The Somerset Herald.
IDWARD 8CCLL, Editor and Proprietor.
WEKKESDAT.
MAY I. MS.
Lightning is beginning to strike
near home. Last week Col. Jack
eon, Collector of Internal Revenue
in the Allegheny district, who has
held the position a little over two
years, was removed, and Mr. Bigler,
of Clearfield county, was made bis
successor. Civil service reform, yon
know. Col. Jackson was an "of
fensive
Blaine.
partisan. " He voted for
Repcblicass are not securing
many offices, but they are getting a
power of fun out of this administra
tion. " '
The Postmaster General has at
last got his machine into beautiful
working order. lie is now making
from 50 to ICO country postmasters
daily.
A paper down in Texas has dis
covered that "the reason why men
succeed who mind their own busi
ness, is because there is so little com
petition in that line."
A Democratic editor with an in
quiring turn of mind asks,"Isn1 one
Democrat as good as another?"
Judging from the Higgins and Pitts
burgh specimens, the inquiry should
have been "Isn't one Democrat as
bad as another
Taj: fact is noticeable, that when
the President visited the Gettysburg
battle field last week, he was accom
panied only by the Northern mem
bers of his Cabinet; the Southern
members had important engage
ments elsewhere.
Governor Pattison has vetoed
the bill passed by the Legislature on
the petition of the Grand Army
Posts of the State, providing for the
burial of destitute veteran soldiers
at the expense of the County in
which they may die.
The House has voted to adjourn
on the 12th day of next month.
This, if the Senate agrees, will make
the Legislative sesion one hundred
ane fifty-eight days, more than one
half of which has been fooled away
in adjournments and worse than
idle babble.
Ma. Cleveland has given farther
proof that he is "anxious to do
something for the colored people,"
by demanding the resignation of ex
Senator Branch K. Bruce as Regis
ter of the Treasury, a position he
has faithfully and ably filled for
several years.
An immense fire in the Chicago
lumber yards on Friday, destroyed
over 50,000,000 feet of lumber, val
ued at more than $1,500,000. The
wind was blowing a hurricane, and
an area of one half mile in length
by a quarter of a mile in breadth
was burned over.
One swallow doesn't make a sum
mer, and one competent postmaster
(Pearson) retained, doesn't establish
a precedent for retaining other
equally as competent officers, as
postmaster Palmer, of Chicago, has
iust learned by his removal in the
middle of his term.
Ha vino proved and exposed the
fraud in the matter of the Connells
ville hospital, the committee has
turned Dr. Buttermore over to the
tender mercies of the Attorney Gen
end. Now let us have a little whole
some punishment dealt out by a
Democrat to a Democrat.
As the President was on his way
to Gettysburg last week, an enthu
siastic old mosaback in Adams coun
ty fired off his revolver at the road
side, in honor of the event Imme
diately it was telegraphed over the
country that the shooter wanted to
assassinate Mr. Cleveland.
Is counting the cash at Washing
ton last week, a shortage of two
cents in a package of five hundred
pennies was discovered. We pre
sume that it was because of this
suspected ''leak in the Treasury,"
that the Democrats were so anxious
to have "a look at the books."
There was a surprising improve
ment in the health of General Grant
during the early days of last week,
and he worked Beveral hours each
day on his book, writing a number
of pages with bis own hand. Later
in the week the swelling in his
throat enlarged, and he was com
pelled to forego his work. His gen
eral health is improving and he has
gained slightly in weight
Ohio papers are bragging of a big
vein of gas that has been struck in
that State, at a depth of 480 feet
Pooh, pooh! We'll wager any
amount that it won't compare in
volume or inflammability with the
mere surface exhalations that have
been gushing from Capitol hill in
Harrisburg, for the last four monlhst
without the slightest indication, so
far, of final exhastion. Those Ohio
fellow are such braggarts !
The postmaster at Chicago, an ad
mittedly capable afficer, was remov
ed last week, on the ground that he
was a Republican partisan, and
an uncompromising Democrat was
appointed to the position. The re
moval was right according to the
doctrine, "to the victors belong the
polls," but in view of the ''civil
service reform" professions of Mr.
Cleveland, it is a confession of fraud
and a falsification of his pledges.
That astute Republican politi
cian, Chairman Thomas V. Cooper,
has a suspicion "that Cleveland's
civil service nretensions will not
outlive the result of the coming Fall
election in New York State. He
wants the aid of the mugwumps
there to bring New York into line
as the first endorsers of the Admin
istration. This done, the services
of the mugwumps can be dispensed
with, and when this end is accom
plished the time will be ripe for
throwing off the mask that galls the
fleshy face of Mr. Cleveland. "
The W. C. T. IL, of this State,
having captured the Legislature in
the matter of temperance in the
schools, is now preparing to control
the school directors in their selec
tion of books. In Pittsburg Mrs.
Weeks and her gentle following, are
attempting to force the Central
Board of Education into permitting
them to select the books to be used.
This is the opening of a campaign
to be waged throughout the Stale,
and Directors may as well make up
their minds to stuff their ears with
cotton, or surrender at discretion.
The Democratic leaders now virt
ually admit their zeal for civil service
reform was false, and a mere cam
paign lie to secure the mugwump
vote. They are now 'fighting mad"
with Cleveland for Btill keeping up
the pretext, and a number of them
gathered at Washington last week,
for the purpose of compelling the
President to "give over" and admit,
as they do, that he was only "fool
in' " the reformers. There is an in
teresting circus coming, and Cleve
land will soon have to make up his
mind, either to fight, knock under,
or take to the woods.
