FT- I)C 3cffcvsonian. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1871. LUTHERAN CHURCH. Liturgical Services next Sunday. MniiXIXO, 10, - - - Evening, 7 M asixi Sermon : The Sicramenti and PcrricL'S of the Apostolic Church. Ev'kxixo Sermon: The state of the de- p.iru? 1 Uf'ire and after the General Judgment. G. V. MARRIOTT, D. D., Tastor. Chicago rim:. Is nothing to be done in Stroudsburg, for t ho benefit of the sufferers by the Chicago Fire? Mfii, woman and children, have, as were, in the twinkling of an eye, been thrown out of house and home, by the ruthless li (iycr. Kith folks have been made poor, vu poor folks, at the approach of the most i:i lo:ucnt season of the year, have had their wants sadly strengthened then poverty increased to a ten-fold degree. And arc we pMiig (o do nothing to help them nothing t-)wirds feeding and clothing them. Chicago through her overwhelming mis fortune appeals to the world for aid. Her crv is most nlercinr and woe-begone. Her l.s.-;cs arc rated by hundreds of millions in u. .liars; but oh! who can imagine her lasses in the trial.?, the tribulations, the suf- fering which her citizens arc compelled to ; hire. And the world is responding nobly t hor cry. From all quarters the generous Tarings of a deeply symhathising people are flow in? in upon her. The hearts of her people are being made glad, in the substan tial tokens which they arc daily receiving, that hearts unknown to them are open to their cry, and hands are busy at work contri buting to their relief. Are Stroudsburg hearts aul hands taking position in this Heaven engendered catagory. We have said the losses of Chicago arc r::i..l by millions of dollars, and, perchance, r.ir people ma judge from what they read 'f the doings elsewhere, that the people of Chicago are being fairly smothered with the Vi.itcrial scut for their relief! Reader, such i-. by no means, the cace. The contributions :!ivr. ly sent and now sending, in are massive iutlutr proportions, but they arc a3 a drop t "wards a bucket full of what is absolutely r. Cvled. There is yet room for more, nnd ir-m lilurg has yet an opportunity to enrol hor name on the scroll with those who so irt'ly sacrifice of their Store for the benefit of their suffering fellows. Let us to work tlijn. We Lave already delas-ed too long, but there is yet time to quicken our steps, an 1 come up to the work with a spirit that camv-t fill to make us blessed. Thus far, Stroud.-burg ha3 been a very l ; crt in a realm which has resounded with wixd-s and deeds of sympathy. But there is an o:i :is to be found ever here. The fol !"V,"ng which we publish without comment, hprak iu the right language to all societies ai.i' .iig us, and to all classes of our citizens. At a meeting of Fort Penn Lodge, No. 1 U, I.O. O.F., held at their Hall, on Satur day evening last, the sum of $25 was donated i' : the Chicago sufferers. Th j following named brethren were ap p lir.ted a committee to solict additional do- mthns, viz: Silas L. Drake, J. I. Allen- uc-r, ( J-eo. "W. Delong, John S. Fisher, Geo. liitteubender, Jacob Kotz and James K. Harps. We hope the advances of the Corn Uiiitee will be met with liberality. t:z.x .isdsow. Previous to the election, the success of the len:croey., in electing Buckey JlcCandle: to the Auditor Generalship, Captain Coopc t; the Survcj'or Generalship, and a majorit' t both branches of the Legislature for th' Mine party was well assured. The Harris burg Patriot and Union predicted that it would be so, and our ''sap sago" friend acro.-.s the way, of the Monroe Democrat vouched for the correctness of the prediction W.M the election has come and gone, and ii .v, just think of it, notwithstanding this predicting and vouching, the Democratic party this fall is the worse whipped party that has been upon the face of the earth since parties begun to have existance. It has been whipped not only bjT the people at the ballot box, but it is continuing to be whipped every day and we fdiould not be ina-.-h suprised if, ere the year runs out it is found to be pounded dead, and buried by its own members. It is melancholy to witness the manner in which the defeat of the Democracy is re ceived by its own press. Instead of praising its virtues, and giving vent to expressions of regret over the action of the people, in refus ing to receive so good a thing as they de clared Democracy to be, before the election, they actually indulge in an inward chuckle over the result, and insist that the party was defeated becau.se of its own inatc rotten !c;ss, and the dcccptivcncss of its own inception. Thus the F.aston Sen- tun I insists that it died of "the New Departure," which was meanly hung too as a means of securing votes, but which proved the bane out of which grew its defeat. The Carbon Democrat, holds to the