The Somerset Eerald. WEDNESDAY. June 9. 1S75. - Ri:rriiLic.x STATE TICKET. I'OE liOVEEXl'K, JOHN F. IIARTRAXFT, of Montgomery County. 1-..R MATE TBEAfl'ttEB, HENRY RAAVLi; . of Eric. nr.vi iiLitAX COIIXTY TICKET. TOE 1'ROTHONOTAttY, 1-RAXCIS J. KOOSER. FOR SHERIFF, (iEORGE W.TILE. Foil BEtjlSTEB AND RECORDER, AARON F. DICKEY. FOR TREASURER, JOSIAII KELLER. 'R COMMISSIONERS, DANIEL PHILTPri, WILLIAM REEL. I(.R POOR lliiUftE MRECTOR, ISAAC YODER FOR AUDITORS, SAMUEL SMITH, SAMUEL S. MILLER. THE rl.ATIORM. Tlic IIopnlillMiw or Pennsylrsnla, affirniiiii t heir continued adhesion to the party whose per pnuation is rendered necessary by the rauses winch called it Into existence. ikr declaration ol the landiwifulul principles ol their political taita, as loil"WE : 1. Th" coualitv of nil men before the law. Kua! lustier t nil and siecil favors to cone. I. i'he harui'ny o' the National and State povcrnmcMs. itoth arc parts ol one system, alike necessary lor the eomuion prosiicrity, icace, and eeenritv. .1. Theunlty of the nation. Wear one people. The Constitution ol the United States tortus a government, not a league. 4 jl luilinui ritu.i"u vi 1 t" bu . v... -m icai administration of the frovernment, Integrity Inotlice, honesty Id all branches of the civil ser vice and a riiild accountability of pnhlic officers. protection to home industry, and a home market lor home products. a. The nirht ol the laborer to pr-'itectlon and en(ura)remnt. and the promotion of harmony trt-twecu ialr and capital. 7. Oicap transjHiruttiiin and the advancement f closer intercourse between all parts ul the coon- "h. Kree hank Inc. safe and uniform National eurrencv. adjusted to the growing wants ol the liasim-s interests of the couutry, aud a steady re duction ot the national debt. V. 1 he puOlic doiaain lirinsr the heritage of the people, should be reserved lor actual settlers el .lusivelv. 1U. l h equalisation of the hnuntics of aoldiers and a "i-ccdy sett lemeut of all just claims arising I oat ol t he late war. 11. Honest men In ofQoe men with brains enough to know dishonesty when they see It and eouraite enough to tiKht It wherever they nnd lu 1. Krioffrit, That we declare a firm and un qim'.lned adherence to the unwritten law of the Krputdic, which wisely and under the sanction ot the most venerable of examples limits the Presi dential service of any cltlteu to two terms; and iA..iil.licns of I'ennsvlvania. In rcoop-nl- tionof this law. are unalteraliiy opposed to the eleeilon tothe Presidency o: any person lora mini term. li Krtolttd, Tliat the Republican party of this Commonwealth recall with pride their effective nt:ency tn the creation of the administration of Prenld'ent I lyssrt 8. Grant, and point with oon ti,i..nce to Its ircneral iiolicy anil the beoeheent imits thereof, lor their vindication and Ins; that i,..in received the Oovernment from hi prede cessor dcmorallied tn every branch; corruption and recklessness In ottloe the rule: Uie fruits ol the war unnaihcrert; tne lately reuci nous ntaics sullen- the late slaves unprotected and yet denied that great means ol self protecti. the ballot; loreitro States nnchastlsed lor their wrong:) to us. and home States defiantly inefficient U the expl ati.Ki which their rebellious action required. The administration of President Orant has Id six short vears steadily and unpreteodina-ly relormed every 'known abuse, and Is to-day re lenllemtly ofton i h track ot wrooc doers; has larrely reduced the nation s debt: has largely reduced the people's ie- has luflexitilv punished all violators ot law has secured by constitutional provision the ballot i.. ll freemen, and by law thrown sorely needed satfffuarda around the ballot-tiex ; has wrnnn from untriendly loreirn States confession of their Isulu and reparation lor Inmries done us. and has influenced reluctaut home Btstef to at least the atiHraDoe ol just dealinifs with all their ritirens H which events mark the present Administra tion as among the must brilliant In aclnevemeut in our annals. U. Htiolrri, That In presentinir the name of trovernor John Y. Hartranft Ur re-election to the exalted position which he now fills, we meet the unanimous wish of our constituent, who desire in t his manner to indicate their apyroval of the care tul, conscientious, and able manner in which he has met and discharged every duty Incumlient ux him tnakliuz thereby a record which will secure his reputation as one of the best upon the roll of our chief magistrates brave in the field, uiodest tn the cabinet, tried often and always found faithful, self-poised, just and honest, we present him for the suffrages of the people, confident that their judgment ulU approve aud ratlly ournoui! uation. Krtolrti. That tn view of the evils common in the fovernment of most of the lesser munici palities of the country'. ul ot th constant in crease of muntciial taxation In this and other States ol the Union, it behooves our Lrfnislaiuie to devise adequate means to protect the eople as well from existing uial axtmlnlst ration as to pre vent Its recurren., and to this end we suggest, as a preliminary su p. a thorough investigation by an able and excrirnced commiHsion. to be formed under proper authority of the whole subject. . Hrtotrrd, That we arraign the ltemocratlc party f Pennsylvania for the utter failure to re deem the proniine u ahich it partially attained to power in this Slate. It pledged Itself to Ke lorui. to Ietrislatlve purity, to icreater economy, nd to a blither aim In legislation, while It has re formed nothing, has economised In nothing, and lias dishonored the State by an unseemly aud ar bitrary exercise of Legislative powers. . lifolrtd. That the cttorts now being made by the national administration to ferret out and lirlng to punishment those who have been de trauoing the o eminent of Its lawful revenues, should enlist the symathy and hearty rapport ol honest urn of all panics. The public debt was decreased during the month of May one million one hundred and eighty -nine thou sand four hundred and fifty-six dol lars (fl,lS9,45G.) It is now estimated that the Cues and forfeitures .of the whisky seized or to be seized in various parts of the country, will realize about $10, 000,000. The whisky interest, it is f.ated, represent, about $jO,000,000 of capital.'and will make an obsti nate fight. Ox Wednesday last, the Ohio State Republican Convention met at Columbus and re-nominated Govern or 11. R. Hayes for re-election, not withstanding the fact that be had re peatedly declined being a candidate. Four hundred and forty-six delegates were present, representing every county in the State, and his nomina tion was made unanimous and after wards endorsed most heartily by his only rival before the Convention (Judge TafL) Universal approval of the excel lent county ticket nominated at the late primary election, comes up from the Republican In all portions of the county. Tho nominees are all approved Republicans, qualified in every particular for the discharge of the duties of the respective offices to which ther have been nominated, and will be elected, and the spirit in rbich their nominations are received argues well for a rousing majority at 'he polls. The political . t .