Ths Somerset Herald. Wtl'NESPAY. . . October S.lSTi, ni.rinLiCAx STATF TICKET. FOB OOTERSOR, JOHN" F. IlAllTltAXFT, of Montgomery County. lC'tt MATE TKEAbUBER, IIEXRY KAWLE, of Erie. i:ri i.mcax ('(HTTY TICKET. FOB J'HOTIIONOTABT, 1 11ANCIS J. KOOSER. FOR SHERIFF, (iEOKGE W. TILE. Knit Rr.ClMER AND RECORI'ER, AAllOX 1-. DICKEY. Tun TKEASVRER, JOS1A1I KELLER. fnR COMMISSIONERS, DANIEL rillLUTI, WILLIAM KEEL. Full I'o.ill Ilol.-E MBECThR, ISAAC YODER FoU A I LilTOUS, SAMUEL SMITH, SAMUEL S. MILLER. THE FLATrOBX. Tli-' K' puMieans i f I'cnnsvlvanla. uffinnlnr; ir vi. i: m l adhesion 10 the ny wliiiee r- .... .. I- ...l..rr,1 r.,v.rv l.r the OlM L i. ti .-jii. .1 i: ih'M ciieii-e. niHkedeeljiratlon of th- f.m i nii. ::tnl i-rir-ii-h s of their political laita, V ""'I he Viioiill'T cf nil men before the law. v '..-I i ..ll .n I siH'lnl favors toni. i. ili liu-wiir ol the National ami Staff c'nifiu'tit. H-'iH arc pans oi one aiikf iieccary I' lhc couiuiun prospcrii . poaoc, iiT i neurit v. , i. ThcnnitTof the natl n. are one neople Tbo tVriutuii ( the I nlted btatcs forms a It veniment. rota league. 4 A laithlul rxccuii'ti of the laws, an econom ioai administration ol the government, Inlcsrtty (noili'-e Imnestv In all In-miencs tif thertvll eer vle. mill a rlu'iii accountability of ubllcornoers. 0. I'r.itwimn to home industry, and a home ti.'rV.-i I. home products The riK'it ol the lalmrer to protectlm and :iinnrenn-iit. and the promotion ol harmony l.elicco UIkt and capital. 7 4:uep tran'Haiioo and the advancement of ctier lui.Kt.ursf LkHwh all parti of the coun- i-. Free lutiklnc, a safe and uniform National -urr'M-v. odm-ted to the erowinir wants of the IxiMiH-ri iui re.' i- of the country, auil a stoady re ili:.-:i"i; "I Ibe iintlonul debt. 1 in-1 u ilir domain Indus; the lierltaire of the lo,ir. vlioulil lv reserved tor aclual settlers -cillMvrlv. id 'i lie equalisation or the beauties of soldiers 'i 1 . t : iciucul oi all just claims arising ol the lute nr. .... 11. IIoiksi men In ofllee men with Drains ii u.-h to know diflionesty when they see It and aouraire iiiouzh to imbt it wherever they hnd It. 1. Kriorcd. Thai we declare a farm and nn Hinltne.t adherence to the atiwritten law of the tieiwibllc, whirl) wisely and under the sanction of ili.'ni.t venerable of examples limit the I'rert leniial aervlee ot anr ntiten to two terms; and wi- Hi. l.-ituhliuaiM of IVnnsvlranla. In reeo-nl-ll'in of tlim lf. arc Ulialleralily .ipoprd to the elociion to the rresUcDc ol an) pcraon for a third 'i (.-nlreif. That the R-pihllean farlTofthU t'.nniii.Hiwi-Klih rnjll wall pride thi-lr effective nai'iii v iu ths cmitlon ol the administration of I'n m.ipiit 1 'Ivssos S. Urant, and point with eon I k-nn- to il (ii-u.-ral 'licjf and the jK-nehoent l'uii thereof, t 'r their vindication and his: that HainR rereive.1 the Oovcrnment Inim bis prede- ... ir d. moralirod In every branch; eorruiKIm a.--i-eeil.fn.-i in oftioe the rule; thefruiu ol the war oni:thcml: the lately n-lwlliouf States sul-Ii-ti: tho lute slaves unprotected and jot denied that irrat means ol sell protection, the ballot; lori-iicu Mates uuchasiisod lor their wron-s to wa, and li.-m Sttee di-nantly IneltK-lent to the eTpl iiiioa vil-ich their rehelllous action required. The a.iiiiintriitlon ol l'n-ftdenl Orant has la alx i-h.irt vers steadilv and uniHTtonilinrly reformed i...ri 'Lin ua; and Is u-dav releollessly am the tnn- i of wr.mu dirs; has lanreljr reduced the nation's debt: has largely reduced the people's uxes: iu s iiillcxltily puulfhed all Tiolators ol law; ha semr -d lv oonrtituttonal provision tha ballot i., nil in. mou. ami l- law thrown surely needed nj.-anr.l around the hallot-box ; ha wruua Iroin untrlcndlr lorelim State oonfeaslon of their liaitll ami reparation lor Inmries done ua, and has initui-nced n lutaiit home Stiles to at least the aH-aranceotjutdcalinirwith H thelrcitliens nil winch en'ins mark the present Admlnitra t i-'ii as among the most brilliaut lu achievement is i.iir Miinuis. a.- K i.i.'tvif, Tlist tn presentine the nam of Uovcnior John r . Hartranll lor reflection wine taalirJ p wiu.m which be now falls, we meet the unanimous wish of our constituent, whodcaire tn this manner to iudicate their apyroval of the eare tul. conscientious, and aiile manner In which he ha nt and discharee4 every duty Incumlient un-in hiia niakinx- therchr record which will -cure his r putai ion as one of the bet non tlie roll ol our chic! miitistrate nrave in ue ncin, iii-.i. -t iu the cal.iiK-t. tried often and always tound mlthtul. sclt iised, )ut and honest, we present liuu l-irtheuttraieesot the lieuiile. eontideut that t heir ;u tfrcmvut ill iirore and ratlty ournomi i.aiiou. 4 kitatrrd. That lu view of the evils common in the government 0j most of the lesser Tnunlef iialmes ol the counter, and of the constant In crease ol iiimnrliral uixaliial lu this and other stniesol the I'nion. U Ih-Ihvc our IirisUture to i!evi-w ailcinate me?ins t4 lmitect the -oile a well irora ekintinv mal administration as to pre vent its recurrence, anil to thlsend we uiriret. a a preliminary u-p. a thorough luvctltaiion by nn iMi" and cxiR-ricnced comuussloa. to te lormed under pnKr authority or the whole subject, ... I. c.J. 'Unit we nrrain the lit-mocratic l'.riv o rennvlvsnia for the utter failure to re- iin-iii the ptvmi:? uMn ahi-'h it iartially attained t.. p -a.-r in tins Male. It pledged Ucll to Ke- ii.nn. to ijcirunutve uri;y. to (treater economy, end lo a hutier aim in IculaUtlon, while it has re- loriii"-! notiiinr, has economised In nothing, arid ha i if honored the Mate hy an unseemly and ar Li:r:irv crrcieo I-irUlaUve imwer. f HrioUitt. 1 hut tlie ertorts n..w lieinar made rn the na;ton:il aiiuiiiiiration to lerrel out and 1-ntv to puui.