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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-27
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank.


NO. $40 NAM STREET
OPEN FRoM.............9A.N.t to P. M to 4P-h
TuIRrr-sIxrH sEMI-AxBUAL DIVIDEND. The trIs-
tees of this Bank declared the Thirty Srth Sei-AH-
nual Diuidead the first day of July at the rate OF SIX
PER CENT. PER AsNUH.
DEPOSITS received up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
deposits are put upon interest the rst day OF every
DivIDExDs OF INTEREST are made In January and
July. Cu.sr prrrNr.At pro.,dsn,
GBoRGH W. WHEELER. Treasurer diff jyh
worcester County Institution for savings.
FOSTER STREET.
Chartered. ........... february 8, Isas
Deposits put on interest on the first day Of each month";
Dividends made every January and July.
Deposits Jan. l, 1872. ,s02,0O0 40
Hon. ALEXANDER II. BULLOCK. President.
d&wtf C. A. HAMILTON, Treasurer.
Peoples Savings Bank,
45s MAIN ST. OPPOSITE THE CRY HALL.
RsPSss,ss y Nq B.na1 ls71 1888
Deposits made before the LIST day Of he month
draw interest from he LIST. -...,,..
Dividends Of the net profits are made seml-annually
in February and August and are added to the principal
| Ii not withdrawn
E5g-TlIc Bank il open TWO hours on SATURDAY eve
| nings for the convenience of depodtors only;
Bank Hours-s TO 1-2to4 Saturdays, stol, and
JOHN C. MASON, President.
Worcester, March !, 1872. d&wtf fl
worcester Mechanics Savings Bank,
IN CENTRAL EXCHANGE, 81 MAIN ST.
Deposits put upon interest on the Fifteenth day Of
| each month.
Dividends made every January and July.
Bank open on Saturday evenings from 10 s. for the
receipt Of deposits, ,,.,u,s,x- rss r-.u,,.-.
II. WOODWARD. Treas'r dawtf jylO
Rice, Whiting az Bullock,
BANK ERs l. ROCKERS
Cor Nam and Pearl Sts., Worcester.
DEALERS IN
Government Bonds, Gold. Silver, Coupons,
| ETC., etc.
Investment Securities a Specially
Buy and Sell Railroad, City and County Bonds.
Special attention given orders for purchase and sal
Of Stocks at Boston and New York Boards.
Agents for the various lines Of European Steamships
Passages secured and from Europe cabin or steerage
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange. Draft
drawn payable in any of the principal cities of Europe
Allow interest on deposits subject to cheek at sight
Special deposits for three months or longer received
with interest at current rate. diff apIO
|
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-27
TIIR
Chicago, DanvIne a .vrueenuc. Railroad

rams through ono OF the richest portions of Illinois
and Indiana connecting Chicago by the shortest route
with the celebrated Block Coal fields of Indiana and
way OF Evansville and Neutrality-suspicious. entire South
Its mortgage debt is $lsOO to the mile The road is
ready earning after all operating expenses paid,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-27

Foreign Markets.-lBy Atlantic Cable.l
LONDON, July 26-Consols and American securities I'M
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

