Deaths from The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. NICHOLSON - Mrs. R.A. Irwin, of this place, was in Jacksonville. Florida, when her sister, Mrs. Nicholson died. Wed. 7 May 1879 issue. MCMURTRIE - The funeral of Mrs. M.M. McMurtrie, whose death is announced elsewhere, took place on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. After appropriate services the remains were interred in the Presbyterian cemetery, below town. Wed. 14 May 1879 issue. FOCHT - Jacob Focht, an old citizen of Allenville, Huntingdon county, was found dead in his yard, by his wife on her return from church on a recent Sunday. Wed. 14 May 1879 issue. ELLSWORTH - The body of Josiah Ellsworth, who was drowned in the Conemaugh some six weeks or eight weeks ago, was found on a sand bar, a half mile below Sandy Hollow on the 29th ult. Wed. 14 May 1879 issue. HILL - Dr. Samuel HIll, a resident of Cottage, Huntiingdon county, jumped from a buggy some days ago and received injuries which resulted in his death. He was a brother of E.W. Hill, of this place. Wed. 14 May 1879 issue. MURRAY - Mary Murray, wife of Thomas Murray, a Pittsburg policeman, drank a mixture of oxalic acid and sapolio soap, which she used for cleaning the buttons of her husband's coat, and died soon afterwards. Wed. 14 May 1879 issue. SHOFFSTALL - William Shoffstall of Lancaster, who had been in Altoona in search of work, while on his way home a few days ago, attempted to board a passing train. The result was the usual one: he died a few hours after. Wed. 14 May 1879 issue. BERNARD - Robert Bernard, a well known resident of Altoona, died on Friday last in the 50th year of his age. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. MCULLOUGH - Dr. John McCullough, a prominent physician of Huntingdon, died on Thursday last, aged 72 years. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. KOONTZ - Mrs. Christian Koontz, an old resident of Bedford county, died in Friend's Cove, in the 92d year of her age. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. Marriage and death notices are published in this paper when we are requested to do so- not often otherwise. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. WILSON - Capt. George C. Wilson, of Alexandria, an ex-editor, died at his home on Tuesday of last week, aged 36 years. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. HARTSHORNE - an old citizen of Clearfield county, died at his home in Curwensville on the 8th inst., aged 75 years. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. BUCHANAN - On Friday morning last, Mrs. Buchanan, widow of the late Thos. B. Buchanan, died at her residence near town. Her remains were interred in the Presbyterian cemetery on Sunday last. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. COULTER - Edward Coulter, a citizen of Huntingdon, and employed as a freight brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, was thrown from a train a short distance west of Harrisburg, on Tuesday morning last, and instantly killed. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. WISSEL - A Conemaugh school boy playing threw a large flat stone in the direction of Master Charlie Wissel, a playmate. The edge of the stone struck Wissel on the side of the head, inflicting a gash between three and four inches long and fracturing the skull. The wound was dressed by a physician, and for a couple of days the wounded lad seemed in a fair way for recovery. Then he took his bed and in less than a week death took him. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. CASSAM - James Cassam, one of the clowns connected with Cooper & Bailey's Circus, which exhibited in Johnstown on Monday of last week, was killed shortly after 12 o'clock on Tuesday morning. According to a fellow showman's story three of them, including Cassam, had been to a saloon, where they had a lunch and a few glasses of beer. They returned to the car, when one of the party suggested that as their train would not leave for an hour yet, they go to a saloon near the depot and get another glass of beer. It was on their way to the saloon that the accident occured, though the manner of it is not clear. The poor fellow was horribly mangled, the top of his head, both legs and one arm being cut off, while his body was torn and mangled. His remains were buried at Johnstown the same day. Wed. 21 May 1879 issue. M.S.