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Banks. For the condition of the banks in Louisiana in Dec. 1859, see ante, p. 231. The following table shows the condition of the New Orleans banks, in the particulars stated, at the given dates:

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12,684,493

6,247,679 16,913,739

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18,634,358 5,699,818
18,144,431 6,073,413 13,656,053 6,158,874 17,944,041

Louisiana Penitentiary, Baton Rouge.-Prisoners in confinement December 31, 1858, 326 ; received to Dec. 31, 1859, 78; in all, 404. Discharged by expiration of sentence, 57; by pardon, 8; by death, 9; in all, 74. Leaving in prison, Dec. 31, 1859, 330,-221 whites, 2 of whom were females, 93 colored men, and 16 colored females; and of these 108 were slaves. Of the 330 in prison there were committed for murder 83; manslaughter, 40; stabbing, 10; shooting, 7; poisoning, 3; attempt to kill, 7; attempt to poison, 5; rape, 2; attempt to commit rape, 5; assaulting white persons, 24; arson, 23; robbery, 14; larceny, 44; burglary, 16; horse stealing, 7; negro stealing, 11; aiding slaves to escape, 2; counterfeiting, 7. 205 were natives of the United States, and 125 of other countries. Of the foreigners, 53 were born in Ireland, 20 in Germany, 12 in France, and 10 in Spain. The prisoners are engaged in manufacturing cotton and bricks. The net profits of the business of the Institution in 1859 were $ 13,911.27. Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum. - This institution is at Baton Rouge, and embraces both a "mute department" and a "blind department." There were 76 pupils (43 males and 33 females) in the institution during the year 1859. Of these 62 were deaf mutes, and 14 were blind. All the deaf and dumb of the State, between 8 and 30 years of age, and all the blind between the ages of 7 and 25, are entitled to an education, free of charge for board or tuition, in this institution. Pupils from other States will be admitted upon the payment of $250 per annum in advance.

Insane Asylum, Jackson. - December 31, 1858, there were 137 patients in the asylum, 80 males and 57 females; admitted during the year, 97, 65 males and 32 females; whole number, 234. Discharged during the year, recovered, 34, 24 males and 10 females; improved, 6; died, 37, 28 males and 9 females; in all 77, leaving in the Asylum, Dec. 31, 1859, 157, 86 males and 68 females. The whole number of patients since the opening of the institution is 851, of whom 225 were discharged recovered, 58 improved, 37 eloped, and 374 died. Of this whole number, 803 were from Louisiana, and 48 from other States. The receipts for the year 1859 were $31,166.93, being balance of previous year, $5,706 09; from State Treasury, $ 18,750, and from pay patients, $6,710.84. The expenditures were $31,128.61.

Charity Hospital at New Orleans. - During the year 1859, 12,775 patients (10,785 males, 1,990 females) were admitted into the Hospital, 11,257 (9,507 males, 1,750 females) were discharged as cured, and 1,321 (1,092 males, 229 females) died. Remaining under treatment January 1, 1860, 730. Of the deaths, 250 were from consumption, 146 from diarrhoea, 90 from dysentery, 84 from yellow fever, 99 from typhoid, 50 from delirium tremens.

Of the patients admitted, 10,753 were natives of foreign countries, 2,011 of the United States, and 11 unknown. There were 110 births in the Hospital during the year. The cost of the maintenance of the Hospital for the year, for all purposes, was $76,875.94. Its receipts, including former balance, were $76,512.94. The capitation tax on passengers for the use of the Hospital amounted to $14,130.10, and the tax on balls and concerts to $3,970.25. $6,253 was paid by patients, $ 40,000 was given by the State, and $5,000 received from the Board of Health.

State Census. - The Auditor's report for 1859 gives as the population of the State, 318,837 free whites; 18,149 free colored persons, and 282,776 slaves; in all, 619,776.

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Capital, Augusta. Area, 35,000 sq. m. Population, 1860, 619,958.

Government for the Year ending the 1st Wednesday in January, 1862.

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Lewis D. Moore,
Nathan Dane,
John L. Hodgdon,
B. W. Norris,
Thomas W. Hix,
Henry M. Harlow,
Seth Scammon,
E. P. Weston,

Gilman Turner,
Robert Goodenow,
William S. Cochran,
John A. Goodenow,
James M. Lincoln,
James G. Blaine,

Charles A. Miller,

of Bangor,

of Skowhegan,
of Rockland,
of Augusta,
of Saco,

1,200

Ward. of St. Prison, “ Sup't of Insane Hospital, 1,000 Sup't of State Reform School, 1,500 Sup't of Common Schools, 1,000 [and not over $400 for travelling expenses. of Augusta, Sup't of Pub. Buildings, $1.25 per day. of Farmington,

of Gorham,

of Waldoboro',
of Alfred,*

of Bath,

Bank Commissioners.