-. ~. i. -sl.e
| ed for 4 free rice Everybody saw that
the race Way going to b. one .i;!. Ii; yet
! a!lCarson Lttl turned ont to the race.
Stores, soloons aud public places w,rc
/ closed, aid men, women and children
! locked ont Oh foot and i'll every manner
/ of vehicle to the Gros:nd Of the race. As
the crowd looked rrs,t upon Billy wilson $
outfit, and then upon Cuny's weak
| kneed old plugs, the bets AL went one
| WAY. Curry took them all. feeling -
for God knows what rti,sun- that he
would w:n in spite Of ryihin:. H."
bet ali he lad and uil he could borrow
amounting in all to something over $3.50.
He would have inortsa4scd Iii: huu-e and
furniture, if he could, to get ilo:c iI!oncy
to bet. 4 few moments before til" start,
to make Wilson's rig more formidable
than ever, two tail fellows mounted on
fleet horses made their appearance and
took position, oat. on each side of the
tam q med with "ll:,ck snakes to act
a. "w.lippers mp" Jim Morgan, al Old
timer, IL nv: u Cur. WAS one of iii 80.
He was longing foE "a chance to beat the
old lu.,n, and he wls going now to
make su.e of his opportunity, so h,.
thought The distance being ,!uiv
IL assured off, the start WAS o!,i"rca.
Sharpe being equally conf lent with
this boss - started his team brisk
ly. Tli-n; position team went ,if,, how
ever, viii, !. whiz and il cracking of
whips. aud in = few moments had LETT
G.. + st an nearly ont Of sight where
the Wrappers up had succeeded in
making their horS,s lily to within one
hundred Yards of thu outcome The off
wheeler t,mbled down i'll tt" harness eN-
hau>,cd. The stage tilp@d over H!lilin;
the p..ss nscIs through the roof without
breaki,l. ANY bones, however. TIE stage
mnight have been brought to its destila-
ton 10y the horses 1t val, from that
point, and have beaten the race, i! il had
hot been overturned by ti!c fall OF the
wlec!-r. As it WAS. Sharp came trottins
along not piore than i've minutes after
tl, accident, and brough. LIS horses IN
fresh AID cool, winning TIL r,,cc i'll THIS
mos, Inlook"d 20: mariner amid the AZ
clannnltinn, of the assem-, bed multitude.
Cuiry's confidence had been built on the
weakness of that wheel horse. Who
other than Il :. prophet could have bet
a:.d won on s'lch signs:
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

Mcguire AT PIoCHE. -- Maguirc' s
T.pri'e, leaving Carson, went b. the way
Of sal: Lake, to Phoebe where they arc
HOW performing. They did we'll i'll Car
so:, and We bcspeak success for them 1T
Phoebe.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

LIB. T,ILTT-N'r had 4 short chat
Sunday crrrins. with Mr.. Rice, min,r
from Thu; camp. He says that things
~, brisk ont in that section; that new
Iac- are coming III, and by Spring tn.
valley viii swarm View developments
With bright prospects arc making d's'l
4 mill i poiag rp. ard soon the ore Oh
tanned viii DC worked on the spot Instead
II hein@ ,',cSrd. - If yore. CA 'anles t"
Ind,prnd nee, l.yo county. California.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

IEor,v Blow DowS.-A large build
ir1. destined for a lod ling housa. heion, :
in; t, NJ: CArlplcl. and situated i'll TIL
r.ar q his blacksmith shop, WAS l,cclcl
over by the furious, 2.phvrs, nis;lst before
list. and cr',l:Ii,ied into an uns:ghtl'
,aas.. Try it again. and have rrSatd uh-
- Cnrrv,. predictions.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

LsGI.LsroEs CoMING. We have hecn
hono:.d uy the visit of r law making pre-
cursor \. -ario,ls odd times since the No
>.,nhec election. Just now Carson has
no legislative presence I" -lot". III Il
,y...k The TOWN will be lively with S,.na-
-o:s and .isse.nl,ymcn. We learn from
cg.- exchanges IN various parts OF the
STATE that ,i.ic Of til. gentlemen are al
,.,dy on the wing. The Democratic
uf,at.. fy.,.n White Pine consisting OF Hon
Fed Cole. Ed. Mathews ard { has Vim
ni,der. viii show themselves here il :.
.iuV OF ~,
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

S,apsoS K IRELAND are Identifying
,."i. sal,,oa :si.!l paint and paper for
Christmas,
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

JrpGE UaElIs WAS in town, Yesterday
Court 1t Gei.oa adjourned until NJ 'NN,ay
r@s.. Oit. cas-. Of divorce among tn
coiur,d folk. Th" jrny instructed TO IN
.,uire closely with regard 10 f.":c-,a
= .pcl into the conduct OF jai! ke"ir'r>,
and condition IF Jail.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

IrILsRs HorE,.. This VIII known
ou~ IN! v,p',.tr -r~"r., Is no" under
h. ,n,'.,s,ln,i.t OF MIS-. L.o'',nsf'in. ami
r,r oar Is ,,u1,,.intrnd,sl t'y NJ. Dol: !
Ei,liriger. 'Ti.t attractions OF the Adore
,,a,nr.i kou,,- axe briefly set forth III al
.,lvcr, .seuaeit III this morning. pai"c.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24
roe al Ne W 3 /.

