The Somerset Herald.
XDWAXD BCCLU Kditor and Proprietor.
EDHKSDAT.
JUNE M, 18
1'DE STATE OOVrKTION
The following is the call of Chair
man Cooper for the Republican State
Convention.
Br. Cloud Hotel, I
Philadelphia, Jane 1, 1885. J
Pursuant to the rule of the party
and the action of the State Commit
tee the Bepablioon State Convention
will be held in the hall of the House
of Representativee, at Harrieburg,
on the second Wednesday of July,
the 6th, 1885, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Senatorial and Representative dele
gates will be chosen under the old
apportionment act as Senators and
Representatives are nominated in
their respective districts.
By order of the Republican State
Committee.
Thomas V. CooreR,
Chairman.
The air is still vocal with the tune
"Jordan am a hard road to travel,"
sung in full chorus by thousands of
Democratic office expectants. i
We take no stock in the recent
report that Governor Fattison will
call an ztra session of the Legisla
ture next winter. People dont often
monkey with a buzz saw a second
time.
The newspaper correspondents
are again insisting that Assistant P.
M. General Hay must retire or die.
Meanwhile that gentleman is daily
swinging his official axe with a rigor
betokening both health and enjoy
ment The directors of tbe Went Penn
Hospital at Pittsburg have been
compelled, because of the small ap
propriation voted that institution
by the Legislature, to discharge
about ninety old, crippled soldiers
who had found shelter within its
walls.
Simultaneously with the an
nouncement that Secretary Man
ning has caused the discharge oi
three hundred Internal Revenue
employes since March 20th, comes
the Commissioner's report of a large
falling off in the revenue. Is the
whisky ring getting iu its work ?.
Hon. George Jenks, of Jefferson
County, has accepted the appoint
ment ot Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, tendered him by Secretary
Lamar. Mr. Jenks is one of the
blest lawyers in western Pennsyl
vania. The position he was ap
pointed to was created by the last
Congress.
So far, the President has found
no use for the old "wheel horses" ot
the party, that have become ring
boned and spavined pulling in the
party traces. With hollowed eyes,
stiffened limbs and projecting bones
they are hobbling around the po
litical boneyard, where they soon
will surely lie.
The Philadelphia Pre is howl
ing that " apportionment n will be
the leading issue in the coming cam
paign. What in the world has a
State Treasurer to do with ap
portionment? Most people know
that it is the Legislature and not the
Treasurer upon whom that duty is
devolved by the Constitution.
Sargeant Mason, who was im
prisoned and lionized for attempting
to shoot Guiteau while in prison,and
for whose wife and child (Betty and
the baby) quite a handsome sum of
money was raised, has become a
drunkard and is in prison for theft.
"Betty" is suing for a divorce on ac
count of his cruel treatment of her
and tbe baby.
The superior Court of New York
has decided that the law prohibit
ing: the manufacture and sale of
oleomargarine in that State is un
constitutional. As the law passed
by our Legislature at its late session
was copied from the New York en
actment, it will doubtless meet the
same fate when our SuDreme Court
gets a whack at it
The late Legislature- pasted an
Amendment to tbe Constitution ab-jl-
Lihing the poll tax as a qualification
for voting. As this amendment how
ever, must be passed by the next
Legislature, and then be ratified by
a vote of the people before it be
comes a part of tbe Constitution of
the State, the tax will have to be as
sessed and paid until these require-
meets are complied with.
Adjctakt Gekeral Drum, U. S.
Army, has had completed a list of
the casualties in the Federal Army
during tbe late war. This shows
the aggregate number of deaths to
have beeen 350,496, of which 29,40
occurred among Union soldiers held
as prisoners ot war. The total
number of troops put in service by
the various States ia placed at 2,772,
409, but as in some cases the returns
were inadvertently duplicated, the
Adjutant General estimates that tbe
actual Dumber was 2,500,000.
. The . Liberty Bell has returned
. from its pilgrimage to New Orleans
safe, and as sound as when it was
loaned to the managers of the Ex
position. It was an attraction to
thousands of visitors, and during its
absence was the prolific theme of
unlimited gush for certain Philadel
phia journalists. The denizen of
the Quaker City have cause for be
Inc twice glad. Glad that the sa
cred old relic is safely home, and
glad that stopper has been put up
on the gushing journals served with
. 4h morning meals.
That the ways of tbe Democracy
r past finding out, U wall illus
trated by the action of that party in
Ohio in regard to the liquor laws.
Two years ago it won power by
promising the saloon keepers to an
nul the Scott law, which imposed a
heavy license on the sale of liquors.
The farmers, however.kicked against
this, as it threw the burden of tax
ation on them, and the party lead
ers called a bait Finally they had
the law declared uoconstitutionaLand
then, with the fear of taxpayers be
fore their eyes, they hate refused
to pay back the 12,000,000 in the
Treasury which was collected under
the unconstitutional law. Such
crookedness is enough to shame the
devil.
It looks as if the "anything to
beat Quay" movement, in which C.
