Tho Somerset Herald WEDNESDAY.. REFUEUCM, TICKET. STATE TREA6URER, SAMUEL BUTLER, OF CHESTER. Vice President Wheeler and Senator Conkling bare both been cboeen delegates to the New York Republican State Contention Tni Stat Agricultural Fair opens at Fairmont Fark, Philadelphia, on on Tuesday next 9th inst. Gov ernor Ilojt baa consented to deliver the opening address. Tbe Centennial buildings are to be oscd for tbe ex hibition. Reports come from the east that Ibe crops are turning out well, and Ibat everything looks bad for tbe Democrats. Good crops and employ ment for labor knocks tbe noise out of the Democratic campaign cry cf "hard times and starring workmen." According to tbe estimate of a leading French financier, Germany, France and England will need $100 000,000 of breadstuff from this country during the present year. All right 1 Send along tbe gold and tbe American farmers will furnish tbe breadstuff. Barksdale who murdered Dixon is out on $15,000 bail and is pursuing his canvass for Clerk of the Courts as coolly as if he had "only shot a nigger." So that tbe South is made solid for tbe Democracy, tbe patriots of that party don't care much what tbe process is. Notwithstanding the amour t of our imports from Great Britian, it u becoming fearfully apparent to our English cousins that they must also spare us a portion of tbeir coin in payment for breadstuff. On Wednesday last $1,910,000 in gold was drawn from the Bank of England for shipment to this country. Mississippi is a solid Democratic State, and enjoys all tbe blessings of Democratic heme rule. Its Demo cratic citizens shoot children who throw tbeir arms around their dying father, as in the case of Judge Chis holm, and murder independent can didates by shooting them in tbe back as in Dixon's case. This is repre sentative Democracy. The Grand jury of Dauphin county has found true bill against Christian Long, Jesse R. Crawford, A. W. Leisenring, Dr. Shoemaker, Charles B. Slater, E. J. McCone and Wm. II. Kemble for attempted bribery of members of the Legislature in con nection with tbe Pittsburgh riot bill last winter. Tbe trial cf tbe cases has been postponed until November. The more the light is turned on to the Yazoo affair tbe worse it appears for the Democracy. Assassinating a political opponent by order of the Connty Committee ; lying in wait for him and shooting him in the back, may.be both Demo cratic and chivalrous, but it is not likely to impress the country as a desirable way of making a successful canvass. So mr weeks since tbe Mississippi platters struck on a plan to stop the negro exodns. They got up an ex cursion of colored men to Kansas in order that they might see what a desolate country it was, and bring back reports that would prevent any farther immigration of tbe blacks. It now turns out that about one feurth of the excursion party finding themselves in Kansas staid there, while a large portion of those who returned declare that they will move with tbeir famlies daring the coming tolL "Der nont keep us, p'raps," said one old fellow, "but dey mus' do it by makia' it better for as down de fibber; not by tellin us dat Kansas is a debil of a country." Wk trust that our Republican Wends in the different townships and boroughs will select delegates to tbe eoming convention for the revis ion of the rules governing the prima ry elections, who will enter ipon tbe work with a view only to the best in terests of tbe party. Every intelligent Republican in tbe cotnty knows that the party has suffered immeasurably from the sys tem now in use, and that its very ex istence depends upon a system or method of nominating candidates for office being adopted that will not on ly produce satisfactory nominations, but teat will carry with it an assur ance of honesty and fairness. We hope that all delegates will come prepared to devote an entire day, or longer if necessary, to the work. As no promise has been or can be made to pay the expenses of delegates, Heir work will be purely one of love for the iaterests of tbe party, but we need no assurances that plenty of good men ia the party will cheerfully give a day at their own expense to this object It appears as if it was bnt yester day that tbe Democratic press of tbe country was shrieking in agony ever theevila and wrongs of carpet-bag rote ia tbe south. Tbe venality of the carpet-bagger, the dense igno rance of tbe negro, and the alleged corruption of both, was tbe prolific theme of ceaseless denunciation by tie Democratic press and politicians. According to them the South was given over to spoliation, and no other community on earth was so badly and so sadly governed. To day the entire South is controlled by the very enen who so fondly lamented its al leged nisgovernmeut; every posi tion from the highest to the lowest is filed with representative Demo- crata: "home rule," so agonizingly demanded, is enjoyed to its fullest extent To-day the south is solidly Democratic, and she presents a spec- tr1n hat challenges tbe wonder cf www - a Christendom. The shot-gun and tbe bowie knife make and unmake her rnlora her indres are murdered if -- - , o tbeir decisions do not please the parties to the 6uitf; armed mobs com pel candidates for office to withdraw from tbe canvass aud leave tbe country ; county committees plan tbe assassination of independent candi dates, and forthwith they are ebot down cn tbe streets : murderers are released on nominal bail and traverse tbe country soliciting election to tbe highest local offices ; children are ruthlessly slaughtered for attempt ing to shelter their pireau a rsJ baired and innocent prisoner within tbeir arms; voters are driven from pols by violence and with tbe re volver and sbot gun ; ballot boxes are stuffed, and false and fraudulent returns are made ; wholesale repudi ation of State and municipal indebt ness is openly advocated, and public creditors are insulted and defied. Tbe State and local authorities are incapable, cowardly and powerless, or are callous to the calls of human ity, and imbued with the spirit of murder that stalks throughout tbe land ; tbe press palliates excuses and defends where it does not urge and advocate this condition of affairs ; and tbe prominent men of tbe south, her Senators and Representatives make no ntterances for the public ear, either cowed by the spirit of evil they have raised, or indifferent to all save their own selCsh personal in terest. To Bum up, tbe Eouth is a roaring, seething, i losing political bell, a disgrace to humanity and to tbe world, a libel upon free govern ment, a reproach to the Nation, a conspicuous result of the