At the Annual Reunion of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac
in Baltimore, on Wednesday last,
General Grant was unanimously
elected President of the Association
lor the ensuing year. The wildest
enthusiasm prevailed, and the Sec
retary, Gen. King, was instructed to
telegraph the General notice of his
re-election. The following reply
was received:
the books, and ferret cut the frauds.
The books were turned over to them
and the vaults opened : the accounts
were thoroughly examined, and the
cash counted, and' the result shows
everything correct, except, "perhaps"
two pennies. Thus, Democratic ex
perts and accountants give the lie to
the charge of their Democratic
friends, that there were "cunningly
concealed frauds" in the Treasury.
How vivid the contrast between
this, and the state of affairs that ex
isted when the Republicans came
into power. Then, tbey found that
the Treasury had been systematic
ally robbed by "Jake" Thompson
the Democratic Treasurer, whose
death, a few weeks since, this Ad
ministration marked with National
emblems of sorrow. Now, not a
trace of wrong-doing is found, after
twenty-four years of uninterrupted
power, during which the enormous
expenditures of the civil war, and
the funding of the tremendous pub
lic debt occurred. Here is the tes
timony from the mouths of their
own witnesses, to prove beyond all
cavil, that for years the Democratic
leaders have persistently and sys
tematicilly lied to the public.
GLEANINGS.
Secretary Vilas in a single day
last week appointed sixty fourth-rate
postmasters. What is the use of the
hrethren prowlmff. tverv last one
o c
was a Democrat
A hundred aDolicante for office
are bowline mad at the President
because he will not "turn the rascal
ly Republican out,", and when he
finally yields to their demands and
makes appointment, ninety and nine
of the howlers are madder tnan tney
were before.
Sizing vp the mugwumps. The
trouble with the deserters is that it
is alwavs more costly to feed them
after thev have left their flair than
- . ,
to fipbtthem when serving unaer
it Macon Tdeyraph (Dem).
The faithful amonc the Bourbons
are in deep distress and will not be
comforted, because the offices, like
Rachel's children, "are not." Tney
say tne rascals reiuse 10 go wueu
invited, and but tew are mvuea 10
go." Nasby could not find a more
tenderly touching them tor his pen
than the doors of the saloon covered
all over with chalk marks of overdue
bilk, and Uncle Sam not contnbu
ting to their payments as expected.
The St John class of Prohibition
ists should take note of President
Cleveland's recent appointment of
one Jacob Muellen as Consul Gener
al at Frankford. He was elected as a
Republican Lieutens nt Governor of
Ohio about the time of the great
temperance crusade in that state and
left the Republican party and devel
oped into the bitterest anti-temper-
ance fanatic in all that siaie. lie
was pounced upon an elected Presi
dent of the Ohio Liquor Dealers.
Association, and has now all his hon
ors seated on the head of a whisky
barrel with the bung knocked in.
The St Johnites can see a choice
specimen brick in Mueller.
Grant at Hia Book.
GENERAL GKAST8 CONDITIO.
The Oaaceroak tpots Unchanged Tne
Swelling 1 n toe xnroai increanea.
New York, May 10. On Satur
day, after his drive. General Grant
felt in first rate spirits, ana partoo
of his luncheor with increased appe
tite. He rested lor a wnue, ana i
then resumed work on his book,
which he kept up for nearly two
hours. The swelling in the throat
has very perceptibly increased in
density as well as in proportion,
though the pain remains about the
same in intensity. . . -
The General slept fully seven
hours Saturday night and when the
four doctors of the staff met in con
sultation this afternoon, they found
the General's condition was, if any
thing, improved, but the cancerous
spots were unchanged. Dr. Barker
sails for Europe this week, and this
was his last consultatiou neiore go-
.... . i i u:j
mg. w nen aDoui to leave ue uiu
the General good-by and 6aid:
"When I come back in the autumn,
I shall expect to find your literary
worn nnisaea io vour buivu.
"You don't expect to find me though
do you ?" said the General. "I shall
hope so. anyhow," responded ur.
Barker, as he went away.
Dr. Shrady said the two new can
cer spots had not perceptibly increas
ed since Wednesday. The general
at the window waved adieu to Dr.
Douglas as he drove away with his
family. Roscoe Conkhng and Cyrus
W. Field called during the afternoon
At 5 o'clock this afternoon while
throngs were strolling on the ave
nue General Grant, attended only
by Harrison, left his house and
walked toward Madison avenue.
His pace was more brisk than dur
ing any previous walk. As he near
ed the corner of the avenue he seiz
ed his cane near the middle, reach
ed the corner, and walked half the
block uptown unaided by bis sick.
Then, as he felt the added strains
of the slight ascent between Sixty
six and Sixty-seventh streets, he
again brought the cane into use.
"You seem to have little use for
the cane," suggested a gentleman
who joined and walked with the
General.
"I'll need that yet, for a while,"
responded the General, half smiling,
"and now you've gained another
block in your walking distance," as
the General turned back at Sixty
seventh Btrfet, "I think it'll do me
good, I hayn't walked for so long,"
was the response, and the invalid
added "I will add a block at a time
this way as I get stronger, then I'll
wtlk twice a day, morning and af
ternoon, besides riding at midday."
