National Republican., 1875-12-08
be ready for ,osar aney during the coming winter.

The architect refers to the report of Fred. Law
Olmsted fer details Of the improvements made
| that the surroundings Of and approaches to the
building may be finished in a manner commensu-
m rne n e made by
for changing the present rustic terraces Oy Mluen
ing them and facing them with wal, and for the
construction Of grand stairs approaching the CEN
ire Of It's western 'front.' In accordance with 0lm-
sted's plans. The grading required to carry out
the plan for tho eastern portion of the grounds
has been completed and the whole of the eastern
and most of the western portion thereof have Deen
| provided with a complete system Of road and sub
soil drainage, gas-lighting and water supply.
| The roads and walks of the eastern grounds, to;
gether with the carriage court, have been formed
| western grounds formed and partially macadam-
lied. The street railroads north and south Of the
western grounds have been taken up and relaid
outside the limits Of the Capitol grounds, and the
stables and workshops, formerly situated at the
| northern, western and southern angles Of the
| western grounds, have been removed.
BENEVOLENT INsrITuTIoSs-INsANEA ASYLUM.
During the year ending June 80 1875, 9l2 pa
| tients we re under treatment in the Government
Hospital for the Insane (; an increase OF o3 over
| the number treated the preceding year VI the
former number sos were from the army and navy,
and 705 were males; 81 were pay patients; IS died,
and 1876 discharged-7s recovered, As as I'M
nent at the end of said year ms patients of whom
| AS were from the army and navy, and 552 were
males. During tho year 80 persons Of whom 100
were from the army and navy, and 179 were males,
were admitted to the hospital. The general health
of the institution has been good. Three thousand
treated in the hospital sh since It was s opened.
During the last fiscal year the expenditures Tor
support Of the hospital and for the necessary re-
pairs and improvements authorized by Congress
at its last session, amounted to sl6o, $3.50. The
amount received during the same period for board
ii the sse df produce The products Of
tho farm and garden during the year were estf-
mated to be worth ls,as27o, and the live stock,
farm and garden implements, Sc, belonging to
the hospital are valued at s20,1S9.34.
The board Of visitors submit the following esti-
mates: For support of the hospital during the
year ending June 30 1871 sl55, ,s55; enlarging and
improving the gas-works, slaughter house, laun-
dry and drainage of the building, and for the
and improved bake-house, $l5,0 0; general repairs
and improvements, $4,000; and for the erection OF
separate building for female patients, 100000;
The board of visitors state that but 5s3 patients
can be properly accommodated in the present hos
pital building, whereas on the Soth Of September
last 727 persons were under treatment therein,
being 164 patients in excess Of its proper capacty
careful examination Of the reports OF inc insti,
increase in the number Of patients treated during
that period Of 10 per cent. per annum. It is
serious evils of overcrowding an Institution for
the insane can no longer be wholly avoided, and
that the utmost vigilance is necessary to prevent
distressing accidents and endemic disease. Tho
Recommendation of the board, therefore, seems
eminently proper that some steps should be taken
the hospital. After due consideration Of the ques-
ton as to the manner in which the Institution
should be enlarged SO as to best suoserye the vel
fare Of its inmates, the board have reached the
unanimous conclusion that the best plan for at
tanning the object desired will be TO erect sepa-
rate building for female patients. OF the number
tember last, SOL were males, only two less than
the number that can be properly accommodated
therein, as above stated. 1t is apparent, there
fore should the proposition to erect O separate
building for female patients be fayoraoly acted
upon by Congress, that the present building would
be fully occupied by male patients.
Many considerations are presented by the board
showing the advantages that will accrue from
separating the sexes and, as IL is obyions that the
rapidly increasing number Of patients in the hos
pital renders its enlargement necessary at an
early day, regard the recommendations Of the
board as worthy of favorable consideration by
Congress. The estimated cost Of the proposed
building for female patients, complete and ready
for occupation is and the sum of 500 900
is now asked for in order that its erection may be
commenced at once. -...-
1t is proposed by the board to erect the depart
ment for women on the farm Of lis acres lying on
the east side of the public road which runs through
the hopital grounds, relnquishing the present
buildings, surrounded by 1856 acres of land, and
bathing, to the exclusive use Of the men.
DEAF AND DUNE ASYLUM.
During the year ending June. 80, 1875, 102 pupils
Is of whom were females, received tuition in the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. OF
the whole number, So, representing q States and
the District of Columbia, were in the collegiate
and 40 in the primary department. The receipts
and the disbursements si9 724.sI, leaving an unex
pended balance of s3,g9l.sl, of which, however,
about 81 200 will be expended for coal, contracted
for but not delivered, within the year.
