, 1881-02-17
STATE CHARITIES.

Sixth TBlennlnl Report OF tho Hoard Of
liltHsIoMer*-FactA, Figures, aud
1kecbt,i lamentations.
Epfetdl Dspdsch 10 Tha Chtea7o Tribune.
SrIltSHFIE1p Feb. 1G.-Tho sixth annunl ro-
port of the l3oarIl Ut Suite Commissioners OF
Public EharitEes Is Just out. Like previous
ones, 1t is prepared by Dr. +. II. Wines, tho Sec
rHtary OF tho ilonrt, und Is very full collection
nf stntlsttcs regarding the various benevolent
institutions ut IllinoIs. Thoro nro nt prcsont
tou institutions subject to tho supervision of tho
1ioard.-four lnsnno hsyll,tns, tho Institutions
fur the education or tho deaf and dumb,
,IEd OF tho blind, tho asyun, for
fecblc-,nin'e.l children, tho Hoiders' Or
rhans' Home, tho Illinois Charitable
Eye and Eur lnflrmnry, md tho ytnte 1tcEurn-
School. Tho Inst General Assembly appropriated
for tho use Of these institutions tho SUIT. OF
sft4E,414. Or this amount. Fl, I'LL 5d0 WIS nppra-
is0 to juno 10. lssi iho ro.,inI1sdor Of tIs % sp. =
proprlnuon was for special purposes. tho larsur
nrn m insnne Asylum nj Knnknkec. The II T jnstlt,,.
tinns recGySd M Il, frum mtscellnncona sources III
tnR tho pat two yours WGrt 3, ,EE, ,tt1, thcrE re-
1slninlnB IN tho huild. OF lpcnl Trcustircrs Sent
~ issu, 96o,s3l. Mtld remaining in the Slate
rGs "nney rs to or ss these i1
hlyo M been sl,10a,, ar.d tho special expenses
Al tho t!atc Of tho Inst report there tyero In tho
n!tle lnetttutnns Under tlu cEhrge Of the lIoard
se74 persons, OF whun l,dl7 were III tho thrco
hus BEEN Il I'm l.i:t7, and in issO l,aa. inukinR
Grand iotni of 5,N7 persons received In whole
or IN pnrt T1 these might TO al,lcd the dspen-
hnry pntleAts in tue ChArttnslo Eyu Hud EGr In
05i. fio nutnl,cf II tic institutioi's Sept H.
lS W.; M fssGe @ ss! 5 orna"s e '" ioo ts
S3o @; Ey9 s! sna o,s Hr 1Mrnnry 5'' stao Reform
n aFuNtt tfSf r1ntfr
to 1s9. Including tho lniltls buildings, and fur
M MMishinE thc tcn institutions has tee 5z067.
Tho n.ln.ber ii innate Ii, lsS5 WIS Tx ID iii
ths,, ths expenses wcrc s:rD prr capita. but in ls7a
ssa,cs shows t,at tcry arc tt 's s~o nsiitu;oss @ ]
~ tho twenty-five Stntes where ucual Statistics
nre less thun they ure In Illinois.
tna next two years q slssoo Wdh i s:S@l ID
svis5O lcss than Tho institutions themselves rc-
ane;s The nresaga nun,bsr T., OF inmates
n,nuant of special appropriations, nskcl for by
a%knSs s ksttions = ss MT S '"S1'pF tq ,R SsRa i
for tho Eastefn liossp!tnl for liz Insane 1t KIM
construction anu con,petlnn or two ntldltlonnl
sections Of tho north and south wl,,ns. for do
tachri wards or cottages for zoo patlonts, for
favor Of tho now departure ~ insane hnspEtals
which the ;rrns.ceso of tho -Kankakoo Hospital
The subjcct Of commitments TO lusano hospt-
tals IS agAIn treated. Fnult Is fnund with tho
present presenting !a% on accntni nc the imperative re-
be ,,lsanc. Iho derects Of this ,nethod ii pro.
ngo, An 4 law sltntlAr to tho ono introduced iii
Tue lust Gcnoral Assembly Is proposed for pns-
fi'ho uutm1,or or trs,ra eoryo+o IN -, ct,+, l..
