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EDWARD 8CTTLL, Bditor and Proprietor.
WEDRTESDAT.
..-.Janaary 1884.
Wax, Cleveland or the machine
ran things? is the problem that is
now giving the Democratic ttaten
men pause.
General McClelakd haa been
selected as Grand Marshal of the
inauguration ceremonies at Wash
ington on the 4tb of March next
Now that Senator Cameron has
been, re elected, and there is nobbing
left to kick about, it is to be hoped
that peace will reign in the pTty
ranks.
Thb President has re-nominated
General Uartranft as Collector of
Customs' at Philadelphia, and Gen.
Huidekoper as Postmaster for the
same city.
Chief Jcstice Waite, who bos
been seriousl; ill, has gone to Flori
da with the hope of having his
health restored by a eojourn there
for some weeks.
The Pitteburg "oefsays that Gen.
Coffroth is being prominently men
tioned as Pension Agent in this dis
trict, in place of Major Errett, the
present incumbent.
It is astonishing how full the
woods are of great men as the time
approaches for the selection of Cabi
net officers. A stone thrown in any
direction would fluh a covey of
them.
Postmaster Genebal Hatton
recommends that newspaper post
ace be reduced from two cents to
one cent per pound. This is a step
in the right direction. The circula
tion of news and knowledge should
be made as cheap as possible.
It is to be hopd that all the Sen
ators ond Representatives who were
so anxious to have General Beaver
elected to the Senate last week, will
exhibit the same desire to have him
made Gevernor next year. If so,
the old soldier will have a walk
over.
General Grakt paroled the
Southern Rrigadiers and thus pre
vented their being tried and con
victed as traitors. In return for
his magnanimity, they are now ob
jecting to bis being placed on the
"retired list'' and pensioned by the
government
The war among transportation
companies haa reduced emigrant
rates from Europe to New York to
tlO, and from that city to Chicago
to tl. Next thing, we will have all
Euroie come tumbling over here,
it being cheaper to emigrate than
to pay rents at home.
The Democratic State Committee
last week re-elected V. U. Hensel as
Chairman for the present year. Hip
management of the last campaign
was, however, severely criticised by
friends of the State Administration,
and a disposition was shown to
hold him responsible for the SI, 000
majority given to Blaine Alas
poor Yorick l
There were two unmistakable
cases of Cholera in St Louis last
week, and consequently a1 arm is
felt in other cities throughout the
country where a bad sanitary con
dition exists. Physicians have been
predicting, for some time past, that
the dread disease would pay this
country a visit the coming summer,
and it looks as if their predictions
were goirg to be realised.
There is prospect of a high old
time this winter between Governor
Pattison and the Legislature. The
Governor has all the stubbornness of
a mule, and the Republican majori
ty of seventy in the Legislature, is
not likely to prove very tractable.
The Governor insultingly threw his
gauntlet in the face of the Legisla
ture, and there will be plenty of
champions to take it up, when the
proper time comes for discussing
his message. Beside this, the ap
portionment bills and similar meas
ures will be bones of contention,
over which there will probably be
a protracted struggle and a wordy
war.
Is the arrangement of the House
committees, Hon. A. J. Colborn was
road Chairman-of the Judiciary
General, and is also a member of
the Committee on Congressional
Apportionment, on Mines and Min
ing, and of Ways and Means. Hon.
W. S. Morgan is Chairman of the
Committee on Manufacturing, and
a member of the Committees on Ed
ucation, on Iron and Coal, and on
Vice and Immorality. In the Sen
ate, Hon. J. H. Longenecker is
Chairman on Legislative Apportion
ment and a member of the Com
mittees on Federal Relations, Judici
ary General, Retrenchment and Re
form and Insurance.
On Tuesday of last week IT. S.
Senators were elected in cine States.
The Republicans elected Wm. M.
Evarts in New York, Jonathan
Chase in Rhode Island, J. D. Cam
eron in Pennsylvania, Orville H.
riatt in Connecticut, and Henry M.
Teiier in Colorado: The Democrat
bos Daniel W. Voorhees in Indi
ana, George G. Vest in M issouri, Zeb
trfon B. Vance ia North Carolina,
and IVilliau Call in Flo-ida. In
Arkansas and Illinois ballots were
token bat elections were not accom
plished. These elections remove all
dbubt as to the Senate for the next
four years', insaring to the Republi
cans a clear maioritv. There are1
already chosen or holding ever, 41
Republican Senators out of 76, and
without IUinoite, from which we
still hope to see General Logan re
turned, the Democrats will only
secure 34. We have, therefore, a
securely Republican Senate, with
the power to checkmate any mis
chievous legislation that may be
attempted by a Democratic House.
Now that the Legislature has
elected a United States Senator, and
the Committees have been appoint
ed, we hope to see it at once settle
down to steady work- With its
enormous Republican majority, it
should be able to pass, without un
necessary delay, all such salutary
measures as are necessary, and send
them to the Governor. Having
done this, its duty is performed,
and the responsibility is placed on
his shoulders. That there will be
numerous differences of opinion be
tween the Executive and the Legii
lature is a foregone conclusion; but
the majority should so act that, if
the session is uselessly protracted,
the blame will not attach to it
The responsibilities of so large a
majority are greater than would be
thnp of a narrower one. and after
the wasteful folly of the extra ses
sion of last year, the people are in
no mood to endure patiently an
unnecessary waste of the public
treasure.
