The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1866, Page 5

» tation. EXE Hanging of Samuel Covert, the Mur- derer of the Noosa Family. HE DIES DECLARING HIS INNOCENCE. LYNCH LAW IN THE FAR WEST, _Casper Divecks Hanged at Nebraska City. CUTIONS.. Great Excitement Among the Populace. ae. kee kee SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Execution of Samuel Covert at Cincinanti. y Ctxcinnats, Aug set 24, 1866, famuel Maud Covert, found guilty of the murder of ‘the Roosa family, at Deerfleld, Warren county, Onio, on the 26th of December, 1864, was hanged to-day at noon, ‘at Lebanon, the county seat of Warren county. Ata quarter to eight o'clock in the morning we y a him in his noat and oleanly cell, .in company with Rey, James Snowden, Wo looked mnch better than when worn down by the fatigues and terrible doubt inci- dental to hia trial, He was*partially dressed and had Just been shaved, was very neat in bis personal appearance, and seemed possessed of a great deal of nerve, In bis manrer there was apparent at the first glance a wonderful meekness and a subdued and re- signed condition of mind, and fn his conversation all the indications of a complete preparation to moot his fate, Ie hed been generally supposed that his last day would transforta his cell into a sccue of horror; that he would become frightened and nerveless, and that he would shun death witha terrible fear; but there were no {indications of that condition apparent, He responded promptly and | kindly to all questions, spoke readily of his approaching death, said not one word in any but a kindly spirit, and never binted at a hope or chance of reprieve or commu- He bad passed the night in slumbers as quiet as a healthful child's, awakening now and then but for a few moments. 18 LAST MEAL. The story that he had attempted to commit suicide by starving bimself he pronounced false, when we questioned him, stating that it probably grew out of the fact that ‘he had not eaten much on avcount of ill. health, He stated that he had slept very soundly the night before, having awakened once only during the entire might, His appetite of late bad bon very good, he said, and just a8 be spoke the turnkey brought bis breakfast—a large plate of fried eggs, beefsteak, potatoes, hominy, tomatoes and bread, all of which he ate heartily, ina maonoy anything but like that of a man about to die, “WH ASSERTS MIS INNO“ENCE AND READINESS TO DIR, “Are you ready, Sam, to be offered up?” he was asked. “fam ready, I feel that I am prepared to dio; ‘but whon they bang me they bang an innocent man.” Thompson and O'Neil, lawyers, who defended the pris- oner, were present, and Mr, Thompson asked him “How the prosecution?” “I forgive them ‘en them a'l, aud I ask God to forgive the execution have no horrors for “1 don't think about that much, I 1 thinking about the other world—the bet- ter world.” Mr. Snowden here arked if ho firmly belleved he would roach that beiter world, * Are you prepared, Sam?’ “TI am, indeed, sir ; but it seems Very bard for 4 man to suffer death for a ‘thing he has not done, I bope hereaftor it will be found out. The daye aren EE short,”’ he gald, when usked as to how time passed with him, SOLPLLN WORDS TO MIB JUDGE—NO DESIRE TO LIVE, Judge Smith, who presided at his ‘rial, and upon him the sentence of death, here entered, his aged bead, and shook hands with the prisoner, ert looked kindly upon bim, and asked him to bo sented, saying, ‘Iam gind to se® you, Mr. Smith.” “How do you feel, Mr. ee etie ak the Judge. “Woll, I feel pretty well consideriog circomstances.” “Haye you relatives here beside your sister, Mra, MoNeti?"" fo, sir, I have relatives tn the northern of the State and a brother somewbere in Illinois. Covert is an uncle of mine. My anclo Joseph Covert is in Cincinnat, I think, if be is alive, He isa i St. The Judge asked him, if the Governor were ‘commute your sentence and send tary for life? Would you preter id rather suffer death than : 5 = I H ite i el 36 Py" 533 aeetfl 7 i i EE FE i i HE He 4 a H 5 E i al a & & = 5 fe pi AE page © i about my body—to give it to my alster. to gee me she had better come. I would like posipoued as long as possible.’ THE CHAMBER as ong To the wost of and finm amy | had been constructed a temporary frame build. ing, about twenty feet equare, and in this litle roofed inclosure, just 10 the loft of the door leading in from the jail ‘ball, was the scaffold. The few spectators, including newspaper men and county officials, were vol- jected around the ecaffuld, standing upon the ground, with (heir heads reaching bata little above the fect. Within th! : He A i £ = a iF ie i i ij z, § j i f # i i; | j i Ba i Bt i 2 Ee i fl i i i I i ie. 5 ~~? = sae 2 id [ i a 2 iF i Ht og iil ; : i : E 3 Pe pe ri as iz et un alls a5 : te Pe ¢ $ oH zg ti pi £ s § 5 i a3 i a 328 5 i 3 Hi ci ig q ‘ 5° Nww YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1866. meot Jesus?” “Tam." ‘Jesus is your friend, | long time, and tho bare stealing of cattle has more than do ‘trugt'in bitm?” + do