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Closing Scenes.

On saturday afternoon the most affecting
srna lIa. had occurred up to that time in the
history of the great tragedy took place at the
jail lIcster's brother, cousin, wife, and
daughter Mrs. Dooley visited him in his cell,
and for almost the first time his feelings en-
tiiely oyercame him. Mrs Dooley said fare
well for the last time, and the scene was Of
the most heart rending description. "Oh,
can it be possible" cried she, THAT shall
beyer see you again alive that you will new
er speak to me any more 1t is too much,
too much" J" and throwing herself upon her
fathers neck she moaned in the most piteous
msnner Mrs. Hester was deeply overcome,
while all others present, including the guard
were deeply affected.
On Sunday afternoon Mrs Hester and her
threei daughters visited their husband and
father for the last time. What happened
there is sacred, and over it we draw veil Of
secresy However wicked he may have
been, Hester loved his wife and daughters and
was loved in return. This parting we cannot
describe.
On Saturday evening Mrs. Tully and heI
youngest child came down to see her husband
in his last hours. She seemed resigned, and
passed most of the evening in conversation
with him. Tully ate supper of bread, te
and poached egg, and tried to appear at hi
ease, but really he ate very little, giving mos
of il to the little boy "Patsy," who rename,
with him all night.
The final parting took place on Monda
morning, and was of character beyond d.
scription.
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TULLYs CONFESSION

was born in Ireland on December 18th,
1880 County of Cavan, Parish Of Drughn
| emigrated to Scotland in 1854, and came to
this country in 1868. / lived in Reading
while, and in Glen Carbon, Schuylkin
county. / went to Centralia in this county,
in the fall of 1865. | moved about good
bit, and there are good many things that l
do not care to say anything about. know
there are many people who will believe what
| am going to say is true, and there are 9th
ers who will say it is false, but l am done
with this world, now, and have to answer
only to the Almighty, and l will tell nothing
but the truth.
| Concerning this crime, can't say am in.
nocent. | can't say any of the party il. .inno'
cent. You can make Pat. Hester innocent i
you like, but he was there. He was there al
the night at Tom. Donohue's saloon, and h,
gave his pistol to Kelly, and he was at thu
toll gate that morning.
Question, Did Kelly tell the truth abou
the circumstances of the Rea murder An
soer, He swore to some lies, but most he sal
/ was true. Neither Hester nor McHugh toll
, me to do the deed. What | done was don
of my own accord Bot Hester was Body
: master, and McHugh was County Delegate
, and if they had said the thing shouldn't
done, they could have stopped it. 1t WASH
, so much the Order referring to the AncieI
| Order of HberHians) as it was whisky thi
3 led me into it. If had followed my earl
: teachings never would have got into th
, trouble.
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[For THE CoLUMBIAS.l
BY VIM. BRINDLE.
COIN CANNOT BIZ SUPPLEMENTED BY
BANK CURRENCY.

