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The Somerset Herald.
EDWARD 8CTJIX. Editor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY - May , IMS-
The HUte Senate dispensed with
an afternoon session on Thursday
last, to allow the members to attend
the circus. Boys will be boya.
One hundred vessels carrying 4,
25(,0i 0 bushels of grain, are lying
in the harbor at Chicago, awaiting
the opening of the straits of Macki
naw. The anti-treating bill was defeated
in the Senate on Tuesday, lacking
one of the required constitutionl ma
jority. The vote stood 25 for the bill
and 13 against it
J lis Juniata county people are vir
tuous and happy. They have no
sheriff's sales this spring, no cases to
go. before thegrand jury, and no pris
oners in jail-
A Philadelphia exchange says the
leading merchants of that city pay
more money annually for advertise
ments than they do for rent, although
the latter runs up into thousands.
The cost of the new Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, from Baltimore
to Philadelphia, is estimated at f 17,
(KjyKA). This includes a bridge oyer
the Susquehana, and station facili
ties in Philadelphia.
A prohibitory amendment was
voted down in the House in Michi
gan, on Friday last, by 57 to 3G. It
required C7 votes to carry the meas
ure. This ends the matter for this
session.
Michael Faga.v, another of the
men indicted for the Pha-nix Park
murders, has been found guilty and
promptly sentenced to be hanged.
English courts are swift, 6ure, and
unrelenting.
In the State Senate, the bill which
had passed the House, preventing
changes in school books oftener than
once in five years, was reported neg
atively by the committee on educa
tion. This is to be regretted, as pub
lic opinion certainly favors such a
law.
Urox the recommendation of the
Civil Service Commission the Presi
dent has appointed Randolph De B.
Keim, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief
Examiner of that Commission. Mr.
W. White, of Atlanta, Ga., has
been appointed clerk to the Com
mission. Mr. Kerr, one of the attorneys for
the Government in the Star lloute
cases, finished a seven day's speech
on Friday last, whereupon the de
fendants counsel proposed to submit
the case to the jury without further
ado. The; evidently thought any
punishment preferable to being talk
ed to death.
Daxa, editor of the New York
Sun, says that, the rallying cry of
the Democrats in the next campaign
will be, "turn the Republicans out
of office." He is only a little more
candid than the rest of his brethren.
In this State, the Democrats are not
waiting for the advent of the next
campaign to sound that rallying cry.
Governor Pattison and his friends
are diligently and daily practising
the doctrine which they euphonious
ly 6tyle Reform.
Few people have any idea of the
large amount of actual loss by wear
on the silver and gold coin in circu
lation. A careful test by the bank
of England on the amount redeemed
by it during the last twelve months,
shows a loss of nearly $175,000.
This sum represents the loss in
weight, the coins being redeemed at
their face value.
A bill to pension school teachers
over seventy years of age has passed
both branches of the New York leg
islature, and is before the governor
for his approval. The pension is
not to exceed one-halt the teacher's
ealary during the last five years of
service. The fund from which it is
to be drawn is from fines imposed
on teachers improperly absent from
duty, and from a tax of one per
cent, on teachers' salaries.
There are 89G tons of silver coin
accumulated in the vaults of the IT.
S. Sub Treasury in New York. Of
this, C20 tons are in legal tender sil
ver dollars. The mass is constantly
increasing, for as the dollars accum
ulate in the hands of merchants they
are exchanged for silver certificates.
The mints grind out two million dol
lars per month. How much longer
will the Government be a purchaser
of silver for storage, taking twenty
five million dollars yearly out of the
pockets of the people for no earthly
use except to test the theories of vis
ionary men ?
The Milwaukee Municipal Court
was the scene of a curious episode a
few days since. Miss Kate Kane is
a member of the bar in good stand
ing and full practice, who has on
more than one occasion exasperated
the Court by modes of procedure
not exactly in vogue in a ' criminal
court; on Friday, not content with
the usual trial of bis Honors temper,
she undertook to shy an inkstand at
his Lead, but being prevented in
this, threw a glass of water into his
face. She was promptly fined fifty
dollars for contempt of court, but
announces her intention of going to
prison rather than pay the fine. The
conduct of this particular "lady
lawyer" will not prove a strong ar
gument for the admission of the sex
to the bar in other States.
I About one-third of the vote of
Fayette county was polled at the
special election for a successor to
Dukes, held on Tuesday of last week.
But little interest was token in the
matter outside the politicians. Of
course the Democratic candidate
was elected, and will draw the $1,
500 salary, for about two weeks' at
tendance. The President and Associate J udg-
es of the Lafayette County Court in
Missouri, have been sent to JU by
the Judee of the U. S. Circuit Court
at Jefferson Citv, for contempt of
court in refusing to levy a tax to
pay an instalment on a judgment
against the county, which was or
dered by the U. d. Court Dog will
eat dog.
From present appearances the re
moval of certain imposts from the
tobacc trade will simply result in
increasing the wages of cigar makers,
and the good, patient, pensive pub
lic will have to pay as much as ever
for the luxury of asmoke. Of course
there is some consolation in learning
that a section of our workers will be
pecuniarily benefitted, but it may
be doubted whether the struggle in
Congress would have been watched
with quite as much interest by cigar
manufacturers and cigar smokers if
the actual result had been forseen.
Ditkisc his trip to Florida, the
reliable newspaper correspondents
who accompanied the President,
filled the country with alarm by tel
egraphing that he was seriously ill.
On his return home the President
declared that he had enjoyed the
trip "and never felt better in his
life." The great dailies that pub
lished the sensational reports, are
still insisting that the President was
6ick very sick and would have
the public believe that they know
more about the condition of his
health than he does himself Great
institutions, these enterprising daily
journals.
