The Republican journal., 1874-04-16
Trouble in Sing Sing Prison.


Fifty convict. in the cabinet shop Of
sing sing prison refused to work Satur-
day, and all but fifteen We're sent back to
the dark cells There is considerable cN-
citemont in the prison, as the other con-
victs openly avoWed their sympathy with
the strikers. At last accounts all was
quiet. though it was expected that the men
would continue their insubordination un-
less the obnoxious parties are removed
John Short. the prisoner who ran whis-
key still in Sing Sing prison. says he earned
$50 a day with the original still which he
worked with some small lamps for whole
year until "blown'' on by another convict
to whom he refused to credit OF course
an officer of the prison was partner. At
the same time they made large profits on
smuggled groceries, tobacco and cigars
estimated at 1000 per cent Short had
S6643 when he left prison, all made out
OF the Whskey trade. He says he could
escape any time but didn't want to leave
while he was making 800 week. He
sold the business TO another convict who
is now making whisllcy. and who ought
to make $50, 900 before his time is up.
ALL AEorT \ Postal CARD. A short
time since prominent merchant Of St.
Joseph, Mo-, named johnson pasted a
label bearing his business address about
the size of a postage stamp on a postal
card and sent it to Chicago to order some
goods. The Chicago correspondent duly
received the card, but was obliged to pay
six cents postage on ii, and 50 notified the
st. Joseph merchant. Now he had frequent
II sent like missives, without additional
postage so he went to his post master to
inquire into the matter That filnctionarv
informed him that he had 4 right to 50
label the cards and could continue to do 50
unless the cards We're going TO Chicago,
when the postmaster didn't understand
the law. SO far matters We're lovely, when
johnson addressed . card to the Chicago
house, on which he wrote "Our post
master says your postmaster is an ass.
Unlucky words The Chicago postmaster
| forwarded the obnoxious card to CresWell
Forthwith came a card to the St Joseph
postmaster, which nearly frightened him
| out Of his boots and in mad haste he
ruahed TO see johnSC and tell him that he
never said the Chicago man was an ass
On mature reflection johnson thought he
didn't say so. and SO acknowledged in
writing, which was immediately sent to
the Postmaster General But that didn't
end the matter. Last week an order came
for the arrest of Mr.. johnson for using
scurrilous language on 4 postal card, and
he was arrested Thus, for the sake of a
little business about the size of postage
stamp, a St. Joseph merchant got himself
INTO trouble, the St Joseph postmaster
INTO trouble, the Chicago postmaster into
trouble, and the United States government
| into trouble
\ school teacher in Lagrange one morn
ing recently, upon opening the school
room found the floor besmeared with blood
and other matter. lie paid little attention
to this, but proceeded to get kindlinSs to
build a fire, when opening the stove dool
he found, lying in the ashes, the body Of
new born infant lIorrified. he went to the
nearest neigbors, who came and took the
body away. Diligcnt search has been
made for the mother of the child, but nc
one answering to that description has YET
been found. Partially burned sticks Of
wood We're found in the stove, indicating
the intention Of the one who placed the
body there to destroy it by burning.