-1.- I ioum-ai fc.ica -.--."- i nia arc absolutely "ut c'ouu of Gener6i Grant Vhicfa1 seemed ill So barmonious a convention, so c-j advJs;d and mistakon poubtlesa ccptallc a ticket arc almost without , lherc arc miny parl3 0f ia record precedent Every Republican journ- which, in the light cf subsequent ex- .1 in the State responds heartily to j perience, be could f" the nominations, and the campaign opens most auspiciously. With per fect harmony in the party and uni versal satisfaction with the ticket, success 13 assured at the outstart. We have never seen the uoisc so thoroughly knocked out of the "In dependent' and Democratic press as by the harmonious proceedings and nominatiens of the Lancaster Con vention and the subsequent letter of President Grant They weakly pipe that the unanimous nomination oi Hartranft was tha work of "the ring," and they insist upon knowing that, while Grant says that be is not and will not be a candidate, that be is still intriguing for a third term. Vse doth 60 breed a habit in a man that the very estimable gentlemen who run the opposition journals, cannot sud denly drop the line of warfaro they had marked out for the coming cam paign, 'though the noise has been so summarily knocked out of it. Ox the assembling of the New Hampshire Legislature on Monday lae-t, the Democratic Governor and his clique largely carried out their cooked up fraud oo the "Republic ans of the State, by swearing in and seating, two Democratic Senators who were not elected by the people. j The Republican Senators, powerless lir fraud but determined not to quietly submit to it, withdrew from the chamber. The Republican House has adopted a resolution re ferring the matter to the Supreme Court for adjudication. The villainy attempted in the organization of the Louisiania Legislature is thns re peated in New Hampshire. Tweed's thefts dwindle into insignificance, in comparison with the.e two bold at tempts la steal the Legislature? oi sovereign States. . the abseuce of a better cause for assault, it suited the purpose of the enemies of President Grant to charge him with a determination to have himself elected to a third term or even to perpetuato bis term of of fice during his own good pleasure. Tho very absurdity of this charge, and the impossibility cf carrying such a design iuto effect, had it been contemplated, should have caused it to have fallen still-born. Rut by per sistent iteration it gradually gained credence among weak-kneed and weak-nerved Republicans, until final ly the purpose of its originators and retailers was accomplished, and with trembling tongue this story of the President's unholy ambition was re-, peated, and magnified, and dwelt upon until eooler beads lost their bal ance, designing ones affected trepida tion, cowards quaked, and the repre sentative Republicans of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in convention assembled, solemnly re solved that the "unwritten law" heavy with age and precedent which limits humaa ambition to two Presidential terms, should not be vi olated. Having thus valorously taken by the beard the ghost, or nightmare, that so disturbed their peaceful dreams, these knights errant doubt less felt as complacent as did Saacho Panza when he bad demolished the wind mill. How they feel since the President has written Gen. AVhite saving be not afraid, the chimera conjured up by your adversaries, and which I deemed beneath the notice of a sensible man, shali not barm you. I am not. have not been, ncr will I be a candidate, and I could not be if I would, unless tho people nominated me wc cannot imagine. The little animal that ran into its bole and pulled it after him, set them an example worthy of imitation. Now that the ghost is laid as the President remarks is it not surpris ing that so many sensible persons in the Republican party should permit their enemy to force upon them and their party an issue which cannot add strength to the party, no matter how met? We have made asses of our selves and arc justly a laughing stock to the naticn. Wc trust the humili tating lesson will not be lost upon future generations. THCrREKIDEXTS LETTEIl. From the Chicago Intcr-Occau. The letter of the Tresideut ex pressing his desire and determina tion to retire to private life at the end of the present term ir a proper occasion for a few plain words re garding the man and his services. It may as well be taken for granted that the world is and will continue to be unjust to contemporary celeb rities. We must see a man dead before wo are able to appreciate or put a proper estimate on bis servi ces. It is a reproach to our human nature that this is so, but it is a fact, nevertheless. Ia 1SC4 nearly half of the population of the L mon cursed and reviled Abraham Lincoln. Ten years later the whole world united, without a discordant voice, in sound ing pa ans to his memory. We have no doubt that when the faithful historian of the future shall come to chronicle the events of the last fifteen vears, President Grant will be accorded a place among the foremost men of this or any other age. We are too bear those events to do justice to the actions therein, were we ever eo much disposed. We bear the confused sounds, and mingled with the jostling multitude, and though we behold something of tee power which marks the man who has risen to such eminence, our vi sion is narrowed and our prejudices arc apt to render judgment unrelia ble. Rut the writer who comes to the task after the departure of this generation, will be like one standing on the mountain-top whence he ran view the whole movements of an army, undisturbed by missels and uneonrused by the noise of the battle. Ho will see tie panorama from the passionless standpoint, and though according due praite to those J woo execute, must rise to enthusiasm over the master mind that plans and illrrrts Tn manv there has been ........Kf- .nA i;t!.i life io review ii: uut. - - we question it the worm cas ecr beheld a more brilliant success. This pra -e may seem extravagant now; it will not seem bo ten or twenty years hence. From the hour ot his hrt appearance prominently before the country, General Grant has met constant revilemcnt. Rut how he has grown under it! What inherent strength there must have been ia the man to creep steadily up through the mountains of obloquy heaped upon him! The detraction began with his first battle, and it went on through all the long years of the war. Evcrvbody seemed certain be would fail, and everybody was mistaken. Wise military chief tains explained just where and how be would be defeated, and when, to their surprise, be succeeded instead, tbey attributed it to that luck wbih never forsook him, McClellan was criticised, and be appealed, to the people for vindication. Sherman was assaulted, and he flew to the newspapers to defend himself, but Grant never murmured, never expos tulated, never complained. His only answers to