Tur GI7r CoN,,EE c ,mos OF in Nir-
.,inia LIST of February, 1879. Go toLa.i'
ior luck and tickets.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

Ep1&GoiA. SrN,ATS EIonI FESTIVAL. at
Nuo-c * p..rkcr's Hall. this evening
Doors open at 6 o',';ock. The little riiil-
,I.tn vii. have their plays thu 1ir:: part
eli the evening and refreshments about
: u tlock winch the older children and
d. .ul:s will us. the hall.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

rEHAsICI1's STAND is lined with tur-
KEYS ducks, etc; and running over with
nuts. ,.;n,:i.s and the ike for Christmas
aud NV Years.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

4 CoxuTr-rTE will be 1T Moore < Par
kc:'S II II after ) .lCck. this afternoon.
H. recci, the :.lti' les prepared for the
.lpp,r. y h"u'i:;fui supply is very ne
rC>SsJry.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

Hor.;g roc SAI.E--An excellent story
and a half Dwelling. containing eight
looms, d-sirably situated. is offered for
sale. See nd .,,rtise.imcnt.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

THE great snit between the Richmond
and Eureka Consolidated Mining Com
psnies is to be tried before Jads sc Nc.
Kcnney, i'll chambers. in this town. to-
day En- rIn Seatinfl. '.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

"0RrEa'iEAPIIcAL CONTEST. -Tht3.
ar tn words of the E"tSypri'- and &C
credited To that paper by the -iplr"', a
ter the usual fashion. by means OF quota
tiu4 marks; Our aim III quoting was.
with r.,t,p:l. wha: that OF the Crescent
ylar ,.r inly not be- without reason. We
would never say o'tl"grnphy for s7'"ii;''g.
The tlrss,..i We think--to give it all the
Saxon !, would probably as, for--ilis
the belly ache brought on by change OF
hands.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

GRANGE IT THE RICHMOND. r.. n.
Fisher. We learn, has ceased 10 be SUPER
infendcnt OF the Richmond mine and
works. an his place is supplied by Cla--
.nce King, L. S. Teoloyist L ka
Sentinel.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

who has been SO well and favorahiy
known Cor long time in Carson has
left us to- live in Phoebe. He undertakes
the business Of cashier for Wells, Fargo
!. Co al that place. In business, and so
cii,lly, all were NJ. Thorpc's friends
here Although Oh the weak side i'll the
last election, he gave one of the strongest
neil on iii" Republican ticket u close
run. The best wishes Of or con,,.ulun-
i.y attend NJ, Thorpe.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-24

ELEVATOR; AND Pr w: were Al
heels over mead in thc -4ppeot Office. yes
terday. The type i'll the old Register Of
,ice ,lnd, rwent IL handling and rearrange
mtnt. tn labor and v,S;ltiou OF which
l. printer Only can appreciate. Orr t''trs
department is now i'll the sanctum oc-
cnpi,.d b% street and Booth successfully
and before them by the oh Harry, on the
original -l:rl.oa!. The jrt department. re-
mains stationary.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

A crocodile connected with Western
circus having lost portion Of his can
dal appendage was supposed to be in q
dying condition, and was thrown into the
Ohio River at Towanda recently. Gu
reaching his native element he seemed
to revive, and report says he has been
seen swimming in the pool within the
past day or two. The boys prefer sun
baths on the land now.
Milk is selling for one cent qunrt in
Minnesota. The price will not pay for
the wear and tear of q cows tail in
switching the flies.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

