The Somerset Herald. EDWARD 8CTJLL, Editor nd Proprietor. WEDHESDAT. . July 16, 1W4. RKPDBUCAN MfflATIOE NATIONAL. FOB rtIUUlT, HON. JAKES Q. BLAINE, ofMalne. FOB VtCE PBKSIDtXT, GEN. JOHN A. LOO AN, of Illinoii. STATE. oeSonjMA-AT-I..M,. GEN. E. A. OSBOKXE, of Lnierne. Bl-BrTOB-TA0. John 1-lwn ring:, of Carbon. Jeme. lhn.ot Philadelphia. Calvin Weill, ol Pittsburgh. DI.TR1CT ttXCTOEa. U F-lwln J. Stuart. 1. Jo. T. Jennings. John Mnndell. A. t Ji-R AlS hoU M. Bryeon. -'. AHred reckenthalL 21. U.mm . KeKM. 3W. T i. . . Wm. J. Hitchman. 0. law cHo. e. J. P. Wlckeirham, lo'. Mem. B. Thatcher. 1L JohnS-aooldl Jr. 12. I.snlel Edwards. IS P. W. Slicater. 14. Law S. Hart. SZ. Geo. T. lllver. S3. JosiahlV'tien. Si. Michael Weyend. 86. Chai A. Kandail. VS. Vyivt K itchcn. S7. Ltuu B. Wood. COUNTY. FOB ABSEWBLT, ANKKFW J. COI.HORX. f Somerset Br. H'lLI'tAM S. MORGAN, of JronerTwp. FOB rBOTBOSBTABT, N iRMAN IS.CKm'HFlELU, of Jcnnor Twp. FOB C-HKBIFP, JOHN WINTERS, ol Somerset Twp. FOB RWill-TEB A Jin KBTORDEB. CHAKLES C. SHAFER. of Somerset Eor. FOB TBKAia'BKB, CYKVS C KCHIIOCK. f Somerset Tp. FOB OOVMISSIOKEKB. PFTEB DUMBAf LD. of Miir.-rd Twp. A 1) A tt C. LEPLE Y, of Elkllck Twp., FOR POOB BOTB H1BETTOB. JOS1AH ANKENY, ol Somerset Twp. FOB cor JTTT ArlHTOES, JACOB K. BOWMAN. of Snmerwt Twp JOSEPH W. MEVF.RS, of Milford Twp. For the Campaign! Tup llrnxtn will be mailed to any address from now until Novem bcr 15th for Fifty Cents. The cam paign now opening will be an excit- inir nil rl most important one. As the ...n , IIeralb never gave forth an uncer tain sound, it will be lound as usual, in the fore-front of the column wa ging battle for the principles and can lul.iteR of the Republican party. It will aim to keep its readers fully in formed on all important features of the campaign, and to preserve its well established reputation for being the leading journal of the county Now is the time to subscribe only Fifty Cents from now until the close of the campaign. Since the nomination of Cleveland the situation appears to be about this: The Republican bolters have eot their man. and the Democrats haven't Of all the delegates that constitut ed the Republican National Conven tion at Chicago, but a single one George William Curtis, of New York has boltd. The old Democratic wheel horses were out in force at Chicaco. The "boys" did the shouting, but the "old Losses'' took charge of the proveuder, and "run things." The New York State Frohibition Convention assembled at Albany on Wednesday last. Seventy-five dele gates to the National Convention at Pittsburg were chosen, and a State ticket was nominated. The Democratic party put its best foot foremost at Chicago. Its best men were there, and they did their best to make things livelv. Their failure will be all the more conspic uous after Blaine and Logan have k nocked them out," in November. Why is it, if reconciliation has done its perfect work, that in the multitude of candidates offered to the Democratic convention at Chi cago, not a single one was from the South, although fifteen southern states are solid for that party, and constitute its main strength ? Two years since, the Independents bolted from the Republican ranks and assisted earnestly to give Penn sylvania its present Democratic ad ministration. Now, when their aid is not needed, they are howling for Blaine, and are "making mouths"' at their brothers in New York for not following their example, and bolting back again. We should really have a manual ou bolting, so that unlearned people can tell when a bolter is justified in bolting a bolt. Does any one Democrat or Re publicanentertain the slightest doubt that James G. Blaine will carry Pennsylvania by a decided, nay, a sweeping majority ? What sense is there then in rending your clothes and shouting yourself hoarse four months before the election, over an admitted fact? Journals, like the Commercial, that two years since assisted in betraying the party into the hands of its enemies, and placing the Democratic yoke on the neck of a Republican people, mav hope that loud mouthed zeal in the present campaign will cover up that damning treachery, but like Ban quo's ghost, it will not down at its (adding. And when it undertakes to criticise the editorial conduct of the Herald, it only inyites compar ison between the unvarying loyal ly of this journal to the Republican party, lU principles and candidates. ana its own treacherous and assassin 1 tt career. e are sorry, bo sorry, that we cannot permit the Commer cial to dictate the course of the Hekald, but it would be really too much like putting Wirz, the Ander sonviUe butcher, in command of the .Union forces. 4 No better evidence is wanted to prove that the tariff plank in the Democratic platform is a cheat and a fraud, than the lact that four-fifths of the representatives of that party in the late Congress, under the lead of Morrison, voted for his horizontal reduction bill,, and that now this 6ame Morrison reported to the con vention the platform claimed to be protective in its policy. Did Morri son cheat Randall, or Randall cheat Morrison, or did they combine to cheat and gull the voters ? There is nt a particle of evidence, nay, not even an allegation that either of them has experienced a change of heart. The Commercial asserts that the; men who were guilty of the political assassination of General Beaver, and who represent less than fifty thou sand votes, all told, are now at the head ef the Republican organization in this State, and of course