! ? t , : I. 5 It ! I- 'I .ff- THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN F OB THE "SILENT Mi w)(o) (111 vul UIJ Cy j 0Mm0$$t v Jm lilt xr SC O 3 -- 2 '5 X .'VV Grant and Wilson Iriiu iiBiiant El ected S ! ixauc leamus xg ltu 91 5 The Somerset Herald. WEItNESDAT, - - NovomlxT 13, 1872 fovtox ix Bn.s. Just as we go to press, tbe terrible news reaches us of the destruction of a large portion of Boston. The fire first broke out in the re end of a large five rtory grauite building, on Summer street, and aided by a pow erful gale, spread over the finest por tion of the city. Thousands of the eostilest buildings of the country have l)een destroyed. Seventy acres of residences and warehouses burned, while thousands of families are left houseless and homeless. The loss is estimated at over One Hundred Mil lions. We will furnish full particulars next week. VICTORY 1 We have to day the supreme grati fication of announcing the crowning victory of the Republican part. For years it has been habituated to suc cess in every contest with its ancient foe, but in this glorious triumph it has utterly overwhelmed an infamous co alition led by renegades from its own ranks, and composed of every con gregated clement of hostility to its principles. The. victory is thorough, complete, and crushing, and will stand out in all future time a monument of glory to the Republicans who so gallantly won it, a warning and a les son to corrupt professional politicians who seek power and office by defa mation, deception and lies. The voice of the people cannot be misunderstood nor misrepresented. Never w as man more triumphantly vindicated than is General Grant by this verdict of the masses, never were infamous and vindictive calumniators more signally rebuked, never did the world witness so majestic a national proclamation of "well done good and faithful servant," never did any politi cal part- have more reason to be proud of this display of public confi dence in its principles, its integrity and its leaders. Greeley is so badly beaten that his extreme misfortunes excite pity in generous breasts, llow keen must be his anguish to know that those very Democrats, upon whom he had lavished so much fulsome praise, cither obstinately stayed at home, rather than vote for him, or support him reluctantly without a particle of enthusiasm. He, a good man in many respects, represented the very worst party that ever existed in the country, at least such is the judgment pronouueed through the ballot box last Tuesday. The opposition was not so much against Greeley as the party he represented, and the verdict is against restoring the Democracy to tho control of the Government; it condemns the effort to bring into power the rebel force of the South ; it frowns upon the men who betrayed their country to fill the land with la mentations and woe; it denounces the inhuman cruvlties by which southern white rebels have terrorized over the almost defenceless negroes, and union men have been driven from tl eir homes in the South. The ques tions at issue were of grave impor tance ; the people understood them, and no man, however great or elo quent, could have prevented the Cnd ingjf a righteous judgment. I'raeer Radical. roOR GREELEY. An inordinate ambition to lx$ Pres ident, has damaged the reputation of some of our greatest statesmen. Hor ace Greeley was not insensible to the danger of cherishing this foolish pas sion, and on one occasion in a speech delilered in Canada, declared in sub stance that he was uninfluenced by any such itching desire, and had no expectation of ever lcing a candidate for presidential honors. Yet he has been a cadidate of a party that in no just sense represents his views that is composed of those classes to which be Las heretofore considered it unsafe to entrust the reins of power. It has been a most singular presidential contest in regard to the management of the diverse elements of the oppo sition, and nomination of Horace Gree ley to represent, what did not truly, really coincide with his character or teachings. The People cannot be deceived by high sounding phrases, nor will they follow the lead of great men, how ever valuable their public 6eriees may heretofore have been, unless those men are Jcading in the right way. Greeley was influential as a Re publican, but when he became the can didate of Democracy, he lost his pow er with Lis party. The Republican party must sur vive, though its leaders perish, was the doctrine of the masses. Neither Greeley, Curtin.Banks, Schurz,Trum bull, or Sumner, could weaken the party, but they easily destroyed their standing before the people. THAT TIDAL WAVE. After the election on the second Tuesday in October last, which re sulted in such a brilliant victory for the Republican cause, there could be no doubt as to what the verdict of the people of the State, as well as the nation, would be, on the 5th day of November. And now after the over whelming defeat of the opposition, we arc reminded of that promised ti dal wave, which the" self-styled Lib eral Republicans and a portion of the