tndeed.”” - fronce been made the toenaion st capital punishment; ree . THE PRAYWRe: > ar but when murder was added ww stealing there Ma, Snowden then made a short prayer, He sald: — -= vol Li revere at the fe - of Th ‘al heart beseech Th People which cheated the courts of their prisoner, } gowaon ux in tahder mercy in thts thal mena” kan | he ‘rapidity with which the. wholo affair took plaoo has is about to be hurried into eternit prepared or unpre A equalled in the annals of crime, Arrested, ‘Thou alovue knowest, We pray that Thon wilt have eee taken to Jatt, tried, received the comforts of religion, upon that soul, Fils declarations of innocence are before God | eonvicted, sentenced and executed inside of twelve man, but Tow alone knowest his heart, We commend | Ponve te s’itt) re fe Ha soul Sato Thee, back to the God who gave it teibin. We [Com ausn abiecta: tir ta re ee chen out caso Wit senate tte Kn," ME B® | rt ee te seine Covert—"‘Amen, amen.” Rising from bie knecs, Mr. Snowden gaid:— And now may the blessing of God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, rest upon you, Samuel Maud Covert. Amen.’” Covert—*‘* Amen, ’? Mr. Enowden then said :—‘Good-by, Sam; F will MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN BUFFALO. An Unknown Man Found Dend on the Street— His Skull Crushed in—Arrest of Two Suse meet you at the judgment seat, and then all hearts will | pected Parties—The Coroner’s Inquest. bo known.” =To which Covert responded :—'* Good- {From the Buffalo Courier, August 23) by. Another foul murder has been commmted in our city HIS LAST MOMRNTS, hich, as is Sheriff Butler now came forward and bado the doomed | About’ two e'clock. in considerable mystery. About two o'clock A. oa |. yesterday patrolmen Brandt man to rise. had resumed his clair and the rock- | and Albee found the body of a man, who had evident! ing moice {Buk when bidden to stand he did, a9 been murdered, lying ‘on tho sidewalk nour the corner of . he same qui iy streets, had ‘distinguished him throngheiii His na pool of blood. The ‘bones of Py ea id ina letaly crusi.ed in and the lower jawbone broken on th sides, There was also a large wound on tho sealp and another on the top of the head, The body is that of warrant was read to him. He listened to it attentively, and without a change of facial expression. Tho rheritt then passed around to the other side of him and adjusted the hook of the gallows around the cord - | @ man apparenily fifty years of ago, about five feot six ready been placed around his neck. As this was being | inches Pe helght ted on conse gray saline ae done Covert's eye caught that of David Hicks, of Cin- loons, very. high laced calf boots, white cotton cinnati, the man inst whom he had sworn out @ | ghirt, with plaited bosom; linen collar. with a sinall silk we forthe murder of the Roosa family, ou which | necktie; hrown ribbed woolen sack coat, and soft black ground he had been sent to the penitentiary on tho | felt hat. Ho had in his pocket a card of Neff & Koch, shoo charge of jury, and bo said in clear 140 Main street, a small key ond a clean linen distinct tones: vo Hicks, you will for. | goliar, ' He was considerably marked with emalipox. ive me, Hicks responded, ‘Yes, Sam, Up to the time.of this writing the body hi been not erp Je meio ey olting an inquest ‘o men, Barney Collins and William Mahoney, of Lockport, have been arrested charged with the murder, and the police on the trail for fuither developments, Collins and Mahoney were observed by persons of the Mansion House no malice in the world against you.” Just a8 the | ident been horrible black cow! was being drawn over his face Covert.| and Pree tA: is said with perfect clearness of voice; ‘An innocent man, gentlemen Tam.” The prisoner ‘had been on the sont: fold only five minutes, but little longer than it nas taken | are the reader to peruse the incidents thus fr the Ouse, cow! was drawn down over his face and features | to pass down the treet near the scene of the murder, were seon for the last The sheriff then rt Re fees rh crm, eaich jet aad hea yaa gave conflicting statements of thelt raised as far as possible in ler They also threw aw wallet, &e. hig hand said, “God bless you, Sam Covert. Goodby.” | ows fom of the Giurer, wich Is about bite ee lane “Goodby,” responded the wretched said in tones almost indiatinct, owing to bis emotion and | that the nce of the cap, “Oh, dear, ob, dear! it is hor- rible to die an Innocent man,” 1° were not fin- ished, The sheriff pulled the lever jvst then; the heav; trap ted with # dull crash; the ropes etraighten: tant; the pulleys crenked; the body had fallen like a Jeadon woight and was spinning around within the square of the trap, the head and shoulders only being, above the hole, The neck was broken. ‘The soul of Samuol Mand Covert had gone to meet its future. The muscular contractions, which were not very violent, did not last over a minute, and then the Corpse was still in its pensileness, The body hung thus about ten minutes, was then drawn up above the doors, which