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AL Not Right.
Hastings New Era

The committee appointed by the State
Legislature to investigate matters at the in
sane asylum, entered upon its duties last
Wednesday. 1t met with decidedly cool
reception from the officers of the institution,
and, according to the special correspondence
to the GLOBE, we would infer that all was
not quite right there.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
DR.. Bartlett Don't Like 1T.

: WIHuUH nep0rGer.J
Judging from the conduct of the superin.
tesndent, we infer the investigation is any
thing but what he desired, and we hope the
committee will make thorough work of the
investigation. Evidently the inside working
of that institution has needed day light for
some time, and let the committee show Dr.
Bartlett whether the Legislature has any
authority to send a commission to St. Peter
to examine his management of the hospital.
It is about time that Bartlett stepped ssdown
and out" Let the committee be thorough
'sLet no guilty man escape
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
Somebody Should be Punished.
fred Vino Arpns.

Enough evidence has been taken to show
that one of the principal keepers, man by
the name of Belts, has been unnecessarily
cruel in his treatment of patients, one death,
at least, being charged to his attempts to
force medicine down the unwilling throat of
a man named Mcdonald. The food also
has not been properly prepared. If one
half that has been testified to SO far is true,
it is evident there should be complete
change in the management of the asylum,
and some one severely punished.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
Il Couple of Nice Murders.

Little Falls Transcript.
One patient named Mcdonald had a
wooden plug forced into his throat, and was
strangled to death with some soup that a
male nurse named Belts and another man
were trying to make him eat.
A female patient named Nancy Kidney
was placed in bath tub, and scalded to
death with hot water. It was claimed that
the hot water was turned on by mistake, but
it is probable that the attendant was angry
because the woman would not do as required,
and took this method to punish her.
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THE WEEKLY GLOBE.

The WEEKLY GLOBE is a mammoth sheet, exactly
double the sizo of the Daily. 1t is just the paper
for the reside containing in addition to all the current
news choice miscellany, agricultural matter, market
reports &C. It is furnished to single subscribers at
S1.5O per year. Clubs Of five address to one per-
sony for $1.15 each.
Postage prepaid by the publisher on all editions.
All mail subscriptions payable invariably in advance.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
Patients Maltreated.

---- WIISUI OOUHIy IINleB
A committee appointed by the State Sen
ate is investigating the management of the
lunatic asylum at ST. Peter. The evidence
goes to show that some of the patients have
been maltreated by the subordinate officers
of the institution.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
ST. PAUL, SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1878.
THE GLOBE acknowledges the receipt of

The GLOBE acknowledges the receipt of a
communication signed by several of the en-
ployes of the Insane Asylum at St. Peter.
The communication, which appears else
where, disclaims for the signers any desire
to secure favor with the management, but
they simply desire an opportunity to relieve
themselves of false accusations. The GLOBE
is very far from assuming that there is no
humanity in the asylum. On the contrary,
it grants and believes that the larger portion
of the attendants seek to do their duty
properly. 1t does not follow from this that
there is nothing wrong and that there is no
neglect or cruelty. There is an abundance
of this latter conduct, and the correspond
ents of the GLOBE should join us in working
for reformation in the management. In no
other way can they bo relieved of odium
themselves.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
Ungentle If not Brutal.
[Red Wing Renuhlican

The committee have the best of it SO far,
in their difference with the parties. They
can afford to do things openly, since they
mean to do them squarely. Let the chicane,
the juggling, be on the other side, if the
hospital managers think they can afford to
meet investigation that way.
The examination has gone on smoothly
enough, showing some instances of ungentle,
if not brutal, conduct on the part of one at
tendant, if the testimony of other hostile at
tendants is entirely true.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
THE SUNDAY GLOBE.

THE GLOBE will be furnished every day In the
week to city subscribers at IS cents per month $40
per year.
By mail the SUNDAY GLOBE will be one dollar per
year in addition to the rate given above for mail
subscriberS.
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A Strong Proceeding.

