The Somerset Herald.! EDWARD SCULL, Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAY.- December ST.IMJ- The lower House of Congress haa passed the regular postal service bill, in which it is prodded that tie rate of postage on letters" is to be re duced to two cents. Doubtless the Senate will concur iu trie passage of the bill and thus letter -writers will save one third the amount hereto fore expended for postage. The Committee of Ways and Means of the H.iue of Representa tives, is laboring diligently at the preparation of a bill fr the readjust ment of the tariff, and is making j good progress. The business ot the country js disturW by the uncer tainty, and the aitation regarding the change of duties, and until the policy in regard to the tariff and in ternal revenue is settled, the dis turbance in bu-iness will continue. Congns should not unnecessarily daily ovtr these important meas ures. Senator Williams, of Kentucky, leaves no one in tie dark as to the sort of a civil service reformer he is. faI am for a clean sweep in 1SS4," lie says, "from garret to cellar." And then he observes : "Ibrw many votes do you think a Democrat would get if he went back to his State and said that he had voted for a measure that would keep Democrats out cf ofiiee and would keep Republicans in ? He would not get a vote, and he would not deserve to." Senator Williams understands the Demotratic party. A few of the Independent jour nals are still intent on keeping up the issues of the late campaign and are demanding that the Presidency of the Senate shall be conceded to one of the small number of ' Re form Republicans" in that body, or their will be a fight If these able editors will possess their souls in patience for a few days they will find the Senate organized on a Republi can basis, and the Democrats occu pying back seats, notwithstanding all their efforts to throw the control of that lod v into their hands. The uncertainty as to what Con gress is going tj do in relation to the reduction of internal revenue taxes, is largely affecting the collections, particularly from to"'acco. Various propositions, lookin" to the reduction or to the total repeal of the tax on this commodity in its various stagee of manufacture, are pending before Congress an I the uncertainty as to what the result rniy be, b is p ir.i lyzed the trade. Doubtless there is much needless alarm felt on this subject, but that it does exist is in disputable, and Congress should take as prompt action as possible on the bill now pending before it. Congre'-s could not agree as to the usual holiday adjournment. The House wanted to adjourn from De cember 22, to January 3, the Senate from the 22, to the 27. and then from the 29th to the 3d of January, thus saving, as Senators alleged, three working days. Failing to agree, the House granted leave of absence to a majority of its memler8 until the third proximo, and the Senate pur sued its course of adjourning to the 27th and will again adjourn over New Year's day. Of course nothing of moment will be accomplished by the Senate during it three days session this, week, and for all practical pur Ioses the usual holiday policy might as well have leen pursued. One of the mot singular things relating to the late unpleasantness in the Republican household is the unanimous declaration on tlie part of the Democratic press that the par ty ought never to heal the breach. The affection of the average Demo crat for the Independents almost equals that of a she bear for her tender offspring. Unless the Inde pendents sUy out, say these affec tionate guardians, they wilile taken in and done for. In our opinion, if the Independents do not stay out, the Democrats will be taken in anu done for. Hence these prayers for war. Xarth American. There is a good deal of specula tion about the future of Gov. Hoyt. One report says he will go to Pitts burg and enter into partnership with a distinguished Attorney; another that he will return to Wilkesbarre: and siill another that lie will reside in Philadelphia. There is one thing, however, certain ; he will never command the support of the people of this State again. His treachery to Wis party at the late election will inevitably give him a sure passport to political oblivion. Lancaster Insurer. Right or wrong, the record of the Democratic party Las always been, when at its best, for ' revenue only.r If this policy is to be assailed, assail it as unwise, as injurious, as unpop ular if you will, but do not do vio lence to history and assail it as con trary to Democratic principles and raditions.