The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-02-10
Letter from the State Capital.
CoLUMBus, Feb, 4, 1876.

I
Ed. Press: The 'sThirty-ninth an
nual Report of ths Institution for Ed
ucation of the Blfnd14isl issued. As
one of the beneyeleht institution of
tine State, none % much coIamends
itself to the syepathiss of the Reople
as this. its whole purpose being to
"give eyes TO the blind" by educating
them TO fitness for some field of
work, and thus rendering them self
supporting. = Portage County has no
representation in the school. We hope
there is no accession "a -hs- Eepresented.
Ii, unfortunately, there be any .Occa-
sion for any one TO need the help of
| this Institution, tie conditions of adj
mission can be learned by application
by mail TO q. l.. Smead, Esq, Sup't.
of Blind Asylum. Columbus, Ohio.
Children between six and fwenty-one
years OF. age may be admitted to the
literary advantages of the school, but
older people are received to learn the
Industries there taught. The latter
class ere only received for one year.
The whole number of pupils during
the past year was one hundred and
fifty-eight, OF whom forty were new
ones. In this connection we remark
that only filty-seven counties of the
State have pupils in the institution.
This statistical fact suggests that there
are scores OF unfortudates who ought
TO have the benefit OF this school. AS
suggestive of the benefit Of the insti-
tltion 10 those too old to take advan-
iage Of the literary facilities, ii ap-
pears that tw wenty- three arc receiving
the benefit of instruction in the shops.
Broom making and cane seating chairs
are taught to the males, while sewing,
both band aud maGhine,i bead work,
knitting and crocheiing, are taught to
females. The expense 10 the State for
the past year, year, 1h'rs for each pupil pupil was
The Bible says that at certain time
''the voice OF the turtle is heard in the
Iand.' but 10 the Ohio law maker This
week at least tliis passage might with
proprieiy be rendered ."fhe voice Of
the lobbyist is heard with its duicet
sweetne.ss in The State Ho1se.. on the
street, and every. where That statesmen
most do congregate. The Queen City
has tile project on hand Of building
railroad 10 Chalrnooga, Tenn. She,
put Ten millions of money into the en-
terprise, for which she has pledged her
bonds, aud now the friends of the !
road ask that the city be authorized 10
issue six millions more, in order to
complete the work. And now it is a
complicated question for the solons 10
decide, and more hatically SO from
the fact that the Cincinnatians are not
agreed ameng themselves as to the
proper policy to be pursued. There
are indications that when once the
city has been wheedled into investing
TO the last penny, some easy way will
be found to take the road off her
hands and leave her with the debt.
A bill has been Introduced TO codify
all the laws relating to County Infirm-
aries. This is done at the Suggestion
Of committee appointed by a Con-
vention of lntirrnarya Directors. held
in this city last September: But few
changes arc made III the laws relating
10 those Institutions DlH oA '' ~,
There is a proposition iii III Tie Senate
10 direct the Supreme Court Commis--
sion, a sort of twin brother 10 that
body, to hold sessions in different
parts OF the State. This VIII certainly
be no small convenience 10 litigants,
whose cases may be in The bands of the
The court is now in
working order, and only waiting for
! room to be fitted up for. their occu-
fancy. There is no fit room i'll the
State House. ample as it is, from the
fact that several of lhe rooms lack
requisite facilities FOR the admission OF
sun light. In looking oyer The build
ing one is led to think That the archi-
.ect looked upon sunlight as an article
o be used sparipxly. Perhaps it was
hought that the business about the
capitol would not need and If II did,
would not bear-too much Tight. y. +.