0 The Somerset Herald. EDWARD 6CULL. Editor and Proprietor. WEDTfXSDAT. ..December 6, Wl A Solid South and Free Trade. The public debt was reduced dur in the month of November 1,721, C7C. The official returns from New York give Carr (Rep.) 18,247 ma jority for Secretory of State. Congress met on Monday, and Carlisle, an avowed free trader, was elected Saker of the House. It is estimated that thirty-two million dollars is invested in cattle raising, in the Territory of Wyoming. Sam Randall was beaten just two to one in the Democratic caucus on Saturday niehL The South once j v more bosses the Democracy. Indianapolis is laboring zealously to have the next Republican Nation al Convention held in that city. Philadelphia is also putting in a claim. Henry Ward Ueeciier says: "You might as well put a proviso in the Constitution against total deprav ity as against the manufacture and sale of liquors." Tce salary bill was finally passed by the House at Harrieburg on Fri day last and sent to the Governor, and adjournment was postponed until the 12th inst. A rimok comes from Harrisburg, that in the event of an adjournment, without the passage of apportion ment bills, the Governor will forth with call another extra session of the legislature. General Roecrans intends to introduce in Congress a Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, for ever prohibiting polygamy in the United States and all places under its jurisdiction. The fear that the Governor will veto the ealarv bill, induced the Leg islature to reconsider the date fixed for adjournment, and postpone it until the 1 2th inst., so that if neces sary, the bill can be passed over the veto. The "boys" are determined to have their pay, if they didn't earn it Gen. Uosecrans, who is at the head of the Democratic National Committee, wants every Democrat in the country to take one less drink of whisky, and send the commiUee one half the amount saved, which would be a nickel. This will give the committee SI.. 500,000 to help elect a Democratic President Who will pass around the hat for the 5 cent party ? Is reply to the vilification of the Bourbons, General Mahone submits one fact that should not be lost eight of. When his party friends obtain ed power in Virginia, they found only 89 colored schools and there are now 800 ; there were only 2,400 public schools, and there are now 54S7. A party that has thus promo ted the education of the people is entitled to at least some merit. The appropriation bill passed by the Legislature, and now in the hands of the Governor, fixes the cost of the extra session as follows : Salanw of members of the general assembly W37.414.00 Mi letter of the members of general assembly Stationery ... ...... -. I'av ol employes of Senate--.. M ileafre of employes of Senate...... Pay ot ten Senate Jaj;ta Fay of Senate Chaplain, - .... Vtntngent expenses of Senate . rVnate ch'f d k indexing journal. 1'hv ( employes of hoiw.. Mileage of employes of honne. I'ay of nine honse paces. . I'ay of bouse chaplain ... 4 .mtingenl expenm-s of hnnse ..... House ch'f el k indexing journal " lipgiHlalive Record" Indexing " Uncord " ... Flection writ Franklin county 1S.257.S3 2.5 JO OH 23,K0 00 1,K73.0 1.83 01 sou.) 5.000.00 ISO .00 20.'j:w.on S190 :) (W S.4..0.00 2KI.00 f..!0.00 l.iOOO 11.00 Total. .$54.1,03.1.93 Most people will think this is pay ing rather dear for the reform whis tle, which the "Independent" Re publicans of this State, last year in sisted upon purcnasir.g with the peo ple's money. The fight for Sjeaker of the House ?nded on Saturday night by the iiominntinn of Carlisle, of Kentuck v. whose vote in caucus was 10G, to 52 for Randall and SO forCnx. Carlisle , is an open, avowed enemy of pro tection, and made his fight and won it, on that ground. The Pennsylva-! ni Democrats are horribly mortified over the defeat of their favorite, but , , A ' uevenneiesB, every iasi man oi mem will face the music, and while claim ing to be "as good tariff men as ever lived," will vote for their free trade candidate for Speaker. We are glad of Randall's defeat, for while claiming to be in favor of a certain amount of protection to our industries, he has steadily play ed inte the hands of the free traders. The election of Carlisle by a united South, strips the Democratic party of every claim to being in favor of protection, and it now stands fortli as the avowed and willing tool of the European free traders, who are the beneficiaries of its pauper labor. The issue of the coming Presidential campaign is dow fairly made, .and the struggle will be between the ad- vocates of free trade and under paid labor on the one hand, and protoc - tiM to the industries of our Loom marjclacturers and laborers, on the etber. On this issue none can err with euch a momentous stake in tWcampaigs. it would be silly! to dobt the trinmpbont. success of the Republican party, Le lrienda and advocates of protection to Aooer- icao labor. Mr. Knox, Comptroller of the cur rency, reports that the average rate of interest paid by the Government on its bonds is 3! percent Inlwl, when Buchanan was President onlv I7G.000 of 6 per cent bonds could be disposed of, and they were sold at 89 cents on the dollar. This shows the difference between Democratic and Republican management of the finances. Work has been suspended for the winter on the Washington monu ment at the Capital. Seventy feet were added to it during the year, and it is now 410 feet high. An addi tional 140 feet remains to be built It will then be 550 feet high the highest structure in the world. Tis but a little more than a year since tne weyersaaie iumimawi was boasting of the two thousand and more Independents who were going to revolutionize this county. The election proved that less than seven hundred gentlemen followed its lead at the polls, and assisted to elect our present beautiful Chief Magistrate. Now H asserts that the "magnili cent majority" of this year is due to the fact that "the Independents vot ed solidly for the whole ticket." One of these assertions i6 about as truthful as the other. Doubtless the Independents who went to the polls voted solidly for the ticket, but to .. .. o.