" Why do I drive just at noon? The
doctors advised it ; thev said there
was less malaria in the atmosphere
at that hour of the day. No, 1 feel
no more fatigued, as I can see, than
after my walks to Madison avenue,"
concluded the General, as he reach
ed the stens of his house. He
mounted the 6teps with as little ev
idence of weakness as on previous
occasions of exercise.
TWO BCIXiDINGS) OOLXiAPSjh;,
Many
Workmen Baried Amid The
Rain.
New York, May 5. At half past
9 this morning fire was discovered
in the Abbott building on State
StreetvSocth Brooklyn, used for var
ious-manufacturing purposes and
general factory. The building fronts
on Columbia street and runs through
to Atlantic street A dozen manu
facturing firms occupied the build
ing, employing about 500 hands,
mostly young women. It seems
that previous to the breaking out of
the fire the rear building, which was
undergoing repairs, fell down. Pass
ers by could hear the screams of the
injured, and immediately afterward
a volume of smoke rolled up, show
ing that the ruins had taken fire.
Before the firemen arrived the pan
ic stricken girls appeared and began
throwing themselves from the first
second, and even fourth story win
dows. The whole building was soon
ablaze, and the girls were seen push
ing, crowding and shrieking wildly
in the rooms above, and many fell
back into the flames before help
could reach them.
Owing to the confusion no esti
mate could be made of the number
of victims, as the people fled as soon
as released. The foreman of the
factory gave the alarm and then re
entered the building to aid in saving
life and was burned to death.
Meanwhile the vast tinder box
burned like a blast furnace, and
shot back the streams of water in
the shape of steam. The wall soon
gave way with almost explosive
force, and four nremen were caught
in the ruins. They were rescued as
soon as possible and taken to me
hospital, all badly burned. When
the first part of the building fell a
number of workmen were at work
upon it, and thev nave not neen
seen since. It is believed that not
less than twenty five bodies are in
the ruins.
Chicago-Pittsburgh Trunk Mystery.
The Postmaster General appar
ently knows the kind of material
comprising his party workers, as he
requires every applicant for office to
swear that he has never been indict
ed or tried for a criminal offence
being engaged in an attempt to over
throw the government 'don't count1
After all the vigorous prepara
tions for war between England and
Rur, it now looks as if peac is
going to be preserved. Russia prov
ed to be the bigger bully of the
twain, and England ignominiously
backed down. It is believed, how
ever, that war is only temporarily
averted.
Our sympathies go out to the
great army of Democratic seekers
after soft places, who are baaging
on the ragged edge, awaiting the
- outcome of the conflict in the Pres
idential bosom between "I will" and
"I dare not" Patience, dear friends,
and have your spoons ready; it will
toon rain pap.
-Senator Feve, of Maine, has not
- a. vary exalted opinion of Mr. Cleve
land or of his appointees. He says
the President is not paying the least
attention to civil service reform, that
many of his appointments are. as
bad as they could be and that every
tnan he has appointed to a promi
nent place was either a copperhead
or a rebel. ,
" Weaver (Rep.) was elected, in
CUiaois last week, to fill a vacancy
in lbs Senate' caused by the death
-of ShawDem.). Mr. Shaw carried
the district at the last regular elec
oa Jjy.a majority of 2,000. This
asoasr wiped .out, aod Mr. Weaver
is returned by a majority of over
209. The Republicaas now have a
majority of two ia the Legislator,
od the re-election of General Lo
, Rao to the U.S. Senate is assured, if
they all do their duty and vote for
him.
"Please thank members of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac tor their partiality
ia electing me for the second time their
president. 1 wish my health promised the
probability of my being at the next meet
ing. I would regard it as providential
should I be able to attend, but I accept the
honor, thouph without the hope of perform
ing the duties of the othoe. Wishing ail
the members many happy reunions, 1 re
main, U. 8.Gaiit."
Among the Presidential appoint
ments last week was that of James
Blackburn, a brother of Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky, as Collec
tor ol internal Kevenue. I me is
another of Mr. Cleveland's happy
selections from the rebel ranks. The
new Collector is the man who wrote
in October, 1S61 :
AsiviivoK, Va., October 2, l:i.
ill I' "' ' 1 hare left you and our
children in the land ot the despot, but ;od
irrant that I may soon be able tu make the
Id ton men of Kentucky feel the edge of my
knife. From this day I bold every Union
traitor as my enemy, and from him I scorn
to receive quarter, and to him I wui never
irrant mr soul in death, for tbey are cowards
and villains enough. isrottier Henry and I
arrived here without hindrance. 1 hare had
chills all the way. but I hone to live to kill
Yankees for every chill that 1 ever had.
I learn that Hardee is still 10 the Arkansas
lines, inactive, and if this proves tree I will
tender my resignation and po immediately
to Kentucky. I bnr that 1 will do my du
ty as a rebel and a free man. Since I know
the I moa men of Kentucky. I intend to
brsria the work of murder ia earnest, and if
evr 1 epare one of them may beil be my
portion, l want Ui sea I mon blood uo
dees enoagh fur my bars to swim in.
Your hasband,
Jaiiai Black si bj.
Blessed
New York, May 8. General
Grant went to sleep between 11 and
12 o'clock last night During the
night he took nourishment twice.
He slept seven hours, awaking be
tween 7 and 8 o'clock this morning.
