New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

HoRRiBIE SCENE AT ~ EXEcurIoS.-Ihe esecu.
ton Of McNan &c, for the mdrder ot bis vile, took
pls,e Yesterday. TIE collar used yesterday was tbs
ssn ns-d AZ the execution If Saub. IL was adjusted
la The neck OF McNzhee, bis hands were bound, thp
black cap drawn over hs eyes, he stands upon tha
fatal irsp, the ct'ey Iep"a The prayers OF te cnarcn
and willie in the mieraLce If :" Our Father, which arc
H. Heaven he drop falls, the bound frame ut the con-
denied wretch d.scend- distance OF eight tuu ieet
upon he -irsiuing cord, holds but, horrible TO relate,
tie 'olsr pats nj the ryelrt and the victim falls
heavily fifteen feet upon the oor OF the jail basemen-
A or, If horror escape. The sp'eat"rs. There IA no
movement Of life IN tie black rbed aud hooded body
Officers Bradley, Pa Kennedy and Greene,
raise L. bear Il to the head Of the stairs, befora
The rs syn ptons Of consciousness on the part of Me-
Nan ee are botced. .
The hood il removed ard under the excitement of
that aw full hour. the bruises of all-at another TINS
no liz III afa-were probably unelt by the wretchei
n an. He asked, " Can you stand slone and,
probably Misunderstanding the question. answered,
- Yer, can stand thar, and twice thar. The ropo
was this time the usual moose. The priests
take Their position at his s'ie he bids them again
sdieu, and at given signal The caDg of the falling
t,np In. rush If he descending body and the sharp
tp ang &C the Strengthening cord and the struggling
fran G If McNa WAS suspended IN their air.
by son e mrad nsmeut, thus second time the knoe
slipped aside The neck not broken. When tho
body bad hung fourteen minutes the heart eircuatlo1
was sii apparent though FAINT The struggles Of tina
exprI wretch roi tirurd for some minutes. Wcbavo
mind Ia Incur the charge Ut pursuing that officer
Sheriff Grays Management of the execution OF poor
McNanee
Tie drop fell, for the second time, at ten minutes
past ocock. The le'ess remains were cut DOM AZ
ten minutes before y. IN. They were placed IN n
black walnut c, flu, and d' liyrred 10 hi- sister.
lChicaeo Press and Tribune, 7h.
RIor AND MURDER on LAKE SUPtRIoR.-Wo learn
from extra Of me OHto"dyoR Miner, that on Sua-
day. the 2iih ul EASTER, a serious riot took pacd
near the MluL. sofa AMI National mines, between ths
Coui-h ahd nth miners, between whom there exists
4iiorg national atiipa'hy This had bsen stimulated
by the excessive nf inoxica'ing hInrs during cue
day Tow ard evening, man named Ryan, rushet
upon n group Of pcrsous with an axe, and aimed u
bow at one If them mssi,g his intended vctim but
the entire blade sikira iuto the buck Ct johnson Ter
riIi who expire, ia few moments. News Of the OUT
rage rapidly spread, aud the friends OF the deceased
received TO have vengeance upon the countryneu OK
the murderer, IA he had been permitted to escape
himself The latter took refuge il a saloon, but wera
immediately assaulted by the lnfunafed crowd, who,
after a desperate Struggle tpok possession of il, and
drove some If the occupants into the second-story.
The work Of deu.u hing the building was speedily
CONN eDced, and then IL was fired, while men wero
stationed Outside with clubs, firearms, &C., 10 prevent
he occupants from escaping. The men were hoally
con pellet 10 JUMP out OF the windows, when they were
assaied with all of missiles and several of theal
very seriously jmei. The riot was finally sup
pressed by the arrival If the officers from the mines.
warrant had been issued for the arrest Of the mur-
derer The young msu killed was a native of earn.
bourne, England, and bore an excellent character.