L. Magee of Pittsburg and the Phila
delphia Pre were co-laborers has
died aborning. The Pre of Satur
day last in an article headed "The
Magee movement dead," says :
"when he left Philadelphia last night
on the 10:05 the Magee movement
in Philadelphia for delegates to the
State Convention was also vanish
ing. There has been a toppling of
political structures so for as the
Smith-Lane-Magee architectural
combination is concerned." Appar
ently, the McManes-Leeda-Ditson
movement, that is said to be for
Quay, will have no opposition in
tbe selecting of the delegates. The
Pre as usual wrijjgles out of the
wreck, and shoulders the future on
its ally Magee.
Although the removal of General
Grant from the heat of the city to
be mountain breezes near Saratoga
has given him a little temporary re
lief, be is growing weaker slowly but
surely, and his death is only a ques
tion of time, and perhaps of a very
brief time. His voice is entirely
gone and he is compelled to resort
to writing to communicate with his
family and physicians. The spec
tacle of the world's greatest soldier
sitting on the veranda of his tempo
rary home, gasping for breath, and
silently and patiently, without re
pining, awaiting the moment when
the terrible disease with which he is
suffering will close his throat and
shut out the breath of life, is the
saddest of human sights. In this,
the hour of his greatest trial.the heart
of the Nation he has served so well
throbs in sympathy with his suffer
ings, and views with painful emotion
the patient silent uncomplaining
fortitude with which he faces and
awaits death.
Under the pretext of super re
fined Republicanism, the Philadel
phia Press is practicing in this
canvass tue same arts u resoriea
to in 18S2, when it assisted in
slaughtering General Reaver. Its
assumed dictatorship is deservedly
drawing upon it the ridicule it in
vites and deserves. The Harrisburg
Telegraph aptly illustrates its posi
tion by an old anecdote as follows :
"The Philadelphia Pre is like
the big Indian who lost his way in
the woods and wandered around for
a couple of days. Finally a bright
thoueht struck him, and drawing
himself up proudly, he smote his
breast and exclaimed : "Indian not
ost wigwam lost" The Pre has
been shinning around in the mug
wumpian underbrush for some time
and insists that the Republican par
ty is lost The Telegraph ia en
deavoring to convince the Pre
that it has strayed from the path,
but we fear it is a hopeless task.
The party is not lost the Pre is
only lost in the woods."
The Bellefonte Democratic Walch-
an, a veritable tiger-lilly in the
Democratic garden, has evidently
become riled at Governor Pattison's
attempt to obtain credit, by false
pretense, for conscientious economy,
and straightway explodes the follow
ing dynamite cartridge under his
Excellency's back porch :
Attorney-General Cassidy has, it
is said, realized out of his position,
as cniet law omcer ot tbe state, an
annual income of over seventeen
thousand dollars, while the salary
fixed by law is but 3,5UU Tbe
books in tbe office of the Secretary
of State Hon. W. B. Stenger
shows that that gentleman has pock
eted over fifteen thousand dollars
annually, although the salary of the
position, ns fixed by statute, is but
$4,000. These are the two chief of
fices that are entirely under the con
trol of tbe Executive, and if Gover
nor Pattison, who now objects to
paying the employees of the House
and Senate for the fifty days extra
time they were detained at Harris
burg, iu performance of their duties,
will explain hew his two chief cabi
net officers can pocket $25,000 an
nually more lhaa their combined
salvies, and not violate Sec. 2d,
Art 3d of the Constitution, which
prohibits uertra compensation to
any oflicer, servant, employee, fcc
he will be conferring a great favor
on his ho8ts(?) of friends all over the
commonwealth, who are just burst
ing to boom him as a conscientious
and consistent "reformer."
Some weeks ago it wa announc
ed that Meade, the reeidu.try legatee
of the Copiah County, Mississippi,
political butchers, was invited to
vacate the office to which he was
appointed by President Cleveland.
Tbe Democratic press of that Stale
protested, and Meade still holds the
office. The sentiment of Southern
Democrats in regard to assassination
as a political necessity may be judg
ed by the following dispatch from
New Orleans to the Chicago Tribimr.
"The news that the administra
tion had Called upon Mr. Meade,
tbe newly appointed postmaster at
Hazlehurst, to resign, on account of
nis participation in tbe public meet
ings to justify tbe killing of Pren
tice Matthews, a Republican. at the
State election in 1883. has sent a
cold chill through the pine-tops of
iopiu county, congressman Itarks-
oaie, in wnose district is Copiah, and
wh urged Meade's appointment
has notified hue not to resign, and
has called on the President to sus
pend action until Meade is served
with the specifioations of the charg
es against him. A prominent Uie
aiasippian to-day denounced the ad-
ministration for truckling to mug
wump squeamishness in the m altar,
and said : 'It has got beyond nras
sity of concealment that the kiLIng
of Prent Matthews was a political
necessity. He was educated, well
off and bard-headed. He held the
negroes up to the Republican rack,
and persuasion to desist had no ef
fect upon him. So long as he re
fused to quit he had to be killed, in
order that Mississippi should remain
a Democratic State, and that a Dem
ocratic president might be elected.
Why make so much fuss about
Matthews, when scores of such men
had to be killed before Lamar could
go to the Senate and thence to Cleve
land's Cabinet 7 II Meade resigns
on the demand of tbe president he
is a fool, and if the president insists
upon it he is a white-livered hypo
crite, and only worthy the contempt
of faithful Democrats.' "
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union of Ohio, at a State Con
vention held last week, agreed to
oppose the Republican candidates,
and particularly that for Governor
Judge Foraker. The alleged of
fence of the Judge is that he ran on
a liquor tax platform two years ago,
and stands on a similar platform in
the present canvass.
