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Friday, October 51,. 1354.
We hope our friends will look over all
uiscrepencies in this "number of the Journal,
as the late election received all our attention,
and since that event the disposition to "crow,"
entirely unfits ns for writing, or anything chic.
Ilurra for Pellock and Americanism ! I
HorsEiioLu Words. The October number
of this valuable periodical is on our table.
We recommend it to our readers as one of
the very lest American reprints, of 'British
literature. -
Peaches. Wc hav to-thank some! ody, we
dont know who. lor a lot of the finest peaches
we have ever caused to disappear lcneath
ur vest- The friend, or friend who sent
them have our warmest thanks. Wc hope we
shall leara.who it wa-s, that we l.tay look for
a few more of the same sort.-
Ifo Tickets in Brady.
We have received a letter infoiming ns that
there-was-not a single Whig ticket in Brady
township, on the day fthe Election,- "We arc
unable to account for this oversight as we
furnished tickets iu abundance, and placed
them in the hands of those who were acquain
ted with the districts &c., that they might all
be properly supplied. TV'e are unable to in
form our friends Ihe cause of the tickets not
being received. -
THE FREDlcmoX VEI1IFIEI).
During the progress of the campaign
just closed, a number of the Democratic lead
ers of this place, asserted that the Journal
would make Bigler over two lmndred rotes.
AVe hope therefore ,thcy will now yield ns their
cordial and hearty support as if that be true,
without our valuable: assistance, they wonld
hare lost the County ! ,; We have ho donbt they
will be exceedingly "gVffrif," "and that hence
forth -sre may anficipate a share of democrat
ic patronage; Hell, come along bo vs. and if
your money is not like your principles coun
terfeit, you can have the Journal at one dollar
in advance.' Crab in. ' .
ALEXANDER CALDWELL.
The contemptible conduct of some of the
leaders of the Locofoco pnrly, inuy -have the
effect of defeat iug . Mr.; CArwELt, . who was
their regular candidate for assembly. A set of
political demagogues in this twwn, who are ut
terly incapable of. appreciating . the- honesty,
integrity and uprightness of a man like Alex
ander Caldwell, attempted secretly, to defeat
him by representing him in different parts of
the County as running in . opposition to the
'regular Democratic candidate," and by com
mitting a fraud upon a large number of voters
in making up their tickets. It is well known
that m this borough, in Curwc.iisville.and oth
er places, Backus tickets were, voted by per
3cms Avtto Hitended ami desired to vote for Mr.
Caldwell.- -Their "hands" were made up for
them and' they were assured they held the
whole - ticket; :"M"rv"CaldweH ' included, when
it was discovered that for assembly they had
t.lie name of 'Seth A. Baekns. ' ' -1'itf
the men who were opposed to Mr." Cald
' well had come out r.pcniy and woiked against
hhn, it"-wtufd, perhaps have' becrr: all right;
but the very individuals who asserted on the
day i)revious to the election, that rio Backus
tickets had been circulated, rand that no at
tempt was 'making to cut Mr.' Caldwell, were
- the very men who stablwd him in the dark.
Wc fiavc no doubt such political pirates will
be remembered by 4he people.' -
VICTORY!
15.000 iMA.TOIUTV! -
AMEmCABISM TRIBMPHAHT !
-PEiMISYLVAXIAREDEEMED!
zt- The news by last night's." mail , indicateithe;
ejection J6f Judge POLLOCK by from TEX
to FIFTEEN THOUSAND MAJORITY ! !' :i ;
CLEARFIELD A1I.EA1)!
GLORY-ESOKGli-FOR OXE DAV !
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'. From the"returns as Tar as' received, which
r will be fpund 4n .another column," it w ill be
:.ecn that Gov. .Bigler's-majority in Clearfield
- will not exceed fvso hundred and twenty-five I In
1851 it was teren hundred and thirty-six ! ' The
'.friends ofJPOLLOCK have'aciieyed a.glorious
""triumph, aiwJ th$ result ' is" Iruly? air AMEIil-f
CAN VICTORY1 r TTewill give" next "iveek
the full returns.
.-- -.' . TIIE EUETCTIOSL. ' r-
: f Ttcelijctron paeifofTm ever' feotrctyv wu3i
! -nr.nZvrT r.,j T r. - -T-
"'"i'liv naiti xjiuiuonj -. t jis goon, suuens
fh.e people- came to the : ppIIs-6i-posileI tfrefr
V4ote5ind ret b ed-soberfy to their hames.-- Xn
this Borough, th&.excftement ran pretty MgB,
but there was no figiitiag or qnarrelCrrg a&oat
tfie polls, and the whole aflair passed off" with
credit to ccr citizens.