doctrines of unbridled Democracy and its vannt ed theories of "States rights" acd "home rule." It this state of affairs to be sub mitted to ? Is this thing to go on from bad to worse as it has been doinir for several vears? Will the o North allow its conscience to be sbackeled, and its ideas of right and justice to be outraged as they were by the curse of human blarery, until God avenged the wrong and exacted atonement for it in tbe blood of the whole people? Is this a Nation with power to protect all its citizens, enforce its laws every wherejwitbinjits borders, and guarantee to the people of each State a republican form of government? These are questions that are stir ring tbe public mind. They must be faced and decided, and nntil they are determined, and determined rightly and permanently, the Union is but a Bhuttle-cock, to bs played with by demagogues and knaves, and the Nation is a mockery in the eves of the other people of the earth. Wheh greenbacks were super abundant, tbe Democrats wanted to repudiate tbem. Now that they are scarce and as good as gold, tbe Dem ocrats want the amount increased so as to make them worthless. It is a party issue they want not an issue of honest money. "Nip the Independent movement in the bud," wrote Chairman Barks dale, of tbe Democratic Executive Committee, to bis nephew, . II. Barksdale, and nephew Barksdale, putting three slugs in each barrel, and fresh caps on the nipples, went out and nipped it. A brother of the late II. M. Dixon has reached Washington, and gives some important particulars of the as sassination at Yazoo City, he claims that members of the Democratic corn 's mittee were privy to the affair ; that they urged Barksdale on several oc casions to kill Dixon, and especially after tbe completion of the registra tion, which indicated a majority of 3,000 for tbe Independents. He also states that Barksdale, while canvass ing the connty for the nomination on the regular ticket, gave public as surance that if he were nominated be would soon put Dixon out of tbe way. Let the country take note of tbe event that Mrs. Chisholm, accompan ied by her son and a distinguished member of the legal profession, is on ber way to Mississippi to give testi mony against tbe murderers of ber husband and children. It is a sad mission tor a warm hearted woman, and requires more than ordinary courage, and yet there seems in be a demand that she should do Ler part toward bringing to justice the perpetrators of tbe most horrible' crimes ever committed. . Ja 187C Senator Lamar made a speech at Scooba, Kemper County, Miss , and said: This man Chisholm I do not personally know, but am told he is oae of tbe most suave of gentlemen, winning and gentle in his manners, kind and charitable, one who never turns his back on sorrow, and from whom the widow and the orphan never go away with empty hands. So much the more need to be rid of him. So much the more harm can he do." Tbey did not claim for him what is charged against Dixon, that "be was an outlaw," but was "win ning and gentle in Lis manner, kind and charitable." He was a Repub lican, and that made the forfeit of his life necessary. Not on of tbe murderers has been brought to jus tice. If there was thought to be any danger now that they would be, tbe Uvea cf the widow and son would not be worth a straw. But feeling aecare behind tbe stronghold of Mis sissippi methods of justice, tbe blood stained band will doubtless tip the hats of chivalrous courtesy and al low tbe testimony. . Tbe whole pro ceeding will be watched with inter est. Inter Ocean. Tat Indianapolis Journal suggests as a Democratic ticket for 1SS0, Black burn and Barksdale, holding that tbe anther of tbe yellow fever plot and the murderer of Dixon would fairly represent Democratic principles. The immense export of fresh meat to European markets from tbe United States is attracting the attention of the world. Nearly every steamer has more or less of ber cargo made up of this production of the great West. There never waa a period in the history of tbe United States wben tbe supply f every valuable produc tion was so i ear inexhaustible, and, at tbe same lime, tbe demand so great. It is year cf sunshine to tbe American pe pie. The Democracy talk abjot the exodos cf negroes being caused by emissaries of tbe Republican party Is this not nonsense in tbe light of the Dixon murder ? Wben tbe most prominent and influential white man is not permitted to live and express a sentiment contrary to tbe solid De mocracy, what reason for hope is there that a colored man can enjoy any right and live in peace? Is it any wonder there is an emigration from the South ? The "Mississippi plan" seems to have reached its highest stage of de velopment. It began wtth bull-doz ing people w ho propose to support anti-Democratic candidates, so that they wouldn't go to tie polls ; it ad vanced to stuffing the ballot-boxes with Democratic tickets in case tbe bull-dozing didn't keep the opposition from voting, and now it dispens?s with bull dozing and ballot-box stuf fing by killing off tbe opposition can didates, and so leaving nobody but the regular Democratic candidates to be elected Phil. Times THE YAZOO SHOT-GUN. E7S1TTS WSICH LED TO THE COW AESLY ItfJEIEB CF CAP- . . tact disc:;. - UOW THE BULLDOZERS EMPLOYED I11M TO CATCH inK NEGRO VOTE CAUSE OF THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT DEFYING TnEEATS TO KILL CON SPIRACY AND ASSASSINATION. Washington, August 20 Frank Dixon, the brother of the Yazoo vic tim, has been interviewed at length by the writer, and the following is tbe first accurate account of the de tails of the Yazoo troubles that has yet been published : ne said that in order to give a clear idea of tbe cause of tbe Ye zoo difficulties be must begin back in 1875. There was somo trouble then between the Democrats and the car. pet-baggers, the former endeavoring to drive the latter out of the politics of the county. In the county of Ya zoo Henry "M. Dixon organized a militia company of not more than twenty men, of which Dixon was captain. It was called "Dixon's Scouts," and Barksdale, the murderer of Dixon, was one of its members. It was the habit of the Democrats whenever any dispute arose between them and the negroes beaded by tbe carpet-baggers to send for "Dixon's Scouts," whose presence always al layed the fears of the people and in sured quiet. In September, 1875, there was a Republican mass meeting at Yazoo, and it was announced that the Dem ocrats were invited to be present. Dixon, among- others, went As it afterwards turned out, everybody went armed, and in a melee caused