were closed again, and at the end of twenty minutes, life being pronounced extinct, was deposited within its coMa and taken to the court house in order that the people might see it. map, and thon he | yards from the scene of murder, heard a eeream about hour im the morning, and raised the window to aveertain the trouble, but as it was raining vory hard at the time, and such noises are not unusual on Exchange street; nothing more was thought of the matter until tho murder was ascertained. It will be necessary for the courts to deal summarily. with cold-blooded murderers for the goneral safety of the community. The banging of Kiercuner and Carrington had a most salutary influence, The following is all the testimony so far taken be- fore the coroner's inquest, which will be resumed to- day, Danio! Collins, being duly eworn, deposos and saye:— I live on the corner of Elk and Columbia streote, in the city of Buffalo; I do not know the deceased, whose body now lies in Mr. Kraft’s doadhouse; I tirst suw the body about two o'clock this morning; at that time T was going home down Exchango street, in company with Patrick Donovan and Daniel Kelly;' we three had been sitting ‘on the Mansiow Hous® stepa while it had been raininggin company with another tan, who was employed in the Mansion Hous>; we wero on the Mansion House about one hour and a half, and then, a £eaid bofore, we started for home; while we were passing near ‘the corner of Wahington nnd Exchange streets, we saw the body of the doceased lying on tho sidewalk, a ghort dis- tance from Washington streot; we cailed a policeman, who camo and raived the body up; it was Iving in a pool of blood, and life was entirely extinct: aw I have before stated, I do not know the deceased, and donot know how he came to be in the position in which wo found him. e! Kelly, being duly sworn, deposes and says:— Llive at Penn Yan, New York; Idfd not know the do- ceased, whose body now lies in the deadhouse; I first saw his body last night about two o'clock, or rather, I should say, this morning; I had been standing on the Mansion House steos in company with Paniel Collins and Patrick Donovan; we had been stopping on the Mansion House steps because it had been raining, and at SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Kyxecution of Casper Direcks at Nebraska * City, N. 1. Cucao, August 24, 1866, Caspor Direcke, a German, the murderer of a boy named Henry Hamilton, was executed at Nebraska City by Judge Lynch, on the 17th inst. The circumstances of the murder were as follows:— About a week before the commission of the deed Direcks made a proposal to one of bis friends, named Deitch, to steal some cattle, offering a share of the pro- ceeds when sold, Deitch refused. On the following Sunday the proposition was again made, and again re- fused. Direcks — proposed to steal a herd of sixty cattle which wero being herded by two German boys, a short :) Aistanco from Nebraska City. Deitoh, however, re- | Centeal dovot ou Exchange strect;* wea we mrrived e fused, and Direcks succeeded in getting a man namod — b= oe ie pop, be aetwe - me going Ira Ford to belp him, Arriving at tho placo where the | fawn Exchange strovt) we saw the body pho cattle were herded, they found but one bisllnar§ whe. came and found that the man was dead Ido not Hamilton), who was despatched with a pistol by Direcks, ‘now how the man came to death; I and my com. and the cattle were driven off and sold. The body of | romper mene yall ng Hhocse steps eee the boy was subsequently found by his father, head | thore had been anything of the kind witile we were downwards, in a pool of water, and completely stripped gt situated we should have been likely to have heard of clothing, which was hidden some distance off in the | {t ; tall prairie grasa, ‘There was a bullet hole ta the corner Five, worn Bik ea Catt rw et of the right eye and another in the right arm. city of Bui not know the deceased, whoso ‘The announcement of the horrible decd caused the tr fees wane pasting noes ill ee utmost excitement both at Nebraska City and at Plum | company with the two last witnesses; I have beard their Hollow, a village near the place where the murdor was | testimony and concur with it in every particular. committed. A large crowd of citizens started in pursuit NE orgs Ae ReaD of the murderer, The pursuit was kopt up for several THE MARINE BANK BOND ROBBERY. . The Loss in Gold, Notes, Railway Securities, days, but without success, Upwards of $300,.000—No Cluc to the Thiet . The murderer, instead of fleeing to any distance, kept in the neighborhood, which fact of itself threw his off the scent. On tho afternoon of the Tsth two. Citizens of Nebraska | or Thieves. City, who wero in search of the mutderer, came upon him suddenly, but from some cause | mitted at the Marine Bank, in this city, @ very full | | fatled to arrest him. They then went to a constable and stated the facts and their suspicion that the man was in the immediate neli He ata hotel at Pium Hollow, and > on the 24th day of August during