New-York tribune., 1882-03-09

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Doctor A. Z. Macdonald, medical superintendent
of our city asylum for the insane, has ad resscd
letter TO the President of the Department of Public
Charities and Correction. stating that in accordance
with the resolution transferring the printing bureau
of the department to the asylum, a printing Office
has been opened at the asylum. The letter further
states that the letter itself set up and printed
by patients in the institution" One of these printed
letters is before u.s. II neat and accurate piece Of
Typography, demonstrating that those who did 1t
are masters of their craft. DR.. Macdonald states
that ne expects 10 be able to do all the printing for
the Department of Charities and Correction at the
asylum, and furthermore that the asylum stands
ready to print The city Record and related matter if
the city will give it leave to do For some reason
which we leave the doctors to explain, there is
larger proportion of printers in the asylum thar of
any other trade, with he single exception of cigar
making The dictates alike of humanity
and economy suggest that these printers shall
not be left to he preyed upon and their intrmities
increased by idleness. We trust that they may be
furnished with all the copy they can set. Some Of
orr city authorities have clamored loudly for en-
p'oyrnent for the inmates of this asylum. The in
ference drawn by those not conversant with the
facts has been that the inmates have been spending
their DAYS with folded hands 1he truth is that the
400 patients now in the asylum lead busy life.
They make their own clothes. together with the
utensils used in the asylum; and they also do all
the llacksmthing. caTDentering plumbing, cook
ing and farming that is required.
The Washington correspondent of The Boston
Herah says that the Democrats have determined to
put forth great effort to obtain every doubtful
State next fall, and that they have marked Maine
and Massachusetts, as theirs certainly We judge
from this statement that Maine and Massachusetts,
are cOnspcuously doubtful States in the opinion of
the Democratic party. We all know that MasSachu
setts is doubtful, more than doubtful if she will ever
go Democratic so long political parties endure As
for Mainc-has the Democratic party studied the
latest election figures furnished by that State The
Fusionists of Lewiston, who nominated young Mr..
Garcelon for Mayor, were badly beaten by the Re
publicans. Hallowell, which ordinarily is Demo-
cratic elected Republican ticket. In Portland the
Republicans polled more votes than the "Citi-
zens" and Democratic organizations combined.
Guess that Maine will be just as doubtful" as
Massachusetts, next fall
Young America in Mississippi goes about these
days with pensvo expression on his face, with
quiver to his lip and sigh in his heart The Mis-
sis,ippi HOus of Representatives has passed bill
preventing the sale Of tobacco to minors without
an order from their parents or guardians
The last Boston murder is as mysterious as many
which have preceded it. woman III broad day
light, at o'clock in the morning, in the entry of
her own house, is fatally stabbed. Thus far the
murderer remains undiscovered. and we may say
unsupported. Allan FairclouPh, who was thought to
have peculiar relations to the murdered woman, has
so clearly shown an aib that he quite cleared from
any suspicious which may have been entertained
against him. Her brother. also suspected, has like
wise proved an alibi. Important points are that
Mrs Bell the murdered woman, did not 1--we with
her husband; he has been reported dead, but about
this there have been doubts; and that several
attempts have been made to abduct the child of
Mrs. Bell, presumably in the interest of the
relatives of tho husband certain property,
upOn his demise would be inherited by that child.
Officers saw the murderer as he left Kirlland-st,
and will be able, should he be caught, to identity
him. Altogether, here is tangled yarn, though tho
Boston detectives may unravcl the mystery. The
most obvious comment on the matter Is that these
mysterious murders have for some years past been
somewhat common IN Boston and its vicinity. Does
the activity of the Boston police compel those in
tending homicide there to such remarkable
precautions that they are with difficulty detected
More than half the murders iii New-lork are
the evident result of sudden passion or of inebrey
and are pcrpctrated with little or no effort ut con-
ccalment In the quiet, religious, law-abiding city
of Boston there seems to be difference.
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