i Si : I The Somerset Herald. EDWABD 8CCLL, Editor and Proprietor. EDKESDAT JCLY la, l- ISrpnbliran Ticket. STATE. OH STATE TEEASftEH, MATTHEW S QUAY, of ltaarer Coantr. COUNTY. FOB ItXlE HOVSK D1KECTOK. JOHN C. IiAKKOlf, of SotTortii. FOB Jt'KT COMMISSIONKB. IKWIX O. CI STEB, of Somen Towmhlp. TnE nomination of Colonel Quay seems to suit everybody but the Democrats. OsE hundred millions of dollars is said to be the annual loss by 6 re in the United States. Col. Qqy is a very "offensive partisan," and therefoie Democrats are bitterly opposed to his election. This is the kind of weather that makes people realize the force of Sydney Smith's wish, "to take off his flesh and eit in his bones. ' One Z. P. Halpin has just receiv ed an appointment in the Postal railway service in New York. Hal pin, Halpin! Tears to us that we hare heard that name before. Os Friday last the thermometers in Philadelphia indicated a temper ature of lU2i, which Bhows that city to have been the hottest piece in the United fetates on that day. Is advance of its publication, the Democratic press gave Miss Cleve land's new book a wonderful amount of pulling. Now that it has appear ed, a profound silence overshadows their columns. Sats the Harrisburg Pairi'tt "The President didn't fish on Sunday, anyhow, and that fact spoils one of the future campaign lies." This headlong fight, when no man pur sueth, looks slightly suspicious, to Bay the least of it Is the four months that the Cleve land Administration has been in power, three thousand changes have been ncadu among the Postmasters, and still the Democratic politicians are howling that the work is not be ing dune fast enough. The bill fixing the pay of mem bers of the Legislature at ?1500 for each regular session, and $500 for each extra session has been approved by the Governor. We may hope for shorter sessions hereafter, as the salary can be pocketed after a ses sion of ten days as easily as if it had lasted one hundred and fifty. The " offensive partisan " dodge has played out, and now Mr. Man ning wants officials in his depart ment who are "in sympathy with him in the work of reform," and will "assist in ferretting out the abuses committed by their predecessors in office for party purposes." Any color so it is red, will suit Secretary Manning. Os the score of either utility or economy, it wag a mistake to elect the last Legislature. As Governor Pattison has vetoed about one-third of the bills passed by it, and approv ed only such as met his individual views, it is a self-evident fact that money could have been made by dispensing with the legislature, and letting the Governor make as well as execute the lawe. If, as is alleged, Rev. Leonard, the Prohibition candidate for Governor of Ohio, was nominated with the idea that he would deliver the Meth odist church over to the Democrats, it was a mistake on part ol the pol iticians, as out of SCO members in his own church at Springfield not more than twenty will vote for him, the balance having declared for For- aker, the Republican candidate. Theke is no rest for the President wnile he is in Washington, and so he is going to seek refuge from the swarms of office seekers by taking to the woods for a month. He thinks it eut-ier to bear the stings and buz zing of the mosquitoes and gallin nippers, than to endure the unceas ing cry of give! give! from the ' throats of the hungry spoil hunters. who besiege the White House. The situation on the Afghan fron tier has again grown ticklish, and the London papers are filled with war talk. If their statements be true, Russia is pushing her encroach ments over the boundary line and is apparently determined to make the English back down or fight There is iminent danger of a col lision that may embroil these two nations in a bloody and protracted war. Ik an article in the IMaware County American its editor, Chair man Cooper, says : "A nomination was never mora, in accord with the popular Republican will than that of Col. Quay, and now in view ot the wish of the great majority all Republicans will yield him a cor dial support The Convention bowed the presence of many former Independents few work ing against, many for CoL Quay, but all agreed that they would give him a cheer ful support as the nominee. Even Senator Emory, the most radical of all Independents, made a speech in the Committee on Resolutions, say ing he would give CoL Quay, as the man Curly nominated in obedience to what he "knew war the popular wish, a hearty support Tnul mon 1 M vmrwh t ci j it ucic win pause ' iong before condemning so decided an expression of the public wilt In this case it has been so fairly and so strongly expressed that there is no room for criticism. And the State has already taken this view of it for all of the Republican papers which oppressed CoL Quay's nom ination have since cordially endor sed it Sc that the lines are closed and the Republican party apparent ly as well united as ever before, and will march with united ranks to victory." Democratic reform has bred a class of informers in Washington regular sneaking, nosemg, spying creatures, who co creeping and smell ing around the departments in search of information out of which charges of "offensive partisanship" can be manufactured, sufficient to afford a pretext for the removal of such of the clerks as are known Re publicans. A regular Democratic smelling committee has been organ ized, and charges have been filed against some two hundred clerks by these