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EXECUTION OF A BOY.
WRITTEN BY AN ENGLIsH HANGMAN.

WHIIIEN Bf AN ENGLISH HANGMAN.
A few years ago Twas called out of town
to hang little boy who had been convicted
of killing with malice aforethought. Ifguil-
ty, he must have been in the babit of going
to executions. Ten thousand came to
dabble in the poor young creatures blood.
Tha. was the youngest fellow creature ever
handled in the way of our business; and
beautiful child he was too, as you have seen
by the papers, with straight nose, large
blue eyes and golden hair. l have no heart,
no feelings; who has in our calling? But
those who came TO see me strangle that
tender youngster, have hearts and feelings
as we once had. Haze c!-no--had; for
what they saw was fit to make them as hard
as your Sc ryant and his master.
They saw that STRIPPING lifted, fainting on
to the gallows, his smooth cheek the color
of wood ashes-hs little limbs trembling,
and his bosom heavng sigh after sigh, as if
the body and soul were parting without my
help.
This was downright murder; for there was
scarcely any life to take out of him. When
began TO pull the cap over his baby face,
he pressed his hands together, his arms, you
knew, were corded fast to his body,] and he
gave me beseeching look, just as calf
will lick the butchers hand. But cattle do
not speak this creature muttered, Pray,
sir, don't hurt me-" "My DEAR" answered
|, "you should have spoken to my master;
I'm only the journeyman, and must do as
am bid" This made him cry, which seemed
TO relieve him, and do think should have
cried myself if had not heard shouts from
the crowd" poor rlambl-shame! murderp'
"Quck," said the Sheriff: Ready" said
|. The Rev. gentleman gave me the wink
the drop fell--and he swayed to and fro,
dead as the feelings of the Christian people
of England
The crowd dispersed, some swearing, some
weeping with passionate exclamations; some
cursing as if hell had broke loose; and some
laughed while they cracked jokes on you
and me and the dangling corpse. They
had come for the sight. They would have
come to see an angel murdered. They had
come 10 get drunk with strong excitement;
they went back reeling and filthy with the
hot debauch. They had come to riot in the
passions of fear and pity; they went back
some in fever of rage, some burning with
hate, some hardened in heart, like me or you;
all sunk down in their own respect, ready to
make light of pain and blood, corrupted by
the indecent show, and more fit than ever to
make work for us--the judge and the hang
man.
o, wise law makers! who think to soften
the heart of the people--to make them
gentle and good--to give them feeling Of
respect for themselves and others, by show
ing them a sight like this!
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-03-26

MISSISSIPPI, which has hitherto chosen
her representative by general ticket, has been
divided by the Legislature into four con-
gressional districts.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-03-26