State Senator Greer's anti-treat-ing
bill, one of the best temperance
measures ever introduced in either
House, failed to pass the Senate
last week, lacking one vote of a con
stitutional majority. It was claim
ed by Mr. Greer, and there are many
earnest temperance men who agree
with him, that the pernicious Amer
ican habitof "set 'em up all around,"
is largely productiveof drunkenness
and that if a bill was passed com
pelling every man to pay for all he
drank, that there would not be so
much drinking to excess. Some
years ago a number of New York
gentlemen believing in temjHjrance
but not thinking total absti
nence obtainable, organized a "Bus
iness Men's Moderation Society."
One of the pledges its members took
was "not to treat or be treated" and
it is claimed by the friends of the
movement that it has accomplished
great good by inducing many men
who were hard drinkers to drink in
moderation. It is evident from the
vote that nothing short of total at
6tinence will please the Senate.
Os the first page of to-day's paper
will be found full details of the ter
rible storm that swept over the
country last week. Every day since
its occurrence has brought fresh and
heart rending details from the sec
tion devastated, and of new spots
blighted by the destroying hand,
until now the number of human
lives lost foot up to two hundred,
while the loss of livestock and other
property will foot up largely in the
millions. The cyclone, such as just
passed over the Southwest, differs
materially from a whirlwind or or
dinary storm, in that the latter mov
ing over a tract of country expends
its force in the centre, gathering in
its fatal grasp with a certain distance
to hurl it into the air or carry it for
miles only to make the destruction
more complete, while the cyclone
comes down and expends its fury in
spots. This one, however, seems to
have traveled far above the eaeth,
and here and there to have left drop
its fury in the most destructive man
ner. The suffering in the storm vis
ited districts is very great and meas
ures are everywhere being taken for
its alleviation.
The "Reformers" and the Phari
sees of the press are tearing their
hair, and shrieking in unison over
the appointment of Mr. D. B. R.
Keim, editor of the Harrisburg Tel
egraph, to the position of Chief Ex
aminer of the Civil Service Commis
sion. Mr. Keim is a dreadful man,
a perfect ogre, according to these
purists, and his appointment shakes
the very foundation of the Govern
ment, and brings the civil service
reform to naught. And why? Be
cause , Mr. Keim is a "Stalwart Re
publican, a pet of Grant's, a friend of
Cameron's, a determined opponent
of Democratic men and measures."
These are the weighty charges
brought against the man of whom
! Mr. Dorman B. Eaton, President of
the Commission says, for himself
and bis colleagues, that of all the
applicants for the place Mr. Keim
came best equipped, both by nature
and training for the discharge of tie
duties of the position ; that he wafla
level headed man of high qualifiol
tioos for the office, and accutomeS
to deal with men. It is the vocation
of these reformers, and of the Free
Lance press, to 6hriek and protest,
and raise a hubbub over everything
that smacks of regular Republican
ism. If some eminent Democratic
politician, just now out of a place,
had received this appointment, these
gentle reformers 'would have coo'd
you as gently as a sucking dove.
What matters it to them that. Mr.
Keim was the best qualified appli
cant, that he was the unanimous
'choice of the Commission, that on
their recommendation the President
appointed him, and that he is sim
ply an examiner without any power
to make selections ? Their object is
to tear down, hot to build up, and
to bring into disrepute the Civil
Service Reform, to which for their
!own purposes they assumed the Re
publican party was hostile. The
appointment by the President of
non-partisan Commissioners, knock
ed the wind out of them for a season,
but the selection by the Commission
ers of a regular Republican as an
examiner, gives them the opportuni
ty to renew their howling. To ap
point the best qualified man, re
quires no defence of the Commis
sioners. Therefore, let the heathen
rage.
Without intending to open the
columns of the Herald for a general
discussion of prohibiti'm, we publish
this week an article from a zealous
prohibition advocate signed "Citi
zen." Under the guise of commend
ing portion of an editorial article we
published last week, in relation to
the defeat of the prohibition amend
ment, our friend adroitly takes oc
casion to press with some force, and
with lengthy quotations of the opin
ions of others, the benefits derivable
from the defeated measure. There
is a difference of opinion between
us, not as to the great evil of intem
perance nor as to the advisability of
its eradication,if possible, but simply
as to the best means of accomplish
ing that end. He believes in the
efficacy of sumptuary laws, and we
do not. He apparently thinks co
ercive measures the most effective,
we believe persuasion education
better than force ; we both aim at
the same end, but travel to it by dif
ferent courses. Why Ehould we fall
out by the way side? We know that
Prohibition does not prohibit, and
the necessity of his plea in
abatement, that of the Federal licen
ces issuedln Maine, some were issued
to druggists and that the traffic is
confined to hidden dens, and secret
places, is but an admission of our
premises. The defeat of the prohib
itory amendment was a gross out
rage upon the people of this State,
not solely because it was a measure
of high morality, certain to effect
the great reform at which it aimed,
but because it denies the people the
exercise of the constitutional right
for which they petitioned. We as
sent to the proposition that the law
has been a great remedial agent in
this cause, and believe that a more
rigid enforcement of the existing
statutes would have a very beneficial
effect, but when such laws as we
have are not enforced, or are but
haltingly executed, we have no great
hope that a constitutional enact
ment would be more rigidly ob
served. On the other hand, educa
tion, a cultivated public sentiment,
persistent teaching, the advance to a
more polished and moral state of
society has effected wonders. Men
not past middle life, can well re
member when liquors were to be
found in almost every household,
when it was a mark of hospitality to
offer it to every guest, when minis
ters of the gospel did not refuse to
partake in moderation, when a har
vest could not be gathered without
it, when professional men drank
openly, when candidates for office
"treated" those whose votes they so
licited, and officials "set it up" on
all occasions for the friends that had
supported them. Now what a
change! Liquor is abolished from
the household, the harvest field, and
as a mark of hospitality, the preach
er known to drink would be driven
from the pulpit, the professional
man seen intoxiceted would lose his
practice, the candidate using whisky
as a general inducement for votes
would surely be defeated ; and yet,
this wonderful progress, this great
reform has been effected outside the
law. It is because of these things
that we believe precept and exam
ple better remedial agents than le
gal force, not that we are opposed to
remedial laws, butdoubt the wisdom
and efficacy of sumptuary ones. In
the light ot the teachings of last
year's political campaign in this
State, we deprecate any controversy
at present, between the friends of
temperance. The ultra reformers in
the Republican party, last year
threw down the walls and admited
the enemy, rather than abate a jot
from their demands, and it can be of
no comfort to them to know that the
just suffer with the unjust, because
of their action. The prohibitory
amendment is dead, and can have
no resurrection short of two years.
