The Somerset Herald.
EDWARD 8CC1X. Editor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY. Jlw.b.ll.m
Now, as in 1SS0, the choice of the
Herald for President, ia the nomi-
of the Chicasro Convention.
nee
Gex. Bitxer pleads the statute of
limitations on the old ticket. He
asserts that no one has any claim on
the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident -
Lincoln, GraDt and Garfield were
oomiaated at Chicago. Now, let the
convention that tweets there next
vear give u a man but half as good
as the weakest one of the three, and
he will be elected with such a hurrah
M will make the hones of the Bour
bons rattle.
Tue Forty-Eighth Congress now
,n session consists of members,
jut five times as many as sat in the
First Congress, when Speaker Muh
, i :,i,i.i i,fl ravfl and George
I'"1'':? 7. 3, Sker carried the kill through.
asiiingiou won v ,
Carlisle presides over a body larger
by Zl members than the last Con-
party
selected as Chairman by acclama
tion, lie is a young man, active, en
ergetic, and not objectionably allied
with any faction. He is said to have
been a Blaine man four years ago,
voting for Windom under instruc
tions from his State, but in a recent
interview at Chicago, he expressed a
preference for the nomination of
Arthur.
Since the adjournment of the ex
tra session of the Legislature, the
tongues and pens of a number of
persons have been loosened and the
general public is getting at some of
the bottom facts touching the failure
of apportionment. While it is true
that in one sense the Legislature was
responsible for the failure, enough
is now known and admitted, to show
that the McCracken bill had a ma
jority in the House, and would have
passed at an early day but for the
decrees of the Democratic leaders.
That bill would have given the
Democrats two more members of
Congress than they have under the
present apportionment, and s good
a Democratic authority as the Phila
delphia Timer, declares that it is a
matter of history that there were
more than enough Democrats in tLe
House who were willing to accept
that bill as a compromise to have
customs only ?G.500,000. We col
lect f21-t.7000.OUO from customs, at
a cost of about cents for every
dollar collected ; Great Britain col
lects f9S,500,0 K) from customs, at a
co;-t of alwjut o cents for every dollar
collected. We collect 144,700,000
internal revenue, at a cost of only
3.5 cent- on the dollar, though the
territorv to be guarded is thirty
times that of Great Britain, but the
British internal revenues is S2G7.
350,0, collected at a cost of 3.7
cents on the dollar. Perhaps it
would bf as well not to abuse our
wn administration f affairs so
often.
IH E NATIONAL. KEPCBLICAX COMMITTEE.
The Presidential Nominating Conren
tioato Meet at Chicago, Jane 3d.
Aithoiv.h the Pnuocratic
i now under the domination of the
c- ... ivmrl.nns. all the candi-
i?OUUi'"l j
d-iU-s for the Democratic nominations
of President and Vice President thus
far announced, are northern and
western men. and it is somewhat
singular that there is a possibility
that the Republican ticket may have
on it a Southern man for the ice
Presidency.
Co;ke?sman ToWSsend, of Illi
nois, lias offered a l.ill in C ongress to
Hbolir.ii the postage on second das
matter, that is newspapers sent to
regular subscriber. The tax on
whisky, tobacco, watches, bank
checks, correspondence and a great
many rther things, has been reduced
or abolished, but the people have to
pay as much a3 ever for the infor
mation tln-y get from the prrss.
A will be seen by tli proceedings
rf tin Vition'il Bei.uhlican Commit
tee, published in another part of
this paper, the proposition for a new
basis of representation in the Nation
al Convention, was defeated by a de
cisive vote. It will, we think, be
universally agreed, no matter now
Bepublicans may differ as to the
basis of representation, that the
power of the committee to fix this
iuisi of representation, when it had
not been authorized to do so by the
last convention, in point of fact when
the convention had specifically fixed
a different method, was doubtful,
and that the plea that such work be
longs solsly to the convention is a
good one. At any rate the action of
the committee referring the whole
matter to the highest authority in
the party cannot be wrong.
Senator Hexrv B. Anthony, of
P.hode Island, took the oath as a
Senator last week lor the fifth time,
having served four consecutive
terms, or twenty-four years, as a
member of that body. As a token of
respect to their venerable colleague,
the members of the Senate arose
and stood upon their feet while Mr.
Anthony was being sworn in, an act
unprecedented in history. Notwith
standing his feeble health, which is
such as to make it impossible for
him to preside over the deliberations
of the Senate, on the resignation of
Senator Edmunds as President pro
(fin of that body, his colleagues and
friends emphasized their regard for
him by electing him to the office
vacated by the distinguished Senator
from Vermont, at present, the second
highest office in the Government.
A few years ag, the South wag
advised to "raise more cotton and
less hell," as the most speedy road to
permanent prosperity and influence.
For a short time, it seemed as if she
were about to heed the advice, but
judging from the fact that a number
of parties in Texas have commenced
suit in the United States Court of
Claims for compensation for slaves
set free by the Emancipation Procla
mation.she is alnnit to neglect the cul
tivation of cotton and devote her at-
But the bitter feud between the
leaders of the factions of the Demo
cratic party prevented their agree
ment, and it is now announced that
some of the Democratic chiefs 're
ferred the present apportionment to
any oilier likely to be agreed upon
To have agreed upon the McCracken
bill would have been a confession of
error, and although, as a matter of
course, these "more than enough
Democrats," who were in favor of
the bill, could have passed it had
thev chosen to do so, the leaders
loc ked up the will of thoe Porno
crats by caucus decrees and the peo
ple of Pennsylvania were despoiled
of half a million dollars, because the
Democratic chieftains could not
agree among 'hemselves.
Cl.KVMVCS.
Senator Cameron wili come home
in the spring. Senator Mit;hell, some
body says, is at Washington. Leb
anon ditirirr.
murder, everywhere and no man 1 for each Representative at large two
delegates.
The call was signed by all the
members of the committee.
