The Somerset Herald
WEUlf ;!AT
rw-omhor Mb.
Jack Fros broken tbe qotr
antioe at Memphis. Tb jcllow fever
is officially declard at an end, and
that city is once more in commotion
with the rest of the world.
The women of Fredericktown,
Onio. latt week bonswd a liqacr fi!
Itr. Tfcey invaded bU prenmeri, pour
ed ont bi liquor, aod emaebed
things generally. A ratber moscuUr
retjrm, ihia !
Ibonmex immigrants to tbe number
of two hundred and thirteen came to
tLin country from England, this week.
Ttoia delusion, like laucr day Deu
ocracy, will have to be Kamped out
by tbe pecp'.e.
These is a coal famine in Louis
ville and other southern cities, result
ing from the low water in tLe Obio
river. The railroad have taken ad
vantage cf tbe situation and have
raided the freight on coal enormously.
It is fortunate for tbo Republicans
that they have eo large a majority in
t'ae Ohio Legislature. Death has
alreads deprived them of one of tbe
nely elected Senators, Hon. A. L.
Drown, who was chosen to represent
Hobs and Highland candies.
While a few Democratic papers of
the baser sort still talk about Mr.
Hayes being fraudulently declared
President, such New York Demo
crcts as John Ktliey, S. . Cox and
others who know all about it, openly
di clare in public, that Tilden did in
lf7C, by fraud and corruption, and
by use of cipher dippatches, attempt
to Bteal tbe Prefidency. How jtrue
is tbe old adage "when rogues fall
out, honest men get their dues."
Unless all signs fail, Europe will
be convulsed with war before another
year passes over. Enormous prep
eraiiona are being made by tbe Rus
sian government, while Austria and
Germany have formed an alliance.
Great Britain is pushing her con
quests in Afghanistan to tbe sore an
noyance cf the Czar. If we should
Lave to provision immense European
armies during the coming year, there
will be no calculating tbe amount of
money that will flow in upon this
countrv.
Amoxq tbe foolish acts of the last
Congress was the law requiring the
coinage of not less than three mil
lions of silver dollars each and every
month. Tbe result is tbat f 44,000,
000 have been coined, of which,
about $11,000,000 have gone into
circulation, and tbe balance is lying
piled np in the Treasury. There is
now over 30.000,000 of gold bullion
lying at the mints awaiting coinage,
and yet day after day the coinage of
ml ver dollars, which nobody wants,
steadily going on. But for this stupid
law it would be possible to add this
thirty millions of gold to tbe currency
before Christmas.
Did any of onr readers when plac
ing a postage stamp on their letter or
when counting upon the certainty
with which an answer would be re
ceived within a given time, ever re
flect upon the magnitude and ths
cost of the postal system of this
country 1 Let as give them a few
figures gathered from late official pub
lications.
Tbe actual cost of the postal eer
vice of the United States for the last
fiscal year was a little over thirty
millions of dollars ; tbe total ezpen
diture bting more than thirty-three
millions. Tbe greatest item of ex
pense was $9,100,706, for railway
postal service. The report of the Su
perintendent of tbe postal railway
service shows that during tbe year
fifty-nine lines of railway postoffices
have been operated over 17.340 miles
of railroad, performing about 50,000
miles of daily service and nearly 18,.
000,000 miles of service annually.
The aggregate number of miles of
railroad mail service ot all kinds (in
cluding the transportation not onlr of
postal cars but of closed pouches),
was over 93,000,000 miles during the
year. Tbe number of letters handled
and distributed by the agents of the
railway service or postal cars during
tbat time was about 1,669,000,000,
besides which there were nearly 780,-
000,000 newspapers. Tbe railway
mail service employed 1091 postal
cars, 1193 route agents, 547 mail
messengers and 134 local agents.
Beside this there was paid during the
year for tbe old fashioned stage coaeb
and horseback transportation no lees
than $5,537,345, and the compen
sation for postmasters for tbe same
period was over seven millions.
Thi southern Democrats are as
fertile ia frauds as they are shameless
'n resorting to them. At tbe eilj
election in Baltimore last week, three
thousand Republican voters were dis
franchised by Laving their names
dropped from tbe registration lists ;
among these were some of the most
prominent and best known citizens.
Five hundred of these legal voters
who were thus fraudulently deprived
of their rights. Appealed to the Su
preme Court. AU of the Judges sat
on tbe Bench and, after hearing a ma
jority of them, decided that the ac
tion of tbe rascally register was I aal,
and that no court bad any jurisdic
tion in the matter. Not one of these
citizens will, therefore, be allowed to
vote at the State election to-day, and
this may probably defeat tbe Repub.
lican candidate for Governor and
other State offices. This is an easier
method ol getting rid of Republican1
Toters than by the shot gun or tissue
ballots, but it is sot a whit less ras
cally. The people all over tbe North are
recording their belief that it is time
the treasonable, man-killing, 'negro
hunting, woman-murdering party
sailing under the name of Democracy I
Gem. Looax has agmd to go to
Louisiana and ttump fiT the Rcpub.
lican ticket, and Senator Ktllofg is
in horn's tbat other prominent Re-
publicans will go along. An honest,
earnest effort i to be made to rcdet ro
tbe Pelican State from Democratic
misrule.
The Democratic candidate for
Governor of Wieconsin was knocked
down on the streets cf Milwaukee
aod narrowly escaped lynching at
one time curing the war, for greeting
tbo news cf a very depressing Union
defeat wilb an enthusiastic tbr for
Jeff. Davis.
The official list shows that the Sen
ate cf California will contain 22 Re
publicans, 5 Democrats and 13 Work
iugmen, and tbe House 39 Republi
cans, 15 Democrats, and 26 Working
men. Three of the last, at least, are
Republican in their sympathies.
If 'be Democrat and confederates
in 1880 sball carry the whole South
and fail in all the northern and west
ern States, they will have just one
hundred and thirty-eigbt electoral
"otes. But the chances are that be
sides losing the whole Xortb and
West, they will be defeats in five
southern States.