The General was dressed about 9
o'clock, and began arranging his
notes. lie continued the work on
his book to-day, dictating to a sten
ographer and Colonel Fred Grant
althoueh requested by the latter to
rest himself for a few days. His anx
iety to finish the work seems to in
crease. He is now preparing an
account of General Thomas' cam
paign, and will take up leading cam
paigns of other Generals in due ord
er.
The glandular swelling has not
abated, nor is the General's condi
tion, on the whole, improved. He
feels the loss of his daily drive in
the park. Dr. Douglas remains all
night with the ueneral.
The Ltf-g-tslatare Will Taivy.
Harkisbiw, May 7. The Com
mittee of Wars and Means held a
meeting this afternoon to consider
the Senate resolution for the final
adjournment of the Legislature on
the 28th inst The sentiment of the
committee was almost unanimous
that the heavily burdened calendars
did not justify so early an adjourn
ment Mr. eolborn ottered an
amendment that the 12th of June
be designated, and Mr. Snodgrass
further amended by postponing the
adjournment to the 19th of June.
The latter proposition was defeated
and Colborn's amendment adopted.
The House affirmed the action of
the committee and the Senate is ex
pected to accept the changed date.
The Troaaary Cosine. . ,
How Crnt la Writing His Book-
Washington. May 6. General
Grant's devotion to the task of com
pleting his book is characteristic.
lie is throwing all his strength into
the work. He is not directing others
as some may be disposed to think,
but he is doing the work bimseli.
He is not doing the manual labor of
writinc out the matter, it is true.
First, when his strength will allow,
having prepared the data, armed
with documents and maps, he dic
tates to a short-hand writer, who
takes down every word. This is
then transcribed and read to him
and he makes whatever additions or
changes he thinks proper. A pnn
ters copy is then made, and it is all
in Grant s own language and the
composition is as much his own as
any author's ever is. In this great
labor the General's sons and other
members of the family assist, each
seconding him in any manner pos
sible. It is a busy family nowadays
All the tenacity of will displayed by
Grant in the war he displayed in
bringing the work to a conclusion.
It is what he desired to liye
for.
Monroe's Forgotten I'reaenU.
are the peace-makers
Surely, Mr. Cleveland will one day
receive his reward for inducing this
swashbuckler to forgive the govern
ment, and accept a portion of its
cash, as a token of good will. y
' The count ot the cash in the
Treasury is ended, and it is fowd
that, after twenty-foar years of Re
publican rule, there are possibly two
cents missing. This is a splendid
tribute g the honesty, efficiency
and accuracy of Republican officials;
bet it is only what was expected by
their friends. For years it has been
asserted by the . Democrats, that
million have bees stolen from the
Washington, May 8. The count
of the money and securities in the
United States Treasury is now com
plete with the exception of the con
tents of the reserve vault about
$160,000,000 in United States notes
and gold and silver certificates. It
will take mother week to examine
the reserve fund. Treasurer Jordon
ays that the count is practically
over and that everything has been
found ia a most satisfactory condi
tion. Three silver dollars which es
caped from a brokeu package in the
silver vault have been found, so that
the only discrepancy is the two
cents missing from a 5 package of
pennies in the cash room. .
Only Two Oota abort.
Washington, May 6. Treasurer
Jordan said to-day that the count
of the moneys and securities in the
TJ. S. Sreasury is progressing favor
ably. So far the only discrepancy
found was in the cash room, where
there was a shortage of two cents in
a V pac&age or pennies.' it was
immediately made good by the
cashier, who said a recount of the
package would show that it contain
ed the lun amount
' Coorara.1 Prant Condition.
New York, May s. After his
drive General Grant felt in good
spirits and partook of his luncheon
with increased appetite. He rested
for a while and then resumed work
on his book, which he kept up for
neany two Hours. The swelling in
Treasnrr. and on f tr- , "e mroat has very perceptibly in
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ui wis Aominunrauon was to em
ploy expert accountants to overhaul
creased in density as well as propor
tion, though the pain remains about
un eame in intensity,
New York, May 7. Inspector
Byrnes on Tuesday received a dis
patch from Chief Doyle, of Chicago,
6tating that the Italian, Aglostino
Jurado, who is charged with mur
dering the man found in a trunk at
Pittsburgh, ra., bad come to New
York. An ample description ot Ju
rado was given, and Detective Ser
geants Perazzo and Tessaro found
him hiding at No. 145 Wooster street
the same night lhe prisoner was
taken to police headquarters, where
he gave his age as 24 years, and said
he was a peddler. Chief Doyle was
communicated with, and Detective
Bonheld, accompanied by the bag
gage-master who checked the trunk
from Chicago to Pittsburgh, at once
started for New York. This after
noon the baggage-master unhesitat
ingly picked Jurado out as the man
who had brought the trunk to the
station. The prisoner refused to
make any statement, but willingly
agreed to return to Chicago with
uonbeld.
Execution tn the Indian Nation.
Ft. Smith, Ark., May 7. Mitchell
Anderson, a choctaw Indian sev
enteen years old, was yesterday
executed, according to the custom of
that nation, for the murder of anoth
er Choctaw boy, named Winchester,
last summer. Anderson was con
victed in the court of Masbolatubee
District, and was sentenced in Feb
ruary last He shot Winchester
while the latter was passing along a
lonely road, and then horribly muti
lated the body and secured $15.
The condemned youth was seated
on a blanket, in an open place with
a piece of white paper pinned over
his heart The executioner knelt
before him and with one shot killed
him. Anderson denied the killing
until within the last few days, when
the decision reached by the Supreme
Judge convinced him that there was
no hope, when he acknowledged, and
said that his father was the instigator.
