TKrt mnraof lIproM The bomcrset neraiu. EDWARD SCVLU Editor uJ Proprietor. EDSESDAT NOVEMBER ,US. Treapcrer Liveev, it is said, will continue in office under Treasurer tjuay as bis chief assistant Up to date something less than twelve thousand "offensive" post masters bsve been decapitated, and still the longings of the hungry are not patitiid- Georc.e V. Miller, of Wasbin lon county, has been appointed Mar shal for ths Western District of Pennsylvania in place of Jame? S. Rutan, the present incumbent Tee new tax bill is " catching it" 11 over the State, and members of the lat Legislature are rapidly ris ing up to protest that they Lad noth ing to do with its passage. Mr. Shaw, one of the members from Blair county, asserts that the bill did not psss, and is then fore not a law. "Ah. there!" It is alleged that Governor Patti son contemplates calling another ex tra s;ion of the Lginlature gome time during the coming winter. As the last extra session accomplished nothing, except the expenditure of half a million dollars cf the people's money, we are not yet prepared to believe that the Governor will be so Billy as to try this experiment again. Hon. John H. Mitchell was last week elected U. S. Senator from Or egon. Mr. Mitchell formerly served a term in the Senate which ended in 1S79. He was then beaten by Plater, the present Democratic Sen ator, whom he now succeeds, lie is a native 6f Hutler county, in this Sut, where he at one time practic ed law. By hi election the Repub licans gain another member of the Senate. The annual report of the li. iV (). railroad for the jiaht year has just been made public. It shows that the earnings of the Pittsburg and C'onuellsville road for the year end ing September 3), 1SS5, was $1,1)99, WU2; the working expenses were SJ,226."4O0S, being 015 per cent., showing net earnings 8773,419.74. The earnings were S294, StlG.OS less than the previous year, and the net; decrease tf'ioS.712 OS. This result was brought about chiefly by the al most entire suspension of the coke trade. The Comwrrial asserts that the ".Somerset cang" traded off uay for liarron wherever a vote could be made for the latter. Now, as Quay led the ticket in the county, polling -!45 votes more than Barron, led liiui 0 votes in Somerset Borough, and l!G votes in Somerset No. 1, and led or tied him in every precinct in the county, save I'rsina,' where Bar ron ran 1 ahead, and Milford No. 2, where he was 1 ahead, we would like to t-ee the reliable calculator of the i' iiH'rritit point out just where junv wan traded fl. That little lib is ou a par with its oft-repeated as ertiun that the county Las no costs to pay in the Poorhouse cases. 1ks;'JTE the effort of Presidents Rolterts and Vanderbilt to stout the II. &. O. out of New York, President Giirrett, of the latter road, has secur ed a route inU that city, with termi nal facilities superior to those of the ZYnusylvania. The B. fc O. has pur chase! a controlling interest in the .tateu Island Rapid Transit Rail road Company, which secures it an fiiiranoc into the harbor and citv of New Vork. The U. O. will build a line about eighteen miles long from the turminus of the Reading, at iljund Brook, to Klir.abeth; here it will crosss an arm of the sea, (X) Seet, by a bridge, and there conned with the Rapid Trunsit road on Sta ten Island, from whence it will reach the Battery in New York in fifteen minutes by a swift steam Jerry, that will transport its cars tad land pas r&crs at the terminus of thus ele vated railroad system of the city. The B. A' O. has evidently out-gen-raled its rivals who fondly fancied that they had U by the throat Am indulging for months in the grossest personal abuse ot the Poor iiouse Directors, and assailing the tnotirHt.the integrity of purpose, and the honesty of the editor of this journal, and after having run a muck in Uackguardiem and personal defa n at ion during the late campaign, the Cmrrial now complains that ibe IIekalp has assailed the politi cal, personal and social character of ate editor. This i about as near thtt truth as thai pater unually arrive. We have exposed its political rottenness, and comuifnted on its editor's won derful tussle rith truth, in tbe mat ter of his prosecution of the Poor Directors and hie campaign against the Republican ticket, but we have not assailed Litu otherwise, unless, indeed, the public holds, as people of probity are wont to do, that po litical and personal integrity of char acter are inseparable, and tlut by exposing his utter lack of the rst ere iiave thereby destroyed hi claims to th second. We have had, and can ba no other controversy with the Cvmwial than what is neces sitated by fealty to our party and .its candidate. U'e have heard of the kiness of an arctic winter, the brazenness of a book agent and the stolidity of a toule, but all these are surpassed as tyjes of the extreme, by the sail of the Cvmuwj-rial. That journal, with its urgent appeals for the election of the regularly nominated Democratic candidate still ringing in the ears of I Ithe Republicaca of the County. to ag8UnM5a 8oncil has ude j -..foftriA nartv. whose ,ur u1D . , - I cacdidAtes it attempted to defeat, declares that it is without organiza- j inn adtises that "a primary elee- tion should b called for this year or . . i early in 1SSG" and announces that "our (i) columns are open for the discussion of this important mat ter." As well might the "Somerset Dem rxrot" come to the front, and as sume to tike charge of the interests of the Republican party of the coun ty, and dictate iU future policy, as this double traitor to iU principles aqd its candidates. In the first place the editor of the Commercial has absolutely placed himself outside the Republican or ganization, and is not.under rule 11, even entitled to a vote at the next primary election, because he supported the Democratic ticket at the last general election. But wav ing this fact, the Commercial shows such a woful ignorance of the rules governing our Republican primary elections, or wilfully so perverts them, as to make its suggestions utterly ridiculous, and