The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-07

very respectfully, your Obetient servant.
f. J. MOSES, 1R.s
Governor South Carolina. :.
OFT1on OF STATE TaEAsi1AaaiAsaa.y
COLUMBIA, 8. O.. May q, 1878
his E1ceAency f. J Noses. Jr., Go
vernor South Carolina a-S1R: Your letter
OF day: referring to th@ apoount ofthe
asylum at this office, 10 s.sscsised. 4SInsEs-
ply thereto, have the honor: to,furlish
you the following information:
There was due to the asyiam. by the
State, on the LIST May, 1873, $97. .15O. "a
The Superintendent Of the Asvlnm draw
from the Treasury, from January l. 1879.
to May 1, 1873, 800, 225. IL. You viii
notice that the asylum has not only been
paid in full mp to date, but that, in nv
extreme anxiety to help those who have
been so unfortunate as to become its in.
mates. l have over paid the Asylum
". 055. lhave the honor to be, very rs.
specttnlly, &C., +. L. CARDOZO,
Treasurer South Carolina.
EdItors Erening Herald ld-GxNrLRMRN:
Enclosed transmit you the semi-annual
report OF the Treasurer Of the State Lu.
natlc asylum, which you will please pub
lish Tor the Information Of the public.
IL has been currently reported on the
streets. understand, by u prominent
State Official, that very large amount OF
money had been paid to the ssylum. and
that none Of the creditors had been paid.
l trust that this statement may be suffi.
clent to refute such an nnjust, not TO saw
uncharitable, report. Respectfulfy.
w. B. NASH,
President OF tho Board OF Regents.
OFFlcR s. O. LuNAr1o AsYnuM, 2 i
COLUMBIA, May 5. 1873.
10 the Board Of Regents s-HENr1EMR I
herewith transmit yoa my semi-annual
statement as Treasurer OF this institution
Tor the ak months beginning November
I. 1872, and ending April 80, 1873.
The vouchefs for the disbursements
therein exhibited are on file in this osss.oe.
awaiting your inspection. BY reference
70 my last annual report, it will be aeen
that the balance due on account OF laat
years appropriation is put downa &C
SIG. .043 So. Of which $40. .214l IL woe 90.
counted for last year. leaving the net
assets OF the institution at thai date
$54. 1923. AZ. This statement, however.
was incorrect, but I did not discover the
error until my attention was called 10 il
last March by the State Treasurer. who
informed me that OR account was oyer4
drawn, whom it appeared that Captain
Parker. late State Treasurer, hsd over.
paid tho appropriation for the Ascal
year ending October 81. 1871, 90, ,182. l6,
OF which had no account. the money
having been paid to the individual crs-
ditors OF the iast;sItion upon the Go.
vernor's warrant, and not to myself as
Treasurer. This reduced the balance
due on last years appropriation 30
S67. 17024. Now deduct S2O,2l4.ll,
accounted for in last annual report, and
We find the true assets OF the institution
at end OF last fiscal year to be 846, ,e47. .26,
US stated IN the accompanying report,
The over draft of So, 1872 Is, Treasurer
CArdozo deducted ont OF this years gp.' t,a
propriation. giving me for $25, 600 in
warrants ZIG. .8l7. 81 in cash, and his re-.
celpt for %, l82. l6. Mr.. G. Fl. Baldwin
aaxanced me the money on one warrant
OF So. 600. The Treasurer has also charged
against THIS years appropriation, q
claim OF 80. Oo5, owned by Mr.. G. Hope
against tho County OF Edgedeld, for. tie
maintenance OF patients in this institu.
.iou prior to 1870. These items make
up the S32. 0o5 charged by tue Treasurer
JS"A "PPtopIlhtLoui AQu 1Or
which have given him credit. II Mr..
Cardozo could have paid US $50. 900 in
cash up to this date. being half Of this
years appropriation, and deducted the
over draft at the end of the year, it would
have been OF incalcuiable advantage to
US i'll enabling US to avoid our recent
temporary embarrassment for money.
There is. therefore, now due, accord.
ing to the State Treasnrer's books, for
the support Of the asylum. S27. .945. For
heating, furnishing, eto., SIS, 600; making
total Of S32, ,9i5.
1t il thought by some, 1 am told, that
the expenses of the institution are unne.
cessarily largo. Under different circum-
stances, this would be true; but under
the circumstances which have enoom-
passed its affairs since the incoming Of