-rOnr Journal, As enthusiastic Pennsylvania Democrat ha purchased his ticket to attend the inauguration of S. J. Tilden as President. He is a good -deal more previous tkaa a near neighbor f his, who twenty years Ago purchased a coffin and winding sheet eo as to have thm handy. Inter Oeean. : ' ' -' -J---L-J " Pensions. Washixgto.v, December 20. In j response to r-enaior 11:111 s iwuiuuuu of inquiry, Conia;issioner of Pen-j sions Dadtev vesterdav subtintted a lor.-x and elaborate document in ref rr..p to the condition ot the I'en-! s-on denartment. the number of rensioners now on the rolls, the ap- 1 i- C'.wl -lt-iilj nf tli nidations fi ed. and details oi uie?utie me couiiuee ui uu mu,i probable effect of certain pending j ry, Carbon Monroe, I ike and letrislation. From this document j Wayne, and from the Western dis the following points are abstracted : . trict Lackawanna, Susquehanna, The number of pensioners on the Wyoming, Bradford, Tioga, Totter, roll December 1, 1S2, is estimated j Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Ctn . ooi n-j". ;-'. n annual value of t tre. Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juntata, a-iwi'ikii) Thi- number of annli- cations on tile Deeeml-er 1, was 370, 7S4, of which 7'J,5S3 had been re- j jt cted but tome are open to further consideration. A number of sched- j ules are given, showinir the various j trades of t,ensions, and the eflect of nrntmsed increases. In reference to the claims now pending, the Com missioner states that if those claims should I placed on the roll sirnul tai.eouly the amount of arrears would aggregate 52:4,79",K, and the roll of pensioners would be in creased to 4'J4.574, with an annual value in round figures of 530,000, 000.' The annual report of the Public Printer was yesterday morning laid Itefore the Senate. It shows that during the fiscal year euded June 30. 1-SS2, the total expense of the office was ?2.G3-,1'I OS, which in cludes the expense f bindinsr. fosO, r0 33; of paper, 84'J2i27 S0;f lithoiirapliinu and engravine, 8274, 154 i9. and of the Cungrf&sioHul lUc orl, S150JO2 19. The a-isiresrate amount expended is ? 119,219 Si larger than the expeiit-e in any pre vious year. A Bufl'alo Hlaze. Bi'KFalo, December 21. The magnificent building of the Commer cial Adrertixer was completely de stroyed by tire to nitrlit, nothing but the hare walls remaining. The roof of the Masonic Temple across the street took lire and before the fire 1 iil ; men could iiet them under control i the Haines had destroyed two stories. Ihe uper part ot the building was ;ali0 deslroyej. it was occupied bv occupied by Masonic societies and j Fariev, lithographer and' whole the lower floor by the wholesale !gale 6U1ontr whose loss is estima-gn-cery house of Miller, Greiner & i ,e(1 at5o.OCHl nrohablv fuliv iusur- Co. One man was latally injured by an explosion of gas in one of the cisterns under Main street, which was opened fur tiie purpose of at taching tlie hose. One of the Ad rcrtixir's buildings was occupied by the wholesale saddle house of Har vey D. iilaxsk y. The fire started in the engraving room, and was caused by an employe allowing some rags to catch in a gas jet. The employes of the job department being unable to make their way down stairs got on the roof and crawled along the parapet tj the adjoining building where they descended in safety. Several fainted after reaching the street Out of the 110 employes only one was injured. The total loss is estimated at $300,000. Through the kindness of the Courier the Commer cial will be issued to-morrow from that office. An Kipi-i-i Sliot. Elisfforth Iiierbower is remarka bly skillful with a rifle. One of his latest shots is described as follows : A piece of half-inch gas pipe was inserted through a heavy piece of iron :is a base. At one end of the pije he iflixed the bladeof a hatch et, so that the sharp ede rented against the pipe. On either side of tlie hatchet he hung a glass ball. Standing off at a distance of forty feet, he fired with a Winchester re pealing rifle at the exposed end of the gas pipe, through which the bul let passed and was split on the hatchet edge, each half breaking the glass ball on either side of the hatchet. Having done this