Senator Cooper, ot Delaware
Countv. has introduced into the
a
body ef which he is a member, a
concurrent resolution reciting that
there is a large body of pauper chil
dren supported at present by the
various counties of this Common
wealth, in almshouses or elsewhere,
and with no proper facilities for in
tellectual and industrial training,
but with surroundings well fitted to
make them conurmed tramps or
paupers.
The resolution creates a joint
committee to consider the propriety
of forming a sufficient number of
large district schools in which such
children may obtain a common
school education.
The idea embodied in the resolu
tion of Mr. Cooper will meet with the
approbation of every philanthropic
citizen. The State owes it to these
unfortunate children, as well as to
its own best interests, that they
should be fitted to become intelli
gent and worthy members of soci
ety. On the mere point of economy
it would take less money to thus fit
them for usefulness, than it would
to guard against and punish them
for crimes superinduced by their
debased and neglected condition
The appropriations, not much long
er required for the eupport of the
Soldiers Orphan Schools, might be
diverted to this purpose, and no
additional taxation be uecessary
Attendance at these schools could be
made compulsory, and thus those
born to pauperism and naturally
gravitating to crime, might be re
claimed and made respectable mem
bers of society.
It is somewhat of an alleviation
of our political wounds and bruises
to look on at the scramble for office,
and know that it is the other fellows
ana not ours, that are engaged in
the tussle, and to feel that we can
calmly survey the scrimmage and
not care a copper who wins or who
loses. The "harmonious Democra
cy are apparrentiy line lrisnmen
on a jamboree, all the better friends
after beating each other, and the
way the blows are being given and
taken, in the struggle for each and
every little office, is a pledge of last
ing friendship (Irish fashion) after
the diversion is ended. Mr. Cleve'
laud will have an immense number
of post offices at his disposal after
the 4th of March, but bless his
kindly heart! they won't reach
quarter of the way round. It is
perfectly amazing how many per
sons there are in every Uitie com
munity, that would make good post
masters. In fact, we are inclined to
believe, taking their own estimate
of themselves, that a large majority
of Democrats were specially born
for postmasters, with bitthmarks of
P. M. on their persons somewhere,
Let tbe battle rage over Cabinet po
sitions and Foreign Missions and
other places of honor, these concern
not the multitude. It in the post
offices they are after, their ambition
soars no higher than to write P. M
after their names. Apparently, life
without a post office, to the average
Democrat is what Havn without
a Peri is to the Musjelman. Didn't
each and every one of them toil, and
sweat, and labor for party success
and what does partv victory bring
to them, if not a post office? Vault
ing ambition is bounded by a poet of
fice; comfort is in a poet office; pow
er is in a post office. A post office
is the mark, the badge, the symbol
of true and approved Democracy.
At least so it seeineth to u, an on
looker, at the perspiring, hip and
thigh wrestle for the local patron
age, to be huckstered off when John
ny comes marching home.
Is the Republican caucus at Ilar
risburg. Senator Emery alleged that
out of the fund collected by Chair
man Cooper no part was given
to the Blaine cause, and that it was
used in Pennsylvania where it was
not needed. This charge of Emery's
has been seized by tbe mugwump
press as an excuse for a profitless
discussion over Mr. Cooper's con
duct of the campaign, a dispatch
from B. F. Jones, Chairman of the
National Committee, asserting that
be had received do money from
Cooper, has been procured, and it
is gleefully asserted that be (Cooper)
bas been placed "in a hole." This
is tbe merest stuff and nonsense.
Mr. Cooper had charge of the can
vass in Pennsylvania alone, and
funds raised by him were for use
within hi hailii
Every one
conversant with tbe conduct of cam.
paigns Knows mis. r-acu
tee raises tunds for its own use. Mr.
Jones knew this, and the best evi
dence of it is that, he was soliciting
contributions from the same persons
to whom Mr. Cooper applied. He
certainly did not expect to receive
double contributions from the
same persons, by the pretext
that it was ostensibly, and ostensi
bly only, for tbe use of the State
Committee. Emery is a feather
weight statesman, but he and bis
backers ought to know enough to
know, that, when he asserts that
Mr. Cooper gave none of the money
that came to his hands to the
"Blaine cause, the burden oi
proof rests on his shoulders, and
that Chairman Cooper can not oe
asked to prove a negative. Let Mr.
Emery produce the proofs of Coop-
i i i-. ... m a t-1 ' IJ!
er a dieioyaiity 10 air. Plains.
mere allegation does not count
againt the 81,000 majority for him,
which stands to Cooper s credit Bui
as we said before, this discussion is
profitless, and the attempt to cast
a. e W AT t 1 A
suspicion upon Air. vxwpers pany
fidelity comes with an ill grace from
Mr. Emery and his allies, who roar
ed so loudly in the index for Mr.
Blaine, and were not heard of in the
after canvass.
Cold and Death In- Michigan Pi
neries.
Kankakee, III., Jan. 38. A. II.