The contest reus well fought on both sides,
though ft was very soon apparent by the long
faces, and hanging under-lip of the-Locofoco
leaders that they knew they were- -'a licked
community.-' They struirirTed on. however:
and left no stone unturned no effort untried
to-change the tide of 'buttle." In iiict'so'nib'of
tiieni resorted to means, whfeh 'demonstrated
mosf conclusively that they fell back upon the
"forlorn hope." For example, a young man
was taken-to one-side, who at one time, recei
ved a personal faror from Got. Bigler, and sa-
lutcd'wiih such "fociTcaF ejaculation as "O
Gratitude, 'wh ere art thou ?" &C, Sec. He was
solicited, ISegged, and besought not to forget
his obligation to rlie Governor, and they, con
tinued to persecute him until he actually sat
down and shed tears. Such was the manner
ia which the eontest was conducted, and" we
have, therefore, achieved a greater victory by
cutting the majority down to three hundred, in
Clearfield",' than if Berks were to give Pollock
5,000." We may well 'crow' over Clearfield"? '
KANSAS!
GOV. BIGLER AXD THE 'CT.EAIV
FIELD CLIQUE' OX A PLEASURE EX
CURSION' UP SALT RIVER.
One Week later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE CVXADA.
The royal Mail Steamer Canada-, arrived at
Xew York on Friday morning; at half past 5
o'clock, with Liverpool dates to Saturdav, the
SSrtL . . . : " . ( ,.
She brings in 103 passengers, including S3
Sisters of Mercy. "
The stotunship Asia arrived out on the- 17th
. . . , .
-'. The Canada passed the Eurwa on the after
noon of the 23rd. 6iT Ormstend .l.oiu.d in to
Liverpool. On the 20th she passed the Baltic.
:The Gariivki brings no news . of the Collins
steamship Arcticwhich sailed on, her regular
day, Wednesday the 20th. . .
The Propeller steamship Petrel put "back in
to the Clyde, damaged in a' gale. -
Five deaths have occurred on board the U.
S. steamer frigate San JaciyfQ, lying at South
ampton. .... ....
It' is officially announced bv ihe French and
En-glrsh Governments that 58,000 men of the
Crimea expedition had been- landed without
opposition at Eupatoria, and iramediately
marched upon Sebastopol. The transports
then returned to Varna for 11,000 additional
t rencli troops. - '
The Russian fleet had again run into Sebas
topol, pud part of the allied fleet had arrived
off that port. ..-..,'-
It was stated from Constantinople, but not
yet confirmed, that at the last moment the
Czar-assented to the proposed terms, and that
a steamer had been dispatched to postpone
the. landing of the expedition, but at last advices-had
not reached the fleet.
It was reported that the batteries of Odessa
had again been bombard el.; ---Anapa
and Kersch arc closely blockaded.
' The evacuation of Moldavia is now complete.
Greece makes subnii.ssiou tv the Porte and
offers a treaty of commerce.
The reported rupture between Turkey and
Persia is officially contradicted. :
In Spain affairs are unchanged.
The MmLiitoriAl crisis in Belgium Lvovcr.
The Ministers arc to ren'iaiu. '
It is decided that neither Sncaborg nor Con
st ark shall be attacked this season. ' :
The French fleet in the Baltic is to return
to France. : '.
A -Xew Dodge. A New York. Sunday paper
says: 'v e heard of a dodge to raise the wind
the other day, that does credit to the sharpers
whose wits got it up. There are three gentle
men engaged in this enterprise, and - we are
told that they have collected, some thousands
of dollars during the past two weeks.' Their
plan of operation is : two- of them dressed as
laborers visit a grocery store, buy some cheap
article, take it off to a corner and weigh it
with a standard scales, which they carry with
theiiK If it falls short of the correct weight,
'(which it does in nine cases out of ten,) they
kick up a breeze with the . grocer, threaten
prosecution and finally through the intcrvcu
v:on of a gentleman .the other partner, who
stejA j;, jHst at the niclv of time, the trouble
is comp.'Tnised ,y tic' payment' of an X or, a
V by the grou to settle the matter: " In one
instant $0 was pw to h, l1p- of thew
cases,- the article bou,t ,vas a .pound on!v
weighiug iliii teen .ounces, -
From the Sottu. Baltimork Oct. r.