have charge of Mr. Blaine's interests ; and it reiterates the lie started by the New York Sun, that Mr. B. F. Jones, Chairman of the National Commit tee, was one of the recalcitrants. Mr. Jones his always supported the reg ular Republican ticket, and his po litical record is without a flaw. The attempt to drag him down to its own level as a ''bolter," is evidence of the Commercials methoi ot serving the cause of the great original Stalwart, James G. Blaine. v Can any man of ecr.se be made believe that Morrison, whose free trade bill was "knocked out" at the ate session of Congress by Randall, with the assistance of the Republi can vote, sat down at Chicago with the latter gentleman, and calmly agreed upon a platform promising protection to American labor? let people are asked to do this very thing ; to believe that a committee, one-half of whom were free traders with Morrison at their head, con structed a platform favoring "protec tion'' which was accepted by Ran dall and adopted in convention without actual dissent. Somebody is bound to be fooled, and it will be the workingmen, if they do not look to it in November. The platform erected by the Dcm-' ocrats at Chicago last week, is full of "sound and fury, signifying noth ing." As usual, it arraigns the Re publican party for all the sins of commission and omission max a florid fancy could conjure up. But the feature of this fearfully and won derfully constructed piece of word painting that will most attract pub lic attention, is that which relates to the tariff. "Words were given to conceal our thoughts," is an old ap othegm, which undoubtedly con trolled the councils of the commit tee that brought forth this wondrous deliverance. But from out the al most endless billowy flow of words, words, words, we extract the follow ing: " We demand that Federal taxation shall he fu.ty for public purposes, and shall nt exceed the needs of the Government, economically administered." Exclusively, in this sense, means solely or only. Not for protection shall taxes on imports be laid, but solely, or only for the purpose of raising the means of paying the ex penses of the Government Thi3 is simply the old Democratic doctrine of a "Tariff for revenue only" which the people have so often rejected, the only change being in the phrase ology, "exclusively," intended to de ceive. Daniel J. Horner having been betrayed at the late primary election, by men in whom he placed confi dence, a vigorous effort is now be ing made to lie out of the matter and place the responsibility on other shoulders. It ia a very old trick to raise a cloud of dust and then run away undercover of it, and thus the Commercial attempts to relieve its friends by raising a cloud of dirty innuendoes regarding the course of the editor of the Herald, and then running away from the issue. The Herald is not attempting to cover up" the outrage against Mr. Horner, nor has it any defense io make for Mr. Gaul that genllenian being amply able to defend himself, if nea essary but it re-asserts that the first public knowledge that Horner was"to be dropped and the vote concentrat ed on Critchfield," was derived from the letter of Captain Harrison to his friend at Rockwood (he genuineness of which letter is ml milted by the Cnr tain. The Herald ha pi nee had information thro igh a thoroughly reliable gentleman, that atStoystown voters were similarly urged and en tre&Lcd to ''drop Horner and concen trate a Critchfield," thus showing that the betrayal of Horner was not confined to th doubtless very oie point. It is deiirabie for the CommerciaVt friend to retain the confidence of Mr. Horner and his supporters, but they shall not neak away from the consequences of their own act by insinuations that the Herald ia responsible. The whole matter, so far as we know, originated from Captain Harrison's letter. It may have been misunderstood, may have been misrepresented, may have grown by oft repetition, but there the responsibility lies, and all the squirming and wriggliag and innu endoes of the Commercial cannot shift it Horner was betrayed in the house of hia professed friends; he could not be by thoee who were openly antagonizing hira. Now, "will the Commercial explain." From an editorial in the New York TWlnMofSatariJaj llie 121k insl, we extract the following paragraphs giving the views of that journal re garding the nomination f Governor Cleveland : The Tribune has earnestly desired me nomination ef Governor Cleve land, because it has believed that he would be beaten more surely than J Becure1 y wrki nt not y under any other Democratic candidate, estimating the strength of the ene Mr. Kelly and The Sew-York Sun my. rrnvfi not Wen mistaken in declar-' ingthat Governor Cleveland could not carry this State. General But ler was not mistaken in declaring that Governor Cleveland would lose the votes of a host of workingmen and could not carry a New-England State. The friends of Thurman, in Ohio, were not blind when they said that Cleveland could not carry that State, nor was Governor Abbett talking at random when he uttered the same warning as to New-Jersey, nor were the friends of Messrs. Hnr1rirk and McDonald ignorant when they predicted the defeat of Cleveland in Indiana. Republi cans will not count upon assistance from these or any other leading rv,.old Tt ia nnriKrnsft to BaV jciuoinirit . . 