The New York Herald Newspaper, June 30, 1858, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1858. Four Exreutions, HANGING OF J4MKS M'G&E IN BOSTON. James Moe, alias McKee, #99 muraered Deputy Warden Galen ©.’ asker, a, the State prise Of Decemover, 1550 was execued at Vem’ on the Yun inst =We selec: the following accouat from the Besten Journal For some days endeavoring to impress upra tue coademi the Loon maa the cw g the prisover bad hopes of aepricve. Oa st Mr Waredeid, his senor oruasel, visit pe 4a! purpose of preparing big for hts fat Weenesday him for tbe Dot was received arith Uitle attention the effort was renewed, but at this interview MoGes sbowed a real or affected wanderiog of mind, chargicg his Oa Tharstay agaia couesel #12 not Having done as he agrooa to ta ths for batidiag waich wetter of geome estimates and piai MoGev appeared qy believe be way cugaged ia ere: ing. The cnapiain of the jail, @xcolieat Farner , bes again and agaia aod tearfally import to abardor tha state of listiesspess BDa iediffer- ence, aod wake fo a seuse of cvsditioa, Bu’ all to no effect. He ras remaned the same taronguout, aome times rational acd sensibie, sometimes ea affected or real wendering, bul ulwaye su lea avd reserved. The con Cemaed partook ot bis evenivg meal yesterday with his usual apparent appotise and relish, and ne slept until about | four s/olock when he awoke and dressed. Of his break. fast he ate but kittie Attnis time be expressed @ wil- ineners for Serioturai copso\auoa, Bad on the arrival of Rey Mr Stickoy, of the Church of the Advea\, wh» had conseoted (o act as bis cvaplaic aud gpir:tual alviser, be Was asked in relation to 78 religious state, Bod mos} ear- mostly aac prayerfuily basought toa turutog towards re- penetees ‘By ths time, however, MoGee had cbaaged smiod, and raved about bis imprisoamect, whica he complained ef as uojust. He “a lawtul sea cap. tain’ he eaid, “end no pirate; he ba released. Ficding taat aol rational conversation was refused, the Tile of communion was solemnized, but anoiber earnest prayer was offered in its stead. The prisoner Beomed to pay no heed. At nine o'clock MoGsa was taxon from nis ceil to the par.or of the jatl, wnere be ‘was seated ia the presence of « number of gentie nea, aod where tbe soiema Episcopal services for ous under sentence of death was read by tar Rey OCheplsia. Al this time MoGee appeared the least effected of any io the room, and when again [mportuned by Mr Stickaey to make preparations for the aolema scene pefore bim and aszed if be bad attended to the prayers cffsred ic be , be replied, serniy, “1 Gave not, sir’ All tae emo tion that be exhinited daring tne services in ths parior vas own by slight but cootiaaal motions of his hands or p — ‘his position or rucaiug his hands througn ig countenance, thouga deadiy paie, was firm and compressed At twenty m notes to 10 o'clock his arms were confined, and between two officers he was led out to the rotanda, soaffold was waiting for its victim Praceaed KY man, reading the service appoiated tor su2n the coacemved mounted the staps with a steady ad remained steudiag by himself uoiil the readiag ‘was over, Apoiher personal aopeal was here made 19 tim by the chaptain, but no satwfactory resp0ase was mado He was then seated cn achair placed over the drop, his fers conBned, the rope adjusted, ant everything made ready for the fipal mot. Steril Clark theu addressed him as follow: — James Gee, the extreme sentence of the law is now about to be execused on you; if you have aaything to aay as your last words, you how have the opgertaaity.”” No reply was mace tbe warrant for tbe execution was then read, the cap drawa over the heat, the drop feli, and at 10’ o'clock precisely the sharp snap of tne Tope, as ts reached its brist extent, annousced that the body bad “parted with its soul,” aad tnat James McGee was nc losger pumb.red among living men. McGee, 60 far as ia known, was Born in Canada, and came to this city in 1848, where he married. Ge lived very pieassatly with his wife until he hed cause, as ne say, to believe that she was {aise to ber marriage vows, when ba attempted to obvain & revengetal puvisheaent vy Cutting her (arog: with a razor To thie attempt to mar- der hie wife be was uusu -cvasful, was ted and iaaict ed for ap aggravated aazaait, This occurre? in Novem- ber, 1851. In the foliowiag December, cGee was brought before Juége Wells, in the Muncips! Court, whea hs picad guilty and was sentenced to twelve years im prisonment in the Stele prieva. Daringthe firet few years of bis imprisonment bis copduct appeared rather eccea. tric, and in the summer of 1855 he wi Lapatic Asyluta non mouths. While wt th Mctiee was more of a kaave than a juugtic,ani he kept back to the Sti Finding that bis 2 ee, on bis retarn to prison, becams very slovenly, aad daily infringed the rules of the institution. To correct him of bis frequent bresches of discipline, he was pagished by tary confeement ad other incihods used to subdae refractory couvi sts, until be became, as the offlcars of z believed, perfectly unter the contro! of the pre ‘bed rules and regulations of tne institution. McJee thos remaipes, subject to @ strict eurveiliance, wotlt the ‘15th of December, 1856, whea he commitied the burrible crime that forfeited his uife to the laws of humaaity and UBIO At the couclusion of the services in the cheps!, and when all but ome division of the prisoners bad left the chapel, McGee came in torough the svath door, and, ay- rosching very rapidly, iai¢ the following uote on his ek ough maw of God, take heed to yourself, for thy life ina yard you know {i nol ome man’s bas bern take lind the eyes of some, Bue there Will De othare to the Warar old mot relere never that woud not, d his clan to cut 2 way wile God sad be will Of 8@ Woo Rodirsow his was taken tu eave men if (ne will oot bere EXECUTION OF JAMES POWERS IN WASHINGTON. [From the Weshiegton Star, June 20 } the respite was read to Jaues Powers on Inst upto the present time he has contnatd to yay the strict adeution to devotional exercires, aod kee Dimseit ip reatioess to meet the seatence parsed apra bim for the m ofk A. Lutz His epiritaal adviser, Rev. TS O'Toole, has deen with him frequeatiy during the week and ia company with numbers of the sisters of a eters of Mercy, Das held religious services He bas also been the recipient of unremittiog ot from bis mother aad other femaie relatives, {1 bes rece:y ed the visits aad conse atious of na nerous eodr a bealth has continued good during the week, ant be appears to be traoquil and easy as to the end which is s> quickly expected. We are toid that he entertains no bope of a commutation ora further respite, and ex presses bimaot! ready for the expiation of his guilt, ac Cor ting to the provisions of the law. Ip the moastime, strong e‘forts have been made in behalf by bis frients and others whom they have induced to active sympatay, and the President has been besieged a'most cogstanily with petitions for mercy. Last evening the friends of the prisoner were sanguine that a commutation would be | grantes: bot, at half past mine o'clock to-day, there has | rothwe occurred to jastify any such hope. From ton to half past eleven o'clock hopes were en tortaincd that tbe President ould relent aod exiead © commutation to the prisoner; bat atthe latver hoar this expectalon was med pot only by the (risada of the prisover, but by alt these it. The mother aad otacr emait relatives who bad been with him all the mornieg, bade bim a final adieu at the latter hoor, and his brotuer also foliowed their example a few minutes afterward, leaving bie alone with his spiritual advirer. Attweiveo'clock the marine guard, who had been on duty #000 yesterday morning, were arawn up in iu the yard pear the scaifold and at just t after twelve the prisoner was bronght out aod taken on