Curj for Pilea.
Compelled to Assist la the Robbery of
His Own Boose.
Milwaukee, Wis., May 8. A very
bold burglary was committed at the
residence of Charles Kay, the mil
lionaire, on Prospect avenue, early
this morning. An experienced
cracksman visited the bouse, cut all
the telegraph and burglar - alarm
wires, and then cut bis way through
the rear door. All the family plate
tc was in the vault and could not
be reached. After searching the
lower part of the house the masked
robber visited the servants' quar
ters above and awakened two girls
who were in a room. He held a re
volver at their heads and made them
go down stairs and call Mrs. Ray,
telling her they were sick. When
Mrs. Ray opened the door the burg
lar told her if she uttered a word he
would blow her brains out She
was bidden to call her husband, and
the burglar made the women stand
in line under penalty of death if
they moved. W ben Mr. Kay came
he was ordered to get all his cash
and jewelry, which he did, the burg
lar covering him with his revolver.
The jewelry and money, amounting
to nearly $1,000, was handed the rob
ber, which he pocketed, and then he
made Mr. Ray escort him to the
tront door and let him out. then
an alarm was raised, but the thief
bad taken the three o clock train for
Chicago and escaped.
The Northwest Troubles.
Washington, May 6. Yesterday
during the Treasury count a heavy
square box, wrapped in red tape and
securely bouna, vas lound in an
out-of-the-way zok of one of the
vaults. The key bad been mislaid
and was nowhere to be found. The
box bad been in the vault for many
years and had been almost forgotten
The sarvices of a locksmith were
secured, and on opening the box it
was found' to contain a bottle of dia
monds, a bottle of pearls, a bottle of
attar of roses and a lump ot gold
One of the older emplovees identified
these as articles which had been pre
sented to President Monroe about
the year 1823 by the Japanese Gov
ernment and which had been stored
in the Treasury pending the passage
of an act of Congress authorizing
their acceptance. Congress failed to
legislate on the subject and the arti
cles were deposited in the Treasury,
where they have remained ever since.
- Senator Cameron's Health.
WASHixarev, May 4. Private de
spatches from Senator Cameron re
ceived here say that he has not re
ceived the benefit from his South
western journey that he could wish
and had expected to receive. The
Senator is at Los Angelos and will
remain in that vicinity at least un
til it is fully demonstrated that the
sojourn there will do him no good.
He thinks the climate a delightful
one and believes that a month or
two of it will bring him up to a fair
political fighting weight
Sale of Toang- Jersey Cattle.
Lexixgtos, Ky., May 7. Sixty
three young Jerseys, only one a
male, were sold here to-day by Mc
Clintock (t Sons. The aggregate of
the sale was $12,875, an average of
$202. The highest-priced animal
was a cow 3 years old, Cordelia Ind,
by Compa Boy, dam Cordelia, and
with calf to Signaldina. Robert Mc
Michael, of this city, paid $605 for
her. The lowest price was $55.
The Senatorial Appointment Settled.
Hasrjsbcrg. ..May 6. The re
port of the conference committee on
the Senatorial apportionment bill
was adopted in both branches of the
Legislature to-day and the bill now
goes to the Governor. The Repub
licans, expect the bill to be vetoed
The conference committee op the
Congressional apportionment .bill
will, not .meet again until next
week, v
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 times,
symptons of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom
ach, ect A moisture, like perspira
tion, producing a very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, is a com
mon attendant Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap
plication of Dr. Bosanko's 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, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-ly.
The Fever at Plymoth.
Plymgth, Pa., May 9. No new
cases of fever were reported to-day
and but one death in the last twenty
four hours. Over eighty cases are
now on the hands of the Relief Com
mittee and new applicants are made
hourly for help. There will un
doubtedly be over a hundred to be
provided for regularly by the first
of next week. Arrangements were
made this afternoon to establish a
fever hospital in the Central School
building. A Hospital Committee
wag appointed with instructions to
fit up two rooms, one for male and
one for female patients, and procure
experience nurses at once. It is ex
pected to have it in running order by
Monday next.
J use as Good.
Many unscrupulous dealers may
tell you they have remedies for
coughs and colds, equal in merit and
in eyery respect just as good as the
old reliable Dr. Bosanko's Cough
and Lung Syrup, and unless you inr
sist noon this remedy and will take
no other, you are liable to be greatly
deceived. Price 50 cents and $1.00.
Sold by C. N.Boyd. - ;
Qorse SteaJInf
Tn Tfsnrp tr Jnfinann'a Arnireit
and Oil Liniment is combined the
curative properties of the different
oils, with the healing qualities of
Arnica. Good for man and animal
Eyery bottle guaranteed. For Sale
by a N.Boyd.
Erie, May 8. Hattie Rogers, a
prepossessing miss of 16, was indict
ed to-day for horse stealing: The
passion for horseback riding ted her
to take a livery horse from his stall,
and jumping astride the animal, she
started at a break-neck speed to
evarje the pursuit which was immer
diately given her. " ,On ' she rode,
over hill and valley, until she cros
sed the State line, and then on
ly stopped long enough to make a
trade for a fresh horse. 1 When cap
tured she was so refract ry at to com
pel the officers to iron her.
Cpstiyeness is the primary cause of
mucn disease, ur. Henry Baxter's
Mandrake Bitters will permanently
cure costiveness. Every bottle war
ranted to give satisfaction. For Sale
by C. N.Boyd.