'J - that Mr. Kelly mav defeat Cleveland. Tho Tanamauy leader stated the simple truth when he said that he would be absolutely powerless to secure the Eupport of the working men of this city for the Governor. Neither will Republicans rest their hones unon defects in Governor Cleveland's private character. They will leave Mr. Curtis, Mr. Bow en, or Mr. Eeecher to discuss that, if either chooses. Apart from all this, it is enouzh that Mr. Cleveland is not qualified to be President, and that the partv which has nomina ted him cannot be safely intrusted with power. In its last issue the Commercial published a couple of squibs from the Bedford Gazette and the Cum berland Times to the effect that at the late primaries, "the Independ ents succeeded in Liking the scalps" of the Stalwarts, and that the "Stal warts are snowed under." In its de sire to "rub it into" the Regular Re publicans, whom it assisted to be tray two years 6ince, the Commercial parades these silly falsehoods in its columns, well knowing that every man on the ticket nominated witli the exception, perhaps of oue of the Auditors claims to be, and was voted for as a Stalwart and well knowing that not one of them could, or would have been nominatod had he avowed, "I voted against General Beaver tw years since," In fact, so intense is the sentiment, that Mr. Critchfield, of whose party fidelity some doubts had been raised, was forced, we are credibly informed, to carry with hira written vouchers and affidavits of his party loyalty. Again, Mr. Critchfield received but barely one-third of the Republican vote of the county, and granting which is probable that he received nearly the entire Independent vote, and that his vote represents their strength which is not probable by at least two-thirds the returns show, that at least two-thirds of the Re publican vote was polled against him. We say this in no spirit of unkindness to Mr. Critchfield, but simply in vindication of the truth ; but we again advise that he "call off his dogs" if he expects to receive the full vote which his nomination en titles him to. Since bolting is held to be meritorious and worthy of record, men are not likely to be kicked, cuffed and hounded into supporting a nominee whom they opposed at the primaries. It isn't human nature. Call off your dogs, Critchfield ! G rover Cleveland, the present Governor of New York, was nomi nated as the Democratic candidate for President at Chicago on Friday last and Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, was nominated unanimous ly for Vice President Two ballots only, were required to secure Cleveland's nomination. On the first ballot the vote stood, Cleve land 392; Bayard 1G8; Thurman SS; Randall 78; McDonald 5G; Carlisle 27 ; Flower 4 ; Hoadly 3 Tilden 1 ; Hendricks 1. Favorite sons having received the usual com pliment, the second ballot meant business, and accordingly Cleveland received GS4 votes, to 81 i for Bayard ; i for Thurman ; 4 for Randall; 1 for McDonald, and 45 for Hendricks. Since Tilden positively declined, the nomination of Cleveland has been a forgo-ie conclusion, and it therefore has not excited much en? thusiasm. In our judgment, it is the strongest and most available one that could have been made. Like James K. Polk, Cleveland is strong, because unknown. His public serv ices have been confined to the limits of his own State. As sheriff of Erie county, Mayor of Buffalo, and Gov ernor of New York, he has made no political record that can be severely criticised to his disadvantage. Of course he has made enemies and has opponents in his own State, but on looking over the field we fail to dis cern any one among the candidates who wotJd not have been more vul. nerable, and therefore weaker. With these views, we anticipate one ol the hottest contests the coun try has ever witnessed ; not here in j Pennsylvania, which is assured to I Blaine, by many thousands of a majority, but in New York, Indiana tiU other close or doubtful States. The pro&nsi of Tammany against thin noitiiuatio, and b,e previous solicitude for it ef tba Independent are elements not to he lightly put aside, and as they are both unknown quantities, the future is the more difficult to forecast The weak spot ia the Democratic campaign will be the pjatfercj on which its candidates have been placed. We repeat, as things now stand, Cleveland is a formidable candidate, and it be hooves the Republicans to put forth their beet efforts. . As the campaign progresses, new elements will enter into Jt, and the settling down of the present recalci trant factions, will lead to changes and tli eriiftino- nf ruu;i firms hut. . HeimMimM. while not oremtlm the strength of the opposition, should coolly look the worst in the face and manfully prepare to meet and overcome it We have an abid ing confidence in the success of Blaine and Logan, but it can only be DEOCRATIC CONTINTIOH. CLEVKLAXD AND HENDIUCKS. Proceedingb in Retail. A week before the time set for the opening of the convention delegates and Democratic politicians began to I gather at Chicago. The scene of activity of the Republican conven tion was at the brand 1'acinc Hotel. It now shifted to the Palmer House. Nearly cverv State delegation and every leading candidate had quarters there. Bv Saturday a majority of the delegates had arrived on the ground, but no formal meetings were held. The arrival of delegat.ons and in dependent organizations continued throughout Sunday and by bunday night the full working strength of the convention was on the ground with but few exceptions. tildfx's final declination. The following is a copy of a com munication to Mr. Barnum, the chairman of the national committee, from