by some words between Dixon and a carpet-bagger named Morgan tne lights were extinguished and pistol firing became general. That ended the bitter political fight Some of tbe most obnoxious carpet-baggers fled from the county, and there was no further trouble with the Republi cans of Yazoo. They were disor ganized, and the Democrats obtaining control, attributed tbeir ascendancy to the "brave and gallant commander of 'Dixon Scouts.' " As the time for another election approached some of the wisest of the Democrats, fear ing that the negroes might again ral ly and defeat tbe Democratic ticket, judiciously suggested that a compro mise be effected with tbe negroes, whereby tbe latter should be allowed a representation on the county ticket Captain Dixon, who bad been tbe bead of tbe so-called bulldozers, was feared for his reckless courage, and at tbe same time respected for bis open-banded truthfulness, more than, perhaps, any other man in Yazoo. Accordingly he wa9 deputized by the Democratic Central Committee to treat with tbe negroes. He did so, persuading them that their interests would be better served by amliation with tbe native whites than with the carpet-baggers, and assuring tbem that if they would work with the Democrats the latter would agree always to give them a percentage of the nominees for connty offices. The negroes, or a majority of them, at least, agreed to this compromise. It was certainly tbe best they could do, as they would otherwise have been forced to vote for all Democrats or not vote at all. One night they called upon Dixon in a large body and wanted s speech. He told them that be was actuated by the purest motives and tbe kind liest feeling towards tbe colored man; that he desired to rid the county completely of carpet-baggers, de nouncing the latter as an incubus up on the whole people. He also told tbem that as they seemed to regard him as the originator of the compro mise, be would pledge himself to tbe faitbfcj carrying out of tbe agree ment, and that if the white men re fused to keep their promises, he would do all he could to keen his promises. yROMISES UNFULFILLED. Tbe negroes had a grand jubilee or barbecue, in tbat way ratifying the agreement whereby tbey were to have a share of tbe ofSces in ISiT When tbe ticket was announced in 1877 there was not one colored man on it The Democrats seemed to think that they had the negroes in tbeir power, and openly repudiated tbe agreement which Dixon had been authorized to make. Dixon insisted upon the Democrat - keeping their promised to the negroes, but they re fused, and he declined to act further with tbe Democratic party. W. H. Foot then came oat as an independ ent candidate for Sheriff, and Dixon supported him. The Democrats de feated Foot, and it waa afterwards charged, without denial, tbat they had done bo by stuBhng tbe ballot boxea. ' Tj9 Chairman of tbe Demo cratic .Committee, previous to this election, tried to induce Dixon to be come candidate for sheriff, but he declined. Tt'.ags continued in this war until tbe tiae came tor nominating candi dates in Yczoo this tear. Several persona . announced themselves candidates for sheriff, among others being Dixon. No convention of in dependents was held, but the negroes seemed to flock around Dixon, and there was every evidence that he would be elected. Tbe Democrats held a convention - and put tbe nam of one negro upon the ticket as a candidate for the legislature. Tbe negroes regarded this as a trick to catch tbr'r votes, and refused to be caught again. Tbey remembered the same effort being made in 18G9, 1S70, 1S71 and 1S72, and remembered also that tbe Democrats were relentless, except wben there was prospect of defeat. " JMES A. BARKSDALE. a young man with political ambition had traveled through the county can vassing for a nomination as chancery clerk, and had promised tbat if be wa nominated be would "run Dixon into tbe river," the latter having be come obnoxious to the Democrats on account of bis influence witb tbe ne groes. A i the Democrats bad failed in their effort to make the negroes believe that Dixon was the worst enemy tlr y had the negroes argu ing that whatever Dixon bad done was upheld and counseled by tbe Democratic party it ws deemed necessary to get rid of Dixon, and Barksdale was nominated. The latter immediately proceeded to denounce Dixon on the stump wherever he spoke, and efforts were frequently made to involve the two contestants in a qoarrel. Lpon one occasion Dixon was at Benton, a neighboring town, ten miles from Yazoo City. There he met Barks dale's bru.ner, who boldly asserted tbat all bis brother said about Dixon was true. Tbe latter denounced Barksdale as a lying scoundrel, and a fight i n ued. Dixon was set upon by a mob and badly bruised, when he pulled out his revolver, kept the crowd at bay, and witb bis friend Flannagaa entered bis buggy and left the town. Tbat oi-orred on tbe 21st of July, and for t veral days and nifhts bod ies of ariLed men laid in ambush in the woods to sboot ;Dixon. The lat ter was away from home, having gone to a friend's house to Lave his battered bead and eye doctored. Tbe report became general that if Dixon went to Beuton again be would be killed. He was advised by friends not to go through Benton on bis way borne, but tbat spirit of reckless brav ery which bad marked bis career from tbe start refused this counsel and declined to torn out of the road. It was raining in torrents when Dix on drove into town. On each side of tbe main street were large numbers of men ALL ARMED WITH SnOT GUNS and revJ.ers. For some reason or other thi crowd seemed embarrassed as Dixon boldly rode by. But the reason or tbis was understood by Dixon. He had previously learned tbat tbe Democrats of Yazoo City had sen, runners over the county, calling upon tbe whites to be at Ben ton on the 25th of July to put down a negro insurrection that was to be headed by Dixon. In tbat wav a gco.1 many o: tbe more respectable men felt called up on to shoulder their shot guns and march to meet Dixon, but wben these saw tbe Liter coming into town ac companied only by his brother and a friend, they gave vent to their dis gust and left the crowd. Tbe whole mob might have disbanded, bad it not been for the Democratic conspira tors who bad been sent to incite them against Dixon. No barm was done, aud Dixon drove through the crowd. He was followed, however, by about four or five hundred men to Yazoo Ci'y and his residence was surrounded. Tbe mob waited at a distance while a committee of four called upon Dixon and demanded that he and his friend Flannagan leave tbe connty next