New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-18

1 Moore, whose husband is now in our army, Will
the walls of the back room are adorned with difs,
ent pictures of the men and women Of on. tina
just now, as we are examining pictures there &
noise heard overwhelmingly noise, for il Il tbe
voice of child, soft and musical
THAT is Rose Greenhow, the daughter Of Mrs,
Greenh0w, playing with the guard" says the lieu.
tenant, who has noticed our distractment. tiss
strange sound here: you don't often hear IT, for II d
generally very quiet" And the handsome face Of
The lieutenant is relaxed into shade Of sadness,
There are prisoners above there-no doubt of that
and may be the tones of this young child have
cropped IKE The rains Of Spring upon the leaves Of
tDe droop,og flowers! moment more, aud all 3
duiee and, rave the stepping of the guard above,
there Is nothing heard.
Ihe Sixteenth street Jail has been an obec. of con.
sde!f bic interest for months pact, TO citizens az well
rs Visofs: before the windows Of the upper stories
were blinded, the prisoners often appeared at
these poihs, and Were viewed by pedestrians on hs
other ride of the way but since The cake affair"
Of New Years Day The. prisoners have beea forbid
cen 10 appear at the windows, and the excitement.
ibstead of being alayed has been still further in.
creased.
The first person incarcerated at the pri,xn was
Mrs Rose o. II. Greenhow, as she sigas herself
She was arrested the 18th Of Augu<t of the las
year. ard has been confined in the ,rison ever since
Her husband was formerly employed in the State
Department in this city. She IL a woman of letters,
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Washington. She is confined in her own house, in
OF tue nppe- stories, and has the attendance Oh
servant, bes de tn company Of her own daughter,
aD Interesting child Of come twelve years. BESIDE
nese conhned here Mrs Phillips, her sister,
Mrs Levy and her two daughters, Misses Fannie
and Lem Mrs. Phillips is a Jewess, and her bus
! band married her at Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Levy was
a widow and her husband, who was formerly IN the
army, died Her two daughters are finely educated.
These latter were, after being confined six weeks,
cent to Fortress Monroe.
i Next in turn comes Mira. Betty A. Hasser, VINO
was born and reared in Washington. She possessed
the least education Of any woman ever coBaned IN
ibis prison. Her husband Is a Southern man. Sne
fascinating in appearance, but has not mucn aes-
zion of character. She was released on paloe "
order of tie Secretary Of war.
Mrs jackson, the mother Of the ASSASSIN oil Ellt
worth, has also been confined at this point. She
came here with nothing out flannel gown on, and
wearing -lave shoes. Site was ncarcerattd but two
davs and nights. She has now gone SOUTH 10 Rich.
u0nd, where she has been endeavoring, with but
little snccess obtain funds for the support Of hef
family II is rumortd that she is not able 10 col.
lect enough funds 10 support her from day TO day.
Miss Lilly Mackle, daughter OF Mackle, clerk
in one of the departments and belonging 10 one d
} the most respectable families of Washington, was
a-o confined here for two months.
Mr.. 81. A. Onde donk, who sometimes represents
herself 10 he widow and sometimes a wife, was
rested III Chicago months SINCE and after being
confined here six weeks, was released On parole.
| Forty dollars were given her TO pay her expenses
hack to Chicago but instead Of going there, she vert
TO New-York. SIZE was last heard Of al 81. Louis.
! An English lady, Mrs. Elena Lowe, who was ar.
rested at Boston. and whose son was with her, bav.
sg come S;;::. commission in the Rebel army bas
also been confined in tits institution. The son was
aferward sent TO Fort Warren, and she returned 70
England.
I Beside the above there were some eight or ten
persons are ted nj Alexandria and in this city whose
names are rot remembered, and who, after being con-
fined at this prism were shortly afterTard liberated,
on taking ,he oath OF all. lance.
| Miss Ellie ". Poole, alias Stewart, was arrested
and brought TO tie prison ON the llih of August,
| lei. Sac came FROM Wheeling, where, after hay.
ing been confined for tine III the prison there,
-be made her escape by lying the sheets together
and letting herself down from the prison window.
Sue bias been in Communication with the rebel lead
ers in Kentucky. advising them 10 make certain
changes in their plan OF operations. When arrested
the secoud time, within ten miles OF the enemys
lines ia Kentucky, q 500 Of unexr ended money,
furnished by the rebels found upon Der person.
she has been correspondent OF The Richmond Ia.
4 gusrer aud TIE BQAim0re E1choBge. Miss PcSh
vet in coDinenient'a the sixteentb-strees IaiL
| Among tie number yet confined here 10 ~
Baxley, formerly resident Of Baltimore. Sac ssr
arr, sled the I'D Of December. She had lasI ecLs
from Richmond, and had been in conversation VIII
Jeif Dayis from whom she had obtained a conn Is.
sion m the Rebel army for her lover, DIR. .Ot %.
She H. he she represents herself very "exi csif
woman and il WAS from this fact that her arrssH (
place on board Of the boat. While approaching p Il
! more from Richmond. This woman has refuse
sleep under blanket marked ~. S. ever sine. q
confinement here.
| TIE above is n hurried sketch Of the prsos o.
Grated, sud now confined ia the Sixteentb-stref ) l.
Their quarters Of the most comfortable cnar.c.
ter, and under the care of Lieut.. Sheldon, they 70
furnished with everything that, saving ~ II A.
Secesh" principle, can make them happy.
| Tie report that the cake rent to Mira Greenh Y
| On New-iears came from Mrs. Douglas, 70 wEom
Mrs. q. sus,ains the relationship Of amt, is Ai..
take The cake sent by party we'll kuo " &c
the Government, upon whom strict watch KEEP,
Tod " the three last named persons will VI bis
he cent TO the Jail on old Capitol lillian It'd
the SturAess Rides, under command OF Lieui he.
don, being prepared TO accompany them.
! There was the same patter Of nimble f'e yer.
| head when left the prison. At the W vs.,
from 'he ouiside we saw the face of Ma. CT low
standing within the room above. Our vol had
been heard in the room beneath, we know, wen
tie musical tones Of the piano. that bad b. per-
formed upon during our presence. There M ave
been a memory of other days recalled by thee gn
of iest!vity. and The hearts Of come above mn ave-
beat with a quicker pulsafon ut the thought he
circumstances that 10 surrounded them.
Who knows but what then aud there there ere
heart-s,iings that Were amost snapped asunCei nc
that there were cousoiences that SINK beneail IA
weight OF gnominy imposed upon them
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