Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-13
Torture of Criminals in France,

The sickeuiog accounts Of the tottures isaict-
ed Oh the French convcts, political or other.
wise, expatriated to New Caledonia. affords, 10
one particular, remarkable proof Of what may
be termed the conservation of cruelty. Fog.
giug, it was stated 10 evidence before the Com.
mi:tee of l1quiry, was FREQ 1ensly inflicted With
great violeucs aud on very slight progoc alton.
Now, Hogging, it has been repeatedly assorted
by the opponents of corporal punishment, has
long since been abolished in France, both for
civil and tor military ofenses. Prior to the
first revolution, the cat o nine tails, or, rather
of twelve tails. the Invention of the French
General, Msrtlnet, Whoss name 10 Fraucs
has come dowo to posterty in coniuuctiou
with The Instrument of torture which he iovent-
ed, was extensl9ey used IN the French army;
but it's application was prohibited by q sensi
lively humane c)nveutiOo when the Reigu nf
Terror was at its height. Jean Jscq les h>us'
seau did really succeed 10 banishiog the ROD
from French .ohool,: but 10 tho navy the Gator
"gsrcette," fingered until lo4S, when naval
h5gging, and the punishment OF keel'hauling to
boot, was abolished BY decree OF the Provi-
siousl Government of February. Oa the other
hand, mcrciless ,gellstion has never ce,sed to
prevail in the Freooh bsgnes or o,nvic; prisoLs.
The Wretched exiles 10 NV Caledonia arc
scourged With an iustrumaue precisely similar
to that With which the "Forcat pour la FL"
the French Hugueuots sent to the galIeys BY
Nine. De Msinteuon and Pere ls Chaise at the
revocation of the Edlct OF Naatts, we're tortur-
ed, This implement Of hsgsllalion was and is
thick cord. strongly twisted, attached to
short handle, aud With it's lash rendered addi-
tiouay hard by beirg closely tarred. TIE
punishment is additionally knoWa as "s bas-
tonnsde," or bzstinado. for the ress 70 that 10
the old times there were alwaSs large number
Of Turkish prisoners 10 the galeys at Toulon
and Marseilles, and Turkish canvict, assumed
20 be 40 adept 10 the art of castigation 10 the
Ottoman fashion, Was selected to A,g the 40.
fortunate Husueoo;s Occasionally, coRhide.
resembling the Turkish "kourbasb," was sub.
stituted for the tsrred rope. Iu the old French
bagues, when there were 90 more Turkis5
prisoners to sct ss lictors, thu strongest, wick
edest, and most ferocous among the convicts
we're appointed to act as exec cltioners.-Lon
don Telegraph.
Rev. DR.. McANALLY, of the st. Louis
Christian Advocate. being annoyed BY the fail.
ure of bis subscribers to c,ne to time, like Mr.
Silas Wegg, dropped into poetry, aud the re.
sui. proved that eie was money 10 it. His
production ran as follows:
Tell me, ye angelic host, .........
Ye moisters OF love,
Can suffering printers here below,
Have DO redress above2 ..
The angel band replied; ;..
ITO us is knowledge given, r-r.. "a.
Delibquents on the printer books
| Can never enter heaven"
REMovAL-MEssRs STANsBURY 4 BRo.,
mauut.c urers aud dealers 10 stoves and tiowsre,
have REMOVED THEIR STOVE AND WORK
SHOPS TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER KING AMI
WASHINGTON STREETS. (in the mcBuruey
Building, where they will be pleased to see al
their old customers and the public generally.
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