fit i The Somerset Herald. EDWARD 8CTJLL, Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAT . ? 1SSX- Nearly $14,000,000 worth of cat tle are now grazing in what six years ago, waa Indian country, in Texas. Chairman CoorER has issued a call for the meeting of the Republi can State Convention at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, the 11th day of July next About one hundred vessels left the port of Chicago on Wednesday last More than half of them were laden with grain for the lower lake ports, the estimated amount being 40,000 bushels. The President has appointed Wm. T. Woods Judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana, to be Judge of the District Court of the U. S., in place of Judge Gresham, appointed Post waster General. A bill requiring two years prac tice at the bar for eligibility to the office of District Attorney, and anoth er authorizing agricultural and hor ticultural societies to appoint special police to protect their property, were signed by the Governor and became laws last weelt. Puof. Higbef, State Superintend ent of Public Instruction, has called a coRvention of county, borough and city Superintendents of common schools, to meet at Williamsport, in conjunction with the State Teacher's Association, on July, 10th: 11th and 12th, to consider subjects pertaining to education. Betwees five and six thousand coal miners in Allegheny County, have gone on a strike for an advance of half a cent a bushel for mining coal. They were receiving three cents, and their employers say they cannot afford to pay more at present prices. The miners will probably re main idle all summer, to the great loss of all concerned. Ox Tuesday last, our new Demo cratic Secretary of Internal Affairs J. Simpson Africa, took possession of bis office, and announced that he had appointed his brother-in-law. Deputy Secretary, and his 6on Draughtsman of the department. There would have been a terrible howl of nepotism from the Demo crate, if a Republican had so gener ously cared for his family. Senator PATTON.of Greene coun ty, in the course of debate on the anti-treating bill, on Thursday last, averred that "in the County of Greene, there had been no licensed houses for five or six years, and yet there was more drunkenness than when license prevailed." It is state ments like these, made by ".responsi ble men, that give pause to those temperance people who doubt the efficacy of total prohibition. Charles S. Wolfe, the great In dependent Reformer, was in Harris burg last week, and openly announc ed his disgust with the present State Administration, which he and his followers elected. He says : MI shall pull no more chestnuts out of the fire for the Democratic party, nor shall I serve the bosses of the Re publican party. I shall go to the polls and vote as I please." Char lie's burnt paws have notquit smart ing yet mimm Gov. Pattisos is attempting to "boss" the Legislature by threatening that in case an apportionment bill is not passed, to call them back again in extra session. This, how ever, is only calculated to prevent the object he professes to aim at, for an extra session places an extra thousand dollars each, in the pock ets of his party friends, and it is not in Democratic human nature to re sist the temptation of bagging an ex tra thousand so easily. For cool, unmatched, unad alter ated. native impudence, the Irish Democratic bosses of New York city are entitled to the cake. The latest specimen of it is in the demand that the authorities shall not open the great bridge on the day set for it, because it is the Queen's birthday, and a celebration on that day would be distasteful to the Irish citizens. We trust that the authorities will not permit themselves to i bullied into changing the day they Live fixed. Great labor troubles throughout the mining and manufacturing dis trict of this State are iuamiRtat, while the news from the west is not a particle more assuring. Six thou eaad coal miners are now Idle in Al legneny county alone, and eiaoy others are sure to follow the strike. or be compelled to go out on ac count of the light demand for coal caused by the suspension of the iron mills, the operatives ia most of which have decided to strike on the first day of June, if the proposed re duction of price by the mill oaroera is insisted upon. These are the first fruits of the ruinously reduced rates on iron and steel made by the new tariff. With out reduced rates of wages, and of the raw material, iron cannot be manufactured at paying rates, and refusal of the miners and iron work era ia share the reduction with the owners, will necessarily clow the uills, and a summer of idleness, lroub.eV.nd contention is apparently to be the result. The "Reformers" of New York last fall placed both branches ef the State Legislature in the hands of the Democrats, and last week they re ceived their reward, in the shape of the most outrageous Congressional gerrymander that was ever perpetra tvl nn the neonle of anv State. All eight of the Congressional districts in the city of New i ork are so arrang eA that the ReDublicans have not even a fiehtinir chance in one of them and in nearly all the remaining dis tricts in the State, the Republicans are gagged and hand cuffed, and powerless. . By the retirement of Gen. Greeu B. Raum, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Government loses one of its most faithful and efficient of ficers. During the last seven years he collected over $70,000,000 of rev enue taxes without the loss of a cent, and during the same time, thorough ly systematized the business, and made the cost of collection smaller than it ever was before under this or any other government But General Raum is a Regular Republican and was a supporter of General Grant, and therefore the pretended reform ers, and the Ishmaelites of the press are scoffing at and maligning him. It is already demonstrated that the reduction of revenue caused by lowering the tax on tobacco, will not inure to the benefit of the general public. There was much ado raised over the reduction of internal reve nue taxes for the benefit of the op pressed and tax ridden people, and the result is that while the Treasury will lose millions, the public will not be in pocktt a single cent The re duction of eight cents per pound on tobacco and of thirty cents per hun dred on