to dhe poaffold. He walned along with & composure o’ maacer ae — of ste; ich woald her one trom Fecornizng in him tee erimi soon to weet bis deatn. He arcended the steps of we ecaffoid withcut assistance, and preserved bis calmness wot! the drop fell He was accompanied on the scaffold by Father 0’ foie, Maradai Selden, Deputy Marsual Puiliios, ex Mayor Wai ter (eoct, end by Messrs. King, Reilly, Rybinsoa ant on After reaching the plattorm, a sbort prayer was recited by the priest, aud the prisoner coaated « prayer oo bu rosary. Marshal Seiden then addressed him as tollowe — James Powers, it is my dutv,as Marshal of the district, to exocaie tue semtence which coasigns you to the «all rd. I, i= patpfc! to benold you in the morciog of life svandiag where nothing but the ignomiay of the gallo wn Cas a0ae for the murder yon committed on a fellow maa Tos pre the Biple, the mandates of the lew, aud the safety Joly require that “whosoever shsddeth man’s biovd by maa shell nis biood be shea.” Reckless passions aut airocious misdeeds pervade the iand, and defy the sanc tity of inatice ‘Unless the career of crime be checked oar ovaatry will exbipit e eangatmary aspect and become the adoie 0 out laws and sessasits, Should your mourefal fate efor « change ia the morals which misied you, you wili have lived and died in vain. Inthe preseoce of tho od with a knowledge of the awfol agony through ‘oa are about to pass, you staad erect sed un m Tnis happy composure aod resognition you de rive frow the charities of the Goapel and the teach'ngs of the sacred book. Your pious friends, ike minieteriog ea gels, have cofteued your distress aud Dieseoa you with the Cousolation of religion. Even now they are ssading wher of light aed life to view your ble manner, and to be mild and mor towards you ip bis fature dispensation of rewards punishments. The highes our Ined bes sighed at the sorrows you have caused, if soal for a vetier world stayed your ¢ For myself, | feel the anguish which (rough your wrung bosom. This closing scone to my heart than language can express. Bat no tro can befall us without @ mors! use. The wisdom of God is greater than ours He with mercy, aod offers salvation And now, James lowers, your nearly out You are going hevce, anil we rball behold you mo more. But may the peace and hopes you lost on Garth be found again in the realms of heaven. ‘When the Marebal conclu ted, anotber prayer was recited by the priest, acoom panied by the prisoner, and 09 Its con- clusion be took bis position on the drop, when bis arms ad Joge wore pinioned, and his bead covered with awaits oan ‘A fins! invocation to the Great Father of all was then pro pounced by the priest, after which the prisoner was al Jowed a fow moments time for commustyn with his fe ker, when the block was removed by Mr Poiilipe, aad tn. was immediately afterwards spruog by the Mursial prisoner was dressed in biack lustre Panty aa’ cs) ves and wore a white vest. His bair is sandy colores, aad nis face very pale, thoagh serenely composed, a4 (hongh he | ‘was fully resigned. Immediately a’ter the execution the Marsha! burried from the soene, apparently overs » emotions. The ¢ soled, and ee veral of them eould not refrain from she! a hy ing tears The most heartrending scene, however, was | that of the parting of the criminal with hes aifli sted motber | and sitter. The ories of the \atter awakened sympatay in the hardest hearted of those prasent After the drop fell, the prisoner struggled very Iittle Qnd died in & fow moments, without pain p He was sliowed to bang che usa! time, and his body wae | she ‘and celivered to his frienda by | It will be taken to Baltimore for the officers of the jai! Toterment RERCUTION OF RADFORD J. AUGUSTA, 6 [From the Augosta Coronic'e, June 21.) To-day, atabout one o'clock, P.M, Radford J. Crocicett cnoceetT, AT the unfortunate young man whose lifeand character hat the subject of so much com ment, ia this community } 4 the past two months, suffered the extreme poniity of - high respectability ned piety of young Crockett « , Die e8eo. ‘sion and connection With ® Lovwrious ULC lll. eee ridge strees jail st the officers of the jail hava beea fate, Dut 1 as Detieved unst up to «late Boar pectators eenerally wore very man clan (7 thicvee apd arwassins; and, above all, Lis free and opreser ved Coufess'os of @it tots, as wel! as the murder | © Lacarum, uuiie to create & deep BeUsstion fo the com. mOLi'y. Sod 10 lovest Dis cave With a degree of interest ToGre ieenoe than perhaps was ever Dofore mactfested ta Georg on aoy simtiar oonaston ‘The place of ex-cutioe was about halfa mile from the pricon, ear the McDonough road, jast ontaice tae city limite. Che carriage aud military escort was followed to the galiowa by a iarge cumber of men, women and ebiléren. of all ay tizeseod color—a few in buggies vatly Ov foot, | | | The criminal appsared to be cool axd collecied— | pot the slightest agitation somed to disturb bis | Bervés, He cccupied a eeat oa the plastorm, | While Rey © W. Key addressed a few remarks to the vast assemble: Mr. Key said that be | Qrtertaned strong confidence, from the pri | BOccr's OF professions apd frou the bost evideooes wnat | be bad beev ebie to ga:ber as one of bis Spirhual advisers, that he bai mse bis 7 with bis Fod,ead was progar- ed to meet his fate. then begged rhest suppliva- tone of the assemoly in hia bebaf, that God woald gra cionsiy receive him, with a fow oiber remarks of lise cberecter, when earnest prayer was make fur bim. After which the Sheriff caused the prisoner to rise on hia feat, 00 bo btep on the fatei plank aadter the ga'lows, whea the ehroud, cap snd rope were adjusted. All thiogs beg ready, ® trigger was touched, tne plaak oa which he stood suddenly drepped, and Radford J. Crocket: was launched into eternity Habibitirg bot the slightest agitation, his countenwees Bpprared tw be uouruslly serene and pleasaat. The boly ‘was cllowed to remain suspended for tho space of thi minutes, when it was taken down, placed in a cc filo, and delivered to bis rotatives, who will coavey it tothe resicence of Sia parents, ia Haralson county. We undrrstead that bis affectionate aud devoled wite asserted her right of having it under her special and would accompany It ia pereon to the home of the family ia Ha raissn, Sbe has remained in tho cell with him nearly ail the tune since biz iacarceration, sustainiag and comforting war the ris ya rr —, - there oould we been than from eight to ten thousand human beings presect at the gallows Many ica put somes epee —_ higher, bat we havo ard pone estimat 6 OF) than those we have mentioned. cons ar BXKCUTION OF WIDOW BELISLE AND J#AN BAPTISTE DASFOKGES FOR THE MURVER OF CATHSRINE PAB- vost. {From the Montreal Pilot, Jane 25.] In order that the readers of the Pilot may understend this case thorougbly, we give the toliowing facts, as elicit- e the triat, which took place at the last term of the Court of Qucen’s Bench. In the smail and besuufal vil- lage of St. Jerome, situated about tairty miles from Mont- reai, there lived in January jast a man named Antoine Destorges, and his wife, the deceased Uatherine Prevos.. They were people in humbie life, but ia their owa way wali to do in the world, They were childless, and lived salons. She is deseri ved by those who kaew her weil as vmen of unbdiemishea character, and vigorousiy de- voted to her household duties. In general, her hasbaad, who seems to have proved nimseif rather a weak tran a crue! man, treated aer with kindness. He spoke of her at times even with tenderness, while at otbera his laa- guage enowed piainiy that he was tired of her, aod be- trayed a desire to getriceofher. [o the same village, and at the distance of afew acres from the house of Ac- toive Desforges, resided his brother, Joan Baptiste Dostor. ges, with hisfamiy, About six miles from St. Jerome ived