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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-11-26
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The proprletors Of the following daily newspapers
huve gv,ituitousIy supplied the Asylum with copies OF
tholr Issues: THE kLGIsTER and the Evening Rec
ord, Columbia the Ne,CS and Courier, (harleston.
The weekly newspapers published throughout the
State nre we'll represented the table Of the Asylum
reading room.
The tables appended TO the report give in detail oil
facts as to the patients, their residence, matters in
connection with their support and much other data.
The largest number Of patients admitted during
the year was between the ages of thirty and forty
years. One hundred and seventeen were single, l45
married, thirty five widowed, and eleven unknown.
Two hundred and twelve had but one attack prevors
to entering the asylum; oil but fourteen had 9ccupa
tons Fur all but SIS cases, causes arc assigned. One
hundred and ity-fve had the disease only three
months before admission. Ninety.one eases were
acute, IS recurrent 81 epeptc. p acute nelancholla
rcasop restored, most of them In from toS months
time The number of deaths, and the reports of the
chaplain and matrun conclude the paper.
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EscurArrp ESTATE T. srgcy BURTON.

On Januarg 49, 1891, received from A. W. Jones,
auditor ALbeville County, and ex.oitico escheator,
sl954 % as The sum of esohea.r estate OF 7. Stacy
Burton rs by his statement on iile in this Office.
took the liberty of placing this amount in one Of our
best sayings banks NJ interest while "waitns needed
instructions from the Legislature ms to what DISPOSE
tnn 10 make OF II.
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The Australian Ballot system seems
to work satisfactorily in the United
States wherever tried.
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OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER,

From the statements exhibits given in this report
an idea can be formed Of the condition U the 1nan
cal affairs Of this State.
No one can say that they in an cmincntly salts
factory condition The f:cal year ~as Eegun with
cash liabilities amounting TO S4sg19i 81 and with
cash assests only $I93 D.? and with merely 1928 to
the credit OF the general fund and ayailal1 for the
current expenses of the Government.
Notwilhstrndn. the facts just stated and the fur
ther circumstance that the receipts from phosphate
royalty lr OIL $j9 G3G Co. as compared with the pre-
celln. year, and that $4,000 Of the receipts ui
the fiscal year just c!osc were applied TO a.mcn, {"
debts oI preceding year, fortunately We have been
able to meet every demand made upor the treasury.
We have paid the loan negotiated under act of the
Legislature by the last Administration, amounting
with interest to $4,000. md also every calm against
the State rs 1t WAS presented, without reorling 10 Il
loan except in one small instance
A loan of $500 was obtained from the Central Nat
| ional Bank with which 20 purchase Blue II prI
cent bonds and certificates of stuck needed for ur0s
of exchange, and which purchase not technically
provided for IN the appropriation of $ltn for the pur
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Lunatic Asylum
The State.

The sixty-eighth annual rcpolt of the Board of Re
gent. and superintendent OF the State Lunatic asy-
lum was made public yesterday. 1t is one of the
most important of all the annual repurts. giving nn
exhaustive resume of the treatment OF til. States
insane.
The number of patients treated during the year
was ,l32. or these, f3S remain at the asylum.
The Gust per capita has been 3G. cents daily. In
compliance with the law 33 harmless insane persons
have been returned to the various counties. Some
of the counties have renonstrated saying they have
no aims house. The suggestion Is made that the
laws of admission Of patients be amended as asked
by the superintendent and the counties be Innde to
pay into the State Treasury part of the mante-
nance of their beneficiary patients"
An option has been obtained on piece oil land
near by, upon which to erect buildings for the coll
ored male uratics II the Legislature should go de-
eide.
The report says that "thc various departments of
the asylum have been conducted in measure, to the
satisfaction of the Regents"
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 81, 1901.
To His Excelcncy 3. R. Tman, Governor of South
Carolina.
SIR: The Board of Regents of the South Carroll.
m Lunatic Asylum have the honor to submit to your
Excellency the annual report with the accompanying
vouchers
We wond respectfully direct yonr attention to The
number Of patients treated during the year, which
was 1,l32 The number now remaining in the Asy-
lum Is 1885,
The cost per capita has been 365 cents per day anu
for the year Sl33.42
In compliance with the law we have returned 70
the various Counties such harmless Insane as could be
cared for ut h0me or in Aims llolses numbering In
all 80. OF these three have been returned. Some 0l
the Counties have demonstrated, saying they have ho
| Alms House, and can make no provision for them
1t would be well for all the Counties to organize Als
Houses, and make them sesuslaining, which Is en-
tirely practicable.
We would respectfully suggest that the law OF ad
mission of patients be aInenned as asked by the u
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when the asylum is too crowded to receive recent ca