Mr. Chandler offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted :
Uetolved, That the committee view
with regret and indignation the re
cent attempt to suppress human
rights, destroy free Kurlrageand hon
est counting of ballots ia the various
States bv methods at war with hu-
The report of Commissioner Lor
ing shows that the Agricultural
Department is giving intelligent and
practical work to the encouragement
of forest culture. Let Commissioner
Loring persevere in this direction.
General Logan promises to oppose
the Fitz John Porter relief bill as
vigorously as ever this winter. There
is some denunciation in certain
quarters against him for pursuing
this course, but General Igan
believes he is right and is able to
give pretty good reasons for it.
Washington, December 12. The
Bepublicau National Committee
met this morning at the Arlington
House. The Committee was called
to order bv John A. Martin, Secreta
ry. The following delegates answer
ed to the call of States :
Alabama, Paul Strobach ; Arkan
sas, Powell Clayton ; California, Sen
ator Miller; Colorado, ex-Senator j
Chaffee ; Connecticut, O, H. Piatt ;
Delaware, Christian rebnger; Hon
da, W. W. Hicks ; Georgia, J. B.
Deveaux ; Illinois, J. A. Logan;
Indiana, J. C. New : Iowa, J. S. Run
nels; Kansas. J. A. Martin; Ken
tucky, W m. U. Bradley ; Ixuisiana,
Prank Morr; Maine, m. P. Irve:
Maryland, J. A. Gary ; Massachu
setts, J. M. Forbes; Michigan, J. II.
Stone: Minnesota, D. M. Sabin;
Mississippi, George McKee ; Mis
souri, J. C rilley; Nebraska, J. .
Dawes; Nevada, Senator Jwies ;
New Hampshire, W. L Chandler;
New Jersev, George A. Haslev; New
York, T. 0. Piatt; North Carolina,
W. P. Canady ; Ohio, W. C. Cooper;
Oregon, J. 11. Mitchel; Pennsylva
nia, C. L. Magee; Rhode Island, W
A. Pierce : Seuth Carolina, Samuel
Iee: Tennessee, Wm. Rule; Texas,
A. (i. Malrny; Vermont, G. W.
Hooker; Virginia, S. M. Yost;
West Virginia, N. Golf; Wisconsin,
Klihu Fnos ; Arizona, Levi Bashford;
Dakota, C. T. McCoy : Idaho, G. L.
Shoup; New Mexico. S. U. Elkins;
Utah, C. W. Bennett ; Washington
Territory, T. J. Brents: Wyoming
Territory, J. L. Carey; District of
Columbia, C. B. Purvis.
CHAIRMAN CHOSEN.
Mr. Chandler nominated ex-Senator
Chaffee, of Colorado, as tempora
ry presiding officer, and he was elect
ed unanimously. After the reading
of the journal, nortiinations for per
manent chairman were in order.
Hon. D. M. Sabin, of Minne.-ota,
lmniinated by Mr. Elkins, was elect
ed dv acclamation. .Mr. nubm. on
taking tLe chair, said :
"Mississippi would certainly be
Republican if a fair vote could be
obtained." writes a correspondent to
the Cincinnati Enquirer, find l.e
places Ixiuisiana in the same situa
tion. It this streak of candor con
tinues, some Democratic paper will
soon be admitting that Tilden was
honestly deleateu in lNO.
The demand for a national bank
ruptcy law is general, and the bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator
li oar is considered as unobjectiona
ble as such a measure can be made
A strong public sentiment, the Re
publican papers think, should be
brought to bear on Congress in favor
of its passage this session.
The Scranton Republican says: "It
must make Thomas Jefferson turn
around in his grave to find Holman.
of Indiana, described in the columns
of the New York Sua, ' the new Jef
ferson." It should be stated that
Mr. Dana is in Europe. It was dur
ing the terrporary absence of Moses
that the children of Israel worship
ped the golden calf.
"While deeply sensible of the dis
tinguishud courtesy you have con
ferred, I am doubtless as much sur-pii.-ed
as the country at large will
be. at the announcement of your
choice, but being pressed by all par
ties, in the interest of peace and har
mony, I accept what is rather a dis
tasteful position at this time. I trust,
however, that the work of this coin
mit'.ee will be characterized by the
same unanimity with which I have
been elected, and that the next elec
tion of a Republican President will
be by the same unanimous vote of
the whole country." Applause.
IN MEMOltlAM.
Mr. Elkins offered the following,
which was adopted :
Retired, That this committee de
ploies the death of Marshall Jewell,
of Connecticut, its Chairman, dis
tinguished as an earnest, consistent
and valued member of the Republi
can party from its origin, and an ac
tive, generous and zealous partici
pant in State and National contests,
and especially in the memorable
Presidential campaign of 1SS0.
Rejoiced, That as Governor, For
eign Minister, and Cabinet officer,
the integrity of his official life added
lustre to his pure character and pa
triotic nature and made for him a
name w hich the party and Nation
will be proud to cherish with honor
and affection.
Retolced, That these resolutions be
entered on the minutes and publish
ed, and a copy of the same be sign
ed by the officers of the committee
ind forwarded to the family of Mr.
Jewell.
could charge him with forgetfulness
of the right of any one.
Mr. Forbes briefly supported the
proposition submitted by Mr. Frye,
stating that the country would crit
icise the party if it would refused to
inaugurate reform in the organiza
tion of the convention.
This matter was laid over for the
present for the purpose of hearing
delegations in support of the claims
of the various sections for the Nation
al Convention.
TIME AND FLACE.
A motion fixing the time of hold
ing the next convention on Tuesday,
June 3, 1S84, was agreed to. Mr.
New then offered a resolution, which
was adopted, providing for the ap
pointment by the Chair of a com
mittee of three, who, together with
the Chairman and Secretary, shall
make arrangements for the holding
of the convention.
Delegations asking that the con
vention be held at Chatauqua, Phil
adelphia, Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Chicago and Saratoga, were present
ed and beard.