The Senate committee that went to St.
Peter last week to investigate the insane
asylum are having some trouble with the
trustees and DR.. Bartlett, it seems. They
went to the asylum and were denied the
privilege of looking it over unless accom-
panied by the trustees. This was strong
proceeding certainly.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
Il Cruel Wretch.
Preston Republican.

Preston Republican.
Later inquiries established the fact that
great cruelty has been practiced by one
Belts, an empleye of the asylum, who has
been in the habit of forcing food and medi-
cine down the throats OF patients by means
of a wooden plug, with which he would pry
open their mouths. This cruel wretch was
hated and despised by the other attendants,
who represent him as mean and quarrel
some wretch. Why the authorities would
retain such man is more than can be
guessed at. One patient was choked to
death by careless treatment and another
scalded to death.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
Unparalleled Treatment.
Faribault Democrat.

Farlbault Democrat.
The Investigations of the Senate commit
tee into the state of affairs at the st. Peter
insane asylum, has brought to light some
almost unparalleled instances of the treat
ment of patients at that institution.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
OPEN ON SUNDAY.

The GLOBE counting room will be open on Sun
day from a. m. to a. m. From II: 80 a. IN. to 1 p.
M, and from p. m. to 9p. m.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30

Secretary Schurz, upon reading Tim Howe's
speech, smiled and said: II guess Howe don't
like me very much,
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Sounds Like the Spanish Inqusttton.

Glencoe Register.
If we are to believe the testimony of wit
nesses now being examined relative to the
management of affairs at the St. Peter In
sane asylum, by the investigating commit
tee, it would seem that the managers should
have been clothed in Esstrait- jackets" and
placed in lunatics' cells long ago. The
stories told by witnesses are too horrible for
credence, and sound more like the reports
from the Inquisition of old Spain, 200 years
ago, than anything likely to transpire in a
civilized country at this time. We shall
wait until the end of the investigation be-
fore expressing an opinion.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30

institution visit, and then you can judge
for yourself as to its management.
Very respectfully yours,
T. Witty, John B. Weger,
Albert Potts, Eli Shaw,
d. Witty, F. A. Shaw,
O. J. .Bolsta, Jas. N. Hoyt.
Daily globe., 1878-03-30

VdAuuOlo paper Oh yesterday 8 eQlG1On, an
article in regard to the Investigation into the
management of the hospital for insane, in
which you refer to, and somewhat severely
comment upon, the action of DR.. G. K. Bart
lett. superintendent of the hospital, in dis
charging from his employ one Andrew
Knudson, an attendant, and also to the note
of ours presented to the investigating COM
mittee on Monday last, we desire to inform
you of the fact that you have certainly mis-
construed the meaning of our letter, and
earnestly ask of you little space in your
journal to explain to the world the motives
governing our actions in presenting to the
committee of investigation the card referred
to.
From the tenor of your article, Mr.Editor,
we are inclined to believe that it is your
opinion that we have been, in this matter,
to plainly speak, "bulldozed" by DIR. Bart
lett, and wrote to the committee of 'investi-
cation the letter referred to, for the purpose
of endearing ourselves to the superintendent,
fearing that we too would share the same
fate as did Mr.. Knudson. This is not SO.
Our communication to the committee was
completed before Mr.. X. was discharged, and
not after, as it seems you have conveyed the
idea to the world in .yesterday's
GLOBE. We wish it distinctly understood
that we do not fear DR.. Bartlett, the
trustees, the investigating committee, or
anybody else. DR.. Bartletfs anewel as the
other officers of the instithti6n, are gentle
men of honor, and we give them that respect
which is due them as men.
/ We will here state as briefly as possible
the real motives that governed our actions in
sending to the committee that card above
referred to.
Ever since the establishment of the hos
pital, insinuations have been cast upon the
attendants, females as we'll as the
males-in which they have been charged
with practicing cruelty toward the patients
and committing other grave ofenses too
numerous to mention; and since the be-
ginning of the investigation of the institu-
ton, public opinion has branded us, as we
expressed in our letter, beasts in human
form, cruel wretches of the most violent
type, rascals of the first water, or worse, and
murderers of poor unfortunate inmates
In giving to the committee that letter, Mr..
Editor, it was our grand desire to publish to
the world the fact that we are thus falsely
painted, and desire the committee, and every
body else, to honorably investigate us, that
the truth may be established on the minds
of the relatives and friends of the patients
and the public as well.
In the language of the communication to
the committee, 1--WE would not make these
requests, but the relatives and friends of the
five or six hundred inmates, ourselves. the
public generally, and humanity demand
/ that we should
/ Mr.. Editor, we deem this Interpretation
and explanation Of the letter to the commit
tee sufficient.
!! We trust that ere long you will pay this
Daily globe., 1878-03-30
A LAUNDRY WITNESS.

