The Somerset Herald.
in WARD HTl.L. Editor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY.
G hover Cleveland resigned his
office of Governor of New York on
Tuestfav Ust, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hill assumed the duties of
the office.
Jcdgixg from the tone of the Gov
ernor message there will le no ap
portionment this winter, unless he
is permitted to have his ewn way
about it.
Mb. Wolfe declares that he is
out of politics. Nevertheless he
went down to Harrisburj to solicit
an office for a friend, and the hated
"bosses" gave it to him.
The New York Herald, some
what officiously, if ut impertinent
ly advises President Cleveland not
to go to the political graveyard for
bis cabinet, or any portion of it.
I
" c - for. iustrated.has not -et been disclosed.
Two Democratic Senators, ken- ,upua ' - ,.,,,
. ... - ., .,.,i I It is certain however, that an un
tied v and Wagner, inaugurated11'- . . '
. . t l common revival of interest in ti;e
peace and harmony at Harnsburg corn-noa rew
. . , , i 1. i, : ice ebration of tne anniversary ot the
by indulging in a knock-down, in
a hotel lobby, on
the session.
the first dav ot;'""J-
t-.- r. .... S rilnrcsrp nre
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en cnnfi.letit that senator ba ara .
will have a place in Cleveland's cab
inet.that a lively wrangle has ar'sen
among them as
in the Senate.
to his successor i
The Republican caucus to nom-1
inate a candidate for U. S. Senator j
r 111 be held in Hrrisburg on Thurs-j
day evening. There is but little i
doubt that Senator Cameron will be I
nominated by a large majority.
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yiccoruiii i'j a ion ui iuv.w- ,
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hers or the next House at Hum?-;
, i i .i ri .i- . i, , ,t i
ft 1 ! - . ' 1 -. f tUA mA
1 itl nt.lixiv.u etui ntiA nrnnr-r:il i
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icand one Republican Greeiibackcr.
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The nuiaber of registered votes in j
Louisiana, according to the ceUihVd j
list of the Democratic Secretary oi ,
Slate, is H0.2t.K-, colored and j
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claim to have carried tlie state last
November by 10.000 majority.
The Auditors of Chester County
refuse to serve for $1.50 per day,
the compensation fixed by law. A
petition has been forwarded to the
Legislature asking for an increase of
compensation, and meanwhile the
official accounts remain without
audit.
Frank limn want3 to go back to
Congress, and he wants to go bad.
He thinks the big majority against
him should count nothing with a
Democratic Congress. At any rate
the contest will enable the great free
trade reformer to get another small
slice from the Treasuay.
Controller Dechert, of Phila
delphia, a Democrat, who was elect
ed by Republican votes, has ap
pointed a Republican as Chief Clerk
of his office, and the way his party
brothers are making Rome howl, is
a caution to all "non partisan" of
fice holders of Democratic faith.
The New York Sun finds in the
official reports of the New York
Board of State Can vassers'the etrone j
evidence that many ballots that
were cast for "Butler were counted
for Cleveland. There are few peo
ple who doubt that more than twice
1,100 votes given to Butler were
counted for Cleveland in New York.
A southern correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazcile says
that one of the cherished, schemes of
the Democrats in Mississippi is to
return Jeff Davis to the United
States Senate. Why not? The
South is in the saddle arain,anl the
only acknowledged claim to pre
ferment in that section is to have
"worn the gray."
Senator Wallace is to be the
Democratic candidate for U. S
Senator. A iarge majority of the
Democratic members having signed
a letter requesting him to be a can
didate. The honor is an empty one.
but it has a t wo-fold purpose Grst
to shelve, Pattison's man Cassiday ;
and secondly, to give him the enr of
Cleveland when the oSces are being
distributed.
Tee Democrats of Westmoreland
County, attribute their late stingirg
defeat the first in eighty year'o to
the eystem of primary elections -
and at a meeting last week, resolved
to return to the old plan oi delegate
conventions, for aiaking nomina
tions. Better mend your ways gen
tleman! and not the nominating ma
chinery, if you wish to reclaim your
lost power.
We publish such portions of Gov
ernor Pattison's message in this is
sue as will be of general interest to
the public. A number of his recom-
mendations are sound and arc in
the line of a wholesome economy,!
and doubtless the Legislature will
profit by his suggestions. His effort
to place the burden of the expensive
and profitless extra session of last
year on the shoulders of the legis
lators a ridicnlous attempt toshirk
responsibility for a grave folly of
his own. What he says in regard
to the abuses of the liquor traffic,
and his sugcestions for restraining
it, are well worthy the thoughtful
attention of our law makers, and
. will receive commendation fh all
parts of the Commonwealth. As a
whole, the message shows that the
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uovernor nas given mucn iogj
IA1 U1S UUHUiUUU ll UJC OVMC, BUM.
is desirous of promotion its interest?. I
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Governor Pattisov grossly and
cowardly insults the members of the
lat Legislature when he says they
wet.t home from the extra session
with their unearned money io their
pockets. BtCuUee they would not
surrender their convictions at his
dictation, he thus publicly maligns
them.
It is a cowardly attempt to shirk
responsibility for the waste of half
a million-dollars of the people's mon
ey, by reason of his calling an use
less extra session, and if he does not
hear from some of the viili6ed roer.-
bers before the present session close0,
we mistake the mettle of the peo
ple's representative.
Thursday last was Su Jackson's
day and was more largely celebra
ted by his disciples than has been
customary for runny years.
Whether the late Democratic vic
tory revived craUfal memories of
the saint, or whether the unusual
homage paid hi memory was inten
ded as a reminder to Cleveland, that
his civil service talk is diametrically
opposed to the cherished doctrine
"To the victors belong the spoil?"
which in his lifetime "Old Hickory"
go fundi v nourished and so ably il-
I exhibited bv tlie Democracy.