Marie A. Botisie, the widow of a farm Dame, who Gied about eighteen months ago, vag hie wite with considerable property, and a large family. it notorious tbat daring three or four years previo ano since her husband's death, a great intimacy nad ex- isted between Madame Belisle and Antoive Oesfurges; and | im the actumn of 1666 this womaa’s huaband died sudden ly, and in afew weeks after oue of her chiidrea, both uncer Circumstances which led to the be ief that they hag vern poisoned by Mejame Beiisle. These suspicivas, however, died away; and were only aroused again by the death of Catherine Provost, the wife of Autoice Destorges. in Januury inst. im consequence of this eveat, and ot the Crown’s having obtained evidence of some circumstances ceding and attending the death of the farmer Briisie, is widow was indicied at the iast tert for the murder of ber hrsoand, avd Antoive Desforges aiso, a3 an accessory before the fect. A true Dill was found agaiast both by the Grand Jury, aud Antoine Desforges, having been ar- quicted on the chi of having beoa accessory to the murcer of bis wile, awaits his trialon the former acoasa- On the 18th January, Antoine Doforges loft his house alone early in the morning with hie boree aad sleigh, ia- ding to visi a nstaral gon of Matame Beiisie’s, resid- og sbout thirty miles from st Jerome, by the name of jaidore Legault. Tho pretext given for the journey was uit to the marriage of his sister, Olive B: lisie, wh'ch was to take place « week subsoquvatly. fetiing out, Deeforgea stopped at au inn aboat seven miles from tne village, and after telling the mn keeper's wife where be was going, teqatres if they con!d accommdate hiva for the uight ou bis return, as be would prodadly sleep there, He was told that lodgiogs would be provid ed for bim. He left atmost :mmediateiy, went to Isidore Legault’s house, but cid pot fina Legault at home, he baving been onavicit to his mocher, Madam? Beiisie, the day previons, On his way home, Desiorges met Legault, who icvited bim to return with him. Dosforges declined, assigaiog A8 areasoa that his wife was aivce and was unwel), and thathe did not lige remaining ab sent from home st night They parted, anc Vestorges reached the tpn about 6X o’ciock in the evening. It was proved at the trial by (tae ion keeper, thet neither Destorges por his boree seemed the least fatigued; the woether and the roads beautiful, and Deatorges was about three-quarters of an hour's Orive from his owe boure, where, as be onic, his wife was alone aad ill, He parsed the night at the ton, spoke of his wife as olf ana i Lil Dealt, aud added that 1 she died be woud marry @ young woman. So agitated was he that durimg the vizht be slept but little, and made considerable nore raawing about the room. after breakiast the follow og day ho left, and reached home about e.gbt o'clock. He found hin house filed with strangers and his wife dead. Aas fret exclamation when retursiog from the room where the Iilelees body of the deceased lay was, ‘It { had been here my wife would pot have died.” Madame Belisle tase re | marked, You know you arked me to come ano pass tne right with your wife.”” At drat he deaied, bu: after warda ‘acenitted that be had Gone #o. There i# a variety of other circumetarces ip Antoine Desforges’ conouct esicuiated to create # strong impression taat he was aware of what war goine ‘op at his houze on the satal night, The above are Principal facts. fhe jury, however, did not find in them svilictent evidence of bis participatioa in the murder to convict bim of being an accessory betore the fact. We mutt now revert to Madame Belisle and Joan Baptiste Destorges. ‘At abcut 12 o’clook on the day preceding the night of the ‘der, Jean Baptiste Desforges arrived at Matame Belisie’s ou foot, aud passed the aiteraooa wid her at her house. It does’ not appear that he had any ostensible business there. They left Belisle’s together, towards evening, in Madame Holisle’s sleigh, aad drove towards the vilinge. Chey were alons, ant arrived about dark at Antoine Desforges’ house in the village. yan Raptisce Desforges undarnersed the horse, pat bim in his broto r’s stadie, and afterwards remained some time io the house witb his sister in law, Catherine Provost, Belisic. It was proved that no relationship tweee the Desforges aud Medame Belisle, and that never slept there in the husbacd o'clock veae Baotirte Desforger weat to played cards with the family till halt A tew minutes after Jean Baptiste Destorges camo into the neighbor's, the woman of the house, Mt dame Urbein, wishing t> koow the hour, weat to Antoive = Lestorgea’ which wi out thirty feet from ber husband's, and ther o her surprise, a8 she said, found Macame Bolivie seated by the stove, in conversation wih the deceased, Catherine Prevost, who seemes to be cheerfal and ia ber usd! by It then half past eight o'clock. After rema’ jen Madame Urbain re turned to her own house, still playing cards with her busbaod and memoers of the family About aa sour atterwar B. Desforger rose to rave, aad thea Metame Urbain. bad not mentioned that be bad beea at his brother marked that his winter in-law bad visiters, whereupon Desforges said No’ Matame Urbain theo said, “Yee, she bar; | saw Madame Belisle there & short time ago" ‘A conversation then ensuet, involving evarioog and mais statements on the partof J. B. Desforger, and in tue course of which he expressed bis beliet (oe! hes sisior ia | lew wap very tli, aed tat she woult pot live many days. | When was leaving, Madame U acted him if ne | wns going to sleep at bis sister-intaw's that night, Ho soaveret, “No: a8 Medsme Belisle ie tare 1 would uot | pas the night at my browner’s for twenty-fire thousaad francs, for if Catherioe were to die saddesly, pooplo would be sure to eospect thet @ murder had beea com mitted; but | intend to slop a} the house for my orero mt From there he went to bis brother's, aa1 at 9:40 9 oleok ft was proved beyond a doubt, that the deceased, Matame Belisle and Jean Bte. Desforges, were alone in tre | house. Instead o° going home, and without any assigns bie resson, Dextorges passed the night a) bis broter's The room in which he is paid to Dare slep: #1 joined the | deceased's bedroom ant communicated with it by 4 door. Madame Relisle, it wae supposed, had slept with the de. ceased, AB abOTO etated, those thros poreons ware alone | fm the house that night Ata few mieutes past midnight, Raptiote [raf rea out of (he house, Knocked loudly at the neighbor Uroain’s door, crying out that “Catherine — ‘the decessed) he believed was dyiog.” Masame rbain, one of whore children was i'l, bad uot ye! | to bed; she opsned the door and went fm: Dest to bis brother's house. There dame Belisle standing by deceased's bedside, looking a} the corpse, with a candle in her band. me Urbain nud all the witmessee testify to the same fact, tual the de | Ceased was lying on ber back, high up on her pillow, with =the bend on bresss and the right arm extended by her side, Ons pil! Bear the middie of bed, and it was evidi | all Ube witnesses that the deconsed alone had slop: | im the bed that night; aithough it appeared | as If it bad been otherwise distur’ also say | that the eyes of the deceased were closed and the moa | partly so. The face and hands of Catherine Prevost wore old, there were uo external marks of violence, and the | witnesees who saw bor imaodiately ater tho alarm was given, testified that the deceased's countenance wore aa Appearance of swoet aod settied repose, ami that aoe Isy there dew, she way more beantifal than whea alive On twebing the body, Matame Urbain ex sleimod, Oa, God, she is dead!” “Do you think so?” camly remared Madame Belisle. At the request of the lattor a smell mirror was applied, but there was bo siga of ife Anovmer witness who entero about ten minates after this coaver pation between Madame