The Somerset Herald.
EDWA&D 8CC1X, Editor and Proprietor.
4
EDHESDAT.
DECEMBER", UW-
Coxcbesb convened
last.
on Monday
Since the death of Mr. Hendricks, j very pith and marrow of the Fetish
the Democrat have been mightily he evoked, and howled at bo frantic
wrought up by the possible contin- j ally in the Beaver campaign? An
gencv that the President might die j other inquiry may not be amiss re-
u.r .i,-, mofinff nf Cnntresa. and eardinz this wonarous
there would be no one legally enti-
Thi new Qntea of Spain is not
yet five years of cc
M Hesdricks is the fifth Vice
President who has died during his
term of office.
This reform Democratic Adminis
tration contrived to increase the Na
tional debt about four and a half
millions last month.
' Ex-U. 8. Senator Charles B.
Bcckalew has been appointed re
porter of the Supreme Court of this
State, in place of Albert A. Outer
bridge resigned.
At a caucus of Republican Sena
tors on Fridav night General Logan
was nominated by acclamation for
T;Aar nf the Senate, and re-
4, iroiuvu "
upectfully declined the honor.
The Republican Senatorial caucus
on Saturday last nominated Senator i
Sherman for President ;ro tvm. i lie
thoroughly alarmed Democrats are
clamorous for the "Presidential suc
cession bill," and it will doubtless
be introduced and passed early in
the session.
Democrats warmly encouraged
the Prohibitionists in Ohio and New
York, but when prohibition was suc
cessful in Georgia, they immediate
ly appealed to the courts to declare
the law unconstitutional. What a
difference it does make as to whose
ox is gored !
Con-
A Connecticut Democratic
gressman has been detected in sell
ing tourlh-class postmaBterships, and
Postmaster General Vilas has detec
tives in search of the naughty states
man. What a sweet commentary
on the Democratic howl to "turn the
rascals out" Here is reform with
bi B' -
The scandal mongers at Washing
ton have started the story that Mr.
Blaine is anxious to return to the
Senate and that, as there is no pres
ent opportunity of electing him from
Maine, he will soon remove to one
of the Western States from which be
will be elected. Those that are so
inclined, can take as much stock in
this story as they please.
All the Democratic and Mug
wump newspapers in the country
were loaded with abuse and sarcasm
ready to be fired off at General Lo
gan as soon as he was elected Presi
dent of the Senate. The sickening
thud with which these mighty Kim
rods sat down when the gallant Gen
eral declined a unanimous nomina
tion, was felt throughout the land.
At the late election in Atlanta,
Georgia, where the principal issue
was prohibition, the Bourbons cor
ralled the colored brethren, paid
their taxes and insisted on their
right to vote; consequently tbe
poll amounted to nine thousand,
just about double the number of
votes that these gentlemen permit
to be cast at a Presidential election
tied to take his place. We are hap
py in tbe assurance we give our
Democratic friends, that Congress
has assembled, that Mr. Cleveland
still lives, and that the Senate has
selected John Sherman as his tern- j
porary successor in the event of his j
sudden takine oft. Fortunately the
contingency did not arise, which the
Democratic Houte had made possi
ble by its mulishcess in refusing to
adopt a bill last session, intended
to prevent a state of affairs over
which they have been very unhap
py for the past ten days.
That was a very graceful as well
as a deserved tribute to General Lo
gan by bis Republican colleagues in
tbe Senate, when they unanimously
tendered him the Presidency of that
body. Tbe Republican National
Convention selected General Logan
for that position, and the Republi
cans of the entire country ratified
that selection by thtir votes. Dur
ing the campaign which resulted in
his defeat, not a single charge was
urged agaiiiEt his personal or politi
cal purity, and in point of fact, he
fell a victim to the disgraceful- and
treacherous warfare waged upon the
head of the ticket. In tendering
General Login, a nomine tion that
was equivalent to an election Re
publican Senators did their full du
ty to a gentleman whom their con
stituents had designated us their
choice, and in declining the honor
the General exhibited a nice delica
cy and a self-sacrificing spirit, by
refusing to accept a position for
rrhfh he had been defeated at the
polls. There is no true man in the
Nation, friend or foe, whose opinion
of General Logan will not be en
hanced by his self-respecting con
duct on this occasion.
proposition
.... n
to "insure peace wiuun me pari.