The Wilkes-Birre Home for the
Friendless, lately refused to accept a
-
considerable donation, because it
was collected in a hotel b.r, being
the voluntary contribution of persons
! who patronize the bar,
This stick-
'ing in the bark by the managers of!tie two great parties, th're having
a ui.fui public chsritv, has called I
out ,0LSideruble comment, favora '
and otherwise, ind the Philadel-
j,Mj;l Ves pertinently remind? the
overscrupulous controlleis of the
Home, that a very large portion of j
i f,usi.im,n c from
'the revenue of the State con -s irorn ,
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a direct tax upon the sale oi liquor,
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through a license, which is annual-
il.-.ble ittitu'.ioT:S, and tit none ol,s'.anu iorine succession, yet 11 was
Ithein were ever known to onject 10
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' receiving it on account 01 the source
from which it is derived.
Xhkbe are very good reasons whv
m in c,llsir
M ()f N,w yl)rk
for a;i increast-d t.i r; Ii on imported
cloaks and wraps, should receive at
tention and become a law. In this
case through a flagrant lack of fore
sight, the tariff has been so arranged
that while the duty on the cloth ol
which a cloak is made is $2 10, the
duty oa the cloak itseif is only SI 80,
which of course places u premium
on the foreign-made article. Under
the stimulus of this extraordinary
arraneement the importations of for
eign cloaks increased from about
8903,000 in 18.S3,to S5,O00.00O,inlSS4,
and the domestic industiy has been
pretty well ruined. It is no wonder
that Mr. Cox, free-trader though he
is, is asking Congress to right bis
monstrous wrong.
The present misery of the ancient
Democrats is intolerable. In Cleve
lands elecfion they "bought a pig in
a poke," and. now they are cosulting
among themselves, with bated breath,
as to the value of the investment
when the bag is finally opened.
These old moss-backs are dreadfully
troubled with the fear that Cleve
land is not the man they wanted,
and it is so extremely doubtful now-
a-days what a Democrat is, that
their misery is poignant. Formerly,
a simple confession of faith, couch
in the declaration 'I believe in a
pure JefiVrsonian and Jacksooian
democracy, and that its principles
and practices are unchanging immu
table and immortal," was the one
and only thing necessary to entitle
the acolvte to free admission to the
fold, and a full participation in the
distribution of the spoils of victory.
But thio dreadful discovery of Civil
Service Reform, and the attempt of
Cleveland to interpolate it into the
venerable and venerated confession
of party faith, has made it so doubt
ful what a Democrat is, or what
"democracy" means, or whether he
(Cleveland) is a Democrat, that the
genuine old hardshell Jefierswiiian
democrat rcaroelv knows whether
he is or not within the party pale.
And then comes Hendricks, the old
wheel horse, and Chevalier Bayard
'tans pure, fans reproach" and oth
er types of the ancient party- lead
trs, bendirg with supple knees be-
! fjre the dreadful innovation.
Is it to b-i wondered at that old
democrats deplore the unhappy con-
ditionofthe partv, and are afflicted
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with doubts over the possible con-;,
mm uLuwi. w l
sequences of the eh-cUoii to the
1 pi.cv, uf
. hom it diJ ,
its own candidate
ot know lv.Ke tlie
little old dame in the nursery
, .
rnyme, they might cn.:ort them-1
selves with the assurance f
"If this tie I, as 1 suppose it be,
I've, a little dog at home that
will know me."
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VO UlCy UJUSb nail. Willi VI llUb f.l-
itiece they can muster, until -by his
acts, they discover whether or not
Cleveland is the man they wanted.
b LEA It IX OS.
People who buy things should see
that all labels are removed. A lady
in Cleveland the other day created
a great deal of amu.-cment by par
ading the street two hours, wearing
a cloak on which was a card reading.
"Former price $20; marked down to
810 to close out"
Jubilant Democrat to Republican,
who is not so jubilant lleho, old
; lluWr ! Glad you back so
soon iroui i ue can uiver trip, now
did you find the couulry up there?"
Republican "Barren, barren, 'noth
ing but barrenness. The banks of
the stream are as naked as the vaul's
of the Treasury were in 18CI, when
iue Leuioi;ii nii uuk 01 ponei.
Democrat colla ones.
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A farmer in the eastern part of the
State, says the Kansas Teetotaler,
missed a couple of his cowa come
time ago, and a diligat.t search and
notice iu the county papers failed
to bring them to liijbt. Yesterday,
bnctevt-r, while in the field, tie
noticed a hole in one tide of a
pti'u kin, and i netting a lantern
and going in he found his lost cow
quietly eating pumpkin seed and
(ifl! in if fat The hole in the frut
was caused by the rapid grothof
the vines, which had dragged ;t
along over the ground for half a
mile.
A new man basj'it rkn editor
ial rharce fcf Tlie Irtclhart (Texas)
Register, and nuke; following
unniue announcement: "I wih to
state that I have not done this with
a vi-w of amassing a colossal fortune,
For.having been engaged in tesu h
ing school lor the lat-t fix teen years,
I have saved a pile, most of which
I have invested in persona! property
iu the shape of a 150 pound Texa
ness. I have been for a long time
undcid-d whether to become a
oiule driver or ao editor, and having
at last made the important decision,
I shall endeavor to convince every
odc that I would make a good M. D
The Sonmlorkhip.
It is quite generally admitted
among Kepul licans that Senator
Cameron can be his own successor
if tbat be his wish. The political
situation w now essentially what it
was in 1S7S, when few, if any, qnes
tinned the succession. The tight
had been ma le directly on Senator
Cameron. It was a bitter fit-lit and
fiirly won, against the utmost oppo
sition of the Democrats and the dis
contented RepnMicans, At that time
even the must prejudiced opponent
of the Camerons admitted that it)
had been his filit, and that the sin-ct-i-t-ion
therefore had beeii deter
mined by the result of the State elec
tion.