slander came in the shape of fresh vitories, re-captured forts, re-occupied cities, from which rebel lion had departed. When criticism of his military abilities seemed no longer possible, Grant's enemies turned to disparage ment of his statesmanship. He might do as a soldier, but be would be a seri ous failure as a political leader. It was freely prophesied that he would prove false to republican principles ; would betray tee party mat trusieu him; and would court popularity by turning his back on that humble race for which he had done so much. Rut the venture was made, and the result is known of all men. Others there were, long trusted, who i falter ed, but the President never. Faith ful among tho faithless, ho stood, true to the principles he had espous ed, constant in the end as in the beginning. Not only this, but in minor characteristics which irarked a great civil leader, be has shown a wisdom and foresight seldom wit nessed, and his administration will nass into history as one of the most successful in our annals. All this, too, in the face of circumstances most unfavorable. The country divided hv the bitterness of the war. bleed ing from every pore ; cursed by a mountain of debt ; struggling with a precarious credit; harassed by in solent banditti ; embarrassed by four millions of emancipated slaves un prepared for tho mantle of liberty just fallen upon them; foreign com plications of grave moment tnrcaten intr us. All these things met the new President at the threshold of his political career. We need only to look at the situation then and re gard it now to see the mighty work which has been done. England pays her millions into our coffers for ber acts of enmity during the war. France gives up the last vestige of claim to a foothold on this continent, and respects our national prejudices and traditional policy. Spain bumbles herself before the young Republic, and gladly pays the penalty oi an insult to our nag. in spite ol a panic not equaica since 1837, the country has a currency un diminished in value. Steadily and sure the colored problem is being solved in a manner at once just to ward the freedman and honorable to ourselves. Firmness, tempered with kindness, has been doing its work ; and, considering tho magnitude of the undertaking, the success has been beyond all expectation. VY hue other nations are racked by civil feuds, or tortured with foreign disorders, the Republic, lately on the venre ot a ruinous abyss, stands secure, ber j laws supreme and her destiny un impeded. This, after six years of Grant. Though the Jntcr-Ucean has at times differed with him on matters of public policy, it ia glad to point to his record in its entirety as an ex ample of patriotic endeavor, and bear witness to its general excellence. What remains for us is unknown. There are dangerous elements com ing to the front, and dangerous men vaulting into power. Wiih the urm hand of Grant at the helm we can afford to disregard these dangers now, but ere long the nation will be called on to :hooee new leader, and select a new man for this import ant place. If our choice is wise, we may proceed on our career uncheck ed, and mount to & still higher plane. If otherwise if one should be chosen at enmity with the advanc ed principles of liberty, justice and union so clearly enunciated by Lincoln, so ably defended by Grant a darker day is in store for the country. In any event, however, the President will go into private life followed by the rratitude of millions, and with consciousness of having done his duty feailessly and faithfully. The ThlrsI Term. Washington-, D. C, May 30, 1375. President Grant has written the following letter to Gen. Harry White, President of the recent Pennsylvania Republican State Convention : Executive Mansion, ") Washington, D. C, May 29, 1875. i Dear Sir : A ebort time subse quent to the Presidential election of 1872,the press, a portion of it hostile to the Republican party and particu larly bo to the Administration, start ed the cry of "Ca?sarism" and "The Third Term," calling lustily for me to define my position on the latter subject I believed it to be beneath the dignity of the office which I have been twice called upon to fill to answer such a question before the subject should be presented by competent au thority to make a nomination, or by a body of such dignity and authority as not to make a reply a fair subject of ridicule. Ia fact I have been surprised that so many sensible persons in the Republican party should permit their enemy to force upon them and their party an issue which cannot add strength to the party, no matter how met But a bdy of the dignity and party au thority of a convention to make nom inations for the State of Pennsylva nia, the second State ia the Union, having considered this question, I deem it not improper that I should now speak. Ia the first place, I never sought the office for a second, nor even a first Domination. To the first I was called from a life position, one crea ted by Congress expressly for me, for supposed services rendered to the Republic. The position vacated I liked. It would have been most agreeable to me to have retained it until such time as Congress might have consented to my retirement, with the rank and a portion of the emoluments which I so much needed, to a home where the balance of my days might be spent n peace and the enjoyment of domestic quiet, relieved from the cares wlucn Dave oppresseu me so constantly now for fourteen years. Rut I was mado to believe that tho public good called rue to make the sacrifice. Without seeking the effice for the second term the nomination was tendered to me bv an unanimous vote of the delegates of all the States and Territories, Ecketei by the Republi cans of each to represent their whole number for the purpose ot mating their nomination. I cannot say that I was not pleased at this, and at the overwhelming indorsement which their action received at the election following. Rut it must be remem bered that all the sacrifices, except that of cmofort, bad been made in accepting the nrit term. Then, too, such a fire of personal abuse and slan der bad been kept up for four years, notwithstanding the conscientious performance of my duties to the best of my understanding inougu i uu mit, ift the light of subsequent events, many time9 subject to fair criticism), that an indorsement from the people, who alone govern repub lics, was a gratification that it is only human to bave appreciated and en- JJd- . . ...... , .Now lor the "tnira term, a uu not want it any more than I did the first, I would not write or utter a word to change the will of the peo ple in expressing and having their choice. The question of tho number of terms allowed to anyone executive can only come up fairly in the shape of a proposition to amend the Consti tution a shape in which all politi cal parties can participate fixing the length of time or the number of terms for which any one person shall be eligible for the office of President. Until such an amendment is adopted, the people cannot be restricted in their choice by resolutions, further than they are now restricted as to age, nationality, etc. It may happen in the future history of the country that to change an Executive becausd he hae. i,Pn eic-ht years in office will prove unfortunate, if not disastrous. The idea that any man could elect himself is preposterous. It is a re flection on the intelligence and patri otism of the people to suppose such a thing possible. Any man can de stroy his chance for tho office, but no one can force an election, or even nomination. To recapitulate: I am not, nor have I ever been a candidate for re nomination. I would not accept a nomination if it were tendered, un less it should come under such circum stances as to make it an imperative du ty circumstances not likely to arise. 