A Ghastly Execution

One of the moi-t buugling and revolting executions on record was tliat of the hanging of the two negroas, Jarvis and Jackaou, at Hempstead, near New York city, on Fiiday of last week. Tho account of the eickening affair. as reported by telegraph, relates that at 11:26 the weiglit was released, aud both bodies sprang into the air, but only for au instant was one snipended, and in the next momeut wae witneaeed an inexpreesibly horribie sight. Tho body of Jackson was drawn up quickly, and his sttuggles of agony began, bnt Jarvis' body had risen perhaps a foot when tho rope broke, aud he struck the platform equarely on his feet, completely paraUzed by terror, and undoubtedly terrribly hurí by the jerk of the hoohg on hi neck. There was a pause of shuddering ilence all over the yard, and the half-lifeless form swayed forward and would have fallón but for the intervention of the Suerifi'a arm. For threo mimiteH, while the rope was being ropaired, Jarviá hang lini, and motionlens npon the arms of the officere. Sheriff Sammití saya tnat he did not utter a word. but otberd . ay that he begged in a broken voice : " Far God's sake, don't mnrder me." The kn,t was looöened around his reek, but the black cap was not drawn up lest ho nhould bö couvulsed by the t-ight of hia companion, who was f-truggling with his logs drawn up and hiB hands cleneh-d by his bidé. Then a young man on a ladder rnn the cord down, and it was about to be refastened when it elipped and with a graüng, rasping noiee Blipped over the joists. Anotuer minute of ffightfui tuspoiiBe intervened, during whieh ofBceis and citizens were mutteriug "Horrible! Horrible!" ai. d the rope was again slU clown throngh the beam. This time it wne fastened, pulled taut against the wretohV nt-ok, wli o was still abie to keep his feet, and then he was slonly pulled up, hand over hand. the requitite c'istance, aud allowed to strangle to (eath. His tecond hanging ociiinpd at lrÜO, and hm puli-e ceascd to heat at 11:42, after writhings nickening to behold, the body swinging round and round, aud sbiveri'ig and trembling as if touched by a galvanic bütterv