-lim-ul tiiK-v who have been de ruu hns; the government of Its lawiul revenues, should wilisi the sympathy and bcarty ui'ort ol honest men of all parties. Col. MoClvre has sent his man, Andy Curtain, to Ohio to take the stump for the Democratic rag-baby. Tuiukof Pennsylvania's once honor ed war Governor advocating the election of a pro rebel ticket ou a re pudiation platform! Poor Andyl All tLe result of keeping bad com pany. Tub public debt statement just pnblisbed, shows that during the tmnth of September the national debt was reduced three million, three Liuidrcd and forty-two thousand, five lundred and sixty-two dollars ($3,- 312,5C2). And yet onr Democratic friends pre unhappy, becaase the fi caacial affairs of the country are not properly managed. U.M'ta Democratic rule in Penn sylvania the farmers and becsehold er paid $1,500,000 a year of Slate tax, and the great corporations al most escaped taxation on their vast wealth. I a 1SC6 the Republican party urged the repeal of all State tax on the farms and homes of onr people, and the taxation of corpora tions ia their stead. The railway monopolies ordered their creatures in the legislature to defeat this just la x. In obedience to this command, Cj ru. L. Pershing, afraid to offend the ftoilroads and too cowardly to Hand by the farmers, ran away from the House cf Representatives and ' dodged"' the vote. ' Lejilative j:xorJ lCC, i'jc 21. Hox. Galv-iia A. rw, of tbia State, termer Speaker of t!:e Hoiie at WtsLingtOD, and lion. E. .1 y Morrie, of I'LialJelpLia, laic Jliuisitr to Tortagal, both of whom supporti-d Backalew and Greeley three years , . . i i it: since, nave returnca xo iuc lit-puun-can ranks, and both made speeches in behalf of IlarlraDft and Kawle and hard noncy at the late monster Republican meeting in Philadelphia- iTfcbould be kept before the peojile that Penn.aylvaaia is to-day the only civilized government on tie globe that ib carried on without taiing real estate, and that the man who did most to hinder this ib Cyrus L. rers,h ing, the Democratic candidate for Governor. Any one curious about the matter, by turning to the LfjiAa- tivt Hecvrd of 18CC, page 231, w ill Gcd that Pershing, afra'd to oTen J the railroads, and too cowardly to s'nd by the farmers, ran away from the House of Representatives and doJjfd the vote. When 1'ersbing was in the Legis lature he was a bard money man and made a three hours speech against greenbacks and national babk note?. In his letter accepting the nomina tion lor Governor he still insists that he is in favor of hard money, but also in favor of an unlimited paper currency. Js te honest: is ne a fair roan ? Can he be in favor of bothf If he is not honest in this matter, can he lie trusted ia hny thing? Is such a political shyster worthy to be Governor of this gicat State? At the time when greenbac ks were absolutely necessary for the prosecu tion of the war the Democratic par ty denouncad and derided them, and did everything possible to break down the financial plans cf the Gov ernment. Now, when the honor end prosperity of the country demand a speedy return to specie payments, the Pennsylvania Democrat's demand the indefinite inflation of the paper cur rency. That is to say, when tlie country was engaged iu a great war they did what they couid to destroy the Government, and now they nre doing what they can to dishonor ii. Such is modern Democracv. Is the enthusiasm that is rap'illy awakening in behalf of Ila: traiift ar.d Rawle, our local ticket must not be forgotten. The Republicans of this county have never had a better set of candi dates offered for their suffrages, and certainly none more worthy and de serving. Our nominees are all excel lent men, capable beyond tlnubt tf creditably filling the positions fur which they Lave been nominated, and all of them have been for vcars eflicient workers in the ranks. Thev are each and all of them entitled toj the hearty support of he entire Re publican party of this county, and we urge upon our friends to see that they get it. This is no time for split ting tickets or for giving complimen tary votes. The ticket, the whole ticket, and nothing lut the livid, should be the watchword of every good Ropublican. No trailing, r.o scratching, is the only sure method of obtaining a complete, old-ti.ue vic tory. Let not our ccrtaiu triumph be alloyed by any after regrets, let as have a clean vote and n rousing majority for the whole ticket. Within the range of human recol lection no more unexceptionable can didates wero ever presented for pub lic suffrage, than.the present Republi can nominees Hartranft and Rawle. In 1872, when the Democrats tnd Liberals combined to defeat Ilarirauft with the hope of carrying tLe State for Greeley, he was so bitterly abused and so outrageously villificd that thousands of Republicans were driv en away from his support, lie was elected, but so fierce had bceu the fight against him, that many of the best men in the State had serious misgivings as io the propriety of Lis election. How different is the ease now. Af ter three years of trial no peiTect hts he made his record, so upr'0-Lt and acceptable has been his administra tion, that no one with the slightest claim to character dare say aught against him. The Eric Convention composed of the bitterest of his polit ical enemies could not utter a word to his disparagement, and the most reckless of the Democratic purnils and speakers are forced to concede his eminent integrity, and tie purity and ability of his administration. As to bis colleague on the ticket Mr. Rawle his character is likewise ad mitted by the opposition to be above reproach. With such candidates, with no bickerings withiu our ranks, and with a united and harmonious party, all we have to do is to press forward, rally out the voter. ar:d victory is assured. How do the citizens cf this Con -monwealth like the spectacle present ed of a Judge on the bench renning for a political office ? Such a degra dation of the judiciary Las never be fore been witnessed by tLa peopb of this State. The purity of our Judges has always been the pride and boast of Pennsylvania. It ha? Litlerto been held by men of all parties, that Judges on the bench should be free from all political entanglements. scorning to use their position fir their personal benefit, and above and beyond suspicion. And now we arc faced with the humiliating exhi'oi- tion of Judge Pershing tonacioudy holding on to his present position, and ventilating Lis po!i.!t.il views from the bench, from whence only nntrammeled and unbiased Ie-ui opinions should emanate. 4 It was the political jcgc?, coc- irouea aca manipulated by Boss Tweed, that brought such corruption and disgrace upon tho Sta'.o cf New York; and what right have we to anticipate cny better or mere honest I ' results in Pcnnsvlvania, where one of I . . . . . . , . . Judges owes his nomination lor uov crnor to the chicanery of such men as Frank V. Hughes and Alex Mc Clure, sustained and assisted by such notorious filchers of back-pay as Randall and Spear! If the people of Tennsvlvania ish to preserve the ! puritj c f their Judges, and keep cor ruption faraway from their courts, J they nu.