From whence does the editor of the
Commercial bear this "olive branch?"
The last 're beard of him political
ly, he was marching in the Demo
cratic ranks and "whooping it up"
for Philson. Whose embassador of
peace is he, anyhow ? We fear us
much that in his frequent political
gyrations he has mistaken the power
to whom he fancies he is accredited,
with a treaty of peace. We respect
fully refer him to Mr. Hoffman,
chairman of the Democratic Com
mittee, with whom Le so lately la
bored in sweet accord. At all events,
the Republicans of this county have
never delegated to us the power to
control their action, and we do not
prooose to assume it without warrant.
THE MOKMOS ALA II M-
Threa TbowaJtml Troop Within Hail
ing Distance of Salt Lake City.
Washington, Dec. 6. The War
Department has recently received
snch reports from its officials in
Utah regarding the very unsettled
condition of aflaira in that Territory
oTowini? out of the enforcement of
tbe laws against polygamy, as 10
cause some uneasiness, but no alarm.
The recent shooting of a Mormon by
a United United States- Marshal cre
ated a great deal of excitement
among the Mormons, and some ap
prehension was felt at Salt Lake
that there would be an uprising
among them. A battery of artillery
was recently ordered from Umana to i
Fort Douclass, which is situated a
few miles from Salt Lake City. This
movement, however, was not par
ticularly on account of any fear of a
Mormon rebellion, but has been in
contemplation for some time.
Tbe force now at Fort Douglass
consists of a full regiment of Infant
ry and a battery of artillery, and is
now under command of General Sic
Cook. In the event of trouble in
Utah all the troops in the Depart
ment of the Platte, consisting of
about 3,000 men, could be concen
trated at Fort Douglas in a few
hours. No Serious trouble, however,
is apprehended by army officials.
An Omaha dispatch says : There
has been no new departure of troops
from Fort Omaha since yesterday,
when Battery D was dispatched
west on a special train. General
Howard refused to state the destina
tion of the soldiers, but it is gen
erally conceded that they are bound
for Salt Lake. The entire garrison
is held in readiness lor orders to
march. The Tenth Cavalry (colored)
. 1 . T- . T - U : : , alar.
moved that Gen. Logan be nomina- j moye moment.8 uolice.
U.dlorineposHionnowuycw-u..j &t SaU Lake ftnd
t10 ic ,i, K,;,n, ; ihereis no probability of trouble.
Several benaU, w poke bnefiy in CHUtion8 for the preservation
favor ot the 7". of life and property are ample. The
question was taken and ag reed to of Governor Murray and Oen-
unanimously l he eupon General reporting the threat-
SSrom the j -in . ituation Lre and getting
depths of my heart I thank .he Re-1 J ordering of reinforce-
mi . loon Simntnri Mr t ii rnn mence i - ' r 0 - ..
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Gen. Logan Uechnea the Nomination
for President Pro Tern.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 4 The
caucus of Republican Senators to
agree upon a candidate for Presi
dent pro tern, of the Senate was pre
sided over by Senator "Sherman.
Senator Edmunds recalled the fact
tliat last 6ummer after Gen. Logan
had been nominated by the Repub
lican National Convention for Vice
President of the United States Le
had offered to reeign his place as
President of the Senate in favor of
Gen. Logan, but the latter objected
to the change. Senator Edmunds
The Ohio Democrats are not dis
heartened over the back -set the Cir
cuit Court gave their attempt to steal
the seats of the Senators and Repre
sentatives from Cincinnati, and have
transferred their efforts to the Su
preme court of the State, whose
judges are of their own political
stripe. Failing there, they propose
to attack the Legislature, cash in
hand.
