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and called II lonn, ho says that tl.at is ali ho
ovor received from mo, and Tint llo considered q
loan; ho novor took his stock and novor paid
for It.
Q.1cDI,id you understand y ao7 A.-Yos, I
lcct paying him any Dividend aud havo forgotten
TINT paid hin, any money.
Q.-You my Tint Mr.. Boutwell, nevor Ind my
etoolk nor any dividend from you; yolt roceiyod
10 money from him, and Ao roooiyel no money
from you? A.-No, Bir.
a. 9MAna the aalno with roforoneo to Ar.
Q.-Iu roforonco to this transaction with hfr.
Kolloy; you said that thero was aomo talk DO.
twoou you and Mr.. Keiloy; you recommended
him to talso Bomo stook2 A.-Yos, sir,
Q.-And that ho novor took IT. A.-Ho did
not.
Q,-Dut yon aay you mado loan to him Of
a1,000, Which ho noyer sottlod. Had that loan
A.-Well, ho expected, you know, that wo Wcro
going to have aomo dividends on the stock, aud
ho camo To mo ono day aud said TINT ho waR
$1,000, mud, sata ho, u suppooo that probably
thore will 10 sono dividend on TINT stook?" !
told him did not know. 1Io wautod to know II
I would loan him 81 900; I told him would. I
stock, and nevor has had my dividends.
Q.--A1d he novor paid anything for tho stock !?
A.-No, sir.
Q.--Ml tho money tranaaotion botwoon you
and him WAS tint you loaned him $1,000. Al
think tLht is all, as nearly rs Gun reoolloot.
Tho Chairman, to tho witnoss-Q.-As to Son.
ator Conkling, you say TINT ho never was tho
any negotiations botwoon him and you7 A.
No, sir; lie mover Ind any stock, aud novor paid
for any, and never received my dlyidondB from
mo, to my knowledge.
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Special Despatch to I'he Chicago Tribune.
NEW Yong, Jan. 8. 1873.
Tho new charter for this city, as drawn up by
tho Custom House party for Immediate preaou-
tation to tho Logislaturo, is intended to place
the metropolis permanently in tho hands Of tho
Administration Ring. Tho salarics Of Aldermen
aro 10 10 out down ono-haif, and tho Board Of
Assistant Aldermen abolished, as arc also all
focd oillcora. Tho Governor IL giyon powor to
romoyo tho Mayor. Tho charter provides for q
police and hcalth eapiouago TINT would do credit
70 IN Absolute Government. Tie Register Of
Records and Police aro required to keep a COIN
ploto record Of nan1o, age, residence, and occu-
patton OF oaoh ropidcnt Of precinct, aud to ro-
port NIL romovala and changes of rosidouco.
, 1873-01-10

Special D9pateh to The Chicago Tribune.

Eptctal De9palch 10 The CH'cego Tribune.
TonoN1o Cnt., Jan. 9, 1919.
A grand Reform banquet Ia being hold to-
night, In the Music Hall Of this city, tho ocoa'
sion bofng In honor Of tho rooont Reform VIC
tories OF the candidates for the Dominion pRr-
lament. The chair was occupied by tho Hon.
George Brown, Of tho Toronto Globe, tho voter
MI political war-liorao of tho party during many
long years Of tho past Splendid orations wore
de!iyored by several Gonatora, and BY tho Hon.
Young, Ryulal, aud otlors. Tie gathering was
an immense affair, and an honor to It's pro-
Jectors.
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ST. LouIs, no., Jan. 8, 1879.