-t r vi: assume tuai me r iifjiuunwiw who neglected to vote were all regu lar party men, and that the "mag nificent majority" is due to the In dependents, is as absurd as the pre text that of more than two thousand Independents less than seven hun dred voted last year. But the point is, that despite the cavilling and 6neers of the Commercial, and with out its ambiance Chairman Pile pro cured the "magnificent majority" of this year, and that's where the laugh comes in. The old adage that "experience teaches a dear school, but fools will learn in no other," was never more praciically exemplified than by the election in this State last fall . For a period of twenty-five years there had not been a Democratic Governor in this State. During all that time, the Republicans had controlled and so managed the finances of the Com monwealth, that a debt of forty millions of dollars bequeathed us as the fruits of former Democratic rule had been reduced more than two third, taxes had been cut down or abolished until they were merely nominal, and the prosperity of our iiennle was unexcelled bv that of i any other State in the Union. Restless demagogues however, were not content to let this state of things continue; they asserted that the series of Republican officials, against whom no one could truth fully file a valid objection, and of course the contin ued and increasing prosjerity of the State, was due to the control of a political machine, and the ma nipulation of a 6et of bosses, and by much clamor and through untold misrepresentations, they induced a number of Republicans, who were not content to "let well enough alone," ard were persuaded that a change would be benificial, to join them in overthrowing the suprema cy of the party in the State, and placing a Democrat in the Guberna torial chair. One year of this experi ment has cost the tax payers over five hundred thousand dollars alone in a foolish extra session, and what the remaining three years of this admin istration may have in store for us, heaven only knows. It is evident from the late election, however, that the one year of experience has taught the Republican pupils in this Democratic school, a most whole some, if it is a bitter lesson, and it is safe to predict that it will be many years before a similar experiment can be successfully carried out in this State. A burned child dreads the fire! Thk last Republican Convention held in this State, at the instance of Mr. Wharton Barker, of Philadel phia, adopted as a plank of its plat form, a proposition to distribute "among the States any surplus in the National Treasury that may arise from a redundant revenue." We took occasion at the time to ex press our dissent to this plank in the platform, and now ex-Secretary Blaine shies a brick among his friends in this State of whom Mr. j Barker' the author of the ProPogi I uon- 18 lue cuieiesi-oy writing a letter to the Press, showing the im practicability of the proposition adopted by the Convention. His jol'Jecuons are oriei,-v as I0U0"'9 : . F,tt .Tb.e utter uncertainty 1 rt r,i of I the size ot the redundant revenue. It may be $1,000,000 or 8100,000, 000, and unless steady no State tax could be remitted on account of the receipt of this aid, while sporadic Federal contributions to the States would be wasted, as was the last dis tribution of the Federal surplus. Second. The division of this sur plus would impose on Senators and J Representatives a divided duty. For the sake ot laeii Mates they would wish the surplus to be as large as !o8sible, which would present a con stant temptation to withhold appro priations from objects of a really na tional character. Third. The assumption of a con tinuing redundancy ot national rev enue is opposed to all sound views of administrative because it is sure to yield to extravaguKys. corruption aud all manner of schetuea or get ting rid of money. Having thu disposed of the Penn- ' eylrania (Wharton) plan, Mr. Blaine proceeds to formulate a plan of his own, which to our view is but iiUle leso ohjectioaabfe. He assume, properly we think, that the duties on import will rhli revenue sufficient to defray the 1 penses of the government (if tiiev will not they should be made to,) j and then he proposes to take the revenue derived from the tix on spirits, a specific sum, of say $SG, 000,000, and distribute it among the States on the basis of population,' which, according to a tabie he fur nishes, would place annually in the Treasury of Pennsylvania the sum of 87.493,000. This sum he suggest could be applied to relieving "the houses, the farms, the factories, the stores, the shops," from the heavy burthen of State taxation. This is an adroit appeal to the pockets of the people, and like every thing Mr. Blaine does, is strongly put, but it fails largely in force in this his na tive State, because there is no heavy burden, no direct tax on real estate. Mr. Blaine's plan is open to the objections we think, that there is no cons jtutional provision for the col lection of a tax by the