spies and informers. There is 6uch an utter lack of manhood in this system, carried on in the dark, that the public stomach has revolt ed against it and the President has called a halt in regard to removals. It has however, brought to light the true inwardness of the reform introduced by this Administration. This time last year Democratic editors and politicians-were howling for a repeal of the internal revenue taxes and the discharge of tne "use less swarms" of official employed in their collection, while at the same time they cried to Heaven against the immense turplus in the Treas ury, wrung lrom tne necessities 01 the people." Now, one of the most ferocious 6hriekers among these journals says : "The proposition to abolish the internal revenue system does not strike the thoughtful citi zen as being a commendable propo sition, or to justify so great a loss of revenue." Why this sudden change of sentiment? Can it be because the "useless swarm of officials" now employed in this department are mainly Democrats? Or that the immense surplus left in rhe Treas ury by the Republicans is already so reduced that a loss of revenue from thiggouce would cripple the government? The Virginia Republicans held their State convention last week and nominated John S. Wise for Govern or. The nomination was made in full convention, and was unani mously concurred in with great en thusiasm. Although Virgiuia was declared to have gone Democratic last year by amajorily of (5000 on the electoral ticket, subsequent develop ments show that this Democratic majority was wholly fraudulent If the Republicans can succeed in elim inating fraud from the ballot box a very difficult task where the elec tion machinery is almost entirely in the hands of their opponents they will carry the State this fall, as their large vote of last year shows that when united they are undoubt edly in the majority. Their candi- j date for Governor is an able and brilliant man, in whom the colored voters have great confidence. He was a confederate soldier, but un like Lamar and Fitz Hugh Lee, who still mourn for the "lost cause," he accepted the result of the war at its conclusion, and has since been in sympathy with the progress of the reunited country. The fight will be a hot one, but if an honest count of the ballots can be secured the Re publicans will surely win. General Davis the newly ap pointed Pension Agent at Philadel phia, has displaced a wounded Union soldier as chief clerk, and aj pointed to the place one Barbiere, a foul mouthed rebel who served in the Confederate army. That Gen eral Davis should select a rebel in preference to a Democratic Union soldier is bad enough.but this partic ular rebel published a book in 1SCS, when the animosities of the war bad cooled, expressing his then views, of the past unpleasantness. In this book he refers to Jeff Davis as "our late beloved chief." Wirz, the author of the AoJersouvillej atrocities, he calls 'the murdered) Wirz, who was more sinuefl against I than sinning." Wendell Phillips he assails as "that dirtv dog and fanat-1 ic, the negro thief and slanderer of j Southern people." Secretary Stan-1 ton he characterizes as "that mis- j creant at W athingtoa, that party ghoul, that arch military fiend of the War Department of the United States.'' The great Lincoln he calls a "political scavenger" and goes on to say: It is amusing to witness the! efforts of the Abolitionists to deify . their master Abraham Lincoln, the j jokist He has brains, so has a hog." The people of the North he stigma tizes as "the nieau, whinning, pry ing, hypocritical, white-livtrodj ne gro stealing, fanatical Yankee." l nese tre only a tew specimens o'l the vile epithets with which the book is filled, and show conclusively the character of the man who has been selected to examine the papers and pay out pensions to the disabled veterans of Pennsylvania. The ap pointment of ex-relels in the South, where all rebels were Democrats and all Democrats were rebels, cannot be avoided by a Democratic Adminis tration, but that a rebel soldier should be preferred over the thou sands of Democratic Union soldiers in this Commonwealth, is as gross an insult as could be offered to the men who wore the blue, and voted to make Grover Cleveland President of these United States. The Philadelphia Press of Satur day last 6ay editorially that it "has "information from an excellent nvuiw uushud 01 Bueei ana railway , "circles, that decisive progress has! " been made in the negotiations be "tween the Pennsylvania ' and Mr. " Vanderbilt and that the sale of the " Vanderbilt interests has practically "been accomplished." In its issue of the following day (Sunday) it published in its news columns an article stating that at a meeting of the Vanderbilt and Penn sylvania officials on Saturday The rntlre ittoit Ion wi- nmk-aMT dln-nvodivt an vvitlenl ik-mir ! ctilomenl f U.e ii-ent tlitticuiiiea mni!cul. Ibe rerun nu rran a firaetlcal agreement In t!i Jsmth Fuiniylranla miu and. noon ttaif lur officially uinaowl. tat Una 11a. Uoablaa are at an awl, and U ra- iDoas war ol rate will eeam. 1 hi poatuoa Kaau lastly faeld J la fennijrivania Uuad hu beea that it ilid not ear to pureoara i he a yet uncom pleted South PeniiFvlvaaia, unit K also could hare the Uwli Creek Line, la abort, If tee Peonfylvania ni to expend money In bnrlna rompettnc line of tne V aaderbUt iateia inthu State, it niojt hare them alL TbeM term bar, it if tteUevarl , been acreed to, and oo