tho two past and pre- sent epidemics :-— Date. Cases, Deaths, August 24, 1949 io August 24, 1864 “10 3 August 24, 1466 ‘and still prevails only in the localities in which it bas principally kept since its commencement in July. os Died on the 24th. street, roar house. SANITARY. The Cholera in New Y¥etk—Continucd Abato- ment in Breeklyn, The reports of yesterday varied Put little from those of the day before, so far as the cholec# Was concerned. It was,however, evident that no mater(al imerease had occurred, there being only eight new cases Peported dur. ing the twenty-four hours, The inclement weather of the past few days renders it iikely that the mortality reports for the week ending this evening will show 4 larger number of deaths than the reports of tho pre- vious week, There might also be a slight increase in the number of cholera victims, but not suiliciently a0 to excite apprehension. OFFIOIAL LIST OF CASES, . Tho following is a list of new cases of cholora aa re- rted ut the Health oflice for the twenty-four hours oud- Ing at evo P. M. yesterday :— erick BR. Dead. ubisch, 86 West Nineteenth sireot. Mrs. Margarct Handraban, Soventy-ninth street and Tenth avenue, Mary K Malone, 635 Wost Twenty-sixth street. Dead. A case at 278 avenue B. Mary Smith, taken iil at Fourth precinct station house. Jane Anderson, Fifth police precinct. Jane Taylor, 443 East Thirteenth street, Dead. Mrs, Margaret Burns, 93 West Vorty-aixth street. OBKTIFICATHA OF DRATHR, The following certificates of deaths were issued from the office of the Registrar during the twenty-four hours ending at two P. M. yesterday ;— cog Ryan, Sixty-second street and Broadway. Amelia Carpenter, 74 King stroot. Died 224. Henry Maller, 140 Norfolk stroot, Died 23d. Mary Donuolly, Batiory Hospital, Died 241i. Mary Malone, 685 West Twonty-sixth street. Died 24th. BATTERY BARKACKS, The report yesterday morning showed but one death and one adinission from cholera. There were two other o,, The following was the report in detai ining at last report, 8; adinitiod since, 3; discharged, 1; died, 1; remaining, 9 Admitted with ehulora—Mary 'O’Bricn, Irish; came from Tenth procinet station house, Discharged—Ellen Cumminga, aged twenty-one, Bridgeport, Conn. ; came from Twenty-seventh precinct station house; chclera morbus. Died—Mary Donnelly, aged thirty, Ireland, 165 Worth street, BRD HOUR, No admissions, discharges or deaths siuce last report. Remaining 7. We/RD'S BLAND, There has beon one death, Maria Bickhof, German, aged 25, There wero but two cases in hospital. TUE PAST AND PREAKNT RPLDEMICS, The following table gives a comparative estimate of the number of deatis fom cholera which were reportod New You 7 “The Cholera in Brooklyn. The cholera stiti coutinues on the gradual decrease, wo ‘The following are the new cases reported for the twen- ty-four hours end ng at cight o'clock ast evening :— Ann Carey, residing at the foot of Court street, James Mctorvin, residing at No, 111 Raymond etroot. Iding at No. 40 Raymond Catharine Kalainen, residing at No, 123- Rast Baltic Catharine Williamson, WASHIN Wasmxarom, August 24, 1566. ‘*” Convention, To addition to the list of: orators published in today's Papers to speak at the Soldiers’ and Sallors’ Convention & Cleveland, General Durbin and a large nuuber of other gentiemon have accepted similiar invitations, Their names will soon be given to the public. Departure of Thurlow Weed. Thurlow Weed left town to-night Iu avery smiling mood, evidently having accompliabed the object of his Mission here, the probable nature of which I gave you last night, The Mississippi Levees. The committee appointed by the people of Louisiana to wait upon the Provident m regard to the repair of the Mississippi levees, beaded by thoir Chairman, Colonel J. Edmondson, have performed their mission, They met with @ very favorable reception. They elaim to have received from the President a promise that in his next message to Congress he will recommend an appropria- Won to repair the levies. Executive Appointments. Tho Presideng bas signed the following commissions to-day :—Wm, FE. Schotleld tobe Axsesvor of Internal Rovenue for the}Kighth district of Ohio; Zach, B. Brookes, 10 be Justice of the Peace forthe county of Washington, D. ©, ; Thomas E. Durant to be (Surveyor of Customs for the port of Quincy, Ti; Lewis ©. Hunt to be Collectors of Customs for the district of Miami, Obio; a nataral advantages It wil? redound both to indi dual retio€ and soolal advancement, ‘The roport was adopted, Révoral officers elect worg then instaliod into office, After the transaction of sume routine business of no goneralpaterest the Cougross aa- Journed with prayer by Mr. Euimous, OBITUARY. Judge Churlon A. OV, Of Masnmelunctiae Judge Dewey, of tho Supreme Court of Marsachuactts, diod om Wednesday, at Norihampton, aged seventy throe yours, Ho was tho oldest Judge of the Massachu Supreme Jucticial Court—older ta oficial sorvice than of bis amociates by more than twenty years. bor Willam#town in 1795, and gradueted at Wii- liams College