Federal Gov ernment for the avowed purpose of distributing it among the States ; it would be doinc. indirectly for the benefit of the States, by means of Federal power, what they cannot do for themselves levy an excise tax ; it would be taxing the product of the capital and labor of one State to dis tribute it in that of another, and it would be fattening the people of States like his own (Maine) that pro hibit the use of and traffic in spir its as a monstrous evil, off the pro ceeds of the abomination in other States. The principal object of Mr. Blaine, with which we are in most hearty accord, is to so dispose of the income derived from the tax on spirits that it, by continuing a large surplus in the Treasury, may not lend force to the argument forthe reduction of our import duties, and there is no good reason and in this we think the masses will generally agree for taking spirits out of the list of taxa- bles. Let this tax therefore be con tinued, but instead of distributing the proceeds among the States, let it be appropriated to building up our navv. strengthening our sea coast defences, subsidizing American lines of steamships, in 6hort. "in times of peace, prepare for war, for we know not what complications with foreign nations a day may bring forth. THK Xi:V COXGIiKSS. SEX ATE. Washington, December 3. The Senate was called to order bv the President uro teni.. Mr. Edmunds. Prayer was offered. The President laid before the Sen ate the credentials of re-election of Mr. Beck, to succeed himself; of Messrs. Palmer and Ferry, and of Mr. Pike, to succeed Mr. uollins. The oaths were administered to Messrs. Beck, Bowen, Cullom, Dolph and rrve. whose credentials were admitted last session. The customary resolution notify ing the House and President that the Senate was ready for business was a creed to. A recess of one hour was taken On re-assembling the recess was ex tended to p. m. NO MESSAGE TO-PAY. When the Senate met it at once adjourned till to-morrow. The Pres ident's message will not go in to day. HOUSE. Washington, December 3. At 2 o'clock Clerk McPherson rapped the House to order and proceeded to call the roll of Representatives. When the State of Mississippi hpd been reached ihe Clerk said he wish ed to make a statement as to his fail ure to put upon the roll the name of any Representative-elect forthe Sec ond District, for the reason that no paper which could be considered a certificate of election in the sense of the law had been presented to him. Mr. Chalmers had filed four exhibits in support of his claim, but neither individually nor collectively did the exhibits afford the Clerk sufficient authority for the enrollment of Chal mers. If the Governor of Mississip pi had issued a certificate of election to any on-, it had not been present ed to the Clerk. In regard to the first district of North Carolina, the Clerk had not received a certificate from the suc cessor of Poole, deceased. The roll call disclosed three hun dred and sixteen members preseut The nomination of Speaker being in order, Mr. ueddes said : "I nominate for Speaker of this House of the XLVlIIth Congress Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, a man acknowledged to have pre-eminent qualifications for this place." Mr. Cajmon presented the name of Mr. Keifer, of Ohio, and Mr. Ly man named Mr. Robinson, of Mas sachusetts. Messr. Morrison, Tucker, Reed and Calkins were appointed tellers. The Clerk proceeded to call the roll. The result was as follows : Carlisle, 191; Keifer, 112; Robin son, 2 ; James and Lyman and J. S. Wise, (of Virginia,) 1 each; Arnot and Wadsworth (of New York), 1 each; Ochiltree and Lacy (of Mich igan,) 1 each; White, (of Kentucky) 1. The Clerk declare! Mr. Carlisle elected. Messrs. Randall and Keifer es corted the gentleman to the chair. His entrance into the chamber was the signal for loud applause. The oath of office was administer ed. Upon taking the chair Mr. Car lisle said: Gentlemen of the House of Represent atives. I thank you sincerely for the high honor conferred by the vote just tak en. To be chosen from a member ship of a great body like this te pre side over iU deliberations is a dis tinction upon which any citizen could propel ly congratulate himself, and I assure you that your kindness and partiality is fully appreciated. At the same time 1 realize the fact that,the position you have assigned me is one of very great labor and re sponsibility, and. while profoundly gratified at this manifestation oi yo, confidence, I 6hall enter upon the discharge of its duties with serious ditrufi PI my capacity to meet in an acceptable jpanner the reqire menta of the office. I promise, how ever, to devote to your service f JJ Jhe jeal and ability of which f. aa? pop srssed. Gentlemen, iLs maintenance order on the fioer is etsenda!. abso- j utely essentia, to the iojelb'genf ana! sisVgiflUc transaction of the public busineaSj aed I earnestly invoke your assistance in the enoroement ol the rules adopted for toe govern ment of our proceedings. The large i addition to the membership of the i House, resulting front the late ap- j portionment o f Representatives, j makes this duty even more difficult than before, and without cordial co operation and support I cannot rea sonably hope to evenly discharge the ordinary daily duties of this of fice. That you will cheerfully co operate with me in every proper ef fort to preserve order and facilitate business and legislation I have no doubt ; but gentlemen, I shall ask something more than mere co-operation in the discharge of my duty. Assuring you of my earnest desire at