, 1859-05-07

the circumference Of the necE. In the ends are
eyrlets through which the rope plssc5. 1hus
stiff collar is made Which renders dtalocatlon
inevitable. The collar used yesterday was the
"a ne used al ,hc execution Of Stanb. It w:s
adjusted to the neck Of ,fcSa1nee, his hands
were bound. the black cap drawn orcr his eyes,
he stands upon the fntal trap. the clergy repeat
the PRAYERS Of the church, and while IN the
uueranee Of "0ur Father, whlcl, art in Hca-
ycn," the drop falls, The bound frame OF tue
condemned wretch deaccn1s distance OF e'ghs
full feet upon the strainips cord, it holds, hut
horrible 10 re]atc, the collar parts at tle e5elct
and the victim falls heartily fifteen feet upon tue
floor Of the iail basement. 4 CRY et horror e.
canes the spectators. There is no movement
Of life in the black rohed and hooded hodF:
Officers Bradley, und Palmer, and kennedy
and Greene, raise it. bear it tu the head OF the
stairs before the first symptoms OF co@scsous-
ness on the 3,art Of MeSamer are noticed
The hood is removed, and under the excite.
another time no light affair. were rrphab'. 'n-
| fiji, by the wrctched man. lie wus asked" can
| you stand alone = and probably misunderssand'
| inn the question answered, :" Yes can stand,
that and twice that
| The rune was then .ze-aGjusted, this time the
usual moose. sThc pf.tsts take their position at
his side, he bids them again naicn, and at . CIV
en- signal the clang Of the falling trap, the rush
| of the descending body and the sharp t"ans Of
tile Strengthened cord. and tie struggling frame
ofAcSauec WAS suspended in the air.
By some misadjustn1ent. this second time the
knot slipped aside, and the meek was not broken.
Wien the body had hung fourteen minutes the
heart circulation WAS still apparent, though
faint. The struggles of the expiring wretch
continued for some mlnutea- We have no m'nt
to incur the charge Of pursuing that officer viii
u yintictiyc, spirit by any comments OF ours OF
Sheriff Gray's management of the execution &
moor McNamce. That it was badly conducted
and thus from these nlistakca gathered horror
new and needless even to the sallows, wc sub
| nit for the verdict Of our readers.
Tile dron fell for the second time at ten min
utes past three o'clock. The lifelc's remain
were cut dawn at ten minutes beE're four p. !;
They we're p|nccd in a black walnut colin, nj
delivered to his sister. a little later hears
: | VA. driven into the Court House Square, AL
The remains Of poor McSamee were borne ava !
from, the scene Of SO much terror, even as
llas passed from the pre>euce, though rot frol
. the remembrance, uf his fellow NTH.
~ We 6nd the following notice in Dodge
Ut.tfra Literary Austunl, Cleveland, Ohio:
KAsE's ARCTIC PAxoeANA>-This world-r
l. noYucl panorama his excited SO universal {
5 admiration in our midst, during the past t.
weeks. and the Neo1eon has been so dense
: packed with wondering and delighted audience
q that the proprietor has been Induced to ST.
with Us another wccs-conlmencing nezt No
day evening. >,
ia aud see it, br all means, as it is decided
Is the best painted panorama erer exhibited
America. The shipping il so natural. ttst E,
~ spar, rope and e!'ss.n stands out in bold 1el'
of While tie iccbrrgs actually seem to COO,
T. chill 1he whu}e huuse !"E 4 moment. Ks awho
In. tie panorama has no competitor