certain eonditiona Air. Vanderbilt with, draws from the Slate oi Pennsylvania and to mi over hii entire tniereat to the local eorBorattoa. A lonaal annoanount-nt of UiU may be expected within a few dayi, and until then the precise de tails will ut be siren puMicity. Lat erenlnc tne aea-otlaUuiM were orhciallv euourmed by Fennnyl raaia authoriUealo thla extent: "That the meet, tort had been held ; that the irectleoien named were preaent: that the altnatlon had been diaou d ; and that groat procrea had been made to ward a aetUemeut ol ail the existing trouble " It is somewhat singular that Ap parently, the Press has exclusive in formation in regard to this dicker between these roads, and that this information is very imperfect. For instance, it asserted that Mr. Van derbilt bargains to transfer to the Pennsylvania road the yet uncom pleted South Pennsylvania and the Beech Creek line, "and agrees to withdraw from the State of Penn sylvania and turn over his entire interest to the local corporation, " and yet it is a well-known fact that Mr. Vanderbilt holds a large interest in the Pittsburg and Lake Erie, and the Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny roads, both of which, connecting with Vanderbilt's line to Chicago, are sharp thorns in the side oi the Pennsylvania ; which in terests are not even alluded to in this alleged contract that Mr. Van derbilt is to withdraw from the State. It is undoubtedly true that meet ings have been held, and that nego tiations are in progress between the managers of these two great lines, looking to a compromise of the dif ficulties arising out of the war of rates which has so ruinously affect ed these as well as other roads of the country, but until there is more definite and conclusive information vouchsafed the public, than in con tained in the article in the Pre, we will hold to our present opinion, that the 6tock jobbers are at the bot tom of the diaphanous stories which that journal is publishing for their benefit A Contrast. Twentv-four vears ago the United States Aarmy before Washington be gan its first great movement to as sail a Democratic rebellion. The orders were issued July the 15, and the Army began its march July 1G, and a few days alter the disastrous battle of Hull Run was tough t the first Republican Administration had then been in power just as long as the first Democratic Administration since that time has been in power now. But how different were the tasks imposed ! In 133 days Abra ham Lincoln had created a Govern ment out of the wreck left by rebel lion and had created an army out of nothing. Meanwhile Republi can leaders were already consider that long series of splendid meas ures which not only brought vic tory to the National cause, but open ed to the new Nation a grander in dustrial, commercial and financial future than its most enthusiastic sons had ever imagined. In March President Lincoln found the Government a wreck. Traitors disguised or undisguised filled the most confidential places at Wash ington and thronged in every de partment For all useful intent and especially, for the preservation of National existence, the Govern ment had gone to pieces. Traitors swarmed between the Capital and the Northern States, and tried to block the railroads by which troops went to the defence of Washington. The credit of the Government had been destroyed; its naval forces-scattered or stolen, and its arsenals seiz ed by rebels. In this condition of unparalelled difficulty the Republi can party took the Government, and by this time in 1861 was prepared to begin Berious efforts for the sup pression of rebellion. President Cleveland did not find a rebellion to subdue, for Republi cans do not try to destroy the Nation because they are beaten. He did not find traitors filling the public of fices, but instead faithful and com petent workers, whose zeal and skill in performing their duties under the new Administration have extorted the praise of political opponents. He found peace, and a united coun try, and a N ational credit never sur passed, and enormous reserves in the Treasury. What has be done within four months and a half? He has spent that time in listen ing to the claims of partisans for of fice. He has spent that time in de termining which of the men who tried to destroy the Union shall now be selected to represent it in official places. He has spent that time in rewarding treason, and in rewarding that still more despicable crime by which freedom of suffrage has for vears been destroyed in Southern Suites, and the election of a Demo cratic President made possible. His time has been spent in trying to re ward his friends and punish his en emies, and his enemies are mainly the men who saved the Union and putdowna Democratic rebellion. A. 1. Tribune. IxC Faced WiM Man Captured. Norkistows, July 14. An exact counterpart of Barnum's dog-faced man. Jo-Jo. is confined in iail here. His name is John Herkness and he was arrested on the charge of brutal assault Herkness ;a a tirntal follow and has been leading an outdoor me on tne bills lor several years. He lives in a small hut and from appearances is more brute than man. He has a receding forehead, and his fsce and body, when he was brought to jail, were covered with a heavy growth of hair. He was in a filthy condition, and when the hair wan cut from his person it filled a half bushel measure. That oa his head was eighteen inches lone and nn some parts of his breast and back it was five to