morning under an armed guard never to again re turn. Dixon declared that he was a citi zen of the countyand had rights. He refused to leave. The committee re turned to the mob and gave the re sult of tbeir interview; whereupon, amid the most deafening yells and cries for Dixon's blood, tbe crowd be gan to move towards Dixon's home. Some friends of Dixon, seeing that it was certain death to the latter if he persisted in his course, addressed the crowd in a loud voice, and announced that tbey were authorized by Dixon to withdraw his name from tbe con st for sheriff. This did not satisfv the mob, and tbey demanded tbat the withdrawal be put in writing. Tbe danger was so great tbat Dixon yield ed to the solicitations of bis friends and signed a paper to withdraw. The next day tbe negroes as well as a number of white Independents ap pealed to Dixon not to give up ; they bad confidence in his courage aud did not believe that tbe ' mob would dare carry out tbe threats. Dixon finally determined to run at all hazards, and so announced himself in Yazoo City. This disturbed the Democrats. They thought i hey had succeeded in pre venting Dixon a candidacy, but then they were no better off than before. To mak matters worse, the regis trar, wL: bad just completed the reg istration ot folers, declared it as hie opinion tbst ; - . j DIXON WOULD BB ELECTED BT AT ' ' IEABT 2,000 majority. At a Democratic mass meeting beld just previous to tbe menace of the mob on Dixon's house, Congressman Singleton and tbe un cle of young Barksdale addressed tbe crowd- It was afterwards deci ded to bold another large meeting on tbe 15th of August This meeting was held, and it furnished tbe Demo crats conspirators witn another op portunity to damage '. Dixon. Reso lutions were adopted declaring against D.xon, and in tbe report of the proceedings which appeared in tbe papers of the next day "tbe state ment was mad that two persons had overheard Dixon announce his intentions of - shooting ' Barksdale on sight On the Monday morning following Dixon addressed a note to the secretary of tba meeting denying that he mads aach a threat, and de manding the aamas of tbe two per sons. This was refused. Meanwhile the members of tbe Democratic com mittee urged Barksdale to be on tbe lookout for his life, and on Tuesday morning tbe laiter went to tbe 'store of Dr. McCormack "armed with his shot-gun. McCormack is tbe '.' chair man of the Democratic committee, and took tbe place ol a man named Harlow because the latter could not be approached on the Dixon affair, McCormack knew that Barksdale 1 intended t j sb to'. Dixon, and did all a a number of other Democrats who saw him witb his eon Instead of trying to prevent the PERSONAL ENCOUNTER, which tbu Democrats of Mississippi now pretend so much to : regret, no warning was given to " Dixon, v not withstanding tbe fV '' t was well koowu that be wui. U -ra'.kby the store that very ni.rubg About 9 o'clock be wa3 passing by, wben Barksdale stepped out and tired just after Dixon had passed. Sixteen buckshot entered Dixon's clothes, four into bis back and shoulder, and four in his right hand, so tbat , he t cou!d not use his pistol with effect- i It is stated that other shots vera fired from windows near bv. Tbe statement made yesterday about tbe paper which Dixon was preparing was acurate. Had he lived this pa per would have been completed, and bis death was buried ia consequence. INDEPENDENT MASS MEETING had previously been arranged for the 20th, and although Dixon was buried on tbat day, tbe meeting was held Tbe Democrats tried to prevent it by threats, but tbe extremes to which they bad already gone bad cowed tbem, and no further violence was at tempted. The Independents nomi nated a full ticket, giving the colored people several c dices, and declared they would stand by their ticket at all hazards, defending it m'cb shot guns if necessary. Tbe above is a stenographic report of Mr. Frank Dixon's statements, and after bearing it re id over to bim he expressed his willingness to corrob orate it all under oath. In conclusion he said tbat there waa not tbe least doubt in bis mind that bis brother waa MURDEREB BY ORDER of the Democratic committee, and be knows tba; tbe chairman of that com mittee planned tbe assassination. Barksdale proved a willing tool, and be was selected for tbe deed. Had be refused or failed, there were fortv or fifty others who who would have done it. ne says further, tbat there were other plans ef assassination, but none bad proved successful. He bas beard of men lounging about the alleys of Yazoo City, and even dis guising themselves in women's dress, with tne purpose of kilhcg bis broth er, but they were always foiled by accident ne expects that there will be more killing in 1 (zso before the lection is over. Had be remained there he would certainly have been killed. Flannagan and a colored man who bad been an Independent and eupported by Dixon, bad been com pelled to leave, the latter sacrificing bis property. .- . . - Ollt WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Cjrrciponilant.) Washington. Aogust 30,1879. Tbe Government has at last lit up on a practical expedient for civilizing tbe Indians. It is tbe intention to take one hundred of tbe youths from the more savage tribes, the Sioux and Arrapahoes, and educate tbem in civilized arts at Carlisle barracks, Pennsylvania. W hen they are But Gciently educated to , have become familiar with tbe ethics cf civiliza tion, they are to ba returned to their tribes and their places are to be filled witb one hundred more of tbe young rea generation, i ner tbeory upon wbicb the government, pursues tbis course is, tbat those wfro are educat ed will have a direct influence on civilizing those to whom they will return, and learn tbem tbe arts sciences and agricultural interests. Carlisle Barracks with its beauti f A shade and large grounds belongs to tbe government and was for merly occupied as a cavalry depot lieutenant Kicbard II. Halt, 10th U. S. Cavalry, will have charge of their education, and tbe school will be organized and similar to that branch of tbe Hampton (Ya.) Nor mal Institute which is now devoted to the trainiug of yoang Indians. The old cavalry depot is well suited lor tnis purpose and tne success which has attended tbe work at Hampton, prompts tho establishment of Una new school. The mountains which are located just north of Carlisle towards Somerset, will af ford these yonng red-skins an ample field for hunting and fishing, which sport they will have to be indulged in occasionally. Look out for your scalps on the Allegbenies. L. D. IngerBoll, cf