Drifting Away.
Drifting away-drifting away
Baby is leaving me every day,
Sailing far out on the treacherous sea
Where the bright glories of woman-life be;
Yes, on tho ho1r.ripples. day after day,
Baby, my darling, is drifting awayl
Drifting away-drifting away,
Every morn loses golden ray,
Every night twineth shade, less fair,
Over the tangles Of clustering hair;
Yes, on the hour-ripples, day after day,
Baby. my darling. Is drifting away!
Drifting away-drifting awayl
Sailing and singing o. bright little fay!
All the true strokes OF thy silver. tipped oar
Float back to echo on memory's shore;
Yes, on the hour-ripples, day after day,
Baby, my darling, is drifting away
Drifting away-drifting away!
Wonderful words can the dainty lips say,
Wonderful tasks can the busy hands do,
Wonderful journeys 20 tiny feet true;
Yea, on the hour.ripples. day after day,
Baby, my darling, is drifting away!
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

Texas has one enclosure of ITO, 900
acres which pastures $4,000 cattlo, de-
manding the attention of $500 herds.
men.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06
Change of schedule.
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY,
COLUMBIA, =. O., June 8, 1872.
6@ CD NU TO ceangst ea Into o. sSeea4is efseet on

RA ID AQ HSsSs,@ to go 60 INTO effect on
and after Sunday, Oath instant:
MAIL AND PAssEN0ER TRAIN.
Leave Columbia at.. .7.4O a nj
Arrive at Charleston at 49,. 800 p N
Leave Charlestonat. ........ ....8.10 m
Lrrive at Columbia at. $40 p m
NIGHT EXPRESS, FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION
TRAIN, [sundays excepted.]
Leave Columbia at..... $50 p m
Arrive at Charleston at. 700 m
Leave Charleston at. ..7.10 p m
Arrive at Columbia at. 6. 40 m
Camden Accommodation Train will con.
tinue to run to Columbia as tormerly-Mon-
days, Wedn esdays and Saturdays.
A. T.. TYLER, Vice-President.
g. B. PIcKINg, General Ticket Agent.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

Trains leaving Richmond at 2.35 P. NJ. ard
trains on North Carolina Division, for all
points South. Passengers leaving Richmond
at 2.95 P. NJ, connect at Greensboro with
train for all points East Of Greensboro. Pas
senger train leaving Raleigh at 7.50 P. H.,
connects at Greensboro with Northern bound
Mail train, arriving in Richmond at i20 2.
NJ. JOHN r. MACMURDO,
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
T. NJ. R. ALcoT. Engineer and Gen. Supt.
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

Passenger train leaving Raleigh t 7.15 p.
NJ. connects at Greensboro with Northern
bound train; making the quickest time to ALL
Northern cities. Price of tickets came as ria
other routes. Mail trains daily, both ways,
over entire length Of road. Express daily
days excepted.) All passenger trains connect
at Greensboro with trains to and from Rich
mond. Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains
between Charlotte and Richmond, without
change. s. +. ALLEN, Gen. Ticket Agent.
w. H. GREEN, Master Transportation.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

The Doctors Recommend Seegers Beer
TN preference to London Porter and Scotch
l. Ale. Why2They know it is unadutera,e ed
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

r.. CR QI1sEsHIEsHO CONDENSED TIM E.
eaSR NJ 41K@1sg 4kl--e<1asg ABLE. in effect on and
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06


bad
different
Admission ali the Tents rs Children years.
3
wh ticket
Ill en neither Crcusin
and
-
LARGEST SHOW
Read catalogues and
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

