, 1860-06-01

day Of April, with Come 80 men, siuae which
the force Of convict labor has been twico Ia.
ctsased, till it now reaches $50 men. During
to ho q large amount Of work. They hava
built q tenn porary prison, With its Kitchens,
workshops, berths, 4c, ID, and which IL Tezy
superior to your permsnent BfideUeH, and
would maks rood model for new one, which
cleared the 100 aetes. and are now drawing the
stnmps IS clean as = dentist would from
lbe nlouth Of patti mt and they have chopped
800 c.rds Of wood, and are now engage d in
making $50 Iron bsdstsads and IN digging an
arte.ian well on the new ground. So shess iel-
know it, for a. they march to work they dub
themselves the Jefersonvitle Cadets. 1t il tho
Intention Of Nr. See1ey to do AZ Democratic
politicians mostly have done at Alton, buy
ercrJ thing At st: Louis; and leave the Suckers
to pay The tax-s, aud the city Of Alton to- bear
tha odiuu1, attAchluRt to SLate Prison without
getting any psotit from it.
Tbs people, Of Michigan City expect great
things from the Stale Prison !. the ,. think it
will help them to a unsbor Appropriation, and
with ibis gained they can become sort os pur
veyor iro,n The NORTH to the South, having, it
must be admitted. ali the railroad ta:ill,,es ne
ceesary. On thrs account, it for no other, the
Rrpublican platform is Ttfv accep' p'able to the
.HooFfera OF tina part. Some; think c3urict.
labor will burt the,r ire mechanics nnd !aave a
talut on society here.
Through tLc kindress Of Lot Day, Esq, Mr.
SeeIey's deputy, and who waa for a,erly Sber Fl,
vas permitted 10 visit tie Temporary State
The upper story il the ealing 1ou1n; tbs lover
ans IL desntea to The sleeping apartment, {a!-
though think this snonid Lave teen resessed.j
Outside OF this ase the culinary department and
temporary shops; lhe whole being surrounde
By pretty tall wooden ieuce. tasted uf the
hrauA-f+ r. H. - .rkS
corn aud senbolted wbeat-but the convicts
tot It and e'l'y the process. Ev in thl+tem
puFAry pcnateut'a'y everything is very clean,
very orderly and welt arranged. The: men
among whom passed in Rroupa seem contented
aud eseu cheerful. saw the Fix men xhowere
Of 'he party Of teren, that on Wedne esday
lust siadt en- attempt to esenpe from thu new
grouuos tur John Mctiraw refusing TO ;spren
der WAS fatally ehot. The survivors &ere called
upon By nr. Warden Seeles TO burr their dead
coa,paoions, aud this incident 1na1le css ut I'm
preston on them. They all no" wear an iron
ring around their legs. Ttey are powerful
ynung men. One named Miner ought to be
fetiock ou'junred auy othet man in trial
among thetnseIyes last Monday. Aserroneous
lmpre7sors huve gone aoruad in this matter.
ma rrlueated 10 send you reliable account.
Same hfty mea under guards we're marchra on
To The grounds ia the u,oraing. Seven Of these
bolted and run. The e. ards not being uoutted
It was os no use puFsalss ,betu lost, but joon
Lane, ous uf 1t4e guard, J'-sAut with u gauE
Of a miie. RAW the tikht. lie took hia men 10 an.
other part Of tho .eEd, placed them uuder
coa.ge and commenced the pursuit. lie was,
alter hot chate, close Up "ih four Of Them, IN
q sort OF thicket; bus MeGraw would not sur
readtr, although Lane requested himto stop,
and, oil being armed witt, knirss, il was Il per-
lloua situation. THE captura Of the other three
va. then accomplished, and Lane took them
back. 4he IL. g. R Il. paced train at the
disposal Of tbs war den, mud citizens turned GU.
to ASS st, and tnen we're dropp d asonE the
track, and by 4 i. II I'll tbp party were tr,ught
in, with the dead body oil NcGraw. Dec7ns,d
WIS drsperado, and likewise lhr rinal. adtr 10
the cscapade. Al the time Of the ehoot1ng be
was making his way to his brothers house, On
Rolling 1'rairlr, about elrbt miles distant
MeGrnw was indicted for burglary in tfin
county aud sentenced to fire yesrs ifnprison-
ment, Of which le.iod he had strved cut over
= Tesr. lie ~as also guilty Of other crimes.
Together with lis partner, u ncr, Who euoeag-
ored to escape wlh him, he robbed an old
woman Of soao eighty d"llsss, compelled her 10
get meal for 1ht m, and a'trmpted rape on
Der pcreon. Ooe Of h.s minor diversions; WIS
wnol.rse afing, at which. hs was an adept.; lie
ta1ihreasened- TO- make his eecapr. YVES ring
r1nEleacer OF the f0g1tives, aud apparently cue
Of The npBt crafty and hardened men ia the
prison. ,-.
L corone1s inquest was held, but no blame
Has lnid to ibe guard, JOHN Lane, aud there are
fsw here II ha think 1l<t the oicer e1cee ded his
dnts. pfaced as he was IN critical, trsing, and
exciting Situation. =; u.