Tho Somerset Herald
WEDNESDAY.
...Julv it, lure.
Republican financiering Las aared
the country eixty-Beven millians per
annoni in theinteieston the National
debt.
With the announcement that Thur
man is weakening mentallj, come
dailj bulletins of the improved and
now robust health ot Samuel J. Til
den. The "old man of the mountain'
ha his grip fairly around the neck of
the Democracy, and the Boonar it re
cognizes the fact that it is bound to
rarrr bim the better it will fare.
The public don't need to be in
formed that the average Democratic
politician i? a mighty mean coss, and
therefore it will not be a matter of
eurpriee to know that an attempt is
now being made by the friends cf
Tilden to kill off Senator Tburman
by allegations that he is not only in
bodily ill health, but that his mental
faculties are dangerously impaired.
CoLosel Bi ECH.the new Secretary
of the Confederate Senate, has or
dered the New York Tribune, Chi
cago Jnter-Ocean, and other North
ern papers, to be stricken from, tbe
list of journals taken for the use of
Senators, and Southern papers to be
substituted in their stead. We pre
sume this intelligent Bourbon expects
to thus convert Republican Senators.
We don't bear much ncw-a-days
about the scarcity of currency, and
there isn't much demand for the re
peal of the resumption art, that was
going to produce such an awful con
traction. Nevertheless, we presume
that, with the assembling cf the
Greenback conventk)ae,we Ebsll hear
the stereotyped cry for more money,
although we now lave n actual ufc
in the country more t jan eight hun
dred millions f currency in geld,
silver and paper..
The appearance of a few cases oi
yellow fev er at Memphis bas created
a perfe' t pttnic throughout tbe Souti.
l 'r, to be hoped that the scar is
f oundlese, and that tbe disease will
not become epidemic. Good results
may enEue from the present alarm if
it induces sanitary measures to be
enforced by tbe authorities, who.with
the usual ehiftleseaess of the people
of that eectioa, have been awaiting
the advent of tbe scourge, instead of!
taking precautionary action in ad-'
vance.
In Ohio tbe "Nationals" and Dem
ocrats called their State conventions
on tbe same day and at the same
place, and a quasi amalgamation was
formed, against wbicb however, a
portion of tbe Greenbackeis revolted.
Tbe sign, in this State point the same
way, tbe Nationals meeting at Al
toona on tbe 15th, the Democrats at
Harrisburg on the following day.
Doubtless this close assemblage, in
point of time, of these two anti-lie-publican
elements "means business,"
and the conjecture is strengthened by
tbe awkward and laughable attempt
of tbe Ilarrisburg Patriot to create
the impression that Col. Quay, Chair
man of the Republican State Com
mittee, is manipulating the Green
back convention in advance.
Secret AH y Evabts sums up the
pretensions and the outcomes of the
extra session in tbe following laconic
style: "Tbe Democratic revolution
ists made a sorry fizzle of the high
sounding programme with which they
began tbe extra session. They began
with a blare of trumpets, saying to
the President, 'Sign our political
measures or we will withhold $4C,-
000,000 of the appropriations for run
nitijr the Government' 'That does
not frighten me,' replied the Presi
dent; 'I shall go ahead and do my
duty just the same.' 'Very well,'
said tbe Democrats, 'if that's your
intention we will keep back $20,000,-
000.' Finding tbe President still un
moved, they cried out: "If you don't
back down we will refuse you $10,
000,000.' As this threat had no ef
fect, they finally held back $000,000
and ran away. It was a remarkably
well-developed case of tbe small end
of the born."
It is cow asserted that a private
letter has been received in Washing
ton, from General Grant, in which he
says be shall defer his return to this
country till alter the Republican
nomination tor tbe 1 residency is
made next year. He says that, though
be bas been received everywhere
w ith the greatest consideration, more
than, as an ex-oQicial, be bad any
right to expect, be is extremely anx
ions to return borne as soon and as
quietly as possible: but in view of
the 8uperscrvicable zeal of some per
sons, whose acquaintance does not
justify tbeir officious intentions to re
ceive bim on bis arrival, be bas de
termined to sacrifice bis own wishes
and remain abroad. lie expects that
bis Australian tour, and possibly a
voyage along the west coast of South
America, tbe Isthmus and Mexico,
will consume the time till the early
part of June next, by which time be
expects tbe question of a Republican
candidate will be settled.
A statement of the receipts and
expenditures of tbe Government for
the fiscal year ending Jane 30th,
shows that the revenues have in
crease o over tnose ol tne last year
about sixteen and a quarter millions,
and yet tbe net surplus, which last
year was nearly $21,000,000, is this
year not quite $S,000,000, which will
go to the sinking fund. The falling
off in tbe net surplus notwithstand
ing tbe Increase of $1G,000,000 is due
mainly to tbe action of the Demo-
cratic Congress. There was an in
crease in the ordinary expenditures
of over $20,000,000. Of this amount
$5,500,000 went to the Fisheries
award. $1,800,000 to Capt. Ead's
improvements at tbe mouth of the
;Mj""ip?i.nJs.5oo,ooo more to
. , pay ice arrearages or pensions. Alter
j deducting these reallr extraordinary
expenses, we have left about $19,000,.
000 as tbe excess of expenditures
orer those of last year, for which tbe
last Democratic Congress is respon
sible, notwithstanding its blatant pro
fessions of economy and reform. Not
an inconsiderable item in this exces
sive expenditure of the peopled
money are the expenses of the estrs
session of Congress, made necessary
by the tactics of the Democratic-Ma
jority ia the preceding Ilooee 8 Re
presentatives. It is a part f the
price tbe country must pay Sod teach
ing the Democracy a sever lesson as
to what a party majority cannot be
allowed to do in bulldozing the Presi
dent and attempting te Etarvo th
government into sabmiesiom
The Democratic journals are all j
laboring in tteir vocation, to make a I
he appear the truth, by vigorously M"
j serting that Congress passed an ap
ipropriation bill for the pay of Marsh-
i criminals- eseape unpox ished, tbe
President is to blame. The Inter
Ocean replies to these hisU .rical Mon-
chausens as follows; "We infer from
tbe lleginlvr thai CoDgref s loved the
United States Marshals devotedly.
