TpP&AYt DEO. 11, 1t&riM Table. Under this new chltl,'h mall and local freight kara r.ltfray station &s follows : WULVCST v. :34 B:03 7:60 3:26 t Rldgajr Lodge No. 644 meets on the fid and 4th Fridays of each month at 8 o'clock. . ' - , PuItTid coffee A, granulated, and all kinds of sugar at Morgester's. In response to pyr request J the laat jBSjip'-of The Advocate a great : taany- aihooh 1 children and others called and received one of our chromo caroX...Jtftose 1io nave not rece,ve(' on . m-l'L 'm-ilLc n y time and they ! cash, 7 stops and t, and they are fully war- by them which is a sure mark (merit. Send them your order? i will pot be disappointed. j i Juliana. Burlingame of Wll- 9mnienced teaching in the School of this place fhis ig...6n, -ha her school In the . room up stairs, which is 'of forty of Miss Barrett's pupils, ' while Miss Barrett takes, iuai number from Miss Wilcox's I "Grant's Tour Around the World' Ijbllshed by H. W. Kelley & Co., viladelphli'1 lS . ppe,;of. the most ln1: irestin.pooKs published, anu aiso ins uy nthentlc. publication or trie emarkaM ' travels of the wor,!df host famous hero and- cjnrSillis the spoudejice of ifin Russell Young a toiT.amount of interesting mat ter. A irge book of pages, pro fusely Illustrated.- !Take no inferior article. Q. W. Nichols, of this place, has the agency, give him your order, j Large stock of candy for the Holi days at Molester's. -. ... - ' ' iuj-co; event Igiven l)pera for tin a will fe the ill no ike up npany. is ex- ill you of the IV fOBt- Vtmpbell, futertai li ra son for pr stock- Vrvn . . tkln A , V.V.U .... o TA A to say' that entertainment em the aervinpa of of the Democrat, cam called "tsKip" Miner, can De . " ' 1 til . I . r in hia to wrn ra ww i- ? . 1 :. Curtain, j 1 j DIED- i m iff w A in -innrwinv hvhii i i i lt ruAAmlMf' .4fh. Ifi7y nt. lila rp&iHpnnb . . A'WWH.n't i-v - . I formerly a resident of McKean and has nee two '-" u I i Aless tl i I I . i . Elk counties.- . ' i . - ' C :' Broekport Scribbling. Mud,, show; and sleet. -Mrs, ElhvLouger has the fever. . iIf we have no suow this winter .'.' there will be dull timet here, the men re nearly all out of the woods. ' j: The threes mills at Broekport and ' Keystone afe running, Also the grist mm Mtieiien. . , , We cojild not imagine what made ' '.- Aad Dleaainit look -and be so oblicriiiir to hie " customers for the past few ' - wntka, but now we can guess. He talks of soori mitt ins: him In the store and says be is exceptionally fond of a bim finding language totally lnatle- mula in Hmurlh him. All he na.li sav - Is just comi and see hlihjky yourseif , tie u "whopper." - i'. '.. ; We think that "Swamper" is not . ' giving the devil his just due. We me across , him the other night and asked where, he had been for be was ; - coming off the mountain, but be was taken dear at once ana not a woru ' eould we extract, all he said was, . "what won't appear before a man . when be baa no gun." Nathan Hippie Is working on the Shawmut railroad. The mountain school lias no teacher yet while all the other schools are in session. , Vale loves good cake and ale, Vale . . fovea Kood candy, Vale loves to kiss ' the girls when they are clean . and handy. ' . . A Brockwayville correspondent In the Courier says the urockport and Keystone arms nave consolidated, we , ' think he made a slight mistake it is - with the store only. "D. C. I.1'. we did not see the Edi tor's request we will try and watch more closely hereafter. , The hunters that are camping out . think this a poor tracking snow. We think some of them might start a bear story. Geo. Clinton is a quiet old bachelor only going out once in a while (on the yj. Ambrose Strait came pretty near getting crooked the other day. Schmidt & Schnkideb . r-Vy . " . T" $u1o.a,. j t ' ' rt ,,t piot appclitg, Wt .KU.CBS a. UemU- Ingin tlie-stomach, pain, after eating iartlrttm, ort-nfw And i gnawing' 4alnt ln ' the stomach, nervousness 'hH iv tired, constipation Vnd fcther diseases of the bowels r arising from jioor- digestion. One bottle lasts nearly three weeks.,- Price $100. .,,. tDr.: Day's Cure: for; Head-ache is theonly remedy knowtf that will stop an attack of sick 'of nervous head ache In lte . commencemjpnj (ittl .AftWHJfu1r'SsesJ haft an f hour apart, are necessary .rice 60 cents a bottle. . , t.4. , , , t.f .,.., -. pr. Day's. Standard Cough Syrup wfrj cure' a cough, with .fewer doses than any medlclnen use. Price, 60 cents a bottle.'.tjDi'i . -.- ". . . Df.' Day 'a "-'Ear' Drops 'will' give1 the greatest relief in neuralgia of the I face and will cure ear-ache inimedl ately. Price 25 Cents a bottle. , Ask your druggist or storekeeper for these medicines.. Manufactured by-D. B. Day, M. P., Ridgway, Pa. - Advertising Swindles. A dis patch from Meadville to the Pittsburgh Dispatch, tells how. an advertising swindler beat the Meadville people out of money "On November. 