The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-09
NETWORK, July 90.
10 THE PUBLIC.

In conieqIence of alarming reports of maI;r-
nant CAFES of fever having occurred in this Ci,y.
the Board ofheath think it proper 10 fate that
an unuiuai degree of health at prefent prevails.
and that no cafe of malignant fever, 70 far a,
they know, now exits in New-York. A few
cafes of uDfavourable appearance were ohC.rved
rev days ago but the hck were removed to
the Marine Hoipital, and every precaution was
taken to guard aganf any further evil. The
eo".,iht vigilance eyercifed At the quarantine eff
taohihment, the incefdnt attention TO the reno
val of nuitarces in the CITY. and the nreEant 6,
yorahie tate of the weather, all encourso. :,
reaionaoie-hope that the feaGon will pafs away
without any malignant epidemic. The Road
pledge themieives to their fellow citizens To eiyc
early and unreierved notice of danger. if any.
mould occur. By the unanimous ord,r of the
Board of Health, " ia.
DEWITT CLINTON, PreGaent.
JAMES IiARDIE, Secretary.
Oiftce OF the Board of Health.
bew-4ork, Jaly 81, 1905. 5
Stephen ArUoM.-It will he rern.nbs.ad .h..
az the laft court OF Oyer and Terr1;,sr !, The
county of Otego, the murderer Of The lt,is
gri, (whofe peculiar fnferings excite f,ch a
nVeiy intereit, even at this rer1ote dilance from
lne icene or action) received his trial and con-
oemnatIon. The Court appointed FRIDAY. the
9th init. between the hours of eleven mi t,ro
as the time for his execution. Mot iefs ,hsn
rem thonfand people ailemhed on that occ,i;on
between the hours OF eleven and twelve the r,i-
Toner was taken from his place CO confinement.
win rope round his neck, featet on his coffin,
d.'a e",iVeyeo on car TO the place of execute
on. 1t was with difficulty tha. = cor-,I,,,, ~
artillery could efficiently dfDsrfe thr &c ION, W
to enable the criminal 70 pals and il w,o NH
equal difficulty that COMPANY of ;nf,ntr,,
formed III the rear and CO each Gde Of tbs ,r;'
rn'nai, could fccure him and the procef;on fror
the pre.lure OF the multitude. After tb, ,,ro.
ceipon mad reached the place of execution, and
the criminal had attended the fcaffold. nr,vero
were offered, and folenn affecting fermon do
l''ered, by the Rev. Mr.. Lewis. THE CLERGY
ana others who were near the prifoner. then
.o"k MN ny the hand, and recommended him
to the mercy and favour Of God.
me cohduci ct Arnold, ever iince his arreR,
is iaid to have been decent. and expre(ive Of ,bs
deepeft conviction of his crime. On tbis CO. t"
hon particularly, his conduct was fucb az ~ s,.
cite a very lively fympathy in the flrroundinr
multitude. He feemed TO &
walk thoughtful on the Glcnt, folemn more.
" OF that vaR ocean he mutt fail 70 foon"
Aitcr the prliorer had made lhort ,ddrefs IN
tne peop'e, and bad informed the cxecptioner
thdt nc ihight perform his duty, the Sheriff rofe
ana read reprieve which ne had rere;ved ero,,
fhc Governor after the folemnities Of the dav
'iad commenced. The criminal was n over.
come with the emotions which this ursxnetled
| lnteil2euce prodnccd, that he tainted. and fell
ienitleis from his feat. When he had = I;ttIc
recovered, he was re-conduetcd TO the nrifon.
wi'h the fame ceremony with which he had
Deen conveyed TO the fcafold.
! Lfere. IIU.
4
| we are Informed, by gentleman who arrv.
| 60 IN INC bntiih packet from Halifax, that tie
,rig'Fe Cleopatra, on her return thtber from,
| y twfoundland, where (he had been difn,,cb.d
70 convoy troops, fell in with not IeCs than goo
ihdnd' OF ice, fome of which were three mile,
III length, and had grounded IT, 100 fa,hom, wa.
Ter. 1t was feared fhc would be Ioa. The
we &c Milan was at Halifax, repairing.
Mere. Adv.
We learn that niaiignant fever is now rreva;Iir,
at Providence, tT. ~ A gentlemen left tina, pl,,e
on saturday morning, Rates that fifteen cafes hal
oeen reported, and tha, the P,ylicans h,J recon-.
MINDED general removal OF to inhabitants.
| hfye Idv
| a gentleman Of th'stowr Cf,vstbe polon Re.
pertory) has favored We with an extract of 4
I. letter from New Bedford, dated the 9sfh mn
4 u. T.