Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-13

pect and regard which | must now put coldly on
paper, and with which am ever truly and afec-
tonately, Your friend and servant,
An Execution for yvitchcrnrt.
DR.. Webster is not the first graduate Of Harvard
College that has been executed 1t is said that the
Rev. George Burroughs who suffered death during
the Salem witchcraft delusion, was graduate OF
the class of 1910. The Boston papers furnish the
following particulars of his execution:
He was hung in Salem on the 10Th of August Gold
style) 1892. By adding eleven days in accordance
with the style, the date is August 3Oth, 1922
precisely one hundred and ffty-eight years to day
previous to the execution of DR.. Webster.
The Indictment against him is given in the second
volume of Hutchins. He examined on May 8th
1902, and committed to prison in Boston until his
trial, which took place in August following He
was condemned on testimony which nothing but the
most highly wrought infatuation could for moment
have endured His great strength and activity, for
which he had been remarkable from his youth, were
enlisted against him, having been derived from
the prince of evil. 1t was in evidence that he had
lifted barrel of moasses by putting his finger in
the bunghole and had carried it round him that he
held gun than seven feet long at arms length
with hand, and performed other surprising feats
above the power of humanity.
He was executed ON Gallows Hill in Salem. At
his execution he made most solemn pertinent and
affecting prayer, which drew the remark from Cot
ton Mather, who present, g that could
have made such prayer unless the devil helped
him" The victim of this vile delusion concluded
his diving petition with the Lords PRAYER, probably
to convince some of the spectators that he limo
cent for it was the received opinion, that true
witch or wizard could not say the Lords Prayer
without laundering. Four other persons convicted
of the same charge, where executed with him.
Calef in his More Wonders of the Invisible
World" gives the following account of this execu
ton " Mr.. Burroughs was carried in a cart, with
the Others through the streets of Salem to the place
of execution. When he was upon the ladder, he
do for no a1a 0F his
with such solemn and serious expression won the
admiration of all present.
The accusers said the Devil stood and dictated to
him. AS soon as he was turned off, MIR. Cotton
Mather being mounted upon horse, addressed him.
self to the people, partly to declare that he
ordained minister and partly to possess the people
of his guilt saying that the Devil has often been
transformed into an Angel of Light and this did
| somewhat appease the people, and tho executions
went on. When he cut down. he was dragged
by the halter to hole or grave between the rocks,
| about two feet Deep his shirt and breeches being
pulled off, and old pair of trousers of one execut-
ed put on his lower parts; he put in togeth-
er with Willard and Carryer; of his hands aud
his chin, and foot of one of them being uncovered
i STRAWBERRY CULT1vATIoN.-A correspondent Of
the Northampton Gazette, who has raised immense
quantities of magnificent strawberries bed about
thirty by forty feet for several years. gives the fol
lowing process by which he cultivated them
| applied about once week, for three weeks com.
mencing when the green leaves first began to start
and making the last application ust before the plants
were in full bloom, the following preparation OF
nitrate of potash glauber salts and sal soda each
one pound, of muriat of ammonia, quarter of &
pound. dissolved in thirty gallons of rain river
water; one-third was applied clear, soft water be-
tween the times Of using the preparation the
growth of the young leaves is SO rapid, that unless
we'll supplied with water the will scorch them
l used a common watering pot, and made the appli
cation toward evening. Managed in this way, there
any necessity of digging over the bed or set
ting it out Beds of ten years old are not only
good but better than those three years old
But you must be sure and keep the weeds out
STARCH FROM INDIAN CoRN-Manv ofour readers
are not aware of the extent of this branch O
manufacture, which we hope to take thu
place of whiskey distilleries in the consumption O
; our great American staple, Indian corn. There il
, now in operation, at Oswego, New York, manufac
l tory that consumes 5000 bushels of week
r which makes $4,000 lbs. of the whitest and mos
beautiful starch for all domestic purposes, whether
= for the laundry or pantry.
1t is found that this starch is superior to any 9th
er for culinary purposes, because it is always made
from clean, sweet the gluten of which, sepa
rated by peculiar process ofgrnding and washing
the being first stepped in chemical liquor the1
reduced to pulp sifted and fltraed, and passed in
to huge cisterns, whence it flows through long mar
row troughs, draining off the water through coarse
cotton cloths In twelve hours, the starch become
like wet clay capable of being handled and dried
process that requires much and powerful heat
The residue of the used for feeding hogs
0 other domestic animals.
This is of Indian corn but one we hope
9 that will prove profitable to the manufacturer ant
" induce very large consumption of this grain ant
thereby increase the price to the grower.
A SEA WITcH In r~;D.-Readers will probably re
member the deps t,.re from this port of the cippe
built ship Sea Witch for San Francisco of who's
quick passage round the Horn' supposing she coul
weather the storms thereabout, all knowing sailor
u very confident. Her arrival at the port of Sal
N Francisco is mentioned among the shipping ntelli
gence brought by the Empire City. She has NOR
70 than realized the most sanguine expectations hayn
~ made the passage in less than a hundred DAYS B
- her log it is shown that day she made thre
10 hundred and trenty,ue miles, thus exceeding by on
mile the greatest run ever made by the steamship
81 Atlantic between this port and Liverpool Sucl
n sailing capacity, presume is without parallel
70 ~ Y. Com. Adu
Il is said that the democrats of Susquehanna coun
y, Pennsylvania, have determined that the Hon. Da
vid Wimot shall not be re-nominated to Congress
Mr.. w. is resident of Bradford county and tn
Susquehanna county convention instructed thei
delegates to vote for candidate from Tioga county
thus virtually repudiating the freesol doctrines
Mr.. Wilmot-Baltimore american.
NoN-INTERcoURsE.-The editor of the August
u (Ga) Constituencies writing to his own jo1rna
$ from Coosa Springs, Alabama, says he understand
from persons at that place, citizens of that State
T. that many of the planters in their section of th
State have notified the merchants they deal with tina
they will not hereafter purchase articles of
I'd chandize manufactured imported from the Nortl
o. We perceive that the New York market reports er