Mr. Tilden : Graystone, July 5, 18S4. To the Hon. W. H. Barnum, Chicago, 111. I have received your telegram in forming me of the disposition to nominate me for the Presidency, and asking, "Will you accept a unani mous nomination from the conven tion ?" and also a telegram from Mr. Manning, saying, "It seems absolute ly necessary that you (I) should answer Barnum's telegram as soon as possible." Yourinouirv was explicitly ans wered in the negative by uiy letter of June 10th to Mr. Manning. S. J. 1 ILDEX. PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY. The convention was called to order nt 12:37 p. m.. bv the lion. v. u. Barnum, of Connecticut, chairman of the Democratic national commit tee. Rev Dr. Marquis, of Chicago opened the deliberations of the con vention with prayer. iVlr. Larnum then said : Gentlemen 01 the con vention : Harmony seems to be the sense of this convention ; the very air itself seems saturated with the desire as well as the determination to nominate a ticket for President and Vice President satisfactory to the North as well as to the South, to the East as well as to the West nav. more, a ticket that will har monize the Democracv of this na tion and insure victory in Novem ber. HI BBARD TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Mr. Hubbard was elected, and the chair appointed Senator B. F. Jonas of Louisiana, Hon. Geo. IS. Barnes, of Georgia, and Abram S. Hewitt of New York, to conduct him to the chair. PROCEEDINGS OF WEDNESDAY. At 11:26. Chairman Hubbard rapped for order, and the convention wis opened with prryer by the ... . . Right Reverend Bishop McLaren, of the Diocese ot Chicago. Mr. Jen kins, of Wisconsin, sent up a com munication lrom the committee on Resolutiouns, saying that the work of tho committee would not be com pleted until Thursday morning. Mr. Taylor, of Arkansas, Chair man of the committee on creden tials, reported the list of delegates with amendment, eiving territorial delegates the right to vote in the convention. Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, moved as an amendment that the Territorial delegates be not al lowed to vote. The amendment was rejected and the report adopted. Mr. Heenan, of Michigan, offered a resolution for a reduction of taxation to revenue basis ; referred. A reso lution against polygamy was intro duced by Mr. Smith of Utah, and referred. Further resolutions were ofiered and referred to the committee on platform. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. The report of the Committee on Permanent Organization was then made, the name of W. II. Vilas, of Wiscensin, being presented as Presi dent, with a list of Vice Presidents (one from each State) and several secretaries and assistants, and that the secretaries and clerks of the tem porary organization, be continued under the permanent organization. Unanimously adopted. Mr. Hen dricks, of Indiana, and five other gentlemen were appointed a com mittee to escort Mr. Vilas to the chair. The temporary chairman in presenting Mr. Vilas to the conven tion returned thanks for the charity and forbearance shown toward him self, and which he said the perma nent chairman would need much less. Vilas, in taking the chair, returned thanks for the honor done him, not as a recognition of himself, but of the young democracy of the north west. It was their faiF due. It was a tribute to their lofty zeal and par triotism. BAYARD PRESENTED. The call of states for nominations for president and vice-president was (at 2 j). m.) commenced. When the state of Delaware was called there was an immediate outburst of cheers. George Gray, of that state, ascended the platform and was in troduced by the chairman. He presented the name of Thomas F. Bayard in an eloquent speech, HENDRICKS NAMES MCDONALD. Florida, Georgia and Illinois were next called. When the state ot Indiana was called loud cheers rent the air, and Mr. Menzie, of that state, said the Indiana delegation had requested the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks to present the name of the Hon. Joseph E. McDonald. dricks came forward to the platform amid a tremendous outburst of ap plause and began his speech. After outlining the work of reform which would wait & democratic president and the high qualities which such an executive should posess, he clos ed with an eloquent eulogy on Mc Donald. General Black, of Illinois seconded the nomination of McDon ald. THURMAN NAMED. John W. Breckenridge, of Califor nia, (introduced by the chairman as the oo of tho last Democratic YicerPresident who was pot unjust ly deprived of his office,) next oame to the platform. . He said the dele gates from California had been in structed to present for the cousiderr ation of the convention a nian who needed no eulogy, whose name was in the hearts of the whole American people, a man vho, if nominate), would be the next president of the United States. That was Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio. (Cheers.) For more than twenty years Thurman had been the boldest and ablest ad vocate of Democratic doctrines and Democratic principles. The only objection urged against him was that Ohio was an October state. The reply to that was that this was not a state convention. The nomi- nation of Thurman was indorsed by General Darbin Ward, of Ohio. SPEAKER CARLISLE NEXT. James A. McKenzie, ofKentucky, next came to the platform and in the name 01 a state wnicn v.ue buiuj would give fifty thousand majeritv to the Democratic nominee, nomi nated the present