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the Republican candidate a majority of 12,406 

 votes over the Democratic candidate, and of 

 7,023 over hoth the Democratic and Temper- 

 ance candidates combined. The election was 

 one of an important character, as not only the 

 Governor and members of the Legislature were 

 to be elected, but also members of Congress, 

 and indirectly a United States Senator, as the 

 members of the Legislature then chosen were 

 to elect a Senator for the full term. On this 

 account both parties exerted themselves to the 

 utmost to bring out a fall vote. 



The political complexion of the Legislature 

 for 1871 is: 



Senate. House. Joint Ballot. 



Kepublicans 28 113 141 



Democrats 3 38 41 



Kepublican majority.... 25 75 100 



The common-school system of the State has 

 been in a good and constantly-improving condi- 

 tion during the year. The number of scholars, 

 average attendance, and amount of money 

 raised, were increased, while teachers were bet- 

 ter paid than formerly. The expense of the 

 common schools was about $750,000, or $8 a 

 scholar. The Normal Schools have proved 

 valuable auxiliaries in the school system; 

 more than 600 young men and women have 

 been connected with the two, upward of 

 100 graduates have been sent out, and most of 

 them are employed in the State. Committees 

 and county supervisors are unanimous in com- 

 mendation of the excellent work done by the 

 normal students wherever employed in the 

 State. 



The County Teachers' Institutes, established 

 by the Legislature of 1870, have proved of 

 great service, and more than 3,000 teachers 

 were instructed at a cost of but $4,000. The 

 Board of County Supervisors appointed by the 

 same Legislature was not organized until May, 

 but has been of great value. The measures 

 which will be urged upon the Legislature of 

 1871 will be the abolition of the district sys- 

 tem, the employment of teachers by the Su- 

 perintendent School Committee instead of by 

 agents, compulsory attendance of scholars, and 

 uniformity of text-books. 



At the State Reform School the year has 

 been a profitable one in all respects. The re- 

 port of the Superintendent gives the following 

 tacts in reference to the school : 



Whole number of boys received into the school 



since its opening 1,222 



Number of boys in school December 1, 1869.. . 183 



"Whole number in school during year 254 



Number who have violated trust 4 



Escaped 4 



Allowed to go on trial 19 



Pardoned by Governor 1 



Whole number remaining December 1, 1870. . . 160 



There is a balance in the treasury of the in- 

 stitution of $2,843.46. 



The Insane Hospital has been crowded dur- 

 ing the year to its utmost capacity, and the 

 new wing which was completed in November 

 does not afford the desired relief. The entire 



expenditures have been $91,149.28; receipts, 

 $88,272.92. 



There were in the hospital, December 1, 

 1869, 337 patients 158 males and 179 females. 

 There have been admitted since, 130 66 males 

 and 64 females making a total of 467 under 

 treatment. The condition of the discharged 

 is as follows : Eecovered, 48 19 males and 29 

 females; improved, 19 10 males and 9 fe- 

 males; unimproved, 18 11 males and 7 fe- 

 males. Eighteen males and nine females have 

 died. The number of deaths is one-sixth less 

 than last year. The longest time spent in the 

 hospital, for any one of those who died, was a 

 few months over twenty-five years ; the short- 

 est time was less than one week, while the 

 average time was about two years and three 

 mqnths. The civil condition of those admitted 

 during the year is as follows : 27 males and 26 

 females are married; 32 males and 28 females 

 are single; 6 are widowers and 11 are widows. 

 Forty-two of the patients now in the hospital 

 are supported entirely by the State ; 252, being 

 in indigent circumstances, receive State aid of 

 $1.50 per week toward their support, while 50 

 either pay their own bills or are supported by 

 their friends. Since the opening of the hos- 

 pital, in 1840, 3,639 patients have been admit- 

 ted; 3,294 have been discharged, of whom 

 1,489 recovered, 636 improved, 554 unim- 

 proved, and 615 have died. Of the varied 

 cases of insanity, a large proportion of those 

 admitted have a morbid condition of brain, 

 induced by dyspepsia. Healthful occupation 

 has been found very beneficial in the treat- 

 ment of this class. 



The amount of receipts into the State Treas- 

 ury, during the year 1870, is $4,924,164.12; 

 cash in the Treasury, January 1, 1870, $235,- 

 930.63. Total, $5,160,094.75. Whole amount 

 of payments for the year 1870, $5,041,846.64; 

 cash in the Treasury, December 31, 1870, $118,- 

 248.11. Total, $5,160,094.75. 



The State debt, a year since, was $8,100,000, 

 and by the payment of $25,000 to Massachu- 

 setts, and $8,000, the balance of a loan created 

 in 1855, the debt has decreased $33,000. 



The amount of sales of liquors by the State 

 Commissioner to cities and towns, during the 

 year 1869, was $95,195.65. A large majority 

 of the cities, towns, and plantations in the 

 State evidently have no agencies, or do not 

 procure their liquors of the Commissioner. 



Of the sixty-nine State banks doing business 

 in the State in 1863, at the time of the congres- 

 sional enactment establishing a national cur- 

 rency, and having a capital of $8,008,000, fifty- 

 seven have been replaced by national banks, 

 four have been closed up without successors, 

 three are in process of closing, and five, with 

 a capital of $445,000, have been rechartered. 

 Forty-nine of these banks are still bound to re- 

 deem their outstanding circulation. 



The present number of savings-banks in the 

 State is forty-three. The total deposits of the 

 savings-banks at the date of examination were 