New Orlesns papers' of Friday are recuVed
There were- six deaths by fever at Augiiau on
Saturday. The alarm has subsided symewh.
but there is no abatcTuCnt of the diseased
There were 103 deaths at Charleston last week
and but two deaths by fevr on Mond ay. ' - '
TLe-TVashington Union onblishes the opin
ion of Attorney General Citing onfthe; Re
ciprocity Treaty. It is.,t;ou'coinmng loiig.--Thc
substance of the decisKn js that the
President cannot issue his proCAjnation until
he lias received satisfactory evicnce of an
enactment by the imperial Parliame anj
the Provincial Parliaments of all fouiS?OTjn
Distressing Fire. We learn frpra.t her Sus
sex (Del.) Veti J there was a distressing tiro
"near the' Delaware and Maryland line on the
19th ult. The house of Elisha Dicfcison was
consumed, together with all.his gools and two
children, r He aad his family were in the fod
de.f field at 'the'tniie', and when they discover
ed the fire it -was too "late to rescue their peN
Ishing children.' . Oh6 -was entirely consnmed,
and the body of the other was recovered, but
the head and legs could not be found.
Scotia, and prince tdward slslandj of spe ,
leave to give inn enect iu ine ireaiy accoruii j ,
to the terms-of the act of Congress. ' ' r
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Execution of Thomas Casey at East Cambridge
Ihe extreme penalty of the law was execu
ted" on tlie 2ith ult.,at East Cambridge, Mass.
upon Thomas Casey, convicted: of the murder
of 3! rs. Angelina Taylor, wife of Onrva Taylor
in South Xatiek, on the 17th of Sentember
18-52. The following are the particular of his
crime :
The Mi rder. On the morning of the I7th
f September, lJo2, Mr. Isaac Hall, a near
neighbor to Mr. Taylor, received a visit, at
breakfast time, from, a little boy and girl, chil-
uren ol JUr. auU Mrs. Taylor, who told him
'that father and nioiherwere both killed!'
Mr. Hall endeavored to persuade them to go
back, telling them that their, parents were
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a&ieep. . iut tney couui not le maucedto go
back to their home, and exhibited such signs
of terror, that niadi; Mr- Hall fear that all was
not right, and he immediately went to the
nouse, where lie witnessed a scene of blood
that almost paralyzed him with horror.
. Mr. Taylor and his w ife occupied a small
wooden hor.se in South ifarick, where he car
ried on the shoe making business, having his
swop in the rear part ol his house. Thev were
very industrious and excellent citizens, and
mueu csteeme.i m the town. At the time of
their death (for they were both murdered,)
Mr. T. was about SO years of age, and his wife
one or two years younger. In his business it
had In-en his custom to. employ one or two ap
prentices or workmen' to assist him in the
rougher kinds of work, and in pegging boots
and shoes. The last individual who was thus
employed, was Thomas Casey, a young Irish
man, scarcely then twenty years of age.
n hen Mr. Hall went in at the back dorr of
the honse, he found Mr. Taylor lying dead up
on the faor of the shop in front of his bench,
and weltering in pools of blood. Deep pishes
were, upon the back part of his head, cvi Jeutly
made wifh an axe which stood 'by, with clots of
Mood and hair upon- it.' Mr.' Taylor was per
fectly cokl and dead, and every thing indica
ted that he had. been murdered the evening
before while he w;i at work on his scat in com
pany with Casey, and after his wife had retired
to rest, and an unfinished shoe, which ha .1 un
doubtedly fallen from his hands when-the mur
derous blow was struck, lay letwccn his feet.
Mr. Hall then proceeded into the bedroom,
where he found tint the bed was unoccuiped
although, it was tumbled. lie passed on into
the front room, and .beheld another sight more
horrible than the first. Mrs. Taylor was kneel
ing or cruching bosidc-a chair, alive, but dv-
mg, and bleeding from a large gash, inflicted
by an axe, on the left side of her head. Her
infant was alive an uninjured," although laying
in a pool of its mother's .blood upon the floor.
There had evidently .been a-struggle between'
the unfortunate woman and the inhuman wretch.
The man was killed at one fell crashing blow,
sending the bladeof the axe deep into theskull.