Urbala ghd Ma‘ame Bo'islo, found the latter ia the room with the boly 4 in the act of wettiag the lips witha feather; and he remarke!, What are you doing’ don’t you see she is dewi?” “0d | you thiek sor ‘reptiel the woman Ail the witnesses oo9- curred in their opinion that the position. of the deceased + | wae artificial, end that she had dead some time be fore the alarm was given, Ai first it was suspected that bee polsoned, but no trace of poison could be idence went to show that the decoare! had ied from suffocation, Cn thone facta, then, th nt in Actoine Desforges “not guilty,” the isle and Jean Baptiate D as guilty of marder, and for this murder it was that this moraing they for- feited their lives on the gallows. THF BXRCUTION. | At an carly hour this morning all the thoroughfares leading to the jail of this district prosentet an animated | and busting appearance; hundreds of persona wendet their way to the piace of ereca'ion, detorm eed, no doabt, to take Game by the Pre aod © a got position. By belf past eight~o’clock (bousand persons: bad copgregated in front of the jail, aad by ten o'clock the ber bad inorcased, it is estimated, to Afteea thou- ‘and though the thermometer imtickted ninety de- to the ebace, no disturbaace ot any kina occurred id Every avaliable position, tops of Ac, in the vicinity from waich a view could be were cocupied, At cine o'clock our reporter, in company with the other members of the press, and the Rev, Mr Villeneuve, vit- Med the female ericival in her cell She was, toali out- ite calm, aod in aeswer to leqatries Tem resigoes.”’ From tnis the at least ve same Be lor kod quite pale but Phat he lox ready ; (bat be was too great a sioner lo be permitted to itive m this worl?; and tha; he wished to be with his Sa viour "’ When we vext saw the condemned it was ia the office of the pbysician of the jail. Here coleaan prayer was of- fered up by several of ths Catholic clergy, duricg which we fema'e was quite calm, and the male prisoner, with g.uch csrucstoess aad devwtion, repeatetly kissed tae image o’ the Saviouren the cross At the conclusion of the prayer ihey were prepared fer the gallows. Choir orms were pisioned, aud the noose was piace! erouad their necks. Widow Belisie was clothed in alow black dress, while Jean Baptiste Desforges wore blue trowsers, white sbirt and a variegated eash around his waist, Gus neck war quite bare. at precisely 10% o'closk the solemn procession leit none for the mag Desforges wa'ked ta front, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Vilioneuve, wdiie in the rear wore a number of pricets, Afwer then followed widow Belizic, who was supported by the hangman. She was accompanied Dy severe! nupe. From the tune of laav- ing the jail tid the scaffold was reached, prayers for the souls of tbe condemned were offered up. Arrived at thafoot of the scaffoid, both prisoners ascended to tha tap (forty- seven steps) without once feltoriog. Father Villeneuve and two other priests agcended with them. The cords were then acjusted, and the prisoners placed upon the fatalérop 4 few minutes were thea spent ia siieot orayer. Mr Villeneuve to Jean Baptiste Destor a, loud, clear voice, said ‘Are you guilty af the murder for wirich you are about ath” Desforges re- plied, oud and clearly, with servoptible tremor, +T am guilty’ Mr, Vilienouve again ssid, * Is the eentence of ceath you a out te euffer a jast one” to which he replied, “It is juat.”” These seme two questions were then put to widow Beiisle, who also answered them clearly aad firmly. io words precisely simiiar to those mado use of by Deaforzes, Mr. Villeneuve then spose ‘or abouta miauteaud a bal! tothe immense crowd He aa\i that the prisoners hac confersed their guilt, and ware prepared to expiata ‘heir cflence by death He hoped that the awial doom of the prisoners wouid be a lesson to all who witnessed it. Both prisoners then kissed the crucifix, ao4 at a signal the hangman slipped the bolt, the drop flew open, and they fell a distance of five fect; this wes precisely at half past ten o’ciock. The death of Destorges was instan- taneous: not a single strugele was porcoptible. Notso however, with widow Belisie. By some means the noose id not work correctly, and caught ber uader the chin, anc for at least five minutes there wa distinct evidence of partial respiration going oD, and upwards of seven minutes elapeed before she was pronounced dead. Sull there was po violent straggting. Just as the drop was about to fall, nearly the entire crowd kneit and uncovered their beads The immense crowd having had their curiosity gratl- fied, gradually dispersed Among the throng we re- eretted to pee BO many females; at least (or nearly 20) one half consisted of them. Hundreds from the couatry wore iso present, tnctuding, we beliove, many of the neighbors of the onncemned et St. Jerome. The hangman #as completely covered with e binck =. After the bodies had hung aa hour they were cut down. We are ioformed that, last night, Jean Baptiste Desfor- ges bad en ioterview with bis brother Antoine, who atill remaios in jail on a charge of being an to the muréer of the nusband of widow Belisle some twenty months ago. What transpired at the interview we were unable to learn. ‘Tho gallows waasitnated atthe south side of the jail, and to the east of the gate. Regarding the confession which it is eaid the prisoners made, we have only been able to learn that they admittet their guilt, and stated that widow Belisle held the legs of — victim while Jean Baptiste Desforzes strangled During the execution the bells of the Roman Catholic | churebes tolled. The bodies have been claimed by the clergy, and will to-morrow be buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. ‘Thus have two great criminals euffered the last penalty | murders on of the law for one of record. Lynch Law tn Maryland—A Man and Woman Tai nd rred and Feathered. [From the Omarieston (Md.) News, Jane 26.) It is well known that this county for somo years has suflered severely from the loss of slaves, and that this nomber bas been 60 great, that in some sections there is now an insufliciency of this kind of labor for agricultural purposes Few are willingto tovest their in sup- pyipg this a ', On account of its admitted inse- curity. in the yoar 1856 not less than sixty siaves ran the most deliberate | i ; away from their owners in this county, wi value exceeded stxty thousand dollars. What ied to the infl ction of the ‘ishment upon Mr. Jas. L. Bowers, on Wesnesday it, as far as we can caren |, Pesulted from the following circumstances and Mr B. bas fora long time publicly proclaimed his aati- very opinions, yet averring that he would not per- ae a siave to abecond, or assist him if Solicited | L koow, Mr. B bad never re: or persopal tpjury. Some five years wave belonging to Dr. Davidson, of county, ran away, who was less fortunste thea bis predecessors, as be was apprehended in Dela- ware and returred to bis master, A forged pass Or certideate of freedom was found upon him, evidentiy Girguised, which be uniformly stated was furoished him by Me Bowers. hia lod w his arrest, and ot the ensutog court @ Dill was found, The charge was oot sustained, from the impossibility of identityiog the handwriviog ; ! | oue ct the witnesses testifying that be believed it to be his, wbilet others testified their belief to the contrary— ‘Ube one wituers aleo testifying to a convorsativa with Mr. Powere, shree years anterior, implicating Mr. Bowers by b's admission in a similar transaction, but whieh evidence was rated out by the Court on the groand of irrelevancy to toe case under trial The result of tho trial, as before stated, was aa acquittal. Since then, su*picion has been directed against bim, aod possibly it tnay hewe been con- firmed, from the fact that his immediate peigaborhood | baz suffered to a considera: ent from the loss of this kind of property. Reports say that the proseectag of Wednesday night bad its origia ta receal preperatory cop- sulsalinns And arrange mente of sundry Biaves to a>ecoud, their arrest, and the developments made by toem, con C ite Of w similar character. ulary aud atveadieg circum urreatly reported and believed in copnoction with the tar and fostuers of Me. B. (0 thirty persons were engaged io it, one of whom aus ceeded ta decoy ing Mr. Bowers from bis house, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock, by pretendiog to have broken nis carriage, wbich required arsistance to mend it. Upon Mr @ ‘s arrival at the ruad (which is distact about 100 yarce froin bia house), he was seized and secures the party, who quickly proceeded to place bim to ringe, to be conveyed tom place proviously the purpose Ha screams were soon heard by his wife, who imme. diately etariod to the pince WLEnC® they proceeded, aod came bp with toe party before they nad carried off ber ars for bis safety were partinily relieved Id that be would receive but thet they iotenaed to take him ty jsil for some offence he hed com*itted. Mrs. Bowers returned bome, whiiet the porse carried bim to ® wood sore baif mile distant, whero be was strippe?, tarred aod foathere?, and, afver promising ty lew Stave within tweuty four hours, he was permitted to depart They then weat into the beuse cf « free negro named Rotier, ano inquired i'm certals negro women awed Tit Kson was thore To thie question he promptly responded “So.” Toe bowse was entered aud the icdividust soon found, where upon they admitiatered to him a severe flog gg. | The woman, who hes a strong lotasion of the Angio Saxon, was tabet some Cietance from the house and the vpper portion of ber persoa subjected to e almiler appli cation jar and feathers This woman, it is alleged, ves in Cecil, and for reveral yours bas frequently visited ery nection of the county without any ostensibl exerting wherever she goes hor wonderfu pow ers of copjuration and fortuns telling At thin time abe preteaded to be eallecting money; but faiting to eativty the par'y whoowed her, ana for what the debts were contracted, abe received an application which will take ber rome titae to remove. She is represented to be arout Ofy years of age, dwarish in appearance, fearcely weighing Ohy pounds, and le caleutated to excite arent nes ped tho more eupersti backs. Se leaden wigratory Wife, aod ! im the bouses of tree negroes Hi hss been followed by the ercape One occasion. e slaves oo more thao Muste ard the Drama. ‘THe ITALIAN OPRRA Sexson wil Close with the boneft of Wine Gaxnaniga this evening, at toe yiemy beneficiary wit sing to ‘‘Masesatelio” and “La Traviat and ix to be eecouded by Signori Brignoll, Amotio, Gaspa ront, &e. Mies Crartorre Cosmmwan is again to give her dasbing, lite Luks @elineation of the charscter of Lasy Gsy Spacker, in the comedy Of ‘London Ageurance,”’ at Nivio’s, to night The cast is tleo emboliisbed with the names of Messrs. EB L Davenport, Piacide, Blake, Brougham, Gilbert, and ober exeelient artiete. Dowray Taare. —The entertainments selected for this evening cot slat of the five act play catitled * The Stranger,” Whe lnterestiog drame of “Gild@roy”’ and the successful new jece called “A Yaokee Ship and a Yankee Ore.” 6 MeKean Boctanan, R. Johnston and Harry Sey- MOUF Are to cLect Lhe respective heroes. Auerrcax Mesev®. —This establishment continues to be well patreuized by curiosity seekers, who, while engaged im exatoining the muititudes of wonders, find the breezes that come through the almost countless windows very re. freshing. The drarc performances to-day will com- price “Jesty Wharton’ In the afternoon, aud the ‘Post- wan and bis Dg’ and “Good for Nothing” at night. New Tneatne —The elegant hall at 685 Broadway, op- posite Nibio's, 18 to be ae athontre this evening, under the name of “Academy of the Drama.” The mane ger has seonred the services of neveral now artista, together with many old favorites, nad proposes to furnish entertainrents of a povel and refined character. Anew plece, styled “ Electra,” has been eelected for the com mencerent of the senvon. Prnnorastot The managers of the colored opera ye manfolly striving, and quite euccesafally, to keop ali who patroniee them ja good humor. Taer thing Hike opposing heat #ith merriment, and they appear to do It effectually for some two hours every ovoniog ‘Viwit one of their halle and bave 2 good laugh to night. Rerxcrs or tim Fioops ow tae Crors.—The St. Lovie Democrat thinks that the danger of « materia! dim'nution of the grain crop of the West, in consequence of the recent tree! ‘and overflows, is being mach over rated. Iteaye:—In 1861 there war precisely such « flood aa now prevaile—not subsiding till the firs of July—and yet the Fecsipts of oorn ant when’ at St. Ionls in that year ‘wore fully up to theavorage during the five years from 1848 to 1863, | that 1 wrote the letters; did not state that I had been go- | i avy piace where e indy should net go, came down in wlecved for } | A Father In New Orleans T ‘led ant Acquitted by pone the Seaucer of his Daughcer of ths 14h iwot wo fad ths details of the trial of G. W, Mardy for toe killiag, on thy ‘27th of March iat, of C HL Stons, a weil kaowa eisiz'e partner in the bouse of Dadiey, loged aber he affair, it wit exsite middle of the day; was in the store; raw nome oon 0 iw and call Stone; looked up aud the flash of @ pistol in the of the j Stone fed dying, abot ia tue it was on the 27th of Merch, on Saiurday; bart ‘ks made by some of the varties; beard no vame bit stone called by coused; kaew tuat deceased a partoer in the Coase: had keown for several years; were ; the house bata pox in ths Post Office, and letters to decreased cams tarougn it; was in the city in November, 1857; Mr. Stoae was absoat Guring the month, a day or two, about the degianiag of December; Know it was upoa the 2d of December, he went either that day or the eveviog before; returaed ow eS had examined the books, acd found 4 was at THE DEFENCE. Mrs. A. L. Cochrane was swora—Hed known the ao- cused for fifteen cr sixteen years, was at his Louse afier be returned from St. Louis; knew that a loiter bad beea written by his di aud taker by her to the Post of- ‘Stone, in Commerce stract; it was Attorney ‘Ua the Cefence in this case is, flabio from the fact that tae daced; but that he could not any Coclarations made the sand cersolf Mr. ved, fiarby would be put on the stand herself, ra. Cochrane, bowever, was alowed to read the loiter, which ehe recog- G pized as theone she put into the oilice |] wm Mr. far by 'a Bouse the day betore Stone was snot; ur. Maroy asked welt I had piaced the leiter in the cflicg; told bim [had; voticed @ troubled expression on bir, flarby’s faa; thorgol suvething would bappen; did not know whether «ho knew the contents of the fetter or not. When the name of Miss Harby witness, bere WAs a gaveral move fa ths court, toing of those behind to obtain the first glimps jady. A few minutes clapsed, aud tho bolt of the mitclo door shot back, and Miss Harby, clossiy veiled, catered, Jeaning upon the arm of Capt. Fremaux. She walked fe! tering!y up to the witness chair aud took aseat. At the folcitation of the Attorney General, her heavy browa veil was raised, leaving only the black lace, through whicn tho features were plavaly discernable. Hor face is bean Ufa), and the piercing bieck eyes fairly sparkled as ate encountered the gaze of tbe gaping muititude of men be- fore ber. Ser vo.ce has that silvery tove which is so ca\- culated to please—neither too soft nor too harah. She ox. pressed herself, whea pot agitatod, clearly aad firmly, using the most chaste and elegant language. Miss Garb; sworp—Ia the daughter ef the prisoner at the bar; 1 tiest mot Charles H.C Stone in June, 1855; 1 met him a year before; had