-t teach this man Tershing, that tli -y will not tolerate Lis bold j attempt to make the Dench subscrvi- j eat to the politician. If this exam ple is permitted to go unrebuked, we will soon have tie bench of the State filled with political shjsters, and our courts will be made the thea ters ior robbery, oppression, and wrong, as they were in New York under the regime of Judge Cardoza and Ross Tweed. ' Ex-State Treasurer Kemble, in a letter published in the Philadelphia papers, hits Senator Wallace square and hard. Mr. Wallace having un dertaken to criticise the Funding Bill of February, 1SG", as a "specious pretext which increased the intere on the State debt from five to six pst cent., ''Mr. Kemble says that he drew the bill and submitted it to Senator Wallace, one of the best lawyers ia the State, for his revision. Mr Wallace returned it without any alteration and voted for it in the Senate with every other Democrat in that body ! Either Mr. AVallace has a very Had memory, or be has pre sumed eu the bad memory of other people. Probably he concluded that, as it is now the Democratic fashion to co back upon the past records of the partv, he may as well be oblivi ous of his, also. SiTMisn, as the Democratic plat form nhrases it. "The volume of money be made and kept equal to the wants of trade." how much will it require? We think that any gen tlemaa who wb3 south of Mason and Dixoas line during the war, could satisfactorily answer this question. A man's purchasing capacity was limited oulv bv the amount of Con federate currency he could tote with Lin:, cad if at any time he wished to invent ar. amount exceeding one thousand dollars he required a mule I to currv tLat bulk of the expanded currency. Suppose, also, as the Democrats demand, that the Gov ernment should substitute green backs ior national bank notes and bonds, what then? The inevitable result is well put as follows, by the Loulswlle Courier-Journal in the form of question and answer: "if the Government calls in the national bank notes aid substitutes greenbacks for them, and then calls in the five-twenties and issues green backs enough to pay them the two acts swelling the volume of green backs to a sum total of ten or twelve hundred millions how much would j a greeuback dollar be worth in gold ? " And our Kentucky co tem porary says about twenty cents, which is more likely an over than an under estimate. Then the Courier Jvurnal clinches the nail with "we tried it 'down yonder,' and it did not work woith a cent. Morra IHsaster, Galveston, September 29. A Xnts reporter returned on the steam ship Harlan to-day, bringing the fol lowing additional particulars from Itidianola: Along the entire route were seen wrecks of houses, wharves, furniture, etc., floating. The outer light house, at Pass Cavalis, stands. On the point of Matagorda Island one house remains. All those at Sa luria, on the east end, are gone. On the opposite side stands the remnant of Captain Decom's house. The men were all drowned at Saluria; not a vestage remains to mark where Caiit. Nichols, Dr. Dean, Capt. Hill and the Humphrey Brothers resided. lLc two iron frame light houses, with their occupants, were washed away. At Iudianola only ruin and devastation could be seen. Houses were broken down and piled one tpia another, among whicL the most notable was the wreck of the Episco pal church, lying on the bank of the Bayou. This church, before the .-tor ai, stood eight blocks up, in the heart of the city, looking down Main street. From the boat it was appa rent tL.it scarcely a house rtmaiaed intact. Several immense piles of lumber blocked the streets, together with tho remains of houses, which a few davs ago contained sto.ks of goods. The streets are filled indis criminately wi'h merchandise and house-hold goods of every conceiva ble character. Ivight across Main street, from the bay to the railroad track, was a bayou twelve feet deep and 120 feet wide, over which ferry bufUs had been improvised. Again, higher up, near the court house, was another, not quite so wide, yet deep er. These, in fact, divide the town iu;o three districts. Section first of these bayous passed where Dr. Rice's house rtood. There are thirteen other smaller bayous, which were cut by waves from the bay into the city, but to a less distance. (Governor Hart raw ft. HIS VISIT TO PITTSBlRGn. Cor. Hartranft arrived in the city on Saturday morning and put np at the Monongahela Honse, where he was visited by many citizens. In company with Hon. Miles S. Humph ries and other South Siders, he spent several hours in the mills and work shops beyond the Monongahela, and was cordially greeted by workmen everywhere. Wherever the Governor appears he makes friends, and the warm grasp of the hand given him by the people shows that their hearts arc with him. TUB TOUCIILICiHT I'ROCESSIOS. Saturday evening the torchlight processien in honor of the Governor took place and was a grand affair. From an early hour all along the route of procession and the streets leading thereto the sidewalks were crowded with people who waited patiently to witness the demonstra tion. Being the first general parade considerable delay ia the formation occurred, but when it did move the line was well conducted and the clubs were warmly greeted. The Daqucsne club with their white caps and capes led the proces sion and were followed by the Chief Marfhnll K. B. Brown and Chief of Staff, John Megraw with Gov. nart rsnfu The aids followed and then came the central Hartranft clubs and the old grand central colored club of Pittsburgh. Next came the South side clubs consisting oftbeTwentj sixth ward club and the South Side central club preceded by the aids on horseback. The Allegheny clubs came next in the same order, includ ing the Young Men's Republican club, the colored club, the Fourth ward minute men and the Third ward clubs. The minute men had with them a wagon containing fire works which were put off along the route, adding to the display. With the Al legheny colored club, Professor S. A. Neale, B. Pulprcss, Esq., and other prominent colored men rode in an open carriage. The procession passed over the route laid down, and the Governor was greeted with cheers everywhere. At many points on the route red fire was ignited and with the movements of the fifteen hundred torches a splen did spectacle was to be seen, espe cially on Fifth avenue below Wylie avenue. Altogether, for a erst gen eral demonstration, it was a success, and those participating are deserving of credit Uther clubs are being or eanized. and uniforms have been or dered, so