, 1865-07-01

| A+NaoAh1 EAACLNCO VI lHF lOtl1. 1RUuuQluE HI LII.
1e:olntion. he replied '..ro,'' ID isint Wh;tp,r
.he tdded, :God biss: you Ill" a ivan lou .isu!
hm eae =
mingled despair and resignation. be responded
..Ggd's will bo dene.-not niue" Scarce haG
" Little scSo Of his yaiee died ava,
the small fsr1et stairway. Closely following upor
it.a dull thud Eas head o. the great mtss Of lror
falling or the door above, eiuult meous1y the bod,
was je.ked high IN al, md 4 Cloud Of ororer
plaster FoE the ceiling GANG ra:titus down upo1
The Goot. For two n nut:e there Was slight con
vn.tlve fwitchinR ofthe limbs, which tbs physl
| c1sps PIT te1t pronounced merely muscular &C
tiun, tree irou eensstion or plin- Then al va:
sti!', and the body swayed s1owly and dizmally I:
snd ffo 70 asd 70, nnl 70 ths s5es Of II: apss.a
destination, 1t seemed dreadful shadow, al
undf tined ehapelets terror and one senteuea
rsnE in their eare-"1 cid rot do It" Two fee
Jerk was given 70 the neck, disloc.t1g II. ami
causing lntt:nt desth, and the body hung sout
thEee iset op from ne foor. Silence Eelgned Il
eteps Of the Sheriff, who paced to sud 10 az i
suffering the keenest grief by the a1tter OF tht
W1ncow curtains tossed By the inTteible sptites O
81, 1na ny ae % m oy0u
lspse ottNelye minutes the physicians present ex
smincd the body. Pu!..tio1 had ceascd at tbs
Tf.s't, fut the heart Vas still family h+atin.
|
ton Of the heart bad also ceased. and the bo0y,
f.w moments btfore 70 full Of life and sll th. mo-:
powerful emotloEa which en.i.t the aympathie. o
hsa aansled efss sos i. senl go1t
| appear, at tbe iudkmenteeat OF the Eternal, who
would grant him that Justice which with bis lstes
breath he elatu ed had been denied him on e1rtb
The CONN va: now brought ont. opened, and
=, p!sc'd Under the bndy upon table. The Ieet o
the corpse were place IN the coffin, the arms lib
Grated, and Deputy Sh riff Buell. cut the fops by
rrkr ttrAA Id Ip,S1 dali
sonnd the utper half Of lbs body fsli over On the
lower, a. those standing apont tti.d to support IT.
and then It was laid In the coffin This was ri
pended just twel tyour micutss L,okus Al the
tract Of the deadly work, taere was CLEARLY pst.
csptible. in the cheek OF the stairway doot, the
deep ga.h Of Ratchet, where the topo support
ments had been rertee:. Nothing had Roas aniss
h nnd poor Bell was launched ,nto eternity in the
ss,est @ and @ most iust,ntsneous m3nnel
was Nt dnUn, that his neck had been com plctcIy
d:t' ocated, md thst bis actual death must have
hseh simnt.aneous with bis violent Jerk into the
face ore no traea Of the dreadful death, eeemire
Talher th1t OF one who died IN sluuber. in the
midst tf pleasant dfesM.
tue COFFIN
In which the body whs received when let down
inr1isned hy Dcnn,s MsIr, uade,taksr. Aitar Al IT.
p6ys,tiaDs had verified tteis previous J1ds uents
a. to the total e1ttneton OF vitality, the coffin
was closed and leit 10 await the :.
FINAL D1sPosI71oN Or TILE EopY.
In accordance With the directions given BY Bell.
prior to his execution, bis corpse was hsndeG
over to Dennis Mari, un1ertakcr. and city saSto0,
M on Tbom 6eyolyed M the datT of its ln,efmsnt IN
sss to sbs s j. 5 i
tnhject: alt is my request thst amer nv
t1'ett on you, dthGer my 1ody to the
g., ,s 4 pfsi i sen; sass "sa eSs WI IL
TIE FINALE.
The execution over, The certificate prescribed
by law wa. signed BY the Officers and witnesses
prss.nt and alt left the building. afser which the
In The Court Houte yard slowly dispersed. lsav-
Ing the field clear for the removal Of the body,
which before nisht vas laid n tho lonely grave,
ARD II IL believed, was etil ehcrishtnR the da,u-
ftve hope OF pardon. In the minds OF many who
tn the noEniDg of that dav were cohddsnt OF
B,n's guilt vas LEFT the terrible doubt, engen
de1ed b. his gtetdy assertion Ct innocenre
whether ibis wef+ no. another to add to the long
lit Of Judicial Eurdefs through circums lan.isi
evidence.
FoRHER ELEcUr1oHs.