Butts. Secretary ot the Chicago Lum
ber Company, has just returned from
a logging camp near Metropolitan,
Mich., a point in the pineries lorty
miles north of Escanaba. tie says
the night before he left the camp tte
mercury had dropped to 4i oelow
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zero. I ni8 was ine camax oi iour
days of very extreme weather.
That night an old trapper and
Indian hunter named Tom Dudgin
returning from bunting, was killed
and eaten by wolves within two
miles of the camp. The wolves
there are more numerous and bolder
than usual, on account of the scar
city of small game. His friends,
searching for him next morning.
found his closely-gnawed bones,
Thirteen dead wolves were lying
near him, pierced by his rifle-balls,
and his Winchester rifle lay by his
side with one chamber still load
ed. A Girl Wb flear THrong Her Soar.
Eastox, Jan. 21. Harrison Hahn,
of Wind Gap, has a two-year-old
daughter whose ears are bent for
ward and grown fast to the face.
The girl was deformed when born.
When she became two months old
two doctors separated tbe ears from
the face and tied them back to their
proper place, but they returned to
their former position and are there
to remain undisturbed. Both
ears are without the orifice, but
deafness is prevented by tbe girl
hearing every sound, no matter how
slight, through her nose and mouth.
She is a very bright girl, is very
fond of music, weighs only twenty
pounds, is healthy, and is Mr.
llahn's first and only child, al
though he has been married over
15 years.
Death of the Niece of Hon. Jamoa O.
Blaine.
Wilkesbarre. Jan. 21. As antic
ipated serious illness of Sister
Theresa, niece of Hon. James G.
Blaine, has ended in death. Her
secular name was Fannie Walker.
She was a daughter of Major R. C.
Walker and Elixa Blaine Walker.
She was born in Brownsville, Pa.,
finished her career of studies, at the
age of eighteen years, at St. Xavier's
academy, Westmoreland county. Pa.
under the charge of Sisters of Mercy
She entered her religious life on the
24th of September, 18G6, the feast of
Our Lady of Mercy, at St. Xavier's.
She made her religious profession at
St Mary's convent. April 17, 1869,
Webster avenue, Pittsburg.
Mr. Arthur Will Practice Law.
Washington, D. G, January 23.
One of the President's intimate
friends said this evening that on
leaving the White House, Mr. Ar
thur would re-open riis law practice
in New York and deote his entire
time to it He has a very handsome
suite of office rooms, which he visit
ed on his last trip to New York, and
directed them to lie refitted in excel
lent style for bis occupancy after
the 4th of March. His chief practice
will be in cases growing out of ri
parian rights. He said be did not
think Mr. Arthur would be a candi
date for the presidency in 1888.
The Dnnkarda' Annual Meeting.
HusTiscnoN, Pa., Jan. 23. At a
meeting held here of the Represen
tatives of the Dunkards, of what is
known as the middle district of
Pennsylvania, arrangements were
made for the grand annual meeting
to be held next summer. The
meetiug will be held the latter part
of May, during Whitsuntide, near
Mexico station, about six miles east
of Mifflintown, on the farm of Mr.
Samuel Funk. Great preparations
are being made by the representa
tives of the church in this county,
over five hundred of whom will at
tend the meeting.
Killed by a Spider's Bite.
New York, Jan. 22. About a
month ago Charles White, sixteen
years old, was bitten in the right
iinn by a black spider. The arm
began to swell, and a physician who
wa called said the boy was suffer
ing from bloo-1 poisioning. The
usual remedies were tried but they
failed, and the boy died this morn
ing in great agony.
Try it Yourself.
The proof of the pudding is not
in chewing the string, but in having
an opportunity to try the article
yourself. C. N. Boyd, the Druggist,
has a trial bottle of Dr. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup for each
one who is afflicted with Coughs,
Colds, Consumption or any Lung
Affection.
Democratic State Committee.
Hasriescrg, Jan. 2$. The pem
ocratic State Central Committee held
a session here this evening. W. U.
Hensel was re-elected chairman and
the old executive board was con
tinued. It was decided to hold the
next State convention in this cjty
on August 26.
The name of N. II. Downs still
lives, although he bas been dead
many 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 G N, Boyd.
DYNAMITE IS IADOX.
Parliament Baltdinc Md Tower
laaoa Mattered Tblrtj-IVr
Peraona Killed.
THREX OF THE MOST F1ESDZSS PLOT3
TO DESTROY LIFE EVER DEVISED.
Losdos, January 24. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon London was etartled
by a series of dynamite explosions
that were heard at points far distant
from the scene of outrage. The force
of the shock was tremendous, and
the points of attack heavy. Intense
excitement was caused all over the
city, and all sorts of rumors were
sent out It was some time before
the explosions could be located and
accurate particulars obtained.
After the excitement caused by
the first shock had in a measure
subsided it was ascertained that
three explosions at as many differ
ent points had taken place. Then
it was learned that outrages bad
been perpetrated at the house of
Lords, Westminster Hail atrd the
Tower of London. At the House of
Parliament the shocks were three
minutes a part Saturday being the
usual visiting day at the House of
Parliament the buildings contained
a great number of sightseers at the
time of the explosions.