seven inches in length. He is unable to talk and when spoken to responds with a short and bestial rrunt The hair extend! over his nose and tip to his eyes. His forehead was covered with a shaggy growth. LABOR RIOT AT CLEVELAND. A-ntebWI aa4U Im K realm ate tum atrlkn-aMei taw lslle, la : VaK-a the Latter ohm vST V- Cleveland, July 15. The qniet that has prevailed among the rolling-mill strikers for Beveral days was .broken by a conflict, with the. police at 5 o'clock this afternoon, from which both strikers and police bore away serious injuries. A meeting of the strikers was held in Newburg, and several reporters who entered were savagely thrown out After the meeting seven hun dred men, mostly Poles and Bohe mians, formed into line and march ed to the plate mill, which was in operation. The men in the plate mill are not affected by the reduc tion and were opposed to stopping work in the first place. They were forced out finally by the foreigners and remained idle until yesterday, when the mill resumed operations. The mob increased in numbers as it progressed, and when it arrived at the mill it aggregated at least one thousand men. The strikers were armed with clubs, studded with nails, pieces ofiron,and large stones. The fifty policemen on duty were supplied with maces, twenty-two inches long,and eelacting revolvers. They were stationed at the .Etna street entrance to the mill yards. A picket fence fifteen feet higb. en closes the grounds. The gate was open and near it were the police. .Etna street at this point is sixty feet wide, and is paved with cinders and slag from neighboring furnaces. Thirty-four additional policeman were scattered in the mill. At 3:45 the patrolmen were order ed home to rest preparatory to going on duty to-night They started down .Etna street and met the strik ers. They turned and double quick ed it to the mill. They were hooted and stoned by the strikers. Deputy Superintendent McMahon gave or ders to fall in, and a line was form ed about thirty feet from the mill gate. The mob approached, and McMahon asked what was wanted. One of the leaders replied that they were determined to close the milL The police officer argued with them, but to no purpose.. The men in the rear ranks began to throw stones, there was considerable hard talk, a push forward, and then a rush. The police advanced and the two forces met The strikers threw stones, slag and cinder, and flourished their i clubs. The police used their maces and drove the strikers back inch by inch. The strikers fell by the score or reeled away with blood stream ing down their faces. They poured a terrific shower of stones, however, into trie police, but could not use their clubs to any advantage. Fin ally they fell back very rapidly, and the police seeing their opportunity, charged on a run, velliug as they went The whack of their maces could be heard for a long distance. The fallen strikers lived on .Etna street, and their wives and sweet hearts bore them awav as fast as possible. The mob broke and ran, but the police kept up an untiring whack until every striker was driv en out of sight of the mill. Running- away with a Pay-Car. Atlanta, Ga., July 14. A des perate attempt to rob the Richmond and Danville pay-car was mnde in this city this morning at about 4 o'clock. The car reached Atlanta on Monday, and that day the pay master distributed 40,000. On Mon day night the pay-car and supply- car were placed on tne main line near the Markham House. A. S- Grocer, the paymaster,and his cook, occupied the car. Mr. Groser ex pected to be removed early this morning. About 3 o'clock he awoke and found the cars in motion. They were moving at least forty miles an flour, l he rapid speed aroused bis suspicions. He arose and opened the door and put the brake on. The train was moving np a steep grade and the brake soon brought it to a standstill. Mr. Grocer climbed upon the supply car and approached the engine. When he had made half the distance be saw a man climbing off the engine. "Where are you taking me?" de manded Mr. Grocer. "To the Belt Junction," was the reply. "For what?' "You'll find out soon euoughjou are the man we want" was the re ply ,and at the same instant the man began firing at Mr. Grocer. The bullets whistled about his head. He made for his car and pla ced his cook to watch one door. He than sprang from the car and ran for help. He returned in half an hour, but the men had gone. The safe contained about (30,000, but had not been molested. Three men were seen near the place where the train stopped and one man has since been arrested. The work was per formed by railroad men. How General Grant Stood It. Mount McGkegor, July 17. The the momeler at the cottage has reg istered more than eighty degrees during the day.but though tbe Gen eral has perspired more than usual he has not been appreciably weak ened by the heat . He has evinced interest to-day iu cheerful conversa tion . about him and much of the time has been passed on the veran da. About 6 o'clock there was some coughing but the secretions are less and expectoration was easier, The Generals whiskers were trimmed to-day and such swelling as exists was more apparent The patient retired at 3 o'clock with the indications pointing to a good night The pulse was SO, full and regular. The physicians have informed Gen eral Grant that should heat any lime desire to do any literary work he may gratify himself in that re spect , - A Heavy Hall-Storm. Bloomington, 111., July 