remark able shot to his satisfaction in the ordinary offhand way, he tried it in a different manner. Holding the gun over his shoulder, he sighted through a small mirror he held in his left hand, and fired with his back to the object. Again did the ball pass thr-ug the gas pipe, split on the hatchet edge, and break both balls. Still another way was tried. Rending over, he held the rifle down and sighted under his leg, again ma king the shot suecesfull v. llig ljaiid Oaiuirt. Washington, December 18. Mr. James Freeman, a member of the Colorado SLite Senate, is a lucky man. The House Committee on Private land claims has unanimous ly decided to reKrt a bill confirm ing, under the treaty by which Mex ico ceded a large part of her domain to the United Slates, his title to 4 $0,X)0 acres of land in New Mexi co, which was purchased from him by tlie various heirs and assignees of the original Mexican owner-. Mr. Freeman has already sold an undi vided half of his immense tract to some Scotchmen, who intend t'J en ter largely into tiie business of cat tle raising. This latter sale has yielded sulficient to reimburse him for his expense in hunting up the various heirs and paying them, and also tlie cost of presenting his case to tiie authorities here. The committee has already reported favorably upon two bills similar to the above, in which Delegate Luna is the present owner of the lands, there In-ing 130, O.nJ acres iu one tract and 80,000 in another. Moonshiners Shot Iown. ir. f i or i - . . f,. i ing Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue.R odgers,has received the follow ing telegram from Revenue Agent Wagner, at HunLsville, Ala.: "Deputy Marshal W. L. Goodwin, while in the act of seizing the illicit distillery of a man named Wiley, yesterday morning, lSlh inst, near Attalla, Etowah county, was set up on by two men in charge, who re sisted him with firearms, whereupon Goodwin fired and killed one man and wounded the other. A coroner's inquest was held and a verdict ren dered exonerating Goodwin's, act as justifiable homicide. Goodwin was duly qualified to make seizures. Marshal Hinds and J have sent as sistance to Goodwin. 1 toasted to Death. St. Lot'is, December 21. Mary Timothy, sixty-one years of age, met with a frightful death to-day. She lived with her two children in an attic at No. 93 Rollins street The children went out and the old lady gat down by an oj-en fire and fell asleep. Sparks alighted upon her dres and w-t it on fire. When the neighbors who heard her screams appeared her clothing was In flames and before they could render Iter any assistance she was literally roasted to death. When the chil dren returned home tLey were told that their mother w?s dead and that) hr body was in the morgue.. . . . .. . ....... '. . New Court. Washington, December 21. j irjtireoii'iv - i aiu-rnooii iusi, milieu in the House to-day his bill .10l.i and reFjected citizen residing at jlishing the Northern juuicial dia-,-3 iNjmjilSon aveuue was accosted trict of Pennsylvania, and providing lor a district ana courioi me i uneu States to he held therein It detach es from the Eastern district of tne Northumberland, Montour, Colum- bia, Sullivan and Luzerne, and pro-! vides for holding circuit and district courts at Scranton, ihaaiPort and Harrisburg. The proposed new district is to be attached to and con- stitute a part of the Third judicial circuit It is claimed that the present dis tricts are overcrowded with business and the new district is a pressing necessity; but on this point opinions dilfer. It is said that the Western district is made up of forty-six coun ties, or two-thirds of the State. The Susquehanna river lorms the greater i portion of the Eastern boundary, I the State lines making up the other boundaries. A lKaM reus Fire. Philadelphia, December 20. The six ptorv building known a-j the Uoldsuiitn lla!l, 420 Library strref, owned by Jacob Hoebuler, was de stroyed by fire tu-night. It was val ued at SlOO.OUO and insured tor $45, 000. E. C. Mark ley & Co., printers and lithographers, occupied the sec ond, third and fourth floors and lose 640,000 ; insured for 630,000. Leh-1 man 6z iolton, lithographers ccu pied two floors, and place their loss at $10,0U0; probably three-fourths covered by insurance. The first floor was used by lawyers and others and their losses are trifling. The base meut was occupied by Haehler it i Co., dealers