- Vittsburgt 05aettt. I '11"_13 33 R GET. .B.4.TURDAY ItIORNEIG, AUG. 22, 1857 Sir OFP7CIAL TAPER OP THE CITT-Sili News of the City and Neighborhood. Ten Exnecnion or Bl'Sze.—At the time of his BilLim was a strong, healthy man, with the ruddy flush of health glowing on his countenance, 'and his whole appearance betokening the utmost migor montalltand bodily. To day, though ho has not fallen off intsWn flesh, ha appeared polo and wan, with a sickly hue pervading his countenance, and a look thit, despite all his effort to conceal it, marked him at the victim of the deepest mental agony. Able the attempted escape of the prisoner, a few weeks ago, he was subjected to the closest surveil lance. A guard was shalom:a almost constantly iri :the neighborhood of his cell, while everything with - which it was possible for him to commit eelf-tleetrac lion was carefully removed from within bts rc:: ch. IzOrbrough lame mefor, Loa - ever, be C01511 . 11 . C , 1 i. Omura a pi ece of OAS.. an d with it', he iC,.I commit sum o on Frilly mewling. by orvnitt;; :La artery in his rm. lie l‘ .144.,vtred is Poo an Ity the jailor, rc r.. -.,t,.,14.1 thdiV4.... and prevented him ea rying his design into execution. Aneurism. At eight o'clock in the morning the prisoner was visited in Ms cell by the -Res.-D. 8. Judkin, 0. 0. -McLean, Sheriff Port, the Jailor, and from that time till-ten the convict was occupied in ■ingin¢, prayer and exhortation, in which the clergymen joined. At forty-live minutes pact ten the unhappy man woe prepared for the gallows, and a procession being formed he was conducted to the scaffold. He stalked with a Arm step and mounted the dreadinstrunient of death with a lightness of step that astonished the spa:talon. After calmly surveying the spectelors for a few moments, ho. proceeded to address them, and spoke for ocerlionr and seven minutes, in a clear and audi ble yoke. His language was vehement, and ho pro 'tested his innocence in the strongest terms. fie spoke of hie trial with great earnestness, and con tended that many of the witnesses for the Common wealth, in swearing against him as they did, commit ted downright, absolute perjury. With regard tohis hopes fur the futuni, he remark ad that he had made his posse with Cod, and was going to Heaven to his Redeemer. His last words were, "I leave my poor wife, mother and child in the care of Heaven:" and then, turning to the Sheriff; said, 'Ton can go ahead as soon as you please." At twenty-five minutes of one the drop fell, and the unhappy man was ushered before his Maker. The 'majesty of the law was vindicated; "blood bath been shed for blood," and the curtain fell on the last art of the terrible tragedy-in which Young Norcross lost hie life. While. lirKitic was speaking from the scaffold, the conduct of the crowil i ontside was truly disgraceful. The unfortunate man spoke so es to be heard sOverol _squares away,.yet the ralthlo yelled and aborted and hooted so at times that his voice was entirely drown ed. There were three-military companies in attend ' &nee and each was the excitement and disorder that prevailed that it was only by the greatest exertion that the peace was preserved.. ' After hanging some twenty minutes, the body was examined by a physician in attendance, anl life be ing-pronounced extinct it was cut down. The neck was found to have been dislocated, but the features were scarcely; altered, and beyond a purple circle around the neck, produced by the rope, there was but little-change in hie appearance. - It was then removed from the scaffold and placed In the cosn which had been already prepared for it,