' Let vs al-jne," has been tbe cry
cf tbe South. Well, the South has
been let alone. Tbe firtt thing it
does with its liberty is to go over tbe
same old course, cru&Liog out inter
nal freedom of trade, terrorizing rev
enue officers, postmasters 'and conns,
aud seizing possession of Congress.
Shall we be obliged to ask the Sooth
to let us alone T O- shall we rise
and govern as we cuftut 7
Eveey day opens to view new
Colds for enterprise and develops new
possibilities in the Territories. A
6tsff corree pondent of the New York
Tribune, writing from Montana, de
scribes tbat Territory to be beyond
all question "tbe best grazing coun
try in the world," and the profits of
stock-raining are phown to be often
enormous, and always handsome.
They will run from 40 and op to even
100 per cent, a year on the original
investment, and the correspondent
states tbat it is doubtful whether
there is "a single instance" in which,
"taking a series of years together,
the profits have not been from 20 to
30 per cent"
SHsnswssawawHSBiaaB
A B rider Lyarbed.
St Louis, Oct. 29 A Globe Dem
ocrat spec-it! from Keokuk, Iowa,
says: "The caso of "Bill" Young,
whose trial lor tne murder oi Lewis
Spencer and bis four children, near
Lurav. Clarke c mnty, Mo., in 1677,
closed at Kahoka on Saturday last,
and resulted in a verdict of not guil
ty, culminated to day in a resort to
mob violence. There was strong
circumstantial evidence against
Young, but the prosecution was
greatly weakened by the fiasco of De
tective Lane in attempting to ac
count for the bloody overalls. Al
though acquitted, a majority of tbe
people of Clark county were convinc
ed of his guilt, and however mncb
they may deprecate lynch law, it u
tafe to say that tbe public at large
who had read tbe evidence snared
this opinion. It was not known or
even spread outside of Clark county,
however, that any move would be
made to execute summary punish
ment. On Sunday afternoon Young
was married, at Kahoka, to Miss
Lydia Bray, of Ohio, to whom he
was engaged before his arrest, and
who has been in this State for tbe
past four months assisting him in
preparing bis defense. Tbey arrived
in this city Monday evening, and re
mained here until this morning, when
they left for Young's home, near La-
ray. Their movements had been
closely watched. Last night a mob,
numbering 100 to 200 men, assem
bled north of Kahoka, and was wait
ing there this morning when the
train passed. Finding that Yonng
went to bis home, tbey followed on
horseback and in wagons, and, after
bis arrived there, surrounded his
bonse and demanded his surrender.
Young, who was accompanied by C.
Coffinan, of Toledo, Obio, one of his
attorneys, refused to surrender, and
opejed fire on tbe mob, bnt without
effect. Snots were exchanged and
firing was kept op nntil Young was
wounded. Eight men then forced
their way into tbe bonse, took Yonng
out and banned him. Ine most in
tense excitement prevails.
! Elective).
Dks Moises, Iowa, Oct 29. It is
in order now to male the election of
Governor Gear unanimous. By
misunderstanding at headquarters
here, tbe returns on blaoks sent out
to various couuties have been aeeept
ed as giviog majorities for Gear over
Trimble, wtereas, in fact, they were
majorities over all, and even this
cives him nearly 65,090 majority
Indications are that his majority over
Trimble will reach nearly 100,000. as
in many counties where bis majo.ty
aver all was but a lew hundred, it
was more than a thousand oror Jr ca
ble. Tbe exact status of the next legis
lature cannot be given, as in one or
two Senatorial aud several Represen
tative districts, the vote is so close as
to require official canvass. In
tbe Twenty-seeatb Senatorial dis
trict it is likely xontest will be
made, as there are indication a of a
scheme by which J. W. Heodroa
was counted is niter J. W. Bull had
been elected.
It now transpires tbat Gear is the
only candidate for Governor who
carried bis own county, and this be
did by a good majority in a Demo
cratic stronghold. . Davis county, tbe
home of Trimble, gave Campbell a
msjority over Trimble, while Clark
eoco.tr, the home of Cambell, gave
Gear jnajonty. Hardin couaty,
tbe horns 4 Dongan, Prohibition,
practically fyv.e& him out. He
won't have 3,tO0 oiSS in tbe whole
State.
AaoAkar Aceldama.
PI1T6BCRGH, Oct 31. About 11
o'clock last night an accident occur
red on tbe Piuaburg and Lake Erie
Railroad near Sridgewater Station,
in which a freight train was badly
wrecked, twelve cars .being thrown
from tbe track. G. C. .Lemmon.
brakeman, was instantly killed, and
H. L. Horr, engineer, and Ueorge
Fulton, fireman, were painfully but
GLORIOUS
ft m r
Mm 1
Good News
As we went out by the. light of the moon,
There we spied" that same old coon,
Sittin' on a rail.
SOMERSET COUXTY.
We give tbe returns we have re
ceived up to 2 A. M.
State Treasurer.
Districts
BlTLEft, R. Barr, D.
Somerset bor , 170
f.5
Somerset tp.,C. n., 232
83
Quemahoning,
130 25
30 31
34 25
45 34
40 31
156 27
93 123
104 52
40 42
Stoystown bor.,
Ursina bor.,
Lower Turkevfoot,
Confluence bor.,
Milford,
Addison,
Meyersdale bor ,
Summit,
Compared with last year the re
tnrns show a Republican gam of 31
Hoyt's msjoritv for Governor in 1878
was v'J. uur majority mis year win
be about 1100. Tbe vote was remark
ably light throughout tbe county. Of
course the Republican county ticket
is elected.
COUXfY RCTl'RSS.
SpeeUl dixpatcb to tb IIibalo.
Ursina, Pa, Nov. 4. 1879
Lower Turkevfoot Township But
ler 45, Barr 34, Dem gsin, 1.
Ursina Bur Butler 34. Barr 25.
J. B Lyons.
Special dispatch to the Hioald.
Addison. Pa , Noc. 4, 1879
Butler 93, Barr 123. Rep. gain
of 18.
S. A. Dean.
Special dispatch to the Somerset Hcbald.
Rockwoud, Pa.Noo 4. 1879.
Milford township gives Butler 15G,
B.rr 27. Rep rain 25.
