Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-22
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we're adopted yesterday
Whereas, The several town and counties of
this State arc Infested with vagabonds ard
tramps to the dotriment CT honest labor, to the
burden Of tho Taxpayers, and the endangerlng
of the lives snd property Of the citizens
Resolved, That the President Of this convon.
ton shall appoint committee Ct seEon, whose
duty it shall be to nemorazo tho Legislature
to enact such laws as may be deemed best for
tho suppress on of vsgrancy.
Resolved, That the committee SO appointed
shall use I'll proper mesne towards securing the
desired legislation, such as comforting with
others who may aid them in the drsiting of the
proposed Gractmcnts, visiting and consulting
with such committtc as NAV be appointed by the
I( gislaturo to consider tha subject involved,
and inviting the cooperation Ct al who may
be Interested.
Resolved, I list in the opiI ion Of thi; conven-
ton the proposed legislation should embrace the
following features
|. Every tramp ard vAgabond shall be liable
to arrest and i'm prisonment for o specified term
| at labor.
Thu: such labor may be required to be per.
formed upon the county roads or other public
works. vt the option OF the county commissioners
Of the several counties.
3 That thu House Of Correction should be
completed and opened for the reception of
| tramps at the earliest day practicable
i. That tie lodging snd INCORPORATION of
| trsmrs and vagabonds in jaila and slmshouses
SNAIL, SO IT Us 10 ulsCpUllHuCuJ hnu
# necessary, district worlhousos shsll be estab'
lished to co operate with the House Of Correc.
ton in relieving the jsils and almshouses Of tho
maintenance of able bodied rallpors.
| 5 The imprisonment OF pauptrs and crlm-
nas alike sh .ll have for its obj ect reformation
and instruction, with the protection OF tho COM
munity, rather. than punishment.
| t The sale Of intoxicating drinks TO known
trsmus and vseabords shall be forbidden.
+. This. every person who wandcrs from = sce
| to place, having no permanent homo. and Lodges
in barns, oulhouses or in the opon air, and has
no visible moans of support and bags for a living
is y tramp.
GEORGIA BLooDuOUNDs.-A report was
current in the community yesterday morning
| Of al uprising Of some Of the convicts belonging
TO tie force under the lease Of Col. Il. D. Smith,
now at work on Hutchinson's Island. opposite
the city, and tho escape Of seven, sf.or the guard
had been ovcrpowored and murdered.
In the northern side Of tho building. occupied
by the forces IS sleeping quarters, there wa;
! hole about two Zee. square, whore TIC chimney
OF the sugar refinery stood, which had been clos
Cd up with bricks, mud being used instead CT
mortar. About l.l5 o'clock George Billups. q
| negro, who slept nesr the opening, managed TO
free his feet from his shackles. and, pushing the
brick cut worked himself slowly through the
hole, which WAS about three feet from the
grou!d. In getting out, however, he struck
| against tao man who was sleeping in the bunk
next to him. The movement awakened the ie!-
low. who, raising himself, discovered Georges
Leg just Disappearing through the sre:ture; ne
81 once gave GA alarm, crying to the guard who
was on duty at tho door that Il man WAS e5cap.
ing. The guard dlrted around the building and
caught sight of George running towards the
bank Ct lhe Savannah river. H. Immediately
opened fire on the fugitive, firing six times at
him. The dogs were called aEd sent III pursuit
a bout three hundred yards from tho building
ono Ct tho dogs caught the flying negro, who
WAS impeded in his hight by the donse swamp
reeds After short struggle, during which the
guard fired at him again, he succeeded IN treein 6
himself from tho dog and continued running
towards the river. On reaching the river bank
tho negro plugged boldly into the river and the
dog after him. When about 20 yards from the
shore the dog seized him again and sht TOR
lif, and liberty ensu,d in the waters. Tho night
was clear, but not sufficiently cieAr TO ensb!e
The guards to discern where tho msn was. His
cries and struggles with the dog Ware heard, and
in n few minutes tho dog lc.urnoi TO the bank.
A nothing WAS seen Ct tho convict on tbs
! side, it is believed that he WAS drowned. IL Is
supposed that hc WAS wounded by emo OF tne
c~o.e, -..I IL Is tain that no YVES badly btton
by the dog when he was FIRST caught and during
the struggle in the water. The morning was
very cold, and he would most probably have
been nun bed before he could have swum to this
side. even had he not been injured. Hence there
is but little doub that this dash for liberty re-
suited in his finding wa.ery grave. George
| Bllups wsa young negro cOnvlctc1 OF burg Ia
| ry in Fulton County Superior Court.-SauGnHah
| Nc,rs.
Tie New YORK DISASTER An invcsti.
CATION OF the ruins of the Barclay street candy
factory in New ork proves that it was mis-
take to attribute the explosion to The boilers;
they were found to be intact. 1t is now be-
| cvrd that y large copper tank containing ma
trrial5 for making candy mus have exploded.
| The rapid spread of the flames is accounted for
by the explosion breaking the kerosene lamps
that were in use in all parts of the binding in.
stead OF gas. Tie engineer has not been seen
since the explosion, and it is supposed that he
persisted at his post from the falling Of tho
walls. Some Of the New York papers did him
great Injustice by atribuing the disaster to his
Drunkenness they suppo>ne that the boiler had
exploded. Il now appears that he was steady,
sober man. All the circumstances 50 to show
that the kerosene lamps led to the loss OF life.
Had gas been used the bulldog would net have
taken fire, and most Of the youthful employees
would have had an opportunity TO csc1p,. SO
far only three bodies have been recovered from
the ruos. No deaths have as yet occurred
among the wounded, but several arc SO serious
Iy burned that they can badly survive. The
damage by the explosion ana fire is estimated
to exceed four hundred thousand dollars.
New YORK, Dec. 22.--Up to one o'clock
to day 10 additional bodies had been found in
the ruins of the Barclay street fire. Search for
them is still progressing. None Of the patients
at the hospitals have died OF their Injuries,
though it is believed that some cases will prove
fatal
JUDGE JAMES kElTII.-It must be crafty
ing to Judge Keith snd his numerous friends
to sec that he is so universally the choice Of
this circuit for reelection. We heard one Of
the best lawyers in this district say not long
since that if each attorney Of the Judges Courts
had two votes and was required to vote for two
candidates. he believed nine tenths of the law
ycrs would give the vote to Keith after voting
for themselves. We understand Judge Keith
is the youngest member Of the Circuit Court of
Virginia. and have learned besides from gentle
men from various parts of the State that he
stands equally as high as the most experienced
lawyer. Since Judge Thomas and the Hon.
James V. Brooke have signed the petition ask
ing for bis election, there need be 40 further
| uncasincss as TO the JUDGES defeat Our bar