Winnipeg, Man., May 7. A wild
rumor to-iiight that Middleton's
forcb had a severe battle with the
rebels at Batoche induced great ex
citement The rumor was entirely
baseless, as it is not known yet that
Middleton has moved from the
camp south of Gabriel's Crossing.
Edmonton advices say : "The re
gion north of here is filled with hos
tile Indians; in fact all Indians
west of Battleford are in war paint.
The settlers have all fled. John
Walkinshaw and Albert Harkness,
both from Ontario, were kill by Big
Bear's band over a week ago. Their
wives and the wives of two mis
sionaries are prisoners."
Scouts from the Northeast say
Otter will have a fearful time of it.
Poundmaker, Little Child and all
the other chiefs are on the war-patb,
and a number of half-breeds are di
recting them. Major Steele was to
have sent word back when he reach
ed Edmonton, but nothing has been
heard.
There is a perfect panic in .the
Eleanor districts. Scores of home
steads have been burned. A courier
brings the news of the capture of
four white women by Big Bear's
band, all of whom are being fright
fully maltreated.
Two Strange Fatalities.
" Erie. April 30. A terrible tragedy
occurred at Washingtonboro to-day,
in which a highly respectable young
man accidentally chopped his broth
er's head off, and a messenger sent
for assistance was thrown and fatal
ly hurt The beheader is Charles
Groyer. - He was chopping wood
and did not observe that his young
er brother had laid himself across a
log. The act of decapitation was as
complete as any executioner could
have afforded.
George Bates, a lad who mounted
a horse and galloped off for assis
tance, went over a deep gully with
the horse and has sustained fatal
hurts.
A Walking Skeleton's Death. - J
Wetton. W. Va., May 10. Yes
terday morning Abram Curtis, of
Braxton county, died. He was
known far and near as a walking
skeleton. Five or six years ago his
muscles began to waste away, and
continued to do so until he became
so emaciated that there was actually
nothing but skin and bone left He
was 50 years old, a little above the
average height and weighed but for
ty pounds. He was able until a few
days before his death. Eyery bone
in his body was distinctly outlined
and by laying a hand on his stom
ach his backbone could be plainly
felt. His case baffled the learning of
all the physicians who attended
him.
Reverie Visited on a Cirl.
A Warn Ins; to Isthmian Rebels.
Colon, May 7. The two rebel
leaders, Portazal and Cocobolo, who
advised and assisted Presto in the
burning of this city and who have
been held prisoners on the Galena,
were delivered yesterday morning
to General Reyes, Commander-in-Chief
of the Colombian forces, by
Captain Kane. A court-martial
was then held by General Reyes,
and the rebel conspirators were sen
tenced to death. No delay occurred
in executing the sentence of the
court In the afternoon the con
demned men were taken to the mid
dle of the ruins which they were in
strumental in making, and banged
in the presence of thousands of per
sons who had assembed to witness
the enforcement of the law. The
place selected for the hanging bv
General Reyes was the exact spot
where the leaders of the rebels bad
started the fire on March 31st which
laid this city in ashes and destroyed
erery building in it General Reyes
prompt and vigorous action has al
ready had its effect The hanging
of Portazal and Cocobolo struck ter
ror to every rebel on ' the Isth
mus.
Caught in a Snow Slide.
Chicago, May 5. A letter from
Denver gives the full story of the
disastrous snow slide in the Tenn
essee Paes, between Leadville and
Red Cliff, Colorado, which was re
ferred to in recent despatches. On
December 1st ten young men went
up the mountain range to "Home
stead Peak," to establish a silver
mine, and were never heard from.
Recently a searching party digging
in the snow came upon their house
twelve feet below the surface. The
roof was crushed in and the ten
corpes were found in an advanced
stage of decomposition. As the vic
tims were clad only in their night
clothes, it was evident that the ca
lamity befel them at night A let
ter addressed to girl in Ohio, dated
February 20, indicates that the un
fortunate miners were entombed
over two mouths ago.
Kidnapped and Robbed.
San Fkanbisco, May 5. A de
spatch to the Evening Port from
Tucson, Arizona, says: The report
of a terrible tragedy has just been
received from Taraton, Mexico. The
7-year-old son of a wealthy resident
named Lopez was kidnapped, and
the father was notified that the boy
would be killed if a ransom of $75,
000 was not deposited in a certain
place within two days. By accident
the note was not delivered until too
late to negotiate. At the expiration
of the second day the father found
the horribly mutilated body of his
child in his courtyard. The. boy's
sister, aged 12 years, on seeing the
corpse of her brother, fell dead.
The father became a raving maniac.
Calling off a Boy's Toea with a Pair
of Shears.
Williamsport, May 4. Casper
Huggler, who has been imprisoned
for starving an eight-year-old son
all winter, was taken fiom prison
today and given a hearing on a
new oharge, The information at
the Alderman's affice charges that
on April 2 Huggler maliciously cut
off the toes of his son's foot with a
Cair of shears. He was held in five
undred dollars on this charge,
making a thousand . dollars in all,
and wae remanded.
Rescaed From an Ice Floe. "
St. Johns, N. B., May 9. The
Newfoundland sealer Young Prince
came in collision with an iceberg in
the Gujf of St Lawrence on the 19th
ultimo. She sank almost immedi
ately, barely giving her crew time to
save provisions and clothing. The
uvm of 32 men lived on the ice floe
19 days, subject to the rigors of the
Weather.
