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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-03
EBENSB'G WOODEN FACTORY.
COUNTRY WORK a sPECIALTY.

VIE undersigned having recently purchased the
4 property known as the LBEg5IfTur- 0rr.r--
ASi"i,f from the Assignee Of A. Y. s, Geo V.
zones telte % cal the attention Of the public 20
operation i9riAWlth Tor The purpose OF doing all
Einds oi tes SIRG WORK such as Gard
ing by e1ug- spinning Weaving &c.
SassiTslers and Yarn.
Having secured the services Of an EVPERTr-ygrD
ana PRACTICAL man 10 manage the business we
can guaantee entire satisfaction % all who favor
US with their custom +. II. BARKER.
ALVIN EVANS.
tDenshurg, May ?, 1s7q.-tf. ED. JAMES.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11

have mercy on usl' Without waiting moment
Brown fired full at Daniel and he fell Mrs. Jenkins
ran out and taking hold of her son. lifted his head
into her lap She was crying loudly. when Brown
rushed to her and says:-"Hush your mouth and
pushed her backward. He then called for camphor
bandage and a towel. He his finger into the
hole in Daniels head and seemed to be feeling for
the ball. After binding up the wound he tried TO
take the wounded man with him, but was persuaded
to give up this idea. Finding that the man was
about to die he went and surrendered him.
self to the officers. Daniel Jenkins died soon
after. the ball having gone through his
head and lodged the front OF the
skull. Brown was put upon trial and was convicted
OF murder. lie then appealed to the Supreme Court
ANA again convicted He then appealed to tho Glenn
ency Of the Governor. but without avail. The Gov
ernor carefully examined the testimony ard notified
Browns lawyers that unless testimony was adj
duccd he could not feel justified in interfering with
the decree Of the courts. The trial short one
only three witnesses being introduced. The defend
ant made short statement in which he acknowledged
the killing but said that he did il in selfdefence Ho
said Daniel said. when he entered the house. 'God
damn YOU Brown. You can't arrest me-" and made u
motion as If to draw pistol knife. At this Brown
says he placed the pistol against Davids head and
fired. 1t was shown that the deceased had no knife
pistol on his person when he was shot
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.

''Died of broken heart was the conclusion that
Coroner Woltman came to in the case of Catharine
Sullivan, fortythree years of age, who was buried
in Calvary Cemetery yesterday from her late resi-
dence, No. G76 Water street. Her daughter. eleven
years of age. while seated on the stoop of her
parents residence on the Goth OF May. 1s75-they
then resided at No. 662 Water street--was shot
in the head and instantly killed. The shooting
was accidental and out OF dispute
between two men. John Moran, young man. who
was in the habit of haunting old man. named Dan
Hennessy. better known BLACK SAIL" on account
Of used up old horse he used to drive. Hennessy
took umbrage at these practical jokeb and pursued
his tormentor. Moran was armed and discharged
and taking effect in the head Of Mary Sullivan Moran
so ai ' Of the Grand Jury. but, it appears.
At the time OF the shooting the mother as upstairs
cooking the supper. When the report of0he pistol
was heard she suddenly exclaimed my God, Mary
is shot!" Her words proved to DO prophetic, and
when the family had reached the foot OF the stair
way they found the child in the throes of death. The
dead child aud the consequent shock to her
system. Frequently she would wake up in
sthe night calling out the name of her dead
child. and in her waking hours she would weep and
bcmoan the loss she had sustained in the death
of little Mary. Naturally enough her health
suffered ard she became nervous and de-
spondent. She had been the mother Of eleven
children, six of whom arc living. On the
18th OF last month her eldest son. Cornelius, eighteen
years OF age VINO s represented as being the princi
with pneumonia and died on the Goth ,lt. During
his sickness the mother watched and ministered TO
him constantly On the day of the funeral, although
broken down In health she insisted on going to Cal
vary. The last sod had hardly been thrown over the
remains of her when she tainted and in this con-
She took to her bed and officially declared broken
down by suffering. died Of broken heart.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
FORGED CHECKS.