Illinois, librari an of the War Department is dead. ms deatb was caused by consump tion in Colorado, where be went tor bis health about two months ago. He bad just finished the history of the Wat Departmeit and the old building occupied by the Department until it was torn down a short time ago. The Attorney Geeeral announced his decision in the case of the ar rears of pensions due tbe inmates of the soldiers' homes. His decision covers some very interesting points of law. It is in effect that tbu ar rears of pensions do not go to tbe Volunteer Soldiers' Homes, but to tbe soldiers themselves. Tbe public schools of tbe district will be reopened on Monday, and it is expected the demand for admissioh tickets will be in excess of any pre vious year. . ... .. The famous drummer boy, Lieut John L. Clem, of tbe United States Armv, is on a visit to this city, and called on the President to-day. He is more familiarly kiown to us old soldiers as "Tbe drummer boy of Cbickamaoga," whose bravery on tbe battle field during tbe late war ormed an interesting I'.pm of history, and secured him rapid advancamsit in tbe profession selected by bim at a tender age. Tbe incident which brought Lieutenant Clem into promi nence will doubtless be remembered by all old soldiers. Doring tbe bat tle of Cbickamaoga, Lieutenant Clem, then a drummer boy of twelve years, shot and killed Colonel Hous ton of tbe Texas ranger, for wbicb service he was promoted sergeant and placed on General George U. Thomas' staff. Subsequently Gener al Grant, in 1871, appointed him to a Lieutenancy, and be is now pro fessor of science aod tactics of tba Galesviile (Wis.) University. In a matter involving tbe question, whether a post mister ia required under the law to testify in a judicial proceeding who rents a box in bis office, who took the letters from it, &.c , tending to show what became of certain correspondents; tbe subject was referred to Attorney General Freeman of the Post OSes Depart ment, and he has answered the Post master General that the Postmaster should not be reqnired to answer tbe inquiries. He says, the Postmaster is an agent cf the government, sad there is no relation which the gov ernment sustains toward -the people of such - high trust and of such peculiar bad confidential a character as that which it sustains ia the trans- mission of sealed communications The name of the person addressed ia written oa the outside of the letter for one purpose alone, tbat of en abling the Postmaster to deliver to tba proper person. . For any other purpose the Postmaster is presumed to have no knowledge of the address. A word on cheese factories. Some time ago, when t Sjmerset, I bad the pleasure of a visit '"among other points of interest around Somerset to tie Bowman cheese factory aod saw it in full blast during tbe morn ing hour. I was much pleaded and be oc filed by lb visit, and foood tie place from tbe receiving can to tbe cheese op stairs in a vat, in a cleanly, workmanlike condition. Ibe mana ger was very clever and explained the different processes through wbicb the milk paasea before it becomes cheese in a very satisfactory manner. rai tier than as to the makiaz of buter and cheese he waa silent and referred me to tbe "Bobs" in Somerset Pry ing around seeking in ormation discovered th j "print box." Ob, how good I felt at tbe siaht of the box in which b printed tbe nice sweet but ter tbat we almost worship at the capital, and fishing around amongst tbe machinery farther, here was ob served the same old box addressed George M. Oyster & Co , Washing ton. D. C. from which I purchased many a pound. This fact kind of puzzled me as I always thought Oyster Bold Philadelphia print, but no matter I waa ery glad anyhow tbat I bad found where our "Sheaf prints" were made. Going home in our buggy I related my observations to tbe person witb me. and be was shocked when I told him tbat we bad to oay 30 and 35 cents' a pound for tbis identical butter, now is it that we people in Washington have to pav such prices for butter ? We are only nine hours by rail from Somerset, and tbe expresjage on transient custom is only one dollar aud Sfiy cents per hundred pounds. Tbe Chesapeake and Ohio canal bas bad a telephone wire run along tbe canal from Cumberland to George town for tbe use cf tbe boatmen and others interested. All the locks are supplied witb the instrument and it is no trouble now for owners to naa the whereabouts of a particular boat at anytime - The results reached in buildiog this line is something bor dering on marvelous, a whisper in tbe Ldison instrument being disunct ly transmitted from Waverton to dam No. 6, a distance of seventy-two miles. In examining tbe Roll of Honor, eivirnr the names of soldiers who died in defence of the American Un ion, interred in tbe National ceme terics, I found the name of Westley S. Young, of the 54th Penn'a. ols son or Air. a. a. xoung, or otoys- town. He is buried io the Winches ter National cemetery. The number of bis tomb is 4,403 and location of grave. Lot 10. He died October 19 18G4. Tbis will be a surprise to bis aged parents who were led to believe tbat "West" wa?, after being captur ed by the rebels at ew Marker, tak en to Andersonville aod there died frcm starvation. Picket. Tracing a (ia( af KwlBrfler. Middletown, N. Y.. Aug. 29. Through tbe instrumentality cf E. J McKinney, a lroy detective, a gang of eleven swindlers, wnicb bad estab lished itself in this village, bas been broken up. Tbe gang, as far ai known, waa comDOsed of four D8T sons, three of tbem being brothers named Sullivan, and tbe fourth mem ber a man who gives bis name as E. S. Belknap. It is not known where tbe swindlers are from originally, bnt tbey have been at work in Troy and other places in the northern part of the atate and in various parts or ton necticutand Massachusetts. Tbeir plan or operations was as follows : Tbey pretended to be in tbe lightning rod business, and trav eled through tbe rural districts with horses, wagons, &c , putting up rods on farmers' buildings, taking in pay ment notes running from 3 to months. Not asking any cash for their work, they were successful in business, and bad all the work tbev could attend to. After they had accumulated a nam ber of these notes, a number of notes with forged signatures was added to them, and then tbe men disposed of the whole to note brokers, giving as security a chattel mortgage on their horses, wagons, &c. Before tbe notes became due they moved out of the place where the notes had been gotiated, taking their horses and wagons, and tbe broker generally found that he bad