It was just wild to pr y them, and
the President was gailty cf a 'crime
against honesty aad truth in not
signing tbe bill. The Democratic
Congress and .h Register reasoned
a good deal lik t the first Democrat
'ia tbe wilderness.' lie said : 'Com
mand that ,hese stones be made
bread.' 'II e showed,' alao, 'the king
doms of t'je world and the glory of
them,' eni said: 'A 'I these things
will I f ue thee if tbuu wilt fall down
and w or ship me.' The devil was not
half go anxious for bread as he was
for as acknowledgment of bis power
ar.d tbe advancement of bis king
oai. The language of the Democ
racy was even more plausible than
that of his Satanic majesty: 'Just
worship our doctrine of States' rights,
and don't unfurl the flag of our na
tion (with a little V) at our sacred
voting places, and we will acknowl
edge yon a great and good man.'
The President, by bis veto, 6imply
made the old response: 'Get thee be
hind me, Satan,' and the loyal, freedom-loving
people everywhere said
"A Ken!"
Adj't-Gen. Steele, of Texas, re
ports that there are between 4,000
and 5,000 fugitives from justice from
that State, of whom 851 are murder
ers. A MONUMENT, tO COHt $5,000, is tO
be erected over the grave of the late
Governor Geary, in the Ilarrisburg
cemetery. The Legislature appro
priated tbe money to pay for it at the
ast session, and the contract for its
erection bas been awarded to a Scran
ton firm.
The Washington correspondent of
tbe Philadelphia Prex reiterates tbe
story, upon the authority of a Penn
sylvania Democratic politician who
arrived at the capital on Wednesday,
that the war upon Senator Wallace
is to be renewed, and that an inde
pendent committee is to be organized
in Philadelphia in tbe interests of
Tilden arid Randall.
The political campaign in Ohio
will be opened on the 20th of August,
to close in the second week of Octo
ber. This has been arranged by the
chairmen of the respective State
committees. Tbe contest will be a
severe one, but there is a substantial
certainty that the Republicans will
win.
A special agent of the Post Offi ce
Department bas just arrested a mail
robber in New Mexico. Tbe Judge
granted an order of removal to
Texas for trial, but tbe United States
Marshal had no money to pay the
necessary expenses. lie telegraphed
to the Marshal of Texas, but the lat
ter was in tbe same condition. The
post office agent thereupon started to
Texas with the prisoner, tbe stage
company carrying him on trust, and
the agent providing provisions for the
800-mile journey, and guarding the
desperado himself.
The Des Moines Register is en
thusiastic over the prospect in Iowa,
and says: "There has not been so
much enthusiasm in Republican
meetings since the Grant campaign
of 1S68 as there is this vear. The
meetings are as largely attended, as
much interest shown, and as much
interest manifested as in the days
following the war. What is true of
Polk county is true of the whole
State. The party is to day 30,000
voters strongerthan it was last year."
TnK Tetersbarg (Ya.) Initx-Ap-
peal says: "We do not believe Mr.
Hendricks stands much chance of tbe
Democratic nomination; but we are
very sure that the Democrats and
Conservatives of this part of the
world would greatly prefer to see
Mr. Hendricks chosen for the honor
tban Mr. lilden. Causes that ope
rated with effect three years ago may
again make Mr. Tilden the candidate
of the party, but be is not the choice
of tbe people, as everybody ought to
know, and it is even doubtful whether
tbe masses can be got to rote for bim
with anything like the solidity which
distinguished tbe party front in the
last election."
St Bora t ! Draw Heel
Mary, tbe ten-year old daughter of
Joel D. Coggswell, of New Albany,
Ind., went to the weli to get some
water. She toppled over the curb
and fell a distance of 35 feet to the
bottom. In ber descent she ctoght
bold of tbe rope of tbe windlass, hold
ing on to it until she reached the
water, which was five feet deep. She
cluag to tbe rope, which had run out
its full length from tbe windlass, and
thus saved herself from drowning,
and then, holding one hand to the
rote, she commenced climbing np the
stone curbing, reaching the top in
safety, end with few braises.
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Harp ol OkolBK.
From tbe Ofcok t (Mins. ) Slate; July , 1BT.
O, the Fourth of July
iy-iy-ir-iy-
O, the f ourth of July lc lie.
Since the ninrl.riox. piunleritw, Yankee hand.
Swooped down like deinooa, witii thiileand brand.
To ooiujaer M.1 eruib our lively laod.
And throttle us nil with an lrun haiKi,
And deny the gloriuun rlrht and grand
To a Sovereliro StAte IU own command.
While they ehouted toe Tory cry.
Read cur paper this week, careful
ly, pravertully aye, ewearfully, if
you must out read it, Messrs. Yan
kees, and see the sentiments with
which we salute the Fourth of July
since tbe American nag became a
festering eye-eore, the American ea
gle a carrion crow, and the American
Union a lie t pe wed from the pits of
perdition.
We don't I lieve in the Fourth of
July or any o ier kind of a hit We
don't that. Captain.
We have always thought, and we
think yet, that if Lincoln had been
taken "from the White House at tbe
breaking out of the war, and bung in
chains, it would have been the beav-
.... that
ever befell any
country in any century.
Yes, and another thing we want
to whisper in your ear while bolding
it: If President Davis wants to go to
tbe United States Senate he will oo
with a great bozzah that will ring over
tbe continent like a regiment of thun
derclaps. We want you and your Northern
Democrats (of misbegotten political
pedigree) to distinctly understand,
now, and bere, once for all, that no
Southern man will insult the memory
of our immortal slain by flaunting
the rag of the Republic over them.
A rag which they bated with a
heavenly batred ;
A rag which they spilled the blood
of life itself in fighting on sea and
shore.
A r ir filthy all over with the spots
and blotches of Radical lepsosy ;
A rag that has been a lie, a cheat
and a mockery since 1SC1 ;
A rag whose stars are darkened
with disgrace and whose stripes
are less honorable than a convict's
uniform.
