Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-05-17 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EXEOUTION OE A MURDERER.  Ed ward Smart, who was convicted at the Won. rester Assiz, of the murder of Lucy Derrick, at Thornbury, wilS executed at Gloucester on Monday morning. The Mum had led a dissolute life, and. according to his own statement, having grown completely tired of his existence, resolved to murder some one in order that he himself might be dismissed from the world by the hand of the executioner. On the day of the murder be armed himself with a long knife fer the specfiic purpose of carrying cut his determination. He first called, as he alleged, at the cottage of a poor woman near Bristol, and decided to kill her while she was giving him the cup of water he had begged of her, but • group ef children suddenly gathered round the door and his purpose for the moment was thwarted. A second design in respect of two little children was similarly frustrated. Soon afterwards, however, he met the unfortunate deceased, a domestic servant, on the highway, and he thereupon net upon her, and deliberately cut her throat from ear to ear. About an hour later Smart was seen by a passing traveller sitting near the body of his victim, and he at once acknowledged the crime, and stated his reason for its commission. During the trial the culprit displayed the utmcst unconcern, and after his condemnation he maintained the I same stolid and indifferent demeanour; indeed he I preserved it to the last. He slept well the previous night, and walked quietly to the scaffold next morning. Be remained silent while upon the scaffold, and exhibited no signs of fear. Upon the bolt being drawn by Harwood the condemned man struggled convulsively for a minute or two, and then ezpired.  BOARDEll—"liss the red-haired girl gone awit3?' indlady—"Yes, sir." Boarder —"1 thought a 1 found a black hair in the butter to-day." A max of Spring-1 woman with her dress pinned up, a brush in her hand, and mischief in her rye, and aplatchea of whitewash on her face. Au American paper says the times are so lad and payments so rare, that the girls couiplaiu that the young men cannot even pay their addresses.  HOST --Just another wee drap 'fore you go—" Guest—" Na, na, all tak' nae mair! I'm in, new iodgin, and I'm no very wed l acquainted wi' the stairs ?"  A New York paper gravely observes that the suicide of a farmer, which it notices, "is suigularly wiange, inasmuch as he has not been in the liatut of doing such things."  Ile that bath love can no more be motionless has the aspen in the gale, the sere leaf in the inuricane, or the spray in the tempest. As well way hearts cease to beat as love to labour.  1310 Hoos.—A Missouri newspaper says that tn togs of that State are BO fat that is order to lind .ut where their heads are it is necessary to make  ,6eal squeak, and then judge by the sound.  A Vermont son said at hiixmother's funeral that le and he father were very much obliged to the people who came, "and we hope that the time is sot far distant when we shall do the same for you.'t "Punch" once told a droll story of a man, who i ogsuddenly raised to riches, exclaimed, in the fut. nes, of his satisfaction. .0 that I could stand in the road and see myself ride by in my catriage.'i Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well when they cannot be discerned from the top ,1 a mountain. So are many things learned in adversity which the prosperous man dreams not of. calm(