THE BALLOTINtt.
The balloting was proceeded with,
the whole numer of votes cast being
46. necessary to a choice, 24. It re
sulted as follows :
Place Ul bat. id Sat. 3d Bat. ilk B(,
Chicago 16 17 20
rmiaaeipnia... o 1 i
I 'm. tonatl 12 17 21 11
loulauapollii.... 4
Snrl-a 1
:m t nieaif", oa me loartn ballot, was declared
tie place oi the next Republican Convention.
FIXING KEI'KESENTATION.
The question recurred on Mr.
Frye's proposition, against which
Mr. Hicks, of Florida, raised a point
of order. Mr. Morey, of Louisiana,
offered resolutions to amend the call
for delegates adopted at the last
meeting by adding 'except that in
the State of Louisiana delegates may
he elected at any time alter the 1st
of February, 1SS4." M r. C. L. Magee
of Pennsylvania, offered an amend
ment amending the call so as to
extend to ninety days before the
meeting of the convention the time
within which delegates may bd elec
tee. Mr. Hicks raised a point of order
against both propositions and pend
ing decision the committee took a
recess.
HEI'RESENTATION I'KOIKJSITION.
Tht regular order being called for
the Chairman said the pend
ing question was on Mr.
r rye s resolution against
which Mr. Hicks raised the point
of order, the grounds being that the
proposition had been in principle
discussed, voted on and negatived in
January la.'t. The Chair declined
to rule upon the point of order and
the matter was open to discussion
Mr. Frye suggested that the point
had been raised too late in the pro
ceedmgs, a suggestion which was
controverted by Mr. Logan, who ar
gued that the resolution proposed
was not such as the committee had
power to act upon. He was willing
to refer it to the next .National Con
vention, for that was the body that
had the right to consider it. Mr.
Clayton opposed the plan and Mr.
Magee moved that the whole matter
be referred to the next National
Convention. Mr. Chandler claimed
the proposition was sustained by the
sentiment of strong Republican com
mittees from which the Republican
party cot votes to elect the President,
I hat sentiment was id favor, not
of taking the representation from
the southern States, but giving addi
tional representation to Northern
States. That was a sentiment the
committee could not afford to ties
pise or rule down ana point of order.
It was a sentiment that could not be
buried our of sight, but should be
met fairly and squarely by the vol
untary action of the Southern mem
bers of the committee.
Millloatre Murdered.
Sax Francisco, December 13.
Charles McLaughin was shot and
killed to day by Jerome B. Cox.
The tragedy was the result of seven
teen years' litigation. McLaughlin
was a pioneer, President of the
Central Gas Ligh Company, large
capitalist and land owner and rank
ed amftng the inillionaries. He was
the promoter of the ld overland
maw route, and which made consid-
manity 'and civilization. Against j erable money In 1802 he contract
the prevalence of such methods the
Republican party stands irrevocably
pledged, and we extend our sympa
thy to all sufferers ot such inhuman
ity and pledge our earnest uncondi
tional co-operation and right han i
of fellowship to all men of all organ
izations, whatever may be their past
political action, who now unreserv
edly commit themselves to organized
efforts to secure free education, fr?e
suffrage and protection to life and
property of all citizens, without re
gf-rd to race, color, political opicion
or votes.
The committee at 11 o'clock ad
journed to meet at the Grand Pacific
Hotel, Chicago, on the 31st of May,
1884.
Butler's Court House Burned.
Crumbs of Comfort
The f-jsecutton of O'llonaell.
If it berue, as has been reported,
that one of the largest and most suc
cessful British iron ship builders is
about to remove his works to the
valley of the Delaware. and to estab
lish here an iron shipbuilding con
cern, with all his English processes
and patents, to employ at least a
thousand men, it would really seen
as though our eff orts in that line of
business were beginning to tell in
much the same way as our competi
tion in other lines of British indus
try has heretofore done.
There must have been something
the matter with the Legislature
when it paved the law, and with the j
Governor when, on June 27, ISO, , the proposition in
he approved the same, which reads:
HEPRKSENTATIOX Qt'ESTION.
Mr. Frye, of Maine, then submit
ted his proposition of a new basis of
representation at the next conven
tion. In support of the proposition
Mr. Frye said it presented a subject
that demanded honest and consci
entious attention. Since the propo
sition was made he had received
hundreds of Republican newspapers
all over the North united in expres
sion, and the demand was for reform
in the convention. Doubtless, con
sideration oi the proportion would
be postponed, yet he had a duty to
perform. When any gentleman
made a proposition to change the
form of the convention every man
who was a candidate lor President,
or who had one, immediately sniffed
at it. It was chaired that he offered
VOICE FROM THE SOUTH.
Mr. Bradley, of Kentucky, com
plained that the republicans of the
troutli were taunted with giving no
electoral votes. If the people of the
South could go to the polls and vote
as the people of the Nortli coul
they would give electoral votes. He
was surprised that it should be ask
ed to increase the basis of represen
tation of one section as against an
other, for he always understood
theRepubhcan party was a Nationa
party and knew no North, South
East or West. One thing the Re
publicans of the South could do.and
that they had done. nether they
could give electoral votes or not they
could give their lives to the cause
of Republicanism.
Mr. Pierce, of Rhode Island, epok
in support of the old basis of repre
sentation, under which the Repub
lican party constantly succeede
He was opposed to discriminating
against the Southern States
Those States had given th
Presidency to the Republicans
in 1SG. If it had not been for rlor
ida. South Carolina and Louisiana
thev would have been beaten. What
was the use of destroying the bridge
which carried the party over? Wa
it safe to abandon the eld has:
which served so well on the very
eve of the contest.
Mr. Filley, of Missouri, reviewet
the benefits which occurred to tl
"No person shall kill or pursue in
tention to the other article. Nojanv part of this SUte any elk or
London, December 17, 8A5 a. m.
