Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24

it brings In are usually arrested on grave
charges, or are persons not able to give sat
isfactory accounts of themselves. On get
ting out OF the salad basket" each prisoner
is searched carefully. Their names are
then entered in book, and as soon as they
are registered information is sent the magls-
trates. The prisoners are then served with
small loaf of bread made in the Saint
Lazare prison, and the quality of which IS
equivalent to that furnished to French
soldiers. When this food is eaten they are
locked up, but not until their clothes are
taken off and put to one side, other gar
ments being furnished them while they re-
main incarcerated.
PRISON LIFE.
The depot is divided into two parts, one
for males and the other for females, and
they are very alike in appearance. There
are 100 cells for both classes, some of them
large, some small, and the furniture in each
is very limited. A gas light is always
bnrning in each cell, and think they are
clean and well aired. There are no sheets
on the mattress, but if a prisoner wishes
one he may obtain it for cents for the
night
In cell No. IA dangerous criminals are
locked up, and to be therein locked up is
considered the zenith of ones happiness.
Everyone has his peculiar vanity. Ere
quently the number of cells is inadequate,
and then the prisoners are turned loose IN
the large halls, but are closely watched by
extra squads of policemen. In the women's
part fallen women are separated from other
females, and in the mems quarter the old
and the young are separated. In the mems
quarter IS one large cell that is known as
the "dress coat hail."
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the windows are spacious and curtained.
Only persons of distinction, those who are
believed to be honorable and who may have
been drinking too much, are ever locked up
in this cell. Directly beneath it is the
place for young children arrested for vaga-
bondage or begging, and little further on
is the quarter tor mad people. -Four or five
such are generally gathered in daily, and
they are sent to the hospital OF st. Ann as
soon as possible.
THE TEAMS AT WORK.
1t was not till this afternoon that the two
teams gave US an exhibition of their skill
as ball players. The grou9ds were in ter
rible condition. covered with water in sew
eral places and muddy everywhere. For
four or five days we had had the finest
weather, but yesterday it rained, and the
balloon park did not dry up sufficiently to
make the in and outfeld fit for playing.
But it was decided to go on with the game,
and taking all the circumstances into con-
sideration, think the boys did very we'll,
indeed. A home run was made on each
side, but it seemed to me that the ALL
Americas both out-batted and out-felded
the Chieagos.
The famons Anson was the poorest player
on his side, and Captain Ward made
splendid impression. The attendance was
very large. Unfortunately the United
States Minister is suffering with severe
cold. and was kept to his room, but Miss
MacLane did the honors of the grand stand,
assisted by very charming young lady
whom am told is the sister Of Mrs. james
Brown Potter. She looks like her actress
sister and has the same voice. L wonder if
she has the same peculiar manners. All
the Colony went to see the game and so did
many English people. But it is big odds
that British lovers of outdoor sports will
never let baseball take the place of cricket.
why, it's FOUNDERS, don't you know?"
some of them kept on repeating.
1t is about as much like FOUNDERS as
donkey race in Kent lane is like run for
the Derby. HENRY HAYNIE.