The Baker library, comprising between 500 and
COO books, large majority of which are devoted
exclusively to the subject Ofdeafmute instruction,
has been secured for the use of the institution.
During the year the appropriation made by Con-
grcss ut Its last session for the erection and fitting
up of buildings has been expended in completing
dwelling houses and in partially erecting the
walls of the college building.
The estimates submitted for the next fiscal year
SIS, ,O00 for continuing the erection and fitting up
of buildings, S50,000 for the inelosure, improve
ment and care Of the grounds of the institution,
$4,000: and for the necessary repair of buildings
already completed, 1900; in all, $4,000.
FREEDMEN's HOSPITAL,
The annual report of the surgeon in-chief OF the
Freedmen's Hospital furnishes some interesting
information in relation to the origin of the instr
tutCn. During the last fiscal year $50 patients
were treated in the hOpital and asylum; the in
mates Of the COlored Orphans Home over ninety
in number, received medicines and attendance
whenever necessary; 81 out patients were furnished
with subsistence, medical attendance, and cloth
ing; and 466 dspensary patients were prescribed
for. Of the number treated in the hospital and
asylum, t4s0) 19l were admitted during the year;
IA were discharged-114 as cured and 80 relieved;
and Il died; leaving 2o5 patients under treatment
on the 3Oth day Of June, 1875.
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL.
Congress having appropriated the sum Of SIS, ,OOO
or SO much thereof as may be necessary, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Secretary of
treatment Of rs transient paupers, medical and
surgical patients, in some proper medical institu
tion in the city Of Washington, or in the District
of Columbia, under n contract to be formed with
such institution" q contract for this purpose was
entered into, on the 9Th Of June last with the
effect from and after % july isf5 OF the % soth ed Of
June last III patients, admitted to the hospital
under previous contract, remained under treat
137 persons were admitted under the present con-
tract, making total Of 2s4 patients treated
therein during the quarter. OF this number III
in hospital on the 3oth ultimo.
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN.
During the last fiscal year 900 women received
treatment at the Columbia Hospital for Women
and Lying-in Asylum of whom 2,6sl were received
during the year. OF the whole number, Si3 were
treated in hospital, and 2 353 I'm the dispensary
Eighteen hundred and ninety one patients were
cured, $40 relieved. 2s died. 10 were discharged in
curable and the results of l7i cases are unknown;
leaving 214 cases under treatment at the end of
the year. -Four hundred and four patients were
natives Of foreign countries, and 1,076 were resi-
dents of the District of Columbia. III"
The estimates for the next fiscal year are as fol-
to be
pay-patients, S2430o and new roof to the build
ing s., 500; a total Of sSs, 500.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The results orthe geological and geographical
survey of the Territories conducted during the
the direction .of this Department, will 1t is be-
lieved, equal In interest and Importance those OF
any Previous year. In addition to the practical
knowledge thus obtained of the characteristics
and resources of extensive sections Of our terrific
rial domain, the survey has performed timely ser
vice in making collections Of fossils, Indian curl
osites prehistoric relics, &C., for more complete
representation of such objects, in connection with
the collection in the Smithsonion Institution
at the Centennial Exhibition Of 1870. ral
The survey under +. V. Hayden continued its
labOrs Of the two preceding years in the Territory
Of Colorado. The field of work during the past
season was the southern and western portions of
said Territory, and including belt, fifteen miles
in width, Of the northern border Of New Mexico
and the eastern border of Utah. The survey was
divided into seven parties four of which were de-
voted to typographical and geological labors, one
TO primary triangulation, one TO Photographic
work, and one TO the transportation Of supplies.
The survey Of the southern and southwestern
portions Of Colorado has been completed, so as to
Department, leaving unexplored only the north
| western corner thereof which can be surveyed by
single party during the coming year. The dis
tTicts explored the past were not SO noun
famous as those of the previous years, but were
quite remote from settlements, and in perhaps the
most inaccessible regions Of this continent. The
total area surveyed Is about 5000 square miles,
portions Of which were very rugged. Much Of
this area Is drained by the Colorado river and Is
mainly plateau &C untry, cut in every direction
by deep gorges canons, the sides Of which show,
for geological investigations, admirable sections
Of the strata forming the earth's crust The topog-
raphy Of the district surveyed was elaborated In
detail by the aid Of the plane-tablc. y