that the next demonstration will be a much creater one. Gov. Hartranft attended divine service yesterday morning, and in the evening visited the Hon. T. J Bineham at his residence, Mt. Wash ington. To-day the Governor will call upon bis friends in the central part of the city. The Andrew Jehasan Obaeqolea. Nashville, October 2. The me morial pageant in honor of ex-Presi dent Johnson, was a full and com plete success, without disturbance or accident, lne procession commenc ed to move at 2:30 p. m. It was the largest turnout of the populace ever witnessed in this city. It was made od of military, civic, mechanic and literary societies, and was two hours in Dassiocr the capitol. Tho streets designated as the line of march were crowded with people at an early hour. At 2 o'clock there were at least 30,000 people on the streets. All the public buildings and a large number of business houses and pri vate residences were draped in mourning. The President's salute of twenty-one guns was fired at sun rise from Capitol Hill. The bells of the city and Edgefield tolled from " to 8 o'clock a. m. During the move ments of the procession minute guns were fired, and one every fifteen minutes through the day, closing with a national salute of thirty-seven guns at sunset, i-x-tenaior r owier delivered the memorial address at the Capitol this evening. Another Blot tloronte. Toronto, October 3. The pilgrim age of Roman Catholics from church to church took place to-day. After forming at their respective churches, they marched to St. Michael's Cathe dral. After a short service there tbey proceeded along Adelaide street to St. Mary's Church, Bathurst street, a distance of a mile and a half. From tbis point part of the procession re turned east by Front street. Others dispersed on account of the proces sion being accompanied by the police and a large body of military, who were ordered out for the occasion, and a change ia the route of the pro cession. The disturbances was much less than expected. As soon as the march from the Cathedral be gan, stone throwing, &.C., commenced. The police charged on the assailants, firing several shots. On the march up Adelaide street, several attacks with stones, &c, were made, and at Bathurst street, quite a number of shots were fired. One cr two police and a number of othtrs were seri ously wounded. No one was killed, as far as known. About two thous and were in the procession. The crowds at some points was estimated at 8,000. All's quiet now, 9 P. M. Persuing, while a member of the Legislature, did not vote for the ap propriation of a single dollar for the support of the brave soldiers who were fighting for the preservation of the nation. Hartranft was in the Geld battling manfully for the defense of the free principles of the republic, while Pershing was in the Legisla ture uttering his bitter complaints about the unconstitutionality of the legal tender act, the draft, and the emancipation proclamation. The lit tle Copperhead sympathizer was echo ing the cry of the more rampant reb els for "the Union as it was and the Constitution as it is." No one wtio remembers the events cf the dark days of the war, when there was mourning in nearly every home for those who had sealed their devotion to their country with their llod, buUknows hat baleful influence the "Const'tnt:onal Democrats" exercised by their troakings over the unconsti tilionalacts of President Lincoln. Pershing was among the leaders of the horde of Copperheads who by their sympathy, speeches and acts prolonged the war. He was of the party who in 18C4 resolved that the "war was a failure." He was among the number who were preaching peace, when peace could have brought nothing but division, shame and de struction to the nation. Hartranft bared bis breast to the storm of rebel shot and shell. PERsntxo, remain ing in safety at home, encouraging traitors to botcher Union soldiers by his speeches and by this act. of ob struction. No one thing encouraged the Sooth more than expected help from the North, and the old Demo cratic leaders stimulated the leaders of the rebellion to persist in the hope that M'Clellan would be elected, and the war closed through their in tervention. Let the soldiers of Penn sylvania and their frienis compare the records of the two candidates, and the let them decide who best de serves their votes. Prealalcat (Jrint. Omaha, October 1. President Grant, accompanied by his wife, Co lonel Grant and wife, ex-Secretaiy Borie and wife, Secretary Belknap, Gen. Alvord, and a number of other distinguished men, arrived this morn ing from Dcs Moines. They were hospitably entertained by the citizens, and together with a committee of the Merchant's Club, were driven around the city and to the barracks. A pub lic reception was held by the Presi dent in the Court room. The Presi dent and party left for Colorado this afternoon. A Wa)aai Pclaoaia H raH Bad Three Chlldrea. Rutland, Vt., September 27. Last Saturday Mrs. Ebenezer Dis more, of WeatherCeld, Vt., being re fused by her husband the privilege of attending a circus, poisoned herself and three children. The youngest has since died, but the mother and the other are expected to recover. Mrs Dismore is supposed to bs insane.' Haw U Wthutea Perahla' View'' The Allentown Chronicle gives the substance of an occurrence touch ing Pershing's acceptance cf a "fee" of $500, from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, as a lawyer, the receipt of which between one day and the next caused him to vote for a bill that Railroad Company wauted pass ed after making a speech against the measure the day before. As given by the CUronide the story is as fol lows. When Pershing was in the Legis lature, a bill came up in which the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was deeply interested. Mr. Pershing made a rigorous speech against its iassaro and the next day when the vote was taken Pershing recorded his vote in its favor. As this caused considerable sumrise. one of the members said: "Why, Tershing, what caused this Eudden change?" "Yea see," he replied, "I reside in Johnstown, and as the Pennsylvania Railroad passes through there and has large interests at tnat poini, iney, last niirht. retained me as their coun sel, and paid me at once a retainer of $500, and after being empioyea oy them I could not go against them." This happened before "Reform" was the popular cry of the opposition. It at least shows that the Judge loved money ten or fifteen years ago, but as his practice was