C. L. Harrinoton.
Special dlipatch to the Somenet Herald.
Sloyttown, Pa , Xov 4, 1879.
Quemahoning twp. gives Butler
130, Barr 25. Rep gain, 2C.
Stoystown borough, Butler 30,
Barr 31.
S Custer.
Special dltpateh t the Somenet Herald.
ileyertdale. Pa, Nov. 4, 1879.
Meyersdale borough, Butler 104,
Barr 52. Rep. gain 12.
Summit township, Butler 40, Barr
42. Rep. gain, 12.
F. Wolf.
Special dispatch to the Somerset Heeald.
Con fluenee. Pa , Xoo. 4. 1879.
Confluence Bor. Butler 40, Barr
31, Dem. gain 6.
B. A. Fichtner.
A Tag Blows to Pieces.
Sew York, October 29 As the
tog boat Dauiel Brown was towing
tbe bark Henry Kabb to her d ek,
pier 49, East river, this mo:niog, a
terric explosion of her boiler blew
her into fratment?. A column of
steam, smoke Mid debris ascended
20 feet in the air. When it drifted
away the tug was aen wrecked
and Just sinking. Her bow settled,
and soon tbe whole vessel went down
and nothing remained save two strug
gling men in tbo water, shouting for
aid. They were rescued, and fonnd
to be the engineer of tbe tbg, George
Coo&s, fl.ad tbe cook, John Stewart
Tbe former srs 6calded and gashed
about the bead, sod qpemed to be in
great agony. He was gaat to the
hospital. The latter was cut in ihe
face. On board the tog at the time
of tbe explosion were four men, two
of them were firemen, William Van
aqiar and a deck hand, Daniel II ore
land, iio trace of them was found
Further down tiua r;yer two pairs of
pants and tbe tug's lyg book were
&pnd. Loss about $15,000.
JfABHviu, October 30 A novel
case was decided in the United States
District Conrt by Judge owzoJly f
Trigg to-day. MHte Hurst, An ef
Federal soldier, M (tonvictei by
tbe Morgan coooty Circe.it Court tea
months ago for the murder of Tookss
Staples in 18C5, end seutenced to
fifteen years' imprisonment . He was
taken from the penitentiary of a writ
Jpf habeat corpus by Col. John P.
kLUIJj n ex-vonieaeraio euiuior, to
day, wilo rqyed that when the act
alleged to bav'e.fceAn done was com
mitted, Horst was a &aobcr of Capt.
ceauy s wmpiu;, "-"J-i
oied a. belonging to tbe Una
States armv. and it was not known
whether be killed Staples or any of
wneiner as mcu r ,.,.
fl3?ll . CaptTTn'
.Vd!ri2f.? mv Zt ,
the Confederste army. Hurst wm
VICTORY
and True !
Qe Yazoo Eeicracy Bnstd
Republicans Carry Pennsyl
vania, New York, Wis
consin, Illinois, Mas
sachusetts and
Rhode Is-
land
GAIN IN MARYLAND.
We held ur paper from the press
until 2 A. M , 'his (Wednesday) rao'n
ing ia order to give our readers early
intelligence of the important elections
which occurred yesterday. Below
will be found a summary cf the news
received.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Samuel Bntler (Rep ) has been
eleced State Treasurer over Daniel
O. Brr, (Dem ) by msjority of
about 25 000. Philadelphia is report
ed at 29 000 and Altegbeny at 6 000
for Butler. A very light vote has
been polled, as the weather was
unpropiiioas, aod it was impossible
to awoke oor people from the political
lethargy which ruled tbem. The ms
joritv is small, but it will have to do.
Philadelphia, ov. 4. 12:30 a m
Penoajlvaui i has gone Rppoblicnn.
This city gives Butler (Rep ) 30,000
NEV YORK.
The main interest centered in tbe
election in tbe State of New York.
A S'ate ticket and Legislature were
elected. From nor returns, although
uececcsrily meager, it appears tbat
A. B Cornell (Rep) is elected by
30.000 plurality. At this hour it is
thought bis vote will exceed ibat of
both his opponents, R hiooo (Dem.)
and Kellv, (Tamnaaov Dn)
New York. Nov. 4, 12:10 p. m
Cornell (Rp.) is undoubtedly elect
ed by a handsome mnj rity. Tbe
Liutenant Governor and tbe balance
of the State ticket still in doubt.
12:30 A M. Cornell's majority
will exceed 30.000.
WISCONSIN.
It appears from our dispatches that
tbe Republicans have swept tbe
Badger State by a good round ma
jirity on the State ticket. The
political complexion of the Legisla
ture! i9 not vet determined, although
our partv has every chance of ob
taining a msjority in both branches
MASSACHUSETTS.
Long (Republican) has been chocen
Onvernnr of Mascachuett8, defeating
Ben Butler and Jnbn Q. Adams. J .
Tbe Legislature is largely Repub
lican.
ILLINOIS.
Ths steadfast Republican State
stands true to her colors. From the
elections beld there yesterday, it
would seem that the Democrats were
given but little show. They will
have less tp it year.
MARYLAND.
Even in Maryland the Repub tcaos
have made decided gains, out It
build zing iu Baltimore and on tbe
g astern shore, well informed politi
cians as W jrpuld have carried the
Stete.
RHODE ISLAND. '
As there is not a Democratic
fonnty in this gallant little State,
an (J eC'VVy town where tbat par
ty has a majowy, p conrse the Re
publicans' swept the b'oari, tarrying
tbe State ticket and Legi slstnre pf
fogging majorities.
From Slew Jersey, irginja. Min
oots and .Wisconsin, tbe Territo-
rie of Ari )-, Pakota, New Mexipp
and Wyoming, sm Finch held elec
tions yesterday, we will gire returns
next wees.
A Bf Mm
la.
Altoosa, Oct 29 A 14 year old
u ,i nhi-a r,ar was hop
-
. ;J , . . . ,
jning Poiu.S -mJesrom here about
noon to-dav In attempuag to jump
U freigbttrain missed bis Jung,
fell, nd bis head was mashed by tbe
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THE
ELECTIONS
CHANDLER.
The Old War Senator's Death
in the Harness.
