Puget Sound Dispatch

Insane Asylum Matters.--M. S. Booth, Esq., one of the Board of Trustees of the Territorial Insane Asylum, has returned from a visit to that institution, and furnishes the following items: At the last meeting of the Trustees, Dr. Willard, the Superintendent, was granted leave of absence for one month, for the purpose of visiting similar institutions in Oregon and California. He is now in California and reports that he found nothing in the manner of conducting either the Oregon or California Asylums superior to our own, in fact that we are a little in advance of them in all save accommodations for the insane. During the absence of the Superintendent, Dr. Hemmenway has had charge of the Asylum, and has discharged his duties satisfactorily. Many improvements are being made for the accommodation and comfort of the patients. Only one patient has been placed in the Asylum since the last meeting of the board. Mr. Booth states that everything in and about the institution is perfect in point of systematic order and cleanliness, speaking well for the labors of the Superintendent and his assistants. There are at present seventy-two patients in the Asylum, only two of whom (Chinamen) are violent.