The first explosion occurred in the
crypt of Westminister Hall ; thesec-
bn took place in the stran
. f . it .
gers gallery i me nouce
of Commons. Immediately af
ter it a lady visitor who was
alone and about to enter the build
ing
beckoned to a policeman and
called his attention to a package ly
ing upon the steps outfide of the
crypt The policeman
PICKED UP THE PACKAGE
carelessly, not suspecting anything,
and went with it oat into Westmin
ster Hall. He no sooner reached the
hall than the package exploded.
The explosion knocked the police
man down and injured him serious
ly. His case is considered critical.
Its force also knocked down the oth
er policemen Btanding in the vicini
ty and stunned them. A lady and
gentleman standing near the officer
who had the package wereano pros
trated. The great window over the
main entrance to Westminister Hall
was blown to atoms, and all the side
windows were blown out
Later it was ascertained that a
large quantity of explosive matter
had been placed inside tbe great or
namental gates leading to the crypt
under Westminster Hall. These
gates were blown clean off their hin
ges and thrown the ground. All the
windows on the north and Bouth
side of the immense buildings were
blown to atoms. The concussion
shook down from the grand oak r of
of the hall the accumulated eool of
centuries. Tnis in its downward
movement made a dense cloud, so
that the officers on guard became
alarmed and dared not enter the room
lu the lobby "plinters were for a time
as flakes in a blinding snow storm
and were propelled with such dan
gerous force that they cut and rip
ped the leather from the seats and
tore out and scattered the horse hair
stuffing all over the house.
A man who happened to be stand
ing upon a scaffolding near the crypt
when the explosion occurred was
knocked forcibly to the ground.
Tbe Btatues ol King William IV.
and King George IV in Westmin
ster Hull, were overturned. The
fact that an unusual number of la
dies visited the Parliament buildings
to-day has given rise to thesuspicion
that the miscreants who perpetrated
the outrages were either women or
men in women's disguise. It is now
remembered by the attendants about
the building that parcels were car
ried by many women, and they
seemed to bestow unusual care in
guarding them.
IN THE COMMONS.
The explosion in the House of
Commons caused a panic among the
visitors. Thos who were in the
House fled precipitately, and many
ladies were cruised in the crush.
The western extremity of the House
is a total wreck, and there is now no
doubt but the explosives were placed
under the Peer's gallery, on the
Government side of the House. All
the wood work iu that part of the
building was shattered, and a wide
hole made through the floor. The
gallery waf displaced, and eyen the
solid stonework uf the door ways ei
ther pulverized or shifted from posi
tion. Every paneofgia-s in the Ho ise
was smashed to atoms. The gallery
benches were overturned and the
broken gallery dismantled.
A lady visaing tbe House at the
time of the outrage was injured.
Immense damage was done in
the lobby. Tne masonry decora
tions and sculpture were utterly de
stroyed. The place is described as
literally blown to pieces. The shock
was felt in Pall Mall, and persons in
the vicinity say the very earth
shook.
The explosion in the lobby occur
red three minutes luler than the one
in Westminster Hall. It came from
directly under the stranger's gallery
and very close to the seat usually
occupied by Brad laugh when visit
ing tbe Commons. The Speakers
chair was destroyed, and the mis
sive stonework displaced. The
glass roof of the House of Commons
was completely shattered. The
clock in the House stopped at pre
cisely . 2;13 p. m. A heavy beam
which formed one of the supports to
tbe gillery was projected into the
Speaker's chair, seriously injuring it
Gladstone's seat was torn to piec
es. AT THE TOWER.
The attack on the Tower wan
made on the portion of the building
known as the white Tower. It was
fairly filled with visitors at the time
and most, if not i 11, of those hurt,
were moving about in the tower at
the time of the explosion.
The explosion occurred in thesec
ond floor of the wite Tower. All au
thorities agree that dynamite whs
used. Three floors were thoroughly
wrecked, and the explosion damaged
many hundred stands or arms. The
explosion took place exactly at 2 o'
clock. Lord Chelmsford and Gen.
Mil man are now engaged in the
work of inspectiug tbe attacked
structure.
Some reports put the number of per
sons injured by tbe tower explosion
at four and some at sixteen.
The report made by the Towerex
plosion was terrific. It was heard
for miles up and down the Thames,
and at once attracted an immense
rowd to the scene. A large num
ber of children were among the visi
tors. Many of these little ones had
their faces and hands badly torn by
tbe broken glass and flying splinters, i
The most piteous sights in the large
crowd of innocent prisoners tempo
rarily detained within the Tower
was afforded by these little ones,
with their pale faces and bleeding
bands.
The crowd outside the walls . of !
the T 'ower have heen wrmiuht tin tn I
a s tat 9 of frenzy against the perpe-
ofltnitoni oi the outrage Ihe police
the moment they realized 'he nature
of the explosions, effectually barred
all . egress from the Tower and
grounds. Surgeons were promptly
summoned to the assistance of the
wounded, who are now t-ceiving
all attention practicable.
" THE JEWELS SAFE.
