Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-04

State Institutions, to wit: The Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home, at Xenia
the Hospitals for the Insane at Cleve
land, Dayton, and Athens, and the
Longview Asylum; the institutions fol
the Education OF the Blind, Deaf and
Dumb, and lmbecile, at Columbus; the
Reform School for Boys, at Lancaster;
the Reform School for Girls, at Defa
ware, and the Ohio Peritentiary. These
institutions We're found 10 ue i'm d salts.
factory condition. Experience has
shown that the appointment of good
men of different political parties OH
each of the Boards of Trustees Of the~t
institutions is conducive to their best
interests. They are entitled to the
and to the continued liberafity of the
General Assembly. - E
COLUMBUS HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
The work upon the Columbus Hos
pital for the Insane has progressed sat-
isfactoriiy during the past season.: In
the opinion of the Trustees, if the ne.
cessary appropriations be made prompt.
ly, a large part of the edifice will be-
ready for occupancy by the first OF
April next.
PENIITENTIARY.
The Ohio PenitentiAry is altogether
inadequate TO the necessities of the
State, there being at this time impris
oned therein about fifteen hundred
prisoners, while the Penitentiary has
suitable accommodatit.ns for not more
than one thousand. - ~~@.
INTERMEDIATE PRISONS.
intermediate prisons, or work-hOuses,
should be provided without delay for
the confinement Of the younger class Oi
prisoners, and thOse especially who are
punished for first offense, and whose
reformation may be reasonably hoped
for. As work-houses, they should alsC
be adapted to the imprisonment Of
able bodied vagranis, who live habit
ually by beggary, and are becoming q
dangerous element, not only in the
cities, but also in the agricultural dis
tricts of the State. The courts should
have authority to protect the public
from this class of offenders by sending
them to place where they can an
will be compelled to earn their living
| CONDEMNED JAILS.
1t will be seen by the report of the
Secretary of the Board of State Chari
ties that several OF the jails in the State
have been condemned by grand jurie,
as unfit for use. The State is bound t.
take reasonable care of the health o
prisoners, and especially of persons de
tained on mere suspecion of crime.
recommend provision Of law tha
whenever Jail has been or shall bt
a h,,a e - II A.,
the duty of the sheriff of the county t,
take all prisoners coming into his Gus
tody for confinement in Jail to suci
neighboring jails as he shall deem suit
able and safe, and shall have s1ticien
accommodations for the purpose, 4anC
that the fair and reasonable expense %
the support of such prisoners shall b,
paid by the county so sending to- ths
county so receiving the same. :"
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. -"
The field of the Geological SURVEY
proper is now entirely done, and hill
I. the final report-twO volumes, each il
two parts-iu which the results are Il
tie permanently recorded, have bee,
already published, VIII lie the first par
Of the third volume is now g0in,
is in process of preparation. -..@..- >
The two remaining vOlnmeS--One Ot
Economic Geology, and the other o;
ZJOlogy and Botany-are nearly com
pieted, and the whole series. will b,
ready for publication before the close o
1877.
The general Geological Map of The
State, the preparation of which formed
part of the duty specifically assigned t,
the Geological Corps, is also nearl,
completed, and will be presented fo
publication at the same time with. thu
volumes of the final report already
specified. -. 20 :
In the plan originally proposed BY
Prof. Newberry, the Chief Geoi0giSt
and adopted by the Geological Board
the final report was to consist of six oc
tavO volumes, two on Geology, two Oh
Pdl@0ntolOgy, one on Economic Geolo
gy, and one on u Z)ology and Botany.
1t was at first supposed that all the
really important results of the Survey
could be embodied in such report, bul
it has been found impossible to include
within these limits satisfactory reports
on all of the eeighty-eight counties of the
State. 1t therefore became necessary tC
prepare a third volume ON Geology,
and another on PalseOntoIOgy, or t.
leave unpublished large part of the
most valuable materials which had
been gathered. The publication OF
these volumes will give II symmetry
and completeness to the report which
both the interests of the people and the
credit of the State demand.
| 1t has also been thought advisable ia
add to the general Geological Map OF
the State detailed maps OF the most im.
portant mining districts, made on SO
large scale as TO permit all mines,
mining properties. furnaces, and roll
ing mills. to be clearly represented:
These maps will form six sheets, three
of which are flushed the other three
are now in course OF PREPARATION: -
, In the appropriation asked for and
granted two yearssince, for the compile
tion of the report and map, no esti-
mates were made for this additional
work, and to provide for its accomplish
ment during the coming year further
appropriation of S25, 900 will, be requir-
ed. Should this sum be granted by the
General Assembly, the entire report
and all maps specified will be flushed
and ready for publication before the
close of 1877.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
My attention has been called, by the
Executive Committee of the State
Board of Agriculture. to the embarrass-
ed financial condition of the Board by
reason of loss sustained by the failure OF
the Richland County Bank, and by the
unfavorabie weather during the week
of the last State Fair. The Board has
been unable to pay the premiums
awarded, and its ability to do the im-
pnrtant work for which it was estab-
Iished is seriously impaired. The aid
of the Legislature will be invot ei. and
it is hoped that such relief will be al
forded as, after investigation, may be-