late Democratic party had predicted would sweep over the land, and as they fondly hoped, would carry them into the long looked for and much coveted places of profit and power. Unfortunately for them, however, it did not come in the direction and sweep in the courses predicted for it, 03- those who had eo eagerly foretold its coining. Unlike the false prophets, who for many centuries have been predicting the appearance of comets, which by a single sweep of their tails were to brush this insignificant planet which we inhabit out of existence, but who have been doomed to disap pointment by the nonappearance of those dangerous visitors, which were incontinently to scatter this mundane sphere into miscellaneous space, they have not failed, at least in one partic ular in their prophesy. The tidal wave did come, and was exceedingly destructive in its character. Prompt ly, up to time, on the very day upon which its coming was foretold, it be gan to roll. Rut while the Augurers of Cincinnati and Baltimore were ga ting anxiously towards the quarter whence they expected its coming and in eager anticipation of the en tire submerging aud destruction of their foe, to their utter amazement and discomfiture, it came in another direction, and suddenly striking them in the rear and rising rapidly from heel to the seat of honor, and thence quickly to the occipital region, and gathering in volume and increasing iu momentum, it turned aud tossed and whirled them around and about in its remorseless current until they were at last totally wrecked upon the waste and barren sand banks reserv ed by a patriotic and liberty loving people, as a perpetual abode for "the defeated and distracted cohorts of machinations," and all others in like manner offending. The sudden coming, tho irresisti ble force, the overwhelming destruc tion carried to the allied ranks of Liberal Republicans and Democrats, by the aforesaid wave, will cause the 5th day of November i'i the year of our Lord oae thousand eight hun dred and seventy-two, to be ever memorable in the history of our coun try. While the sources of this mighty wave were innumerable, springing up in numerous spots all over the coun try, we must not lose sight of the fact, that one of its most gener ous fountains was in our own county. The Allegheny mountain and , its spurs stretching through a large ex tenttf country form the immense wa ter sheds, by which the great valleys on either side are replenished with a never failing supply of pure water. On the 5th of November, from this portion of the Alleghenj, to wit, Somerset county, a bounteous stream of pure and unadulterated Republi canism rolled off into the valley be neath, and helped to swell the trave which rolled over the land with such majestic force, and which swept from the face of our country every vestige of opposition to Republican princi ples. But voicing any further figure of speech and turning from tidal waves to stubborn figures, we congratulate the Republicans of Somerset county on the glorious work achieved by them on last election day. They have rolled up a majority of 2112 for Ulysses S. Grant, the largest ever given, we believe, for a Presidential candidate. The triumph of our cause is complete, and none have worked more earnestly aud contributed more effectually to it than have the Repub licans of Somerset county. All hon or to them for their faithful adherence to principle, which has been crowned with such an enduring triumph. Long may they vace. William M. MKitEinxn, of Phila delphia, whose name headed the list of delegates at large, is brought for ward in various sections of the State for President of the Constitutional Convention. The delegates from Philadelphia without distinction of party, held a conference on last Wednesday and agreed to support Mr. Meredith for theposition. Mr. Meremtii served in the Convention of 1S33, and his election without any contest is quite probable. The people of New York have done themselves honor in electing General John A. Dix cs their Chief Majistratc. He is among the fore most and first men of the country, in telligent, patriotic and incorruptible. SEW HAMPSHIRE. Concord, November C. Grant will probably have 5,000 majority in this State. WISCO.V5I.5. Milwaukee, November (. The State gives 15,000 Republican majority. RHODE ISLAND. Providence, R. I., November C. In Rhode Island the Republican mi j..ritr is 8,338. MAINE. Banoor, Me., November C. Re turns indicate about 30,000 Republi can majority in the S'ate. MISSISSIPPI. VICTORY! "All hall the American Ahjle ! Prowl hinl of America, hail ! Tltc hinl that none can invai(jley Or throw salt on hi Lea at if nl tall" Vicksduro, November C. The Republicans claim the State by 35, 000, and elect five out of six congressmen. Long Island and Staien Island. Kernan's vote in the upper wards of this city i less than Greeley's. Ilis vote is also smaller than Gree ley's in the German districts, while Dix's vote is larger than Grant's. In all the strong Democratic localities Kernan leads Greeley. Kernan car ried Utica, his own city, by 32 1 ma joritv, while Grant's majority was The average Republican majority in this State is claimed to be 50,000 New York, November 7. The full city vote for Mayor, with only 'two districts missing, is as follows: Lawrence, 4,553 ; O'Brien, 34,432 ; Havemeyer, 51, GIG. New York, November. Revised returns to nine o'clock to-night give Grant 47,710 majority in the State, while Dix is over one thousand votes ahead, having 43,851 majority. The ma Dritv for each is likely to ex ceed 50,000. TENNESSEE. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, November 7. The election returns are still incomplete. The latest place Grant's majority at !,375. NORTH CAROLINE!. LET US HAVE PEACE. GRANT'S MAJORITY IN PHILA DELPHIA 45,446. Wilmington, N. C, November 0. Additional returns indicate that Grant will have ten thousand-majori-tv in the State. CONSECTHIT. GRANT CARRIES THIRTY STATES. LAME REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE NEW YOEI LEGISLATE Hartford, November fi. Com plete returns show the total vote of Connecticut to be 9(5,991, -of which Grant received 50,G2(!, Greeley, 45, 890, scattering 385. NEW JERSEY. LARGE REPUBLICAN GAIN'S IN EVERY STATE. PENNSYLVANIA. In the ever memorable political victory just won, I'cnnsjivania leads the van. There is no mistaking the meaning of her immense majority. Appalling is her rebuke of the corrupt and unprincipled politicians who thought to make merchandise of ihe votes of her people. A glance at the table of returns in another column will satisfy the most stolid that her grand majorityjs not due to party, but is the protest of an honest and indig nant people against the rule of the miserable huckstering politicians whose besotted vanity. led to them to believe that they could mould public sentiment to their will. By their ac tion on Tuesday last, the people of this Slate asserted their untrammeled manhood, and crushed out of political existence the venal crew of 6mall pol iticians who fancied they were potential. Grant's Majority on the Popular Vote Between '600,000 and 700,000. KANSAS LEGISLATURE LARGE LY REPUBLICAN. Extraordinary Republican Gains in Tennessee. Newark, N. J., Nov. 7. New Jersey goes for Grant by nearly 14, 000. The Republican Congressmen in the State have about 1S,000 Ma jority. KANSAS'. Topeka, November . From re turns received here by the Republi can State Central Committee it is es timated that Grant's majority in the State will be -30,000. MASSAl'IIl.HETTK. ELECTORAL VOTE FOR GRAKT AT LEAST 291. CALL THE ROLL! The defeat of General Banks for Congress in Massachusetts is another of those instinctive and emphatic les sons of the times, that the people can not be moved by the defection of their leaders. Mr Banks was a good debater, an able Representative and heretofore a successful politician. His absence will no doubt be felt in the .House, where he has for some time exercised considerable influence, but the people of old Massachusetts could not stand the Liberal move ment, and the General is forced to take a back seat. TuE-next Honse of Representa tives elected this year, will consist of 292 members. From the latest re turns it is estimated that it will stand Republicans 200 and Demo crats 92. This gives us a two thirds majority. Greeley being in the way, has been trodden under foot His condi tion may be unpleasant to him, but it is fortunate for the untry. He eank as tinks tho setting sun, radiant with the dying glories of the Democratic party. ' MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, KANSAS, nebraska, michigan, California', NEVADA, OREGON, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROKINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, ARKANSAS, OREGON, DELAWARE, WEST VIRGINIA, ALL FOR GRANT! Boston, November (5. The vote of Massachusetts, nearly complete, foots up: Grant 131,077, "Greeley 57.SC0. Grant's majority 73,217; Wnshburne's majority for Governor 71,23. ORCtiOX. San Fuancisco, November C. No further returns are received from Oie gan. Grant's nyijoritv is estimated at 1,000. A despatch from Oregon gives Grant 2,000 majority. INDIANA. Nasiinille, NovciuWr 7. The Republicans Dred a salute of one hun dred guns in Nashville this afternoon in honor of the re-election of Grant and their success in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn., November 7. Reports of the election received here from Democratic and Republican sources make the Congressional dele gation stand as follows : First district, Butler. Republican : Second, Thorn burg, Republican ; Third, Crutchfield, Republican; Fourth, Bright, Demo crat ; Fifth, Harrison, Republican ; Sixth, Gibbs, Republican ; Seventh, Atkins, Democrat ; Eighth. Munn, Re publican ; Ninth, Lewis, Republican. For State at large, Maynard, Repub lican. If subsequent figures make no changes the delegation will stand eight Republicans to two Democrats. It was not expected that the Repub licans would carry, tinder the appor tionment law, more than two districts. The Democrats do not yet give up Whitehorne in the Sixth district, though they concede the election of