The next step, is to show that the de6cien-
cies of coin, cannot be supplemented by bank
currency, as it is a contracted and and con-
stantly contracting system Of currency At
tention will be called to the origin of the
iniamously delusive system.
Near the close of the seventeenth century,
John Law a celebrated Scotchman, and
natural mathematician, who was well educa-
ted, became desperate gambler, and applied
mathematical calculations to the gaming ia
ble with wonderful success he proposed to
give to the promissory notes Of bankers, spec
tally authorized by law to pass as circulating
medium, the value of legal tender coin, by
making them redeemable on demand therein.
Law became involved in quarrel with MIR,
Wilson, whom he killed in duel he was
tried, convicted, imprisoned, and released by
the King, when he emigrated to the Conti-
nent. The Britiss Parliament rejected Law,
but in 1896, adopted his proposed system OF
Bank of Issue.
Law settled down in Paris, and there put
into full operation his scheme Of attempting
to make "Bills of Credit" equal in value to
legal tender coin. BY an edict of the French
Government, they we're made equal legal ten
ders with coin, (redeemable therein), and
thereby made to depend for their value not
on their legal-tender power, but on the prom
ise to pay them on demand in coin and
whilst the delusion lasted as they were
more convenient than coin and greatly facili-
tated the operations of trade and industry
they commanded preminm over coin. Law
also adopted the system of stock-gambling
so extensively carried on in this country, al
this time, to the injury of its morals; which
should be prohibited and punished by law
The John Law or British "specie basis
system of bank currency, has been carried OF
in England since 1896, and in this countr!
since the independence of the colonies ] AM
the time has come-fully come, when this de
lusive and fraudulent system must be abolish
ed, under severe penalties. The promissor
:, notes of bankers are merely evidences o
debts, due by them to the public, on whic
they draw interest in advance, instead OF pay
. ing it as Others must do, on their notes an
/, utDtS, WHO are uOI tuuo opoNia'y PiNhSeS
u by law These promissory notes Of bankers
: not being legal tenders for private debts, i
y this country, in order to'give them credit an
T. currency, are made by law,payable on demand
- in legal tender money which makes ther
y "Bills of Credit" and therefore clearly ur
constitutional,
~ Under the system Of State Banks Of lssu,
= the legal proportion of bank currency to col
20 was three to one. Under the National
bank system four dollars Of paper currenc
II are allowed for every dollar Of gold, owned
- - the bank This is what is known as ii
J. British or John Law 'specie basis" systel
of bank currency. Four nominal dollars b
ing based on one dollar of specie for redeml
e. tion purposes, and not being legal tenders Il
II private debts, each dollar of paper eurren'
is worth, at best, only twenty y-fveoents SUI
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STRAWBRIDGE 4 CL0THIER,
II. w. cor. Eighth and Market Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA.

posing the gold banks" to have the amount
of basis required by law; in their vaults
To purchase dollars worth of any commo-
dity, with such currency makes the price
four dollars, or the seller must suffer loss,
as it is impossible for one dollar to redeem
four consequently three dollars Of that cur
rency out of every four. are pure fiction or
a legal fraud and often, as in California re-
Gently, the entire issue of a so-called gold
bank is fictitious. This inflated and fictitious
currency is the sole cause of the cost OF living
and of doing business being increased with the
increase of bank currency.
The volume of gold and silver being limi-
ted, and currency based on it for redemption
purposes, must be limited or contracted cur
| rency ; entirely inadequate to the wants OF
| business, established on cash basis. This
''fettered" currency forces on the people, the
credit system of business, and as there Is
point beyond which the forced or inflated
credit system cannot expand, money panics
and crashes periodically, are inevitable
confidence and credit being destroyed at
time of commercial crashes the promisssry
notes of bankers, not being legal tenders for
private debts, in this country, the holders OF
them demand payment, when they are neces-
sarily informed that bankers are unable to
perform their promises to pay, on demand
nor is it surprising that they should not have
any specie or legal tender money in their vaults
at the very time when it is most needed.
The demands of commerce for coin to con-
vert into bullion, are inexorable, to pay
debts, and settle forei gn balances, which the
banks are compelled to surrender, from time
to time to maintain comm mercial credits, in
the vain hope of preventing crisis. AS coil
disappears from time to time from thei
. vaults, bankers begin to curtail their loans
, and thus call in their promissory notes, whicl
= contracts the currency, in the effort to saw
: themselves from failure or suspension, AM
3 thereby aid in creating a panic and crash, in
stead of preventing them-as nothing but ex
{, pansion or more money or currency, at pc
a riod of INFLATED" credit, and threatened crasl
: could possibly prevent crisis consequent!
it is apparen mt that bank currency or "Bills o
: Credit of any kind, are totally inadquate t.
0 supplement the deficiencie, OF coin.
The subject will be continued and it vii
g be shown what will safely supplement the de
y ficiencies of coin; forever prevent none!
/. panics and commercial crashes /; and be tn
r. means of reducing taxation, by Congress, a
IS least one hundred millions of dollarsper yeal
y and make this country market to whic
i. the col mmercial nations of the world will com
to buy.
',l March %, 1878.
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BAN AND DEMOCRAT BI OOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COlNTY, PA