been swindled when he made collections. Some time ago they thus succeeded in selling $1,500 in worthless notes to a brcker in Troy, giving a chattel mort- eaire on eight horses, Bets of double harness, and wagons. Wbej tbe notes matured, of course tbey were not paid, and wben an attempt was made to recover on tbe chattel mort gage, the swindlers could not be found. It was then that the detec tive was put upon tbeir track. For several weeks tbe detective could find nothing of bis men. He visited various points in Massachusetts and Connecticut where tbey bad been. He at last got trace of tbe men and followed tbem to lew York City, where he again lost them. It happened, however, that two of the men had bought clothing at a store on Eighth avenue, New York, and ordered them sent to tbis village, collect on delivery. - The detective heard of . tbis and -' followed tbe clothes to Middletown. On arriving at this village, Mr. McKinney found tbat he was on the :Lt . in.. l.j here about a week putting up light ning-rods for farmers who reside near here, and taking their aotss therefor. J. Bolavan and K. a, Belknap, the leaders of the party, were at tbe Commercial Hotel, while the others, with H. B. Sullivan s wife, daughter, son, and son's wile were registered at the Blizxard Hotel.- It was found that on Wednesday E. J. . Sullivan and Belknap had gone to New Yotk, and immediately a teiegi am was sent to Police Head quarters asking for tbeir arrest. Tbey were arrested at an office on Broadway, where tbey had engaged desk-room, and ware, doubtless, preparing for further swin dles. .When the swindlers . reached here they had witb them all tbe prop erty covered by tbe Troy mortgage, bnt a search only resulted in . bring ing to itgbt one borse, one set ot double harness, and a wagon. These were found at the Commercial Hotel. t was further found that two of the Sullivans had started for yniopyille, Bear here, on Tuesday with fopr horses. Tbey were followed by a lawyer who accompaaied the Troy detective, and after a chase were foood at Hawley, Peon with the horses in their possession. . As soon tbe necessary requisition papers can be obtained from Gov Hoyt, tbe swindlers will be brought from Penn- ayivaaia to wis state ana visa. rfMla. The City of San Francisco, Cali fornia, was intensely excited over a shooting affray which took place on ber streetaon Saturday morning last For several days past the Chronicle has been attacking Rev. I. S. Kal loch, the workingmen's candidate for mayor, on his record in Button and Kansas Oa Friday night Rev. Mr. Kalloch defended himself before an immense audience agaiust tbe charges of thirty years of immorality prefer red against him by tbe ' hronicle He said these charges were renewed by Charles and Mike De Yoang, whom he characterized vilely. Oa Saturday morning Charles De Yoang drove in a covered coupe and stop ped in front of the private entrance of tbe Metropolitan Temple, where Rev. Mr. Kalloch has a study room. He sent a messenger boy to Mr. Kalloch's apartment with a request tbat be should come down to the street Mr. Kalloch accompanied the boy to the sidewalk, and imme diately upon his appearance waa shot by De Young, who remained in his carr'ie. Tho ball struck Mr. Kall cli in the breast, and like a flash be turned to retreat indoors, wben De Young fired a second time, tbe ball striking him in the back. Although the affair occupied but a few minutes, a large crowd collected attracted by tbe noise of tbe shoot mg. A rash was made for the ear riage, which was overturned by tbe mob, and before De Yonng could fire a th rd time he was jerked from bis seat to the sidewalk, knocked down and terribly maltreated. He was kicked and bruised in a terrible man ner, and would no donbt have been killed by the infuriated crowd bu for tbe timely arrival of a large squad of policemen who took bim in charge and burned htm off to jail. Kearney arrived from the interior at 8 o'c.O-'k, and escort 3d by several military companies of bis party and an immenee assemblage of bis tullo ers, moved np to tbe sand lots An ex cited meeting was held. Not less than 20,000 were present to hear Kearney's speech up oa tbe shooting ot Uav. I a. Kalloch. Ibe excitement was very great, and thj crowd needed but a word to have Bent tbem off wildly after tbe De Young brotu-1 in jail Kearney addressed himself to quiet tbe fury or tbe mob. lie re minded tbem tbat in ten days tbe election would put tbe whole ma chinery -of tbe city government io their hands, and that tbe proprietors of tbe Chronicle would then meet their deserts : that any present at tempt at violence would be met by the revolvers of the police, and rifles and Gatliog guns of the military, and tbat the game was not worth tbe shedding of the blood of one honest man. Never wa9 Kearney's influence over his followers shown to a better advantage. Although the crowd were howling fur tbe blood of the De Youngs, tbey yielded to bis advice. The bnsiness office of the Chronicle was surrounded early in tbe evening by a crowd, but no violence was of fered. The printing office, on Clay street, is running as usual, guarded bv the po ice. No demonstration what ever was made during the evening At tbe Central station, where tbe De Youngs are confined, the whole police force were assembled. The militia were also nnder arms. Kalloch's woonds are now believ ed not to be dangerous and ne may recover. Rev. Mr. Kalloch enjoyed consid erable notoriety in 1854 aa a Trans- cendentalist in Boston. - He fell into disgrace, however, through alleged intimacy with a lady in bis congre gation, tbe charges not being proved, and left for otner fields of pastoral effort lie was next beard from in Kansas, where he figured as an anti slavery agitator, and was said to car ry a anarp s nne in one nand and a Bible in the other. California next claimed him as her own, where he dabbled in local politics and tried to win tbe favor of tbe workiog classes. Tbe principal grievance for which De Yonng attacked him, was an in famous charge Kalloch made against De i oung's mother. Later intelligence is to tbe effect tbat since the great afternoon meet ing on Sunday, San - r rancisco has enjoyed comparitive repose. Tbe Rev Isaac S. Kalloch passed a tranquil night, and was better on Monday afternoon. As his physi cians deem bis recovery probable, tbe Workingmen's party has not selected any otber candidate for mayor there is some talk, however, of nom mating Kearney, ua xonng was arraigned in the Police Court on Monday, and was committed to pris on without bail. His conduct was severely censured in the pnlpit on Sunday, aod