Another lady witness said she had been
employed in the laundry; when she went
there first, was told to select help from the
wards to help her; on the
third day six of her
assistants had fits, she has seen them have
fits and fall upon the hot stove; sometimes,
in their frenzy, they will clasp hot iron in
their hands, and get the skin all burned off.
Attendants will sometimes treat patients
very badly; saw one girl drag a patient by
the hair of her head, along the floor, and
kick her. The girl who testified before the
Senate committee has done SO. Dr. Bartlett
was generally kind to the patients; remem-
Der the girl cutting her throat with a
piece of glass; she was about 19 years
old: did not seem to be very crazy, but was
sad and melancholy; saw her almost imme-
diately after she attempted her life; she told
witness she did it because she did not wish
to live, and if she got better she would do it
again. A girl ran to Doctor Bartlett, and
told him; he was with Mrs. Bartlett at break
fast; Mrs. Bartlett was very angry because
the girl came in such an abrupt way; told he1
never to do SO again; she should have waited
TILL tney nad done eating. DIR. Bartlett did
not come at once; it was about twenty minutes
after; there was no account of the matter in the
papers; at least did not see, it and nothing
was said in the papers Of anything taking
place in the hospital; the hospital is a little
world of it's own and does not tell its
secrets outside; was not discharged but left
of my own accord. Mrs. Dunn, the super
visor, said she was sorry left.
4 q. @
THE HANG1Na-THE FOOD, &C.
Another witness remembered the woman
hanging herself last winter; witness ran and
told DR.. Bartlett, when he replied -"Well,
can't you cut her down." Witness did not
cut her down, but let her hang till DR.. Bart
lett came, which was some time after.
These employees all said that it is not
true that the patients and employees all get
the same kind of food at the upper hospital.
The laundry women, supervisor and some
Daily globe., 1878-03-30

tleman was killed, while the man who had
given up his seat escaped unhurt.
DR.. Cuyler said he preferred the golden words
of love to any solid silver testimonial his
people might give him. Yet he very gracefully
accepted the handsome donation of 1000 of
the new 92-cent dollars, and loosely remarked
that he would take back all he had said against
the silver bill. Golden words of ove' are ex-
ceedingy nice, yet even the new dollars will 90
further than they in the purchase of beefsteak.
telegram of the 9th from Andoyer Mass.
says: "Mrs. Phebe Atkinson, the 7S-year-old
pauper who. it is alleged, murdered Miss Annie
Jones, her lunatic sister, 76 years old, and then
made her escape, was arrested to-day by State
Detectives Carleton and Philbrook 1t seems
the citizens were Indifferent about the mat
ter that the crime would probably have been
passed by in silence if it had not accidently
been brought to the attention of State officers
in Boston. The alleged cause of the reputed
desire is the scandal which an arrest an in
vestigation would create in the old South
church, of viii ch the alleged murderess was
very devout member
One Gratz Brown, of Missouri, who will he
remembered as the tail to the lamented Horace
| Greeley's kite, has come out as a radical tenn
perance reformer, and has authorized the pub
ication of the following statement on his
views: Having in the past done some effect
i've service in making Missouri a free State I
| say now, after most mature consideration of
| this question, weighing carefully the words l
utter L say we can make Missouri a sober State,
peaceably, if we can, but by legislation and
l e
no other way to suppress the liquor traffic but
by law. This is what the State is for. This is
its essential function. We suppress thieying
by law; we suppress murder by law, and We
can and must suppress liquor selling by law
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RETURNING,
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
On and After Monday, July
III, ISIS, trains will LEAVE

