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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

sense, thus Premedlsssing would have fol-
lowed. Indeed much Of tho conduct Of DR..
w., subsequent to the killing, that led 10
his conviction, was rendered necessary BY
his supp' sing ,hs. many mus. know that
he met DR.. p. a, the time and place Of HE
disappearance and TO the necessity Of pro-
viding means Of concealng the body when
public attention had been awakened 10 ~.
er, thing in his conduc. BY his suspected
connexion with the crime. ln shsrt, 10
brought, himself on, in his ausnpts to Do
away with the effect Of what he had pre-.
viously done and omitted 70 DO, when, and
because, asI believe, hs did not pssusdi-
tate q crime.
These reasons are iamilisr 70 oil -.
quainted with the facts Of the ssss, ssl
! mention them no, - anything new. bss
simply az the reasoss s,sssdl shortly by
me, the other evening, for ~ conviction
tha, Webster, though hs may have mxr-
dered Parkmsn, lid not invite him 70 bic
lecture-room, At hish-noon. through . ser
vant Of Parkmsn's, voa rns Puaposs -
NUMBERING HIN.
an very respessfully,
Your obi servant.
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BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE NEWS.

BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE NEWS.
BosroN, Friday Morning, II o'clock.
have Just returned from the Lever
ett Street Jail, after Witnessing the ex-
ecution ofProfcssor Webster. There
were about $50 persons present
The unfortunate man was accompa-
MED to the gallows by the Rev. DR..
Putnam.
lie was very pale, yet apparently
quite calm and composed.
After this, the rope was adjusted
around his neck, and his arms were
bound all was deathless, horrible,
supplying silence, and the countenan-
ces Of all present were as ghosily as
Parsian marble, the very blood SEEM
ed to curdle in the veins Of all, and
each foot appeared transhIed to the
spot. Suddenly the fatal spring was
touched, (at half past nine and the
guilty man was launched into etern-
i,y! He struggled bu, slightly, and all
was over.
1t was scene which can never, new
er be forgotten, to lfes lates, hour:
After hanging about ha,f an hour,
he was pronounced dead, when the
body was cut down and placed III q
coffin prepared for its reception in the
jail it will be delivered TO his family
for burial.
The vicinity Of the Jail was densely
crowded with people. and the windows
and roofs of the adjoining houses we're
literally piled with human beings an1-
ious To view the solemn and fearful
ceremony.
And thu, has closed the last act in
this bloody tragedy, which has so en-
crossed the public mind during the las,
nine months. w. II. {.
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1--WE trust tha, tho Msehanics' So
cie,y will take early measures 10 give on Z
people a good course Of popular Lectures
this winter. l, 10 dull enough, in all con-
science, during the winter months, but the
lectures which this excellent Society has
furnished, the last three winters, have ma
tsrially alleviated the dullness, and afford
ed pleasant evening in each week. This
season We trust that the COMMITTEE will
have but one Object in view, and that they
will he guided by but ono moti,e,-a de-
sire To furnish the very ablest men and the
very bcS, lecturers whom they can possibly
obtain. Iu order to accomplish this, they
should take early steps in tho matter By aP-
ointing the Committee so that they may
.amediatcly correspond with lec,ursrs.-
any of the mos, eminent genslsL,eu will
,nly en- age for limited number Of Pla-
,es, those associations
Nhich fist write for them arc surest oi
of securing their servicea.
or course, there are all tas,es AMI fan.
cies 10 bs suited /; lh. reforc, W , trust that
the Society will pay no attention to what
ever suggestions may be made about lee
tursrs religions creed or faith, or to what
sec, he may belong. No matter il no 10
ever so radical or visionary. for his doo-
trines can do 10 harm. Il 10 wise men
Who are ecceutric, and who advocate Wild
no.ions fools arc never radical or strange
10 their conceptions Of great truths, as now
doctrines are termed. Erfovs cannot DO
ultimately disseminated, beeausJ the more
strange or deep = doctrine, or the moro
dangerous II nigh, prove, il fully carried
out in all the relations Of life, tho moro
surely will it arouse tho power of those
minds to " which il 10 addressed, and they
will invariably refuts il, ssd correct what
ever erroneous views it may have ineulea.
ted. We want tho Socissy 10 engage
strong, deep aud brillian. nsn, because the
design Of all Lectures is 10 improve tho
mind, to Impair, information, and TO give
the masses that knowledge which they
have no, time to CLEAN from books. They
are calculated to train the mind. and cause
it to investigate the great prineip'es which
man Of genius lays down, and comments
briefly upon, leaving his hearers to follow
out the basis of his reasoning, and come to
those conclusions shich are the nssurs
deductions Of mental action from = giser
premises.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