Detectives Shelly and Wood brought to the Central
Once yesterday Robert Morris. who says lie is from
st. Louis and who has OF late. IL is charged. been
engaged in converting several forged checks into cash
On November 20 he Is charged with having passed q
forged check for SIS ON Charles A. Lohcs, of FIJI
tecnth street. Yesterday afternoon p. p. Byrne,
OF the American District Telegraph Office at NO ,vl
broadway, summoned to the Bank OK the
Metropolis. where district messenger from the
Office ut No 515 broadway had prcsenttda check ior
sJ2j for payment. he had been sent by y man Who
agreed TO meet him at tho Metropolitan Hotel. Inc
check was found TO be u forgery, anu the man was
tiyes Shelly and Wood. who Identified him ~ the
person who had forged the check on Lohes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11

had been neolected "a had his heard The unco,a.
Portable manner in which he was handcu ffsd ham,
pered him in the use OF his arms and the bandages
on his cut and bleeding feet crippled aud eramped
him. He was indeed OF all men most miserable. At
ye O'Clock his face was washed ana his hair
but he resolutely insisted upon in bed II
was considered safer on the whole that he should
continue in bed and then he determined to got mp
and be dressed He wore q fl s,it OF oxin ary black
with white shirt and turnover collar and for the
time since midnight gave intelligent directions to
his personal wants He was NOT ,,t iii Interested out
warstly in the people about him but his mind was
shut in with itself working working until his con-
tracted brows and deep set eyes became knotted with
agonzed effort He was Study for tile curious then.
In his cage he sat or recned alone Carefully watch
ing him were the keepers once the clergy lyman en-
prayer but other directons claimed the prisoner 8
mind and he waved them all aside
THE TOWN AND THE PEOPLE
At this time Camden and all the region round
about were astir and in great excitement. The
sheriff having given passes to all the roughs and
small beer politicians OF the ncighborhood was beset
by representatives of the press from all quarters
the land. He met them one aud all with curt dis
courtesy, refused reporters who presented credon
tials from of the most influential journals
in the land refused the prisoners counsel
and acted generally in the most extraordinary
and most incomprehensible manner. EARLY in the
morning the square on which the Court House
stands roped off and put in charge OF the police
and it done too soon. for by eight o clock
the streets of Camden alive with men and boys
from far and near, OF whom had tickets and all
of whom hoped that some fortunate chance would
make them exceptions the general rule The hotels
and barrooms OF the place coined money hand
over list and extras" detailing the execution Were
sold by thousands half hour before the
unfortunate man was taken from his cell Phiadel-
phia sent delegations Of scum, the majority of
whom were provided with the coveted pasteboard
and walked more less straight to the Court House.
There everything was in confusion aud everybody
was in confusion confounded. Colonel
Scovil's bell was rung of times by friends,
countrymen and lovers of the sensational who wished
him to procure them passes. As one OF Hunters
counsel it was supposed that he could have as
many as he cared for, while the fact is he
refused one for himself, and when he presented
himself at the gate with the HERALD reporter he was
refused admission, although he had an official en-
gaSement with his associate. Mr.. Thompson. in the
Sllerif's office. On one side OF the square is the
which persons with tickets passed to the square and
to the Court House, This hall was packed
with q villanous looking set of men, the
lowest and rudest crowd / ever encountered,
except that subsequently found in the Court House
itself. With great difficulty the privileged pressed
their way through this mass of ruflans after which
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
'BRITISHER" ANSWERED.
OPINIONS OF BRITISH BARRrsTER-AMErrcA
UNIVERSALLY ADMIRED IN THE OLD coUN.
TRY.