not a very lucra tive one perhaps he had need of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's fees. He now draws a good salary asjudgeandis independent of the Pennsylvania railroad. We presume we need not point out to the supporters of Mr. Persu ing the gravity of this direct charge that he took a bribe of $500 while a member of the Legislature. To sup port a bill against which he had made a vigorous speech the day be fore would, ol itself, only give rise U suspicion. That suspicion would be directed to the soundness of his mind only, if the bill were an ordina ry one. But when the bill he tpoLe against and then voted for turns out to have been one demanded by a cor poration that always bought votes, and always kept a manin Harrisburg while tbe Legislature was in session, whose only business was to buy votes for measures that company wanted passed, the suspicion of a corrupt barter of a vote for a bribe becomes deepened. But when the whole transaction is portrayed by the publishing words of Mr. Persu ing, admitting to a ie'.iow memocr that hi3 action as a legislator had been controlled by the payment to him by the Penusvlvania railroad company of a retainer fee of $500, all mere suspicions fade away in the cle.ir liirht of a confession of corrup tion. Ha rrixb u rg Ttdegravh. Serlona.tx plosion. Louisville, Ky., October 1. An explosion of alchouolic vapors in the Louisville totlin orics, tnis morn ing, set lire to tne establishment and burned four men, two serious'y. The fire was first occasioned by two boys, wno entered tne cellar witn a lamp, the glass frame of which was broken. In drawing the alcohol from the barrel the slight fire caused by ignition with the lamp flame fright ened thoboy8. In their hurry to get out of the cellar the boys forgot to turn off the faucet of the barrel, and ihongh the flames were soon extin guishing, the alchol continued flow ing, and when several men went in to the cellar, a short time afterward, with another lamp, an explosion oc curred. Eli Johnson, foreman, was dangerously burned on the head, face and body. Henry Risley was burn ed in the same way. John Yeager wasburned in the arms, face and head. The two first, it is supposed, will die; the last is not seriously injured. William Reynolds was also burned severely while assisting in extinguish ing the flames which soon enveloped and destroyed half of the establish ment. The loss is estimated at $12,000. The Irish SjJiiinr' fchor. New York, September 27. At a late hour to-night Ned O'Baldwin, commonly known as the "Irish Gi aut," was shot ana it is thought mortally wounded by bis partner, Michael Finnell. From what could be learned of the affair it appears that the two men, who kept a liquor store at No. 425 West street, became engaged in a quarrel about their business, when angry words ensued, and Fiunell shot tho other twice, after which he made good his escape, and up to a late hour the police had been utterly unable to find any clue to his whereabouts. DEATH OF THE "IRISH GIANT." New York, September 29. Ed ward O'Baldwiu, the "Irish Giant," died at ten niiautcs before eleven o'clock this morning at No. 114 Grecnwhich street. Up to within ten miuutes of his death he retained his sense. About an hour before he expired he asked if the police had captured Fiunell, and upon being told that they bad not, he said, "Well, they never will get him; he is no man to be caught. I wish I had shot him ; no, I don't either. I hope God will forgive me for saying that." His remains will be taken to Boston for interment Piollet a a Canal Contractor. The construction of the canals of this State, when the Democratic par ty bad undisputed sway, afforded a grand opportunity to the leeches who fat.en opon public blood. They fas tened themselves upon the State at every exposed point; and the public works, when finished, were found to have cost more than double what they should have done. They were, besides, so poorly constructed that the expense of repairing them and keeping them open absorbed nearly the entire annuul revenues. These public works cost the State about $40,000,000. The Board of Canal Commissioners was exclusive ly Democratic, and cearlv every con tractor in their employ was a Demo crat. The fortunes of many leading Democrats in this State were made through the fat contracts awarded them as partisan favors, and at least half of the Slate debt of Pennsylva nia was incurred to enrich the con tractors who built her canals. The North Branch Canal is an il lustration of this fact It was an ex tension of the main line from the Sus quehanna to the New York line, along the banks of the North branch of the Susquehanna; and the original estimate of the cost of its completion was much below the actual cost At the time work was suspended opon the public works, in 1341, the sum of $2,484,939 had been spent upon it, and when work was resumed thereon in 1349, it was estimated that $1,- 414,116, would finish it Yet the Goal cost of the section from Pittston to the State line, ninety-two miles in length, was $4, 230,998. What the section of the lice from the Susquehanna to Pitts- ton cost we have no means now of learning; but if the upper section cost $331,940 more than the esti mates, the cost of the whole line mist have exceeded ibe original figures by more than a million. It is unnecessary to say that the canal, when finished at this heavy cost, would not held water. The fact by ill be accepted as a matter of course. It was not made for use but for the enrichment of contractors: and the cost of repairing it so as to make it passable was left to those who followed them. Even Governor Bigler was led to complain of the extravagant cost of this improvement, in ms message of 1853 he said: "The estimated cost of completing the North Branch Canal, at the pen od already named, was $7"2,00. One million dollars have since been paid, and a sum exceeding $150,000 is still required to pay for its com pletion. Anions: the contractors who enjoy ed the benefit of the outlay of State money upon the North Branch canal, was Victor D. Piollet, the Democrat ic candidate for State Treasnrer. He was one of the leeches who fattened upon the State, and be was not satis fied with one contract, nor witn two, but he must needs have eight He was the boss contractor the head of the Ring of Canal Contractors who sucked tho life blood of the State and erew rich out of the money which the taxpayers have since had to pay. A Twa Deatrayed. St. Louis, October 2. A corre spondent