Pres. of Senate, $300, or $4 per day.
Secretary of the Senate.

of Augusta, Speaker of the House, $300 for 75 days.

of Rockland, Clerk of the House.

Councillors. - Jared Fuller, of East Corinth; Frederick Robie, of Gorham; Benjamin D. Metcalf, of Damariscotta; Lewis D. Wadsworth, Jr., of Pembroke; George A. Frost, of Sanford; Joseph N. Dennis, of East New Portland; Washington Wilcox, of Monmouth.

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* In the session of 1860 the officers of the Legislature were, President of Senate, T. H. Marshall, of Belfast; Secretary, James M. Lincoln, of Bath; Speaker of the House, F. A. Pike, of Calais; Clerk, Charles A. Miller, of Rockland.

Jonas Cutting,
Seth May,
Woodbury Davis,
J. H. Drummond,
Wales Hubbard,

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of Portland, Attorney-General, Jan. 1862, 1,000 of Wiscasset, Reporter of Decisions,

1,000 The State is divided into three Judicial Districts, denominated the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts; and for the purpose of hearing and determining questions of law and equity, the terms are held for these districts, instead of being held, as heretofore, in the several counties. These terms are held annually in Portland for the Western, in Augusta for the Middle, and in Bangor for the Eastern District. The other cases are tried, as heretofore, in the several counties where they are commenced.

Municipal and Police Courts.

Samuel Titcomb, of Augusta; Spencer A. Pratt, of Bangor; Jacob Smith, of Bath; Joseph Williamson, Jr., of Belfast; Henry Orr, of Brunswick; Luther Brackett, of Calais; William Palmer, of Gardiner; Samuel K. Gilman, of Hallowell; L. D. M'Lane, of Portland; John M. Meserve, of Rockland; William Berry, of Biddeford; and John Smith of Lewiston, are Judges at those places respectively. Some are paid by salaries, others by fees.

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Amount of expenditures from January 1, 1859, to December 31, 1859,
Balance, December 31, 1859,

$ 431,700.49 76,368.52 508,069.11

394.008 98 $114,060.13

The amount of cash actually on hand, December 31, 1859, has been found to he $25,782.34. The late treasurer, B. D. Peck, is said to be a defaulter to the amount of

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Cont'g't fund of Governor & Council, 3,991.27 To Indians and Indian fund,

Salaries of State officers,

Clerks in public offices,

Rolls of accounts,

Printing and stationery,

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Costs in criminal prosecutions,

State Prison,

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11,000 00 Public debt paid,

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1,792.03 Interest on public debt, 11,583 00 Teachers' Conventions,

Insane Hospital and insane paupers, 16,261.26 Bank Commissioners, .

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$ 1,681.54 31,175.00

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1,805.00 Northeastern boundary, 72,946.95 Massachusetts claim,

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Public Debt. -The public funded debt of the State, January 1, 1860, was $699,000. There are besides funds to the amount of $338,386.85, held in trust by the State, and for which the State must provide the payment of interest. There are other liabilities to the amount of $ 135,014 01. A recent amendment of the Constitution limits the State indebtedness at any one time, to be afterwards created, to $300,000. The amount over this sum is the balance of the old debt. The resources of the State at the same date consisted of, — cash. $25,782.34; due on State taxes, $210,353.54; land office, $ 132,932; in all, $ 464,094.34. The State also owns about 3,190,000 acres of public lands.

School Fund. - The permanent school fund is $149,035.48, with a prospective increase from the sales of 487,567 acres of reserved lands, 20 per cent of all moneys hereafter accruing from the sales of all unsold public lands, and nearly $30,000 due on notes given for school lands. The amount apportioned for the year ending April 1, 1858, was $82,698.77. The bank tax for the support of schools is one per cent on their capital. The apportionment is made ratably among towns making returns. Towns are obliged by law to raise annually an amount of school money equal to 60 cents for each inhabitant.

School Statistics for the Year ending April 1, 1859. — Of the 395 towns and 93 plantations in the State, returns were received from 389 towns and 69 plantations. There were 4,141 school districts, and 388 parts of districts; number of children in the State between 4 and 21, 239,796; scholars in summer schools, 134,329; average number, 101,737; scholars in winter schools, 153,063; average, 118,063; ratio of attendance throughout the year to the whole number of scholars, 46 per cent; male teachers, 2,814; female teachers, 4,434; average wages, exclusive of board, males per month $ 21.15, females per week $2.04. Average length of all the schools for the year, 20.8 weeks. Amount raised for schools by taxes, $405,063.54, being $59,134 74 more than the law requires. Amount received from State school funds, $ 80,294.60; from local funds, $ 16,060.01; expended for private schools, $27,438.62; school-houses built during the year, 115; cost, $ 61,851. Aggregate expended for school purposes, $ 617,889.48. Good school-houses, 1,892; poor do. 1,970; estimated value of all the school-houses, $1,116,766. Amount of school money raised per scholar, $1.63; received from the State, $0.339. 15 Teachers' Conventions, of one week each, were held in the several counties during the year, and were attended by 1,706 (791 males and 915 females) teachers. The legislature of 1860 repealed the law providing for county conventions of teachers. They enacted that the sum of $3,600 should be appropriated annually, to be divided in sums of $200 among eighteen seminaries or academies named in the act, if they severally complied with the conditions of the statute. A normal school