The Democrats are so badly scar
ed by the bare possibility that
Cleveland might die and a Republi
can President of the Senate succeed
him, that they will doubtless make
baste to pass the Hoar bill, which
they rejected last cession, fixing the
line of succession down through the
Cabinet Under that bill ii Cleve
land should die, Secretary Bayard
would succeed bim as President.
Not much in the way of valuable
WgUlatioa is to be hoped from the
preeent Congress. The gentlemen
who were elected more than a year
ago and have just taken their seats,
will he "hustling" tor re-nominations
before the "springtime comes,"
and they will give much more at
tention to making themselves solid
with. their constituents, than to nec
essary legislation for the country.
Cockty Commissioner Leonard of
Schuykill county was last week con
victed of violating the primary elec
tion lams, by promising patronage
to secure electioa to office, and the
Court issued an order enjoining
bim from performing the duties
of the office. Leonard has appealed
to the Supreme Court on the ground
that the primary election law is
u noons tituttouaL. and we will now
have an authoritative deliverance on
this question from the highest legal
authority in the State.
The next State nominations are
beginning to be canvassed by the
politicians. It appears to be gener
ally conceded thatieneral Beaver
will be the nominee for Governor,'
probbbly without opposition, but
the names of quite a number of
prominent gentlemen are mentioned
The funniest and the cheekiest
thing that politics has brought forth
for many a day, was the appeal
made by the red-hot Democratic
journals of the country during the
past tea days, to the Republican
Senators, to elect a Democrat to
take the place of the dead ice
President in the Senate. Could any
thing be more amusing? Spurred
on by their insensate fears that Mr
Cleveland, who is enjoying most ro
bust health, might be suddenly
stricken by death, these uncompro-
misin? stalwart Democrats, who
have lustily and unceasingly cheer
ed on the decapitation of every Re-
Dubiican officeholder, coolly inter
mit their partisan crusade for a mo
ment, to request the Republicans to
lay aside partisanship and play in
to their hands. Nothing could be
funnier or more cheeky. Did any
one ever hear of a Democrat forego-
inz a partisan advantage that he
t a "
could win or steal ? We most sin
cerdy hope that Mr. Cleveland will
live out every hour of the time allot
ted to bim as .'resident, and many
dav thereafter. We wish this for
his own sake, and we wish it be
cause we believe that the best inter
ests of the country and of the Re
publican nartv will be subserved
thereby. But, all the same, we can
not forbear laughing at the pitiful
appeals of these hide-bound Demo
crats, who never entertained a mag
nanimous political sentiment in
their lives, to the niaenanitnity of
Republican Senators.
they repose in me as expressed by
the nomination just tendered me oy
acclamation for the position of tem
porary presiding officer of the ben-
ate. I not only tnant mem, oui me
people of the whole country for the
desire that I should be given this
very honorable position. I was,
however, sir, the nominee of the Re
publican party for ice-rresident,
and voted for at the last election. I
was not elected.
For that nomination I then
thanked the Republican party, and
through the Senators present I ai;aiu
return to the Republicans ot the
country my gratttul acknowledg
ments. It I tuouirht I could better
serve my constituents and my coun
try by accepting Has position. i
would most unhesitatingly do so
and perform the duties to tbe best
of my ability. I do not so think,
and I am sure that I can, by work
necessary to be performed in com
mittees and otherwise, do more that
may be useful by remaining m my
position. In fact, Mr. Chairman,
the position is not to my taste, and
unless I thought that 1 could per
form the duties in a more satisfac
tory manner thau any otheFSenator
(which 1 do not) 1 cannot see a ne
cessity for me to accept the chair in
preference to any ot my brother
Senators. The Senate ha. at a.l
times been presided over in a very
satisfactory manner since I have
bad the honor to be one ot its mem
bers, and doubtless will be so again
by any one that may be selected. 1
am ready to assist in elevating any
one who may be selected. And now
my brother Senators, I want you to
know that I fully appreciate your
kindness and the great compliment
paid me, but you must allow me to
say that, after carefully considering
the matter, I feel that 1 ought to de
cline this nominalion.and now most
respectfully do so."
ments here have removed all appre
hension for the present. McMurray,
who was supposed to be fatally shot
by Deputy Marshal Collinses recov
ering.