The struggle this year was between
been no oivision among U pui..ic.ins
that in any sense constituted an is-
sue. Tlie voters were urged to send
a Republican ru;jrity totnelecisl
tureinordf-r to secure a Republican
Senator. It was known that sever
al Republicans .ispired to that dis
unction, nut ine canvas was no
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made m the interest of anv particu
lar persons, so far ns the general pub
lie was aware. It was not generally
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j'.me Tviinin prooaouuien, aim
not denied. There was no strub-
and no protest as respects the sucee
sioi. In lookirig over the personnel
of the L-gisl tture elect, it is impos
sible not o rcroenizi-that a majori
ty of the Republican members are
f.ivoraMe to S nator Cameron, if
llo-ir position in the past is signifi
cant of a-nyi'iing whatever.
Hence, we have said that Senator
Cameron can probably succeed
himself if that be his wish and will.
Some affect to cherish doubts of this
and declare that the succession is
not settled. But these we think con
sult their own wishes rather than
the facts of the particular situation.
There is some talk of making an ef
fort to bring forward a new man. but
so far as we have been able to learn,
there is no organization for that pur
pose and to that end. The names of
several persons have been casually
mentioned as jiossibie contestants
for the position. None of the per
sons named seem to be forward in
urging their preferment at this time
and some of them have declared to
their friends that they will not con
test against Mr. Cameron. It is cer
tain that several counties in the past
milking a strong opposition to him
have this year elected the most out
spoken of his friends. They were
nominated and voted for with a full
knowledge that if elected they would
vote for him.
This being the case, we do not see
what propriety there can be in the
(hsultory opposition now being
made to Mr. Cameron as bis own
successor. The necessity of drop
ping all family quarrels and of mak
ing an united effort fo- Mr. Blaine
iu Pennsylvania was univerally rec
ngnized. Had the oppositisn to Mr
Cameron insisted on making a fight
against him during the late canvass,
we all know that the majority for
Mr. Blaine must have been very
much 8mallerthan it was and it was
felt that to prosecute this family quar
rel during a national election would
place Pennsylvania in the list of
doubtful States. But for this there
might have been nn embittered cao
vass. It was wisely resolved to drrtp
the quarrel. It is too late to resume
it. If any think it can be taken up
where the calamity of 1SS2 left it,
they are probanly ill-advised. The
people will stand by the tacit agree
ment to let byrones remain bygones,
and no man who wishes the party
well in this St ite will countenance
any violation of that tacit agree
ment. Korlh American..
An lurarnnltTe Fivnd.
Ciucvgo, Jan. 0. A warrant is
cut for the arrest of Joe Sheldon, a
fifteen-year-old lad, against whom
Mrs. Annie Umhreeht rela'es a story
of almost incredible cruelty. She
shows the blistered and discolored
face of her thirteen-year old bov.
The latter, according to bis mother's
s.ry, came home from school a day
or two aeo crying piteoiisly, and
holding his f.cein his hands, Mrs.
Umhrvcht made an examination
l.d found the skin on the entire
I ri'ht side of I. is face peeling off and
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!eiv;ng exposed the unprotected
,01. beneath. The lad said that
!.J.f ShchKn and another school-
mate nan over i.iKeu mm, alter
w " "B "'-K"
field turn, !ii ldoii bad applied a
lil)!li(Hn lhu r,t.e of(h? strntfs,linc
boy, which is said by physicians to
have been vitriol. It is said that
young S-u'djnand hi confederate
h:,ve lt;'H't the same thing on
feveral other pupils.
Car for Piles.
Piles are frequently preceded by
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part of the abdomen, caus
ing the patient to suppose he has
1 nhl(0rinr onrans. At m
symptons of indigestion are present,
c- r ,
as Uatulcnry, uneusiness of the stom
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira
tion, producing a very disaj:reeanle
itchintr. after getting warm, is a com
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap
plication of Dr. BosankoV Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affected.absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and ef
fecting a permanent cure. Price 50
cents. Address. The Dr. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, O. Sold by
C. N. BOYD, Druggiat, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-ly.
In case of bard cold nothing will
relieve the breathing so quickly as
to rub Arnica & Oil Liniment on
the chest. For sale by C. N. Boyd.
flAimiSBURG Lt-TTTKIt
From Our Rrgvlar Vurrt'irtntlnU.
Hakiuspukg, Pa., J.io. 9 livS-3.
Doth tirasictiea cl the General As
sembly of the State were orgauized
on fuemlay Jan. 6;h.
The Senate was called to order by
the Lieutenant-Governor, . at 12
o'clock in. Rev. Studebaker opened
the proceedings with prayer. The
chair laid betore the Senate the re
turns of tlie recent electiou to till the
vacancy caused by the death of Sen
ator Pulton. Tlie Stic'y of the state
presented the returns of the last elec
tion. The newly elected Senators
were called to the bar and the oath
administered by Honorable Judge
Simonton. Seuator My lin of Lancas
ter Co., was elected Pres. pro, tern.
Aler the bath was administered,
he took the chair and the senate pro
ceeded to complete the organization,
bv electing Thomas Cochran chief
clerk, Ed, Sadly Journal Cleik, and
Lewis Rogers Reading Cleik, they
tiien took a recets until 3 o'clock,
alter reconvening the Govtrnor
Message was read, they then a!joun
ed to Wednesday. When the subor
dinate officers were appointed ami
business of an introductory nature
such as is necessary to all beginnings
of the Bieunial Sessions of the
Bod v. Severel bill were read in place
by the several senators from Pmla.
The senate adjourned to next Wednes
day Jan'y 14ih.
In the House order was called at
12 o'clock in. Rev Keeling opened
With prayer, all the members were
present at the roll call, the oath was
administered by Judge Mcpherson,
after these proceedings tlie House
filtered into the lection of speaker.