distinguished speaker of the American house of commons, John G. Carlisle. In all the essential chartenstics 01 man- iness. courage, ability and patriot ism Mr. Carlisle was the peer of any great name that had been, or would be mentioned in connection wun that office. When the State of Massachusetts was called the response was awaited with much curiosity. Cneers ana hisses were about equally balanced, but it was announced by Mr. Abbott that Massachusetts had no nomina tion to make at this time, lne nomination of Mr. liavard was el oquently seconded by Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, when mat siate called. GOVERNOR CLEVELAND NAMED. Motion to adjourn and take a re- cesa were ruled out 01 oruer, uu, the RPfrtarv proceeded with the call of the roll. When the State of New York was reached, Mr. Wan ning, of New York, arose and said ; Mr. Chairman, New York presents the name of Governor Cleveland, and desires to be heard through Dan iel Lockwood, of Buffalo. TAMMANY WANTS THURMAN. Cochrane, of New York, in behalf of the minority of the New York delegation, came to the platt'orm to second one of the nominations, but wanted to go into a statement of New York politics in which Bragg, of Wisconsin, objected, and against which he made a point of order which was overruled by the chair. PROCEEDINGS OF THURSDAY. The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. George C. Lori mrr of the Emanuel Baptist church, Chicago. HOADLY NAMED. Thomas E. Powell, of Ohio, came to the platform to put in nomination the name of George Hoadly, of Ohio. WALLACE NOMINATES RANDALL. The State of Pennsylvania having been reached in the call, Senator Win. A Wallace, came to the plat form to nominate Randall. He 6aid : By the direction of the Pennsylvania delegation I come to present the name of a candidate for the great office of .President of the United States. The name which I bring you is found on every page of your country s and your party s history in the last two decades. This man (her son) Pennsylvania presents to the Democracy of the United States, here assembled in convention, as her candidate for the michtv office of President of the United States in the person of Samuel J. Randall. Gov ernor Abbott, of New Jersey, seconds the nomination of Randall. MASSACHUSETTS FOR BAYARD. Abbott, chairman of the Massachu setts delegation, said that when that State was called yesterday she pre sented no name. Now in behalf of the majority of that delegation he asked that John W. Curumings n.iulit second the nomination of Bayard. Cummings then endorsed jthe nomination in a lengthy speech. THURSDAY EVENING. The evening session of the con vention was attended by an im mense gathering of spectators. Mor rison, of Illinois, (at i):20,) chairman of the committee on resolutions, stepped to the platform to present the report of that committee. lhe plattorm, as adopted, is a lensthy one. The convention then, at 11:10, proceeded to ballot for a candidate lor the Presidency. The convention then proceeded at 12:05 to take the first ballot, with the following re sult : The result of the vote was at (12:40,) announced as follows: Whole number of votes cast 820; necessary to a cheice, 547 ; Cleveland received 392; Bayard, 170; Randall, a; Thurman, 88; McDonald, do CarlL-le, 27; Hoadly, 3; Flower, 4 ; Tilden, 1 ; Hendricks, 1. A second motion to adiourn was made at 1:10 a. ni. The motion having been sec onded by New York, was agreed to. and the convention adjourned till 10 o clock Friday morning. PROCEEDINGS OF FRIDAY. This morning the Chicago conven tion was called to order at 10:05 a. m. After the opening the roll of States was called and the second ballot was taken. Nearly every State gave gains for Cleveland. Pennsylvania which had given Randall 55 votes, and Cleveland 5 ! votes on the first ballot, now chang ed and gave Cleveland 42 votes ; North Carolina changed its 22 votes from Bayard to Cleveland on the second ballot. Following was the ballot when the calling of States was concluded : Cleveland, 575 ; Bayard, 1501 ; Hendricks, 1241 ; Thurman, GO; Randall, 5; McDonald, 2; Til den, 2. Total 819, But Wore the result was finally announced, enough votes were changed to Cleve land to give hinvmore than 517, the necessary tworthirds. The conven tion then made the nomination of Cleveland unanimous. HENDRICKS FOB VICE PRESIDENT. After the nomination of Cleveland the conventioa took a recess until 5 o'clock this evening. At the evening session, the work of completing the ticket was tackled. Speeches were limited to five minutes, and but one second to a State. California pre sented General Rotencrans ; Colo- Hen-irado named McDonald; Georgia presented General Black, who de clined ; Kansas presented Governor Glick. Wheu Pennsylvania was reached, Senator Wallace rose, and in an eloquent speech nominated Hendricks. He said the Democracy again 'cajled for Ilendricks, and ask ed for a suspension of the rules' and his nomination by acclamation. This was refused, but the nominations-one by one, were withdrawn. New York demanded the call of the roll which was finally ordered. The result was unanimous for Hendricks with the exception of ono vote from Mississippi fop McDonald, and the vote of Indiana, whose delegates, Snder the peculiar circumstances ecljed j,o ywte- Lurnber Fire. Toledo, Jujy !).' A fire broke out here at noon to day and in four hours twelve acres containing 20,r Q(JO,0OQ feet of lumber were burned oyer. The losses are a 3 follows: Mitchell (t Rowland Lumber