Governor Woodson WINS inauyurated ut jetfer-
son City, to-day, nnd read hia 1noasago. Tho
lnesaago opens by saying that, OIL November
last, tho pooplo Of Missouri, for tho frat timo
during tho Inst decade, olooted, without let or
lndranco, tho mon Of tlloir choice rs officers Of
tho Government. lie then rocors to tho COM
plaintB which hayo been made against those who
hayo mouldol and shaped tho polloios Of tho ro-
cont pnBt in Missouri, moaning tho rroscriptiyo
craftsmanship in tho enactment aud en-
forcemontof .aws, and sGys: "Unlong
VIC adopt different policy tho aa,no
owl results will follow us tllnt have
apeas o to ksaonbs RLisGa t. sn tho psg og
tho patriot, and loslslato only for thu common
good, aud pledges himself That, while lo 10
uoyornor, tho intarosts, tho honor, ana tho
prosperity of tho State will a1ono control Ai@
Ito tllscnsaca tho Constitutional Convention
question at Considerable longth md, whilo
admitting that tic proaeut Coua!itutio con-
tains many Objectionable features, 10 opposes q
Convention aa q romedy for tho OWL. lto sa5s: :
Tile nepublica party md tho Liberal nop'1b-
licans Of tho State aro opposed to tho Convo'l-
tion; aao, great many OF tho moat intelligent,
prudent, and Bagaciosa Democrats. Thorofore,
n Convention would be partisan, ald ConAtitli-
ton should noyor DO formed by pnrtisnns, or for
partisan onlu." IIo also opposoB tho measure
from an economical standpoint. llc thon pro.
poses q Committee, or Boatl Of Constitutional
i!oy1alons. consulting Of flyo or Boven Of tho
nloat distinguished citjzons Of tho stnto, to DO
chosen by Joint yoto OF both 1Ionaos, or nppont-
cd by tho Goyor,!or who shall moot IN tho cnpi-
tai at onco and taso tho whole mattor into
consideration, prepare such amendments to tho
Constitution aa nro tomanlod by tho paople and
rorfoot tho organic Inv, ,,.-,
Ylaa nnvnrnor dovotnn ootlaldornblo Hrnce to
tho poMitontlary question, aud recommends the
croation Of Hoard ot Alenagor9, who shall havo
cntiro control Of tho State Prison, nnd DO ro-
Bpo.sblo to the Htato for tho management Of itH
affairs Hc also thi!lks thls Doard should largo
" control all tho prltuns and Jails In tho htato,
rs m vol! as i!o Insano Auylrmu and all bouoyo.
lent institutions which are supported by tho
btate,
llo allutlca to tho great cost to tho Btato aud
countios Of criminal Gases, a1,.l as3urta tllat
tio,lAn,l,la OF dollaN nro annually Btosnn from
tho Treasury In making eost-billn by s!,orlTa and
Um,nty Ulerti aud rocoanonla tho pasnngn Ut
T. l%w teclarin3 thai 10 costa in criminal or psaat
cssos sllnIl bo paid out Of tho Stato or County
TraAtury. ..-
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ntautialiy III tllreo items, viz; Legislative OK
ponaog, printing, aud stationery: Tho oxcosa Of
IN fhe expense incurred by tle preceding Legia-
laturo, hi what Nas known M tho " Dolls Inyostl-
gation," which was paid during tho past year.
but that still leaves tho Legislative expenses
many tllouganl dollars in oxcosH Of tho expenses
for the last fivo yearH. This fact will, 10 doubt,
challenge your attention, and I hope that the
present Legislature will DO ablo to proaent n
showing thnt will compare fayorably with any
At tho last session, tho cont OF cmployes Of tho
Assembly WAS reduced 81, ,10S.4o. while tho Blmi-
1ar exponBoB Of tho sonato wcro increased ST.
9l1.25. BY the tablo boforo referred to, twill
DO soon tint in tho past season thoro WAS OK
pended for printing Sl7,9ol0t, against $685.
43y.10 tho preceding yoa:. This excess large
ly arises from tho printing Of the ConstiLu-
tlon, ordered by the Legislature OF 1871, WHICH
Stato Board OF CllnriticB and Reform, 81, l49G1.
Thoro WAC paid during tho past year $40. QUO
for stationery but ,oo0 Of that sum was for
stationery purchased alid Msed y! tho ysar before,
for tho payment Of Which tho Legislature neg
looted to appropriate. ..-.-.
Theso explanations show that tho exponsea
proper for tho past year do not materially vary
from tho preceding year.
sTArE DEBT.