iu chromos, skins and iillO!lli"S Lor-s "j.j'.J.OiJiJ ; insurance, A live story building in the i i i:i V V,- 'V- . rear where the fire originated ws ed. The building of the American Rank Note Company adjoining was flooded with water. The Fraukliu Fire Insurance Company's building and the Philadelphia Dispensary also suffered from fire and water. Smart Sneak Thief Xicely Caught. Chicago, Dec. 21. Some days ago during temporary absence from his office of Hon. John Went worth, a stiealt thief carried away a larg.; tin bos from the vault containing $2,I.H)0 in registered United States bonds, deeds and mortgages to a very large aggregate value, besides letters from Webster, Clay, Calhoun and ether public men and documents of the greatest historical value. The theft was not discovered tili Friday, when the box was accidentia found hidden in the basement ; the thieves dared not carry it away in daylight. The only thing missing were the bonds. The box was replaced in the basement and detectives set to watch. A thief entered the base ment to-day, and was caught in the act of carrying off the box. He gave his name as Fowler and the detectives lieiieved him to le one of a dangerous gang of thieves. The Treasury Department has notified and tlie bonds cannot be realized on. Tw Murders. Scranton, December 24. Lewis Myers; a member of the Scranton city council, was fiercely assaulted at a place called Petersburg, on the outskirts of tliis city, last night, and fatally stabbed in the breast and back. John Shirk, Jacob Kach and Fred Kulz were arrested for the crime. This morning the engineer at the Central shaft found a woman dead in a field with a little dog sit ting on her breast The dog barked fiercely when anyone approached and guarded his dead mistress brave ly. The dead woman was the wife of a miner named William Rarrett, living at Green Ridge. She left her home last evening to buy some Christmas things. She was a sober woman of excellent character and her husband suspects foul play, as the body was found three miles from her home. Mo!liiiK a Wife Beater. Cincinnati, Dec. 21. John Rank, of this city, has been reiieatedly ac cused of beating his wife during the past few months, List night he was arrested in the act, and while tiie city marshall and a constable were taking him to jail near midnight these officers were waylaid bv a vigilance committee consulting of about a score of men and women. The male portion laid hold of the officers while the women took hold of Runk and treated him to blows well laid on with whips, barrel staves and brooms. When they wtre done the women disappeared and men escaped ii the darkness. A Lunatic's Altem-t at Kii-(incering. Cincinnati, Dec. 21. John Paul, a lunatic patient, escaped yesterday from the hospital and went to the Pan Handle Railroad depot, where he mounted a locomotive fired up ! ready to start i , n,i ,1 lie sprung into the cab, pulled the lever and shouted ' Good-by; I'm off for St Louis." R th theengineer and fireman sprang aboard just in time to Gtop the en gine and prevent mischief. A long struggle ensued. The maniac was too much lor the two men, and it required the efforts of three others to secure him and remove him from the engine. Village Destroyed by Fire. Panama, December 12. The lit tle village of Empire, on the Pan ama Railroad, has been almost to tally destroyed by fire. The houses were bamboo and weather-board structures, with thatched roofs, and a single spark during this dry sea son was sufficient to set them ablaze. A hundred and fifty of these huts were destroyed, and the loss will amout to $100,000. Thfl Chinese merchants are the chief sufferers. Xo Whiskey for Nineteen Days. Harrisbcrg, Pa., Dec. 22. A re cent order of the Dauphin County Court changed the date for taking out licenses for the sale of liquor from rebruary 1 to the 19th, thus comjielling the hotelsand saloons to close their bars for nineteen days, A petition asKinc mat a snecial . iicense-uay ne granted was relused by the Court to-day. New York, Dec. 19. On Thurs- 1 .V -I . ... IC., .1 ?...,. on by a well-dressed stranger wm pre- tended to know his family. Mr. Clock was iuduced to enter a house with the stranger, and the bunco game played or. Charles Francis Ad ams was introduced. Of course he played, and as a result lost $50 in cash. He continued playing, ana drew checks for 8128, $200, $700 and finally SGU00. It