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BAVANNAH.GA., Dec’ber 25, 1886
REPORT ON IHE PENITENTI
ARY.
The joint Committee of the Sen
ate and House of Iteprcsen'stives
on the Penitentiary beg leave to
submit the following report:
The committee left Atlanta on
the 3 n th day of November for the
. purpose of visiting convict camps
Coal City and Rising Fawn iu
Dade county. Your committee
reached Coal City nn the morning
of December 1, at 7 a. m,; and be
gun imneliately the inspection of
the stock«des. hospitals and other
buildings of the camp, They also
inspected the conditi >n and treat
ment of the convicts and the con
dition of the several places where
said convicts are required to labor,
and during their short stay made
the beet possible investigation. We
find at this camp 465 convicts, of
which—belong to Penitentiary
(Jumptny No. I, and—to Peniten
tiary Companies Nos. 2 and 3
The convicts at th*« eamp are em
ployed in mining coal and burning
coke. We find at this camp three
stockades, e ch having such other
buildings as are necessary- The
main buildings at thia camp are
ample in size, substantially built,
and supplied with all the necessary
beating apparatus to insure the
" comfort of the inmates thereof.
The arrangements for sleeping are
as follows: \ bunk is cor.structed
on either aide of the building, on
which are placed straw mattresses
and blankets of suffi irnt number
to make the convicts comfortable.
We find a great many of these
hunks and blankets to be v *ry
black and dirty, having nn exc» ed
ingly filthy appearance. No doubt
if said blankets were washed and
ohangud oftener it would in oe
the better health of the inmates.
During each day the convicts are
required to work in the mines dig
ging, loading and shipping coal,
from which they become very
black and dirty, and in many cases
work in damp placer, from Which
their clothes become wet and dis
agreeable, and in which condition
they are required to sleep at night
without any change of clothing- It
is in this wav that the said bunks
and blankets become in the above
stated filthy condition.
The convicts are fastened to
a main chain at night, and asp ice
of three or four feet allowed each
man* The clothing furnished is
the striped suit required by law.
The convicts are required to wash
their persons, put on clean clothes
every Sunday morning, but little
or no attention is paid to cleanli
ness of body at any other time.
The committee think that if the
bed clothing was served more fre
quently and the convicts required
to change their clo hing at night, a
much more healthy condition of
affairs would prevail at the camp.
The clothing, in the opinion of the
committee, is of sufficient quantity
and quality to keep the persons of
the convicts warm and comfortable
although a great many of them
complain of suffering from cold
while going from the mines to
stockades.
Thd committee aru of opinion
that the convicts are fed upon
good, whole.-ome food, well cooked
and prepared, and dealt to each iu
sufficient quantity’ There is but
little comp>aint of insufficiency or
quality of food, and in the opinion
of the committee, this complaint is
without reason. We find the water
facilities goo 4 and the supply
abundant for all purposes.—Con
-I^tinned next week.
THE FOREIGN OUTLOOK.
The war-clouds seem to be
gathering over Southeastern Eu
rope. Russia is evidently pre
paring to make more effort to cap
tore Constantinople. This war
may not come until >pring. but the
struggle cannot be long delayed.
The possession of Constantinople Is
essential to the progress of the
Russian Empire. One sixth of the
human race is kept in poverty and
ignorance, because the great North
ern power is hemmed in. and crip
pled, commercially, by not having
an unobstructed outlet to the com
merce of the world. This would
be given her by the possession of
Constantinopl* • But Austria,
Great Britain and Germany say
‘No.” for they four that if Russia
should be allowed to develop her
vast natural resources the inde
pendence of Europe would be
threatened.—Demorest’s Monthly
for January.