1 congratulate the Convention over which you presided for the harmony which prevailed and for the excellent ticket put in the field, and which I hope may be triumphantly elected. With great respect your obedient servant, (Signed.) U. S. Grant. To Gen. Harry White, President Peansylvrnia Republi can State Convention. THE FACiriC COAST. Sam Francisco, May 27, 1375. THE CITT AT I.AIlflK. Ia my last I gave you some f my impressions of San Francisco, but as I had only b?en in the city a few days, they were ncccBsarUy brief and general. I have seen more of the city since. To an Eastern man it is a curious place It is the meeting-place of the Orient and Occident the place where the strong, relf-reliant, fanciful Saxon and Celt meet the physically feeble but intellectually strong Celcs'.ial, thus displaying in one city tho two extremes of civilization. It is a city which has no thunder or lightning, and, I may 6ay, no winter or summer. To-day, as I write, the thermometer Btands at 0, and a spring overcoat is comfortable. I sit in my room writing, comfortable only with a coal Cre, and from my window I see, in full bloom, fuscbras and geraniums trained against the sides of houses, nasturtiams in all their glory, roses of all varieties till the eyes tire ot them, calla lilies of a size that I never saw before, and all the flowers that in th) East arc grown at this season only in hot-bouses, and which are never turned out of doors till July or August. The hills about the city on the bay are colored with purple and yellow neper, and the roads are lined with the yellow marigold and other flowers which, owing to my lack of education in botany, I cannot put a name to. It is comfortably warm in the sun, not Uo warm, and very cool in doors or in the shadf And, with the exception of a few days ia July, this is as warm as it ever gets here. The winters are but a tri fle colder. So the San Franciscan may be said to enjoy a delicious spring all the year round. Rut it does enjoy earthquakes, which come with considerable regu laritv, and may be considered as t fair offset tD thunder and lightning. For it must be a rather disagreeable thing to have the earth undtr your feet heaving up and down and side ways, and tumbling buildings about your bead, and all that sort of thing. When you can't trust the ground you ! stand on, what can you trust: 1 he city has experienced some se vere shocks. The old Spanish resi dents tell of one that occurred before the Yankees came, that made a fis sure ia the ground forty miles in length, but I rather guess each gen eration has added ten miles to the crack. It was probably a mile long. Ia jbGS a series of shocks disturbed the equanimity of the San Francis cans, destroying several houses and cracking a great many more. But it is fair to state that the destroyed and cracked houses were cheap structures and built on made ground. No well, substantially coustructed building has ever been thrown down in the city by a shock as yet The fear of these convulsions has had its effect upon the architecture of the city. The first settler built one or two sto ries, three at most ; but the later comers have got over that, and all over the city very tall buildings show their beads. They have discovered that a building decently built and braced will stand any shock that has yet occurred or is likely to. The new Palace Hotel, now being built, is sev en very tall stories high. Earthquakes are not without their uses, however. When the Saa Fran ciscaa has looked upou the wine all night, and comes home in the morn ing, and weaves unsteadily on the nuptial chamber, the wife of his bo som remarks : "Sam'l, what ia ever the matter with you?" The answer always is : "Sary, my love, the earth's a quakin'. I kin hardly stan' up under it Iu the country the unsteadiness of the earth is not feared, for it can do no especial damage. The buildings j are all low and strong, so they can- i not bo Ehaten down easuy, uu tuo most violent shocts can uuuidge nothing else. Occasionally wells are made dry and the course of streams are changed, but these things do but little harm. Only in cities and vil lages, where something can fall on some one, is there any especial dread, and that is fast wcariDg out. The old residents laugh at it. They may, however, catch one some day that will not be a laughiug matter. This fear of earthquakes has led to the erection, in tho city, of many thousands of FfiAMK BUILDINGS. The majority of the residences are built of wood; indeed, all the really elegant ones are of this material. There are scores of long streets of wooden houses, many of them three stories in height. In consequence, there will be here, some day,- and that not very far off. a fire that will dwarf that of Chicago, and make Boston ashamed of itself. The conditions are all here. All it wants is a party at Mrs. O'Leary's, which requires milk for punch some night when there is a high wind. There are thousands of acres covered with houses built of red-wood, which is as much more inflammable than pine as pine is than brick. And the lots are small 25x80 so the houses stand as close together as the fire-fiend wishc3. Then to make it more cer tain, the supply of water is short. The people here all talk of and ex pect it, but they go on building red' wood houses all the same. HOW THE TEOrLE LIVE. It is easier to live in San Francis co than in any city on the continent. The supply of fruits and vegetables is beyond demand; and such fruits! They have strawberries from March to November, and such strawberries the undersigned never saw. Great luscious terries, as big as hickory nuts, and with a flavor that I never knew in the East. So far, 1 am not prepared to take up the cry that Cal ifornia fruits have no flavor, which is so common in the East. All that I have eaten were even richer than the best I ever tasted east of the moun tains. But I have not tried them all vpr. Green peas, asparagus, new potatoes, turnips, and all that kind of truck, are always in season. The markets present a beautiful appear ance, for there you shall see every thing the appetite crave3 for, and all the best. We are eating cherries now of all kinds, aud oranges are selling in the orchards south of San Francisco at fifty cents a bushel. Think Of thai! And they have a variety." The