are now supporting Greeley, and will support the Brooks
reform ticket their Central Committee meets
elements opposing Grant and Clayton will then be work
Ing together and nothing but The most outrageous Gus
frauds system OF terrorism created by martial law
can deprive them or SUCCESS >Fsss '-'.- 'f ~,
PROBABILITY OF PREVENTING cLAYToN's FRAUDS.
Tho power OF tho Clayton Ring TO commit fraud
through their tools who control the election machinery
in every county so unlimited that at first sight the
Liberal prospects appear hopeless even with twohirds
Of the citizens supporting the Liberal tickets. When
first looked over the ground read the Election laws and
learned the character and power OF the men with whom
our friends have to deal here, inclined 10 think
they were engaged in a hopeless struggle; but upon
talking with them. find they confident of their
ability TO prevent the ring from swlndng them out OF
the result of the election, and more ana more SO as IL
becomes evident that Greeleys is almost GER
tain. The rascally politicians who work for the MIN
strel ring will hesitate about stuhng DallOtDOAes
md striking the names OF thousands Of good citizens
from the registry lists secret without giving the DIS
franchised hearing when they see that their cnle
hacker at Washington Is soon TO 60 ont OF power anu
that with him will speedily tumble down the whole
structure of carpetbag domination III tne SOutn lhoy
very well that the outraged people Would soon
bring them to reckoning, II they were not backed Dy
the power Of the National Government ana tney see
even pretty strong possibility OF Grants defeat iey
ring The liberals intend 70 do everything in their
power 10 guard against fraud Ihey VIII "atcn eteIy @
POLL and put on list every man VINO votes, ana Lhey
will have their tickets printed that they can den
tify them as they 90 in the box Then they VIII hoI al
low the partisan Judges to carry of the DOx anu count
tbe votes in secret as has often been done heretofore but
will insist immediate count ana on u puohc uco
laraton OF the result They nave otner phs ,so ~ d no
mate their INSCRIPTIONS opponents, wnlcn my V tbe
care to apprise them Of After carefuy canNdselnB tc
prospects with the Liberal leaders and with several OF
the prominent men in the Clayton ring ana c0Partns
the Information obtained from both sides, pie1cI
according TO the extent of the Acknowledgement, ana
the election Of the Reform state ticket by sigh' Ies
sened mSJoyd nd Is n6sy W abandon their present
project OF terrOrizing the State by martial law
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

manifested In tho subsequent hours OF the s''nE AT %
Gladstone has lost his brotherlnaw tno NY, 9ho ~,
Gvnne. tho Duc Aumae has lost his ony son
over study primarily Why should young @ pLnSS DC as
foolish as other people Excess OF study is ony ahoer
form ~ Gin az nresent disguised as virtue Besides
the young Prince OF Gusc had nothing to 40 but 20 w @
French Crown Mr.. Grceleys prospects are now con,
sidered "serious" by The Saturday Ree'e'o, & ana
a0' and Spectator and by tho general public Lie
nd - 500 the gallant and intrepid journalist at the
head of the state which he has served beyond any living
American see you think because we have IichOoTne
GassuS and subscriptions for the Claimant as the TAT
tgator is called that money for any purpose or on any
nrefevf can bo obtained in England. How far this Is
trne viii not STAY TO determine, but contend that the
the TchbOrne mania Is not e @ d ~ m On w % one te %
views some years Sir Johns father Mr Justice Colo
ridge was compared Jesus Christ in personal express
sion and character Sir John has an ambition TO DO so
regarded; but he proved himself on the I1chb0rne
trial one of the violent tongued OF English lawyers
and s he was premature in his ohensveness he created
a reaction in favor of man who otherwise would nave
had no following save policemen. lntemperahco oi
speech is public crime in public man.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