cigars cannot be so divided up that the consumer will be appa rently benefitted in the size of his plug of tobacco, or the quality or quantity of cigars he consumes. Neither will the tobacco grower re ceive a better price for his leaf, but the reduction will all go into the pockets of the middle-men, except what the cigar makers wring out of their employers by a strike. The dear public, for whose benefit the re duction was urged, will get the hueks, while the manufacturers and deal ers bag the kernel. The greatest movement in tobacco that ever took place in this country, occurred on Tuesday of last week, the first day of May. On that day the reduced tax on tobacco went into effect, and as the trade in this arti cle had been very light for the pre vious 6ix weeks, the immediate de mand was consequently very large. Three hundred tons of manufactur ed tobacco were shipped from Rich mond on that day for Baltimore and Chicago. From Lynchburg, Va., thirty-six car loads, aggregating 800, 000 pounds, were shipped to various parts, and $60,000 worth of stamps were issued ; while from Petersburg, Va., two special trains with twenty two cars each, with 4,090,000 pounds left for the New England States, and several hundred thousand pounds were shipped from. City Point to New York. The sales of cigars all over the country were in the same enormous proportions, and the Government, with all its resources, was not able to meet one half the demand for stamps for the cigars, contracted to be delivered on that day. Ex-Gov. Curtis, who was never known to spoil a good story for the sake of the truth, in an after-dinner speech he lately made, thus narrated the operations of a branch of the army which he detailed for duty in this county during the late war : "I once sent a small army up into Som erset county. This county abounds largely in maple sugar and rye whisky, and my army abounded largely in preachers and Quakers. The army only stayed in Somerset six weeks, but when hey left there was not a pound of maple sugar or a pint of whisky in the whole coun ty." If the audience around the dinner table had only known the topography of the county, an the point (ShoafFs Bridge) which the "small army" was seat to defend, their enjoyment of the story would have been much keener, thougb, perhaps, at the "Great War Governor's exwense. An old eounty bridge, (oyer a paltry mountain stream, almost always dry, except when the snows are melting in the spring) on a country road never traveled except by an oc casional farmer, seeking a neighbor's on an errand ; to reach which an enemy would have to traverse miles of a mountain wilderness, and when he peached the spot, would have found absolutely nothing to ravage. steal or destroy would in fact have been "lost in the wootfe." Such was "Shoaff's Bridge" of that daj-r-now the thrjfty village of Rockwood, ,on thB;.0. Railroad. Why th "little army "which, by the way, was from the Governor own town of Bellefonte was ever sent to ''ShoafTs Bridge," has always been a mystery to therural denizens of this ceunty. ft h&a been conject ured frequently that they c$re or dered bare to keep them out of the way of harm, bnt it is apparent now. that it was for the preservation of the home commissariat We have nev er cinoe seen a representation of FalstaSTs army marching through the country, bet the march of the little army from geilefonte to ShoafTs Bridge, has been most vivid ly recalled. The Commander-in- Chief . who discovered ShoafTa Bridge as a strategic point, and de termined to possess' and hold it with twenty-five preachers and Quakers, deserves to be immortalized. GLEANINGS. A Democratic paper in Kansas City, Mo., having said that its prayer for rain went to press at 3 o'clock and before 6, cool and re freshing showers had descended, the Chicaeo inter Ucean spiteiuuy re joins that this is the first well-au- tnenticated instance wnere a u emo crat d raved for water since that re corded in Luke, xvL 23-24. Thf citv of Philadelphia now holds in trust for charitable purpos es funds amounting to $10,274,027, not counting nine trusts of that na ture which are not under the admin istration of the Board of City Trusts. The Girard estate is the chiet trust The DrinciDal is 89.674.269 84. The nlr!Rt trust ia the Beniamin Frank lin fund of $53,500, the income from which is expended in aiding young mechanics to start in business. The total number of such trusts held in and for, if not exactly by, the city of Philadelphia is thirty-seven, mat burs is doubtlv deservine of the ti tle, City of Brotherly Love. "Stalwartism," says the Philadel phia American, "is trying to give a reason for itself." Our venerable contemporary will please take notice that "Stalwartism 'dates back to the time when men shouldered their muskets and met armed treason. It is the other fellows who could not stand in front of the sharp-shooters who are "trying to give a reason." Stalwartism is American history, and American honor and success, and speaks eloqueutly in the united. prosperous, ana nappy r auon. i ne man who arraigns Stalwartism was either on the other side, or does not know what he is talking about Inter Ocean. The masses of the people are hon est, and busybodies and querulous critics will all be relegated to the rear. President Arthur assumed the ities of his great office with the whole pack of critics in full cry. They kept it up until they began to hear from the people, who have learned to admire the straightfor ward, manly course of the silent President, who listens respectfully and then acts with rare good judg ment in the interests of the people of the nation. The other day the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, expressed this sentiment in the words, "We have not had a more faithful, unpre tentious, conscientious, dignified, and competent President than Ar thur within the memory of the pres ent generation. Inter Ocean. The Prohibitionists have had no better success in New York than in this State, and a bill providing for a popular vote upon a proposed anti- liquor constitutional amendment has been lost in Albany from its failure to secure the requisite majority. If this were really a blow at the cause of temperance, it would be a matter for deep regret, but prohibition and temperance are different things, and it is the teaching of experience that the first