It was royally right, we say, that
the Stars and Bars should wave its
bright and beautiful folds over "tbe
dead who died for it."
Its stars are as clear and luminous
as the planets that shine in the crys
tal vaults of Heaven.
Its stripes are as spotless as tbe
lillieB of our Southern savannas.
It symbolizes the highest, tbe pur
est, the holiest patriotism of tbe hu
man heart, and it is therefore a fit
type of the high, the pure, the holy
patriotism cf the heroes who fought
and fell for it.
Keep your star-spangled swindle
for your traitor dead who died while
murdering our peoplo and stealing
our property.
Keep it for them, we say.
We will have none of it.
No!
The Bonny Blue shall toss its spot
less folds over the dust of our depart
ed, whether you like it or not, and
our Southern winds will flutter it,
and our Southern sunbeams will kiss
it, and our Southern hearts will love
itforevermore.
narrneU la : Sneaked Oat.
One other thing the session which
"petered out" on Tuesday bas ac
complished which deserves recogni
tion and record. It revealed tbe pov
erty of tbe mother tongue. Lan
guage fails to furnish any adequate
description of the three months' per
formance. It began with proclama
tions of the most stirring and start
ling character ; martial music that al
most deafened the public ear; tbe
waving of banners ; the howl of ora
tors ; tbe peal of newspaper organs ;
and the beavy tread of a bungry
host with nose up and nostrils dila
ted with tbe scent of plunder. It ta
pered off to a sneaking lope after a
graveyard whistle, and ended with a
"Thank God, there's enough left of
"us to adjourn." How grandly they
entered on the scene ! Even before
they entered, with what blare of
trumpets and thundering of blank
cartridges tbey heralded themselves,
and Cong abroad, with tbeir sum
mons to an unconditional surrender,
the frightful catalogue of their deter
mined purposes and dread alterna
tives ! And how differently they went
away ! When one considers the vast
parade with which these drum-ma
jor d drew up tbeir lines and let loose
their bass-drums, and kettle-drums,
and chins, and all tbeir wind instru
ments, at the beginning ot the 6iege,
three months ago, it is hard to be
lieve that this fraction of a quorum
which drizzled away on Tuesday to
the tune, on a cracked fife, of Grand
father's Clock "never to go again-"
with the voice of the Executive whom
they bad summoned to surrender,
calling after them that they bad for
gotten something, is the same proud
array.
Let ns see. They were going to
have their own way, or stop tbe ma
chinery of the Government They
don't seem to have bad their own
wey to any appreciable extent, and
the machinery seems still to be run
ning. They would compel the Pres
ident to make formal admission that
the States are sovereign and the Na
tion subordinate tbe doctrine for
which the Southern Democracy en
tered into rebellion or they would
withhold appropriations for tbe Army.
But the Army is provided for, and
the President, so far from making the
concession demanded, uas reiterated
with the most distinct and unmista
kable emphasis bis adherence to the
Republican doctrine, which was af
firmed by the results of tbe war, of
National supremacy and State sub
ordination. They would abolish
Federal supervision of Congressional
elections, and have the doors thrown
open for free fraud, or tbey would
stop the business of the United States
Courts by withholding the means for
carrying them on. Upon this point
they were absolutely determined.
But tbe courts are provided for
with tbe exception of $('00,000 for
United States Marshals, which will,
by-and-by, be taken care of in tbe
Deficiency bill, with which tbe Dem
ocratic majority usually supplements
its measures of economy and the
provisions of law which stand in tbe
way of Democratic repeating and
ballot-box stuffing are still in force.
The ontcome of the whole business is
that tbey spitefully refused to make
tbe osual appropriation for the pay
ment of Court officers, and sullenly
sneaked off. And as if they feared
the effect of this, we find them argu
ing, as Senator Hereford of West
Yirginia did, in tbe Senate on Tues
day, that the refusal really amounts
to nothing ; that the marshals will
have their fees and can perform all
their duties without any appropria
tion. That is they have squeezed
down their performance to the very
last, and least, of the things threat
ened, and now defend thatnpon tbe
ground that it amounts to nothing,
and is practically null
The Mmm
But it is said that they are Halisfi-j
ed with themselves and their perform-j
acces. Senator Tfccrman is reported
to have said that be shall remember!
the extra eessioa aa one of the nlaas-!
antest things in his life. Well, there's During tbe extra session of Con
no accounting for tate-. It will bj i 8rt!". wbicb terminated to tbe great
remembered that the Chicag citiz?u ! t-utsfdetioa i f every one, 722 bills
who returned from Odhk-h with a j Hud 43 i U'. " -- ere ictro-
couple of ribs broken, uns eyej
gouged out, bath ear3 "chawed up," j
bis nose broken, and countenance
mashed generally, whsn inquired ol
as to where be bad been, answered
cheerfully, "Oh, only up to Oihkosb,
"htLvintr a lirtlA ftm with t.ha hAva "
Some folks have queer ideas about
fun. The extra se3sion fiasco re
minds one of the bullying tramp who
demanded that the inmates of a
country house should surrender it to
bim, threatening, if they refused, to
smash all the furniture in tbe house.
Being firmly met, be gradually came
down from threatening to destroy all
tbe furniture to the declaration that
be would certainly break a window
if tbey did not do something for bim;
and this not being regarded, he went
out into the yard and kicked a cast
iron dog. Senator Hereford excuses
bis party's last performance on tbe
ground that it does no barm. So, we
presume, tbe tramp pleaded that be
d'dn't hurt tbe dog.
And so they are satieSed with the
extra session 1 Well, then, everybody
is. Republicans certainly are de
lighted with it. It seems to bo very
much such a case as that in tbe
Down-East graveyard, where tbe
Eextcn being inquired of as to the
person whose grave he was merrily
filling up, "Wbat complaint?" an
swered promptly, "No complaint;
"everybody's satisfied." N. Y. Trib
une. A (My la Aoben.
Losdon, July 8. A St. Peters
burg dispatch to the Daily News
6ay8 :
"The latest oflieial telegram states
that tie houses of 14 out of 15 wards,
forming the most important part of
Irkutsk, Siberia, were destroyed by
the fire of the 4th inst., and that
many of the inhabitants are home
less."