The debt Of tho State on tho soth Of soptom-
her, 1917, ,:as NJ follows:
ColtiAcateu of intluhte dnuss In trust for =.
s,Is 's ans S1sssnt sa,1a4tnH fnns; isieeso
CURRENCY certificates. es..,,,.,.,.......... G7.O0
Total. s., $50 os7.o0
The certificates Of indobtoiness Oh tho State
aro held for the different funds rs follows:
aenool fanl sl's59 1oo.oo 1oo o}
Agrieaitngyai g uolisgo fund. 1acooo5
Total. .............+........... $'atd,6oo.Vo
Tho total productive accumulntio1na Of nll tho
trust funda OF the Slate. on the 30th lay Of
September, 1879, wore s),776, 1856, It, showing an
increase during tho last hscal year OF $780,
e11''1s' a'SS amount 1o,ooru,o IL ooon fnoa on tho
gamo day was as follows:
Normal aclool fund.-. 2o5osts 81
Agricultural College fund ........... 2oi,o5s.20
Tho operation Of tho law Of 1870, entitled Inn
net to authorize tho commissioners Of School
mud uniyoraity Landn to loan tho trust funds to
school buildings thoron," has not IN al casoa
been satisfactory, md recommend tho repeal
OF that law.
aoyEnxon's CONTINGENT FUND.
Thora laY boon expended from tho Governors
Contingent Fund during tho y:ear, tile nnm Of
!, 1873, wsa q, e,655:1o, as follows uMnoxpenaed M
preparation II isf2, 81, 900. No further appro-
priation In required for tho enBning yoar.
Thore was received at the Exocutye Oilco
during tho yonr 1874, for commissions to Ooll-
mtHpiororu OF DeadI to reaitlo in othor glaten,
tho sum of $3.50, Which hau hoon paid into tho
Stnto Treasury.
Tho State tux levied for 1871 zsaa eoa9, 10,
which waH S0l, ,190.1t leis than tho preceding
yoar. Tllo tax loviod for 1879 WIS s7G5, ,29l.65'
There III due tho Stato from counties, OIL no.
count OF taxea for proyiou3 years, tho SUN OF
s359oUl. Ths worry satisfactory renult IL no
doubt duo, in q great measure, to tho operation
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STATE PAPERS.
Messages Of tho Governors Of Wisc0n-
sin, Missouri, and Kentucky.
WISCONSIN,.

WISCONSIN.
Tho following are tho more important port1onn
Of tho 1ncBnngo OF Governor Washburn, of
Wisconsin --s-.;.----.+-
Gentlemen oftha senate and assembly:
III appearing before you to present my socond
annual communication, am glad to bo ablo to
announce TINT tho past goason haa boen one Of
uninterrupted prosperity to tho State.
Tho returns Of agriculture, our groat loading
pursuit, havo boon such as to glyo tho groatost
abundance for homo consumption and to afford
q largo surplus for expectation. Tho general
Development Of tho industries of tho State lna
boon without parallel. Manufacturing indus
try haa moro tlan kept pace With our advancing
agriculture, and our railway syHtom has boon OK
tended with tho utmost rapdity, so that tloro
nre now fow Of tho inhabited portions OF tho
State that aro not In noar proximity to rail-
rond. THO progress of education hns boon in
tho Highest dogroo satisfactory, and our char
itablo institutions, tho just prdo Of al our poo-
plo, hnvo, by their wiso mud lumnno manage
mont, gIyon comfort and 1o1cf to all WHO hayo
boon brought Within thoir influence.
Happiness and poaco lavo boon found through
ont all our borders. Tho State was nevor moro
froe from crime-.1lo laws havo boon faithfully
enforcod, and tho rights Of all preserved and
maintained.
With this briof preface, invito your atton-
tion to Btatomont Of tho condition OF tho
State.
From tho reports Of tho Secretary Of State aud
State Treasurer, 1t appears that the balance In
tho Treasury, belonging to tho various funds, ut
tho oloao Of tho laat fiscal year (sopt. so, 1s72)
wan 1926, ,10911.