in 1811, Aftor leaving eolloge he oom moneced the study Of law, aud practised hie profession ue his native towo for eleven years. Ho afterwards re- moved to Northamptos, where he soon atiained a load position at the bar, and for severn! years held the of districtattorney, Lu 188%, whow the act of tio Tagisiature wae passed authorise mi eae & the h of the Supreme Court, Gover: Edward Everett setected Judge Dewey for the apy Of bis amociatos at that timo—Judyes shaw, hee been for several h the others all died © Dewey, coming qu cle Judge James D. Colt, of Pittse Held, makes two yacamies on the bench of the Supre: court to be filed by Gowernor Bulwck. Judge De seoond wife was a Mise Clinton, the daughter of V President George Clintomand sister of Goveraor bo Witt Clinto. tte r He wus THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest Nowapaper and Mext Literary Jobn L, Swift to be Naval Officer for the district of Bos. ton and Charlestown, Maraachusetts; Andrew I. Robinson to be Postmaster at Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Wado Hampton tobe Postmaster at I’ittsburg, Pennsylvania; William Price to bo United States District attorney for she district of Maryland, No Counterfeit Five Dollar Greenbacks, ‘er provalont reports that counterfeit five doliar oa Garal bauk notes are in circulation are wntrie. There are no counterfeity of this deacription. Union Martyrs, Quartermaster Goueral Meigs has published, by au thority of the Secretary of War, the namos of soldiers who died in defence of the American Union, interred in the national comoteries at Fortress Monroe and Hamp- ton, Va. Itisthe Intention of the officers on duty at tho fort to erect a monument to the memory of the do- | astor General bas also publishod | oF narnes of those whose romams | hro interred in the Eastora District of Texas, Central | District of Texas, Rio Grande District, Dopartment of | |, Texas; Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas; and Corpus Christi, Toxns, Scatterod as these places are over a large extent of territory, it was not considered advisable to disinter the remains and romove them to a contral comotery, Pardon of n Counterfeiter, ‘The President to-day authorized a warrant to bo tesuod for the pardon of David Donaldson, who was convicted of passing counterfeit monoy at the October torm, 1865, of the United States District Court for the District of Now Jorsey, and sentenced to three years’ imprieon- ment, Abundant evidence has been furnished the Preal- dont by many respectable citizens that Donaldson is not a hardened offender, and tho circumstances of his case yt. James Rooney, residing at No. 3% Lafayette street. Died on the 24th. Dennis Cole, residing in Columbia street, near King. Richard Bairy, residing at Cummings’ stone yards. Condition critica), Wm. Lane, residing at No. 67 Nolson siroet. Died on the 234, Ellen Sullivan, corner Lafayette and Ramoad streets, Catherine A. Brown, Fiatbush, I. 1. Heion Wilson, aged 63 yours, 51 Jay atreat. A woman was sick with cholera at the boarding house, 158 Front street. It wns endeavored to be kept secret. Louisa Leppont, Twenty-first street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues. Tilt DAILY MORTALITY REPORT, Lng i* the official list of the deaths reported eera en Health Registrar, forthe twenty- The follow: tiles, 3 Croup... 2 All other diseases, 1 be Built—Opeaing of the Bids. wing delayed a cousiderably longer time than " Tho bold, adroit and successful robbery recently com. | Was necessary, the Quarantine Commissioners have at | fyrmented drinks. jength cammenced to display the needed energy, and sMcount of which was published in the Human yoster- | the people of New York can expect to have en efficient ‘was subsequently | day, appears to have greater proportions than was at | quarantine hospital in the lower bay within the noxt six render him a suitable object of Executive clemency. The Paris Exponiti Much misunderstanding about admissions to the Parts Exposition seema to oxiat among somo of the autborition of the United States. Vositively no articles will be en- tered or recsive the Exhibition except those for which application’ #hall have boen duly filed with, and socopted by, the goneral agent at New York—J. C. Dor- by, Times Building, No. 40 Park row. All applications, therefore, should be promptly forwarded to him, as he i« required to have the descriptive catalogue ready by tho ‘Lith of next Although the present list of appll- cations an oxcellent exhibition in several cents euch. 0 groups, it is deficient in a few {mportant particulars, ied’ Va-thee Canslae Minens: such a# rich furnishings, upholstery and decorative work, crystals and rich glasaware, porcetain and other pottories, carpets, wall papers, cutlery, bronzes, kc, ; cotton and its products, wooi and its pro- ducts, theeces of wool, nhawls of woo!, hosiery, Ac. ; piann The New Quarantine Buildings—Where and | and models of rural butidings, fertilizing substances, ap- Li bunting, Oehng and for collecting natural products; cereals, wines and A model district school house with all ite appliances would be a very dosiratle institution to send; also, om American restaur ant, Additional specimens of the ores of all the paratas and ingtruments for Journal ia the Country. The Wemary Hanatp for the preacnt wook, vow roaty, contains a continuation of “THE DIAMOND R088," Tow Guret Stony oF Ameatcay Soourrt, By WILLIAM BARNET PHILLIPS, Wairren Exrasasny row run Wamnny Hiwace “ICR BOUND IN ARKANBAS."