tbe general current of popular feeling is against bim. The telegraph messenger boy who was witn De Young wben be shot Kalloch has been found and ques tioned, lie says tbat tbey drove first to the latter's home and that when at the Temple he decoyed Kal lech to the door of tbe coupe by tel ling him, at the instance of D xoung, tnat a lady wanted to see biai. amU fcy Tramp. Baltimore, August 27. Elmer Redifer, a citizen of Harford county, was murdered about 7 o'clock this evening on the line of tbe Philadel phia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad near Perrymansville. He was attacked by a white man and a negro, supposed to be tramps, and was sbot in the bead by the negro. Tbe murderers escaped. IvMklac I Aaaarlem tar II .mm. London, Aagdst 26 A crowded and enthusiastic meeting of working men was heir1 in Sbtffield last night for the purpose of taking steps to pro mote tbe emigration of sarplus labor. A resolution was pasaed to tbe effect tbat considering tbe prospects of trade in England, a large emigration absolutely necessary. Another meeting is to be held in a short' time to carry tbis resolution into effect lea- la4 Prlaaa Hnm Beatryat Richmond, Va , August 26 At an early hoar this morning a fire broke out in R. H. Wbitlock's tobac co-box manufactory at the corner of Eighteenth atd Carey streets, and tbat extensive establishment, togeth er witb the large brick tobacco facto ry of Messrs. Turpin & Brother, ad- joioiog tbe box factory oa the east were totally destroyed. A row of frame bouses on be south side of Ca rey street sostnined sorpe damage.aa also did tbe brick tobacco factory of Jackson, Tarpio & Co., on Eigh. teen lb street, west of tbe box factory. Tbe tuildiug occupied by Turpin & Brother, which was destroyed, was well known as "Castle Thunder.' and was need daring the war as a prison boost for both Federal and I Confederate prisoners. Ikaaitaf SSTalr la Harrtekara;. TRUE HILL RETURNED AGAINST SAL TER AND M'CUNI FOR CORRUPT SO I LICITATION, AND TRIAL DEFERRED TILL ' NOVEMBER BILLS AGAINST OTHER PARTIES ' Uarrisburq . August 29 Io the ty Court tbis kieuooo is B Sailer and E. J. . . ...,A tnrm Dauphin Connty ibe case of Cbas McCone were seat to the graDd jury. which speedily returned true bills cbargiogibem wub corrupt solicita tion. Atto o'clock the cose of Common wealth vs. Halter was called for trial. Tbe District Attorney an ftunced tbat be would have associa ted wiib him in tbe ondact of the cases Hon. J. S. Black and ex-Sena-tor M. U. Carpenter, who were pres ent with bim in the court room. Mr. Weise, for tbe defense, than moved a continuance of tbe cases on tne grojnd tbat two of tbe counsel for defense were absent Wm. B. Mann, at Beltt-fonie, woj is engaged aa counsel for Peter Uerdic, now on irul, aod Leis C. Cassidy, at a summer report. After a short con sultation among tbe attorneys, and a otference with the Court, it was agreed tbat tbe cases should be set down peremptorily for Monday, No vember 17th. Tbe defendant- were required to give bail ia the sum of $1,000 each oa each indictment found against tuem. Late this afternoon traa b.lU were returned against Wm. II. Kemble for corrupt solicitation, and against C Bar lea B Salter, Jesse R. Crawford and Wm. U. Kemble for perjury. A bill charging Kemble and Salter with conspiracy to bribe legislators waa ignored. Tbe grand jury this afternoon, act ing in obediencd to Judge Pearain's charge, ordered the District Attorney t prepare bills of indictment for corrupt solicitation against Repre sentatives Petroff, Smith and Clark, of Philadelphia, and Rumberger, of Armstrong. These gentlemen escap ed expulsion from tbe Uonse last spring. The Fever Spreading-. Memphis, August 23 The order to evacuate the public streets after 9 o'clock at night works well, and is the mo3t sensible edict issued by the State Board of Health. Tbe public highwajs are aa quiet as a grave yard efttr nightfall. Still, the thieves find a way to commit their depredations occasionally. The mo notony of fevf r life is becoming op pressive, with no bops of cessation until November. Those residing elsewhere have no idea & to bow Memphians expose themselves to fe ver in attending friends or even stran gers. Fve new cases of yellow fever were reported to the Board of Health tbis morning Lizzie Schwartz, Mrs. James Marlio, Grace Harrison and Clanton Prestage. Three children of John S. Prestage have been ill for tbe past two week-", but for private reasons tbeir names we e not official lylanncaaced by tbe Board of Health. Eight deaths have occurred aince last oight George E Tailor, Jenny Rath, E. Egnew, Racbael Sloan, Jenny Sloan, Martha Moraa, Pierre LaLaune, J. Lowry, Frank Elder ridge, (the two latt are colored.) Tbe Howard Asiociation to-day assigned twenty nurses to duty. Edward Keating, keeper of the Court square for many years died of fever to-night Elu3 McDougall u report ed as Jviog. Two mo e cases were reported to ihe Board of Health tbis afternoon Mrs. "Pape and Fanny Comba Two additional deaths have occurred B. O. Wilkie aod Emma Jackson, colored. Tbe thermometer to-day has rang ed between 65 aod S3 G. Y. Graves, train despatcber of the Memphis and Charleston Rail road, died of fever to oight A case or fever bas developed at Bartlett, Tennessee a negro, those infection baa been traced to this city. New Orleans, August 23 Of six cases of yellow fever reported yesterday at Quarantine Station, on tbe bark Black Prince, from Havana, three died last night. Dr. Carnngton reports the other cases getting along well .New Orleans August 23. A caso of yellow fever was reported to the Board of Health to day, that of Miss Ida Berkson, aged 18, who was tak en sick August 25, on Third street, No. 207, in tbe Const ince ttreetqoar ter. Her brother, aged 4, died Jo.lv 31 of the fever. Tbe condition of General Hood aud daughter is repotted as favorable. At a meeting cf tbe Board of Health to-nigbt Dr. Schoppert read a lengthy paper on national qiaraotine He claims that vessels from tntected ports with an acclimated crew rgay arrive without sickness onboard, but fully sa'urated with fevtr virus. in support of this be cited two cases and referred also to the case of the Plymouth, where tbe virus cut lived even tbe severe winter. A Straaa-e PrcaaUaal. Tbe Monongabela lirpublican say: On tbe 19.h day of July. 1878. an old aod well known citizen of Pe ters township, died io hia 8C:b year. Living with bim was a vouog lady. 24 years old, who had just finished ber education, and whose aim and ambition had been to secure a high scholarship. Ia tbU she fiaally sue ceeded by tbe most