horo threatened to render the removal OF Moie,."'
,h transferrinc of Childs to remote DESK anu .o
,pno;ntment of Creswell, Earle, and Smitn inon00
,nal "a ACCOMPLISH the intended swindle' lOr 3" was
orrornced that Mr. Boutwell, intended 10 appoint
Mr McIellan-the Rings old enemy-to lhe poS..V"
of Sixth Auditor in which capacity, as the "u'i"s
officer of the Post-O0ice Department ne Wouu nav
49, 80 ,ooD the Chorpenning as we'll as all other
claims This calamity was however, aNerteu
Inv Mr. Creswelrs making a persOhM appear
20 Mr. Boutwell,, and another person was aPpoii''ou
Tins. with the Post-0Aiee Department IN tne hanus
NJ Cborpenning Mr.. George Earle, having renlaiueu
in office until he had become familiar win tne
routne of its business resigned the FIRST Assistant
Postmaster Generalship and presented the Chorpen-
n;,,r hndyot The Contract Office having been fixed
the new claim was rapidly passed, ana MI o. a. %
Cresweu Grants Postmaster-GeneraD signed q re-
ouisiton on the Treasury IN laNoI VI IH0 |NOAPN"
ming Ring for SAS,0OO
Tbusfar everything had worked as smoothly as with
so organizedn the interest OF
tbeswindle it was expected that 1t would The ordeal
of the Post-OAce Department had been successfully
nassed and the re0usition for S44SO00 reached the
Auditor,s Office. But here, alas, for Chorpennng,
the organization had not been so thoroughly hxed'
The perpetraton of this stupendoW swlndle
was soon whispered among the clerks. and, before
the money could be paid. Mr.. Dawes was informed,
and bv hurryng resolution through Congress for
bidding the Auditor to pay the requisition the
robbery was prevented. And thus was defeated as
outrageous fraud as was ever attempted upon the
Treasury of the United States; and although both
houses OF Congress unanimously passed Mr. Dawes'
resolution forbiddng the payment of the draft, 1t i
most remarkable that no investigation into the
action OF the Post-O Office Department has ever been
made. Ii is not reasonable TO expect that the eau
ton of Grants Congress Ring in preventing al
examination into the parts played by Messrs Cres
wen. smith, and Earle, for fear of exposing the aic
afforded by the President himself will be now de-
feated by she removal of Mr.. Creswel and the ex'
posure of the inner working of the Post-Ofic'
Department, at least while Grants reelection Ii
pending. Yours. W. L. W.
WIshfugtoa. Aug. Z. 1872.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
Reform IN LUNATTC ASHLUMS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN ILLINOIS.


To the EdiIOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: The subject of asylum tyranny is before
the public mind. am encouraged TO hope that it will
not now be dismissed with few spasmodic efforts at
REFORM heretofore but that the people Of the State
c NewYoTk VIII take hold of tine subject with no less
energy persistent determination than did the people
OF Illinois, in similar circumstances. few years ago
il was discovered that several intelligent people, Of both
sexes had been incarcerated in the Jacksonville Lu-
matte Asylum who perfectly sane. The laws at
that time exceedingly lax so that almost any per-
son the State liable to be, either with or without
notice deprived Of liberty and called insane, to crafty
the private seshness of Others and confined for an In
definite period in the lunatc asylum. These persons
while in that asylum discovered that the institution
was in every respect unworthy the confidence and pat
rOnage Of the people, that the responsibility con-
fded to its officers had been most shamefully
abused by them that the interest and comfort Of the
patients were ignored and that cruel and tyrannical
abuse was the rnle not the exception Of that institution
All this time the asylum and its officers we're enjoying
the highest popularity and patronage Indeed the
asylum was called " model institution" by those who
saw only the outside Of its workings. It's halls were
crowded. and frequent demands made upon the
Legislature for more appropriations from the public
funds with which to enlarge the institution
When the truth told, and confirmed by numerous
Witnesses it forced its way to the halls Of legislation
The universal demand from all parts Of the State for
reform responded during the ensuing session Of
the Legislature. An Investigating Committee per
formed their task with signal ability and fidelity and
their report confirmed the worst statements that had
been afOat They recommended an immediate dis
charge the officers Of the institution and its thorough
reconstruction The change was persistently opposed
by the managers of the Asylum, but was at length
effected, and new laws in Illinois not only prevent
the admission Of sane patients but give security against
the recurrence Of former abuses. A State Committee
has power 10 the management of the superin-
engeBt and reports TO the public the real condition of
the Asylum. Cannot such reform be initiated in New
NOrkf Accept NY cordial thanks for the service THE
TRIBUNE has already done TO the cause of humanity by
lending its columns to the claims Of the most deeply
afflicted OF all suferers-the victims Of the tyranny Of
luna;ic asylums s. d.
chicago, ILL.,, Aug. II, 1872.