B ut the woman undoubtedly had become al
armed at either the dull, leaden sound of the
blow, or perhaps the murdered nun luvd utter
ed some sound of anguish as he was thus sud
'i't- v. ...
oeniy ana savagely tnrust irom tne ttiir vigor
of lile and health, and in an instant sent before
his Maker.. If this hypothesis is incorrect, wc
will take th'e more probable one that she heard
the murderer's hand upon the latch of the bed
room door, and his-footstep on the threshold
the moment before he rushed in with the up
lifted axe to stain his hands still deeper with
innocent blood. Like the true mother, she
seized" hei- child and rushes wildly away to
save their lives --But it was in vain. In flying
through the front room, with her babe in her
arms, the pursuing yillian runs quickly behind
her and strikes a blow that does not kill. Her
infant falls from her arms and a mortal strug
gle for life ensues, but lasts briefly, for -what is
a scrieking, feeble woman, ; in , the athletic
hands, of such a wolfish murderer as was Casey.
A struggle there vas, as. was attested by the
bloody panels and Walls, the disordered state
of the furniture, the position ol the body, and
the tenacity with which shc.cluug to life.
. Wlion Mr. HaR first saw" Mis. Taylor, she
was on her knees, with her head bowed forward
into a small rocking chair: He went up to her
and asked her. "what is ;the matter " She
opened Jier rigiit.eye, for the left one had been
closed by the wound, and ess.iyed tospcak,but
could not. He then gave the alarm that adoub
le murder had been done, and the' neighbors and
citizens flocked to see the dreadful spetaele.;
Suspicion at once pointed at Thomas Casey,
who had been in the house but a few weeks,
.and "search was made for him. His bed, up
stairs - was 0nnd mitumhlcd ; and the appear-,
a nee of his' clothing in the room indicated
hurry , and .flight- Mr. Taylor, when at work,
wore a leather apron; Casey jb-s provided with
an npron made of ticking. " This fact strength
cried the" lelicf. that they Were- at work, side
by sid' on ;the : fatal .evening, while the one
wassail .innnocence , and confidence, and the
her was coolly "premeditating a most brutal
ana wanton murder." A shirt wh'eh Was found
in the -woods after hifi arrest, and: which had
marks like. blood upon itj, was admitted by the
prisoner to be. his own garment, .When Casev
was taken by Alexauder Clark, , he" was found
walking hurriedly "towards the ; Farminghani
-depot, and again seen about a male and a half
from the depot on the Ifolliston road. AVhen
asked his destination,, he answered he was go
ing to Worcester to' see'a brother: " He ; was
told that he was . coins: in the-wroiii oronno-
site direction..: M r. Clark miestianed him far-
ier, and hi.s an.pvers were vague and unmean
2?. - Mr. Clark then, told Casev 'to' cot inf r. hi
ryal 'and he would take hiiii towards the
dav'ri Lere he wished to go. v This was: the
of " liis''" thc murer' i Casey, at Ihe time
Wlien heTi? wore neither .vest or. cravat.
eryf he waaTtte, 1 .ItTh2.Tscc,ief butch
who remarked lb'tilto the house, by Mr. Clark
Casey answered witttJje scene was dreadful "
.o-ftt .im jitaira into hfilegmat-ic -"Yes!" On
I to take off hisoat, whicll joom.-he was told
:m.. wlien his shirt . sleevtfj reiact-
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led at once tetfcc belief that he had endeavor
ed to wash oat the evidence, of his deed. A
vest and cravat hung upon thc bed post, which
he ackuon lbd"ged were hs,'-and' when request
ed to put them oi lie. declined to do so- After
Mrs. Taylor had been placed upon the bed by
Dr. John noyt, it was plainly .evident that she
was in the possession of her mental faculties
arrhough; unable to articulate one syllable.
The expression of her ejes was -natural,' .'and
she recognized her relatives by shaking hands
with them. On her infant being brought into
the room, it exclaimed, "Mama!" whereupon
she gave" utterance to an- agonizing groan.
VI hen the doctor held her hand in his own, lie
asked her if it. was. Casey who had done the
deed, he received an. affirmative answer by a
squeeze of the hand. "' '.
Dn Whitney afterwards approached her IkmT"-
ioe, ana taxing ner nanu, asKeu, "it it was
the Irishman who lived with your husband who
killed your husband, and injured you, press
my haml.77 Mie at once pressed his hand. On
learning the prisoners name, he ajrain asked
"Was it Thomas Casey V and heard thc mon
osyllable "Yes!" uttered by her.
Mr. Samuel Taylor, brother of the murdered
man, took JUrs. laylor s hand and asked, "An
gelina, if it was Ouvra's pegger that struck vou
with the axe, then squeeze my hand" and
she lookeil at him and squeezed his hand.