We submit, therefore, that a present
discussion of its merits or demerits,
can in no wise benefit the cause.
iolitical 3m;s.
The West Chester Republican calls
for the return of Blaine and Conk
ling to active polotios and leadership,
saying the Republican party cannot
well spare either, and that leadership
is better than political driftwood,
tnaninity and dry rot. We' always
thought so, and now that the wild
wave of senseless criticism and cen
sure has passed, a natural law is
again asserting itself even in our
politics. The men who united to
pull down leaders in the hope of
finding a place at the front, have
not found it, but remain just where
their abilities place them, and after
cooling of all begin to see this, and
a call ie made for able leadership.
Media America: "i'i
Governor Hendricks has given his
opinion, with all his characteristic
Mark Tapleyism, of the position of
the Democratic party on the tariff
question. The existing tariff will do
well enough, he ears, if hard times
do not come. If they come the par
ty will have to deal with the subject;
but they will be equally to the emer-
Ency. ThisyreoiincU one of Daniel
one prayer, as he was about to
fight the beart "OLordl" was the
hunter's pious ejaculation, "here's a
goin' to M one of the biggest bar
fights yoa ever did see ! O Lord, ef
you cant help me, please, anvhow,
dont help the bar "--BaUimore
American.
Where Is Senator Mitchell ?
X'Keu Miner.
The editor of the York Republican
published Senator Cameron's Bpeech
on the trariff question, and says that
he does so not because he likes Cam
eron, but because he believes the
speech reflected the manly sentiment
of a brave Pennsylvanian who drag
ged himself from a sick bed to do
what in his feeblenees he could to
ward protecting the industries of his
state. We believe he has not yet
published a speech of the junior
Senator from pennsyl vania reflecting
a "manly seatiment" on the tariff
question.
More than seven months intervene
before the next Congress will meet,
but a nervous fear is evident already
among the Democrats as to the
course things will take in the House.
They know the next winters work in
Washington will have a potent in
fluence upon the Presidental cam-
)aign of 1884, and they are natural
y anxious- that as few blunders as
possible shall be committed. So the
Democratic organs are firing off a
quantity of advice at the members
elect, and begging them to leave
their hobbies at home and to sup
press the cranks at the beginning.
In short, they are urged not to make
fools of themselver and ruin the
party's rupposed brilliant chances of
carrying the country next year.
This advice may have some effect
upon the timid members, but
Springer, Reagan and others of that
sort will shed it as easily as a duck's
back sheds water.
North Carolina may be an impor
tant factor in the next National con
test, and the position she is likely to
occupy becomes, therefore, a matter
of interest. The result of the elec
tion last year showed that the Dem
ocracy was in a demoralized condi
tion, and had the opposition known
its strength it would have succeeded.
As it was the Democrats elected
their candidate for Governor by less
than 300 majority. The coalition
between the Liberals and Republi
cans was then incompleted. This
defect has been remedied, and the
Democrats will meet next year a
thoroughly organized and well equip
ped opposition. The Baltimore Sun's
correspondent in the State says that
many of the younger Democraits are
leaving the party and coming out
openly in favor of the Republicans.
Besides electing a Governor next
year, the Legislature will be chosen
which will elect Senator Vance's
successor.
Double Murder and Suicide.
New York, April 27 At C o'clock
this morning William MacDuff, a
financial broker, doing business at
No. 73 Nassau street, in this city,
and living at No. 14!) Pulaski ave
nue, shot and killed his wife, his
six-year-old son and himself. The
pistol shots were heard by a tenant
living on an upper floor, but he sup-
Cosed them to have been discharged
y some boys in the street, and it
was not until two hours later that
the tragedy became known. Mrs.
MacDuff was found lying face down
ward with a bullet wound in the
back of her head. Death had evi
dently been instantaneous. She was
dressed and was engaged in prepar
ing breakfast when shot The boy
Willie was in his crib and had evi
dently been shot while asleep. Mc
Duff himsely was lying partially
dressed on the bed in the room in
which the crib stood. He had shot
himself through the mouth. No rea
son for the double murder and sui
cide is known. Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Duff had been married eight years
and were supposed to live happily
together. The following letter, ad
dressed to MacDuffs brother, was
found:
"Dear Brother Jack : If anything
happens to me I want you to have
whatever I may leave. Put Willie
and me in your plot This is my
last request
our unfortunate brother,
William.
Father Mother and Child Drowned
Daytox, O., April 2G. At Mid
dleton yesterday the little daughter
of John O'Connell, living on the
bank of the Hydraulic Canal, half a
mile above the city,, wandered away
from home. The parents quietly
walked up the canal in search of
her, and were horrified to discover
her in the water struggling in the
last agonies of death. The Father im
mediately plunged in the water after
the child, but was seized with cramps,
and was below the surface for so long
a time that his wife went to his as
sistance. She struggled in vain,
and in two minutes from the
time the father plunged into the
canal after the girl the father, mother
and child sank beneath the water.
The mother's cries had been heard
by a number of men in the vicinity,
none of whom arrived in time to res
cue the drowning family.
