National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-08

shall / tell the people you died ~
he replied, "Happy.' The sheriff
again looked at his watch and in
formed the prisoner that he had
four minutes to live, upon which
Mills almost inaudibly uttered the
words. "Oh, Godw and this was
the only time he expressed any emo
ton. The sheriff then advanced
with the black cap in his hand, bid
the prisoner farewell, and as he was
about to adjust it Mills took his last
look on earth, and casting his eyes
over the crowd said, Good bye,
gentemen-good luck to ye, ~ The
black cap was then drawn over his
face, and the sheriff took his posi-
ton to spring the fatal drop. He
then said, " Samuel Mills, your time
upon earth is up. May God have
mercy on your SOUL" and as the
watch marked 10: 80. the drop fell
and the prisoner was launched into
eternity.
The body fell about nine feet in.
side the prison yard, and out OF
sight of the crowd. Death ensued
with scarcely n struggle. After
hanging 40 minutes the body was
examined by DR.. Carbee, and cut
down. The neck was broken by the
fall.
Scarcely had the body disappeared
below the platform when the crowd
began to cry out to know how soon
they could see the body +; and to
satisfy their hungry curiosity sheriff
Stevens was obliged to carry the
body into the street in front of the
Jail.
This was the fourth execution that
has taken place i'll that town since
its organization, and it ought to be
the last one to take place in public.
Mills evidently had some friend
outside, as within the last two weeks
he had been supplied with file and
knife. About week before his ex.
ecutlon he succeeded in freeing him
self from his shackles. but was dis.
covered before he had made much
progress towards getting out.
At the recent Wisconsin election, for
the election of two Supreme Court
Court Judges the Republicans swept
the board by a majority of $500,
which is gain of 1865 over their
majority Of last year. Do0littlp is
mighty poor stock in his own State :
and what is strangest of all, the
democratic prints don't seem to
know that there has been an cleo
ton in WISCONSIN at all this Spring
Such reactions don't digest well
in their delicate stomachs.
We see it stated in several of our
exchanges that Hon. j. q. A. Eel
lo' :, "a native of Massachusetts
is ,he conservative candidate for
Congress from the Fifth District of
Louisiana. MI. Fellows is not a
native Of the Bay State, but of Tops.
ham, Orange County, Vermont,
graduated at the University of Yer
mont in lS49, married a Burlington
girl, and since his admission to the
bar has been a leading lawyer in
New Orleans.
We clip the following from the
Richford Sentinel:
On Sunday afternoon. the 18th
inst. Henry Ladd, Deputy Collector
ut West Berkshire, met two Youths,
about 10 or II years Of age, named
Watkins and Brady, about a mile
and a half from and going towards
Enosburgh Falls, on the Berkshire
road. Thinking that he saw some.
thing white, like cotton cloth. under
the wagon seat, he stopped them.
took the horse by the bits, and in
formed them that he was a custom
house officer and wished to examine
their wagon. This they objected to.
and ordered him to let 20 of the
reInS, and as he did not comply.
Watkins struck him on the head
with Il large stone. Ladd still hun"
hold, and Watkins hit him second
time, when he fell sensclcSS, and the
boys drove over him. the wheels
passing over his neck. Ladd is bad.
~, though it is thraght not danger
ouSly, hurt. Both of the Young
fellows have since made their escape
to Canada. Watkins father lives
at West Enosburgh, and Brady
was a clerk in "a store.
SOUTHERN DELEGATES TO Chr.
CAGo-rhc Baltimore Convention.
at which Mr.. Lincoln was rcnomi'
mated, settled bya nearly unanimous
vote, that any State, which was
likely to east an electoral vote for
the choice candidates, and on that
ruling Colorado and Louisiana were
admitted, On the same grounds.
says a Washington correspondent,
! all Southern States will send dele
gates to Chicago, North Carolina,
Louisiana and Arkansas having nj.
ready chosen full set of delegates,
forty in all, and instructed them To
90 for Grant and Wade. Tie indi