vegetables of China, Japan, and the islands of the sea grow here better even than they do on their native soil. So these favor ed people gratify their tastes with the delicacies of two continents. San Francisco feeds well. Rents are very high, however, which in part balances the cheapness of provisiens. . A house on a decent street, 25x40, costing $3,000, on ground worth $2,000, rents readily for $1,000 a year, or twenty percent. And on the better streets, rents are still higher. PRY GOOP3 are about the same as ia the East, at retail, I mean. But heavens, how tho women dress here! Kearney and -Montgomery streets will Bhor more handsome and expensively dressed women any afternoon than any two streets in America. JNot only do tbey delight in costly fabrics, expen sively made, but tbey indulge in jewelry to an extent that makes a - ... . poor Easterner shudder. Diamonds and precious stones ot all Kinds are common, and every lady seems to vie with ber neighbor as to the num ber and size that she wears. Aside the legitimate business of the city, which is not only very large, but very profitable, great fortunes are made here very suddenly in mining enterprises, and m 'ney thus made is always easily spent. I saw one lady last Sunday, in church, who had oa her fingers seven diamond rings, to say nothing of her bracelets, car-drops and brooches, all of which were diamonded till you couldn t rest. Then every woman wears a great rope of gold about her neck outside of her outer garment, and the larger the rope the better. They wear good clothes and ex pensive jewelry iu this city. As fortunes are lost here as quickly as they are made, it is possible that their husbands have purchased theso things for them to fall back upon in the event of disaster. Imagine a husband coming home to his wife with the remnk: "I'm busted, Jane; strip off them diamonds, for I wan 'em to start again." That has been told in San Fran cisco a great many time?, and will be a great many more. I will say for the women of San Francisco, that they are a fresh, handsome, healthy set, averaging, in point of beauty, far above any of the cities oi the East. Their plated har ness help3 tbem, of course, but they would attract attention were they dressed less like the lilies of the Geld. In my next, I shall give my two days' experience ia the Chinese quar ter of the city. Pietro. The Miners War. Pottsvillf., June 3. Early this morning a dispatch was received from Mahanoy City saying that large crowds of men from Hazleton and vi cinity, who left Hazleton last night, arrived in Mahanoy City this morn ing, and were compelling all to go with them to rtoptbe working miners that had resumed work since Monday last, and that there aro about 1,000 men now marcti ig irom colliery to colliery, compelling all the miners to suspend wcrk. They have visited Sillimau'u, Steel's, Lentz ,t Row- man's, and Peter BowmanV, collier ies. Uoylan s miners stopped work on account of the refusal of an ad vance in wages. Troops have been applied for. At 9:30 to-day it was reported that only part of Bowman & Lentz's mea bad stopped work. The mob then were oa their way to vbe Hartford colliery. A later dispatch states that Rear Ridge Xo. 2 and the colliery cf Miller, Hersb & Co., near Gilberton, who started ia yesterday, are prepar ing to work with a full complement of men and continue at work, as also do Claner'ts at Ashland, Taylor's at Big Mine Run, and Anderron & C6.'s at Dark Corners. The situation is becoming more critical and the citizens of Shenan doah have appealed for tho military, as large bodies of the miners are marching on the town to compel the suspension of work, and as Deputy Sheriff Heiston, now there with a posse of fifty men, will be unable to protect tho working miners, Gov ernor Hartranft has telegraphed from Williamsport to General S;gfricd, here, directing bini to call out the military in case the Sheriff is unable to disperse the mobs. Troops in other localities have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness. The troops here aro assembling in their respective armories. Lebanon, Pa., June 3 Tho Eighth Regiment has orders to hold itself ready to march into the trou bled mining districts. Maiianoy City, Pa., June 3. At three r. m. to-day Sheriff Werner telegraphed that bis posse had been fired upon, and asked for military assistance. The rottsville Light In fantry and tho Gowan Guards, who have been awaiting order?, immedi ately left by special train f r this place. Arriving here tb y foi. nd the mob generally had slunk away on the outskirts of the town. The citi zens were much excited, and all places f business were closed at noon. The first disturbance occurred at King, Tyler & Co's colliery, below the town. N ben the bhenn, wun his posse, ordered the rioters to dis perse, one of their chiefs replied that they could not drive them away. At the same time a man fired upon the Sheriff. Firing then became gen eral, the rioters firing a volley on the citizens, who wcro greatly outnum bered, the miaers also having the ad vantage of being on a hillside. Two hundred shots were fired by both parties. Tho Sheriff, finding himself overpowered, retreated to tho towa and reorganized his force, citizens volunteering and every fire arm to be found being brought into requisi tion. He also telegraphed for mili tary aid. Of the wounded on the citizens' side, Henry Leetenberger, a police man, is now in a critical condition ; Henry Lochman, also a policeman, is wounded ia the leg; Wm. Encke was shot ia the head, and another, name unknown, in the shoulder. Eight of the raiders were wounded and carried away, and one of them was killed. After the firing had ceased, the raiders formed ia line and marched defiantly through tho town, headed by music. Of the two thousand men who went down the valley, one thousand returned here and then forming into small squads, dispersed in different directions. About COO of the raiders came frcm Hazleton and vacinity, having march ed the greater part of the night, com pelling every man they met to accom pany them. The remainder of them came from Shenandoah, Girardvillc, Mahanoy Plane and places in that vicinity. Col. Huntzingcr has established his headquarters in the Mansion House, and the ti oops are quartered in the City Hall, several companies arrivin? there this evening. The streets.at Shenandoah aro crowded, and much excitement prevails. Later 10 P. M. All is quiet here and at Shenandoah. The Sheritl went to the latter place this evening. To-morrow the miners will again re sume work at the collieries where they were at work when interfered with by the mo'o. Toe military are expected to remain here and at She nandoah several days, or as long as is deemed necessary. The raiders have publicly threatened to burn tho towa aud compel the mea to stop work if they made another attempt to resume. Guards have been placed on duty for the night. Advices from Shenandoah op to 10:30, state that an attempt was made to throw the evening passenger train from the track between that place and Mahanoy Plane. A