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i tuunini num. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO., ST JULIAN STREET. R- N. E. CORNER MARKET SQUARE. Subscription Rates. (payable in advance.) One Year, JI 25 Six Months, 75 r Three, Months, .... 60 Sent io any person in the United Staten without extra charge. Remittances must be made by Postal Note, Money Order, Registered Letter, or Express. J. H. DEVEAUX, Manager. R. W. WHITE, Solicitor. jgy Thia paper is not responsible for, nor Moes it necessarily endorse, the sentiments ex pressed in published communications. Let ters should be addressed to ths TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY. f Rbgistkkko as Second-class mattek at THE SAVANNA 11 POST OFFICE. U im I r xg--T----T ---r --_-n 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.