Litchfield enquirer., 1860-07-19
NEVIS OF THE WEEK.

NEVIS OF THE WEEK.
 EXECUTION OF THE PIRATE HIcKs.-Hicks the pirate and murderer, the details of whose crime on board the sloop E. A. Johnson have been published, was hung at Bedloes Island New York, at 20 minutes past II o'clock, Fri day forenoon. A Catholic priest has been very attentive to the culprit, and expressed conf dence that he would die in the faith. Hicks did not know how to read or write, and his clerical adviser states that he spent two days in teach. ing him the Lords Prayer Some of the keep CTS of the prison, however, dissent from the merciful anticipations of the priest, and believe the convict died as he lived-a hardened sinner His wife had an interview of eight or nine hours with him in his cell, on Thursday. The meet ing was not of an affecting nature, but was char acterized by an amount of coolncss and indif ference which strangely contrasted with the SO lemnity due the occasion. On parting, neither shed tear. Their careless demeaner was the subject of remark among the keepers of the prison, who said they had never witnessed SC formal a leave-taking under the circumstances.
 The boat which conveyed Hicks to the Isl and had on board over one thousand persons and no others were allowed to land. There were upwards of ten thousand people in boats on the bay-nearly all of the worst class of society The sloop E. A. Johnson, on which the mur ders were perpetrated, was anchored short dis ,tsnce from the gallows, and in full view of the cuprit It had large flag with it's name on it and sailor at the masthead waved his hat and cheered as the murderer ascended the calIows Hundreds of people were on the Battery and rufians in boats, shouting, |" Hang the thiefyv " String him upr
 The steamer Red Jacket, which carried Hicks and attendants to Bedlow's island, sold rum openly on the deck while ths priest prayed with the murderer.
 The pamphlet containing Hicks confession not only of the murder on board the sfoop but of his many other crimes, was given to the pub lie Friday afternoon. It is filled with sickenine details, and we think will do much harm.
 ARREST OF HoFFMAN.-Francs Hoffman, the defaulting cashier of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, who has been so long sought by the police of New York, was arrested on Friday night in Utica, by officer Masterson.
 FIRE IN NoRw1cH.-The lower depot of tic Norwich and Worcester Railroad took fire al 6 o'clock Saturday morning and was burned down. The cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion of cotton waste. The Ralroat Company's books and papers were mostly saved All the freight in the depot was saved. Loss or building SG,OOO and on contents Ss,0OO insured
 LARGE EMBEzzI.EMENT.-Wm c. Rogers, clerk in the Canal Collectors office at Chicago was arrested on Tuesday for embedding in two years, $5,00O. On q salary of S400 year, h, lived well, purchased brick-yard, and mad, some handsome investments in real estate. II, was held to bail.
 | RETURN OF HEENAS, THE BENIc1A BoY- John C. Keenan, the American bully prize fight CT, returned from England by the steamer Van derbit, at New York, late Saturday night. 4 large party of his friends hired steamboat an, went down the bay to meet him the day before but their rum and the steamers coal giving out they had to return before the Vanderbilt cam up; Heenan landed, therefore, on Staten Isan' in quiet and the grand reception" was post poned till he came up to the city. Tn news of his return created high enthusiasm il the saloons and among the fancy of all sorts pugilists, politicians, gambles and women. Hee nan does not bring the belt so ostentatiousl manufactured and presented to him in England for the reason that it had not been paid for. Tn manufacturers would net let it go until they re ceived the money for it's cost. He must brn home, however, a considerable sum of money, a the result of the exhibition with Savers in tn principal cities of Great Britain, which wer everywhere attended by great crowds. He Wa also the recipient of several valuable presents il England-a massive silver cup from some of tn English fancy," and magnificent gold rim from party of Irishmen, resident in London Heenan's plans are to whip Morrisey and the return to England to punish the Staleybridg Infant Hurst.
 THE City of Baltimore, from Queenstow July 5th, has arrived at New York.
 Naples and Sicily.-Garibaldi was quiet Tn reported concessions of the King of Naples ha determined him to participate in the annexatio to Sardinia. It is reported that Victor Emanr ell declines an alliance with Naples, but Napole on urges due consideration of the Neapolita overtures. Garabaldi has applied to his friend in London for two steamers with Armstron guns
 TIE steamships Adriatic and Edinburgh sai ed on Saturday for Liverpool with GA passer gers, and $l ,2s3135 in specie.
 ETHAN ALLEN" AND " PRINCESS. ."-The rae between Ethan Allen and Princess, on Un'o 7 course, l.. l., on Thursday last, was won by tn former easily; time-2:29Ms, 2:251i:.