Tho rocoipts and disbursements Of tho general
fund, for tho year, woro as follows:
. -. nEoE1rTa. .........
om mi 5Ss 20
Fire insurance ompanics-nccnscs, taxes,
Lifts insurance ompanies-liccnacs. 10,oi7,s7
Telegraph corapanes-taxcs. .............. 205.oo
Plank road eonpauics-axcs. ............ 200.35
Tax on Nationni Banks. 45,177.s7
lonts receivable. ..........-...-........ 5lo.0o
Miscellaneous. ........... ............ 35,695.0l
.....--. sl,oco.477.2o
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries nnd permanent arpsopriaons.... 70 236 90
stato prson snd Charitable Institutions 45s7o7ss
Interest State Indebtedness. ......... 1G0,032.16
MISCELLANEOUS. 1o,1o3.33
sl,o7o,442oo
The nboyo Disbursements aro clasgod as fol-
lows
For Slate institutions .8f58, 703 80
1ntcreRt u, Slate dcbk.. 161,052.l5
Bpcciul appropriations and oher oxtraordt-
..: nary expense. l1o, loe.U9
Making total Of extraordinary expenses. s7os8as13
Which s,,,n deducted from tho total dis
buraclunnta leaves as ordinary c<penscsS337, ,b9483
Tho exrcnses OF Tho clasa in 1870
AMI IN 187l .v,i4Gh9
Tho apparent oxcosa of tlle ordinary expenses
OF tho past year over tho proceeding year il ex-
planned by the following table, showing Of what
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FURTHER ExrLANAT1oS OF Ills LETTER TO M'cosiD.
Tho Cnainlnhn handed to the witness tue lot
tors produced tho other day by Mr. MComb,
md tho Witness identified them al Ills own hand
Q.-Woro tl,ouo lcttors written ut tho variouB
datoa thoy bear? A.-Probably; unlcas made
II usiutako i'll tho dato thoy woro intended to DO
correct.
o:-In tho lettor of tho earliest date, jan. 25
as yo&l ~ have gono toS4 from Massachusetts,
from Now Hampshire; l, Delaware; !, Ton.
neBeee; and l, ~ it poons to hayo bcoll cl,angod
III xanna no19 T. II %aine. ~? You wore yring, sup @
pose, in reference to tho stock Of the Credit Mo-
bilior ? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What did you intend by saying that you
bad assigned ns far as you Ind gone do these
| figures rofer to Persons or luantitleB? A.-To
Q.-rhoy hal no reference to tho amount of
stock, but to tho number Of Persons in each
| Etate2 A.-Ihat isit.
Q.-yon say, II have assigned an far as lnyo
gono to four from Massachusetts" now, who
yoa Your referred eH Ar meant at ntondad 70
eye it out to f9nr from Massa1aunetts
yon layo gono 7" A.-Wlat meant by saying
Tint I had " "nsBignea" waa, that was my inton-
ton; for instance, | said TINT I Ind assigned
tho time to Senator Dayard, for whom / had In
| Of Tontosaco: but my intention was to
assign stock to each OF them; tltin lotter
waa drawn ont from mo by T. lottcr
from Mr.. hrComb, wanting mo to giyo q, 600 in
stock to Senator Bayard, Of fDolawaro, and 95, 900
| to sonator Fowler, of Ionnossce. This stock
was glyon to MO to distribute aB I saw tlt, and
| waA intending to giyo Ho,no to Senator Dlyarl
and Senator Fowlor tint iH, not to give it to
| them, but to soil it to thom. That waH the way
tliat intended to place tho stock, but I had not
| TO placed it.
Q.-Thon tho roal meaning OF tho lo.ter is that
that is what you had .loniyuotl to do7 A.-That
Is what Ind decided to do. 1t VAS In answer to
lottcr from hlr. bTComb desiring that his
| frientts pllould hayo btook. ! think tint Mr..
| Wilaon, OF Iowa, was ono whom ho mentioned.
Q.-YhiB lettorEaya: '"Tho 60 por cont inoroaeo
on tho old stock want for distribution hero 2"
Afterward my recollection il this !: THAT tho 63
eharea woro tllo number unallotto1 Of tho orgi-
nal stock boforo It waa Increased TO por cont I
did not rot but 90 BEarou, wliilo should Aayo
got la5 that Ia my recollection Ut 1t.
Q-H the last part Of this lotter you my
"1ugey has boon liero ~ A.-That rofora to
another matter altogether.