all times to be just and impartial, still, I cannot expect to avoid mis takes, and shall be- compelled, there fore, frequently, no doubt, to rely on the friendly forbearance of the gen tlemen of both sides of the House. I am sure, gentlemen, that all matters of legislation presented to this Congress will receive from you such careful consideration as the magnitude and character of thu in terests involved may require, and that your action upon them will be wise, conservative and patriotic. Sudden and radical changes in the laws and regulations affecting the commercial interests of the peo ple ought never to be made unless imperatively demanded by some public emergencies, and, in my opin ion, under existing circumstances, such changes would not be favora bly received bv any considerable number ol those who have given se rious attention to the subject. Ap- piause.j aiany reiorms are un-i douDtedly necessary, and it will be, your duty, after careful examination of the whole subject in all its bear ings, to decide how far they should extend and when and in what man ner they should be made. Ap plause. If there be any who learthat your action on this or any other subject will actually be injurious to any in terest, or even anord reasonable cause for alarm, I am quite sure they will be agreeaoly disappointed. Applause. What the country has a right to expect is strict economy of administration in every depart ment of the Government, just and equal taxation for public purposes, faithful observance ot the limita tions of the Constitution, and a scru pulous regard for the rights and in terests of the great body of the peo ple, and in order that they may be protected lor Congress has the power to protect them against en croachments fram every direction. Whatever can be done under the circumstances surrounding us anent this expectation ought to be done, in my judgment But irentlemen, without detain ing you further, I am ready lo take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution and laws, and proceed to complete the organization of the House. Applause.) The iron-clad oath was adminis tered bv Judue Kellev. the oldest member in continuous service, and Speaker Carlisle called the House to order, The States were called, aud the Representatives came forward and qualified. A Dangerous ' Crank' in the Weat. St. Loris, Nov. 28. A crank of the dangerous type named E. R. Buckland, a resident of Mattoon, 111., was locked up here to-day. He came originally from Ohio, and is acquainted with a number of promi nent politicians. A lew weeks ago he called at Senator Logan's resi dence in Chicago, and was entertain ed the bv Mrs Logan. One day they were talking together when Buck land, who is a chronic candidate for the Presidency, suggested that if he could marry into some strong Re public family it would greatly pro mote his ambitions. Airs. lxgan, in joke, suggested that a union with the Sherman family would be advan tageous. The crank agreed with her. and at once began writing letters to General Sherman, in which he announced his political prospects, and made formal application for the position ot the General s son-in-law. Yesterday he visited the General at his new home on Garrison-ave., and renewed in person the propositions he had made in writing. "You are the scoundrel, then, who has been writing improper proposals to my family. Get out of here, or I'll hand you over the guards." ex claimed the Gen. Buckland stood amazed for a mo ment, and then begun slowly to back away. As he neared the sidewalk, he raised his hand and gesticulated wildly as he shouted ; "If you'll give nie a fow men 1 can whip you and Grant put together. The disappointed visitor returned down town in a very unhappy frame of mind. He told several persons of his cruel treatment, and said that he would get even with Sherman when E. R. Buckland became President of the United States As he came down town he stepped in The L'hroni cle office, and asked one of the clerks behind the counter for a pa per. One was handed to him and he started to go out. "Two cents please." "Two cents!" exclaimed the man. "I'm a correspondent of The New York Tribune. I'm O. R. Buckland, the next President of the United States, and don't you forget It" To-dav the fellow went walking roynd town armed with a monstrous butcher's cleaver. The police had been put upon his track, and they ran him down as he was in the act of seizing hold of a young sohool- girl at the Madison nchool. near Choteau-ave. He had been frighten- ing the people lor hours, and it likely that the appearance of the police prevented a serious disas ter. A woman TerriblyBarned. Coruy, November 29. Mrs Wil liain Loveland, residing at Gold and Smith streets, got up before daylight this morning to get some medicine for a sick child. Her night clothes ignited from a lamp sitting on the floor and her left side, arm and low er extremities were horribly burned M rs. Loveland's son, who was aroused from his bed by his mother's screams tried to extinguish the flames. His hands were badly burned and he will be laid up some weeks. The woman's condition is critical. Burned o Death. Connkllsville, lovembpr A servant girl named Ambrose, em ployed in the family of Wm. M. Gill, a farmer residing near Jimtown, this county, was coming down stairs y&i?rday morning with a lighted lamp whjfca jh bowl fell off and ex- ofiploded, settim: fire to hf clothing. ljer agonising screams attracted thp silntion of members "of the family. wfo Qailj succeeded in smothering f.he urnst, bifi noi until the 'pool lt'girl was burned almost' fo' $ cjispj