The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-27
7 Fl E DISPATC r..
MONDAY MORNING. sEprEMBRv 4, Iva



ing scene aa the Gallows.
II has l'ssn briefly stated that Preston s. Turley,
Formerly minister OF ths Gospel was executed
al Charleston, Kanagha county, Va, on the 18th
insf, for the murder ot his wifs. There were
about Joo0 perscus present at the execution The
Star gives tho following account OF the execution
The prisoner was very strenuous iu the wish
that his aged father and mother, aud his own
three little giris, who had come 20 town the eve
ming before, should go to the gAilows aud witness
his execution, although ii aas their intention To
return early 10 the morning This was 90 far
overruied oy friends that his two eldest girls who
we're old enough TO have the scene imp Fsased upon
them through life, remained At Mr.. KellyA Iiav.
ing bid his fellow prisoners FAREWELL precisely at
10 oclock, he was led of bis CELL when he issed
MS chidren, and took an affsctionate farewell Of
not have my last wish gratifed.' allading to his
wish to have his children 60 to the sallows.
At miontes past 10, he entered The Omnibus.
surrounded by volunteer guard, Charleston being
W., wa.aoa. any regularly organized military company.
The prisoner, in passing from the jail to the Ferry
bowed to many OF his former friends. and appeared
60 be the calmest individual in the company.
AZ 80 minutes past 10, the prisoner ascended the
gaiiows with iirm step, aud took his seat, accom-
panied by the sheriff aud the clergy He addressed
the crowd abort speech, in which he charged his
misfortunes to the use of liquor and said MANY
VINO were there present had heard him preach. and
he hoped they would take heed to this, his last
sermon. lie said he freely forgave ali whom he
had oheuded, and he hoped the same clemencv
would De extended to him. He said he had m ade
confession, 10 which he had told all of hi, sins
,hat be could recoilect; some be could not recol-
lect, as SO many had been committed when nnder
the influence Of liquor. We do not pretend to give
MS precise words, but only brief syuopsis. He
spoke about three fourths of au hour
AFTER speaking, he requested that ssJerusalem.
my happy home, might be sung; be said that mapy
i'm. l.
siohs. lie started the tune himself While sing.
ing, he called his aged father on the platf,rm
threw himself upon his neck. INTERRUPTED his
uug'bg cnly long enough to say Farewell" and
then continued TO take the lead. His mother.
Win his little daughter came forward at his re-.
quest, ahd ne shook hands with her. ard took hi.
little ooe IN his arms, kissed it, and ali withont
seeming 20 ne interrupted. So, also, with broth
er. Ihey ali lefs the ground before he fell. He
also, while singing. shook hands " ith soms tvsn.
" others. among them, two Of the brothe,s a,
bis murdered wife. He had smile ON his face
ihoss OF tne time. There were but few dry eyes
ON the ground iuring this scene
When they ceased singing, he turned ah,nt and
said, sherln, am ready to die'' He tbeu took
his station upon the platform, and when the
fatal rope was fixed about his neck, the
,or.l.uas i'i,a s,, OF ms split did not seem tc
der ran through his frame He continued to make
appeals to the Almighty, in q fervept and excited
ihapner; Just as the Sheriff descended the ateps
ne exclaimed, 'Cus the rope quick, that may II
to Jesus" lie then said Lord Jesus, receive m
spirit" and repeated it far as Lord Je-n when
precisely at II O'Clock. Sheriff Slack touched tn.
spring, he dropped, aud the spirit of Preston 8
fnriey passed to the tribunal Of az offended bu
'orgiVing Deity. He died with scarcely q strug
gle.
The body was allowed to hang 40 minutes. vhe,
II was taken down, put in Q neat coffin, aud con
veyed to his fathers residence. He was buried o,
Saturday. We understand there wers about 80
4 r. AnuH fyh Geo.
very ahe.tisg scene. Turiey was 50 years Of age
THs SropPAaz OF THK CABkLL.-Ths messas
from De Sanity, the chief electrician Of the cable
from Trinity Bay, on Friday, is as follows:
| We have received nothing ineligible from Va
lsntia since the lat Of September, excepting feen
| . few signal yesterday. / cannot send anythiu
to Valentia. There has been very little v.ratio
| in the electrical manifestation.
This having enectIally put at rest the report @
its working again, Cyrus W. Field, publishes
| card showing how it is to be resuscitated:
1t Is conjcctured that the shore end of the cab,
At Falentia must be taken up for distance OF q
| vera miles, which, ty reason of bad weather O
other unavoidable difficulties, may occupy thre
| or four weeks. The depth of water within tw
| hundred miles of the Irsh coast ranges from abou
fifty TO four hundred fathoms and it is not doubt
ed that even two hundred aud fifty mies of th
Cable could be raised if deemed necessary.
| THs Losr AERoSAuT.-The Detroit Tribune give
up all hope Of the safety of Thurston, who Wa
| carried eff on his balloon. 1t says:
| Mr.. Banaister, his companion, returned thi
| afternoon, and can bring only the worst tidipgs-
| The balloon he identified, and sent the silk O
which it was composed to this city last night IL
himseifremalned to search for his friend. Totia,
| he comes back despairin2!y. He states that tb,
| baioon.valve on which Thurston sat is torn on
trom the silk Of the balloon three quarters of th,
| way round, indicating unerringly that the weigh
| Of the unfortunate man was too great for Ih,
strength Of the sides, and that the silk gave way
| when he must have dropped off. His only re
naming chance would be TO cling to tie smoot,
material OF which the balloon was made and h
could not have sustained himself in that manner
| when ths occarred, we can only Conjecture; bu
| that 1t must have been within an hour after H.
| started seems highly probable. The balloon Wa
| seen for nearly two hours with glass; but i
must be remembered that this great body fall 81
feet high, was only the siZa of mans hand wheI
thus visible, aud it wonld be utterly impossible t
| see the i'll fated man if he had dropped of Mr.
| Bannis,er feels quite positive that he must ha p
| fell before reaching Canada at all.
THs REMOVAL OF TIE new YORK QUARANTINE TT.
Commissioners for the removal Of Quarantine cor
vened at Albany, N. Y, Friday, for the purpose q
| presenting plan for the removal OF Quarantine I
dov. King the Lieut.Gov and the Comptroller. wb
have supervision over the selection OF site The,
give up all Idea Of locating the Quarantine on land
| and propose to construct series of basins ia tn
| ,nchor as s,iif "a. in tbn iv.rnn,, nE %
| vessel used az a hospital il to be in a senarst
basin, so as TO keep apart the different diseases
ne pau 10 enao,sea oy tue ieadlng medical me
.. ~" ho,A' anu 10 oehe'ea 10 be practicable al
fconomicai'
THEATRlcAL-The theatre at Norfolk, has bee
| opeu1u ~ aees' O.ppeii ana weir. MT an
ia. ,sa 49, 'uo hna 10 pay there. Md.ii
aa1uoe' 'ae u' ~A.. no. hatIo Escape, tne othe
| n'sas - rug Nsou~i thessre, lineage. Sne va
ar ,;o,am,i.; ~ .ha upon .ne stage, strikin
hsr GnctiIv sbe had in,t sS..n"aa souav,y olulse