On and After Monday, July
- ssassss.zf Z, lS1S, trains will LEAVE
E s@szz=;s7 PORTLAND FOR BOSTON
6at 6.15, S.45 g. M, Ito, $50 p M, ar
irving at Boston 1915 a. M, 1.30, 5.10 1890 o. m.
Returning, leave Boston at $50 a. m 80 $780, 90
p arriving at Portland 2.30, 500, 500, 1000 p
For Scarborough Beach and Pine Point,
6.15, 845, 1000, a. M, 200 $50, $50 p. m. Old
Orchard Beach, Sac0 and Biddcford SIS,
8.45, 1000 M, 1.10 200, $50, $50 p M For Ken
nebunk, Wells, No. Berwick, Salmon Falls
Great falls, Dover, Newmarket, Exeter,
Haverhill, North AndOver, Lawrence,
Andover and Lowell at 6.15, 8.45 q. m, 1.10
$50 p. m. For Rochester, Farm i'm gtOn, Al.
ton Bay and W0lfbOr0ugh at S.45 a. M, LILO
p. m. For Center Harbor at S.45 q. m. For
Manchester and Concord (via Newmarket
Junction. at 6.15 m 10 p. m. (va Lawrence) at
8.45 q. IA. Morning Trains will leave Ken
nebank for Portland at 7.20 a. m. The Ito
p. m. train from Portland connects at Boston with
all Sound Line Steamers for New York and all Rail
Lines for New York and the South and West.
Through Tickets to all POinls South
and West al lowest rates.
Trains on Boston q Maine road connect with
all steamers running between Portland and Ban
gor, Rockland, Mt. Desert Mac iias, Eastport,
Calais, St. John and Halifax. Also, connect with
Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and
Maine Central and Portland q Ogdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence and Boston.
JAS. I. FUkBEk, Gen. Supt.
8. d. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
je2a DIFF
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WEST NEWFIELD.
West Newfield House, h, G. HoImes,Pre'
prict0r.
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RAILROADS.
For Lewiston and Auburn.

For Lewiston ana Auburn.
Passenger Trains leave at 1880 p. m. and 51o
pm. The train leaving at lib p. m, also has a
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
Junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston, Au-
burn, Winthrop and Waterville. The 1855
p m. tram is the day train and the Ills p. M
train is the Night Express Train with Pullman
Sleeping Car attached; both make close connection
at Bangor for all stations on the e. & N. A.
Railway, and for 81. John and Halifax. The
Ills p. m. train makes close connection at Ban
gOr for all stations on bangor & Piscata-
quis X. r., HouItOn, Woodstock, 81. An
crews, 81. stephen, Fredericton, Fort
Fairfield and Caribou. The 6I5 a. m. train
from Portland connects at Rockland, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays with Str.
Chas. Houshton, forming a day line to Wit.
Desert.
Passenger Trains arrive in Portland as
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at s.35 and
$40 m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast, Skowhegan, Pennington, K. g. L. R. R.,
and all intermediate stations at 1856 and 2.5S p.
m. The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, K, q
L, R. 4. at 5.25 p. m. The night Pullman Express
train at 2.10 a. m.
PAYSON TUCKER, Sup't.
Portland July 1, 1878 je28dtf
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PORTLAND &WORGESTER limb
cortland & Rochester R. IL.
JULY 4, 1875.

