New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-27
CITY ITEMS.

rnbect arc too we'll known to be psricusrizsd, have
ssen fl, TO ceusure the United States Marshal Of this
District for his dealings with Gordon. the slave.
trader on the day Of his execution, alleging that be
was unnecessarily harsh in Fastening bis execution
and con,endiug in fact, that he ought 70 have e't
him alone to die Of poison self-adninistersd, or to
recover, as circumstances might determine. To all
these earnings it 10 only necessary TO adcuce tho
facts. On Thursday, the prisoner was permitted to
Dix the hour at which be would be executed-23 p IN.
-scIemniy pledging bis word that he would not, in
the meau time, make any attempt upon his life. lie
broke that promise; but the amount Of poison which
he took was insufficient 20 cause bis death. Three
medical officers were subsequently, in attendance
upon him, and whatever remedies were applied TO
lis case were administered by their orders alone.
The prisoner called for aud drank largely Of whisky
but, in consequence Of bis peculiar condition. it did
not affect his mind in the lrast He was csar-headed
aud rational to the last To the lust be was bitter
and vndictive-as bis speech against the U. 8. Dis
ct.Attorney, which no made after leaving his cell,
standing up firmly in the prson just before his exc
cutou, without assistance, aud speaking it in loud,
clear voice, sufficiently proved. After he had broken
his pledge-a pledge made under peculiarly solemn
circumstances Marshal considered that the pris.
oner had no further claim upon bis consideration and
therefore ordered the execution to proceed without
delay, as soon as the period assigned for IL by the
Court bad arrived II is not true that the man was
dying Of poison, nor that he was drunk when be was
hanged; on the contrary, he wss sober, and con.
stantly gaining in strength, and his weakness under
tpe gallows was rather the result Of cowardice than
anything else. Had the execution been delayed,
from the quantity Of quor which the mall bad taken
it 10 quite probable that in couple Of hourr, with
the abatement Of bis nervous excitement, he would
have been quite intoxicated from its effects, and
therefore far lees fitted TO meet his fate.
Bulls HEAD.-TLe beef cattle market Tor the
week closed yesterday better than upon any Wedpes-
day Of this Winter for tie drover, all the oulocks
selioQ that were offered, without any decline iron
the opening prices, which were in advance Oh tue
preyious week fully half &C mt pound upon the net
weight of beef This 10 partly owing to the limited
number in market this week % 800, and psrtly to
ZONE purchases made for shipping and for army am
navy contracts, and partly to "pauc" that appeared
N make butchers fear that the city was about TO
.n5er DEATH of beef cattle. We assure them that
Wei. /, full of cattle and corn, aud that beef will not
be scarce nor high in 1862. Therefore, those VINO
already charge IL cents pound need net hurry 70
charge 20 cents because i, has risen half cent this
week.
] AMERICAN CoyTRIBUTioss TO TIE WORLDS
FAIR.-About 800 parcels, weighing in the aggregate
yearly $50 tuns and comprising great variety OF
our most Ingenious spd useful inventions lett this
,ort, on Tuesday, in the British screw steamship
Stella for exhibition st the forthcoming Worlds
Fair. Contributors who were TOO late to ship ari-
cles BY tho Stella, can send them on or before the
llth Of March, and sill be in time TO enter them at
the Exhibition 1t Is understood that the President
will appoint Col. Johuson the special commissi III
er without pay u represent this country q, the Fair
Mr. Holmes the general agent aud manager for the
American exhibitors, will leave In the steamer Of
Saturday to attend to the delivery and arrangement
Of the articles
LEGISLATIVE IyvE ST IeArIoSs.-The Military Con-
tract Committee, better known as " The Shoddy
COMMITTEES Of the State Legislature, Of which Mr..
Mcmillan 10 Chairman resumed their sessions yester-
div. a, the st. Nicholas Hotel, aud examined several
officers connected with the Suite Military Depart
ment. The Committee will make strict examina.
ton Of the contractors who were engaged IN the
manufacture of clothing for our soldiers during the
early part Of tue war, with view OF ascertainiog
how and by whose conn;vauce the " Shoddy
sy,ndle WIS perpetrated. The Committee on
Privileges and Elections Of the Legislature now in
sion Mt the Aston House, continued their nvestiga-
uous Yesterday. and examined several OF the city
officials, umoug whom were number o, the en-
ploy.es in tie City Inspectors Department. The
result of their examinations coad nor be ascertaned
and will no. be made known until the Committee
present their report TO the Assembly.
| Vrpors on RoANoKE.--We have already approx
;oo,v nsced the fact that movement is on foot 10
bes,ow medals upon the Hawkins Zonaves 9th
New-York Volunteers, for their galantry AZ the
battle of Roanoke Island. Since then subscription
oapers hnye been ssued TO raise the necessary funds,
one Of VIII ch will be found in our publication Office
| II runs as follows:
| uoxoR 10 rnS BsNr-nEp,L yoR HAwxiN,s Zousvss.
the uucefs gned citz"us sud gutter. VI Nr~'tors
bo have heard animation OF the dng iayouet ehss'
of H.wsn.. New iors Louay-' ao"gte bloody c,u'cw'y
aud the Rebel snYarts K1anokr sni who feel d. ho'
N Ain, honor 20 III. noble youths who are sustaining me
p,ids ot oor city battlefield do hereby snbscb.ih.
| following SCI oipo'ltc VIZ h,n''' =,
pchs.iox n~d. be- presented TO each member 'ad
-gmen Subscription 't std none, 10 Dc r-'n.' 70 'he
otc. Of jaime. Il. Waiting esq No. ~ Nassau street
| WIDENING Worm srRErT.-The work OF widen
inc Worth street, from Broadwayto Hudson street,
has commenced in good earnest, and yesterday the
frat eneronchment for many years was made npon
tie New.York Hospital grounds. The demolition OF
,be nor,herly wall was commenced, and @arge gang
Of workmen with horses and carts were engaged IN
digging away the earth and levellng the ground even
NH rho street, With a view TO the widening Of