prove con clusively that its sole object is to continue its warfare against the par ty, and further attempt its over throw through disorganization. It is not true, as it asserts, that ''the party is now without a Chairman, and in a few weeks will be without a committee." On the contrary, the nrr is withnnt a committee, but ! has a chairman and a chairman o tem. in full being. The committeemen who were elec ted at the primary election in June 1884, held their offices until the 30th day of June last, when their time expired, and rule 9 forbidding them to serve for two succeeding years, and no election having oeen held in June last, there has been therefore no county committee in ex istence since that date. But rule 1 provides that the committee shall elect a chairman and a chairman rntem. whose t-rm of office shall last for one year. Under this rule John R. Sectt was elected chairman and W. T. Hoblitztll chairman pro (em. by the last committee, and as they are not prohibited from serv ing more than one term consecu tively, they hold over until their successors are duly elected. But suppose, for sake of the ar gument, that we have neither a com mittee nor a Chairman, what then ? Is there any necessity for cither un til the time for holding the next primary in June, 18SG? As no election intervenes during that time, there is absolutely nothing for them to do. Rule XIX. provides " That tbc KfuMican party ol Somerset otiunty "boM ITU priiiiitrv lotln Ur the iMtiitnfttlon of "an.li.inu- un ill fourib NatunUy ol Juae of "each j-ear." When that day arrives the Repub lican voters assemble in their various precincts and vote for candidates. At the same time, under Rule 9, the voters are authorized to elect a judge of election, '"who shall be a com mittee man for said precinct for the ensuing year." These committe men will assemble at the Court house on the regular return day, there organize and elect their chair man, as has been customary, and the organization is complete for the campaign and the entire party ma chinery is in motion, in exact con sonance with the rules. The party by its rules perpetuates itself, as does the Government by its laws, and he who attempts to overthrow or override either is simply a traitor. But it may be asked, there beiug no committeemen in existence whose duty it is to bold the primary elec tion, what is to be done? Rule 10 is very clear on that subject It is as follows : "In eaxe of a vacancy or in the ai moot of the ,momte4m.n at ttu-boar o'clock a m. im Mtbe (taynf the priajary flection, the tnspeiior " iHvuenl who hal t he hialieet vote at the prt-eed-"ittK primary election tuall art rommltttteman. Jo eaue at 1 he aheeoee of the innpeufer. the clerk "airing the hlyaet olc at the ireviiiu ekrt )oo "shall act a committeeman. In tkr mbwnci "c ell tht oilicert of ffcepneiVuf primmry tier "tion at Ikr timr Jtsrtt tr Ihr wfi:n tiif poUi, " tht eolen prtmrnt 11 tiect iMive of sierfiom, "v-Ao A7J the proceed dirrited bjr Mute a." Nothing is simpler, nothing can be plainer. These rules were devis ed to perpetuate the party organiza-1 tion, and they do it mo6t efficiently and they moreover take by tUe throat just such attempts as the Commercial is laboring to inaugu rate, for the purpose of dividing and distracting the party. In view of these fact, wLii becomes of its base less assertion that "tba Scull -Scott gang intended to keep this paver jn their own hands aad run the party outside of and regardless of the rales?" And doesn't its own silly suggestion that M A primary should be called for thus year or early in ISStv' Bhow the cloven hoof, and clearly prove its own desire to "rim df jtflrty outride of anil regarden of (he rt'! t f One thing w think is conclusive ly settled in Mvcaqe-tbat the Republicans of this count will ! If a newspaper that has twice open ly betr&yed them, and. has not yet emerged from Ltjs smoke of the bat tle wherein it did its dirty best for the success of the regularly nominat ed liemocratic candidates. To Fift &e'ew Tan Lw West Chester, Nov. -20. Unless indications are not to be relied on, there wiU be a lively opposition to the new tax lav, as enacted by the recent State legislature, in this county, following the eat m pie of W...1 . cerxs county, in wnicn a test easf is pending for the next court, Messrs. G. A. Endrich, a Jfcteading lawyer, and IL i. Monaghan, a member of the Chester county bar, are prepare ing a similar case to this county and a pool composed of the taxpayers of the two counties has been farsied to resist the law. In the meantime the legal gentlemen above named are advising their clients to resist the measure and to disregard all pro ceedings taken by assessors as being illegal and void. The matter is ex citing much interest, and the unpop ularity of the law is manifested in the earnest endeavors of the people to fight it down, I VICTOKV FOIl THE BULGARIAN'S. Under the Leadership of JtiBOe Alcs- nder ue rtcmy ouiw-- ,,, Battle tl.t will ITec-do sona- F.te LUpeded. Loxdox, Nov, 15. The Bulgarian forces stationed at Slivnitza, headed by Prince Alexander in person, made sortie from that place at an early hour this morning, and alter several hours' desperate righting, succeeded in driving the Servians from all positions held by them and manacing Slivnitza. The presence of the Prince preat'y inspired the Bulgarians, and they fought with mnn das h and valor than has yet been displayed by them in any of their encounters with the enemy. The Daihj JSVirV war correspon dent telegraphs that the Servians lost at the battle of Slivnitza 10 can non, 35C horses and an estimated number of 3,000 men killed and wounded. Vienna, Nov. 18. From informa tion received from Bulgarian sources to-night it is gathered that a force of the Bulgarian militia has penetrated Servian territory and captured 152 prisoners. It is also stated that the j Servians are retreating irom several of their advanced positions in Bul garia. The Bulgarians are said to have successfully resisted several Servian attacks in the yicinity of Drogoman Pass. Belgkade, Nov. 18. An