HUzzA FOR THE POT METAL!-Anothel
valuable and apparently inexhaustible bed
of iron ore, has been discovered in the good
old county Of Bsrks, Pa.
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L1cENTIoUsNEss .ENcoURAeED-Two re-
cent trials in our City-lhose ofVrgi Knapp
and A. B. ldeson-have given our citizens
some fresh revelations of the horrors which
Libertnism is ever enacting in our City, and, !,
alas! in every community In each of these
cases, the reputation, prospect of usefulness
and chances of happiness of young and
innocent girl have been blasted by the
fendsh arts of the seducer. In that of
Knapp, the victim was brought to an un-
timely death of agony and despair by prac-
tees intended to hide her shame, yet her
seducer and destroyer is cleared by the ver-
dict of Jury. In the case of Ideson, a
mere child, reared in ignorance, wretched-
ness and without maternal counsel, falls a
victim 10 the long-pied arts and frauds of
husband and father, who uses every dia-
bolic device to compass hor destruction, and
at last drags hel 10 den of prostitution; and
for this child, thus wronged and blighted be-
yond hope, what redress does the LaW afford? ?
What penalty does it denounce against the
lecherous villain who has devoted months
and perverted the powers of a master over a
servant in his own household to effect her
destruction? Monochrome! The Law is
made by men, and generally by licentious,
corrupt men, who sneer at chastity and de-
ride the commands of God. Living them
selves in violation Of the laws of purity and
moral recttude, they will not enact laws 10
punish Seduction and kindred crimes be-
cause they fear that the penalties so enacted
would be visited on themselves. Our Ma,
tional and State Capitals are usually preemi-
nent for Licentiousness, especially while
Legislation is being carried on therein.
When Congress is about to assemble, troops
of harlots are seen heading towards Wash
nglon from all quarters, followed, alas! by
hundreds who, as yet uncorrupted, are de-
stined to be contaminated by the vicious at
mosphere of the Federal Metropolis, and
10 become the courtesans Of a not distant
day. There is no European capital more
grossly depraved in this respect than our
own; and our State capitals are not far be-
hind We have therefore begun to despair
OF seeing laws enacted in our own State
to punish the crimes of the Libertine. He
is shielded from any other penalties than
those which his vices inevitably bring upon
him, by the general licentousness of Legis
lators. Tragedies are daily enacted all over
the land, which demons must shudder at
and at least half our male youth are trained
10 consider Licentiousness gallant and manly
characteristic Of shrewdness and spirit-a
claim to the envy of manhood and the
smiles of Beauty There is no township SC
small as not to contain at least one system
attic libertine, who nightly boasts to his cir.
Gle of admirers, and would be imitators, o.
the number of his victims and recounts the
arts by which they were ensnared-while
every large town and city is sink Of de-
pravity, in which thousands live but to in
dulge in debauchery and multiply the tenant.
of that moral charnel-heuse whose inmate.
are hurried swiftly down from hollow anc
guilty enjoyment through misery, disease
loa thsomeRess, to death Of incenceivablt
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horror From this labyrinth of crime and
woe we see no way Of escape--none The
People choose 10 have it perpetuated- all
events, they choose Legislators who vill
perpetuate it. There remains but to suffer
and deplore.-N. Y. Tribune.
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spEAcE WITH MEXICO

s.. A correspondent of the New York
:Tribune, wrilipgirrom Havana under da'e
si1f the 18th August, gives the report OF an
arrsnaemen-said To have been enteredinto
betwern Santa Anna and certain agents ot
The American and British governments.
The arrangement is reported TO be as
Elollows:
h THE Mexican Federal Government ol
1884 to he re. established unde- :he guar
Eanty of The United States; 50 al ln case
of future prorunciamenios. The SUniled
States Government shall have rigbt'to
interfere in supporl of the Constitutional
Guvernmen,. The Rio Jrande 10 be The
boundary lfae and Caljt0rEias 10 be orgau.
.i-edasa distinct Territory, Under The pro,
tectioe ofihe United States, but mol gou,
erned By americans until The inhabitants
shall Mink fit TO amen themselves, 20 favor
which pnrpos-lhe country will he allowed
TO carry on free trade wifi, .hoIh Re-
pdblcs, and admit colonis,s from all coun'
liies and oil all religions and creeds, "
We give the report for what ii is worth
t'the writer stating that he Las ii on respec
table authority. We are not ourstlve:
ready 10 confde 10 its truth(ulness.
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From the Washington Union

