Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-20
.CAROLINA'S INSANE.
Report Showing Statistics Of the
Asylum For Two Years.
OFFICIAL COMPARATIVE VOTE
For Governor and Chief Justice. Treasured
and Congressman in 1899 and 1904
Supreme Court Recess.

cial)-The report on the insane asylum
here for the two years ending November
Goth last shows that there are now 307
patients. Two years ago there were 800,
and during that period 81 males and 81
females were admitted, making total num-
Der under treatment AL. Ninety-six were
discharged cured, 20 as improved, on
probation. and AZ died. The death rate
Is only per cent, the average In this
country In asylums being per cent; and
"a per cent. Of those admitted recovered
their minds. the general average In asy-
lums being 35 per cent. The annual ap-
preparation for the asylum Is So. 800, and
the per capita cost is only Hsoa. this
including all their expenses Of mainte-
nance. clothing, &C., as well as repairs
Of the buildings. During the year new
building containing wards for 70 females
and a congregate dlning-room large
enough to accommodate go females has
been completed at a cost of sl6,SS0. The
legislature appropriated Hi,5o0 for II, but
By an unfortunate oversight failed to
make provision for furnishing, and con-
sequently 1t Is as yet unoccupled. To
equip and light 1t and 10 provide for the
3S2 patients who can then be treated viii
cost s65,2i5, or $l5,6i5 in addition to the
regular annual appropriation. The male
patients now work In the farm, garden,
and grounds, and are greatly benefited
thereby. The women work in the laun-
dry, but they need exercise. as the men
under its influence are improving more
rapidly than the women.
THE VOTE COMPARED.
The Secretary OF State to-day issued a
leaflet giving the official comparative vote
for the Governor and Chief Justice and
Treasurer and members OF Congress in
1889 and 1894. For Chief Justice, 1884,
james f.. Shepherd OemocraD got 1853;
w. T. Faircloth 0usionisO, 1884. For
Treasurer, S. Med. Tate DemocraO got
12s,729, and w. II. Worth Gusioniso,
1882.
In 1892 Elias Carr DemocraD, for Gov
ernor, got 1859; d. NJ. Furches Repub-
lican), 9i6S4: w. =. Exurn PopulisD, A.
sl0 ]. II. Templeton QrohibitionisD. 2,4j1.
For congressman In 1894 the vote was:
First District. Branch OemocraO, 1855;
Skinner fusIonist), 1850. Second, Wood
ward DemocraO, H.7f; Cheatham QRe-
publcan). 9,A3; Freeman Populiso. 5,3lt.
Third, Shaw DemocraD, 1869; Spears
(Republlcan) 5,f66: Thompson QusionisD.
9,7O5. Fourth, Cooke DemocraD. li,3S5;
Stroud (fusionist) 1861. Fifth, Graham
Democrap. 14046; Settle Republican).
1884; Merritt PopulisD, 2,l0i; Holt Pro-
hlbltionlst) 2l3 Sixth, Lockhart Demo
craD, 1886; Martin fusionisO, B,5o2.
Seventh, Henderson Oemocrao, B.lZi;
Shuford fusionisD, 1888. Eighth, Bower
DemocraD, 1881 Linney 0usionisO. b.
~ Tl.v :.
Pearson 0usioniso. l6,S69
FIFTY CENTS AN ACRE.
The option given by the State Board
Of Education to Hon. Charles NJ. Sted-
man on all the swamp-lands Is at a rate
of 80 cents an acre.
Twenty thousand bulbs have just been
PLANTED at the State experiment station
here; among these being 5000 Of the white
lily.
As vet no decision has been filed in
the extremely-important building-and-
loan-association case now before the SUI
nreme Court, The court has taken a
rec sss until December 9th. when IL VIII
meet for the purpose OF filing opinions.
Trhtse are 10 be rendered In about forty
cases. Not over six Of these will go over
until the next term. IL the Justices can
agree. there will be a decision In the
buildlng-and-ioan case, in which the old
Dominion Building and Loan Association
is concerned.
The news published this morning that
IL was reported that the Southern ran
way had bought the Seaboard AIRLINE
was a great surprise. People did not know
whether to believe it or not Your cor
respondent called at the office OF VICE
President A. Il. Andrews OF the southern
but found he was In Washington. Chiei-
Clerk Miller said he was surprised at
the news, and had never heard anything
OF the matter until he saw the press DIS
patch to-day.
ELECTIONS CERTIFIED.
Yesterday the Secretary OF State certi-
fed 10 Governor Carr the election OF
Judges Faircloth, Furches, Clark, and
Montgomery. of the Supreme Court;
Judges L. w. Timberlake, w. 5. OBJ.
Robinson, A. A. Gable, II. G. Starbuck,
l.. Green, and w. l.. Norwood; sohci-
tors w. ]. Leary, Sr, w. Il. Daniel, j. r.
Woodard, L. w. Pou, w. i. Bynum, Jr.'
NJ. C. Richardson. n. A. Mclean j. o.
Hatton, NJ. L. Mott j. +. Spainhour'
J. l.. Webb, and G.. A. Jones. The Cover
nor to-day notified all these that upon re-
ceipt of the required fees the certlnca'es
OF tleGliOu VIII Dt oCHh tHSN''
Rev. c.. III. Martin, fusion congressional
nominee in the Sixth District, Is getting
up evidence In his contest for the seat OF
j. A Lockhart. Democrat.
1t is said the stone for the North caro-
lima Confederate monument Will DC
shipped from Mt. Airy next Monday.
SISTERS Welded.
At Henderson to-day, Mr.. I. +. POOL
of Mt. Airy, and Miss Sallie Wyche were
married. They left at once for Green's
boro', where this evening MISS Martna
Wyche, a teacher in Greensboro fe-
male College. was married to Mr.. Gran
willie Craddock, OF South Boston, Va The
brides are sisters.
Last night, in Mecklenburg county,
Frank Matthews, a farmer. was robbed
of 81, 900. lie had hidden the money uhder
some boxes In his store.
shipkeepers. three in number. have ar
rived at Wilmington, to care Tor the
nayal-reserve monitor Nantucket.