16. The vicinity of Say brook, the scene of the water-spout of last Thursday, was' yesteiday visited by the sever est hail-storm that has been known in that section for years. The storm continued abouffifteen minntes.cov ering the ground with bail stones of unusual size, many of which lay on the ground an hour after the storm abated. On several farms the corn was torn to pieces acd the oats and wheat, beaten down. The crops, where they had escaped the deluge of the 9th instant, were in fine con dition, promising an abundant har-! vest, but hundreds of acres were ! destroyed yesterday. In many of the dwellings all the panes of glass i ou uie easi Biue oi me nonse, upon which the 110110 beat, were broken. If yon arc troubled with a "hack ing cough," Downs' Elixir will rive you relief at once. Warranted as recommended or money refunded. For Sale by a N. Boyd, the Dracnet Somerset, Pa. JOHN ROACH FAILS. The Great Shipbuilder Forced by Sec retary Whitney to AseTgn. , New Yobk, July IS. Lightning out of a cleas sky coald not have been more unexpected than the an nouncement that John Roach, who was considered one of the richest ship builders la the world, bad fail ed. A club man whose ktiinrledge of and interest in public uffiirs has given him a wik acquaintance with business men of the country, ex pressed himself thus to areporttr: "The announcement of the failure is indeed startling news to me, as it undoubtedly will be to thousands. But if you will think a moment you will come to the same conclusion as myself, namely, that it is nothing more than could be expected under the circumstances. Secretary Whit ney's action in regard to the Dol phin was the entering point of the wedge which has parted Roach from bis financial moorings. The repeat ed trial trips of the Dolphin ; the adverse decision by the members of the Examining Board, and finally the decision ot the Attorney Gener al, that the contracts held by Mr. Roach authorizing him to build four steel cruisers, now nearly completed in his yard at Chester, are null and void, was enough to ruin most any man. MILLIONS IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. Mr. Roach has expended in the construction of these four vessels $15,000,000 pr $20,000,000. Now he finds that he has on his hands some $20,000,000 worth of ironclads which the Government will not buy. Mr. Roach has undoubtedly made large loans on the strength of his con tract with the Govtrnment which he cannot now meet This evening Mr. Roach and his two sons went to Flushing, L. I., where the familv resides durine summer. Mr. Koacn relused him self to callers during the evening. Garrett Ronch said on his fathers behalf: "Father has nothing to say. His physical health is such that he is cribbed beneath the blow which has fallen ou him. He will not see or talk with anyone. Of one thing you may rest assured, no one will ever lose a dollar by him; but in the complications which have arisen in his business, and the claim of the Attorney General that there are no contracts for the building of these vessels, he has been compelled to place his property in the hands of trustees. Whatever may become of this trouble, you may rest assured that justice will be meted out to all to whom my father is in any way indebted." " The First of the Kind. Washington, Julv 14. A 6nake of a very rare kind is now at the Smithsonian Institution. It arrived here on Friday, having been captur ed near the famous Buck Horn wall, on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near Deer Park, Md. The peculiarity of the snake is that it can and does whistle and sing like it young mocking bird. 1 n gen eral appearance it U like the ordi nary snake, except its head is slfap ed mmewhatlike a pug-dog. It is four feet in length, and the largest part of its body is four and one quarter inches in circumference. hen it whistles cr sings it makes a series ot jumps like a frog. The head snake professor of the binitlisonian Institution is now at Wood's Hool, Mass., and it will probably be sent there for his ex amination and classification. It is in shape and color altogether different from any of the African singing snakes, and besides issues a louder and more harmonic sound than is recorded of any of the classes of snakes that are found in the E ist Indies. A similar character of a snake is said in books to be frequent ly seen on the Island of Sumatra. So far this is the first singing or whistling snake that has been found in this country. The man who cap tured it supposed he was chasing a young mockingbird. Mormons May Make Trouble. Omaha, Neb., July 16. Gen. Howard, commanding the depart ment of the Platte,returned to Oma ha la.