Fatal Railroad Callision in Michigan.
Detroit, Mich., April 27. A
freight train on the Grand Trunk
and Chicago Railroad ran into a pas
senger train standing on the track
near Olivet lhi3 morning. The air
brakes on the passenger train did
not work properly, and the train
stopped at the foot of a slight grade.
A signal, was sent back to the freight
train, which was followed, but for
some reason the freight train paid
no attention to the signal and crash
ed into the rear of the passenger
train, shivering two Puliman cars
into fragments. Three persons were
killed Conductor P. J. Wall of
Montreal; H. Frye, of Englewood,
X. J., and John W. Higgins, travel
ing agent for the boot and shoe firm
ofH. P. Baldwin & Co., Detroit.
Ten more persons are reported inju
red, some, it is feared, fatally.
Their names have not yet been as
certained. Devilish Murder.
Norfolk, April 24. A negro wo
uiou named Lucy Hausler has been
arrested for whipping to death her
sister's orphan child, J years old.
Xhe evidence before the coroner's ju
ry shows most diabolical cruelty.
The child was Bogged with a cow
hide and then burned on a stove.
The negroes in the neighborhood are
greatly exasperated against the mur
derers. Her husband was arrested
as an accessory.
Gay and Festive Burglar.,
Coskellsville, Pa., April 27
Six different burglaries have bean
reported daring the past week and
there is no doubt but that a regularly
organized gang is working the neigh
borhood. Drills for boring safes and
other tools have been found, while
the ordinary implements of entrance
have been stolen from the carpenter
and railroad shops.
The merchants of Conneils ville and
New Haven have formed a mutual
protective association.
Fagam Found Guilt j.
Dublin. April 27. The trial of
Michael Fugan for the murder of
Burke was continued this morning.
The case for the defense having clos
ed, Judge O'Brien charged the jury.
His remarks were to the effect that
the testimony given by the informers
against the prisoner bad been tuny
w a a at. ? A
confirmed bv that ot other witnesses,
The Judee having finished his
charge, the jury retired. After a
short deliberation they returned, and
announced that they had found a
vecdici of guilty against the prisoner.
On being asked if he had anything
to say why sentence should not be
Eassed upon him, Fagan protested
is innocence. He declared he was
a Fenian, and would die one. The
Judge then sentenced him to be
hanged May 28th.
The State Revenue.
Harrisburg, Pa., April 20. In
debate on the bill exempting manu
facturing corporations, building and
loan associations, etc., in the House
this morning, Mr. Ziegler presented
some interesting figures to show the
ability of the treasury to stand the
drain upon its revenues The reve
nue applicable to the general fund
is $5,331, 7G5,S5. from which the fol
lowing sums will bo taken : Tax on
loan3, $500,909; to be eredited to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
$392,000; rebates to companies, $137
000; tax on building and loan asso
ciations, $100,000; transfer of liquor
and mercantile tax licenses to the
counties by the Jenkins bill, $969,
9G3;50; total, $1,998,963,50; balance
remaining applicable to the general
fund, $3,331,802,35. He estimated
the Ions to the State by the bill
under consideration to be $408,914,
27, as'follows: Tax on limited par
tnerships $24,064,29, tax on manu
facturing companies $211,202, 09,
and loan associations $130,404,39,
tax on turnpike companies $12,4S2,
3S, tax on steamship companies $30,
40,51. The General Revenue bill
also came up for discussion, but no
action was taken on it.
1
Sale ef Western Cattle.
Kassas City, Mo., April 26. A
series of imported sales of cattle com
menced at the stockyards yesterday,
when forty-nine head of Angus and
Galloway cattle belonging to Wm.
H. and A. Leonard, of Saline county,
brought a total of $23,425 ; average
S43-L To-day eighty head of Aber
deen, Angus and Htrferds belonging
to W. H. Cochrane, of Compton,
Canada, were sold for $40,000, an
average of $500. Eleven Alberdeen
Angus cows and heifers average
$955, the highest average for any
sale of the breed ever made on the
continent. To-morrow a heard ot L.
Leonard, Saline county, will be sold.
Stockmem are present from a num
ber of Western States and Territo
ries. Delaware's I'each Crop.
Wilmington, April 20. Reports
from various peach growing districts
in the State indicate that the buds
thus far have suffered but little from
the frost, hail and cold weather of
the present week. If, however, the
present cold spell continues much
longer there is great fear that the
promising large crop will be totally
destroyed. The safety of the trees
through the present cold 6nap is at
tributed to the lateness of the trees
in budding.
It is reported from Milford that
ice formed an inch thick on Tuesday
night and that the peach buds were
full of water. It is expected there
fore, that serious injury has been
done to the peach crop in that vicinity-
A Human Fieud.
Jacksonville, Ala., April 20.
The Times Union special from
Temples Mills, Bradford county,
says : '
"A discovery has been made of a
most diabolical act of cruelty per
petrated near hear on Sunday morn
ing, negro named Pink Blocker has
living with him his nephew, to whom
he has heen very cruel. After whip
ping him till the boy was covered
with blood, on Sunday, he tied the
boy in a chimney, head down, and
roasted him till the flesh dropped off
the boy s neck, body and arms, he
then took him down, laid him on
the floor and threw cold water on
him. The boy cannot recover. The
Sheriff is in pursuit of Blocker. The
neighborhood is a bad one, mostly
of negroes who work at a mill."
Swindle Confessed.
Danville, April 24. William T.
Doddson, of this city, was arrested
at Franklin Junction, Va., on the
Midland Railway, to-day,' for the
murder of the negro man reported
yesterday. He confesses he hired
two negroes to bring him the body
for dissection, pretending he was a
physician. He says he carried it into
the upper room of a house then oc
cupied by himself alone, wrapped it
in bed clothing, poured kerosene oil
over it, fixed a lighted candle on it
and went away. His mistake, he
says, was in cutting the candle so
long that the house did not take fire
during the night, it being his " pur
pose to burn the house and have it
appear that he himself had burned
in it, and thus enable his family to
obtain the amount of the life policy
recently procured.