Fnf! to DO sgyenty.eiEht, ud attention Is cHllcu
to tug prusisuM mule twn years ngo FOR tl,e
tal .tephrt,nc,,t adapted to tho custody aud ctro
III speakins u tho .1eaf-rnutc school In Chi
atl, IN ls;a If sio % FOR tn to rp.se G Of n Tu"
taininF day;scns'I for taen,. There was 9 X
te5cr is u s fnS ff'tS'; a'Gsr es' 81 ehr5', IL S
receiving Instruction Sas forty rlNkluR tho
HsHSr na hsy nSt tsT sxfss 9n ac sst
Lincoln accommodates ;a0 tun,ntcs. Ita Super
nten1cnt cttitnuses tho number OF lliuts In tho
population. This number tho nonrtl thinks OK
cesslye. but win not dispute it until 1t has full
rofnrsis a!,,r % from tho Gensus. ,,.,
In Illinois Is In ROUND numbers $l,OW,O00. THU
n,slnbcr Of Inmates of ioor-houscs outside OF
one-folrth aro iuslnc. Tho number Of insliiu
persons @ pnn ti,o county f.rs s nearly or 1nltu
Il solitary conlncment Tho ,nunDor 'oi cchil-
rgi, t !Sr n: ID y yGars Si no Il tho poorohGuses is
i.iot!c or suffering from so1no dnforsnity
PROPORTION are iiic1;!tin.atc. Moro than Iso %nee
number Of 'nalo pnnncrs exceeds tho number Ut
thu oppsst scx, which would mt 10 true. how
ever, woro T not for tho propondcrnuco OF lalo
4 eon!!eoiion with tho visitation Of the county
1ails and alnls: Louses tho lis'url has n,ade nll
mi f1fIf mt lfxff
sompIcts, sncs tey .lo not Include Cook aid
Mpon. The .sloukcts from June j. lBSp, 10
June lS0, sols . sses. representing llfaa per.
as Follows: Nj. arrcstcsl, :,sl:; strlckcn run,
S hill 's s': sI ii ss,ay 1;'stifb III; ltd I'd
fsrtfts isS sS H. O. 1! te sfso,s ,rs1 sTi wefs
entered. Tho ta.n! lumber It eonvIetioass sas WIS
were: vle'iutioils Of liquor laws. 3!ES; lurceny
ssI; assaults "i I'LL kirds l.o.s' s!ot. disturb.
ssata s ,S SssaSs Sts ~ j 9fxy fSef E 5 sr1ns @
that tho uso Of 'un calls III Jas be uyoitlrd Thoy
! paiaie.t Or whttswashesi. IT, whito. aHss'
Es ss mouths, IT sS'ii ,Sa ae cogsoass % Tic qoS ipoS
mid destroys It IN a short ting. They are illso
VERY iMsy. II IL recommended that tho Win
Iows be not snInll since cscupes Just III o1lsy
through = stitll window ~ through u largo one
1 men who mny bu iulluHe,lt of crlnlo ai,d bold
nny uH Suspiolon. TIC cells should fuce
tfIo 1litcr wul, rhther lEan open Into corridor
between the f!eTs. Mnd 1t may bo ndvisHble
tn hays tt1o toors of tho cells SOLID, opening into
passMgg M thu cchtru. aud ull xrutinKa for light
ulIu yGtitinuou In tho nutsilu cull. wall upxt fhe
earrItnr brtwerM tho cvil Ald tho outrr wall Of
tho building. Tho door by WHICH tho JAilcr
ontera shnHll b1 1Irveu on tho lnnur si'la 50 US
tntttiur hciuro upenlng 1t, WhIlo pecp-ho!es
Should Asn bu prnttttei, B0 placed that ha Gun
ubsurye the prisuuurs without thoir knowledge.
MICHIGAN MILITIA.
Special Dttpateh 10 1hs Chteuyo Tribune