Richmond palladium., 1845-04-16
Core espondonce of the Rochester Daily Democrat.
PROVIDENCE. r. L.. March II.

OF course all strangers passing here arc asked
if they have seen Dorr. | can answer IN the
affirmative. | visited the prison to-day, and there
took peep at tho Martyr as his friends designate
him. He sitting In tho workshop IN an
armed chair, giving tho finishing stroke to tho
painting of fans, branch of business extensively
carried on in the prison, and 4 lucrative one to
tho State. Dorr occupied the only armed chair
in tho shop.-He is quito an adept with the brush,
and is in an employment we'll suited to his taste
-he always having had n relish for the pencil.
There is uniform drass of tho prison, and
no shaving Of heads, as at Auburn. Dorr had
on his Chepatchct coat, and n fine broadcloth
cloak hung on the back of his chair which gavo
it rather a martial appearance. lie looks tine
| and hearty, with good-natured countonance.
Among other cells, where tho prisoners retro
for tho night, passed that of Dorr. In all of
them but his iron cot bedsteads are used. lie
has one of cherry, with rocking chair, table,
&c.
There is q library in tho prison, which is used
by all the prisoners. and good one It IS. Lights
furnished to the occupants in their cells, after
tho workshop is closed, until 10 O'Clock. and each
prisoner himself by reading or writing.
This is the Algcrine treatment of prisoners, of
which we hear such revolving accouts out West.
This is probably the most human prison in the
world.
IRON HorsEs.-The late frightful earthquake
in tho West Indies, in which the brick and stone
buildings of whole towns have been levelled with
tho ground, and the wooden consumed by
tho fires which usually burst cut after the over
throw of other buildings, have drawn the atten-
ton of many persons to the advantages of houses
/ constructed of iron, which have been found to
stand the shocks of tho seyerest earthquakes,
injured. Some of these iron dwellings, have been,
| In consequence, ordered from Mr.. Laycock for
| different parts of the world. He has now finish
ed very neat cottage, which he has just built for
| two maiden ladies residing in the Island of ST.
Lucia. 1t consists Of three rooms, each nine feet
high viz one room 20 feet by Ii feet, aud two
rooms IL feet by 10 feet. There are SIX large
/ jealousy windows and two small ones over the
front and back doors; these and the floor are the
only parts made of wood. There IS an inside
ceiling of iron in pannels, and tho roof IS a
! wrought iron frame, and covered with gavanized
plates Of iron, with thin stratum of DIR betwccr
| them, arrangement which will prevent The
passing of the solar heat into tho interior of the
building, at least through the walls and keep Tho
interior delightfully."- cool. Tho weight of the
building is II tons, and tho cost rather thar
two hundred pounds Liverpool Eng Times
There were no papers published IN Boston OIL
Thursday afternoon, IN consequence Of It's beln:
Fast Day.
letter from Washington says THAT Mr.
Ellsworth, the Commissioner of Patents. IS not t
8 be removed, though he may resign in this year.
: The Powder Mills at Enfield. Conn.,. blew u
on Saturday morning last, though do no sec
: stated whether any lives were lost. Tho explo
: sion was heard at Springfield, Mass, ten mile
! distant.
$ The New York papers mention that the Loco
Y succeeded in Williamsburg. on Tuesday, aSains