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SAVANNAH, GA.. January 22, 1887
REPORT ON IHE PENITENT!
ARY.
Continued from last week .
The committee found that the
I convicts al lliis camp are hired t<>
work around the iron furnace in
loading iron and other material.
The work around said furnace it
done through the week by fret
labor, and such work as is done by
the convicts on Sundays is usually
inch woik as is done by free labor
but alter said convicts have worked
all the week in the mines in ordet
that some some of the free laborer
mav be relieved, in many case
thev hire the convicts and work
them on the Sabbath day. Some
of the convicts claim that if the\
flout work willingly for whatever is
offered them they are required io
work anyhow ami receive tor their
wor whatever their employers
C.loose to give them. We recom
mend that the proper authorities
see to it that the practice is abol
ished The opinion of the commit
tee is that neither the Lease Act
nor the contract of the lessees wi h
the State will allow the lessees to
work the convicts on the Sabbath
day. The committee also ILu.nl
that the oil from ihe lamps attachrd
to the caps of the convicts giv
, them great inconvenience, and rec
ommend that, the lamps be s>
arranged as to prevent tne fl »wing
of the od from them into the eyes
of the convicts while at work.
The punishment of the convicts
at ibis camp is whipping wiih a
leather strap on the naked person
by the whipping boss, and it m
claimed by the convicts in «oim
instances that ii is inhumanely in
flicted. Information reached tin
committee during their investiga
tion that the whipping boss at this
camp had prepared a leather strip
of unusual size ami had driven flhoe
pegs in the same, and with the
. leather strap, with the sharp end of
the i hoe pegs projecting out, whip
ped three of the convicts severely,
giving each of them f.otn 75 to 85
laahea on the naked person. We
recommend that the Governor care
fully investigate i to I lie trnth oi
.this statement and t ke such steps
concerning it as he may deem best
The committee desire to state
that they were allowed access to
every portion of the camp and
mines, and were requested by Hon.
Joseph E. Brown, lessee, and others
having them in charge, to make a
most thorough investigation and
inspection, and expressed a willing
ness to make any change which, in
the opinion of the committee, w>s
necessary or would contihute to the
better welfare of the coDvrcts. The
committee, owing to the iuclemcy
of the weather and the limited lime
the General Assembly has been in
tdssion, have been unable to'visit
any of the Other convtct camps in
the State. They beg leave to s»y
that it is alm *st impossible to give
such attention to ihe convict camps
of this State as should be done.
They therefore deem it expedient
that an inspection should be made
during the recess of the General
Assembly, and herewith submit 'a
resolution looking to this purpose,
which they instruct the chairman
of this committee to introduce and
ask for the adoption oi the -ame.
AU of which i« respeatfully sub
nutted.
h E VICTIO NS IN IR EL .4 WD.
f A special corresoon I -nt who has
been investigating the evictions in
C lunty Kerry, Ireland, gives a
graphic description of ihe fight
I prevailing between the land ords
i; and tenants in that unhappy land.
I'he police ai d bailiffs are obstruct
ed by the tenants in every step they
make to disposers them. The cor
respondent states “that 150 police
men and bailiffs st 'r ed for Coomas
horn, a wild and almost inaccesible
glen, to evict the occupants ol nine
Louses, the only dwellings in the
neighborhood. The peasantry
learned of their approach and re
moved the usual meins of crossing
the stream near the gl m, and which
wag swollen by recent storms. This
delayed the evictors in doing their
work, as the police rather than wet
iheir feet by fording the stream
preferred to make a long detou .
Then the peasantry Women, who
lejoced m the double they had
cau id the police and bailiffs,
carried the report its and otheis
who were friendly to the tenants
across the stream on their Hacks.
The police, with much difficulty,
finally succeeded in climbing the
glen. Then, with fixed bayonets,
they proceeded to the hou.-es amid
the groins of the people, and ordci
ed them vacated. r-everal <d them
have already been emptied. Ihe
work of evicting is pioceedmg.