O'Donnell was hanged in Newgate
at 8 o'clock. He slept well during
the night, rose early and ate a hear
ty breakfast, after which he enjoyed
his usual smoke. He betrayed very
little nervousness and when his tspir
itual adviser, 'ather Fleming, ar
rived, he received him gladly and
wad as composed in manner as upon
the day when he entered the prison.
He accepted the consolations of his
church devoutly, and lervetitiy join
ed in the prayers of the priest.
He met the Governor of the iu.il, J
who entered with Biuns, the execi.- j
tioner. with great firmness and sub
mitted to the necessary prelimina
ries without a tremor. With head
erect he marched to the scaffold with
the fetep f a soldier on dress parade.
He responded to the invocations ot
the priest in the recital of the litany
for the dying, with a steady voice
and a tone and air of great sincerity.
n accordance with the practice of
the church he said that having made
his peace with God and man he
would make no speech from the
gallows, but would leave the vindica
tion ol his memory to his posterity,
in a happy and liberated Ireland.
Bums, in accordance with the
method t hat ho has adopted, asphyx
iated O'Dounell, and when the drop
tell he died w ithout a struggle.
1 he black flag, the signal of deatn,
was run up and the roar of the mul
titude, kept at a distance from the
prison by tfie guard, was distinctly
heard within the walls of Newgate.
1 be crowd began to gather early
on the night betore, and before day
break the neighborhood of the prison
was densely crowded by great mass-
is o men and women.
The police arrangements were so
absolutely perfect, however, that
there was not the slightest opportu
nity tor a rescue, and the least indi
cation of an outbreak would have
been summarily checked. If the
"Invincibles" contemplated a dem
onstration in force they were awed
by the formidable array of the military.
Conspicuous in the crowd imme
diately in front of the jail was the
brother ol O Donnell, for which the
black Hag staff seemed to have an
awful fascination, and who for hours
before the time of the execution
paced restlessly back and forth in
front of it awaiting the signal of his
brother's death. Dense as the crowd
was, he commauded such universal
sympathy that an open pathway
was given to him, and when the fa
tal flag rose, and he finally succumb
ed to the strain he fell fainting to
the street and a hundred eager men
rushed to his assistance and hurried
with him sway from the scene.
ed to build the Western Pacific rail
road from San Jose to Sacremento
for $.").400,000. He sub let the grad
ing and masonry work to Jerome
Cox and others ibr 89UO,(X)0. After
twenty miles of the road were built
McLaughlin failed to make ay
ment. Cox, wh had put 85,000 of
his own money in. had to stop work
McLaughlin completedjthe road and
sold it to the Central Pacific, real
izing a large sum. Cox brought
suit against the company and Mc
Laughlin for a hundred and fifty
mid thousand dollars and obtained
judgmnet, which on technicalities
the Supreme Court reversed. Cox
amended his complaint, again recov
ered and was again reversed. The
third, fourth and fifth trials resul
ted similarly. The adverse decis
ions so weighed on the man's mind
that last spring he attempted to
shoot Justice McKinsley, of the
Supreme Court, who he believed
was chiefly instrumental in decid
ing adversely. He went this mor
ning to McLaughlin's office, and
demanded 40,000 for settlement of
accounts. Being refused he shot
McLaughlin three times. The man
lived thirty minutes. The prom
inence of the parties created intense
excitement. Cox was formerly a
Captain in the 10th Indiana Battery
and served dunne the war under
Rosecrans.
Bltler, Dec. 1 1. The court house
her took fire this morning at eight
o'clock and in two hours was totally
destroyed. Only walls and hnsje
.;n... u-ora loft "litnndinf . The lire
orisinated from a defective flue andj
had gained considerable
whtTi (lUrnVerinl. 1 fie CU
i(-l which, contained
the larsre bell and cloek
trpmtriliiiq rr.ili. Two
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Wont it ho
Now the cold weather is upon us!
progress ; yoU f0 know that your needs can be supplied.
ipola at prices within the reach of all. I The low pri
k fell with a ! goods arc marked it makes unnecessary that anyone should be
wo accidents without a warm overcoat, or good heavy suit, to meet the ..
romfort tn
noes at hicfi '
fire, one to Ci
Dies A Maniac.
New York, December 13. Eight
weeks ago the divorced wife of ex
Senator Christiancy came to Brook
lyn to visit friends at 3- Schermer
hern stieet. She concealed iden
tity under the name of Miss Lizzie
Lugenbeel. There was no sleeping
room for her in ahouse of her friends
and she lodged at the house of Mr.
Dupre, next door. A week ago the
doctor, who became convinced that
the lodger was a victim to the chlor
al habit, made the discovery that
she was the wile of the ex-Senator.
On Monday last she became very
nervous and bezan to show symp
toms of insanity. Yesterday she
was so violent that sedatives had to
be administered. A consultation
of physicians was called and they
declared she was in a dying condi
tion from mental and physical pros
tration. She continued to sink rap
idly and die this morning with ail
the symptoms of acute mania. Her
parents a rived from Washington too
late to see her alive.
American Missions.
