The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1866-09-25 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ICOILOISM. —A person named Cook, of Baton Rapids, somewhere in Michigan, appears to have • worse opinion still of the negro than Sir Samuel Baker has. John Taylor, an octoroon, attempted to murder • whole family of white persons, and was in consequence lodged in gaol at Mum, Michigan. Shortly after, forty armed men marched into Mason and informed the sheriff that they desired to obtain pouesvion of the negro. The sheriff declined to comply vrith their demand, whereupon the gang broke in the door of the gaol and brought out the negro. Souse of them wished to shoot him on the spot, but, " out of respect to the citizens of Meson and the sheriff." the captain of the pug said they would extmete him elsewhere. Arrived at "a thorn apple tree," half • mile from Meson. some one felled for • minister to pray for the negro, but no minister appeared. Then there was a call (creme professing Christian to offer op • prayer' and still no response came front the crowd. At length Cook came forward and said he would "prey for the nigger." His prayer consisted of a petition that "if the nigger went to heaven he might be put among the nigger' there," but Cook espreseed • hope that the negro "would go to hell, where all nigger' ought to go." This oombination of blaspheme and cruelty gives one some idea of what misonegroism may he capable of. It is worthy of notiee, however, that Cook assumed without hesitation that the negro eras possessed of • soul to be saved or lost. Tee Eiearrion or Hanseolew.—A letter from St. Petersburg, dated the Ifith, in the Nowt, gives detail. of the esuution of Harakneow —"I: have this instant returned from the °escallop of the would-be regicide. A pollee in the papers yesterday informed the public that the execution would take place this morning at seven, in the great square of Smolensk, at the end of Yawl' Ostrof. I was there at half-put ex. There was already a crowd of perhaps more thanlso,ooo. Many Wri we standing in the neighbouring streets. In the Drillsre of the spurs • gallows was erected, and not far from it • pillory with • platform about the height of • man. At a few minutes before seven the cart arrived, escorted by • piequet of calvary, with the condemned seated on • raised bench, Ike that everyone could see him. He was dressed in black, and had his bock to the horses. On his breast was a !able with the words ' Harakozow, regicide.' His arms were tied behind his beck, and he was livid. Getting out of the cart he stumbled, but the executioner's usistante sustained him. After • few steps he seemed to recover himself, and walked firmly to the pillory. The crowd was attentive and silent. I heard some peasants and workmen say, 'The wretch has deserved it. May God pardon him but he ought to die.' A condemned Inhedfiersanate,thinei.sulltv:Liformin, approached distinct ..thde audible voice. Karakosow listened attentively ; his heed was at first bent down to the left in • listening attitude, and then fell over to the right as if he eould hardly sustain it. When the reading of the sentence was concluded, • priest sdiraneed to the criminal with • cruciax in his hands. Karakosow kissed the cross very devoutly, fell down on his knew, and received the benediction et the priest. lie then bowed to the people in every direction. Several voices were hued to say, 'Ma, God pardon him.' The two executioners thee bandaged his eyes and covered hint with • shroud, which they had some little difficulty in putting on. He was then conducted from the pillory to the gallows. The lord was placed round his neck, and at • signal frotu the head of the pother he was launched into eternity. His death was Matantenevu. At half-put seven the body was taken down and pivoted in a black coffin. The crowd dispersed calm, silent. end reflecting.