Tbe Iatb at Chicago.
Chicago, overubt-r 1. Tci coni-
uiucuy wabtkepJy bU.t'KKd aud dtep
ly feuude'.iod this morning on lear;?.
iug if tte Midden death of 11
Zictiur'&li Cu-uuitr, tu divtisguwbd
jatuaior frcui .Mjcliitu, svh&cio tl
: queue tunlkd a large audience Idol
night at McCormick If all, in this city.
and wtose wo'da the people of tbe
nauou are reading even now. lie
was found ia hid bed dead at
o cluck tuis morning at the Grand
1 ucine Hotel. Tno cireuaistiiucts at
tending Lis death are ttece:
Jir. C Dandier Lad beea making
political spoccaes m ificon6in. Ho
spoke Wednesday night at Oohkoeb,
ana lnurtday afternoon at Janes
ville, in au open tent, before on im
nieuse crow a, ana men proceeded to
Cbieugo to fulfill Lis engagement for
oat cveumif ai AiccoriuicK uaii, ar
riving here at 11 o'clock yesterday
forenoon, and prcteded immediately
to tbe Grand PaiiSc, where be was as
signed to parlor 3 and 5, on the went
front of tbe first flojr above tbe ro
tanda. COMPLAISI.NQ OV ILL HEALTH.
During the afternoon he remarked
to his friend, Mr. Spalding, tout he
felt a pain iu tbe pit of bid btotnaeb.
It seemed to aJoru him considerable
tiidcotntort, but be considered nothiog
but indigestion, resulting from some
tbiug injurious which he migbt have
eaien, or from use cf tobacco, either
sci-kiog or chewing; aud, indeed, be
hud earlier in tbe day, on h'n way
Irora Wiscounia, wbeu be Drst felt it,
Bi-ked General Logan, who accom
panied hiui on tbo train, whether be
ever fcL any pain in bis chest or
Umach from chewing. General Lo
gan laughed and said he never had,
and tbe matter passed.
About 4 o'clock be said to Mr.
Spaldiog he believed he would lie
down aud take an hour's nap, and
abked Mr. Spalding to call him at 5
o'clock. A mile before that tim,
however, he awoke, and joining Mr
Spalding in his main apartment, ed
from which tbe sleeping room opened,
said the pain in the pit of hi stom
ach had awakened biui. Notwith
standing all this, it was not very se
vere, aud he mads no special com
ment on it, but sat by the fire aod
taiked.
STILL IN THE HARNESS.
During the afiernoon he received
the following di.-'patcb :
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 31, 1879.
lion. Z. Chandler, care Chairman
Republican City Committee'.
Want you to tjvetk here Monday
evening wuhout fail. Want to insure
Repub.'icon Bucctfs ceit Tuesday.
J. S. Newberry, Chairman.
Although he bad just rematk?d
with apparent gratification that tbe
f peech here would be his last during
tbe campaign, be decided to accept
tbe invitation of bis Detroit friends,
and accordingly eeai a favorable re
ply to tbe dispatch.
He had accepted an invitation to
dine with YV. F. Lawrence, tbe Bos
ton banker, who w as stopping at the
hotel, but at the appointed time felt
indisposed, on account cf distress in
tne stomach, and saying he believed
he would have nothing but a piece of
toast a.id a glass of iced tea, sent
word to that tfftCt to Mr. Lawrence.
As tbe time approached for tbe ad
dresi in McCormick 11 all he appeared
to feci easier, and bis spirits bright
ened np.
his lat public speech.
His address at tbe ball was ono ot
the most vigorous and earnest he
ever delivered. Friends who have
beard him speak scores of times say
there was an enthusiasm and life iu
the effjrt that was unusual even in
bim, aud although the subject was
the same and tbe matter very much
tbe same as addresses delivered in
Wisconsin, that it was bj far more
impressive and aroused much greater
euibusiawm. It was, iu fact, the mna
ter effort of his life, and was remark
ed upon by tbe entire body of bear
ers, some five hundred of whom
crowded upon the platform after the
meeting was over. It was noticed
by tboee wbo sat near him that he
eeemed infused with an especial fire
ot earuestuess, and when be bad fin
isbed it was remarked by Mr. Wood,
son of ex-Governor Wood, of Quincy,
aud others, among them Mr. Good
win, above mentioned, that be looked
very pale and yet was very warm.
This was accounted for by the fact
that his face is generally pallid, he
naving one time received a severe
dcorcbiug in tbe face by lighting a
gajet from which the gas bad been
eecapiog into the rootr. While wait
ing for Senator Logan to make
short address he put on bis overcoat,
and held his bat so as to keep tbe
draft from his head, for be bad at
ready taken a light cold at Janes ville
through speaking in a tent. He men
tioned this fact to Mr. Spalding, who
accompanied him back to tbe Grand
Pacific, and coughed somewhat by
way of illustration.
"I AM OLAD IT IS OVER."
At about 11:30 Mr. Spalding left
him, wishing him a pleasant journey
to Detroit, whither be was intending
to go by tbe $ o'clock A. m. train this
morning. -
As bis friend bade bim good-bye,
be returned the pressure of bis band,
aod said : Well, Mr. Spalding, I'm
glad it's over. After I have deliver
ed my speech in Detroit Monday
night I sball be through. We have
had a pleasant trip together, and met
a gregt many pleasant and prominent
geollemao, and I hope betore long
e shall see each other again. Good
bye."
Tfaev were bis last words, and Mr.
Spalding left bim sitting alone in bis
easy-cbair looking into tbe nte.
MR CHANDLER FOUND DEAD.
it is no! known what time be re
ti ed, but at o'clock this morning,
when tbe bof west to his flo$r and
knocked, he was unable to gala a re
sponse, and reported it at the offioe,
investigation was instituted walob
served to reveal through the tran
sow, icca trouble within. The hall
porter bttpeod" p)rp' a key to tbe
bed-room,1 and with thiakiir
Turnar and Mr. Frank G4ll, adn
necied with tbe bo'tel,' gained en
trance, zp$ found Mr. Chandler'Iy-,
jog dead. he"ja7 'uDdn bis back,
with several dows propped pp be
hind his head, and' a er(lect nsta'rsl
eiprsifiii o tfofl iis ace. ' His coat!
was wrapped around bissbojoiders as
if, having telt cold, be had arisen and
put it there aud then gone back to
bed, and his hands rested on his pil
low, one on each side of bis bead, as
though be had been holding the coat
around his neck. His feet, however,
vera partly upon the floor, giving
bim the aspect of partially sitting np.