official report from the front states that the Servians entered Bresnik yesterday. The town had been abandoned by Bulgarians, who in their haste to get away, leit eight guns ueninu mem Thecsptureof Bresnik leaves that route onen to Sona. 1 he Bulgarian army of the Widdin district may be considered completely destroyed and uieperwsu. A ltemarkable Shower. Helena, Ark., Nov. 20. At an early hour yesterday morning the citizens of Helena were aroused by what manv of them at first thought to be a very heavy rain storm, but .... .i i .proper cuuuuui hiiii a iiiis. r icm on looking out they were prised,' , . .. ., to see a clear skv filled with what appeared to be snow-flakes and not rain that was pattering witu sucn forces against the roofs and windows of the houses. Investigation proved that the air was full of grtsshoppers. Citizens who have feen the dreded pests sweep down and consume whole fields in Kansas sav that in numbers the visitation last night j exceeaeu any vn ng ever B-n ... mat , eountrv tentold. i hev were pass- i 1 .i- . 1I..1 ! ins from east to west. Great nuin bers of them were disabled by hit ting against buildings and other ob structions, as they were living very low, and porters and clerks had to shovel them from olf the sidewalks into the street They are genuine Kansas grasshoppers. An AnjtIudi Fire at Saniluskj. Saniwjskv, O., Nov. 20. About 7 o'clock this evening fire was dis covered in the building known as the female department of the Coun ty Infirmary, situated a mile from this city. The ma jority of the inmates had gone to tied before the fire broke out and oefore an alarm could be sounded it had gained such head way that escape from one portion of the building was cut off. A panic ensued, several of the in mates being insane and others being too old to make their way out of the burning building rapidly. The re sult was that five are known to have i been burned to death and others may have been caught in the trap. The superintendent of the Infirm ary, David Wontry, was injured in ternally while trying to rescue some of the inmates and will probiblv The Oemoc-ratic Verdict. Washington, Nov. 21. For sev eral vears Senator Davis, of West Virginia, availed himself of every opportunity to denounce the book keeping in the Treasury, and to in sist that there was a deficit of $200, 000.000 in the Treasury, whicb oc curred bttween 1S70 and 1S0, and which the officials were trying to cover up. Now Gen. Rosecran, a gentleman of Senator Davis' own political faith, is the Register or Supervising bookkeeper of the Treasury, and in the annual report he usjc-s the following language: In closing this report I must say that the system of keeping the public ac counts is as perfect a human wis dom has been able to devUe. In the entire cash receipts of the trov ermeni from March 1S7'J. to June 30, 18Sj, with the disbursements, there was not the difference of 1 cent. RtH Residences Hurried. Galvestox, Nov. 17. A resolu tion adopted at a meeting of citizens says that "the loss indicted on our city by the Lite confiagration ii lar.-1 ger than at tir.-t anticipated, the same being fully S2.5iX),O0O, equal to more than one-eighth of the taxa ble value of the city." The resolu tions adds: ''Wherefore we most thankfully accept proffered aid so generously offered,'' j A careful inspection of the burned dii-lrit phows that there were obi residences destroyed. This is over t hundred greater Ih&t; t first esti mated. Out of 129 members of tl;2 Cotton Exchange thirty-three lost their homes and almost everything their dwellines contained. The sev eral cities of the Union are tele graphing sympathy and relief. An Invalid's Crlma, Cleveland, Nov. 22. Mrs. J. Q. t'rrebef b(a for nearly a year. , Jew uayu ago tue puysi cians informed her that she could not recover. Sadie Ross.of 302 Erie street with whom the invalid lived, placed a package of rat poison which she was using, on a stand in the sick, room while stie attended to Mrs. Berrebee. The invalid, as she eonessed while dying, had a fearful mental struggle all aione in the sick room which resulted in the decision to die. She then took a large dose of the poison, and not uutill ths agonies of death were on her aud it was tco late to save her.did she con fess whatshz; had done Her agon ies lasting 12 hours cere the most awful that old physicians e?r wit C2?sed, and she died with a scream Upon bar lips just as the Erst peal .of .the churci. bells sounded this morning. 4 Carious Fatal Accident. HiRsrarRQ, November 19.-A. I Dunn, a telegraph Jineman of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, while stretching wires to-day, bad a coil of wire around him, a line of which crossed tne railroad track. A ! 6nifting engine cauirbt the wire and i threw Dunn thirty five feet into the i air. He came down on the back of! his head, and his skull was crushed at the base of the brain. I Fayette Looming op. Unioxtown, Nov. 22. Negotia tions have been in progress for sev eral weeks between the prominent citizens of Uniontown and the stock holders of the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and of the Penn sylvania Construction 'Company, both of Pittsburgh, with a view of establishing their plants here. New Castle, Beaver Falls, Tarentum, Greensburg and other towns ha7e made tempting offers to secure the works, but the company finally de cided td locate at Uniontown, if the citizens would denote the land and take SGiVOO of the $400,000 capital stock. A movement was at once started to raise the amount, and at a large aad enthusiastic meeting in the Court House yesterday afternoon the object was realized.subscriptions having been made sufficient to buy the fifteen and one-half acres need ed for the plants, the purchase price of the land being about $13,000. The $00,000 capital stock will be rapidly taken. A. M. Byers, Boggs & Buhl, E. M. Butz and other prom inent capitalists of Pittsburgh com pose the company. The announcement that the3e companies will locate at Uniontown has caused other manufacturing in terests to look this way. A wire manufacturer, of Quincy, 111., will probably be the first to -follow. Fayette county's thousands of coke ovens, her four iron furnaces and numerous natural gas enterprises are attracting the attention of capi talists and a groat boom in manu facturing is looked for. The Colum bia Iron and Steel Com pan v and lne Pennsylvania Construction Com- pany will begin operations at once in erecting their works. Gentiles Accused by Mormons. Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 22. Deputy United States Marshal Van dercook and United States Commis sioner Pearson were arrested here last last night by the police under a city ordinance on a charge of im- :.u f respectively. Marshal Vandercook declares that he never heard of Mrs. Field, and Commissioner Pearson also denies his guilt The Mormon paper this morning was in high glee over the arrests, saying: "This turns the tables on the Gentile pros ecutors. It is said that there are a large number of euch warrants out . prominent Geatiles and that i i j- irtv irill lift nrnuorMitArl iniienrimi nately, by nired testimony it neces I sary, in order to convict them. It is j also said that some loose women ' were brought here some months ago by the Mormon officials to catch the enemy. A good deal of indigna tion is expressed at the action of the Mormons aad feeling runs high in many quarters. lloom ritr Ex -Confederate. Washington, Nov. 22. Messrs. Edgerton and Trenholm, the new civil service commissioners, will re turn to this city to-morrow, and it is expected that they will at onoe commence revision the civil service rules. One matter to which they will pay atttention is the ineligibili ty clause, which bars out those who served in the Confederate army. This will probably be stricken out It is hoped that the revision will be completed so that it can be presen ted to Congress by the time it is or ganized. Many modifications ill be made which experience has shown to be neoecwary, and ohanges will be Bug' eested that will harmonise the sys tem with the Democratic idea of civil service reform. The new Com missioners are fully informed of the views of the President, and will be guided by them. Bound and GaftKed Cleveland, Nov. 19. Last night two men called at the residence of Mrs. Margaret Gaw, 14"S A'ilsoa avenue.and asked to see some rooms she had advertised for rent Before the women could ask them to call at a more convenient time the men rushed in, blindfolding her and threw her upon a lounge, demand ing to see the pension papers of her husband, who is confined in an im sane asylum. These secured the in truders removed the bandage from Mrs. Gaw's eyes and compelled her to attach her signature to certain documents whose purport is un known to her. She fears she has renounced the guardianship of her husband, and Lha". the strancers in tend in some way to divert f.i pon. sion to themselves. She asked the aid of the police to-day in solving the mystery. t ell Into a Blast r'urniuje, Johnstown, Nov. 17. Lant night, while repairing one of the blast fur naces of the Cambria Iron Compa ny, J. 1 . Smith was overcome by gas and fell headlong Jsta the lur nace. Ropes were thrown him, but ho was unconscious anc pouil not take advautajfaof bat method of escape and soon died. The gis rom from the furnace in such a vol ume that the work of rescuing the body was very dangerous and in a few momeuts one of the rescuing party was overcome. He was drag ged away and a fellow-workman took his pjape, but be, too, was soon rendered uncoa&Mons.. 4atp2rs con tinued thus until seventeen work men were prostrated. Finally the remains of Smith were pulled up with hooks and ropes. 1 $9tflf )9 Recover. Sa. Antonio, 'Nov. 18. 'About a ; year ago Green McCullough, a des j perado, shot dead a man with whom be had quarreled. The next morn ing the most wealthy and prominent citizens, undisguised, took McCul lomth from the jciland banged him. McCullough widow brought suit against the ; lynobert for 1200.000. At the trial yesterday the proof of the defendants' guilt was unim peachable. The defense then pro duced three witnesses who tests fied that McCullough bad been married to a woman in the East, previous to Lis residence in Texas, and that she and her two children were still liv ing. They closed their case on the point that the plaintiff was "never McCuloagh's lawful wife, and could not recover," and she did not get a Cent She bad never suspected that their marital relations were not lv fcftimab ' - - Gamblers Heat to Jail. U.nnr.,--n X" - IT T! TtJ uuBitm, vui. . uuu . lary, of Schuylkill county, and j Richard -Schwab, a Philadelphia,; were sentenced to the County Jai) j here todav for four and three months. respectively, for keeping a gambling : house, which members of the Legis-i latnre visited last winter in consid-. erable numbers. - I A Murderer Lynched St. Louis, Nov. 22. News has just reiiched here of a lynching at Pine Viile, McDonald county, this State which occurred on Saturday morning, and of which Irwin Grnbb was the victim. In the latter part of last June Grubb killed Dennis B. Anderson, a deaf mote. They were traveling togethe and passed through Neosho, Newton county, on the 20th of June. A few days later Grubb again passed through Neosho, this time alone. Several days afterward Anderson's body was found in the woods. Grubb W43 finally , captured and placed in ml at rineville. lie made a con ! fession, in which he said he killed Anderson in self-defence. Later, however, he told another story, breaking down completely and ac knowledging that he had committed the crime for money. On July 6 a mob attacked the jail and was re pulsed bv the Sheriff and guards. Grubb was arraigned and pleaded not guilty, and was returned to jail to await trial. Last Saturday morning, just be fore daylight, a crowd surrounded the jaih'and after making prisoners of the officers and guards, took the murderer and hanged nim to a tree and then dispersed. This was the second lynching at the same place duriog the present year. itobbcd by Manked Men. Oil Citv, Nov, 22. Information from Clarion gives an account of