assiduous study. O3 the day of the grandfather's funer al she came home, and after - medita ting for some time over a problem which seemed to engross ber whole mind, was asked wbat was the reas on of her abstraction. Recovering herself the lady stated with consider able emotion tbat she woold die in just one year from date she felt it to be true, ana without knowing wby. aeemsd confidently certain it would nappen. Tae days wore op, tbe young laly developed consumptive tendencies and in just one year from tbe death of Mr. Boyer, the old gentleman referred to, she too died, in the same house, in tbe same room, at the same hour, and was bsried on tbe anniversary of her grandfather's lunersL" le.eae ) lhi. IL F. Beecher, a sju of Heury Ward Beecher, bas proved himself to be, an unlucky shepherd. He left Kern connty, California, in charge of seven bands of sheep belonging to en. leale On starting the nnmber was 18.C00. During the trip of 600 miles 10.0C7 perished, mainly in crossing the lida desert, over which they traveled for 5 days and nights, nding no water for tbe animals. Tbe whole distanoe traveled was about 600 miles, occupying 3 months. uen. tfeale was offered $15,000 for the entire number at Independence. which he refused, as he was to get $2.50 per bead at Salt Lake. Hia rpecnlation baa. proved a loss of sey- era! thousand dollara. $2.50 per bead at Salt Lake. His A Kansas City difna.-k f IWicgpark-uUrs'cT. t( ID KaDx.g OD Fridav Dfu-ht ' W Ah A.U l1.; i U,SOt: ble tragedy w.cSV ootte county Kacsa ... tVm- jKca City, resulting t, 4.ff,J of J Dbbiussod M:-d fc tarmers and tf9, .. . br C'lUOlV. Thn k..l L- ' l! rji ouoty. Ther-bd beea ,V ten jears' t8t.du.g bet,,, ''Jd ilies aid on Friday DjhK- ria Burus met 00 the preo,, latter and alter pieL , . th, began sbootiog at Jl torl was a deadly duel aith tba .i h families af b.tb as spect. 'ttrM bins opened Jire by sead'a t. P into the house, when Bum, bis revolver and th. ffi0 to wuhin two feet of each ' '?J m shooting Dobbins then fired, hitUsg a'. the arm, and io return receivn bullets ij the chest VeirK 1,5 feiBlD.bWni.hotBurS" the abdomen, when theitS?,? raising him-lf shot once . 35 load entei log Djbbios- head k!L the car. Tbe men thee enochS .!! in a deatb grapple beat tcfc i, with clubbed revolvers Tim , Dobbins triei to a,it her hnV" but he died while . Bur09( wh0 aUo dfcd .2?"2 JJ this morning. "J trapalaiha Weal Chicago, Angus; 27Th v Commercial Jlulktin wan., ... J1, 3 iii. of the rthwest tod, d. I P were received from 3os t Via Waafarn . embracing over 8,000,000 acres d ' ted to the production of spring C" S?-Ul,ac?T U es'-imiti 14 bOO.J.o tnsbels, against 9511-, last year. The average ,iel(i acre is estimated at 12 0'hAi against 1 1.42 last year. iC. gate yield is estimated at 'W 000 bushels, against 10S,:t5,oool" year, showing so increase of 9 ii.- 000 bushels. The quality uL:; than for some years past. In 110 couaties ia Kaawj .-j .j joining states the prospect are tD,t ine corn crop will be much than last yoar. Hogs are heahT but as large a number will iot marketed during September anl Oc tober thia year as last. Tallaw Fever aaaat Baltimore, Mn, Angus; 7 Captain Wallace, of the Briti.h steamship America, who arrived at this port to-dav reports tbat oa tte 22i inst., off falling's Island, one of the West iLdleb'grocp, he sighted a bark ia distress and ran dowa to her She proved to be the British bark """1 ' "Juuua, irom Jliro guane, Hayii. for L:ndoa, laden with coffee and logwocd. There were but three men on board able to do do ty, and they were nearly exhausted. Tbe C3ptain had died of yellow fever and the ere were sick with th sania di-ease. Cap'.aia WalUce p his firs: officer and two mea on" board and directed tho bark to K:j stoc, Jamaica. Their Slav Have lonad Than Oat. Knoxville, Tenn , Aogast Annie Lowe, the woman who mur dered Martin Woody, and then shot herself is dead. She wac a handsome young w man ot twenty-one, respectably toa cected, and lost her virtue while em ployed here as a seamstress Her relatives, who reside at Sweet water, have takeu charge of the poor girl's remains and will attenl to their burial. Woody, ber victim, waa a proaii nent Odd Fellow and Masoo of hih standing. She quarreled with Woody and sbot bim, and while tbe doctor was examining his body fired a ball into ber own breast Carried OS. Atlanta, Ga , Aogust 29. Mn. Brocber Pulliao, a handsome widov of the highest respectability, is miss ing from ber home in Elberton coun ty Last Tuesday night fonr men weot into her house. Oae said he was 1 revenue officer, knocked the door down, and compelled Mrs. Pullian to dress. She was then carried of, aid has not been seen or heard from since. She left a little daughter. Jaaprt laa Trark. Scranton, August 23. This af ternoon a locomotive belonging to tbe Lackawanna iron and coal eon pany jampsd from tbe track and wu precipitated over an embankment I distance of 13 feet Joha Black wood, chief engineer of the compa ny, acd Daniel Vaughn, a brakeman, were killed. Several others were slightly injored. frlKbtral atabfcla AaVar. Newport. R. I., August V.-tA ward Murphy and William Madden, belonging to the Uniied Siates sur veying schooner E igre, while ashore on a -irunken spree, got into a qnar rel and fooght with knives. Maiden was clashed in a terrible manner. Part cf bis nose was sliced away, and deeD wounds inflated on b cheek, back of tbe neck, atd in the hick near the spine. His recovery is djab'.fql, aj ha fiinted from lossQt blood on arriving at tho doctors Murphy bas been committed to await tbe result. Bart-lftra;aWark tm Bal M- Pttr.vi-,rrr. H.I.. Aug. 23. The village of Wickford, North KiBjaWO, was visittl by burglars -'s-' who plund red four stores sad u postofEce. Tne amount oi pm- waa not Iare. It consists - of money and jewelry, was discovered and fired npo3 endeavoring to enter tborcn Thev returned the nre aau -carriages, leaving part of tbeir too a behind them. The robbers were tracked to Greenwich, and toepur suit continues A Hl.aiaalaal rtrrafl't Helena. Ark, August armed mob of masked men enter" Austin, Tunic, county, fifteen miles from here, at 11 on Sunday and released a usmed Cowaa, who was m jl r murder. Tbe citizen burned to the locality, when, regular pitched ! M. tie took Elcce, resulting the aud' wounding uf some of the JW era and tbe cape of anothc.. confessed tbe particulars o tbep ,nd the names of the 'J all of wbJin are known and arrested. Tbe escaped in the confusion ba. ftbe believed he ana b m party will be orta"" j Sheriff- posse, who are in p
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