when the asylum is too crowded to receive recent Ca
1T has never been The intention of the managers OF
the asylum criticize any particular class or classes
u! persons concerned in committing patients to this
institution. But there certainly must be lack ot mp.
probation of the purposes # The asylum 20 well rs
disregard lnr the rights of individual, when two
little sisters aged seven and nine years. respectively
sent here at the time rs Insane, when suffer-
Ing from chDrra or 81. Nitnss dance; or when the
father of sixleen-year old bny who had been iiutic
from his urth year. allowed to think that his
sons mind could hr restored by treatment here.
While instances of this kind are far from uncommon
yuur bonr might again call the attention OF the Leg
islature To the sihtnlc which has operated well in
Alabama enabling its asylum to receive only proper
cases. This law provides that before any patient Is
sent to the insane hospital full and explicit answers
TO the intc'rUcatnries must he forwarded to the
superintendent of sald hospital and notice received
from him that said patient can be admitted"
COUNTY SUPPORT.
Under this head Dr. Babcock considers the meth.
ods Of maintaining patients IN the States "where the
State does not pay the whole amount for the support
of beneficiary PATIENTS" In New York public pa
ents are maintained at rate not exceeding the ac-
ual cost, and 1t Is charged To the patients county
In Pennsylvania and Maine the counties required
tn make snch payments. lie makes this recOrmen- :
datiOn: "lf such plan meets with your approval
the suggestion might be made to the General ASSEM-
bly, to consider the advisibity of having the COM
issionrrs of every county pay for each of lis benef
ciary patient porliun-say One-haf--of the actual
expense through their treasurer into the State
Iry In this way the ability Of the friends or rea.
ves Of patients to contribute 10 their support will
be called to the attention OF the county officers more
orclby than appears to have been possiblc BY exist.
ing laws while the state treasury will be relieved of
part Of the burden, and at the same time greater
discrimination regards "proper eases will be en-.
forced. This will divide beneficiary paticuts into two
distinct classes: ~ County patients, or those who
r1o f,r
support upon the communities n which they live
(2j State patients those who have not established
claims upon any community by birth or legal resi-.
dencc
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misfortune. 1t would be worse than blum
der which could not be retrieved; 1t would be-
crime against ourselves. With the mate
rials already on hand under the control or the
Clemson Trustees, with an appropriation Ol
$4,000, supplemented by voluntary contribu-
tious and the aid Of puhlic-spiri,ed citizens,
the State conld make at least Il respectable
exhibit; and whatever other economies In
public expenditures the General Assembly
may determine upon Tin all Of which Shall
hertily jcin.) desire 10 soy In all earnest
ness that a failure to have the State properly
represented ut Chicago would be un act OF
parsimony that would cause us TO blush. l
-Sonld, therefore, urge the election or 4p-
pointment OF q proper Commission to take
charge of the matter and see that South Gar
olina shall occupy her proper place among
her sisters.
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TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES.