Sent to Jail.
St. Louis, April 26. In the Uni
ted States Circuit Court at Jefferson
City, Mo , James W. Harrison. Pre
siding Justice, and J. A. Lockhart
and J. A. Pratther, Associate Judges
of the Lafayette county court, were
ordered to jail for contempt of court
in refusing to obey a mandate of the
United States Court directing them
to levy a tax of $2,000 to pay an in
stalment on the judgement obtained
on a suit upon the county bonds.
The Court ordered the Judges to be
confined inthe jail uatil they obey
its mandate.
Committed Suicide.
Knoxville, April 24. Last night
V. B. Staley, son of Judge Staley,
committed suicide by scooting him
self through the head wih a pistol.
He was seven miles from Knoxville
at the residence' of a young lady who
bad refused to marry him. If er re
peated refusals caused him to .com
mit the deed- This was his thjrd at
tetcDt to take bis life for the same
cauue. Staley was 20 years old, and
a lawyer of ponsiderable talent and
promise,
A servant girl fell on a bracket,
Her skull, she did nearly crack it,
fit. Jacob Oil applying,
Saved her from dying
It proved to be just the racket'
A steamboat captain from Goshen,
Was hurt bv a boiler explosion ; .
On the pains in his hip.
St Jacobs Oil got the grip.
He calls it the all-healing lotion.
More Colored Than White Office
Holders.
Washixc.tox, April 2G. A day or
two ago a colored delegation filed
in!" Secretary Folger's office and
modestly demanded the appoint
ment of a colored man to one of the
most important positions in the de-
partment
Ihe SDokeeman ot the
".party made the demand in a ven-
impudent manner. He did not fan
cy for a moment that the Secretary
could refuse their request. He had
just commenced an eloquent speech
to the effect that the colored race
was the saviors of the Republican
party and should be recognized ac
cordingly, when Mr. Folger stopped
him and said bluntly, but politely,
"You ask me to remove one of my
most trusted officials and give his
place to one of your race. My an
swer is it shall not be done." The
entire party sprang to their feet and
uttered an exclamation of surprise.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
They were about to renew their
arguments again but Mr. Folger stop
ped them. He said: "Your claims
are unreasonable. I can give you
some information," he continued,
'that you appear to be in need of.
You say the colored man is not rec
ognized' as much as he should be in
making appointments. It is not true.
I have taken pains to look the mat
ter up and 1 find that there are
more colored men holding office un
der the Governmentin proportion to
population than whites." The dele
gation in question would not be sat
isfied, however, and they left declar
ing that they thought that the col
ored vote would hereafter be trans
ferred to the Democracy. Mr. Fol
Sprs action is applauded. The im
portuning of a certain class of col
ored men for office of late has be
come very annoying. The fact that
they may or may not vote the Re
publican ticket is not considered of
sufficient importance to warrant the
heads of tie departments in giving
them all offices.
A Kentucky Tragedy.
IIarrodsburo, April 27. Captain
Phil. B. Thompson, an ex-member
of the legislature, shot Walter Davis
as he was stepping from a smoking
car of the Cincinnati Southern Road
this morning. Thompson was inside
the car. The ball went through
Davis' head, producing instant
death. The cause is alleged to be
undue intimacy of Davis with
Thompson's wife.
1 nil. i. Ihompson, Jr., is a mem
ber of Congress from the Eighth
District of Kentucky. He and Da
vis had taken a train for Cincinnati,
but did not meet until they came to
Harrodsburg Junction, where both
got into the smoking car.
Thompson immediately began the
assault on Davis, who tried to es
cape. As he got on the platform
Thompson drew a revolver, and, say-
inc, "lou ll not take my wife to
Cincinnati again," fired, and Davis
fell dead. Davis was a grocer. He
had sold his stock, and was about to
go to Chicago. Thompson got off
the train and walked away.
Assaulted by Tramps.
Dklaware, April 20. A dastard
ly outrage was committed here this
afternoon. Mrs. Wm. II. Hazleton,
who lives near the depot, was alone
with her baby when four tramps en
tered the house by a rear door, and,
drawing revolvers, threatened to kill
her if she made any outcry. The vil
lains then plundered the house and
made a violent assault on the fright
ened woman, who escaped during
the struggle with her babe in her
arms. The tramps immediately fled
and struck into the country. A large
body of police and citizens are in
pursuit.
Prairie Murder.
Houston, April 25. An atrocious
crime has been committed at Brick
House Gully, nine miles from here.
Adams, a negro boy, aged 12 years,
under the impression that tiie boys
of the neighborhood were going to
flog him, while playing with Cuney
kelson, aged 11, whom he suspected
of beina one of the party, tied a rope
around Nelson's waist, and, mount
ing a horse, tied the other end to the
pommel of the saddle and rode rap
idly off, dragging Nelson through
the prairie until dead. He took the
train for Houston, where he was
captured.
A Circus Attacked by a Mob.
Wilmington, Del., April 22. A
dispatch from Dover to the Morning
News says O'Brien's circus was at
tacked by a mob armed wtyh, breach
loading guns and revolver aier the)
performance last niglH,iuid ilt on
ten men, including Charles Hender-
sqn, one of the proprietors, was shot,
sovie of them seriously. Henderson,
it ia.8aid, cannot recover. The sher
iff, at the solitation of the citizens,
summoned posse who restored order,
and the circus was allowed to depart
without further molestation. No ar
rests havjs been made.
Signed by the Governor.
