The Somerset Herald. JEDWA.KD SCULL, Editor and Proprietor. WEDXESDAT KoTBnhrlB, 1X8. It is a good thing that thanksgiv ing comes before Congress meets. The Republicans of this State are in a proper mood for thanksgiving day. The coming session of Congress commences on next Monday, Decem ber 3d. Withix the last ten years our Government has paid $476,394,4"? in pensions to the soldiers of the last war. Go slow, and make no blunders, is the touching appeal of the Demo cratic newspapers to the members of the next Congress. It has been computed that the in terest on Mr. V. U. Yanderbilt's 4 per cent government bonds amount to three dollars and fifty-eight cents a minute. Is 1878 the Greenback vote in this State was yO.CKW.last year it was 23, 4S4, and this year it is down to 4,432. "Small by degrees and beau tifully less." Every child in Texas ought to re ceive a thorough education after awhile, as the State has set aside for educational purposes over forty million acres of land. For ence the whisky men and the advanced temperance eople agree. They are alike opposed to the repeal of the whisky tax, though for very different reasons. Mr. F. B. Govvex has formally an nounced his purpose to retire from the I'residency of the Reading Rail road. He has won his long fight, taken the corporation out of bank ruptcy, and placed it on a dividend paying basis. The official majorities give Niles' for Auditor General. 17,035, and Livsey, for State Treasurer, 20,051. Fordham, the Prohibition candidate for Auditor General, received 6,002 votes, and Rynder, the Greenback candidate, 3,452. Charley Wolfe, thegreat reform er, didn't amount to much at the late election. It will be remember ed that during the campaign he wrote a letter urging Mr. Livsey's defeat, and for an answer the people gave Livsey 3,000 more votes than his colleague, Niles, and in Wolfe's own county he only fell 31 votes be hind. Mr. Carlisle is basing his battle for Speaker on a square anti-protective tariff issue. He is for reopening the question and cutting down the duties. There is no dodging in this. If he is elected the country will know that the campaign of next year means free trade against protection, and on this question the Republi cans will gladly join issue. The Democratic party lost every where at the last election except in Virginia. They lost New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut, in all of which they were victorious last year. They fell behind in Nebraska and Minnesota. In Maryland they lost largely. In New Jersey they about held their own. In Virginia they have defeated Mahone, it is true, but to accom plish their end they had to inaugu rate a war of races and stain their victory with blood. The contest for Speaker of the Ileuse is now at white heat in Wash ington. The friends of Carlisle of Kentucky, Cox of New York, and Randall of this State, each claim the success of their favorite. Carlisle and Cox are both being urged, on the ground of their hostility to a protective tariff, and the editor of the Ix)uisville Courier Journal has made a pilgrimage to New York for the purpose of addressing a free trade meeting in behalf of Mr. Car lisle, and insultingly says: "Let Pennsylvania go to the devil she has had her day ; the Democrats do not need her in 1SS4, and she is a Republican State anyhow." The Solid South furnishes the Democrat ic majority in the coming Congress, and will control the legislation of this winter, and nothing but policy, looking to the Presidential election of next year, will prevent it from electing Carlisle Speaker, and legis lating against the industrial inter ests of the Northern States. Ran dall's election will possibly defer the evil day until after the next election, when, if the Democrats are success ful, the manufacturers and artisans of the North, may expect a hand to hand struggle with tbe cheap labor of Europe. The Democratic and high -stepping Reform organs, that defended the extra session and clamored for its continuance "until the snow flew," now that the people have re pudiated it as a stupid blunder, are attempting to affix a etigma upon the members who propose to take the pay they are entitled to under the Constitution. True, the Legis lature has done .nothing, but this was owing to the cussedness of the Governor's own political friends, and we see no reason why any legis lator should forego his right to pay, in order to save the Governor or his party friends, from tbe consequences of their own stupid folly. The regular session did next to nothing, and no one thought of cav illing at the right of the members to their pay, and because the extra ses sion was unnecessary, and has not accomplished what the regular ses sion failed to do, is no reason why members should not be paid. We deprecate as much as any one, the enormous waste of money incident upon the callingof the extra session, but the fault lays at the door of the Governor and his backers, who at tempted to coerce the Legislature into adopting their measures for continuing Democratic power in the State. Tis pity, jyet pity 'tis, 'tis true.' Because the Meyeredale Commer cial sat back in the corner during the late canvass, and cavilled and 6neered, and evinced about the same interest in the result, as did tbe wo. man who "didn't care whether her husband or the bear whipped," it appears to think that Chairman Pile was equally indifferent and inef ficient. If it will wipe the dust of envy and conceit from its goggles, and look around it a little, it may discover that Mr. Pile procured some very efficient work to be done, even in its "section of the county," not withstanding its ignorance of the fact. The Democrats were making a still hunt, and Mr. Pile beat them at their own game, without the astute Commercial discovering that a can vass was being made. Hence its present sneers. Our very efficient Chairman, with the aid of zealous mends in the townships, carried the county by a handsome majority last year, in the teeth of the Commercial's treachery and bitter opposition, and he did the 6ame thing this year, without its assistance, and confessedly with out its knowledge. It is very humil iating, we admit, to have its boasted influence thus shown to be worth less, but it can thank its own ill nature for the exposure. 