The city cf Irkutsk is the capital
of East Siberia and of tho Govern
ment of tbe same name, and is situa
I ted on the right bank of the Lower
Angara River, about o0 miles from
Lake Liaifcel, its source, lbe city
lies on both sides of the month of a
tributary of tbe Lower Angara, call
ed tbe Usha-Kovka, and opposite the
confluence of the lrkut with tho for
mer river. It is well built, paved
and lighted ; bas a population, ac
cording to tbe latest information, of
about 30,000, and an important trade
is carried on by tie inhabitants.
Among the principal public build'
ings are the Exchange, the Admiral
tv's offices, tho Governor-General's
palace, and several Government foe
lories, ia which convicts are employ
eu. A handsome public square is
tiluated in the centre of the city, and
on this face tho houses of many of tbe
officers and tho guard-bouse. Tbe
city contains many public scnooid, a
female orphan school, a bib school
for navigation, a theatre, a school for
medicine, and a gymnasium, besides
a citadel and strong fortifications.
There are also 15 churches and .sev
eral convents and hospitals. Nearly
all the houses are of wood, a fact
which accounts for the extent of the
conflagration. Irkutsk is tbe great
commercial entreport between the
Chinese Empire and European Rus
sia, exporting to the latter tea, rhu
barb, lruits, porcelain, paper and bilk,
and importing in exchange furs, mot
als, and general merchandise.
Boiler Exploftlon In Baltimore.
Baltimore, July 11. The boiler
of the National steam packing box
manufactory of Adams & faetzer, on
Fourth street, exploded at G:40 this
morning, killing and injuring a num
ber of persons. The body,of August
Setzer, one of the proprietors of the
box factory, was recovered from the
ruins at nine o'clock. Tbe features
were unrecognizable and the body
had a large beam resting across the
breast At 10:30 the body of John
Ulrich, engineer, was found in a pulp
at tbe mouth of tbe boiler flue. Tbe
head was off, nd one leg which had
been blown off was found under the
truck. A search was made for the
head in tbe flue, but was afterwards
discovered in the debris, close to
where the rest of the remains were
found. J. Cortell, George Lintz, and
II. Ingersoll were injured and remov
ed to the city hospital, as wa3 also
W. Carle, a box maker, whose fore
head was terribly lacerated and one
of whose eyes was torn out Work
men are now engaged looking for
other bodies. Stevens' chair factory
adjoining was badly shattered by the
explosion.
lctro('ltvc f ire at Cleveland.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 8 At
1:20 this morning fire broke out in tbe
upper story of Denham's planing mill,
Scranton avenue, and spread rapidly,
destroying tbe Yariety iron works,
the Atlantic and Great Western
freight depot, the two story building
occupied by Rust, King & Clint, lum
ber dealers and a large quantity of
rough and finished lumber belonging
to different yards. A brisk wind was
blowing and only by great exertion
was the fire gotten under control.
At one lime it bid fair to burn both
Bides of Scranton avenue from tbe
liwing "dg5 to the Atlantic pas
senger depot.
Loss on Yariety iron works, $3.",
000 to $10,000, J. F. Denham's
planing mill, loss $20,000. Wood,
rerry & Co. 'a loss on lumber $15,000
to $20,000; fully insured. Lous of
freight in Atlantic depot light. All
the loaded cars were pulled out and
$CO0 wiU cover the loss of small
freight. The loss on the building is
about $20,000.
Yellow fever.
Memphis, July 9. Frank Mul
brandon, an Irishman, aged 41, a
shoemaker by trade, was taken sick
last Saturday afternoon and died to
day. A post mortem examination,
held by six of tbe leading physicians
of tbe titr, including Dr. R. W.
Mitchell, fate Medical Director cf the
Howard Association, and at present
a member of the National Board of
Health, and Dr. G. 15. Thornton,
President of tbe City Board of
Health,, revealed the fact that the
patient had died of yellow fever. Ail
tbe physicians declare it is a sporad
ic case. Considerable excitement
prevails.
A Kevere Slorm.
Cincixkatt, Ohio, July 10 Dur
ing a heavy thunder storm this after
noon two countrymen, on their way
to the city in a wagon loaded with
green corn for market, took refuge
under a bridge near California, Ohio.
Lightning struck the bridge and kill
ed both the men and tbeir four hor.
pes.
C ft WAMIISUTOX LETTEB.
(Fran oar Kejrolar Correspondent.
Washinutox. July 11, 179.
aucu.'Va le be , --J. &u1
jist rasolutitiu .r introduced
folio lug are among tho principal
bills which wre passed and have be
come laws : To prevent the introduc
tion of contageous diseases ; to cou
tract for the construction of a refrig
erating tbip for tbe disinfection of
vessels and cprgoee; to extend the
time of postal service; bill relating
to vinegar factories operated prior to
March 1, 1879 ; extending the pen
sion of General James Shield to hi3
widow and children, and granting a
special pension to Colonel Fletcher
Webster; exempting from registry,
enrollment or license, vessels not
propelled by sail or iaternal motive
power of their own; joint resolution
relating to the national board of
health; the legislative, executive,
and judicial, the army and the judic
ial expenses bills; biils for tfce ex
change of subsidiary coins for law ful
money, &c. ; to provide for a Missis
sippi river commission ; to authorize
the District of Columbia to issae
twenty year five per cent, bonds,
supplementary postal appropriations;
Baltimore post office site; to putj
Quinine on tbe free liit ; completion
of tLe foundation cf the Washington
uiouum jnt : directing a monameut to
be erected to mark tbe birth place of
Washington.
This last bill appropriates $3,000
for the purchase and erection of a
suitable monument to mark the birth
place of George Washington, the
patriot, the General of lbe Continent
al armiea, and the first President of
the United States. Secretary Evarts
bas tho money at his disposal for tbe
purpose indicated, In order that tbe
choice of design and the inscription
may Lave the inspiration of the place
to be commemorated, Mr. Evarts bas
concluded to visit the spot in person,
and it is quite probable, on account
of the national character attached to
tbe proceedings, that tho President
himself will see fit to accompany Mr.