"Wishing to improve the standard of service in the
care of the insane, and recognizing the great and
wde-s spread demand for skilled nurses. your board
has determined to establish training school for nr-
seS.
AS apprchend your intention, 1t is to establish
school not merely for the instruction Of attendants
on the insane but 10 lit young women, as In general
hospitals, to undertake nursing In all Its 6raLches
Nurses who enter the school will be regarded COM
ing here. at themselves for an honorable Calling ms
well as to assist in caring for the sick aud afflicted In
this asylum"
Dr. Babcock says occasional lecturers by members
Of the staff will be given on mental symptoms etc
Wth this broader conception of the needs Of the Asy-
lum and of the State the course of instruction has
been prepared. The plan Mt first will be to give the
female attendants now In the service Of the nstitu'
ton the option of erng the school, but hereafter
all newly engaged attendants will he required to be-
gin probaioners in the school. The course OF in
stsuc,iOn will be simple direct and practicable as pos.
siblc. and will include in addition daily training In
ward duties, q recitation from approved textbooks
and lecture from member Of the Asylum medical
staff every week. Examinations 10 test the proHci-
ency Of the nurses will be held from time to-
The estimated first years expenses are about
1900.
WORK SHOP FOR PATIsNTs.
In September ON experienced instructor was put In
charge OF work shop for white male patients. II is
encouraging be nbc to report that they are show
Ing much interest in the worl and almost daily Access
si0ns are made to the ranks of workers.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Treasurer's report gives in detail tho
receipts and expenditures Tor tho year.
1t shows balance to credit from last
year. !l,Elt ~
Additional appropriation for maintenance. 1OO,0OO w
Receipts from patients and other sources.. 1l42S O6
Giving MS the total income ........... Sl22,Gi9 Is
Deduct for maintenance. .......sl13, 5f3 u ~
Deficit Regents Account........ l64 ID ll3,iUo 81
Leaves .alance to credit s.935 70
This amount the board has thought best 70 apply as
follows:
Farm rements.........."... $1,000 90
Bal % for purchase Of dry goodsGc a5 70
If we now consider the cost per capita, We
find that the gross amount expended on :, 70 20 70
But out of this fund was paid for cxtraor-
dinarY expenses:
Permanent lmprovements.....".. 1891 g
For coa s9l-s2..-..-".........". 429S Z6
For loos AZ i1''7. o'
Which deducted leaves as current expenses lOO6OO %
Divided by TH, the average number Of pa
ita ~ 1888 ~
Divided by 365, gives the daily per capita. 36i
If $lQ053.04 amount paid by private pa.
tiens, be deducted from $lO0,6O0pO,
we have as the annual per capita cost
- to 5i;: i1s State for sa,'s MaA'soanee us IS S
ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR.
have been instructed to estimate for maintenance
$l0OOOo. The appropriations applied for viii be; ~
For in. urauce 6600 90
| Mileage and per diem of Regents."....". 2,l0O w
Training School ior Nurses wv W W
For patients library loo w
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miscellaneous.
THE DIRECT TAX.

now beg 10 call your attention to some
matters ofmino or Importance: as briefly as
can TO give you clear in formation.
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SUPERINTENDENT nAucocK's REPORT.