surer way to re-open the sectional
issues affecting slavery could possi
bly lie adopted. Of course, they
wild deer save only from the first
day of October in any year to the
loth day of Decemler next follow-
irc nnd no if rfn hall linra in tia
will get no money, but equally of j or j,or possession or offer for sale or
course, they may sutceed in arousing transport any elk, deer, antelope, or
all the dormant cupidity of the ex- j fresh venison, save only from the
slaveholders, their heirs and Je. ! of ()ctober in any year to
, , ' , 4, c .1 the oOth dav of November next." If
scendants, to make the South more i ,, - ;. , j . ,
' . Itlielaw is as it reads our hunteis
solidly sectional than ever for that j mav continue to kill deer up until
particular purpose. ; Sunday next, if they leave the ani-
- - 1 mals lie where they fall ; while those
The Republican National Commit-1 who have made use of the carcases
since November ."tn even meat
the interests of: Republican warty from the Renubli
Blame and in opposition to the in-; n:,,iisin of the South. Mr. Goff. o
ten sis oi .rtiiiir. as it not possi- ,.st inrinia. entered a protest
ble to conceive tiiat a man misfit j atr:iint the proposition to draw a
make a proposition without selfish "(iead line"through thecountry and
end ? When he made the proposi-1 par "north of this line we will advo
tion, a candidate f.r the Presidency i c.,te Republicanism and south of it
never entered his head. He had no wju turn the countrv over to Bour
candidate for President, and, so help j bnism." A basis of representation
him God. never again would he have wr,ich bad given the Republican
a candidate. His candidate for i party tnP victory in 1SG0 was hal
President was that tried and known j jowe with the association of Lin
Republican who by his experience I oom and Chase and Seward, the
so commended himself to the Re-1 fnders of the party. The basis
publican party that he would unite i which had given the party the vic
them throughout the breadth of the!lorv jn 72 and 'SO could not be
land in his favor. His candidate! wholly vicious. The South could
was the man whose votes in Con ianj ,VOuld give electoral votes for
gressut benappeneoio be in con I the Republican candidate in 1SS4.
r.i ,.i.. sinci
, ,. . tI , . . ... , . ' , : dealers or private parties who havelgress.) and whose acts outside of Mr. Magee's motion was finally
Arlington Hotel, t W ashington, and ; hou ,lt tnemare opeil to prosec. j Congress, commended hi.n to the ! aTrecd to-yeas 2-5, nays IS.
eru uu v uim a, mc iiiur, miu tion. 1 he legislature that could ounness interests oi uh: i.nueu
Chicago as the place, for holding the frame and pass a measure like that! States, and compelled business in-
next National Convention. Chicago"? ought to have been able to pass ajterests to come with their strength to
tne uepuuncan party anu save mis
country from what he believed would
so disorganize it, or at least harm it
greatly. Applause. He had no
other candidate. His proposition
was offered in the interesta of abso
lute justice, which the National Com
mittee could notafl'ord to deny.
Mr. Frye then quoted statistics to
show that the representation from
1 . 1 i - . ii .
election as the place of meeting of, "V l'"n "ke " PPnionmeni
, . . , . bill. Jottntfoun Tribune.
the convention, is attributed to its t
central location, more than any oth-
er cause. Delegates from the far ofb? w complain of our
western and northwestern States government without reason! Great
,. f ... 'Britain has a territory of 121,000
naturally prefer that the convention !(,quare miles to guard and watch;
Khali be held in a place they can j the United States 3,600,000 square
reach without being comnelled to i miles. To Collect the internal reve-
THE CALL ADOPTED.
The following call was then adopt
ed i
The Republican National Conven
tion will meet in Chicago, 111., on
Tuesday, June 3, 1SS4, at 12 o'clock,
noon, for the nomination of candi
dates to be supported for President
and Vi"e President at the next elec
tion. Republican electors of the
several States, and all other voters,
without reeard to past political dif
ferences, wno are in favor of elevat
ing and dignifying Amerloan labor,
extending and protecting hone in
traverse the continent, hence their t nue over these areas. Great Britain Southern States which were anti-Re
objection to coming farther east The : mP,0-ve8 ',-yr'5 oft"cials and other j publican was nearly as large as that
i - ' u ! Persons, at a cost of about ?l0,0ili).- from States which were surely Re-
lad that all delegates must be select-j territory thirty times as large, only 'ositioD was in the interest of absolute I tion to the masses of the people, se
ed by districts, as in many of 2ie dis-1 4iS jiersonp, and the total cost ofjjustice. He did not wish t be un- j curing free suffrage and the honest
tricte the nominating elections and'co"ectmi the internal revenue is.derstood as antagonistic to the Re-1 counting of ballots, effectually pro-
conventions do not meet until the ' current vear me puuncar.s i ine oouuiern rsiaies. tecting an human nghta in every
i u rt . t. i u""er -ji iti?uns eiuiuoyeu will oe
last wee oi June, or later. It make niu pmai:r n,i tiin
f.Tiiprifip Ipsa
Cairo, December lo. The great
excitement among the Mussulmans
and Christians of Upper Egypt is
attributed to the action of the Amer
ican missionaries. The Copts are
defiant and a popular outbreak is
imminent. The Governor of Siout
has informed the Government of the
situation. It appears that the only
American missionaries in Siout are
sent by the Board of Foreign Missions
of the United States Presbyterian
Church, headquarters at Philadel
phia. The names of these mission
aries are Revs. John Hogg, J. R
Alexander and John Giffen, Mrs.
W. E. Giffen, and Misses M. J. Mc
Kown and E. E. Newlin. There is
a mission training college at Siout
attended by over 200 students, most
ly Egyptian, who are educated for
missionary work mnnp the native
tribes; also a training school for
young Egyptian girls, where they
are prepared to become teachers of
their own sex in Egypt.
Wauts in Interpretation.
A Hermit's Sad Kate.
Johnstown ' Thrn ml vnnr nrL.. . -
... . . . mm f. !.. ' J """"' - - " - - " I Tf y, .
a luiuer and to u oteinman, 11 t and we will forward for your inspection, bv Expr? anv '
man, who was cut on the head and U1U "c , . .. . - , , . ' - . . ' ,inthinct
badly burned. Smith's injuries are : you may desire, which, should it prove unsatisloctory, vou
probably fatal. The building was j r(turn. " Information for self measuring will be furnished,
erected in 1S53 and cost SJjW- applying to us. ? ?
It was fully insured. Several other
buildings were on fire but by prompt
efforts of the lire department the
flames were extinguished before se
rious damage resulted. The county
records were saveds.
THE LARGEST STOCK.
Iiabor Men in .-tession.
PiTTSBfiw. December 10. A
meeting of the leaders of the labor
organizations was held at the Amal
gamated Assaciation rooms to-night.