one the mos' outragous robberies on, rec ord. Last Friday night three mask ed men entered the house of Jacob Lipe, in an out of the-way corner of Paint township, and demanded his money. He replied that there was none in the house. The men then poured petroleum on him and set fire to it, finally succeeding in ex torting from him the whereabouts of S75, which they secured, and de parted. Mr. Lipe is quite an old man, and his injuries are serious. The men are believed to belong to a desperate gang which has been op erating extensively in Clarion coun ty. In view of the frequency of these outrages the organization of a vigilancecoinmiltee is being serious ly considered. An Offloer Shot. Bridgeport, O., Nov. 22. About 3 o'clock this morning Joseph Mc Connaugh, Town Marshal of this place, was shot rnd fatally wounded by Silas Conway, a worthless char acter. Conaway had been arrested early in the evening and locked up, but he made bis escape. Seeing him on the street the Marshal start ed . to rearrest him, when Conaway raised a double-barreled shotgun and tired, the load striking McCon naugh in the left breast just over the heart, making a wound nearly two inches in diameter. Conaway was pursued by an armed posse, and Kicked up at Si CJairivilleamid talk of lynching. Highway Robberr In County. Washington PlTTSuuHG, Nov. 21. Samuel and John May, farmers, residing in Washington county, were in the city yesterday, and disposed of a lot ofstoclc. On their way home List night they were met at a deep cut in the mad, about five miles from liie city, by seven men, who dragged them out of the wagon, and, after beating them terrioly, robbed them of $100 in cash and $600 in checks. The brothers fought desperately, but were fnaj!y overpowered, after jnr dieting- se 'ere wounds on some of their assailanU. No arrests hive been mde. Mer a near. ' Indiana, Pa., Nov. 19 Yester day a young man. son of Solomon Keck. Chief of Police, while out hunting squirrels saw a large bl ick bear. The bear was on the farm . of Archie Nicol, about two miles fr nn this place, and was drinking from a small stream. M hen the bear dis covered the boy it started toward him. but suddenly turning around, it trotted off in another direction. The young man, not having lost any bears, wisely concluded not to hnrm it wjth hig shot-gun. He started in pursuit, but failed tQ PQtne up wjth it. The bear has been seen by other persons of the neighborhood. Fliht of Sir John Maodonald'. Toronto. Nov. 22 The sudden departure of Sir John M.icdonald, the Canadian Premier, is believed to b on account of the violent deuion- eiFatioMi .rtinst fciifl on acpci'nt qf the execution of the re'isl Hieiaf ihough it is given out that he i ab sent on business connected with rec iprocity fiihing negotiations with the United Huiea. It is rumored that he will immediately retire from pol itics ; will take the position of Cana dian Iliffh Commissioner in Eng land, and will send Sir (laorge Top per out to Canada as leader of the He pa(t ihr coiits. Kewpobt, Nov. 17- In the Court of Common Pleas to.day a book ajent appeared as plaintiff and the defendant was Miss Jane Stuart, daughter of Oi!hert Stuart, the art ist Miss Stuart denied subscribing for the book and said that her name was only usf d by the agent to 'boom' tfifl Rook, aneg we the use of her name, but had nil iJo-a that sue nas to be hold roipon.ibie for a Look. The jury decided in Miss Stuart's I favor and put the cists on ths book ageiiu it was an ejaoor.ne an jiuu Jicatjoo. published by Boston and Philadelphia parti'3. British Saccrss In Burmah. Rasgoos, Nov. 18 The British forces have carried the forts in the vioinity of Minhla. and ciptu,red the city after three houM tiring from the Boating batteries, the armed launoh is and the heavy guns on board the steamers. The British lost four men killed and twenty seven wud ed. Minhla was the most strjngly fortified position on the river, and by its capture the way is cleared for the British aJvance to Mand.ja.v, as the forts at Ava, twelve miles from the Burmese Capitol era only flight structures in comparison wi h those at Minhla. Died with l ho Bottle to his Month. Philadelphia, "Nov. 20. The body of frank B. Nichau. about 26 vears of aire, a resident of Hunting don. Pa., was found dead in bed this i I :' lV . t .' 1 t ' aiuruuiK iu oeruer a uwi. uumer ui Fifteenth and Filbert streets. Three pottles that had contained liquor were found fying on the bedside bv a patosa and another hnttlA riartlv filled with whisky grasped in his right hand as though death had overtaken the young man fust as he was about to take another draught Thought it DjBamite. Industry, Pa., Nov. 22. This evening at 7 o'clock a young German aged about 23, named Peter Troi meane, giving East Liverpool, O., as bis residence, stopped at the house of Jacob Phillis, a mile above town, and asked for lodging but was re fused. After sitting for some time be was again informed to leave. He then pulled a small vial from his pocket and threw its contents in the tire. The family thinking it some combustible matter fled lor assis tance, leaving him in possession of the house. He barred the doors and begau to ransack the room for valuables. He got a watch, broke a lamp and tore things up in general. By this time assistance arrived and he was ttsked to open the door, but refused. After a short parlay he opened the door and shot at one of the party and fled. About a dozen of the party arrived with shot guns and pursued him. One of them shot to scare him. He then threw his revolver down and surrendered. He was taken to 'Squire Engles.who committed him to jail for trial, On his way to the Squire's office he said he had been shot On examina tion about a dozen of shot were found in hi9 legs. The 'Squire asked him what he had to say in bis de fense. He said: "Oh, noddings, only I had a mission to perform." He said some doctor sent him to take possession of the house. - Eloped With His Father's Avife. IxniANAPOLis.Ind., Nov 18. John W. Dawson, aged 67 years and worth 8100,000, seven years ago married a German girl who