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Revolving Scene al m Execution.


Louis Hines, negro, was hanged az TaIboro,
N. C., on Friday last. The hour having arrived ne
sheriff asked the condemned man II he b ,Iy con-
iession to make, to which he replied that he lad not
The cap was then placed over his head forever
darkening his vision TO all earthly things tie moose
was adjusted by the SHERIFF. DEPUTY. and ~ isA.
The drop fell. scene of fearful excitement tg en-
sued. The knot on the rope was not prooery
placed, and when the body fclit slipped rnu rndef
the chm. The legs Ind not hc,n Iiuion either,
and the suspended wretch STRUGGLED M % terrible
manner. He had fallen about TIN feet 400 hall,
aud the neck WINS not broken. Win q cor Ul-Ne
ehort he succeeded IN getting his hand u1 10 The
rope, at his throat aud holding this h. got us 'eet
again on tue platform. All this tine there Was tle
greatest excitement and cOmmotoa 10 tr man
crowd within the enclosure, while thusc wlihouI
were ignorant of the exciting scene. cu|ng
noise IN the throat, Of difficult ration, ruld
be distinctly heard By the entire crowl 10 lbf} "a.
The sherltf ran aud pushed the feet 90 The 'r1iol'
ana The condemned was again swinging 10 r.' N
bnt stll struggling violently, In seventeen .uls'
however lie was pronounced dead b, l~- y. u;
Baker and Stanton, and the body was yut t"' ING
placed IN cOnln. rims ended 90" tNr'H ."n ol
liincs, hungled and horrible AFFAIR, % It. ID has
It's annual hanging.
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A Funeral minus the Corpse,
a.

The other day curious accident occurred i'm
one OF the most considerable cities in France. A
gentleman who had Ii. Id ONCE, was an officer OF the
Legion dllonneuF, and the pOssessor OF many ueco.
rations, &c, died. lie lad been Protestant Uusc
not, Cllilnist, what you viii, aud bachelor IIuy.
ing lived solitary life he kept Tut one man servant
Who vas gardener, groom, valet; and to this person
was eonhded naturally the care OF the b Idy Rut
eolalon. rus he unfortunately sought m the WING
cupi and, 10 be plain, he got exceedingly dunk and
continued so Tor the short interval which In France
- pormitied between death and burial. The day Of
INC funeral arrived, the coin, which contained A
leauen one inside was brought TO the house and
the faithful domestic under OOk to perform ma
Necessary Offices.
The nicnds ana relatives came to follow The de.
ceased 10 hs last home also a number OF hlgh
officials, the project, military men, &C. WITH nbalT
ba'ld.un OF soldiers, to do honor To the me lls and
DECORATIONS, and to fire u sa,utc over the crave
Last, Dut NOT In ms own estimation, least came n
gentleman whom We may designate enc local popn
OF the liOtesian's OF me district Being largely
RhIed with elOquCuce OF certain kind he made t,Yn
harangnes of considerable length; one brinr dc.
INefed before the procession set for n, the other
W 'ne tolnD. Inc salute was hrod, and every.
tmhg properly performed, but Tas tie company
returned then encountcredh humber of ptIson and
some liali dozen gamlns the latter cried ont
heSSieaTS, ooS dres OHIkti, guellHI0 chose" The
omc'hs naturally looked TO see whether any Of their
medals or coat tails had dropped off, while the
Protestant minister surveyed MS canoueas 10 asc,r.
tam What WAS missing. Not being able To discover
anything they demanded zee Qu'lV dyQN FOubHey"
INC reply was, lh0iS, Dfssisurs c'sSth inert"
And so II turned out The coffin which lad heen
buried with military honors was empty, the corpse
MAS sale IN the bed In which the poor man had died
me coma was. OF course, aug up again, mud three
teEJednts de riHe were told oil 20 enclose and inter
the body safely. Tue drunken servant had been 40
overcome BY sorrow and VINE that he had entirely
forgotten to place his masters body In the coda
provided ioT the purpose.
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for the purpose may not be exhausted in build
ings or in the first OUTFIT Of the library Such an
Institution sbould,always have an income suli-
cicnt TO buy oil important new books; indeed,
this is Of more consequence than that it be fully
provided with all the best existing works at the
start To the student Of any scieuce or the in.
vestigator of any historical question, tho new
books arc art 10 be Of greater interest than the
old oncsj and without them one oanno tell what
is actually the present state OF knowledge on
any subject For this reason VIC trust that Mr..