There was - no ' li vidnesa abont the
face, betokening con?eetioti cr apo
plexy, nor aov clenching the htitd.
iiidxaiiog convulsion. Tbe on!v
unnatural thing about bim was tie
bititud? ia which be reclined, which
led tho--e wbo sa him to conjecture
wheihtr he had not placed his fee; on
the &jor in an attempt t lise. or
w Lot her they bad fsllej thit way af
ter dea'b Of courre, tlero cao be
no idea, of bo ;ug be bad liiu ihu-,
but it was remarked tbat ne fide
tvaM Harm wbeu he wts found. hii-h
wooll weeui to indicate toar lifo h.-u!
cot very bog before fl jn
rRORARLE r.VVSE OT PEAT1I
Manv emiieut tueu were in the
chanjber during tbe day. Dr MeVic-
ker sajs :
"I am not readv yet i t pas au
opinion, for i had nut seen him, au-i
da not know his condition befyie tis
death. Ti ero does ujI appear to be
.he lividf-SH about the throHt which
follows apoplexy. I think ha had ta.
kea cold speaking in the open air
night before last at Janesville, and
Inst night after IeaviDg McCormick
Hall, and I should judge tbat his
beirt simply stopped acticg, as tbe
result of congestion following a strain
upju tne nervous and vital organs "
This means, probablv, that Mr.
Chandler died of heart die-ease.
FIRE AT PAEXIR CITY.
Destroys $250,000 Worth of
Property.
EiunTY BuiLDiNtis Fall a Prey to
the Flames The I.nsir
asce ot More Than
$75,000.
Parker, Oct. 30 This morning
before daylight a fire broke out iu
ibid city, aud before the flames were
tx-.inguibtied they had burued out the
heart the buaiuesi portion of the
town and swept away at least a quar
ter of a million dollars' worm of
property, lhe firet noi.ee of the im
pending danger was giveu tbe citi
zens abjut three o'clock, when the
tire alarm was sounded by watebmau
Cuwoiiugg. That cdljer had obtserv
td a iUme suddenly leaping up from
ibe uuildiugs of John btuulleo and
Jacob Wulkrasteiu. The fire seemed
to be confined to Smullen's building,
used as a law office, but it shot like a
Bash of lightning to oihtr edifices,
and soon a first-cla?s conflagration
was under way Tbe firemen re-
aponded without a moment's delay,
Out when tbey got ready to work
they found a tatk of water, as the
water works were shut down and the
maiu water pipe was clogged, and
they could not get enough water to
supply one ttream. The fi:e started
en what is known as the Hut, wbch
is that portion ef tbe town between
tbe river and the high blufia in tbe
rear. Nearly all the buildings on tbe
flat were frame, and as they were
dry as powder, aud a stiff nurtbwet-
eru breeze was blowing at tbe time,
tbe spread of the names was rapid
and irreaisubis. The citizens were
not slow in perceiving the danger,
and tbey turned out en maise and
worked heroically, but with no wa
ter supply their efforts were of but
little avail. A force of men was set
to work to get the engine at the wa
ter works into trim, but this work
was 8loYf, and meanwhile the flame&
had stretched out in all directions
and licked up all within reach.
tearing down buildings.
Tinding they could not figbt tbe
fire any other way the citizens deter
mined to stop it from proceeding any
farther in this direction by teariBg
down some buildings, and so tbey
raised the residence of Thomas Hack
ett and a vacant frame building, aud
tbus stopped tbe hre in tbat direc
tion, at Wilson & Manifold's bank
building. On the other side of the
track of the Earns City and Parker
Uailroad seven small trame buildings
aud tbe large barn of tbe Union Ex
press Company were all destroyed.
An enumeration of the buildings
dostroyed, however, will hardly fully
represent tbe destruction. Staad'ng
on the bluff and looking down udou
the flat gives tbe observer a sceue of
smoking desolation that is a vivid
picture of the work of tbe Amies a
section right in the heart of tbe busi
ness part of tbe town, and extending
from the site of tbe Mansion Huuse
on tbe north down to the Odd Fel
low's building on t'ue south, and em
bracing all tbe territory between
these points 'rom tbe river to the foot
of the bloffj. The fire made a clean
sweep and left nothing but charred
embers in its path. It is a stretch of
about three long blocks. Tbe flames
swept along with marvelous celerity,
and from some of tbe residences tbe
people hart hardly time to escape
with tbeir lives. The fire would
strike a building, aud it seemed in
momeat t be wrapped in a wiuding
sheet of flame that shriveled it in
flash. Many of tbe citizens who ere
at work suffered severely from the
beat, and one ot our prominent cki
Z9UB, Mr. Hugh McKelvey, well
known in Pittsburg, had bis bands
very severely burned. There was
no lives lost, however, notwitbstand
ing the great excitement and confu.
sioo, and no serious casualties are
reported.
LOSS AND INSURANCE
It is pretty difficult at this time to
get anything like an accurate esti
mate of the losses, but tbe most care
fully prepared estimates, all place
tbe loss at about $250,000. Oo this
there is an aggregate insurance ot
not more than $75,000 There were
in all about eighty buildings burned
with most of their contents Tbe
insurance is principally held among
merchants. A mass of household
goods and merchandise, hastily gath
ered up for building before the fire
reached tbem, was scattered along
the river shore, but it is but a small
part cf what tbe bouses contained
The owners Lave been busy all after
noon getting it assorted, and each
man has bis own, but In such a
dilapidated condition as to be not
worth mncb. '
A meeting of citizens was held
this afternoon and measures were tak
en to provide temporary shelter and
assistance to tbe sufferers. " They
have gl( keh tajfen care of to-night
The origin of the fire is 'as not yet
clearly ascertained, bat the gsneral
impression is that it was a caie' of io-
cenJiansm. Tbe authorities propose
a' rigid investigation. II.
mar un V?m.