'There are more things in Heaven and earth than ate dreamed of in thy philosophy, Horatio." The Bourbon press is trying to laugh down the late political mur ders in Virginia, and sneeriugly as sert that the Republicans are trying to revive the "bloody ehirt" issue. The North wants no revival of the bloody 6hirt, but the Bourbons can not laugh down murder. What were the Democrats trying to do at Danville, anyhow? They didn't shoot down Republican voters mere ly for fun, did they? Senator Mahone, in his late "Proclamation to the people of Vir ginia," says : "How many were killed no one knows, and no one will probably learn the truth, for the condition of things still in Danville is such that the truth cannot be learned, That they were shot in the backs like dogs while running away ; that no pistol shot was fired by a black man ; that no white man was injured save by his own friends ; that lor days the poor victims were found dead in al leys, in warehouses and under houses like poisoned rata that had crawled away to die ; that the ne groes fled to the woods, to the State of North Carolina, to the four winds of heaven ; these are a few of the facts of this bloody, wholesale mur der, which was telegraphed far and near by Bourbons as an insolent up rising of the blacks against the whites." True, a professed committee of in vestigation composed of the "best citizens of Danville," have reported that the negroes were insolent and riotous, and commenced the fight ; but with that remarkable singularity for which negro riots in the South have become famous, while a score of blacks were killed, the white men involved, escaped almost uninjured. That the colored Republicans of Danville were the victims of a cold blooded conspiracy to intimidate and murder them on the eve of the late election, admits of no doubt, and the cry of bloody 6hirt, raised by Northern Democrats, will not wipe the stain of murder from that party's ensanguined record. Quite a sensation was created at Harrisburg on Friday last, by the resignation of Senators Upperman and Arnholt of Allegheny county, and the rumor that Senators Mc Neil of the same county and Boggs of Cambria, would follow their ex ample. It turns out that the resig nation of the Allegheny Senators is conditional on the further action of the caucus regarding pay. They claim and with a show of justice that the resolution to receive pay for ouly such days as the Senate was in session, and the time spent in going to and coming from Harrisburg, is unfair to them, and will place them in a false position before the public, because, while Senators from Phila delphia and counties east of and around the capital, can leave their homes in the morning, attend the sessions on Tuesdays and Fridays, and return the same day. they were compelled to remain at Harrisburg, or spend four days of the week going and returning, and that when they come to be paid, the contrast be tween the pay of the Eastern Sena tors two days a week and their pay for six days, would give rise to criticism immensely to their disad vantage. While we admit the force of this position, at the same time we .insist that duty to the party that elected them, should constrain those gentlemen and we sincerely hope it will to reconsider their action and not abandon their 6eats, and thus endanger Republican suprema cy in the Senate, in this crisis of the State's history. It was a mistake of this kind, on tbe part of Senators Conkling and Piatt, that caused them to be retired from politics by the Republicans of New York. Death of Gr. Pattlsona'a Only Bo jr. uarrisburg, Nov. 20. Robert, aged 5 years, the only son of Gov. Pattison, died this morning of mem branous croup, lie had been ill only a few davs. Two Giant M4eM One. Pittsburg, November 20. Patrick William Parsons O'Brien has just reached his thirtieth year of life. Standing 7 feet 11 inches in height, weighing 200 pounds, he is so finely proportioned that he does not look as large. Three years ago he appear ed at the Broadway Museum, in N. Y as the Irish Giant, and since then has visited most of the principal cities of this country. He was born in Belfast, Ireland. Christianna D. Dunz is a native of Wurtenberg, Germany, twenty years of age, weighs 313 pounds, is 7 feet 4 inches in height and is a blonde. Last May she made her first appearance in this country, at the Boston Mu teum, where she was introduced as the German Giantess. The couple first met at Harris' Museum in Cincinnati. They fell in love and arrived in this city three weeks ago engaged to be married. M nn?er Starr determined that the wedding should eclipse anything of the kind. lie began to maae ine necessary arrangements, when a dif ficulty arose. Pat was a good Cath olic, and desired to be married in that faith. Christianna was a strict Lutheran and would only have the ceremony performed under that per suasion. It was a question between love and relieion. This was over come by the manager suggesting that they be married in botn cnurcnes. Consequently there was a double wedding to-day. First the couple were married, in the presence of a few mends, by a Priest in a Catholic Church. Then entering a carriage, drawn by four gray horsea, they were driven to the German Church on Smithfield street. Only those holding cards of admis ein were allowed to enter. The in vitations were limited so as not to overcrowd the church. There was an immense crowd be fore the church when the bridal couple arrived and a squad ef police had a hard time making a passage for the carriage. At eleven o clock the bridal pro cession marched up the aisle Man azer Georee O. Starr and Director Chalet, followed by the giant groom and bride. The giant wore a full dress suit, the lapel of his coat being decorated bv a medal presented to him by the Land League of Ameri ca. The bride was, of course, the most observed. Her dress was of white satin. The waist wa. fashion ed to form a square neck bodice, while the skirt was cut en tram, so that a square trail extended about eieht feet. This was supported, as she walked, bv a midget The trim ming of the dress was composed of Spanish lace, that tell in Ie6toons over pleats and puffs and then sur rounded the entire train. The veil and