does not include tne latter. It is not by prohibiting the use of liquor that immoderate drinking is to be prevented, but by persuading men that their interests require them to cultivate the virtue of sobriety. If they were once thoroughly convinc ed of that indubitable truth, there would be no use for prohibition; Until then it would be ineffectual North American An Estimate of Their own Work. It must be confessed that candor and truthfulness has returned to the Philadelphia .'Va in its review of the benefits the people have derived by Democratic success. As the tress is one of the acknowledged great allys of the Democracy, and render ed ethcient service in the Democrat ic struggle for power, the estimate it places upon its own success is of pe culiar interest The I'ress sums up the word of its fellow reformers as follows : "At Albany and Harrisburg the Democrats have been incompetent : at Springfield andtlndiaapolis they were worse. I he Illinois House has been broken up for days together by a deadlock in an election case, main tained by keeping a disreputable member drunk at low resorts on Democratic whisky. The Indianap olis Legislature was denounced, on its adjournment, by Democratic newspapers, as corrupt, venal and disorderly the worst known for years in a State cursed by bad law making. The Harrisburg House has talked away nearly all its op portunities and most ot its reputa tion. The Albany Legislature has been disgracefully partisan, has spit upon civil service reform and used its powers to pass party measures veto ed by a Democratic Governor." Getting Ready to Lie. The leading newspapers of the land are thus early but very properly call ing attention to the attempts of the Democratic leaders to break the force of the tariff issue, and at the same time hold the support of the free traders. Senator McPherson of New Jersey, has in a labored article sought Jo get the Democrats on the fence, vhjle jCarlisfe and Blackburn, who recently Renounced Randall as a tariff n?aa, are now explaining that thejr free trade views are not as rad ical as some might suppose. Carr lisle writes U H'"atiers.on Louisville paper Waterson, the author of tle tariff for revenue only "plant and Mr Watterson allows such headlines as this to be placed aver it; "Ex cerpts from Mr. Carlisle's speeches which will conlound the protection ists, who swear that be, in common with all tariff reformers, is a deter mined free trader. The rights of the people correctly outlined, while jus tice to the manufacturers is not over looked." All of this scare has been brought about by Htyat Harrison's speech at the Iroquois banquet in Chicago, where Bayard was to pave t&e way for a thorough free trade issue in behalf of the Democrcy. Indeed, all of the speeches were brimful of free trade, until Harrison sounded the alarm, and ever since the alarm has spread The New york World, whose editor was amone the state mAQ whom Mr. Harrison's uncorked eloquence upset at the banquet, rises to remark that the Republican papers seem to tbink that Harrison snake as a nrotectioniat W hnv .seen no Republican journal whch ma&ea wax mistaae. ilie point on the &eejj4rs is much stronger than it would be were Harrison a protectionist He spoke as a ree tcader, and the sum and substance of big adrice was this: "The Demo cracy cannot win on an open free trade issue, because tha doodLs are against free trade. The thing to do is to conceal our views till we get into power. Then we can wipe out protection and the people can't pre- I na " That ia l a rri crr V a A i!aa y f U It uo u aantiiDvu a au v ivv He wants the Democratic ship to haul down the pirate ensign and go into the next ngbtwith the National flag flying. When the fight has been won, he is in favor of running the pirate ensign . up again. History repeats itself, and the old dodge of 1842 is to be rehashed in 1854, by Democrats who are overwhelmingly for free trade, but who prefer not to say so until the battle has been won. Can Americans be thus deceived twice in the same country? We "should judge nay." Vaoderbltl'a Retirement. New York, May 4. Mr. Willian H. Vanderbilt formally surrendered, at a meeting of the Directors to-day, the Presidency of the several rail road companies with which he has been identified for many years. He had virtually retired from .the active management of the roads a year or more ago, although he nominally remained at the head of them. His sons, Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt, succeeded him in the practical administration of the af fairs of the roads. The change on this account is superficial, rather, than real. It has been anticipated for some time, but the announce ment caused considerable excite ment this evening. In making the changes Mr. Vanderbilt has adopted in part the English system of rail way management The office of Chairmen of the Board of Directors is created, a new office in American railway management. He has noth ing to do with routinebusiness, but shapes the general financial policy of the road. Mr. Vanderbilt's sons. in giving up their offices, do not abandon supervisor control. Cor nelius is made Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Central and the Michigan Centra, and Wm. K. Chairman of the Lake Shore Beard. The last named is also President of the Nickel Plate, an office which he will retain. The two roads, under the change in the Lake-shore management, are brought into still more intimate relations than they have sustained heretofore. While his sous only surrender their active management Mr. Vanderbilt's retirement is com plete, although he remains a mem- of the several boards. Mr. Vander bilt, with his youngest son, George W., and his uncle, Jacob Vanderbilt, will sail for Europe to-morrow. He refused to talk about his retirement this evening. The news caused much talk among railroad men at the Windsor Hotel and elsewhere. The Strike Commenced. Pittsburg, May 1. Six o'clock this morning was the time set by the edict of the Convention for the 6000 railroad coal miners to lay down their picks and refuse to light a lamp or make a bearing until the recent order of the Coal Exchange, reduc ing the price of mining, would be withdrawn. At the miners' headquarters on Third Ayenue an unusual stir was observable. President Schaming was found surrounded by his corps of lieutenants, to