Evarts.
The contemporary historians lo
cate tbo place cf tbe patriots birth at
Bridge's creek, Westmoreland county,
Yirginia. This name seems to have
been lost in tbe progress of time, the
present name of the nearest stream,
being Pope's creek, oa th3 Yirginia
side of the Potomac. The unpretend
ing mansion stood one mile north of
Pope's creek, and on a swell in the
land overlooking tho broad bosom of
the river. Tbe old family Bible not
ing tbe birth soys, in tho handwrit
ing of the father, "George Washing
ton, son of Augustine and Mary, bis
wife, was born tbe 1 1th day February,
1731, a; ten in the morning, aad was
baptized the 3J of April foslowidg;
Mr. Beverly Whitney and Captain
Brooks god father, and Mrs. Mildred
Gregory, god-mother." Tbe new
style cf computation of lime adopted
by Pope Gregory XIII and tho act
of Parliament of 1752 had added
eleven days, making tbe date wbicb
is now recognized as the birth cf
Washington, February 22nd.
Independence day, as is usual
when patriotism most delights to
proclaim itself, was honored by .a
universal observance and public re-
joieing in tu;s city, me rrestaent
and family left for a short trip to
Fortress Monroe oa board a Govern
ment steamer and directed tbe heads
of Departments to give ail govern
ment employees that could be ppared,
two days off without loss - of : pay,
which with Sunday, gave the clerks
3 Jays, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
in wbicb to enjoy themselves as best
they could. The day was a rarely
pleasant one for midsummer. Tbero
were few clouds to obscure the sua's
rays, but there was a fresh breeze
blowing which tempered tbe air so
that the heat was not so oppressive
as on previous Fourths. There were
the usual salutes, morning, noon and
night; the usual ringing of the
chimes with patriotic airs ; the usual
anniversary meeting of the oldest in
habitants, and the usual noise and
din created by the enthusiastic young
sters with their fire-crackers and pis
tols. Sonietbinz out of the usual
run wa3 the mass-mecling heid by
the Workingmen's assembly to urge
the strict enforcement of the eight hour
law. Speakers eulogized Grant
amidst thundering applause as the
only President that ever enforced the
eisht hour law.
Rarely in tbe .history of tbe city
bus there been such a number of ex
cursions by rail and boat as on Fri
day. Most of them were cf an in
expensive nature, so that on account
of the warm weather they were all
liberally patronized. .
Hundreds of residents of the city
anticipating a noisy l ourth, fled from
the city to the country the previous
evening, wnen tLe cars and boats de
parting from the city were crowded
with this class cf unssengt r-. I heir
abssnce, with that of the thaujiJ
away on excursions aud picnics, un
doubtedly was the euuso of the Sua-day-like
appearance of the streets.
There was tbe usual amount of acci
dents and fights but none of them
were of a serious nature. Flags were
displaved from nearly every house
top, streets were decorated with ban
ners and everything looked glorious
and sublime to the highest degree.
Washington is now appreciating to
an extent quite unknown in former
years tbe many advantages of its
river tide situation. ...River excur
sions which have been growing foss
in cost and greater in cumber each
succeeding year, have this season de
veloped in cheapness and in number
beyond all precedent. ', Round trips
to Norfolk can be made as low as
seventy-five cents. Tea cents wiil
pay for a round trip excursion cf an
hour and a half of a mother and
child to Alexandria on the fony
steamers New evening trips down '
the Potomac at Cfieen cent", leaving
Washington at seven o'clock and re-
turning at eleven o'clock have just i
been inaugurated. The deepening of
the Occuquan river under a Congres
sional Appropriation, has opened the
romantic 'foils of the Occuquan to
steam navigation and given a new
place cf resort to Washingtonions
There arc trips at all rates, from Eve
cents op, but the highest price charg
ed for tbe lonpet trip, even to the
capes, now seldom exceeds ooo dollar,
where live and six dollars were once
paid.
The palace tteamer, Frances, of
New Vk ha3 arrived here and will
make excursions to Long Branch,
Cape May and Coney Ialand. Fare
to ew lorfc six dollars, round trip
ucKet; gooa tor tnu-ty days, 10. ;
state rooms, $2. It is the opening of
a new line of ocean steamers between
Washington and New York. This
new palace steamer was built, ex
pressly for the coast trade and is fit
ted up in sumptuous style with rich
appointments and excellent accommo-
d ilions for a thousand jia-M-u r'-rs.
These ocean trips promise to be
fimona- tbe leadic" featurci f the
ica-ore :i
i commit seasiiri because
eltv. chefltmess and luarifuid adra
tagea. Tbey oflur a go:l pp.riuai.y ,
for a n.iff if ti e health -Idder.t d and j
iu v ratirg br zr-a f tb cefao, j
acd give paei.g'Ti a cm:c for j
shot. rfuV :. thrt t:e principal'
sea-iida toris af ice cjuii'.ry, take aj
dip in the surf, then see theK'gbt .f ;
New Ycrk ;
The summer luovenirntR -f !
President and Cubiuetare no pretty
well underslool. Tbe Pfeoideut wiil
occapy a cottage at the Soldiers'
Home with perhaps aa occasional ab
sence not to last more than a few
days. lie bas given up his trip to
the Pacific coast until sometime next
foil.
Secretary cf State Evarts will snoi
mer at his country residence in Yer
ciont. Secretary Sherman, Loso family
is now in Europe, will speud most of
bis time here, with perhaps a short
ran to the seashore and a lo.'k cr two
over Ohio.
' Secretary McCrary, has taken a
cottage at the Soldiers' Heme and
will likely ha there with his family
ail the warm season.-
Secretary Thompson, willtaksa
rest on Lis farm near luoiaiapjiis,
surrounded by his family including
his "sister?, cousins and auats."
Secretary Schurz bus secured bis
quarters at Deer Park oa the Aiie-
ghanies above Cumberland, acd wiil
spend most of his leisure there.
Postmaster Gsacral Key vvivh Lis
family will recreate auiocg ;Le moun
tains cf Tennessee.