Jatne L Graham f Alhtgheny &
J.io, E. Fa u nee of Phila, were nomi
nated. Oraham was elected hy a
vote of 14'J to 50. Geo. Pearson of
Mrrc r was elected chief clerk. Sp--t-.k
er e!ct Giaiuiui upon taking bis
seat made a long but forcible address.
Alter taking his oath of effice he an-:
ministered the oath to chief clerk
Pearson. 1 he subordinate idliC'S were;
filled by the slate committee G ol "j
whom were appointed as a sub com
mittee te receive nominations. Tne
great contest was for Resident Clerk
ship, the discordant elements had
athertd with threatening foragen-
eral break amorg the Philadelphia j
memhers which if not speedily and jments and all articles of historical
successfully settled would no doubt j valu und interestsh.il!, at the Gen
have led to more serious results kx-a death, or if you desire it, soon
when the U. S. Senator was t be : er, be presr-nted to the government
elected. The rr quest of the Philadel- j al Washington, wb re tney wid re
phiana prevailed and harmony was : j;ii, ;is perputuai memorials of bin
once more restored. When the f,,U) and of the history of his time.
House convened on Wednesday the enclose herewith assignments to
subordinate positions were filled by jynu of tin- mortgages and judgments,
the committee. Many disappoint- bill nf saie of the personal proper-
ments followed the report ot toe !
committee. 1 here are about W ot
these positions and ten applicants for
etch position After ottering a few
r solutions the House also adjourned
for one week iu order that the speak
er can appoint his committees.
Most ot the members have gone
home and our city hrs again reinreU
to its usual quiet.
The Governor's message is the
great topic of discussion iiaiongthe
peeple of this city. Many approve
the suggestions and recommendations
while the creatt-r part think it the
IJtiUllJ Ul 11(1 jtl UUSll iv urwniiniu
to bv an
in -iHiststenl i
officer ir. high authority. The Cover-'
nor win not nave a s mootn tiniC oi
it while the Legislature is in session, f
There are many things in the message ,
that are not
to be condemned
The abolition
of the mercan
tile appraiser is wisdom. In
general the duties of no county ofli
cer are so little understood or so
poorly performed as those of the
Merchantile Appraiser. When it is
remembered that the return of this
officer is taken by the coun'y auditors
as the foundation of ttieir report,
which report, in turn serves the
accounting officers of the common- i
wealth as the hais of their setile- 1
l T
mem agaiusi tne vouniy ireasurer.i
a negligent perfirmance of the du
ties of a Mercantile appraisers, will lie
at once recognized as a mot prolific
source of petty annoyance to all par
ties concerned in the settlement of
accounts of this character. Many ap
praisers are unfit for the duties,
some are carelet.4. The recommenda
tion allows the assessor to perforin
these duties with bis ottier duties
which can surely be no fault, oth
er measures have been presented
which have from time been recom
mended in other messages.
Senator Amos H. Mlin who is i
honored wiih the speakership of the l
present Senate is from Lancaster Co. I
He is the secwid speaker of the Sen-
ate this county has given the State,
the other being John birohin, who
served in 1842. Mr. Mylin is a na-
live of Lancaster Co., baveing been
born in West Lampeter townehip on
Sep. 2'J 18o7. After receiving al
common school education in bis na-j
tive township he attended college at J
Andover, Mass. He persued the j
study of law in the Uoniversity of (
Pa, and was graduated from the law J
department in 1804. He was ad-6
milted to the B ir of Lane.-is er Co. F
in tne same year, but devoted very I
little ot ins lime to ins cnostu pro
fession. Shortly after admission to
the bar, his father died, and Mr.
Mylin become possessed of the fam
ily farm, to which he devoted his
whole attention, when not engaged
with his legislative duties at Har
risburg. In 1872 he was elected as
a member of the II tuse of Rep
resentatives, and was re-elected and
served in the House until 1876 whet
he was transferred to the Stale Sen
ate. He was re elected as a mem
ber of this body in 1880 and 18S4.
James L. (iraham the
Speaker
elect of the House, was born in
Pittsburgh Pa, in 1S0O. He ac
quired a good education at the old
academy in Allegheny City, lie ir
a person of dignified appearance,
beloved by his associates, anil it?
eminently successful in all he under
takes. He filled many oilices of
public trust in his life time, tn-tng a
member of School Dwurd, a Director
of the Poor, mem ner of City Colin
cil, Sheriff, member of Legislature!
ana senator.
A New Era Dawns.
Bit s.KH4VE, Miss., Jan. 0. A
party of bulldozers in Franklin
coanty went to the bouse of a neirro
on S tturJay night for the purpose
of whipping and otherwise ma treat-
liter him I hi-Vilpfiinnit l .iniii.tT-41-.'..
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Being refused, one of the party,
young ninii named Murray, burt
the door open and rushed in, when
his brains were blown out by a
charge fr m a shotgun. Tlie rest of
the party fled. The Coroner's jury
i returned a verdict of justifiable
i homicide.
j The name of N. II. Downs still
i lives, although he has been dead
Jmany years. His Elixir for the
. cure of coughs and colds has already
outlived him a quarter of a century,
and is still growing in favor with .
the public. For sale by C. N, Boyd. '
i VAX DEKBILTS. GIFT TO GRANT.
Th Millionaire Foriri.e thst Debt and
li-Mirr s All 'tie l'roprrty.
Ntw York, Jan. 11 Willum II.
Vdinierbilt yesterday addressed the
following letter to Mrs. Grant:
S jiuany misrepresentatio- have
appeared in regard to the I . made
by tne to General Grant aim reflect
ing unjustly upon him and myself
that ii seems proper to briefly recite
the facts.
'On Sunday, the 4th May last.
General Grant called at my house
and asked me to lend him one hun
dred and titty thousand dollars for
o-ae day. I gave him my cheek
without question, not because the
transaction was business-like, but
sini ly because the request came
from General Grant. The misfor
tunes which overwhelmed him in
the next twenty.four hours aroused
the sympathy and regret ot the
whole" country. You and he sent
me within a few days the deeds of
your j"int properties to cover this
obligation and urged my acceptance
011 tlie ground that this was the only
debt of honor which the GeneraT
had persoinlly incurred, and these-deeds-
1 relumed.
