Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-16


the fall. DR.. E. N. Rice rendered medical aid.
after which he was turned over to his parents at
Hillsdale.
Hangmans Day.
FIVE EXECUTIONS YEsTERDAY-rHRrE LEGAL
AND TWO BY JUDGE LYNCH.
Isaac Green and John Hardin. both negroes.
were hanged at Marianna Texas. yesterday, in
the presence of about 5000 persons, four-fifths
OF whom were colOred. Green was convicted of
kllilng John richards in Council Bend last April.
Hardin killed VIM. Brown in Phillips county two
years ago, but secured change Of venue to
Lee county. Both were convicted at the spring
term of the Lee county circuit court. Full con-
LESSONS were made by the condemned on the
scaffold. They said they had made their peace
with God. Hardin, just before the trap fell,
called in front of the stand negro
named Bassett, a half brother of the man
he murdered and implored his forgive
ness saying that another negro named Nc
Graves was responsible for the killing. Two
cOlOred preachers attended the prisoners on the
scaffOld. and nearly two hours were taken up
with singing and praying. Several colored
women made themselves conspicuous by shout
ing, while several others tainted owing to the
extreme heat. The trap-doors, which were both
worked with one lever, fell at the same instant.
Green died in II minutes, but Hardin's pulse
beat tor Is minutes after the drop fell. This was
the first judicial hanging that ever took place in
Lee county.
A dispatch from New Madrid, Mo-, 10 miles
below Cairo on the Mississippi says Meyold and
Brown, the SikestOwn desperadoes, were hanged
there yesterday.
Willis Reeves was hanged at Van Buren,, the
county seat of Crawford county. Ark. yesterday,
for the murder of VIM. Drake last December.
BALTIMoRE's TWELFTH VICTIM OF Toy Pts
TOLS.-AnOther case of the terrible effect of
wounds from toy pistols is reported. Moses CO.
hen, aged 16 years. living at his fathers house.
1S5 North Gay street. died from lockjaw yester-
day morning about II o'clock. He had been
wounded in the hand by the discharge of toy
the dread symptoms of tetanus set in, and in
spite of the fact that Drs. Alan Smith, Street
and Setter attended him constantly death en-
sued, as stated.-Bdhtmore american to-day.
INSPECTING THE CANAL.-The Baltimore
american of this morning says: Senator Cor
man, President OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Comptroller Keating DIR. De Witt Snow
den, r. w. W. Bowie, j. F. Jarboe. of Prince
Georges. Superintendent Gambrl and others.
who made trip of inspection over. the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal. returned yesterday-Mr.
Heating coming to Baltimore and Mr.. German
proceeding to his country seat in Howard
county. The party started from Cumberland
Tuesday morning in the canal steamer travel
ling daily until 9oclock in the evening. and re-
Stunning progress early next morning The trip
was made principally to secure measurements
for the new canal locks ordered at the stock
nOluers HeetlnSlas month"; 1t is proposed to
begin work on them at once. When finished, it
is expected that steam navigation will be intro
duced generally on the canal increasing the
revenues of the company considerably. Comp
troller Heating, who made his first trip on the
canal on this occasion, speaks in glowing terms
of the magnitude of the work and the beauties
of the surrounding country. He wants to see
the canal extended to Baltimore. In answer to a
question why Governor Hamilton was not on the
trip. Mr.. Heating replied that he would have
been delighted to see the Governor on 1.-The rag
ing canawl, but he added ':Governor Hamilton
and do not generally travel in the same boat"
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