Against Bogus Batter.
Hakrisbukg, Pa., December 4.
In the court of Dauphin countv to
day Judge Simonton handed down
an opinion in which he holds that
the act of the last legislature pro
hibiting the manufacture of the pro
duct known as oleomargarine, or bo
gus butter, was constitutional. This
was a trial case. The Court says :
"The central idea of the statute
seemed to be the prevention of facil
ities for selling spurious or manu
facturing a spurious article ot butter
resembliag the genuine article po
closel y in its external appearance as
to render it easy to deceive purchas
ers into buying mat wnicn tney
would not buy for the deception. If
this was the purpose of the enact
ment, we discover nothing in its
provisions which enables us in the
lieht of the authorities to say that
the Legislature, when passing the
act, exceeded the power confided to
this department of the Government,
and unless we can say this we can
not hold the act as being anything
less than valid. No
one has ever doubted that the Legis
lature may prohibit tne vending of
articles injurious to the safety of so
ciety, provided it does not interfere
with vested rights of property."
The case will be taken to the su
preme Court by the oleornagarine
manufacturers, that being the under
standing when the case was tried
here.
Jail-Breaking at Iteaver.
Blown up by Gaa.
Pittsbcro, Dec 4. This after
noon about four o'clock a natural
gas explosion, with fatal results and
destroying much property, occurred
at 545 Grant street, in the cellar of a
house occupied by Mrs. J. Meehan.
Almost at the same time similar ex
plosions, accompanied by tremen
dous reports, occurred in the ad
joining cellars of Louis Favilla, a
lruit dealer, and J. J. Fiannery's
livery stable and undertaking rooms.
There is a six inch main running
along Grant street, but no connec
tions with the houses in that square.
The gas probably escaped from the
main and found its way to the ad
joining cellars.
Shortly after 4 ociocx rvaue
Griffin, a domestic in the employ of
Mrs. Meehan, Btarted for the cellar
for coal, taking with ber a lighted
lamp. At the cellar door she re
auested Mrs. PhiDDS. who was in
the room, to hold the lamp. No
sooner had she ooened the door
than the gas rushed out and ignited
from the lamp. A terriffc explosion
ensued, followed in quick succes
sion by explosions in the cellar of
Flannery and Favilla. the noise
was heard squares away and created
the utmost excitement. Sheets of
flames burst from tbe windows,
doors and sides of the wiecked
houses. From within were heard the
screams of terrified women and chil
dren. Several men forced their way
through the fire into Mrs. Median's
house, where a terrible eight met
their gaze.
IVone on the floor, with every
vestige of clothes burned from her
body, was lying Katie Griffin, bleed-
inn lroni a deep casu in ner eioe,
Near her was Mrs. Phipps,
in flames. Both women were picked
up and carried quickly froui the
burning building. It was tound
that Kate Griffin was burned be
yond hopes of recovery. She was
removed to the Jtiomu-palnic Hos
pital, where she is now lying un
conscious. Mrs. I'hipps was severe
ly burned, but her injuries are not
considered fatal. On the upper
floors of Mrs. Meehan's house there
were eight women and children and
in Flannery's Mre. Flannery and
two babies. In Favilla's there was
Mrs. Favilla and her nephew, J. P.
Case. Th fire spread so rapidly
that they were rescued with dif
ficulty. All were finally taken out
uninjured, except Mrs Favilla and
young Case, who were quite severe
ly hurt from the falling debris.
Meanwhile the names bad gained
such headway that they could not
be controlled and Flannery's three
story brick building was complete
ly "destroyed. The other houses
were not entirely burned, but they
were so badly wrecked by the con
cussion that they will have to be
torn down.
Tbe Mordesoa Apache.