Company, $2SO,000 ; insured for $255,000. Nelson, Holland & Co., loss $70,000: fully insured. The fire is supposed to have originated from snarka of armasine tu. NeArlv - o n J i - - -. J ... inct Ulguk every insurance company having an the crew, consisting of three white agency here is represented in the' men and four negroes, except Cap firm from 81,000 to $7,000 each. tain Thompson were killed. Melted Lead in His Wlns' Ear. Charlotte, N. C, July J. Much excitement has been caused in Met!klenbunr county by the arrest to-day of Stephen Pullan, a farmer, for a most heinous crime perpetrated on his wife Monday morning. Pull an notified some of bis neighbors that his wife was dying. Medical aid was summoned, and aire. ruii an was found lying on the bed un conscious. She has been slowly sinking since and cannot live 24 hours. The physicians were mucu puzzled over the case, until to-day. a tramp came forward and gave the atnrtlirur evidence that Sunday night while camping on the ironi porcn oi . . , t v Pullan s house, wnicn is a uu-sj structure, he noticed a light appear in one of the rooms about midnigni. Prompted by curiosity, he looked through a crack in the shutters and saw Pullan drop something in ap iron spoon, which he then heldior a while over the flame of a lamp, and then seemed to pour its contents in to his sleeping wife's ear or down her neck, he could not say which. This led to u.n examination, which showed that some hot substance had been poured into his wife's left car ; an iron spoon with particles of lead sticking to it was also found. Pullan was arreted, and has confessed that he melted several buckshot and poured them ihto his wife's ear. Public indignation is so high against him, that they have' to keep the jail where he is confined strongly guard ed to prevent injury. Hunting Birds. Norwich, July 10. Mrs. J. A. Lewis, ot Columbia, heard a great outcrv among a tlock ot robins which were wheeling about the top of a tall fir near her house. I he birds uttered piercing screams as they dashed wildly in and out among the .branches. Mrs. Lewis approached the tree and saw a black htiake five feet long coiled around a branch near the top on which there was a robin's nest The snake was swallowing a nearly full grown bird. Farm bauds were eummoned, who climbed the tree, knocked the snake dpwn and killed it. As 60on as help arrived the robins perched on the trees and watched the result with an appearance of anxiety. Black snakes frequently climb small trees and bushes, but no one hereabout ever heard of one making its way to the top of a 40-foot tree before. Killed by a Train. McKeesport, July 10. One ot tlie most horrible and heartrending accidents that ever occurred in this community happened on the Pitts burg, McKeesport tt Youahiogheny Railroad track on Fourth street this afternoon. A little child, only three and a half years old, of Wm. Cour sey, a grocery merchant, attempted to cross the tracks, when it was struck by the shifter of the National Tube Works Company and iustant ly ground to death under the wheels. The shifter was in charge of a train of a half dozen freight cars and was backing toward the switch into the yards of the Tube Works, no brake man, it is said, being on the rear of the train. The accident transpired only a few feet from the threshold of the child's home and was witnessed by the horrified parents. The re mains of the little one were scattered for yards along the track. Republican Secretaries. PniLADEr.PHiA, July 10. Chair man Cooper, of the Republican State Committee, has completed his list of secretaries for the committee, and it includes: Georce Pearson, of Mer cer, Chief ; Joseph M. Gazzain, Ezra Lukens, William Linn and William B. Huston, of this city; E. F. Arch eson, Washington county ; Joseph A.Thompson, Delaware county ; J. H. Lnntlis. Lancaster cot.nty ; John S. Bl.iir, Blair county ; George O. Cornelius, Warren county; John A. Siders. Franklin county; Charles F. Evans, Chester county, and J. D. Laclar, Wilkesbarre. A laiigeroud Grass Widow. Yocngstown, O., July 9. Edward Aga and his wife, Maria Aga, after a married life of several years separat ed, and for ' the past three years she has been living with a man named Tim Aga, aged 25, but no relation of her husband. Yesterday Mrs. Aga visited hf r first husband and flourishing a revolver, threaten ed to kill him unices he at once left the country. Finding that he was not to be frightened, she soon left The husband will at once enter suit against hi3 wife. Awaiting Thelt- Opportunity. Boston, July 10. The Executive Committee of Independents here in structed its Chairman and Secretary to confer by wire, immediately up on the reception of the nominations from Chicago, with Independents of New York, New Haven. Philadel phia, Buffalo, St. Louis, and other iPIftCe8 relative to the time and place for holding a National Confer ence. The probabilities are the Con ference will be held in New York. Hilling a Would be Ijyncher. Gatesville, Tex., July 9. Louis Johnson and four or five others went to the house of Harriet Coales, a negress for the purpose of lynch ing a negro Jesse Isaacs. Some of the party went to the back door of the houses, while others entered at the front and began shooting. Isaacs returned the fire and shot Johnson, kilhng him instantly and then escaped. Accidentally Killed. Geneva, July 10. Miss Emma Jadain, a promising young lady liv ing about ten miles south of "here, met with a shocking accident yester day, which caused her instant death. She was handling a revolver belong; ing to another party, when it was ac cideitally discharged, sending the ball crashing through her brain and killing her instantly. shot by a Burglar. Toledo, July 9. W. L. Lamb, a member of the firm of Charles C. Isherwood & Co., proprietors pf the Buckeye Tobacco Vorks, was shot by a burglar about 4 o'clock this morning, and wil probably tie. Mr Lamb hid seijed the burglar in the hall and was trying to, overpow er him, when, the otherfjred, thp ball entering Joe left breast, just passing he heart Di&aatrous Kxploaion. Sr. Louis, July 8 The tug boat H. C. Coleman exploded her boilers nt Fllinft'a Igmlin. In- ;,.ut - n A Terrific Storm. Lrrrrz, Julv 8.