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cj IN JAll- j 1. ——.— . jUpon a slight hint from the Sheriff* i we visited ti*e Countv Jail. Tucsdav |^ ■ * * *$ \ a ml were shorn through. By direction j ^ ,r! of the Commissioners, 3ix. Hawkins has !• 4 * in i had the whole building thoroughly ren- j j ovated and repainted. The hall has j I ! been papered, with beautiful paper,like-! r j wise the parlur, sitting and bed rooms j, rj | on the first fl«»or. The paint brush has j • I been freelv and well* used, and the |5 j ceilings glisten with fresh coats of;i 1 white wash. Passing into the cell dtwi- 0• ! parfmeiit we found everything hadt o 'e! been cleaned up and put in nice order. I i The cells and walls of the room had !\dnj been painted, the stone floor kept clean j 1 by moppiug.uml the prisoners will satis- •£ * M\ fled with the treatment.the jailor gives !7 ~ ;| them. Mr. Gossett was enjoying his j j pipe seated Vy a table covered with •* -6 | books and papers, and said ho guessed j1i he fared as vrull a* any jail bird iu the j1itd iie?nres-~L | United States. Ilis bed room was car-; peted, the bed covered with snow white] clothes and he said he slept as sweetly S as he ever did .in his life. ilfciloe* not appear dejected and says ^ j est anxiety li e has had on hissince hi? confi nement has been with re- \ gard to his, financial affairs, that he fesir-15 j cd he should he left without a honie for / • his*family. 2fothing was said on the ; I subject for wh ich-he is incarcerated. Mr. | [.Skillman, the other prisoneris te«* coin- ■w liminicailve mud takes liR coniflnemont!'** . ' \ • ' - * * • ■ .- j with a stoical indifference. ' ' Ia- i The arrange meats ;»r vchtillating and | at*; cleanliness an; very complete and aremade use of.• -V - v • . . . • ' ’^ «• s lt;... .tej Externally/idlings have been set to n. • rights oner the “spring cleaning5* iuci-!I 5 d iit to eve :y ill regulated household ®Vj .New Wiltshire be*n laid,'the old ones jcleaned up and we *iejwere ’ccj ore and shrub ling were , to be , p t as M«n as wi ter-breaks. Evidently Mr.intends his home inaaplvisaqtas possible and m id] this be is sustained by bis estimable la-f« t Mdiii^s as a housekeeper is- - *t-.- . ..' »**6-_ proverDiai amdnsrst ner acauaintanceT
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Danville Hendricks County Union
Danville, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 17, 1873
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