OPINIONS OF A BRITISH BARRrsTER-AAfErIcA
UNIVERSALLY ADMIRED IN THE OLD CoUN-
TRY.
NEW York. JAM 10. 1879.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
As IN EnglishInnn shall esteem 1t favor II you
will allow space in your valuable columns pro-
test against the injurious sentiments expressed in
your paper by q Mr.. Henry +. Parston. From the
Atlantic to the Pacific have found Americans both
educated and well bred. the majority of them hav-
ing sprung from a good stock in Great Britain,
France other European countries. and 1 am at q
loss to imagine in what society Mr.. Parston could
have mixed here. For hospitality and warm
hearted generosity to strangers America stands
alonc. As to Mr. Parston's stupid parade of his
the issue he raises perhaps he has been alderman
who offered tho barren honor OF knighthood on
the occasion of Some royal visit to provincial
town. should be inclined to confer upon him the
degree OF ASS or Associate of Silly Snobs. With
regard to DR.. Johnson's alleged remark that the
Americans were q rice of convicts. l have been
unable to ind IL in tho Doctors works, do
Let him produce chapter and verse for the asscr-
tion which might have been made of Australia, that
being penal settlement; but OF this country.
l will venture to assert that the ideas which Mr..
Parston promugates are not and never have been
taught. as he declares. in any school college in
England. The only feeling OF Englishncn toward
America, besides that of admiration and esteem.
being one Of regret that in the establishment of
American Independence England lost the finest
colony she ever possessed Is likely to hold. am,
iiRAcEBRIDGE HEMYNa,
N Tefnp MI ARR r-nf- Law
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
EXECUTION OF MICHAEL FARRELL.
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


QUEBEC. Jan. ~, 1879.
The last scene in that fearful DRAMA the Farrell
murder case. was enacted ON the scanold in the
courtyard Of the Quebec Jail ut eight o'clock this
morning, when, in obedience to the demands OF the
righteous law, OF IAN eye for eye. tooth for .
TOOTH" Michael Farrell. the slayer Of Francis Con-
way in August last, yielded up his life for that he
untinely and vindctivey destroyed. No efforts
were spared to obtain. IL possible the Communication
Of the death sentence. but the circumstances Of the
previous murder in 1861 and Of the lack Of aggravat
ing circumstances in the present case. prevented
the possibility Of mercy being extended in this
instance. Thousands of people present in. the
fields surrounding the Jail yard and the Plains of
Abraham. but more were admitted without passes,
which numbered in all about one hundred.
FINAL PREPARATIONS.
For some time before the execution the black flag
hoistcd upon the summit OF the jail and it is still
flying The hangman, inmate of the Jail. and. rs he
subsequently proved. stupid fellow, entirely igno
rant of his business masked from head to foot in
black cloth gauze. The rope WAS fixed TO the beam
spent the last few hours in prayer with his spiritual
advisers. Fathers Wynne and Burke. and manifested
not the slightest agitation when pnoned in his CELL
This work. as subsequently shown, was shamefully
executed. At ten minutes past eight the condemned
man was led OF the door and upon the scaffold
by Fathers wynne and Burke. walking apparently
all three knelt. and the De frcfuadis was said by
Father wynne. all present uncoverng their heads.
party. Then Farrells hand taken by each
Father, to whom lie wished farewell. They whis-
pered a word Christian forttude in his placed
his hat again his head and the convict took his
stand firmly on the fatal drop, while the hangman
adjusted the moose. The priests fell their knees
that their prayers might accompany him to the
presence of the great Almighty. when he made u
sign which speedily interpreted by Father
Wynne. who removed the hat from Farrclls head and
held the crucifx to his mouth subsequently kissing
il hiinself
BUNGIING AND TORTURE.
lauCmpn "a
and Farrell glanced anxiously around him; and, IN
his excitement of terror, he saw the bolt with
drawn clutched convulsively the rope. which. hav-
ing hung too long down from his neck, caught
beneath his pinioned He uttered piercing cry
at the terrible position he hung between time and
eternity. with the fatal work but partially accom-
plishcd: and the terrible as the wrctched
haugnan shook the rope violently shove the head
of the dangling man at the ond causing shudder OF
pain 10 the spectators at the awful position, and
caused IL to right itself So cruel the death that
Lie not extinct for fifteen minutes after the
drop fell. Tho body was then cut down and the
usual inquest held. more brutal or torturing exc
cution has probably never been witnessed here
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
DEATH SENTENCE COMMITTED.
GEORGE BROWN SENTENCED FOR THE MURDER
OF DANIEL JENKrys-sENT TO THE PENITEN-
TIARY--A MYSTERIOUS CONVICT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