13th, T. C. Vauarsdale, a line appearing gentleman representing himself to be roniiSyrucuse, N". Y.rait officer from he Postofflce Department authorized p arrange advertising for and .decora tloTiror poswiuces, iiaa an luterviewl roaa.iiwectiy in iront-otjjae sttipe. with pW-miwtpitftr4TWrMnT'be'veral women and small children after a force of men : was set to work kalsomiuing and otherwise improving our postoffloe,; (Whiletherinposter nftnle a canvass, among our, business houses, obtuinlng nearly $200 for the privilege of advertising Jq a desk he had caused ifo be placed' In the post office.Early this inorniug' Vanars dale waVrdisslng, leaving postofflce improvements;" hotel -bills; etc-',' un paid."," He playe'd"; his card fineTytand diped our citizens Jn good style. If business rupTwill. give these sharks a wide berth1 when they come 'around, theyl will, save, their , money. There Is really no substitmV 'for ailyertislng in"a-oewspuer fgooS circulutlon It costs JwsgieJfa wider circulation, 4 .p.Vcf: no .chance of - being swin dled. Very likely before this Article gets before our readers there will be a scheme presented to them which they can bite at 'if they choose'.' Warren Ledger.'' 1 '"'''' ' n. yc.- Large assortment lamp chimneys- all flint at Morgester's. The Elk County iCoru mission ers oflt forsali'',0" worth a month" of uei.issue oi ummy oouas. By a. recent order, of the post offlce department, postmasters are required . to stamp the date of the ar rival of every letter on the back of the envelope. To neutralize the sting of a gnat or mosquito. -French sportsmen rub the part affeeted'with- a little ccrvnun'. that is thejwax of their ear, extracted by the little finger. A niiee stock of clothing for men, boys andchildren at P. & K's. ' Light running, Latest Improved DOMESTIC, at prices never heard of before, at Mrs. -WV 8. Service's. . 1 - " WAS-BILIO VS and M Y NERVES WERE QUITE UNSTjR UNO." Dr.-M.Jitrl' itHNKa. Fredonia, N. Y.. ' " Der Hlr : I hud liecn out ofhealth for three months. 'Was bilious, my eys and complexion being yellow and my nerves were quite unstrung. Had lost my appetite, my mouth tasted bad, my head wan stopped np and felt dull and heavy and I had lost my ambition. I have now taken one bottle of our Illood and Iilver Remedy und Nerve onlo ana feel entirely cured. Yours truly. N. N. WHITAKK Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Rem edy and Nerve Tonic may well be called "The conquering hero" of the times. It is- the medical triumph of the age. Whoever has "the blues" should take it, for it regulates and re store the disordered system that gives rise to them. It always cures Biliiougj ness and Liver Complaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Headaches, Fever and Ague, Spleen Enlarge ments, Scrofula, Erysipelas, Pimples, Blotches and all Skin Eruptions and Blood Disorders; Swelled Limbs and Dropsy ; Sleeplessness, Im paired Nerves and Nervous Debility; Restores flesh and strength when the system is running down or going into decline; cures Female Weakness and Chronic Rheumatism, and relieves Chronic Bronchitis, and all Lung and Throat Ji (Acuities.- It does these things by striking at the root of disease and removing its causes, Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey will relieve any cough In one hour. Dr. f enner's uoiden Keller cures any puln, as Tooth-ache Neuralgia, Colic or Headache in 6 to 10 minutes, and readily relieves RheumatUin, Kid ney Complaint, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Dr. Fenner's St. Vitus Dunce Spe cific. One bottle always cures. For sale by Drs. T. S. Hartley and D. B Day. Prints. The most desirable assort ment iu Western Pennsylvania, now on exhibition at Powell & Kime's mammoth sales rooms. . Jam Poles. Middletown X-Cut Saws. Jeffard'H, White's and Mann's Axes. Tubular and 99 Lanterns. Files. Distou's X-Cut Saws. . Boyntou's Lightning Saws. , Corn Poppers. Coal Htds. ' Stove Slipvels. ' , . Repairs furnished for any stove. Ax Handles. , , ' Pick Handles. ' . " ; . ; t lb. Jiest Polish 10 cte. at No. 42 Main street, U89 Childrens' Sole Leather Tin shoes I at P. & K's; pile Churns briskly at nlghta t-retu and. Will IMuMackln have gone to PbJttdolphla.:' . : : '.;.; ' -r-CJulte a number of our sportxinen'l were out on aaeer nunt on Haturaay last..- Henry at the Dagus City store was-one of the partyi.' He reports aruo- plenty, but thinks It was a poor ay to hunt. ' j i iarge numbei1 of the miners nave already left the City, -i ' - v-The ; Northwestern Company are, gjjujclng 'a shaft in coal Hollow, whlcli jwAr-beoompTeled lil a few days Y , . -i . J. 