is to be kept in each institution during the spring and fall terms, of not less than eleven weeks each. Applicants for admission are to be examined, and if they can be qualified as teachers by two terms of further instruction, they can be admitted. The males admitted pay $1, and the females 50 cents each, in full for tuition for the term.

Banks. -The banks are required to report semiannually, in January and June, to the Secretary of State. They also report their condition monthly, except in January and June, and their returns are published monthly in the State paper. For their condition near Jannary, 1860, see ante, p. 331.

Insane Hospital, Augusta. — Henry M Harlow, Superintendent and Physician, Theodore C. Allan, Treasurer and Steward. Nov. 30th, 1858, there were in the Hospital 208 patients, 117 males and 91 females; received during the year, 149, 81 males and 68 females, in all 357. 120 (71 males and 49 females) have been discharged; of whom 58 (38 males and 20 females) were recovered, 22 (11 males and 11 females) improved, 23 (10 males and 13 females) unimproved, and 17 (12 males and 5 females) died; remaining 237 (127 males and 110 females). Of those admitted, 46 men and 36 women were married; 32 men and 26 women were unmarried; 4 were widowers, and 5 were widows. Supposed causes of insanity of those admitted during the year, ill health, 27; intemperance, 14; puerperal, 10; domestic trouble, 11; religious excitement, 3; business and loss of property, 3; masturbation, 3; spiritualism, 4; unknown, 32. Of those remaining, 52 are foreigners and non-residents, and receive their entire support from the State, and 130 are indigent and receive State aid. Receipts for the year, $32,421.39. Expenditures, $32,726.00. Since opening the Hospital in 1840 there have been 2,127 patients admitted, and 1,890 discharged. Of the latter 871 have recovered 369 were improved; 383 unimproved; and 267 died. The price of board is $2.50 a week, and a bond must be given in the sum of $200 for the payment of all dues to the institution. The institution will accommodate 250 patients. The number of insane persons in the State is estimated at between 1,300 and 1,400.

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State Prison, Thomaston. Number of convicts, December 31, 1858, 128; received up to December 31, 1859, 48; discharged during the same period, by expiration of sentence 20, by pardon 27, by death 3, by escape 1, and removal to Insane Hospital, 1, in all 52; leaving 121 in prison. 62 were committed for larceny, 2 for manslaughter, 10 for murder, 12 for arson, 2 for malicious burning, 2 for rape, 2 for assault with intent to ravish, 16 for burglary, 2 for robbery, 2 for adultery. 5 convicts are under sentence of death. The labor of a portion of the convicts is let by contract to be employed in the wheelwright business, and that of another portion for shoemaking, others are employed in blacksmithing and coopering. Most of those not so employed make baskets. Since July 2, 1824, 1,353 prisoners have been received. Of these there have been discharged, by expiration of sentence 903, pardon 272, death 36, escape 12, removal to Insane Hospital 5, writ of error 1. There is a library of 250 volumes for the use of the convicts.

State Reform School. This school is at Cape Elizabeth, and is under the superintendence of Seth Scamman. The first boy was received November 14, 1853; from that day to Nov. 30, 1859, 532 inmates were received, and 350 were discharged. 296 were committed for larceny, 3 for breaking and entering with felonious intent, 15 for shop-breaking, 71 as common runaways, 19 for truancy, 18 for assault, 13 for malicious mischief, 55 for vagrancy, 3 as common drunkards, and 1 as a common night-walker. 455 were reported born in the United States, 77 were born abroad. The maximum age for admission is 18 years. The Trustees and Superintendent recommend that it should be reduced to 16. The Superintendent renews the suggestion," that short terms of commitment are not for the good of the boy or the prosperity of the institution." The shortest sentence was one year. Each boy is employed six hours of each day at some mechanical, agricultural, or domestic labor. The farm connected with the school contains 160 acres. There is a library of 870 volumes, belonging to the institution. The receipts for the year were $19,701.41; the expenses were $19,452.88.

Indigent and Idiotic Children. - The Legislature at its session in 1859 appropriated $1,500 for the support of this class of unfortunates, at any New England institution established for the training of such children.

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