wreath of orange blossoms, bouquet of enormous size and gloves that met the satin sleeves at the el bow constituted her costume, or as much as could be seen of it The service was short and solemn. A smile passed over the assembly when manager Starr, who appeared like a midget in contrast with the gigantic couple, reached up to take the bride's hand in order to give her away. As soon as the couple had been pro nounced husband and wife the groom turned to the bride and kissed her plump upon the lips. The smack could be heard all over the church. The wedding ring weighed seven teen pennyweights and measi.red five inches in circumference. The bride's cake measured nine feet in circumference and three feet in thickness. The bridal couch was constructed by placing two beds to gether and sewing the bedclothes so as to cover them. Great Hatoc by Flood. St. Louis.Nov .22 The heavy rain yesterday in Southeast Missouri overflowed McKenzle Creek, which runs through Reynolds County, and at Piedmont several small houses and three children are reported drowned. The loss at Piedmont is estimated at ?10,000. The Paradise coal mine, one mile North of Duquoine, is flooded to the depth of a foot or two and more than a mile of tbe railroad track running from the mine to the Illi nois road is washed away. All the men in the mine escaped. At Cen tralia the rain fell very heavily. The streets were flooded and the cellars filled. The water is in many places so deep that the people can not leave their houses. The rainfall extended over a large portion of Southern Illinois. Streams in the vicinity of Mount Vernon rose over their banks, and crops in the lowlands were greatly damaged. Trains on the Louisville and Nashville Air Line Roads are delayed by washouts, and two or three of them have stopped entirely. Fears ere felt for a party of duck hunters who left Mount Vernon on Sunday. A Lake Steamer Miming. Duluth, Minn., Nov. 21. The strong poobability now is that the steamer Manistee is lost with ail on board. She left Duluth on Satur day, the 10th instant, but owing to the great storm did not leave Ash land for Ontonagon until Friday, the loth instant, which was before the ttorm had wholly abated. Her crew consisted of twenty-five per sons, and she had on board twenty- fire passengers, the last ever seen f her was when she left Ashland. Two tugs have been searching for her the lat three days. A telegram was received this morning that the tug Maytham had found part of the cabin, washed ashore some distance above Ontonagon. Nothing was seen of the Manistee herself or of any of her small boats or of the crew, and there are great fears that the steamer has gone down with all on board. Southern Indiana Under Water. Indianapolis, IncL Nov. 22. Re ports show that the heavy rains of tbe last forty-eight hours caused great damage in the Southern part of the state. In Lawrence County, the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad suffered several wash-outs. Farm property was damaged greatly in the Southern part of Knox County. The country is under water where the Wabash and White Rivers have their chan nels, and the losses to farmers are terrible. At Vincennes, a severe wind followed the rain, sweeping away fences and houses. The whole country is a vast sheet of water. Djraaailte Explonion. Danville, Ind., Nov. 20. Early yesterday morning unknown parties inserted some dynamite cartridges under the Dew Drop Inn, managed by Lee Ayres. The explosion shook the whole town and blew the build ing nearly to pieces. A BorriMe Mldnltfhc Tragedy Near Jackaoa, Michigan. Jackson, Mich., "November 22. This morning four persons namely, Jacob D. Crouch, aged seventy four, a widower ; Henry W hite, aged thirty eight, son in law of Mr. Crouch, Mrs. Eunice w bite, aged thirty three. daughter of Mr. Crouch, all of Sum mit, and Noses rouey, aged twenty six. of Transfer, Mercer County. Pa., were found murdered io their beds, all having been shot through the head, just behind the ear. It is supposed that they had been chloroformed first, as with one ex ception, no signs of a struggle appear ed, three ot the victims lying as if asleep and the odor of chloroform was noticeable when the bodies were discovered. No clue to the perpe trators of the butchery has as yet been discovered, although tracks around the house indicated that a guard was placed on watch while the terrible tragedy was being enacted within. MR. CROUCH'S GREAT WEALTH. Mr. Crouch was worth about$ 2,000, 000. He lived seven miles Southwest of Jackson, and was the owner of an extensive sheep ranch in Texas. It is rumored that be bad just received about $50,000 from Texas in pay mentof sales made on the ranch. The bankers here say that no money was des posited with them by Mr. Crouch and it is presumed the money re ferred to was in Mr. Crouch s pos session. Mr. Polley was stopping at Mr. Crouch's place, having just come from Texas with a large amount of money, for the purpose of buying blooded stock. The prevailing theory is that Mr. Polley was follow ed by the murderers for the purpose of robbery. The house was thorough ly ransacked and everything of value carried away, HOW THE FOUR WERE SLAUGHTERED. Mr. Crouch slept in an alcove opening into the sitting room, near the front part of the house. His daughter and her husband occupied a front bed room, while another bed room, opening into the Earlor, was occupied by Mr. Polley. Ir. Crouch was lying with his face to the wall, and had a bullet hole in the left side of his head, two inches back of the ear, the ball having pas sed through his brain and caused instant death. Mr. White had been shot twice, one ball entering tbe right side of the neck, three inches below the ear, severing an artery, and the other entering the right eye. He was discovered lying on his back as if peacefully sleeping. His wife had been shot six times and judging by the position of her arms and her disordered clothing, had made a hard struggle for life. She had two balls through the right arm,one through the left.one through the right breast, which entered the lungs, one through the chin and neck and one through the left wrist Mr. Polley was shot twice, one ball entering the right ear and pas sing directly into the brain, and the other passing through the chest from the right Bide. In his casethere was no indication of a struggle. EMPTY CARTRIDGES FOUND. The Sheriff believes that the shots were fired bv one person and from one revolver, as a number of empty cartridges found on the floor are all ot the same calibre. 