'H. Steel & Co. of the Dngus City store- have- recently added to their large and extensive stock, a new in voice of Dry Goods, Clothing Drugs. Boots, Bhoes &o. Also splendid brands of Tobaccos and Cigars. , ' Wonder If that, young mad got home safe Sunday night after leaving his girl at the gate. . Rather dark wasint it D? "t Messrs Zack and Hehry Kreiger, of ScrabtoDy have the contract of sink ing the sbafli for the N. W. & Ex Co. The Eureka mines are running steadily at present'.? John Nt'leell and Lon English are the-"boss" deerhunters in this section so far this season, and' H , J and F , ate the"boss' . ahots at chickens in a barn vard. shoot mr into a flock of seven aria not even stirring a feather on any of t hem Smash Hp,-As the train on the Dngus. road One -day last week was nearlns the ' store buildintr 6f J. H. Steel & Co. one of the box cars jumped the track rind made its wav across the were onr the-road in front of. the store but strance to sav all were lucky in geting out of the road of the car. The cause of the accident was on acount of the car being loaded so heavily with goods for the Dngus City Store that au axle gave away throwing the cur off the track. P. S. since writing the above tne car has been replaced on the traok and the goods were taken into the store, and are now on the shelves ready to be disposed of at as tonishingly low ngures. Our school will commence In a few days, with Miss Maggie A hern as teacner. - n . Our 'drum corps under the leader ship of Prof.- Walsh is fast Raining ground,'' and should now receive some encouragement from our citizens. -'Ctol.' Ferris, appers . to. the busiest man in thelcity. Heavy rain storm on Saturday last. Chicken thieves appear to be quite plenty nereauouts. Quite a nnmber of tenant houses have been erected in this place withtu a few months, for the accommodation or the miners. v John-Frazer is building an ad ditiou to the' back part of his house in Uentreviiie, More anon. TT. No : : - Mince meat, raisins, currants and prunes at Morgester's.- C. Nourse, Dennis Lynch and Dennis Reardon were suffocated in the flour mill of Ellis Packard at Brock ton, Mass. They were shoveling grain when the floor gave way precipitating them into the cellar, burying them in about 3,000 bushels of grain whlcli fell with them. They all leave families. Lizzie Falk, a laundry girl em ployed in the Russell house, Detroit. Mich., while decending in the front compartment of the hotel elevator, was caught between the elevator and projecting beam and her neck und lower jaw so terribly crushed as to cause instant death. 1 4 If the Broekport and Dent's run correspondents of the EAb Advocate would exchange itluas with the Black Lick correspondent of the Cuba Pal- riot there would surely be a "feast of reason and a flow of soul." "Four souls without a single thought four hearts that beat as oue'' Duliois Courier. Crocks and tinware at Morgester's Grocery. Execution of Andrew Tracy at Smctk- port, ra., mursuay, liec. i, ibt. On Thursday last Andrew Trucv. scholar, poet, lawyer and murderer, died like a dog, amid appalling hor rors, on the gallows in the dim corri dor of the Sniethport jail. In all the history of legal murders In this county this execution has pre-eminence for the intense ghastlinlss of the details ot its consummation. The Intellectual accomplishments of the murderer, the social-position of his family, and the desperate efforts thut were made to save him. attracted ate tention to his case broadly over the country, and the story of his crim has grown to be a well-worn tale. In the gloaming of the 18th September, loio. iu a mad paroxysm of jealous passion, he shot his beautiful cousin and whilom sweetheart, Mary Reilly, to death while her foot trembled al most on the threshold of her faiher's door. Catholics, though they loved, their blood relationship was a fatal bar to marriage, and parental authority Intervened to prevent a violation of tne laws or their church. With the sentiment of a poet and the concentra tiveuess of a recluse, Tracy enshrined the image of this girl in his heart and WORSHIPPED HIS IDEAL with the abandonment and fervor of a devotee. Love of her was the domin ant passion ot his life, but while he feltthttt, though for the time lost to him, she would never be the bride of another, he was sustained by the hope mat ineir mutual devotion would in the end abute the firmness of Mary's father and that a way would be found to set aside the objections of the church. Suddenly mauy-tongued rumor associated her name with that of one whom both had united in con teaming as unworthy, and the dis tracted lover brought himself to be lieve that bis idol wus to be forever lost to him through a marriage witli bis despised . rival. Reckless, he plunged into dissipation, and at moment when his frenzy wus made furious with rum an untoward fate pre cipitated the nnfortunate girl into his very path. On - . TH1j FATAL NIGHT they met at the house of a mutual friend, and with others passed an hour in pleasant social amusement At the door Mary aud a friend parted with Tracy and his cousin, Frank McCabe, and hurried in the direction of Mis Reill v's . home. Tracy watched the dissolving forms of the Tlie ' co.e criilu i .r a momoiiLi u r "-iir'fi fnerxt.v. sii.u tne qiiick tc .it i ;dueod the girls to wim . t Tracy conceived "the idea Uiati had nccelerated hifr pace to avoid bio-' Maddened at the Ahoupht", h sprang after her; her band trembled at her father's gate, there was a quick flash, a sharp rcporl, and she fell dead With a bullet in iier brain, and her crazed murderenfled into the night. A few days subsequently he was captured in tlu, .rortvufe, in. i., near tne estate lino, and. (brought to the county tiail in Sirtetliport, where he remained until his corpse was taken thence on Jphurs day lost. , ; ,: i f ; p TMB TRIAL AND OONVICTIOK." ... When bought to trial Traev nleaded guilty to an indictment for murder with the understanding that the. State would agree to a commutation of the sentence to imprison mont. - The de fense pleaded temporary insanity in mitigation, and the most strenuous ef forts were made to Save his life. -. The condemned man did nof entirely lose hope until the last legal resort had been tried lutllely, and many believe that the Board of Pardons refused tn entertain the plea of mental derange ment because of the proofs of the true grasp of mind and great intellectuality iurnisaeu oy a poem written by the prisoner while iu Jail, atid which was given wide circulation by the press. That he contemplated death serenely when he wrohj' the poem, wuicn mayhap proved his death war rant, is shown by ..these concluding lines: . , Why should my lips repluet Man's life at best i Is but a seasonmlne hnth ever been Ho void of- siliishine thnt I long to frefil its eioxmgfscene; lis interests ana iHslreg Are dead within me. Health Its choicest loom-, . Is vanished. But a loftier aim attracts My aspirations. Unto thee I turn, O Ifenvonly Father! ns my splrli's hope: Whose bounty can rennv a thotiMiml iiM AU losses here? whose never fulling word Utth promised comfort to the oue that , A DIRE INFLUENCE. Another dire influence which the New l ork Herald says, operated on the Board of Pardons was that created by various notes written on newspa per margins, and which were sent to the Board by Sheriff Sartwell. "These notes," the Herald correspondent says, "which it was asserted hud been confided by Tracy to ShafTer to be smuggled out, were requests to certain of his friends for poison 'with, which to take his life. The writing was so small as to be almost illegible. During the last few days, however,' some doubt has been cast upon the author ship of these notes, h'i8" It' $ now openly alleged that Shaffer, m hope of securing favor with 'county ffjeers, wrote the notes himself. 4. 1 have ' seep the writing of the -two men side by side, but do not dare to express an opinion. Shatter is said to be oue of the best penmen in the 'country.. Tracy's friends und Tracy himself ut terly disclaim any intent. nn9t or pres ent, of committing orabetting suicide. Father Francis Dent, who passed nearly two hours with the condemned man this afternoon, stated to me most emphatically that these stories about Tracy's intended suicide were false hoods." Tracy certainly had not the faintest suspicion of Shaffer's perfidy, if perfidious he was, as the last lines that dropped from his pen, but a few hours-before his execution, were dedi cated to the man now charged with being the author of those fearful for geries, 'l he writing was as follows: "To J. J). Shaffer: "Thou hus been to me a brother, Kind, affectionate, most dear; And I triint we'll mofitoaulioDitr.. in a holler, better sphere. December 1, 1870." Ten days ago the last hope of saving him was dissipated. On Monday last he began to seriously prepare for the end. On that day his brothers, Rev. Michael Tracy, of Carrollton, Cumbria county, and Rev. Thos. Tracy, of Greenville, Mercer county, Pa., arrived in Sniethport and remained constantly in attendance upon their unfortunate relutive until the morning" of his death. They were joined in ministra tions to his spiritual comfort by Rev. Francis Dent, of St. Patrick's Church, junaiu, lomieriy i racy s tutor,) itev. j. Aicuinicy, otiiradlc ?V. of Bradford, and Itev. M. Apple, of Meadville. ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE GRAVE. On Wednesday representatives of the press were permitted to visit Tracy in his cell on the third and topmost corridor of the jail. The reporters were received with as much cordiality as the puinful circumstances of th case would jrmit,-nnd in returning their salutation Tracy said, "I am feeling as well us any man could under tne circumstances." "How did you spend the night?" "Poorly. was unable to iret nnv sleep until nearly morning, and was eariy awaKe, berore eight o'clock. I have always been a regular night- uuwk, anu nave generally preferred darkness to daylight in which tostndv and meditate upon whatever matters were uppermost m my inind. I doubt much whether I have ever been a very companionable fellow." the condemned man here mi used and then said, "You, gentlemen, have come a long distance to witness thi terribly sad ceremony. Your people mum ieci imeresieu in my case. 1 am runy prepared to meet the awful fate nun hub uuen assigned me with as much nerve as I can muster at the final moment. Yet I cannot tell what my ability in that direction will be, and as human nature is weak I cannot calculate what my strength will bo when the fatal moment comes. It is nanny ngnt either, that I should at tempt to speak with any certainty as to what I will or will not do. To he sure, I little expected that the end of my existence would be in the form of a felon's death: but the m-ennia of youth are but illusionarv. 