This resolution has caused a split
in the ranks of the lady reformers,
and the moral influence of the asso
ciation will be largely impaired by
its reckless leap into the arms of the
political prohibitionists. Gail Ham
ilton, in her article "Prohibition in
Practice," in the North American
Review for July, makes the follow
ing plain-spoken remarks on politi
cal action, that might be studied
with profit by her over-zealous sis
ters of the W. C. T. U. of Ohio and
elsewhere :
The one hope of an unrestricted
liquor traffic is the Democratic par
ty, and tue one nope oi me demo
cratic party is in the Jrrohibition
art . Before temperance as a pub
ic sentiment as a moral habit as a
moral principle, as a manly habit
the saloons must go down. As a
political plank, as an election con
test as a constitutional amendment
temperance is a mere diversion from
the main issue, is not feared, is in
deed desired by the Democratic par
tv. There is not a state in which
they do not hail it as a relief from
impending immediate danger, in
temperance apprehends no harm to
its craft from the Prohibition party,
while absolutism is always endan
gered by the triumph of the Repub
lican party. I ne Democratic party,
with its principles outspoken and
its record read of all men, has do
chance before the people 1 In the
South, where tne Democratic party
has intrenched itself by force, polit
ical prohibition is not suffered to
move the wing or open the mouth
or peep. In Georgia three-fourths
of the counties enforce prohibition;
in Georgia, of a total vote of 143,610
the Prohibition candidate received
195. But in tbe Ncrth, where the
Democratic party is weak, it cher
ishes prohibition like a nursing
mother, and its caresses are return
ed with a collusive fondness. As if
winged from a Democratic bow the
Prohibition arrow flew straight to
the States where the Democratic
party had the best show for victory.
Torpid in all the States where it
could harm the Democratic party
and where it could not vitally harm
the Republican party, it was active
in those state where even its small
power could turn the tide against
the Republicans. What has been
done may be done again, but it will
be better understood. Prohibition
ists may continue to be Democratic
allies, but they will not be so well
disguised Democrats.
Aa imuil'i riret aaa ratal Trip.
Charleston, W. Va- June 19.
This afternoon a most frightful acci
dent happened at the circus grounds
just pnor to the opening perform
ance of Richards & Leon s Circus.
Among other out-door attractions
was a balloon ascension, and as the
ropes holding the balloon were cast
off the accident occurred by tbe
overturning of a hot-air stove used
in inflating the balloon, causing it
to catch fire. The burning balloon
shot up into the air at a very rapid
rate with William Patterson, an
aeronaut la the basket VYben a
short distance up the crowd yelled
"Jump!" but he did not beed the
advice, and after going several hun
dred feet up the balloon collapsed
and Patterson fell to the earth a life
less mass of humanity. Patterson
was 22 years old and resided at
Wellsville, Ohio, where he leaves a
wife and family. It was his first
ascension. The balloon was totally
consumed by fire.
Closed oat for Cold Caab.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 19. Hen
ry Sauerbier, wife and baby, arrived
here from Logan, Ohio, and put up
at the Empire House. Yesterday a
burly Irishman, also from Logan,
put in an appearance and had a
conference with Sauerbier. The re
suit of the meeting was the sale of
Sauerbier a wife and babv to Mac
Farland. Tbe price paid was $100.
Sauerbier hung out at first and wan
ted more money, but MacF.irland
refused to raise his bid. To-night
MacFarland. the woman and the in
fant returned to Logau, while Sauer
bier took a train for Chicago. The
deal was a genuine one, and is
vouched for by tbe landlord of tbe
hotel, who heard the trade talked
over and saw the written agree
ment A Mather Maneaea her lasaarllaa Bake)
fraan a Baratsaff BalMlaa.
: Pine Grove, Pa , June 19. Tbe
dwelling of Mrs. James Howard,
located about three miles from this
place, was totally destroyed by fire
last night including all tbe house
bold effect and clothing. The oc
cupants barely escaped with their
lives. A small child was forgotten in
one of the beds up-stairs until tbe
fire was burning fiercely, but the
mother ran back into the burning
building and rescued it" Part of its
clothing was burned from the body.
Loss. $5000; partly covered by in
surance in home companies. The
origin of the fire is supposed to
have been incendiary. '
Htoltaesc
the PaH.
Lancaster, June 18. This even
ing Casper Weaver, a baker, of this
city, was hauling ia hay, and when
near his stable he lost his balance
and fell from the load. He struck
upon his head and his neck was
broken, causing death. . He was a
German by birth, but bad lived in
Lancaster for many years. . He vu
almost seventy years of age and an
old and respected cuiasa. lie
a family ot grown children.
GENHRAti QBAST KKMOTKU TO
' " MOUNT MeOraQOB.
Sameaded trr Bis Faaatty aa Ao-
coareMMd by Has PajaioW
EUa Kitres Weanam "
New York, June 16. General
Grant left this city for Moor Mc
Gregor at a few minutes before 9
o'clock this morning. Every arrange
ment for the transport of the ex
President and his party to the
mountains had been perfected be
forehand, and when they arrived at
the Grand Central Depot this mora
inz there was nothing for them to
do but walk abroad, tbe private
train.