Attorney General Dovcns will put
in bis vacation at Berkshire, Mass.
The tpjcial stamps forpastage due
which went into practical operation
the first of this month, wero issued
Giiriog June, aou sen: to postmasters
Accompanied by a circular which
charged thtra with nil the emphasis
of ittilies, "to distinctly understand
that these stamps are not to bs used
until July 1st, 1S79." Nevertheless
between 000 end 700 of the smaller
p.:stofficea did use them before that
date, not ia the manner intended, but
as ordinary or official stamps. . This
disobedience cf instructions caused
great annoyance at tbo Post Oiliee
department, end a "blowing up" let
tcr was addressed to the ernng post
masters. The explanations iu most of the
cases have now beca received. The
excuses are varied. A few acknowl
edge the corn, acd hopo that, the
'mistake' or "over.-ight" will be over,
locked this time. Some make scape
goats of their wicked partners, the
deputies for whose carelessness acd
ignorance they decline to be held re
sponsible. Oo Postmaster credits
his ruijtake to tbe fact that he cas
sore eyes. Another was flurried and
didn't know what ho was doing, be
Ciuso a train had run e ver a inaa iu
sight of the cHlce. A large majority
foiled to rea 1 the circular, mistook
the postage due stamps for official
or "artiQciiil stamps'' !s one Geor
gian postmaster explained it. Rut
this postmaster deserves at least to
have ono sentence cf his explanation
quoted literally. He says :
"I had eaw a sircular that tha was
go.ving to bo some Artificial posiidg
stamps and bad not notist any such
stamps as tbe postidg due stamps."
Ono of the "blow up" letters went
to Somerset county but I promised
not to give the country store-keeper
away, so I can't give his name.
Secretary Sbrrmaa is going to take
the bull by the horns as be should
have dene long ago and put Union
soldiers in cilice when there is a
choice to be made betweea candidates
of equal merit. Ia a circular to col
lectors cf customs and Internal Reve
nue he says :
"Hereafter when submitting nomi
nations for appointments to subordi
nate positions under your direction
you will state, in addition to the oth
er information now required, the ser
vice of tho nominee ia the Army cr
Navy during tbe rebellion."
The turnicg out of office at the
Capitol of so many disabled Union
sol Jier3 by the Democratic Congress,
and the substitution of graybacks ia
their stead is tbe prinio cause of this
movement by Secretary Sherman.
He is determined as far as he can
that the foct of being a Union, ."ohlicr
shall be aa honor instead of a dis
grace.
In the last hours of the late Con
gress, when everybody was feeling
good at the prospect of getting home
and when bills were being pushed
through nnder a suspension of the
rules, "Our Alec" tried to make a
strike in the peasioa business, but
failed. He resurrected the old bill
granting pensions to all the survivors
ot the Mexican war which caused so
much disturbance ia the Democratic
ranks in the previous Congress, the
Northern dourh-faees knowing well i
that the peoplo did not propose to
support such an arch traitor as Jeffer
son Davis as this bill provided.
"Alec"' tbe f cientific politician trim
med the bill down aad tried to make
it palatable to bis brothers by putting
in a proviso excepting from its pro
visions thoso who have not bad their
disabilities removed on account of
tbeir participation ia the rebellion,
which would, of course, exclude old
Jeff. This wouldn't go worth a cent,
somebody objected, (blame it on a
Republican anjhow,) and upset tbe
game of the profpective Governor of
Pdiinsjlvaaia with the pension com
mittee "attached.
P. S. This is no Democratic back
down.
Picket
Imliitn i'oimiill .Satrtilr.
:PEADW(or, D. T., July 8. A low
months ago three Indians were tried
and convicted of the murder of Pri
vate Leo Dader, Second cavalry, and
sentenced to be hanged at Miles City,
Aloataoa, July 7. Ua that day
two of them committed suicide by
hanging ia their cells. The third
was pardoned by tbe Governor.
About a month ago another Indian
was tried and convicted of the mur
der of a ranchman at Terry's Land
ing, ana sentenced to be hanged ati
lit thf s.imn fimp anH ftml ntai'A aa iIia!
V n " , r ,
was
found tj hive alsj cjmoiit'.eJ
cide by banging.
su
I'.iMlV.Jc'lljr Work Toni pitted.
quired by the Jetty at the mouth aad
also at the bead of South Pass have
been secured, and tho fact was thisj
day certified to tho Secretary of War j
by Captain M. R. Brown,
United I
States Engineer, Inspector of the
work. This virtually completes the
woik st mouth of tho Mississiooi.
The'jstty channel is over 30 fee
Vr,.. Diiti.iv., T T in .. !
J. 11 Eads, ia a telegraoh from Port ! f-eeded tbe ,!aa,d tJ hi " s
! ads to tho airentof the Associated ! XlDXe. n ?n? -ard wished
Press to dav. savs: "The greatest ! SeV. 0a'JK' but SDe aU'aJs ref,J
.loit.K ,.,i .,;,),i, ,.f .!. ..1,.. i -ana tne matter was cause for
JefD aadaeood naviibU rhnnnfl
jttfj. aJUU,JOU navigacie COanuei
of 2o feet, measured at the lowest
. . .i . . , ,
stage of the river, exists at tho head
of the passes.
Yrlliw Jurk.
iu.a i,.... ;
-verv one n to leave the citv
before
fevtr ppreud-. Tha pbyfieians are
Lopifulai to the future, hot the
f j upt-de t,f iD" cirzu'is ban almost
'is.-uuied pf' i: f rra. 'fcere will uot
bj cars oti'uu t i-uiv;h; to carry iLe
pj'.-pie a ay. Busiuess is progrei-s-
;.'' usual bus i.i a limited iti&ucer.
Ti;e b'lard i h-ai;ti ibis tr.oruicg
ifaued tbe folij'iu crder:
To the ytoiile of the Ci'y of Jletn
lhi3 :
We would say, quietly rtmove your
fomlics tc a place of safety until we
can at least see whether the few cas s
of ytllow fever will as-ame aa epi
demic form. To the people along the
lines of the different routes of travel
we say there can ba no possible
danger of infection for niasy days to
come.
