DEFRANCE, BARNES, CUMMINS, OLIVER, MORGAN, STEWART, BELL, FEREDAY Hugh C. DEFRANCE, a brother of Mr. Allison DEFRANCE, of this place, died at McConnell's Mills on last Saturday. He was one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Chartiers township. James BARNES, who was a few weeks ago kicked by a sick horse he was handling, died at West Penn Hospital last Sunday evening. Death was caused by an injury to the brain. The remains were brought home and interred in Arlington cemetery on Tuesday. Deceased was a son-in-law of Mr. James MAIZE of the East End, and leaves a wife and one child. David T. CUMMINS died at his home near Cadiz, O., on the 12th inst. in the 73rd year of his age. Mr. CUMMINS was a native of this section, and was for many years a schoolteacher in Mt. Pleasant township. He was an uncle of Mrs. Samuel RIDDILE, of McDonald, and of Mrs. Wayne PHILLIPS of Cecil. Samuel OLIVER, a milk dealer at No. 348 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, on Wednesday night shot and killed his wife and then himself. He was a brother of our milkman, W. J. OLIVER, of North McDonald street, and of David, our ex-policeman. There are three other brothers, Alexander, Thomas and Hugh, all living in Pittsburgh. The OLIVERs are a much respected and industrious Scotch-Irish family who are well known to all old residents of this place. The tragedy of Wednesday night was caused by a bad woman with whom OLIVER had become infatuated and married. Samuel was a prosperous businessman, but family troubles led him to drinking and finally to his terrible end. Elma, the 5 year-old daughter of J. I., and Laura MORGAN, of Woodrow, died of scarlet fever one day last week. A man named STEWART, who lived at Laurel Hill, and who has been a sufferer from cancer, died on Thursday and was interred in the Catholic cemetery at Noblestown. A little child of John BELL, of this place, died on the 20th inst., and was buried at Washington. Mrs. Charles FEREDAY died at her home at Midway on the 21st inst.