Demning, N. Mn Dec. 3. The two
Vricht brothers, living at San Jose,
on the una nver, were auieu uj
Apache Indians on Tuesday night,
near Solomonsville, Arizona. Their
bodies were found by a stage driver
on his way to Fort Thomas yester
day morning. Ben Crawford, the
Sheriff of Graham county, Arizona,
and two others are also killed. On
Tuesday the hostiles were in the
neighborhood of Duncan. They at
tacked section men at work on the
railroad, but the men escaped. Two
cattlemen are reported to have been
killed near Duncan yesterday. Mi
litia from Clifton and a party of cit
izens from Duncan are in hot pur
suit. Militia from Lordsburg start
ed out last night. Tbe Indians are
headed for the Chiricahua Moun
tains. The Indians are divided in
to bands of fifteen to twenty.
The killing cf Sheriff Crawford
ha9 created the wildest excitement.
Men, women and children are flee
ing in all directions and couriers are
being sent out to warn settlers. The
bodies of the Wright brothers were
horribly mangled. Tbe Indians
reached the Coronada ranche, on
the Gila river, at 11 o'clock yester
day morning. At that place they
killed two cattle men, one of whom
was named Dick Mais. The name
of the other is unknown.
How King Theebaw surrendered.
London, December 7. The fol
lowing additional details of tbe sur
render of Kine 1 heehaw were re
ceived here to-day: On Saturday
last Ueneral Prendergast, command
ing the British expeditionary force,
t : at t ho Koar1 rtf o liri.Mwli ff ttVfcrtTitl
wrapped i r. , . ,.r'
manual, iuiu iuauuaiai mu
Theebaw at once received Colonel
Sladen, who accompanied the expe
ditionary torce as civil commission
er, at the palace with tbe usual east
ern lornmlas. The king was much
affected and frightened. He said
he hoped the Brittsh would spare
his life; that he wished to abdicate,
and would remain in any bouse al
lotted to him bv the British Gov
ernment. King Theebaw claimed
that his Ministers had deceived him
in regard to the situation of affairs ;
that he was ignorant of what was
occurring outside of Mandalay ; that
he was almost a prisoner in bis pal
ace: that he lea red assassins would
slay him if be left the palace, and he
would surrender to the British au
thorities. Colonel Sladen advised
his Hajestv to plead with Lord Duf-
terin. the iceroy ot India, at Cat
cutta. On Sunday King Theebaw
surrendered in the presence of the
Ministers and embarked for Calcut
ta under guard. The French Con
sul accompanied his Majesty. The
Burmese appear to b3 well disposed
toward the British.
Disgraceful scene in a Church.
The Organisation.
After his square knock-down, as
the advocate of the Democratic tick
et at the late election, the editor of
the Commercial comes up smiling
jauntily steps to the front, and again
assumes control of the Republican
organization of the county. After
totally ignoring the amended rules
of the party whereby the time and
method of selecting the Chairman
of the county Committee was chan
ged, and insisting upon the defunct
Committee calling a meeting au
electing a Chairman, he coolly sub
mits the following proposition as a
cure for the difficulties, he imagine
he has thrown in the path of the or
ganization :
Now, tbea. is onler to imar peace within the
party w mlt tbi pniuiu4i : 11 three ka1.
well-kuown iiep.iblican Uwyerl lie cbticeo lt In
TeMixiue the rlaims a mle by the eHlo e of the
HeraXi ami ihk 4Jomhkk-iai. renperuveiy, ana
unut-r the lawn a enacted ly llie tiurlv lor 14 kuv-
erument, ua-hle what If hcL, or what emmlu he
due t re-oricanle the party aud place U in the
test !lhle odaiuid lur the cmp4jfr.a of 1M0.
We pWt.-e ovrmlte toehi'ie hj thtir deciniun.
Weeiugtrest ait iht Commute, S. V. Trni. F.J.
