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Description of the Penitentiary Stevenson Curry, April 24.—Mr. Leaver: Yesterday was one of those bright Sundays which was too much temptation to resist enjoying its bright ness and pure air, and so my Sunday pard and T tolled handy Jim at our, place of eating, which is the Delmonico Restaurant, which no doubt, Mr. Prine ter, you have fed at many times, to wake up enough of the good things , the eating kind to do us for the day, and so we started out to see the green foliage of ol Cale county. We soon found ourselves on the banks of Gray's creek, near Gray's Station, and to our pleasure we met three representatives of te State Jour nal there with their lines, fish-hooks and shot-guns, prepared to do heavy execution, and fish and ducks suffered that day, for Randolph is an expert in fishing. But, as I must say, we found that portion of Cole county we passed over that day a rough, rugged and broken country, yet the soil deep and pro ductive, but he vast gulches and can yons detect a large amount of the land and it must be very difficult to culti vate. Silay is the day of pleasure here. There are no restrictions on the places of social evils on account of that days .The penitentiary is situated here, as you perhaps know by sight in life past, as most all paper men have been to Jefferson City, where all the great and gool men come. We feel sure you have been here and visited the peniten tiary also. There are thirteen magnifi cent structives inside these wall, from one to four stories high. No.1 is the State Marble and Car penters’ Building, 5x200 feet, one staition, where they work about 100 men. 2 is a two-story and basement, occupied by Giesecke, Meysleburg Co. of St. Louis, manufacturers of boots ant shoes. Basement is the de partment for making boxes and stor age of Uwir sole leather. First story is where they imake all screwed work all teinming and finishing all the pegger work. Second story is where they cuit, stitch, side, Fast, fit, peg and s ledl. ‘This building is 40x00 feet, work 175 men, and the latter shop is the most extensive within these walls. _ Building. 8 is a model of build ing No. 1, avenpted by John Sebree Co. 84 wagon manufactory The business is immense, working about oYrds. Building No. 4, known as new build ing, is a cell building, of stone entire, and is the frost magnificent of all, and comfortable and commodious. Each cell holds four men, with an abundance of light and purely ventilated. This building contains 142 cells, holding 608 men.These are the choice wells of the institution. Building No. 4 is three stories high, about ax feet. It floor is cceu pied by Messrs. Sullivan Co, as a Swidletree Factory, working about 1Wimen. ‘The trees are worked from the log. Saw-mill machinery of im mense quantity is use. In the right wing of same building the State has a mill making their own meal, which is of little amount to feed 1,00 men daily—ailment twice a day. Second story is occupie Noland, of Kansas ve factory,and helves ry description are nade here. You may all it a handle factory. ‘Third story is occupied by C. Priepmeyer Co, a shoe factory, but all sewed work is done there. Work about 100 men daily Buildings No. 6 is the Hospital, of brick aud fone stories high, holding about patients, and it is commodi ous and comfortably arranged with all the necessaries a patient can call for. At present there are about 60 patient, wilting No. 7 is the Warden's offi-* What is known as guard room, Which is a large and comfortable room —where each employe of the prison has to be at 6 ov clock in the morning to roll-fall. ‘Then each man takes hi men to their respective place of busi ness for the day. After the men (con victs) have eaten their anpper each employe pastes out through the guard room, which time now is 6am. Each empl is usually expected to have his dimmer sent to him, he not going out Till night. Building No. 4 is a two-story stone, a cell building, occupied by the colored forces, except a few whites, who have chosen cells in that building, and those whites keep their cells in nice, clean and comfortable condition. Building No. 9 is known in prison as New Sall, 0 cell building, which is oc cupied by both while nut colored, but separate cells three stories high, 40x300 feet, well arranged for the purpose. Building No. 10 is a State blacksmith shop, 105100 feet, frame and one story high, where a good business is done. Building No. 11 is one of those long twicks, four stories high, and about 40 strooms colored dining watre: third, is a shoe a large and extensive ¢cene, working about 75 Fourth floor is the sad+ ‘ery shop, with a heavy force. Building No. 12 is occupied on first floor as a chair factory; second, as a State clothing department: third, aan | paint shop, and basement as a cooking] department Building No. 1% is the great Centen nial building, one of the finest and largest in the State, which is going to, has a well building. les the many factories Lmen tioned, the State is building several houses now, for parties here furnish the lime, brick, stove and saul from their own yards. A heavy force are engaged in cutting wood fir use of State. The State has also a farm under cultivation for ben efit of prison. She has a steamboat in connection with the prison to do her transportation. An Euprovee of the illicit slistilteri fe in marred the convention | jcourage you, a» Duni ecemtary preparations in the Kennedy shall bring along not | gat ion of Springfield's best for your special favor. Do y sight things just to discourage the | 1 guilt. Bro. Rodehayer|_ slwlly take the contract and | dim Kirby, of our city, has tendered, a few gallons of his best. But, bount us out, We've reformed. 1
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Thu, May 03, 1877
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