'I'hev ar dispelled by the disappointments of maunoou, ana mine are now suddenly cnueu, uiiue mm iorever. ' ' THE LAST SAD NIGHT The aged mother, four brothers and two sisters of the condemned passed nearly the whole of Wednesday in his cell. .All were prepared fe the final parting, which took place at 8 o'clock In the evening. The heartJ.mkMi fam ily controlled their great grief so fur as possible, and the demonstrations at their leave-taking were of a very quiet though excessively painful character. Tracy preserved a fair composure until the time came for him to embrace his youngest, and favorite sister, when he lost control -of himself aud wept long and bitterly. His last'hold upon earth seemed to fade away from him as his sorrowing Kindred went In tears from the narrow cell that has been his home duriug the last fifteen months. Rev. M ichael Tracy shared the mourn- mt vigiis oi wie lost sad night with Rev. i rancis Dent and Rev. McGinlv For some time after parting with his poor old mother, who has perceptibly withered under her great affliction. tho attenion of Tracy was turned to exercises of devotion. For hours sleep was denied him, and the passing moments of dread omen were oc cupied in writing letters to a brother aud sister and in inscribing little mementos ' to kindly-remembered wit this u ted ft Bad gi Thy sc mi nil Oommn Wrapt i At tins When o I turn m Are sunk I alone wn Thnt light' hand Of death I fe S ow saDPln xes i must u And fifty years 1 ,1. nnn. an.,,1,.,. hue. w li snrina un in tne mean Will hold me in remembrance. Pot better things. I hoped should leave .-r. . r The enrm till T had (rained a soh till T had Kalned a scholar's name, . . . . . ,. , . i . , i NomAre of human hope, the wanton vagrant Ireleotall. Now other oares engross me Ami my tired soul with emulative hast Iinks to its God, and pruues its wings tor r Heaven." - .; Andrew Tract. a fitful slumber. Tired nature at last commanded recognition, and about half-past four he dropped Into afltful.dream-haunted slumber; from which he aroused him self after an hour and arose to see the f;ray shadows of the early morning of lis last day on earth. Then his rev erend brother Michael prepared to take his leave. "Be brave, Andy. Nerve yourself to meet your fate like a man, brother." "I will, Michael, I will," replied the poor fellow. One long, tearful embrace, a smothered sob or two, and Andrew Tracy was parted from the lust of his kindred in this world. Andrew almost immediately regained his composure ; His brother Michael went out into the early morn ing air sobbing like a child, with the bowed head and abject air of a broken hearted man. BEGINNING OF THE END. The day broke bright and beautiful, with the gladsome sun beaming like a bonison upon the pretty village and all nature seemed to smile in the very fulness of its living joy. The shadows dunced as gleefully before the frown ing portals of the crime-haunted jail as upon the pure hillside yonder, yet within, a sin-laden soul was even then preparing to take Its last awful leap into the dark. The slight eminence upon which the jail stands was very early peopled with curious village idlers, aud before the sun wus well up the front of the jail was surrounded by a crowd, many of whom . remained until after the legal tragedy was en acted. Soon after 9 o'clock the solemn tones of the priests celebrating moss echoed through the cold and dusky corridors of the jail. During this cer eruony the last sacrament of his church was administered to Tracy and bo tar as human power availed he was prepared for eternity. THE SHADOW OF DEATH. Inside the tail an imnressive atmos phere of silence prevailed everything ; outside a bustling c.owd made hide ous mockery of death, and relieved the monotony or waiting with bald aud heartless gibings at the late ot the doomed wretch, whose every pulsation was as a toot-beat toward the grave. The ceaseless clamor rung its changes upon the chances of the morbid mob to witness the lust agony of the law's victim, and the owner of a Sheriff's pass was regarded as a person to be en vied. The time or the execution had boou act at 1:30. The reporters, phy sicians, jurymen, and those invited by . 1 ti : . . i. .. . 