-Harrisburg, April 20. The bills
requiring two year's practice at the
bar for elegibility to the office of
District Attorney, and ordering" Ag
ricultural and horticultural societies
to appoint special police f-r the pro
tection of their property, were sign
ed by the Governor to-day.
Homes Burned.
Elmira, April 25. A fire occur
red in Sol Bunnell's hotel and sta
bles this evening. Several trotting
horses were burned, among them
Rosa B., valued at 81,500: Bob
Stewart, valued at 81,00). and Lady
Beekman, valued at &.j,0J. Nine
carriage horses, worth upwards of
82.000, were also burned Sol Bun
nell was badly burned while trying
to save the stock. The loss on the
hotel and stable buildings is about
84,000.
Fatally Stabbed?
Tacston', April 20. While Mar
garet Mather's Company was play
ing "Romeo and Juliet" fb-night,
Frederick Paulding, playing "Ro
meo," ran a sword into the bodjr of
Ceorge A. Dalton, playing -Tybalt,"
in the duel scene. It is not known
at present how bad Palton is jhjured.
1 he physicians are confident that he
will recover. '
A Murderer Hanged.
Elizabetutows, April 2J. Hen
ry Debosnev was hanged here to
tjaj for the murder of his wife. He
slept well last night, and ate a hearty
breakfast this morning, after which
he smoked a cigar, and then inspect
ed the gallows. Taking hold of the
rope, he said to the sheriff: "I am
afraid I'll break that rope. You
ought to have soap on it" He seem
ed entirely indifferent to his fate.
Outraged in Richmond.
Richmond, Va., April 25. For
several days pact the police authori
ties of Richmond have been consid
erbly excited over the depredations
of what aro believed to be a gang of
professional burglars form Philadel
phia and New York. The house
of two or three prominent citizens
have been entered by means of skel
ton keys and property carried off.
The police have made every effort
to detect the perpetrators of these
crimes. One of the most energetic
and zealous members of the force in
this matter has been Captain A. II.
Parader, of the Middle district. The
most daring attacks that have been
made havbeea upon the private;
house of that officer. I his afternoon
about five o'clock a "man by some
means entered Parader's house,
gagged and tied his sixteen-year-old
daughter and cut her clothing to
pieces. This was done on the fourth
flow of the house while a policeman
was on duty on the second floor and
several other persons in the house.
No harm was done the young lady,
and it appears manifest that this
visitation was merely to defy and
outwit the police force. Yesterday
a man visited Parader's house twice
in the daytime once about eight
o'clock in the morning and again at
one. The first time a small quanti
ty of clothing was carried off; the
second the same young lady who
was assaulted this morning had a
ring torn from her finger and a chain
from her neck, the robbers cecaping
withou detection. Last night Para
der's house was stoned by unknown
persons. The daring and fearlessness
of the these attacks upon this officer's
house have caused no little conster
nation among citizens and police
authorities.
To-night there is a feeling of un
easiness, especially among the ladies.
The police are on the alert, and every
exertion is being made to trap the
burglars. Heac of families are
laying in supplies of arms an ammu
nition. One gunsmith says that he
has sold more double-barreled shot
guns in the past two days than in
as many months before. The de
mand fur burglar alarms and other
devices forarousing sleepers is equal
ly as great. Among those whose
houses have been recently entered
and robbed is thaf of the widow of
Ex-President John Tyler, who lives
on Grace, near Seventh street, and
M. T. Pemberton, a prominent gro
cer. The residence of J. II. Ward
was broken into and the room oc
cupied by a daughter of Senator
Wade Hampton, ot South Carolina,
who was visiting the family, entere
ed and some of her jewelry carried
off. All efforts to trace up the fear
less thieves have thus far been un
availing. Work of the Flames.
Philadelphia, April 20. The
Arch street opera house was burned
this morning, and for the third lime
since it was built. The flames orig
inated by the explosion of a gas
stove under the steps leading to the
gallery, and spread rapidly to the
roof. The fire soon made its way to
the stage, and the greatest damage
was done there, including the de
struction of the wardrobe, valued at
83,00), which belonged to the house.
The roof fell in and crushed many
seats in the auditorium, but the body
of the house is not seriiusly dam
aged. The theatre has not been oc
cupied for several weeks. It is own
ed by Bolton Winpenny and leased
to Joseph E. Winner. "The loss, it
is thought, will not exceed 815,0)0,
as the walls are standing and the
front of the building is uninjured.
The building was, insured for about
819,001).
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of pnrlt v,
strength and wholesotneness. Alore economical
than the ordinary kluds. and cnun.it be sold in
competition irlth the multitude of low test, short
weight, nlun OT phosphite powders. Sold only in
rem. RurAL B.vxisa Powder Co., loo Wall st.
Childhood, Manhood, and Hoary Aj;c
Kxclaim iu I'aiaon, -Behold the Con
queror." During a brief visit to Ue ancient town of War
wick. K. I , reeentl)vVr agent extended his trip
to the southeastern extremity of the town, to
look about amsag the wonderful improvements
which have beeevakade in the appearance of War
wick Neck during a eotnpiratlvely biief period.
and while conversing on this subject with Col.