THR LEIDrRsDoRFr Estate. An i'm
portant case has been decided 10 one of the
California courts, which concerned the DIS
posal OF an estate valued at $700, 900, left
by deceased Catalonia merchant named
Leidcrsdorf. We perceive BY the Pacific
News. that this dicision covers The title to a
large amount of land. He Was a foreigner
and his only relatives were residents Of the
DANISH Yves, Indies. He died in,estate
about the time Of the annexation Of Califor-
MIA. The dici.ion is that LedersdorG and
his hehs being aliens, no had no lsgal title
To property in The United States, and tha,
his estate is public territory.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

Intelligence from the seat Of War is to
the effect that a cessation of hos,ilities had
taken place between the belligerant parties
and that negotiations were on foot a. Schl-
wig between the English and French and
Russian envoys, in order to pu. an end to
the eiIusion Of blood.
From Copenhagen, we learn that tho
King Of Denmark, amid all this broil and
trouble, has been per.uing his usual amours
and dssipa,ions, and that a denlument
has been in clandesline marriage with a
lively and fascinating young dress-maker Of
that city.
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W. II. CRAseros, ESQ,

Sin II aish to call the s,isa.ion Of our
ci,izsns and strangers 10 ,swn 10 the very
extraordinary proficiency made on drawing
by the pupil under the care OF Mr. Bier.
stadt, who is 10 be found at the Masonis
Hall. The style "f execution is very beau.
liful, and Some OF the picsurss accomplish
ed by lads Of - and Is. With only . few
days tuition, are we'll worthy Of sssnins-
tion.
MIR B. will remain in to~n only Tor =
shor, time, and hope he will b eI'sn.
sively pa,ronized BY parents end guNrdi-
ans &.
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Importonee Of a Boundary Line
An old lady who did not know whether
her plantation was in Virginia or Ca.o.
lima, found when the line was run, that
she was a resident Of the former provin-
ce. welli (ssid she) | am glad thai
I don't live in North Carolina II ives
slv avs such a sickly colony
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WHOLE NO. l,l3

There were many, many tears shed by
he spectators, and when the fatal
spring was about being touched, many
; turned their faces from he revolving
and heart.renc ing scene.
Prof Webster gave every possible
indication that he died humble, peni-
tent chris.ian,-and We trust that he
did.
Take it all together, it was a scene
which but few could calmly wiAess.
aud i, is one which will live fore YER in
the memory ofthose who were presen,
Thursday, his family visited him at
the ail in Leverett street, for the last
time, though unconsciously so to them.
But the more than usually painful in
tervlew must have given them forebo-
dlngs that the Eatal day was rapidly
drawing near. They looked upon the
animate form Of the condemned hus-
band and father, and their hearts told
them they would never see him thus
again.
DIRECTIONS. CONCERNING MS BODY
Professor Webster, a few DAYS
since, made request that his body
should be disposed of in the following
manner. When his body was cut
down from the galIows, lie desired that
1t should Immediately be carried TO.
the cell lately occupied by hm--tha.
IT should there remaiI, unseen BY any
visitors, until night, when he wished
that the corpse might be taken OH,
quietly aud secretly, and conveyed to.
the residence OF has family la Cam
bridge. Furthermore, he wished his
body to be placed in mahogany cof.
I'm which he supposed would be fur
nished 10y his friends, and not m ONE
OF cheap pine, such as is usually fur.
nished by the authorities. The fune.
raj cepemon. .ss, he desired should take
place Oh Sunday. Thus il will be
seen th"t be cody deliberatcd on his
approaching dissolution.
CLOSING SCENE THURSDAY.
The family ofProf. Webster remain
ed in his cell until nearly half pas, SIX
o'clock, p. NJ. AS they left the pris.
on. great number of persons were
grouped together on the sidewalk, To-
satisfy morbid curi' sity by gazing OH
the wre,chcd wife and daughters ofthe
condemned man
SHIPwRECK AND SUPPOSED Loss or
lLrE.--A despatch from Baltimore on
Monday evening says:-"The steam
boat Gazelle. which returned from
camp meeting on the Eastern shore
this morning. brought up Capt.
Barlow and the crew of the schoo.
ner Savannah, from this port for
Newport, r. J., with coal. The =.
was sunk off Harpc.:'s Island during
severe gale in the Chesapeake. Oh
Saturday night. The Gaze seaIso re-
ports passing i'll the Bay a schooner
and punsee upset. A report prevsiled
at the camp meeting ground that the
schooner had on board a family on
their way to attend the neetinp.-:
All on board are supposed to have rcr-
shed.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