same notion, and says "The Democracy so-called, through the incompetency of its party record 1 or the past year in Pennsylvania has de feated itself," and then goes to drawing comlurt from a raising of the flag, and firing the great gun, over the "victory in the lone btarbtatc." We might go on and fill columns with fciuiilar extracts from our Democratic ex changes, but what's the use. The people know the Democratic party to be wholly de praved, and voted on that knowledge on the IGih inst., aud the result is a glorious triumph of correct principles. But what are wc to think of the Democratic editors, who urged the people to vote for the standard bearers of a party, which they now confess ta be so emphatically unworthy of support?' Cy-The original copy of President Lin coln's Emancipation Priclamation, together with all the books and papers of the Illinois Historical Society were burned at Chicago. m " t- ----- - JCyT We regret, and so Jo hundreds of Democrats whe voted against us, onhe 10th inst,, that the majority of the votes in this district were cast in favor of Francis D. Col lins, when so good a man was before them, for the position, as Charles Parrish. But so it goes here. Democracy is triumphant and the best man stands back. JBS?When President Grant uttered his now famous aspiration "Lut us have peace ! he meant that so far as power was commit ted to him he would have peace. His proc lamation to the Ku-Klux bands of South Carolina is a peace proclamation, and it is to be hoped that the half crazy disturbers of peace and violators of law in that reason will have sense enough to heed its requirements President Grant has some experience in the ait of conquering a peace; and it would be the height of folly for these successors of the old "Whippy Swampers" to force thePresi dent into any more extreme measures. They are being dealt with undeserved lenience ; and if they have not sense enough to appre ciate the fact, a sterner process must neces sarily follow. There is no peace yet, in South Carolina, and wc must have peace. THE LAST FttXIAX FOLLY. The country was surprised on the 13th inst., to learn that another raid upon Canada had been attempted by the crazy Fcuian organization. A body of Irishmen under ''Generals" O'Ncil and O'Donohue crossed the border at Pembina, but were attacked and captured by United States troops. The design seems to have been to enter the Red Kiver country with the hope that the disaf fection of some of the inhabitants would in duce them to help the Fenians to begin a re bellion against the authorities of Canada. As the Red River insurrection was complete ly dead long ago, such a hope must have becu born of a stupidity and folly which can hardly be understood by intelligent men. The attempt to begin a campaign under such circumstances, with a handful of men, was monstrous. It had but one merit, and that was the secresy with which the affair was conducted. Hitherto the Fenians have al- ways informed the country of their intended movements for months before any action was taken. We fear that this idiotic expedition is a direct consequence of the unwise leniency with which our Government has treated these Fenians in the past. When arrests have been made the rank and file have been turn ed loose without trial, and the leaders have been pardoned immediately after conviction. Of course they felt that they could repeat the offence without fear of punudimcnt. But now we hope every captured Irishman will be tried and imprisoned upon conviction, and that the President will positively refuse to interfere. It 13 scandalous for us to per mit these buccaneering expeditions to be or ganized every year upon our soil against our unoffending neighbors. BOROUGH AND COUNTY. TIic $1 store has closed. I'eaclies are about played out. Dead leaves rustle in our streets. Flieasanlssell at 30 cents apeice in our boroueh. Wants repairing the bridges around our torou-h. House cleauing has been commenced by the female communitv. Revival meetings are being held at Shafer's School House. Revival services are being held in the Methodist Church, this borough. The weather is beautiful just now al most Indian Summer-like. Mr. B. J. VaiiColt, (late of the Kel lersvillc Hotel) has moved to East Strouds burg. -- The Kellersville Hotel has changed hands. Charles Manal of Brooklyn, N. Y. keeps it Kucl. wheat cakes will soon Tkj the order of the day. Buckwheat is being rcadi ly thrashed. Commenced the gunning season Our hills and valleys re-echo with the voice of the hound-dog once more. A new Democratic journal is spoken o among the knowing ones. As among the things likely to be here soon. F. I). Collins, late Senatorial, elected to represent the counties of Luzerne, Mon roe aud Pike, was in town on Sunday. democratic politicians look awful