New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
bly, adjouneC

death Of convict at Auburn Prison few months
ago under the operation Of the shower the Prison ln'
speccrs have forbidden its So, for hard cases
new Inventions have to be sought out. correspond
eDt writing from Sing Sing, Nay 90, 10 1Hc Aba"y
Statesman thus describe. tie process Of reducing
tic refractory Il, that Prison;
" A dav or two since negro Hiram Robinson,
made stack upon his keeper, striking hun twice
before ne cOu be arrested. To properly punish the
refractory and restore the discipline, was desidera-
tum, ana Of course the Inventive ge0us OF the man
agemeut has been entirely engaged in the conception
OF modes Of punishment that would reduce the vicious
meas without imparing the physical sys'enS OF the
convicfs. Iuu-t say they have been quite
su as could reasonably have beeu anticipated. saw
to-day lin which the negro, Hiram Robinson, was
doing penancel, which combines refinement ct tor
tue hardly To- be excelled. II would have been priced
as q clef deere in the days Of the Inquisi
ton. 1t is box, about three feet square,
and "a high as the tslest nun. a. it stands
up, door opens 30 as to let tho convict step
in, and there is hole in the top through
which his head priects After he is in, sding collar
Of Woo hts around the neck AMI keeps hun In place
false bottom Of this box, is raised or lowered, by
means 81 pulley, 80 that il may be adapted to the
altitude Of the to be punished This false bottom
is pulled up, that the convicts legs are bent as if
about to kneel lie cannot stralghten up ca1not
knecl down without throwing bis entire weight upon
his neok-he must bean his weight by the muscles
alone, for his knees cannot touch anything to sustain
them in position.
feet, knee ard tbish foIm the points Of a triangle
stand 10 that position, and fancy a terrible
ture. But believe tins s,ao art negro has endured
this punishment for more than "A hours without food
ar witht at manifesiinS any signs OF contIltIon.
The SIN or DANcISG-The Rev. lanes l.. Cor
ming, the Presbyterian minister of Buffalo whose lee
lures on "The Christian Law of Amusement have
occasoned some comments, is in favor Of dancing at
least as il is practiced on the Highlands of Scotland
"and the green-swards Of Switzerland, and in the ru
L" raj districts of Germany He objects strongly to
fashionable suppeis and parties, and would seem to
speak. in Il following passage, not without personal
observations
"Why, have sat beside protesting Christian
in one Of tue beautiful parlors OF a fashionable
merot olitsn avenue, whose irweed neck, and ears
and fingers ard dazzling brocadc, much az said to
the assembled guests none of your dresses cost as
much as mine; and then have seen her go into the
supper room aud cat enough to make IA swine have
crpes Of conscience, and then come out, obese aud
paiting for breath, made marveOusly religious by
sandwiches and champagne ara wind up tue iafce
with pous discourse gu the SIN ol dancing. NOW,
think that Il size had transported portion OF her CON
science from her slippers u her stomach, though sue
might have inch or two less OF phyiactery me
loss would have been compensated ny several uuul-
tOnal yards Cf Christian consistency.
TERRIFIC FIGHT WITH RATTLESNAKE.-We
have hitherto supposed the day long since passed Tor
Chronicng q big snake fight in the vicinity ct tue
Central Cny but SUCH it appears, Is NOT the case,
from scene which recently trauspired within short
drive from the Court House. Some OF the Older resi-
dents will remember building which formerly stood
al Prospect Ill., about six miles distant f'on Pc"fa
ana which was destroyed some seven or egW years
since. During the past season another mouse was
erected lear the same location, and all that has re,
nancd relics of the old hotel was partial 1hiti
excavation for cellar bud two wclpreServed brick
cislerus which had been kept covered up. Lns'
week the proprietor OF the place. whe ouy
with his wife in preparing t.eT Sfi'gr noW c,r
tho edge of the walks. Remembering ia" ci'terns, he
uncovered of them, and finding 1t dry al tht ooI
tom, and only about sN ir't M d'P'h, n' Ju'r'r ~
and commenced throwing ont some OF me best DITCH
he could wick from the walls. II seems there was
piece Of plank with one end partially mbcdd'i IN inc
earth that somewhat nconnoded nun, 80 Sri~h" H.
with some cAcrton he pulled it out aud threw II &" the
tom What was his horror and surprise at thc next
moment 10 find that he had mcHrth"t an enormous
rattlesnake aud himself without weapon III ms h"no
As the cstcrn round. and only about hNe loe' III
diameter he could not Jump out, and the snake,
bristing with anger and rafting defiance was rea'y
for battle HE screams brought ms wlct" tue scene
but she was so overcome with fright that she
became poweress 70 render any assistance zee
snake in the mean tue had CONNIE nced tho n-u',
making repeated springs AT him, out f'r'unt'P! ne
managed on each occasion To hi nm upon .ny '''ai
with his boot without receiving bte the SNAKE "H
the tue becoming Il, ant and enrage1. DuFihS
the whole scene which lasted several minutes me man
did no, lose his pressure OF nnd nn,' w"1oS i;IS
from this seemingly pit of destruction NJ ''' ld>t
trial he fortunately gra'Ped a or'k' ""Cn
gave way with him. ana [f ;l H.;n tn.n NJ
Anc~ few more kicks, and watching hls "rppitani-
w. he threw it, uakug probably one O the best SHOTS
On record for il struck the IN IKE on the hc"u' anu
between he one sent and he wall he became piV'H
we'll uscd up rarpini Weak and exhausted. our hcr"
hx The assistance of his wife, enabled Z" cmb from
me nit but when once more upon the earth ne tainted
away aud il was time before he could be recoV-
cred For several succeeding days he was quite IN
well The snake was atcrwad taken from the els
tern when il was found In measure seven feet IN
length and contained thirteen ra,ieN. The ait'rhaFe
o,iar MS
TO- exhibition. Peoria ILL., Transcript, May Il.
A RIsAnk,BIr ATTEMPT AT SUIcIpE.-Abeut
o'clock ON SUNDAY morning Mr. Kennedy, the iaior,
was called 10 the cell OF an Irishmau, % years of age,
called Samuel LawhCad who was brought n"m New
Britain ON the 9th of la~t Aprl, gu charge o iruu
kcnness ST.. Kennedy found that he HAD inucted
daugcroos wounds upon his person IN no les thSh hNc
different paccs from which he had hled so freely that
no hot- are enter aimed of his recovery. His weapon
was a common pOckeI-knite. The most dangerous
wound was in the throat here be had inserted the
knife and bored with 1t till he had shcceele'
IN breaking out a Triangular zee ot the wind
nine thus preventing the attendant physicians
nom sowing up the opening. All they c"uI
do was merely 10 scw together the EDGES "l thr ~
final wound He had also iuhicted several slga,
ya.bes upon each side oi the neck under the ear No.
Satisfied M this he had puuctured his ltt arm twice
making two wounds al right angles, IN the shape :"
.ros.sSd from, this wound when II was washed pre-.
paratory 10 dressing a heavy stream OF dark OoGa
sp,rtad with great iorcc, although hc hao Ite'io",y
fairly inuudat The cell by his cOp;ous oeeun2' nc
lid not stop here but aflerward thrust ms khie lntV,
or lust above the abdomen, the blade proosoy psSsh
nm undr the breast bone a. he declares thst he thrust
i, m there the full length His wounds were carefully
dressed and he yesterday afternoon Sol 10 sleeP'
hut there j. apparent possibility Of nus fee9NeH
He hiss been very peaceable and well disposed, and
was much liked by every about the jal., fof the