President Wei he, of the association,
and President Campbell of the Win
dow Glass Workers' Association
were appointed a committee to cor
respond with the various national
and state labor organizations for the
purpose of haying scattered broad
cast throughout the United State's
We have the largest stock ot Mens, youths, Boys and Cliil.
drens lothing in Western Pennsylvania. To be satisfied cf
this you have simply to visit our immense Establishment. Two
floors piled up from end to end, above and below, with stock
that our would be competitors combined, cannot equal.
Low Prices.
This is where we distance all competitors. Here we are
tin.
THE BEST GOODS,
A .. I . m. . r
l.K!hCT a ". a''-v vg. yo,, thik.-,h:i:
tht importation of fureigu labor un
der the contract system.
.Suitor Kills Suitor.
Cleveland, December 16. A
mysterious case is reported from
Curtis Village, this State. About a
mile and a half south of Curtis lived
a man by the name of Tom Hayes,
a hermit. He owned a small prop
erty in the woods, and lived by him
self in a hut. He would never per
mit anyone to trespass upon his
property, and threatened to shoot
those who might do so. He was
therefore left severely alone by his
neighbors, the nearest of whom lived
about half a mile from hi. hut. On
Tuesday evening last this neighbor,
a German, saw a light in the tlirec
tion of Hayes' hut, and this becom
ing brighter he, with a fcw others,
started toward it. Upon coming in
sight of the hut they saw it was in
flames, but remembering Haves'
threat it was some time before they
ninstered sufficient courage to go
upon the premises. Thinking, how
ever, that they might render him
some assistance, they finally ap
proached the cabin and saw Hayes'
body lying upon the floor.- The
Haines prevented them rescuing
him, and he was burned to a crisp.
Some of the neighbors are of the
opinion that Hayes was murdered
and the cabin, with his body, burned
to hide the crime. The body was
too badly burned to find any traces
of a wound, and it is quite probable
that his death will always be a mys
tery. A Perished Crew.
Watekiicry, December 10. A
communication is published here
this afternoon rea-tive to the recent
dispatch giving an account of the
finding someyears ago of he remains
of a crew who had died from scurvy
on Big Shelter Island, off the Chi
nese coast. The writer, who does not
give his genuine signature, says the
four bodies discovered were entirely
unrecognizable, being nothing but
masses of putrid flesh. There was
quite a store of salt beef, hard bread
tea, molasses tobacco, etc., also
rifles and ammunition. Parts of
the log were torn out, evidently to
preserve some secret. Extracts
from the log are given, showing great
suffering from cold weather, sickness
and starvation. The last entry could
hardly bedeciphered and was scrawl
ed all over the page, and undoubt
edly death soon ended the captain's
suffering. The papers were sent to
the Russian authorities, but no clew
to the friends of the captain or mate
was ever found. They were men
evidently without experience in cold
latitudes. The boat was the Nellie,
cleared at Calcutta, Thomas Thorn p-
l'KKSENT POWKK.
Comfort is never in a hurry. Pain
and distress are in hot haste.
It is to the "friend in need" the
friend who does something now
that the old adage pays the compli
ment of being "a friend indued."
That they do not keep the sufferer
in suspense is the salient excellence
of Benson's Ca peine Porous Plasters.
The plastT9 of other days whether
porous or otherwise said "Wait
until to-morrow: We can promise
nothing on thespurof the noomer.t."
But pain unrelieved, like hope de
ferred, maketh the heart sick. Ben
son's plasters act on application.
They permeate, soothe, warm and
heal, containing, as they do, chemi
cal and medicinal agents of the
highest efficiency. Their motto is
now, and the genuine have the word
Capcine cut in the middle of each
olaster. Price 2r cents. Seabury &
Johnson, Chemists, New York.
Nov. 21.
Preparing to Fight Free Trade
Oak Level, December 13. Biley
Allen, a young man twenty-one
years old, had a quarrel with Peter
Reed, two years his senior, on Mon
day night. They had both been
paying attention to the same girl.
They resorted to blows. Allen as
saulted Red with a grubbing hoe,
breaking his neck and breast bone
and causing his almost instant death.
Immediately after committing the
deed Allen lied and escaped arrest.
Allen had been drinking all day and
was intoxicated at the time of the
murder. Both men are well known
and connected.
THE LOWEST PRICED
Are to be found only at
A Dog Ilite.
I.LFKAr.o, December 1
months since a small son
Peit.el was bitten by a small dog.
No idtention was given the matter
until lately, when the boy exhibited
symptoms of hydrophobia in a vio
lent form. Yesterday a little broth
er, who had been sleeping with the
one bitten, although not bitten by
him, had a slight attack of the ma
lady, while another whom he bit in
his ravings is almost as bad at he.
The lives of two of them are despair
ed of.
l. m:. woolp
The One-Price Clothier Hitter, Furniher.
1STE"W" STORE, STREET,
Johnstown, JPa
io.-snme Greis, Foster & Quinn
of Charles i 7
Invito attention to recent Iare additions to
their Stock of
The untidy, dirty appearance of a
grizzly beard should never be allow
ed. Buckingham's Dye for the
tuskers will readily change their:
color to a brown or black, at discre
tion, and thus keep up your repu
tation fur neatness and good looks.
LADIES' AND MISSES JACKETS,
CLOAKS, ULSTJJIiS, XEWJLlUKiyrs,
Ladies' and Childrens Scarlet Wool Underwear,
Black and Colored Silks at all Prices.
j Flannels, Blankets, "Wool Hosiery, fcc-, &c.
Mrs. Christ lancy Dead.
Nkw York, December 1M. Eijfnt
weeks ago the divorced wife of ex
Senator Christiancy came to Krook
tyn to visit friends. On Monday
last she became very nervous and
began to show symptoms of insanity
and yesterday she was so violent
that sedatives had to be administer
ed. A consultation of uhysieians
was called anrt it was declared that
she was in a dying condition from
mental and physical prostration.
She continued to sink rapidly and
died this morning with all the symp
toms of acute mania. Her parents
arrived from Washington too late to
see tier alive.