Maynard. Returns from Middle and West Tennessee show that IJrownhas lost heavily upon his vote for Govern or in 1S70, and fears are entertained in Democratic quarters that he has been beaten. The Republicans ex pected no such result and arc astonish ed at the prospects. Brown'slosses in Williamson, Giles, Cheatham, Madi son, Lauderdale, Hardeman, Weak ley, Henry, Shelby, Davidson, De Kalb, Smith and Lincoln' amount to 10,000, whilst Freeman makes a gain of 1,000 in Haywood. If the same relative loss is kept up in Middle and West Tennessee, Brown may be over whelmed by Freeman's majority. In East Tennessee the Republicans have made large gains in the Legislature, but nothing definite is yet known as to the complexion of that body. Ol !t WASHINGTON LETTER. from obscurity. The aches of tho Democrats for the spoils of ofiice had become so painful, that insanity was threatened if it did not actually su pervene. The great man of the white coat prayed earnestly for a square issue on which to fight his supposed enemies, and he has been gratified. The result with all its wealth of blessings and prosperity to the people of a common country can only be dimly foreshadowed. Con stitutional Republican government, with its noble train of practical ben efits to all races and nationalities, is still firmly maintained before the hitherto doubting votaries of mon archy, and the cohorts of freedom and human rights' are ready to march forward to renewed labors and grand er triumphs. TUE NEXT CONGRESS. The returns of the Congressional election are so incomplete that I can base no conclusions on the character of the next House of Representatives only on the general reports. One thing, however, is plain, and that is that the Republican majority iu the Forty-Third Congress will be much larger than it is in that body at pre sent. The men who were the leaders in the Liberal movement have, with out exception, failed of a re-election. Mr. Blaine will, of course, be again the Speakor, and the Republican strength will be marshalled pretty much as in the present House. Tho administration will be all-powerful, first, becauseof its numerical strength, and again, from the fact that the Re publican party have re-elected all their ablest Congressmen, while many of the best men in the opposition have been sacrificed to the Liberal movement. CONGRATULATION. The President yesterday and to day received a iiumln-r of calls of congratulation on the result of the election, and expressed his thanks to his friends for' these manifestations o friendship. It is known that Secre tary Fish has repeatedly expressed his wish to be relieved from the po sition of Secretary of State. This desire will be granted at the end of the present term. There is good rea son for saying that any intimations with regard to other members of the Cabinet would be mere speculation, but it may be said that the commis sions of ali of them will expire at the close of the present term, thus neces sitating" new commissions to those serving as Cabinet officers after the 4th of March next. c. m. Icntb of General .tirade. Indianapolis, Ink., November G. Fifty-six counties, official and re ported majorities, give a Republican majority of 1G,583, an average gain of 350 to the county. The Republi can Central Committee claim a ma jority in the State of 23,000. 9IKTIIUAN. Detroit, November 7. Grant's majority in this State will be fifty or sixty thousand. AH the Republican Congressmen arc elected: Field, in the First district, by 2,000 ; Waldron, in Second, by 7,000 ; Willard, in Third, by 8,000; Burrows, in Fourth, bv 5,000; Foster, in Fifth, by 8,00u"; Begole, in Sixth, by 5,500 ;" Conger, in Seventh, bv 2,5000; Bradlev, in Eighth, by 1,500; Ilubbell, in Ninth, probably 4,000. The Democrats may have elected one member to the Sen; ate, while the House has not more than seven or eight Democrats out of one hundred members. NEW YORK. NEVADA. San Francisco, November (5, Grant's majority in Nevada is 2,000. New York, November 7. The lat est figures place tho Congressional delegation of New York Stato at twenty-six Republicans, 6ix Demo crats, and one Liberal Republican. By the election of Seares by the Re publicans to fill the vacancy, the State Senate will stand twenty-five Republicans to seven Democrats. The Assembly will stand eighty-five Republicans, thirty-six Democrats, five Liberals, and one Appollo IlalL Kernan is ahead of Greeley in large portions of the State, but he falls some 4,000 behind in Brooklyn, Washington, Nov. 7, 1872. the victory. -At length the probation has expired and the fruition of our just expecta tion is realized. President Grant will continue to stand at the national helm during the next four years, and the progressive principles of the Re publican party will be permitted af ter this the fourth successive endorse ment of the people, to carry on to the end protection for the rights of all men to think, to speak and vote free ly their sentiments without hindrance or molestation. The declaration of independence giving to all the people of this great land the equal