being suggested to him by the sharpers that it he drew jcijvrifr.im the Fifth Avenue Bank h( might reJ!ln tiie m0ney lost, he I assenled an(j in company with one j0f the sharpers went to the bank in , a hatk and drew t)e nioney. When j he rt.turuej tj, gl500 was taken i jTom h and was -j tilat everything was settled. He inform ed his family, who put the police on the case. From the description fur nished by Mr. UocK the ponce ar !ntti William Edwards, of Eighth avenue and Fifty-seventh street. He was identified as one of the party of swindlers. Mr. Clock was unable to locate tlie louse in which he was hW"ndled. He is seventy vears old. Edwards was held in the lorkville Police Court to-dav. Pennsylvania News. A Philadelphia dispatch of Satur day says that the published report that it has been determined by the Ri-ading railroad management to ask the holders of the junior securi ties of the company, which amount iu round numbers to $19,000,000 to surrender their six and seven per cent, securities for the new consoli- date fives, was denied to-day by one of the managers, who said that no plan of reorganization had been de cided upon and that the committee, composed of Messrs. Knight, Lip pincott and Lewis, had been appoin ted not to submit a matured plan, but to confer with the principle stockholders and bondholders and see what can best be done to get the company out of its troubles. This geiitUtuan said there was no doubt tlie committee would find a way to get the control of the company from the receivers, but that nothing had been matured as yet. A Lunatic'u Lap. j CoLi Miirs, 0.. Dec. 20. A horri j ble suicide occurred at the Central j Insane Asylum t an curly hour itliis morning. When the lady at tendant arose this- morning iie discovered" that the door to the room occupied by Mrs. Catherine Stouten our, a patient from Crawford county, was open and the patient missing One of the windows was found to have been opened, but it was not at first thought possible, for a person to have escaped, but investigation soon disclosed the fact that this had been done, for down on ihe ground, sixty feet below, were found the mangled remains of the insane suicide. The patient had forced her lithe form hetween the bars, which are but five inches apart, and dropped from the fourth story. Her insanwity par took of the melancholy type and there had never been "a suspicion that she would even attempt to harm hersetl. Kight Men Killed by aa Kvplosion. Canton, Hi., Dec. 16. About sev en o'clock this morning two boilers in Parian, Orendorff & Co.'s exten sive agriculture implement works exploded, completely demolishing the brick engine house, tearing ut considerable of the south wall of the main building, besides shattering the glass and otherwise injuring other adjacent buildings, A fire broke out immediately, but was soon extinguished. The fallowing is a list of the killed ; Win. McCamey, engineer ; Louis Huunicutt, fireman: W.C. Henderson, Joshua 01dhall,A Nickerswn, Robert McGrath, Wni. Miller and Hiram Palmer, all Amer ican employes. Samuel RellancTC. S. Armstrong were slightly wound ed. Two hundred and fifty work men are out of employment. Too Crazy to be Huns. New York, December 22. Ern est Dubourpue, a Frenchma.il, who, on the afternoon of October 10, ran through Fourteenth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, stibbing a number of women, was arraigned in the Court of General Sessions to-day for trial on the charge of murder in the first degree. Although several of his victims had been severely wounded, only one, Mrs. Hanley, the wife of a police officer died. Medical experts testified Duliourque was insane, and the jury, under the direction of the court, gave a verdict of not guilty because of insanity. The prisoner was then sent to the State Lunaiic Asylum. A Drunkard's Crime. Willmington, Del., Dec 22 An rery Keening special from Seaford, Del., says that David Outten, a des perate character, shot and prob.ibly fatally wounded John H. Allen, a storekeeper, last night. He then walked down the street brandishing and firing his revolver. Reing ar rested, taken before Esquire Allen and ordered to disarm, he deliber ately aimed his revolver at the mag istrate and fired, but a bystander struck up his arm and the bullet sped harmlessly. Drunkenness was the cause of his crime. Murder in the First Degree Almost a vear ago George Jones a