A D'scovERY.--A correspondent OF
the Geoagia Constitutionslist has made
the folloSing importsn, discovery. He
says "Wthout possessing gresusIer's
Mr.. Clay has always welded great in
hucnce over the minds ofthe American
people"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

Arrangements have been made for .
regular sis.mboat communications three
times . week between Washington
city aud Mount vernon. A suitable
wharf is to be erected At the latter i'm
mejiately.
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NuEEnLK, Aug. 81.

NuKFoLK, Aug. II.
The following is q correct list OF tho Of
fcers attached to the u. ). lrigate Raritan,
which left Mo- folk on the morning Of the
23d lust, for the South Pacific Captain,
Charles Gsunt frs, Lie u,cusn,, John c..
Ccrter I'd do, ID. +. Dulany Sd do, p. u.
Murphy 4,h do, A. X. Harrell and s. G..
Barney Surgeon, James NJ. Green Pur-
ser, j. d. Gibson Master, e. Benson {;
Chaplain, Z. Fisk Passed Asst. Surgeon,
II. +. Wall 4; LIST Lieut.. Marines, J. G..
Cash do, L. Y. Field PASSED Midship-
men, G. A. Stevens, y. PaenIx, T. c..
Harris, II. T.. Blake Midshipmen. l.. A.
Kimberly, NJ. L. Palmer, w. p. Mccain.
G.. T.. Bclknap; Boatswain, J. Stout ;
Gunner, :. Allen Carpenter, j. CshilI /;
Sailmakor, S. &. Bradford Purser's Clerk,
S. Hanson ; Caplans Clerk, J. J. Barand.
U. $. sloop-ofwaf Saratoga is here, un>
der sailing orders for the East Indies. The
following are the names Of her officers -
Com. w. S. Walker; lst Lieut.. J. r.
Goldsborough I'd do, w. 5 Maury Sd
do, ]. S. Blddle f; Purser, ]. g. Harris ;
Surgeon, Thos. s. Smith /; Acting Master,
S. Edwards ; 1t OF Marines, w. Krtsing ;
Passed Midshipmen, J. Madipan r. w.
Scott Midship,nen, o. +. johnson, G. w.
Easthei, ID. Blake Boats, ain, Z. Smith ;
Gunner, w. ii. Hamilton Carpenter, l..
Mo- GO ; Ssilmaker, II. Stocker. There is
a pass,d Assistant Surgeon ordered TO the
Saratoga, bu, he has no, yet reported.
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PRESENCE OF MIND. A mad dog in
BJ'dgepoH euered lady's school,
The teacher had presence os mind
enough to pour pitcher Of water upon
II Which threw IT into convulsions, and
gave time for the escape Of herself aud
hs children.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

