Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-02

wrecked steamer, and were picked up by the Mau.
rice, as before stated About the same time one
metallic life boat WAS let down from the port bow
and swamped, but Afterwards got clear with about
~ persons in her, including the first and third off,
GERS and seven women. The men in the boat cap
sised her two or three times in trying TO clear her
81 water Ten persons were thus drowned. irclud-
ing some women. They afterwards bailed her out
with life preservers cut in two, and pulled for the
Maurice, having picked up two o. three passengers
before reaching the barque. Altogether there were
81 souls taken into the Maurice during the night"
additional Detuih.
New York, Sept. 29-The steamer Prince Al
bert, from Liverpool, has arrived. z'7
The list of saved passengers from the steamer
Austria correct with the addition of s. Peterson
and F. Thompson.
Several passengers by the Prince Albert, includ-
ing Mr. Rosen, of Richmond, and Mr.. Berry, Of
Hackensack, N. j., give statements of the disaster
on board the Austria, differing, though not substan
tall from the previous account
Mr. Rosen says his father was in the boat when it
was cut from the davits but fell out afterwards and
supported himself with an oar. After the boat
rghted his father caught hold of the stern, but be-
came exhausted, fell over and was drowned The
son wished to jump over to save his father, but was
prevented by those in the boat
Mr.. Peterson Swede, says the captain was the
first toJump overheard. No engineer officer to
be found, and, consequently all discipline at
end.
EXECUTION OF AN Elk. Observation-Disclosures SCENE
At THE GALLows.-It has been briefly stated that
'Freston s. Turley, formerly minister OF the Cos.
pei, was executed at Charleston, Kanawha county
Va, the 18th instant for the murder of his wife
There about 900 persons present at the exc
cution. The Star gives the following account of the
executions
The prisoner was very strenuous in the wish that
his aged father and mother, and his own three little
girls who had come to town the evening before,
should 60 to the gallows and witness his execution
although it their intention to return early in the
morning. This was SO far overruled by friends.
that his two oldest girls who were old enough to
have the scene impressed upon them through life,
| remained Mr.. Kelleys. Having bid his fellow
prisoners farewell, precisely at 10 o'clock, he
led out of his cell, when he kissed his children and
! took an afectonate farewell of them, exclaiming,
sit is hard bear that cannot have my last wish
grated" allud ng to his wish to have his children
80 to the gallows.
At five minutes past ten he ent cred the omnibus,
surrounded by volunteer guard, Charleston being
The prisoner. in passing from the Jail TO the Ferry
bowed to many of his former friends, and appeared
to be the calmest individual in the company
At 35 minutes past 10, the prisoner assembled the
! gallows with firm STEP and took his seat, accom-
panied by the sheriff and the clergy He addressed
his misortunesto the of liquor and said many who
were there present had heard him preach, and he
hoped they would take heed to this his last sermon
He said he freely forgave all who had offended him.
and he hoped the same clemency would be extended
to him. He said he had made confession, in which
he had told all Of his sins he could recollect
| he could not recolect as so many had been commit
| ted under the influence of liquor We do not pre-.
tend to give his precise words but only brief sy-
nopsis. He spoke about three fourths Of an hour.
| After speaking, ne requested that " Jerusalem my
| happy home" might be sung; he said that many
present had sung it with him on more happy occa-
sions. He started the tune himself While singing,
he called his aged father the platform, threw
himself upon his neck, interrupted his singing only
long enough to say Farewell" and then continued
to take the lead. His mother, with his little daugh-
ter came forward at his request, and he shook hands
with her. and he took his little one in his arms, kiss.
ed it. and all without seeming to be interrupted
| &c. also, with brother They all left the ground
before he fell. He also while singing shook hands
with some twenty Others Among them, two of the
his face most Of the time. There were but few dry
eyes the ground during this scene.
| When they ceased singing, he turned about and
said ''Sheriff lam ready to die" He then took his
station upon the platform, and when the fatal rope
was fixed about his neck, the forttude of his spirit
did not seem to falter, although his body quailed
| A slight shudder ran through his frame. He con.
tinued to make appeals to the Almighty, in ferven'
and excited manner. just as the Sheriff descended the
steps, he exclaimed, "Cut the rope quick, so that
may 60 to Jesus" He then said Lord Jesus re-
ceive my spirit!" and repeated it as far as Lord
Je-" when precisely at IL o'clock Sheriff Slack
touched the spring, he dropped, and the spirit o.
Preston S. Turley passed to the tribunal of an often
ded but forgiving Deity. He died with scarcely
struggle.
The body was allowed to hang forty minutes
when it was taken down, put in neat coffin, and
conveyed to his fathers residence He was buried
on Saturday. We understand there were about
800 persons present at the funeral and that it was
a very affecting scene. Turley was Sc years of age