sixteen-year-old mulatto boy, shot and killed Geerge Foster in Pittsburg. Last treek the case was on trial and was concluded on Saturday, les terday morning the jury sent word to Judge Raillev that they had agreed upon a verdict The jury was sent lor and the prisoner brought into court Their verdict vaa murder in the first degree. This makes the fifth murderer under sen tence of death in jail jr Allegheny county. Burglar at Connemangh. Johnstown. Pa., Dec. 22. Thieves broke into Waters' Cambria City barber shop and cleared out eve' thing of value. A lot of tramps rendezvousing in East Conemaugh have been trying to sell three dollar lots of postage stamps for two dol lars. Someof.ourofacerssusnecting .1" ineir connuon wita a certain post office robbery of some time ago went after them thia nftomnnr. L . ... . "tiv the villains got wind of them and made good their escape. A Mail Bobber's Sentence. j Wheeling, W. Ya-, December 24. j I There has been considerable ex-i ! citeuieut at Clarksburt:, W. Va., dur-! inglhe past few days over the trial of mail robbers Mure United States Judge Jackson. Ex-Secretary of the Navy, General Goffwas engaged by thee iIlcif.inf.rit weather, was a very 1 ,r 0 . thegovernmeut to aid in the prose-. rieaeanj arjir Mr pattison jvOllE cOHlCrSCt tOim cution. Over two hundred witness- ife urriv, ugh(.n UllH .attemoon, hc-' . l., llovo rnnrlfrin es were examined, and merest was cotl,nilt);e(1 y ReV. Thomas T. Ev- t)T pCOpiC lia C rCaaUlC that Albeit Price was louud gudty ; K alU wi)- St;liator Gordon, Mr .j U L'T) AT,!! iilirino- flip and sentenced on Saturday to ten , anJ Mfs u j, ZunT, Rev. J. R. "-AIjU UU1 1I10 lilt years in the liuflalo Penitentiary. ,e Tll(1Ili;ls hndl an(1 Mr. past VCar than CVCr bC He was a member of the lied Men,land MrfJ . artt.u . The party regis-1 , J. . n . an organization similar to the Ku" j tered at Rolton s Hotel. The Exec-. IOTC, SUICC it WaS llTSt Klux, who have been terrorizing in u,;ve Malw-OII WilS tastefully deco- Harbour county, rersis'.eni t - I I .... - I ... .!. I- ueavors nave ueea maue u. them up, but always unsuccessfully. Citizens opposed to tbem were afraid te testily, lor tear oireiai nation, me robbing that Price and two others were indicted for toojt place last Sep tember in the woods. The courier was stopped by drawu revolvers, and his oag was rifled. After Price was sentenced Kettle, one of his companions, made a lull confession, giving the secretary of the Red Men away. Thereupon the judge ordered the arrest of several persons lor false swearing. The judge spoke very plainly to the Rarbour coiiuty citi zens who were present Eleven of the jury were at first in favor of sending" Price up for life. He has a wile and seven small children. A Convict's l)cieralion. Jackson, Mich.. Dtc. 24. The convicts in the third tier ot tiie celis in the east wing of the nrison in this place last nhiht noticed a dense; smoke, and as they raised an alarm shrieks were beard issuing irom ceil No. 00, occupied by a life convict named J. Van Auker. The guard on duty ascended to the cell 'as quickly as jossihle. The cell was tilled with smoke, while tl ame? en veloped the grating entrance. Ow ing to the expansion of the iron door by the heat, difficulty was ex perienced in opening it, but when it swung back the wretch who occu pied tne cell sprang naked through me llames. His cries of agony were terrible, for he was literally cooked, and as he shot out upon the corri dor be would have gone, over the railing to the stone lloor, many feet below, had the guard not caught him by the arm and etayvd his headlong spring. He was shocking ly burned about tiie f.ice and all over his body, tin! as he was being taken to tiie hospital, repeatedly cried, "I want to die. 1 have In en a bad man ; I deserve this '" He lingered a lew hours, when death put an end lo his sufferings. Van Auker bad piled iiir, cioihcs in front of him and ixiun d his lamp oil on them, deliberately burning himself j to death. A llaui of Molten Metal. Johnstown, December 24 A se rious accident occurred at No. " fur nace of tiie Cambria Inn Works at Johnstown yesterday. A large sec tion of the outer wall gave way at a point between thirty and. forty feet from the ground and about midway of the bight of the furnace. Tne hole was nrobahlv two feet wide bv six feet long, and through it poured between 140 and 150 tons of materi al which