. Vvhcu. accused, of the crime he did not deny
it, but asked, "Can thev bring two men who
saw me murder them V ' His shoes, when ta
ken from his feet, fitted into thc tracks lead
ing from-the house, and along the ro id he was
After his incarceration in Lowell
jail he was visited by and conversed with Ann
tireen and Ma'rv Jan? Lastmau. and freefv ad
mitted that he had perpetrated the murders.
and with an axe. - To Mr. Charles Heatton he
also confessed tac crime. -
All this well connected chain of circumstan
ces' and tacts fasten the double deed upon
Thoma Casey, and no person of sound, reason
will for a moment doubt his -guilt. The oulv
question, theny tliat. arises, is as. to the motive.
There had been no ouanvl between Tavlorand
Casoy, but, in answer to f Mr. licit ton when
asked why he "committed the murdor, he said
that Mr. Taylor's broth t and Uvo lidles had
been in, the shop tli.; afternoon baforethe mur--
ler, and were conv.-riing-ivith Tavfor, and that
he believed thev w;ire talkim?-aboxit him. Af
ter Samuel Taylor and the ladies wore one lie
said Mr. Taylor ordered hint to lenvo the shop.
whereupon he se:z -d the axe a;i I .struck him.
It may be prop.-r to state that it was in't
deemed necess try to try Cisey for thc two
murders, as circ.i'.ustances ten led to sliowth.it
the guilt could be .fixed as firmly as fate i:pn
the prisoner. 1 he trial was commenced on the i
1th of Mar, 1"3. at East C:unbridirc.--befwe
mei jusiice nmw ana associate J uuses Mer
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rick and Met calf, and ended on the morning of
the 20th, with his conviction and sentence.
The following is the form of the sentence:
"The sentence of the law-is, that you, Thom
as Casey, be taken thence to the State- Prison
at Charlestown, there to remain at hard labor
until such time, after the expiration of one
year, !as the" executive shall appoint for your
execution then to'be- Imng by the heck until
you are dead." -
We will pass over any further details in the
shocking -tragedy, and come to the closing
scene the retribution of the murderer. Let
the reader accompany us to the jail yard at
East Cambridge, and there we will witness
M IHE EXECCTIQX.
For a-long time Casey had entertained hopes
of either, pardon or commutation, but within a
few days he had come to a full realization of
his-doom, and became anxious for spiritual
consolation. . He then looked his fate boldy in
the face, and up.to the List , moment he main
tained the most unshaken nerve.
To' Mr. ;' Knights,' who was keeper, Casey
some 'days' since-expressed his desire rather to
be- executed than to be confined in. the State
Prison - for life. . ; He told his brother that hf
had endeavored to prepare himself as well as
he was able to meet his God.' '
ne passed the nijrht f Thursday ouitecalmlv.
and he. slept until about four o'clock, when the
noise made by brinsiug the timbers and erect-
iug the scaffold aroused him. After this time
he slept ho more until he slept the sleep that
snows Jiowakinc..-; At five o'clock the liev.
Father O'Brien, pastor of. the Fraklin street
Cathedral, his spiritual adviser, entered his
cell and conversed and prayed with hini until
the hour of execution". :; ' ' -'' : '
The scaffold was erected at thd farther end
of . a - narrow passage way eiglit or nine feet j
wide and about forty feet in length, which is,
in reality, the only space that can be called
the jail yard, as all the other lands are attach
ed to the House of Correction and the Insane
Hospital. This paved walk, enclosed pn thc
west side by the jail and on the east by a buil
ding used for bathing and washing purposes.
A dead wall rises at the extremity of the yard,
which, for the occasion, was increased in
height by canvas." Within this narrow enclo
sure, the. light pf day shone, but for a few mo
ments upon Thomas Casey, before he was sent
into deeper and eternal gloom.' " At about ten
o'clock, the Sheriff of Middlesex,' John S. Ke
yes,. attended by two of his deputies entered
the cell and. informed the unfortunate wretch
that the tenure of his life was breif, and bade
him make his final, arrangements and to leave
any farewell messages that he-might wish to
delivers "The communication was, received by
him .witli.iStolid .composure, II is. arms and
hands were then, pinioned and after taking
leave of his' keepers, he requested of Fath
er O'Brien to dispose of three 'books as he
directed. One . of them, "The Treasury of
Prayer," he wished presented to Sheriff Ke
yesj auother, a testament, to the turnkey, Mr.