"During my absense hi Europe
the Central delivered to iny attor
neys mortgages upon all bis own
real estate, household t fleets aud
th swords, medals and woik of rt
which were the memorials of bin
victories and the present from gov
ernments, all over the world, 'luese
securities were, in his judgmen',
worth the one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. At his solicita
tion the necessary steps were taken
by judgment, etc, to reduce these
porperties to pn-s ssioti, and the ar
tides mentioned have lieen this day
bought iu by me and the amounts
bid applied In reduction of the debt,
' Now that lam at liberty to trt-sti The daily hour ot meeting was
; t'iese tilings aa my own, the disposi- ; fixed at eleven o'chnk. and of nd
i tion of the. whole matter, most in j journmeut at one oVlock A. M.
accord wiih my feelings, is this :
-J i.resentto you as your se;a rate -
-state- the debt and iudament I hold
Jtir;,inst Central Grant: also the
mortiiiiJRN upon his real estate and
all tlie household furniture and or
naments, coui led only with the con
dition tlpit tlie swords, commissions.
medals gi!'j from the' United states.
States, cities and from foreign gover-
tv and a deed of trust hi which the
articles of historical interest are enu
merated. A copy of this trust deed
with your approval, 1 forwarded to
the President of the United States
lor deposit in the proper depart
ment. Te this letter General Grant sent
thj following reply :
"Mr-:. Gnuit wishes me to answer
your letter of this rvt-ninz to say
t.iat, while she appreciates your great
generosity in transferring to her the
mortgage given to secure my debt of
SloO.lXX), she cannot accept it in,
u-liolf sin- mi-piiU wir.li ti'eMnre
the trust which aonlies to articles
enumerated in your letter to go to
the government of the United States
:,t ,ll V death or sooner, at her option.
j,, tiTis matter you hav anticipated
the disposition which I had contem
plated making of the articn-8. i hey
will he delivi red to the government
as soon as arrangements ;m be wade
for their reception.
"Papers relating to all other prop
erty will I returned, with the
request ths't you have it sold and
the proceeds applied to th-e liquida
tion of the debt which I so justly
owe you. ion nave siaieo in
vour i" Uer wlt!l tne minutes accura
cy tne history of the transaction
- . . .
wucj, bn.nubt me in vour dent. J
have only to add that I regard yjn"
uiving me the check for the amount
without iiifpiiry as an act of marked
and unusual friendship. The loan
was to me personally. I got the
money, us 1 believed, to carry the
Marine National Buikovera day,
heing assured that the bank was
volvent, but owing to unusual Calls
needed assistance until it a ul I cdl
in its loans. I was rssured by Fer
dinand Ward that the firm of Giant
fc Ward Innl over SCifit) (JOO to their
J credit at that time in the Marine
li.nk. besides Sl,oU0,U0U of unpledg-
td securities in ttieir own vaults,
'i cannot conclude without assur-
ing you that Mrs. Grant's iGability
to avail herself of your gre.it kind
ness in no whv lessens e:ther her
Jtsense of obligation or my own."
i Mr. Vanderbilt's reply, dated to-
-day, is as follows:
"On my return home hist night I
found your letter in answer to mine
to Mrs. Grant. I appreciated fully
the sentiments which actuate both
Mrs. Grant and yourself in declining
the part of my pr-'posit-ou relutbig
tj the real estate. I greatly regret
that she feels it her dutv to make
this decision, as I earnestly hoped
th.it the spirit in which the offer was
made would overcome any scruples
in accepting it But I must insist
that I shall iot be defeated in a pur
!ose to which I have given so much
thought and which I have so much
at heart. I will, therefore, as f ist
ai the money is received from the
sales of the real estate, deposit it in
the Uo'ion Trust Company.
'"With the money thus realized I
will at once create with that com
pany a trust, with proper provisions
for the income to be oaid to Mrs
Grant during her life, and giving the
louver to her to make such disposi
tion of the principal hy her will as
she may elect."
To-night Mrs. Grant wrote a let
ter to Mr. Vauderbilt dtcliniug, in
positive terms, to accept his iminifi
cuice in any form, and begging him
to consider this answer as definite
acd final.
Thn Spanish Earthquake.
Madrid, Jan. 7. The official re
port on the results of ihe earth quake
states that l)J0 lives were lost in
Granada. Admiral Antigura, Min
ister of Marine, will aecom puny King
Alfrouso to thn provinces. The Kina
has incre.irted (us personal donation
to the reli-f fund to $20,000. The
cneror of Germa' has telegrph
L, 8ynipall Jd a arRed,ia
i J
tion.
A
church, a convent and fifty
bouses were destroyed at Matril by
the earthquake shock on Monday
evening.
There wag a great procession at
Granada to-day. Twelve thousand
people, headed bv priests btaring
tne Virgin, marched through the
streets chanting and praying for de
liverance from further earthquakes, j
All those who have used Laxter s
Mandrake Bitters speak very strong-
3y in their praise. Twenty-five cents
er bottle
at C. N. Boyd s Drag
ttore.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Doth
Houiw-a Organiz and Elect
TbHr Office. .
IlARKisBCRa. Jin. 6 The Senate
convened at noon, and wa.- opened
bv prayerby RevA.H. Studebaker.of
llarrishurg. The November elec-
tion return forbenator wee presented
by Secretary of the Commonwealth
Stenger.
Alter the openinc and reading ot
the returns, the oath of office pre-
scnoeu oy me ixjnsiuuuou was u
ministered to the newly-' lected
Setiatwrs by Hon. John W. Sim
onton, President Judge of the Fourth
Judicial district, before whom tne
new officers of the Senate subse
quently qualified.