The town was remarkably quiet up to
Monday morning. There was but little ex.
ciement on the streets, and none but timid
women and sensation mongers expressed
any fears of trouble. The town authorities
have had force of 90 policemen patrolling
the streets for several days previous, the
county employing ten of them. Sunday night
25 were on duty, and Monday large mum
Der of deputies were posted throughout the
town. and careful watch was kept of all sus-
picious characters.
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The ScafOld.

This unprctending instrument was borrow
ed from the authorities of Carbon county. 1t
is the same used in the execution of Camp
bell, Donahoe, Kelley and Doyle. Their
names are still inscribed on the hickory beam
above the drops where they stood, and bear
the marks of the ropes used on the occasion
of their fatal fall. 1t was erected in the
western corner of the Jail, and consisted OF
easily adjusted posts and braces of oak. The
uprights were i6 feet high, and the width OF
each drop or platform was about 7 feet. The
platforms were feet from the ground. The
tive were intended for two men each, and the
fall was regulated by a rope attached to al
iron lever which pulled out iron slots tina
held the platform.
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Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia, Su-
perintendent Of Pinkertons Detective Agency
was in town on Friday, He had private in
teryiew with Judge Elwell and Hon. @. X.
Buckalew, and report was put in circulation
that a rescue was feared, and that be had
come to prevent it. Also that he had come to
arrange for reprieve for Hester. There was
no truth in either of the reports Mr.. Frank
lin was here for the purpose of seeing that all
arrangements for the execution were properly
made, and to ascertain how many extra Coal
and Iron police were needed.
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The Western Union Telegraph Co. was well
represented by Superintendent O'Brien OF
Scra ntop, who arrived on Saturday with ex-
pert Operators to assist our gentleuanly Man
ager, Mr. Clark, and his efficient assistant
Mr.. Lowry in handling Press dispatches.
Mr.. O'Brien at once cut the wires here, put
in new Instruments and arranged to work both
ways at the same time direct with New York
aud Philadelphia.
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March Is 4w.