had worked six months in the family and of whom he knew nothing. All Dawson's children left home and refused to I recognize their new step-mother. J She was Dawson's fourth wife. Two j years ngo, Oscar, bachelor son, about 1 l .. . t. r ; u.o t ue age , active part in the affairs of his coin turned home,and an intimate friend- muIiilvFaiid hjd rulL,illU, socie!v. binu sprang up oeiween niuiauu tua j youthful step-mother, culminating in ; his eloping with her last night, j They took with tbetn a large sum of uiunry which me eeiuur iavvpuu, who is worth 8100,000, had been keeping about the house. , fekot at Her own Htue. Hosesdale, Nov IS. Milton 15ei sucker, after returning from hunting in the woods this morning, entered the house of his employer, Mrs. Jude Hamlin, and deliberately pointing his gun ata daughter, Miss liuey Hamlin, who sat in a room),. holding a kitten in her lap, exclaim ed : ' Hold still and I wili shout the cat." Before Miss Hamlin could ari.-e. Beisucker fired. The shot took ef fect in the young woman's wriat and amputation may be necessary. Bei. slicker's excuse is that he thought the gun was not loaded. Carrying a Uead Child all Mght. Washington, D. C, November 21. Mary Jane Blair, colored, this morning was found walking about the streets and carrying in her arms a child about Ave years old. When examined it was found that the child was dead. The woman stated that she had walked the streets all night with the child in her arms, and did not know ic was even sick. It was her sister's boy, and had come over fiom Alexandria with her. While crossing a stream she bad fallen and both had their clothing wet. When the child died she did not knew. He Vnet Pillow of Dynamite. Allen-town, Nov. 19. Joseph Snyder, engineer at Dorseya slate quarries. Little Gap, Carbon County, deliberately lay down to sleep last night with his head on a box of dynamite cartridges and at 3 o'clock this morning was blown to atoms, the dynamite having been exploded by the heat of the boiler. Snyder's headless and otherwise shockingly mutilated body was picked up 100 feet from the scene of his uneasy slumbers and the engine house was a total wreck. Fire Destroys an Orphanage. Chattaxooua, Tenn., Nov. 22. Ttie colored orphanage of this place was destroyed by fre this morning. The inn.utes, numbering 51, were saved by the presenoe of mind of the matron and assistants, the fire occurring while the children were at I breakfast. The building and con tents are a complete loss. Tlyj or phanage was established some years ago bv a benevolent lady from Mas sachusetts and was the only one of i inq n this section, Moody's tyorlt iq Willlaiu-P'rt Ended WiLLiAMspoitT, Nov. 17- Moody's mealing here have betn immensely successful. On Sunday, the ouenkg day, twelve thousand attended his meetings and they have averaged eight thousand daily since. All the leading clergymen have taken part and every incoming train has brought people to Jistpn to the evan gelist 'fhe meetings held in Pine Street Rink clcsed tornight with a vast audience. Mnrderof a Virginia flanter. Lynchburg, Nov. 21. The body of a planter named Hammersly, of Campbell county, was found by the roadside last night night He was returning from this city, where he had sold a crop of tobacco, and was fqllqwed. b,y a negro, who split his head open with an axe and robbed the body. The negro is at large, and every effort is being made to catch him. He will be lynched if caught hooting Qeraelf in Py. OrruMWA, Iowa, November 17. To-day Miss Mollie Meeker, aged 17, in her home at Eddy ville, Iowa, ban teringly leveled a revolver at her companion and demanding her mon ey or her life snapped the pistol, without effect She then pointed the pistol in a playful manner at her own head and palled the trigger. The weapon went off, the ball enter ing her head. ' The girl is dead. 2,600 Deaths Jrotu Snial-u. Montreal, Nov. 19. The num ber of deaths from small-pox since the outbreak of the epidemic here is 2,641, of which 2,404 were French Canadian Catholics, 140 were Cath olics bf other nationalities and 97 were Protestants. Sixteen hundred of the victims were nnder Gye years cfage. The number of new cases reported here yesterday was 32, of which 24 have been verified. Peathjnfbe CycTone. fxMJDon, Nov. 21 A terrible cy clone swept over the Philippine is lauds yesterday. Eight thousand buildings, including many churches and school-houses, were destroyed and twenty-two persons were killed. Nero 1'riislnsi in Ills Skull with a Haiciirt. Chester, Pa., Nov. 23. John j Sharpless, one of the most prorni-; neni orthodox Fritr.ii.s iu Delaware; County, was most foully murdered ; at his firm about two miies from this j city last night. At nine o'clock a; strange colored mau called at the! house while it was raining. He f found Mr. Sharpless titling with his j family, his wife and two ladies, and' a nurce. - ' He induced Mr. Sharplesa to go) to the barn with him for some straps j under the pretext that a carriage which were three ladies had broken down in the road. When in the stable the negro struck Mr. Sharp- less in the back of the head with a hatchet, crushing his skull and kil ling him in&tantiy. Alter taking his watch the negro put ;ut the lantern and returned to the hcuse for the lillna il ij tlw.ll.-rlir fF !.- i ! I ni M ! ......0 therein. In reply to a question lit; said he wanted money and advan - ced towards one cf the women, ot the same time asking w hat had be-. Another thing we claim is, that we only require one tr come of the ycui.g girl whom he . " ' ' missed fro-n the room. jtion with any new customer in order to enlist his ron?4(i . Upon learning that she bail gone- , ,, . , " a- out and thecoh.red servant being j thereafter. Our Goods, Our Trices, and our Mcth, ,d 0f jj,,:., sent for the villain left. He wcntL, . . ... . A . , . , - ' across the lielJs in the direction of business, is sufficient inducement to retain his support. John Lindsay's farm adjoining, and cf.,v .t t. . i- . it is supposed lired the barn to tiis- tract attention, for was burnt down a short time nlU r tlic murder, with all the crops, l'arn.ing iu;pli: nieiits. and four Lead cf hirts en tailing a loss of ",0O0. The body of John Siiarnlcss was found in the! . . 