1 here are con flicting rumors regarding the use of chloroform. Tbe physicians claim that none was used, but the theory of one person having done the shoot ing, and the testimony ot the neigh bors who were first at the scene, that the odor of chloroform was suffocating, contradicts this opin ion. A young girl, an adopted daughter of the Whites, and an 18 year old negro, who were sleeping in apart ments up stairs, say they heard no firing, although the negro says he heard a thumping noise about the middle of the night and thought it was caused by a fierce wind which was blowing at the time. ARREST OF THE NEGRO SERVANT. The vouncr negro, who is named Boles, has been arrested and held to await the result of tbe Coroners in quest, which will be held to-morrow. A pocketbook containing $105 and a certificate of deposit for $500 was found on a window sill in Mr. Whites room. An emntv box. which had contained cartridges of 32 calibre, was found in Boles room. Mr. Crouch leaves two sons anH a daughter, Mrs. White was expected to become a mother shortly. There is intense excitement here, and hundreds of persons have flocked to the scene of tbe murders. A Stone Bridge Over tbe MiMippL Minneapolis, November 17. The first and only stone bridge across tbe Mississippi was completed to day. It is the St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway viaduct, spanning the river just below the falls of St Anthony. It is a massive stone structure, stretching to the east across the river, curving at first slightly to the left in a graceful sweep and then running at right angles to the stream directly to the east side landing, the whole course being 2, 100 feet The upper surface of the bridge presents to tbe view a smooth stone roadway ; carrying two, tracks four lines of of steel rails and walled in on either side by heavy blocks of stone high enough and strong enough to prevent a train from leaving tbe bridge, even should it be thrown from the rail. The viaduct crosses the river with twenty-three arches and sixteen spans of eight feet each. The material is granite and magne sia limestone. The width 28 feet over all, and the height from the springing point of the arches to the top is 50 feet 6 inches. One caisson required six month works before stone laying could begin. Two hun dred men have been employed on the bridge and three lives have been lost in its construction. The cost was $990,000. The bridge was built for passenger traffic and is to be used by the Manitoba, the Northern Pa cific the Omaha and the St Louis lines, and possibly by the Milwaukee. Tbe possibility of running at full speed over it, will result in reducing the time between Minneapolis and St Paul from thirty to twenty min utes. Soldier' Hone. Washington, November 21. In the report of the Commissioners of the Soldiers' Home it is stated that there is at least $1,500,000 due the Home. An appropriation of $15, 000 is asked for, with which to pur chase about sixteen acres of Una for the purpose of a soldiers' cemetery. There were 164 men admitted to the institution daring tbe year, and, as the yearly number of inmates is steadily increasing, an enlargement of the means of accommodation is recommended. The Trial of Jatnee Nutt. Ukiontown, November. 19. The trial of James Nuttfor killing N. L. Dukes in June last will come up the first week of next month. Friends of Nutt are doing all in their power to save him, and have secured tbe services of three of the leading crim inal lawyers of the country Senator Voorhees, of Indiana; Marshall Swartzwcider and A. M. Brown, of Pittsburg. Mr. Swartzwelder was here a few days since engaged in working up the case, and he par ticularly inquired into the condition of young Nutt's mind both previous to and after the killing of his father in December last by Dukes. The trial and the circumstances leading to it are the all absorbing topics of conversation here, and there is a general desire to see young Nutt acquitted. If he should be convicted a petition will be presented to the Pardon Board for his pardon. The plea ot insanity or weak mindedness will be made in his defense, and this plea can be sustained by some of the best citizens here, who have known him since infancy. His school teacher will be among the witnesses and they can ten much that is cal culated to have great weight with thejury. The young man's mother visits him every day, and is always accom panied either by her nephew, Cash ier Breckenridge, or her daughter, Miss Lizzie Nutt. The streets here '.ere crowded Saturday afternoon with promenadere, and as Mrs. Nutt and her daughter walked down Main street, dressed in deep mourn ing, all eyes were turned towards them ; but their faces were veiled and could not be seen. Everv Btran- ger that comes to town endeavors to see young Nutt, and those who gain admission to the jail shake hands with him and express their sympa thy. He is looking quite pale, ow ing to his long confinement, but he has a smile for all and keeps his spirits remarkably well. Fatal Knuoft. Reading, November 21. Six charcoal burners employed on Rattle Snake Hill, two miles from Doug- lasville, went into that village to spend this afternoon in social pas time. A man named Kissinger, who resides ip Monocacy, became engag ed in a dispute with a stranger hail ing from French Creek, on tbe pub lic pike, and the two men had a rough and tumble fight Kissinger fell on tbe roadside and was picked up in a helpless condition, his arm having been broken. During the excitement Isaac Wilkinson, a driver for David Knauer, Knauerstown, Chester Co., came along, seated on a wagon drawn by six mules and loaded with char coal. He witnessed the affray and when the men became loud his ani mals became unruly and started down the steep hill at a fearful rate. Wilkinson saw his great danger and while the team was running rapidly down the hill he endeavored to de scend and put on the brake. He was caught by the front wheel and whirled