William H. Vanderbilt's private
car was the last of the three wmcn
made up the special train to convey
General Grant to Saratoga. Before
the start the patient sat upon a sofa,
and with his own bands adjusted
his woolen skull cap and drew closer
the neck scarf, so as to conceal the
ugly swelling that filled out the
right side of his neck even with the
ear. While the General so helped
himself he watched Dr. Douglas and
Harrison who were placing two big
sleepy hollow leather-covered chairs
in position opposite each other.
These were for the General to occu
py, and were placed so that when
seated he mieht see the river. Rest
ing in one. with a pillow at his
back and with his slippered feet lift
ed to tbe one in front of him, the
General was in position for the jour
ney. Heavy draperly prevented
draughts from reaching the sick
man. Mrs. Grant in traveling at
tire, was seated just at the side and
behind the General She watched
him nervously and almost constant
ly. Mrs. Fred Grant was opposite
in an arm chair, Mrs. Jesse and Mrs
Ulysses Grant were at tbe rear, as
was also Mrs bartons, wno sat at
the side and corner of the car. Col.
Fred Grant was disposing of the
children and other members of the
household in the car next ahead of
tbe General.
Dr. Douglas requested him not to
make any effort to speak, and bade
him write what be bad to say.wbicn
the General did. At 12 o'clock Dr.
Douglas said : "I have made no ef
fort to feel his pulse ; I cannot do so
while the train is in motion."
When the General alighted from
the train at McGregor a large ban
ner confronted bim bearing tbe
ords : "Welcome to Our Hero. At
the moment a photographer took an
instantaneous picture of the Gener
al alighting. The General steadied
on either side by Henry and Harri
son, his attendants, started to walk
from the train to tbe Drexel uottage.
Ascent was easv and the distance
short but his strength failed and he
was placed in a chair, wbicb was
carried to the cottage by the two
porters. At the cottage Mrs. Drex
el welcomed the party and con
ducted tbe ladies to their rooms.
Tbe General walked to his room on
the same level as the broad piazza,
and there he sank into a chair filled
with pillows. Perspiration was
standing on his face and the strain
of the journey gave away to the re
action of extreme weakness. He laid
back with closed eyes and tbe nurse
fanned bis face. Dr. Douglas was
anxious to examine and cleanse the
General's throat He found that
considerable irritation had been
caused by a fine black dust ,which
had lodged in his throat during tbe
journey, out said tbat me suraei
underneath tbougb lnnamea ap
peared better than he had expected.
The swelling outside had steadily
increased after passing the Hudson,
and during the last hour of the trip
it rapidly filled forward on the neck
and below tbe collar. The General's
voice, which was better at the start
ing than on Monday, had utterly
failed him and any effort to speak
resulted only in pain and almost
inaudible aspirations. Tbe doctor
thought this aphonia was due to
fatigue, which was greater during
the last hour of the trip than any
other time. When the doctor had
cleansed and treated his throat Gen
eral Grant appeared on the piazza,
and was seated on a pillow-cushioned
chair with his feet resting in
another. His skull cap was drawn
down, and his neck protected by the
upturned collar of his gown. His
elbow rested on the arms of the
chair, his - hands were clasped his
eyes closed, and the watchers said
be was enjoying repose. This, how
ever, was not so. After ten minutes
he arose, and with his cane slowly
walked into his room and laid
down. In faint whispers he let Dr.
Douglas know that he was very
weary and was glad the journey
was ended. Then his pulse, ordin
arily 71 was 80 beats to tbe minute.
The family are quartered at the cot
tage but Dr. Douglas has rooms in
the house.
Dr. Douglas remained the entire
evening with General Grant who
despite fatigue was wakeful until
10 o'clock. His throst was then
painted with cocoaine, and he set
tled for the night
Tba Banted Bedford Baak.
HcNTUiGDox, June 16. Twenty
suits, in the progress of litigation
growing out ot the collapse of the
Bedford County Bank:, at Everett
were entered in tbe Huntingdon
County Court yesterday. These
suite are brought by depositors
against parties who were stockhold
ers at the time of tbe failure or pre
viously. There were withdrawals of Hunt
ingdon County stockholders at var
ious times, among the earliest being
William P. Orbisoo and Hon. John
Scott In 1881 the rest withdrew,
returning their capital to the First
National Baak of Huntingdon, of
which tbey were all .stockholders.
No notice, it is alleged by tbe plain
tiffs, was given ot the, withdrawal,
and although the deposits, uow
sought to be recovered, were since
made, it is alaimed - that the with
drawing stockholders are liable fir
them. The latter allege that their
action was so well known to the
public, that no deposit could have
been afterward made upon the cred
it of their connection with the
bank. .; .-. P ... ... j ;
OamPietaa.
' Chicago, June 17. A Time din
patch from Parsons, Kansas, says
there is now soaking its way in that
vicinity a scourge equal to tbe trass
hopper. " Large fields of corn, stand
ing on an average eight inches high,
looking fresh and green in tbe morn
tag, before ni-bi become withered.