blue hereabouts. The result of the Sena torial election appears to them portcntions ot evil. Any money, packages, or .roods of anv kind, intended for the Chicago sufferer, will be forwarded by Express, free of charge. JOHN N. STOKES. c were shown, on Saturday last by -ur. Joseph I'nmrose, a hens egg which measured 7 by 8 inches, and weighed 5J ounces, it wa3 a rouser. Quite a number of new comers are mov ing into our county from abroad. Wa"( oads of household goods pass throuc-h town every day or two. Concert. Mr. Jonas Singer, long nown as a most success! ul teacher of vocal music in this neighborhood, proposes trivin a grand Concert, at the Methodist Church, in Wolf Hollow, on Saturday evenimr norf Oct 2 1 st The doors will open at 7 o'clock, p. in., and concert commence at 74 oVWlr Admission 20 cents. A cordial invatinn . extended to all. Subscribe for The J"f.fff.ilonian in stead of borrowing it from your neighbor. Delaware Council, No. 68, J. Q. U. A. MM of this borough, have moved to Keller's building, formerly Peck's Dental Rooms. Removed. J. II. Walton, Attorney-nt-Law, has moved his office from the Railway Company's building, to the office formerly oc cupied by L. M. Burson, opposite the Strouds burg Bank. - The hunting season has now cleverly opened. Quite a number of Deer have al ready been slaughtered, and hunters as well epicures, say that venizen steaks are just now particularly lucious. The meeting of return judges was held at the Court House, on Friday, 13th inst, and consequently the table of election return: published in another column is official, and may be relied on. Tlie season of the "Year and yellow leaf" has come, and the country never looked prettier than now. We have often wondered that pleasure seekers from the cities did not make this a season for country visiting. We observe that quite a number of our citizens are indulging the ne-farious practice of throwing all kinds of rubbage and grab- age in the streets. In order that the health of our town may be preserved, the Borough Fathers should sec to it that the nuisance is abated. Mr. Wm. Rlnkcr, of this borough, presented us with quite a curiosity, a few days ago, in shape of eleven apples of good size growing on one twig. IS ever did grapes hug closer in the bunch than do these ap ples. They were taken from the farm of the doners father, Mr. Joseph Rinkcr, in Jackson township, and, can be seen at our office. We made the grand mistake of announc ing, last week, that both branches of our State legislature was Democratic, when we should have said Republican. We rather hated the mistake, but we found a compensa tion for the bad feeling we labored under, in the fact that our announcement contributed somewhat of good feeling to the soul-sick Democracy hereabouts. Wc have been informed that the new Steam Fire Engine, now building for the borough, icr contract, with the Clapp and Jones Manufacturing Co., of New York, will be completed and delivered to the Borough Fathers, at the time specified. "Dcr Machine," is to be a beauty, and will bear the name of "Pocono, No. 2." The boys better begin to get ready, as this time we are to have a steamer, sure. We observe that our old friend Morris Smiley, displays a choice variety of cabinet ware, at his rooms down town, a few doors be low the Woolen Factory. Morris is a first claw workman, has the best of help, and as homemade ware is a speciality wiih him, par ties who purchase of mm are sore to get thei money s worth. City made furniture will be furnished when desired by customers. W will lay his advertisement before our readers next week. Xow that the excitement of the elections is over, it is to be hoped that Councils wi find time to see to the paving of our walks. It is a disgrace to the borough that this neces sary work should have been so long post poned as it has been, and we desire to see commencement made tho present season. I there is anything upon which Stroudsburg ers are decided, it is on having the walk well paved and in good order. By this time the work should have been already finished and not a day should now be lost in getting it under wav. KMml Tom's Concert at Iloilins- hcad Hall, on Monday evening last, was. be yond ail cavil the greatest affair that has ever come off in our borough. Tlie house was well filled on the occasion, and the per formancc such as to elicit-the remark, from every one present, that Tom's iterformances on the Piano Forte, were truly marvelous. W o will not venture even a description o: what we saw and heard, much less attempt at criticism thereon. If Tom had possessed the brightest of intellect, and had leen subjected to the mo.st rigid .scientific musical instruma tion, his manner of rendering the sevcra pieces 011 the programme would ttill have been marvelous. The Premium! The