Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-11

WtLh tue VteM aApf1ae41t uut Mas uut aut-
"a upou In the 0ther hJay, fir lack of time.
enacted as your present session.
THE STATE fEEITEETIARY.
On the let day of December last, there
were in the State PenltentiaTy 1912 con-
Vlcts, Of whom 1i2 we're white, and 900 col
Orei. OF the total number 623 we're 70.
ceIyed from Dec. /, 1876, 10 Dec. /, 1871.
During the same period, there were "a es.
eapes and 80 deaths. The superintendent
70 Orts hat there has been much sickness
among the cOnVlcts inside the walls, dur.
ny the past year; but very few deaths,
Oaly ten persons having died. Al present
the health OF those confined inside The
walls 10 excellent. Late reports from the
conylcts who are worked outside the walls
show that their health ls good. The num-
Der OF deaths ou side the walls was 40, Of
whom were killed while attempting Ia
escape, was accidentally killed, and
were drowned. The treatment OF cOnVicts,
both t. side and outside the walls, has
been, and Is, Kind and humane; the cloth
Ing and loOd furnished them are in sum
cient quantity and OF good quality.
Tn or the Act Ol January 81, is77 ap.
pr we'd. on the lllh day Of September last,
a contract for repairs OF the Peniteniiary
buildings entered into betw en- the sup r
intendent. on the part the State, and the
Lcssees. Under the contract, the Lessees
are TO do the repairs necessary TO be m lde
In the main walls a. 0und the buildings al
other repairs, according TO the original
plans iurd shed by Willis, Architect, In
SO. FOr making tn repairs the Lesses
are TO be allowed the sum OF f22 39l ., To
be credited 10 them on their lease. Work
on the walls an buildings in accoi dance
with the contract, Is 10 progress.
All Of the cOnvIcts Of the State are now
IN tie possession ni tue Lesse - OF the
Penitent ary, Col. Z. Richardson having
surrendered, on the let instant, the ljl
VII m he held uodar contract with
Messrs. French & JObes, the Lessees IN.
der the Ae. Of February 20, 1911.
COMMISSIONER OF SWAMP LANDS.
Under the Act Of February l. 1877, en-.
titled IAN Act 10 revise, amend and con.
solidate the various Acts relative to
swamp Lands," etc., j appointed, on the
lst Of April, john n. SmJ lie, Of Kinds
county ,as COmm ssiOner VI Swamp Lands.
Mr.. Smylie 10 = gentlem N otcOnsideEable
experience In the matter Of swamp Lands,
and is emlnently qualified for the position
to which he was appOin ted. From bis re.
port, which transmit TO you, II will be
seen that h, has sold ~ 7S0S5 acres, aud
has y lid into the Treasury the sum Of So.
1871 A.; l5l patents were issued under the
Act Of February !, for lands sold Under
The Act Of isS2. There remain III. .OO) acres
Of swamp Lands sui ect 20 sale.
comm md 10 your careful consideration
the rec Communications made by the Com
missioner In his Ieport. rec0mmen
the ahso' ute repeal VI the Acts, Of what.
ever date, relating 10 the Pearl River
Navigation and Improvement Company
These Acts sought to perpetrate great
frauds upon the State, ana some legtSla.
ton is necessary To remove the evils
which they accomplished. The condition
al grants to the ompany embraces about
l20,B00 acres Of land.
During the past two or three months,
great suffering and loss have seen caused
TO the citizens living on the Gulf Coast, by
the seizure OF logs, lumber, naval stores,
ETC., by The officers OF the United States
Government. A special agent Of the De-
partner Of the Interior obtained writs Of
seizur =, alleging that the logs, stores, etc
had been taken IRON United States lands.
The state has replevie1 the property, the
Commissioner Of swamp Lands being
convinced, as he reports. that II deprada'
tt0ns had been committed, they
had been upon State lands. The
suits IN repleVln are now pending,
Tho action Of the United States au. horlties
has brought great suffering TO = large mum.
ber Of our cltilens, whose daily support
depends upon the commerce vi the Gull
Coast, At one time, under orders from the
Secretary Of the Treasury, all shipments
from the coast were prohibited, exec u un.
der permission granted By parties named
in the dlApatch OF the Secretary. The ma
ter 10 one OF most Rerious Importance, and
! commend II 70 the early attention Of the
Legislature.
STATE BOARD or HEALTH.
In c'mpllance with the Act OF the Leg.
islature Of February l. 1871, entitled IAN
Act % create State Board Of Health for
the pro eclion OF life and health, and 10
pteven. the spread Of disease In the State
Of Mississippi, and for other purposes
app pointed, on the 9th Of Marcn, tha fol.
lowing named physicians as Sanitary
Commlss lOners. for ihe stale at large: +.
w. Dancy, Of Holly Springs; W. NJ. Comp.
ton, Of Jtckson, and u. ). Phares, Of Wood.
Vile; and on the tn OF April. upIn the rec.
{ mmendati)n Of the State Medical Asso.
citation, appointed tue following named
as Sanitary Commiss sioners fnr
the ongre 'siOnal Districts, tO.wit; For
the let District J. NJ, Taylor, Of COrinth,
District, I. ID. lsom, OF oxford, aud John
Wright, OF saTdis, fer the 81 District, Y.
W. Hughes, oil Grenada, and 5, V. ID. Hlll.
OF Macon; for the Attn District, q, b. Gal
loway, OF Canton, and =. j. Mccormick, Of
IaZoO City; for the 9th District, RObt.
keils, OF jackson, and Z. A. Rice, Of
Brandon; for the 6h District, X. e..
Wharton, OF Port Gibson, and Z. +. White.
head, Of VlcksbuTg. The Commissioners
met In jack son, on the tin OF ATril, aud
organized the estate Board OF Health I"
The ii st Annual Report OF the State Board,
which herewith transmit 70 you is very
creditable TO those who participated In its
production. Tue gratitude OF the people
should always be extended TO those who
labor for the public good, aud especially
when that labor Is performed gratuitously,
II is al eyed that by the prop'r enforce
ment OF sanitary rules aud regulations,
many diseases are preYentable, All Efforts
calculated to effect an Oh. .ect sn desirable,
should be encouraged and fostefed. Sani-
tarY legi 'lation 10 becoming an important
feature in the economy o, other State
Governments, aud II 10 . matter Ut pride
that the physicians Of our own State are
side BY side with the most progressive Of
their profession.
ltis urged that additional legislation Is
necessary 10 enable the Board 30 extend
the sphere Of its usefulness, and to accom-.
Flish all those results hoped Tor by II, |
commend the suggestions and recommend
atoms contained In the report TO your
careful consideration.
PEARL COUNTY.
Pearl county was created by the Ac. OF
Enntuapv n 1872 1871 nA0a IlU b