.M I M - J Hi.:
Meadville Pa , Oct 29 At one
'clock xtbisK mdrniog -a stronger,
yose name from papers found dn
bis terd appeared to be W. H.
Hamilton, aba wo bad 'a brother
liyiog in Kansas fjity, Mo., yas
found dead on Water street, near
Dock street His appearance indi
cated that he had been drinking.
Tbe Coroner's jury rendered a ver
dict tbat the deceased came to his
death from some cause unknown to
them. He was well dressed, and ap
peared to bave been in good health.
Trrrtkle tasrlaer Wm.
Ab: ul two week ago wid w
I Darned Avery, about 45 years eld,
!left her home Lr Slem, Wayne
; county, Pa., to visit a brother, living
j near Lack aaxea river, in P'ke cioa
jty, IV Sbe was making tbe trip ou
-f.,ot While parsing through a deuse
pice-f wiod-4 in the western part
I of LtckawaxT-u township, it being
Jaf:er da.fc. tb lost her way aud
wandered into Tmkwig Swamp, a
short -ay to lhe rifc . if tbe high
y, wLere i-le b. c.lT'- furteued in
jtim Uiire Wneu nte fjtiud tftat rCe
! could uoi. extricate hfrei!", t-ha cilcd
j lun'ilj (or help, bu' as uu "Ue ii- ed
witbin some Uis'anee her cries were
not heard. Her struggles to frie ber
jself caused her to sink deeper ia tbe
unrc in which she was csubt. In
this portion she remained for eigbt
dys, with no food except bark from
the bushes which grew wr.bia her
reach. The water she drank she
dipped from tbe bog with btr bauds.
Mrs. Avery's brother, whom she
was on her way to see, was not
aware of his sister's intended visit,
and no search wa madofortbe miss
ing wocan. A man uamed Bidden,
residing in Lackawnxcn tonship,
happened to pads through Tiakwig
Swamp a few day sgo. He was re
turning from Rowlund's, a few miles
distant, to bis home in tbe weaterr-
part of Lackawaxen township, aid
carried bi.-t gnn in tbe boite of killing
some game. As be was pausing
along tbe cage cf the sacup be
heard a peculiar moiniug uoi-e. He
at first thought it was tbe ruor.iog
ot cattle that might be grazing iu tbe
woods, lie paid no further atten
tion, and pasted cn. Soon the sam
noise was beard again, this time
more iistinctly. He fallowed in the
direction of tbe noise, and was soon
in the very heart of tbe swamp, He
8.opped again to listen iurtht-r, when,
looking to tis rigbt, he saw au ob
ject moving, which he found to be
Mr.-. Avery, struggling bwiweeu lit
aud death. He attempted toex'ri-
cate her, but failed, and was obliged
to walk some distance tor help. Af
ter giviug nonce to the nearest
neighbors, he returned, acuoiupauied
by a number uf men wi:b a wagon.
They fiauliy succeeded in extricaie
lug the woman, aud she was dnvt-
to a neighboring bouse, and medical
assistance summoned. Although
Mrs. Avery is jet very wrak from
the terrible ordeal tbroogh which she
passed, she will recover. When
questioned concerning her fVe!ings
while imprisoned in the mire, she
replied that there were beyond des
ciiptiou. Sbe had, on the seventh
day, given up ail hope of ever being
resued alive, but on tbe morning ot
the eighth day she had a preset t-
tueCt lLat btlp would rejeb btr.
Mrs. Avery's mind is somewhat im
paired by tbe terrible struggle be
tween lite and deaib
neat or t'UhtlaK J.
Long Island, Oct. 31. Msj.-r
Ganeral Joseph Hooker died at Gar
den City at 4:45 p. m to-day.
General Hooker had been in his
usual health until an hour before his
death and purposed going to New
York to-morrow to attend to business
matters, lie entertained a large
party at dinner at the Garden City
hotel on the 26th and has reemed to
be in the best ot spirits and to enjjy
social intercourse with his many
frieuds as fully as any time of bis
life. His intellect was noclouded
and but for bis unfortunate lameness
he would seem to
have .been as ac-
tive as ever.
He took bis accustom
ed walk in tbe Park during the after
noon and did not complain of feeling
ill till about four o'clock, when he re
tired to this own apartment on the
second floor aod summoned his valet,
Thomas Lawyer, wbo assisted him
to arrange a position opon a couch.
After an hour be arose and bosied
himself about his room till 5:45 His
valet hearing the general struggling
for breath hastened to bis side and
assisted him to lie down npon his
bed, at tbe same time ringing the
bell for help. Mr. M. C. Kerson, the
hotel superintendent, hurried to tbe
room, but when he arrived the gener
al was dead.
Severe Sterna,
Newport, R. I, Oct. 23 Wind
blew at tbe rate of 40 miles an hour
to-day, aod a large fleet of vessels
out in here for harbor.
Portsmouth, N II , Oct 23 A
severe gale struck the village of Keu
nebunk Depot to day, uprooting tbe
trees, starting a building belonging to
the Eastern Railroad, blowing down
fences, smashing glass and doing oth
er damage.
Halifax, Oct 29 A rain storm
and heavy southeast gale commenced
last night and continued till late ibis
morning. It was very severe. Fences
and trees in the city suffered eoneid-
erably. Tbe tide was unusually high
and washed over some ot tbe
wharves, but no serious damage on
tne water !.J yet reported. Telegrams
from various points in the province
report the storm - severe, rain very
heavy and tides bigb. Tbere is every
appearance of another storm to-night
Taking Tbelr Own Uvea.
San Francisc , Oot. 29 W. II
IIeudenoo, cuiutDTcidl editor of the
Chronicle, bot hiairelf twice iu the
bead this afternoon, io Arion g.tooo,
Eearoey-street. He died earlj tbia
evenirjg.