1. . j- . i . me ouemi, iu tne uumuui ui uuoui fifty, were admitted between H and 1 o'clock. THE MURDEROUS INSTRUMENT OF THE LAW. The scaffold was built in the main corridor, on the first floor of the jail A night ot ten steps led to the plat form, eight feet square, and raised abuve the floor seven feet, the ton nearly reaching the landing of the first gallery. The trap doors extended from a point near the center to within a few inches of the buck of the plat form, where the sustaining rope was fixed. From an eye-bolt in the ceiling, twenty feet above, a thin and hooked bar of iron was suspended. To the lower hook a small log-chain was fas tened, and from this the rope and noose dunglcd. Three chairs were on the platform, and, to complete the paraphernal ia, Court-crier Ivnapp laid a small broad-axe close to the railing, on the floor of the gallery, at the rear of the scaffold, where it would be within easy reach of the executioner. and where it was fully exposed to the view or the sad procession on the way to the gallows. Doors were placed be fore till the cells, thus shutting oif the view of the prisoners. About Io cIock the twelve lurvmen arranged themselves on either side the scaffold in the main corridor. In their midst Tracy's coffin with its funeral covering, wus a conspicuous object. The jury was composed of William F. Ormsby, J. W. Starks, D. M. Wright, la. O. Chadwlck, Jabez Jseckwith, Jr., Leslie H. Kurd, Herbert Bard, Joseph Barnes, H. L. Wilson, Gilbert Ly man, Tearney McCuen, B. Frank Corwln. At 1:15 Tracy was notified that his time had come, when the Eriests assisted hiin in putting on a lack gown which covered his entire person like a domino. Then the sheriff finally adjusted -the rope and chain so as to give Tracy a fall of nearly six feet, after which, accom panied by Under-sheriff H. L. Sart well and Deputies T. L. Sartwell and P. L. Knap lie proceeded to the cell of the condemned. The crowd was hushed, every eye followed the Sheriff and his posse, aud the dim corridors were actually ghastly in the semi gloom which pervaded them, and which was accentuated by tne uncer tain tiickeriiigs of a dull-flamed lan tern that hung from the right gallery above the scaffold. THE MARCH TO THE SCAFFOLD. A very few moments and the sheriff emerged from the cell closely followed by Father Smith, or Mead ville, and just behind the latter the drooping form of Tracy, shrouded in black aud supported on el. her side ny Fathers Dent and McGinley. Father McGiuley walked -a trifle ia advance, holding within easy reach ef Tracy's lips a crucifix, on which wus a graven image of Christ. On this the eyes of Tracy rested without ceasing, and during nis passage down the nrst night of stairs he kissed it repeatedly while responding to the invocations or the priests. His head was bowed, but his step was slow and firm. Every hat was off aud all eyes were fastened upon him, but there was no responsive look from the prisoner. The low in toning of the priests aud the measured tread of the awful procession were the only sounds that disturbed the omin ous silence. Through the half light of the gallery and down the second flight of stairs they passed into full and sudden view of the engine of death, yet Tracy never raised his head, and he again came within the view of the galleries, firmly mounting -the steps of the scaffold. ' V 3 frl prX t the w.V 1 w. I feelW henoe wta. was pro whose voice wl . tion and his eyes tears, as he completed for the dying and prompted repeating the Invocation given before, While these services were proceeding ! he was pinioned at the ankles, above the knees, and around the arms, aud then the Sheriff said; , ! -. .; i "Andrew Tracy, have you anything to say why the sentence of death should not be executed?" ' ' "', , Tracy faintly responded in the nega tive, and Father Dent at the same time speaking for him, said, "No, he has nothing to say. He loves hu manity and forgives all his enemies; don't you, Andy?" Tracy faintly an swered, "Yes, ldo." . "on, god! this is butchery!" At 1:49 the noose was adjusted, the an black cap wus put 'on, and while a faint murmur came from behind the hideous surroundings of his head, iu response to the exhortations of the priests, the attendants were signalled away from the trap, there was the sound of a sharp blow, then a second shock, as the black object shot below the surface of the platform, paused for a moment, and, swinging to the right, fell with a sickening thud in a horrible heap close to the coffin on the floor below, while the ravelling noose spun swiftly from the neck of the dy ing man and swung in seeming mock ery over his tortured body. ''Oh, God! this is butchery!" strong men ex claimed, turning pale, and a great hor ror swept over the spectators as the cry went up that the rope had broken. The greatest excitement prevailed and a rush was made for the gallows. Sheriffs' deputies kept back' the crowd and the block and inanimate heap, that a moment before was a man, was hustled like a bug of salt through the trap-doors to the platform of the scaf fold. It was dumped on a chair, and as men's eyes again turned in thut di rection it was seen that Father Mc Ginley had swayed over against the railing almost in a fuinting condition, and that Fathers Dent and Smith were barely able to stand. Perspira tion streamed from Sheriff Sartwell's face, in which was an expression of the utmost horror. A new rope was taken and while another knot was being tied the fearful discovery was made that Tracy was rapidly recovering con sciousuess. 