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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-03

On the evening Of the 18th Of Zebra
AIRY, lsS. Herman Unberger. enc of
the wealthiest and most widely knosn
farmers of Somerset county, Was bratally
murdered in his own house in the pres-
ence Of his wife and little grzndchil6.
The nurdereEs robbed their victim Of
some $4,000 and made good their escape.
The murder which was unprovOked and
inhumsn sent thEill ofhorror throughouf
the entire county and created an excite
ment the Ike Of which had never been
witnessed within It's borders and which
has not subsided TO this day. -Four days
after the murder Joseph and David
Nicely were arrested at their homes in the
Ligonier Valley IN WestmorelAra coun-
~ charged with the commission Of this
crime. The following day they WeEe
given hearing before Esquire Rauch,
at Jensertovn, Who promptly committed
then 70 the county Jail. The day follow
ing their incarceration in jail they wee
visited by their aged father. a farmer Of
good reputation and large means.
Three Of the most eminent attorneys
at the Somerset bar were At once rets.n-
ed, and then began one Of the most Ie-
marksbIe legal contests that has ever
taken place IN this section of the State
A writ Of Hsbeas Corpus was sued ouI
and the prisoners were taken before
Judge Baer who refused to allow them
to Re released on hail and relnanded
them to jail to await trial al Court; on
the a4th Of May 1859 they were arTaign-
ed and plead not guilty the trisl con-
sumed the greater part Of Eve days and
resulted in a verdict OF guilty Of murder.
A motion for new trial was speedily
fled BY thir counsel and after hearing
exhaustive arguments from them was
refused by the Court
Sentence Of death vas pronounced; (;
an appeal sztskeh 70 the Supreme Court
and the verdict rendered by The jury
was sustained
An application Tor pardon or CON-
mutation Of sentence vss made to The
Pardon Beard The matter was given
careful consideration arguments In be-
h2lfofihe prisoners weTei patiently liss-
ened to and the application Vas refused.
A petition sor s.rehezring was presented,
argument was heard and the application
refused.
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ANils j. hereby given that Il Fisher :
box s,ors there is for sale lshge stock Of
.a.',l's ha-Peis sad Barnes large Geogrs-
-, buls-'s ard HsrE.er's small Geogrs-
lls- ApFleiouS and Raubs Readers,
a'lass and shields Arithmssics. Buck
'e'es Eld Psue7scn's SPellers. Raed
= As.csz- Baabs and s~inton's 6-am-
-sA ls1s Arithmsiics, Oiney's Complete
Z -ssa-Es, and Wes1lSke's Literatures, and 5
"a s-ppy of other Secondhand school
1'liS I1sss second hand books mus Be
= ,e.ait January !, 1891. and VIII Be sold
-'siP Ahsr that daie they viii be stripped
ny Gas Il. FIsHEK
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parE,s sroer % rnr Esc.PE


Toa HsE.LD repartel Dave Nicely sad !;
Il am not sorry that l attempted 10 escape,
and think any man voal3 have made the
same effort had be been IN my position, We
had our plans FOR escsps 81 made and were
only waiting til az opportune moment Ar
rived The time arrived Saturday esening,
VIXEN the continuation lock refused to work
for the sheriff He bad been to our ceIls and
walked pas. through the corridor. When
he uezt ont 81 the corridor again, We knew
that the coInbination boz had refused to
lock. The hole il the wall was all ready
for as 70 90 through, ali that remained 10
be done vas 70 rzmoTe tbe outside brsck
Joe and Humbestson went up INTO The loA
OF the jail irst. Joe was ihe arst 10 20 down
the rope and Il broke With him. 11nbert-
son folloxed Joe, Bat donf know hoE he
got down. Ny turn came next and
my hold on the spout At the side oi
the building slipped and / arspped 70
the gronnd, MI crippled up ice was wait
ing for me. and asked il ! was hurt / told
him that csald no; yak, sad be said tba
his lag WAS broken- We al got over 70 ths
rear Of the jail stable, when we heard Qaeel
yell / tod Joe aBd the other fellows 4
strike on. f,z themselves, aud tlsey did 50
Then omneneed 70 crawl down the ale,
on my hands and kaeez- and managed 4
gel ever the fence Al the end ofite sIiey !
laid there for n least Al hour heard ih'
court house bell ring and ro1id hear th'
people yelling is il hadn't been for The er
element of The people, ueald have crawl
ed back to the jail and given myself up, bu
there IL no telling what the people xonii
hare done with me IN lhe;r exeiGed condi
con- my leg zz5 arm pained me % ihaf
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-.E io-ozing named letters remAiaing in
: 's'ei-es e. Somerset, viii Be SEPT 70 ths
= Letter ono. II not called for in ten
= iTon AIS d4ie. December 5. 1890.
= saa Naihaniei: Baker. samuel CuEts
Caring. AG. cryssinger. Ms
DAVIS : c., Denny. J. T, GArd2er
~ Gzrss Hattie Kelly, J H.
- - o4'a Nsriin. Jack Pritx, J. "
=. s.-,lis- s-- J l. shank. Alexander
Nay " Tate. Robert Walter
( Z fis. Elsn.
loslaH KEElER p u.
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Photographs. .