A die-patch from ' Oakland Bays
"At the Nicoll Houre, Oakland, at
8:30 o'clock - last evening, Herbert
Bentoj and Fraokie Woodrd com
milted suicide bj tbooiiog tbeaiMtlves
with the same pistol, tbe man kiliiug
himself Brat. Jt was a premeditated
deed, as both had threatened to kill
tbemeelvea Nothing is known of tbe
cause of ibe act. ..
A Cottoa Train oa Firs.
Norfolk, Va, OL 30 About 2
o'plock ibis afieroooi a train loaded
with cotun, ItIdjt on the aidiotr of
the Seaboard and R anoke Railroad,
near tbe abops. took Ere fro-m sparks
of a locomotive. Br timelr efforts
of tbe i emplojes a part of tbe train
was detached aod saved. Tbe fire
department of Portsmouth was at tbe
seen?; and confined tbe fire to four
flat cars. nreverAino- a rliitaatrnna inn.
fidgrationr About 75 or 100 bales
were destroved or damaged."' '
Neat Orleans, Oct 30 A Cre to-
da (famaed lt)0 bales "of cott6o on
the levee, turned out from the steam
e'bip" Athens. "' ' "' "'
N
OTlCEIS DIVORCE.
ifaiyret Sutt-r, by ber next " In the Court
tried J'.rn A. Clark. 1 omuim Pleat a
' . 1 1 Soozerttt County
Aothooy Satter. Jpenlc'a- --
( Alias sonpwns in uirorae.)
To Anthony Salter the abur named defendant
Too are herehy notlood to atipear at our next
term of thaUoart of Uoramon Pleas to he held at
Somerset, on the 2nd Monday of Norember, 18;y,
to show caoie why a diroree to plalntitl tnoold not
be wranted In accordance with tbe ilatatei ia
raeb eaaa nade awl provided.
EDOAB KTLE,
Oct I S lie riff.
ALL WHO BUY DRY GOO)s,
SI,, aid IK t till tu Insert
The Largest Stock of Dry Goods,
-A.T
DISTRIBUTING CENTRE,
JSighth and Market Streets, rMtiladelphi
t""" ' STRAW2RIDGE & CLOTHIER.
OUT OF A SILK STOCK OP
8150,000!
We nam a ISw Hew remarkably fheap. which rrprrwnt many thf r Sou two
....AllS.lk i-tiilX .SI'KIKES. ai -!, All HK ft 1.1 riilFLS, .it ...,,.-
BuVkUAMAS at . DA MASSSfc. .IK. MUHwd All ..
AU Black DAMASK. at M.60.....VMA K t ami s V riN SlKieK. -3. J4.,(u.r ,
V .1S Kk-n SAI'IN DliLlUM.il al io. Lo.s Hk MA r l S. , , ..
Kli-n ATIM KA.HASSLN at i.Maul WW a A I IN m Dk.hli. ana Mtia rikii
bKUDtHIt, anl tin arandoH lltcth ot
BLACK AND COLORED SILKS !
t pla?ol on Mto hi rhilaJclphla, wftk-h for rlchncft ct i,rtuat an I airenra..!,;,,,,
(Siaiiwt),
OUIt PRESENT STOC1C OF
IDIESS C3-OOIDS,
IN COLORS ALONE.
I. nearly inal in valor to oor Stock of Silk, and narpawca all wo h ire ever i'.owu is r.n::n
aanrtiuciit ani irn". ri iun ol iiric-i.
Ufl.NS FkKNL'H MKtilJiO. at 4 awl M ct. tXTK. FKEXIH t'ASHMKKK
lifts KKK.NH MEKl.MlKS A M i: AHM t h KS. at iu. K. Ti .. Kfi
SA'llXS. at .;7Srt KiiK.NCH MtLAMlt. al50c VKKfH A K M I KKS. ;,, c
KLKi(ANTI Li-a KKKM HIKHUlS t UAMHS H MB Km 1.K
NoVKLl'iKS IS IKIMMiMK In all th?n-w ftterts .. IAMASK 'H4KklS. ut
it
KNOI.1SH FAiNClKS. at ST1 -! TKI UMINU SIKIFli. at SI cu.
INlij,at l(4cta HAH'-WOI.SL"H'lSUS, at 13 jc( anl
.WtKlL rA''KCASIl.l.l(lS,l 3-1
THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF OTHER DBES3 GOOD!
1)1 which the abova Uet 1 but a rpre?uutlve.
(Si-nr.l)
STUAWCRIDGE 6c Cl.OTIIIKU.
IjNt BLACK GOODS
We exhibit a stock uf about
We hare secorel at Inr ! than present price". CASKS lV tT ASl.S Hi Bt.Ai'K VSH
MEHKS. HLAOK MKKlV"E-. Sil.K v KAf HtNrtltTrA rl.oTH. an.t ht M,-.n i.K
PIM'KS (K MiVr.Lt t r.S IS kLa K t.itJtiliS. ci.in:ri!ou AK.MIKKS. Uliin. lU.lns,
UlMirSHlIK t'ASt VIKKKS. 1NHIA DASHJiiHlS, t KVHE t'ASH llkKS. ClklV
SHUfe. W1VTEK HfXriNtis. NKW KFr'ti'TS I.S HiAt'k K AllKl 't. t ' l rtlAlLus
CKaI'IS an.l CKAKli VtHS. (importetl lirect) beside other fabrics bw numer- aa l m.n:i .
KBiecially in
BLACK CASIDIEUES AND 3IEKLN0ES.
Do we p'.aim to otter a.lvantax to barer, as oar mnm 'nts lor their prolait i"0 -re ii.ml
prfect The pricea In KL,A';ii t: ASH VIKKKS. be;n a. 40 i-n'n I run Um ! in i I A 1.1
Tl fcS. to M 0t yM : a-l In K R E.N" Ji riLVSK Kitl.N"Jii4 (ltt'l twiik li, with I.i t'l. s
titADS, j.:n aa I ran u,iwarl ui SiW f tK VAKU.
WINTER COATS AND MANTLES.
Every In. It within reach of Philalelphia, ihoald not fail to Ir.'peci oar m urniliwnt line of F' -U
EIONUOATS, MANTL.ES. WALK1VU JAi'htl.1. EVO. Thene ni'tnt-m are all ol the m..;
erwtal manufactare ami perfect hum, an the beous(tn work, while the prWart nu.lrrate tt
to el -ite surprise. MISSES' AND UUILDREN'S COATS and SAOQl LS in une.iMli rarie'y.
