Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-10


THE FINANCES.
Another point DIR. Fauntleroy makes
clear which was muddled in campaign
times for political purposes. is the oft
repeated charge that the Democratic ad
ministrat1on turned out in 1882, left the
Asylum swamped in debt. The annual re
port shows just how much weight is to bt
given to that:
Nothing more is needed to explain lts
1.-THE bonded debt's] existence, as well az
chat of the floating debt, than to say that
the Legislature had failed to make any ap
preparation to the Asylum for two years
prior to October 1, 1881. This omission
left but two aternatives-either to close
the ASYLUM, or maintain it on borrowed
| 4llOney.
The Board of Directors who retired on
9th March, 1882, left to the credit of the
board fund at that date the sum of ST.
1856. Of that amount their successors
passed to the credit of their support &C.
count the sum of s6.761.01, turning over
the balance of 1874 81 to the credit Of their
''board and contingent account" October
| l, 1882. But no mention Is made, in their
report for 1882, of this offset to the
debts of the Asylum at the time they as
sumed control of its affairs. Nor IS any
mention made of draft On the Auditor
| of Public Accounts for $40, 900, paid
March %, 1882, These two sums amount
to SI7,545 a5 and were amply sufficient to
cover the whole debt left by the retiring
I administration, exclusive Of the bonded
debt, in the shape of negotiable notes held
| by the banks of StauntOn. In the report
the obviously erroneous statement is made
that 81 S37. S. of this floating debt is in
al, in bn tinn tn
| S52, 639 Is, out Of funds received after
April 1, 1882.
| The use of the above SUN of Sc, 761. OIL
enabled them to retain the whole of their
own collections on board account, during
the year 1872, to be passed at its close
to the credit of the support account OF
1928. The amount of these collections
) is stated in the report to have been So
1892. But that sum is the total amount
remaining October 1. 1882 to the credit
Of the combined BOARD and Contingent
Account 1t includes a sum Of ST. .2l5.-
| 16 which belonged to the patients cash
fund, and formed no part Of the income
of the Asylum. The balance. after de-
Quoting 81 ,215.16. is included in tbs $12,-
| 100 transferred, as stated in the report,
! from board to support account during the
fiscal year 1928.
| When the former Board went out April
18th. 1884, it left a balance to the incom-
ing Democratic Board of s4,5O1 .56. But
against that balances there was floating
debt of 81, 99O,43.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE
PATIENTS.
An analysis of the years statistics in
their totality discloses some interesting
facts which are worthy of your attention
and consideration. The total number of
| patients under Asylum treatment and
care during the year was six hundred and
sevenSy-two 1871, which is a larger num-
Der than the Asylum has ever before ac-
commodated during any year since its
opening On July "a, 1928. The explana-
ton of this actual as we'll as comparative
increase of patients, during the last year,
is to be found in the fact that three DOR
mitories, latterly used by male attendants
have been appropriated. as they formerly
were. to the use Of patients. 1t may be
pertinently said, in this connection. that
no additions for the accommodation Of
patients have been made to the Asylum
within the last two years. The accom-
modations found here on the 18th of April
were precisely the same as existed when
the retired administration assumed con-
troll On the 9th Of March, 1882
Matrimonial.
Edward Fl. Fisher, Esq, for many years
a prominent member of the Richmond
Dispatch staff, and now in the Office of the
First Auditor of Virginia, was married
on Wednesday last to Miss Lilly Leroy,
daughter Of L. P. Daingerfeld, Esq. The
ceremony took place at the country seat
of the BRIDES father, near this city, and
was performed by Rev. Richard II. Mason,
of Union, W. Va. an uncle of the bride.
The bride wore a fawn colored silk trim
med with plush of the same color. After
handsome dinner, partaken of by the
guests, who were confined to the particu-
lar friends of the families, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher took the afternoon express for
Washington. Capt. G.. Watt Taylor,
Chief Of the Richmond Fire Department,
acted as Mr.. Fishers best man. Among
the guests were the venerable George u.
Fisher, Esq, of Richmond, the father of
the groom, and Mrs. G. W. Camp, his
sister.
Cards are out for the marriage. in st.
Paul's church, at Augusta, Ga, on the
night of Wednesday, April 18th, of Edwin
Mygatt Taylor, Esq, of the well known
dry goods house Of Kayser, Shirley &
Taylor, of this city, to Miss Sarah Carter
Jessup, daughter of Mrs. VIM. g. Jessup,
of Augusta.
Cards are out for the marriage, at the
residence Of E. Hageman, Esq, in this
city, Tuesday, April 18th, of his daughter
Miss Hattie Hageman, to 3. Beecher,
Esq Of Richmond
Miss Carrie Getty, daughter Of Gen.
Getty, U. S. A., who has many friends
and connections in Staunton. was married
On Tuesday last at st. Johns Episcopal
Church IN Washington city, to Mr.. Chas.
Page Of New York.