Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-29
from the New Haven paiialium.]

from the New ven paaliun.1
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN CaINA.-The follow
ing letter from friend IN Cantn, China, the editor ,o
the Palladium gives somewhat detailed account of one Of
the terrific modes of capital execution in China 1t appears
that the Ceesals do all their mudce,s alike; but
that they discriminate between ihem and inct pain
iu death those VIII guilt appears 10 the government
be the aggravated Hence condemned 10
death by stroke others by strokes, others by thirty
six stsokes-the LATER mode OF course, the lingering
CANTON, CHIsA FEB. 90, 1851
The Chinese year commenced h. first day OF This, the
year corresponding nearly with our present year. 1851
is the fret year of the Emperor, his being first
used in public documents the first day OF The year. Inc
former Emperor though he died the first month Of list
year. lived far Government documents, public and p
letters and transactions of all kinds and were con-
cerned till the lust hour OF last year. the 3la day ot our
January give you further statistics regarding exc
cutiOns. .
There during the past year, Ala persons executed in
this city, different occasions. Al two different
times there were 'hrtytwo persons heheaded ut nnone
thirty 6ve and One female, during The year, was
"cut pieces punishment is called She had com
mted adultery and the suggestion OF her paramount mad
poisoned husband She sentenced TO be executed oy
egh strokes or cuts ui the knife The mode Of punish
ment is follows the two first cuts are by small ka
by which the eyebrows with the skin above are SO sliced
that they the eyes The two second cuts dspace
the muscles Of eshy of the atm above the elbows
that they fall below The next two cut the breasts so
that they turned over.
A, the seventh stroke knife is changed for larger
which the execuoner sezes with one hand and with the
other takes palm leaf fam and puts it before the breast Of
the criminal He next hrusts the knife horizontally through
the fan the breast then the blade pependicuary
and cuts down through the entire abdomen. The eighth
stroke takes off the head TIE anis used to prevent the blood
from flying upon the eNecu,icner This punishment whr
ther performed with eight Mirtysir strokes. Inflicted
those who kill their parents and upon wives who Kill
their husbands All criminals their death warrants
the execution ground Their wrists tied behind lhenl
and they hold in their hands, in perpendicular position
bamboo stick.
The following is free translation Of the death warrant
nbove referred to:
according TO the Imperial will cut TO pieces that she die
the culprt woman named She Wang, who, listening the
aduere poisoned her husband that ne died and expose
her head to the public"
a MORMON ELDER-Elder Brigham Young pledges
his honor that he has only tensr rires He is the saint
upon whom fell the mantle of Joe Smith, Exchange paper.
To this the editor OF the Boston Post gives fol-
Iows
We don't know about the "honor" OF modern saint with
twenty-six wives but with that number of spouses
should suppose he could offer any quantity pledges
domestic sort.
SLOW TRAVELlNG-Aw ag in Detroit has been taking
liberties with The reputation of the Pontiac Railroad. He
asked whether he knew OF accident on that and
replied:
Never but middl, aged couple lof, Pontiac for Detroit
and died Of old age at Birmneham-half way
REORGANlZING TIL F. STATE DEPARTMENT.-1t
stated that The Secretary STATE uder the Law OF the last
Congress- has commenced the work of rerganzing the De-
partmsnt at Washington by appointing Mr. Chew able
rerk fifteen years n the Department. the head of the
Mr. Markoe to 81 600 clrtshp and H. Derrick brother Of
the chief clerk, to clerkship # $780,
THE OUTBREAK AT PUERTO PRINCIPE
BosToS JuLy 23Letters received here from merchants
in Havana speak Of the outbreak Puerto Principe bur
say 1t has not yet had any visible effects business
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THE TEHUANTEPEC TROUBLES.
New ORLEASs July 22.-The Tehuantepec company's
steamer United States which left for Mnatan Sh
ns returned yesterday having been able TO reach Te
huanlepec.
NORFOLK July 2Srd.
The ROBBERY NORFOLK NAVY YARp-h1r.
Spauidng charged with receiving stolen copper from the
Navy Yard, has been admitted TO bail in $1,000. Wiburn,
charged with the offence has forfeited recognzances
and vamosed
TOWBOAr BLOWN UP.
SALrn Mass July 24.-The towboat Sarah recently
blown un at Ro formerly longsd John Gardner Of ths