The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-15

NAiHoA<St fSVAAc4aHt Nv N0Bie
renee Of the Virginia District Of the Mstbodis
Protsssap. Church, closed ts session 10 Abingdss
Va, On Wednesday morning last A peeuli.rity
Of the denomination is. that these Cofsseaeos ara
composed Of ministerial snd ~ delegates alike,
aud 10 nike proportion. The folioging 10 the liss
/ Of tho spp0intaaents for the ensuing year:
! Rev Gsnghorne, President
Lynsstars S;ation-w W Walker. sup't; Gin.
Nor ois ssafien-w A crOeker. sup's . PAsis.
Abiasdon s.ation-L T Crosby. sup't; W Petit
Greats e'd Sspsrisstsaaents- Princess Anne. W
Clelsai Sussex. j Il Wade Grsensvii.e, j Whit.
ryman. -. lleathsvii., i Dayis; {, Bursess.
ASST. Hems Gu, ) J wright. chssles fity, NJ
aiag. aa,nsT $ ,,s,. spsnssT A',s e.aDe. &c Jsa
hope. t.s Hnbois. J.y. Gave, Eoif: j NJ Di I.rs
asst. seDesviis, IL swhitsaurst;s beip. ( Har.
Powers Hopsss JIM siaashter. Proyisnss PSSits an
siz.,sore; y Thompson, Asst
pliiei. Ma.rhsws.J " Miller; 5 Walker, sss'r-
~ hm nj 70 bs attached to hsrcs Cay circnit
eedfo.d Dr. hoicomoe. Elk Nivsr. y b m
son: d. W ythe snd eaItvi!le forkner. Russell.
X Bart enrftGck. Burroughs Coed Hope.
SA,rleas,g aerryman- smthneid, African TO
Horton. ] PendIetop, aud il SSis. n .smoyeo ~" 70
smother district } Marshall Wood and A Q Peek.
n tno bands OF the President 4 Il Mood iets
A - NNe~"~F
EXECUTION OF a YousG CRIMisaL-James Rogers.
boy OF 20, ~ho stabbed and killed an uncFeadips
citizen, who Was walking up Broadway, n. Y was
huas on friday last Among sbe applications to
witness the execution was one from The widow q,
'ne murdered man, aud another from tho priso.
ners two brothers, both Of which were refn.es
The Tribune Gays:
At mast, In the morning, he partook Of the Ga
erament OF the Lords supper, and then kissed all
me SISTERS aud brothers, all Of them weeping bite
soriy. After the Vas over numbers of mar.
sous applied for admission 10 see him I'm, III.
own consent being asked in every ease were mi.
formJ refused. After that time, up,i, the ofi ar
entered bis cell to prepare him for the tragedy.
he remained most Of the time on his kuses In
prayer. 0' IN
lis wore no coat or vest. His arms we're p,,jon.
ed tightly behind his back by the elbows In tha
usoai insurer On the bosom Of his shirt was q
small yellow cross which had been pinned there
by Father Sansunpetti a. he left his cell ana n,
his right band he held small black crucifx. mi,
face looked boyish and innocent, his brown hair
.astea 10 me middle like giris, hung In grace.
rui rinSiete over his neck and shouijers and ba
walked with pleasant smile on his lips 20 bis sta
ton beDeash the beam. He never hinchsd or fnl,
tened As he approached the gaiiows he cast ono
look upward, aud compreherding the nature Of
the preparations at glance, he smiled .erenaIy
and sgain addressed himself to his devotions. Us
did not speak an audible word to any person but
eCeyed exactly tue directions Of the deputy sheriff.
whose duty il Was Just the rope and place him
In proper postion The priests murmured
prayers in hi. cars to the last moment of con-
sciousneas. When he came from his cell he had
the black cap on his head d the moose around hi.
neck. This moose was made fast TO the rope " hich
depended from the beam. file stood under the paI-
lows bur moment after everything was PREPARED
before the sheriff asked him if be was ready to
which he responded by noddins hfs head The
black cap was then drawn over his face, the signal
vas given, the dull sound OF the axe the tattls 81
the ropes and Of the aeght fell on the ear and the
~rithiug body VI the fair-haired boy danxled In
the air.
The form swayed violently to and fro for a few
times, then the oscillations ceased, and the body
hung stark aud stiff tor a few seconds when the
chest began to heavs convulsivsly, and the hands
to tighten and struggle. The right hand, which
c!asped the crncihx at the instant of the cutting
OF tine rope, raised itself sessmodicsly toward the
neck. but being pinioned fast by the elbows could
rise no further than the breast, and then, thrust
between the shirt and the skin, IL rested on the
beating heart till death relaxed the muscles, and
it eil straight and lifeiess by his side.
About the time OF the execution. Q woman about
Is years OF age, having little girl with her called
at 'he lower police court and applied for permis-4
sion 10 enter the prison, alleging as Q reason that
her child Was subject to ts and she had been told
that il IL could put its hand upon the body of a
person who had been hung, before the body was
cold, cure would bs instantsueously effectea--s
This disgusting application Of superstition was Of
course refused