Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-15

ciiiz81s no matter hQR humbl8, asam D. baV
nseH rglhlsssly assAled or bern asuuder at th
Dsre caprice Of a desPohc JUICE aud corruD
Jary. W85ssTeH IN vain tho records for an afh
dsvit urif Of arrest, right Of chaHepga, of, ID
iaei, anything 90 show that the cause was ecu
Educ.sd according to the Fixed rules ara Drsstie
Of the courts generally Fully aware d O. sse in
5ogaai isies, defendants couasel, Dir. Jadah
(loE Benz tEaiu, he was Tners stuleHt a. tHl
ums'l sued out 3 writ Of habsGs esrgus, where
son 40 was r5leRsei and joining company O
hl'asnitea vent 10 Ey7pt on - uuiEneg- y5id ifaz
e-99tlIln- Alter IN ny vieissitad8s. be Enall ,
settled down near Cairo a. a v=egse7-l oro.lge
ofcksF History has Hises sHeu bssu reBlets Will
descriptions ct prisons, soma remarkable f7l
tacir architecture, GONE f1r iha dsTstaGa Of coz
iaa1sut Of their iuhabi ants, and others .oy taa
number, sBhsrisg and Distinguished position o
steif unfortunate inmates
The Chateau Of ChillaH has been rendered
memorable By the pen Of iAat distinguished bard
who, ia a DhraHz7 Of natEiatia sympathy, hzs
tool, piungst his ravishing sword deep into the
bowels OF Hiss 0. L0nghI, and tban, ike 4 sen
sibla fellow, pluRgsd himself after is
Then we have the CAstls Of Mazlsburz
vhCrs Baron TreBck, fer fourteen years, whilsd
away tes time by carving vita an old rusty uai
fantastic characters on tin caps. Again, the
Black Hole Of Calcutta, where sns inspiration
OF pure sir was made to do duty for one or two
whore DeLauzE1 watched the spider g. she
wOva her Ws5, and The man IN th5 iron mask
| WAS not permitted 30 unclCse himself. and maz 7
other places Of less nsts, though equal secariiy.
I But va kaFs only TO 10 with our own prisHn-s
I pet PTisCu-a Jolly one At that. We Inssu the
Parish prison Of New Orleans. Thi5 venerable
ana attractive institution WRs sractad "A. ID
| Is36-1, aalTvas ffst known as the New Gala
| 5Oese, in c0ntraii8siucticn % the old Slaui b
D str
I siPpi hotel, in consequence Of the imprisonment
/ ct uat8rtUnsLs plantgr8 from thst 5ia3s, as the
/ tine Louisiau 5iatuts books were disgr8csd By
Lhst Odious and cruel law universally ack1oE-
| leaZGd ss s8ch By humane and enlightened
I people, bat which the superior wis ION and Dhi-
/ lsHthropy Of eur Northern brethren" have 70
Gently rs-snac.sd with tea fold horror in shat un-
fortunate city-snd lastly, as the United ST. tss
hotel, and If thst G0vgTnmsnt cannot boast Of
tie devoted loyalty Of those who patronizs the
iPstilUt0u, il can at least plume tse,f upon their
number.
Through fhe lCving kindness, and in fact a.
the earnest solicitation Of a puTitaaieal young
EeEdsmsn, whose sosp locks are at once the en-
W and admiration of ell tbs Ethiopian maidsns
Of Ens seisy--a young gentleman with cantiug
voice ana hTuDcrltlcsl mIau, wle nightly reads
his Bible % obtain fofgi7u8s8 for the sin OF hold
/ Ign open Court On ths holy Sabbath, that he may
mules the uui0rtgnats in tines which, instead Of
being paid over 70 the City Treasury. are dishou-
estiY Appropriated between himself and bis
brother william judge Peabody, t9-wit: Angus
tcs De B. EuEaos, Assistant Provisional Judge,
We were gTaei0usIY permitted net only 10 visit,
bui 81 sajGu-u fr lhs spaee Of thirty days in shat
i'isc.abis establishment, for No other consider
stioa than verbs spoken il debate, #hici mil
itzry necessity pronounced Badjtious. Prom
the presencs chamber Of thas distinguished Ju-
diciai iunctiGraTy, "A EsntigmEg with big
moon" sffi Ced t- tha lapnel Cf his dirty
coat, cnad1elsd u5 1aluw sisirs. aad con
si3erstely placed as under IRE care Of
drunken soldier in tho Custom. House
The oTerpowering kindness Of the
officials would not permit cur purse (bT no
means vory plsth0uc) TO be imposed upon by
v.ilsjuSus hack lr cabmga, but generously
plseef a. eur disposal the municipal 90 Bus"
vulgsFly d3nomina.ed " Back Maria, when
with -la as-is=sH,a 3i the drunken sentinel and
the nl2n z7a5 the moon, we were safely sg-
5e1used therein. This vehicle seemed % have
been constructed more with he view 20 strength
sad sla security Of lis inmates thau really 90
tsaIr eoH1i0rt
"Al sbosr5, quosh the driver. " Aboard,
answered the luus-ic Esntiemaa as a1 closed
and lCu5sl0eEej the door.