Examination d is el uses in each hill
a myriad of worses, mang Arom
an inch and tjuarterUe?n to eoe
etghth of an inch ia Isnsth, Ap
parently they baeeae completely
distributed over a Cd, then oom
menc simultaneously to work, and
within a very short time the whole
field kv dssstslad. Nearly every
piece of corn is infested. TLeworm
is termed by the farmers the wet
worm.
VESTRCCrrVB SJTOrUn.
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KUMl
IMataMd.
- DcBCQCt lews. June ,16. Re
ports from various points indicate
that Cunday night's storm caged
most heavily between Cherokee and
Sioux City. At Rem sen the school
house and Catholic Church was en
tirely demolished. . Marcus seems
to have suffered severely, the rail
road freight-bouse was demolished,
tbe freight blown to atoms, and can
not be found. Nearly every build
ing in the town is damaged, and the
Methodist Episcopal Church is com
pletely ruined. ' The boose of M. Y.
Ames is gone and two of its occu
pants have been found dead. The
reports indicate great damage to
property, and it is feared other lives
are lost At Cherokee the new
school house was damaged to the
extent of $7,000.
Lewabs, Iowa, June 16. This sec
tion was visited Sunday night by
the most destructive storm- ever
known in this part of the country.
The rain fell in torrents, accompan
ied by a terrible wind and electric
storm. The gas bouse here was com
pletely demolished. The spire of
St Joseph's Catholic Church, 165
feet high, was blown down and tbe
building damaged to the extent of
$1,0UU. St James' winoiic v-nurcu
was totally wrecked at A loss ef $40,-
000. ...
The Plymouth Roller Mills and
Elevator were unrooted, and smoke
stack demolished, cribs blown down
and all damaged to the extent ' of
about $10,000. Many houses and
barns in the country were unroofed
and damaged in a great variety of
ways. The loss is estimated at $100,-
000 with nearly an equal amount in
the surrounding country. No lives
were lost in town, but two men and
two children were killed in the
country, while the wounded num
ber six or eight several of them be
ing dangerouslv injured.
Mason City, Ia., June 16 The
house and barns of Matthew Reddy,
several miles from here, in the coun
ty, were carried away in the storm
of Sunday night and tbe family had
a, fearful experience, ibere.are
hardly boards enough left about the
homestead to build a fire. Not a
bit of furniture nor a stitch of cloth
ing can be found. The wreck is
complete. '
Mr. Keddy s brotber was nuriea
into a field when tbe house went to
pieces. Mr. Reddy was left in a sit
tint? twmitinn on the ETOnnd. On
looking around ho saw by a flash of
lightning tbat bis brotber was
stretched dead some yard "- He
picked him up and carried Lim into
an underground milk house. He
then commenced a searcn lor nis
wife, and found her some ten rods
from the house in a corn field. She
was also carried to the milk bouse.
He next looked for his five-year-
old bov searching bv the light of
the electrio flashes and at last dis
covered the infant thirty . rods from
where the house had stood. The
boy was almost driven into the mud.
When they were gathered into the
milk house their injuries were dis
covered to be gevre, and the moth
er and child will hardly livf .
The brotber had both ears split
his head gashed and his shoulder
cut and bruised. Tbe wife had three
gashes on her forehead, one on her
nose, a big cut in the back, bruises
on her legs, and is injured internal
ly. All three were beaten black and
blue all over their bodies by the
hail.
Murdering Negro Convict.
Columbia, S. C, June. The re
ports are renewed of the barbarous
treatment of the colored convicts at
work on the Savannah Valley Rail
road in this State. Nine of these
unfortunate have died recently, it is
alleged, from the effects of cruel
treatment by contractors employed
by the railroad company. A fow
davs ago a squad of eight convicts
was returning from work to their
camp when one' of tbe number es
caned. The next morning tbe re
maining seven were stripped and
beaten unmercifully and in a short
titneone of them died from the effects
of his whiDDing. Oq another ocean
iona convict saw a fellowprisoner at
tempting to file on bis shackles and
did not inform on him was so fright-
full v whipped that he has not been
able to do an v work since. Another
convict was bound up with wires
and beaten until his back was left'
raw from his neck down, and be is
now lying in the camp in a critical
condition. It is said that the con-
vicAa r called UD at 3 o'clock in
the morning in order to reach their
place of work, wbicn is nve or six
miles away, that they are worked
until after dark and that they do
not get back to camp until about 9
o'clock at night Only one hour for
rest is allowed in the day and that
at dinner time. Seven disabled con
victs from the railroad camp arri
ved at the penitentiary in this city
last night. Tbey were in deplorable
condition and were placed in tbe
hospital.
By order of the Governor of the
. . . l'.Lj
oiate, auperinienaeni Liipscomu auu
Surgeon Pope ot the penitentiary
have gone to the convict camp in
Abbeville County to make an official
investigation into tbe matter. There
is little doubt that this investigation
will show that a sufficient cause
exists to iostifv the demand which
was made so emphatically several
months ago, upon the report of simi
lar brutalities, that those exhibi
tions of inhumanity to these defence'
less creatures shall henceforth be
made impossible by abolishing the
system of leasing convicts outside
the penttenUary.
Shot far Crtwoing a FtcM. .
