AMERICA.

Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 79, 12 October 1865, Page 4

AMERICA.

The • New York Herald * states that numerous politicians at Washington have determined to call a convention throughout the" country, in favor of the immediate expulsion of Ma> hnilian from Mexico, and thus bring an immense pressure to bear upon the Government next Congress. It is reported that the Government are determined to t y Mr Davis bj*. a military commission, in'-'cdnsequence of the discovery of additional evidence implicating him in the assassination plot. ' , - Barnutn's Museum, in New York, and ten or twelve adjacent buildings, were entirely destroyed by fire. The loss is variously estimated at from 1,000,000 dollars to 2.0.00,000 dollars. So fir as is knov/nVno person was seriously injured. Washington despatches give the following details (if four persons who were hanged for participation in the assavsination project : — * Early to-day guards were placed all round the Arsenal gromuls,. to prevent the intrusion of persons 'to the scene of execution, none being admitted excepting those previously supplied with tickets by Major-3eneral Hancock; The relatives of Mrs Surratt and Herbld spent several hour* with them during flieTforenoon, arid they were also attended by their spiritual adv'isdrsvasrwere- alsa-payne and Ats'erott. A few minutes after 1 o'clock, .the"; outer prison door was opened, and Mrs Siirratt Vas supported on her way to the sallows lay two military officers. Next followgd/ [Atzerott, Herold, and Payne, accompanied by a guard and their respective mini- ; stjer,s,;of: th.c gfispM. i. Fjpnfcjsejits jwere pro-, vided for 'them on the platform, ia the follow-

"Ing "order r^iilnrSurra^^ Atzerott. J^Pfce officer J inin^^ %ithl(ll4 execution,/ and n the ministers^* Occupied-inter-mediate positians..Majo^^^^ Harjtrjajiflt,; who has 'been since the commencement in charge of the; prisoners, . came for. ward^ and read the order ojf the War, :jDep»rtment ;al^ M ready published! apprdvirig tlie sentences, : and ','. ordering the penalty of death to he infl ictedl ~~ A heavy guard was stationed ojajthe walls surrounding the grounds, while belbVibldiers were formed on two sides of a square. ral hundred civilians were 'present, au£ious spectators ' of the solemn sceneV 'One or tliepriests attendant on Mrs Surratt repeated a shorjt prayer, to which P,ay.n& who was seated; u&ctj to^h&f^tenjtive^'^ nister;\vhb had "^eeiri 1 idimnis^eiring to* fcayne, expressed; iii' the name r of' tHe- " iatte^;^ | "« siftcere thank* to General Hartranfr, ami the officers' and soldiers who 3iad charge 'of Hinii ■ for their -personja]; kindness. ,: j They had not utteredan. npr. .giyen an unpleasafit look or ges£ure,/b l ut seemed to compassionate' his ■ inisf orttriie/ ' : si Tite ; minister - then uttered a brief prayer, a^king ; for Payne the forgiveness of ; a,Il his sinsi. and, .passage out of this world into the joys .of Heaven. The nainister who attended ' JEEerold' also return^dthanks for the -kind tf eaitment .of the prisoner, and offered a prayer that God would receive his .soul. . Herpld. w.as k . ;affec>d to tears. Tfie minister wJlq g,t-Unded Atzerott also returnie'd'fbr i jnm tiianks 1 td J iGrpneral Hartranft and other' 'bffcce'fs for kind' attentions^ andthen invoked 4;he' mercy of Gcd upon' the prisoner. - The condemned were then Te^uired to rwe : froni '$&&%,^^when the chairia iWe^ remoyedV , 'Tfiey "were now all on the dropsy- Their 1 hands were fastened behinid theni, and their legs bandaged; both above and, below the knees,, and. 6 . caps placed over tjieir lieadi^. Xize^oii^ while" beingl prepared: for ' "eiecutitin; 1 "Exclaimed,, farewelli" Take care!'- and ' Good bye, gentletnen, now ,bef.or.e me, ' ; One of the clergymen standing near, . exclaimed, . 'May we'4llmeet.'m";the btlier world;* 1 As soon as ; the ; nods 6 was' plac ; ed around 3 each neck,: Mrs. gurratt's being the last' one adjusted,'the section of the platform, on. .which they had, beeX^sta n dJ n g 'W^iily. fell, and. the culprits werte tisiinging : several ' feet from the gfbund. M^' SS'uriatt arid J Payne scarcely moved a muscle^: Atzerotfc exhibited, some twitchings, bu^; Eter«>ld showed more nervous sensibility "than" any 'oj^^the otters^' : The - bodies h : urig'^ta : iifei^jJ ; '6itin:cii, ; and were afterwiardsgiveri byer 1 forburial,; the rbugh, coffins; being already at.handforthatpurpose.. The arrangements for the execution were A perfect. Major-General. Hancock, was' present throughout theprbdeedin'g's: " It is said that Payne 1 , made a Statemehf in behalf of Mrs. Surratt, exoherating her from complicity, and that another person subscribed to an affidavit impeaching 'the ' te^iimony of. an important witness igainst^iier:*"'' : ' ; : •