SUPERINTENDENT BADCoCK's REPORT.
Il. his report to the Regents Superintendent Bah
cuck says: At the beginning OF the year there We're
rrrscnt IIS patients-3s9 male and $50 female. Or
ttrsc 40 we're white. and 333 colored. There were
absent triil fUrty-thrcc. During the year 81 |
admitted, and The number under treatment lo-
The highest number OF patients was 81 and the low
est 30. There discharged 3si OF whom u were
ciussed rs recovered. 81 improved. unimprnvrd;
A were removed, cloped 159 died; ~ are absent
nn trial. The result Ut The end of the year Is lbs pa
tirnts, 3GS male and $40 female, of whom I23 are
white and 3l5 cOlUrct.
"Compared with last year. II less were admitted.
81 more discharged, 81 more under treatment, ~
more discharged rs recovered anG3 more died. In
addition tn the IS absent trial ut the beginning Of
the year, 10 released on probation. VI these
81 were discharged rs recovered 80 Ms improved, i
unimproved, ~ returned, and 81 are still out. There
has been no epidemic disease OI serious nature. Dur
ing the spring munps were prevalent.
| ION March lG,h, white female patient committed
suicide by hanging. She had been here about two
months and had manifested no suicidal tendency.
The verdict of the cUrOncrs jury rXoneratcd the oil.
GERS and nurses of the Asylum. Among 50 large III
insane population, strive us we may to prevent them
such unfortunate accidents seem inevitable.
The following table shows the r5 s eapta pit est i"r
al9i2l; IT'S, $500; 'Is-79, $lIG,225; $50.
SI55.7S; 'sD--Sl, $l;a24 SIS. al4l.94:; SIS
$ilG5l 'S:,-sl. sl42.7s; 's4-s5, $l46s+; s5-sG
sllOaI: s6-s7, $I3r 80 SIS, $ll059; SIS?
according To the census 0f lssl there were IN
this State :. total of l.l2 Insane and l.5so diolic
Under date OF October Ii. le9 4. +. Chis, actin.
supcrinrnlrni of census. writes me that the present
number of insane IN South Carolina. rs shown by The
present crnsus is 196, and the number of diotic U
These are the on facts that have rs yet been tabu-
lated relative Ia this class and the same are liable To
slight revision. II is probable thatrcrision Will dem
onlratc that this estimate is too low, since 1t Is n
credible that the insane population ni this Stale Is
now nearly 200 less than II WAS ten years uE" II W.
nc cpt these figures the intcrestIn. fact presents IT,,
eli that according to the statistics there are III per
snn:-nol including all epeplics-to whom the lsJ
lum is open.
MANAGEMENT OF THE ASYLUM.
"FrnIn time to time when the Ovrr-crowdr' c0ndi
tiun uf the syum has demanded It, the commissions
crs of the several counties have been requested L
remove their harmless cases in accordance with Sec
,on 1893 of Genera, States. During TN
past year when rec1tfse again had 10 this meas
nrc. most of the county commissioners complied VIII
the law and Removed tlr puticn;S poUr houses al
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The United States Congress, by Act of March
2, 1891; has refunded the direct tax collected
from some OF our citizens during and imme-
dia,eiy "a fterihe war. The amount involved
isubout S92210O which Is to he received by
the State in trust for the parties who paid it.
twill lie necessary for legislation on the part
of the General Assembly, to accept the trust :
and that some provision be made for It's
speedy and proper distribution After careful
Investigation, and consultation with an attor.
ney who Is familiar with the matter,-n Bill
has been prepared providing for the appoint
ment of special referee or commissioners,
who shall obtain the necessary information
from the archives at Washington and act as
T the States age nj In paying all claimants who
can present the necessary proofs. The Bill
has been carefully drawn and appears to cover
ell the points,
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The irres larties that have been thus revealed
suggest tu my mind that sonc changes should be
made In uur sy stem of county collections and dis
bursements, and while il may have Objectionable
features am now of the opinion that one dis
bursting officer for,the State would remedy the ex-
listing difficulties and Irregularities.
slight increase OF the force (cerica In the Office
of comItroller general wund enable the work to
be done and nearly every county in the State hay
Ing State repositories in them the general public
would not be incouvenienced additional expenses
be incurred by such system OF county and school
disbursements.
The peniten,iary, Sinking Fund commission and
other institutions vi the State under tho low collect
and disburse money. The adiatant and inspector
general dsbursss the money appropriated for the
ma litis when hs Is not bonded officer. The habit
Of extending The time for the payment of taxes
operates injuriously upon the annual settlements
required BY law. The time should be fixed at about
the first of january for the payment of taxes with
out penalty and not inferred with except In ex-
traordinary cases.
The system of ono disbursing Office would save
the expenses and time necessary to send the comp.
troller general to the thirty live counties In the
State and make his oversight continuous or daily In
stead Of as now only ut the annual settlements.
There is also an old balance due In Kershaw CouB-
ty, coming over, however, from compromise OF
matters there In the settlement for the preceding
yeur. The grand jury Of this county has taken the
matter in hand nnder order Of court and speedy ad'
justmeat is hoped for.
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WORK SHOP FOR PArIsNTs.