of the Globe Democrat at Los truces. New Mexico, says tremendous water spout suddenly ap peared in the hills about one mile back ol the town at a:su p. m., on the 11th of September, and before the citizens had timo to comprehend the impending calamity, it was npon them. The tall, dart column, com posed of water and dost, approached with suca velocity tnat in less man ten minutes from the time of its ob servance, and before ten dollars worth of personal property could be saved by any one, sixty-three nouses bad been hurled to the ground. The streets were soon covered to the depth of four or five feet with water, and the current was of sucn great strength that boomers of a large size and corresponding weight were carried away. Two hours later the rain fell in torrents and continued several hours. In all the wreck and ruin of falling houses and rnshing waters, strange to say, not a single life was lost On Sunday, the 12th, the entire population were our repair ing the damage as much as possible, in order that that the homeless might be housed and cared for. The work was kept up on Monday, and every body began to look cheerful, when, at 4 o'clock, another water spout made its appearance from the exact spot where its predecessor was first noticed, and came on with equal celerity. Sixteen houses fortunate enough to escape the first visitation were tumbled down and tneir con tents destrayed. This flood lasted three hours. The damage done by these storms will figure up $150,000, at least. The Lyaealna-ar Jaaaca Sefcell Xoabl af Hla Wall. Later advices from Bellefontaine tend to throw some donbt over the killing of Miss Laughlin by James Sehell, who was lynched on Friday last Just before the box was poshed from under him be reiterated nis in nocence, and charged bis wife with the commission of the murder, alleg ing that he had once bongbt a ponnd of candy for Miss Laughlin, and that his wife had been jealous ever since. As going to substantiate the truth of bis allegation, it is said that since the execution a microscopic examination of some hair found clutched in Miss Laughlin's hand shows that it was neither her's nor Schell's, but does correspond with Mrs. Scbell'a. This fact has raised considerable doubt in lecal and other minds as to her in nocence, and throws a painful shad ow on the lynching of Sehell. It will also be remembered that there were no indications on the body of Miss Lausblin that there had been any attempt to violate her person and grave suspicions are now enter tained that an innocent man has been murdered. oi R sew Yoam lettck. New York, September, 23, 1375. POLITICAL. To select candidates for positions so responsible as Governor of a great Mate, and btate Prison Inspectors, Canal magnates, etc., would seem to require the best men f a city so in terestcd in good government as is New York. A glance at a list of the delegates to the Democratic State Convention at Svracnse from a ma jority of the districts in this city is euough to sicken one, and make one doubt whether, after all. the idea of self-government is not a failure. Who are the delegates? The men of char acter, those who have a stake in the city and State? Not a man ot them. In one list of thirty delegates pub lished last Monday morning, twenty eight of them are Irish keepers of the lowest drinking-houses and bucket shops in the city, whose places are the resort of thieves, prostitutes, and ruffians, and all under the ban of the police. These men, who would be thieves themselves but for the fact that it is more profitable and safe to plunder thieves than to be actually in the profession, go to Syracuse to rep resent the Democracy of New York, and to make State officials. The party is worthy of its representatives and the representatives are worthy of lDtP"7- . Alornssey, wno was kicked out or Tammany, was possibly the least ob jectionable of the lot; bat be has men in bis delegation for whom banging would be too good. The Republicans of Ohio and Pennsylvania, who are sore-beaded over trifles, and are, by their apathy, fastening the Democracy opon their States, ought to live here awhile that tbey might appreciate fully what Democratic rule means. They ought to live for a year or so under the domination of Irish rum-mill keepers, of ruffians, thieves, and blacklegs; they ought to pay the taxes we have to pay, and pat np with robbery of the most barefaced description; they ought to live nnder a government run entirely in the interest of one class, and that the worst one, and they would go home ready and willing to take off their coats and go to work ior toe oniy party mat mates a pre tence of decency and honesty- Were I a citizen of Pennsylvania I should esteem a visitation of yellow fever as a less damage to the State than a year of Democratic rale, for as i( is here so it has been everywhere that that party has bad power. BEECH ER-TILTON. The Beecher-Tilton nastiness is not over yet by a long ways. It will be remembered that at the beginning of the mu3 Beecher procured an in dictment against Frank Moulton, Tilton's friend, for libel ia cnarging that the said Beecher had been guil ty of adultery with Tilten's wife. This indictment still 'hangs over Moulton. Yesterday, Britton, the States attorney, offers to Moulton a withdrawal of the indictment on the ground that the late trial settled all the points at issue. Moulton indig nantly rejects the offer. He saysthat be is indicted for a crime of which be is innocent, and demands that the case go to trial. Beecher wants it dropped, and it was his friends who influenced Britton to make the offer. The cat nnder the meal is this. In the late trial Mrs. Tilton could not be brought npon the stand to testify, becaase she was the wife of a party interested but in this trial her hus band is not interested, and she can be compelled to testify as to what she knows of the matter. Mr. Moulton wants to get her on the stand, to put her in the bands of acute lawyers, who will sift her he wants to com pel her to testify epenly as to what she knows of her letters and Beecher's letters, without private instruction Moulton has blood in bis eye, and he intends to follow up this trouble till he ends it one way or the other. It is easy to understand why the Beecher party are willing to let the scanuai drop, ana just as easy to un derstand why the Beecher party are wining to let the scandal drop, and just as easy to understand why Moulton is not He demands a trial on the charge of libel, and he is will ling to have the world know whether be libelled Beecher or not. I don't see how Beecher can afford to avoid the issue, and therefore there is to be a revival of the Hastiness. Let us hope that the trial won't la.