:, noE iocsted 10 sonerset. On tn
- ha1ss - ard vii rsu1Ain f,r awhile
t''l1'el Do make al -i1es Of Pbose-
~ = ''a 70 copy from Old pirtures. sFe-
\ -1sn''on gwen 10 chilanezs Ficsures
b Flld 70 hsss yea call and @e ny
VS.. fLEMErs. ATtisr-
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The streets Of This town were filed WIN
,.eople a. usual Saturday evening, i beng
the exenIng 81 aside by great ns5orIiy o.
-, ci,izens on which TO lay in their supply
of groceries for the coming week, ~oiie
SCORES oF yoang men from Town ano 'osn-
ship dressed in their best go to neeiin
sloshssr were lostering about The stores and
s,ors raiting fSr the boar 10 srTive when
they eould make their veekiy call On their
saturday night girls Saturday evening has
h.eu ses assde too by The good housewife OF
his town on which 10 d. Der shopping
The dsv i also regzraea - elsildrens day,
there being no school and iile weekly scrub
bize Il shes- bodies hayirg been aoe-snnf''s'.-
ID The yoans branches Of he family OF both
senes are permitted 70 rscs The stSeeis ior Al
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fa7is c1ming 70 Court VII fsd l. 70
T i1's'ss, 10 stop 81 The restaurant oi
= = Z oolensn fcr lunch sni fresh oys-
- a7' eo3=e .ni square meals. KnePper
'''S so1ihsr. Corner of Diamond. son.
~ Pa
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The EsEf Rope will be Stronger,
A Rotten Cord Prevents the Es-
cape OF the Nicely Boys.
They Flied Their way out cf ire
New jail. only 10 De Crippled ard
Recaptured after Days OF Saf-
fsrins and Agony.

JoE ASD Dawes ScHKnE FOR a WTxrER's
oCTESs X rEsE LArEzL HaL MorsTs1S.
-THnk SIoET OF THR PEasEcssox. Pnc-
eEEss AxD FEEFEcIIos OF THEzR PEAs
ron BRaAKINe JAiL-Born GLAD ~
CEyE THzassELvEs UP ASD DAVE Blows
JOG Or FoR rHE ABozrssx oF THns
PEoIEcT.-ALEcK QCEER DTIxG As a
REsrIT OF Hls FALL-ALL EUr OK
RErrsxED 10 jar
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ELIAS SsCUNNINGHA
oace and Yard Opposite &C R. Station. Somerset Pa
DNIyIsTRAroRs NOTICE


Fsts,e as Heary A. snAger E1s sfLineo'n sOEn-
sEf.t ~Ss1nerSer esu1fv. "a. decea-e-i.
fe-reFs o. sd-rtntsfnn-i "a haTt1g f1-<n gra1-ei
tr TIE prnper sufhff-iry. % the uBders-xnes9. on
fhe rs-1afs - He-lry A. -1affer. late - Li1rl4l
togr-,shtv. sounersei ea-sufT Pa cr-sased. ncties
= hereby gwen aii persons tnfehfed % sa3d -
ta1e 10 maze irssiediate IzyInenf, and tbqsc say
ine claiuls aEziIsf saif e-tste WI fresenf mem
duly EuftIrussea-ad for settlement and a3losancs
a. tse haze -esidencs q ne deceased On saturday
January 90 l. D lsgl-
FIREMAN J. HOFFNAN
NARY n sHAFFER.
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4 DNINlsTRAToRs NOTICE.