NEwaARKtT RAcEs-At the Newmarket (EnglandJ
Course, Oh Thursday Apnzs, Nj. K. Ten Brock Pm
Dress, in match with Connt Bntthyanys Olympus,
won, hard held by ten lengths The betting opened
ct 10 Process, and closed at to on her. La
the race, for ih- subscription plate Of ~ soveregns,
Mr.. I. n Bmeck's Orlando came in second, MIR. Z.
Form by's Mimosa winning by length. The third ant
fourth h. rs.s were Mr.. Ba'pard's Nufeh and Mr..
L.uih-f's Claude du VAL The winner, 10 accordance
with the terms Of the race, Vas claimed by Mr. Ten
Brock for 500 soveregb-, ara Mr; ,o Barnard clsmed
won b, Mr. Payne's colt Glenluce; sweepstakes of -
soveregps 10y Sir J. Ha~leys Madame Byzantine; Han.
dcup Of ESQ by Lori Coventry Ghika; sweeptakes
of 50 -reisns for yeur-olds, by Baron Rothschds
Lord Lincoln aud the Clsrei strkes, the principal
event If the day, won by Lord GlasgO~s Toxoph-
lite against Mr. Merry's sunbeam Toxophiliie canter-
il in the winner by ~ lengths. Sweepstakes Of 100
sover, igls was walked over by Baron Rotbschid's
Grafton, and another Of the same sum forfeited by
Duke If Bedfords Luf The betting after the raees
the Chester cup was 900 to 10 sgains' Proress
IsPoRTAsr Posr.OFrIcs REGULArIos.-We IN.
der,tand that the Poet-Office Department, with tho
view Of obtaining accurate aud reliable IL form alton as
~ the number If iies transmitted in the mails, has
so changed The blank form of the Il" account Of mails
sent oicHi eu'ries therein of the number
OF leters from each Post Office thus TO enable tho
department il future 10 reOort the aggregate number OF
letters mailed throughout the Uui'ed States in each
fscal year. during any specified period OF shorter
duration. The new blank. calling Tor this nfor'natioR
will bereaf.r be supplied 10 Postmasers, end IT. IA
presumed that all will have been furnished time n
conn ence this report by the lst Of July. Any POST
additional column Of the blanks now IN use.
Warrington Constitution.
TRAGEDY RESULTING FROM FARcE.-A fatal
accident recently resulted at the Law school about f-
miles from Gallatn, Teun. The students were IL
lustratiI the Washington affair when the young man
who took the part of Of the princi ,a jerked ous
pistol which be did not know loaded aud shot bua
most intimate friend through the chest. Mr. Tap u.od
the pistol aud Mr. Burke received he shot. Tue shot
was uprey accidental. Il was at frst thought Mr..
Burke would recover but modification had taken
place. Mr.. Tap had suffered so much in mind that no
has two or three times attempted 10 XIII bigSen, bus
been prevented by his young friends.
FREE NEGRoEs IN vrEGIsIA.-A writer In the
Richmond Dispateh takes moIe sensible view than
usually prevails in that region, On the queston u
labor. This writer says that there 10 a scarcity VI
lsbor in Richmond ,ba the productive intere.ts arc
suffering from this deficiency, ard that white labor,
el ough the best cheapest and most profitable is ooe
o. be obtained. He advises therefore, that the laws
be modified 10 invite IA the city the free negroes
WHO aye how repealed, and TO employ them.
MASTER SwIsDLED By HIS SLAyE.-Ihs CsHe,nrnt
Gazette states that negro slave placed by he msset
10 Northcu'ts Jail, in Lexington KY, for SALE Az
week sde a deliberate attempt to swinde his master
By cutting Of biz fingers with view TO delay OF
prevent his sale. few days AFTER be further sWin-
died his master by taking the lockjaw and dying.
WHATS ~ NAxs' "A man named PhlhPs,
charged with numbering his wife at Caro-, and ms.
| ramed Henns, who recently escaped from jail v
ILe6eS arrested at Vienna few days ago, en-
desvoring 20 make their way 10 Palsstise, and q man
was arrested in this city accused Of borBe-sea "
Cdrtkags and vas sent back by the way OF WarsS"'
AL this occurred 10 Illinois.