LrSoN's library will have the means Of keeping
up with the tines Tho Aston Library, with its
admirable buildings and the excellent collection
OF books made for IL with such Judgment by DIR.
CoGswELL, is still lamcntably defective from the
insufGciency of its revenues 10 procure new pub
locations. This failure of the Astor Library con-
tains warning which ought not TO be neglected
in the beginning of any similar enterprise.
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One Of the most thrilling and romantic
episodes Of the Washington carnival is fore
Swallowed in the announcement Of party to be
given by Mr.. robson in honor of his celebrated
predecessor, the brave BomE. Who will here
after say that the days Of chivalry are over ?
Here we see one naval hero paying homage to an
older Champion of the Sea, while Lord High Ad-
miral PoRrER, the master Of them all, looks
down benignly upon the pair, and whispers with
grim smile, meant to be tender, go it, ROBE
SON" Votarics Of the beautiful! don't tarry any
longer in Rome, but 20 to Washington. What
theme in ancient or modern history can equal
the strange, eventful history of the Navy De-
partment since March lAstY First we behold
GRANT embracing BoEIE, the Presidential heart
throbbing with emotion over the delicate atten.
tons of the embryo NELSON; next Bouk's intro.
duction TO Admiral Porter, and soon afterward
BoRE's exit, and them ye gods the advent of
RoBEsoN with the Talapoosa; and at last, to
crown the whole, RopEsoSs party to BORE. And
so runs the world away.
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THE GREEN OF me GREENBACRs.

Bnnh-notc Printing Secrets Coming Out
CurrcncY-Bigbt Over tie PIcklng.-
Chance for the Lawyers.
In 1857, George Mathews. an employee Of Raw
don, Wright, Hatch & Edison, bank note engravers,
invented what is called the green TINT" which has
given to Government paper its distinctive name OF
"greenback." Mr.. Edison, the manager OF the FIRMS
business, recognizing Ito importance, secretly bar
gained for and obtained assignment to himself OF
the invention for q nominal sum. The firm used Il,
and Edison, acting In the name OF the patcntee, and
without disclosing his ownership Of the PATENT col
lected IS per 1000 impressions for Its use.
In 1853, the twenty-five persons engaged in bank.
note engraving, who were grouped in six different
firms, Joined together and formed the American
Bank-Note Company, OF which Edison was Trustee
and President until May, 1864. The Company con.
unued to pay him IS per 1000 impressions, as did
the firm previously, himself auditing the bills.
Amer May, 1868, the green tint was used but the
Company no longer paid Mr.. Edson claiming that
the invention was Its property under the articles OF
association, whereby the machinery, instruments
materials and effects used IN the respective estlb-
lislments were TO be united and consolidated, The
Company also sued Mr.. Edison 10 recover what they
had already paid him, and he sued them the add
uona amount which he claimed TO be due him
The cases were tried before referee, aud the
Company recovered t57,GsG 20 against Mr.. Edison in
one suit and In the other 800 for their costs his
compliant being dismissed. The appeal by Mr.. Ed
son was nrcued yesterday before the General Term,
supreme Court.
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Removing the Capital.

meeting was held ut St. Louis a few
evenings since 10 consider the subject Of re.
moving the national capital TO the Missis
sippi Valley. A committee was appointed
10 gather statistics and to induce the Legs-
latures Of the various States TO request Con
gress to make no more appropriations for
public buildings Of Washington. This is
one OF series of meetings held at various
points in the West within the last six
months Taken in connection with pri.
vate adviccs and the discussion Of the subject
by newspapers throughout that region, it
leaves little room to doubt that the people of
the Mississippi Valley are really in earnest
in desiring the capital to he located in that
region. The reasons given are various, but
the one upon which they place the most stress
Is that the capital OF q great nation like ours
should be near the geographical centre Of the
country, whatever or wherever that may be.
They argue that in the Mississippi Valley
the capital would be free from the danger
Of capture by an invading army, while at
the same time it could be more readily and
quickly reached by such citizens as might
have business with the Government
In this day of palace, hotel, and sleeping
cars, steamboats, and telegraphs, the geogra-
phical idea in point OF convenience is scarce
ly worthy Of cons deration. Travel from
any part on tho country to any other
point IS reduced TO matter Of perfect Ger.
tainty The Hon, JoHE A. LOGAN can travel
from Illinois to Washington in half the
time today that THOMAS JEFFERSON con.
Enmed between Monticello and PHILADELPHIA
seventy years ago When mileage Is con.
idered. the advantages are greatly in favor
Of the members from Illinois and the far
West, and they will doubtless perceive il
before the capital is removed.