Springfield. 111.. June 17. Wal
ter S. Amos, aged 18. attempted to
walk across a field belonging to
Rub & Bro., adjoining this city,
when s man named John M osier,
who was ploughing, called to hiui to
stop. Tbe boy did so, when Mnsier
deliberately walked to within hve
feet of him and shot him ia the
back with a shotgun, inflicting a
wound large enough to admit a
man's closed hand. M osier went
on with his plowing untill arrested
this afternoon. He appears to be
nerfactlv ami and aava that ha was
justified in shooting because the boy
bad no business to cross tne laud.
Ames was the only support of a
widowea motner.
i Many bserupukHM deaUrs may
AsU you tbey nave remedies for
Cooehs and Cejds, equal m merit
aao in every reopect just as gooq as
tbe old reliable Dr. Bosanko's Couch
and Lung Syrup, and Unless you in
sist upon this remedy and will take
no nLhnr von am liahla tn ba tmmt.
lv deceived. Price 50 cents and!
$1.00. Sold by a
N. Boyd, Drug-
gist, Somerset, Pa
AM EKOtitaa XXXX BORBOnV j
Oaaoly
aa flN Daaap.
Manchester, June 18. A terrible
explosion of flre-dmp occurred
this morning at tL Clifton Hall
Colliery, near this city. There wen
SJOmea at wcrk in the mine at the
time, 20 of whom have been res
cued alive and 18 dead. About 100
are still entombed, and it is feare d
that they are either suffocated or
bnrned to death. Great excitement
prevails, and the usual heartrending
scenes are being enacted about the
entrance to the pit Wives, mowers,
and relatives are collected in wrongs
crying, shrieking, and imploring
God to save the loved ones entomb
ed below.
Tbe cages used by the exploring
parties got stuck in descending the
shaft, and delayed them fully two
hours. When tbey got to tbe bot
tom they were unable to reach the
imperiled miners.
The rescued men say that at the
time of the explosion tbey rushed
to the bottom of tbe main shaft and
barely got there with their lives.
They were entirely ignorant of the
fate of those they left behind.
London June 19. The latest dis
patch from Manchester states that
204 miners have been recovered
alive from the Clifton Colliery, tbat
twenty-two bodies have been taken
out and that 122 men are still mis
sing. The work of exploring is im-
peuea oy oaa venuiauon.
Tbe Cbotera la Apaia.
Madrid. June 17. There were
four fiesh cases of cholera here yes
terday. and two deaths. Between
the 20th of May and the 15th of
June there were eeventy-bve cases
here, and during the same period
there were forty-five deaths. In the
city of Valencia during tbe past
twelve hours there were four new
cases and three deaths. Senor Ro
mero y Robledo, Minister of the In
terior, declared in the Cortes last
evening that the "suspicious cases1
in Madrid were beyond doubt cases
of cholera and of tbe Asiatic type.
Yesterday in Castellon de la Plana
there were 58 new cases and 28
deaths. In the city of Valencia 17
new cases and 7 deaths were report
ed, while the whole province of Va
lencia had a total of 146 cases and
88 deaths. In the city of Murcia
there were 98 new cases and 41
deaths. In the province of Murcia
the new cases aggregated 171 and
the deaths 74. In Aranjuez, a town
of New Castile, twenty eight miles
south southwest from Madrid, there
was one case of cholera yesterday.
aasas la aa In
IMrt.
Indianapolis, June 19. Frank
Whitney and Charles Daniels, con
victed burglars, were arraigned in
the Criminal Court yesterday.
Judge Norton asked Whitney if be
had anything to say wby sentence
should not be pronounced. The
prisoner sprang to bis feet abused
the Court with a volley of profanity,
and then, tearing away from the
bailiff, burled a pair of bandcuns
at the Judge. The missile passed
over the Judge's head, shattered a
heavy plate glass. Whitney turned
fiercely upon the police, and bad to
be soundly beaten before he was
subdued. His friends in the court
room pressed into tbe prisoners' box,
and the officers were finally compel
led to draw their revolvers. 1 be
two men were handcuffed and taken
to Michigan City prison.
lartaaa la raSMvllla.
Pottsville, June 18. Such wide
spread alarm bas been caused by
the numerous and disastrous incen
diary fires which have occurred
here within the past week tbat a
special meeting of Council was held
to-night A reward of one thous
and dollars for the arrest of the fire
bugs was offered. Additional police
and fire regulations were adopted
and tbe employment of detectives
as long as necessary was authorized.
During last nigntana eany mis
morning six attempts at arson were
discovered in time to be frustrated,
A fire at one o clock this morning
rendered six families who lost most
of their goods, homeless. There
have been no arrests yet.
Healacky Factions Uaaer Arsns.
Louisville. Kr.. June 16. A gen
tleman iust returned from Knott
county, Ky., reports tbat the Hall
and Jones faction are under arms,
and an engagement between them
is imminent at any moment The
Hall party numbers thirty-one and
the jonea gang eighteen, and all are
armed witn- wincnesur nnes ata
defy arrest from any and every
source. Monday ot last week, on
Beaver creek. Ferry bberwood and
Bill Hawk, the latter one of the
most noted and bloodthirsty desper
adoes in the mountains, were way
laid, snot and killed by ambushed
enemies. ' They both beloLged to the
Hall Ltctiun.
oboe aad Stilled His Father.