lartre num ber of miners were parading the streets at St. Clair this evening, in sympathy with the miners here. A special train has been placed at the disposal of the military, should it be found necessary to move troop9 du ring the night. Mou?iT Carmel, Pa, June 3. Wm Schwenck & Co 8. colliery, nere Mount Carmel, wa3 nearly destroyed by fire this cveniug. It was fired by a mob of nearly one hundred mea. The miners bad worked two days at reduced prices. A Mrntcle ! the Dark. Port Jervis, N. Y., June 1. Divine. Dubois & Co. do aa exten sive business as general country agents at Morsston, in Sullivan coun tv. oa the line of the Midland Rail way. They have in their em ploy as cbiet clerk a young man named J. W. Denbam. The nearest bank to Morsston is at Ellenville. It often happens in their business trans actions that Divine, Dubois & Co. have charge of large sums of money which they are unable to bank at once, and are obliged to keep it in the safo in their store. This fact is well kaown, and has no doubt led to the probable murder of young Den bam, the clerk. Denham has always slept ia a room oyer the store. On Saturday night about miiaight be was arous ed by a noise in tho store. Know ing that there were several thousand dollars in the safe, Denbam at once sprang out of bed, and taking his re volver and a dirk knife, started down stairs. As he opened the door at the foot of the stair3, he saw a man making his exit through a panel which had been taken out of the front door of the store, l'oung Denbam took aim at the man and fired. The man was undoubtedly hit, for be ut tered a loud cry as be disappeared. The clerk took a step forward, with the intention of following the man, when he received a blow on the back of the head which would have felled him to the floor if he had not grasped the counter. It was now evident that there were two burglars, and Denham, although somewhat con fused by the blow he had received, determined to capture the oae remain ing in the store, if it were possible. For some time not a sound was beard. Everything was wrapped in darkness, a patch of moonlight that came through the broken door and shone on the floor being all the light that could be seen. Presently the clerk heard a maa stealing from near the stair door toward the front door. He bad gone but a few steps when he ran against the stove that stood be tween the counter and the door. By this time Denham bad recovered from the effect of the blow, and when the burglar fell against the stove the clerk sprang upon him. He seized him by the throat, and struck him with all hia strength a blow with his revolver in the face. The burglar at once grappled with him, and in such a manner that he could not uso his weapon. AHer a fierce hand-to hand struggle, lasting a minute or so, Denbam succeeded in tripping the burglar, and throwing him heavily to the floor. The clerk found, however, that he had mot only a desperate but a powerful man to contend with. He had scarcely been thrown before he turned with Denbam, and getting astride of him pinned him to tho floor. Ho then rained blows with a billy upon the clerks face and head. The latter placed his revolver at the burglar's side and fired. Tho man uttered a cry and threw up his hands. The billy dropped to the door, and Denbam believed he bad inflicted a death wound on his antagonist The burglar did not relax & muscle, how ever, but cocked a pistol and ex claimed: "If that's the game, we'll end this, damned quick!" Deuham threw up his hand and struck the barrel of tho pistol just as the weap on was discharged. The ball missed its mark, but entered Denham'shand at the middle finger, and tore a pas sage through to the upper part of the wrist The burglar's pistol was only a single barrel one, and he flung it away. He then attempted to wrench Denham's revolver away from him. Tho clerk, after discharg ing it once more, without effect, threw it from mm, and it fell oa the opposite side of tho store. Denbam seeing that be was now entirely at the mercy of the burglar, began to shout for help, lie lelt himself growing weak from loss of blood and exhaustion. His antagonist then drew a knife and buried it to the hilt in the fleshy part of the young man's shoulder, and twice in bis breast "ot satisfied with his work he thea deliberately plunged the knife into Denham'a side. It enter ed only a quarter of an inch below the heart, and struck a rib, which turned it from its deadly course. The burglar thought, no doubt, that he had accomplished his purpose, for he kicked Denbam several times ia the ribs. "From that time until day light Denham was unconscious. When he recovered his senses he was so weak that he could scarcely move. After a time he managed to drag himself to the Morsston Hotel, and succeeded in arousing the landlord, who summoned a physician at once. Denham told the above story, and Boon afterwards became delirious, in which condition he was at last ac counts, and vztj little hopes aro en tertained of his recovery. A search was at once begua for the meu. At the store barrels, boxes and chairs were knocked about in very direction, and the floor was literally covered with blood. A pis tol ball was found imbedded in the floor. A billy, a brokea dirk-knife, the one belonging to Denham, and a common single-barreled pistol, a new one, were picked up. A trail of blood led to the store door. Oa the stoop were large spots of blood, and leading to tha mountains was an oc casional bloody mark on the ground. All traces of the burglars was lost in the woods, although a wide and thorough search has been made. No description of the men caa be given, as Denham saw the first man but aa instant, and the second be did not see at all. It Is the gen erally accepted theory that they were professionals. Destructive Storm in Indiana. Indianapolis, June 2. A violent wind and rain storm prevailed in this region from an early hour last even ing till midnight Nearly all the rail roads centering here suffered moro or less in the loss of bridges and cul verts. On the Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Rail-oad, three small bridges are washed away, and on the In dianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette, the bridges at Zionsville and Acton. An accident on the Rellefontaine road was caused by the washing away of a culvert near Fortville. The engi neer, Alonzo Rose and the firemen, Ed. Bowmen, were instantly killed. The country in the vicinity of Fort ville is completely inundated. The Evening News publishes the following special from Cambridge City : "TLe heavy rains last night and this morning have been very damaging to crops and property throughout White Water Valley, and at this point especially. The fork of White river has overflowed its banks, flooding fields in its course and washing away fences and tracks at the race grouud. Poirson creek was swelled to a roaring torrent, and besides damaging property along its bank to the extent of $10,000 (as it is estimated), it has taken a huge piece out of the Wayne turnpike, and car ried off tho Valley bridge