K'-oeer n-t J. L. riun. K,R., ail puolieang ul
hill b huaor, uiid mbt-d prumiy aad Muimueaeha
ble loyally. It Mr. Scull due not agree U thee
genUe'men acting. It him rhouee uue. we will
chooeeanoUter aud Ibey van etioufl? a third. Thl,
it tbe olive branch The Com xk&cial oflere In tiie
interest ol peace aud harmony. Will bomeraet
ac-ept it?
How is that for cool assurance?
To insure peace in the parly, eh?
Pshaw ! Tbe egotism of the man is
titanic. Because in his imagination,
he marches in and out of the party
at his own sweet will, he fancies its
peace is disturbed, aud a trio ot law
yers must be called in to arbitrate
between the party and himself. "Ou
what meat does this our Ca-sar
feed, that he has grown so valiant?"
Whence comes the power he as
sumes, to bind the party by an
award of arbitrators selected by him
self? The geutiemen suggested are
doubtless as discreet as they are
learned in the law, and they would
scarcely permit themselves to be us
ed as a foil in this effort to attain
notoriety. As for the Herald, it dis
claims any right to dicta le to the
party or bind it by its action. It
speaks only tbe sentiments of its ed
itors, who are simply privates in the
Republican ranks, and advocates of
jits principles, its policy and its uni
ty. Vt ho made the editor of the
Washington, Dec. 5. At the Re
publican Senatorial caucus to-day
Senator Sherman was nominated for
President ro tempore of the Senate.
Senator Edmunds received votes,
which were changed to Sherman be
fore the result was announced.
Senator Sherman accppteJ the hon
or. The Democratic Senators named
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, for the
same place.
The Democratic House caucus re
nominated Speaker Carlisle and all
the old officers. Donalson of Ten
nessee, was nominated for Door
keeper on the llr.-t ballot, and Rev.
W. H. Milbern, the bliud preacher
of Illinois, was named for chapbin.
The Republican caucus nominated
Mr. Reed, of Maine, for Speaker on
the first ballot. The vote was Reed,
63 ; lliscock, of New York, 47, and
Ryan ot Kansas, 3.
The Republican caucus of both
Hou.-es to day passed resolutions
looking to the early enactment of
laws to regulate the electoral count
and the Presidential succession.
Vicb President Heudricaa' tiil.
I.ndianaimlis, Dec. 3. The will
of ttie late Vice President Thomas
A. litudricks was probated this af
ternoon. It is in Mr. Heudrick'
writing aud the paper is yellow with
age. It is dated August &, 1SGG, and
reads as follows :
"I, Thomas A. Hendricks, of Mar
ion county, Indiana, do make this
last will and testament, hereby re
voking any aud all wills by me at
any time heretofore made. I give,
bequeath and devise to my beloved
wile, Elizabeth C. Hendricks, all my
personal and real property of every
description whatever and wherever
located ; also all my rights, claims,
chosca in action and iu fee simple,
to have and to hold the same to her
and her heir. In witness whereof
I hereunto set my hand, and, if
agret able to her, 1 desire that she
shall be executrix thereof."
The Omw oT Mr. Hendrinka' Death.
in connection wittf tbe nomination Commcrricl a ruler in Israel, witM th$ brain and caused death,
lor Ueutenant Governor. As W. power to say to this man go, and he
T. Davies went down in the ruck goeth, and to another come, and he
with General Beaver in 1882, with- cometh? He bath imagined a rain
fiut any fanlt of his own, we tiink thing, when U assumes to speak for
IV WOUid DC OniV JaiT Dlav. as WftH'irut nnrlinn nf tk Pnnnklin.n r.,u,lnJcr tk .K.rt f 1 -r 4k.
- . w -r - - , 'uwiiwui k'fA ' .us una vtt it Ul il V iUO
, ty, aba iorites the fferali to imitate pwyard
Bridgeport, 111., December 3. A
prominent physician, who was Mr.
Hendricks' friend and attendant for
a longer period than any other phy
sician, says that Mr. Hendricks did
not llie of heart paralysis. Several
years ago Mr. Hendricks was strick
en with paralysis from which he
never fully recovered, and, as is us
ual in cases of partial paralvais. a
clot formed that eventually reached
GraTryara Caperna Dissolved.