s.s.t. - re.s- Wzsrhr ~, ,rs-fer-,n tazrsi ~
5osnersss eo1u.s. ~. deeezsel-
Les-ers uf Ad-lii illisf-zlill nl tre 4tsfl l.llte
having lea sraased ~ tie uffiersiEucf ~
pru5.-r srf rorify no.icc IL sEerstg even az I,e
sssrs Indebted % The sEif e-tate tc 1ake il mtr-
szfe rrsruenf ard th1-e hzFIrz eisifls ssa.r-
ssrs = rIres-rf tlse1n n ff affr~rfir1re.i fars
tienert q the oEee ofJ.s Be-teT. - iu = "a
s-set Fs Je-. a Iszi- - 80 eriuck - ~
SANr e WRIGHT
Airrfr lElra-ar.
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Anorg Other amusing fssiu7-s Of SatuT-
day nigbts sxcitsrkent vas when Qsesr vas
Soana bowling with pain back Of the ia
" Shut up, or IN beezk y0ur bead SONS. one
IN The crowd surrounding him commanded
= aidnt get away. gr0aned poor Queer,
= was cnly locking out Of the hoie snd
fell. AfterwzrdS Qaeer said be would give
5000 If be had nj tried 10 get away
Inc -iAil zathorisies sre fully Convinced
th.y Il urnbasson. rAo was todged in j~il
ab0at three weeks ago, was sent here for the
p14ose &C sf&zzAsing Ne Niseiss o@csPe-
There u no sssssiOa about his having done
ali tie xsfk Necessary Eosaect tlssif release
and thzf he vas u osnEnanniezfioa zhh
iheir friends
Alex Queer who must have fallen from
the top q the jsii banding 10 his attempt 70
escape has been lying inths Br.sou Hospital
ever sincs Sz1isy evening n an unconscious
eondition, his 5eafh being looked for every
rrlnafes The al physician says that Queer
nns. have sustained sssere inisrlEsl iEjaEiss
- ven = hEsiug his leg broken oJ the fall
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When the reporter OF the HERALB visited
Joe Nicely in his eel ten minutes sfier be
had been returned to il, be Was greeted sith
q smile Of reczpture. q want to tell you
th. straight s,Ory he said and everything |
tell rou viii Be the tra;h. We began this Job
four or five days before xe got olt, all Of t5e
prisoners were 70 20 excepting McCarty aad
the colored man Dsve and were ts 90
8rsf. which We did We knew al sBouf de
work that had been done by fhe bcv., but I
insisted thAs the rope shoald be made out Of
The hanEocks, tbey can be ssSsly 5uekled
together but The rez' rouldr I bearto il BE-
cause the bamnocks were white and they
we're afraid they would attract the attention
o. persons OF The street We H1lsned szE-
ing the locks of the cell doors Just after sup
per and as ]; was then dask We went straight
TO the garnet
only Humosrtson Dave srd EhFself lxent
~, the rest wereto wait aatsI Hnra5ss ton
had removed the outside brick whis be
was doing this t5ed the bssnkets ;og-sser
with rope that one Of tSe boys had taken
frosn ,he side Of hammock I Thought
could strengthen il BY tying several knpts
in il before secured The end 70 q lean Of
the roof When the hole in the wall was
finished looked cut asd sa~ The Shsria
and another nan ccme down the SIDE sfrpS
They went around the corner and as sooa
as The sound Of their voices Rad died sway
knew there vas no danger. and letting the
blankets and rcps drop eravled cut the hole
I had only gotten dosn to fhe frst blanket
when felt tie rope breaking above me. /
have hsd eonsi6erabie experiences in gyn-
nsstics and knew how 70 hx myself fbx .
fsH. lit on my feet but ere foot struck
something bard and threw ny right ankle
Joint oat Of place, caught hold OF ny saot
and pushed il into place and when ! SCI il
or the ground / heard II crack and knew
that il WAS all right By this Cine Dave
came fumbling down ssia-'ho~ did you
get through = he answered my leg Is
broken. Mine il badly sprziHed. said.
Humbsrson ccn,e dewn the water spout
and was all right Then We started for the
stable. Humbers.on and ID The lad. In !.
minute we beard some one yell. Hazbsrt-
son said ihs, Is Dave yelling buf Just at
thai moment Dave came crasfng mp. and
sail cant yoa hep me = replied you are
hurt and 20 am and we wiIl hare to box
out f5r ourselves Hnubertsoa started of
On q run a. East as be could go zad | hmped
down the alley amer him. That was tie lasi
saw Of Henderson and did nos see Ksi-
81 Al al Ny foot was paining me dread
fully but Enarass-d p get ofer he tx4rd
! fsnee al tie focs of iAet aiisy Asd botfDIei
rsh1unzh TIC sissa uzrs. / czrsr 70 n little runi
aid aosa u lie grsss tHrre a1til tAs
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Well. get out Of here and down onio the
threshing floor, Ferner commando, bosd-
ing bis hay fork in s threatening position
The command was obeyea IS promptly as
the poor wretch 5 crippled condition would
perni. of bis climbing &c ths floor below
Seeing his helpissness Feraer assisted him
10 ais house and ia compliance WITH a rs-
quest for something to eat from the almost
fanished man set aboat p-spIang a meal
fIr him By the time the meal vas prepar-
Sd Dave become sick and vas able 10 eat
very little He eomplsihed constantly Of
his foot and FsrBer haihed il f5r him il cold
vsser. Notwithstanding his helpless eondi-
fioa be of=rei Fers1er $1,000 70 carry him
70 the other side Of the mountain, and as
sarsd him that the money vcdld Be- forth
coming Hhsn they arrived there . That IS
dSubIe the reward offered Tor u.s. added
Dave. Ferner sPuTaed tue offered bribe
and about half past eight O'clock he
hiiehsd up his hose and brought TIE
poE devil 10 the jsii
oa exarninatioa, u. Kinnel found that
Dave Niesly left ankle was badly broken,
both OF his feet frozen, and that his Ieft
srist was sp-ziGed terribly The Dr. did
everything 10 his power 10 relieFe The snffer-
ings Of the miserable mans ba, is afraid that
he will be unable 70 save him from being q
helpless cripple
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Trfs rx RAEE oxE