OF DANIEL JENKIys-sENT TO THE PENITEN-
TIARY--A MYSTERIOUS CONVICT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE herald
MARIETTA. Ga, Jan. 10. 1870.
Governor Colquitt has at the last hour committed
the sentence Of George Brown, who TO have been
hanged here to-day for the murder Of Daniel Jenkins
Yesterday delegation OF Marietta people waited
on tho Governor with new evidence aud appeals
His office was throngcd night and day until the re-
suit was announced. Tho feeling In behalf of
Brown unprecedented. and was heightened
by the fact that no was stranger Tho
people were thoroughly convinced that he
was about to be hanged unjustly. Mrs jenkins vo
racty was impcachcd by several witnesses. and Il
was shown that Brown had no intention Of killing
Jenkins. Hundreds Of persons throngcd the tec-
graph Office to hear the ncws There wcro 1000
strangers In town to the hanging but they were
generally rcjoiced ut the respite. Brown has steadily
refused to say anything concerning his history or
homo. He goes 10 the Pcnitentiary for life, being
sentenced to the csrl mines.
DRowN's CRIME.
Brown, young man who had only resided here
few weeks, and who never connded 70 any one any
statement of his antccedents, in September last
dcrtook after consultation with the sheriff arrest
young man named Daniel jenkins, u fugitive from
justice at Atlanta. who hiding at the residence OF
his father near this place. The evidence on which
Brown was convicted was mainly that of Mrs. Jen-
kins, Daniels mother She says that She her his-
band ana son were sitting in the when Brown
entered hastily, holding his pistol in front OF him,
pointed TO the middle OF the room; ne locked tho
door as he cntcrcd her husband asked him TO take
seat; he said, mo; don't want to sit down. want
to see Daniel a moment;" at that Daniel jumped
UP aud climbed out OF the window, stopping wIcn
he had reached the ground. Brown ran hastily out
OF the door. and went around 20 where Daniel
standing. Her husband followed him. Brown went
toward Daniel and said, I'm going TO shoot you"
Daniel cried. Don't. oh. don't!" She cried. Lord
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
NOT MURDERED.

HERALD reporter yesterday investigated the case
of Matthias Richard the old bachelor Of Springfield
township, Union county, MI. who was supposed to
have been murdered in his home there County
Physician Thomas Terrell, of Elizabeth, stated that
he had made five hours careful investigation OF the
case and had found that there signs of rob-
berry and signs of foul play His opinion that
the old man, who subject to Ats, seized with
one and, while under the infuen OF it, frozen
to death. When his body was found he had evidently
been dead about seven days. The blood stains on
the floor, the wood and elsewhere accounted for
by q cut ON deceased's finger.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
BRACEBRIDGE HEMyNG,
OF the Middle Temple. Barrister-at-Law.
SYMPATHY OF AN AMERICAN,

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 1873.
To THE Eprron OF THE HRRALp:-
After Mr.. Parston's communication Of yesterday
think Americans can afford to be lenicnt and &C.
ccpt his apology. Our most profound sympathy
should be aroused for who has been unfor-
tunate in his early education. well for the inst
buttons Of learning from which It was derived. Ger
tainly he can lay claim to either Cambridge or
Oxford his alma mater. for the graduates Of both
these universities are famous for polish well
the use Of refined language. would advice your
correspondent however, not TO institute q comparf
son between his own and Dr. Johnson's writings;
thcrclpay be few persons among the ''scum of
Europe" who familiar with the latter. Yours re-.
ppcctfuIly. q. l.. j.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
A WIFE MURDERER DYING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

HARRISBURG Pa. Jan. 10, 1879.
Strenuous efforts will be made to induce Governor
Hartranft to withdraw the warrant fixing the
ton of Alexander W. Sayre the wife murderer. OF
Philadelphia. on Tuesday next. An application has
been made to the Supreme Court fer special writ OF
error. the granting of which would supersede the
death warrant. In should be refused the Gov
would doubtless withdraw his warrant. AS the
prisoner is represented to be wasting away SO that
his natural death 10 only question Of time, Sheriff
Wright, Of Philadelphia, Is very anxious that the
Governor should interrupt the hanging, he fears
the murderer would have to be carried to the scat
fold.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11