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
George Bancrvit, vi Massachusetts, 10 be
envoy exlraordary and minister pIenipo-
lentIary of the Uniled States Tor The Unled
{ Kingdoms o. Great Britain and Iceland,
vice Louis McLane, recalled at his own
request.
John Y. Mason. Of Virginia, tc be
Secretary OF The Navy Of the Unied States,
vice. Hon. George Bancroft, resigned.
The attention OF our readers will be
attracted by The appointments which we
announced in this evenings Uuon.
Mr. McLane having returned from En-
gland at an important period OF our re!a.
,lons with that government, il became
necessary 10 select or his successor. not
only man of proved ability, but one in
limalely acquainted with The views, and
enjoying fully The confidence OF the Presi:
dent. lu both these respects, the selection
of AIR. Bancroft may be regarded as en-
.inently fortunate, while lis also an hon.
orabIe recognition of MS services as
member ,,( the cabinet.
MIR. Bancroft resigned his seat in The
cabine. this day, aud willtake, we under
stand. All early opportunity to embark for
London.
He is succeeded py Judge Mason, who,
in taking charge Of the Navy Department.
enters upon familiar duties, and carries
with. him the respect aud confidence al The
whole community.
Judge Mason will sci, also, as Attorney
General ad inlerim, until his successor. III
that Office shall be appointed and qualified.
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under. Col. Kearney. He died on the 23d
August. of consestive fever. Col. Allen
belonged to the regulararmy, in which he
held ihe rank of Captain. lie was de-
stached for this especial service by Colonel
sKearney
.Thelast two companies Of Col. Prices
Regiment al zForts Leayenworth on Sun
day morning, the 23d. Nothing lale has
been received from General kearney, aud
the work of forwarding supplies was going
actively ON. Great scarcity Of wagons and
teamslers was fell, aud the stock Of. pro.
yistons was accumuIalingly rapidly.
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Iicans. The distance from the iBfazos 70
lhis ulace is 4 so miles, aDdwas :psrformed

leans. The distance from the iBrazos To-
his place is so miles, aDdwas IT formed
nnder steam. against strong head I,sinds:t: q Z
She Legaresfeturnsg TO New Ot l!!aiis,lor;
re pairs 70 hersboilers which are id IA bad:
condition, aud prevents carry me. .sIe eall::
About len days since Sanla Aana lsfai
Vera Cuuz for: rhe city of NJ exico. previous
/. which, however, he sent a polite invita-.
lion to our Commodore TO meet him on.
board lie English frigale Eudy ymion The
interview did not raken place. Afewdays
hack one of the English frigale's boats
came down in aviolenl rain sguall with q
communication for the Commodore, Inc
next day u, flag Of truce was returned, but
| no rumor of-the business has nanspire,.
The frigateaPotonlac is.ledrLy disapled }:
The sickness of her crew; Sthe ssctry lats
broken out on board of her.5and she has
now.l40 cases ofthe; ;dteauflI dlseases On
the 9th. the culterF Forwartl aIrfSs tffota
ihe Ballze. but brOugh eno: :l6tsl slligsncsSoa oat O
importance. - ~ ~
lhe folowihs:isy IA aiasof lbb:offieeIs az
lached TO the 'rruxl0n, yho have sSne lo
Tamplco:
Commaniler E.ssY: CafpenniItsr cti1s5
| Master Isaac NJ Bfeeiand z assed
Mnishipmeu John f. P..Bankheai GeGfgeB.
,Bisseil,; Purses George FIJI 3Cuipaf; Assis-
laut Surgeou-John S. MessersmiIti; !; Mid
sbipman Simeon .. Bassell;;sCapta
ClaLk, ii. Wilson together Wiihsaboui
fifty petty officers and seamor. 5.
Lieu,s. Hunler and Bsrrynaa are on
board the ST. .Mary's. !, j.7! ~; y;
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SEA ISLAND COTTON : :.

The Savannah Republican Of The s9,h
inst. says The crops OBJ Hilton Head
are nearly destroyed. I'VE saw a letter yes
terday from an overseer to his employer.
in which he states the calerpillaris most
destructive in its ravages, and that: there
is danger Of their destroying the entire crop
on two places Of one hundred aud thirty
acres each. This information, is, reliable,
and holds good on lliree- -fouf,hs of the
plantations between This place and, Char
lesion. f,,,..,
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From ehe 81. Louis. Republican.
FROM NaUVOO.