Mayhew, and the third, a small prayer book; to
Mr. Knights, the keeper. :r " :'
At a quarter past tea o'clock he was". led to
the platform by the two- deputies, who held
him by each arm. After mounting the'scaf--n-io
which was used in executing
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Pearson in 1819, and Clough in May last, he
was placed upon tlie drop- As far as outward
emotion was concerned, he appeared to le as
calm as the most indifferent spectator of the
scene; -and excejd ttr tltt sickly 'pa lor which
whitened his lace, and which might ha-e been
attributed to his long confinement in prison,
nothing but the coldest indifference marked
his demeanor. In fact, he wss a man of iron
nerve, and no shade or shadow was seen to fiit
over his face until tlu' rope was adjusted by
Mr. 3Iahew, when a quick red flash overspread
his countenance for a moment." "'
While the prisoner's-knees ami ankles vtre
being pinioned by leather straps, the clergy
man, clothed in his surplus, read a prayer from
a book. The sheriff then read the death war
rant whereby he was coirrmsuied to do execu
tion upon the body of Thomis Casey.. After
the reading of the document, the bLve,k cap
was drawn ovesthe head of the prisoner. Sher
iff Keyes then said, "by virtue of this warrant,
I now proceeil to exctnite the senttnee of the
law son the lody of Thomas- Casey!"' He
then advanced one step, and placing his fo-st
upon thc spring, the -heavy drop fell with a
loud noise, sending Thomas Casey with arrow
like s-wifnress to- the extreme-' length of the
rope, where Le hung dangling and osciltatiug
for thrse-quarteTS of an. hour. The Ltngth
of the fall was six feet.
At the end of a 'quarter of; an hour, Sheriff
Keyes reqnestef Dn. Taylor and Hooker of
Cambridge to examine the bodv, and thev in
formed him that they discovered a sllnl.t pul
satiori of the heart. At'thc end of fJi.-ty-f6ur
minutes ne was pronounced deaf. - Ills coffin,
which an tne time irat been- plainly visible,
was men t.iKen to the tody, which was hwer
cd ur;t--l tiie feet rested upon the pavement.
ins ii--fly was then divested of his coat, vest
and shoes, and it then was placed "within his
narrow cell," and the coffin and contents-were
immediately removed by tlue order of the sher-
ib, to receive tue final examination of the phv
sicitus. vie naa almost lorgot to. mention
that he was dressed in a nent suit of black.
w ii-u u nne nnen snirt oi sjoticss white.. -
mere were present, beside -the legal wi
iiesscs, scarcely a hundred, uicLnliug the s,'u?rv
ifl'sfrom tlic'su'rroniiding counties, ar.ddef uh-
mentsor constables and pohet? from Charles
town, tambi vJcre- and Lowcl. ii. A. S.rm.ri-.v
us'j., oi ami im, coun.s-i ior t!ie.iisf.;Kr at
r -ii" i.i ... .
the time of his trial, was also -.rvs-?it.
Befoi-e tlie execution took uLioe. Fafln-r n.
Brien hastily -left the' platform, and retired to
in entry way of thc evils, where he told us
that Casey fur several divshad lookel n n-
etly . forward to tho Peking after divine
truths, mi l he thought th it he exnresv.'d as
great a desire as the lo-s!ate of his intellect
ind his education would allow. 2so word was
uttered by him. on. the platform, and no confes
sion, or explanation,, or apology was mule to
any of the." officers; though a prisoner in a
neighboring cell says that-in conversation
with hini he admitted the deed, told how he
killed Mr.-Taylor, and sa'ulMrs Taylor looked
into the 'shop while he was despatching her
husband," when1 he followed her into the'bed
roora, ami there struck her the fatal blow, and
added that, under the circumstances, he would
do it all again!. But such statements should
be received with great caution. " '
- He was twenty itwo years of age. well built,
with a finely developed chest. Persons famil
iar with such sights informed us that they ne
ver saw a crimiual die so hard, and it was ow
ing to the excessive vitality of his svstem
that he quivered, and wared hai-kwarrt anA
forwards for so long a time.
Breadstuff'; Tho Kochster, X. Y., Amer
ican of Friday, says: "Consumers hear with
pleasure that bread-stuffs - "tumbled? in thn X.
-York market, at the rate of S2 mr h:irr.l ui
ffiur jn three days, aDd -50 cents a bushel on
wheat for the same time. On Wednesday, ex
tra flour 2-5 cents cheaper in Xcw York than
here. ' There was no reason . why flour and
wheat should be as .high as thev 'were.- aside
from the pressure of immediate wants a fail
ure in supply caused by drought, which had
stopped a thousand -"mill wheels. The wheat
crop, if it fell below the average in yield per
acre, was ; rendered abundant by the greater
oreaatn , sown, -vuacato this, tlie English,
French and California harvests were ample to
Check exports to those regions, and the home
demand- alone, remained to be supplied- We
think that breadstutfs w ill go much lower lo-
forc January, though it In not probablo that
the late hasty and accelerated dcclne will con
tinue. - It is more likely to be brought about
by a steady, backing down, measured by the
laws of supply and demand." , . - ....
