The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21

- roll hea been diminished during tho year BY
4ater N Der than dasing any year since 1873.
pensioners On the soth q June, 1875 being s,ss4
more than q the close o. the last fiscal year The
1 tS s OF NAM ns11s upon tas pension
number no 9ss were Pensioned az invalids. and
1oa 81 as widows and dependent relatives; 49, l93
9
1t 10 estimated that the sum Of 81, 5S3 900 will
be Necessary for the pension service during the
The Secretary states that the report Of the Com
missioner Of Education is replete with valuable
dissemination rs to educatfonai statistics from the
great and unexpected demands upon the ONCE
from all quarters, and that over $4,000 printed
documents and letters were sent ont in addition
public Hbrasiss u annomced n now In press. It
traces the history and developm mt Of the several
classes Of public and semi public Libraries in the
public libraries, ontaining, in the aggregate H.
476,964 volumes. In this connection the Secretary
says; notwithstanding the liberal provisions Of
locations to public libraries. 1t appears that there
is not at present in any public depository in the
United States, not even ut the National Library,
complete series Of Government publications.. d"
of Prof Haydens work the report says: " Six
sheets Of the physical atlas have now been COM
pleted in accordance with previous instructions
craving is nearly done and that portion Of the
physical atlas embracing Colorado and parts of the
adjacent Territories will be ready for distribution
early In the spring. Each of the sheets embraces
an area of over 11,5CO square miles, with total
area Of about 70 90, square miles,
!, And of Prof: Powelrs expeditions As soon as
surveying corps took the field, and five parties
were organized-one to continue the triangulation,
afs
in &c Ts1rsry sf Utah. but ao small "as
his parties, have also been engaged in general
photographic work in the Rocky Mountain region.
One Of the special items in these instructions was
the classification of the Indian tribes such cass-
cation being not only Of scientific interest but Of
importance in the administration of Indian affairs
During the year ending June 30. 1876 a31 patients
for the Insane, being an increase over the previous
SlS7, 77s Il. and the receipts tl6g.w1M.
un tho sDS june % 1s 100 Rup !.
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
The receipts during the year, including balance
snS ,ss ni
During the yssr ending june 90 ,sSs, Sss persons
number sal were admitted during the yes1 Of this
number 903 were males and 11S femalec. During
the year males were born in the hospital and IL
females.
During the year ending June 30. 1876. $50 pa
tients were under treatment in the Columbia Hos
pital for Women and Lyingin Asylum; 222 were
admitted during the year. There were 30 births
during the same time.
For the same time in Providence Hospital s61
patients admitted, of which number 449 were
males and liz females. During the year $50 were
discharged and 40 died. The total number treated
was 677 5as being males and 40 females.
The Department through :ss several bureaus and
Offices, has been we'll represented at the Interna-
collection furnished by the Patent, Land, Indian
Educational and Census Offices, together with the
offerings Of the Geological Surveys under Messrs.
Hayden and Powell, attracted marked attention
among the Government exhibits, and in their ar
rangement and selection reflected credit on chose
having them in charge.