; Yesterday they were rescued by
a French brig and all landed in good
condition at St Pierre.
"A stitch in time" often saves
consumption. Downs' Elixir used
in time saves life. For Sale by C. N.
Boyd, the Druggist, Somerset, Pa,
Oswego, N. Y May 10. Early
Saturday night two masked men en
tered the house of F. C. Thrall, in
this city, during the absence of Mr.
and Mrs. Thrall at church. A
daughter, aged 18 years, had just put
a younger sister to bed and sat at
the piano playing, when the two men
appeared in the room, one of them
with a drawn knife, seized an under
penalty of death commanded silence
but said she would not be harmed if
she made no outcry. Hs then cut
ofi her hair, and cut her clothing,
saying he wanted to be revenged on
her father. They took some silver
ware and left the house without do
ing the girl further harm.
Murdered by an Insane Mother.
Newark, N. J., May 5. At 11:30
this morning Lucy Gilchrist, wife of
John Gilchrist, while insane from
drink siezed her G-months old baby,
and placing it on a block, chopped
its neck, head and body, killing it
instantly. Another of her children
gave the alarm and neighbors rush
ed in, but too late to save the baby.
The woman, without doubt, is in
sane. She says she did the deed
because the spirits told her to, and
because she must sane Ireland. The
woman, who has three remaining
children, is about 38 years old. She
was taken into custody.
The prettiest lady in Somerset
remarked to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balsam was
a superior remedy, as it stopped her
cough instantly when others had no
effect whatever. So to prove this
O. N. Boyd will guarantee it to all.
Price 50 cents and $1. Trial size
free.
Now that the reviving voice of Spring has again brea-'
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upon as, and a possibility of longer delaying yonr Sprn I
chases become impossible, the question naturally ar-
Where shall these purchases be made V Before rnaki
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choice, pause and ask yourselves the following questions I
Where are the latest styles procurable ? f
Where are the most endurable materials to be had ?
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Where are the Ready-made Garments to be found at
resemble Custom-made Goods ? y
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Where are the selections the Largest, Stock most C-J
plete, and Prices the Lowest I I
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And the answer comes not alone from ourselves, but
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thousands of our patrons (who have during the past &3
years satisfied themselves of these facts), at j
WOOLF
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JOHNSTOWN , PA.
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CHOICE GROCERIES, FLOUR &
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UNION STREET, SOMERSET PA. f
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I alwavs keep on hand a large selection of beantiful MOXVMF
AND TOMBSTONES, in All Colors, which make the finest disp'iT ;
memorial work ever seen ia Somerset County. Parties desiring akr
some Monument or Tombstone, will do well to give me a call, as mj r
is the finest and cheapest. Seeing is believing. Give me a call.
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LIST OF CAUGEC.
following ! ths 1.1st of Ossses set for trial at
May Term of Oosrt, beginning Monday, May
lt,18:
M. A. Rom fc SoaJ ts. Pinkerton Lumber Co'
Oaraiaheea,
Emersion Smith a On. r. Same.
Jacob P. Miller t. W. H. Zufalt
Silan Jenkins and wife vs. Oeorice Firsetoa.
J. W. Smith n. John Bamhart.
Cornelia Tlnne-ei at tk. B. e. U. R. R. Co.
LiMonBros.m Csnnlsgbais rs. William Kin
inxer. Jacob P. Miller vs. W. B. ZnfttfL
1). W. Brendl ingar ts. JmsJsI Asrkeypilo. .
Same rt. Same.
James Parson yw. Jnlls Wnltreell. -
W. a. Zimmerman . J. J. Miliar, eC sL
barkl lohr's dr. vs. Margaret U. Lehr.
SSCOSD WSXK.
Lvdla Relmaa ts. Snaamiah snd O. C. Walter.
Charles Zimmerman ts. lreaengh Township.
A. H. Coflroth ts. Simon P. Sweltacr.
J-1. Reynolds, et aL ts. B fc U. K. B. Co.
T. K Weimer ts. Jennar Township.
S. J. Ringler ts. W. V. Urengovd. .
Nefis Assignee k A. H. UoBroth ts. Lerl Conjh
enonr rar.
Walker A Ley dig ts. A. K. deist.
John Williams's Adm'rTs. Thomas Williams.
Sosqnehanna M. Fire Ins, Uo. ts, ElUa Flick.
Uhrlstena Keim ts John Lents,
Daniel Mostoller ts. John Ia Saytor.
KM Shafer ts. John Taney
Bertha M berkepile ts. James Bo has and wile.
Susquehanna M. Fire Ins. Co. ts. J. B, Walter.
JarobSipa's Widow and heirs TS. Tospsn ter.
ten.
Edward Deal ts, Larimer Township.
Jacob M. Fike ts. South Pent'a R. B, Co.
Oco. W. Osborn ts S. A O. B. B. Co.
Martha Hunter, et. aL ts. Joseph J. Daniels.
. Patrick Cosgrove ts. Jobs Ooagrors.
Rachel Hlteshne's ass ts. J. J. Spangler, Sbfl.
Joseph Cummins TS. Orrllls A. Boss.
Protys Office, I IT. B. CBrTTH Fl FXD,
April , 1S84. 1 Prothonotary.
IMPORTED CLYDESDALE
STBATUEARN.
WUI stand st my Farm this season, st gift so to
Insure a mare with foai.