: M blood has been yet shed at Nauvoo,
although The nIi-Mormans were gathering
atlheilast accounts. al Carthage, aud The
Mornons aud new citizens at Nauvoo
were not inactive. II would seem from
the following order that Gov. Ford has
changed his mmdin relation 10 The pro-
priely nflelling Inc parties fight it out;
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Springfield, Aug, 81, 1916.
To Muj0r James L. Parker,
Oflhe 32i regiment Illinois militia !;
SIR :-ihaye received Information that
anolher effort is TO be mdae on Monday
next, to drive out The iuha,tanls OF Nau-
VOC, new as we'll as old, aud to destroy
the city.
Il understand that il is believed inlhe
Surrounding country that the new citizens
in Nauvoo are all hlormons, aud that the
remnant of The old Mormon Popula'ion
are determined 10 remain there, although
| am assured tnat the contrary is The truth.
You are., therefore, hereby authorised
and empnN cred to repair 10 Nauvoo, and
there reman until you are relieved. You
will Immediately inquire how many O.!
The inhabitants are new citizens aud how
many of the old Mormon population re-
main, and what The prospect is OF their
removaismilnin reasonable time. And
il case ad tailpcl.sons The city should be
atte1fpie ed Sor tiire eutened, yoti aEeahesebJy
authorized ID take The command Of such
volunteers rs may offer tIeir services,
free Of cost 10 the State, to repel it and
10 defend ihp ciIy.-You will also have
foil power oPursue, andin AID OF peace
aLliccr with a. proper warrant, arrest The
riolcrs who may threaten or attempt such
an attack, and bring them 10 :raI.
You will have power with an armed
posse 10 assls, any peace officer in making
arrests, and with a like force will guard
The prisoners TO, during their trial, and as
long as you :nay believe Them to be in dan
ger Of mob violence.
You will also, from time 10 time, pub
lisa in The Nauvoo and Quincy papers
the result oiyour Investigations aud Lrlef
'lsuory OF your proceedings.
You are alsu authorized 10 accept the
services of men, as volunteers, from Ful.
ION county, 10 serve under ryooin perform.
ing The above services, who will be paid
for their services.
| aln, respectfully,
Your obedicnt servant,
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THOMA FORD.
Governor and Commander. 10 chief.

Governor and Commander 10 Chief
Major Parker is al NauvoU. with some
Two hundred men, to enforce the orders of
Governor Ford, He has issued procla.
mation setting forth his purposes in the
usual style, and it may deter the anti
MUrmuns iiom the contemplated attack on
me town aud temple. John Cariu, who
is sou Of the former governor the Stale
and has mol been Conspicuous as leader
Of the Anti Mormaus, is said 10 have
force at Cartilage Of four hundred men.
The next boal will probably bring US the
inal proceedings IN This affair.
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U. S. SQuADEoN, OFF
Point .4ntonio de. Li=ardo,
August 26.h, 1916.

