Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-01
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EXECUTION AT LOUISVILLE.

The slave David Caution, who was
convicted at a recent special term of the
Criminal Court Of the attempt to outrage
the person ofCatherine Swanson, vas ex-
ecuted yesterday morning in accordance
with the sentence of the Court He
was visited by his jailor, Mr.. Thomas,
and others during the morning, with
whom he conversed freely, expressing a
firm conviction that he had found for
givencss for the sins of his life. In his
last conversation with Mr. Thomas he
exhorted him to~be prepared to meet
him in Heaven. Arriving at the ap-
pointed place, he ascended the scaffold
firmly, exhibiting no fear or weakness
whatever. He at once stepped forward,
and in clear tone of voice made few
remarks to the assembled multitude
Abiding to the large number present,
he said that his crimes had brought him
to his saddening condition, but he felt
an assurance that all would be we'll with
him hereafter, closing with warning to
those who surrounded him. Taking
leave of those near him. the cap which
shut out the beautiful earth from his vi
sion forever was drawn over his face
Rev DIR. Hoyt, of the Presbyterian
Church, then offered an earnest prayer to
the Throne Of Grace, and at 20 past II
the trap was sprung by Deputy Sheriff
Howe. The wretched mans weight
however, was too great for the rope, which
broke, Caution falling to the platform, a
distance of two or three feet. Chief-of-
Police Ray caught him in. his arms and
assisted him to regain his footing
Five minutes elapsed while the Sheriff
re adjusted the rope. when it was again
placed about his neck, and David Cau-
ton was launched into eternity. He
struggled hard and long with death, as
his neck was not broken by the fall
At the expiration of forty minutes the
body was cut down, and taken to the
Kentucky School of Medicine at the
corner of Fifth and Green streets
The body has fallen into the hands of
the Kentucky School, and will be added
to the museum Of that institution.
There were eight thousand persons
present at the execution.
From Sprin gfield.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. %.
It is now positively settled that Mr.
Lincoln will depart for Washington on
the 11th Feby. He will go hence via
Lafayette to Indianapolis, where he will
receive the hospitalities of the Indiana
Legislature. Thence he will proceed,
by way of Cincinnati, to Columbus
Cleveland, Buffalo and Albany; from
Albany he intends to make for Harris
burg direct, thence to Baltimore and the
Federal Capital, but the tour to New
York and Philadelphia is not impossi-
ble Arrangements for special trains
all the way through are making. No
military escort will be accepted. The
entire journey is expected to be made
inside of ten days.
aa- Col. Ellsworth, of the Chicago
Zouaves, has formed and drilled COM
pany of some sixty young men at Spring
field, ILL.,, in the peculiar tactics of that
corps. They are said to rival that con-
pany in their efficiency. They purpose
doing escort duty to Mr.. Lincoln on the
occasion of his Inauguration. 1t is said
regiment of Zouaves is organizing in
Chicago, to be ready for action by the
4th of March, should their services be
required.