The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-03-22

meath the scaffold his head bowed do WI
and his left hand shading his eyes. Rev
DR.. Shoemaker shook hands with
Foster and said, "GOd bless thee, my dear
friend.'
AT IL minutes past 0 o'clock the bolt was
drawn and the body rose into the air. The
condemned gave one slight struggle only,
slight as to DO almost impereeptible.
There was On absence of the usual merri.
ment OF the shoulders, and only slight
contraction Of the lower limbs, and a
bsrly perceptible motion of the hands.
After hanging FIVE minutes the body was
lowered abost nine inches, and minute
after about foot further. Twelve min
utes after the bolt had been drawn, the
pulse ceased to beat. Foster had died
almost without struggle. 1t was evil
dent during the reading of the service
that ne was rapidly sinking and scarcely
able to stand. Physicians noticed this,
and Rev. Mr.. Shoemaker had just shook
hands with Foster when the fatal bolt ws 8
drawn.
After being allowed to hang little
over twenty minutes the body was lower
ed into the coffin and conveyed into the
dead-house Of the tOmbs, whence IL will
be taken to Mrs, Fosters to-day for inter-
ment, which will probably take place on
Monday next at twenty minutes to 10,
q. m.
The crowd Of deputy sheriffs and others
who had gained admission to witness the
execution, comprising about one hundred
and fifty persons then slowly made their
exit from the scene.
New York, March 2l.-Arrived-steam
ship Grace from Liverpool. Cotton firm;
uplands l9bi ORLEANS 1913; sales 2242 bales;
flour quiet; wheat quiet; corn dull; old
western mixed 65l afoat pork suiet and
firmly held at new SIG 10 to sic 70; old
SIG Co., lard steady; freights quiet; room
scarce; stocks dull; gold steady at ll5s
money steady at 1882 to l-l9; exchan ge,
long, 9; short, %; governments dull state
bonds quiet
New Orleans, March 2l.-Flour dull and
lower; treble 81 to So; family 50 to Sll;
corn 62 to &C.; oats quiet at AZ to "A bran
929 10 90; hay prime &c. choice 20; pork
dull and lower $3.50; dry salt meats dull
and lower 81; bacon dull and nominal 7,
St to 10; hams l5to l5I; lard dull, fierce
packers 81 refined 81 to 8 key 81 to 81 !;
sugar dull, fair to fully fair II to 81 mo-
lasses in good demOnd; fermenting 32I to
III! prime As to AZ centrifugal not fer.
menting 65; cistern bottom 60; whisky
dull and lower 81 to So coffee duh at Is
to 20; sterling 2iB sight to per cent
premium; gold l43; cotton quiet, sales
5000 ordinary l3l good ordinary l6 to
l6b; low middlings l74 to lSB; middlings
l64 middlings Orleans 1877; receipts
1898; exports, Liverpool 1878; Continent
1868; coastwise $780, stock POSTAL.
British steamer Mexican, from Jamaica
via. Vera Cruz, for New Orleans, has not
been heard from since she left Jamaica.
Agents think she was detained, probably,
nine days off Vera Cruz by ndrther and
may reach here by the 18th.
New Orleans, March 2l.--A brief letter
signed by John McEnery, Governor of
Louisiana, advises an organization of the
tax-resisting associations throughout the
State. John R. Minke, native of Phil
adelphia, and well.known telngrapher,
formerly superintendent of the fire
alarm and Balize lines died this after
noon.
New York, March 2l.-Arrived, the
Arrogon, Queen, Regulator and Clyde.
Cotton quiet; sales 2549 bales; uplands
l91; Orleans 1915; -four quiet and un.
changed; whisky 9O3c wheat per cent. bet
ter; holders higher, which, with scarcity
Of freight room, checks business; corn
moderate, request steady; pork lower new
Ice; lard easier; 81 to lie; turpentine
nominal; rosin lower at 80 to 40c.
New York, March 2l-All steamers ar
irving here report heavy northwest gales
off the coast.
Shortly after Foster had been cut down
the sexton of DR.. Tyngs church called at
the TOmbs and requested that the body be
allowed to remain until late in the after
noon, when it will be removed to the resi-
dence of his wife. None of the unfortu-
nate mans friends have called to see his
body since the execution. He is lying IN
n room in the Tombs, 10 an undertaken S
box, waiting TO be removed.
Washington, March 2l--After brief dis
custom Cosey's nomination as collector Of
Customs for Orleans went over.
The Caldwell Observation-Disclosures. The
Senate meets Tomorrow
Confrmations-Clark, for Savannah
postoilice, reconSilered to day, and goes
over The motion to reconsider was mad Q
By Morrell, of Main. This, it is thought,
will break the back of the Georgia ultra
ring.
Coscy's nomination was called up, but
was passed over without material debate
Senators ore relicent upon this, though
they battle freely upon Other eyeGutive
topics.
Boston, March 2l-Jos. Mcllhenny' s
wife's murderer hanged.
New York, March 2l.-Sterling decided
ly lower ! to 4 Gold 10y to l5s; govern
10, 1ttn