STKATHE4HN U ambit all rears old. welxbs
orer 2,000 pounds, and it a first -class stork getter,
having some of the seat oolts la ths county. I will
also stand my Hsmbletonlan Trotting Stallions,
Alhambra and Kighland Chief,
AS tJ tsmsranoa. These serves are so well
ksown that It Is not s mmary to glswaay further
set, simply to say they are brad truss ths meet
noted strains of the trottuag-brsd horses la tas
land, sad the get of tas a bore hwsas haTv bl uas at
ths highest prices erer obtained for horses la ins
Csaniy
apr-t4m. F, HEPFLET.
A DMINISTRATORB NOTICE.
Township,
Estate i
af Jesse WW. late of Jsosm
hating been granted to tas undersigned by ths
r-pT authority, aetles Is hereby grrea to all
persons indebted to said petals to mats Immedl-
sasss wHI preheat taeat duly sutheadaaass) tat
settlement on Saturday, ths lota ef Jaasx, test.
- HEIIRkY BAi-riB
anyis.
Arrcnts Wanted
TesaoTsas tor one ef the eldest established sad
largest HCMaUE as the Slates. Bstah
UshsdVMs. Business easily learned. For terms,
saoisss w.BT. nutn, uuasra nursery,
sMbmvs), V. T. sarlMt-sow.
JOHNSTOWN SUPPLY HOUSE f
MciUXLAN & WATEES, (
PLUMBERS, GAS,
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wf m
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L vJ
190 Main Street
And dealers in Mill
plies, Iron Pipe,
Valves, Fittings,
and "Wood Pumps.
The firm have in
tares varying in price
dollars. They keep all
parties running Steam
Leather and Robber
Leather, Belt Hooks,
Valve Paekirig, 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
Somerset, Pa. Public
heated by steam. Es
of supplying building with Water and Gas pipes
on application. Mail orders solicited.
3 STEAM flE
Johnstown, Pa. j
and Machinery Sr(
Lead Pipe, GIc
Hose, Belting;, lnf
stock Gas and Oil z
from fifty cents to rf
kinds of stock used f ,
Engines. They lr:
Belting, (all sizes, L.
and Clamps, Putoiii:
Rubber and Aste.
Cold Rolled Sbii-
Rubber Hose for .j
Erass work of all kid
Check and Sat
Steam Gauires, It
bricators and Inpn
keep any thmgyoufc
your Engine or ot
erv.
Dry Blown Gas if
use by Parker ran
and private boittd
timates given on c?
Catalogues fornisi
jan" 4 1
jJ ri s-"f
THE BERLIN MARBLE AND GRMITE WOffi
IS THE BEST 3PX..A.CE TO BUV
MEMORIAL WORK1
IN THE COUNTY, AND THE ONLY PLACE WHERE
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS WOftfi
Can be purchased at r?
sonable price. We claim"
do BETTER WORK, set
up better, proportion it kj
ter, and b&LL IT UH.
er according to quality, tk
5 any other dealer in Wests
' Ppnn.Ylvrmin TfvoQW
to be convinced that this
true, go to any Cemetery in the County, and compare the
done by the Berlin W orks with that done elsewhere.
R. H. Koontz is the best man to deal with
First, Because he is Fully EtaMihed in The Trade, and is then"
aoing a periecuy neuaDie business.
Second, Because his Yery Extended Erperienect and Artistic Skill
ables him to proportion his work better than others.
Third. Because he rl.iirrm tn he. and fan ronr it lni hi Work (tfli
merov Patron, the Finest Carver, the Neatest LetteTer, and the Best &1
era! V orkman doing business in this section of country. Ir0
WHOLESALE HEADJIIABIS
MILLINER
Corsets. .Terser?.
Gloves, Veiling, jfets,
lstvuea' .n ecu wear,
Utrndkerchlefs,
m broideries
Bpeol Silks,
Floes mad Arrasene.
a
aarMsrahsnts and Milliners will fseafra oar MoDthtr Journal of Fashion Fr-
tits
seoa oa their address. s
Hos. 820, 822 & 824 LIBERTY STREET, PITTSBirSG
JlMIJiSTRa.TOR,!l HOTICE.
Estate ef Abraham lodli. dee'd. late of SCsaj
sreek Township. Soawnst Cooaly, Pa.
Letters of admulstreUon ea the ahimestata
2uwtna; been (framed to tas omlenlsmoJ by the
propsr sstsoritT notice Is bersby (tree to all
persons Indebted to said estate to make Unme-lU
ate payment, sod those harms; elatau against tas
same to sresnt them dnly aaihentleatetl (or set
tlement on Saturday. Mar 30. 186, at 10 o'clock
a. M.. at tne nuns ot Lena Walker, la Rozharr,
aaM Towns eJo. late too residence of said deceaa.
sd. EDMUND I.AND1S,
FbTEtt T. aULLfcR,
a prfi. Administrators.
TXECUTOR S NOTICE.
Wrf"
4lalS SI Tim fieiMr, wee
Sormixl", Somerset O-.r
lXtacitensmestary oa the abo"",-
been slanted to the ender-lsoed f !Lri0
thorn, soties is sereaj gls "''IT,
dalHed to said estate to mass , '
Bent, and tboss kavlas; eUimsaaaB,'
sect them dnir aathenUea-ed M
Saturday, tne tk dae of Jane.
offloe of John H. Vhi, X . la UI,!nJru
sr at the res Id uses of ths Kxecaur, m "
JOSIAHPOOBB
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