Benjamin S. Hazard, the popular proprietor of
the Warwick Neck Hotel, he learned that the
greater part or the bandsme lummer residences
tad been erected Inside of a dozen years ; and be
also learned that CoL Hazard hal been a great
satferer from a chronie disease of the Kidneys
and Bladder over fifteen years, the most painful
form of It beings stoppage or retention of the
urine, which was so very severe at times as to
disable him for his accustomed work, and even
confine him to bed, when a surgeon's assistance
would be required to relieve him. He was being
doctored a large part of the tlma, but could get
no permanent relief. At Umcs his sufferings were
terrible Irom sharp, cutting pains through the
Kidneys and Bladder ; ana he bad suffered so
long and to severely that he bad become discour
aged of getting well again, especially as the
doctor state i that It was doub;ful If a man of his j
age, with such a complicated disease of lung '
standing, could be enred. Bat last summer when
he was suffering intensely from on of these at
tacks, a gentleman who was boarding a: his hotel !
rged and persuaded him to try a bottle of Hants j
Eomedr, as be had knows of Suu wonderful I
cures effected by !L
Mr. Hazard says be had no laita In It, but con.
sen ted reluctantly to try it, and after taking U '
two days the intense pains and aches had dl.-ap- i
peared, and be commenced to gain strength rap- i
Miy, and in less than a week w as atteudlug to his '
accustomed work, and has never had a return of '
the pains. Mr. Haxard Is over seventy years cf '
age, and on the Klh or Nov. liii, when oar agent 1
met him, although it was a very odd and blustery i
day, bo was In the field with hit team at work j
palling and loading turnips, as hale and beany a :
man as yom could wlshfef, whereas last August!
he was asable to stand up to oversee the work '
then going a In this sane field.
Hvwt'S Bbswdt had gives him health and
Strang! again, and he recommends It to his rela
Urea and friends, several of whom are now taking j
It, as he consider! K a most xeeUont medicine for j
all diseases of Kidneys or Bladder. j
spa
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SPRING
Largest Stock ! Latest Styles !
Best Makes ! Lowest pr
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Luiita of PlilIIp Coleman, Ut of JenncrTwp.,
dee'd.
lttercr administration on hov estate hvlnn
been irrante.1 to the nii'lenriKned by the proier au
thority, notice t hereby Riven to mil poraoos In-
tlentea to aiu esiaie 10 miw iminwtii
tnent, and tli-ne havini; cluinn aiainH it to pre
pent them duly authcntica-id rir settlement on
Friday, May 4, 113, at the late residence of said
deceased.
NOAH S. JIIULER.
GEO. A. PILE,
mar'.-3 Administrator.
A
DM I N ISTRATO R S NOTI CE.
Estate of A'unhati (1. Walker, late ot Milforl
township, deceased.
Letters of administration on the above est te
havin been sranted to the undersluned by the
proir Hurhority nntloe is hereby given to all
nertuins indebted to said estate to 'make Immedi
ate payment and those having claim avaint the
luiue to present them duly authenticate 1 lor set.
tlenu-nt, on Thursday, the loth day of May, lHfJ
at the lute re sidence of deceased.
SILAS A. WALKER.
GILLIAN A. WALKER,
apr4 Administrators.
TOTICE.
Kotiee !s hereby livn that aa application will
be made to the Dvcrnr of the Uoomon wealth of
Pennsylvania, alter due lecal tell, e given by
publication, lor a Charter of Incorporation , erea
liuir the Youzh Maner lurater Company: The
oejects and .urpusefl of ld corporation will be
the rnttinir and ratting or coating oi timner and
l3 on the Youvhioxhrny River witbia. and eut
.ide the limits oi this State, and the manulaeture
oi the ame into lumber at a point within said
State. The cliicf operations of the Company w.U
be ca rried on in Somerset and Favette Counties,
and the principal oltlee and place of bnainess will
oe located in somerset County, in the said state.
UDITOR S NOTICE.
Estate of John W. Haynes, late of Jennertown
ship, deceased.
The undersigned. Auditor, duly appointed by
the t irpban s Court ot Somerset county to make
distiibution of the tunds In the bands of Joaiah
Keller, administrator of the above estate, hereby
Hives notice that he will attend to the ilu;iesot
said ap;ointmcnt at hisctUee in Somerset bor
ough oa Thursday, alay 21, lt83, when and where
all persons interested may attend.
FKEU W. BlESECKfER,
Auditor.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Eitate of Henry L, Snyder, late of Middlecrecg
twp., Somerset CO., Pa.
Letters of administration on the above estate
BavinK been granted to the nnderslfned by the
proper aathixity, notice is hereby given to all
persons Indebted to said estate to make immedi
ate payment, and thoee havlnzelaims against the
same to present them duly authenticated for set
tlement on Saturday, June V, ls-vi, at the resi
dence ol the Administrator.
SAMUEL T. SNVnER.
Administrator.
jgXECUTOR'S "NOTICE.
LaiAieor rhr!:ln Pcterman d c'd. late of Que
inauuuing twp., Somerset Co., Pa.
Lett rs testamentary on ibe above estate hav
ing been granted to the undersigned by the prop
er authority, notice is hereby given to all persous
indebted to said estate to make immediate pay
ment, and those having claims against the same
will present them, duly authenticated lor sttle
mei.t w Thursday, June 7, 1M3, at the late resi
dence ol the deceased.
1ANIEL PKTERMAN.
CHARLES PKTEtlMAN.
Executors.
UDITO R S NOTICE.
Estate of William Troutisan, Sen., deceased.
The undersigned duly appointed by the Or
phan's Court ui Somerset county to ascertain ad
vancements and make a distribution ol the tunds
in thehanlsot William Xroutman, executor ol
Wiliittot Trouttnan, !Sen., dee'd, to and among
thO!e legal. y entillevl thereto, hereby gives notice
that bewilia.iend to the duties ul ins appoint
ment ai his oltk-e in Somerset Borough on lours
day, the-.'4ih day of May, A. 1 , 1-M. when and
where all persous interested mav attend.
H. L. BAEIL,
Auditor.
A
UDITOliS NOTICE.
Estate of John L. Smith, deceased.
The undersigned, andltor, duly appointed by
the Orphan's Court ot Somerset county Pa , to as
certain advancements and make a distribution
of the tunds iu the hands ol Ueorge A. Smith,
trustee iorthe sal.: ol the real estate ol John
Smith, deceased, to and among those legally en
titled thereto, hereby gives notice that he will at
tend to the duties ot the above appointment at bis
oUice in Somerset, on Friday, the 'ai.'h day of
May. I -tel. wnen and where all persons interested
may attend.