Every man has a right to an opin
ion of his own if he get a lawyer and
pays fur it.
A handful of hay in a pail of wa
ter neutralizes the smell of paint.
Never gire a promise that you do
not intend to fulfill.
NEW GOOD!
For tie Fall ani- Winter Me
NOW ITS STORIi !
Cahniers. Silk FlDished Sultins, Velvets,
r'aiiev Prewltaots Print. UliiKhains, ;hev
km. Ott.m. Hal. Is, Fl..nnH. Unwya,
Canton Klannels, .!, Sattlne'.s,
C.-iimere?, 'or.tumy9. Hosiery,
Ulovo, TniierweaV, Yarns,
Notion, fancy (ikx19,
Neck-Wear.
A Full Line of Choice Groceries,
Tobacco and Cinars.
HARDWARE,
QUEENSWARE,
hoot ii-.siiojyi .v '.?;.! r variety
HATS and CAS.
A large nnl varied assortment.
C L O T H I
Strangers visiting Johnstown will find it greatly to their
inrerest to examine our large stock before supplying
their wants.
OUR PRICES THE LOWEST.
Jersey Jackets in all Styles
Greis, Foster & Quiim's
113 & 115 Clinton Street,
JOHNSTO WN, PA.
Largest Assoraient
OF
Ladies' Coats,
Indies' Coats,
Misses' Coats,
Mi sses' Coats,
Childs' Coats,
Childs' Coats,
Ladies' Coats,
Ladies' Coats
Misses' Coats,
Misses' Coats,
Childs' Coats,
Childs' Coats,
Ladies' Coats.
Ladies' Coats.
Misses' Coats,
Misses Coats.
Childs' Coats,
Childs' Coats,
AT LOWEST PRICES AT
A. NATHAN'S.
BAER'S BLOCK, Somerset, Fa.
M ain Street, Johnstown, Pa.
A. U SHSArrcit, Vm. an.l Sec.
South Pittsburgh Planing Mill Companv
Or. 3d aatf CHF.HTM T Nt, . ft. PI r rsKTRUII, P.
MANUFACTUBEBS OT Sc DEALERS IJST
Pine an.l Hi'inl n k framo JtufT, Shingles, Laths: : al 11 an.l irt ft I. am hoar K : H-v
Frallt L.U tuber a siM'rialt v. All our ni:iont.ituril work (mm strict !v tlrv A llrhonv rivt-r lu:ir r. A
lull lim-oi Sasrt, li.irs. Sliuttersau.l MouMing oonstnnMv on hint. "
! IflKlUS t-KKH or UlARr.K TO HAILHOAU ar STEAMBOAT LASDISGS.
n a
Yot:.G?Towx, December 15. The
Nails, O'.itM, Stove Pipe,
Tinware, Oil, Paint),
UruKS, Dyes, Salt,
Flour. Meal an.1 Ohr.p.
It will he our aim to kn In atork ererrthlnir
usually kept la a wli r. K.lite-t weneral it.'.re. ail
of which will ue M at huttoin prices Ail
iui..i.'nn.,, lyct-rimitri i-j. ine iiiiiLniMiwi ai iMt-R nottom prices Ail
iron worker in thixoitv in rmrminn kJn ,.'",l P" '" 'ne. hamr fur mKMis. ai
imfii tit tin? ny, in umiUIOIl , ihe kucliem mrkl price We take occasion t
bud had his way it would not have
a long campaign necessary, keeping To watch its Jitile coast line and cl-
up the excitement during the hot , lci duties on import.. Great Brit- existed. While in Congress he put
months of mid summer, a time when ja'n fp'ye 5.224 officials and his soul into the task of maintaining
a Bubiect less red hot than ,,lif ; .iner. I""' ?" 9 com co.lec- Cioutnern Kepuwicans in tneir rights
f ,
is more congenial. United
He did believe there had been j section of our common country, and
intimidation in the South, and if he j who desire to promote a friendly
Washington, December 13. The
postmaster general has called upon
the attorney general for an inter
pretation of the act March 3, 1833,
providing for the adjustment o$ sal
aries ol the postmasters in accord
ance with the act of June 2, 1S6Q.
i very hjrge number of elJWUls have
been made by postmasters for back
pay under this act, and the amount
of money involved is variously esti
mated at from $2,000,000 to $4,000,
00). Desecrating Hanse of Warship.
Chicago, December 13. Unknown
with other classes, believing that an ""V" KnT,ua p -ww f..r the ltber.i ptr..nair
pt will be i
free" trade
. ,i i ii-, we nave reuttiveu ginv w have emtnentl tm.i
attempt will be made by Congress to , and re.peciiuii, .n-it . VSt ZZn The
pass Iree trade measures, propose vi. , " V .' nTe n,,t -vel 'leilt ""
f. ,7,1 i n l r i "!. kl'n aktomo mi tr.al ami been-
that if they do so it will be after ; TinJ-
nuori pruui" an ! ijuick return, i our motto.
they have been warned against such
action. Avers Lodge, .. 43, A. A.
of 1., and S. W., of this city, has tak
en the initiative, and adopted a res
olution requesting all lodges of the
association in the city to appoint
committees for the purpose of hold
ing a general meeting, and request
l. W. U. I)("UH1I I II
T A MY ILLS Li, Pa tltt.10.Wa.
OXKBHET MKHCT,
Corrected by Ooox a niuuTk.
' DCALia
CHOICE GROCERIES, FLOUR & FEED
Allien, dtiatl. t S
ing the general officers of the asao.- j ftLWi'? t f::."::::::
ciatipn to go to Washington and pro- "r. - (e
test against Qongresa middling wiln Buckwheat y bub"."""."
the VmfT this ge,.ion. x v r..." ;.7.
Bacon, thouMert,
Pushing the Tobacco Rebate Claims, i u oontryhama. ..
; Cora, (ear) new V buanel....