no acquatatance witn bim then; ho visited wy fataer’s house frequentiy, about five monthe after the introduction. [The witness here placed her bandkerchief to her face and sobved violently, aod many in tbe court avd jary wept a'go} I became a mo- ther on whe 6th of February, 1853; C. ef. C. Stone was tue father; I certainly expected to become his wife, because he promised me marriage afew weeks after he became acquaicted with me; my parents first knew of my situa- ton im November; was iu my dedroom when Mr. S one met my faiher; beard my tatnor accuse Mr. Stone of baicg my seaucer; | saw him lean bie head on the mantelpiece and remain sitent; beard him say that tf he would give him until pine o’cleek to-morrow be would make every reparation; never sew him agaia. Questioned by the Atiorney General—Mr. Stono is the father of my child; be seduced me on the evening of the 2ith of November, hia intercoures nas been ha- Ditual since he seduced me in my fatoer’s house, except on one occasion at his own room, over the store of Dadiey & Neleon; on that occasion I hed been out with bim ail the evening, aud om leaving the theatre weattoan ico cream saloce 1p Canal street, and thea went to get into the Magazine omnibus: there had been no intercourse be- ‘ween us for several mouths uo to that time; I asked not to take me to his room; he told me to husb, and on the door, on Common street, he opened it and mm; i always got inthe bouse by means of ey; [bad been out with another gentleman with ight key, but was not in the hadit of so doiog; I bed been wut with Mr. Morrow and Me. Sicamons, aud oace with Mr. Colles, Mr Ferguson, Mr. Kitchen and Mr. Aliiaett; onl; ith Mr. Morrow and Me. Stone; with any gentienan; [hed n9 ac qnaintances op Circus street; Thad noae on Basin street; bever was on those etreete at aight; no other gentiemaa bot Mr. Stone ever took any liberty with mo; tr. Raine pever took any liberties with mo; Mr. Stone pever used force except on the first occasioa, but afterwards used pereuasion; never asked Mr. Joa. Sioue to give me money whea I was going away to St. Louis; be gave me some, aad condoled witn me aboot my si uation; at Mr. Joseph Stone’s request, after I jefi the city, I wrote w Lim once a moath; wrote to bim before I left the city; the second Jetter after [knew Iwas golog away; my father and mother did ovt know doced in the summer of 1867 by Me. Stone; wrote seve ral letters to Mr. Demarest, ana in one of thom I stated ‘that T bad been reduced ip the summer of 1867, partly by force and partly by the love [ bore bum; I, however, cor. rected this sratement ia a subsequent letier; | never tae omnibus once wita Mr. Allinett;! never returned home ‘with Dim ‘ater than ten o’clock; 1 do aot remem>er any perucular oecarion; I never permitted aay person bat Me. Stone to caress me Questioned by the Gefence—A short time before his death I wrote letter to Mr. Stone, which } seat by Mrs. Cochrane; recognized the copy iu court; I do not kaow whotber toy father had seen the letter; [ read it to Mrs Cochrace, aod then sealed ft; | do mot remember how I sigved it. (Bere, as Mr. Durant read the letter, the wit- pers leaned upon ber hancs, avd wept sud groaced ia esovy. The letter was admittea by the brother io court, as being a true copy of the original, acd was admitted in evidence} The following is a copy :— New Oxceans, March 4 Dear Charley:—I have writtea you, yet you bare never a me: ati!) Ido feel discon for T cannot be ol bear you have esi’ of ine ts false, and that y Chariey Toannot believe ths hail of what l bear; you Charley: Obi yon, Fou aid. or, way would | 4 yourself and eded tears for the injury you Ifyou bad married me, 1 would be faithful and devoted wife. God and yourself ‘Come and nee me; come AN LAE OUT doy, , aod, ob, Chariey, be is the tmags of you! How 1 Jove bim, and you als father! For God sake. come! T feel that sou are nt acting from the impulses of vour own heart, do not bo setusted by the evil taotives of others Lam elwpyasione from eight o'clock in the morning tlt three o'clock in the afternoon, for pape has his acbooi datins to attend to; then do come. 1 will expect you im person, or « letier from you imaediately. €. The following letters were also read and admitted as evidezce:— St Lours, Mo , Dee. 13, 1857. Mn-Josern Stowe —Dear Sir—I arrived in the large cy this aflernoon, and, sccording to promise, Iaform yon of it well as can'be expected, under the circums’ances I bor under. Father bas taken board for us st @ private beardipe houee fora few days. To-morrow will be Movday, by Intends to look for Joy ment in the public salvia, 1D | bia family. ebould | hire & house snd we live tha! father and mthor are has escaped their me © re made you a only know joing and retired sorry 7 very mel-neboly and silent, ani not ® word cerning the unfortonate events which drove ¢ {rom home, trom triends, and from thelr support, and I hood. 0, Ged! how | feel for them; but how dare l them—T, who am the esuse of their ‘grief and_porori Know they aympath'za with ma; aad tbonch tam undersery Ig, they Jove me atul, Oh if Caaclay could see theie grief, nue know my love for him, bow hie heart would grieve Ka brace your bre’her for me, snd sey thet while m ‘At hit will posers my affections and my true love. Yours, wih reapect apd regard, ©. 8. BARBY, fr, Lowrs, Mo., Juno ls, 1858. Josurn Ston®:— Deas Sitr—1 wrote to you according to 2 when I first ar eterna by thi a that Laupposs ie imporsibie, as father has reestved not only All letiers sent to him, but many ober things. Tease asawor 4 viet, ormation cons#rnipg oted trom the distracted # eronnd fe, As yet my father has not oniained a situs the public tekools, Remember our love to Charles, and 4) wri'e immodiately. Yours, truly, ©. BH. When the following letter was read, the witness, who bad recovered smaewhbat, barat into tears, and fell back into the coat and wept — Sr. Loors, Feb. 15 1858 Dean CasRirs—You will.not write to me, nor will your brother Joreph Beep bis word ty write to therefore 1 must say & fow words to you You hare a son—s doar, mart boy. You wi'l tot desert your child=you will mot bring such gollt end horror upon your goal. Ob, write to me immediately upon the reesipt of thin, Ir you have any heart, thy love, aay fovlipg—wele to me. sso not keep ma in ane nae. Ob, how T my sweet roy! my over dear Darien. od do you the father of my child” Lkoow 00 Dro not ogo 94% the virlaona distates of your comacience, but anawer me et once. Your faithful, loving CaROLINK. Mr. Churobiil sworn—Has known the accased for the tne! years; has met the daughter several times; Mr. Barby lived two years ago on Apolio=treet; has seca the deceased and Mies Herby age on Many Occasions — once at St. Charles Hotel ball, about th. lst and 10:0 of February iset; urged from Mr.’ Stone information regard ing the matter; told him what the commoo report was about the seduction, and aeked him to tell whether it way true. He took an oath which witoees siministored, aud said that Mr. Farby asked him to come up aad aoe hi and that when be went be was, ty artoolehme st, ebarged with the seduction; and that their grief was > great that he did not deny it then, but tolt them he would give them eatinfaction on the morrow. [Denied aoder oath he was The reason way witaess al ministered the oatn was, that Bione belonged to a se orm ncetety, and the charge had been brought sgainst him in the society, and be, a & friend, bad asked Ioave to iaquive of Stone, under oath, the facts of the case. Stone, with the imorrianoe of the oath before him, denied the seas tion or engagement. There were two other laties to whom he paid as much attention as he did to Miss Hardy, fhe | was always covnidered & Isdy'a man Mr. Vose ewora—Has known the accused for tronty years; visited at his house about two years ago; saw Mr. Stone there several times; heard he was very ioti nate with the daughter; Stone nover told him he was engaged, but the presam was that he was; the first time be met Miss Harby, she was introduced to him by Stone io Polle’s church, has always known Mr. Harby to be an io duetrinus and ‘honest man; Stone waa considered @ ladys man; know that he was please? witn soveral lation bo- aiden Mice Harby. Mr. Judson sworn—Has known Mr. Harby for maoy years; knew his wife ani eo knew the acum some ‘seven years ago; bas seen him in compan’ Mics Harby at various places; thought they were engured to be married; has had frequent occasion to see Miae Har by, and never saw anything in her conduct nabdeooniag a lady; knew Stone very well; know that he was absent some two or three days at the last of November; hat beard no rumors then, and not uutil a week when Mr. Dudley told him about the #6 Jaction Mr. MoCormick sworn—Haa knowa Mr. Earby for ten e yeare, bes kwown Miss Barby sometime; knew Mr. Stone ; ame thee togethor several times; thougnt ey were tobe merricd, but always picd it; Pas always thought the world of Mr. Harby, kaowe that be recrtved great @f eompaay on Sua- day oveniogs; thooght Misa & mash of @ lady; knows that Stope alte pa'd some to other tadies, oxe is particular on Nayades str ("as about to give ber came, but wee preveoted.} Mr. Acdwcn sworn—Koow stone, never caw him with ‘Mise Darby ww Stone well; Stove told Bim one day he Gio Dot have avy Children now, but expected to bare one econ; thought that he was joking. (Wav goleg on to tella conversation which occurred next day, but was prevented by tae detence | Mr. Colles recalled by the S'ate—Stone bad a room over Dudley & Neison’s, the ovly evtrance being yn Canal street, by a night key; the entrance on Common etrect le locked, and the key pleced in No 26, avd thea reiocke?; en en- trarce could not be gained on Commen etreet without Dresking ia the door; bad beer out wiih Mise Hardy at Odi Feliow’a Hail; ov one occeaion tock her home, sod she entered with a vight Sey; came home from Le met her without ber facber or mother; could not bes of Mise Harby was that of al dy oo one hor boot, raved her the shape of her Jeg; met her ava ral other a, Mr. dic not request bias to take her to Oda Fellow's Bal!: he invited her bicaet Mr. George Kivg sworo—Kuew iss Barby In 1855; was introceoed te ker at Mrs. Jenks’ in the winter cf 1854; met Mise Herby several times; met ber once in the street, ezd ‘bey waiked arcund to the Wasbingtoa artilior7 arse Bal, where she permitted me to caress her aud kive her, and twke other 11 ‘When arkoz if bo covta have teen other liberties her, ho declined a first apewering, but being compelted, he said thet be thought be could; that while be was ip av ex- cited state of ming, and she also much excited, the keeper if the armory came ia; be seppeaed be could bave auc: <eeded in pccompilishiog wba wan wished, Dut could ot rag if he would have gone 6ofar.] Visited Mr Harby’s several tices; dors rot think that ehekcow #r, Stone ‘ben. [Upon being questicaed by a fury mac, he stated tbat be supposed from her actions that sue mignt have ‘rought that he tntended addressing her; wok Hbderties with Ler on several Mr Simmons swern—fias known Misa Barby for about three sears; she was in tho habit of goiog out with him Qt nights; went geceraily to ich cream saicons; sbe geud- rally got in by ibe night key; it was about the year 1866 and 1857; contd vot say ebe was modest women; hed taken liberties with her on several occasions; has nat in- tercovzss with her by ber consent, acd oo many occasions throughout the year 1867. [Che avove questions wore not answered uptti ecmpeiled by the Court } Mr. Morrow sworn—Has knowa Mise Harby for two years; was in the habit o/ going cat with ber as tate as tex or eleven o'clock to ice cream Raicons sho gotia the bouse witha cigtt key; ber conduct was uot tcatof a modest woman; be bad taken liberties with ber; sho told him while goirg down in the omnibus ones that amo was enceinte, abd that be was the tatner of the cniid Mixes Flarby rece led by cefeace—[Upon eotering the room, she stood up near the witners stacd, end raiviag her right bavd aloft, ehe exclaimec: ‘‘Gent'emen, before Al- m'gbty God I do now swear that T ever had tatsrcourse ‘with apy of the gentlemen who have s9 sworn,and woy they tere come to swear away my bovor and ms father'e life, Peavnot tell. It is strange indeed!’ Fatling ugoo the chair ebe wept convulsivety | Upon recovering, ebe stated that abe vever had inter course with Mr, Simmons, never had with Mr Morrow; alway? bad the most exalted opinion of the latter. (She was then led out of Court.} Louis Fiorence sworn—Kvuew Miss Harby, but never knew anything wropg about ber; never knew ner Ww act unbecoming «lady. L. Coben sworn—Has known Mise Barby a long time; never caw her act in the least out of the way. ‘The case was here Clored, atd submitted without argu- mect. Alter the charge of the futge tho jury rotired at about hait-past five. In about firteen minutes taay re- turned and wished to be charged upon certain poiote. or rather, whether if the tad committed murder, covld any circumstances paliiate it, After come delay the Court sgein charged them, and thoy retired They returned almost immediately fate court, avd upon mere to their names they rendered a verdict of ‘not ity.” ne crowd in the court reom, which was now densely packed, burst forth tmto one roar of approvation, and rasbei toward tbe prisoner to congratulate him = La vain the deputy sheriffs called “order,” and rushed tp amoug the crowd; but it was not until Mr Darant, standing apoa achair, asked, for the sake of Mr. Harby, to keep quiet, thar a litte order was established. After Mr. Harby was duly diecharged the crowd rushed oat to see him. He was taken into the clerk's office, aud after the crowd bad rushed into St. Anne street be was led quietly out, and ge ip a carriage avd driven of. As he passet down Apne strect the crewd greeted him with shouts. Tne old gent'erman waved his bat Tho daoghter, who bad deen remaining in an outer office curing tuo whole trial, was taken away in by some frienda. a Iuvortant Sianosr Surr.-The New Orleans Bulletin says:—A suit for $100,000 dainages has heen en ‘d District Court, by Marie Agaths Abat, widow of the late Fallippe Millancon, against Laurent irs, Eimire Montreatl, and Cle- wife,and Mrs. P. Nantier. Tho defendants combined in the city Orleans, during the sickates of platatiff’s child, Ist to the 20th April last, 204 afterwards from to this, by false and malicious reports aud stato first, thet the ohiid hea ‘nad died of poison 80 unbridled was their ' | chemist, all resulting in eo emphatic oeguire Poisonous substarce, they stili mest atrocious cA onies Aeaines ‘itiover, did in concert charge her witr having wii procured the death of her child by poisoo. The eldest nov, Leopold, who was Hill College, became rick there died. Pierre Soulé is counsel for the petitioner: Report of Deaths of Now York, from the 19ts day of 5 So a tor sos; gir’ ooetotal a47. 75; }, 69; ; gir i, 8 Adults, 144; children, on males, 180; fomaice, 167; colored persona, 6. Fever, scaztet.... Fever, typaod. Inflammation of tangs.” Tnflamzaation of stomach, Inflammation of womb... Insaaity, puerperal Intemperaace.. antl Intussusception of intes- Maiformevon of aaus Malformatioa cf inage Marasmes aduit te ee ee ett Pee ee ee 8 . 1 Spine, disoass of... 1 2 gullibora....... ‘ .2 Buleide a . Teetmog . eae 8 . Uioeration of the spine... 1 ‘compared wilh tho surraspon tug aff ea B eeeaen Under 1 year. 1 2 years 20 6 years. 6 to 10 years 10 to 16 years, 16 0 20 yoars 20 to 26 years, % to 80 yours Rogiand.. Germany Ireland Poland, 1 Unknown ..... « Prussia, 1 West tndior....... PURLIO WRETTTETTOWN. Almshonse, Bik’s island... 9 Nursery & Child's How. Bellevue Hospital. 