on the Cin cinnati road aod several below it. Half a mile east of Cambridge City an engine and three freight trains, westward bound over the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louia road, was thrown from the sunken grade early this morning and badly wrecked. There is a gap of 240 feet. The bridge at Knightstown is reported giving way. The east pier of the bridge at Charlottsvillc is washed off at a point fifteea miles west of here. One mile south, on the Shelbyville road, the waters have made a fissure forty feet wide and carried off part of the track. The long trestle over Simon's creek is badly washed, making a new structure necessary. Travel is sus pended in all directions, and the dam ages is reported heavy to crops. The loss ia this region is estimated at more tbaa a quarter of a million dol lars." A Pretty Damsel Robbed T her Vol den Tresses While Sapping;. A most malicious, mischievous and daring theft occurred at the reside nee of a Fifth avenue merchant, at Oak land, a few afternoons ago, whereby a fascipating and pretty damsel lost a luxurious bead of natural golden hair. She was a guest at her friends' house, and on the occasion mention ed, bad retired for that after dinner nap so commonly indulged ia by young ladies upen whom idle time weighs so heavily, and, after an hour of sweet repose, she arose to find her self as destitute of hair as an infant. She was frightened at ber own ap pearance and alarmed the household with her screams of terror and agoniz ing lamentations over tho loss of her beautiful tresses. A thorough search of the dwelling from roof to cellar for the bold perpetrator of the outaage was at once made, but it was fruit less, nor was any trace discovered of the stolen hair. The affair is involv ed in deep mystery. No stranger was seen about the premises that day, and the girl was entirely uasconcious of the malicious theft until the dis covery of her loss was made. It ia conjectured that she was drugged, md that no unpracticed hand per formed the operation. A singular feature of the mystery is that whoso ever committed the theft seemed only to covet the golden ringlets, as an abundance of valuable jewelry and small sum of money on an un covered table in the room remained untouched. This latter circumstance leads to the further conjecture that some jealous g;.rl sought, in this more despicable than romantic way, to de face the beauty of the afflicted dam sel by robbing her of its conspicuous glory. The incident creates quite a flutter ia the circle of society in which the young lady moves, and other belles avow that they will be on the alert to guard against losing their own locks by attending to the locks of their chamber doors before taking their lazy naps after dinner. Pittsburgh Gazette. Tex a. Galveston, June 5. Advices from N'neces county, Texas, report that Adjutant General Steele is on a tour of observation through the western counties making a thorough exami nation of the pat trouble.-', with u view to reporting to the State author- j ities thereon. An enrollment has a been made of all the males liable to military duty between Guadaloupe and the Rio Grande, ia the southern counties. A special di.-pateh to the S'irs from Brownsville says: General Fu ero, recently at Monterey, is oa his way to this frontier, of which he is to have command. His forces include two regiments of cavalry, with orders to check the raiding upon Texas. General Cortina positively refuses to obey the order directing him to report ia person at the City of Mex ico, lie says he resigned and is now a citizen. His friends are circulating a petition to the Government to let Cortina remain ia authority on the Rio Grande. The appearance of Texas State troops on the Rio Grande produced great excitement among the people on the Mexican side. Tho residents of ranches above Matamoras have organized to resist invasion, and havo placed sentinels at the crossings of the river and roads. The cattle drovers are much alarmed. Some prominent citizens have gone to Mat amoras for security and protection. All iull Amos( the .Miaers. Potts ville, Pa., June.l All is reported quiet at Mahanoy City and Shenandoah, where the troops are stationed. It is thought three more of the raiders have died of wounds received in the skirmish below town on Thursday. TLe troopi are re garded with much disfavor by the mining population. The citizens and business mea are petitioning that the troops may be tetained at least two weeks. A mass meeting of the working men was held in Shenandoah yester day afternoon, and it was resolved to continue the strike, they being guar anteed money, provisions, Ac, by the Wyoming and Luzerne men who are to rcsumr! work at the ten per cent, reduction. The meeting was large. John Welsh, President of the Miucrs' L'nion, and John Siney, President of the National Associa tion, arrived at Mahanoy City last evening, accompanied by other prom inent members of the Working Men's Benevolent Association. At Mount Carmel aa attemnt was made to burn J. Holt's hutel. The tire was discovered ia time to save the building. Coal oil had beea thrown around the premises. There is much uneasiness there. The force of watchmen at the breakers has been increased, in anticipation of attempts being made to fire them to-night. Laler. Quiet prevailed ia this region to-day. It has beea decided to keep the military at Mahanoy City and Shenandoah for the present. General Latta has gono to Ilarris burg. To-morrow all the collieries at Mahanoy City that had started last week and were stopped by the raiders, will resume work. The military have uiade preparations to insure the continuance of work. Central Kberidan's Marriage. Chicago, June 3. The marriage of Lieutenant General Sheridan aud Misa Irene Ruckcr, daughter of Brevet Major Gen. D. II. Rueker, was celebrated at the residence of the bride's parents this evening. The wedding was very quiet and plaiuly conducted, only friends and com rades belonging to the army being present with their families. The following were present with the ex ception of President Grant and Msr Grant, the President having reluctant ly asked to bo excused on accoun. of the pressure of public business. The President and Mrs. Grant, General Belknap, General Sherman and Msr. Sherman, and General Sherman's staff officers with their wives; Gen eral Van Vliet, and Mrs. Van Vliet, General Pope and Mrs. Pope, Gener al Augur, General Terry, General Ord, General Crookeand Mrs. Crooke, General R. M. Feely and General Perry. The bridal dress wa3 of white gros-graia silk, softened by a tulle veil, fastened with orange blossoms. The bride's ornaments were a gold necklace, with solitaire per.d int, diamond solitaire earrings, and gold bracelets the gift of the bridegroom. There wen.