Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

a LARGE TRoUT-A trout was taker
out of Moosehcad Lake last week which
was two feet nine inches in length, hi.
largest girth about eighteen inches, and
his weight l1t pounds. 1t is said to be
the largest tax r m that lake.
WuALEN's LAST NIGHT AND DEATH
The correspondent Of the New York
Herald give, these details of the last nj Git
and execution Of James Whalen, at
Ottawa, Ont, Thursday, for the murder
OF Darcy Niece: Whalcn passed "A bad
night. About seven o'clock his courage
deserted him and he burst into an agony
of tears, crying that God had torsakeu
him, and that he must die for another
mans crime. The Rev Fathers O'Cotuor
aud IAbarct, who with the Sisters OF
Mercy, were unremittiug in their attend
auce, tried to cheer him up with the con
ISOLATION Of religion, and he partook of the
holy sacrament. Afterwards he fell into
troubled sleep, occasionally crouchIug
into the cell corner and crying on the
watchers to save him. He had hidden
farewell 10 his wife atfactionately in The
evening. At six O'Clock in the morning
he awakened, had cup of coffee, some
toast and eggs, and passed two hours IN
prayer, occasionally varied by u wild
burst OF weeping, the priests meanwhile
eXhortlu- HIM to courage. lie dressed
carefully IN black, neatly brushed, with
polished boots and green tie. In re
IIkious exercises the time passed uurl a
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GERS % ms p'n,ont4 t'hdN s,r"Fe 10 grip,
''eh "'h'r htta' "thfr = =" ',h"r prayed
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1"'y III 'o''r l''it "'-S ''''''"''"G anu
n"'NE' O,Il-' h'N' inS' upon
Eyes ana 'H'CNS VIZ S""','"' '"I ms lac
1'"er"lSe Pt'I,H' III ADVANCED II 20 tn%
"rnP ana LOOK ms Pla,+ IlEihIy ne S'Il :
" N'IN''9 At! h''i" w ~
VI IN "uH'eSS 10" "If,'S !" l"" "P'n
hat van will fore,ive me AK II from
the bottom Of my heart in this solemn
hour, and from all whom 1 have injured
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,n,..nnIt
The exccutiancr drew thq cap over hi,
eyes and placed the moose round
ms neck, ana WIN ms "h'I dfV ,t7 t,lII
,ba tran falI and W-haIen was launched
into eternity He fell six feet His feet
kicked together once. HIS body VIbrated
Tor less than minute ana he was dead
NJ GI'P I''i d, NM ''',-',s f'I' ,',,
,n.t nriatl, Tb;s ,nnrrin,, sheriff
iu,ticn told Mrs. WhaIen that she might
have the body at three o'clock. Ahear>e
Was sent for the body, but the sheriff de
rIi"ed 10 surrender II unless Mrs; n ~,
LaII -, tn-,,;1L. ,bo ,,,;,,,, .omnr;l
refused point black to surrender the body.
and it will doubtless be inferred within
the precincts OF the Jail,
BUFFERS kESoLtfloN.-beh Butter ;
resolution protesting against the ruling OF
Vice President Wade, after being materl-
of Gen. Logan, laid on the table by a vote
of no tn - The political complexion Of
=. -, :, t,,.o. sc ,,,.;,d. %, tbo tab1a
'"' va "N - ., -.
was loo repuoiicahS ana -" oeiii'oi no
Those voting in the negative stood Az re-
publicans and 10 democrats The votes
of all the Vermont members were among
tho ,o.. and Hon r = Woodbridye was
.ha ,,1o,1,or, o,,ains+ tho reso1u.
u
ton.
NELocIrEDE CANDi.-lhe very latest
naoa.,,- aro..l .ba+ j. :
l 'ie ''''a ~
not worked WIN 'iie iee'
SKATING MATCH. - "A skating match
for $500, between Misses Ada Gadlond,
of New Brunswick, and Nellie Dean, of
cb;caao occnrrad at Buffalo. N. Y.
w :. -, &c