-The following were losers by a violent storm of wind, rain and hail which passed over this section last night: i rank M. Hess, S. W. Hostetter, John Ev ans, Isaac Pfautz, Martin Groff, J. H. Hostetter. Samuel Hostetter, Pe ter S. Reist, John Fenstermacher, D. Knerr, Tobias Martin, and C. Morton. Three hundred trees were blown down on the farm of the latter in New Haven, and on the farm of Hon. J. M. Stetman, near Petersburtt, 150 apple trees were blown down. Levi Reist of Millport, lost two orchards, and John Dallbach and II. Sbissler, Ittrinfr near Petersburg lost fine """b - barns. L f AUWlU vwr w- 1 fruit crops were ruined, and acres of tobacco on the farms of Simon and John Hostetter, Frank Slanter and Af T?tV.owi II nnil MlllDOri Uie Isaac urube were cut to pieces Dy hail. B. H. Ritter, Levi Hess and Samuel Shirk were severe sufferers. In Manheim, East Hempfield and Penn townships the damage was great. In Rapphe township the to bacco crop was ruined. Id addition to the names above mentioned the following suffered some damage to their property ; Reuben Jerb, Amos Kauffman, Jacob M. Eberly, Jacob e Mann Tlnnlol V. ItpttVr. II. SllisS- ler,' Wallace Evans and Nathaniel and Abraham Groff. Railway Collision. Washington, July 13. 2 : 20 a. m. What might have been a terrible fatal ac cident occurred to-night at about 8:30 o'clock on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road within the city limits. The Pittshurtr exnress which left Balti more at 7 :30 p. in. for Pittsburg via. Washington colided with a lo cal train from Martinsburg coming down the Metropolitan branch, doubtless owing to the neglect of a switchman to give the proper signal to the Pittsburg train which was running very rapidly at the time, but the result was a ter rible wreck, involving the lives of Michael J. Reilly, engineer of the Martinsburg train, and Solomon T. Folger, fireman on the same train. Reilly died on his way to the hospi tal, and Folger a few hours after his arrival. The smcking car of the Pittsburg train was entirely demol ished, and a dozen passengers wte buried under an immense mass of debris, but fortunately in such a way that most of them were extri cated with but slight injuries. The engineof the Pittsburg train wa3 al most entirely demolished and the other was nearly bo. The collision will doubtless be the subject ef an investigation. Sixty Miles an Hour. Scuanton, Pa., July 9. James Street, one of the best and most careful engineers on the Lehigh & Susquehana division of the Phila delphia t Reading railroad, while making a trip between Easton and green Ridge, became insane, and putting on a full head of steam ran his engine and train at an alarming rate of speed past stations and over bridges for several miles, frighten ing the passengers almost out of th.eir senses. At a signal from the conductor he stopped the train and was taken to the station house. He was afterwards released and showed no signs of insanity, but the next day came to this city and lavishly expended SS00 in gifts for his friends representing himself as a miliienaire. He also threatened to kill a brother engineer. Lxt evening the proper papers were made out and he was committed to an asylum. : To Develop Virginia Lamia. Philadelphia, July 9. A syn dicate composed of B. K.Jamison, banker, ex-Governor Henry M. Hoyt, J. W. Jones, ex-president of the Buffalo, New-York and Philadel phia Railroad Company, and sev eral Englishmen has been formed in this city with a capital estimated at S2.5W.000. These gentlemen have secured 100,000 acres of coal and timber lands in Smith and Tazwell Counties, Virginia. These will be developed, and a railroad is to be built from the lands to the Ohio River. A short line is to be built from thence to connect with the Marietta, Cincinnati and Ohio, giv ing an outlet for the coal to a num ber of prominent Ohio towns. These gentlemen also contemplate building aline from their lands into Ken tucky. , Arrested for Muraer. San Antonio, July G. On July 2, near Leon Springs, this county, the dead hotly of Jim Davenport was found with two bullet holes in it An inquest was held by Justice Tipperwein, but no clue was obtain ed to the murder. After the inquest one of the jurors went before Justice Tinperwein and made affidavit charging Tipperwein 's own 6on with the murder. The justice promptly issued a warrant for bis son's arrest This is probably the only case known where the officer has had to perform such an unpleasant duty. A Savage Dog. Washington, July 8. A tremend qus Newfoundland dog, belonging to the Russian Minister, bit a child very 8tyerely about the face and head to-day and was with great dif ficulty captured and confined by the police He soon died, exhibiting strange symptoms, but a careful post mortem examination by the health authorities. Professor