The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-13

Oh Cnmlsards, where they are en-
rolled In the ."compagnics de disci
pline." Before embarking the mar
has his boots taken from him, wIic:
arc replaced by sabots, and on arriv
ing at his destination he receives Q
uniform of gray wool, and a cap with
4 a large brim. The men are farmed
!! out to do work, and are all the time
under the supervision of non-com
missioned officers, who treat their
inferl9rs with the greatest brutality.
1t is, however, the Nna1>ishments .to
which these men afi kio6t - -
the most .trifi iysof
1880 u. " IN u hole in the
ground with perpendicular walls, so
that escape isiInpossible. Scorching
heat by day and cold at night, with
rations reduced to quarter of
their proper quantity, make the very
common punishment of the cargo ule
extremely trying Tie imprison-
ment of men In the tombeaux, or reg
ulation tents, which is only fifty cen
timetres broad and sixty high, is no
rarity; and during their incarceration
the prisoners receive no wine nor
water nor coffee. A little meat and
some bouillon is their whole nourish-
ment during the day. But those
who are punished with cells are iu-
comparably worse off. They are
never allowed, under any circumstan-
ces, to leave tho hole they are kept i'm
either by night or by day. They
have no duties of work to pass the
time, and only get warm soup every
second day, with a very limited guam
tlty OF water daily.
The punishment is made still more
severe by putting the man into irons
on certain occasions. The delin-
quent has two rings around his an
kles, which are connected by an iron
ban rather more t..an footin length
so that his legs form an isosceles til
angle with it. He is forced to lie
down on his face, and then his arms
are chained on his back, whereupon
he is put into his tombeau. He can
only cat his soup like q dog, and if
he wants to drink he must seize his
bottle with his teeth, and should he
let the bottle fall his ration of water
is lost for that day. Any complaints
arc stopped by q gag. Only quite
recently a punishment was in use
called the crapaudine. The prison
er's hands and feet were chained to-
gether and in this posture he was
stTe44ss Il 81 2p IT, epu uant anto ar aEAsc
his hands are tied on his back, and
round his neck an iron collar is fas-
tened, which is attached to an iron
bar in the wall. The man has to
stand in this position as long as eight
days, unable to lie down or to do
anything for himself.
Agricultural College Presidents.
Gen. Stephen d. Lee has made a
fine record as president of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Mississippi. He has made the in
stitution one of the most famous and
most useful of its kind in the country.
It is easy to understand therefore
why Gen. Lee has been elected unani-
mously president of Clemson College
Mt Fort Hill, S. @. The trustees OF
that institution were on the lookout
for the best man they could find fol-
the position and their choice fell on
Gen. Lee. The college will occupy
the homestead of John G. Calhoun
His son-in-law, Mr.. Clemson, gave
100000 to the State in addition to Q
magnificent site and valuable build
ings. The institution will receive
$5O,OOO year from South Caroline
in addition to this bequest. Gen
Lee was paid $4,000 year by Mis-
sissippi South Carolina gives hin
| $4,000 and o home. He is worth it
But this incident shows how preca
rious is tho tenure of Georgia on an,
valuable teacher that may develop il
her service. Teachers are paid mis-
cradle salaries in the public school,
of Georgia,a and the folly of this polio.
will become evident when other State
begin to take our best teachers from
us. Alabama now has one of the bes
agricultural schools in the country a
Auburn. Three of its most distin
guished men were formerly in tn
employ of Georgia and would proba
bly, have been there yet if their ser
thad bedH feRs8n geeiated and the,
| One of these is the president of th
institution, William Leroy Broun
one of the most valuable professor
that ever adorned the University O
Georgia. Another is Professor
Stanley Newman, trained teacher
and the man who did more for tn
agricultural bureau of Georgia thai
any other. The third is Professor p
III. Nell, former State Chemist O
Georgia and teacher of the frs
order. ALI these men went ava,
from Georgia because they could d,
bette" elsewhere. 1t is a cheap polio,
in one sense, and, in another sense,
very expensive policy, to permit sucl
men to leave the State because we d,
not appreciate their talents and use
fulness and offer them mean salaries
i Tho recent axnaIianca Of Miaaiau;,,,o