Trains viii run as follows
- . Leave Grand IT. Trunk Depot,
100 p. m.
Leave Prebe st. Station at TAO M, LIZ and 6.15 p
m.
1880 A. M. Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car for Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 9.55 a. M, Connect
ing with Eastern and Boston q Maine Rail-
roadso At Nashua 11.47 a. M, Lowell
l215 p: M, Bostcn 1.i5 p. NJ, Aver juno;
Sn i2ao ?. M E - aHo p m ana
trains South and West.
Loo r. W. Steamboat Express with Drawing
Room Car attached, through to New Lon
for Lowell and boston. Connects at
Rochester for Dover and Great Falls,
at Eppin8 for Manchester and Con-
cord at Nashua for Lowell and
burg and the West via Ho0sac Tunnel
Lime, at Worcester with Boston q Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
.Boston g Philadelphia Express Line" for
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash.
ingtOn, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New York, at 500 a. m.
6.1 5 p. m.-Fr0m Preble Street. Mixed for Roeh-
ester and Way Stations.
Trains leave Rochester at TOO, HOO a. M. Drawing
Room Car attached, and $50 p. M, arriving in
Portland at 9.35 a. m. LIS and Hoo p. m.
Close connections made at WestbrOOk junction
with through trains of Me. Central R.R, and at
Grand Trunk Depot, Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk r. r.
SUNDAY TRAINS-Leave PrebIe Street Sta
ton at 100 r. W., arriving at Rochester at
400 p m. and at Worcester 7,25 p. NJ, connect
ing with Boston q Albany R. R. for New York
and the West. Leave Worcester at 90 a. M,
Rochester 1880 and arriving at Preble Street
12.2Op. m.
je2adtf JIM. LUNT. supt.
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A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.

For the last few years, physicians who have
made note of parties purchasing early cucum-
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appointed because of ''no calls" as the people
have found Dr. Pierce's Compound Extract of
Smart-Weed to be prompt and certain cure
Tor collie, cramps, dysentery, diarrh oea, cholera
morbus, and all the pains in the stomach and
bowels. AS an external remedy for cuts,
bruises. sprains, burns, and the stings of in
seots, 1t is unequalled. Sold by druggists.
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Eastern Railroad.
juicy 4, 1878.


PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
esg for Scarborc'. Saco, Biddeford, Ken
nebunk, Wells North Berwick, SOuth
Berwick, Conway Junction, EliO {,
Kittery, Portsmouth, Newburyport,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston NJ
S.45 q. mn.
saco, BiddeEord, Kennebunk, Kittery,
Portsmouth, Hamptons, Newburyport,
Salem. Lynn, Chelsea and Boston Ri
Might Express with Sleeping Car, for
Boston At 2.3O =, M, every day Except
Mondavs.)
Sunday Express Train will leave Portland at
2.15 p. m. arriving in Boston at $50, connecting
with All Rail and Sound Steamers for New
York. Passengers by this train will arrive in
New York early Monday morning.
RETURNING
Leave Boston at $50 a. M, 1870, 3.15
and 700 ,. M, connecting with Maine
Central and e. a. N, A. Railway for st.
John and Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car
attached.
Through Tickets to all Points South and West at
lowest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
Berths AT Ticket OHce.
my27dtf A. P. ROCKWELL. President.
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RumfOrd Falls and Buckfield r. r.
RECEIVER.

On and after MONDAY, July
tsessseseesseesH21d passenger trans will be as
EewW1-rMHs5follOws:
Leave Canton at 5 a. M, arrive at
Mechanic Falls at $40 M, Lewiston at 7.50 a. m.
and Portland at $50 a. m. Returning, leave Me-
chanic Falls at 715 M, arrive at Canton at S.55
m.
Leave Canton at 9.25 a. M, arrive at Mechanic
Falls at 1O.55 a. M, Lewiston at 1910 p. M, and
Portland at 1885 p. m. Returning, leave Portland
at 13o p. M, Lewiston 2.30 p. m Mechanic Falls
at 315 p. M, arrive at Canton at AS D. m.
Arrive at and leave Grand Trunk Railway Station
in Lewiston and Portland. Passengers by morning
hours in Portland and return the same day,
Close stage connections for W. Sumner, Peru, Dix
field Mexico, &c.
jy23dtf 1. WASHBURN, JR, President.