Five cew cases were reported this
mor&in? and one death, aa infaot cf
Judge J. E. R. Bay, of the criminal
court, wh , together with another
son, is rostrated with tbo disea-e
A p.-. icct stacapede of citizans is ia
progress, trains bein unable to car
ry away hundreds who are ready to
leave.
IylropIibl.-i.
Cleveland, July 9 About threo
months ago George Gfidbaw, two
years and a half old, son of J. II.
Gadba.v, shoe fitter, living at 551 Su
perior street, this city, was severely
bitten by a coach dog, while crossing
the street. As toon as the warm
weather set ia the child became rest
less and subject to fits of melancholy.
A few dajs ago Lis condition was
such tL.it a physician was called,
who expressed fears that it was a
case ef hydrophobia. The child grew
worse, aud yesterday forenoon the
most seriouj fears were realiz-td, the
sufferer's condition being such tbero
was no longer any doubt that it was
a case of hydrophobia. At tbe sight
cf water or any smooth surface he
shudders with convulsions. During
his paroxysni3 ho snaps aud snarls
ia tbe fiercest manner, foaming at
the mouth, and fastening his tee: b in
everything be can reach. His eje
bails turn ia their sockets, and his
contortions cf faco and body aromost
frightful. During the relapses, which
ore growing cf shorter duration, he
sinks into an exhausted stupor. Doc
tors say he can live a day or so at
most.
MiurKlujc Dt-iklti.
Leah Herb, aged 83, met with a
singular death oa Tuesday, near her
home, about a tnile south of Fleet
wood, ia Berks county Pa. Contrary
to the advice of ler children, she as
cended a cherry tree to pick the cher
ries, and was found lying dead be
neath it. The tbory of her death is,
that after having filled her basket
with cherries she commenced de
scending the tree, aad happened to
lay hold on a partly decayed limb of
the tree, it broke, precipitating her a
distance of about 20 feet to the
ground. In foiling she struck a stone
wall, causing fota'. injuries. After
folliag she endeavored to crawl home,
but had only moved about six yards,
when death overtook her.
Mine i:tilmiwn.
San Francisco, July 10 A de
spatch from IJodiejust received says
a terrible explosion of a powder mag
azine occurred near tbe Old Stand
ord Incline Works, which were blown
to atoms, and everything near them
leveled to the ground. The Summit
Works, a short distance off, were
shattered to pieces. Many were kill
ed; number not known at this writ
ing. About 20 wounded men have
been found thus for. It is not known
how many, if any, have been injured
ia the shaft and underground works
TLe top of the shaft in the old incliae
is now oa fire, hot caa surely be put
out. The hills are black with peo
ple. The Cre department is doin?
good work. James Ilickev, foreman
of the mine, is slightly hurt. At this
time no estimate cu be made of the
number of killed or wounded.
Vbma laundstrtl.
Lafayette, Ind , July 10. The
hard rains of Monday, yesterday and
last night have swollen the Wabash
until it is out of its banks, and tbe
water is still rising. Thousands of
bhocks of wheat have been washed
dowa the river, and the loss from
this alone is considerable. Tbe log
rafts of Abernathy & Carnahau were
swept away, entailing a loss of $10,
000. Tbey were walnut mostly, and
there were nearly 300 logs. Tbe
Tippecanoe river, tributary t the
Wabash, has become a rushing flood,
and the crops upon its bottoms are
destroyed. This sudden rise is un
precedented. The great freshets of
June, 1S5S, aad Angus:, 1375, were
not so sudden ia rising as this. It is
estimated that tho entire crops of the
Wabash are swept awy, and a loss
of great msirnitude is tbe result.
A Jlu With Flv Wlvra.
ILvRaisnuRii, July 3 There was
committed to the Dauphin county jail
to-day Charles A. Carl, wuo is known
to have five wives, one ia Indiana,
one iu Ohio, one ia Miry'and. oae in
Pennsylvania and one in Georgia.
Carl published a directory iu this city
a lew years ago, and while bere mar
ried his fourth wife and obtained sev
eral watches from Ilarrisburg jewel
ers by representing that he had con
siderable sums of money in bank.
11c subsequently turned up ia Geor
gia, where he married a lady who
owned a valuable plantation
was brought to this citv on a
He
w ar
rant from the Governor of Goo'gia,
and to-day was committed to pris u
in default of $3,000 bail ou two charg
es of false pretense and one of biga
my, the latter preferred by bis
risburg wife.
Unrilrr anil Nnivlile.
il ar-
Pittsburc, July 7 Joseph Aik
ias, a frnit gardener, living a few
miles from Greensburg. Westmoreland
ccuDty, shot and instantly killed bis
wife yesterday afternoon, and after
... ..
tilling nis nearest
neighbor that he
had killed 'the old
woman,' placed
the muzzle of the gun under his chin
and fired, killing himself. The trouble
is lelieved to have arisen from a
.quarrel about a little piece of proper
ly wuere iuey uvea. Aikma hart
me
to
sed,
fre-
"
and b'3 Wlfe 3
Aikins was 71
years of age.
A'i,' IV AD VJulUSb'ML'NTS
-
T7XECUT0R'S NOTICE
Li;eor Philip shaver, Jr., late i,f S nnorwt
Twp., deceased.
Leltt'rJ testamentary-on th oN.ve estate bav
in teen irranted to tlio un.lorsiicne.1, nutl-e Is
Uere'iy srlven tu tuuse indctned to it to make 1m-
ii?. 'tc Wuient.andiUoseluvlnitelaiuisnKuinrt
j it to present them duly authenticated fr nettle-
I mnt at hut im mutenea ia .am township, n
' Saturday, Anoint s, S7.
j dk. kohekt h.pattekson
JuIy 2-usiah shaver.
gTKAWBKIUUt
Now Invite
IDIRESS GOODS STOC?
Af representing
Foreign and Domestic Fabrics,
Never iKliire shown In f lillnlcljihli.
win ate orte
PIKI.'KS M'lTIKHS AT
ISc,
Comprising
MOM A IKS, DIAOOALS. CASHX
"OVELTILS, BEIGES, ETC
W BAT! OVIB
ooo:
PIECES SCITIN'OS A V
20,
Coroprifln
".irr. ES, UE1GKS, XOHAIKS. BOl'K
ETTES, STRIFES, PLAIDS, ETC.