around at a fearful rate. He dropped down on the road and the hind wheel passed over him. When he was picked up he was dead. His neck was broken and be was other wise injured, Wilkinson was thirty years old and leaves a wife, but no children. He was taken to bis home in Knauertown. Bold Leap For Liberty. Wilkks-Barre, November 20. While Sheriff Easton, of Wyoming county, was taking a prisoner named Rosengrant to the penitentiary, and while the train was going at the rate of forty miles an hour, the pris oner, who was not shackled, rushed from the platform of the car. As soon as possible the train was stop ped and the Sheriff and his assistant followed in hot pursuit The pris oner was seen in the distance, and called upon to halt, but he did not heed, and the Bheriff fired three shots at him, some of which must have taken eflVct, as blood was dis covered in his tracks. In the dark ness he succeeded in making his es cape, and up to this writing has not been heard from. A reward of $100 has been offered for his capture, and the sheriff, with a posse, is on his track. Betty and the Baby Made Happy. Washington, D. C. November 24. President Arthur to-day issued a pardon to Sergeant Mason, confined in the Albany Penitentiary under a sentence of eight years' imprison ment for attempting to shoot Guiteau. Sergeant Mason, since his incarcera tion March 19, 1SS2, has been at work in the shoe shops. His con duct has been most exemplary. Mason's wife and family are now re siding a Locust Grove, a., his home. The prisoner bad given up all hope of being pardened. Falling 33 Feet. Oil City, November 20. Joseph Wright and William Couch narrow ly escaped death this afternoon by a fall of 6o feet from a scaffold on which thev were at work on the Perry House front The ladder broke squarely in the middle, and Wright fell like a shot to the ground, where he lay without a sign of life. Couch, more fortunate, struck, when two thirds of the way down, on the top of the large lantern swinging out in front, and, rebounding from it, alighted on the sidewalk, a sprained ankle being his most serious injury. Wright's left arm was broken, and bis internal injuries may prove fa tal. Myaterioaa Disappearance. Wii.kesbarre, November 20. Annie Mulligan, a bright, intelligent girl, aged 10 years, daughter of Rob ert Mulligan, engineer at Waddle's mine, at Mill Hollow, left her home this morning for Kingston with a considerable sum of money to pay a store bill and rent for her parents. Up to this evening she has not been seea or heard from. It is feared she was robbed and murdered. Search ing parties have been organized, but have failed to find any traces of her. Bait Involving $20,000,000. San Francisco, November 20. A suit involving $20,000,000 was com menced here to-day, the widow and heirs of John Bowie Gray bringing suit against the Quicksilver Mining Company, of New Almaden, Cal. Gray, who was one of the original ?roprietors of the mine, died in New ork in 1801. The action is based upon the alleged fraudulent admin istration of the property by Robert J. Walker, formerly Secretary of the Treasury, who bad been a partner of the deceased, and was until re cently the chief representative of the company. A Vaat Sag-ar Field. New York, Nov. 23. A private dispatch from Jacksonville, Florida, sayB the steamboat Bertha- Lee, from St,Louis, has arrived at Kis simmee City, via New Orleans, the Gulf, Cooloosahatchie river, the Diss- ton canals, and the Kissimmee river. The steamer is one hundred and fifty feet long and twenty-eight feet wide. This long voyage by a river steamer fully opens water communi cation in South Florida, and a line of steamers will be placed on the lakes and rivers of that section. Contracts have been made for the planting of sugar cane in the Okeechobee district en a large scale, in view of the opening of transporta tion. The territory thus opened up contains eleven millions ot acres of sugar land. The South Florida railroad is rapidly extending their line from Kissimmee City west to Tampa, and it will be open by Jan uary 1. Furious 'With Jealousy. Byesville, O., Nov. 23. At the coal mines, a few miles east of here, a white man named Thomas Tonner came home and found a negro, John Dickens, in his house. Tonner be came jealous of his wife and told ber be would kill Dickens and bury him in the yard. He then knocked Dickens down and beat him untill he became unconscious and then pitched him out of doors. Mrs. Tonner aroused the neighbors who, thinking Dickens had been murder ed, took Tonner and had him ready to be hanged to a tree, when Dickens recovered consciousness and thus saven Tonner's life. It is claimed Tonner had no cause for jealousy. The injured man probably will not recover. Murder of One-Legged Tramp. Phillipsburg, Nov. 23. Thomas Halpin, a one-legged tramp, was found dead this morning lying alongside of the Tyrone and Clear field Railroad track, about two miles forom this place. He had fourjeuta upon his head and his skull was fractured. Halpin was with two itinerant umbrella repairers yester day. He was begging money, say ing he wanted to procure au artfi cial leg. They left town together, and the supposition is that Halpin was murdered by his companions. A Coroner's jury rendered the following verdict : Thomas Hal pin came to bis death at the hands of his asso ciates." Warrants have issued for the possible murders. Houses at a Dollar Apiece. Wilkesba rre, Nov. 23. Tbe cheapest real estate ever sold at a Sheriff's sale waB sold here to-day The property is situated in the heart of the city and is knawc. as Larr s Patch," a rendezvous for thieves and other notorious characters. The place has been a plague-spot for many years and efforts have from time to time been made to place the property in other hands, but without success until to day. There were few bidders, as none wanted to touch the property. One house sold for $10, two others at $1 each, one at $1.50 and another at 75 cents. A Shocking Accident. Huntingdon, Nov. 20. Bruce Johnston, aged seventy-seven, a wealthy and respected farmer living in Franklin township, this county, met with a most singular and dis tressing accident last evening while driving a litter of pigs into their quarters. The mother of the pigs