New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-08

MORAL INFLUENCE OF The GALLows.-Rev.
Mr. ScC-E Il Ms excellent lecture or the Moral Re
suits Of Poters Execution brought cut one point con-
neced with Capital Punishment n HAPPY manner It
was This Il Capital Punishment; mas coed moral nfu
ence upor society why are GTF5td soldiers called Gu: 70
preserve order among those who crowd round the gal
lows during tire execution
L would seem hat the good influences upon society
would &c manifest e. me tine OF the execution. i e"er
but experience has shown thar the worst passions
man Is dying and i always becomes necessary 20 call
armed men 70 Prerent scenes Of violence and gene
raj riot
In this connection we would ask the reason whv our
Legislature ws obliged 70 pass supplementary ac pro
viding that executions shall be in prce II the choE-
ing man 70 dea;E for crime. has moral influence up
on society why no; have Tie act public possible so
a. 70 give ;he people me benefit Of Il BU; We al Know
the reason OF 5ri-rfe execurons-the evil tendency OF
public executions has been such 20 force the ezis-
10 MAKE law proridn. Tia; they sha! 20 IN Pr
yate Hartford Times
4oULTERY-C Charles {. Nachette of Springfield.
Mass was committed 10 jail II 6etau!t OF bHil on the 9TH
inst on charge OF adultery with Miss Marietta hent
The offence sad 70 nave been Committed IN Norenber
last and Mss gave birth 10 child in June. 4; the
time she was employed a capulaker tor OF the
Ms!n-s' and worked in The same building that
Machese did From the testimony OF Miss Il. who was
in fact The principal and only important witness il sp
peared that she submitted the criminal purposes OF
inc defendant, through inability alone TO resist him
EXPLosloN.-Abort noon yesterday. one OF the
boilers OF the steam excara.or Neptune, which al
work near the State Prison in Charestown, burst Sc
verely inuring Mr. Brown. the commander, and Nr.
Moore the Engineer. i colored Oh board was also
scalded The Neptune was much damaged and sunk q
few minutes after the accident. .Bost Trans. 9th.
The W-EhrHTR.-The thermometer at alfpast
u this afternoon stood 81 degree wthoutdny prom
Use OF fall beating The NevYork weather OF Yesterday
by :. degrees The Sutos Office instrument att o'clock
was plump up 20 100 degrees Wneugh
Bos;. Trans. Thursday.
FIRE II PIYMoCTH-We learn from Mr. Hol-
brook OF the Plymouth and Boston Express. that ire
broke last night about eleven O'clock in the Rob
building and stock about Sl5CJO There was insurance
large enough 70 cover the loss Boston Journal.
CoPPER AND LEAD ALso.-lIr James NJ. Boyd
recently found a OF Virgin Copper ulbcddcd in
the earth his farm the East bank OF Fox River.
and only three miles distant from this town which
weighed fourteen pounds and two ounces
[Green Bay CWis) Rep.
SUDDEN DEAIH-Mrs Coffin. wife Of George L
Coffin OF Champion. fell down dead Saturday eve
ming last while employed in usual good health about her
domestic affair. Lewis County Republican.
JAIL TO LET-The Apalachicoa Commercial
Advertiser states that person charged with crime has
been confined IN the jail OF that County since last April
Court
= The number OF smierants arrived at the
port of Toronto during the present season up 10 the 3o
July is 1864 TO corresponding period las; year. 452-
being an increase of 2,Jl2
The speech Of INM II. SEWARD, in defence
Of FREEMAN the murderer. i now press and viii be
published in few days in pamphlet form.