JOKE ON A DAIByMAN-A Worces-
tershre dai'yman was awoke by n wap
at midnight, with the announcement
that his best COW was choking. ue
forthwith jumped up to save the lie of
Crummie when 10 he found turnip
stuck in the spout of the pump.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

rrMr Clay. when he lsh here. in
formed Mr.. Hazard, Of the Bellevue
House, that, should his life bs spsrsd
until another season, he intended 10 como
on and take rooms At the Bellevue, and
remain two months.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

otAmoug The arrivals in town We no
,ice DR.. Mayo, the author OF I" The Ber-
ber," +" Kaloolah," &c.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

~Sn Henry Bulwsr and lady arrived
in town. yesterday morning. and took
rooms st the Ocean House,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-05

Th .ife Of Pre.iden, Fillmore is to
be presented with a magnifcen, coac h
BY a ewfriends in New York State,
in honor Of her being the Lrst lady
from the State OF New York, who pre-
side over the honors OF the White
House az Washington.
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~A FRuITFuL MOTHER Il

TA FRUITFUL MOTHER The
census taker in the Western part OF
Scioto county. Ohio, informs the edl-
tor Of the Portsmouth Dispatch, that he
visited a family in which the mother
has recently given birth to her ,wenti-
eth child. Hc says il was a sight worth
beholding. to see the youngsters ruH-
mag about the house, ranging from
small to great, like tie pipes of an or
gan
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EXECUTION
OF
PROF. WEBSTER.

PROF. WEBSTER.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
At 8 o'clock we entered the jail
yard, where some hundred p ,rsons had
already assembled The scaffold was
erected nearly in the centre of the
yard, and was the same OH which
Washington Goode was executed
There was very large Police fore
present, and also some seven or eight
Deputy Sherifis from different sections
Of the State
At a quarter before nine, Sheriff
Evelsth and the Jail officers visited the
condemned man in his cell. Prof.
Webster thanked them for the kind
ness and attention he had received from
them, and after about five minutes in>
teryiew bid them an aifectionate fare
well.
AT quarter past niue, the Sheriff,
twelve witnesses, members Of the press,
and number ofpubic officers, entered
the lower corridor of tie first prison,
and gathered around the cell door.
DR.. Putnam stood at the door Of the
cell, aud offered up a most affecting
prayer. After this, the assemblage
retired to the yard, leaving the Sheriff
and his officers. and DR.. Putnam, with
the prisoner.
THE GALLONS SCENE.
AT twenty-five minutes Lefor. 10 o.
clock, the Sheriff, with his deputies,
tn prisoner, and the officiating cler-
gyman, advanced from the prison doors
to the scaifold. Prof Webster walked
with firm step to the gallows. He
was dressed in deep black, but wore
no neck-cloth. lle looked in good
health, but he appeared reconcile to
his fate, although his head was bowed.
The Sheriff read in slow and meas
ured tones, the warrant for the cxecu-
ton Of the criminal, amidst the most
profound silence of the witnesses in
the jail-yard Eut from outside the
walls were heard the shonts and hoot-
ings Of the mob.
Prof Webster behaved in very firm
manner-took his place upon the drop,
aud stood perfectly quiet. He had
few minutes earnest conversation with
Sheriff Eyeleth and Rev. DR.. Putnam,
which could not be heard by others
The substance oi it, however, was to
express his thanks TO all, for the kind
ness shown him, and the avowai that
" his doom was Just"
He also expressed himself ready to
meet his God, and trusted that he died
a Christian.
Deputy Sheriff Rugs then put the
fatal moose over the head of Il unior-
tunate man, and adjusted it easily
around his neck.
The black cap was then drawn over
his face Ivy an attendant
One moment Of dreadful silence
the High Sherifplaced his foot npon
spring-the drop iell--and the body of
John Wise Webster was dangling at
the end ofthe hangman's rope.
One spasmodic contraction OF the
limbs, and the corps swang to and fro.
In a few minutes after, however, the
legs were seen to move suddenly. aud
the knees quickly drew up. In mo-
ment they fell and no other motion
was perceptible.
About ten minutes after 10 o'clock,
the body was cut down, and removed
10 the cell lately occupied by the VIC
tim of the law.
Professor WebSters calmness and
resignation exceeded anything that We
anticipated while Sheriff Eyerleih
trembled with emotion. and While the
/ Rev DIR. Putnam buried his face in