' (Khelletl) old"
Washington, December 17. Two i "
weeks ago Lommiioner Lvans, of , Ki, vio
the Internal Revenue Bureau, turn- j t'n."('o'i)"".
ed over to the Fifth Auditor about I Ham. (ror-ouru f a....
w-.Si..V TOR ft f LIST.
i-VU 4:o.
OF
JpUBLlCSALE
Vahabls Real Estate!
BY virtue of an onl. r of sale issacfl out ol the
frpti:in' IVurt of Mumrwt t Vinnty, in me dlnvt
ett, I wilt eipose to public sale on the premise
ti e property late oi John KiDg. decM, on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1883,
NEW YORK HERALD.
WEEKLY IDITI3I $L00 PEE YEii
It cmtalnii all the Kcneral news of the Ii:
billion ol the HrM , which haa the lr-"t
rulatiun In the United States.
Independent in Pcliti
It U the oirt Tslunble chronicla of pollti,-! new
In thn w irl I. imparially irtTlnic tne oceurr"-
anil tioininns of it)! oartiAtt. i t hil all liilcS in?
at 1 o'clock r M.. the Hillowms: real estate alinare known. In the department of
in Somerset two . in aaM conntv. aatminii,,. 1...1.
ol Jacob t'oun'ryman. Iavt T vmun. paniel
t'n.nw, Miwi Y.nm John Hay and (eo. I'enn.
1 j nu. 0.11. iiiiimk w KIn M a perchea. 1 hi
Is very deslnbie home, aituate a).,ut oae-halt
mlla a we Larnnsvil c. c.iiv. niot tuth atore
'lwl house and chur-h There is s,vt two"
st..ry hone and barn and all necesaary uihuild
lnir on the premiaea. land under good eoitira-
tMlD.
In order to ensure their prompt
settlement the force of the Fourth
Uaather. red aule, fl ft
opper, -
kiLi. "
MIddllniia, and chop 100 !...
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FOREIGN NEWS
the Herald haa alwaya been diatiitunished b ,!'
IuIIivm ul It cable depaicliea. The new ir;in
atlantU telcirraph cable will lncrr:iae la. ili'i' -
THE FARM DEPABTSM
TERMS. of the Weekly HeraM la prtl. al. Itf t ,th
point anl doe not (tlve wild theories. The ura-
er win aave much more than
Sl-OO -A. TEAB
from the uicKelione of the farm deparrman'
alone, omrnlnv a.,il mttlm en,n. trre. nUI''J
equalannqal payment, tot Iniri. a;ardiii:.poul.ry and agricultural ecii"n,T
it tx.nd. Ten per cent of hand . ,
1.200 in hand on delivery ol deed, one-third to
remain a lien fir the widow, the interrvt to he
paid to her annually duiina: h-r natural Itferfm.-.
ani at herdeath'he urincipal ram to the hlrs
mi iriu reprevntativea ol John Kfn. decM
ni; iii4urv in two e,
aecnrcil by juiljrtoem
monev to he tiald whn t)n.iH, 1,1.1 h....
Foe eaalon April 1, 1SS4, when deed will bertcli.
rei1- L.AVEM4 KlXf
- Traete.
1
FOR SALE !
.5c4i7e j A Two-story Hotel at Meversdale Pa
auuwii nm in
feeling of permanent harmony
mrougnoui ine iana. oy securing ai
National Government pledged to
these ohjects and principles, are cr
"""' , tion is about $j,000.000. To watch from the South ; he never truckled 1 dially invited to Bend for each State
Mates a coast ijne many times as long, our to Bourbons : he had never melted ' four delegates at larire. for each Con-
: r" . J. : ti..; .r. J .111 ii i , .
parties entered the Jewish syna-j Auditor's office is working nights i ',,bybo",n;V)V.'.'.".I
gogue, corner Clinton and Judd j from 6: 30 to 2 o'clock. These claims Peaehea, dried, y
streets, last nitjht and destroyed the j represented 48,000 retail tobacco I rII'..
desire of Filth ! S"S?J:
senator tsaDine, ol MinnesoU, was Government spends in collection of -down words ; he had called murder, gressional district two delegates and ism is unknown,
intrior ornamentation, wrenched off
the cm fixtures, tore the gowns and
curtains and utterly wrecked the
furniture. The cause of the vandal-
dealers, and it is the d
Auditor Alexander to get them set
tled and ready for the First Comp
troller before the appropriatiou is
passed by Congress.
bhl. extra
(Imund Alum per sack..
Asnton. per aca. ........
Sonar, yellow V t
white "
Tallow, ft ft
Wheat. bu
Wool, v.
7 tattoo.
i2 Ue
-Weft 605
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1 l(Jtl SO
JOXKtt 1IOVSE
Completly furnij.he.l tI,rnKhout. with
fine erminili. All .1 .? . '. . uu
c?!0e I uuue. Address
MfcA'ae
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coe
OOT23.
THEHOMK.'
Inatructa the houaewife ami the children !o re
ward to ecmomi.-al and taitterul ew .linea. tne
lashiln and the matin ef h-nw eoniiort.". "
a.lUllii B, are Kiren lat.-M rcporta uf trade anJ
PRODUCE MARKETS,
the ondltion of money, column orMiaccl''a'
Keadinn. Poe ry, a Complete S'.iry every wee a.
Jokea and Anecdutea, Sporting ew'.
POPULAR SCIENCE,
the dolmri of well-known reraona of the Wuri-I.
department devoted to
SKUMO.NS AND ItELIfilOl S NOTts-
While the WEEKLY HF-kALD !'
teat and heat sews or the Worhl. It i TTr
aaltar t ke FanUy. Subrfrli one dollar.
tiaii. for a full year Poataeje tree to any P"
In Cnlted Slates or Canadas.
n.yiip:ra.LI)$i a
AddresiNEW YOKKHFBLD.
Vfoadway and Ana a1""
Meyersdale. Sonerset Co.. Pa.