Premium! Daniel Webster was once sick, his right- hand man Mid he is dead." But Webster answered : "I ftill live." A dose of ELI AS HOWE MACHINES has made certain competing Agents very hick. Some one said they are dead, but as .1 premium was offered for the host display of Sewing Machine, they drew a long breath aud cried, "The P rcmium ! The Premium ! ! which being interpreted is, "I hain't dead, let they dread tlie conformed dose. The ELIAS HOWE is hated by all other agents, and where a premium or honors arc offered for best machine, it is sdiure to win, It received the highest honors at the Paris Exposition. It received the highest honors at the State Fair, being placed at the head of the list with these words "Praise is surpcrfluous." It received the highest honors at Schuyl kill, County l air. It received the highest honors at Montour County Fair. It received the highest honors at the Com bined Counties (Kingston) Fair, and al though, tho Company are now making six mndred a day, they cannot supply the de mand. Over 100,000 have been made and sold since January ISTl. Why is it that the people are deciding in favor of the iOWE MACHINE, because, twenty years has proven it to be the most durable machine in the market You cannot find second hand ones. W.U. II. IIYNKS. .Agent. 1 Scrafifon Correspondence. Sckauton. Oct 15th, 1871. . Friexd Schoch : Well, after an absence of about two months, we again find ourself comfortably settled in this thriving young city, and, noting the contrast between this city of magnanimous pretensions, and the dull mo notony of a life in the country, it is really re freshing. The unusual excitement, caused by the recent election, has in a manner, died out, and the result, as officially given -and espe cially the Senatorial ticket appears to be dis cordant with the views of even the most prom inent Democrats, and loud and deep are the curses that are heaped upon the Democracy of Monroe and Tike. Immediately follow ing the election, conies the news of the terri ble conflagration at Chicago n fire which has laid waste a large portion of that garden city of the earth, and rendered houseless and home less, nearly 100,000 people, who are to-day de pendent upon the charity "of the people of the country at large for food and clothing, to save them frflm an ignominious death afire which has destroyed property amounting in the ag- zreznte, to upwards of $200,000,000. And the alacrity which has been displayed, not only by the people of this country, but of foreign countries as well, in answering the call for aid from the sti fieri ng humanity of that doomed and devastated city is truly marvcloas. The subscriptions to the Kelicf Fnnd in this city, it is expected, will amount to about $20,000 in cash, besides large shipments of clothing, pro visions, etc. A grand concert, for the benefit of the Chicago suflerers, by the musical talent of this city, will be given in the Opera House in a sdiort time. In the way of amnsemcnts, wc have, of late, been particularly well favored. Grady's Cir cus, after performing here for several days, broke up for the season. One of the main fea tures of this circus was the baloon ascension, which took place every afternoon, and, while floating through the air, the daring arronai! performed on the trapeze. Washington Hall is crowded nightly, to witness the performances of Lon Chapin's Variety Troupe. This troupe, we believe, have engaged the hall for an in definite period. The Amy Stone dramatic constellation gave two entertainments, on Fri day and Saturday evenings of last week. The Opera House was well filled each evening, with the cream of Scranton society, to witness the performances of this truly meritorious troupe, and we had no hesitancy in saying that as a versatile actress, Amy Stone has but few equals and no superiors, on the American stage, while Marston, the famous fat comrac dian, stands unsurpassed. Ckitic. Letter from Canadensis. Canadensis, Oct. lGth, 1871. Mr. Editou: On Friday evening, October 13th, the Lodge of the I. O. of G. T., in this place, commenced a series of public Temper ance meetings which are to be held monthly. The meeting on Friday evening was in every particular a success, and if the interest which the people of Barret township took, and the meeting increases, the object for which they are held cannot fail to be attained. A few words as to the object of the meeting: Many persons have an aversion to Secret So cieties of any kind, hence, the object of these open meetings to bring such persons who would be lost to the inebriates fate to reflect and stay the course they are drifting. The Temperance cause cannot become a success, confined as it has been to the four walls of the different lodges in our county. The peo pie must see and hear the object of the