becoming enraged viciously attacked Mr. Johnston from behind, throw ing him to the ground and larcerat- mg his person in a shocking man ner. His injuries are of such a na ture as to preclude the publication of the details. Drs. Thompson, of Spruce Creek, and Miller, of this city, attended the unfortunate man, whose recovery is beyond all hope. Disastrous ForeHt Fire. Huntingdon, Nov. 23. A disas trous forest fire is now raging on Jack's Mountain, in the vicinity of Mill Creek, and extends almost to Allenville, a distance of nine miles. About 5000 cords of wood and a like number of cords of bark, belonging to Hon R. B. Foust and Dr. A. R. McCarthy, were destroyed. The fire extends over an area of several thous and acres of valuable timber land, and is supposed to have been started by hunters camping on the moun tain. Heavy Damages for Personal Injuries. Philadelphia, Nov. 23. In the suit of Mary O'Conner against Sam uel G. Kelleo, a Manayunk manu facturer, to recover damages for per sonal injuries, the plaintiff got a ver dict for 810,000. The girl was em ployed in the defendant's mill, and during a fire, a year ago, in the ab sence of a fire escape, she jumped from a window to save her life. She now uses crutches. It was shown that the Board of Fire Escapes had notified the owner of the building to erect fire escapes. Kissed on the Street. Shamokin, November 21. Jacob Kline was to day arraigned before 'Squire Jones, charged with embrac ing and passionately kissing Mrs. Frank Urich while she was walking along Independence street Mrs. Urich is a handsome and finely de veloped woman, about 33 years of age. She is greatly indignant over the liberty taken by Kline, and will, at the next term of court, prosecute him. He gave bail to appear for trial. Bank Cashier ehot. Rushville, November 21. This morning, Edward Payne, Cashier of the Ruihville National Bank, was awakened by a noise in the kitchen. He started down stairs and was met by a burglar coming up, who order ed him back threatening to shoot Payne hurled a missile at him. whereupon the burglar fired a shot which took effect in Payne's right lung. Payne now lies in a critical condition. The burglar is at large and is not known. An Egyptiau Army Destroyed. Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 22. The army of Hicks Pasha has been destroyed by the forces of El Mehdi, the False Prophet The fight, which lasted from the 2d to the 5th, resulted in the complete annihilation ot the Egyptian troops. It is stated that a European artist was the only per son who escaped. The force under Hicks Pasha comprised 25,000 men. It is entiraated that the False Prophet had a foroe of 300.000. The battle was fought near El Obeid, Wrecked During- a Cyclone. Mcrphysboro, November 22. A cyclone passed over this place yes terdav, utterly wrecking the house of Baiiey Carter and doing other minor damage. A tree was blown across the track of the St Louis road. A man and woman witnf ssed it. ml tnp.i to warn the train back i by waving lanterns, without effect. One coach, with 20 passengers, fell over a trestle 20 feet No one seri ously hurt. House Blown Cp. Boston, Nov. 20. The residence of John Long, of Dedham, was bad ly shattered last Dight by the explo sion of a keg of powder, which John Benway had placed on the piazza with a lighted fuse attached. Mr. Long was warned in season to es cape. Benway had been drinking. A Big Transaction tn Cake. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 21. The papers were signed this morning for the transfer to H. C Frick & Co. of the property of the Standard coke works, comprising 1,600 acres of coal and coke land, 125 houses, interests in the Mount Pleasant and Latrobe railway, the Mount Pleasant water works, and the Pennsylvania Coke CrusherCo. The terms of sale were $800,000. Wholesale Discharge. Pittsburg, November 23. Five hundred track laborers, employed between Crestline, Ohio, and Pitts burg on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, and one hun dred on tbe Pennsylvania Railroad, have been discharged during the past week. Others will be dismissed in a few days. A wholesale discharge is usual at this season, as the cold weather stops all track improvement. A Cyclone In Arkansas. New Orleans, November 21. A special from Batesville. Ark., says : A cyclone struck Melbourne at 3 o'clock this morning. Ex-Sheriff John Hinkle and his wife and two children were killed, and Mrs. H. S. Hinkle was crippled. The court house, two churches and several stores and houses were blown down. Ml Always the Best, STRAWBERRY CAKE. To the yolks of three eggs beaten add one rap whit sugar, one-half cup baiter, one-half rup sweet milk, two cap flour having in it one meas- r " Kaunas" Baking Powder, the whites of three eggs beaten Kin ; hake In jelly-cake pans ; when eolil, and lust before eating, ulaee in la vera. covering each one with strawberries whi, h hare previously Deen angared, Strawberry Short Cake. Take one pound ol Soar, mix well through It one an.l a half measures "Bakkk" Baking Powder ; add two teaspouafuls salt ; then rul la one-half pound shortening : add with a spoon one- hall pint sweet mug : uaae la jiuy-eaae pans ; when cold, and just be fere eating;, place in layers. ceverliig each one with straw berries whscb have previously been sugared. julls. Better than Ever! THE IX TEH-OCEAN for 1SS4. More new features hare been introduced In the Wekklt IsTM-OrkAti in the last twelve months than in any ether paper published in this oouulry. Retaining all the old specialties and departments, the publishers hare added illustrated bloirrapb Ical sketches of persons prominently belore the public at date of publication : Illustrated articles on Important historical and current events, or In elucidation of antiquarian research, or interesting engineering and mechnnlcal problems, cable let ters trom ijondon covering tne new 01 European news for each week ; special contributions devo ted to remlniscenses of army and political life ; and new series of articles given up largely to per sonal gossip and recollections or prominent litera ry people. The Istir-Ucas will remain uneompromis iagly Republican ; will maintain its present atti tude on the question of protecting American In dustries ; will continue to devote siecial attention to trade, transportation, arvl economic questions ; will retain the departments t The t'brtonly Shop In current encyclopedia of curious. Interest ing and valuable Inlormatlnn called out by Inquir ies If Subscribers. The Woman t Kingdom (de voted tn the progressive movements in which wo men are interested. The farm and Home, cover ing topics of special interest to farmers, their wives, a od their children. The Veterinary (con taining answers to questions as to the treatment of horses, cattle, and other animals, by one or the best veterinary surgeons 01 the West : and Com plication (taking in pusles, enigmas, conun drums, etc.,) all ol whtib are peculiar to the a perr ; will give as much space as hitherto to serial and short stories, original and selected sketches and poems, and with increased facilities for news gathering In the shae of tpecial wires to New York and Washington, and experienced corres pondents well placed at home and abroad, will more rban maintain its high standard lor enter prise and accuracy In all departments of news. The subscription price ot the ls-riut-tM-XAX is as follows : Weekly Edition per year, postage paid t 100 Semi-Weekly hdltion peryr. " - .... .50 Iteily (including Sunday) per year l'i.Oo Dailv (excluding Sunday ) per year 10 00 Wednesday's Ed. (with Mus. Sup.) per year x.oo Saturday's Ed. (19 pages) peryear 2.00 Sunday's Ed. (1 pages) per year. 'i.OO fostage prepaid in ecn ease. Sample copies of Th Ihtkb-Uccas will be sent on application. ena money in Kegisieren inciter, money imier Bank lira It. or by Express, at our risk, and be sure and write the name and address ot each sub scriber plainly. Address Chicago, 111. 1884:. Harper s Young People AN ILLIVTBATED WKtKLt 18 PAVES. SUITED TO BOYS AND GIRLS OF FROM SIX TO SIX 1 KK.N YEAK3 OF AUK. Vol. T. eomnirnees November 6, 183. ITarpkh's YorNG Piot-le in the bet week'.v for children in America. Southwestern Christian Advocate- All that the artist's skill can accomplish in the war of illustration haa been tlone, and the best talent of the country has rontrtlxited to iu text. New fcngland Journal of Education, Boston. In lis special Held there there la nothins- that can be compared with it. Hartford Evening Post. TERMS. Harper's "Voiinir People,) 4, - I KK 1 SAR, niHTJlUl rUralP, ) Hi Mi I. x Nrxsxit, Five Cents earn. Specimen copy sent on receipt of Three. Cents. The Volumes of Harpxr'x Yocno Pkopi.sj fur 18HU 18ml and 1W3. handsomely bound m illumi nated Cloth, will by mail, pontage prepaid, on re ceipt of 3 00 each. Cloth Cases fur each volume suitable fur binding, will be sent by mall, pout pud on receipt of SO cents each. Remittances should be made by Post-Offlce Mon ey Order or Draft, to avoid chance of losa. Newspapers are not to copy thia advertisement without the express onler of Harpkh 4 Khothkrk. Address UAKt'EK A BROTHERS, Nxw York. PATENTS Hmn. ft CO.. of the Briumric Amir ax eon. Unue to act as Solicitors for fatenta. Caveats. TnU itarks, fnyrhrhta, for the United BtateVCanaoi: Knit land, France. Germany, etc. Hand Book about Patents sank free. Tutrty-eerew TeM-iiSeSS? . Patron obtained thr.h MC.NK A i art- aotieia iaUMSCTKHTiric Amkbican. Um avwest bZtTnS moat widely circulated scientific lrfTilff Vaar WeStly. PpfenM h.ravlr antei; AMnucum Omoa. m Broadway. New fw. DOT. 98 Ii n n ii il Crumbs of Comf Now the cold weather is upon us! Wont w v you to know that your needs can be supplied. Yes" " at prices within the reach of all. The low prior s at 1- gocds are marked it makes unnecessary that anyone J without a warm overcoat, or good heavy suit, to nieV0 proachm winter. V e have yet another comfort forv you unable to visit Johnstown Then end your orjU ' and we will forward for your inspection, by Express you may desire, which, should it prove un'satisloctorv31 return. Information for self measuring will be fu'jV applying to us. THE LARGEST STOCK. "NVe have the largest stock of Mens, youths, Bovs ari(j r drens Clothing in Western Pennsylvania. To be sat,; this you have simply to visit our immense Establishment floors piled up from end to end, above and below, witj! that our would be competitors combined, cannot equal Low Prices. This is where we distance all competitors. Here wean, approached. The visitors to Johnstown alter vainlv tn'. other stores come to us, clearly THE BEST GOODS, Are to be L. M WOOLP The One-Price Clottier, Hitter, Fununhrr. XtfE"W STORE, XJZAXJSr STREET, Johnstown; J?a. You will save money, your friends will save rnonev, evervone saves money that buy their druirs of C. N. BOYD. He has the finest stock in the county, and keeps the best of everything in his line. Goods always fresh and nice. No old drugs dispensed. Private for mulas, family receipts, and phy sicians prescriptions a spe cialty. All the reliable'patent medi cines can be had at my store. Any not in stock will be or dered when desired. I also carry a large stock of LEGAL BLANKS, STATIONERY, DEEDS, BONDS, MORTGAGES, MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES, Photograph and Autograph Albums. School 8upplies, W want your trade, and will endeavor to give you good goods at fair prices. My stock is not surpassed by any in the county, and you will be welcome, whether you wish to buy or not. MAMMOTH JiLOCK, SOMERSET PA. JENERAL ORDElt CHANGING TEEMS OF COURT. VBd now. lith r October, 18S3. it is ordered that the several Term of tlonrt tor Somror County shall begin and be held a follows : The Brst term or the year to be February Term and begin on the Fourth Monday of February The second. May Term, and begin on the Third Monday of May i ne tin rd, September Term, and begin on the Fourth Monday ul September, and The fourth term. December Term an.l kin r.n the Second Monday of Itecember. Eaeh term shall continue two weeks, nnless otherwise speel.lly ordered ; and tbe first week of each term shall be a general Court of Uuarter Sessions, Oyer and Terminer and Ueneral Jail Delivery, Common Pleas and Orphans' Court and wnii olenlre shall issue accordingly. This oi ujt to Use effect af er the Novemlier term and tbe Brst venire Issued nn.l.r li .h.n i eember Term 1W3, ti.ii orJer'1 tht ne Prothonotary cause this order to be published In the Somerset Co2i????'