A teiegrafs from Harrisburg ssys: Il was
disp0Esfsd shar D4yid and Joseph Nicely
had EsoE gise9 0R hope 81 favorable arilOu
~ she board af fana.znS bat lntezsdec 10
azaia -sFy 10 -seears rehezriag before IhaI
tr1oaBzt N eFner fhzt the death sentence
naigist at ie&sl be con5muied 70 ir0prison-
neBt fH hi@. Al tie lAst neet:ng Of The
beard paper was presented BY she counsel
Of La AlrelsS- p1TEzoEtiE,z 70 br lie cot re-
s;<s.r ~ lohnr Bs2rh. In oh. Beaeb ssid
that be and . 3zR NAKED Miller and book
agent, r. L. smith, Hefe the three principals
m the murs1sr of Uusberger TbIs epnfss-
son wssr hsfsde6 - JfsIice OF shs Peaee
kinE.-pf SonsTssf eefEnfg, snsahe eth Of lass
June i.ls, afttf dask 6g she nan Beaeh- He
st4ied Al the time that he desired 70 swear
70 The truth Of &c e3rssBts- Immediately
,aker5 iss "a heactR dsssc2areas leasjng
he 81 a&ff4<iE j. s5usf * sh0 sEas Den
ignorant Ct the tenor Of TIE paper Tbe
mysltxF zflendinE the pTodEcton ef this
AfhAasii and the facf thAr 10 ore renen-
tc1a,ffzned sa Sergrd tay<-3
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f5und Is yerg hard t-zvelinr on nv hands
aad knsss~ hnf IEnsrz--i 10. re<rk the barn
Ehers xas f5nad some tine 6nriny the
night and went into il. tasrkzng khzt pouid
secure horse and q. z~sy whie = toe
barn 1 shaughz hesrs p~fpis surrpar<hEg
II. andeliD ssng inso the laft Z corupt az
seif mp Nth ssrzr q u. .ssf.rsns 1zs sr'zi-
BE Al ef lie i assI rzs in TIE ban. -
fisoushif il zzs s.u.risi by nen fron ton
] xse vrry r9esi shens Vas diseovsasi as
r1ofaing. b-<anses ] eoasa np< hzss AEei
ther, u ny eDnaisioa. naeh lca<sr
tase noises whsse Jss = ~ = hs : tl.eF
I shiak he -, a.t.sas475 p's' \ = 7 Z
6nd hiEu. ssrr.-s - - e--s.-
TIE reporter sasze=t-d tb4f i. sas-not =
very broslseriy .et i.,s rs srssA2s Sa.rpn OF
and leave, him ia bis hslpsess esndstiou. TO
which Dave sepise5 4 \ -doa't hlsnie hirs.
and -oasd hszs sis1e she sane sissssss.....,H He
had Go regrsss bo'ezprrss for iiis svrs ias1fIi-
y % escape aad seems only TO kfry tbai
hi. own raaris . escape met with zseh a
dizasssous ensfing - ~
gsw &FAEkE Ar<k2- :. -
Afs~ ninsses after four O'Clock MONDAY
afternoon farmer residing 4 fss .rsles cnt
of town rode into town at tie bighesf SEED
his horse could make With the inislLsenee
that Joe Nicely bad been sen is oobaash' 5
barn one mile and a half distant A dozen
men fally eqpipped for pitched battle vere
on the rad ior tlIaf piaes as soon As herses
could be procarei An boar later they al
returned 10 tsrn aser hasing searehed The
Cobeush barn AID all he 0tber bal q En
thar Bssxslbodsood without having 1zusht
= glimpse Of The daring and reekless dssper-
ado
sheriff McMiEen resiFuei fram ligonies
at atoai DARK Monday night, sfsz having
made oonPlsae search oi ths territory