Pittsburg, Pa June 19. A Poxi
Sharon (Pa), special says: Thomas
O'Day. aged 58 years, was Bbotand
killed by bis son John,aged 21 years,
this evening about 6 o clock. John
had been drinking heavily, and, re
turning home with a shot-gun, kill
ed tbe family cat His father rep
rimanded bim, when be picked up
the gun and shot him in the abdo
men. Death was almost instanta
neous. John was arrested and lodg
ed io juiL When he realized what
be bad done he tried to commit
suicide, but was frustrated in the at
tempt by his brother.
AUtUa
Bills luair.
aston, June 16. About 11
o'clock this morning Mrs. Henry
cigman placed ber ten months old
son on a bed for bis accustomed nap.
When the mother left the child was
sound asleep. About noon she re
turned to make a most agonizing
discovery. 1 be little one.bad wak
ened and had crawled to the bottom
of the bed, which was old-fashioned.
having rungs placed perpendicular
ly. Between two of these the baby
had placed its head, and at the
asms time had left its body awing
off to the side.: Tbe result was its
neck was broken.
War mt Aa Irhtalag M
Cam, , - .
West Chester, June 17. During
a ktatf Ihundar-atorra arhirih viiit.
led Chester county last night the barn
of unarm jr. Brown was struck by
Jigbtoiqg and destroyed, together
trua sageraj wagons and some farm
waahinary of a valuable character.
The stock wtre got out In time. In
sured. ;
Every bottle of Arnica A Oil Lini
ment sold is warranted by the pro
prietors to give satisfaction or monev
will ba refunded. For Sale by C N.
Boyd. '
AMesaat ta Blow Up Carpet AflUa.
Yonxers. N. Y June 16. Last
nicht a watchman at one-of the car
nal mills h?a discovered two glass
jars oerascted with a burning fuse,
in a doorway, lie seized tbe lose,
put out the fire threw the jars in
tie ash pan, covered them wita
ashes and then gave an alarm. The
jars were taken to the police station
and examined to-dav by Messrs.
O'Brien and Clarke,the aqueduct cou-
tractors, who say tbat one jar con
tained four pounds of dynamite,
enough to blow up ball the city...
Casaalties Daring tbe Late War.
Washington, D. C- June 17. Ad
jutant General Drum bas completed
a list of casualties in tbe federal
army during the late war. The ag
gregate number of deaths is shown
to have been 3oU,4W. Ul these ZV,-
498 occurred Among Union soldiers
held as prisoners of war. The total
number of troops reported as lur
pished by the various calls was 2,-
772.408. Some of the returns were
duplicated, and it is estimated that
the actual number was about 2,500,-
000. .
A Burglar's Dastardly Olase,
Buffalo, June 17. Mrs. W. F.
Holmes, of Jamestown wss seized
last night in her house bv an un
known man. who compelled ber to
tell the whereabouts of her money.
of which he secured $(.0. He then
bound and gagged her and attempt
ed to burn the house. Her son dis
covered the fire and with help sue
seeded in putting out the flames.- -
Three Desperadoes Hanged.
St. Th-t.1. June 17. Renorts from
the Indian Territory state that Wil-
ham Williamson, reter Moon and
George Morgan members of a gang
: - jr ,
01 desperadoes and norse-tnieves,
rem overtaken vesterdav near Heal-
ton by a vigilance committee and
hanged to a tree. Other members
of the gang are being pursued and
will De similarly aeait wiia
caught
if
. Another German Soldier Dead.
Camrad. June 17. Field Mar
shal Baron von Manteuffel, the dis
tinguished German commander and
Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, died
suddenly here this morning of pul
monary congestion. Baron von
Manteutlel was born in lifiJi).
Earthaaaaaa la laAla.
Simla, June 16. Shocks of earth
quake have recurred in Cashmere
Will) increase! viuieuve. it w ic-
ported that 2,281 persons have per
ished in the district of Muzufurabad.
awatauwaT haisit.
Oorraotad by Uooa a Bassm.
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PHYSICIAN AND DRUGGIST,
SOMERSET. PA.
C2S0HXC DISEASES a SPECIALTY.
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OTIUK TU r AJtX ESS.
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I. B. THOMAS k BL OF PHILADELPHIA,
for Uie beaeat or farmers. wOl be clrea at tbe
lallawlBe: Dlaeea. ls: Shaakaeina. Jan St, ait
o'clock, p. if. Starestowa, Jane W, at N o'clock,
a. a. JcBaarX Reads, JaaeH, at r.a. The
ebaat of taeas Bastlags to dlacaai tbe different
way of lawrovlaa tba soil, and tbe aott profita
ble war. br (erUUaers. Hate and auaara, aad tbe
wet practical awnaor ia epuljlae; each, bow to
sow and plant, aad whea. Maajr Mntaaau new
Ideas will be samrested. so aa to sake It mrj la
terestiBK. Prominent peakers wlU ba present.
etare free.
J. B. THOMAS fc CO.,
jaa171t. Philadelphia, Pa.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Tbomas Ream, dee'd, lata of Lower
Torke?ot Twp., Somerset Coaatrv Pa.