Croaking is not confined to the Frog Ponds.
At this season almost everybody is hoarse.
The bleating of distressed lungs is heard every
where Why is this, when Holes Honey Of
Horehornd and Tar will cure any cough, cold
or horaseness in As hours? Sold by all Drugg-
lists. Ia --..
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in minute.
.na $3.50 March Is.
The penetrating winds Incident to this season of
the year are severe ordeal for the lungs. The neg
lect OF a hard cough generally leads to a weakness
oil the lungs, which. not infrequently, results in
Consumption. ...44
scHEsoKs PuLNosIc sYRur win at once relieve
and loosen a tight cough and Is such an agreeable
remedy that children will take 1t without being
coaxed. cold on the lungs, II consumption is not
already developed, may be easily mastered by the
use Of the Pumonic syrup, together with schenck's
Mandrake Pills TO clear the system Of the aocumu-
lated mueus.
Iu more serious cases. where the disease has be-
come deeply seated, and the patient suffers from
loss OF appetite. weakness and emaciation,
schencks Sea Weed Tonic should be used in con-
nection with the above mentioned remedies, u
stimulate the appetite and bring the:digestive pow
ers into healthy action, thereby sustaining the
strength Of the patient and enabling him to resist
the progress OF the disease until the Pulmonc syr
up may perform its healing and cleansing work
The use Of these standard remedies according te
the directions which accompany them, cannot fai
TO lproduce most satisfactory results. letter ad
dressed 10 Dr. schenck cor. Sixth and Arch sts.
Philadelphia, asking advice, win promptly receiy'
| the Doctors personal attention. iree or charge
schenck Medicines are Tor sale by All Druggists
March.
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The silverware delivered by the National
Silvsr-Plating Co. No. 704 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, is giving entire satisfaction, All
orders are promptly filled, and no one need
hesitate about sending them money.--Lutheran
Observer. I.+
March Is 4w.
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When the trial first began I would have
plead guilty, but / had no lawyer, aud no
money to pay one, and Tdidn't know what to |
do, so plead not guilty as the Others did,
when knew it was lie.
would have made statement long ago, |
but was in cell with the other two and
had no chance. tpovcr had q chance TO talk
TO you alone or would have told you this be-
fore, bul couldn't do it in the cell with the
other tws
On the trial some Of the witnesses against
us swore false, but most of what Kelly said
was true. He could have sworc to a good
deal more but guess he didn't mind it at the
time.
do say that Tom Douohue is innocent OF
this crime. lie knew nothing about il. Most
of the evidence for our defense was false,
and many of the witnesses were paid for their
| evidence.
of man who would swear that | sat up
with him when he had broken leg, the
pinbt before Rua was murdered. But when
YOU asked me during the trial whether | had
any witnesses, would not tell you Of this
man because knew it was t,co nights before
the murder that sat up with him, and
was not going to bring him here to swear to
n lie, even to save my neck.
II tgFc cYNIff
towards any one, or to iniure any ones mem
ory, but simply because truly repent Of my
crime aud will not die with lie on my lips
This statement is given by me, Of my owr
accord, to,Gco. f., Elwell, onc.of my counsel
aud written down by him at my request this
10Th day of March 1873, to be published atte
my death.
, PATRICK FULLY.
+, Peter McHugh was visited the next day
He was found in his cell with heavy shack
: les on his ankles to which hung chain at
tached to ring in the floor. He is the on
ly one of the three subjected to this pun
ishment as he had made several attempts t.
escape. q His visitor was no sooner seate
:. than McHugh anxiously inquired whethe
!, Tuly had made statement. HE has tol
= me some things" was the reply. "That
. wrong" said McHugh, "It will only Civ
. credit to Kelly, and he will be believe
> when he swears other mems lives away.
McHugh was then asked whether he ha
- anything to say that he desired publishe
ocar l;a doath IN which he repli ed th
.. there was nothing. He said that if he wi
asked on the scafFold whether he had an
~ thing to say, he should answer no, ar
. would make no remarks one way nor Il
;, other He would neither assert his inn
,n cence nor deny his guilt.
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The witnesses required were empanelled as

The witnesses required were empanelled as
follows:
Jeremiah Longenber, Maine.
Geo. p Dreisbach, Beaver
Joshua Fetterman, Bloom.
Casper Rhawn, Catawissa.
". G.. Quick, Montour.
John Wanich, Mt Pleasant,
Joseph f. McHenry, Fishingcreek.
Lewis Eckrote, Mifflin.
w. II. Ent, Orange.
Cd. L. Kostenbauder, Franklin.
]. NJ. Dewitt, Fishingcreek.
VIM. Yeager, Roaringcreek.
The physicians attendant in an official capac-
ity we're Drs. Gardner, T. ], Swisher, I. M.
Krebs and J. f. Chaplin.
PHYSICIANS REPORT.
BLooMsBURG, Pa,
March 25, lS7S.J
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J. W. HOFFMAN,
Sheriff Cot Co..
SrR:-We, the undersigned physicians APP
pointed to attend the execution of Hester, Nc
hugh and Tully, do hereby certify that at the
expiration of four minutes from the time of
the drop Hester's respiration ceased and in
nine minutes The pulse no longer was percepti-
BILE. Tully was pronounced dead legally. In
eleven minutes the pulse stopped and the res
piration in five minutes. ..
McHugh's respiration stopped in five min
utes and the circulation in twelve minutes,
when we considered them legally dead, but
| they were permitted to hang about thirty min
utes after. Cause of death was strangulation
in each,
THOMAS j. SwIsHER, NJ. ID.
| ID. 7. KREBs, M. ID.
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YARD WIDE BLEACHED MUSLIN,
81 cts. A good shirting muslin.
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st cts. A good sheeting muslin. !
We gratefully acknowledge large numbers OF ki
the great satisfaction OF shopping through our
requesting them.
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The scaffold arrived on Friday and was
followed by large crowd to the Jail, where
il was stored away in the cellar. The ropes
we're received Saturday morning.
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1t is said that Tully and Kelly had.-a re-
conciliation last week. They met in the hall
of the jail and shook hands.
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While the scaffold was being erected all
prisoners confined for petty offences were re-
moved from the Jail, and placed in the lock-
up for safe keeping.
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Incidents.