* A VERY GOOD ATONE, My Yours,” © Covenna uri axp “Invocation TO Tue Artawno Cama" Poetry — Tix Ht Sravons’ It alao contains —Highty Linportapt News from Bue rope, reesived specially by tho Atlnulic Cablo an@ by Steamabipa, giving the latest phase of the Wal and the prospocta of Peace; The arrivat of the Minia- ture Ship in London, Marine Ditasters, Failure of the Nogotiations of tho Emprow of Moxica, Ovations to the American Naval Vidtors im Russia, Queen Victoria ow Feusaniom and the Atlantic Cable, Napotoon’s Frontier Extension Demand, Fontan ta vadors roported at Shotfand, Full report of the Maco and Gows Fight for the Championship, Ke. ; Closing Proceodings of the Groat National Union Convention is Philadelphia; List of tho States tm which Congrestonal Elections witt tke piace thin Fait; Affaire in Mextoo; Taterestiog intelligence from the National Capital, Kyl. ode tn tho life of Madame Anna Hishop; Obiwuary Notices of prominent persons; Execution of Bernard Frtery and Albert L. Starkweather; Editorials on various topice; Literary, Artistic, Religious and Scientific intel. ligence; Weekly Musical and Theatrical Review; Face- tim; Foreign Gossip; Current Nowa; Varietios, Ao. , Re- views of the Cattle, Horse, Dry Goods, Boot and Hhoe, mercial and Money Markets, Marriages and Doathe; Advertisements, and accounts of alt important events of the week. Now subscribers to tho Wamcur Harato can obtale the beck numbers coutaining the sew Story, “TRE DIAMOND CROB&.* Tanus.—Singie subscription, $2; Three copies, $55 Five copies, $8; Ten copies, $16 Mingle copies, Five A Hintted umber of sdvorusmmeate te 18G6..-Doptex Eliptte. 4... BRADLRR cRLeMnATHO DUPLEX KLLIeTIO On DOUBLE SPRING oxinre. 4 TUB LATER? #TYLEe ane NOW mane very Liaw, found asleep in bed Sr- | frat supposed, It appears, upou a partial investigation | mouth-. motals, exhibiting more fully their richnose and the (At, pot. BRND. er BREAK. Wye wm Sect serves, eee seokr tePaccnmpere ihe | of the matter, that the Donds and securitios stoten eee es ees eee, various localities of thoir production, should be included ; | wat will Fiteakky k thee PRAY) OF ang i Kt Officers back to Nebraska City. At daylight on the 17tn | apount to about $288,000. OF this amount $107,000 in | The location of the now hospital is at West Bank, about | 15) oecimens of American wood, No auch opportunity as pare, ances, of free orgmery Saris bere ‘crossed the river, and in less thae Tob certificates an6 gonenment bonds, and | two and a half miles from Staten Island, and lying north- (hia bas ever yet occurred, wor will it ocour again, prob- LEXIBLE and DURABLE. ERIN retil fal on the and the en- | $180,000 in railway sccuri Tho latter cannot | wegt and southeast. The xpot selected is in the vicinity Bagh Scckeaat combine cou!ar. @uraniiny, and tire lace Foon. ‘atthe Court Mouseonthe | be norotiated oy, the fogues. The numbers of | oF the ‘ship William Penn, which was wrecked ta the | Sly, for many years to come, Congress has prov ree GANOR BHATE which bas made wrhere the prisoner waa cnatined, and inthe some 7 eae TO me | ony ra Wr lower buy some years ago,'and having remained fixed transportation to Pada for gouds and show cares in which streets on oeen ) emp Ee " iy up to the present time, believed | to exhibit them, as well as competent officors and guards STANDARD BKIRT . t ft was ovident the iiood iitle chenes | Portion on 6 Sm. in ng losee palo gy ne the most wolld OF aBY 18 | 45 take caro of them. OF THR FASHIONABLE WORLD, of Nvtog. At Thin mo te Sepaiy shart stated to the erat ae a ead pf ethece cengad _ ied OW THK GROUND WILL BE MADR. ma ths POPULAR AIRE b PITTERBALLY reward of ‘we hundred dolar for th err ofthe n- thete for maf circumstances of the rob- belt cn matinteh tind. Asourding 10 the ape ud THE LABOR CONVENTION. 6) MuND| Ba eet eRe ort Sats wo F A a! " Pg cpt te ont degen ubscrgenrece tt Ft | cies et ea na | ety nt Sry ae | no wcctatne_evton | oT MIQUEL, OESEROLINYR gOS i ne cane up Us the erewa and heeded over to the securities ins tin box iw the vaalt of the bank. For. | 469 rect in length from one poiut to the other, and 228 vice lhe Heatage oa - oy ERA wea bbut Ow) His aT constable who arrested him. At baltpast ten otelock | merly this bor was Kept with those of brokers and | f004‘ln wiats. Tho foundation will be made a efib work, Suk Pukite Meanie Gueute Be doorak on dae eT PEE SS CARS the immense crowd to the fromt of the eee ee ee eee Se er eee, forined of twelve-inch timbers, which will be leld in abite pore years oo a Atse ot by the LEADING JOBBRRA Court House and loudly