stand taken by total abstinance men : now these meetings are a step in the right direction, al though commenced under the auspices of tlie Lodge of Good Templars, in this place, they are in no way connected with it. Again, by these meetings the home talent of the town ship can be better developed, and society in general be better benefitted thereby. Tola abstainance principles and doctrine can be held up to the public, thus keeping the ques tion agitated and show the duty we owe to ourselves, our friends and our God I Th question of Slavery for years was kept before the public, ere its abolition was attained, and shall the question of total abstainance be con sidered of less importance when it inolves a question of the slavery of mens' souls, lost in a beverage emptied into the stomach to destroy its vital force and rising and stealing their brains. The time has come when the people must take hold of this matter. Let politica men have it adopted in their platforms of par ty principles, for it has become a public neces sity. The meeting was well conducted and very orderly. The opening address was delivered in a pertinent manner by E. F. Palen. The objections to a license system was ably read by the Rev. T. W. Maclary. The singing was excellent, and especially a song entitled "Lit tie Bessie," by Mary Maclary. We listened with pleasure to an extempore speech by a lady which was received with in teres! and deep feeling. Several volunteer ad dresses were made ; the pledge was circulated with cheering result ; the doxology was sung, benediction pronounced, when we retired to our respective homes, indulging in pleasant thoughts of an evening well spent Zebro. Over $3000,000 has been contributed in New York and Brooklyn for the relief ot the sufferers by the Chicago fire. . Titusvillc dcclarge that Nilsson'a voice is as musical as the flow of the heaviest lubricating oil. The ratification of the Customs Treatv between France and Germany is consider- ea certain. 1 " risk, Gould and Lane resigned and were re elected Lne Directors. . The Pritish Govenraent has detcrmin. ed to release no more Fenians. A stage coach has been rubbed by hih waytueu in Colorado. A revolution is in progress amono th Creek Indians. Th French eletioa returns are still in. complete. The poltical excitement is inereasin a Madrid. 15 THE GALLOWS. EXECUTION OF JAMES WILSON FOR THE .MLItDKtt OF WARDEN WILLARD OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE PRISON AN UN SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUI C1DE YESTERDAY MORNING II F. MEETS IIIS DEATH WITH FIRMNESS SKETCH OF THE MURDERER'S CAREER. Hartford, Cann., Oct. 13. David ICcntlej, alias James Wilson, was hung iu Hartford County Jail at 1:30 p. m., to day, for the murder of Warden Willard of Con nectieut State Prison. He attempted sui cide about 3 o'clock this morning, by en deavoring to puncture his heart with a pieccof wire, which he had secreted upon his person. In concqueuce of his weak neys th is morning there wasan effort made to procure a stay of proceedings, but it fail ed. When the hour for execution arrived, however, he walked firmly upon the scaf fold, and made a short speech, in which he said he had attempted to escape the ignominy of the i-caffold. lie justified his act 111 killing Warden W ilhird, and finally put the rope over his own neck and uiet his fate without flinchiug. The execution was private, only the County Cutuit.ioners and other, owicials, a com mittcc cf "2b citizens selected as witnesses, and the reporters for the press, being present, lie was pronounced dead in 14 minutes alter tlie drop fell. A post mur rem examinauoa discovered tnc wire in his body, with which he attempted sui ciJe. Wilson wn. convicted iu 1SG7 of break ing into the dry goods htoie of lirowu, ihotuson .v Co , in this city, m company with one roster, a lias Iletsof, and 01 bteal ing about Si. 000 worth of silks. They also dole horse on Asylum Hill and drove to Berlin, where they hid most of the stolen property in an oothnersc, and were about takiotrain at Meiidcn for New lark when officers arrested them. Th horse which they stole was Tery slow. and, as mey missed tnc right road, they did not reach Mcridcn in time to hit the early morning train which would have taken them safely to New-York, probably without detection. usoa always atln buted his arrest to the boiee, and when its owner, after his arrest, said, in an ex cited ruauner, "We've got you now, and will punish you as-you deserve;" be re plied, "So you will, but any man who owns such a d d loot oi a horse ought Iumsell to go to atate I risoo tor ten years. Ihere had beeu other burglaries in licr lin, Plaiuville. and Middlcstown a short time before, and it was soon ascertained that Wilson and his associate had com nutted them. After