One hour after the execution the CoLUM.
BIAN had an extra on the streets, contain
ing history of the case and Tully's conies-
sion This confession was read over to Faith
er Koch in Tully's presence at about ten
o'clock, so that the priest could see if there
was anything in it that ought not to be pub
lshed. The omissions were made at his
suggestion, and the changes thus made nec-
esssry in the type caused delay, other
wise the paper would have been on the
streets Immediately after the drop fell.
The demand for it was great. The office
was beseiged, and the services of officer ID
Laycock were required to keep the crowd
from taking the Office by storm. Newsboy'
were u nable to hand them out fast enough
and for three hours the steam press was pu
to its best to furnish the excited masses will
copies of the confession. Nearly two thou
sand copies were sold, and but for the della
} as many more could have been disposed ol
, The paper was sold at the low price of thre
} cents. The boasts of neighboring dali
! that it would have the first report of the ez
t ecution, fell suddenly, and when late in tn
day hundreds of copies Of that paper reache
here, it was with difficulty that its carrier
] disposed of few Of them.
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Sheriff Hoffman pulled the rope that shot
the bolts, the trap fell, and three bodies
dangled in the air. Hester's chest heaved
and his limbs quivered for few seconds,
Tully and McHugh never moved.
After thirty minutes the bodies were taken
down and placed in coffins, Hester's wife
taking him to Locust Gap Junction, and the
other two being sent to Wilkes.Barre for
burial.
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"a YARDS WIDE SHEETING MUSLIN,
coon CANTON FLANNELS, Ct cts
WIDE BED SPREADS, 90 cts to 81
nd letters from all over the United states attestng
mi order Department. SAMPLES sent to those
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07
Thc Sturgeon Riycr .scut-0ff."

The condition of things regarding the
impl ovement OH the Sturgcon river. is
exceedingly exasperating. For nearly
six months the work has been az "A, stand
still. and 10 amount of wOik which the
local commissioner could do, could get the
contractor at work again." For months
Il r.qest has been before the Board of
Control to annul the cohtric', and at the
last meeting they decided to do so un-
less by tile 18th of the present month,
the contractor was upon the ground with
n sufficienp force of men 10 complete the
work before tile 25th. This action should
have been taken some months ago, bu t
Mr.. West made such good promises, the
Board thought the work woull be sooli-
er done BY leaving it rs it was than to
annul the contract. They have now be-
come convinced of Mr.. Vests duplicity
and have taken action as above, which
promises to place the matter in shape
tor speedy completion of the enterprise.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07

Our friend, DIR. Lamar, he of Mar.
quette and Mackinaw railroad fame, like
Banco's ghost, will not down. Notwith-
standing all the statements made regard
ing his inability to construct the road, he
st0utly maintains his ability to do so and
his intention of doing it and commenc.
ing it soon. 1t is only about two weeks
ago that he told state official that he
had purchased large amount of iron
which would be moving northward soon.
He also stated that he should move on
the "enemy's works" within a week OF
ten days with large array of wheel
barrows, spades and pickaxes backed by
a force of workmen. From the best in.
formation which we can obtain the iron
has not yet.arrived at the Point, neither
has the army of tools and workmen. We
tear that the genial doctor has been try.
|fng to ''play it fine upon the credulity o
Pthe state officials, but we warn him thai
f0rbearance Will soon cease to be virtue
and that ii something is not done sooI
he willtind himself out o. employment.