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Show MILITARY 1MUHON I OK ROCK ISLAND. Washington, S. Tho secrcury ! of war has appointed a commis- j siou for the erection of a mili-! tary prison at Kock Island as follows: fol-lows: Col. Nelson Ames, 5th infantry; infan-try; Lieut. Col. Wm. A. French, 2nd nrtilcry; Major Thomas F. Barr judge advocate; Ecv. E. C. Wines, of Xew York, secretary of tho National Pri-ton Pri-ton Assooiation; and S. I?. Bnxka-way, Bnxka-way, of Detroit. Major J. Jay is up-1 pointed recorder of the board. The' prison is to be exclusively for the confinement con-finement and reformation of offenders .v.'.imst the rules and laws of the .i;;ny. The secretary of war is tn visit it at least cmi-annua;iy for in-p.'r-jt r.n. T;.c commissioners from civil life hold tb.eir oifu'cs for tlirce yeare. and are to be paid five dollars per d.iy, while on duty, and tli neceary tr.ivcling expenses; while the ollicers of the "army shall bp subject lo removal re-moval by the secretary of war. |