-t as as the first did. long Beecher returns to the city this week, his friends signalizing his re sumption of labor by a errand testi monial ovation at the Brooklyn Acad emy of Music. lilton commenced Lis biir lecture tour last night at Port Jei vis, N. Y. He bad an immense audience and was heartily greeted. Ho speaks this season two hundred consecutive nights, twice in New Brooklyn. Of course he York and will draw immensely. BUSINESS. I am exceedingly glau to bo ablo to report a decided revival of busi ness in the city. The country nier chants are here in force from Maine to Texas, and while tbey are not buying with anything like the free dom of former years, they are doing decidedly better. Instead of merely sorting up, a majority otthe country buyers are purchasing stocks. Twen ty-nve houses reported yesteidaj: iuuj, lut'T were making larger sales than last year, at this time, bv twen a. . I . ' per cenr,., ana mar, payments were never better. No one expects the large, rusLin; trade of former years, but it is grati tying to know that there is any in crease. -Money is very plenty in the city for those who have proper col laterals, tnougn it is almost impossi ble to get at it on anything but city securities. U is a thousand pities that a portion of the vast sums lyio idle at this time in the city could not be placed outside, where it could be used to advantage. AN OLD SWINDLE BE VI YEP. Do you remember the old sawdust swindle? Were any of your acquain tances ever bitten by the adroit swindlers who infest this city, doing their business through mails? Look out just now, for ther Elias Brothes, who are the most talented men in the profession, are at it again. These men are Israelites, and what they don't know in the way of getting a dollar without returning it, isn't worth knowing. Besides tho sawdust swindle, tbey have fathered the bo gas lottery schemes, the watch dis tribution scheme, the Milton gold scheme, and the great majority of the swindles that have for ten years depleted the pockets of the credulous. And now they turn up aain with what they call a "General Average Sale of $4,000,000 worth of goods an nually." They propose to sell you a sealed box which will contain -foods varying from $1,000 diamonds all the way up to $i,000 camel-hair shawls, for any price you choose, from $5 to $50. It is curious, but even this bare hook will be swallowed by thousand:--, as have all the bare hooks these fel lows have dropped. The Elias Brothers laugh at their dupes and laugh at the police. They run a swindle till it becomes too notorious, aud then they devise another. The police go for them, but they beat the courts- They keep in their employ well-known firm of criminal law yers, to whom all their schemes are submitted. If tbey are of a nature that exposes them to the law, they are altered and amended, the point being to keep just within the law without injuring the swindle. You see, they have it down to the finest possible point in fact, they conduct their swindles on business principles. Please put your readers on their guard against these fellows. Their circular they sent out 10,000 of them yesterday is adroitly written, and would almost deceive the elect. They show how tbey can give two dollars for one, and make money by doing it. THE FAST MAILS TO THE WEST. The inauguration of the fast mail trains from New York to the West, is hailed by the bcflines3 men of this city as the mest useful :eform of this generation, and grateful peans are being sung to P. Al. U. Jewell. A train leaves this city every morning at 4:15 A. M., it reaches Cleveland at 7:30 P. M., Toledo 11:27, and is in Chicago the net morning. It takes and leaves mails all along the route. It is a glorious and a good thing. The business man of Chicago is only twenty-four hours from New York! But the terminal points and the points along the line are not the only ones benefitted. At Cleveland, four tons of matter were left for the roads connecting there, and at Toledo, the principal railroad centre between New York and Chicago, thirteen tons were left The country be tween Cleveland aud Indianapolis, and the country penetrated by the fifteen lines that centre at Toledo, reap the incalculable advantages cf this fast mail service. I predict that it will be found so useful that special fast mail trains will be put upon all the trunk lines in the country. The experiment has proved an un qualified success. THE WEATHER At last the autumn is here, and New York is again endurable. The days are pleasant and the nights are delightful. The people are return ing from the summer resorts, fashion New Advertisements. B. Brooke Nyce& Co. BUTTER COMMISSION MEll CHARTS No. 54 South Street. IB a.ltim:o:r i:, The large and regular trade that we have for IJntter the year round offers superior inducements tor Merchants Dairymen to ship their Butter to us and we respectfully solicit their favors promising strict attention to all s-nt us with prompt sales and check for proceeds. Most respectfully, X. Ii. Our Shipping Cards Offices. September '22, 1S7.. Pi BUTTER. Robins & Co. COIVIIYIISSIOIYI MERCHANTS, No. 88 S. EUTAW Street, BALTIMORE. foii sat,: oly BUTTER, ECCS and POULTRY. R i P ffl Quick sales and prompt returns with ( heck for nrndm.e is our style ot business. Cards can be had at Messrs. A. J. Casebcer & Co., Express ffice, Somerset, and Express office, Mineral Point, s'ep desports itself on tho streets, and the city is taking on its wonted gay ap pearance. And what is better, the health of the city is improving daily as it becomes cooler: The babies don't die so rapidly now, and the sick poor begin to crawl oot to find life in the bracing air we now have. New York is delightful now, and will be more so in a week or two. Pietro. A Terrible Tragedy. New York, September 28. The Sun this morning publishes a letter from Roseville, Pa., dated September 20, giving the details of a tragedy which occurred in that village on Friday last. The facts in brief are, William Ilussell, a widower, living near lloseville with his daughter, in troduced into his house a young girl named Mary Stokes, who was the occasion of some scandal, and whom he told his daughter he would marry, fixing the wedding-day for last Fri day. His daughter thereupon an nounced her intention of quitting the house, and on