-t evening from Salt Lake City, in which place he spent tbe Fourth of July. He says there is grave ap prehension there over the feeling ex isting between the Gentiles and Mor mons over the half-masting of the American flag. Gen.Howard says se rious trouble may occur at any hour on the slightest pretext. The Gen tiles and United States soldiers are v ery indignant . In anticipation of an outbreak being precipitated any day the War Department has made preparations for it By order of Gen. Howard the troops that wore to leave Fort Douglas and Fort Laramie for Kan sas to suppress the Cheyennes have been retained at those posts. A col lision between the Mormons and Gentiles is looked for on the 24th of this month, which is a great day with the Mormons, it being the an niversary of the settlement of Utah. They come into Salt Lake City by the thousand on that day from all parts of the Territory. Should they attempt to repeat any such perfor mance as they carried out on the Fourth of July, there will probably be bloodshed. The Defunct Cambria Uank. . Johnstown. July 17. Assignee Stutzman of Mahloti V. Keim, of the delunct Cumbria County. Batik, began selling Keim's real estate in this county ou Tuesday, and has now sold all except a small piece of land iu West Taylor Township. The actual price brought is about $2,500 less than tbe appraisement There is a preferred creditor to the amount of 812,000, and deducting this sum and estimating the amount likely to be realized from the unsold proper- tn ..;. ..i.i.i i. .j, ui; oosigucc win yivuauiy nave i iJiO.OOO to pay debts of over $26,000. rn . . . .a i wo months ago two or three men were buying the bank's paper at fifty cents on the dollar, and many sold. The fiual distribution will not be made until the Fall of 18S7. The claims of creditors range from five cents to $3000, Sleeping in a Coffin Am iO Yearn. Emvitsbpro, Md., July 14. A servant went to call David Gamble this uiorninz and found tim dead in a coffin, which he always occu pied as a bed. Mr. Gamble, who was eiehiy years old, was rich, ec centric and philanthropic. He had slept in a coffin since the death of his wife, forty years ago. . She died in his arms on tbe night they were mamea. jver alter tne old man said that he most always have a re minder that death was liable to come at any time. He made the coffin for this purpose, and never could be induced to occupy any other coach. even during a long spell of sickness lasting six years. Laost In Chicago. Davenport, Iowa, July 19. A strange story of the disappearance of a party of six Germans in Chica go July 2 is brought to light here by the offer of a reward of $200 for any clue to their whereabouts. Chris tian Paulsen, who offers the reward, came to this city three months ago from Schleswlg-Holstein and bought a farm near the city. So well did he like the country that six weeks aeo lie sent lor his brother, Nico lina Wacker, to come over and join him. Nicolina at once made ready and started for this country. With her came Peter Bekrens, John Jun ge, Anna Ross, Anna Hensen, Mary Hass and Margarita Elleson, all young people. The party reached New York about the end of June and bought tickets for Davenport They arrived in Chicago on the morning of July 2 over the Pitts burg and Fort Wayne Railroad. At the station they took transfer hacks for the station of the Rock Island Railroad, over which line they were coming to Davenport Behrens en tered one hack and Junge and the five women another. Behrens arri ved at the station safely, but his friends did not. He waited a while for them and then spent the balance of the day searching the streets for his friends. At night be gave up the search and took a train for this city, where he arrived the next day. He found Paulsen and told him the story. Upon the advice of friends Paulsen waited for a week, hoping to near lrom tne missing people, 1 ben he sent a representa tive to Chicago, and the police in that city were given notice of the disappearance. They were unable to find the slightest trace of the mis sing Germans, none of them could speak English." Paulsen is in pair at the loss of his sweathear and everybody interested in the whereabouts of the pirty is mysti lied by their disappearance. A Dagger In HU Hand. Dayton, Ohio, July 16. For the past several days burglaries have been committed almost nightly in this city, bnt last night one of the most daring acts of burglary on rec ord was perpetrated by a cracksman. Mrs. Carey Edgar, a member of one of the oldest and wealthiest families in this place, was at home alone, in the Very heart of the city. About three o'clock in the morning she was awakened by some one moving about in her room. She set up in bed, when she discovered the gas had been turned out, and the next moment that a man wearing a mask stood bv her bedside. He held a dagger In his hand, which glittered omniously in the moonlight which streamed through the windows. Not a word, or I'll stab you," was tbe threat that greeted the woman. one was then ordered to get up and give him all the monty she had in the house. He threatened that if she screamed he would kill her and the children. The lady arose, tightened nearly to death, and got from a jwel case containing dia monds, emeralds, a valuable pold watch and minor jewelry, all the nioney sht had, when he ordered her to show him the way out of the front door. He did not take the jewelry and wanted nothing but i m oney . When M rs. fcdear attem pt- j ed to strike a match, he graspt d her nrm and threw the match to th floor, placing his foot on it She is only able to describe the burglar r as a small, stoutly built man, finely dressed, with a very musical voice. Six Perish in tbe Flames. Clearfield, July 17. Last night about eleven o'clock the residence of Josiah M. Evans, a small two-story log hut, three miles from Gra hampton, Clearfield county ,was des troyed by fire and six of his chil dren, ranging in age from six to fif teen years, cremated. Evans was awakened by strange noise and un der the impression that burglars were about took his gun and went ont side to investigate. To his horror he dis covered his humble dwelling in flames. He quickly gave the alarm, but before he could reach bis six children, who were sleeping on the second floor, the