The consideration Of safety from inya.
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1t may interest workingmen who look for
the repeal of the conspiracy law to hear how
easily Senator llrNRY {. MrRPnr makes se5, 900.
The Honkers Stdtesman, in report of a meeting Of
the taxpayers in West Farms, prints the follow
ing:
Mn. HAsKrS-I desire TO say, before closing my
remarks. that the Southern Boulevard Is fraud
When the bill wg~ before the Legislature, and after
II had passed the senate, l happened TO be IN Al
blny. and called upon Horato Ballard, Chairman
OF the Committee ofsxteen Of the House, aud asked
him 10 amend II 90 to limit the amount to DO eK-
pended on that road to $4,000 mile.
A VOICE. was not done.
Mr.. HAsKtN-1t was not done. l also asked him
TO insert an amendment TO the effect that when any
part or was put out AZ contract It should be given
TO the lowest bidder. That was not done. Mr. Muir
ply, the Senator who bought the Richardson place,
over In West Farms, put the bin through, sold
the Richardson place 10 Nyse, and made s25 600
out oft.
Mr.. MURPHr now says he is in favor of the re-
peal Of the conspiracy law. 1t seems that he
could not find time to report the bill from the
Senate Judiciary Committee last year, bu, he
readily found time to shove the Southern Boule.
ward bill through the Senate. Mr.. MURPHY would
make good candidate for Governor.
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A Night nj the Olymnic.

In the Olympic Theatre the popular comedy Of
Paul Pry" was revived last night with the alter
piece Of Robert Macare" George L. Fox
was Of course the feature of both porfor-
mances, and received with the most I'M
bounded favor. which he fully deserved. AZ
Paul Pty, the inqusitive. wellantentoned, pry-
ing nuisance, his roudilon was marked by two
characteristics, an utter absence OF gags and COM
plee Identification Of himself In the character. 1t
Is all PAU PTy. There is not q particle OF Fox In
the character nor Of Hi1pty DVD,Dfy. There IL
even no local cOloling. no lingo from the mans
tdiosyncrasy. The part mas absorbed HIM, not
he the part 1t Is not Sir. Fox PLAYING Paul
Frv In an improved Foxian version: 1t IS
IdW PTy In propft1 persona. So with his
rendition OF Jacques Strop In the next piece There
Is not spark Of PIl PTv in that; IL is all Jacques
Sfrop. The audience are not permitted TO see the
actor through the part they only the charac-
ter, the actor being forgotten They laughed until
their sides ached, and absolutely forgot
to applaud, 80 completely had the ex-
istence Of George Fox slipped from
their minds. He did not exist for them. He was
simoly what his role called him. Higher praise than
this can no man have. Miss Mure Longnore played.
the soubrette part OF Phebs in Paul Pry" with a
grace and vivacty most pleasing to the audience,
and with an enthusiasm In her profession which we
unfortunately did not SEQ In some others. The or
chosira, though seldom mentioned by Crltics, Ian.
pens TO be the most perfect in the city aud II sng.
larry rich In good violins
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THE GAYETIES OFrHE SElsox.
Gossip From the Drawing Rooms of Upper
Tcndom-Noveltics In Evening II &c options
stir Among the Fnshionn blcs of Brook-


stir Among the Fnshionablcs of Brook
Ign.
Tonight the La Comarc Socieble will meet in
a members residence on Lexington avenue and take
stages for tie palaual residence OF Mrs. West on
15sd street, to participate in unique reception The
aviiation tickets are printed buf.colored silesia
The airer half OF the guests are TO be at,ired in
calico dresses, the larger number OF which are cut
short, with oyerdresses, aud trimmed with rich silks
and sains. II is TO be their stated annual calico re-
cepton. Mr.. Sinclair is the President, and Mr.
Bradstrect Secretary.
The Eight O'clock Musical Club enjoyed It's hrh re.
hersal ofthe season on Tuesday night at the resi-
dcnce Of Miss Glover. on Thirty eighth streets The
sOlFee the first OF the season and year is announced
for noaI week at 50 Filth avenue
Miss Clara Lambert, daughter of the Presi.
dent OF the Hercules Insurance Company is TO
have a birthday reception next week. II i TO he
gwen her by her grandfather William Lambert
ST., In bis residence in Twentieth street. Several
hundred invitations have been sent out. Miss Lam.
bert made her dS6at In society only few days ago
Many say that she Is the most beautiful dtbataHte of
the season.
