, 1873-12-04

Tho record OF tho VARIOUS Atate institutions
dur"E tho year IL equally gratifying with thoso
statistics OF our material interests which have
just been giyou.
The contract for erecting and completing the
now Stnte Capitol at Lansing, iu accordance with
tho plans aud specifications Furnished by i. L.
Myers, its arentect was lot on July Is, 1877; to
057.2D. The work was commenced about Aug /,
1874 and tho first stone in the foundation wns
laid on Juuo a, 1878; tho cornerstone WIS
finally lald, amid impressive ceremonies, on
Oct. 2; mud, by the close Of the work
aud tho first coarse OF cut stone set. The cost
of labor aud materials up to Nov. !, including n
largo quantity Of cut storo ready to be sot in tho
next acason, was S162, ,912.36; aud this amount.
icsa u per ccnt retained till tile completion OF
tho contract, al required by law, Inns boon paid
TO tho cOntraCtora.
At tho kalamazoo Insano-Asylum. tho number
OF patients uader treatment, III Nuy. l. was 39l !;
year haa boon 3la. During tho year tho north
wing uf the new building has been completed
and occupied by paticnts. aud tho contro build
ing il 80 noarly tiuis!lad That it will bo
ready for occupation early in January. The
tered; and the illsdo woodwork. finishing, and
furnishing, will DO resumed aH early as t,ussi-
bio in tho spring OF 1871; and tue ontire build
Ing will tl,ls bo ilado ready for phtianls by the
summer Of noxt year. Tile Commission to locate
d new InBaro Asylum III tho oaBtorn halt Of
Michigan las rocelyed quito number Of propo-
eitiuns from various ,oWns; but up to this
timo, has not tnally tloternlilea opon any site.
Tiio ncnlbcr Of pulils III tho Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb alld tho Blind, Ut Flint, on
Nov. l, was 1aD mud the ayeraye number for
the ,ear hus boen about 1G0. During tile yoar u
new industry has boon orgnnlzod, namely: bas-
ket-1naking, especially for tho benefit Of tho
blind; aud tho grounds haye bocn tastofully
laid out.
Tho average number Of inmates Of the Reform
s,cluol, ut La1lsing, for tho year, las boon I'll.
Two fAMi' y~houtes, adjoining tls maIn building,
have been completed, and are occupied by tho
| smaller boys.
Tho ay:raso number OF in,nates Of tho
Gii M 4-1o, and tic ayerago lcugsh Of
hentonce QUOT including -, llfc-convicts)
| tive years and throo months. Tho numbor ro-
rccaptured, Z; total, 2s7. The number dis
chargod during tho year, by interpolation OF so.l-
tcueo, was l56 /; by loyoraal Of ponteocc,. I; by
communication Of sontonce. 4 /; pardoncd by tho
Governor, II; aiod escaped, 9. Tho NUM-
toncod to solitary confinement and u to hurd Ia
bur. Tho age Of the Oldest convict IL n years,
| mud Of the youngest convict lU. Tho crime rop-
| resented by the largest number is laycony,-1J3
| having boon convicted OF thst offonse. Tho
next largest il burgIary,-124. TLore urc2 81 WHO
I wera convicted Ut murder in tho tilst degree,
aud 23 Of mu,dor In tho second degroo.
| OF all tho inmates Oh Sept. 30, 250 could rcad,
write, and cipher; lbG could read aud wrlto only
| 50 could roatl only n1.d Al could mother road
nor write. OF The total number OF inmates, 207
| woro temperate, 1i3 wole occasional drinkers,
and 305 incorporate. Tho number unler the in
! tlueuco Of liquor when crimo WIS committed wnB
were $9a. .a04.2o, aud the c,lrront o1ponsos, $751;
! 192, leaving net income OF ~, 672.13.
| Ils StGto E4lullc Bchu0!, for tho support mud
education of dependent children, was created by