New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
nrmer Of pupils wcro thus provided for during sns last

o. roo,v vears thu relief and support OF tho State
moor were delegated 70 the municipal an'nor"os' Nno
were reimbursed IN part for tho expense "o'" sno
Treasury OF the Commonwealth. DU'ps '"p - yo''.
ending Jan. l. 1864, the number thus annusg so"o'
nv the State Increased from 1000 to 6,V Ino vy
munity became alarmed aud the Legislature VIZ u,
10 apply the remedy. Tho result was .io ,,,,er of
Ssso pa,pers from 1000 TO 5000 or 1000 The ptp lodi
nent feature OF the system was tne ,,ne,s were
state sIms-bouses % which the state pauper' tbep
reg,oved from the town sins-hOuses ana from V.nos
places To look after their welfare 'Peci,a -, The
appointed whose work includes me ylslIauon VI ovI
sc The in yesteation OF legal settlements or ths cV
status OF applicants, te communication WIN va me
Of the poor as to Their Powors c s"u and dead More
than 100 visits have Deen m n verv
past year and the results drs't,op, have been
given TO stop ard at once as not cOmInH Will" w ran
statute. and IN hundreds more its durston nss
materially shortened through tho constant superV7io
of the officers Financially the visitation has opers.e
thus In 1888 before the policy was adopted tne coSs ~
about 1850 more. In 1882 and yearly since TN tno
coming OF tho postilence, An appropriation Vi eIV
covered both and left surplus. VI course I.is Icuu
has been effected mainly oy cutting o .nhniS fev,r
claimants. The rayages Of smallpox ana dr
have addea pgl 70 Tho towns and State together the
cost OF caring for their sick s double lney naho W.
year aGE9ass ooSaon the health Of the poor APP
pears to been better than any year snen looI
the cost o. the sc6 q se ss and to towns and State
together less than f300OO. ......o.- .o,,,od
population, numbering certainly 7OOVo' anu pLIootOH
more should be go far selfsuDporng AZ 10 REQUIRE ~
series of years annual outlay Oh OhJ Iou
cents 10 each individual Of that population for the care
aud maintenance OF their sick VINO csnnot De @
public Institutions The cost or inc onarues IL CV
stant complaint but the figures show that 80 cents Ior
each person In the State will more tnan pay Or e'eIy
thing crowded under the zen o. TO
widena street in Boston has brought c0niore
1000 families or 1000 souls and enalled onIus on t ,
property OF the OF just cent aud tW0thrds Tor
each person Of its population.
THE RAvAGEs or SMALLPOX.
During the year 1872 the smallpox cases alone for the
expenses sickness and burial have cost the state not
lees than $4,000 or eight times tho cost in pre-
cedng years. The number Of GASES among tho State
poor was 6g while for the first three months OF 1873
cannot than 600 portion OF the increased
expense to the State Is 0ccasOned by recent enact
ment that the State must pay all reasOnabie expenses
incurred by town for the support OF any unsettled ana
INDECENT person who Is afflicted with smallpox OF Any
similar plague This enactment reYerSeS long scIte
usage Of the State and Will require the payment VI
necessary bills contracted In good ish ~ the Gles anu
towns the aggregate which scarcely be less than
$4,000 But To tho towns aud cities which are thus re-
eved by the state Of part OF their smallpox ex
the cost epidemic has been far greater than 70 inc
Commonwealth. The City OF Boston alone has already
expended more than 100000 aud tho large muncipal
ties have probably dlsbursed even greater sum AT
moderate estimate the present epidemic or smallpox Mas
payers Of Massachusetts, at least S15OoD
DISTRIBUTION OF DETECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The distribution OF the several classes Of detectives
over the country shown by reference 20 the census
tain deaf utes in the proportion Of to every 2539
of their whole population blind persons ono IN 1898
insane one G059 and idiOtc, one in lisa The ldle
stea contain OF deaf in every 2,5l2 OF their
oonnIaton: blind one m 9e471 insane an 1856 and
idiotc in 1,T0A9 The Southern states inciudlng
old SLAVE states except Delaware and West Virginia
contain OF deaf mutes one in 1905 Of the whole pCpna
ton blind one in j73B insane, one in 1te16, and idi
Otic one lI6l.5. The Western states ana territories
contain OF deaf mntes one IN every 25l2.5
inha5itsnts; blind, one IN 2256; insane, one