Cob nt Yon Munster,the German
Minister to England, and the Lord
Mayor of London, visitwd the scene
of the explosion at the Tower this
evening. It has been ascertained
that the crown jewels and regalias
wbica have been for a long time
deposited in the Tower are undam
aged. The noise of the explosion
was preceded by a blindiug flash
and followed by great clouds of dust
Additional guards are placed to
night around the toner, the parlia
ment Houses and all public build
ings. Among the miured there were sev
eral childr- n of tender years, and their
pale faces, bleeding wounds and
broken limbs were bo pitiful to be
hold that wten they were carried
from the quaking buildings and
across one ot the couat yards
the crowd, which had run
to tbe open space for safety, be
came thoroughly infuriated. Fren
zied yells of ,Lynch the the villains
'Roast the fieadsl" were heard on
all sides. All the visitors who were
in the Tower at the tnonieut of the
explosion are still prisoners there.
The gates are dosed, and will not be
open uutil the antecedents of each
individual shall have been thorougly
silled. At b o clock lb persons were
reported injured. Loud threats
against the Irish were beard on all
sidt-s, and if the excitement contin
ues, blojdshed will probably follow.
A DJABOL1C PLOT.
As the particulars of the plot de
veoed they showed an organized
attempt at the destruction of life and
property beyond an v hithertodream-
of even by the Scotland Yard au
thorities. 1 he place selected bv the
dynamiters for their operations were
apparently those where the great
est fatility would be likelv to occur
because of the number of people I
I. . i . .i . t i i
wno irtquent mem eacn uay.
The city was thrown into a fren
zied statu us soon as the news became
generally known. Tne whole police
force is on duty, and ail troops in
and around the city are underarms.
The police patrols are stationed
everywhere iu close proximity to
each other, and a cordon of iwliee
has been drawn around every pub
lic building. Chief Superintendent
Williamson, uf Scotland, has person
ally inspected the scene of the ex
plosions, ns have aleo Inspectors
Livingston and Kelly. One of the
wounded policemen is dying.
Several men have been arrested,
but they are believed to be innocent
of any connection with the horrible
outrages. The man was taken into
custody in the vicinity of Westmin
ster Hall is a Canadian and appar
ently a seafarer. He was thorough
ly searched, but nothing of an in
criminating natuie was found.
The Queen has telegraped for par
ticulars of the explosions to Sir Wil
liam Ilarcourt. Hundreds of rifles
were damaged in the Tower, which
was ignited and the fire was suppres
sed with great difficulty. The an
cient armory was destroyed.
Confessing a Fearful Crime.
Crawfordsvillb, Iod., Jan. 22. '
James Coffee, the young man who
last week confessed that he alone
murdered Farmer Mc.Mullen and
wite in Coal Creek Township, made
another confession last night, in
whicii he implicates a man named
James Dennis. The new confession
is as follows: "I first said I killed
McMullen and wife to save my neck
from the mob, as I thought by ac
knowledging it they would consent
to allow the court to hang me. 1
now say-that 1 did not commit the
crime; that it was James Dennis.
He and I were at a neighbor's bouse
the night of the murder, and I went
away first I stood guard at Mc
Mullen's door and Jim went in and
killed the man. Then I went in
and we got $43. We then pulled
his wile out to the gate and Jim snid
that I must kill her: that he had
killed the man. 1 told him I did
not have the nerve to do it. but he
insisted, saying he had killed the
man and I must kill her. I then
struck her one or two blows with the
hickory club that we made especial
ly for the killing. We then carried
her in on tne bed. She was not
dead, but we fired the house and
left them to burn, both bodies being'
almost entirely burned up."
A Whipping I'osi.
Harrisiiurg, January 20. Sena
tor Adams has received many let
ters to-day praising him for intro
ducing the bill to establish the
whipping-post for wift-beaters. He
i thinking seriously of pushing the
measure through. He introduced it
reluctantly by request. Several of
the letters are from wives of violent
husbands and one is from Judge
Mitchell, of the Common Pleas. He
asks for a copy of tne bill and inti
mates that if properly drawn it may
receive bis indorsement
A Whipped Ujr Hans Himself.
Sterling, III., Jan. 21. The
body of a boy named Robes, aged
fourteen years, was found yesterday
frozen stiff, hanging to a tree forty
rods from his mother's house, at
Eagle Point, eighteen miles, north ol
Sterling. II it mother h.id whipped
him for some misdemeanor, and he
went to the barn and told a hired
man that he would hang himself
He had tied a rope about his neck,
climbed a tree in a grove and fastn
the rope to a limb and sprung off.
Schuyler Colfax's win.
South Bend, I rid., Jan. 22 The
will of the late Schuyler Colfux was
admitted to probate to-day. The
family residence withaits contents
gees to Mis. Colfax, together with
half the residue of the estate, ape
the rest to Schuyler Colfax Jr. The
estate is valued at $550,000, and is
without incumbrance.
ivu.-aping in Ihetr Night Clothes.'
Lynchburg, Va., January, 22.
John Uoran and family escaped
from their burning dwelling in the
city suberhs at an early hour this
morning; all mure or less burned.
When awakened flames surrounded
them. Tbe roof of the house fell in
shortly after they had fled from it
in their night-clothes. '
All thoe who have osed B-txter's
Mandrake Bitters speak very strong
ly in their praie. Twentydive cents
per botthj at C il. Boyd's Drag
8 tore.
Rheumatism in nuirblv enred hv
using Arnica and Oil Liniment
A GREAT BATTLE IS EGYPT.