right, to gether with the constitutional means of enforcing it, to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiuo: s has been sig nificantly re-aflirmed. The false cries of reform, reconciliation, corruption and imbecility in office, have been pa tiently heard over the continent from the marble halls of tho capital to the rude stump at the cross roads. Per sonal defamation and the most absurd charges have been heaped upon the heads of those who support the Re publican standard everywhere over the country. Misrepresentation and the wildest exaggeration have charac terized the coalition campaign. The last appeal has been taken, and the grand national inquest has ignored the bill of indictment so raneorouslv pressed by interested parties against the present administration and tho leaders of tho grand old Republican partj. Nearly all the supporters of Groeley other than Democrats, are well known to have been disappoint ed in getting office or marked as among those whose term of service cannot be renewed with the consent of the party that brought them out Our readers will be startled this morning by the intelligence in our telegraph dispatches, of the death of Major General Meade. No annouuee-' ment of his illness preceded the event, aud as the great hero had not passed much beyond the meridian of life, and was considered in robust health, his sudden demise will create as much surprise as profound sorrow. The telegraph is exceedingly meagre in details, merely conveying the "infor mation that pneumonia w as the cause ; but the fact of the death itself will be sufficient to create a general mourning in Pennsylvania for he was the favorite among all her "chil dren of the blue." Though not a Pennsylvanian by birth he was a son of the "Keystone" by adoption, and his name aud fame, local and national arc indissolubly linked with the records of the State. Few men have filled a larger place in the public' mind of the nation for the last decade, and none have been more deserving. His character was one of singularlv unobtrusive merit, that was exhibited in acts rather than words, in quiet deeds rather than in ostentation. 1 His record is that of a life of the highest usefulness as a patriotic citi zen and soldier, and Death, that has been so busy within the year among tho good and great of the land has brought down no more shining mark. He is tho second of the great warri ors to po since the close of the strife first Thomas, then Meade. Among his comrades iu arms, among patri ots throughout the State and land, in the ranks, of civilians, where his greatness was appreciated, his sudden taking off will come as a great sorrow, and his memory be recalled with gratitude nn I tears. Major Gen. George Gordon Meade was born in Cadiz, Spain, in the vcar 181'', and therefore at the time of his death was in the 5Cth year of his age. His parents came to this counfry when he was quito young, and young Meade graduated at West Point, July 1, 1835. He at once took a position in the regular army as Second Lieu tenant of the Third Artillery. He served in the Florida war against the Seminole Italian in 1S3" 3d. In October 183!; he re-igued his com mission, and for the next six years lived in retirement as a civilian. In May 1812, he was appointed Second Lieutenant f;f the Topographical En gineers and in that capacity served in the .Mexican war. During this strug gle he won a name for services at the battles of Pa'u Alto and Monterey, and after pasing through th inter mediate grades attained the rank of Major in June, 1 802, the rebellion be ing then fully inaugurated. While holding that position he participated in the battles of Mechanicsvil'e June 2fith, Gaines' Mills June 27th, and a few days afterwnrd was wounded in a sk!rmi.-h, but not seriou.-Jy. For his services on these occasions and in view of the ability he manifested he was commissioned Brigadier General of Volunteers in August, 1802. In the following month, September, he participated with his command in the battle of Antietam in which he had to horses killed under him, and was slightly wounded. Iu December he was engaged in that memorable fight before Fredericksburg, when the Union forces, under General Burnside, were defeated. Two cays after this di.-astrous repulse, he superceded (ieneral Buttertield in command of the Fifth Army Corps, steadily rising in favor, with every new trust reposed in him. In June, lvJ3, he was appointed Commander in Chief of the army of the Potomac, and in the first three days cf the following month, crowned his military achieve ments with the glorious result of Gettysburg. His great ability on this occasion was appreciated by the loyal people all over 'the land, and he was immediately July 3, 13(53--rai.