Harrisbcrg, Dec, 3- On tiu gp-
ayuuui Aibuiuirj' vrcucrai vacjir
Beavek, Dec. 4. About 1 o'clock
this morning seventeen of the pris
oners in the Beaver County Jail
sawed their way into the jailyard,
scaled the wall and escaped. "Tom"
Rankin, one of the most notorious
criminals in the State, did the saw
ing, assisted by "Lent" Hallibaugh.
Rankin is wanted for numerous
burglaries in this State and Uhio.
aud has escaped from several of the
strongest jails in the country.
Tbe others who escaped and their
offenses are: James Barnes, fjrgery;
John Johnson, borse-steaUng ; John
Collan, attempt to kill ; John Mor
row, assault and battery ; William
L. Daubenmeyer, burglary and as
sault ; a German named Leiher, em
bezzlement; Patrick Roe, highway
robbery; David Redick, horse sleai
ine, and seven minor prisoners.
Redick, becoming alarmed, return
ed to his cell. J. B. Earing, a Uuiled
States prisoner stood by watching
the others escape, but made no ttlort
to get away. Three others were
locked up in cells and had nochance
to go with tbe rest. Scouts are out
in all directions, but none of tbe
fugitives have been recaptured.
This is the second delivery from
jail inside of a month.
A Great Sale of Grant's Book.
New YouK.Dec. 2. At five o'clock
this morning the first volume of
General (J rant's memoirs was put
on the market, and at the close of
business to-night two hundred
thousand bjoks had been delivered
to the trade. This does not include
the thousands of copies that for two
weeks past have been shipped to
agents under their promise not to sell
them uutil to day. Publisher Web;
ster says that it is the largest sale of
a book ever printed. It was an
nounced that tbe first edition would
comprise 325,000 books, but proba
bly 400.000 will be published.
Thirty-seven presses in six printing
bouses were going ail day issuing
the book, but to-morrow tbe print
ing will 6top to enable the eight
binders to catch up. Nearly 050,
000 first volumes have been sold by
subscription. Mrs. Grant's profits
on the subscriptions already taken
will be $3Q,0U0. The book was cir
culated yesterday in England and
Germany. In London it receiyed
flattering notices in the newspapers.
France and Italy will have the book
next. The second volume which is
larger than than the first, . will be
ready in March.
Found in tbe Woods Frozen to Death
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 2. The
troubles at St. Albert's Catholic
Church were resumed this morning
when Fathers Dombrowski and
Jawerski, the newly appointed pas
tors, attempted to read the morning
masses. A crowd of 1000 Polish
women and a number of men were
in the church, and the seryices were
interrupted by yells and the brand
isbing of fists, and a number of the
women tried to get at the altar to
remove the priests. Policemen were
stationed at the heads of the aisles
and prevented any progress toward
the altar. One woman Lizzie Jew-
andowski, climbed over the pews
and succeeded in getting within the
sanctuary, where she prayed and
yelled by turns in Polish. Father
Jaworaki came forward to speak to
the people, but eagr-r hands clutch
ed him and tore his habit off. At
this time there were thirty police
men in and about the edifice, aud
conflicts between them and the po
ple were many. Fathers Dombrow
ski and Jaworski were pelted with
mud while crossing the street on
their return to their seminary op
posite the church. The policeclear
ed the street, but the crowd closed
in, making it impossible to prevent
the assault The new priest officiated
this morning at a funeral. Father
Kolasinski, the deposed priest, still
holds out in the rectory of the
church, but Bishop Borgss has
given him notice to surrender the
rectory to the new pastors by to
morrow night. He still leads the
people, but counsels moderation,
fearing they may go too far. The
Bishop has ordered that the church
be cljsed.
Towboat Blown np bj Gas.
OTXR, lE&ELASOETS
Pittsburg, Dec. 2. At about six
o'clock last evening the towboat Iron
City, in running down the Allegha
ny River, was swung on to the bar
at the head of Herr'a Island, where
she went badly aground just over
the main pipe of the Philadelphia!