Gees uD, thar A." Smack went the whip and
away went Black Hsris, bounding over the
c055ls 8t0aes with her precious cargo, consist
ing 1f two miidla-sEed Iaiies win azure lines
embeilishng tAsir optics, mutually given ia eZ-
change the nighl hsisTs, while on '6ig iaTs''-
destination vOTk0uss, sixty days"
Secondly. An octar0an maidsa Of tender sg-,
fos TstBer too davOuIlY W0r5hiping IA q very
questionable tamO'5, situs5ad ina .Ls occidental
part of the cily-H0uss Of R4fBlzg. three years.
Thirdly Three "zail-ur boys Just nineteen
yesrs old, for splicing the main-3raes sad sew
ering the head Of the Tsu.anic p1opries7r O. the
cabarat-Parisn Prison, sixty days.
F9uTshiy. "Ee suBscr5er"
On reaching ths "hotel' our Jshu checked
his impatient 5te8ds-s man with seersucker
coat o. his back snd a steel pen behind ms ear,
approached, unlocked the door, aEd exclaimed
''Jess come out O. thar now, viii yer, as yer
nsnHs IS called ."
All tboss uuon whom the honor Of inspecting
the Institution had been conferred; did a5 they
were commanded. Two sets of heavy iron
doors grated harshly upen their hinges, as they
we're thrown opens we entered ths sacred vesli-
bule, we're drawn up in lins and subjected t0 q
rigid inspection for dangerous Weapons. Per
fsctiy assured Of our pacific mission, the word
was passed to smother keeper, whose heRd pro
lruded through little square opening il the
centar Of another door, Let 'em in" The
heavy door swung mornfully back, re-ech0iBg
the doleful groRns of its nsighborI, and as It
closed behind us lye found Ourself in what is
termed il prison La lguage, 'the yard" sHu0Hn-
dsd by ct least q hundred VGgrants, thieves, |
burglars, etc whose united voices rent the air !
with Fresh fish, fresh 6sh, I say" All, hs /
thought We not so bad after ALL The keeper, |
IA anticipation, doubtless. Of our arrival, or /
perhaps instructed by the Hon. Judge bad pro- /
vided Red Snapper or PampaRs for cur enter
'ainu1ent Bat alas we were seon undeceived. /
lame man, With great profGsion OF sandy 4
ghl5Eafs, bearing n ono ha2d q bunch Of keys /
snd in ths other = small quilted eoverlet, said
FalleF me, old h9s-No A. up-stsjrs-thaF you 4
ouHk-right good eompaay-msy be theg's /
,hums O. yOun." W RhishIer8 then threw the
sovsrls5 down on the door Of tns cell and iasn-
ing 20 us said in very bewitcling eadencas
'Slssp ia shar-some Of them as plaRks is W
cant" sRS disappeared.
O1 surveying the right good company" We
found Is composed Of TIVE Hssperian gentlemen,
with strong mercantile pFediIseii5ns- For
opening lewsiTy shop with the very limited
capital Of crOw-bar, they were awaiting an IN
yestigstisn
A Gaelic gentleman. for the great proficiency
n the ehTogTsphi0 art, and an unfortunate aE-
seaee Of memory, having placed another gentle
Msus name on bank check in lea of his own,
vas sso awaiting tTial A Yankes soldier Tor
taking "tine" By the forslock, and Believing
.has there was more made by teatclisg than
praying, was awaiting the instructions Of twelve
ege men Of the vIeiRsgs a. tho wholesome
1eur OF NJ, the cry Iosounded throughout the
Srd, "Rsls 70 your holes" The prisousrs re-
il Vi &c thair respective cells, aud the man with
be Wig Whiskors securely locked them in With Is
is Lug8 Eess We seated oaFBelf zpon the
oor. }aiE ct heart, and deplorsd tae isss ihsi
yer con vecisd Us with the aecar5sd Yinks8 na-
ion, VII r. around rs, wrapped IL tranquil seep I
spossd " tlains Of every grade. Az o clock
~ r,,f,rni y1,- Che dOOrs re throHh open, each c
an erd s-,llerv scrubbed aud h0iystonsd, the
sna fgo-53 ann irad Tilanie spit boxes sznetied
, 4 ole. washed, snd returned 90 be gpat upon
= se-,,slej r,aTf morning. The portable tenn
ID of cioaeius with which each cell was
5ornsd. were borne out 20 the parent temple, g
nd in eopious libanonS poured before its altar.
D., -,s1,tiog,aI rspsgt y announced from the q,
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