The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-07

iuS' 1hAo 40 oAouSus III I'LL COUSCieuCo.
We assure the Legislature that We have
had taxes enough, and That no more nre
needed to raise the fund required. The
Commissioners have q plenty in hand.
The HARvEsT OF THE GALnows TO DE
GATHERED AT LAsT.-From several
sources come indications that at last the
gallows is likely to gather in its legiti-
mate fruit; that the long-delayed justice
fasten its deadly grip on the throats OF
aud passages of the Tombs First, we
have the charge of Judge Brady to the
grand jury of the Oyer and Terminer, in
which the evil effects of delay in the
prosecution of criminal Justice is set
forth, and the jury is told that elf ne
oessary, all the power of the State Should
be brought to stay tho hand Of crime. 1"
The Judge comments on the free and
reckless use of tue knife and the re-
volver, and declares his readiness to sit
continuously until July, if necessary, to
clear tho city prison of the criminals
whose long exemption from paying the
penalty of their offences is On encourage
mont to the ruffians whose rule has con-
tinued tod long in this city. Next We
fiud the cheering news that the stone is
at Inst to be rolled back from the Tombs,
and that Murderers' Row is to give up
it's vile tenants to justice. John Scan
nell, who, after hanging on the track of
Thomas Donohue for months with MUIR
der in his heart, at last shot down his
helpless victim in saloon, and poured
bullet after bullet into his PROSTATE form,
| is to be put on his trial on Monday next.
The following Monday the dastardly
| William o. King, who took the life of
O'Neill because the latter testified to
Kings abuse of his wife, is TO be placed
at the bar. The Stokes case is still
under argument, and the probability ap.
pears to be that tho polished assassin who
waylnid his victim in q narrow passage
way, from which there was no escape,
and in which he could be shot down as
easily as rat in trap, will be left to
meet the fate his cowardly murder merits
| Thus the chain is tightening around the
| crowd Of blood stained wretches now
hanging on the public hands, aud soon,
let us hope. to hang upon the gallows.
| In addition to this gratifying inteili-
gonce, we learn from Albany that Cover
nor Dix has refused to commute the
punishment of the murderer Gsffney,
who now awaits execution in Buffalo, and
that he accompanies his refusal by de.
cisive declaration of his Intentions in
like applications. "If the expression ol
my purpose in similar cases.". ".snys the
Governor, "will have the effect of de.
terring evil-minded persons from com
mitting this highest of crimes. I am
willing to have it understood that cir
cumstances Of very extraordinary ma
ture will be needed to induce me to in
terpose for the purpose of annulling the
deliberate and well.considered det0rmi.
nations of juries and courts.' These
words are we'll spoken, and will strike
terror to tho hearts of those criminals
who have entertained hope for Exeou.
tive clemency. The convicted murderets
may as we'll shut ont hope from their
hearts and prepare to meet their Creator.
The assassins who await trial may as well
make up their. minds to receive stern
Justice at the hands of judge and jury.
The yarn is spun that will hang then, oil,
and their #ellmerited fate will be warn
ing to ruf1ians for long time to como.
NeW York Herald