The Sandwich' Islaxds. A nrivate letter
from the TJ. S. vessel of war St. Mary's which
has lately been stationed on the coast of Peru
informs us that the-vessel had been "suddenly
and- unexpectedly ordered, to. the Sandwich
Islands. The reason is" rwe ouote'i "the
King of fhe Islands has made 'proposals of an-
nexing-to 'iiic united. States, and , a large
French fleet i$ already there tp take possess
ion of them on the first opportunity. You
doubtless know how anxious the French and
English arc to obtain . possession of these isl
ands", - .. : . - - -.
We would remark in connection with this
that there is "rib doubt of the gravity of the
"present position -f these islandsi -'A' proposi
tion fo- aunexatioa is unquestionably pending;
but it is yet to be determined whether it can
be accomplished . to the satisfaction of. both
parties, and if so, whether England or France
will not in some form undertake to prevent it.
The Pacific well merits its name, for political
ly as well as physically it has also been the
most peaceful portion "of the world. But it
is not very difficult to perceive that the isl
ands ti-hich" intersperse it, ro valuable to com
merce, jnay be. germs of trouble for future
growth. The disposition vhich is finally to
be made of them will sensibly touch the inter
ests of the different nations. -V. 1'. Courier.
iiHvc-jijruTine past frtngiitr been :rae
Portstrt witt, tr-jrard tthis science- of -inot
iir.ponantanS renairkable character an'-'
uimr 1 1 it anr t . - -
eqiKirin itTipnayce any that hare afreJ.r
beach5evcdv,Tl3-experiments in qWk.f
were or tlie purp0se- f tect-rfafBing thepo
sibiiity of sending electric tcU'gmph eonimn"
nicatiocs across a body of water witfl
out the-aiI of electric wires- The space se
lected for the experiment was the Mill-dam
piece of water forming a porti&n of the for-l
fication,) at i;s widest part, where it is some!
thing near 500 feet across. Thc ofKratinJ
battery was placed on. one side 'of the (Im,"
and the corresponding dial on tiie other siile
-vii ciL-eiricTvire rrom eacn was snDmergedo
their respective rides of tlie watr, and termi
nating in a plate constructed' for "tlie purpose,
and several messages were accurately couvf v
ed across the entire width of the ; iHill-dai'n
with accuracy and inslantancons rapidity ll
The apparas emproyed in the experiments is
not pretended to be here explained in oven
cursory manner; this is of course tlie exdu
si ve secret of the fnventor- But W ',-i "
doubt -of-thcXuit- thatcoiiiiaanica.iions wen'
actually sent a distance of nearly 500 feet
through the: water-without the aid r wires or
othcr condiictors,; asd hat there- oiisf.iL?
every possibility that this could" be done a
easily with regard to the British Channel
with thc mill-dam-. The inventor is a gentle
man of great scfentriic 'attainments. rrirl;v
in Edingburg," ahfrjays cLnnt and we b lir
with some justice to being thc ariginal in
ventor of the electric telegraph: but. frr,i,
circumstances, he was nnatde to raixv ,mt ti..
invention to his own advantage. The evn r;
ments at the n alT-dam . werw of a striittv r.r;
vate character, although they were carried out
by Capt.. Beatty and other ecsrineerinn- r.fl;
cers belonging to the garrison English Pa
per.
Misery, of Statesmex. Probablv few n-iw.t
philosophic Statesmen; few men. that is, who
had acted intimately in pnldic affairs as welt
as contemplated them from the closet, h-p,
quitted" the stage without a feeling of profound
discouragement. .Whether snccessfal or un
successful, as the world would deem them, a
sense of sadness and disappointment secms'tn.