and complete pfits kind n the United .t ' fcbe fipviyed but a' few honp. "' 'States'. Hot Pursuit of Bnrg-lara. Shelby, O., November 30. Four burglars cracked a safe at New Wash ington last night and escaped on a hand car to Vernon Junction, where they threw the hand car into the creek to avoid being tracked and went to oneiby. orfcmen saw them thraw the car into the creek and reported to the authorities, who telegraphed to Shelby to have the gang arrested. Marshal Sutter found the burglars near a hotel and order ed them to go with him, whereupon the burglars fired five shots two hit ting Sutter in the leg and one in the side. Sutter then shot one through the head, killing him instantly. The others fled towards the woods followed by citizens, witnesses of the shooting. Two miles North of town one of the gang turned and fatally shot John Longacre, Bee Line baggage master. By that time 300 men were in pursuit Two miles further M. A. Cunningham captured Locgacre's murderer and took him to town. Pretty much the entire population had been turned out, greatly excited and armed with all mauner of weapons. HOTLY Pl-RSUED. One of the burglars found a horse and buggy of a member of the pur suing party and started away with it Finding the buggy an incum brance he cut the harness and esca ped on horseback. Encountering Will May who was in pursuit, the burglar at the point of a revolver compelled him to give up his own pistol and exchange horses. May's horse fatigued from hard driving, proved slow ami on the route the burglar met two ladies in a buggy. With a drawn revolver he ordered them to give up their rig. One of the ladies struck him with a whip and he fired at them, but with only the effect of frightening their horse, which ran away. Ihe burglar pres ently met a man and boy with a team. He frightened them out, took the team and started the horse on a run. He collided with another wagon and the burglar was thrown out the wagon on him. The pursu ers shortly came up, when the bur glar piteously exclaimed, "Boys, 1 have a nice mother. Instantly he was riddled with bullets. This oc curred thirteen miles from Shelby. The body was borne triumphantly to town. lynching avoided. The corpses of both dead burglars exhibited in an undertaker's window increased the excitement, and the one lodged in jail would have been lynched, but the Nierili had quietly taken him to Mansfield. Rumor says the hist of the four was captured atPlvmoth. One of the burglars killed was about twenty two years of age, good looking, smooth face and had 82,700. The other was middle aged. A satchel was found containing a full burglar s kit and a quantity of chloroform and dyna mite. Firing on a Tar and Feather Party. Watkrbury Conn., November 28. The public indignation against Truman J. Smith, the Watertown farmer, who assaulted his wife and broke her leg a month ago, having quarrelled with her because their children were all girls, culminated last night in a visit ta Smith's house by twenty young men with tar and feathers. Smith warned them off, and from.a window, fired into them filling the' back of Myron Hard with small shot producing a painful but not seriously injury. Legal action against Smith long demanded by public opinion is expected to follow. The Slaughter in the Sandan. Cairo, December 2. Two men who left El Obeid between the lbth and 19th of November arrived at Khartoum yesterday. They saw El Mahdi march out to meet the Egypt ians before the recent battle, and af terward saw him return to El Obeid with guns, rifles, large stores of am munition and a train of camels be longing to the Egyptians, which had been abandoned in entrenched po sitions owing to the scarcity of wa ter. They report that the Egyptian army had been completely annihi lated after two days' fighting. No prisoners were brought into FA Obeid. Two men Killed. Wilkesbarre, November 28. John Lumon and Robert Richard son, shaft sinkers, employed in the air shaft at the Schooley Colliery, near Pittson, were being hauled to the surface to-day in a bucket when, from an unknown cause and while near the top, they tumbled out and fell to the bottom, a distance of nine ty feet. When picked up both were still alive, but horribly mangled. One died soon after while on his way home, and the other lingered in great agony until G o'clock this evening. Fire and koss of Life. Albany, Green county, Mich., November 27. A fire this morning almost completely destroyed this town. The names were discovered at 1 o'clock, and spread rapidly, sweeping before them every business house in town, including the post office and two newspaper offices. Three men were severely burned and six others crushed ny falljnj walla. J?ive of latter are probably fatally injured. The weather is at aero, and suffering among many of the towns people is great. A PiirohaHfl by Jleauing. Harrisburg, November 29. The Patriot will to-morrow announce the purchase by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company of the Wister Kurnaoe property in this city, comprising several acres, for $1(K),000. Possession will be given on the 1st of January. The ground will probably occupied by shops, the building of which will be ren dered necessary by the construction of the Vanderbilt route from Harris burg to Pittsburgh. A Terrible Accident. PiTTBi'Rr., Nov. 29. A terrible accident occurred near here last evening. Harry Costello and his aged mother were driving home to spend Thanksgiving Day, when thejr vehicle upeet over an embank ftterii ap.d both; yeyfl killed. Glatfii Factory Destroyed. Pittsburg Nov. 25. The glass factory of Evans & Co. was burned to day. The loss is $90,000, on which there is $40,000 insurance. fh,elre a,f ;J h? bjacksmith shop, but its origin is unknown, f he, factory' wan the most' extensive Snddeu Death. Boston, November 20. Rev. W. H. Cudwortb, D. D., one of the best loved clergymen in New England, to-day dropped dead at his, post in the pulpit. Dr. Cud worth was tak ing part in a union service in the East Boston Congregational Church. A hymn had been eung and, quoting the last line, Dr, Cudworth rose in the pulpit, saying: "Iet us praise the Lord in prayer." He had spoken two or three fer vent sentences when he exclaimed, in the midst of his petition, "But 1 must stop," and instantl' he fell back upon the floor. Two or three assisting clergymen gathered about him, but he was unconscious and they could do nothing. The audi ence was in confusion and no one re sponded to the call for a physician. The dying man breathed heavily a few times, his face flushed and paled and when a surgeon arrived, a few moments later, he was dead. Dr. Cudworth was 58 years of age and for 30 years had been pastor of the church of Our Father, which he built up inlo one of the most flour ishing Unitarian parishes in the country. His war record gave him a national reputation as chaplain of the first Massachusetts. For three years he was idolized by all the sold iers in camp. In addition to his other good work, he sent home to the families of soldiers, whom he persuaded to allow him to do so, a total of one hundred thousand dol lars. It is an interesting fact that Dr. Cudworth met his death on the anniversary of the birth, marriage and death of his mother. The.Xew speaker's Purposes. Washington, December 2. Gov ernor Underwood, general manager of the Cincinnati "News Journal," who has been here for several days working for Mr. Carlisle, had a long interview to-night with that gentle man, who is his personal friend and neighbor. Mr. Carlisle very freely expressed his views as to the policy that should be pursued by the ma jority. He said he recognizes the fact that it was the principle of which he was the represeniative that had elected him, and it was some thing to be thankful for that the Democratic party, had at last realiz ed that a principle affect ing the in terests of a great majority of the peo ple was vastly more important to the party and country than the suc cess of any man. He interpreted his election to mean that from this time forth the Democratic party would go to the people with an aggressive and definite policy, and adhere to it be cause it was right and deserved to win. ile observed that comu ittees would be organized with a view sole ly to the fitness of members for the various subjects of legislation that would command the attention of Congress, and without undue regard to their relations to him in the recent contest. Showing That Death is in the Wires. After the experience in Fifth ave nue last evening there is no necessity for further expert testimony con cerning the danger from electric lighting wires. A runaway in the avenue broke down one of the elec tric lamp poles and trailed the wire upon the pavement. A passing horse stepped upon the wire; there was a flash of purple light, a report like a pistol shot, all the lights on the avenue went out and the horse fell dead. A moment later another horse stepped upon the wire and dropped dead like the first. The avenue was immediately closed to travelers of all kinds. Of course if a person had stepped upon the wire he would have shared the fate of the horses. It was a stormy night and there were lew people upon the ave nue, or the consequences might have been much more serious. A wire which kills instantly every person that treads upon it would be a deadly thing for a crowd to surge over. A Fight for a Bride. Brownsville, November 30. John Westbrook was engaged to Lizzie Graham, but had to whip the old man first. The couple met in church last evening, intending to run away and get married, but the girl's brother and father, who suspected something was up. were on hand, and when the girl went out they soon after followed. The lovers started in a buggy for Houstonia. Graham and his son followed on horses and overtook the lovers, when John got out of the buggy, while Lizzie held the horses, and proceed ed to thump his prospective rela tives until they agreed to abandon the pursuit. The next morning Graham sent a note assenting to the marriage. Confession of a Murder. Petersburg, Va., Nov. 28. Infor mation has been received hereof the murder of Thomas Bragg, in Lunen berg county, by Dick Mitchell and John Jones. The body of the mur dered man was found in a field, and it was thought at the time that he had died of heart disease. The wife of one of the murderers inform ed the authorities that Bragg had been killed by Mitchell and John Jones, with whom bragg had had a difficulty. The murderers have been arrested nr lqd,gud in jail. MitplipR ha$ confessed hia guilt and says that Jones tied a handkerchief around Braggs neck and choked him to death vhile he (.Mitohellj held him, Itioting ot Xewry Ireland. Dunux, December 2. At Newry to day Protestants on their vyay to church were assaulted. The meeting of th,e N'ewry League to-day was pro hibited by the Dublin Executive. Four companies of infantry, with twenty rounds of ammunition per man, are posted around the town, which the police are patrolling. A body of troops ocoupy the square and constabulary forces are station ed at the Court House and on the Warren Point road. During the attack on the Protes tants two policemen were injured by