In September ON experienced instructor was put In
charge Of work shop for white male patients. 1t is
encouraging to be nblc to report that they are show
Ing much interest In the WORK. and almost daily Access
sions are made to the ranks of workers.
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LlAMSEUEG COUNTIES.

By virtue Of the Act passed at the last session Of
the Legislature caused survey tn be made ul the
boundary line between the Counties Of Flurence and
W williamsburg, rs directed In the Act. A map thereof
is OH ic In this office.
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ANNUAL SETTLEMENTS.

AS required by law have personally attended to
and made the annual settlements in each county
except in few co1ntes where secured the services
of competent agent to make such settlement for
me.
These settlements in many respects, in several Of
the counties, have not proved satisfactory. Nu-
merous errors detected, and In some cases In
excusabe Irregularities found, and In others
shortage of accounts Of treasrers; and in coun-
.y (UnUn) entertainments of the school funds were
discovered. This case has been turned over to the
courts Us required by law for strict investigation and
action. The errors detected have been corrected,
and all monies placed In the public treasury, except
In Charleston where there is due from State taxes
s4s035. from county taxes S49l276. and school and
poll s., ,s921S, total of SS,i6529; and In sunter
county $6l7 from State taxes, $50. 80 FROM cdnn.
ty taxes, and from school aud poll S26294, total ot
$99SS2; md In Union counly $4l5,30 from State
taxes, making total Of S96QS9l due these respec-
tive funds from the three counties named.
The balance from union county grows out OF the
county treasurer presenting receipt Us voucher
which properly belonged 20 aud had been allowed
In the settlement for lSsSS9.
Information comes to ME that county treasurers
in como cases depusit county and school funds
in bank and receive thereof small rate OF interest
ON such deposit, and often parties holding clnims
agains: these funds are told that no money is on
hand to pay them.
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The number of charters applied for and issued
from this Office during the fiscal year far exceeds That
Of any previous year. Gee Exhibit G, page 81.
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REAPPoRTIoNMENT.

) The United States census of 1850 having
been completed as far as the tables OF popu la
tfonS are concerned, 1t will be necessary TO
the House OF Representatives. In this con-
nect{ou desire TO call attention 90 this mat
ter of redistricting the Congressional Dis
tricts. Our State has been held up 10 scorn In
the National Congress because OF what Is
known as the .black district" This gerry
mander, by whiclf n district was formed COM
posed almost entirely of bleck voters-a dis.
trict the.tlk Q OF which was never seen before.
and which should never be seen again-can
have no excuse for longer existence. We
have no reason TO dread a return Of negro or
Republican rule in South Carolina, and there
is now no reason,sif there ever existed any .
gWhyiour Congressional Districts shou Id not
be arranged in reasonably compact shape.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-19

u'he commissioners and directors are
now in position to talk definitely upon
the task of beginning work, and they ex-
pect to begin constructing the bridge
approaches by September.
The necessary capital, 100000, 900,
has been subscribed by syndicate of
capitalists of this city and New Jersey,
and the New Jersey commission will
meet next week to effect a permanent
organization. When this has been done
the company will be incorporated under
the laws of both New York and New
Jersey. The work of construction will
then Immediately be begun.
The bridge and approaches will be the
means of establishing freight and coal
docks at Port Morris, the western end Of
Long Island Sound, where vessels can be
loaded without having to pass through
Hell Gate and around the city of New
York to Perth Amboy or Elizabethport,
N. J. All of the railroad cars now
transported on floats by the river can be
run over the bridge.
The length of the main span of the
bridge will be over half a mile long, as
the laws will not permit the construc-
ton of pier in the river, rs it would be
to a certain extent an obstruction to
navigation. The towers will be of steel
and over 500 feet high. The bridge is to
be not less than 150 feet above high
votpr