Alter the tenants leave, the houses
are levelled with crowbars. Ihe
burning of Vacated dwellings has
be n a'emdoued, owing io gove u
incnt pressure on the landlords
The evictions in county Limer
ick, ate being met with the smile
persistency uy the tenants wli
barricade their house- and return
blow for blow until breed io yield
at the point of the bayonet and
load <1 rifles. Gieat suffering is
being experielicod by the evicte :
tenants and considerable blood is
bring spilled. Tne condition oi
ass ins is the outgrowth of the “pla
ol campaign,” iiriuguraikd by ihe
Irish L-aders and maululiy support
ed by the people.
Tile sympathizers with t> e ten
ants are airanging to hold immense
public meetings iu Loudon io ex
press indignation al the brutal and
inhuman conduct committed Ui.dk r
the eviction laws.
IF7/.4 T WILL BE DONE ABOUT {
IT.
With this iHr-ue ut the Tribune I
we conclude the publicaaon ol the
Ijegisl itive CoiuiDitiee’s Report <m
Hie convicts Uudur the pirceut sys
tem m praotice in Georgia. The
committee confess tiiat the limited
lune accorded ifivm was n<>t
sufficient lor them to investigue
and give a complete r. port oi ad
details under the lea.-e system.
Some how or other the reader geit.
an impre.--si.in that what is repo, ted
is not in such a manner as io give
the public a very full description Oi
oi the abuses under the manage
ment of the lessees iu Hie convict
camps.
Enough however may be gleaned
from ilie report to show the brutal
and inhuman practices m vogue in
the present so-called penitentiary
ostein that disgraces our Slat**, Hn
to call on Georgians and friends oi
liiiinauity to rise at once and create
a public seniimeni that will wipe
out the toul blot on civilization.
Georgia is cited in all parts oi the
country aS permitting cruelties to
the unfortunate convicts nit in
keeping mtn crimes committed by
them and which are not warranted
by laW. The whole system has a
tendency to still lower and brutalize
a criminal, should he be so lortunate
as to come out alive alter serving
hi- selitei ce, which is contrary to
the spirit ol the law' and to the dic
tates oi bumamiy and civil zation.
G -vuiuor Guidon m his fi’st
message to the Legislature Called
attention to the cruelties and bai
baii.ies under ihe present operation
the convicts, and suggested reinedi
-d legislation to that body, which
we believe will gre tly benefit the
Si.it , and icnove ihe stain fiuin
lier name brought about under the
pin ent law, while at ihe suiie time
inflicting adequate punishment toils
cfiuituais. The Legi-lature will '
'meet in July, when, u is to be j
hoped, that prompt action will b»-
taken to give the Goveincr’s plan
of establishing one or more agricul
I tural iarins for experimental I riu
j mg, upon which convicts shall be j
I worked a fait trial, or some o:h -i ;
(equally m rito.ious legislation will;
wid be ell .cted .
Miss Nina Clarke Van Zam t a
beauiiful and acvuuiplislie I ' ung
heifcirfl of Chicago has ej me in-
fat unfed with the condemned a»-
archist A.-gust bpies, one of the
seven men soon to be hung lor
throwing a bomb into the ranks of
the Chicago police causing terrible
destruction of life. There is no
accounting for a woman s taste,
though Mi s Van Zandt’s object in
this case may be to obtain notoriety.
Her lather who is a respectable and
well to do man does not object to
the marriage as he flays it is no use
to oppose her in anything she has
made up her mind to do.
Thomas J. Cluvekius, the young
Virginia lawyer, who Was convict d
on circumstancial evidence of the
murder of Fam y Lilian Madison,
his first cousin, who it was claimed
lie had betrayed, was hung in Rich
mond last week. Ihe Sheriff
showed his sympathy for y< ung
Ciuverius (of whose guilt consider
able doubt existed) by lunging him
with a pai ti-colored silk rope of
which he paid fifteen dollars.
A majority of the Senate Com
mittee has decided to report ad
versely on the nomination of Mr. J
Matthews to be Recorder ol
Deeds, of Washington city. Should
Mr. Matthews be rejected, it is s <id
the President will -. nd in ihe t ame
of another colored man.
J. G. BUTLER
Wholes tie and Retail Deder in
II kite, Leads, tailors, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass, Etc.,
Ready-M xed Paints Riihoid, Steam
boat and Mill Supplies.
SA SHE DOOR and BLINDS.
Sole Agent lor Georgia Lime, alciued
Plaster, ements, Hair and
Land Piaster.
