The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-18

CCuhby " L uiOAbIlS w lid u GIL
man, grand larceny, sentenced from Beaver
head county to the penitentiary for ten
years Donald Nc Lean, grand larceny, SEN
fenced from Beaverhead county to penite u
tiary for ten years; Geo. Dixon, murder in
second degree, sentenced from Lewis aud
Clarke county to penitentiary for twenty
years; Chas. Miller, assault and battery, SEN
fenced to county Jail of Lewis and Clarke
county for three months Tilicita Sanches,
woman, mauslaughter, sentenced at Deer
Lodge to penltentiary for three years; Jshn
r. Corbett, incest, sentenced from Madison
county to penitentlary for three years; Dan'l.
Shraler, assault with intent to commit = rape,
sentenced from Lewis and Clarke to p%eniten-
tiary for seven years; Dan'l. Russell, assault
with intent to kill, sentenced from Madison
county to penitentiary for four years; Peter
Anderson, grand larceny, sentenced to peni-
Tertiary from Beaverhead county for two
years All Men, Chinaman, nanslaughter,
sentenced from Deer Lodge to penitentiary
for five years.
On motion of Mitchell the report was re-
ceived and placed on file.
Ascend communication was received from
the governor containing the report of DIR A H
Mitchell, contractor for keeping the territorial
insane, which was read by the chief clerk
The following portion of the report gives the
number of admissions, deaths and discharges
during the past two years, and the number
from each county also the causes which lead
to insanity. Number Of chronic insane re-
ceived in March and April, 1S77-men, IS;
number admitted since-nen, SO, and women,
4; number re-admitted-men, 2; number
now under tre~atment--men, SO, and women,
1; number discharged recovered-men, %,
and women, 2; number escaped linen, 4 !;
number died-men, 9, and women, l.
The number Of patients fIom tho various
ounties is as follows Beaverhead, men, 7 !;
Chcteau, men, 4; Custer, women, l; Deer
Lodge, men, Is, and women, 1; Gallatin,
men, 4; Jefferson men, 8; Lewis g. Clarke,
men, IS; Meagher, men, 9 ; Madison, men,
9, and women, 2; Missoula, men, 8.
The following shows the ages Of patients
over 20 years: Between 20 and 25 years, 8;
between 30 and 35 years, 23; between IS and
40 years, 1G; between 40 and As years, II; be-
tween so ana 60 years, &; between 60 and 70
years, 2.
The supposed causes Of insanity are as fol.
lows: lntenperance, q; masturbation, 9;
injury to head, l; excitement over law SUIT, l
hereditary, 7; want Of employment, 9; cpl
! lepsy, 2; religious excitement, 2; consenital
| /; spiritualisnl, g; disappointed love-men, 2
paralysis, 9: i'll health, &; tertiary syphilis, /
loss Of children-women, l; unknown II.
D The per cent of recoveres to whole NUN
Der treated is 80; Of recoveries to admission
IS. TO-; of receyeries to those who have beer
insane one year and under, 77.41; of death
on the number treated, 1850.
e On motion of Cardwell, the report was re
e ceived and placed on file.
A communication was received from tn
house announcing its action on certain meas
ures which will appear in the report of tina
body below.
q Kerley gave notice of a bill to amend tn
act prescribing the duties of county connie
~sioners, approved Feb. 9TH, 1876.
On motion of Hays the council concurre
in the house amendment to J r 9, and it va
20 referred to the committee OH printing wit
instructions to have the same printed.
A communication was received from Re
S. II. Longstreet, informing the council tn;
he would be pleased to respond 10 the requs
10 OF the council and open the session Wit
prayer.
IF Recess until 2 p: ~.
IS. AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council was called to order at D. 4
by the president.
C. A communication was received from Re
20 6. A. Hoffman Informing the council that
or would be more satisfactory to the clergy
e. have one clergyman selected as regular cha
lain.
II j Z l, authorizing certain committees
hire clerks, was read a third time and passe
Mitchell offered an amendment to 'coun,
rule 43, which allows eX-members of t
council The privilege of the council floor; CO
L" ried.
Ford, from the joint committee appoint
N to ascertain from the territorial secreta
what arrangements had been made for pril
~ ing, reported the duty performed and that t
secretary informed the committee that
*. engagements had been perfected for that p'
pose; report received.
Browne, from the Judiciary committee,
ported that the account OF d. S. Wade "
the territorial law library had been examir
and found correct; report received.
On motion Of Hays the council went il
executive session.
y. Council resumed with open doors.
W. ]. Stevens, of Missoula, and J. W. st
veil, of Custer county, were confirmed
notaries public.