Evening star., 1870-02-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

The amount Of mutila,cd bank notes burned
dNing the past week Was SO. 80, making the
total amount burned a. date sl9.g.5.igs. The
amount OF hank currency issued for bills de
stroyed wss Slss go, making the total amoun;
issued therefor Sl9. SOD, ,Sla The balance due
for muti,ated notes is s2is o7, and total amo aut
OF naiional bank currency outstanding at this
The amounts OF securities held hy the Tr.asu-
rer OF the United States i'm trust for National
ssnss, reported to-day We're as follows; For
pubnc moneys. sis, 50 .ooo, total. Sss0 ssI $50.
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The Double Exeeutisu An Delaware
We published last evening a brief dispatch
Of the execution by hanging. at that place y.,s-
terday, Of Jones and Carpenter, two colore,l
men. The crime FOR which these negroes were
hung was Perpetrated ON the night OF the 18th
OF september last. They were returning, with
another colored man named VIM. Moore, from
a cattle show at Wilmington and meeting a
laboring man named Meredith, had some CON
versation with him. Meredith told them 20 tell
hIs wife he was not coming home that night
Mrs. Meridith, who was the mother of eleven
children, was keeping house for a farmer named
Henry McCrone, who lived about mill. distant
The husband was i'm the habit of visiting his
vile at McCrone's. but when fatiCued from
severe toll all day passed the iyht al his en-
ployer's house. ON the way 10 the farm-houS.
OF George McCrone, a relative OF the Owner !, +.
the premises occupied by Mrs. Meredith, Jon
said To his companions, Boys, let's have son,
deyilment; lets 90 over and have a time witt
old Molly Meredith; the old man isn't comm
home tonight; nows a good chance for devil
ment." They agreed, and finding no Difficulty
in making an entrance into the house succeeded
in the commission OF their crime. which WAS an
Infamous outrage on Mrs. N. Moore turned
States evidence and escaped trial. The other
two were tried and convicted.
Thursday afternoon Rev. Mr.. Spencer of The
Episcopal Church, baptized both prisoners. and
Yesterday morning at y 10 clock he administered
the Holy Communion TO them. The Rev
stephen r. Wilmington, Of Wilmington NJ r.
Conference, commenced the religious services
at about 10 O'Clock, i'm the cell. aud subsequent-
" he was joined by the Rev. VIM. HUDSON of
Pennville, y. j. The prisoners Joined in sing
ing and praying Jones manifested great ex-
citement, shouting, screaming and Jumping
from 'religious joy" a. IL said.
AT IL O'Clock all the preparations were COM
plete. The officers proceeded to the cell. aud
the prisoners were brought out. A procession
was formed in the corridor, the Rev. &. y. Spen-
GER, Of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. walking al
the head, reading the l3oth Psalm, DE Prof1Rdss,
.'out OF the deep have 4 called unto thee %
Lord.' Arriving at the scafold the services
stopped, ana the Sheriff asked the prisoners IN
they had any remarks 10 make. Jones made an
address, for about two minutes. repeating what
he had said in the cell, declaring Carpenter 20
be innocent. and saying he "haa urged him 20
the deed" The clergy now read the
Of Prisoners, followed by the Commenda-
tory Prayer at the point of departure,
and closing with the benediction, and then left
leaving ON the scafold Sheriff Jacob Richard
son, ex-Sherih w. Herbert and prison-keepers
Wise and Nining. The two latter adjusted the
ropes and the Sheriffs fixed the caps aud bade
the prisoners good by. The Sheriff then cut the
ropes, holding the traps, which dropped at ff-
teen minutes after twelve. Jones died almost
Instantly. Carpenter struggled for some time
his limbs contracting violently for five or seven
minutes Just before the fall. Jones said =
.' Things are serious now" Both showed great
iortitude. DIR. Ferris, the Jail physician, exam
ined the pulses of both men, and they were cut
down after hanging about fifteen minutes.