No. 6 Whitaker St., Savannah, Ga.
Restaurant.
Meals at all Hours.
Permanent and Transient Board
ing at Reasonable Prices.
J. J. GUERARD,
155 South Broad street,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
NORTON&InMS
Pharmacists,
Cor. West Broad <fc Waldburg Sts.
DEALERS IN
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES
BRUSHES ETC.
full line of reliable garden
seeds always on hand.
MCHAEL P. HENNESSY.
SALOON,
81 Biy Street.
Wines, Liquors and Cigars of
the best brands. Lunch from 11
1 daily.
MRS. C. WERNER
FAMILI GKOCtmES, LIQUORS 4C.
Os all kinds at moderate prices,
corner of
Price <v Hull Streets.
All articles kept are of the best
quality and snti.-faction is guaran
teed to patrons.
If Y<>u Wait First-Class Work Go To
James B. Alston,
*Tlxe ZBarlser,
No. 43, Will TA KE R STR E ET. I
shaving. Hair-cutting. Shampooing and
all kinds of work in hi-line done with nea -
m ss and dispatch, and as cheap as the cheap
est Children Hair-eutting and and the honing
ot given special attention.
J. W?WARREN,
—DEALER IN
Mi, Confenioa M:, Be.;
C rtier W. st Bioad and Situs Street.
Savannah, Georgia.
Over-halls in gnat Vaiie>y ni req I
at L, Fried's.
The cry is L. Fried is the place lot
Shirts, Uullurs and Cuffs.
-Vo. 210.
MADAME SMITH,
Tbs Jim id Star Mai Teller.
Those who wish to consult her upon the
aHiiirs <>f life, In person or hy mail, will re
member to call at No. 210 Bryan street, be
tween Montgomery and West Broad, she :.as
been practicing this business for fifty years.
She reveals the deepest secrets; unveils the
future; gives successful lottery numbers;
brings separated married couples and lovers
together; brings back absent friends
and recieant lovers; and causes speedy and
happv marriages. She has this gift from the
Almighty, she is acknowledged by all to be
the Quefn and Star Fortune Teller
without a Superior.
R. B. REPPARD. M. ALBERTSON.
YELLOW PINE LUMBER
FOR, SALE AT
Wholesale and Retail,
Planed or Rough.
R. B. REPPARD & Co.,
East Broad and Tay'or streets, in S F
& W Ry. yard
JOHN H. FOX, I
U NDERTAKER.I
Masonic Temple, Savannah. Ga. I
Residence—lls Abercorn street.
"ESTABLISHED 1857. I
The Old Reliable House of I
JAMES HART & 8R0.,1
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
win Finn' iiHinid
■H H. ips, EK lit IMS. I
At The Lowest Market Prices.
11 Jefferson and 186 St. Julian Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. I
AT KROUSKOFF’S
MILLINERY HOU.SE ll
There is a grand sight for you all !!!
NEW MILLINERY GOODS!!
Hats, Flowers, Silks!
Satins, Crapes, I
Irmind ad Untrimmed Hatsl
Nothing but New Goods—all Io be soldi
cheap. 1,000 Straw and Felt Ilats
black, white and colored, at all
prices. 1.000 Plumes and Feathers.
Keinembei This Is I
HEADOUAREfd
For Society flats and Ribbons also. liea<®
quarters lor Mourning (»<>ods,
j Veils and Hats. Do not fad to conn'
pmee to the lit adquarlers of I
S. KROUSKOFFI
151 Bronglitdn Street J
Mrs. Eate Pora,
137 St. Julian Street
UP STAIRS.
Nurses’ Aprons, Purse Silk,
Nurses’ Caps, Purse Rings,
Pillow Shams, Purse Fringe
Umbrella Cases, Steel and Gilt Beads
( ii-hion Molds, Crystal Beads. '
Wash Silk, Wash Silk.
Felt Table Scarfs, 54 inches long, 18 inch.*
wide, both ends stampped, 5< c.
SILK MITTENS FOR CH LOREN-
Hats at Your Own Price.
Having no room to keep them, will sell at k
sacrifice.
Stamping at abort notice.
Mrs. K POWER
137 ST. JULIAN STREET.
Go to L. Fried for your fancy Perctil
Shirts.
For Underwear L. Fried’s the place.