Upoli a call of the roll, forty-Six
Senators responded. One of the
four absentees, Mr. Wallace, soon
after arrived in th- chamber.
On uiotion of Mr. Cooper, a bal.
lot was ordered for President pro
1 1 a . : 1 ... . . 1
tem,When Mr. Smith, of Philadel
phia, nominated Amos 11. My tin, of
Laoca-ter. Mr. Ross nominated
SMtiion P. Wolverton of Northamp
ton. Tlie vote was: Myliu, 31;
Wolverton, 15.
President My lin was escorted to
the chair by Senators Smith and
Wolverton.wben he returned thanks
for the honor in a brief address.
On motion of Mr. Longenecker,
an election for Chief Clerk was or
dered. Mr. Grady nominated Thomas B.
Cochran, ot Lancaster, and Mr. Ross
named John W. Bickel, of Mont
gomery. The vote was: Cochran, 31 ;
Bickel, 16.
Tlie same vote was recorded for
the rem lining officers.
On motion of Mr. Watres, the
president pro tem. was authorized
( to appwiut all standing and special
joonnniltee. of the Senate.
The
1 ceived
Uovernor s message was re
from his private stcretary
fDr. Everette) at 4:23 P. M., and
tlie reiMaiuing one hour and Inirty
five minutes of the session Were Con
sumed in the reading of the docu
uaeut. when tho Seuate adjourned.
HOUSE OF KKPKESESTATIVKS.
At noon Chief Clerk Meek ceiled
t?i House to order in the presence
of a crowded lobby. Rev. R. J.
Keeling, of Harrisburg, opened the
session with an ifnpresive prayer,
in which he referred to the growing
interest in a purer government.
Deputy Secretary of the Common
wealth Shoemaker presented the list
of representatives eject, and the
names of all on this list were an
nounced.
After the roll-call, on motion of
Mr. Sr.odgraas, of Pittsburg, the
House requested Hon. J. U. Me
Iherson,ot the Dauphin and I-ban-on
Judicial District, to qualify the
members. The ir iti-clad oath w:is
administered by the Judge, a major
ity of the inembtrs swearing by ihe
book.
After all the members ha J been
sworn and had signed the Constitu
tion of tlie
State, Mr. Colborn, of
Somerset,
nominated James L.
Graham, of Allegheny, for Speaker,
while Mr.Crawford, of Philadelphia,
named John E. Faunce for that tior.s. For deeds far less important
position. aud valuable, poorer nations have
The vote resulted Graham, 14'J ; rewaided their great soldiers with
Faunce, 51). vast grants of money and estates.
Messrs. Hrown,of Erie.and Faunce, It is a so. all m itt-r for this nation
of Philadelphia, escorted the newly- made a nation more by Grant than
elected Speaker to the chair. He any other m m to give to him by
made a brief address on the busi- special enactment, as it did iu the
ness of the session. warm impulses of its fresh erati-
Judge McPherson then adminis- tude, the title and the pay of Gener
tered the oath of office to Mr. Gra- al of the Army of the United States,
ham as Speaker. Thus the people can again express
George Pearson, of Mercer, was ttieir gratitude and recognition in
elected Chief Clerk. the only and best w ay possible to
At the afternoon session of the them in the agireate capacity.
House, Messrs. Colborn, of Somer- They can put him out of the reach
set; Snodirrass, of Allegheny, and of want in the place he mide great.
Faunce, of Pniladelphia, were nam- and show to all the other nations of
ed on the part of the House to act the world that, gave him their hom
in conjunction with Senators Sutton, age, and thus honored m through
Adams ind Upperm ta, as a com- him, the most perfect proof of our
mittee to wait upon the Governor continued and undiminished admi
and inform him of the readiness of ration and affection for him."
both houses for any communication
he might desire to make.
Tlie Govertor's message was re
ceived and read, and on motion of
Mr. Brown, of Erie, oUOJ copies of
the same for the House and 2000 for
the Senate were ordered printed
lOiX) copies in German.
0:i motion of Mr. Colborn, the
Chair was requested to refer the por
tions of the message recommending
legislation to the appropriate com
mittee, when appointed. Adjourn
ed. Free Uisiribuiion.
"What causes the great rush at
Boyd's Drug Store?" The free dis
tribution of sample bottles of Dr.
Bo-anko s Cough and Lung Syrup,
the iinist popular remedy fr Coughs,
Colds, Consumption and Bronchitis
now on tne marKei.
50 cents and 81.00.
lingular mzu
Uiplo lierla in Virginia.
LvNCiiBUKt;, Jan. 7, 1335. Dinh
thernt in a very malignant firm
prevails to an alarming extent in
Bedford county, death in many in
stances following tiie attack hi eigh
teen h(urs. The mortality among
children is great, a3 many as five
dying in one family.
A Iiuehman Point master.
tor which he was arrested ami sent
Pkxnsgrove, Jan 7. Postmaster to Mr. Sterling to protect hirn from
Ii. L" a , of this place, has resign- mob vengence. The father was ar
ed and F.S. Birber ha been nppoin- rested on the charge of being nn ac
ted in hi- place. Mr. Leap was ap- cessory to the murder. On Satur
pointedny President Buchanan twen- day night a crowd of thirty men
ty-five years ago and has held office took him from the jail anil hanged
continuously eyer since. him in front of the court house.
JOHNSTOWN SUPPLY HOUSE.
McMillan & wa.te.rs,
PLUMBERS, GAS, &
190 Main Street
And dealers in Mill
plifs, Iron Pipe,
Valves, Fittings,
and Wood l'umps.