for prominent citizens, | Approbensive that their valuables might by hav. | seven feet of water, euch being the depth of the bay at | tual Settlers Only— Deperen poe cess th batho umccated who came forward and urged them not todo anything | ing them thus publicly oxposed, several monthe ago, that potnt at tow water, aud extending up thirteen feet Baurmons, August 24, 1868. a Tadice Ward's, Lagieg’ fast, nad oct wih jadqment in the matte, he Sorsteena, Cie pieced te when taey nagene comme ee height for bigh water. (This will be filled up with | tn the Labor Congres to-day the report of the Com- age Pg it eat y Be crowd then resolved ves citizens’ meeting stones height, levy of & ‘electing @ president secretary, empaneiled part ot the vault, under the of the ‘extreme depth of th: ‘at high tide, Above | Mittee of Finance was taken up, looking toa levy ctinanpenattin — i aa eto guard the jal, | Porter, who was instricted not to allow Wt tobe removed, this undasion ¢'rall, entirely surround island, | tax of five dollars on each delegate, excepting the Balti. | _A,-A. ax mi " the trial of “the pris. | except by one of the drm Since the tet of January be built of nine feet ton inches in hi "HoI6 | more delegation. After some discussion it was adopted. | 297, "0i% 0 A ‘ ‘made in the park | last, the box had not been taken oat of the vault more | cusrounded by a ‘rip-rap’’ of stones ex to high Mr. 0 & resolution, providing for @ full | be conrinend, z.T. os fost in cirsam. | than two or three times. The box conteining the trons. | waler. The space withia these walls will be filled with r. Oenanen offered . ber ference with a 20 that the mass of the crowd | ure Was lent neon intact by one of the Gem jon, ine Ist | mad and stoner, and will constitute the foundation ow | report of the conference with the rerideut of the Cuited | Agme, rickland’s Agve Memegy Js a could be kept out. The commitieg appointed to guard | fee. pon ig dh go og which the hospital buildings wit! rest. States, which was adopted a us [rerdign vomelg ae eee rier Rebustign Deteh trom therreetie | Wrdsy, the 18th inst., ho wgala the bank fF the | ake positon af the hospliat buildings will be as fol- | MF. Carnans, of Maryland, Chairman of the Comunit ‘istricta” Bt uy ot drugyians to the park, Witnesses wero sent for, lawyers for tho ag Ai aeyen AHL 4 cans ee ee lows:—Oa the northwest point oS Se eee meee, tee on Resolntions, submitted the following :— . i ie oa, Bay_No. ‘are, Me Pap, ie Ha teenie form, ot aw an Cieimennces | ™ It, Dis wupicions wore aroused, and ine ToArwith tne sees ancte Rear to tiese will be the feel and wash sepia eats te waa en 4 Uy M a ey oe ‘0 eaEne 14 per Both Deitch and Ford turned States’ ev begesen > Sm * jE. Hy fee houses. Apert (rom and baviog no connection with the | Siaies have rendneed ! ttaperasiee ‘hat they shoubt calif | Urey yoy A ges monery, soceiows of % ye go ESS Mine "ar anes, and | ig ue‘tt tint ie propery rma ae cumir of | Sfencaa twurn ack someced wut te | Rene cau ame tee lasgemat | ne Manin DRMAS HABER 0 60 the ease wont to the jury. The Jury wen the bank sayy, im reference to the satement published | cher by a pamage running directly through the centre | Tine! Suiedre, Sinmapnatet Hiro “eial maid uit “Car | ger int th hex an ipod th ret of te | fe alot Ti aun amir edgns tee | yah tr aaucrarty TW | pia Rega eatrab eager meas Re in a verdict of wilful mi inst Caspar of the wards, will rest Gpom tae out a ? Se rnes “hall | Princijles, Depot, Bb Camal trent i: Bia rome nD wad Y's | Sat ated Me toe Metaa Sh Ra | Sere Cone wt Ml ie | Nes VA oe pak ecatal = anded to jail for further trial before the District | OMly ey on the northwest 0 kitchen and Worelat ther | Av Metealfe's Great Rheumatic Be Seah. coediien ton ben eee was surreptitiously extracted and stolen by eotme skilful | Vans’ rooms ; chen and | Tnion, 90d tre ever AemdF OSES patna naver falls te sare ee cama ‘me eee te himolt locality a a toe tanks, tae the he trom he bg Fastin the imperativ ‘duty ote working: Wereoue Iie arbes and Poins in the Heed or Vous e p a liad wn they ee ee sad not connecting with the maia bell mania the United Bisigs to coonect hleawelt ‘wih his labsr pranceenachte — r ‘k P. M., and the prisoners were taken back affair ie | wri be another fuel house, the refrigerator and the orgnnluation if any existe, ai elegy neue existe vo in | Burnette Coconine. A Compound of Vocon- jail. Workinen were immediately opr mie ox 4 ne pA anh gad stove house. Continuing the ee one = 3 ? | qutGR, dns Sur the Mater. Foie prognention contaiuas ego commenced the erection ; on of . = pubic unr and ihe prepare gn for the ‘trendfut era Tonme on these Dire ~ beg de southeast, and of national international ofgatitadves, where the some proportion of devdorited eom-anut of, which it umtvercaii: Method PRIZE RING. wi Yaictana rooms net er — a titied “be. yrasnet Ci Dennis Mell a oe Welsh Pight i Fea cmpeteres “lt alt be of Weed, covered, witb, ood cnamied, Shot wre wesilty onager, In, tte cotienet es Acknowledges ( posanes