before and not in Camden with Armstrong. Hunter
very anxious to know IL the wounded man had
This remembered sfterward, aud that lie be-
trayed excitement when he declared III Armstrong
said was going with him to Camden, he Is covered
with lies from head to foot"
HonnIpLE DEED.
Later in the day Hunter called again; and now
comes an incident which cvinces sucn fendish bru-
BILE IL too horrible at the time to be believed.
but. after discoveries renders 1t almost certain
that what il TO be related actually took place.
Hunter came quietly into tho room where tho
dying man lay. His wounds had been staunched aud
carefully bandaged, and he was lying on the bed.
Mrs. smith. old friend OF the family acting
nurse. the only other person in
the room, the doctor having Just gone.
Hunter said smoothly to Mrs. Smith that he would
urging her to go down and comfort Mrs. Armstrong.
Mrs smith lett the room. In a few minutes she re-
turned. She her horror that there was conf
rlctc and terrible change in the dying man. His body
in violent tremor, he was moaning and his
wounds were bleeding afrcsh. In the excite
tor tor and LETT the house e u Il was then then
found that the bandages had been torn from the
murdered mans head. and that clean napkin which
had Just been placed over II had been taken away.
This napkin had disappeared and has never been
found There can be little doubt that Hunter TO
the wounds of his dying partner. THIS assumption
too horrible to he entertained AZ that time when
Hunter was still regarded as a friend, but sub
scQuent discoveries made its truth but too evident.
sUsrIcfoEs.
What first caused Hunter to be suspected appears
to have been the discovery by Philip Armstrong,
brother of the deceased that Hunter had had Arm
srongs life insured for $26OO-S each in the
Manhattan and Mutual companies OF New York and
$4,000 in tho Provident. OF Philadelphia John Arm
strong had told his brother that Hunter had in srcd
his life for $2,50D each in the three companies max
ing $500 altogether, the amount of money Arm.
s.snssss Hunter had d"cnisycd hi, ms
this discovery OF the deception he had practisod
which first directed suspicion to Hunter. On Mon
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

An attempt was mado last night. at Islip. L. L. to
shoot Mr. Alcock, assistant trainer at Mr.. George
Lorilaris stables. but owing to darkness the would
be assassin missed his mark. No arrests have been
ma
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
THE LUNATIC MURDERER.

William L. Palmer. the unatic. who shot and killed
Officer Furniss at the Metropolitan Hotel two weeks
ago, was removed from the insane cell at Bellevue
Hospital to the Tombs. to await the action OF the
Grand Jury.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-27

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knit first loop. seam next, knit five, T. O. T.
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narrow, T. 0. r., narrow, knit one. s Knit
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first loop, seam next, knit seven, 7. 0. T.,
seam, knit two 9. Knit two, T. @. e., seam
two together, knit fourteen plain To- Knit
two, bind one over the other, ard 80 on till ten
remain, knit six plain, t. O. T., seam two to-
gether, knit two. This makes one scallop;
proceed as above for others. IRENE ARooN.
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Ouinine

The alkaline substance known as quiz
nine, Notwithstanding it's universal use
throughout civilization as q powerful
tonic and remedy in intermittent and
remiltent fevers, has been discovered
less than sixty years. To Pelletier, the
French chemist, noted for observation
and analysis, belongs the honor of the
discovery, for which the Academy of
Sciences awarded him prize of 10000
francs. Quinine has been much en-
ployed recently as a preservative of
health when the system is exposed to
certain noxious influences. Its value as
o prophylactic is SO generally recognized
that in our own and other navies
5quinine is regularly administered when
ships are within a given distance Of the
fever-infected coasts of Africa. It has
not been found effective against all
forms of intermittent fever; and the
physician in medical charge Of Living
stones Zambesi expedition favored rum
in preference. Procured from the yell
low bark of that variety of the cinohona
tree known as caisaya, it is to be had
only In Bolivia, and the adjoining Peru
Wan province Of Carabaya, although
the general impression is that it comes
exclusively from Peru. The forests in
which the calisaya tree is found are ten
to twelve miles journey from inhabited
places They are penetrated by compa-
MES of Cascarillos, men who make an
encampment, and roam through the re-
gion telling trees and gathering the
bark, which is sent to Africa, and thence