Q.-Alr, M'OoMb WAS correct In saying that
that has no roforonco to tho affair Of tho Orodt
hiabilIor? A.-YoH, sir ; that IL the truth.
| Q.-Now, III reiareneo to this liBt of nanlcB In
tho letter of Jan. 3d. Mr.. Al Comb hnya that the
memorandum OF ths namoa was nlGdo by lin by
your reading thoae nampH from aome monlorall-
tlunl-boot or rockoI-book whore you Ind them
ontorol. Now, will You stato what you know In
mentioned namoh that intended to Giyo stock
to, pa I stated In tho fore part Of tho lottor
namcH Of porhonB I intonflel to give atook to.
Q.--Dhl you layo TINT lint Of nanos In r
rocaot-hooli or nlemarAndun-bools or did :cu
roau Tint list OF ne1uoH to him from any book VI
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Two prominent cItizons OF Alton, ILL.,, died
On lie eth,-Dayld Z. brown and EIian Hubbard.
, 1873-01-10

with MO.
Q.-Yon produced tho lottor to him. A-Yes,
In a e rnaeoa %ao tho sa sapsson Steh to aSon H. oo
ling; lle Ind previously tnlkod about giving
sonlo OF tho stock to New York, to which Oh
joote1, anl tint is tho reason said In my lettcr
ling, and was opposed to his having my Of tho
stock.
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A GooD INvEsTMENT.-The an
nual report of the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad Company,
just published, shows gross income
of S1,S00,757, and a net income OF
s542,492, out of which dividend
upon the stock is declared at the
rate of twelve per cent. per annum,
Thc City of Charleston holds hall
a million of Nashville and Chatta-
nooga Railroad Stock, and the
dividend of thirty thousand dollars,
and the advance of the stock to par,
viii materially improve the munici-
pal finances. This is about the only
paying investment which the city
possesses.
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"A London correspondent of the
Boston Globe states that it is not
at all unlikely that Mr.. Benjamin,
ex-Confedcrate attorney-general,
will be elevated to a judgeship,
sooner or later. He is at this mo-
ment one of the most successful
advocates at the English bar, with
an enormous and growing practice
The: appointment of barrlster Of
foreign, descent to so high an office
would'be very unusual, if not un
precedented, in Great Britain.
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49,
Extract from a letter from Mrs.
3S C. Aldrich, Wauseon, Fulton
Coo.
sR. PSHall g. Co.-Gentlemen-
Please sendlae one dozen bottles
of your Sycilian- Hair Renewer.
Our sbald and gray do not want to
be out. My mother is a living rec
ommendation of the results Sfrom
the use of the Renewer. Beins
almostseyeuty years old, and having
worn m a wig over thirty years, it
seems a niracle to those who have
known her SO long SO bald, and
what little hair she had being per
fectly white; now her wig thrown
aside, her hair grown out, and a
smooth, glossy brown, as in girl
hood. Hoping you may long con-
stint1e to pour blessings on the heads
of The afflicted, I remain, yours
truly
Such evidence, with the indorse-
ment. of the great chemists Of New
Ergland, DIR. A. A. Hayes and S.
Lana Hayes, should satisfy any one,
WHICH Of the preparations produce
the best results.
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- Il 80
ATT R ACTION.
'The centre Of attraction
seems to be at the "Empo-
rum Of Fashion" Upon
meeting any lady on the
Street you will find that she
is either going from OF to
the the Emporium Of
Fashion. Go into the
country and you will hear
them either talking Of 60
lag to FoWler's or Of hay
ing been there. 10 see
the faShionS--the very la
test fashions, go to Eow-
Ipr'S."
Well ladies if you will come
to see us this season, we will
promise to send you away
well pleased With our Goods
and prices. We invite you to
come, come and see cur Stock,
see the elegant Stock of MILL
merry, Dress Goods, Shawls,
Furs-.see the new patterns
used in the Dress Making De-
partment. Examine our Kid
Gloves at $3.50 and $1.75.