being struck with stones. A Cartons Will. Norristow.v, November 23. The following curious will, written on the blank leaf of a pass book, has enU that meTom 'Butz, bering in my right mind and in perfect health, 1 leave alt to my half sister, W'hil armina Forrest, with the exception of SI, that I will leave to my wife, and $100 to my sister, Ann Cahill." The will is signed "Tom Buts," and is wjtnsmi by Mary A Stirk and, Hannah Murphy, the latter making "her mark.'' The testator was' a reg-identofCpnshohocken. just been probated here in the Beg Ltiir'a ot'lice, dated September U, 1883 : "Know alllmen by thoes ore's- Roadside Kncounter. Lynch burg, Va., November 29. A desperate roadside encounter occur red last evening in Bedford county, 28 miles south of Liberty, between three well known citizens of that county. The participants were two Martins, fatherand son, and Hughes. The latter wounded the elder Mar tin in the forehead by a pistol shot and was beating him severely when Martin's son, who witnessed part of the fight, came to the rescue. The young man, as bedashed down the roadside, drew his pistol. Upon reaching the scene of the conflict he placed his weapon against Hughes' side and fired, killing him almost instantly. The dead man was an influential Merchant of Bedford and a Justice of the Peace. The cause of the affair is not definitely known, but it is said that the elder Martin and Hughe3 had been on unfriendly terms for some time. Young Martin has been arrested and placed in jail at Liberty. The crime bus occasion ed much excitement in the county, where all the parties are well and favorably known. A lirave Exprcsa Ajtent. Memphis, December 2. At Corinth Miss., a daring attempt was made at four o'clock yesterday morning to rob A. McWilliams, the Southern Express agent. He had just placed in a safe a large amount of money received a few minutes previously from an east bound train, when sud denly a masked man entered the room with a drawn revolver and de manded the safe key. Without waiting for a reply he fired on Mc Williams, the ball" striking four in ches below the right nipple. Mc Williams threw alighted lamp at he robber, drew hi3 pistol and fired three shots, but with what effect is not known, a3 the man disappeared and has not been seen since. It is thought that two persons were en gaged in the contemplated robbery, as a negro saw two men running away from the express office after the shooting. Captain Fisher has offered a reward of S500 lor the arrest of the robbers. Mr. McWilliams' wound is fatal. Burglar Captured. Rkthlehem, November 29. Wm. ! Sutherland broke into the residence of Rev. Mr. Koplin. at Hellertown. at two o'clock this morning. The noise of the breaking windows awak ened Mr. Koplin and his son-in-law, Rev. Silas Lowry, and they pro ceeded to investigate the cause. The clergymen succeeded in capturing the burglar, and held him until Hiph Constable J. N. Mover arrived. Sutherland spent the night in the lockup, and this morning was com mitted to jail atEaston. Sutherland, who is a big, burly fellow, was em ployed by Harris & Brown, seven years ago, in building a lighthouse at lleilertown, and was known as "Jack, the Rigger." He arrived in Hellertown yesterday, and, being well acquainted with the town, thought he had a sure thing of mak ing a raise by robbery. ahot by a Judge. Lancaster, November 23. J udge George Denny, Jr., late this after noon shot and killed James II. An derson in the hallway leading to the former's law office. Denny had been informed that Anderson would shoot him on sight, and when he saw Anderson approaching with a pistol he armed himself with a shot gun. Denny fired at Anderson, but missed him, and then retreated into the hall way, followed by Anderson. A close conflict ensued. Denny seized Anderson's pistol and drew his own and fired, killing Anderson instant ly. Denny is an ex-Judge of this (Garrard) county, and assisted in the prosecution ofHon. Phil Thomp son at Harrodsburg last May. A School Girl Abducted. New York, Decembers. It is re ported that Addie Bresnan, a four teen year old daughter of Patrick Bresnan, of Astoria, L. I., has been abducted by captain G. (). Gordon a retired sea captain aeed forty-five years, also living in Astoria Gor don bears the reputation of a crank. Addie went to school this morning. Not returning at the u.snul hour the suspicion of the parents was aroused and it was learned she was seen in company with Gordon. They were traced to the home of the Baptist clergyman, who refused to marry them. They were then followed to Long Island city where the trace was lost Irug House Explosion. Kansas City, November 27. An explosion occurred in the basement of the wholesale drug house of Mey er Brothers, on Delaware street, this city, at about 5 o'clock this after noon, and immediately the building was in flames. The engines respond ed to the alarm promptly, but, ow ing to the combustible character of the 6tock, co,uld d no more than keep the fire within the limits of the wails of the building. The contents are nearly a total loss. The damage is estimated at over 200,000. The watchman of the building is reporV ed missing. Defltrl tTaminent Citiaen, JohxsTow.v, Nov. John B. Hay, a prominent eitiaen, died very suddenly atii o'clock this morning, it is believed, of aneurism ot the heart, in his forty-secend year. Mr. Hay was a partv.er of his brother Frank W., large dealers in stoves and tinware. He waa a)o a mem ber of the Jahn.town School Board inii Oriental Commandery of Knights Templar, and was a lieu tenant in Company D, olh Pennsyl vania