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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatchl
TRIPLE EXECUTION IN New KENT Co., vA.-Ne,e
hem c. H., March l9.-At an early hour this morn
ing vast multitude assembled to witness the exc
cutlon OF Major Morris. Henry and Dick Bradley,
the murderers OF JAS. c. Grant. A few minutes
past l0 O'Clock, A. NJ, the sheriff. John S. Lacv
ESQ.,, with his deputy, Chas. A. Hewlett, Esq., pro
ceeded to the Jail for the purpose of removing the
chalns from the prisoners. and to shroud them in
ropes OF black cambric when they were led out of
their cell, Capt Braxton Garick with the troop es-
! corted them to the gallows
On their arrival, the Rev. George B. Simcoe, one
Oh tner spiritual advisers, delivered very solemn
| ana impressive sermon. At the conclusion of this
he prayed very fervently They were then asked
If they had anything to say. Henry and Dick said
they were prepared to meet their God. Major Nor
rs said he had fallen victim to the gallows through
the persuasion and advice of his friends he admOn-
Ished those around him never to repose too much
confidence in friends.
The haters having been properly adjusted to the
| beam and their necks when they first ascended to
the scaffold the fly was drawn from the drop and
| at IL O'clock NJ. they were launched into eternity
The night preceding their execution was devoted to
prayer and supplication. At intervals they sang
the very melancholy hymn commencing, 'Hark
| from the tombp'
| PEACH BUDS WINTER KILLED-We are sorry to in
form readers that the peach buds in this region
are severely injured On strong shoots oflast years
wood they are generally killed, owing to the warm
weather of mid-winter developing them premature
! ly; but on trees that made little wood, many buds
are uninlured. In some places there will probably
be good crop, while in others it will be a total
| failure. We examined the buds on our own trees
and found the majority killed. Luckily we can
spare fOurfths of these blossom buds and still have
plenty left. Much depends on the weather in April
when trees are in blossom, for five degrees of frost
| Will do more harm then than twenty degrees will
do now We do not know to what extent the bios
SONS OF the cherries affected, but we are ofopin
| ion that they are unhurt; have not examined
the apricots, but think that they have suffered con-
siderabl y.-Ohio Farmer.
GoLD TExAs.-A correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch, writing from Bolton, Texas, saws:
| ''Our town is now in great stir about some gold
| discoveries that have recently been made on the
! head waters of the Pecos and Colorado rivers near
! the line of New Mexico three hundred and fifty
| miles northwest of this place. company of one
hundred and twenty men will leave here soon as
| ''grass rises for the of operations. They
will go armed to the teeth, and be governed by mil
| ltary rules. Every mess of five will have a light
wagon drawn by four mules, with an extra saddle
horse for each man, and provisions for four months.
Their routes will be across the plains, hundreds OF
| miles from any settlement and they will no doubt
! have to do some tall Indian fighting, as the Ca
manches and Apaches are very hostile. But they
! will be hard to whip, they are all picked men
and Injured to hardships. Their outfit will cost
! about $50, 000.''
SINGULAR ACCIDENT ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
| FALL OF THE BANK UPON A STEAMER-FataI Result
| We learn from the clerk of the steamer Rodolph,
that on Thursday night while the boat was moOred
to the Illinois Shore taking freight some miles
| below here, the bank, which was very high and
supposed to have been underwashed by the late RISE
caved in on her side, burying nine men, and break
| ing down some thirty feet of the guard. Eight
were rescued unhurt, the other, Spaniard, name
unknown, was lost. There is another of the deck
hands missing. 1t is feared that he was among the
buried, and was carried off by the current, which
was very rapid.-&. Louis Democrat, Saturday.
| THE RING.-Two fiery students at Oberlin College
! had falling out the other day. Lovely women
was, of course, the Having conscious scru-
pies against dueling, they resolved to adjust the diff
| tculty by an appeal to the code fstc. or, as we
think we have heard it called, ''the manly art OF
self defense" They accordingly met with their
seconds in lonely cow-pasture about two miles
! from the College. They fought nine rounds, and
with skill, zeal, and vgor that might have elected
the admiration of Belcher Kay, of Upton Slasher
One of the parties was very badly whipped and vic
tory consequently peached upon the banners of the
other party. What makes the affair particularly
racy, is the fact that the lovely woman above alud
| ed to is a dashing mulatto.
! EPIDEMIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF V1RG1NIA.-Au
epidemic disease, partaking of the character of ty
phoid, is prevailing among the students at the Uni
versity OF Virginia, at Charlottesville large
number had been attacked, several had died, and
! the students were fast returning home in alarm
The Board of Visitors at the last advces delib-
Grating upon the propriety of suspendng the coleg
ate exercises The disease is supposed to have orig
mated from the confined and ill-ventilated dorm-
tories in which the students sleep, and which have
been unusually crowded in consequence of the large
number in attendance this winter. The subject has
already been brought before the Virginia legisla-
ture, and appropriation of S25. 900 is proposed to
! provide for the enlargement and Improvement OF
| the dormitories.
! HORRIBLE AFFAGR-FIvE Persons BURNT TO DEATH.
"A horrible affair occurred at New Philadelphia,
! Tuscarawas county, Ohio, few days ago. A young
man named Gray arrived there recently from Iowa,
! with his sister, who was deranged, intending to
| stop there few days until he could make the
cessary arrangement to take her to the Insane Asy
lum at Columbus. The sister was placed in lock
! up near the town for safe keeping. During the
night near neighbor discovered smoke issuing
! from the lookup, and gave the alarm. Before any
! aid arrived the building wrapped in fames.-
| Miss Gray, two women, girl about fifteen, and
| young man, who were confined in the building,
! perished in the flames.
| DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEwBURGH-On Saturday
morning last, about halfpast two o'clock, fire
| discovered issuing from large barn owned by
| Homer Ramsdell, late President of the New York
! and Erie Railroad at Newburgh. The firemen were
quickly the spot and rendered all the assistance
in their power to extinguish the fire, yet the flames
| had made such headway before they arrived that
all their efforts frutess, as the barn and its
contents, consisting of eight valuable horses, sew
era cows carriages, seighs, harness, tools, several
tons OF hay, &C., were entirely consumed. The
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upon the property.
MGNNEsoTA.-The Legislature of Minnesota has
passed bill amending the constitution so that the
executive officers of the State may be qualified and
enter upon the duties of their respective offices at
specified time, in the event of longer delay the
! part OF Congress to recognize Minnesota State
| of the Union. This amendment is to be submitted
! to the people on the second Monday in April 1858,
! provided the State shall not be admitted prior to
the time of holding said election The terms of of
flee will commence on the lst of May, and continue
until January 1860 except that of the auditor, who
will continue in office until 1861.
THE Texas legislature has just passed bill open
| ing almost the whole domain of the State to sale at
| fixed prices. The commissioner Of the land office
is authorized to sell land scrps in quantities of l60
800, G40 and l,2S0 acre tracts. The lands in the
Pacific Reserve to be sold at 81 per acre; the alter
nate sections invade railroad and Galveston canal
grants and lands on all the islands ST. per acre,
and all other public lands at 81.
DAMAGEs-John King in the Logan County
(hy.,) Court, at the last term, recovered 50, 500
damages from Stephen Fisk for malpractice in treat
| ing his eyes, which caused him to lose his
sight In the same Court, Simon Cayett recovered
damages of $4,000 from Peter McClannagan, for
shooting him with pistol, which he was negligent
ly and mprudently handling. 1t caused permanent
injury.
DEATH OF A CENrExARIAS.-Mrs. Sally Eaton, OF
North Reading, died the lst inst, at the ad-
vanced age of lO2 years, months and 2O days
She left children the Oldest of whom is rs wears
of age and the youngest SO. She also leaves %
| grandchildren, large number of great grand
! children, and of the fifth generation.
Fine Shad are beginning to make their appear
ance in the Potomac and considerable numbers have
been caught at the various landings. 1t is said by
! way OF encouragement to hopes of a prosperous
hshng season, that unusually large numbers of gan
nets the aerial concomitants of shad and herring.
have made their way up the river.
Mr.. Clere, who came to this country in 1916, with
Mr. Gallaudet and has been for forty-two years
teacher in the American Asylum, at Hartford. will
retire from his position at the close of the winter
term Mr.. Clere is now nearly seventy three years
old, and continues to enjoy vigorous health and is
| in he IF