The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-15


Execution OF ADAM HoRN.--This wretched man
convicted of the murder OF his wife, Mallnda
Horn Resterstown last spring, and by his
iession murderer of wife in Logan county
Ohio.was executed yesterday morning, between eleven
and twelve O'Clock. Upwards of five hundred persons
were within the enclosure and many thousand persons
o both and all and conditions covered the hills
in the neghborhood OF the jail and every point which al
iorded sight of the scaiod which had elevation OF
about thirty feet, and was constructed with drop We
entered the cell ofhe cupr about ten o'clock and found
him calm and collected seated between the Rev Mr. New
man and the Rev Mr. Sarndel, both OF whom have been
unremng in their attentions to him ever since his con
vcton He conversed freely at times and nm
self prepared for the fate which awaited him. AMER ~.
scented them his to whom he bid an afecona'e iae
we'll nephew of his first wife also entered the cen ana
had short Interview with him. The hour appointed for
the execution; having at length arrived Horn
the Sheriff. his principal deputy the warden JAIL the
priests In attendance and number of others who had been
in his cell during the morning walked win urn step 70
the foot ofthe scaold assembled the hight oi steps with
the same stoicism and knelt the platform. He
Joined by the ministers OF God who engaged IA
prayer with him for few moments and then lett him. He
was shrouded and pnoned before leaving the CELL and all
that remained for the Sheriff to do to adjust the
over his eyes This he did with despatch and after
took his leave him. shaking him by the hand The
den Of the jail did the same Sheriff Tracy stationed at
the foot OF the steps, pulled cord the drsp fell and the
wretched sent into eternity His hands and feet
jerked convusvey tor few minutes, shudder passed
over his Frame and life became apparently fully extinct
After remaining suspended about twenty minutes the bo
dy taken down and handed to the surgeons in
attendance who had made preparations for galvanc expe
rments We have been promised their report which will
be published as soon as Observation-Disclosures .qmeican,
Jan. l3.
A BARRY CASE IN BosroN.--This was a habeas
corpus on the petition of William Jackson, issued
to bring up the person OF his daughter, Jane Jackson
child OF Ave years old The writ issued against Jane,
wife of the said William Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs
Long with whom the wife was then living She was an
adopted daughter of Mrs L. The case was heard before
appeared that the child had spent much time with the LIS
and they were very much attached to it. and treated y
kindly The father was in the habit OF visiting the chid
The father is of respectable standing and very fond oil his
child The wife, during some part of the last summer
had deranged The husband and wife separated on
account Of some disagreement which was not explained
last May, and lived separated until September when they
together and lived together until November There
dispute respecting the facts The father appeared
separate property. After the had been submitted
to the judges and while they celebrating upon
in tho lobby agreed between the parties that the
child should remain with Mr. and Mrs L. for the present
both father and mother to have free access to it, and the
father to be at no expense for its boardand that any
circumstances should render necessary the parties
would apply to the Court for further direction The Chief
Justice expressed his opinion that this veryjudcous
arrangement and said that the Court would make an or
der to carry into effect the intention of the parties
was ntimated by the Court that the father as general
rule has the right to the custody OF the child although this
ruemay be varied by peculiar circumstances In the
above case the mother IS less than q years Old and has
age-Boston Transcript, Jan, ID.
CHocTAw INpIANs.--The Arkansas Intelligencer
OF the 23d ut says:-The Choctaws have improv-
ed very much within few years They 60 better clad
boring tribes. These people earnestly seeking literary
and moral improvement Nearly half OF their nnuities
$4,000 in the Nation and eight ten thousand dollars in
the States Great harmony exists among them their
simple and economical FORM The people industrious,
frugal and moral and comparatively are happy people.
The Choctaw nation is field in which philantropists may
labor with ancipations of happy results
Cold WEATHER.-In Albany on Friday, the Their
mometer was down zero, and in Boston at 3, and
ON Saturday at IA rise OF 80 degrees The change in
Ipaf
On Thursday evening at 10 o'clock its altitude 30 so inches
yesterday morning at sunrise at 80 49, and this morning
at the same time at 20 inches being depression OF exactly
inch and half nearly threeths OF the extreme
ration observed in this city in many years.
FROZEN TO DEATu-We understand, says the
Portland Advertiser, that one of the soldiers be-
longing to Fort Prebe persisted in consequence of expo
sure to the cold few nights since. His Dom
aldson. He was native of Scoand-a baker by trade
We have been told that Captain Porter few days prev
ously, had induced him to sign the temperance pledge
But appears he did not keep this PROMISE and death was
the consequence.
DREADFUL. CALAM1TY.-We learn from the last
Adrian Watch Tower, that the dwelling of Mr.. Fox
ktuaed the Southern Rarord, about miles west
of that place. took fire Tuesday night and burned
to the ground The wife Of Mr. Fox consumed in the
flames, and nothing remains of her but few charredI
bones Mr. Fox burned that he is expected
live. They were both young, and but very recently
married
FIRE At ZANEsvuLE.-The grocery and dry
goods store Of j. r. Pratt entirely consmed by fire
Saturday week Damage estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000; most of which is covered by insurance.
MORE SMUGGLING AT BosroN. have
been commenced by the District Attorney against
Capt T. w. Duggan, Of the schr Waltron OF Halifax, ~
81 for landing clandestnely Thursday night quantity
of mackerel from his vessel at Granite wharf The ev
dence to establish the charge informed conclu
sve of the night inspectors witnessed the landing
of the barrels and seized several ohem upon the wharf
Boston Post Jan. l3.
INCREASE OF MoNTREAL.-New buildings in 1871,
l47 in ls42, AL; and in 1913, 454.
AcQUrrTED.-Dr. Bliss, charged with killing an
Legitimate child in Harpswell Me.
NAvAL.-The u. S. brig Somers, arrived at Tri-
n1ad Cuba 18th ut from St. Jago Destination uncertain.
NAvIGATroN-Th river is closed down as far as
Sing Sing The cold weather for the last few days
will compel the steamboats, to lay up altogether.
CArEcHIsM-What are the ways of Providence
said Sunday School Teacher in this city to lit
tie boy in his class the other day Railroad to Boston
and steamboat to New York, !" answered the urchn.
fsy-" Mamma, are all vessels called she?' ''Yes,
my DEAR" " Then how the national ships called
men Of WARP " Jane, put that child in bed"
Val hle Harm Had Gpr,