Wolaaley Succeed In Putting 10,000
Natives to FHht After Killing
HOO and Wotiftdlna- 2.000 of
Tbeir Number Several Oal
. lant Enrfltab. Officer
Slaia.
Cairo, Jan. 21. The report
a victorious encounter with the reb-
l h r.n Tn! Wnlaflev i con-
tinued. The ballot took place 2S experienced here than that of the
miles north of Metemleh. The Eng- present day. A Northwest hurn
lish troops were greatly outnumber- cane is blowing, which has averaged
ed. hut fought with admirable die
cipline, keeping up a deadly fire on
tbe enemy. Tbe rebt Is also fought
bravely, and at one time succeeded
in breaking the English guard on one
side of the hollow square in which
the troops were advancing. They
failed to retain their advantage, how
ever, being quickly dm en back.
At no time during the engagement
was there even a momentary cessa
tion of the English fire, the troops
seeming to be as cool and deliberate
as if on parade.
The rebels, rn retiring, left on the
field 800 dead and about 2,000
wounded, out of a force estimated
at 10,000.
The English loss was 05 killed,
among whom was Cd. Fred Burna
by, author of the ''Ride to Khiva,"
and 85 woundel, including Lords
St. Vincent and Airlie and six othtr
officers.
The enemy had thrown up quite
extensive works on Gen. Stewart's
right Hank during the night preced-
the battle. These the Britisb cap
tured by a movement on the rebel
left Alter the battle the British took
their own and the Arab wounded to
the wells of Shebacas.
As described by an eye-witne-s the
battle towards the last becaiae a des
perate hand to hand encounter,
mostly with shortened swords and
bayonet.
Col. Burnaby was killed by a
pear thrust, which severed th" jug
ular vein. General Stewart's horse
was shot, and in falling carried the
geperal down, but he quickly extri
eated himself and mounting anoth-
er horse again led the attack.
The English were without supplies
of water or food during the entire
n"1-
A dispatch from London pars:
The morning pa perscontain columns
of eulogy upon Colonel Kurnaby.
"He died," cays one writer, "with the
courage and
pluck
of
at
tne
the
British
bulldog, his
throat."
hand
A rib's
Xew Oil Craze.
Pittsburg. Jan. 21. Tiieoil craz?
has struck Washington county, and
landholders are asking fabulous
prices for their property. Farms
which last month were not worth
over $50 or SGOtii acre are now held
at any price from $100 to 83,000.
The NiagrtiOil Company, which de
veloped the McGugin gin well, has
leased the Haesha farm, one mile
east of West Alexander, and will
sink a well on it at once. There is
very IittU unleased land in the
townships of Cross Creek. Hopewell,
Innependence, Hanover and others,
..... .eguiar o.i A ;a..ge ...
V iiLhl r rrr n and 1'iltahitrir it nrv
I i . -i i t
tations are bulletined every few
minutes. The Gantz well is boarded
up and it is not known whether it is
a dry hole or a flowing well.
New York, Jan. 28. 1884. Messrs.
Ely Bros., Gentlemen: My hoy,
three years old, was recently taken
with cold in tbe head which seemed
finally to settle in his nose. His
nose was stopped up for days and
nights so that it was difficult for
him to breathe and sleep. I called
a physician who perscribed, but
did him no good. Finally I went
to the drug store and got a bottle of
your Cream Balm. It seemed to
work like magic. The boy's nose
was clear in two days, and Le has
been o. k. ever since. E. J. Haz
zard. A Battle ith Mexica" Bandit.
San Fkanchco, Jan. 22. A de
spatch from Ynma. Arizona, sava
that Troop "M," Fourth Cavalry,
arrived there last night with four
ten Mexican bandi's as prisoners.
The bandits are a portion of the
Mexican soldiers who mutinied at
Encenda, Mex., on the 21st inst. and
killed their commanding officer.
Itis believed that Iopez. the leader
of the band, was killed in the en
gagement Buckle!.' Arnica .salve.
The Best Salve in the world
for
Cuts, Bruiws, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap- gnoeJ oells.
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
U Skin Eruptions, and positively Barlml Pniler an A.alanchr.
cures Piles, or no pay required. It Paris, Jan. 22 An avalanche
is guaranteed toj-ive perfect satisfac- o curre l near Methville?, in the lo
tion, or money refunded. Price 23c p irtment of Hauts, in the Alps, and
per box. crushed si church in which a r.u;n
For eal- by C. N. Boyd. junO berof persons were worshiping. All
" were buried under the snew ; also.
In case of hard cold nothing will twenty men working in a quarry
relieve the breatbina o quickly as near by. A volunteer force is now
to rub Arnica & Oil I.inimMit on enjiaued in digging out the victim
lhechst. For sale by C N.Boyd, of the disaster.
JOHNSTOWN SUPPLY HOUSE.
McMillan & waters,
PLUMBERS, CAS. &5X2T23 STEAM FITTERS,
Ii 3
190 Main Street
And dealers in Mill
plifs, Iron Pipe,
Valves, Fittings,
and Wood Pumps.