roof fell in and in a few minutes the building was all ablaze. His wife and three younger children, sleeping on the lower floor. were taken out saleiy, but the par ents were forced to see the others perish in the flames. This morning intelligence of the fearful calamity spread rapidly throughout the county and hun dreds were soon drawn to the scene. The mangled remains of four of the children, charred and unrecogniza ble, were gathered up and buried in one coffin.. Tbe other two were ap parently reduced to . ashes, as no trace of their remains could be found. The parents are crazed with grief and the whole community is excited over a horror Which has no precedent in Clearfield county. The father insists that the fire was un doubtedly the work of an incendiary and in this opinion others share. General Grant Weaker. Mt. McGregor, July 18. Gener al Grant slept less than usual last night, owing to the stifling closeness of the atmosphere, which rendered sleep well nigh impossible for the members of the Generals family and others on the mountain. The pa tient was qniet and without pain and dozed much of the time but did not enjoy his sound sleep until late, and then had only bad about four hours of solid sleep. His pulse this morning was about 80, and, although he was feeling listless, as a result of a restless night he showed little weakness. This morning he left his room at about 6 o'clock and went to sit on the veranda in the cool morning breeze. He spent the day auietlv ,on the piazza and in the cottage, and - jV . . . . n. reiirea oeiween o ana y o clock. He is weaker to-night than for several days past Dr. Douglas anticipates a quiet night. .To Hoc far Work. Laston, July 17. This was the hottest day of tbe year. The mer cury rose to 100 degress in several places, thongh the average highest temperature was VS" in the shade. Workingmen in the employ of the borough and at tbe American Sheet Jron mill quit work on account of the beat At Nazareth the temper ature was 102 in the shade. Valaaole Discovery of Mica. Reading. Pa July 13. Consider able excitement was created at Sher idan, Lebanon county, this morning by the receipt of word from Sooth Mountain, three miles distant, that a mine of mica had been discovered on the Joel Trexter tract A thirty foot shaft has been sank. A rich debosit of fine mica, worth fVnm f 5t I to $9 a pound, was struck. IT Sixty Men Snffbvated. Chamreksbi'rg, July IS. Sixty Italian workman at the tunnel the South Pennsylvania Railroad at Roxbury, fourteen miles from here, where overcome by foul air last evening, and two died, while several others are not expected to recover. The contractor for whom the la borers were at work, finding that the gang did not return from the tunnel, sent a man to call them in. The messenger failed to return and a second man was sent He, too, remained away until the contractor became uneasy, and two more men were dispatched to the scene, with like result The now thoroughly alarmed con tractor, making up a posse, hasten ed to the tunnel. Cautiously enter ing, the rescuers found the four mes sengers and the whole gang of work men, at least sixty in all, prostrated and helpless from the foul air and fumes of blasting material. The wretched workmen, in their begrim ed garments, lay about the tunnel, singly or in groups, or crawled blindly toward the opening, while the stilling atmosphere did its deadly work. The contractor and the rescuers, guarding themselves as best they could against the noisome air, drag ged the dying laborers forth with all speed and laid them limp and I speechlers in the open air. Most (them rapidly regained full con sciousness, bnt two were found dead outright and several others are like ly to die. while others still are yet weak from the poisonous air. Like accidents have several times been threatened in the tunnel, and on more than one occasion the work men, overcome by foul air, have barely escaped by crawling to dav light on their bands and knees. Con rent tieatroy ed by Fire. Cincinnati, July 1G. The moth er house of the Sisters of Charity of the W est, near this city, was destroy ed by fire this evening. The Sisters were out on the grounds at recrea tion, and were startled by an explo sion, supposed to be gasoline. Rushing into the house it was found to be full of smoke, and but little was saved besides the chape! furniture. The building and the clothing of the Sisterhood are a total Iocs. The structure was rededicated by Archbishop Elder in 1S84. It cost 875,OUO, on which there is an in surance of $30,000. Many Sisters from elsewhere were at the time in tne convent engaged in a retreat but there were no casu alties. The Sisters have been tem porarily housed in the old convent. A Big Fire at the Capitol. Washington, July 1G. A fire broke out 7:30.this evening in the Pout building here, in which are lo cated the printing establishments of the Morning Pot, the National Re publican, the Ecening Critic, and the bundag Gazette. The fire spread rapidly through the upper 6tories of the building and soon destroyed the presses, composing rooms and offi ces of the four journals mentioned. the building also contained the United States Electric Light Works, which furnished the electric light for the city. The loss will exceed SI jO.000. It is panially covered by insurance. A flacky Sheriff. Marion. Ind., July 15. Ai 11 o' clock this morning an organized mob of 100 men marched into town and halted in front of the jail con taining