Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-06-12

ed IN the yard of Moyamensing Prison,
Philadelphia, on Friday last, The night
hetore the execution he wrote letter to his
father, expressing the hope that he would
meet his parents and friends in better world
and lmploring their forgiveness for his trans
gressions. He. slept well ON Thursday night,
and seemed perfectly resigned to his fate,
expressing Willingness TO die. AT fifteen
minutes of eleven O'Clock Sheriff Howell
pulled the cord, the hinged pin fell, the two
parts OF the trap changed against the scaifold,
and Anton Probst fell his full length and
swung between Heaven and earth. The
hands and feet twitched convusively few
times, the muscles of the back, from the neck
down, quivered strongly again and again,
while the body swung with the swaying of
the rope. 1t is thought that his neck was
broken almost instantly, and that his death
was painless one, DIR, Henry Smith oc-
casionally felt the pulse OF the body, and in
ten minutes the handouts were removed
from the purpling hands. The barrow was
adjusted beneath the scaffold, and at fifteen
minutes past eleven O'Clock, after hanging
thirty minutes, the corpse was cut down and
covered with cloth. The crucifix was then
laid upon the breast, the burial service was
read, the holy water sprinkled, and the reli-
gious ceremonies concluded.
The body was handed over to the surgeons
for examination. The eye was examined by
Drs. Dyer and PancoasL with the opthalmo
scope, by the aid of the electric light, and
was afterwards removed and examined. As
was expected, no image was found on the
retina. The lens of the right eye was up
turned. The battery was next applied, and
the muscles of the face made to contract ut
the viii Of the operators, giving rise to every
variety of expression. The muscles of other
parts of the body were similarly affected by
the current, and the arms and legs made to
move at will, A further examination took
place at Jefferson Medical College on Sa-
turday,
| Election Returns at 81. Johns Flir.-Up
to 10 O'Clock the bulletin at st. Johns Fair
stood as follows:
FOR THE FIRE HORN.
Friendship, II votes; Reliance, votes;
Delaware, votes; Fame, 8 votes; Washing
ton, n votes; Ph~niX, 81 votes; Water
Witch, 1l5 votes.
FOR THE BASE BALL EQUIPMENTS.
Diamond State, o yates; Wawaset, s votes;
Pacific, 81 votes; Diamond State, Jr., 131
votes
The voting for the Fire Horn will cease
this evening, at o. O'Clock; for the Base Ball
Equipments tomorrow evening. The votes
during the last hour OF each evening will be
deposited in sealed envelopes
Aotice-The regular meeting of the His
torieal Society OF Delaware, for June, 1866,
will be held in the room OF The Society, No.
8 Institute Building, on next Thursday morn
ing, at halt-past ten o'clock.
WM. D. DOVE sec'y.
Ttrr55le -Actident-About three O'Clock.
on Friday afternoon, Mr.. Joseph D Pierson,
the senior member Of the firm of Pierson &
Brother, Pattern Makers and Steering
Wheel Manufacturers, at the Star Factory,
Front Street, between Jefferson and Madison
Streets, met with an accident, by which he
lost portion OF his left arm. An apprentice
was planning piece of board, and Alr Pier
son put his hand on the planning machine for
the purpose of tightening screw in order
TO make the plane run 80 as to plane the
piece thinner, when his hand slipped and
was caught in the machinery, drawing it
and his arm in ON the plane, laceating il in
"A horrible manner. The flesh was cut from
the arm in many places. Drs. Draper,
Jones and White were called in, when il
was found necessary to amputatc the arm
just below the elbow The operation was
performed by DIR. Draper He was removed
10 his residence, and at last adyiccs was do
ing MS well as could be expected.
State Of Dela'oare, E.recutjve Departments
|, Custis w. Wright, Secretary OF State OF
Delaware, do hereby certify that an agree
ment of consolidation between "The IIerks
and Chester Rail Road Company, " a corpo.
ration OF the State of Pennsylvania, and
THE Delaware and Pennsylvania State Line
Rail Road Company" corporation of the
State of Delaware, entered into and ratified
pursuant to the provisions of an act of the
General Assembly of this State, entitled "A
further supplement TO an act entitled IAN
act to incorporate the Wilmington aud Bran.
dywine Rail Road Company, passed at Do
yer, March 8, 1861, passed at Dover, Feb.
ruary z, 1861 has this day been filed in
my office; that the name of the new OF con.
soldated corporation is "The Wilmington
and Reading Rail Road Company;n and
that the following named persons are the
Directors of said new corporation, viz :
Edward Brooke, George Brooke, Heistei
Clymer, L. Heber Smith, Hugh f. Steele
Charles +. Pennoek, Charles Huston, 10
seph Tatnall, Edward Belts, Joshua T
lleald, Francis Barry, James Bradford ant
William s. IIilles.
And in accordance with the provisions o
said act, l hereby direct publication of thii
certificate in two newspapers of this State
viz: The Delaware journal and Statesman
and The Delaware Gazette
49, In testimony whereof have here
l.. s. TO set my hand and affixed the sea
49, of my said office, at Dover, this thir
ty-iirst day Of May, A. d. 1866.
CusTIs w. WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
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