De Smeid, chemist, and Mr. Williamov, Secretary of the Russian Legation, failed to discover any evidence of hy drophobia. No explanation could be given of the animal's strange at tack and death. Postmaster Killed. Bellaire. Jul7 9. Train No 1. on the Baltimore and Ohio this morning struck and instantly killed Mr. J. L. Turnipseed. postmaster at Salesville, O. The unfortunate man, while hanging the mail on the hook to be caught by the post office clerk, nis loot was caught in a irog, and, before he could extricate himself, the fast line struck him, cutting him to pieces. The deceased was an es timable roan and had been post master at that place for some years. Held for Murdor. Salineyille, July 10. George Hunter has been held to answer ih charge of complicity in the murder of Gertie Phillips, the 17-year-old girl whose body was found in the woods near here on Saturday last. The Rirl disappeared June 27, and iiunier, ner reputed lover, was the last one Been in company with her. Robert Farrish and William Maho nev. who also had been axrptH nn suspicion, were released from custo- NOTICE! IO Per Cent. Reduction ! IO Per Cent. Reduction 1 1 IO Per Cent. Reduction ! I f Experience has taught dispose of all our SUMMER too far advanced, at reduced over from year to year until the goods become shop-worn and undesirable when half-cost may not be realized. We, therefore, from THIS DAY OX ALLOW A REDUCTION OF IO Per Cent. T il U-.l . rium me maiAi'u pnre on tini MER GOODS. Ye will cjcchunje buy mmtisfavtonj pur dime or reft (ml mo ml. L. M. WOOLFE, 77i Pojmhtr One-Pm j CIMi'er, Halter, Funwlier. Johnstown, Pa. FAEMEES' HARVESTING TOOLS Can xiw lie Found At Jas. B. Holderbaum's, cinsistiii? Of GRAIN, GRASSLAND BRUSH SCYTHES, SCYTHE SNATHES, STONES AND RIFLES, Walker, and Otnsr Patent Hcrse Hay Forks, Two, Three and Four Titled Forlss, Grind stones, Oil for Your Machinery, MOWERS, REAPERS AND BINDERS, SULLLH S 845D RAKES, RepairsFo r YourlYI achinery, Ao.i n thing In tbe Hardware Line at Low Pricei. Call twfure Purchasing ElMwhere. JAMES B. HOLDEKBAUM, No. 3 Baer's Block. Somerset. Pa. WM. .2 Marble i V0VI.HE5TS. H EA t' TOPS. SHELVES. apra Never Equaled in Workmanship ! Competition Defied ! LOWEST PRICES GUAMHTEED ! MARBLE AND GRAKITE WORKS, UNION STREET, SOMERSET PA. I alwavs keep on hand a large selection of beantiful M'Sl'ML'STS Af TOVH8TOXE&, in All Colors, which make the finest display ot memorial work ever seen in Somerset County. Parties deiirin? a hand some Monument or Tombitone, will do well to give roe a call, as my wort is the finest and cheapest Seeing is believisg. Give me a call. E. W. nORNElt. KA-TON-KA The Great Blood Purifier, iaAauSSSvt " P -. meUlem. for the . hit. . nae. The InUlans rinhtir t-illere thai THE ULOOD IS THE LIFK, And that to keeD It pure U the trail to bealtl.. The KleiK ot chemltry or of me.ll.-iw. P2a S remedy, or on. potent u. can-all jJLSE blood, a thle lnUian preparation. Noiurterer from any of the, afflictions need dj.air wHo.u give it a fair trial. A DISORDERED LITER AND STOMACH, UNLESS CDRE3 BY IA-T0N-IA. r, .ach dlMa-a . pTix-Pia, Sick Hca.lache. Soor Stomach. 1as of appetite. Heartburn. P urV2 femilVlu".nler, Kl.lney lican. on.tli.atl.-n, U.r roh. ln.llKeh nfiTi'io PlU In.an.tV. JaanJlce. '''JJ.W8aTTO and A roe. Sciatica. Khcnn.ati.in. NerYotuneM. U.MtlTvneu, Btllona Attack Pain, la the taih.oiii.toll Uaiis the liver anj itomaon to resume natural action, arlw. tne n? the." tent tune, up the nerron. ir.ttu.ne... pur.o.. the body. Seal!" Tik your druBll.t fur Ka't)N-KA. Take nolUin .Im, a. yo alue your health. U M ha. It not, tell him to tend for it to the OREGON INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY, COIRKIT, IFEIaSnSP-A- Price fj.oa Per Ifyttle, SU Uottlea for $5.0U, THE INDIAK COUGH SYRUP ... . . - .k. 1 l - mttarinir n.th Is certainly thabesl Remedy of tU kln.1 er lulfouaceu. rT'r- T " tie Coughi, Colda. and iMBg Trouble, .honki not dal. U uitoou are magical. Weent. per hot"". IMItAA Will nerer be fbrnoHen by thwwwbo aw the wnderful cnr MODOC OIL to,mll InnuhlicbTlh. Indian Medicine Men. itre''"l J J . w F .r ."Si..u.j.- L.H..UJ T.k Bnthxr It laths Irfrt. ieenl" immediately, ak yrunii(ni wr .m-i buttle. Large bottle oOeenia. For sale by all ittsuUrgh Fun Collet ni-rrnoffveri lnCBf 1TBB BC rillegunan i...kniaiaiii ' jjitnml. XZXDR. I. C. PERSHING, Pittsburgh, Pa. Salesmen Wanted ! To icll Nursery Stock for the Hooker rTurserle. KMabllahed Lllx-nl MAUKT A" BXrEBfSKa) paid. Permanent Employment Send for terms. 11. E. HOOKER CO., mam H Kcki eater, S. T. us that it is more profitable tr, GOODS before the season w prices, than to carry a stock - . - tickets of all our SUM HORSE HaT RAKFS OKA1X (RAU1.ES, c. IP- SIEL-AJFEIRS and Granite Works. DSTOyES, TABLETS and POSTS. TABLE GUASITE MOMMESTS farnifhnl to ontr. All WOrK rtauy r.xrcuicu. vpierB prvmJtiJ uiicti. wwii mi- runtmi to trlve SatlBtactma or Money Kelumled. Wurk 15 per rent Chratwr than can be lne in the County. All unlero bj nail pronptl attended to. Eleven jean experience) at the baslnee. Adilrem, WM. F. SHAFFER, Somiiuct, Pa. mail-Lir. dngKUta. UJISIR 103 full Kaxic LlSSOBS forStf. W4 XT'I'T? P. CanTaaaers In rr"J , AiN I rjUtylnth. Stat. to tk. den for Nunery Stock. Sted9 t EmvtoimeiU Exponeaee in the bu.lea no quired. NuraerW. widely and farorably h For term addreae The O. I TAN DVSEN NVRSEBY CO., O NEVA, NT. Tan Unarn Nunertee Established 1839. Also, Muck at wholesale. J""
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