Artillery. The deceased leaves a wife, Annie, the daughter of Con rad .Suppes, Esq., and two sons. Kobbetl whtlo Asleep. Providence, November 28. Another outrage waa committed last night on the daughter of Mr. Collins Burrill, of Newport, who last week had a braid of her hair cut ffin a public street by an unknown assail ant. ' When she awoke this morning she discovered that her other braid had been cut off and laid by her side. The girl's father has offered a reward for the arrest of the perpe. trator of these outrages, i Uj.'j ,i mm 4 tm Three Men Killed. Decatur, November 28. At Al lan's factory, Marion county, yester day, a constable and a deputy nam ed James Dodson went to arrest William Standford for insultinj Mrs. King. They met Standard oit the road, Th,e Luie? shut ;he ' con stable. i,n he head and then rn Dodson pusued. he and Standford fired at the same time and both fell dead. The three were kjlled, i ten minutes. Crumbs of Comfortr. Xow the cold weather is upon us ! Wont it be ' , 1ULI l' VWV7 if bllklL 1UU1 liri V3 1. at prices witnin the reacii oi K"' "' '"- '"uimn ii iiiaivc.i uiMJiii'saar v Hull anVOrp I. cocas are marked it makes unnecessary that sin...... . withnnf: a warm ovrrrnnt nr proat hin? winter. We have yet another comfort lorv a you unable to visit Johnstown Then send vour ord and we will forward lor your .1 t. l vnn mnv desire, which, should return. Information for self , . 7 a. fr a, if applying to us. THE LARGEST STOCK. We have the largest stock drens Clothing in Western mis uu uae Miiipiy to usiioiir luiinruse XiStaoilsIimpnt y floors piled up from end to end, above and below tVlflf U'Ml 11 -r riAmrtntl'tAva Low This is where we distance all competitors. Here we a, approached. The visitors to Johnstown after vainly trvV ' other stores come to us, clearly THE BEST GOODS, Are to be L. Mi. WOOLPS, Tfie One-Price Clothier, Untter, Furnilier. ISTE"W STORE, Johnstown, JPa, Startling Disclosure. Greensburg, Pa., December 3. The hearing of the Murraysville rioters on writs of habeas corpus be sian this morning before Judge Hun ter. When witnesses were sworn, Har ry Wilson testified as follows: "I had a conversation with Johnson in reference to the manner of taking the well ; he said when he came t take possession of the well he would take it right ; the first man who would come to get it he would shoot, whether it wm Haymaker or not ; it was almost three months ago; I heard Bemelay say, if Pugh & Em erson weuld put a line down then he would cut it and tear it loose; I don't recollect that I ever heard him say what he would do if they would put the line down. During the fight I heard, when we went on the board pile, Kemaley order to shoot ; then the firing com menced : he said, "shoot them, every one, blank them ; there were eight or ten shots hred. Mr. Wilson was kept on the stand ail morning and most of the after noon. He gave all little details of tne skirmish, identified many ot the prisoners, and among other things said : "I didn't see Haymaker striae at Bowser with the pick handle ; I was standing about fifteen feet from them ; I had a pick handle in mv hand ; I only saw one pick handle thrown, and that was by Harry Taylor : that was at the time the stabbing was done." James B. Irwin, when sworn, said "I live at Murraysville, and work lortheljuel Company. I was en gaged in Pittsburg and went to the .St. James HoteL I met William Johnson there and he told n.e: "We are coming out to take the well, and if Obe Haymaker interferes, by the eternal blank, blank, we'll kill" him, and it Mike Haymaker interferes, by the eternal blank, blank, we'll kill him." I am a brother-in-law of Gbe Haymaker." J. II. Anderson testified that he had a conversation with Henry Re maley, who told him that "the boy's are going to take the well, and we'll take it if we have to cut the hearts out of them." J. U. Kay, one of the men who was wounded by the shooting, and who had his head bandaged, said : "I went to the well early in the morning, and when I came borne I heard that there were some armed men over at the well, I was there af ter dinner, Ramaiev ordered the fire om th.& IVnn Fuel Co.'s men. He said ; "Get kick and give it to hui bovs. Shoot the ." I saw Bowser give feur thrusts at Haymaker." The hearing was adjourned until to-morrow. Kr.ir,'Jtt, the Street. 1 iVi-luTLD TV, Ti , 1 (- I George Crawford became involved in a quarrel with illiam Hinder on Middle street, this city, early this morning, when Hinder assaulted him with a knife, inflicting a wound in the neck which may prove fatal. Hinder, who made his escape, was drunk at the time. He is a notori ous charueter, having been tried for murder in Philadelphia several years ago. Fight with a Maniac. Erie, November 29. An ad pauper named Tim Sheehen, had"an altercation at the poorhouse this af ternoon with a maniac named Fred Gates, who sprang at Sheehen and overcame him. The old man was iounti heJnless at th f kI stairs, having been thrown from th i uoor aoove. ijemg an octogenarian, the fractured letr. arm nml nthr a i . OT VSkU,l ill" juries will prove fataL The Woman Husband, Ccafeaoeo. Clixtox, Wis,, November 28. u u Dubow lh supposed woman who haa been masquerading in a mans clothes and who ostensibly married a young woman named Oertie I uller, has confessed that she 19 a female and declares that she married Gertie Fuller to save Wr from disgrace. Dubois ia arrest. A tVnJiHk Frak CktCvrv VT XI r gomery tried to kill himself on Sun day night, because hw girl went to church with anether young man. 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