rained down upon and broke through the iron roof of the casting house. Fortunately, nobody was injured. The material which es caped was in its natural state, the part ot the furnace where the break occurred being above the zone of fu sion. Disastrous K'snlts of an ice Break. PiTKiUii uoii, December 24. The ice in the Allegheny river broke to day and came out with disastrous results. About G-3,000 feet of timber, mostly of the finer grades, was swept away from its moorings, causing a loss of SUJ.Of-O to three owners. There were several narrow escapes from drowning, and a number of raftsmen who went down the stream on the pieces have not been heard from since. A portion of the lum ber was saved below the city. Fate of a I leek lews Desperado. La Salle, Ills., December 21. A notorious character named Patsey Donnelly this morning enteied a saloon in Peru, drew a revolver and fired three times into a crowd of men around the bar. One shot struck Michael McDermott, 'njuiing him fatally. Donnelly stepped out of the saloon and met Officer Patrick Scott, at whom he fired, but missed. Scott thereujxm sent a bullet into Donnelly's brain, and he fell dead. An inquest was held and the jury exonerated the officer. Resclt ok an Unheeded Signal. At Columbia, New Jersey, on the New York, Su-quehanna and Rail road, there is a steep grade and a sharp curve necessitating fast run ning on the part of coal trains to overcome Ihetn. Yesterday a flag man ran back toward an approach ing coal train and signalled the en gineer, but the signal was unheeded and the train dashed into the cars, throwing the locomotive and cars over the bank. 7h train men es caped uninjured. ! John Bniwn'a Untile Cjrouiid for Sale Washington, December 24. ! General Relknap. acting for a lYnn- j syivanu manufacturing company, has offered to bid 25,00 ) for tf.e government property at Harper's Ferry if it shall again be put up at public auction. Solicitor Ryuor, of the feasor depirtnent, his agreed, and as soon as tii.j proper papers hate been drawn no. tlie properly will be advertised for sale 1 r three mi nths. A P.wtoBlee Itobbeit. The pn-t;ffice at Monroeton. Rrad fird county, w is entered by burglars early Saturd ty morning. The sate was blown open, and several hun dred dollars in stamps were taken, together with some registered letu rs. The postmaster, D. J. Sweet, also lost $'i00 in money and some valua ble papers. The indications are that the work was done by professional cracksmen. Daniel Boone'a Great-Grandson's Shot. Galveston, Dec. 24. A special from Honey Grove to the Xete iy: At Ladonia, Texas, this morning, William Vaughan shot and mortally j wounded two brothers named i Roone, great-grandsons of Daniel,? Boone, of Kentucky fame. The; tragedy was the result of pome trivial j dispute. About a hundred men are ! in pursuit of the murderer. j Lv Pickens Countv, Georja. la-l! week, ten illicit distilleries w reclos- ed, 14,000 gallons of whisky, beer and low wines feiued, and six dis-j tillers arrested. ' : Itoeil:n to Governor Klect Pattinou 1 nd Wife. IlAKiiTsm KG, Dec. 21. The recep- tir,, itnirt'tri.nr llot-f in fit iir.mrr- i., .,:.,, n,i ;fM . ,l Kxe- cutive Aiansiu t( n;Klt, though not l,,,,, i r ,!n,,i,, m :ra,e(j Hjti, ..lants and flowers , throughout the magnificent parlors, GVH.IKir ij(iyt m.,,ived with Mrs. Fr:ll)Ci8 jor(iini wjle 0f Secretary jorjan Mrs. Hovt having been sud- denly taken ill this morning. Among i the guests present were: Slate Treas urer Rally, Attorney General 1 ai mer, Prof. Little, Rev. Dr. Robinson ami numerous department employes and citizens of Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. Pattison created a very fa vorabie impression. The Great Cornel. Professor Frisby, of the Naval Ob servatory, his just completed a cal culation of tlie orbit of the great comet of 1S82, from observations made on September 19, October 8 and November 24, and finds the or bit to be a very lengthened eclipse, and having a period of about 793, and probably identical with a very lar::e comet seen 371 R. C. and 3G3 A. I)., pir-t about the time of the detith of Constantine. Its nerihel ton distance is only about 700,000 mile iroru the centre of the sun. and it extends outward at aphelion to about 9J times the sun's distance from tne earth O'lionoTuii Ilosa'sOpin ion. O Doiiovau Rosa, speaking of the Great German Remedy to a Inend, said: "Mis. Rosa has been cured of a Verv severe attack of neuralgia bv St. Jacobs Oil, as she will gladly tell you, if you call at niv resilience, 8' R'lsowick ave., Brooklyn, N. Y." AV(p Yitrk (Snifihif. MO-ar.K.tET RAKMfT :orr-wrt by Oook a Bbukits. DUI.KIM ! CHO-CE GROCEHIcS. 