| The ouly event of importance whicil IA:
,ranspired of late, is The loss Of lhs U. s.
Truxton. on tie bar Of The Tuxpam rivrr
about I30 miles n"rlhward oi Vera i;ruz.
The intelligence was brought to the
Squadron Oh The l7lh by the 81. Mnry's,
that ship having picked up one ol 'he
Truxtons boats, with Lieut.. Bergman on
board.
1t appears that Captain carpenter Of
The rruxton, wishing to gel his vessel near
shore to protect bis boats while obtaining
provisions, employed Scolchman be
had taken oul Of Mexican prize TO pilot
him in. hut who, whelher from design or
accident, run him aground on tie 18Th
On the l7h with The exception OF Lieut..
Hunler and boats crew, she was aban'
doned BY The officers aud meo, who went
ashore 10 The number of about 6U III all,
and surrendered themselves TO the Mexi-
can commandant. They were Hospitality
received, conplimened with ball and
left nex day with guide of four men for
l'ampicu, about l0O miles further north.
Lieut.. Hunter aud his buats crew put t.
sea, captured small Mexican schooner
aud came down TO our present anchorage,
making in all TWO officers (Lleuts. Berry
man and Huntet) aud about twenty neu
men saved. As suon as The news was re-
ceived. the Princeton Immediately got un
der weigh aud proceeded 10 The sceue OF
disaster.
The Truxton was found beating on the
bar, bieed and completely filled with wa:
ter, having 4 feet over the birlh deck. The,
surf was SO violent on The bar that il was
not uutil the 22d, that the hoa!s of the
Princeton could hoard her, when tndins
ii impossible To gel her IF or save her, she,
was fired and completely burned. a lew
of The hes, .pars were brought of, but OH )
erwiso she is total loss. She mad been
completely pluniered and slnpt by the
.Mexicans before the arrival ollhe Prince
Ion. Her guns were found TO have been
thrown overheard. The Princeton ran in:
5 falhons water, (she draws l9a feel, } aud
was then about ID miles distant, the swell
w as so heavy thai nearer approach IN
shallow e,ater was deemed dangerous.
After firing The brig, the Princeton re-
turned Immediately OH The 23d ,oothis
present anchorage, aboutien miles south
ward Of Vera Cruz. Al the mouth Of
Tuxpan River. The Mexicans have a
small force tented in sheds. Several com,
munications passed between the Princeton
and shore BY flags of truce, and. by them
the late Of the cap,ivesiwas learnt. ~
The Gutter Legare, so hours from Bra
20 arrived on the .25ri with dispatches
from our Commodore, supposed relating
10 three months arlnislice with The Mex
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-09-16
EDtSTO ISLAND, Sept. 1916.

EDIST0 ISLAND, Sept. 1916.
have recently been informed. pha, the
representations Of the letter writers from,
this place in relation to The probable pro-
duct Of the Cotton crop, have, in several
quarters, been considered as Inconsistent
with The truthlulness Of the plaDIer's cha.
racler. Our neishhors, it would seem,
apparently v safe from the depredaions of
the caterpillar, or having suffered but
slightly from their invasiou, received the
gloomy accounts from Edislo not only
with increduliry, but with feelings Of mer.
riment at the aarishlened condition OF
their fellow laborers. Co they still con.
,inue to be unbelievers? Is there no evil
dence that our me ancholy situation may
soon be theirs? Let me now assure you,
Sir, thai however wild aud eXtraYagant
some Of tho statements were al one period
neld to be, ocular proof is now before us,
that the shortest crop ever produced on
the Island, vii! be that which we are
engaged in harvesting. am unwilling TO
risk an opinion as TO the quantity per acre
that may be realized, bu, feel no hesiIa
tion in saying, that there never was as
liltIe gathered as al this season, aud never
before was the hope Of the grower So early
blasted. Our fields :arc already in effect
in their winters garb; not leaf, or part
OF one, is any where 10 be seen. Had we
been visited with hoar frost, the result
in reference 10 Cotton could not have been
more disastrous than that which'a small
worm has accomplished. Having denuded
The shrub ofi,s foliage, The enemy is now
employed i'm deveuring the 'fruit-all Of
which, save the petty portion hardened
by age, he will inevitably destroy. For
about len days we have beheId the earh.
seemingly in motion, seen every thing
around and about US covered with loaih-
some creeping things, breaihed an almos-
phere polluted with their bodies alive and
dead aud unable 10 move on foot without
crushing many oil the foe. TO aver, :whuse
ruinous blow al our interests, The strongest
efforts pe'severingly made have been una,
yailug. z s-,er s.
ShoUld the ravages Of The caterpillar be-
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Erain he Southern Chronicle.

