az Protestants (no sect
given) Is a. Baptsts. y Presoyter.
ians, Ii Lutherans. A Congregational,
lists, 2 each EIiscopalians, Campbell,
lites, and Jews, and with no rcligi-
Gus instruction. There are 20 mar
ried, l04 single, Z widowers, and 3
widows. There are 1T whites, 5
blacks, and 2 Indians
There have been 60 convicts SEN
fenced for life, received in prison, of
whom 33 are now in confinement, 16
have been pardoned by governors, 4
have died, 2 been discharged by wits
of hdhedS corpus, by order of the
war department, and by order of
the supreme court. The sentence Of
one was committed to six years i'm
prisonment.
INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
This institution is situated at Del
AVIAN, Walworth county, and is des
igned for the education and care of
the deaf and dumb persons of the
state between the ages of IL and %
years, without charge for board or
tuitition. The course of instruction
is five years. Pupils must be APP
piled with clothing by their friends.
Persons DESTROYS of placing a pupil
in the school, should write TO the su
perintendent, informing him of the
name, age and residence of The mute
the cause, if known, Of deafness. etc
1t is the intention to render the in
stitution self-supporting as far as
practicable, and that every pupil,
on leaving it's walls should be so pro
ficient in some useful occupation or
trade, as to be able to procure live
lihood without reliance on the chart
ties of others. In accordance with
this design, all the scholars will be
required TO labor portion of each
day the girls performing the lighter
kind Of Homework, and in various
kinds of needle work, as plain sew
ing, ornamental work, dressmaking
or millinery, etc; and the boys at va
rious trades, the necessary work
about the institution, ard the Guilt
walton of the farm and garden. The
institution. is under the management
of board of nine trustees, of which
VIM. c. Allen is president, Chas. Ii.
Sturtevant, secretary. and Alfred
Thomas treasurer. The officers and
teachers are as follows:
Intellectual DEPARTMENT. Edwurd C Stone, A. A.,
Principle; g. Phillips Miss e. Eddey, O. g. acCov,
George F. sheIing, McWorter, A. NJ, A. NJ. COch-
rane, a. NJ, Instructors.
Mechanical Department Emanua Young, master
cabinet shop; Thom4s X Middleton, master shoe.
Domestic Departmental. Hemmiagway, II. D.,
physician Edward Z. Stone, steward g. Parish,
sistant steward; Miss }. Adams matron; Miss Nj. J.
Sturteyant, assistant matron.
During the year the number which
received instruction in the institution
was 95, divideed into six classes
Great praise is given the graduating
class, which is pronounced fully equal
to those of our ordinary schools in
attainments.
The following is given as the rou-
tine of the institution:
"The pupils are called in the morn>
ing at 5:45; breakfast at 6; after
breakfast portion of the girls work
in the dining room, while the others
put the private rooms in order, dorm
atores, etc. at Z, the older boys go
to the cabinet or shoe shops at 8:45
the boys stop work in the shops and
repair to the chapel for morning ser
vice, when short lecture is deliver
ed on some subject, usually chosen
from the scriptures, by one of the
teachers or the principal at $50 the
boys and girls go to their respective
class-rooms, where they remain IN,
der instruction till IL, m; one hour
for dinner; at l, p. m, the pupils
again repair to their respective
school rooms, and remain until j, at
which time they again assemble in
the chapel for prayer, after which
the girls 70 to the sewing room,
where they remain till 5;l5, p. m
under the charge of the matron, and
are taught needle work. The boys
go to the shops and remain the same
length of time supper at 6; at J the
boys go into the study room in the
west lateral wing and the girls IN the
cast lateral wing the boys under the
charge of one OF the male teachers,
the girls under the charge of the as
sistant matron. The younger boys
aud girls retire at s, the Older ones
at g."
By reason of the continued high
prices of all goods, the trustees have
been compelled to incur debt OF
1000 changes and repairs in the
heating apparatus required Sl,656
more and the trustees ask approp-
ria,ions to cover these sums. $780,
900 will be needed for current ex-
penses the coming year.
INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND.
This institution is located in James
vile, and is designed for the care. ed
ucation and training of the blind
The number of pupils during the
year was 60; admissions, 10; dismis'
sails, Z. All are expected to be sup
Piled with good comfortable clothing.
Board and tuition is free. The term
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