'Ihe timi have in
tures varying in price
dolhirs. The keep all
parties running Steam
Leather and Rubber
Leatlier, Belt Honks,
Valve Pae.k ine. Sheet,
Packing, Babbit Metal,
Pulleys and Hangers,
ter or Steam. Steam
Globe, Gate, Angle,
Valves. Water Gauges,
tors, Gauge cocks, Lu
tors; in short they
need to repair or fit up
Gas or Steam Machin
Agents for Equitable
chine, same as now in i
Somerset, Pa. Public
heated bv steam. Es
ofeupplyina buiidinif with Water and
1 on application. Mail orders solicited.
GEX. GRANT DECLINE:.
je Intrm Not Wane a Fund Raised
For Ilia Benefit.
j-FW York, Jan. (. The Mail
an T.)reSg contained the following
Mlrril,l :
Ti.e folio. ring letter from General
Grant Qf ij,e deepest interest
l(J the Afnfrican people:
New York City, Jan. G.1SS5 My
Dt.ar sr: Through the press and
otherw;se r iearil that you. with a
- m
few other friends of mine, are engag
ed in raising a fund for my ben fit.
I appreciate the motive and the
friendship which have dictated this
crurse on your part, but on mature
reflection I ret-ard it as due to my
self and family to decline this pro
found generosity.
I regret that I did not know this
earlier.
Verv truly yours,
U. S. Grant.
Cyrus W. Field, Esq.
This brief note needs no eloquence
or pathos of comment to make it
the more surely arouse the deepest
sensibilities and most patriotic emo
tions ot every true-hearted Ameri
can, although its object was purely
to cause the withdrawal of the ttfnrt
of tried Iriendsin behalf of our great
est most beloved, most unfortunate
soldier. The man whose unfalter
ing persistence, matchless military
skill and untiring energy supplied
to a million of American citizens in
Federal uniforms the one supreme
need of victorious leader-hip, ami
who many tiirns in a single day 's
w..rk saved to the north uncounted
millions of treasure from imminent
risk not to mention intinittly more
precious possessions will not allow
private liberality to be ureed in his
Tne .Mail and Exj.res then goes .
a , .... it.u Juliouu at
Oil U irillllUlflll "II - vninow
Gener i Grant's situation, and then j
a("'u was impossible for Grant to!
hisnh,
the piinfui situation-in winch
hits Silently suffered these long
months.duringwi.ich time the sym -
pathies ot a people unfalteringly
of a people unfalteringly
grateful at heart have had the guid
ance of no definite idea as to what
needed to be done, what could be
done or what should be done.
"At last the situation is ritfi.ied.
That it will be met in a manner
worthy of the American people and
of their pride in their greatest hero
we do not doubt. Open the channel
and give the direction, and the re
pressed, bafled, separated rills of
(sympathetic American fellin
will
swell
come out. run toaetner, ana
into a resistless torrent."
The Mail and Ejrpre asks what
is next to be done, and answers :
"What but the one straightforward,
legitimate, adequate method becom
ing the government of the Lrdted
States, itself the proudest monument
of Grant's achievements. The title
and rank created for bun as the rec
ognition of his services should be
restored tohinibv common consent
Whatever individuals may have
done, the government has only paid
him his salary as its chief soldier
and us President, into whose duties
he was drifted against his inclini-
An Amish Wedding Ceremony.
Reading. Pa., Jan. !). A very odd
Amish wedding took place in the
Conestog i Valley to-day near Mor
ganstown, this county. Sjme three
hundred attended. John S. Mast
and Miss Stinnie Zwik. children of
very wealthy Amish farmers, were
the contracting parties. The plain
ceremony of joining hands took
place in the meeting house, after
which a lengthy procession proceed
ed to the house where the great ban
quet took place. A feature of the
feast was as follows : A young man
selected his sweatheart and both
went to the table. This action was
f illowed by similar selections, until
all the young couples hail gone in.
A hymn was sung.when feasting for
ten minutes fdlowed. Then all
arose, each couple holding a no k
between them, and another hymn
was sung, feasting then continued
another ten minutes, when there was
more sinking as before. In this way
the festivities were kept up for six
bours.
Negro liynchetl.
Mt. Sterling, Kv., Jan, 8. News
has been received of the lynching of
John Stapleton. sr., a farmer. A tew
weeks ago Stapleton's son shot and
killed a white man named Callelian,
5 STEAM FITTERS.
Johnstown, Pa.
and Machinery Sup
Lead Pipe, Globe
Hose, Belting, Iron
stock Gas and Oil fix
from fifty cents to fifty
kinds of st:w-k tisd by
Engines. They have
Belting, (all sizes) Lice
aim Clamps, Pistonand
Rubber and Asbestos
Cold Rolled Shafting,
Rubber Hose for Wa
Brass ork of all kinds,
Check and Sifety
Steam Gauges, Injec-I
oricators and Inspira-I
keepanythingyouiuay
vour Engine or other
ry
lry mown liil M-
!lau Ku Pi r I-or ?- P.. rhfw.
use uy rarKeriV r.irser
p.
tnu private uuiuitngs
uteates given on cost
' Catalogues furnished
jan.7-4oa.
Gaa Dines.
run ottdppdtdi?dc
iu ouDouniDMh)
The drawing came oft' as advertised, Xe
Year's Day at 3 P. M., and was conducted jn
a satisfactory manner by the following gentle-1
men. who kindly volunteered to act on the
Committee: .
Mr. HERMAN BAUMER, II. II. KUHX, Esq., f
Mr. E. M. BATES, JAS. D. McLAUUHUX, Esq I
Mr. ERHARD ZANG, Mr. REUBEN M. L1NT0X ' !
Mr. ENOCH JAMES. '
.: . x
THE WINiMNG NUMBERS.
No. drew the Parlor Suite; and was
won by Chas. Dick, Esq.
Xo. 1594 drew the Sewing yachine: and
was won by Mr. David Lavely.
No. 2407 drew the Parlor Stove; and was
won by Mr. William Drepper.
