Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-01-09
Public Institutions of Virginia.

Public Institutions of Virginia.
The Richmond Correspondent of the Bal
simose 'Ga<ette furnishes the following sat
esfactory abstract from the Annual Reports
of the Public Institution of Virginia:
There are 82S sconyicts in our penitentiary
or it work on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
read ]; 672 of these are negroes, and only 1876
are whites; $50 colored convicts and SO white
ones are at work on the Chesapeake aud Ohio
Railroad, leaving s395 in prison, of whom s292
are negroes and a O3 are whites. There are
a67 women in the penitentiary. of whom sonly
4 are white.
The three lupatic iasy lums-the Western.
At StauIton. the Eastern. Ut w lliams burg,
aud the Central. for colored insane, at Rich.
mand-Y-contain total of 726 patients, Of
which number 55l are whites and "a are
negroes. OF the white lunatics 26S are
females and ESQ are males Ofstbe colored.
965are femalesand 20 are; males. ID i. said
thar nearly every Jail in sshe Commonwealths
contains one lunatic, or more, generally a
negro, and many of borh colors are a. large;;or
conhned at home " ho should be in an Iasy lum.
Ali three of the, exit swim ms. al ,,.,
they may be enlarged so a. To accommodate
| applicants that have now to be reiected 81 :
is probable that the Central AsyInm for scol,1
ored lunatics will be permanant,y located IL ;,
more southern portion of the State. A bill
now before the Legislature proposes to estab.
| llsh the "SUnthslde Lunatic Asylumn flor
whites1 at near +. vnobbnrs, ~ = W. =
a ie lhsItatlon at stiunton) for the Deaf
anu nu'n 10, ana the Bind contains ia pupils
~ !" 'ollfSs5lfo ooYs and H glrs) areln the
zeal mute department and 81 (21 boys and II
sfls) are IN the blind department.. These
are al "h1e, there being no place for the
Eeaei OF instruction ct the colored deaf and
dumb aHd blind: SomePinsitt that there are
so Ie" OF these IN Virginia that refuge for
them Is wholly unnecessary,
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4 Phludeinhia are mo,t alsrn,;n., IT,. ~
nox has t,t a, y.rv ,,rn,. =. -. a.
\ number of deaths il mach .ra.t..r tnan ~,
public is aware of M.n, nTtl,.. -,
have been treated il .ha ."I Eases W.les
have proved fatal, were those Of patieuts WIN
nau been put recently yaccnated, the vacci-s
hat'oh having had no apparent effect in ar.
'es'ln mo progress OF disease. Indeed, it is,
| 80. ' ''e si"ieet'ous oisease, which IS
proving so very dangerous in Philadelphia, is
some"has inherent from the well known
sala.', po1 .''a. t mas more the character OF a
sPo.'eu ,eVer, and that Its victims die within
as" hours AFTER they are first attacked. Tie
] suburbs of the town and the lower classes Of
society. 1t has invaded the more exclusive
districts, and has gained toothold in the
higher ranks of society.
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| China il a .,in,r int s;vtaaa 'ne e"fone OF
and the f,nvar,,,.c,,, :; YEARS eais o' age,
name bv the Emnrsss D",.a,,an .'se. T En- ms
consort of the ynn,htnI Em,.,sn. u'e
lected and 10 nnder,a,n .. Peao. ns,s oeeh Sc
!, the .t.nn.,,a ,.r s'. ,:a - .'ainihs
wear, have the loom. nf M,. LIZ. ti for 'hree
"a ~, hs Inns VI ,'a"hin' Monogram,
Sa''ps 'or inc bridal tronsseau, and they are
announced as com pe'ed at co>t'of near half
d ln'l'loh Oh ooilars.' The marriage will take
T T'aoe some ..m NED curing the present year.
a"e "uP''a,s WIN De conducsed on magnificent
/ s."'e, vines are 10 realize all that We have
"'e'a'eu % oaroarlc splendor.
Col Joseph S. Watkins. formerly of oocb.
land coun y, Va died recently near G alveston.
Ws,k;ns ,r go o ~ 'nimer tunes Col
i, V;...;.,;. i:'I', ushocra'ic ieaoer
son an5 1,I.,l pNt ~ u the Gays OF Jacks
! n,,ll, .u eA,ehs'seiy III the
,hn W',1 me- anu p'ah'ea national hng
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