The execution Of Bell n,skss the fourth that tas
heen carried 0ul In ibis sect!on. Nfns ye3fe ago
Jtckeon.ciCht years ssrcc, stauh. and four 80 ,rs
sgo, McNamssa. wete hung. all in Ch'cago-the
nItttwo publ. u. the ;a..er In the Court House in
dnes on more than one oecss!on; At least we are
iusttded in eaTing that men have escaped the rope
here, Of wto.e gntlt There was far less room to
doubt Than Of uAt ai William BAL.
BolIzn ExrLosIuN.-About eight O'Clock yea.
ttEd1y morhlnC, the boiler Of 10 .onot1ve No, u
exploded On the track OF the Rock Island Il r.,
st The corner Ut Taylor snd Clark streets, The
coLcustion wAs tremendous. A whole block Of
buildings wss severely shattered, but although
esch va. .phabilcd, no: . single individual was
burt fht.. however, vas not Tue case elsewhere
a party Of ten boys were on their N1y to tchool,
md were q ont cro*sfEa. from TAYLOR to cl&tk
rect, whep the engine cane up AMI stopped at
tie tn.rr.tenon. The boys waited uut'l tas en-
lnrtaut when the explosion occurred. or the
number the fo1losiDg were very severely
sc,loed. Lawrence croSan, ,etd Is yea!s; Den.
Mckenzie. seed il and Aichiel Whlte. aged !
Jo1rs. George McKenz c. a brother to John, WAS
slightly iD1nted; eoy whose name we could
alto seriouAl3 wounded.
The boiler was considered entirely safe; John
Parker, the etg1Ieer, has been in the employ Of
the reputation OF being capable and trustworthy.
The causo VI The atcldeati 10 not known.
Drnon7's Lrs7nA1 attention Of the Ia
dfef-not, howtvtr, excluding the geutlemen-is
called to the advertisement in this issue, Of De-
]leht's celebrated Spanish Lustral for the hair.
fSPaAHANA VAA%0t ~ = Wy bAVAk MILE u49S Uy
Its ruperlor qualities. become familiar In The
nou'h az household words. Iu city and country
the ysore Is alike established, and the Lustral L.
on 1he-htad OF every body. fts Immense pppa-
lsntJ Is evidence Of Its netit, Tne orders from
sosa.f, btsred y s d s,e
a. e1eeeds thst Of aoy ether preparation for the
hair ext1ut-
corner Of Like aud Clark stree'., are lifted 10
wlh evtiy colvenienca for btrberzng on most
effective scale. Tee Eett materials md nrst class
operators only are there employed.
Soc1ETI or TIE ALuxs1.-The friends OF the
University Of chtesgo Will be 'eFattdcd u learn,
that at meeting held in connection with the late
Comu" nccmens exercises, steps were tlken to-
1ard the permanent ors rsauizatlon of Society Of
the Alumni. Tbs following gentlemen weEe
ed to 1raft CoDttltaton: 6. +: Seaamoo. .ciass Of
rtssdsEt; {; Y: Y a1od;pssd. E 4 sI.s: q q. secFe
e. T. Scsmmon vas eppointe1 tn deliver ths
Grafton beiote the Society at the next Commence
r1ent; J. b. Rnnrton to. r'nd the Poem, and +.
IN view oftho ma9n,lctsnt future Of their iusti-
tnticn, this esrly oTgan'z,tion of ths A! umnt Is
s.gttneantJ imIostsn'. They evidently beltevs in
notify Tor Them, they lore her well and will as
eenble at all comingfcommencemsnts 70 do her
honor.
e n---.--
SUPERINTENDENT P1cKARn-Oar telcgzaph!c
co umDs yesterday announced that the Board Of
Regents Of the State University OF W1s.ousn
h,s .1...aa IT., - ptnhs,s ~. .,.- ~
uau etseu uoa, .. - : ieAa1ut " 'uts e!sJ' W
the poslttcn OF Ch2nce1lor OF hit Institution, at
/ salary Of u, 600 per snnum. twill be Eemem-
bered that Mr.. pickart vacated the office Of an.
perintendent Of Public Instruction for Wiaeou-
tendeut or FnbJlr scbools IL th,s civ. The alec
Ton le a well-deserred compliment 10 the cducs-
ton. abilities and expe,1eaee Of NJ Pl:ka1d, hus
LIE e.eI 81 ptoain snas 1e VIII acssnt INC o.
II: .' ~ na;s - 1a.ao nete. ~ W. as ~
sh ~ ~ anu 1,;e n,s j., 9bcsgo un"nosS paieo
"'lA - D'' AA1eo"a ~ ea'.aso'
coaa1s..os:.l' W. W. sePo1Ieq = Ia & tae [n1Auss
" We" os5s aso tnstIn@' .. =. Dapse, Emp'oy
mtnt nseu'' uau oeea ssssseo oA cuttRe oi
~ 81, III nnass pre-
senGirp Esm ;n ns,ties WIN hsi nnt aniho,i1ea
Mf. b. to ecr5 hfm. nj. Dsy1s hss hsen bonors-
hly srnuitte1 nf tha sharpe II NJ Wing hern nrorrn
that he ma1 nbtained 100 Situations. IN eaeh Of