The firm have in
tures varying in price
dollnrs. Theykeepall
parties running Steam
Leather and Rubber
leather. Belt Hooks,
Valve Packing, Sheet,
Packing, Babbit Metal,
Pulleys and Hangers,
ler or Steam, Steam
Globe, Gate, Angle, b
Valves. ater Gauges,
tors, Gauge cocks, Lu
tors; in short they
peed to repair or fit up
Gas or Steam Machin
Agents for Equitable
chine, same as now in
Somerset, Pa. Public
heated bv steim. Es
of supplying building with Water and
on application. Mail orders solicited.
ENDERSON'S
l f Catalog.
ow (or tho Cnt
AMERICAN
Iim puU .. ' of SEEDS
mJ lot FAl.K
Peter Henderson &
35 tt 37 Cortlaadt
THE WEATHER.
50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OS THE SUM
MIT OF MT. WASHINGTON.
Mt. Washixgtov, N. H Jan. 22.
The thermometer this morning
recorded 50 below zero, which is 1
colder than the lowest temperature
of ever experienced here before, which
i? below in March, 182. I rob-
ablv no rougher weather was ever
100 miles an hour
for the past i2.
impossible dur-
hours. Sleep was
ing the night The chim
ney of the
blown off,
signal station has been
filling the house with gas and
smoke. Only two men are on the
summit, P. J. Cahill and Alphonso
Laundrv, and they haye made
preparation for leaving at short no-
tice should it become necessary.
Core for Pi lea.
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
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At timei,
symptons of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom
ach, ect A moisture, like perspira
tion, producing a very disagreeable
itchintr, ufter getting warm, is a com
mon attendant Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at onee to the ap
plication of Dr. Bosanko'u Piie Rein
edy, which acts directly upon the
JSai.!prico of the suit must have beer, fortv dollar.
tSStrSi. .vou believe it? The way to sell goods
Medicine Co., Piqua, O Sold by
C. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec 3-1 v.
A Lively Weddinf In the Wmt-
St. Louis. Jan. 21. Advicps from
Indian Territory gives the details
of a blond v trfdir which oronrred
rt few ago near Webber's F.-dls.
Calsen Bildridge had been married,
an,i the event was beini celebrated
with a dance at the house of a man
named Davis. Whiskey was freely
ant shortly after midnight
Baldridee was shot by some un-
known person from outride the
j19Use. Baldridge rushed to the
(j(K)r firej thrt.e 8hots ilt lhe fleeinir
assa-sin and drouued dead. A tren-
eral melee followed, during which
over fifty shots were fired. When
matters quieted down it was found
that Jennie Butler and Jennie
Smith, two Indian women, and Joe
Mu.-krat, an Indian, were wounded,
one of them seriou-ly. Is is sup
posed that Baldridge was killed by
the friends of Jesse Foreman, whom
Baldridge killed some years ago
while attempting to arrest him.
A SilTer Discovery in Georgia.
Daltox, Ga., Jan. 20. For sever
al weeks past assayists of Boston
and San Francisco have been pur
suing investigations in the Cohuttah
Mountains of Northern Georgia.
They have been making their tests
" "
with an electric machine, and have
traceJ a vein ot gi, w J5J f t wj ,
... . ... '
which extends entirely through the'
mountain, a distance of eight or
nine miles. They represent Boston
capitalists who have extensive mines
in Nova Scotia, Colorado and Cal
ifornia, and state that the Georgia
mines are ten times more valuable
than they ever before assayed. The
assays have run as high as eighty
per. cent., and they say that $20,
000,000 could not buy the vein they
have tested. A Urge mill will be
erected at Dalton. Great excite
ment prevails throughout North
Georgia over the wonderful dis
coveries. The Old Liberty Bell Coming Wet
on its Way to New Crleans.
Philadelphia, Jan. 23. The Lib
erty Bell was taken from Independ
ence Hall thia morning at 8 o'clock.
A procession of five hundred police
men escorted it to the West Phila
delphia depot. The truck on
which the old beil was hauled
through the streets was appropriate
ly decorated with garlands of flow
er and flags and was drawn bv six
horses. Two bur.d-t of music were
in the procession. Many houses
aloig the route were decorated. At
fie depot the bell was transferred to
a special car constructed bv the
i'entisylvama uulroad Company
to bear it and its three guards to
t!.e Exposition. The bell platform
in tne car is protected by a brass
railing with
a post of decorated
Johnstown, Pa.
and Machinery Sup-
Leaa ripe, (Jlobe
Hose, Belting, Iron
stock Gas and Oil fix
from fifty cents to fifty
kinds of stork usd by
Engines. They have
Belting, (all sizes) Lace
nnu Clamps, Piston and
Rubber and Asbestos
Cold Rolled Shafting.
Rubber Hose for Wa
Brass v.ork of all kinds.
Check and Safety
Steam Gauges, Injec
bricators and Inspira
keepanythingyou may
vour Engine or other
ery.
Dry Blown G-t Ma
use by Parker & Parker
nd private buildings
litnates given on cost
Catalogues furnished
jan.7-4m.
Gas
pipes.
It tUastritet Ml effen ii t:T TSIZZZ '.It
sat dcinili iriet:ts :
GRASSES, FIELD CORN.
WHEATS. OATS
RYE, MANGEL
WURZELS. k C-in
FARMERS'
ROOT CROPS.
etc
Thi Manual MM Itr
Co. riANUAL
pq Application.