whom he was giv ing instructions in an undertone, while Secretary Flannery was busily writing at his desk. The President, on being asked concerning the state of affairs in the field, said : "Every think is going on swimmingly. The whole Pan Handle is out there is not a pick swinging in the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad mimes, and the pits along the Penn sylvania and Allegheny Valley Rail roads are also idle.' We needed no brass bands or forced enthusiasm, but the men came out voluntarily and with a will. We have the big gest strike ever inaugurated in this district All the reports brought in show that the men are coming up nobly," Operators admit the statement to be literally correct and profess to be indifferent how long the strike lasts. Mr. Irwin, of the Chartiers Valley Coal Company, said this evening : "As good luck would have it our contracts were closed before the present agitation started, and the strike now finds us prepared to shut up the mines and take things easy until next Fall. I believe a compro mise may yet be effected on a basis of three and a-half cents for the local trade ; but it would not pay many operators to run their mines for merely that trade. So let the miners go it They can get all the strike they want, as we cannot pay more than three cents and have work this Summer." Other operators express ed the same opinion, but the miners insist that their statements are veriest buncombe, and they are ex ceedingly anxions that work should be continued. The miners are wrought up to a state of great excite ment and whether the strike is long or short it will be prosecuted vigor ously. . A Ixmisiana Cyclone, Minden, April 30. A cyclone vis ited this parish, seven or eight miles above here, on Saturday evening, passing from the northeast to the southwest, extending fifteen miles. The wind was of such terrific force that not a house, tree or other ob struction is left Dr. S. F. John son's gin house and other buildings were blown away. Willian Taylor 8' place was badly wrecked. S. R. Harrell's nlace was torn to riecea and the cabins and barns were ut terly demolished, while rails from the fences' were blown for miles. B. u n ' : t.:: : it p. vaif s giu iiuianv, vatius nun uaf.ua were destroyed and some stock killed. Irbr White's dwelling Was demol ished and only one roof was left on the plantation buildings out pf twenty-four. One negro man an 4 seyefil children were injured. John B. Newcome's place was almost as badly served, every house being wrecked except the dwelling, which was only partly unroofed. The quarter on S. J. Harral's place- were utterly demolished On forty acres of heavily-timbered land not a tree is left standing. The fences on the place were blown away and not a vestige of corn or lodger is left William Gamble's place is badly damaged. Mrs. Yosngbjood . was seriously and several children were slightly hurt Most miraculous es capes s?e reported. Several negroes who were blown acrose a field alieht- ,et Np one was killed or mortally wounded, but ,few d fellings .teujg directly in ,the track c thtf tornado. ejgiy Inmlgrants. Sr. Louis. May 2. fty negro immigrants from Kentucky arriv.ed fcer Vhday. and left for Kansas. Theyaaji fhfij y.ere the Advance guard of many more who .expected to settle near Topaka, and fjjat the immigration westward of Kentucky negroes will be very heavy next fall. REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, Rnlea tor the Selection of Delegates and Coneruing Fntnre Conventions. Harrisburg. Pa- May 3. A call for the Republican State Convention was issued to-day as follows : Headqr'trs Rep. State Com., ) Harrisburg, May 3, '83. j The Republican State Convention will be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives on the second Wednesday, 11th day of July, 1883, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Auditor General and State Treasurer, and the transaction of other business. The attention of the Republicans throughout the State is respectfully directed to the following permanent rules established for the holding of State Conventions and the conduct of the party : First That delegates to State con ventions shall be chosen in the man ner in which candidates for the gen eral Assembly are nominated : ex cept in Senatorial districts composed ot more than one county, in which conferees for the selection of Senato rial delegates shall be chosen in the manner aforesaid. Second Hereafter the State Con vention of the Republican party shall be held on the second Wednes day of July, except in the year of the 1 residential election, when it shall be held not more than thirty days previous to the National Con vention, and at least sixty day's no tice shall be given of the date of the State Convention. Third That we recommend to the county organizations that in their rules they allow the largest freedom in the general participation in the primaries consistent with preserva tion of the party organization. .By order of the Republican State Committee Thomas V.Cooper, Chairman. Burning of the Graphler. San Francisco, May 3. The news of the burning of the steamer Graphler was brought from Nonai nio, B. C, by the John McAllister. She was burned four miles off Sey mour narrows on Sunday evening. The fire was discovered by the en gineer and immediately reported to the captain. One hundred passen gers were aboard, principally China men, and all were in bed. An im mediate search was instituted by the captain, who discovered the fire back of the boiler connections. The en gineer started the donkey engine and connected the hose. By this time the passengers were warned and the excitement was intense. The Chinamen behaved like mani acs and were utterly uncontrollable. They seriously impeded the action of the officers. The captain ordered all shot who refused to obey orders. Notwithstanding this the Chinamen rushed backward and forward on the vessel until it was found necessary to knock some down and carry them below, and others were put in irons. All the time the fire was gaining, and efforts for its control were una vailing. The captain ordered pilot Franklin to head the steamer for the Vancouver shore. As soon as the sands were struck the boats were lowered but in the excitement the Chinamen jumped pell mell into the boats and swamped them. Owing to the intense smoke those