W HATK OVKB
ai;
1 00( ) PIECES SCITINOS AT
Comprising
.25.
MOAIIE CLOTHS, CASHMERES, SILK MIX
PI SUITINGS, ALL-WOOL. CHECKS,
PUKE MOHAIKS. SOFT-WOOL.
liElOES, CAMELS HAIR,
STKIPES, PLAIDS,
ETC,, ETC.
WI OAVC OVKB
301 ) PCS. ALL-WUOI, BEHisAT
1IOT1I TWILLED AM) PLAIN.
"WE ALSO HAVE
BLACK HERNANIES & GRENADINES
At prices from
20 eefits to $2,f0 per yard, aod in assortment of styles tp
Pi.easengte: Weempfov no agents. Send direct to tU t,
pies of whatever ju may need, and
s
TBAWBBIDfiE
N. W. COR. EIGHTHMMARKET STS.,
Apr)
VT
C. K
X.
Mammi-tii Blixk,
OARBiLIK. HOP BITTERS.
con livek oir Arm st huvkr
UCLL'S I'OI'mi SYK1I', ST. JAi'OH St.II,,
HAMIil R.lKR TEA. OAKOLIN.r OILu
HALL'S HAII! KEN EWER, A V EU
MASK BILLS. TISHIMrTAPKLE.
OAKIE.SKKI)S. PtHJKLTB'Mik.s
FINE STATU CVKRY, PEN'S PENHOLDERS,
CLOTH HRl-SHEs, TOOTH BIOS jits.
ToILfcrOooDS, SACHET POUlTt.K.
LUNDUOKIi S PEKEC.MERY, FINE CHJAKS
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS AND HOME RECEIPTS
SPECIALTY.
ICE COLD SODA WATER.
C. N. BOYD, SUCCESSOR TO G. W. SPURS
laiiimolli IS lock
THE CHEAPEST
-WKST
ALLEGHENY
BY EES &
SUCCESSORS TO JOHN F. B'.YMYER.l
. SOMERSET, PA,
We take pleasure in announcing to the public that wc h.w
JUMT RECEIVED a large and complete slock of Hani
ware, which we intend to sell at
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES !
Our stock is complete in all respects, and comprises every
article usually kept in Hardware Stores,
Blacksmiths' tools and supplies, such as Iron, Norway Nail
rod Iron, Vulcan Horse-nails, Taper Taps, Horse Shoes', Fine
Sleigh-shoes and Cast Steel, A ful line of Best Norway Iron,
Carriage and Tire Bolts, and Axle Clips, complete stuck of
Malleable Iron, Burrs, &c., Sec.
BUILDERS' HARDWARE,
comprising a full line of Ftim and Mortise Locks, (Vt and
Wrought Butts, acorned and plain, a complete stock of Nails
always on hand, also a full assortment of Glass,
CARPENTERS' TOOLS.
We have always on hand a complete stock cf Saws both
Hand and Cross-cut, Axes, Hatchets, Hammers Steel and Try
Squares, Compasses, Bench and Fancy Planes etc., etc.
:0:
"We always keep a full line of Revolvers, Pistols, Shot-guns
Powder-flasks, Shot-pouches, Cartridges, Caps, Wads, Kitfe ami
Shot-gun Powder, also a full line of Gun Repairs.
We have a complete line of Lamps, Lanterns, and si'jdii'
A full line of Saddlery Hardware, comprising Saddle-tree
Buckles, Rings, Harness-pads, Ornaments, etc., etc.
In the Agricultural Department we have a full stock of
Forks, Shovels, Rope, Chains, Mane and Curry-Combs, lbre
brushes, etc., etc.
-:0:
Wc make a specialty ofPockct and Tabic Cutlery. Also
Silver Plated Table Ware, Plated and Britannia Spoons.
We also make a specialty of Paints, Oils, and Varnishes a""
also Painters' Tools, etc.
.:0:
We keep constantly on hand the Celebrated Cucumber
Pump, (porcelain lined) and a cheaper quality that arc not
lined. This Pump has taken the lead of all o'thcrs wherever
introduced.
All goods warranted to be a3
are Fair Dealing, Quick Sales, and Small Profits
We challenge competition. Call and examine goods, and
ccrtain prices before purchasing elsewhere.
SATISFACTION UA A XT JSK !
BYERS & BARNETT.
Dec. 4,
CL0THEP
oipecUl attention to the
an aMortmeut of
W HATK..VKJ
i l( i .r ...T.77 :
r37i
NOVELTIES,
MOM1ECU.THS.C,,.
-NO t'LOTHs p, ,:.A-44!
HA1K, MONO i'LtPTH-j
STKIPES. ETC
W HATK OTSg
30( IHTtXTt-iK ;
Cum.rt.iu '
SILK MIXED,PEKINs,i H v
CAM EL S HAIR, FOl LI v 4:',
SrnwU t i u .
- .... w il.,1t. j,-
'!.
AnJnpwanis. w, tl,
THOUSAilS cf FIEC?
a
Compriflrir
HEIUES 33.Mdl.lBrfheiwM
CASHMERES, Paris v..,.ml
CASHMF.RK ! ivj.i.-o' ..' il
IERE!.KSlM,tSs h,';
Y HUNTINGS, n '
EVRONS, KTC. ri,1
FANC1
4 -1J Wl
lte MtraoorT
secure iLe advantages t f, urlu
u.-efu
&
CL0TI1I,
BOYD'S
ItosCHKESCKIiMWsvp
... INK' MUM.! ML'
S HAIU VIOOH,
KOI KU'Lli LINUUV
T'HLET J.JAPs
EE' MI. HLANKS.
SCHOOL K.pt,K
NU1. Clil NHo.
Ho rsj oLi.,NL
SonicrM't, Pa.
HARDWARE STORE
Ob' THE-
MOUNTAINS.
BAENETT,
:o:
represented. Our
prineql