The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-01

OF our b6d-rOOma ai- nlRnt, IN HoiCu tuo uus-
lines Of objects are more or less visible; It is.
the frfcbtfuI darkness that chilled and crushed
| the Egyptians, sonl and body; 1t ls darkness
that might be. felk", This terrible and unnat.
ural priyation OF all light is very tryiHg. 70 al
/ Gods creatures; to nons more 80 than to man,
| .'and, amongst men IT is most distressing 20
those who have inaginations and e2c'fahnisy,
Ike, ODonoysn-R Rosss,r A prisoner who! was
| confined IN such a cell only six hours was Or
served on his release ITO be as white as sheet,
and. 10 ,tremble violently all over, his body
shaking, while every noH and then conVulsVe
sob hurst from bis BOSOM" This ls the ehect
OF siI hours Of the punishment to which hossa,
governor by, the;same .means whioh: Mauame
Socrates used In displaying her affection Tor
/ her husband, was condemned for 5eventy,two
hours. The sentence was for twenty -eIght days,
but The iailors, unwilling to lose their vloLim.
did not venture to carry it out, and kept him
for the other twenty five days in cell Whsn
Was. lighted. But. they. varied the torture iDy
keaninr him manacled, and occastonsey In
vestsne him with .: -
ssTHE PUNIsHNINT JACKET. :.
This ingenious instrument has straps which
are drawn 30 tight that the suffarer's breath
is impeded. and his heart, lungs and Liver are
forced into unnatural contact. Then he ID
fastened 70 o., wsllso that he cannot anose to
ease thA hightfnl crampa that attack him. LAS
climax there u collar, with . Tasped edge,
stiff ID iroa; three sBds half inches high; and
ssin this tbree.handed iron Rripe the victim
i1rIthes and sobe, and moaus with anguish.
Presently, that Is In m hour or 80, he fainta,
and then. he ia revived by buckets Of cold water
dashed over him. Mr. Richard Pigot, well
known gentleman Of Dublin, who obtained per-
missinn to vfst Rosa soon after he had been
.subieeted to these itortures for forty-eight
-dsgs.-tWenty; days in "s solitary eel. !" three
DAYS in the ''dark punishment cell and
twenty-five DAYS in Eight punishment ce4'-i
Wsa shocked by the appearance he presented. /
Before his imprisonment" says M. Plgos,
"Rossa Was model Of strength and aymme,
try, and Of . most robust constfution bae
he was now -. 49, ---
..eI.i 'pRRhATuRxLY AaxD,D
and was worn out with lsbW md torture. Il.
weak from suffering and for want OF suftclent
food. he failed TO perform his allotted task. he
Ms spunaahed By being deprived OF one-balf
his TODD; and the next day, while thus stlll
more weakened, Was ordered 70 perfoEm z @ ipil
days WORK in addition toi the alTesrs Oh me
meceding day. q Failing, of.l course 70 scoom-!
;,lish this he was again Punished by the
'jsoket,n the punishment. cell" and theH
dark cSiE, n and 90 tho internal work went ON.
IN tfie presence Of. the governor. Of the Jail
Kossa tad MSi 3gotc ct6st lfor thiIty:ats days
he va kept in = cen With b1s hands mapacIed.
take his food, which was LEFT for him on the
iaeor Of dsll; aud uniess shes eieoted to die
ofRspvsti6nf fhe had 20 alternatavs bat 70 take
cit ofi sll. .f0lts as IA iani1aaf does. The Home
Secretary thought that this could scarpely be
ttue,, but the Gbyernor did not deny ITO Mr
Rigot.1 And the Hume, Secretary admitted
thSt an OF the letters which Rossa bad written
60, bis, aife. five In number had been suppress
ed. .tsst theyrWera full OF false statements cal-
ruased to do mischief" t. is remarkable
lnd cheeKing 4aet tnaS since Hr. Pigot tlette:
fuUss tjtihhshed smother change has, Come 6Jer
.Roass, Ind that the Govafnor now reports OF
him tiist ,,of an tbe Febikn prisonershe ID the
best behaved, and that he now 'Ieceivea.no
punishment Itlsl qrious that; this chmge
shprld' be nmnhsueous with the calling OF
public attention to his CASE The truth no doubt
Is that his torturets becsme alarmed ct the
to persecute their victi n Tor the present.