Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-05

The STATE PENITENTIARY. We have re-
ccived irom Col. Richard 4. Walker, Supcrin
tendent Of Public Printing, a bound copy oil
the annual reports OF State officers, boards aud
institutions for the year ending September 30,h,
| 1873 from which we gather in part, the fol,
lowing informatUn:
The superintendent Of the peuitentiary, with
| his seven assistant Keepers clerk aud surgeon,
aud eighteen interior guard, 10 all eighteen
men, including the allowance of $3.50 to the
directors received Sl3 22O. IS for their year $
SERVICE and the general ageut received for the
same tune IS, 444 IS.
$Ill9.93, was paid IN mileage to discharged
couvlcts.
There are seven lie boarders tow third con-
victions, and five COMMITTED from hanging.
| Que white and five hundred aud nlncty-two
colurcd couvicS were hired out on railroads,
etc.
-Four prisoners only escaped from the insti-
,, ''"n in this city.
'ut ~" her 30 there were seven hundred
and ity-nine prlsouo.s ''eteO JUG ; "uI
drcd and fifty white, six hundred auu '''' 'o''
red-iucuding three white aud sIxty-three
colnred women.
Oue hundred and sixteen patients were treat
ed for various lengths OF time in the hospitals
durug the year, at a cost TO the State OF ST.
267 Sc for medicines aud extras.
DR.. NJ. NJ Walker, surgeon, in his annual
report says there were six children boru i'll the
institution during the year.
There were ifty-three deaths among the con-
victs last year, twenty->ix Of whom died while
at work, on the public works. and the remain
der in the prison.
1t cost the state IS, 43S ) to bring ZIG CON-
vicls TO the peuitcntlary last year. This ex
pcuse could be greatly essened by restricting
the number Of guards aud paying actual ex-
peuses incurred, and DOT allow constructive
mileage, frs-cass hotel bills, hack hire, &c.
The superintendent in his annual report III this
connection says:
1T has never been the custom to include
those charges in the superintendent report,
inasmuch as they are not all under his control,
aud might be greatly reduced by restricting the
number Of guards accompanying prisoners to
the pentenllary 10 one lusicad OF two or more
as is frequently the case. '-Rtchmo"d State
.JOWnuL
LnUDouN COUNTY ITEMS. - From the Lou
doun Mirror. There is to be another meet
ing Of the Bard of Supervisors Of the county,
on Tuesday next, the malu object, OF whlch,ls to
decide whether or not the corporation OF Lees
burg shall be allowed to erect handsome three
story brick building on the northwest corner OF
the Court House square, the site OF the old
market house. The new building is designed
for market-house, town-haIl and masonic
lodge.
x beautiful bay colt one year old in April,
and of the lIamiiton,an and Messenger stock
reached here on Friday, having been brought
from New York TO Alexandria on bessel, and
from that city to L.eSburg, by rail. He was
the property Of Dr. Geo. ~ Quimby, of Oak
Hill. who purchased him u New York for
5000 He is OF pure blood and IS pronounced
Inv commissioners in such matters, perfect
specimen Of horse flesh.
Prot. J. K Taylor, Of the Hamilton Normal
Institute has purchased the Taylor Academy
buildings, in Wilmington, Del, for $4,000.
Prof. L, will on the LIST OF September, 1874,
establish school OF high grade for both sexes,
in Wilmington. After that date the school at
Hamilton will pass into other, aud We hope as
con- peteut and successful hands.
At meeting of the Leesburg & Aide Turn
pike Company held on January %, the bid OF
Michael McMahon, of jefferson county, VIVA,
was ordered to be accepted The road will be
metaled during the summer, 10 be completed
by November |, 1874, with bard, durable and
substantial material.
The trustees of the Loesburg Academy on
Saturday last, elected Mr.. Tucker f. Woodson
graduate of The University Of Virginia, aud
at present an assistant to Prof Mccormick, at
D ,ver, Principal of the school in Leesburg,
to succeed Mr. T. +. Ayres Mr.. W. comes we'll
recommended as gentleman aud a scholar.
The February term Of the County Court will
commence u Lcesburg Oh Monday, 9th inst
Judge Ball on the bench.