propartine (bat beat oui the vartoud consolations ennis MeHugh an mes Wel im Il posseas am) rent . ja 4 ‘ i. ity « Although the Komtucky— Welsh the Victor. oe whee: they i bal mand be, according to the | ‘ye Wor Riyeen ue Ta ‘i me intro the wakior eeatibens of tha beeen PAN. Cavimestiy eeqetted se 88 cool, retain gust ications, of the ve Le weitheaal wall, Ar Wyle, let is presence of mind, aud seemed wnuch afected oy Denek Met td at "Ternan Won! santero om bes | SivaRTemaS?, VOR CONTRACTOR Sete cas tat Sienente of at. ‘Lows, the Oarenen ee ececicesneatitiedid of the cl existed * bad bI for some time, concluded to settle A fow days nco Mr. H.W. Jobnaom, secretary of the | form, of Chiragn, snd all other papers (avorabie w the labor | rag ete ‘a thair Dye “he Hest | the Wortdy ‘went to the cell and | a1 qiferences by « fair and square stand up fight. A | committer appointed for the parpowe, advei that ; TA TS vroeralen ts ik others. ar diets ee a accompany him t0 | meeting was held at Joo, "eon the lnat | sealod for the erection @f the above named Coenen I agg ng * puso and , A Barclay : wm the made at once followed | saturday, and arrangements made for sland and buildings would be rece: bruase of tin procent Segectetas ra, Bengti(at 9" the sheriff, and passed through the dense crowd, appar- | some cf at an early hour on Monday mornii day at three o'clock tn the afters oe ae thar toe | Reaye Aen ently with iittle concern for them, with his xed | to be conducted according to the oft opened. The requirements of the committee indicate | gud wor rrjen sears drecy alo 4 hal to Ka oriaipal ealoy us upon the gallows. He firmly mounted the and t selected for the combat was the that every part of the work must be oj ae ” nak {pe aeahent bp we and = prayer was offercd the clergyman. Taking ‘aid burying ind, in the lower ture, and, among other things, the gontractors were Ww | © hilived. That the ester of prison Inkor which is pean | Sreasing ned waperalliie’ & ond chermats le the hold the fatal noone, Direcks said:—‘Hol The intention of & meeting wae to only afew | bind thomeclves to have the work completed and de | argh. met thie chemery, to wot only injarious ee | Sastry hla Oy fomable halrdrecsere, So Se saeaad Goo Sabone, th oe friends of the parties, whose discretion could be relied Sveres inte too RES SESS authorities by the Gres day protecting closers, 04,8 pri men Rong FI end ai my hee | le toate a (Vatien, wb. - larceny, —. ; of June, 1867. wolile mecatanicr 41 Mths to em nv Al Seria, Sree SSeS | sorte mang rd mito the eet, |" i ee TSS Seo tm wt | Ted ton Seg et | a, ser wake proc targe tet Bh. Gia not, The Sheri thee Ihien if he was ready to ene, sal wont wok. eel dongs forthe above work, Aswill be seen, Mr, ius, aihowgh LS iy sbi bee SIM rn a SU a Me replied, ‘May have mercy frietd \a amount, ie . ” Ly labor. poe ee “7 = peal” No shroud or cap. = placed agen ies, ptispatee ne tow met eg ge= wot teres ‘the contract for the epee a et |. a cus Npaiom | 4 Visiting the Clty, The uoose was fastened about his neck, and the drop ane Mhscsives Anal oe rr, ~ ror ag yur 8 & 00,'h, 9 Canal strden be Rll dca re on James McDonald... 9406.00 Bi fas gee pe pe te ; ae ‘The body was out down by the Sheriff, and the crowd, own & San sisom Yr ais 0 we dn tha 0 clans geesieaneng tes Mas Ths Best Fag.age: satisfied that justice had beem done, dispersed ly ee Togerrees Ba Vigna te aided} to owen » WS gr During the afternoon the gave the follow! Welsh's chops, him to Joho W Modges. en Bowles Dr. t w terns to the weak cows for sac i. ee i "vena apm not Seek wea pe ot oe ae Rocno 2 —Bowh ® WW te shy a bsoenee ‘ RRS AY fully understanding each other's gar 9 Weish NO BIR ACCEYTED YeeTeRDAy. ms m ad a lifter on Mac # The tine Commismoners were yower very ‘enstravie atiwe Per ty CN taste ‘and sent him to quod. day evening in examining the dierent bat, with Hing met Wo be ob eet BLY THe Om an eet the of rejecting one propors!, took Bo mame dy eal) the ettention of the | Biiptie Rowing - 7 UI tures on the matter. Ths morning (he wit 1 of raement ovens end ee A MARKET IN THE EIGHTEENTH WARD, Mupreme Court—Chambers, Hefore Judge Bervard. Avatar 24 —Cmmiarioners of the Rightemth Ward Fete ‘4 T, Brennan. —Piaintidis 19 (hie tase, be resumed, and ove of tue bidders acer to perform the work. —— . TRE PHARMACEUTICAL CONVENTION. Dereoer, Acgoet 24, 1806. ponvention i. eeeeniel te the welfare of vlon, ore Ul vemtheted = etings »' . te Tratreeteh erin ited ect . mb hor ta 0 a - mary ie 2 o congener ned tromenre and fyly a0 we 4e the ~ toate mmenly ac ey emer 1 tan, ht Sonat perme oo! te laws, Wot only of Aaprncase weet ia gma’) tmgtees Sod Some /enn (menue bn oobenenat weirs nore oy, —y egy Wy ee | Bam 8 A alia Fert ot . bas. . rr? enlety ant erm b oad ye Ty wind coin reguioeg be aay oe cman, caine Temata = 5 TT ingrakah arg er hig Wea eed Pert ly cate tw afl enone Peicip ore cones 0 touke eStart Ss RRs ee es Sete ca hs Beaks: ae maha MANE WEA Mia's on Pa ie — a | SS had i Oe Leaal Letterion. he ay 3 [7 Woks eetons, Mew York, |