their trial for the irown-i nomson burglary, Wilson was prosecuted for the other thefts (there was no proof against ltetsof), aud was seu tenced for the whole to 10 years' im prisonmenc. ivitsoi s term was seven years. Wilson made several attempts to cs cape, and would probably have succeed ed had not his feet both been amputated several years before, leaving only the heels, lhe artificial ball furnished by- stiff soles would not give him any chance of escape if pursued. J)iirtug 111s tria here, which he conducted himself, he cx hibited his feet to the jury, and, point ing 10 tne I'rosecutmg Attorney, said 'Gentlemen of the jury, while lie (the attorney) was at home sipping cherry coDDiers, 1 was on the bloody field ol t 1 t 1 ueiivsuurg, ana a ueoei snot gave me these wounds." The faet was that he had frozen his feet while escaping from the Michigan State Prison. While hi feet were perfect he was one of the most expert jail-breakers in the country. He escaped from the Ohio State Prison, frum bing bing, from the Aew-.iersey prison and on one occasion, when taken from a IL 1 T me juqiow st. dan, xew lork, into Court, walked out of the Court room in the easiest possible manner, and got away without detection. got away from the iNew Jersey prison, so he said, be cause they appeared to think there that ue -was a d d lool, and to convince them that such was not the case, he broke out. lie broke into a country store the -nt.-l.fc 1 - 1 I name uigm, sioie cioin enougn to make himself a suit of clothes, and takin shears, needles, and thread, went to the woods and soon put himself into new ap peared Ueing about GO years of age. and know ing his sentence ot 1G years was virtually a euuicnce ior me, he entered the prisou with the purpose, undoubtedly, of doin" nuujc rucmess ming. ins attempts at es cape were baffled and he became sullen. OIX months or SO hofnrp hn L-'ill.l il.a Warden Mr. Dorsey of Rhode Island. "tne prisoner s friend." furnished a straw berry entertainment lor the prisoners, aud ior mo nrst time in the history of the prison tne convicts were let out into the yard and allowed to enjoy themselves in meir own way. "This looks very fine, icuing mese men out and feedins them on strawberries and ice cream." he said to a visitor, "but they Ml put them back in their cells, and feed them on stinking raea. to morrow ;" and ho dwelt so much upon the poor fare that it was easy to see mm ne was getting desperate over it. tie men said : "Iu every nrisoo that T have been in, except this one. the direc- tors emier singly or together visit the prisoners, without any of the ofrWrs of me prison being present, and learn, from . - - them if anything in tho management to be complained of; but here the directors never come, unless the Warden is with them to hear all that is said, and a oris iMicr is uiram (0 matte complaint, for the Warden will punish him for it. have wanted to comDlain of tha furnished here : but how can I do it f I seod for the Warden and tell him that I want to see one of the directors. He tells me, I'll carry any word to them that you have to send.' Sunnose I sav to him then, well, I want to say to them that you are are feeding the prisoners here oo stinking meat, do you think he will take the message 7" "Not by d d abht." forcibly added Wilson. But he nnde no threats. As to the quality of food furnish. ed there is a difference of ODinion to thin day. Wilson sought on his trial to intro duce testimony on this nnint hut it ruled out. When this decision was an 1 xv:t j; l. - - uuuueeu n lisuu uiuu t go any Iurther with his case, and retired in anger; and after the jury had fouud him guilty and' me uoort asked him it he hart . thing to say, he replied that he had rath er suffer death on the scaffold than snend . l:r ri .1 . ... rcu(l me 01 uorror in tne prison at Wethers. neid. The murder of tho Warden was com. mitted on Sunday. WTilson, being lame" was allowed the use of his cane in his cell In some unknown way he secured nn." session of a shoe knife, which he cronn down so as make it pointed like a dagger and this he inserted in the bottom of the' cane, and made it fast with the ferrule He had a slate in his cell, and on ting he wrote that he wanted to see the Wurden and hung it outside. When the Warden came to his cell he stabbed him with the cane without a moment's warning and death resulted in a few hours later. From that day Wilson has never expressed a word of regret, but on the contrary has ever insisted that he did right. Soon af ter this tragedy his explanation of the crime was that he had committed, it for the sake of all men who should thereaf ter become inmates of the prison ; that he could not reach the directors to make complaint of the treatment of convict? but by killing the Warden he would have an opportunity on