Street, NEW YORK.
THE SECRET.
The secret of success is first in deservinJ
and second in making that deserving knowij.
that is, in getting the public confidence. Je
us say a needed word on getting the purjl
confidence. We take for our text Poor RiVk f
ards maxim, "Honesty is the best polievi
T . . r 1 'M, ?
ijci us fciiow ov prcscni example now ieeblv
4i A -n'm ' ru. 1 . ?
iiiu uiiiAiiu m uciu. ui uur inu n.'liantjj
who has heretofore advertised one price, now f"
asks and takes as much as can be gotten f0r
an article. What do you think of a merchant I
who advertises something as being better anil
cheaper than it really is, and when you go to
see it you find his salesman bribed to self von
something else instead ? Exactly that practice
prevails. Another recently advertised "Sci
ing Out at Fifty Cents on the Dollar." When
a Mr. F. went to purchase a suit, marked twen.
ty dollars, at ten, he was refused, the salesman
remarking the suit had already been marked
down fifty per cent.;
to have them, be able
ling, be true to the buyQr, and advertise
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth."
L. M. WOOLF & SOiSj
The Popular One-Price
CLOTHIERS
AID
No?. 250 and 252 Main
I Have Just Received a Car Load of the
Celebrated i
STUDEBAKER WAGONS,
THE BEST WAGON OX WHEELS.
STEEL SKEIN
Hollow Iron Axle Wagons.
$3Every "Wagon Fully Warranted.
JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM,
No. 3 Baer's Block.
Never Equaled in Workmanship ! Competition Defied,
LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED AT
E, W. Hcrnsr's Marbh and Granite Works, f
UNION STREET, SOMERSET PA. I
i
I alwavs keep on hand a l.irtre selection of beautiful MOXCMESTS I
AX1 TOMBSTONES, in All Colors, which make the finest display of
mt'mori:il work ever seen in Somerset County. Parties desiring a hand
some Monument or Tombstone, will do well to give me a call, as my work
is the finest and cheapest Seeing is believing. Give me a call.
E. W. HOKNER.
KA-TON-KA
The Great Blood Purifier,
Ha been used for centurlM by tha Indians, and brought by thani direct from their Weitern toe)
Iniil.ttu irather tbe roots, herbs, btrks ami 4 tuna, aat ship them eatt to as a few ot the nst lw
ed and fKilKul of these pe ple are sent here to prepare mil remarkable medlcln for tbe whits sua
ose. The Indians riKhilT tmlicve tbat
THE BLOOD IS TOB LIFE,
And that to keep It pore Is the traU tn health. The seienoe er chemistry or ol OMdioiBe ha) nertr
produced so valuable areine.tr. or one sopoteut ut euro all i'lss!S -trtstos; frun imparity ol l!e
Mood, as ihts Io lUn preparation. Xosuneror from aar of these afflictions need despair whawiit
Kie it a fair trial.
A DISORDERED LITER AND ST3HACH, UNLESS CURED BY IA-T3N IA,
Causes mch liscasea as Dysprpsi. Sick Headache. Sour Stomach, Iies or appetite. Heart bom. 0
pression, lnrjli;la. Female UsurJers. Kidney Diseases, I'oastiutlion, Liver Vontbs, indiir'10"
Asthma. In&itnunations, Piles, Insaolty. Jaundice. Melsacholy, 1'Bpore Bio.!, Sdeeplessoeea. Is"
ami A 11 tie. Sciatica, Khoaiuaiism. vervou-meas. Uosiiseness, Kiii'jas A.Ucu, Paiustatae Bc'J.
Liver Disease, Bulls, Pleurisy, and a host of other lilt.
Tae medicines of the drairuist tak-m Internally, will do no apd. The onlv nfe and sure rare.
In tbe use or K -roi HA. It ai l tha liver at I stnmtch to resume natural action, drives ids
poisons from the system, tones up the nervous IrQoences, ponOes the body, and restores perte
health. Ask your druiticist lor K.VTOsX-KA. Take nothing else, as son value your bealta.
bas It not, tell him to stud for It to the
OREGON INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY,
GQHRY, IF:E:LT2srA
Price $1.00 Ir Buttle, Six Bottle fr $3.00.
IseertamlT tbebH Reme.lv eflta kind ever
Oougha, Oolds, aad Irfiog IruobleeiUouH not delay,
P ! A p 1 1 Will never he fonrotten by those who saw the wonderful ear" p
I I W &f J W W I law formed In public by the Indian Medicine Men. It relieves all P-
immediately. Ask your -.ruxicist for d.Ko Indian
ooiue. uustb Boiues ovoenia. t or sale ty all
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-f Trav. l ami Adventure. Novels awl Stauoard Pioae ..rk Bibka, resuuaeela Uu-I I Ha""
IjQtberasaBd Itlsetple' Hvwin Books, llclM. Irsand 1'bik'r. e" Ty Pooka Maanalnea.
.Novels, Dailv Papers, and Oeaeral Periodical Liieatore, Sheet Muate and Organ Insiruciors. .
day school and bay school K. ward fan's. A sparge and Complete Stock of Blank Bosks, txa
Blanks and Marriage Certikcalaa. Fine Albums. 1 uxscs and Box Papers.
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