Our readers should not overlook
the advertisement of Mis. Frank
Leslie which appears in this paper
The proprietor of this well known
and enterprising publishing house
offers a splendid statuette of Bar
tholdi’s “Liberty’’ free of charge,
to every subscriber to the Illustra
ted Newspaper or the Popular
Monthly, or for two subscriptions
to the Sunday Magazine. Each of
these publications have hosts of ol I
readers and friend-* in all parts of
the country, who do not need to be
told that they are among the very
best issued* The statuette is an
exact sac simile of the coloss il fig
ure in New York Harbor, of the
same mater a : and is an exc- ft li'rigfy
pretty and ♦ ff-ciive parlor or man
tel ornament —‘Hot for for a day
but for all time*” Mrs. Leslie#,
with her usual enterpri.-e, has se
cured absolute control, for premi
um purposes, of the statuette, and
It will be offered by no other pub
lisher. The Frank Leslie Publica
tion are all of a high order of ex
cellence, and enjoy well-deserved
popularity*
A special announces that the
Louisville Jockey Club has com
pleted arrangements whereby, in
the Spring of lbß*J, there will be
run at its course a race of a mile
and a qiiaiter lor a stake of $50,000
The conditions are modelled after
those of the great English Eclipse
Stake . As will be seen by the
summ-.ry given below, it. will re
qure a great many entries to fill a
siake of this value, but the terms of
entry are such that owners and
breeders can well affoid to mak
nominations, the forfeits being
comparatively light when the odd
are taken into consideration For
the first year after the eit ry is
made the forfeit is only S4O, the
odds therefore are SSO, to $50,000
for that time. It wdl be seen that
even the place money for second
and third places is greater than
the value of the great majority of
stakes. Should a In rse change
hands before the race, the nomina
tor still has his chance of a large
winni g, since a part of the stake
goes to the nominators of the th tee
place horses. The stake is to be
called the Great Kentucky B'iikes.
The entries close on January 15,
1887, The following is a summaiy
of the stake:
Slakes for 1889. The Great
Kentucky Stakes (to be run in the
spring of 1889) of $50,000, for
>carlings, two and three years olds,
on Jatimry I, 1887; $40,000 to the
winner, S4OOO to tne second, and
$2,500 to the third, the nominator
of the winner to receive $2,000;
nominator of the second to receive
SI,OOO. and nominator of the third 4
to receive $5,000; by subscript ion
of SSO each, the only forfeit if de
clared by Ju y 1, 1888; S3OO if de
chred by January 1, 1889, and
SSOO for horses left in after date.
All declara'ions are void unless ac
companied by the money. Three
hundred entries are required to fill
or the race will bo declared vo d at
the option of the club. The race
will be weight for age. one mile
and a quarter.
Now that the notorious and dis
gusting Cohn Campbell case is ter
minated the great daily press of
the country that has been vying
with the Pol’Cft Garotte in publish
ing the nacse itii g details of the
tiial, is at a loss low to‘Continue
on a level with that delectable
journal. I
The Christian Recorder, and
Southern Recorder have failed to
arrive fcr three weeks at the Tri
bune office.
The law forbidding bull-fights in
Mexico has been repealed and the
sport (?) will be revived. A con
tract has been made with a firm in
the United States for furnishing an
immense iron bull ring.
McQuade an ex-Alderman of
New York city, was recently con
victed of receiving bribes for his
vote on certain railroad measures,
he was sentenced to seven years
iu the Penitentiary and to pay a
fine of SSOOO, This is the second
conviction of ex Aidermen for re
ceiving bribes while in office,
Juehne who was sent to Sing Sing
several months ago being the first.
Several others are indicted aid
will no doubt he convicted.
CHRISTMAS DAY.
Again the anniversary of the
birth of the Prince of Peace has
rolled around and countless thous
ands on this Christmas Day will
celebrate the event with gladsome
hearts. The great festival win be
observed in various ways accor dig
to the tastes of Christians. The
day which in the olden time was,
and still is by numerous sects,
leg-irded as one for which Christ
ians should show their thankfulness
and gratitude bv divine worship in
their many holy temples, but is
now more generally “honored in the
breach than the observance,” will
ihe observed in the usual manner so
lamiitar to the present generation.
iAbout one tenth probably of
Christianity will repair to the
churches, where prayers and offer
ings will ba offered in remember
ince of the manifold blessings to
humanity received through Him
whose birth is celebrated*
But the whole Christian ' world,
’high and low without regard to
condition iu life will rejoice in one
wav or another according to
desires. A pulsation of joy will be
felt no matter whether in the
chapels, around the home circle, or
m the noisy and boisterous runner
populir among the m isses Let us
all fee that the brothe>hood of man
and love and charity one for thi
o'her, is essential to true happiness,
be-ause all. no matter whether
-mounded with wealth and luxuries
or by the most miserable poverty,
are 4 one and equal in the
sight of the ever living Ruler of the
destinies of mank.nd.