who could swim did not know in which direc tion to strike out, and, surrounded by a mass of struggling Chinamen, they were drowned. Victoria, May 3. The steamer Graphler, plying between Puget Sound and Alaska, was burned this morning. Sixty lives are reported lost Captain J. J aggers is believed to be among the lost Only 20 persons so far, out of 100 passengers carried, are known to be saved. The Bad and Worthies are never imitated or counterfeit. This is especially true of a family med icine, and it is positively proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it had been tested and proved by the world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and be gan to steal the notices in which the press and people of the country had expressed the merits of H. B., and in everyway trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff in stead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H.B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H.B., with variously devised names in which the word Hop" or "Hops" were used in a way to indnce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no mat ter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word "Hop" Or Hops " in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the white label. Trust nothing else. Druggists and dealers are warned against dealing in imitations or counterfeits. Desperate Outlaws. St. Louis, May 5. Advices from Van Buren County, Ark., say that that section of country is being held in terror by two escaped convicts, named James Milton, and Thomas Katharin, who have made almost an inaccessible part of Boston Moun tains their refuge, and from which they emerge to commit all manner of depredations on property, not even BtonDin? at murder. These acts have continued until almost the entire population in that region has become aroused, and at last accounts, a " pafiy twenty 'men, including the best citicens of Van Buren Co., Under command of Col. Richard Poe, started out. to hunt the outlaws. Should they be found they will be killed on sight, but as Milton and Katharin are well armed and most desperate men it is feared some of their pursuers will be they are exterminated. slain before A Distillery Destroyed. PrrrsBURG, May 1. A dispatch from Manor, Pa-, says the distillery of Fry A; Mathias, near Manor, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $25,000; ho insurance, the bonded ' warehouse containing a large quantity of whisky was " not damaged. " : v " ' :' yNCKNKEs, Ind., May Early tis morning Hon. W. B. "Searight, ayor this city, commited suicicfc r'Bhoo,ijing hifosqlf. e badheen Mayor sif years, and was a candi date for rejection, hut was defeated Ffafcerday. The defeat probably prompted the act Phoenix Park Murderers Sentenced. Dublin, May 2. Patrick Delaney and Thomas Caffrej', two more of the men charged with participation in the murders of Cavendish and Burke, in Phoenix Park, on the evening of the 6th of May, were ar raigned for trial this morning. They created a sensation in court by plead ing guilty to the charge against them. They were both sentenced by Judge O'Brien to be hanged on the second day of J une next In pleading guil ty Delaney said he was forced to go to the park by the society to which he belonged. He saw the murders committed but took no part in them. He went to the park in Kavanagh's car. Kavanagh and Carey, he said, speak the truth. The murders were committed by Joe Brady and Timo thy Kelly, and by nobody else. Caffrey said he had to go to the park under pain of death, and that he did not know what was going to happen until twenty minutes before the mur ders were committed. The sentence of Delaney will prob ably be commuted to a life long servitude. John Hanlon.one of the Prisoners awaiting trial, has finally een accepted as an approver. He will confirm the evidence of the two Careys against thirteen prisoners in Kilmamhem jail charged with con spiracy to murder. Total Destruction by Fire. Ciiambersburg, April 29. Mc Afee's hotel, at Mercersburg, this county, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. All of the con tents of the building were consumed. It has been the custom of the pro- )rietor, Mr. Thomas McAfee, to al ow a lamp to burn in the hall on the first floor during the night. It is supposed that the lamp bursted. W hen the hre was discovered at 2 o'clock this morning the entire low er portion of the building was in flames, and it was with great diffi culty that the inmates of the house escaped alive, but none were even seriously injrued. lbe building was a very large three-storied brick one, very hand somely furnished, and quite a Sum mer resort 1 here were SaUUO insur ance on the building and $1800 on the furniture. The tire communicat ed to a building adjoining the hotel- but the citizens succeeded in extin guishing the flames before much damage was done to the property. Disastrous Visit. Vicksburg. Mav 3. A fatal inci dent occurred at the refuse oil milld, two miles below the city, at about 10 o'clock last night Barnard Don nelly, a watchman, went to the gas vault, situated some distance from the mill, to wind up the gas ma chine. When he reached the door, Harry Parks, Minnie Cavendt-r and Lelia McMasters, who were going to see how the machine worked, were about ten feet behind him. Parks had- a lantern in his hand, and when the door was opened the gas confin ed in the vault rushed out in such a volume as to reach the lantern. It immediately ignited, enveloping the party in flames. Miss Ca vender was so badly burned that she died this morning. Parks and Miss McMas ters were seriously, and it is feared, fatally burned. Hopson, assistant engineer, had an ankle broken by the force of the explosion. Green, another employe, was seriously burned while attempting to rescue the sufferers. The flames died out almost immediately and no damage was done to property. Killed Her Child. Washington, Ta., May 1. About three weeks ago Lizzie Harnel, of near Taylorstown, gave birth to a chi'd. On Saturday night last the girl's parents went awav and when they returned on Sunday the babe was dead and buried. The neigh bors learning the facts became sus picious and yesterday dug up the body, sent to Washington for Coro ner Greer and guarded the corpse until the inquest, which was held to day. A verdict was returned that the