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EXECUTION OF MARLEY

Ef
JOHN NARKLfy. in pursuance Of his
sentence ard the warrant of ihe exeeu.
trVe. wss hanged at Frederic k,oun ON
Friday last. The execution took Mac
about J I O'Clock. I'm a field adio,nin,
the Z" Barracks" in the suburb of The
city. The convict protested his in
nocenee Of the crime for which he
suffered the murder Of Newey's fsmi.
iy) to the last. Twice, a. the place of
execution. the last time an instant be-.
for. the drop fell, was he adiurcd by
the attending clergyman. to di,u,ce
What he knew in relation 10 the murder.
But he repeated his innocence, and
ignorance Of the person or persons bv
whom the crime had been committed.
Such assevcrations, unsupported By
any explanations, weigh as nothing a.
gainst the evidence Of the case and
the verdict Of the jury. He alleged
ignorance where he was on the night
Of the murder, and also rs 10 how the
clothes Of Newey came into his pos.
session. The Frederick papers do
not speak very highly Of the degree Of
contrition evinccd by Markley during
the closing term Of his life. That is
as IL should be. Had the outward
signs been far more imposing than they
appear 10 have been, il would still
have been well to touch lightly upon
that topic. IL belongs 10 far differ
ent tribunal. Markiey, il il said, has
left = narrative of his life, partly in his
own hand writing, which is TO be made
public in the course Of few days.
Baltimore Patriot.
Singular Circumstance have
been informed that an examination re-
Gently took place in this city, under
the following most extraordinary cir
cumstanccs:--
A woman from a distant part Of the
country came TO this city, appeared be-
fore an alderman, and leposed that the
appsrition of her husband, a drover,
whohad mysterious v disappeared some
three or four years since, had of late
Increasingly haunted her. In one of his
visits he informed her that he had been
cruelty murdered, and directed her TO
apply to person living in this city,
whom he described, for further informa-
ton. so that the facts Of the murder
might be brought to light. II appears
that the a3parition described one Of our
high constables as the person to whom
she must apply; although no names
were mentioned, neither had she ever
seen him-but the description was SO
strongly imprinted on her mind, that
she confidently made the application.
While the woman was relating this
and other parts Of this singular story,
some suspicious circumstances CON
nected with certain house in Shipper
street, flashed on the mind of the Off
cer--hc immediately procured war
rant, had the inmates arrested and ex-
smine,i. and committed 10 prison. Al
expression used by an apprentice of
the man residing IN Shipper street,
when receiving ilogging from his mas.
Ter. some time since, was, we believe,
heard by the high constable, and
brought Ia his memory by the woman's
story. although at the tune IL attracted
httle notice. The expression was,
lyon will murder me as you did the
poor drover.''
When the parties were arrested, il
IS said the wife exclaimed. "don't
take me, had no hand IN the MURDER
The case will Of course undergo
regular legal investigation.
Plila,ielphh Sat Z. Post
We are informed that. at a single
blast recently saade at Johnson's Quar-
~. near the MOnoc scy. the immense
quantity of 1880 cubic yards of stone
weighing at least three thousand tons)
was thrown out. This is what is term
ed ''ssnd blast" The stone is de-
stined for that splendid aqaeduct now
constructing ON the line Of the Che.
ssPeake and Ohio Canal, across the
mouth Ut the MoAocacy.
No are rea.eat.a a., 49, 49, .