To all of our readers we extend
the hand of love and friendship and
wish a very inerry Christmas to all.
IIAM & HAAR,
DEALERS IN
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
WINES, LQUORS, TOBACCO,
CIGARS ETC.
Corner State and Drayton Sts.
R. B. REPPARD. M. ALBERTSON.
YELLOW PINE LUMBER
FOR SALE AT
Wholesale and Retail,
Planed or Rough.
R. B. REPPARD & Co.,
E<st Broad and Tay or streets, in 8 F
AW Ry. yard
J. G. BUTLER?
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
White Leo dt, Colon, Oilt, Vamithu,
Glatt, Etc.,
Ready-Mixed Paints, Railroad, Steam
boat and Mill Supplies.
SASHES, DOORS and BLINDS.
Sole Apent for Georgia Lime ; Calcined
Plaster, Cements, Hair and
Land Plaster.
No. 6 Whitaker St., Savannah, Ga.
J W. WARREN,
—dialer in—
taiss, Min Frails, Etc.
Corner West Broad and Sims Street.
Savannah, Georgia.
No. 210.
MADAME SMITH,
Tb {sett ui Slit Mms Mr.
Those who wish to consult her upon the’
affairs of life, in person or by mail, will re
member to call at No. 210 Bryan street, be
tween Montgomery and West Broad she has
been practicing this business for fifty years.
She reveals the deepest secrets; unveils the
future; gives successful lottery numbers;
brings separated married couple* and lovers
together; brings back absent friends
and reel eant lovers; and causes speedy and
happy marriages. She ha* this gift from the
Almighty, she is acknowledged by all to be
the Qukkn and Stab Foktunb Trli.br
without a Sopkbiob.
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Scissors. Saws and Razors Sharpened.
Parasols and Umbrellas repaired. Keys
fitted to Locks, Repaired, and all
kinds of Jobbing executed m atly. Cor
ner St. Julian and West Broad srteets.
Bl ' “ ' W f
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JOHN H. FOX, I
UNDERTAKER, I
Masonic Temple, Savannah, Ga. I
Residence—lls Abercorn street.
“"ESTABLISHED 1857. I
The Old Reliable House of I
JAMES HART & 3RD.,
Wholesale and II etail Dealers in
CIKH’t I’lllll Mlllll,
MISH, WES. UPS, SU lit WEES. I
At The Lowest Market Prices.
11 Jefferson and 186 St. Julian Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
AT KROUSKOFF’S
MILLINERY HOUSE!
There is a grand sight for you all !!!
NEW MILLINERY GOODS
Hats, Flowers, Silks,
Satins, Crapes,
Trimmed and Untrimmed Hals!
Nothing but New Goods—all to be sold
cheap. 1,000 Straw and Felt Hals
black, white and colored, at all
prices. 1.000 Plumes and Feathers.
Remember This Is
HEADQUARTERS
For Society Hats and Ribbons, also. Head
quarters for Mourning Goods, Crapes,
Veils and Hats. Do not fail to come at
once to the headquarters of
S. KROUSKOFF.
151 Broughton Street.
Mrs. POWE f
HAS RXMOVXD TO W
137 St. Julian StreeG
UP STAIRS. >
(Opposite Southern Express office.) W
And would be pleased* to have her custom*'”
call and examine her stock of
Zephyrs, Yarns, Cottons, Silks,
Infants’ Crocheted Goods
and Millinery.
BRIGGS’ TRANSFEB PATTERNS
AT REDUCED PRICES.
Stamping a Specialty.
<y-Country order* promptly filled.
Go to L. Fried for your Collars and
Cuffs.
Send your prescriptions to P. B, Reid