his trial of presentio" all the facts, and the people ol the State' would thus see the necessity of reform and the Legislature would correct exist ing abuses. He went into Court fortiSed1 with corroborating testimouey, as he aJ stuffed the toes of his shoes with hash? and codfish that he had saved from hi morning meal, and would have esbib-ted! it ; the officers, on searching hira st "?"hr found the food secretsd, ad in lookin further iuto the mjsteries of his shoes discovered a shoe knife earcfolly laid be tween the leather of the soJe of one shoe. While ir? prison he made two attempts to starve himself to death. The first time he went eight days without eatiog, aul ceased fasting voluntarily, for the reasotr, as he said, that he got "a dcw idea" one that "could not have been born of a full stomach." The second attempt wa interrupted by force; physicians were called in and beef tea was injected through a tube passing from his mouth into his stomach. lie was put in a straight jick et, and went through the operation with a good deal of nerve, and wiihout betu subdued ; for he said "I shall try it agaill before I give in " But the second time he got enough of it, and wrote to the Warden that Paris had surrendered, ami he was ready to die in the natural way. On Sunday, the day before he waf. brought to the jail in this city to preparc for his execution, The Tribune cor respondent had a long interview with him. He felt then that there was some hope c? his getting a stay of executiou, though it was a desperate one. lie was very seven upon the Judges of the Superior Court, before whom he was tried, and accusol them of perjury in the sworn rccerd thev made for the Supreme Court, of l.rrors on the motion of his counsel fur a tier trial. He asserted that he never sought to justify the killing; that his testimony on the treatment of prisoners was ofiertJ to mitigate not ,0 j-stify, so that if the jury were convinced that his claim ofse'f defensc wns reasonable, they could GoiU verdict of manslaughter instead of mur ! T c 11 der in the mst uegree. in ioiiowing ua this subject he diverged somewhat fruuil his original claim that he killed the H r den because ,Jf ,ne bad food furuishei though eve'7thing dated from that, au said : "Willard. the Warden, and Peaumon? one of the doctors, cauie to my cell afu I had tiied to escape, and said : 'We ard having a cell made as strong as iron, aaJ' brick and stone can build it, and you shall be put in there as long as you staij here' That cell was in the new prison part, and I could hear them at work upon it. No prisoners arc kept there. It is 1 damp place. I would die there of coi. sumption. Virtually I should be ia solitary confinement. I had fourteen yenn more to stay here, and, rather thansuffc- a horrible death in that duDgeon, I pre- j ferred to die on the scaffold, if need be.'' j He said, after he had talked steadifr i for half an hour : "I go out of here, yea j know, to morrow, and I have written some lines on the wall of my cell as f words here. Would you likctheiu?" I I fold him yes, and he read as follows: I have spent sixteen months in this narrot i cell, . i And now mj frxmd. nay I'm goinjj to h : Rut God in hi mercy will take care of me I have but fulfilled liijrh Heaven's decree; On the billows of Kin I have often been toeJ; Rut the soul that trusts Clod will never be tost, l While my body lies moldering beneath the ; cold Bod, I My soul will repose in the bosom of (Sod. On Monday morning, Sheriff Kuse'l accompanied by his deputies, Tann anc j Dibble, went to the prison, and Wilson. 1 after being shaved and furnished with j suit of black which he had worn before J his confinement, was taken in an opci ; barouche, at his own request, tint ho ; mignc ior me last time sec the green news and enjoy the sunshine. There had leea , some notice of the time of his removal in ; the daily nnnera. nnd Yistfield-ave. vrs crowded through its whole distance of ; three miles with carriages and people, f ; great was public curiosity to get a glimp4 k of the doomed man. Around the jail ; crowd of more than 1,000 persons hl collected. When in the fail, ho taM the ShertfJ thai h should want just one hoar upon the scaffold to speak to the specta- tors not himself but for the benefit of his fellow human beinjrs. AVw -"rt Tribune. . , The Chicaco fire has been extingui?n- , ed ; it is cstima-ted that 500 lives ha ; been lost, and that the-damage will reacn.. 300,000,000. ; The North American Insurance Com pany of Hartford, Conn., ou TucsJ' made on assignment of its property. ' , . . .i ID - serious election riot occurred Philadelphia, four men being killed a"1 many wounded. ; The town of Urbana Illinois, has near j m mm - mi V TVOttJ ly been destroyed by fire.
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