child died from violence. The girl and the man suspected as the father of the child have both de parted. Strike of Ironworkers. - Pittsburg, May 4. The actidu of the Conference Committee of the iron manufacturers and the Amalga mated Association yesterday in ad journing sine die without a satisfac tory agreement having been reached makes a strike on June 1st at this time appear inevitable. Both sides are firm, and expre-js their determi nation to hold out Tle committee of the iron manufacturers consider their work .19 completed, and say that if the workmen desire another conference they will have to make a request and another committee be appointed. Very Anxions. Washington, May 2. Register of the Treasury Bruce was asked yes terday by Dr. Stoddart, of Chicago, and ex-Senator Pomeroy, represent ing a new prohibition and anti secret society party, to accept its nomina tion for the Vice Presidency in 1S81. He declined. They offered him the nomination for the Presidency, and he again declined. They asked him to suggest some other colored man. He named Frederick Douglass. They objected, on the eround that Doug lass was a resident of the District of Columbia, and then withdrew. Killed His Partner. ' Boston, April 30. Albert H. Bi- als, of the firm of Biitla k Fickett, spice dealers of this city, shot and killed bis partner, A. Perley Fickett, on '.he Fall River steamer Bristol, last night The two occupied a state room together, and about J:30 Fick ett pot out of his berth and went to the window. Bials was awakened by the rattling of the blinds, and, thinking some one was trying to en ter the room, drew his revolver and fired a bullet which entered Fickett's forehead and passed out at the back of his head. He died in a short time, and Bials delivered himself to the police on the arrival of the boat at Fall Riyer. . Sent to Jail Again. Milwaukee, April 30. The de cision of United States Commission er Ryan releasing Kate Kane, the female lawyer, on habeas corpus proceedings, because Judge Mallery, of the criminal courtv'cdmmitted her verbally' for conteinpt in throwing water in his face, was this moraine reversed bV Judge Hamilton, of the circuit uujuri wuu revieweu tne case on a 'writ' of certiorari Miss Kane was remanded to Jail. Bai was of ferred, but Judge Hamilton decided that the case was not bailable. The prisoner' said she would never pay the fine, if she stays in jail all her life. - ' . Heroic Act. Connellsville, April 29. Frank F. Wilson, one of the contractors on the Pittsbure, McKeysport & Yough- ogheny Railroad, was the means saving a woman ana her cnua irom a watery grave to-day. Mrs. Moran and her baby were being taken across the Youghogheny River at Bradford, when the boat capsized and threw both them and the bout man into the river. The current was running high and there was but one chance in a thousand of their being saved. Wilson jumped into the river and rescued the drowning people. It was several hours before they were resussitated. A Seven-Ijmtged Laino. Youngstown, May 3. James Bur nett, a Hubbard farmer, i the pos sessor of a lamb born on his place which has seven well formed legs. The three extra ones have grown from the stomach and are as good as the regular limbs. The lamo is growing rapidly and gambles on the green as if it had but the usual num ber of legs. Heavy Judgment. New Orleans, May 3 Judge Bil lings to-day rendered an opinion in the case of Myra Clark Gaines, against the city of New Orleans, on an axception to the report of the Master in Chancery. The report of the master is confirmed and interest added. Mrs. Gaines obtains judg ment against the city for 81,925,067, of which 8565,707 is interest Absolutely Pure. Thlf powder nerer Tries. A marvel of pnrtty. trecifth nl wholeimene-ii. More eoooumicu than the ordinary kimls. nl cannot be KM Id competition with the multitude ot low test, i hurt weigni, amm or pnosimiiie powuers. .wiu pm; 11, cam. KUYAL UAKISU row DUB to., 1US Wall St, N. Y. s IIERIFF'S SALE. y Tlrtae of certain WriU of Vend. Ex.. FL Fa. AL FL Fa., LeT. Fa. iiaaed oat of the Court of Common Flea of Somerset County, Fa., and to me directed, there will be exposed to public (ale al the Court Uonte, la Somrrtet, Fa., on Thursday, Jane 7, 18S3, at 1 o'clock r. all the riifht, title. Interest and claim of the defendant, Francis li. Young, ef, in ana to the following real estate, ritual In lirotli ersTalley township. Somerset outinty. Fa., tiijuln-Ing- lands of lievl tueer, Joseph Coluaao, John Foust, Samuel Burner and others, euntainioic twelre (VI) acres more or less, (being timber laadj with the appurtenances. Taken w execution as the property of defendant at suit ot Fboebe SiahL ALSO all the right, title. Interest and claim of the de fendant company, the Finkerton Lumber Com pany (Limited), H. F. Furdoe, Chairman, of, in, and to the following real estate, to wit : Ko. L A certain tract or land sltnata in Addi son twp., Somerset county. Fa., surveyed on a warrant in the name of Auam White, containing 424 acres, strict measure, adjoining lands war ranta, in the name of John White, Christopher W hi (0, and others. No. 2. A tract of land situate as aforesaid sur veyed on a warrant in the name of John v hit containing 42 acres, strict measure, adjoining lands warranted In tne nama ot Adam White and others. i No. 3. A tract of land situate as aforesaid, sur veyed on a warrant In the name or - Frederick So ti rock, containing 303 acres and 18a perefaee strict measure, adjoining the Old Forge tract, James Caden claim, land in name of John Whit and others. No. 4. fi tract of lnd situate as aforesaid, con taining 148 acres and W perches, adjoining Casael man river, lands warranted In the name ol Chris topher White, John White aad others, being a part of a rraet surveyed on a warrant In the name of Thomas White, originally containing 400 acres. No. i. A tract or land situate os aforesaid, sur veyed on a warraat In the name of Cornelius Kel ley, containing M acres strict measure, adjoining lands of surveys in the name ol Adam Cratnur, John White and others. No. 9. A tract of land situate as aforesaid, sur veyed on a warrant la the name of Christopher White, containing 400 acres, more or less, adjoin ing lanus ot &amuel Uelnoaugh, Finkerton run nel tract, lands warranted In the name of Adam W Mte, John W hit and others. No. 10. A