Fron, the Alerandria (D. C. Heraidcf July 4

 EXECUTION OF VIM. F. IOOE.
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 On Friday last, agreeably to sentence, Wm. F. Hooe, young man of about g years, suffered the punishment of death, near the court-house of Fairfax county, Va. for the murder of Wm. Simpson, in that county, on the night of the 4th of March, 1925. The ceremony could not have been more awfully impressive than it was. As late as breakfast time, there were not more than dozen strangers at the court house-nor did they begin to arrive until about 8 o'clock. Between II and liz, however, they had nearly ceased com ing. About 1000 were present. After the lapse of near half an hour, and at the conclusion of the religious performances, the iailer appeared with the keys of the jail 1; opened the door for the two attending cler- gymeIi, who entered in company with an officer. ItIwas but short interval ere the tailor again appeared and unlocked hadoor. "A feeling of an indiscribable charactof now prevailed in deathlike silence which reign ed, as the prisoners coming was waited for. | He moved with slow and cautious, but firm and apparently unconcerned step to the | cart, up into which he was conducted with the assistance ofa chair, by the clergymen'