The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01
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HoME or TIE AGED AND 1xyrnx, cokNHR or An
NUNCIATr0N AND cALLIcrH sT2Exm.
Of the city. and 1t stands out In bold relief and
as g sHnIs e s hs sias GESs sna
Little Sisters Of tie Poor oi which We have al
%ss 9q tie
etitution to the care OF the Little Sisters Of the
Poor. The, present grand jury indorse that
nomical reasons. Evidences Of cruelty and
oppression are not wanting. under fte present
management. and We have the authority OF ex-
or the n city, XDd here Il may b
found every public institution controlled and
imbecility. disorder and ineficiency.
BOYS HOUSE or REFUGE ON MErArRrE RIDGE.
The grand jury are panied to report that they
think the title 70 this Institution q misnomer
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all colo!s and all ages. ranging from six to
twenty.four, years. immured in g courtyard.
out s Or
say that In nc. other community ENJOYING the
advantages Of q civilization where all the
make the world q workshop. can such q gross
found as we discovered here. Ifthis we're all It
GRAFTON that every Inmate Of this institution
some '1 uncontroisbls vice. and that idleness Is
Of evil association. we are forced to the conclu-
sion that the present management. II not equiv
alent to positive instruction in vice. amounts to
tts silent encouragement and growth. In the
recommend the conversion Of the Boys' House
q l6S. a Into workshopl where the boys
use the bullying for the exercise Of Their indus,
suggestion. we recommend It's abolition.
CHARITY HOSPITAL
T. e pleasant IN cCptinu!nf our report tq h turn
alike monument 70 charity a and sci science. W.
and s1 Wiz wh 4 0nns
Its inmates number at present 700. and its total
revenues Per annum about e! seventy thousand
NUMBER Of inmates l. not n excess q the aver.
sgs number. Accepting that fact as true. we
believe tts revenues are judiciously and eco,
to be the only charitable one in the City that
ceives any aid from the State. and that is but
II may not be inappropriate here to remark
Il not al. the orphan asylums Of the city have
Of orphan children from the country. and in
some Instances from neighboring States. The
pro rata In some institutions exceeds per cent
budsSs w w5s he s uDon % aS
It 70 notorious fact that under our system Of
wrung from our Impoverished citizens to sup
port the public schools is applied to the main
tenance Of schools In the country parishes. The
the neglect OF our children for the benefit Of
others; our school teachers go unpaid. and our
schools H. the Pride and Of
no political economist to probe the cause
OF this state of things. High taxation
b. the
the country taxpayers have succeeded In
Se Gate ne ets Bas S Soes
not stop here. The burden. once lodged on us,
with malicious cruelty was fastened for four
singular pervereity, permits property to 20 up
but never to 60 down for that period. The re-
adjustment Of the public burdens is impera-
atiyes in the Legislature should see that each
shoulder It's own share Of those burdens.
THE PARISH PRISON.
jury have discovered that II e orderly and well
prisoners seem to be SO well treated that to
many OF them prison life offers comforts to
which they are strangers In their ordinary pur-
suits Barring the confinement we would say
One-third 81 the human family would have their
condition Improved bv becoming Inmates ia
similarily conducted Institutional
The Dreeenf numher of nrisnnera amount To
3oo: thia wa were fnld "a about the aversoe
Eumber. Upon inquiry at the CITY Hail. We
fsr the maintenance ~ f6e Parish Prison and
the experses Of the two criminal onnrfs fnr
fh req years n over sso o60 mar wear This
amofnt Wa reenectf,1liv snhrft h fnn large for
a tar riddan and Inn nnvariShed cnnrnunitv lie
the CITY ~ Nav Orieans r.. nav The want ~
fhornrici1 Insight in fine acnnonnv ~ the instif1
tinn dnea MT narrit ne 10 krnw how az 10 roe q
snm IL axnended Bnt n is a simnie sritb.
maticaI prohiam that ali thfnos baing eonal IN
the rharitv HnsoitaI can ennneTt 7oo il m atas On
s7o ooo mar annnm tha Pariah Prieon on~ht r.
ohsorvap The sama rro reta tor liz thraa nm
dped Int admittine The differenca In cost is in
favor ri the nrIsnn nv reason ri court Charges.
surely this difference shonld MT amnmnf r.
IA oaDi The civ alIows The Criminal Sheriff
fortv canta mar 20 nite r.ar diam The Grand
inrv ara in raeaint ~ q com mn nication from the
No ycr ~ Mohiio II n whsoh ha oaus. '.sinca
have ham az IN nffio.c have Ivan m;,ch cara and
atfention IL tta citv rrjann viait II deiiv and
nm f,,iiv eatiafIad that a. Tho nrasant nrica ~
:, aat "a hraadstnfsa can fead and AZ faeT Of
3 cost ina,da ~ fwaiva centa mar man mar diam
~ Mau or pilSrurw ~ nnr D onthorttw for aar
inc ty1n vaars o0o fha oitr oouarnmant thimk-
Inc thirty cents ner eanita annie com nensation
n the sheriff HaaonGht the Ieoisiatnra r.
rednce II n that nrice and Ala smcnaed IN az
doing when nv snme noliticai leoerdemain or