sa1onaaEng he Nicely ssttlemenl in West
moreiAnd county, and the mountain asove
Laughlinstoxn without having csnght cntc
The sIighfess clue Of Joe Nicely or the two
prssonsrs who ssczpcd rifh him
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About two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
two horses hitched 70 spring wescn
drove quietly up the street back Of the
jail and stopped at the rear Of the sher-
ifs residence. In the wagon were three
men, txo.of them were easily recogn:zsd
ss farmers Jonathan J. Barclay and gYsn.
Miller. TIE third occupant offhe wagon
K2s mnfissd u IN Z hezry oyercost asd
hz1 felt hat pulled weH Gown over ii.
eyes The two farmers slighted as
soon as the wagon stopped snd assisted
their companion -do8A aBA ihto the
basement Of the Jail In few moments
Nr. Barclay returned to tie Fagon aad
sniiingly annonneed 10 ibe SD "a eroF d
that had gathered around h that the
man be had had Just taken into the jail
was no less a parsonage than Joe Nicely
In response 10 tie HEKALD scribe's
request to tell him the story Of Joe's sr-
rest, Mr.. Barclay goodnzturedIy replied,
Well, there Is not much 10 tell. AL
nv neighbors' barns were being search
ed, 30 concluded to search NINE
! sezrhed the barn this morning. ] gouid
Jam ny FORK down into the straw and
would holIer Nicely, come ON here, and got
a good dinner. I had no idea thzt be was
in ny barn. J1st sfler dinner my little hirs 4
boy. Robsr Hoehsietler, l6 or l. years old,
and / went 10 the barn 70 feed the cattle
was giving the stock their fodder. wbsa the
boy came running down from tie lllreshing
Aoor and said there Was some one up there
aid be believed II was Nicely. lben vsnt
up and found Joe Nicely sitting on log OK
tie now de sad he was Joe Nicely and
that be had sp-ajned his leg and couldn :
90 any farther, said the rope tore when he
was trying 10 get out Of the jail and he fsll
and buri himself. helped him TO the beUse.
de was trembling and e0a,d scarcely walk-
when NC got him to the house my neigh
Dor. Wm- Miller, came He and hasbei
his spr4ined foot in coid water; His feet
we're badly frozen he drank great deal OF
cold water We then give him dinner,
hiicbed the horses 10 the spring wagon and
brought him to The jsil he asked US not 10
tell anyone who be was till after he WIS
hack in jail be had thin clothes on and WIS
almost psTishszi, pGt my osereozl and cap
on bin when we started TO towns his lsft
hand Was badly skinned and torn and was
very much swollen coming up the roads be
said despiss going into that jail sgain, have
ben there fo5 p months, almost tao years
coming up the jAil alley be pointed 70 The
Aole in lie jail wan and sad there 5 the
hole ] came out Of
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- rLAs 81 NALE BEfAE.NEsI d 80