in I,2O4.7, and idiotc, one in l6ol.. The Pacific
section Of the country contains OF ueal muIes
one In 1856 inhabitants blind. one IN 3225 insane one
in CPS; and idOtc, one in 47922 According to these
figures the mites most numerous IN proportion
"a the popuaton in the New-England states, and few
est in the Pacific section the is true OF the dlotic
The blind relatively most numerous IN the southern
states and fevest the Pacific region tue insane most
numerous III New England and fewest IN the southern
states The apparent frequency of these DISABILITIES IN
tions of the country shown by the census, may be
accounted for in part by more complete enumeration
in those states which s itself due the fact that the
detectives are more generally known and provided for
there than IN newer communities The causes also Oh
INSANITY in particular are numerous ana active ia
the older and more densely populated states. -
During the last year the Massachusetts Nautical
School was abolished by the Legislature in concurrence
with the recommendation Of Gov. Washburn. IL was
established In the belief that II would he useful IN FORM
ing good class OF sailors. IL partially answered this
expectation, while the award furnished both an ont
let and incentive to the boys. No thorough casslhc
ton rs possible on board ship very vicious and
comparatiyely good are necessarily crowded together
They cannot be kept at study all the time There Is niue
opportunity to do any thing else and is extremely
ddeut 10 provide them with suitable work Few OF the
boys are wiling to go sea- and steam navigation having
10 40 great an KENT diminished the necessity for sailing
vessels there is not much demand for them. During the
past year only - shipped of whom III were placed
In the reyenae service. from which most OF them
promptly disappear lit is maDtestly unwise," said
the Governor expend considerable sums ia htung
boys for a ca.ng which they are not TO pursue.
should therefore recommend the closing of the school
and sale OF the ship
PAuPER AND CRIME RETURNS.
During the a5 year there have been 2l9 town aims
houses use of two from the number Of the
1has te of
towns and cities, the remaining l6 usually pro-
yiding for their poor in private families The whole
pumDer RECEIVING fn support within the year has been
6 the number Feeyes RaraI snP mSEDG ISS me
64O66 who received more less Support or assstaDSe
entire cost has been sSC6Ss 49, divided as follows for
full support S92SSs % Tor partial support including
being sii 500 O4. and the probable cost $4,000.
The permanent army Of Migrants who impose upon
the public charity is estimated at $4,000 The statistics
of insanity far found in the State and other hos
pitals the following: For the year ending Sept 80
the average number, 2,05i and the number remaining
235. Strictly speaking however, only 80 per cent OF
these admissions were new cases others having within
the year before, been insane and under special
The statistics of crime are as follows The number OF
commitments during the year ending Sept. 80, 1872, to
State and county PRISONS including the House OF Indus
try and state WorkhOuse has been 2O0s against 1889
the previous yearan increase OF LAP. or these COM
mitments, 500 were for drunkenness OF l03
those for the year ending Sept go 1871 the com
mitments for tho lastnamed period having been 1888
The number of committed has been 1856 against
1888 the last year. showing increase Of 322 OF
the whole number OF persons, 3,25S were women and
girls less than Onetfth of the whole The number
mtted under 10 OF age has been III iii boys and
girs against l22 persons ul boys and gr committed
last year. or the l655 persons committed during the
year s1 born In foreign countries 1861 in other
States and 2 were natives OF this State OF the whole
number Of persons committed 5O23 unable to read
and write 1871 nearly one-haf were married and
262 minorsthe last beng increase OF All
the preceding year There has been increase OF
last In the whole number OF crimes against the
person and OF 2s4 In crimes against public order
decenoy. with a decrease of65 in crimes against property
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
As early 1920 the Legislature OF Massachusetts pro-
vded by act OF that passengers from foreign
parts liable to become ohargeabe for their support
the Common Mealth" HhOnld nermtted 10 land al