The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-01-02

practical bearing, no sensational features being
the staple crops, live stock the garden, fruit
growing, Horticulture &C.. are under constant no
tice, and there is also department for the
household. We commend the ssFarmer' to our
readers. Published by Saml. Sands 8 Son, Bal
timore, Nd, at $l5O year, or at 81 to clubs Of
five or more, with valuable premiums to clubs
Specimen numbers sent free.
MONUMENTAL PoRTRAIT.-Mr. Jas. B. Amiss,
of Harrsonburg, has been appointed agent. IN
the counties of Augusta and Rockingham for get
ting subscribers to life-size steel engraving Of
Cen r. E. Lee The fund to be raised from this
source is to be appropriated to the erection of q
monument over the grave of Virginia's great son.
The picture is a splendid likeness of Gen. Lee,
and will doubtless be generally purchased by our
citizen.
Names of those desiring to secure one of these
engravings, can be left with Bell s. Co., Book
sellers, Staunton, Va. CIR given to Mr.. Amiss, who
is now canyassing this county.
ALLowEp.-We we're pleased to notice among
the claims allowed by the Board of Southern
Claims Commission, the amount of $45, 161 to
Mr.. William Bailey, Of Louisiana. Our citizens
will remember courtly looking old gentleman
who spent most of last summer, with his family,
in this city, and at the springs, by the name of
Bailey. Hei is the person to whom this allowance
has been made.
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We are gratifed to learn also that it is the
purpose of Mr.. Bailey to locate permanently in
Stanton, and that in the spring he will either
purchase suitable property for residence, or
build.
NORWOOD SCHOOL. This school for tho edu-
cation of boys, preparatory to entrance into the
Universities of the counry,f desired is in charge
of Prof. W. D. Cabell, and a corps of able assis-
tants most of whom are Alumni OF the Universe
ty. The Principal is gentleman of energy,
great moral worth and of ripe scholarship, emf
nently qualified for the imp ortant and RESPONSE
BILE position he occupies. Testimon ials Of his SUI
perior qualifications as ar instructor of young
men, are given by the entire faculty of the Uni
versity.
The school is located at Norwood, Nelson coun-
ty, in of the most heathful and beautiful por-
lions of the Piedmont section of Virginia, and
surrounded by every advantage that could be de-
sired. The charge for tuition and board, inclu-
ding washing, fuel and attendance, is $l75 per
session of ten months. This moderate charge,
in connection with the high standard of scholar
ship adopted, make it one of the most desirable
schools in VIII gnia.,
We notice in the catalogue of pupils, the names
of BENZ. r Berlin, son of CIV Berlin, Esq, of
Rockingham, and S. Fl. Hotchkiss, son of Maj
N. Hotchkiss, Stanton.
CoRREcTIoN.-Last week, three line news
paragraph, taken from one of our exchanges, was
inserted in the Firginian to the effect that ssNlr.
John W. Garrett President of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, lost $780, 900 by recent
failures in BALTIMORE
We are pleased to learn that the statement
made as above for fact is not true. Mr.. Gar
rett, individual, lost nothing. He is how
aver, member of the firm of Robt. Garrett &
Sons, who having made loans, amply secured by
coaterals, as was supposed may lose, by gross
abuse of confidence, in the disappearance of some
of the cargoes, for which ware house receipts
had been deposit ed as some Of the collaterals.-
Their loss will not exceed, if they lose at all.
800 600 The firm is one of the strongest in
Baltimore city. and, of course, would not be at
fected by the loss. The difference in the rtpor-
ted loss of Mr. John W. Garrett, and the posi-
Ia Of oh e. Cop 10 w GH7S
So the originator of the paragraph must have de-
sired to tell good one while he at it.
We cheerfully make the correction. and are
glad that so useful a citizen to the whole country
as John W. Garrett, win be slightly affected if
at all, by the loss of the firm
WESTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM-We have received
from the accomplished medical superintendent,
the annual report of the officers of the Western
Lunatic Asylum for the fiscal year 1S71-72-
From it we learn that there were in the Asylum
at the commencement of the year, 342 patients,
males, l86; females, l54. Admitted during the year
%; females, %. Total under care
within the year, 390-macs, 214 females 176r
Discharged or died, 50-males, % females %.
helhalulhg DIT close OF year, o4U; males, 100
females, l54 OF those discharged, recovered,
there were 32-males 4 ; females, Is. Dischar-
ged much improved, female. Discharged, i'm
proved, male Discharged, not improved, one
of each sex. Died. 14-l0 males and females
The per cent. of reeoveries to admissions was
males g. females, n %. Per cent Of re-
coveries to discharges, STA males 1922 fe-
males.
The condition of the patients now in the lnsti
tuition presents rather gloomy aspect. Out of
the $40 cared for, 306 are reported by the medi-
cal superintendent as decidedly unfavorable 26
doubtful, and only 9favorable. This is the more
unfortunate when we consider that during the
year there have been 227 applicants for admis-
sion --73 males, and 146 females and only 4S
admitted. 26 males and % females leaving 179
rejected-47 males and ] "a females and 8, sex
not stated.
These figures show that the asylum is almost
entirely occupied by incurables The law does
make room for those deemed durable, and friends
rarely ask permission to take them to their
homes.
The superintendent very pointedly asks, in
view of this state Of things, s.what is to be the
fate of those in Virginia whose minds shall have
recently become disordered, and of whom expe