certain tr.mt of land known as Fink. erton Folnt, In Upper Turkeyloot tewnshlp, con taining X7a acres, strict measure, being part of a survey In the name ol Thomas W bite, adjoining land In the name ol Christopher White, lands of liavld Helnbaugh and others. No. 1L A tract ot land situate la Upper Tur. key toot township, containing 111 acres and 137 perches, aojuiniug Casselman river, lands in the name of Christopher W hlte, land of Aaron Secb ler. Wm. Snyder, and ethers, being part of a tract of Land known as the Peter Weimer tract. Also, all the ooal. Iron ore, limestone, tire elay aad oth er minerals and mineral sabs lances, lying and being on. under and contained within the surface of the land hereinafter dcscrilieu, and the neces sary right ol way to remove said minerals by such ways and means as may be found necessary, but In such way and manner as to do as little injury te the surface soil as possible, vis, : No. 13. The minerals as aforesaid of a certain tract of land sliai.ie In Upper Turkey foot twp., ooatalnlng 160 sere, the surlaos of waloh ia owned by Wm. ttnyder, adjoining lands of Aaron Secbler niram cramcr ana otners, oetng pan oi a tract of land known af the Feter Weimer farm. No. 14. The like minerals as aforesaid of a tract of land situate as aforesaid, knewn as the Jacob Oeruart larm, containing xo9 acres and 13 perohes, adjoining lands of James Helnbaugh, Hiram Cramer and others, the surface of which is owned by Jonathan Moyer. No. 15. The three-nfth part of the like miner als in a certain tract ol land situate as aforesaid, containing 20014 acres, adjoining No. 10 last alore said, land of Jonn Kroucher, Cunningnam's hairs and others, the surface of which is owned by John Broucher, and is known as the T'pper Hoi brook larm. No. lo. The undivided three-fifths of the like minerals in a certain tract el land situate as afuresald. eontaiulng 92 acres and 43 perches ad joining lands bereiubeiore described as No. 13 fce., lands 01 niiueas.Necmoranuo.ners, tne sur face of which is owned by Hiram Cramer, called the Lower Holbrsok farm. Together with the following buildings and im provements, vlx : No. 3. Having thereon erected four dwelling- houses (frame or plank), one blacksmith shop. uiree names, anu a goou stationary steam saw mill. No. 5. Having thereon erected one dwelling house (frame or plank), bank barn and other out buildings. No. lo. Having thereon erected two dwelling houses (Irameor plank); two stables and other outbuildings.- Also, a tram road running through tracts Nos. 2, S, 4. a and 10. 1 axen in execution at tne suit of coivin. At well It Co., Wm. M. Fardoe, J . O. Hartmao, K. J. Zohnlzer, ot aL None. All person purchasing at the above sale will please take notice that a part of the purchase money to bo mad Known at the time of sale will be required as soon as the property Is knocked down, otherwise It will be again ex posed to sale at the risk of the nrst purchaser. The resldueof the purchase money must be paid on or before Thursday of the nrst week of A nicest Court, the lime fixed by the Court fur theacknowl edgment of deeds, and no deed will be acknowledg until the purchase money is DaKl in fulL JOHN J.'SFANOLEK, ' Sheriffs Office, I Sheriff. Somerset, May 7, lfeO. i EstaKT XtAKaaKrr Corrected by Coon a Bnam. pbai.sks n CHOICE GROCERIES, FLOUR V FEED Applet, dried, W a , Applebutter, V gl Bran, V lie s Batter, V a (keg) (roll) Buckwheat f) bush meal, 100 at... Beeswax f) Bacon, shoulders, V ...... , " sides, .... " eountryhamt.fta, Corn, (ear) new f bushel.. " (shelled) old" .T... " mealy Call skins, fl a Eggs, di. , Fluur, V bbl. TOlOe Tocjwe 01 1A20 aoe Kc !i63e 2SC I0e ...... .....14c 70toc ........i&OiMie Se lie SOtr 00 fiaxseou, j w. w v -- Hamii (sugur-eurcaj V a Lardyy) &..u.,.-.t4.-i.......M.., Leather, fed sola, fl a BpV - Middlings, and chop 100 fcj Uata.fl bn . Fotatoes, fl bu (new) Fetches, dried, fl a.. , Rye, Vba Rags, 1 'ft. .... SaR, No. fl bbl. extra , ' (Jround Alum. raot...... 7ie lee )2ci4e 30c .13e c((je Kci,ue .fj ya Mcjrie O'ttsoe .c)oe Tatf ,'jc ..19092 04 AshUm.per'sak...-v... Sagar.yeltow a ' whit 2 90 ls(Strtn,Vvi ewi -..clls ...lOetfl'sB1 ... u7e ...too J m SPRIG Al of Largest Stock! Best Makes ! When will show caiiu uouij aoout it know ? Xj. HVE- "WOOLS THIS POPULAR CLOTHIEP J olmstown, P A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Lstate of Henry L. Snyder, late of Mlddlecreek twp., Somerset co. Pa. Letters ot administration on the a bore cstat having beengrantaJ to the undersigned by the proper authority, notice I hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immedi ate payment, and those having claims against the same to present them duly authenticated lor set tlement on Saturdav. June 0. IX.1S. at tha nsi. ueuce 01 tne Auuiinistraior. SAMUEL T. SNYDER, Administrator. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Loiale of Christian Peterman di e'd. late of Qne- uianoumg twp.. somerset vo., ra. Letters testamentary on the above aetata lu. ing been granted to the undersign.! bv the uroD- er authority, notice Is hereby given to all persons luuvifMu 10 saiu mw w mace immediate pay ment, and those having claims against the same will present them, duly authenticated for settle ment on Thursday, June 7, 1S83, at the late resi dence ol the deceased. DANIEL PETERMAN, UHAKLKS FKTtKMaN. Executors. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Etate of William Treutman, Sen., deceased. The undersigned duly appointed by the Or phan's Court of Somerset county to ascertain ad vancements ana make a distribution or the funds tn the ban is of William Troutman, executor ef William Troutman, Sen., dee d, to and among those legally entitled thereto, hereby gives notice that he will attend to the dutlesof his appoint ment at his office In Somerset Horough on Thurs day, the mu day of May. A. !., itfct, when and where all persons In te rented may attend. H.L. HAER. Auditor. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of John L. Smith, deceased. The undersigned, auditor, duly appointed by the Orphan's Court ol Somerset count r Pa . to as certain advancements and mak a distribution of the funds in the hands ol teorg A. Smith, trustee for the sale of the real aetata or John Smith, deceased, to and among those legally en. titled thereto, hereby gives notice that he will at tend to the duties of the above appointment at his ottic in Somerset, on Friday, the 26th day of May, l.sto, when and where all persons interested may attend. - H. L. BAER. Auditor. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Joseph Rhoads, lata of Jenner Town ship, Somerset county, Pa., dec c Letters of administration on tha ahova Mt.i. having been granted to the undersigned by the proier authority, notice Is hereby given to ail persons indebted to said estate to make Immadi. ate payment ami those having claims against the same 10 present mem duly authenticated for set tlement, on Saturdav. Mav lu. 1hll at tha mat. dence of the deceased. LEVI HF.RITKY apriU Administrator. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Abraham O. Walker, late ot Mllford township, deceased. Letters of administration oa the above estate having been granted to the undersigned by the propt-r authority notice la hereby given to all persons Indebted to said estate to make immedi ate payment and those having claims against the same to present them duly authenticated lor set tlement, on Thursday, the 10th day of May, 183, at the Ule residence of deceased. SILAS A. WALKER. GILLIAN A. WALKER, Prl Administrators. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Magdalena Good, deceased, late of Somerset Township. Letters of administration on the above estate having been granted to the undersiirned by the proper authority notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make Immedi ate payment, and those having claims against the same to pres. nt them duly authenticated lor set tlement on Saturday, the iethday ofMvr. lstM, at the .esidonce of the Administrator In Kriedens burg. SAMUEL SNYDEli, aprlS Administrator. B11 IDGE SALES. 1 he Commissioners of Somerset Conntv will Oder to let at public outcry to the lowest and best bidder, on the premises on TItursdat,, June 7, 1S83, at 'i o'clock p. w , a wooden bridge across Will's Creek, near Pbilsons station, lu Northampton township. ALSO On Friday June at 10 o'clock P. .. on the premises in Summit twp., the abutments ef a bridge over Casseimau river, where the public road at Garrett crosses said river. ALSO. On Saturday Jane 9. 1S13, at 2 o'clock P. M on the premises in Mllford towashlp, the aba to-en t oi a oricge over cox s;creei where the pabiie road from Roexwood crosses said creek to the railroad Specifications tor the ahov bridge caa be at the Commissioner' office. SEALED PROPOSALS FOR 2 BRIDGES for the combination superstructure will be re ceived at the Commissioner's ottlce until t o'clock p. ., June it. lsxa. The Oarrett bridge I lii leet from abutment lo abutment. The Roecwoud bridge 7U feet from abutaaent te abetment and U feet roadway. ADAM S.SHAFFER, JOSEPH HURNEK. HERMAN W.BHUBAKER Attest : Commissioners. If. J. House. Clerk. may. PUBLIC SALE or Horses and Cattle. - - J W .1 ..'S i The annual sale ef registered CLYDES DALKS, TROTTERS, ROADSTERS and 6HUKT-HOKNED CATTLE will be held at the breeding -larai of toe subscriber Ttartday, May 17, 1883, Commencing nt lft.10 a. , wkea I win otter ImporU-d Clydesdale Stallion from 1 to 3 year old, 15 Registered Clydesdale Brood Mares from 1 lo 7 years old, some in fomi and other with foal at out. ine nn rtamtiietonlan Mull toe, iT. CLAIM, by Administrator, dam by Udwin For est, dam by Blooey Blackhawk. The Trotilna- stallion. YOUNl COMBINATION, by Combi- LMiy uniet, oy ciarg Ubiet. These are nae, large, rich bay stallion of great proav tse, both for track and breeding parpese. Three choice trotting-bred Brood Mares, lour wcl I. bred trotting colts, S aad 8 year old, one extra no uwouKu none, goou nig itTllsa roadsters, and alotol.nne, big, sound work korea. .. u " " ALSO 10 short-horn cattle. beJU and heifer. One worthy of men Hon Ik the ImaerUd duke hall mkTrhw ,TYP !! ojty l reckoned one of the flaaet kalis -ever t'i t'8 nn. The otkersar fasbtonahl; ii.ETi7" i.? 7! 0n fell brei shire down buck, t nu m , . r A0? V 'rert-cUs, aad should attract " maie); i CKJS. jix nvmto credit. P'iiCdisoo.et fojfM. t Tf " I ' HN QECllQE, SOMER CLOT Latest Styles ! Lowest pr id No matter what yon buy, y0(1 ; it back at any time within ten if not soiled, your money will be to tou. r"'.' an article fails to b . S price paid, we shall apnreria us the article, no matter V iuiu, anu a HOW X$ in oacK a satisiactory amount in make a liberal allowance on purchase. Jour We desire to publish broadcast guarantee to make every article w0-1 price paid for it, but you raustH' ; otherwise, low Faiiers. Gail 1 AND FLORISTS Will FM Hi M & I. JI. Ferry A CoaI Xjaiidretli A Son' SeeriM both in Block. Seeds jrrown bv the ab named firms are widely hr a and always prove to befc: and good. Call early before leir- varieties are all gone. O.N.B0YH; ir- The Druggist, I MAMMOTH BLOC SOMERSET Pi BAtflO Always the Best Daring the wrenteea reef sines ts tluuef Ber taktna Powdc, the si " uiucvj mil, o pups grape cream been usee in lu manufacture. Orap ". w is tne only ingredient that caa proo" hamlthtal h.blM . fhiaisi sea the neoele decide vhiu.ru not II " use a pure Urape Cream Tartar PowJer-TI years ago made their decision in lemr of t awougo ooa inn mote. . lMs"r i . v...... . -awa awve-rsjooaiiaiaw - Meads because of lu narlraa aarlir ssa i leavening Bearer. . r , . . A PPLICAT ION f BCHARTf Notice I hereby given that an PPlkj be made to the Governor of the UuaiavT Pennsylvania, alter due legal publication, for a Charter of tacorjiefat p iing tne lougn Manor uuaoer i-o-i --j , objects aad purposes ofaafd corpora IK mo caning ana railing or aoaima a loys on the Youghiogbeey River with!- "tr .1.1 & . k - ii ... ih. alll iui iiiauia vi mis ohh mxm . Z.. ,', Of tha ama latn liimnaa at a Bolnt W J State. The chief operations of the O"";, be earned en ia Somerset aad ravtlis and tkeDrlnclnalomceaad niece ol o"T7, oe locaiao ib gonial set ixuni y, m ' z. ri ir Solicitor fafAPP1 WM. H. a' ilea AUDITOR'S yOJfCg. Estate of Joan W. Hayae. late of J"1" Mkhln Iniiinl I ' . .J TlMuadaiwJaiied, Aadiwr. duly WT' the Orphan i Court of Sceert count" J uisi niruiMJor oi tne iud.ii us " pg-r Keller, ad minis! rate of the above t'llv' gives notice that he will attend to JL MM appomtmeefat MolBe ia """T.ir antra. aa Tkaraiar. Ma. eav LaU. !" . afrpeon. Sl&S I i 5 I O 8 - m ft J
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