Miss Frances Of Twenty ninth street, has a re
ception on the 26ih inst.
The Licrre socable has Its fourth recepton of the
season on Friday evening of this week, in tie
residence OF The Misses Clssard on Forty min til
The prospective hop in the Grand Hotel is the
SUBJECT oil general comment among the ton OF the
city
The Grande Duchesse Socable Of Brooklya have
their hrs reception OF the season in the Academy OF
Music tonight, Extensive preparations Lave be, n
made to render IL the finest in their history. The
President, Mr.. Lowell, will accompany the beautiful
Miss Lille I. Gibbons, OF Second place.
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We call attention to report which we
published yesterday from the captain of the
steamer Anna, which vessel cleared from this
port and was seized and detained in Charleston,
where she put in for coal
If the statements contained in this report are
true, and we see no reason TO doubt them, they
are not only discreditAble in the highest degree
TO oil American officials concerned in the trans
action, but such as TO demand an immediate and
thorough investigation by the Government.
We have feared long since that the fees earned
in the service Of Spain by Mr.. Webster would
create host OF imitators all over the Union, but
we had trusted that the trucking of our local au.
thorties here to the Spanish representatives was
an exceptional instance, un.American, and not
likely to be repeated; but the action Of the
Charleston authorities seems to leave these in the
shade.
We cannot help thinking that, pusillanimous
US our Executive has shown itself lately, were a
similar Outrage to that Of the Anna comm tilted
on an American vessel in foreign port, sati fac-
ton and replraii0n would have TO be given.
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Tile M4NH.ITTiN CLUB,
How scheli and Moses VI. Marble Rre PULL
ing the Wires-MRrble's Insult 10 n Bril-
limit Journnlist-NIo Vi. Marble Blnck-
balled Mt the Union Club.


linnt Journalist-Moses Vi. Marble Blnck-
balled Mt the Union Club.
Much dissatisfaction seems to prevail in this
institution at the conduct Of the committee in ut
terly Ignoring the resolutions adopted by the special
committee selected at the last general meeting of
the Club. Augustus Schell and Moses NJ. Marble
seem determined to keep the control OF the funds
and the patronage OF providing in their hands.
When we mention, which we do on the best of au-
thority, that these recommendations carried the
weight and dignity OF such names as Henry Duncan,
George Carr, John McKoon, 7. Buckley and others
OF equal honor, one would have thought
this would at least be entitled TO some
consideration. Since the retirement OF the
heroic Lawrence, the party OF the opposition seem
dSplrited. One Of the most noisy of tn disorders
MIR. bernard Casscrly, l. said to have been bought
OF with apaee on tue Committee and now speaks
with batcd breath.
Meantime Gen. Lawrence Is the delight OF the
Union Clue TO which he now entirely devotes him.
self and where he constantly gathers round him an
admiring crowd IL may be interesting TO mention
N connection with the mean reflections OF Moses NJ
Marble In his Journal one of the moot golant and
chivarous members Of the press, that Moses hmsclf
was twice backballed at.the Union and ad 10 sub.
nlt 70 the humiliation OF an entrance eventually on
The threat of his supporting friend to backba every
candidate put up II he was not admitted.
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1t is reported in the World that Gas Mr..
GREELEY is constantly telling the President that
the German Republicans ought to have some of
the Offices in New York city, it is understood that
Mr.. GRANT will take him at his word and remove
GREELEY's brothcr.in-law (CLEvELAND) from the
profitable AssessorsAip of the Thirty-frst Dis
uict" We presume this must be a mistake.
Gen. GRANT has already treated the great founder
and most powerful member of the Republican
party with sufficient discourtesy, by appoint
ng such men as Mr., HAMILTON FISH, Mr.. Moses
II. GmSNELL, and Mr.. j. c. BANCROFT DAVIS to
important public trusts, and giving no place at
all, not even the most useless foreign mission, to
Mr. GRIZZLY or any Of his friends. We do not
believe be will now follow up this wrong by dis
missing an excellent officer appointed by Mr.
LINCOLN, and not turned out by ANDY JonNsoS
just because he happens to be Mr.. GREELEY's
bTother-in-law That would be piece of polit-
cal folly Of which, notwithstanding all that has
happened, we do not think Gen. GRAST is
capable.
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Model Correspondence, Worthy the Atten-
tiou of Col. Lawrence aud Gen. Bnteman.
of the Manhattan Club.
From ne Nel0 H,frea Ltrer.