Lewis, the negro who outrage ed Miss Vincent Sheriff Holman who had repulsed a mob on the pre vious night killing one man and wounding several others, appeared and stated that he was still prepared to defend the prisoner, and warned them against making an attack. This appeared to take the spirit out of the leaders, and in a short time the mob withdrew. All is now qui et and no further trouble is antici pated. Fearful Wore or a Cyclone. Sioux City, Iowa., July 16. Spec lals to the Journal from Dakota points show that the storm of last night was very severe. At 'High more and Holabird there was a reg ular cyclone, the latter town being almost torn to pieces, but no lives were lost Aj P. Ried, a grain deal er of Miller, was killed, presumably by lightning, there being- no marks found on his body. E. B. Thomp son, living two miles from " High more, was carried forty rods by the cyclone, and his ' neck was broken. Fifteen houses were blown to atoms in the town.? - j -. Dynamite on tbe Track. Denver, Col., July 16. As a pas senger train was being made up in the yards of the Denvex and Rio Grande railroad this morning an empty chair car ran over a package oi dynamite, which exploded with great force, wrecking the car and slightly injuring a switchman. It is believed that the dynamite was in tended for the regular passenger train due to leave in a short time. The Denver and Rio Grande officials say they believe the work to be that of strikers. Sale of Jersey Cattle. Lexington. Kv.. Jnlv 15. At a sale here to-day of Jersey cattle, be longing to half a dozen different owners, there was fine weather and good attendance, including many ladies, and lively competition for cows with good pedigrees and but ter records. The highest orice for a single animal wag $430; the next $210. Sixteen others Bold over the general average of $197. The forty six head sold brought $9060. Turning Table, oa the Jailer. Raleigh. N. C Jnlv 14 Ilate last night five murderers, among them "Ed" Ray and W. A. Ander son, made their escape from the jail at Asnevuie ov overnowenncr the jailer and locking him in a cell. All the prisoners had pistols and a num ber of shots were fired. Thev escap ed to tbe mountains.' A posse of citizens and a company of State troops are in pursuit - - - Hail at Baihataaa, Hdntisgdon, Pa., July 11. A heavy storm of win, mingled in some places with hail, visited this section last night, commencing at 9 o'clock and continuing through the greater part of the night In some localities growing corn in fields was literally cut into ehreda. w aswpaaa r"! A misstep will often make a crip-, pie for life. A bottle of Henry & Johnson's Arnica and Oil Liniment at hand, will not prevent the misstep, but used immediately it will save being a cripple For Sale by C. N. Boyd. - v . ' rRoiigli on Summer Y of i Notwithstanding xusiucbs uuiie uv us we have still on hand a large Summer M that can only be disposed of in the pjl month. i We have long ago learned that it is sell at cost such goods as Summer Underwear, Summer Neckwear, - Seersucker Coals and STIlAWaml rather than carry them trade, and have therefore now marked on tM goods figures that will warrant their of dis posal. Remember the bulk of the warm wcatiV yet to come, and now is the proper time prepare yourselves for it, when prices are I and we are compelled to sell. . f&Call around and see us, and make v, selves cool and comfortable. L. M. WOOLF & S05 The Popular One-Price CLOTHIERS HATTERS JOHNSTOWN. BOYTS, PORTEK & CO Rr.l nnrt Trrtn PnnTiiVrs - ! " rers of Miners' Supplies, WATER .ST., OPPOSITE B. 4 MANUFACTURERS OF THE YOUGH STEAM PUMP, For Coal Mines, Furnaces, Turn-Table Dump Cars. Stone Picks, LARRIES, PIT CARS, COKE SCRAPERS, COKE BARROW?. CT OVEN FRAMES, R. R. FROGS, BRIDGE BOLTS, SWITCH STANDS, MILL GEARING. PULLEYS, AND SHAFTING. Heavy Casting and Forgings ; Sheet-Iron repaired at short notice. LOUTHER'S -DJELTTGr STOEE 3VlA.IIsr STREET, SOMERSET, I' A. This Hodel Emg Store is rapidly bsc:2iing a Great Fawrita pl3 in Search of ISTD PUKK DRUGS, MEDICINES, DYE STUFFS, SPONGE! TOILET ARTICLES, SUPPORTERS, &c. &c. THE DOCTOR CU ES PERSONAL PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS MD FAMILY RECEIPTS CHEAT CARE BEISO TAKES TO USE OSLY FRESH ASD PIRE it7a!' SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSK And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand. Fr. such a large assortment all can be suited. The Finest Brands of Cigar Always on hand. ods to intending elsewhere. Infants "Caatorta j nowell adapted tochildnn that I I moorawDd itaa aiiprrior toanr pcrs-riuCon I to me." H. A. Asom. H. D.. I 111 So. Oxford 8t, Brookirn, S. T. Tb " n-iin- ra Ta nia an i t i i . "7 iVVi'v'A" for LTJonojqorjDPLiFJT abfolut cure for Bhenmatism. Soraln. Paia" tbe Back. Burns, Galls, fcc An Instantaneous Pais relieriag and Healing Bemedy. r t ear; the increased uunuir me pasts f 4- li LIGHT FELT 11 over for another sea- IS Honliinicto mil M.r . .! . iuv.ui.,, naunuiio O. DEPOT. COSXELLSVIU.F., li. E' nr Pimm 'j :, WAKKAMr.ii f Railroads, and Boiler Fi Hoistme Crabs Stone Wedgs Work ; Machinery f all klmuliiC junflT- - PERUFMES, TKUSSEj ATTESTIOX TO THE COMFOlSDlS'i Of ana FDRN It is always a pleasure to display ' purchasers, whether thry buy from J. Ma LOUTHER, M. D and Children. Caatarha enrea CMfc. CooKiV- 8"ir Stomach. liurrhcna, i".ct,!"' Wo. WuSoS'SjarioaJ medication. Cnmra Coxfast. 1B Foltoo So1
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