The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-11

The NEW GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURcH.-Wt
called attention few days ago to the progress O.
this work, and it affords US pleasure now to an
nounce that thu corner stone Of the Church vii
be laid on the 28th instant, with appropriate cere
monies
This church, when finished, will be the largest
and handsomes:, and its steeplo The highest CT any
in the city. very neatly executed design Of tho
front elevation of the building, drawn by Mr.
William Walker, of this city, is now to be seen al
the old church, corner Hasei and Anson streets
The building will cover in depth about 155 feet
and in width rs feet. Height of ceiling 65 feet
height Of steepe 235 feet (st. Michaes being onl,
1877 feet). The galleries will be extending or
North and South sides and on East end, Capacity
about $500. The architec u1o is Gothic, in some
respects resembling the Cathedral, though it viii
be brick while the latter was built Of brown stone
The plan is a composite Of the old German and
Norman-Gothic architecture Of the middle ages
plain, yet grand in it's simplicity.
The probable cost Of the building we learn, il
estimated at about 100000. We congratulate oul
German fellow-ctizens on the prospect Of getting
go fine house Of worship, and sincerely hope they
may not be delayed by any unusual or unforeseen
difficulty in the prosecution Of their pious purpose
GENERAL JAIL DEL1vERY.-At alf-past A. NJ
yesterday, about thirty prisoners confined in the
jail were turned into the yard for the purpose o1
emptying their sops. While there, some of the
prisoners managed to steal an axe from the wood
house, and rushing at the gate. succeeded in
lnnl- O1 tba;r hafor
Mr. Hazetine, the jailor. who was present, could
interfere. AS soon as practical, he closed the gate
and secured the yard, but one white and thirty
colored prisoners made their escape. The police
man who was on guard outside saw the escape,
but was able to arrest only one of the party, as,
with the exception of his club, he was unarmed-
one of the prisoners making q blow with an axe,
which, fortunately, proved harmless. Information
of the escape was at once given to the police au-
thoritles, and the detective force were mounted
and sent in search Of the prisoners, but to a
late hour last night only two arrests had been
made. The gate from which the prisoners escaped
was fastened by paddock alone, though it had
been previously secured by an espagnielette. Free
quent applications have been made by the jailor,
Mr.. Hazeltine, to the Commissioners to have the
gate secured by stronger and more seryceable
lock, but from want OF funds this was not done.
Most OF the prisoners who made their escape were
confined for larceny vagrancy, and similar offences,
Some of them had not been brought to trial, and q
few we're to be sent to the State penitentiary at an
early day. The following are the names of the
escaped prisoners:
Ben. Saunders, Peter Miller (white); Robt. Arto'
Pc Henry Townsend, Jake Rivers Joe Grant, Thos.
Sasportas, Charles Williams, Henry Williams,
Dublin Grant, Jefferson Williams, Nathan Tread
well, Nero Wilson, Jessie White, Andrew Wilson,
Abel Geddes, Richard Rollins, Ben Simmons,
Henry Screven, Samuel Gayle, Nelson Johnson,
Daniel Middleton, John Caters, John Samuel, John
Wilson, Joe Williams, William Johnson, alias
Jones, Francis Ladson