-ed to the rank of Brigadier Gen eral in the regular army. Three years later January -2, Con gress gave further expression to the feeling with which his efforts n that occasion were regarded, by passing him a formal vote of thanks for his services in bringing about the great est victory of the war. In October 1SG3 he took part in the battle at Briston Station, and in the many less important engagements of that year including the engagements at Mine Run from November 2(5th to December 3d. During the Richmond campaign as commander of the Armv of the Potomac, he signally distin guished himself, taking a prominent part in the battles of the Wilderness, May 5th and (5th ; SpottsylvaniaMav Slh to 20th ; North Anna" from Mav 23d to 20th, Cold Harbor May 31, and June 1st; and the assaults on Pctcrsburgh June 1C, 17, and 18. In August, 18154, he was made Major General irt the regular army, and in July, of the following year he was assigned to the command of the mili tary division of the Atantie, and in 1806 to that of the East, with head quarters at Philadelphia. This latter position he held at the time of his death. In civil life, General Meade has been as highly esteemed as in military ranks. Among the most prominent positions he has held was that of mem bership iu the Historical Society of Philadelphia, which dates back to 18(53. He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Scien ces since 18(15, and in that year was honored by Harvard College with the degree of L. L. D. The title was no unmeaning distinction in his case, for he wa3 a man of culture, and a good student, although the graces of orato ry never clustered about him, and for that reason his intellectual attain ments were never so brilliantlv ex emplified. In the field or in civil life Gen. Meade was as much distinguish ed for his modesty as for worth, and everywhere his sterling qualities call ed around him hosts of friends. He was one of Pennsylvania's noblest "sons whose name will always be "A lofty name A llM, Ittinlimirk on the clllTs of fame." THE FIGD1S li'lj THE ELECTORAL C The following :u-f-. votes for Grant : Alutinma Arlcan.aT California 'tiiwctieut IMawure Fl-.rida , IlliuoU Imliunm Iw Kansas Maine MaM.ichustit:? lirliiiraD. Ml?i?iipl Minnesota ...11 N-n-,i ... N-v, i .... 6 N?;.-. ... N-w y ... 3 N-w ;- ... 4 N rM . 21 (,: . ... V, "r - ... 11 I'.ai- ... i Kl. -:- : ... 7 S'-i-i. ... K -rrc - ... 11 VircL.. ... 1 W"-, ... S The following S;a; ' carried bv Greelev: ' 1 Oeorjrta V. ' Kentucky in X-aL'?- ! jlar;Ianl The following Stat'-; a: L.uii3na ST-. Hnllroad Ilorron Scranton, Pa., X This evening, about Hv. construction traiu on Lackawanna and Wi-- -was nearing Hampton it -two miles from here, a f: . dent occurred. The t:i: ing down toward this -: on board about thirtv-f-.. most of whom were in ti the end of the train. " New Hampton cro.-.sin- : struck a large bouM.-r. -fallen upon the tra.k. I being at the other end : the engine r could not and pushed the cab" bankment, and it f i! a . one hundred a:id niin tyf -creek at its foot. J McNally, Michael K ; Hughes, John Hughe. J;: ghan ami Thos. I'hil! ' stantly killed, and r-ix: 'i verely injured, four ' probably die. Scranton, Pa., Nov.-:. accident occurred il.'- (5:30 on the Lehigh ami." Railroad, just below tl Scranton and Wi!kesl;:p tion train left this city t late. When it reached r half a mile below the broke and threw the t::i the track. It was drag:? '. hundred yards, when it embankment and struck:: of a culvert, wrecking tL Evans, of Springbro.-k.n-kil'ed, and James K.ll j mouth, so badly injured -not recover. Miss (Jriai:!; is believed to be fatally ;:. twenty-seven others nn-rc bnt only a few seriously. COLLISION ON II. Four men Killed and On Friday aftern.o freight trains, running a: : collided on a curve Lti 'I well and Tipcr's Run on :: j T.R. R. Jacob Buy :j: s The latest thing in suicides comes to us from Cleveland, Ohio, where au individual, rashly importunate, went to his death after the following unique preparations: He first pro cured a revolver and conaected it with a species of clockwork, so that it should be fired off at a certain time. He then got into bed and took a dose of chloroform, after having placed the pistol behind his ear, He then, under the influence of the narcotic, went to sleep. At the given time the clockwork pressed tho trigger of the pistol, firing it off and launching the idiot into eternity. engineer, and Lewis IV- were killed, and the ctt. and fireman were injure-:. seriously. One cngino si' partly across the other : i f gineer fell under a port:, i gine on the boiler t w where he was pinned f;!! c roasted to death. His ''' " were most heartrcaJr- who heard them could n .t" from his awful position vt ' j any relief. Both enirin- t number of freight cars I up in a complete wwk t of the accident, we are in: r owing to a mistake Bowser in reading th' 0 graphed him by the i'' The order was as f"H' train on No. 2 will 1 Run accordingly, leu-" ser read this order to L - follows: -Coal Tram on- not Ik? represented.' - ' simple word cost the unto'; ductor his life and eaiisvv.:- three others. The Detroit Free I-1 "vestcrdav afternoon a Palmer was thrown fr.'' . about two miles beyond t A Union reporter ha- ni case,' and finds that iat thrown two miles. Vv thrown out upon . , r- ? wagon. It is one ol w . f exaggerations. 1 y
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