?LEZrV'J. "d " losiatereMf for a period of at least thirty uavs. Per Curiam. J Prothy's Ottlce S. V. TRENT. Oct. 31-tt Prothonotary. pUBLIC SALE. OF te. 1 ) Y virtue of an order or sale issued oat of the Dalrphan's Court of Somerset Count v. Pa., tn me directed, I will eipore to public sale on iht premises on TIIURSDA j; DECEMBER 6, 1883, at 1 o'clock r. u , the following described real es tate, late the estate of Theodora o. Woy, dee'd, A tract of land situate la Somerset township Somerset county. Pa , adjoining lands of John .1 -..Miri-oa iD wen ami norm, land of Samuel P Miller and Rudolph Hoover on tbe sooth and lands of Joseoh cburoennlnv and wim..- ..i.k on lie east, containing au acres, moie or !. TERMS: One-third after the payment rf expenses, etc., to remain a lien on the land In Ilea of do we. tJ 5a "f". of b lance downoa deliver of deed, and bs lance In throe eu.iul annaal pay". "'" Ten per cent of purchase money to be paid on day of sale. Tl- Trustee. V amaolB Real Esta on e Lsf 150 3. n.'Xt I fating i n;ier si'-"- ijecbef t :. Fb tuo w tnde' flier L . l.r fcj n Pr 1 tBt'l1' Miier : I ;VtOOl proving, dont you thii l THE LOWES! pRi: found only at l.Hll''' 1884. IIarpehs 1azap, illustrated. HaRPKK'ri Bazak U at nnre IV m.t !,n tf uteftil Ilnusrtiol'l Journal in hwh.,. y , arknowltilirvii arliili-f of fu.-'u m in tr.is , Ita fashion plate are the n n i-t an i IL .. ami its pattern sheet xupii:,! , suwrtiis alone are w.nh iii.mr ... of subs. np:i')ii. It illustration .( Jrt a... . flay are irom wie ieM wwrre. n-; ltti-r.trv j c merit are of the hiiftiet order, it si,,r; p, li'l esa are l the drat Aiurru-au ai I E,- atithor. It choieear: ph tun- ,u:i ; lin. ami It tiuni'irmis cut are ih mr.t JLl ... 1 T:if I lie found in anjr Journal in Aim -i. i. , : I K '""r hnlliant noveltie are promi-1 for I e j HARPFR'S PrRinnifM':! h-i" HAHl'KKS BAZAK HAMPER'S MAGAZINE HAMPER'S WEEKLY HARPEKS TOl'NU PEOPLE. HARPER'S FRANKLIN SI'AkKLIKKAKi. uuc icar v' -MiintH'i!. . Piwtaire Krw to all sutwriiwr in v : t Suits ur 1 aiulu. The Vnlnme. of the Baz ir fcejna .:a V Niiintier for January of ea h ear. -. nieutioiM-i!. It will he umler'.io..H.'iat ; .r sterilier wishe to eoniineiK e itii S'tmr'Js afler the receipt of onler. The laat Four Annual Volume of H irpsk?! zah. in neat eloth limiting, will !k m-ui t u ut.ife paitl, or l.y expre, free ..I cxi vilti the freurht iloe n exienl one ..jt', toliuue), for $; wi per volume. Ooth ( ae for card volume. tiita!' f ir i.m will lie 9enl by mail, potpaii, on reiript r f. eai'h. Remittances shoulil lie made In p.wtjifl,y M ej order or Limit, to avoid rtunee f Newiaper are not tocopv thi Kni-. wlthont the express onler of Hakpkk i)mu A.lilress HARPER A BROTHERS, Vw T 1884. Harpers Magazine. illustrated. Harper's Magazine heinu it simj-cji ';3 ' time with the Deeemlier Nuuilier. It i :br popular illustrated periodical in Amero a as.i KlaniL always fully alireat of the time in -.aa ment of subjects of current social ati l aK .-. interest, and always advancing it stan iarl i! ary, artitlc, and mechanical excellence. Aav It attractions for 184 are: a new serial '. WiujAjf Black, illustrated by Abbey : a Bt el by E. P. Hob, illustrated by ;ibon ami linu descriptive illustrated papers by (.KowiF. II. ton. Erase D. Millit, c. iL Fakshah. era; important historical and biograihii u V--' short stories by w. It. Howklll. i hikul- Kh. Ac, Ac HARPER'S PERIODICALS. Pl'.ll Y V. K : HARPER'S MAGAZINE ' HARPER'S WEEKLY HARPER'S BAZAR ' HARPER'S YoLNU PEOPLE ; ' HARPER'S FRANKLIN SOL ARE LIBRARY. One Year ijat Nuniliers; " ' Postage free to all suliscnbers in the I mtcl ' or Canada. The volume of the Maoazinr hcinn win ' Nuuilier for June and December ot e- tn When no time is soeciiled. it will ! intM" that the sutiscniwr wishes to liejrn wita iSf -rent Nuuilier. The last Eight Volume of IIakfek Vv.tz: in neat cliitii funding, will be sent hv mail. !-''" on receipt of (3 per volume, t.lotti ii" '' "-' nig. 50 cents each by mail, postpaid. Inilex to Harper' M acazine. .Vp! ajietn C. An alytical, ami Classilled, lor Volume i to ).' '' sive, from June lsio, to June, lswt, "tie vu ( loth. 4 (SI. Remittance should lie made hv P"t " iffV " ' ey or.ler or Druj:, lit avoid chance of ;. Newspapers are not to copv this ' without the express order of H iarnR k nwrrai" Address H ARPER A BROTHERS V T 1884. Harper's 'Weekly. illustrated. Harper 3 Wekklt stands at Ihe hea I "f w i iwuateii .rrwj journals. r, n- "--i poHitloninpolitics.it admirable Ulu-t-io .in ' carefutlv chosen serial, nhart stories, 'nft -Vi-' poem, contributed by the foretu.xt artist authors of the duy, it carries Instruct: " J"'1 'y tertainmeut to thoiisan.t of American ""' It will always be the aim of the p - i-'""r make Harpkh'3 Wkkklt the most ": ",lU-' tractive family newspaper In the world, an 1B :" I pnruan-e of thia design, to present a co-.a.i provement m all tm.se feature which have ir."1 , . .. ... . ef for it the mnttdence, sympathy, an I supi'i" large army of rea'iers. HARPER'S PERIODICALS. Pi:K llliK: HARPER'S WEEKLY HARPER'S MAGAZINE HARPERS BAZAK y HARPER'S YOlN(l PEOPLE HARPER'S FRANKLIN SOPAKK LIBRAKY- y One Year ;5s Numbers) Postage free to all sub ribers in the I'nlif 1 or Cauaila. ith tne fir The Volume of the WIMl-T negiu - Nuuilier for Januarv of each year. y r u mentioned. It will be un.leri.l - " v4 after the receipt of order. Tii hut I.'onr Annual "'""... . i if of H r Wskkit. in neat cMli mmnmi. " "J Ami. poetage paid, or by W 1 (provided the freight !. wl vowutr.) lot ; u per volume. ClothC each volumes siufab v ,. will be m-m K' mail, " w WninuirM ahoaid be made p"'l!1f SJ l o, UiaiSi". !.... ... . tkauceo tit Newspaper are mit U copy 'j' " ' Biurruk ithout the express oroeroi u Address HARPER A BROTHER V Tut ill''119 J., t! frtne-n ,-(:' ft e ne 1 the fie I" f Hum" a, --ran f .tatc prftu-' tli 110 1 jury re b-e. 1 '! srd'! ab JThe fi-me H-err tft'lfto rti-ute i. a f If T ii to t:.ere ;T!ie ICo. ar- ar b-'e i af Pn f " Bi f r 't ! Vain An. BMar art. M; ps-wx 4rifr Sr'-i.r I I i'-.r.i kjr r am 1:11 ffcrv '!! js-t 1 irk B.I I !! iff, lie ; Nc i!',vi hi '.ff I'! lc til e I' Uih k lw Mi 'C. t'ii ? h it I:
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