Now, that this is over, we propose to keep
the ball rolling in another direction. The di
rection of the ball shall be toward the largest
and most varied stock of
OVERCOATS
lor Men, Bovs and Children that we ever
7 W
at this season of the
W(J Call?t afford tOCam tllCIll
i
! -i 1 111
nave occii markcu uowii so iow as io assure a ?
speedy sale. Come one ! Come all! This I
be a chance of a lite time to supply your-
sell" ami bov with Overcoats at prices never
l
i before heard of. e guarantee to give von
t . f
mtj jjcIj uaiuiu iHi
L. M. WOOLF & SOS.,
i
The Popular One-Price Clothiers, f
No:. 250 and 252 Man St, JOHNSTOWN, Fi j
WAGONS, I
wagons;!
I Have Just Received a Car Load of the:
Celebrated
STUDEBAKER WAGONS, 1
THE BEST WAGON OX WHEELS. I
STEEL SKEIN WAGONS,
r
Hollow Iron Axle Watrous.f
3"Evcry Wagon Fully Warranted. j
Call and See Them!
JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM,
No. 3 Baer's Block.
Never Equaled in Workmanship ! Competition Defied j.
I
i
LOWEST PRICES GUARAHTEED ATj
E W. Hcrnsr's Marth and Granits Wo-ks, f
UNION STREET, SOMERSET PA. j
I alwav keep on hand a large selection of beautiful MONCMESJi f
AND TOMBSTONES, in All Colors, which make the finest d.i-pUjof
memorial woik ever seen in Somerset County. Parties desiring a hand
some Monument or Tombstone, will do well to give me a ciill, as my wu.k
is the finest and cheanest. Seeing is believing. Give me a call.
E. W. HORNER.
KA-TON-KA
The Great Blood Purifier,
Has been aieJ for centarlcs by the ladUn.. anJ lr airm br Iheno direct frum their Wenera hom.
Imlliiu if:iiher cheruot.4, berl, b.rki and imma, I'l.l ahlp theia at to u A few of tb m t l1
l and -kil'lal uf tbege e pl n mil bro lu prjire luur.ni.r--.ble medlctiv lor Ibe wblt m'
use. Tbe la. nils riiaUv Lollere tbal
TIIE BLUOI) IS TIIE LIFE,
An J that to keep It pare U the trj.lt to health. The Hen of chemistry or ol meh-in t
Crtxloced iTaluftblo nremeilr. or one ftipxeut u curt tl 'leeM irwinic frioi ItspiirUj'
looul, as t hi la IUn prep jT-Uoo. Moiailurer rrum aarol these atBioUua Ml deeair aba1"
We It a fair trial.
A DISORDERED LI7ER AND ST02ACH. UNLESS CORED BY IAT3N-IA.
CansM fO'-h riiscaMS OyspTiriv Sl-t Hlache. Soar St -marh, fise of appetite. Hearthorn.
prr'slon, lar,l,'i.. Fem;iie IH rJem Ki'lney OiwaMa, ou'iutl-i. lir Cuah'. In ii-;"""1-A-thma.
Infl imm niuns Pi es. Iuuuliy, J iua lice li-A'm t lj, t nara Bioo-I. SI ''- r,,rt
and Aicue, S lea, Khomi.aildin. erVii-ne, tJ ffOrenes., tiilluus Attac-J, Paine In Ibe Bud?
Liver LliwaKi, Hull, Pleurisy, aa I a h t oi uther 111-. ,
Ti.o meilirinM uf be lrueiist tak n lntm ill, will lo aa ttvtd. The only nre and nre car :
In the use ol Hl-ro . Kk It alls tb. liver an I stunt v-B ( resaine n unral action. dri"9
wilsone irm tbe tistem. lunn up thn dtti ir Bii-nrw-. parlhee the bly. and re'b.re" Iff"
bealih. Ask ynar Irasxtst lor K TO V-ii . Tke nthin( eliw, M ja value juat heaitb. ii J
has K not, tell him to lend fi.r It iu the
OREGON INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY,
COBBY, PEtTiT'-A
Price $1.00 Per Buttle, Six Buttle for $3.00.
THE INDIAN; COUCH SYBUP
Is certainly thebat Rem-ly or Its kind erer tntiwlwod. arm the people who are snflTir
CoaKhs, Jukls, and Lung fruubles sounld out delay, lis eiKcts are matciral. aOcenis per ovule.
p f f f All Will never be f.rg;otten by thomwho saw the wnd-THIeorrtp
11 J U J Ulk fomet In public b tbe lA-iiaa Medicine Men. It relieve, all M
liuui.u'ei. -kour rucc.t)t l.ir .Id,.
i la-nan
botile. Larar bottles iweeuis. 'ir sale by all
ESTAULISUED 1880.
FISHER'S BOOK STORE
Chas. H Flshei. Wholesale snrl Retail, t'ealer
j Sttl.mery. Always In .lock a well S-If-ImI stuck
i irai' i mu" nuimur,. UT IS an'T SUb'iani
La.lu-ran nl Illsclples' Hvmn B..t, Diet inn
Novels, Dai I. Pa.s. ahd Oeneral Perluilcal
dysenooland Imyschoid k, ward ,. s. A
Blanks a-WMarrUreUertlacatee Fine Albauis,
SCHOOL TEACHERS' HEADQUARTERS.
CiTM-A-IX- ORDERS SOLICITED.
ill? imp npniTn
ur urn nbmi
vcar. Thev must sro
over. Prices !
1 a 1
.
y imi.
Somerset. Pa.
I
i
nOil Ta etb
Oil
titer. . It b the best.
j.rwiii."
maalp-
and Jobber ln.-S.horJ TookS. Sobo. I Sopp'l Z
of Puetb al W k. HI'iortes Bb-krHpbic-s
-ire and t'bibip n Ty foi MMiin"
Literatte. She IMaeieanil Orcan lnmT''el"'-,'in
Lre -bl troiPileie Suk el Jcllank Buks,
rivw "' n. i o.uuoiit. "
l oms and Hex papers.