National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-10-26

STRANGE REQUEST OF Con.
DEEMED MAN.-On Thursday even
ing about eleven o'clock, 1.-THE night
before his executiOn.) Ferris, the
wife murderer, asked permission to
see the gall0ws Upon which he was
To be hung. The request startled
the keepers, but it was granted
AS he stood looking at the cross
beam, he pulled away at his cigar
i'll no4chalem manner, and asked
Mr.. Finley, the night keeper, who
stood at his side, ''Where is the
rope p Having been shown the
hole through which it was to pass.
he turned on his heel and said oui
city: '.Well, that's all | want TO
sec" He then walked around the
yard, looking up carelessly to the
moon and stars, smoking the mean
while. He WAS then conducted into
the building. This unnatural con
duet of Ferris surprised even his
keepers, who are used to scenes that
make other peoples blood chill with
terror. Finley, who has witnessed
nineteen executions during his stew
aldship at the New York Tombs-
. says Ferris is the first condemned
man he ever saw willing to gaze up
on his own galIows through mere
t curiosity. Ferris was member of
t Co. X, i5th Massachusetts regiment.
| from which he WAS discharged May
= /, 1868.
7 | ,rtt 1
in the Louisville JoHnai gives this
, picture of life in Brazil, for the ben
eft of SouthcrncrS who contemplate
= Il migration thithcr:
For the benefit of those of our
. friends whose patriotism compels
: them to flee like towards from tho
, task of hard work set before the
!. poor bclabored South who prefer
. to live a lazy, enerVated, liccntiouS
. pc r.. instead of mantllly going to
=, work to place the old land on its
0 legs again, we have carefully col
o lectcd some important statistics of
r the South American Eden they sigh
n for. There may he totnl spiders
e with bodies two inches and legs scv-
en- inches long, that catch and suck
birds; butterflies that are mistaken
VI for humming birds; green snakes,
Ct Just like creeping plants, and y live
VI ~ coral snake with bands of ve.mii,
ie lion and black, separated 10y clear
$ white rings; monkeys with white
q hair all over them monkeys only
% seven inches long: and uwltaced
III apes that sleep all day and are re
mmkahly lively ut night. Reptiles.
insects and two.thirdS of the fruits
- and berries are poisonous and the
~ birds, though hoaStlng brilliant plu-
mage. are SougleSs. Take il all III
- all, the South. poor. ruined. deSolat
- ed as she is, is worth hundred
=" BHZilS yet. Let those who want to
= desert her, leave. They will not be
H. missed. and the room they would
II. have occupied will be filed with bet
a ter people"
ne EXECUTION or A MuRDERER.-
- Nclc YORK;, net. l9.-Frank Ferris,
'h otherwise Francisco Fcrrcro, the
Il wife murderer, was executed in the
jail Yard in tlliS city at eight minutes
81 While under the gallowS the con.
NJ dcmned sung hymn, during the
- pause of which he tervcntly kissed
nj the crucitiN.
hn At the conclusion of the hymn,
~ +; ,her Durasquct. who attended
~. Ferris throughout. reclted prayer
,In which the latter repeated after him.
Ferris then made a few remarks,
SAYING III Il trcmulous voice " that
is he was about to die, but was limo
at cent. His hand was guilty but his
set heart was pure" He also said that
tte there was more he wished to say
,at but he had told it to Father Duran
pb- quet.
IA He babe all good bye, and thank
ON ed sheriff Kelly frelngly for hi,
IN kindness He thanked all who ha,
been kind to him and said he wa
sorry he had caused them 80 mucl
10 trouble.
~. Inc hangman approached, adjust
lio' cd the rope, and drawing the blacl
eA cap over Ferris face. the signal wa
ali given and the weight fell for me
: mrut there was contraction of tn
IL muscles. but this soon ceased. tn
mar body was taken down after hangin,
I'il ten minutes.
OF
ned THE MoRMoNS GETTING REBEL
the LTOrS.-Ncr Iork. Oct. 18th
,ve lcaNcnWorth Ncr& publishes ltttr
of stating that Mr.. Weston, editor ,
nal the SAT- Lake Union Iidcite. had bee
severely beaten by the Mormons an
t. ordered TO leave the place with
ol six hours. Mr.. Weston refused {
leave. From the frequent outrage
'l''' by the Mormons trouble is expcctc,
A. DISCOVERY OF ARMS AT NE,
'"' ORLEANs.-New York. oct. 49,.
an New Orleans special says that tn
ned Radicals are greatly excited by til
yer. discovery of 1000 stand of arms an
pieces OF artillery, which they b,
licvc to belong to II secret rebel %
= u ganization, but whicl, really belon.
ed TO the Knights of Arabia, VIII
ray are believed tobc fitting ont forcig
,n'c expedition. AS Lieut.. Hardin.
i'e' their leader. was lost on the Ever
l'sS ing star, the expedition will be III
Ill laknI