Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-04-23
THE INSANE ASYLUM.

THE INSANE ASYLUM.
In our last we published a summary Of
the report OF the Superintendent Of the above
named institution for this State, as copied
from \ Wheeling paper. After we had gone
to press we received o communication from
the Hon. John ". Grantbam, of this county,
member of the Board of Directors, giving us
the Same information, in . more compact
form, which we regret not having received
sooner. Mr.. Granthau,, however, gives US
several other important facts which should
be read and known by the people of the
State.
The cost for keeping patients in the Hos
pital for six months is 335c. per day, or
s233t-which includes boarding, clothing,
medical attention. salaries, 60. The cost, we
learn, for keeping them in the j,ils is 81 90
per day, or 81 90 per week, which pays for
boarding alone.
The Hospital is crowded to its utmost ca
paci,y, and it is imparaively necessary that
the building be extended and moro room pro
vided, as any one can sec that there is neither
economy or comfort in keeping insane in
jails, and it is sad to contemplate that they
are surely drifting into incurable disease by
being iucarcerated in loathsome cells, with.
out proper treatment and care. All the COL
ored insane are cared for.
The next meeting OF the Board Of Directors
will probably be about the 9th Of October.
WEST VIRGINIA's UNCONSTITUTIONAL
| LAW AGAINST CoLoRED JuRoRs.-Yester>
| day Col. George o. Davenport, of Wheeling,
w Va, accompanied by w. II. Lamon and
H. II. Black burn, applied to tho Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court for q writ of
error to judgment of the supreme court of
appeals OF West Virginia, in the case of the
indicted, tried and convicted, and twice
sentenced 20 death in the courts of West
Virginia, the supreme court of that State
having affirmed the last sentence. Appl!ca>
ton was made on the ground that the Law of
the State of West Virginia, prohibiting coll
ored citizens from serving on juries in that
State, is in violation of the Constitution and
statutes of the United States. The Chief
Justice, after consultation with the Associate
Justices, yesterday awarded the writ of error.
Tie first trial of this case was in 1879, and
Strauder has been under sentence of death
ever since Washington Star, april l6.
From the above it will be seen that q
strong effort is being made to force the negro
into the jury box in this State. Whatever
may be the result, the legal enterprise of Mr..
Davenport in this direction will not be very
highly appreciated by the people of West
Virginia, certainly not in this portion of the
State.
CLARKE IrEMs.-From The Clarke Cou.
rier we copy the following items:
The Valley Convooation of Episcopal cler
gymen will be held in Grace Church, Der
ryville, on Wednesday next, the Gath inst.
Mr.. Leo Wheat purchased at private sale
the farm Of Mrs. S. f. T. S,ribling, lying
2 miles east of Berryville, for $40 200 cash
This farm ia one of the finest, and perhaps
the most desirable, in Clarke county, is i'm
proved with handsome residence and other
buildings, and contains about 43S acres.
COUNTY ITEMS -Fromthe Shopherds.own
Register we copy the following items
One day last week little Annie Hunter,
daughter Of Mr.. Theodore Hunter, when re-
turning from school, fell aud broke her arm.
Mr.. Daniel Link has sold his farm, pri-
vately. containing 1913 acres, improved, on
the Ridge" about miles South of this
town, to Mr.. Robert Lucas, formerly Sheriff,
for the sum Of S., 10000.
The County Court Of Jackson county re-
fused to grant licenses to druggists in that
county. The following is the order of the
Court in the matter taken from the Juckson
Herald:
"Application having been made by James
f. Brown, James W. Kelley, ". ". Kidd
aad s. Sayre, and Edward Mcguire, respec-
lively, for license to carry on the business of
druggists in this county, aud the Court hav-
ing maturely considered the applications, both
find and is of the opinion that the interests
of society and the preservation of law and
order in this county would dictate that drug
stores arc unnecessary and injurious, as such
establishments are now used for the purpose
of vending ardent spirits chiefly, in violation
Of law. 1t is therefore ordered that said ap.
plications be and they are hereby refused,
and it is further ordered that no license be
granted to any person or persons to carry on
the business OF druggist or to vend ardent
spirits in any form manner during the
period of one year from the date of this
order"
- Senators Davis and Hereford and Rep