6 Randali’s Is! Nurs. Hep, 4 Bt. Lake's Hi mpitat ~ Hu 1 Emstipor Hopital, BT 2 Ward's Int Emie’t Mow't.. 1 Workbouso, Riki's Islaad. ‘ Total. ' it | Our Sebraska Cor: eepundence. Fowranmiix, Dodge county, N. T , June 20, 1856. ‘The Montgomery Band of B endits in Kansas —The O-gani- sation of Political Parties im Nebrasks—The Season for Crops in the Territory ~Settlement General New:, dc A few days since { epent a piessaat hoar with an ac- quaintance who had been some months in Kansas, and oae in whom for trath and veracity I can with safety rely. To the Montgomery baad of bandits he bad paid some coveiderable attention, and informed himsef quite oare- fully concerning them. Instead of being the Mattoriag characters—‘The Marion band,’’ “ The clam pions of Kaa- sas" —2as is represented by a correpondeat of the Tribune, they are directly tho reverse. During the eariior deys of the troubles ia Kansas botwoer the free Sta‘e or abolition ano pro slavery party, Measechuentts and Soath Usrolien turmiabed @ large force from: the rab le apd soum of ther pecuiation, threugb the istervention of political fanatios. Others 17em the abalition faction of Kastern States aad the reverse from Soutoera States, wader the same influseces, flocked to Kaneas, and lent their nid in avsisting im tue great political bambug of “ biesting Kaasar’” Quiet times came to Kanras, Otuello’s ecoupation was pees, ee of The rest, too lazy to work, too Proud to beg, aod too poor to sustain fe, Daaded @8 @ wiserabie outcast bacds horde, respecting the righta cr principion none. | Comprise | Consist of tue ecum of the | ultraicte, banded the purpose of plunder, and they follow the cictates of their morbid | taste pretty thoroughly. Bat {: is net oniy ao absurdigy Dat @ disgrace to clage them ag the chaurpious of aay pe- ittioai party of fanaties ‘The cewooratic party of Nebraska endoress the popular of Rotwithstandiog the bere, where there were no direct issues abie. Present are not as flattering for an abundant crop as we saticipated. Tae weather has been united for ita prospertiy taus far, end issects im some portions are destros ing crops t some extent. Setier: ‘pouriog into the Territory, and the beauti- fal vaiieys of the Ek Gorn and Mate rivers are atvtractiog buadreds ci ap exceilent ciaes of squatiors. Tre country oeny to the northward of this, knowa as Dacotah Territory, fe also attracting buodrece tmtrer. The land saice of September wis attract hundreds of otuers nuber, aad mere is room and choice ‘ands enouga for ull. Our Wesibury Correspondence, Wasrnuay, L,I, June 27, 1868, Thunder Storm on Long Istand—A Lady Killed by Light- tring— Other Effects of the Storm—The Crops, de. Laet evening, between Give and six o'clock, wore visited vy = \errific thunder storm Miss Elizabeth Port, daugt‘er of Mr. James Port, was instantly killed by light ning, while sittiag in her chamber. The lightning catered the room atthe window. It was reported that s00 lived several hours, aad that her sister was also ivjared; bab these rumors are now said to be incorrect. At Wheatley, near by, three heifers were killed in @ pasiure. To another part of the town some boys were struck ae@ stumped, but they recovered. A hired man, in the employ of Mr. Joseph Albertson, was milking © cow, whon & bolt Gescended upon the cow, knocking Ber over ou the man. the cow sad the map wero dadly burt, but not fataliy. ‘The crops generaily Jook weil. The Inst fow days of beat have driven the corn forward as if it were propelied by a gaivavie batery. Some fields of curly wheat are wearly ready for the sickle. Interesting from V enezucla. OUB ST. THOMAS CORRESPONDENCE. 8r. Twomas, June 17, 1868. Affairs in Vonerucla—Action of the Provisional Gowwrn- merd— Revolutionizts Banished—A Plot to Restore Me- nogas. —-The Conspirators Discovered. I will give you some news that will mot take you by surprise. The provisional goverpment nave banished several persona who were engagod in the late revolution. Of them we have hore General Sov, aide-decamp of Sapte Avna, of Mexic> (Soto bas been Minister of War under the actwal administration); A. L. Gazman, editor of Xi Venesolans, and (ather of tho Veaezselan Consul ia your pert; General Herrera, one of the five dozen ant @ If generals wppotcted by Monagas; Glasser, | tee igitg ‘scwwum of Monsges; one A wa, Rarquismnete, ‘and Senor Ramou Suarez, the child of Caracas, PP aod were all implicated in a plot to restore fousgas. It in simtod that Monagas gave them plenty of money te mage a counter revolution, aad that Glaendl tenvert dis- closed tbe whole pian to President Castro, who, notwih- stencing the Gisciosure, seat hun to take the ultra ma rive «7s for bos own boaltn and the safety of bis couatry. Guzman bas deen bancled here in St Thomae not #ith kid gioves by some cf his old acqzalatances, in whose boods the balacce was not casted, You know bow strict “i | was w ores that is said about the f to creoit everything. al aclnat Tinte Of public feoltag to Venezsola, the foreroase ‘Would Dot give indications of acy permanent setuomens in that repudiic. We expect by to dar’s Foglish steamer from Farope, pot arrived yet, her Britaanic Majesty's Micwter to Vo- newele, Hon J. Ornier, appointed vice Bingham, removed. Ive idternational dispute with Eng ‘sod Franse—t mcan ibe Fog'tah and French Ministers —@ by 00 means in afair eay ofarcaogement The provisions goveromont ie net vo strong 68 it may be Whea eating wiKh “the gromt wa Powers Our owa trate is very dull and discoursgicg. (ora, President of the Ki public of Costa Rice, co te Inhabitants, (€rcm La Cronica de Costa Rica, Sau Jose, May 16 | * - ° . - * Fellow Citizens—The boundary concluded with Dicaregna is Bcvantageous to Lost republic as muck ast ‘was poesible, aad as could reasopably be expected; I reter jo sopport of this truth to all the vegotiadions whicn many times look piace on this matter, whereia very intle Asked for, still less offered, and nothing could ever obtaped which might Dave given for result be 5 quillity ead that anion eo necessary t> both allied Vareatened by the same opemy, while there were pet wautiog discomteated people, woo, without taking inte Brcourt ee eFi They dit Ww their Country, divulged inow imera®le (aleehoods in order to discredit my labora 1 de Lot pretend either to thanks or to enlogies, fori fod my recoiupeLse io Ube consciousness of having done good to the republic; | ask for justice, which T did not obi from ihOee = bo locke} ON Iny Bcts with partiality. Op the «ther hand. that insigvificant opposiion which, by means of imtrigves, enceavors to misrepresent trath, will at last tire the prudence of which I gave proof. # tre we Dumper of Opoonouts is ema’l Aad without aay imoortat ce: but using the misorabie weapons of cslumay ii aud re Og AbOLY mous, they represeut abroad my beloves sao- posit e an inextinguisd aod power. The day is not fer off when If shall prove tes coatrary. May it please Go thai this proof be ur prejidice S000, ery eoon Usball also arqumntad with the eames wat with the actioas « pretended defrnders of pudlic liberties. place toe; ecoapied in the politics f their country and their evtecedents, will enable you to lates © “hor they good falta or by creedwess, © th rst 2d absolute power tis now e ght years thai | bave bean di- nies of thecvantry. During shat time Prowi- Hon ancionr valor, Wi con-titet 9 amply provides wine with the necessary merase, and ibe neoereity of preserving peace will oblige me te Detorbers driven crimes, who, for our misfortune, cane to our country as Am &ev/r, lotrodeoed here the seed of discord, and pre- econ ity with whied ) Met which the country, whose destiny over, is entitled to enjoy, Your fellow citiren, Gas Jowr, May 15, 1868, Mr. Dittaye and the Treasury TO TRE ROITOR OF THE HERALD. Yorx, Jane 2, 1868 The foleninations of the Hom Howell Gobo ia 70% paper - Garare Hili a i at tie