F7''7 w WV
There Is q little bantam rooster in Yale Col
lege fellow that struts nightly like one. who
sends the following challenge 10 deadly COMBAT 50
As II might be lncOnyenient for me to "cut his
comb for him, while guarding against repeated
incendlary attempts on my property, aud as | have
no desire to chastise him beyond his deserts.
the public, with no other notice of his challenge
than what should take Of any precoeiously crow.
Ing rooster of the bantam family. As have mad
my property repeatedly endangered By fires sci by
students, send you the belligerent note In cues.
ton, asking you TO publish II In your live little paper
as model Of diplomatic correspondence in its way
yours Truly, q. r.
Mr.. C. Raet0'dt. '"" 49, ''
sIRi You have grossly insultcd me- Mr. Richards
saws mat YOU charge me with fr'ng your Toe" No
man lays that OF me twice. VIII night you, Send word
IN relation TO time and spot
My friends Messrs Denslow and Brstoy ii "iy class
WI" A't ~ nv s.c"hda L. d. n.
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sion s one that may safely be left out Of this
discussion. Since the termination Of tho
rebellion, ii may be confidently asserted that
al the underwriters in the world would not
guarantee the return OF any European army
which should have the tcmcrity TO trust
itself on the main land within the borders
Of the United States.
New York city hrs no direct interest
in this question. The removal of the
capital cannot affect our commercial pros
perty TO any arpreciable extent, even
were Now York the point selected and
this is cut Of tho question, rs we. at least,
could not be induced to part with our SOW
ercipnty over our own affairs. We don't
want to be governed by Congress, and hence
what We have TO say ON this question may
be regarded az impartial. The interests of
the people at large would DO seriously
iecpaEiod b any change in the location of
the capital, now or hereafter. Magnificent
and commodious buildings have already
been constructed for the accommodation of
every branch of the Government ut Wash
lions of dollars. These buildings could not
he removed or rebuilt elsewhere for twice
that sum. Elegant hotels, lodging houses,
and gambling houses are found in
abundance the climate is mild and salu.
brious and what is better than all, Wash
ington can never become a great commercial
or manufacturing centre, and this is its
strongest recommendation.
No people having a republican or repre-.
sentative form Of government can afford,
with the present state Of human society, to
place its executive, judicial, and legislative
power where it will be unduly subjected to
the pressure Of great commercial interests,
or endangered by the presence of what, under
the inst CATION of wan; misery, or political in.
trieuc. may becogde on uncomfortable mob.
WIG, viii deny that the Government, If To-
Gated in this city, might have been overthrown
during the great draft riots of 1868, either
by the mob, or by the rebels after the army
had been withdrawn TO New York to sup.
press the riots?
1t is probable that the removal of the CAPT.
'%f w 49, NNNAeJ NAhASoSO, va NihNlhuhtl, NOuiu
at once give to either of those places such an
impetus in growth and trade, and such an adj
vantage over its neighbors, as to make II the
greatest of our internal cities. No other West
ern town would have any advantage over
Washington in point of accommodations for
Congressman and transient visitors Judg.
ing from the police reports, either of those
places will now compare favorably with New
York in the quantity and quality of crime,
or, in other terms, with the elements which
60 TO make up the mob. The demoralzing
influences of the national capital would rap
idly bring it up to the highest mark in this
respect.
1t would be well for the country not 10
lose sight Of these considerations There are
enough corrupt influences already at work
upon the Government, notwithstanding the
inaccessiLility Of Washington, and its alleged
deficiency in hotels, lodging houses, and aris-
tocratic society. Rome controlled the En-.
pire, Paris controls Franco. London controls
England. Let II never I've said that the
Federal capital controls America
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The Hon. GIDEON WELLEs has lately pub
lishcd letter to Mr.. Secretary RonesoS, in which
the false preiences and general humbug of the re.
cent annual report Of the Navy Department are
treated with just and crushing severity, and Mr..
robson announces that he will not attempt to
reply to 1T and in this he only exercises an
ordinary kind Of prudence, for his antagonist is
altogether too much for him. Whatever may
be said Of Mr.. WELLEs's Johnsonism, there is 10
doubt he was an excellent Secretary Of the Navy.
Il would be very good thing for the country if
Gen. GnANT had selected one half as good. The
Navy is now one Of the worst managed depart
ments Of the public service, and this Mr.. wELLKs
plainly demonstrates.
1t will hardly be disputed that, apart from the
Treasury Department, Gen. GRANT has succeeded
IN making the administration Of ASlREw JOHNSON
exceedingly respectable.