prevaif over every other sentiments. Thev
tave ."obtained so few of their objects; tlieV
lave fallen so far short of their ide-ib th,.-
re seen so much more than ordinary men
of thc dangers and dificulties of nations, airi
of the vice and meaiirrem of public1 men. Xof
many Englishmen go-erned so long or so suc
cessful as Sir Robert Peel, or set in such halo
of blessings and. esteem; vet shortly ocforp
his death, he confessed that what he had seen
and' hearr In-public life had left upon his mind
i prevalent impression of gloom and grief
Who erer succeeded so splendidly as Wasli-
nrton ? Whoever eniovedto such a de?rpe
and to thc end the confidence and gratitude of
his country T "Yet," says Guizot, "towar.ls
the close-of his life, In sweet and dignified re
tirement in Mount Vernon, some thing in bs
sitnde and sadness "hung about the mind of a
man so serenely great; feeling indeed, most
natural at the terminal ion of a long IifeKperit
in men's-concerns.. Power is a heavy burden,
and mankind, a hard taskmaster to- hica- who
struggles vfrf uousiy against their passions hnd
their errors. Success itself cannot wipe out
the sorrowful impression-which originated in
the conflict, and the weariness contracted oiv
the scene of action . is prolonged even in Un
bosom of repose. Forth. Bri'isli Review..
.Vebjboxt Licroa L.tw St sTArxtu The Su.
prenxe Co;irt of Veriaont, through Chief Jus:
tiee liedlic'l, has just given judgment bi-favor
of the constitutionality of' the- PVohilutory
Li(iuor Law of that i-ate, -assa:icl oat the
ground. 2 its-subniissioitto the People. The
case was that of the State against Parker, for
the illegal sale of liquor, and was carried up
on appeal. ' The Court snitl:
"It is admitted by all that hrw. depending
upon it general contingency is valid. .It is.fal
lacious to attempt to diftinguiih betveen.th;;t
and the contingency of a popular vof". -'The
policy r.f a license or prohibitory law dv-pends
upon the state of public feeling on the subject
and it is perfectly-proper for the Legislature,
by any proper mode, to ascertain that condi
tion of things. They may;. adjonrri, to aw.iit
the action of the-people or they -may provide
as here, for the-mode of ascertaining that feel
ing, and defer the. operation of the law., de
pendent upon that feeling until after another
session of the Legislature. In all great mor
al questions of this character,, the tthcacy ot
the law must depend upon the. state of public
feeling; and that should be ascertained by peti
tion, or other .intermediate- mode, as in Jhis
case.'' Jndgement" against respondent.- and
flue imposed for four offences."
Development of Fkat-d. Ererv now and
then faets are elicited which serve to .explain
now some of the "fast J'oung men. ' are ena
bled to make so much show on moderate sal
aries. Here is another instance as related by
the New Yor. k Journal of Commerce:
A.n old established iron 'manufacturing' firm
found, itself seriously cmbarassed in -its fiuaa
ces, and had just locu -olJiged. ta make au as
signment to jt creditors. . Upon, an examina
tion of the buisness accounts, it was discciv-cf-ed
thaf the clerk, who had" deroted consider
able, time to sailing yachts anl, trotting fast
horses, and fiually siuhd to Europe on a pleas
ure trip, had been unfaithful to the trust con
fided' to hini." --Among other contrivance.1?- for
lining his pockets he had been accustomed
eaeli . pay-day to. set-: -apart. -a considerable
amount as the share; of wages due to workmen
who had not been in "the employ of the concern
lor a )-ear "past, and appropriating the" same as
he saw fit. .- .-: i -t i : r: -j
The Eartii Burxixg UpI In Ohro, the pine
swamps west :6f Hudson have been burning
for several-weeks. The meadows to ":the lex
tent of several hundred acres have .bee utmrnt
out the depth of four feet, and will, , when t he
swamp fills with water lecome a lake.' The
fire would commence eating under whole 'cres
and undcrminding it; when finding vent jt
would burst furiously consuming. everything
within reach. President Pierce, of Hudson
College, went to the swamp to view the scene
when he saw several large tree." apparently on
solid ground couamcncc. tumbling as tho.ugh
caused by an earthquake. The fire broke out
all around him, and he narrowly escaped with
life. The inhabitants 1n thc vicinity are in a
"state" of the utmost consternation.-ti Globe.
.... CTTho Picayune says, there never was such
hard time to get anything to .cat inNewOr
leas,as at present. There; Is literally nothing in
the markets fit 4tb be eaten.'' The" meats are
poor and scarce Eggs :jare,oufc j of the-jte-tion
and command from . four to six bits do
zen., Beef, mutton, and poultry are of the
poorest possible kind. " ' V - "---
1 The-Texas Tohs.uio We havp. further aad
far worse accounts of thc effects of tho recent
dreadful tornado on the coast of Te'xasVMany
vessels have been beached or wrecked;' and in
not a few cases'allon board perished;, amL'.'aii
.shore several lives were lost.. - At Matagorda
tho destructioa was terriSc, most of the buil
dings in the town being either prosrraf.f'T o r
unroofed.
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