W are eonstiintly assured that the di.tulay we are inkini( in this deusrtm -nt na njer "n
area approached In Philadelphia.
(Signed).
Belde :he abote. we have V DEPARTMENTS IX DRY OOfDS ALONE, atvl oo.H itr UT
appertainlnK thereto, InclodinK all thateaa be neeel f..r permnal attire or hoa.ehol. nee-K
rhe ii U.iorn of oor new buil.llnn hare bn tnaicient to eontaln oar immeaie jk' thin ?
and we bare been fortwd to eecure larce aMitlonal atoratce utim.
No such mock of dry Koodsean be foon I eluewhem. and every haver within re.ieh or .Phllv!s.ir.!
ihoald n fall to avail theaiseireii of the advantages we oiler.
(!Siiird)-
STKA VVBRIDGE & CLOTHIER.
STRAWBRIDGE 5 CLOTHIER.
EIGHTH TIE MAEKET STREETS,
PHXLADEHiPH 31A-.
ThE ETNA FURNACE,
trrW erja)
e? 'A
1 or CutiiThos, N'TiDcli, Ilall.t,
ftil DweMiu-s.' Tho ticapost
First-clas rurna-o .."Mauutac
tured. Nofo the prices, and
scud fop Circular.
No. 3, with Caslncr, 570.GO
M
li
o, witnout 5O.0O
s, with " ns.oo
O, without " OO.oo
COOma ST0723mi 2i!T5ZS,
Eeathg StoTM and Puniaces,
MANUFACTURED BY
A. BRADLEY"
Sc CO.
pu.co.i PITTSBUSGH. PA.
FORSALE
. OM SHUT TKMn.
As old aaJ well -established ft MBS In on of the
heAltlatsw and kMHtt Iswateat townsl Wett
er Pennsylvania. ..Patrucalar naisas fer
rlltasj. - .
er Aduress tor information.
. m.W. ci., AiessBaaa, trm.
act, 1 no i 4
DMINISTEATOB S NOTICE.
tstateof Adam Hammer, latecf JforthamptooTp.,
.. deosasM.
Letter of adalnlstratiuo nnth) above ornate
harioK beaa (raatad lo the Kadevilrned, nnclce is
aarehT rlren.ta aliBeraua kidebtad to said estate
ta make Jmmediaae saAmeDtand thiao havtns;
Usuigriu she aai'4o present tbem duly
aatbenucatce tor sett lew eet atne ut raswence
of de eased. In said toewsbip on i'Tiwr toe
Jlt day. uf October, 187L
Sept 24 .... . Administrator.
A
SSIONEES' ACCOUNTS.
. mi f.illowlntr aoeoan'a bare been filed ia my of
Ore and will ba presental OO tbe Vuswt ft,r eon fir
eaatien on - i- " -
-Tfrtrdny. AWnJer )Z'h 1879
3. 1. Ueitw Asiicnea or Dan.H n.ckils au4
wife.
Tbeflrstacomntof W. II. Millea, Aasignee of
Valentino J. Miller.
Tbi ilrst astomt of Wm. C tjreo?jl, As
fHxneeof Edward Kelm and wife.
The Br-t and ttnai aeeoant or Henry Brant, As
signee of Seth Weiihley sad wire.
John UarJncr eommitte ol Sarah Kairone.
M. F. SCHLLI..
oet U Pntlhoaoury.
V !: r i Si-Li JUUl,
tit::-
STRAWBEIDGE & C10IHE8.
" - . ' " ""' ai j; ,
.ALL-VMmiL ,(";
T5,000.
STHAWBR I DG & C LO 1' 1 1 1 Eli
STRAWBRID3E & CLOTIHEU.
A27D
Prayer Books.
jaVTeaebera' Bible, Fraiiy Eiblcs. Scbocl
Bible, Teatamenre, Prayer Books and Bssaii
ttDgle eopie and in setts, all New ttnri.
WRITING PAPERS,
ENVELOPES,
JVTresh, new and clean ?t-ri -tho !ar;p"t isl
moat complete in the city. Inmicu : isTt;iii'nt
of Box Paper and Eavclnpt s all grilcJ rjJ
prices; a beaatifol line of oo!i.
BOOHS,
Inks, Pencils, Pens. Slilcs, Un.i Cr:, c..Ci
Paper. Playing CarJs, Toy aal .h-.M-.n.a t As,
Inkstand. School Bjois 1 :;.-a.vl f n'-.-i..
Au, Sew Stock.
G. W. HEED ti 0.
72 WOOD STREET,
ta.aeo.i
Oct i9j
PITTSHIKGII.
octM
VTOTICE Oi-1 ADMlMaVKA
fStero"j'o.pb 'tot. 'of MU"f
Twp., Sfcwnereet county. P.. .
Letter ol administrate oo the ''
barms; been craated lo the onderiicne.l.
hereb? lren to those Indebted to it i "J' 'n
diate Payment, and tbuae harrnjela m aolnst
H, to present them dniy authenticated K ;
mentoo Friday, the 3!M day rf 'J ra
187H. at the U-.e residence Jacob F. a'k'r
.VilfordTwp. JACOB F. WALK EE.
2Sept.I4 . A.lmlnwrat..r.
VALCABt E BE Ad. ESTATE.
Byrirtne annrdrr ol wle
Orihans- Court ol Somersetcountr, 1 a., s i
posV to pebll sale the premises oa
' Friday, November "lh, 1ST9,
t 1 o'fbick, p. m.. the ft.llowlniT de-cfih"!
ui. iai?rh.Vy ' rrtu'-
torlSrta'a ' t-aet of Uod sltnste 1" St.T'TjJ
Uoln rl-'v r-eter i b. ir
with Int erest an delerre.1 l'iJZmtat
ule. I'ayiaents to be swared by 34
"O1'- SAMt'EL STfTOKB,
ct li
IsMBssaasauwasswaawas
not eerioufily injured.
discharged.
was ourtea out vn eiguu