- no bridesmaids. Gen eral Sheridan and all the army offi cers appeared ia full uniform, bridal presents arc numerous The aud costly. The ceremony was performed by Right Rev. Bishop Foley, assisted by Rev. P. Riodan, according to the forms of the Catholic Church, of which both parties are members. After partaking of a collation, the bridal pair accompauied by Colonel and Mrs. McFcely, were driven to their residence on Michigan avenue, which was handsomely decorated and prepared for the reception of the newly mated pair. Tornado In the West. Indianapolis, June 3. Another heavy rain storm occurred here laat evening, causing the White river and all the small streani3 near the city to overflow their banks. A Iarze amount of damage was ilonf by the wind and floods in various parts of the city. The whole northern section was overflowed to a depth of from three to five feet. The damage to all the railroads in this vicinity is very severe. The trestle work of the Indianapolis, Blooraington and Western Railroad, five miles west of this city, was washed away, and Eagle Creek bridge on the Indianap olid, Cincinnati and Lafayette Rail road was destroyed. Til E STORM AT LOUSV1LI.E. LorisviLLE, June 3. The dam age done by the Btorm last night was quite extensive. Besides great inju ry to the Masonic Windows and Or phans' Home, many small cottages were demolished, roofs blown off, and other damage reported. The shops of the Louisville Iroo and Bridge Company were blown down, entailing a loss of about $30,000. It is estimated that the loss at the Masonic Home is $39,000. No serious injury is reported to any person. The total damage to the city is estimated at nearly $100,000. Ref ret Service Officer Found Dead. A telegram was received at the treasury department to-day announc ing that Larkia W. Selars! an officer of the secret service divisioa of the treasury, who has beea missing from his home at Nicbolville, Scott county, Virginia, since the 10th of April, was found dead near Opressu3 Sta lion, in Wise county, yesterday. Two bullet holes wee found ia his head and tWO IB LIS Dreast. It IS sunnosed he was murdered by a jraD!th1 of Ja,,e. 187S- of counterfeiters ia that section. Forest fire. New York, June 1. Forest fires have again broken out ia the moun tains of Delaware and Sullivan coun ties, New York, doing much damaye. The village of Rjthel, in fculliva i by fire for coiintr, wa surrounded two day? aid was ouly saved after fiht A prominent and hard weaitnv uruier nameu W uiiaru Lor- vlt bin, of Delaware county, was sur rounded by fire while fighting the flames ia the wood.-, and burned to death. Two other men similarly engaged, were badly burned, and narrowly escaped with their lives. Near Manyunk valley, Sullivan county, the fire was accidentally started, and in a few hours thousand" of acres of valuable timber, a mill ami 300,000 feet of lumber were destroyed. Ia the towns of f'allsfvarg and Manoking. the confla grations are so fierce that families have been obliged to fly from their houses to save their lives, leaving all their household g5od.-t, stocks, Vc, to be destroyed. The To nor Brquval to the I nlvrrity of , I'rnnay ivaalia Puila., June 1. Tin- trustees cf the University of Pennsylvania, at their meeting to-day, received from the executor of the la'.e John Hen ry Towne a formal announcement that be had devised the residue of his estate t the Department cf Science of that ins'itutioa. This residu amounts to about one million dollars. The trustees have deter mined that trie Department of Scieiife shail be called the ''Towne SeientiHi- C- I T r . s 1 i euorti oi uie l niversny ui i enusvu vania." CI KRE.M AO TEN. A correspondent informs the Potte towa leader that ia the neighbor hood of Fox Hill, Pottsgrove town ship, there resides two. families, mother and daughter, who make it their business to attend all funerals for miles around, for the purpose of abstracting articles from the bouses of mourning. Legal proceedings are to be instituted agaitint tbem. On a farm ia Exeter township, Berks county, is a sycamore tree which probably is the largest of its kind in the couutry. The tree meas ures twenty-seven feet in circumfer ence or nearly nine feet ia diameter, and covers an area of fully one-half an acre wiih its; branches. A game of base ball could easily bu played within its shade, or a camp meeting held under its branches. The tree is supposed to be upward of one hun dred years old, and bids fair to out last another century. The Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin says: Fires are again play ing havoc among the timber on the mountains up Lycoming creek, and in several instances it has been found necessary to fight them with a strong force to save fences, houses and saw mills. If a drenching rain does not sooa come to extinguish these fires, it is 'feared much property will be destroyed. An Alaiiama listcuns officer Killeif by nullllril Distiller HrsTsviLLE, Ala., June 3. Deputy Collector Holniaa Leather wood was to-day shot and killed by aa illicit distiller. A I.nttiian,Prlh Judxe Kills Predeeessor. Ills Terrebonne, La., June 3. Ex Parish Judge Belden was shot and mortally wounded by Sberburn, the present parish judge, ia a difficulty at Houma, this morn inc. Xeio Advertisements. J. W. PATTON. C. O. HURST. FIRM. NEW GOODS. THE NEW FIRM OF o. 4, Baer's Block, are niw in receipt of a stock of hIs aiiapte! tu' the prrsfnt wants of tho neople. Purrtiaxeil with in the lat ten days anI sine the decline in th prices ol Staples un.t Domestics, they are enabled to Oder special inducement tu all In want of itkhIs of every uewription In such raricty as cannot be fonii l anywhere e!se in town, eotnprlsinjf a gen eral assortment. They call special attention to their laryre assortment of CALICOES, Bleached and Unblcacbed Muslins' GINGHAM, SHIRTING. TICKING. BOYS AND MENS HEAVY PANT STUFFS, in Cottouade, Rouble and Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassimeres, &.c, DRI2SS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French Merrinoes, &c, STAPLE & FANCY NOTIONS, HATS Sc CAPS, BOOTS &c SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, HARDWARE The hastassortment or Curpetings and Oil Cloths erer uronsrht to town. A larre stoek ,,( Queens wars. Iteieruiinal to he up u the times in assort Bont. styles and priees. we respectfully solicits call froiii those in want of foods. febla A UD1TOUS NOTICE. The Bnrlerirnl auditor, appointed fcytheOr nhnns'Ciiurt of Sim.rset eoonty, on motion of J. ll. I hl. f-., to make a dis'riimtion of the fumis In the han'ls of Valentine Kmerlck, administra tor of the estate of Mary Burket, derease.1, to and anionx those legally entitled ohereto, herehy (tires notice that he will attend to the duties of said ap pointment at hia office) in Somerset borough, on Friday, June 1. ISTi. at lOo'cluck a. m. when all pirsons Interested can attend. C. A. SNYDER. JUe2 Auditor. A DMINISTUATOR'S NOTICE. Ksute ol Henry Olodrelty. late of Lower Turkcy- ( iwp., ueeeaaei. Letter of administration on the aoore estata harm- heen it ranted to the undersigned, notice ia hereliy irWen to those Indented to It to make Imme diate payment, and those haelna; claims arainst It, !,tbe late residence of deceased en Saturday, the iimayw SIMl'U. MILDER, Administrator. PATTON HURT
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