1 he men at the rope worked with frantic haste, but long before things were again in readiness for the certain dispatch of the poor suffering wretch, in the black bag, he had fully recovered his senses aud in AGONIZING GASPS. responded to the tearful invocations of Father Dent. His last words died away in a gurgling murmur, and as he was moved to his pluce on tne trap. and before the noose was adjusted the second time, Tracy .hunted, and when the drop fell he was unconscious, aud died without a struggle, the victim of one of the most frightful executions in the criminal annals of this country The noose had been tested the day previous with an ltJO-pound bag of sand, and Sheriff Sartwell believes it was tampered with by curious specta tors on the day of the execution. He will, however, never cease to regret thut he failed at the last moment to make an examination so critical as to provide against an accident of such an appalling character. Ten minutes after the drop fell life was extinct, The remains were placed in the coffin that had been provided by his sister Mary, to whose bouse they were taken and from thence to the Catholic church of this village, from which they were takeu for burial on Friday. the lust mass having been celebrated by his tutoi7 pastor, and friend. Father Francis Dent. He was buried at bis own request on his mother's farm beneath the spot where bis mur dered love first plighted her troth to hiin. A Brief Biography. Tracy was born iu Smethport, where he lived until he was twelve years of age. At thut age he was re garded as reserved and thoughtful in uiuner, and this characteristic marked him in alter years, lie was never known to enter into any of the vil luge sports, and at the school he at tendee! he was noted as a very studi ous boy. .Leaving home at twelve years of age, he entered the Allegany Divinity School, a Catholic institution in Cattaraugus county, where his eld est brotber Kev. Michael Tracy, was then acting as u professor. Disregard ing the earnest desire of his parents thut he should enter the prieshood, us his two brothers hud done, he re turned to Sniethport in 18jSi, having determined to fit himself for the legal protession. Atter a brier visit to his par ents he went to uouneuutviue Urow ford county, and became a law student in the office of S. J. Thomas. Here for two years his application to study wus so close that he was rarely seen at social gathering, . his acquaintance were few, and there were not many who did not lock upon him with favor. From Conneautville he went to Greenville and became connected with the office of A. D. Gillespie. It was at this place that he made appli cation to be admitted to the bar, passed a fine examination and soon after entered upon the practice of the law, going to Mercer and connecting himself with the office of Griffith & Mason. He entirely lacked business talent and uever prosecuted his pro fesslou to the extent of having a case in court. His Intellect was of an in troupective character, and he was only uappy wnen mined in nis boots. - Tracy's Own Defence. During his confinement Tracy wrote several stories of his crime, and his own instification. The statement confided to Schuffer is much the more exhaustive of all those written. It was the wish of its author thut it be retained until after his death. It began with a review of the trial. Aftejr thanking Judge Williams lor his good intentions in recommending him to mercy, Traoy declares mat the Judge was dellber ately tricked and deceived by the District Attorney, several newspa- thitr Tracrw endTC"rnw Incr mine ?" are propounaea oi Wi nature, The condemns , . to say that . the ,madna -oi pointed love grew Vjxro fclrtt tight. He at lasV, tp-" '4 into believlnp thaiL tended to kill him. -,t delusion soon took . that whatever he 1. - ' was sanctioned cr. I II train of reasoning him was, he decia V 'incre intemperance," iiiAk 1 1 tl: night as he was folAt ' lAe of his love, .me aaf U ' wn suddenly began tie viwH ituker aa thouirh she knew aind and wished to escape nm,'-. lw arte inetans mounted to his brain ibedemon of despair. He believed, ths, the "was '-. about to forsake him. v ile-, was mad. " , He killed her at the ttoor'iof the b- v . reaved father's bouse. 