~
Exr .I1ss
TF1 leaz i
ne
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Letters Not Called FOR.

z Eaaisy Goods this week ., PHns &
Al-'ass's Book store
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AbOBt I've eO'oloek when Allof the per
sons Sho71 the sherih bad admitted,
had leff ecFriEorsof the jail, Dasid
SIcely, who vas wing prone on his back,
in cell adjoining that IN which joe is
eeAfned, called 10 Joe.
@Sav jos. why did you net ee4 farther
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me tighter than j Eas. 5e5ore. only leaving
) little air hole through which could hszr
eTer5thine sllatzas aid IN the barn; coaid
hare taken one Of The farmers h0rses and
ssssen away, but didnt want TO make hin
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..oze- snl ~ArrAnss'i, - = J
]. : /. ..s=....a.s's Harapars ssor. s'ssHerse'-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-04

~ ANIkD-SALEsHKE to sell our Nur-
-. Iy Stock. All goods warranted
Rs -, rermanents profitable position for
pers.srs go. Cash paid weekly. No ex-
sgs NJ -sesaaaEy sssy Write for terms, giving
Gans-s. 1sisIeness. G. L. YATES & CO.
Rochester. Nj. -
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-04

w ss.a..k4lOl.-AN ACTIVE NAN for each
sspreseSt = Salary &S5 te e1OO. to locally
Roafes - successful n. Y. Company incor-
seuslry' = sss ssepp,y Dry Goods. Clothing, shoes,
aa.eag al t., SO " consumers at cost Also q
keletan,es - enrolled. 500. 600 paid inl.--
sAAsoessssc- excnanged. Rmpira Co-onernffve
4. -''On seredit wen rates1 Lock Box ei0.
81
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-04
V0L. XII. NO. 80

= pse psaes ~ I, ,Ssand, Square and Upright Pianos
- 0eotee ST.. Annapolis. Nd, T90m
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-04

Mrs. Gee. p. Srnoote, a highly cultivated
and estimable lady of Prescott, Ark, writes
under date of April p, 80: saDuring the sum-
mer OF 1887 my eyes became inhamed, and
my stomach and liver hapelessly disordered.
Nothing ate agreed with me. took chron-
&c diarrhpa, and for some time my life waa
despaired OF by my family. The leading ply
glcians of the country were consulted. but
the medicines administered by them never
did me any permanent good, and fingered
between life and death, the latter being pre-
ferable to the agonies / was enduring In
May, 1888 became disgusted with physi-
etane and their medicines. / dropped them
aK and depended solely on Swift's Specific
s.. 8. 81, few bottles of which made me
perxDently well-well from then until now.D
1t Builds up Old People.
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Markham and Knight Address Gre
Republican Gathering.

Markham and Knight Address a Great
Republican Gathering.
DowSIEvILLE. October 7th.-The largest
political demonstration Downieville has
seen in many years took place here last
night, when Colonel Markham and Hon.
George A. Knight addressed the people of
Sierra county at Armorv Hall. The miners
gathered from ell over the county, and our
streets took on the gala appearance of flush
times in pioneer days. Hon. I. L. Ford
presided, and opened the meeting with
short, eloquent and effective address, put
ting the audience in good humor for the
good things TO follow.
Markham followed in dignifed, msnly
address, that fairly captured his audience
and insuring heavy vote in this county.
In fact, MAJ khan has made a ten-s;rike
here.
Knight was given rousing welcome
when he arose to address the audience.
For an hour and half he spoke 50 con-
vincingly TO the audience that they re-
warded him with vigorous applause.
knight is very popular with our people
here.
The meeting closed with three times
three cheers for Markham, knight and the
Republican party. The distinguished
speakers we're welcomed to our town by the
firing OF salutes, brass band, display OF
the national eolors, and more caunonsding
and music in the evening.
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afternoon, having committed suicide bv
taking poison. Foster was 9 hard dripker
and was considerably short in his accounts.
Marin County Republicans.
SAN RAFAEL, October 7th.-A courtv
ticket was nominated by the Republicans
to-day. The candidate for the Assembly is
I. II. Estey; Superior Judge, +. NJ. Angel
lotti; Sheriff and Tax Collector, Thomas
Mclean.
Good TempIars.
SANTA Cruz, October 7th.-The thirty
first session of the Grand Lodge of the
Order of Good Templars commenced here
to-day. Three hundred delegates are pres
ent The Order now has 9,276 members.
202 lodges and assets amounting TO S44, 600.
His Head Was Crushed.
EUREKA, October 7th.-Frank Gehen.
while coupling cars at Scotia this morning.
was killed. His head was caught between
two logs on a logging train and death re-
suited instantly.
Byrnes VIII Not Run.
SAN FRANcIsco. October 7th James D.
Bsrnes, Republican nominee for Congress
from the Fifth District, has resigned his
candidacy on account of ill-health.