Friday, after her fath er left home with the avowed purpose of getting married to Mary Stokes, she started for lloseville, leaving be hind a letter of farewell. On reach ing the village she met a young man named Horton Ilnrst, to whom she had been sometime before engaged, bnt owing to her father's opposition ibe match bad been broken off. He induced bcr to marry him that day, and the ceremony being performed the young couple and their friends were partaking of dinner at the vil lage tavern, when Kussell burst iuto the dining-room, and grasped Hurst hy the throat, and seizing a knife, made several thrusts at the young mar. Hurst pushed his assailant back, and, drawing a revolver warn ed Ilussell to keep away, but without euect: anujust as tne pistol was dis charged the newly-made wife sprang between her husband and father, the bhll entering her brain, and killing her instantlv. Hurst, seeing that she was dead shot himself in tLe bead and fell lifeless by her side. Ilusse ll has been placed in jail. Another Krare la Georgia,. New York, October 2. Dispatch es from Jonesboro, Georgia, report trouble again brewinjr between the whites and blacks, growing out ot the conviction and sentence of George Speer, a negro, to be hanged for out raging a white girl. Subsequently to his conviction another negro, who had committed a similar crime, was found dead, and Speer's friendsclaim he is innocent, and that both crimes wera committed by the dead negro. On Monday night the armory of a militia company was broken into, and twenty-one guns abstracted. Twenty of them were afterwards fonnd, bidden in a school house be longing to the colored people. Rail nay Acr ideal Omaha, Neb, September 23. The mail train which left Chicago on Sunday night, the 2Cth, on the C. C. & Q. R. K., was thrown down a steep embankment two miles east of W'oodburn, Iowa, by the spreading of the track or a twisted rail, about 3 p. m. yesterday. The train con sisted of three coaches, two baggage cars, and a Car Containing a pair Of valuable horses. All but the latter and the engine rolled down the em bankment, making two or three rev olutions. Jas. Powers, a section foreman was instantly killed, and about Gfty passengers more or less injured. One lady, name unknown, had a leg and rib broken. This is said to be the worst case. All the others but two are doing well. Those who are not willing or able to move are at Woodburn. Collialoa Three Mem Killed. Cixct.NXATi, O., September 29. The Peoria express, on the Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, which left hero at 1 o'clock last evening, was run into by a freight train at Hamil ton, Ohio, demolishing the sleeping car. The only persons injured were three young men named John Shuler, Andrew Wertz and Henry Deemer, who were stealing a ride on the plat form of the sleeper when the freight train struck it Wertz was killed in stantly, and Shuler died shortly after. Deemer is still living, but there are no hopes of his recovery. New Adcertixement. ;iii mil can he i id at all the Kxnr, PUBLIC SALE. 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All porni' ipn hi ml" oi iivi.'rui. urn nrrnnif n..iiil 1 . er Turkey tv)t i incnn.irslinNi iD Upland Cm- " -J ""unni mil r(j irFIl,ls IN JO TICK. ii T nej -'ivon that the nn-ler-i-m.! wil to wit: Z""mtrmu.h-"hetnetu ol hla creditor" V- .If I i - IS J. townsl.i.. contain! ,", , "...7 '". vi'mali.Hiimc 1 A trnrf i.r !...! .i , lining w acres, wiiugoou buii.t- niniM, . . - . . . ho tlieri'on. "" with house ami No. 3. A ioiumir An V tract situate in Shado township .. nibony We-htcnheifer an.l others, .- ...i ' ,v- - - " ".tiiiinxT ami iiLhers. mn. .u. AI.U.UKKMA.N, to $-20 K lav. Amenta ifiI..I a n lapses ot Wiii Uons ........ I-.., i.... fx for us. tout. an l .... u,:,ke more ioon..v .. in their own l.n-alirfe moments, or all tt ....""'.. ,r '1':' !l .a-alitl.. . . every hour s wrW. s-nt free. Sen t us Kull pari ulars. terms." fc-. ow is (lie. t no. ur ii'l lr--s at once. Ifc.n t harness el,.wl,.;- " V ' . L" ""I" "'r w T eMfer. .j' 1 what lailU Iluii.l, Me DMIXISTUATOK-S NOTICE Lo-.aU- ut Jeremiah S,,v.J..r. Ute of Somerset Tn deceasM ' Liters or .!mim!r.,uoa on the ahore tat .I ... : . . I . "' jeoie-i 10 11 to make diate payment, and those having claim, a.insut r "u"ieniieatel lor set ... ...v v ..1 " HI. II. KooutI, ilk Sulllt'ra-t li.it- 6 lie lit. ou aiuriay, t.ielu!XT V 175. aepl t'YKCSM. SHAVER, Ailininistruiur. STE7ENM & CARTWRIGHT, M inula, turera of Gal van izel Iron Cornice.?, Window an I ftmr Head. F!i!al. Torre!, rhin.. Bey Cap.. Ventilators, ami all kinds ol (ialvan I el Iron Ornamental Work. Tin Roolin-r Sunt. n lrl...l. ..r t... ..- -S. I- Ul n?, an All killdtof Job d to. " promptly attend- Sfo. 158 Federal S Alegh3iiyCity, Pa. , hSIiiN EK'S SALE OF VAL- ABLERF.1T. PVUIIVIf By virtue of a srenenl v luntarv assignment to M. I arid a.. II ... e ... ... father, in Bruthersvallej township, on Friday, 0,-loher 15, 1375, at in oclork. the following ileseribej real aaj per nal property: No. 1. Home farm, l irio frame house and bank barn, liT.'rea, about luu awva elear. balance well tlinl.ercl. A y lunn orehar l ol e.-ellent fruit, zou suirar trees, J acres in nVKulow, tho whole leneeil. Nil. 2. The Cro. H'Kiver farm. 112 aeres. houe ami bank barn aul tenant house anl barn. atout H5eres elear. Ii aeres In niea.low. balance, well tiinteretl, l.'O suzar trees, well feorel. N-. 3. hie new genrcl saw mill ami 10 aeres of lanl, fumble, tuth. arhl eroas cut aaws, over shot water wheel, 14 feet hurh, 11 feet face. No. 4. 14.1 ere. wood lan l, well timliera.1 with oak. chestnut anl piteh pine, the whole unlerl.i:U with 4 stains of cool In.in 4 to H feet thick, le teet of lesl lire clay; anl several veins ol iron ore. ALSO Horses, cow, young- cattle, wagon, lels, see-l ilrill, one-thirl interest in a ifisxl threshinir ma chine, suirar keeler. plows, harrows and eulttva tT. Hay and straw by the tun, wheat, rye, oa!3 and potatoes bv tin bushel. W. i ALTFATHFR, sepI9 A'Mtinee. V1 DITOKS NOTICE. .Nott is nercoy ifiven mat tne undersienei. duly appoiotod by the Orphans 1'onrt of Somer set county, tomako a distribution of the funds in the Ban l of the administrator) of Mary Ann i'borpcniiiK. deceased, to au-1 among thoae legally entitled tneretut, will convene at his otttc, on Tnursdsy. Oetobcr 14. lsTa. to attend to the duties of bis appointment, when and where ail persons interested may attend. H.L. BAER, sepil Auditor.
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