Look at our "0tter" Black AL
pacas. See the handsome Rib
bons, Bows, Scarfs, Laces. See
the New Hair Goods, see the
good taste displayed by Miss
Perrin and Miss Small, and the
Misses Taggart in their respec-
tive Departments. In short
come and see everything to be
seen. Come and see agenuine
Dry Goods Store, and we prom
ise to send you away pleased.
~. Jas. w. Fowler & Co.
0ct,s, 1872.
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ance, founded on proof, that no harm can arise
from its use in any quantity. 80
That which protects from or prevents this dis
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he must run In violent attacks OF this balefnl dis
temper. This "CURE" expels the miasmadS
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A great superiority Of this remedy over any
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Fever and Agie Is not alone the consequences
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Blindness, Toothache, Earache, Catarrh, Asth.
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mystds and dershsemens Of tie Stomach, a Of which,
when originating In this cause, put ON the In.
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"CURE" eXpels the poison trom tne piooo, ans
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travelling or temporarily residing In the naia-
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while exposed to the infection, that viii be ex.
creted from the system, and cannot accumulate
Hence it is even moro valuable for protection
than cure; and few will ever suffer from Inter.
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ton this remedy affords.
For Lircr Complaints, arising from torpid
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ufating the Liver into healthy activity, and pro-
ducing many truly remarkable cures, 'whero
other medicines fall. -
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A FRAGRANT BREATH AND PEARLY
TEETH are easily attained, and those
who fail to avail themselves of the
means, should not complain when
accused of gross neglect. The So
zodont will speedily eradicat the
cause of a foul breath, beautifying
and preserving the teeth to the
Oldest age.
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{ A. NJ. Pettigrew, of Anderson,
has been arrested, charged with
killing his brother, r. Il. Petit
grew.
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The State Of South Carolina,
ABBEVLLLE COUNTY.
VIM. S. Caldwell, surv. admir-, &c. VS.
G. A. Moore, and others.
Compliant to Sell Land, Marshall Assets,
80 DC.
EnURSUANT to the Order Of Judge
q Orr in the above stated case, l
will sell at public auction, at Abbeville
G. II. on Sale Day in December next,
the real estate of JAMES CALD-
WELL, decd, near Due West, contain
ing
500 Acres,
more or less, and bounded by lands of
DR.. J. L. Miller, w. H. Austin and
others.
TERMS-One half cash, balance on
twelve months, with interest from day
of sale, Purchaser to pay for papers
and stamps.
JAS. S. GOTHAM,
Special Referee.
Nov. II, 1872, st
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AS.

Hop At LusATIc ASYLUM
srho ;nn,ss6s of the Columbir Lunatlc
. A.,,aam were indebted to the kindness
r~of. Dr.. Ensor for a merry hop at
Christmas. The occasion passed Oft
pleasantly, and the festivities arc to be
reported. The Uaio" says:
"Thursday night the first OF the
hops for the season yearly inaugurated
by DrsJ 3. Ensor, superintendent OF
the State Lunatic Asylum, was gwen.
The inclemency Of the weather kept
away many invited guests, yet there
were enough present to make an
agreeable party. The enjoyment OF
the occasion was uninterrupted. me
music was furnished by the institu-
ton. sSevcnty-ive Of the patients
were present, and entered into the
festivities with mnch zest; not Il
word or action by them wa out Of
place, and the accuracy Of tLeir move
sments in going through the various
figures of the dance, surprised all.
Many of them waltzed we'll, and they
all appeared to view the occasion with
great relief and satisfaction. The
,promptncss and .deiicacy which char
acterized their selection Of partners,
and tho politeaess of them toward
each other, as well as towards those
with whom they came in contact.
might be envied by circles claiming
more reason, aud was an endorsement
of the patient care and hard toll OF
theyofficers in charge at the Asylum.
undersevery difficulty for the benefit
of their suffering fellow-bcings. The
dapcing%as kept up to reasonable
hour, the guests joining freely in the
same, contributing much towards
breaking the monotony of the lives
of the patients. Other similar occa,
sions are to. follow at convenient and
stated times, when cards of invitation
which the experience of the past
seasons. has suggested to be for the
best-will be issued. Those people
who may receive them should not fail
to add their presence for the good OF
the patients and the pleasure OF them
selves"