4 stable where he had fallen. He was: a plain, generous, well-to-do firm- j er, wruiout an enemy in tue worm, ami his murder is appalling. He was about (17 years old. He was President of the Sharpless lii Centeunial Association, and took an 'the pott mortem txiiniimlion shows that the back of Mr. Slmrp- ! less' skull wa3 fractured in live plac es and that the wound must have been intlicttd with some heavy blunt instrument. The country around is being carefully searched for the murderer. The county aiuhorku-s j have ofTt red $.";i0 reward, in addition to a like amount o tiered by tne fam ily, for the arrest of the murderer. IJrsulutiiPU In Tchiicksop. ClUTTAXuOC.V, traordinary n-e Nov. IV The ex of ;JO feet in the leunes.-ct r;v : r at this point in 4S v tin; unprecedented hours, caused rams last week, has iqrr.id devasta tion in the valley drained by the stream. The vrintfr rise never be fore occurred until Christinas and the farmers were totally unprepared for it. Corn was in the bhuck iu a!l of ttie bottom lands. Muny tru ?and3 of aTes of thi's? boitoni farms have been inundated nnd teas ot thousands of biishe's of corn arc totally tle.-troved. JVLE TO A (JO LIT OK KEVI.'SK. T.) Umel Hr. Psniel S Bacr, ami Ve'.tj Her, of lieaver I'Uy, Pumas e'ounty, Ne. Yob :ire hreliy ntlil'Hl to appear at nn Or ph&tuT tJourt U l heUl at M.iner.4et on Munjxy. the 14' h ljr ol Ittrecmlter next, t- arccpt ,r re.-? t txlte the rettl estate ol Sol-mioa .1. Ker, i!eet. at the apru!seil valuation, orguow t.-;iue vtUy the same sh qM not he uM. SI.erlll iOllice, j JIIIIX fflXUIiS. 4, 1S6. SlieriX. pXECUTORS' NOTICE. Kute of Ala. SteOmcur, decM, Lite of Snade wp , Somerset Otunfy, Fa , derl. Letters teglamrnt.ry tin thealK7e esuite b.ivlnit been terante! tutUe ublerHl.nol hv thet7pur authority, notirs U berei Ktvn to ail pt?ru In'leuteti to aii esjiro to'iikik immeti wo pay ment, anl tUae havin- eluitua a.'.lu8 thetme will iru:nt taei.i Outy auiheuticatthl tor SfUlemeut without ilt U. SAMIKI. McORKOHii. JAUOU McOKK ;i)K. uct?, Exeuutor. t'DlTiiKS NOriUfc. In lh matter ol the estateof Ilviiry (,'uter , l''d At an Orphans' Omrt hel-l ill S .mor.0 lVnn'a on the ata tlay ol Nveroer, ls-st, tho uo'l.-relxnccl duly apimmteil Aalttor u ri the amount etiniHia to John W. Whl-lera A-lrolnl. truuror.lft-:lla Whwtler uo. e ,1. oa Ihe rirt Auditor's rejtort in the alove cstttr. as well a roiiite a UiMtriliattdi ol' the tunis in the hw'.ti ol Henry f.. I. Ouster. A.Iuiirilair.n ir no'l TfusTee ol lalil Henry Cutter iO'3'l, totlo ht'rehr Iflven that be will at-.erJ U lh tiitic. .ii'l appointment m Tburiiiy. the To h tUv of l)f -:er.:- ter, 1Sj, at hi o!ti.'e in Sotn.-rset Koroutch. when ami where all pen'ona intrri-(te I c:tn attend. S. i;. TKK.sT, norll. Auluur. DMINISTRATOli'S NO riCK. letteruuf ailmlnititraiion on the atnive etu'e bavinic been icraotvU tt ihe unA- r!u-net by ttte p Piper uthori:y, rJti'i i hurcbr vlvcn u ail bcreHins intohtj tnita.il ctt tiimake itunnsii. ate puyment and th havlnu: rlimif ntf.-iini the unitt lo prewnt mem duly autheiitii. lip s. tloinent ud Mooday, the -tth tay of Januarv, at bis lata rt"idju;e In li fkwxtj i:T tiuit. StiL-JMON S.NYDLK. nov5. A'lmlnutraU'r. E LLCTKOf NOTICE. "The &.3nu;.I Kl9;rion of the F.i-iuer T'rlun Asjtjci.itlon an'! Fire Insurm'e tympany ol "Sum rset (N unty, will t?e h-i ;a Huuihun iue? i.v, ;ho .'5'h ity of iiecenibtT. tit eitft a lrf.-t- dfur Yic,Vresiient, Seirtary aa.l Six 1in.vt ur, to s rre the c nninr year. By OrUerof the Bori, BjW'kH, K J. l;ttT.THAKEa, Sen'y. THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. THE SKH-TIIP.KTnim'XDnilp no oil the new stii?rriiiiu yeir with nuiimirii3lil laun lnincresturaiion t'MHjwprftthexrty ;u. n has shuwn tlie icrenlct t-.iua.-itT f.ir s.ilu. it.itr.ti;o tritetliu-. nt ijveniui--nt. 1: thanks its amenta nn l lilen-U f. r tUclr heartr U.i.rt durini; the lu.tf yar. I THE NEW-VORK TElUt'NE remains the : lrinciial uatiunal esKr.eut i-l tl.o arnmeeil !.. trines an! aims ui ths Jvtiiuhltc in pjirtv. It u itn-oi; aifxrvaatve ncwtni r. oacjrr.iin.misin.lv 4tv-tttncn. ana minnuuy iiefottl to the tnmts Inturcsts ol all America. The miDr labiire ear. nostly tor a iiroifclivetarifl tntlevvKip the r-fivju--eaulthediUcront Srate an t cutv it nv wnas. guoa tucl. Kin! cloiniiiK ana P"inl- rta!.le In. im 5 luf the peuple.antl Hlliia-.f th highest prices to iti own men of any otltow in New York :ht; for eqnat right an..l an honest rote. North ml Sjmi:: for every practical mea-ure in the intiret' of morality ami temperance ; and for upr!i;tit, diicnl ned patriotic government. Espublicns Usc-i Ths Tribute. Every intelligent firmer ; every old toldior; ev ery workctaod acti.eman of h;iever oceupa. tion,; every good wltewlth alainily; and everv citizen who wanta to identity hmi-lfl!h the party of projrress, hrllliant ai hievtmciuan l mor ality, need.-. I K t TKllll'N E. THE TRIBI'N E will be iroot readln after CunvreM meeu, when KvrU. Sttermiu, t,)H.m and other brilliant leader. tKin lo ;isk tao Ad uunistrailtm iUesiiuq8 hard to answer. At an arrifultural paper THE TKIIiUE is nneiceiicto. A Ssrios of Usx St:rf:-3. The nran4r featurea of the War for thj t'tiim have all been racuMe.1. The mm r ineld-nts. tho thrilling nd riimauti epileA. are a great vol ume, ol whieo only a lew chapven bare ever been written. THE JEW-YORK TRIBUNE ofTors A PRIZE OF $250 m ci.sa l-.r lust tory ot the lato War, written by a private eoldier r-raui'Grefthe rnii.n l-rce-, orly an otfifrr un-! r tho rani ortl .wl ..r .Navy 'a;,uiiu, about Vai wor1s In length, relutinir a thrtiiiuic incident, raUt hUt, eecape. adventure, or experience, of wlu.h he himself wa a iart or an eye witness. A PRIZE OF S IOO will be nivtn for the txenod hesteutjy. i'wtuit.nv-e or m-jre of these niorles will be publUhe! drrinir 1$. Every one acot-p ed will le paid for whether It win a prize or not. The belt two will receive the uruei I'abliuaiS.