'He S-ys of her Y. corpse that the sight oftt M -died' all:,. the blows and 111 ust&e IwM the de- i dares the father to have Indicted upon the poor dead gl. " iie uien entered t upon a defence jriVtbe -frHfrhg Vlady, ' whose character 'h! Hev been as sailed. Thestatementhncralef With an expression of hope toireJd'Aer ia heaven. fhM'W' "" His Story VJLoWy' Anothed statement Was as foUOwflfV lather Btnithuear i rTienar- j y ano Sweij 2i rt ioct ( V anion iv, are no doubt aware trun k nave oevst j- - . traduced and - beKri'-by hialltolooa . people. - Such blgotvd organs as thet . J Miner and Era haw frequently stated .r r- in ' editorials" (vMek iMweW, ea". ' erally bore niarksvef gratuitous fteipr. from without) ibat 1 harbofed rev vengeful feelihgs agatnst Mary because t she would not act in opposition to the dictates of her conscience. Never waa . .! there a more glaring, more wilful false- hood. Reveugeftil feelings, indeedl I No one that knows me will believe it, ) unless those woo nate me tor my re- ; ligion, and they Vilt only pretend t-i believe it. As nr '-conscience, wb both were awart of the rule in thev : Catholic Church, but we also Were aware that there had often been ex : ceptious to that ruley and wtay not taJT.- our caset -witnouv.maKing-us wore . Catholics, since the Church allowed of these exceptions? indeed, at no time did she express such determination to: remain nrm as sne aia aiter uie swriu of opposition hadiieen madeonjrelig ious grounds, - jsnertiy aujr ims iu omened occurrence-: I lufwrnied her that if it was" her WICN the might con sider herself free5 from t ft t fcageinent and might, with; myr-'seit, marry whom she pleasfjd. twov.- 4 he were a worth v person. ? Her tjsv it.was that hIip would never mart? .ther: but ' . 1 . . . n1,n I.,,-,!, bfMM ttrffMII II .ftAVOP 'tin 'J J ' f married. Pleased "with her constancy, with her loyalty ,'desplte alii obstacles, i nuoe n er nonw. it wa uu ium wn gave utterance w tne most Boiemn r. y ; v; vows or truth, caning upon uou w , . witness those . vows, lhan,'wulch la y v' my estimation.inothing could be more Dinuing. liieuoeuMiu, , i.Kuuiu uut t ICKHIU il Y uwiifljv,.',. r- o ... .4 ao. MllH f v mm binnA with : . RUIUUiuiu w W ' ' ' - . . sincerity. I don't b! o her for every- j thing going wrongrt,,.. unsouie pun.- f influence will do ry thing. But I :-.;.r could not stand' the t !lght of seeing ii her in unworthy hnv. Umaddened. f me to hear stookea cf, as-a common".-: tonic her association .With one whose?. lewd character wfc notorious one whose worthleene"., '' hypocrisy and ? immorality hat rre: zsiy excited ner loathing, as cat! be f It seems to m i toy per letters.'.- actions might have been mac r Mich a person Jmjng to have i . reasonable as gainst me. . I never credited hef until the by those hath; ?' authority oblej; ... those that warefc don't blame her the reports cpne last moment. , matter In the tear 1 : to her of the r f. others would!.;' . ( comment, ' jft ',) t enough. , On ,y .' lit I. had sonwf . ' only excite unpli which there nao o. that unfortunate ,11' verses vine ttjJiJv" -wu v m "'"? f:, -naire of that nrayeivoook I left witll - , . l . 1 .... n.. tUA fl ili you for John,) whlS I meant to have p'l given ner in tne tur tnat uiey wuuip y ... cause her innate sef '. of right to pr-, v H vail over the devi of others, w , - hope was dashed I artb at the ns . -I kn Nothing. Make ..- all this public whe (Bhall have lift . . this SintUl world,;: sooner. . I uum . v f " ' in Christ, ' . . A TJtAC -...Ll-, rprav for me. hcJ vjontlnue as' you have always hH;p, tL? warm friend of : niv neonle. .1 havaalways reitthat l; was not iowin yomi ouihuhi. iwi J I r . , v.... know that I ;.hve Jpal been unfortu- nate. very unfc;"' un but not a wll- ' ' ful doer or wr- lose who have- , been at th be. jin o' U evil will be , judged by a higher t unai than any-V The day before h death he ad-f-v - dressed the for - ing "atner ism tin: - , As the d , 'r-thirstdht after the , itrlht after the fountain of If r wUew. even so my,'.. ::.. soul thirsteth t tile Aimlghty God T veurn Into l ..ovd ffinm thia rljay or ureary iv ueueiwotfvuooTje. ker, there w-enjoy me epieadors ol day that shall sever "be ftllowd V night, l feat my ownnmtor'blr- ( and yet I feel a perfect Wnridt-iH--. i the internal r aiuer, ioriif mer without bounds. I trus -lilt He for the sake and a suffering arms. Deal urougk . t jue recel I into erbmf.. Itr will mentioL t acquaintance tl celebrate a ,1 " aware that l . r every i Jt t I woulohav i for "fiie.1 r .-ry ant fctr not love of ) Uce, was tfc t my being pe uted as Us, enemies eaft t jiurt meir m Is all I have of real va! You v.. shown yoursejj whi vfsuan J a friend to in. s" 1 1 hopJod will r- ward you for i. I ask yclulso ia l a friend to my brothers .;ir j my motherr Prevent -1 . t grieving in tlielef stove ul 3, will be so immeasurah' ' Y s l0 X . xour in :V '.-.','' AND fit ', : : , - '-.;.-... k-7 f.': I V; , i. - ,'s J" ;-.
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