Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-04-26


refused to support the Government"
alias the Administration. We have
few traitors in town refusing to support
the present Government" who need
small application.
TIE murder of the Deering family in
Philadelphia, on Saturday the 7th inst,
in which eight persons ranging in age
from the mother, fitly-four years old, to
the innocent babe of fourteen months, is
conceded to be the most horrible butchery
that has ever perhaps disgraced the histo-
~ of a civilized country. The unfOrtu-
nate family resided in what is known as
Jones Lane, within the corporate limits
Of the city, but several miles from the
popuIous portion thereof, and had in their
employ as farm laborer a man named
Antoine Probst, lately a member of the
Fifth PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry, upon whom
suspicion fell as soon as the discovery
was made Con Wednesday of last week.
that the terrible deed had been committed.
Detectives were Immediately put upon his
track and succeeded in arresting him in
the city on Friday, shortly after which he
confessed to the killing OF one of the VIC
tins, lad named Carey, also employed
by Mr.. Deering, but alleged that an ac-
complce, whose name he gives as Gaun-
ter, murdered the father, mother, four
children, and a cousin named Mrs. Dolan.
There are many reasons, however, for be-
heving that Probst had no accomplice,
and that by getting the several victims
seperate and apart on various preteXts, he
succeeded in cutting them down with a
short handled axe, which has since been
found, and then mutilated the bodies In a
shocking manner The most intense feel
ing prevailed throughout the city in conse-
queuce of the tragedy, and had it not
been for the efficiency of the police there
is little doubt but the diabolicaI wretch
would have been summarily dealt with
The eight victims were followed to a COM
mon grave in ST. Mary's Cemetery, on
Monday, by a large concourse Of people.
A DELHdoUs FuGur The Bedford
IH9uirlr says: \ gentleman f;om Michi-
gan, engaged in the fruit tree business, has
been confined to his bed with typhoid
fever, at the Bedford Hotel, for the last
ten DAYS or two weeks. On last Monday
night his mind became very much deranged
and he concluded that he was in the grasp
Of murderers. He succeeded in getting
out on the porch and endcavored to escape.
He was, however, caught and returned to
bed. Some time in the morning, about
three o'clock, it is supposed, the attendant
was under the necessity of leaving the
room. and apprehending that his patient
might again endeavor TO escape, he locked
the door; on his return a few minutes
later, he was Mortified at finding that the
inmate had escaped through an open win
dow, from which he jumped at least fif-
teen feet to the ground. Search was in
s;ituted for the lost man, but he was not
found until daylight, when he was dis
covered on the portico attached to the
residence OF Hon. ". - Schcll, pulling
the door bell Mr. Schelrs family being
absent there was no one to hear him. He
was returned TO bed and on examination
very little injury was detected.
@ Several years ago the proprietor of
a factory in one of the eastern cities in
duced q young and respectable girl in his
employ 10 consent TO a secret marriage,
unknown to her parents. a license was
forged and mock minister performed the
ceremony. 4 year went by and the
pseudo husband failed in business, and
then making known to his trusting dupe
the extent of his vilIainy, left her to seek
| his fortune in the west Subsequently
the father Of the injured Girl removed
with his family to Pittsburgh, and be-
came, by a freak of fortune, suddenly
wealthy, which, coming to the ears of the
/ heartless deceiver, induced him TO make
an effort to bring about bona fie mar
/ riage and thus secure what he 50 much
| needed-money. Meeting a sister of his
victim on the street Uhe latter having in
/ the meantime married in good faith a
/ prosperous merchant in the east and mis-
! taking her for the one he had deceived,
/ followed her 10 her home and announced
himself as her former husband. A scene
of course ensued, the final of which was
that the father administered to the despi-
cable wretch a vigorous application of
oot-leather. and then turned him loose
upon the world a sorer if not wiser man.
AN accident of a most singular charac-
ter, resulting in the death Of Mr.. Daniel
Gresham, at Grapeville, Westmoreland
county, occurred on Tuesday evening last.
Mr.. Gresham was riding a very spirited
horse along the public road, which at thi:
point runs parallel with the railroad, an6
is intersected by another road crossing the
track almost at right angles. The horse
became frightened at an approaching bal
last train, and ran full speed against it,
bounding upon truck car about the pid
die of the train, and attempting to jump