Letters of admmlelratloa aa the aaora estate
baring beea prraated to tba aaderslRBed by the
areaxr authority, not toe la her by girea to all
Mrsoas Indebted to said aetata to atake Immedi
ate peyawnt aad those karma; claims against the
same to present taem aair aatnonticatea lor eet
tlemeat oa or before Friday. tkeAlet day ef Jaly,
tsia.tat tbe lata mill earn ef Sietanil, ia lower
TarBaymet i VP.
-- JOHN REAM,
julT. Administrator.
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
Tbe amlrrrlirnerl. an AadHor appointed by the
urpnans' tjoart ot Bomerxei uoaniy ra., en am
tkn of F.'W. Hleneker. Esq.. eoansel for tbe Ad.
mtaritrator ef Joaapk Serfcer, dae'd. to aaoertala
the adrancemenu aad the amoaat dne from tbe
heirs se the estate aa tnear nstss. s
rauurta disuibatlea of the faad m tbe bandc of
the Administrator! of said deaaased to aad amoac
Ibeas locally entitled thereto, notice u hereby
tfyeataMIvlUdleekarawtae doUaSofsaid ap-
filotment at my office In Homerset, Pa oa
harsJay, Jaly IMS. at 1 o'clock p. M. of said
day. when and where all porsuaa Interested eaa
attena it incy ai proper.
rAXjomn hat.
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UDITOR'S NOTICE.
Daniel D. Bear .
To
Sam'l M. 8a j lor.
tn lae
) Pleas or j
No. 153,
(Volvnti
In tne Court of Coamuaj
Somerset Uo , I'a.
153, Mar Term. 18U.
oluntary Assignment I
Slst of May, 1885. Assignee'! Aeeoanc confirmed.
Aaa now, 21m 01 jsaj, iwu, on nun m h.l.
aaer. Ceo... AUoroer oi Amines died, tbe Court
appoint yaientine Her. Eft., Auditor to pau
apoa the question wno ia entltlrd to the Ixjod ann
ua: from ins two notes ot reter Brown, aaa to dia
trlfaate the read ia the hands of the Anlgnee to
fte aawa inoee afaii; euuueq wereiu.
$ntrrl Ceaata, i'S. ,
M
Extract from the Record.
Oertioed June s, !v..
K. a UKITOHFIKLO.
Protboautarr.
Ifonca. 1 wilt attend ta the vatleeof the
abereapaalntnuatat mj oOea la SeoMraet. P,,
ea Wednesday, Jaly a, Vnaa, at e'eloek a. x.,
when and where ail persons Interested njay at
tend If they aee proper.
. I4lian(iaa naif
Junein. A Killer.
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I
KG At NOTICE.'
Jeretntah Tntxy, orpiewx tnty, Jowa. Annie
Beach?, erOmnurllie. MS, Catharine Toeer.
ef OraatsTtn., Md., Mary Boekee. of Ooora-t
Grave. Iowa, a. M. tts, ef Moan Joy, I.ta
easter txuatr, Pa., and tba heirs of LiUaWh
.Hoeuas, oceo, 01 uoaraa urore. ia. t
Tow are hereby entitled that ta pan veaee of
n Writ of Partition taraed eat ef tbe Orphan
Uoart of Somerset Uoanty, Pa., 1 will hoM an In
quest ea the reel estate ef Daaiel Yauy.aee'd,
la OreeaTllle Twp., at hi hue reakleeee, eo
Tuesday, the 14th of Jaly, laK, ware rue aaa at
tend If yoa thiak proper.
JOHN WINTERS,
Saaairr'a Omen, I 1 ShertS.
June , lata. 1
1 ' ' 3 I
are welcome!!
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WHOLESALE HUDQUAaTBS
ILLINERY
SPZCIAITIEa
UDITOR'S NOTICE.
i
Robert Taylor
lth. Court ofO?
W a. H.Sellers aad T.
P. Maust, partnendo.
ta; beetneas as sielkre
a Manet. I . aS
Anril !M rlafMulaat'a real eitsH "
John Arnold for tl.iou.oo.
Peter Maast , ; i ' Ii rj
ra. ' J No. SS May T l
Kslsoa P. Mautt. I r F- s
Ziod April, lWi, lUfemlaat's real t"
Jeim Arnidd for Sl. itti SO. - ,
And new -ttth May. Wi, en psf"0" ",t,tra
Winters Bled, aad ntoliua o( - fl'- u
of Peter Mauet, the C-rt appoint
Ao.lltor to dl'tribate the ran-1 la 1 " . d
of Joha W latere, ShertS, artrtna; Ir '1a
tbe ml attata of K. P. Maaat, t
thuee leicallr entitled tbereta.
taoMaaee-r Oownr. Sa J
tract rrwa the reoerd, eertie-
XT,lm N.B.CBIT'HFI,.
I will attend
it to the duties of the fT Ji'
loos of V. Hay, E, '"'VJTil '
ea Tneaday, June .
menl at tfce otfioe
of Home pet,
o'clock r. a.
ISAAC
. . e'nT
nnlAftrnftn Wanted
TO SELL OIB fair IT p
TREES, ETC
Liberal S.lary al all eipenses paid.
KkA.VKLIN DAVIS aj.
Oor. Be Ho. aid face BW'ur-juaa-lst.
ana
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