H. L. BAEB.
Auditor.
JEGAL NOTICE.
To uebecca Sips, widow. Mtrhael H. Sipe. Alex
ander, now deceased, leaving one child, Maggie
Sipe, Nancy, Intermarried with Jos ah Shaller,
Sutan. intermarried with Ellas Meyers, now
of Palls City. Neb., Sarah, intermarried with
David Alowry, KranK Sipe, now of Hiawatha.
Kansas, Agnes, intermarried with Ed. Korns,
Jennie, Intermarried with Peter Spelcher, tin
ma. intermarried witn Prank Bloogh. Annie,
Intermarried witn Uarge Schmucker, and Ed.
P. Sie.
You are hereby not I lied that In pursuance of a
wrttol partition issued oat of the Orphans' Coun
of Somerset county. Pa , I will hold an inquest
on the real estate of Henry Sine, deceased. In
Jcnner township, at his late residence, on Wed
nesday, the lgih day of April, ltsa, where yon
can attend if you think proper.
JOHN J. SPAXOLER.
Suenirr's Office" Sheriff.
mureli.'l.latJ.
StOHERHCT HAM MET
Corrected by Coo si k Bbzutb.
XAI.SBS IS
CHOICE GROCERIES, FLOUR k FEED
Apples, dried, f
Anplebutter, f gal
Bran, V H t-s
Butter, ft t (keg)
' (roll)
Buckwheat V buD -
tncai, 100 ts
Beeswax f)
Bacon, shoulders, f ft
' . sides.
" country hams, ft.
Corn, fear) new V bushel. ........
' (shelled) old ...... ....
" meal V
Call skins, y
Pgs, W dot
Plour. V bbl ,
Flaxseed, ft bu. (90 II)
Hams, fsugar-cureu) f) h
lrd. ? ft
Leather, red sole, V ft.......
- upper, -
" kip.
IVTiddllngs, and chop 108 fts
Oats, ) bn ,
Potatoes, V bu (new)
Peaches, dried, V ft
Hye. W bu
Bags," ft
Salt, No. L fl bbl. extra
Ground Alum, per sack
Ashtnn, per sack
Sugar, yellow 'ft ft
" white
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41 i-t 00
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ltlclic
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Tallow, W ft
Wheat.
WooL "ft...
W bo
... 1 00
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m
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n
SDHMMER
CLOT
si
i
Xo matter what you buy, Vo t
it back at any time within ten
if not soiled, your money will bet'f
to you.
"When an article fails to be J
price paid, we shall apnrem'o t
-ii i " : -I
win snow us me article, no matte
and badly worn, and allow us t0
back a satisfactory amount ia
make a liberal allowance on t.
purchase.
We desire to publish bro;uW.
guarantee to make every article
price paid for it, but you nmo
JP about it ; otherwise, how w-
L. "WOOLS
1
THE POlULVK CLOTlIIKlj
Johnstown,
p.:
Fanners
AXl
FL0RIS1
fill W Mj Steel &
I. 31. Terry A
Xsnmlrctli A
Seeds holh
ISIfx-k.
r
in !
Seeds grown by tb
named firm? are widely i.?
and always prove to 1 s
and good.
Call early before i'
varieties are all cone. ;
0. N. BOH
i.
The Druggist'
MAMMOTH Wh
SOMERSET H.
D M I N ISTIi ATO R'S 50
Estate ot Elizabeth Shearer, late of
Letters of administration on tbt f
having been granted to the underKf
prtper authority, notice Is heret v r;"
iMi.Ktawl talha i.l.i .j'.it. m.t.f
payment, and thute having claims '
against it to present them duly ia:;- .
settlement, at the unVe ot r. B;
Somerset borough, on pridav. M?
F. VV. BitSE
marts Ai-
f
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ULETO ACCEPT OR fi-'j
To l?amlln MflU -l.'n Vffl.t -J
san Catharine Cook, f. rinerl
Miller and Marlaii L. Miller, si!
side In Fisher. Caropaiime const y. L
of whom Keuben McMillln was'!'
dian. and Jacob S. Miller. wW
Ronton county, Ind.,llnlal descendim
M lller. deceased.
Yon are hereby notified to sppn'''
ans'Coart to he held at Somerset
theKiddar of April, 1SM3. to adp1
take the real estate of Aaron J"'"fL
at the appraised valuation, or lb"
the same should not be sold.
SberltTs Office, i JOHNJ.SPl
March 21, 'S3, i
TUTTTS
A NOTED DiVlNE SAjf
lB.Tcrr: Dear kui u':.ti
been a martyr to in ijp" . JB!l;1s
Piles. Last svrintr luut pt'w" ,Jk f
tome; I niod theui( .u; withln'l',1
now a well moo, hve r.md apt"1.
reu m.ui, ve p.Kxi ,t
regular stool. r'- tTit.i
nrty pouniissolid ncsii. I
i?ht in gold. 1
usr. r. l. snrpsov. VTaf I
,wsnv-Jltt OP'
perfect, reguia
gained forty
VUUX weight i
A-TORPID Lim
lie of Ajpetit,Nans-
l"ain In the Hmut. with a
null
fn the back cart. Pain under tn
the
Hide, fullness after r,n5'0-s1
1 wi .i-,on of body-.
fmtabiUty of tPtnpr.XoW W
6f1SOTorVwIth fclir-g
Ectadomedutv, W '"J",
Flattering of the heart, P0-'
le-TTTeUow Skin, Hewtar h.
naaa at niwht. hie-h.IV COloreu -
TSTUMV W17VIXI f SiO 'ill ..
oiniin.fVr WILL Bt Z
TO ITS PiLLSari "grWI
Trjrtais rsmrdy fsirtr-, lt
miss m healthy IKic'o"'!
m ImsS Utst
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