Lnw and Medicine.-We clip The fol-
Saving alarming intelligence from an ex'
change paper, indicating the Precarious
situation of two Professors in lNe uni'ea
States. hitherto the resort OF a large pro-
s.nortion, of our edncated young men, one OF
which has been nssaile'trom without the
2 o,her from within The FIRST relates 10
,he LAWYERS. aud is as follows:
Epery Man his otcn La'cye'.- Con-
ven,ion Of New York decided on Monday
slst uit; ;ky a vote Of 80 To H. that any
male citizen, ofswhalever color Of good
moral sc6arac,er, and requisite quatyIcatl-
ons of learning an! ability, shall be admit
led 10 practice in'aiithe courts minis State
Thisis rather sweeping, but if the quail
,i6caiions' alluded 70 were stren1ously ln-
sisted upon, il might considerably dlmln-
I. ish The nplnber instead Embarrassing 1t, as
.hiohly noiished brass is often madet to pass
.sc1rren, in courts of justice for the gepn-
inc leual coin but viewed in Its evident
intent, il is prepostereusly silly, and will
deEearins,ead oil expedite the just entorce-
meut of legal claims. dts common tai
.Iacy 10 suppose that more justice can be
done between men by the mere comm'a
? sense ofhouesl men, than by an artiflciai
ftssy,stemIof pleading ;'for long experience has
shown that;in an artificial system OF SO
Z cie,y; conflicting tights will ariserequIrlns
"a knowledge of precedence and discIP-
lined mind to master and adjust. The
I II profession is certainly becoming over crow
5,tded among us, but this is an evil which
s,must and will correct itself. A lawyer
scan no more sustain hi, legal existence
s.wi,hou, fat fees. nan airos eau live ID an
.exbaustedreceiser
7. Tho other paragraph relates to The med
: ,ical fraternity, who, like the Egyptian 10
{ Gusts, will he finally compelled 10 devour
{. each other. Their increase is truly alarm.
ing, though not 10 us, the sentiment oil
: McBeth being ours :.,.e !.
.,a"Throw physc tothe dogs, we Il nave none OF
it, t...-,f5s..Ii,l,- =.
."Et is sta,ed.athal in twenty-six Of The
principal Medical Colleges in the United
S,aies':. four. Thousand two hundred and
sixtv five students attended The lectures
Inriny The course OF. IS45-46, and tina. ot
.,bissnumber. one thousand two hundred
sland ffty six graduated this year The
ranks ofthe profession are eersalnly nlllng'
up =, -. :. g -, :, >,
:stos sdse svithoulthe assistance o a d0ctor,"
athouehswe saw a astatemenl 10 ibat e1ect
in au exchange paper The other day
Snake biter.-l. is -said,hai charcoal,
made ,in:oa pss e swilh%hog's lard, is a
grand antido,e for. spake bite. In bad
cases il, shou:d be changed .oileD. II will
probably prove efcetual for the sting Of
b.es, aud all other similar cases Of poison.
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Eriraci Of a ktlcr receirsd II Cfiai

Esriraci Of tetlcr receiued IL Chasfsllss::
ton. dated BEAufoRT, Sept. 8, 1876; ;,
"Erefy Cotton field in. ST. Helena
Parish has already been devoured by, Tho
CaterpiIlar-evcry leaf, and nearly all
the tender pods have been destroyed.
Those planters whose crops we're early,
may onethird of full crop; those who
are backward, will not make an eighth
aid there will be little room fnr mistake;
for The mouth Of Sep,ember will suffice
for The galhering--as The pods which aere
too hard to be eaten, exposed as they now
are to The sun, will open all al ouce and
be picked in. - :.
$50 great a destruction, from The, same
cause, has neuer been knoWn btfors--and if
it is general, as we believe. il 10 be. the
de6ci, for The coming year must be serious
iudeed."- Courier.
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Col. Pierce M. Butler arrived at this place a
fow days since, and joined his family in this
District. We regret to say, that Irrs health>is
yet feeble.
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.Aaother Tictim.-kifkhan1, the dis,in-
guishei grammarian, was found in an old:
distiIlery; onthe 2d,iust !. the last agonies
of deffiQm tremens. He died about fyo.
minutes affer he had been discovered By
the ipasscrs by. How have The imighiy
fallen II Spirit otJefsrsoa. -.se..,ss,s