-o bexins January 6th. Toe eoiujietitioQ end Juiy Ut, 1m. AU u..iuuscnpn c;iroiu;ij roa.1. FremiuTr.:,. Woo-Vi Houiehnkl Prctl- of Moil ine. two hanli"nfl Tomnte, prv.lustly (lluf irniwi ; Wot - 9-ei'B ana wm-ester utiahrMtroil lnctitmarie : ! Hfdttta's illustrate. Hi-torv of thi Vnilvlt Si!mlS?:. (N'wwrjaoca oi the Bt,le: in t the. t5rbr Watch. sen.l (or g.nple copy, which deaortbes the premiuau. TbaDniW. T.. renti a month: iSOavar. Tha SunJay Tnbuoe, atna, !.it year. Yhe Semi- ws Kiv. mi 'jQ a Tear, or .oo in eiuh -'i h Weekiy, tl lid a yrar, urI in piuh Oiveyour io?crjpii;.n int. iH.rtiv.n iocrn vi-.o Aijent, if tbers la one. - ins I3ETJS, iiecri. lf I P f more momey tban at anythlrg ele bv tAHMi uul beiuinri aucrectl itranJlv. .V.ne faU. Temutre. HaU.t Book Co, fortland, Mala. ixau WW wla tarfica an azeuev for Uie teiirr ac'.iin ouE :r,:elasc:ets ADVERTISING. Our widespread method of in ; pie uncalled lor, and Ave admit . i. II . l A I 1? I" f1 1. T r reci. iiuui rticreuce 10 our oiu customers, we are cor.' that if they never saw out name in print, they would still tinue to patronize us as long as we existed. But on tli hand, our ambition is that our popularity as a Clothin.r xurnituiiii; ijoous nouse siuiu oe rhi iar anu wide and ; j , "-Hiia ; respect advertising is an essential. kHHIllt. 1 , ML ITUllb S-V i?t. L. JUU , T U Hit. 1'Jlllllg T() JlVfl 4 first transaction with you, knowing that our present l;nt Winter Clothing and Furnishing Goods is sure to meet j your approval. e are busy, ' " through our immense stock, secrecs 01 our uusmess success. L. M. WOGLE & S0 CLOTHIERS, HATTERS FUENISHEES JOHNSTOWN, tv way VTAIXST STREET, 2rzz Store h rapidly pla in FKlCSil AND PUK J3IiUC4S, MEDICINES, DYE STUFFS, SPONGES, TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMES, TRUSSES, SUPPORTERS, &c. &c. THE DOCTOR CI IVES PERSOXIL ATTESTIOX TO THE CnHPulSCIISG Of WlimW FRESCRJPTJONS AND " FAMILY RECEIPTS, flltfJAT CARE HE1XG TJKEX TO VSE OSLY FRESH ASO PIRE ART). lX SPECTACLES, EYE-GI , ASSKS. m And a Full Line of Opticnl Goods always on hand, such a lare assortment all can be suited. The Finest Brands of Cigars Always on hand, poods to intending elsewhere. I J. M. BARGAiNsr GRAND CLOSIHG OUT SALE! In order toVduce my Stock for tlie Christmas Holidays, I will soil nil g(),)ds on hand at. COST, from now until December 1st. elies, Clocks, Jewelry and Silverware CALL AHO EX4MINK THE H: W iSTO. S3 BAER BLOCK, SOMERSET, Beaver College and FOR YOUKC LADIES, Oiotw lr winter thoruirhly reluif.!. t -uity at.l An Stu iv'jn-i Elo'-ution. Katca I.OK, li. D., Heaver, Pa inlevturl ne.l. .laced. Sen 1 A D M I X KTRATO R"S NOTICE. to of Sn-nn K-'lireM. ilcra. of Shade Ittert of iwi..u:rt.n n ih h.m.. entiita having Ueer. Kfni-! t th nn ern::ir't by the pr'lir anthurUy, cti ii l.rrvjr iivi'n t ll pern-ins lciottel v, mud m'.ueto nuike imioevlt icte payment, anl ih'irte hiTtnic claims trainiii th nmc IU prvpptit hm fuly HMtitenM -xtel f:r fwtile'jaent uo M n.lmy, the ";h uf Deia)trr( ftl myreaMeui e in h.iJe inwnshff. J. h. ;a urE, no 18. AtlmiiaUtrntor. FOB SA.XjE. -:t:- A U'Xnl FR 4M E HOfTSE, wi',h svco fOrtn.s, ba.Wiiieut, and uttxl cellar, lartre rjun'jt. wift. ! .iM:n. lorty Ir.iit tree ut kin-li of eUuiee ; triiit, the mutil tbciu berwinu;. A lare itnipe ( arhw anil variciy if k rapes ; .ir&arutrntttl ! irv. Tw) iC"oiwU0orat!r : twrcifiten.g, ami ; ail nteesry a. .'.UMtD.'. A e kx! leatt;n, ut j h.i; viw; near ti.e Court Hou. arni Diinion l. I to If i-rtvAtely. Fr lerms, eU on mii r .1. H. FHt.I, oaJi ln. Oi.nosKe Court IIam. Somerset, fa. j - ; L : t i ; 1a 'XKCCTOK S NOTICE. j juuite of H. -man Younkin. ,IM. l ite ofrpptr Turkpvfout Tw.. i.mmi ( .. P. j Letters tetuiut-nlry un th mtv-.ve taie hnv fa-: teen ifan'oi U tb nnUrr!arnel. tiy iha ; proper uiaxir,:y. ntrtire in turhy xivea to thij i iritMel to it l lnike tmneitiittc iNavmint ar.J hivtuy elaimsor (ieicaftiin wili j-leii- pre- ; "nt 1 auther.tktttwl lr settlcientoa ' i":'-cu" 11 "i -u JAc LIB H. IrKKil Mill. o.t3! Elevator, Kinirwoud, $nneri Ou. Pa. ! Wanted on Salary. EXPANSES PAID --Saleftcn f r the : Hi .iki. a N't it nail' t.u;i!nit.l . All th- nowit ir-1 teit artrt ,r fnit. nn hmmMiil trees, t1lc. etc. 5enJ for Term r i II. E. HIMIKtK i OHPAKV. ' SeZi-im. Kurbeatrr. X. T. FOR :o: advertising may seem to 5 sorr,( Fo that m one respect ttVv I J "' A 1 u r 1 but not too busy to sh 0W t,-: and make you acquaint! d w STORE. SOMERSET, b3:3min a Great Fa7:3 wiu h Search, cf From It is always a pleasure to display our purchasers, whether they buy from 'us or LOUTHER, M.D. Bargains! PRICED WILL ASTONISH WOOD, Musical" Institute Torm .Tannary S. 1). BnlMlnn ai Siiuerijr oinr:oo!tlei i.ir l.prrarv. Mwi !' iore.rouiara to the fre'ldent, KM'. K. I"1' novll-w- L. JEXKIXS A- CO, II ESISE PETflJ PETROLEUM EXCHANGE, 104 Fourth Arena?, PITTSBURGH, Oil Bought and Sold on Margins. XfOrdtr 6y Mail or Tplryraph rr:rf P? attention. ej,rn. EXB curoirs notice. r.atate of K'.iia!eth Keir. der'l . lati- ef.Ber'J Birotiieli, Soiaeraet tx, Ki. Letters testamentary on the aoove 'tate baviM been irraoteil tothiuilerrUned tJ ih' vW ' thorn v. notice is herel.j nlvcn t- l P" , ileutea to aula estate to maae Ibu"""1' ? uient,anl thoae bavinc rlaim aaatnn "I t" j" . twnt tnnm duly athntlr--l for h tt f aeal a allowance on Thnrwlay. tne 2th -Uy t ""'!;,; li. at the Doawof the tnrttor. It B rM uili. .HIS1AK r)KHal nil. tiovll. Executor ol E. K tt. u a. -oricii msiutKauLiiER- PiTTgni eoH inKCosimt-Witt-: ; C' Mr.aM-"r" . PtTTSBCIIua. NoVKlIB iu!l1' '"' NntU-e ii beret lven that in ''"Z' the charter and h, lw thU l Viova ty. aual u.etnzi Stockholder, will l '.':'.,an8. otttreof the Company. In the city o'. ".to on Moiidav, llecemuer Tib, ne.t. "l"T" lB, hoiirjol Is'oeKk m. and 1 o'elork t6, election of a Board of IHrerlon. t eo-otrw vear, and lor the tranrti 0 f" " ta-lne"a may M hr-maht rfore U.e "f"'1;,. The lr h transfer booen will toe elorl - liwt..ail remain , nntll alter the ato, ttlw of Stockholder W ASHl.. 1)
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