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WEST VIRGINIA. 



occupying himselt in the preparation of his 

 autobiography, which he left unfinished. 



Mr. Weed was married in 1818 to Miss Cath- 

 erine Ostrander, of Cooperstown, who died in 

 1858. He had four children three daughters, 

 two of whom are married, and a son, who died 

 in 1851, at the age of thirty-one. He had also 

 an adopted daughter, who died in 1855. 



WEST VIRGINIA. The Governor of this 

 State during the year was Jacob B. Jackson. 



ELECTIONS. The election in November was 

 for the choice of four members of Congress, 

 a Judge of the Supreme Court, and members 

 of the State Legislature. Of the members of 

 Congress, the Democrats elected three and the 

 Republicans one. For Supreme Judge, Adam 

 C. Snyder was elected by a majority of 3,221, 

 in a total vote of 90,101. To the Senate of 

 the Legislature eight Republicans and seven- 

 teen Democrats were elected ; to the House, 

 twenty -seven Republicans and thirty -eight 

 Democrats. 



FINANCES. A summary of the fiscal year 

 ending September 30, 1882, shows the follow- 

 ing results : 



Balance in Treasury, October 1, 1881 $256,300 82 



Receipts from all sources during the year 842,563 53 



Making a total of $1,098,564 85 



The disbursements during the year ending Sep- 

 tember 30, 1882 797,612 06 



Leaving a balance at the end of the year 

 1882of $301,252 29 



The balance in the general Treasury is made 

 up of the following funds : 



State fund in Treasury October 1, 1882 $13,698 32 



The general school fund 252,760 84 



The school fund 34,798 63 



Total $301,252 29 



By the census of 1879 the population of the 

 State was 442,014. In 1880 it increased to 

 618,443, an increase of nearly 40 per cent, yet 

 the assessed value of the personal property in 

 the State in 1871 was greater than in 1881 by 

 more than $3,000,000, and the assessed value 

 of the land in 1881 was greater than in 1871 

 by about $10,000,000 showing a net gain in 

 real and personal property of about $7,000,000, 

 on $136,000,000, or a little over 5 per cent in 

 ten years. 



These figures would seem to indicate that 

 the large immigration to this State in the last 

 ten years had added nothing to the wealth in 

 personal prosperity. 



This can not be true. The last census tes- 

 tifies to the large number of farms that have 

 been opened and to the large increase of agri- 

 cultural productions. In the mining districts 

 there is also a large increase of production. 

 Railroads have been built affording means of 

 transportation to market not only of miner- 

 als, but also of timber, which heretofore has 

 been valueless. The subjects of taxation and 

 their values to-day are greater than in any for- 

 mer years. 



While the population has been increasing, 

 the necessary expenses of government have 



also increased. In 1871 the appropriation for 

 criminal charges was $24,000; in 1881 it was 

 $55,000. 



In 1871 the appropriation for the insane was 

 $31,000; in 1881 there was appropriated for 

 like purposes $83,000. Other subjects of 

 charge upon the general Treasury have in- 

 creased in like proportion. 



STATE INSTITUTIONS. The number in the In- 

 sane Hospital during the year was 642. There 

 were discharged during the year : 



Males. Females. 



Cured(white) 30 25 



Cured (colored) 1 



On bond (white) 20 15 



Died (white) 29 25 



Died (colored) 3 3 



Escaped 2 



Highest number during the year 642 



Lowest number during the year 581 



Cost per capita per week $2 18J 



The number in the Deaf and Dumb and Blind 

 Asylum on October 1, 1881, was as follows: 



Deaf-mutes... . 87 

 Blind 88 



Total 120 



In attendance during year, deaf-mutes 89 



In attendance during year, bund 86 



Total 125 



Discharged, deaf-mutes 10 



Discharged, blind 4 



Total ~~14 



Present at end of term, June, 1882, deaf-mutes 82 



Present at end of term. June, 1882, blind 30 



Total 112 



Number of prisoners in the Penitentiary October 1, 1881. 201 



Keceived during the year 79 



In prison during the year 208 



Discharged during the year, expiration of term 78 



Pardoned by the President and Governor 15 



Sent to Insane Asylum 1 



Died 1 



In prison October 1, 1882 185 



The board estimate the current expenses for 

 the year ending September 30, 1883, as follow : 



For subsistence, clothing, medical attendance, 

 guards, etc., for year ending September 30, 1S83, 



200 prisoners at 46 1-10 per capita per day $33,650 00 



Less earnings as follows, viz. : 

 From contractors for convict labor.. . $19,500 00 



From rents 150 00 



From visitors 200 00 



From boarding Federal prisoners.... 73000 $20,68000 



Deficiency $13,070 00 



The summary of the schools is as follows : 



Number of children enrolled for year 1882, be- 

 tween six and twelve years of age 216,598 



Number of children enrolled between same ages 

 for 1881 213,191 



Increase for the year 



Average daily attendance for the year. 



8,407 

 96,652 



5,386 



Increase over previous year 



Total receipts from all sources for the teachers' 

 and building fund, including balance on hand 

 during the year.... $988,620 08 



Increase over previous year $73,160 11 



Total expenditures for all purposes during the 

 year $865,878 41 



Increase over previous year $106,358 16 



The law establishing the State Board of 

 Health and regulating the practice of medicine 

 and surgery, as amended and re-enacted, has 