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I Because its news col umns present all the latest news in an at tractive stvle. Because it always ' gives all the local news without burdening its columns with unmean ing and unintcrestm correspondence. Because it is always reliable politically, and says what it means and means what it says. Because its Court re ports arc always full, fair and trustworthy. Because it is the me dium used by the peo ple of the county when they wish to let their neighbors know when they have a farm or anything else for sale. Because all legal ad vertising appears in its columns, and people are thus kept posted as to what transpires in the management of the af- fairs of the Courts and County. Because it has the best Washington and Harrisburg correspon dents attainable. Because it is active. aggressive, and always for the cause of its constituents. If vou have friends who live outside the county, there is no more acceptable pres ent you can send them than a copy of their county paper. If you have a neigh bor who needs a paper recommend the her ald. If your children want a paper, subscribe for the HERALD. Subscription per yean $2.00 Address THE HERALD, Somerset, PemVa.! Christmas Gifts WHERE TO BUY THE! o I off. r to my friends anil patrons a line of FANCY AND TOI. ET GOOf which I think cannot be surpassed in the county. ILivir.g ,. first of my entire stock of Holiday Goods last season, I have no o'd , ' Hs1 1 offer. Entire new riesignrin 2 tis-g, le- Ladie's Dressing Caso our bo and new novelties in Odor Cases; they are truly bauds. , February worth a visit to see these alone. My store is absolutelv iu ;,,. tbja is o comprising : ' pfOUiptt, Cut Glass Bottles, Toilet Sets, Frh Bud Vases, Flower Vases. More o Hand Glasses, BULK PEEFt a (Alfred Wrights Perfume a die9 dot Go an Silk h Watch Cases, Puffs and Boxes, Sachet Powders. ceufcs Cigar Cases, Smokers Sets, Large St Pocket C- tl0' Whisks ii Holders, Cloth Brushes, Hair prict- ' cnoc Nail Brushes, Tooth Brushes, Shaving Brushes, - chi'-i'. Infant Brushes. Infant Toilet Baskets, Pocket Boohs, The la Side Books, Crd Book, Card Cast, jU!4t rece Visiting Cards, Music lIIOTO GRAPH AL HUM s I have a very fine assortment ; and all should grt prie s ' inn ing elsewhere. Also. Autograph Albums, Family Bibles, Pocket Bibles, Testaments, Gospel Hymns, WHITING DESKS, ISoxed I'aperM, Scrap Hook. A T a - Which is so justly popular now. supply is A TvTA.GtRA.jMS," 1)1 AEtil :H FOS5 1SS5! Then you should see the endless variety of Christmas Cards, Eeward Cards, FANCY INK-STANDS, EASELS, AND PICtURE FBAK Japanese Brackets, Work;Boxes, Palletts, Etc.. Etc., E: al Iso, carry a full line of miscellaneous And Handsome Editions of the 10 ETS, all suitaUe FOK HOLIDAY PRESENTS! The following are among the manv on our shelves. r.VRox, DAN TK, r.CRNS, POE, Also, Robinson Crusoe, Scottish Chiefs, Swiss Fatuilv P..: Don Quixote, . Life of Napoleon, Last Days of P- -and many others, and at prices never before offered. I have, also, a very fine fii "Library of Universal Knswlcdge," 15 Volumes, Larire Type, Half Russian, Gilt Top. This will very b.w. Call and see it. Any book not in stock will be orderol. GOLD PENS! I have just receivtd a case of GOLD PENS direct from the uw turei LeRoy Fairchild, New York. This U by far the finest s of Gold Pens ever offered in Somerset county. You c.tnnot buy a 1 ? suital,le l'Teser,t for Father, .Mother, Brother, Sister. Cousin. Lover. Do not fail to see these goods whether you buy or not A visit to my store will amply repay you, and you will be im politely whether you wish to buy or not, no trouble- to- show jroetls" Have everything needed for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! And will not be undersold. Make selections now while stoek is 1'-" they can be delivered at any time. Respectfully, C. N. BOYD Mammoth Block, - - - Somerset, & U Toc Folios. Etc., Etc. SI -el Ilirtii,aii2 (lie .(,. derbu '10-4 tk a a ,T-s a a .hum C.i!l and se -'ire a box b !'r- exhausted. Birthday C o yi- cum. TEXXYSOX, MEREDITH IIAWTHQRXE. MOWN'. 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