Natural Gas Company. AU the eve
ning and np to the time of the ex
plosion unsuccessful attempts were
made to back off the vessel into
deeper water, and at 2 o'clock this
morning a ternnc explosion occur-j
red. Pieces of the vessel were blown
from the middle of the river, where
tbe boat grounded, to the Alleghany
shore, 500 yards away. The boat
burned to the water s edge, and is a
total loss.
The crew, seven in number, were
blown into the river, and George
Ashton, the engineer, was instantly
killed. His remains were removed
to bis home.
Within a few moments after the
explosion the river banks and the
island were crowded with people,
the few skiffs that could be procured
were at once filled with eager crews
of rescurers, who hastened to tbe
scene of the disaster. The surviy
ors were taken to the Alleghany
shore, where all that was possible
was done for them.
The accident was caused by nat
ural gas. The boat struck the gas
main and broke it, and the gas took
fire from the furnace, causing the
explosion.
The Iron City was built in this
city eleveu years ago, and was 135
feet long and 25 wide. Her origi
nal cost was about $10,000.
Twenty-Two Indians Killed.
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A Great Saw-Mill Burned.
Demiso, N. M , December 2.
Renegades visited the reservation
and attempted to get the remainder
of the Indians to join them aud their
efforts resulted in a fight, in which
twenty-oue reservation Indians and
one hostile were killed, General
Sheridan and his staff left for the
East yesterday.
Tucson, Arizona, December 2
Official news has been received here
that a party of Indians, under the
leadership of Josanie, brother of
Chihuahua, was seen in the vicinity
of Fort Apache on November 23.
The next day one of their number
was killed in an attack upon a camp
of White Mountain Indians, eight
miles southwest of Fort Apache.
The day following they attacked an
other camp of White Mountain In
dians, about twenty miles south of
Fort Apache. In these two attacks
they killed eleven women, four chil
dren and five men and boys. It is
reported here that fifty Indians have
left the reservation and are heading
for Santa Pita. The settlers in the
valley and the soldiers camped in
the Harshaw Mountains have been
notified.
f V o f if ffiAV navav cow n,,v .awa C. m 4 1 .
m iivih itT uu i uauic in ynuij mty WOUId still
tinue to patronize us as long as we existed. But on the .1
hand, our ambition is that our popularity as a Clothir
Furnishing Goods House shall be felt far and wide, and in y
respect advertising is an essential.
Another thing we claim is, that we only require one tran
tion "with any new customer in order to enlist his confident,
thereafter. Our Goods, Our Prices, and our Method of Do;.
Business, is sufficient inducement to retain his support.
Stranger, we want so see you"; we are longing to havp ti
first transaction with you, knowing that our present line
Winter Clothing and Furnishing Goods is sure to meet w:-i
your approval. Wc are busy, but not too busy to show t.,s
through our immense stock, and make you acquainted with
secrets of our business success.
Bay City, Mich., Dec. 3 At 11
o'clock last night a fire broke out in
the cupalo of the fire room of the
McGraw saw-mill, owned by Bird
sale & Barker. The wind was blow
ing lightly from the west and car
ried the flames to the main building,
which soon became a mass of seeth
ing flames. Tbe firemen saw that
the mill must be consumed, and di
rt cted their attention to keeping the
fire from spreading, and by strenu
ous efforts confined the conflagra
tion to the mill proper and the ad
joining tramways. At 1 o'clock the
mill was in ruins.
It was located at the extreme
Thirty Miles or Flame.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 6. During
the high winds rnday, a prairie
fire broke out seven miles north of
this place which swept over an area
of about thirty miles, destroying 1,
000 stacks of hay and grain and
numbers of sheep, hogs and cattle
sheds It is not stated how far east
the fire extended. Further and
more definite reports of prairie fires
iu Silver Lake township, this coun
ty, on Friday, bring advices of ter
rible loss to property, but the amount
cannot be estimated. On Edward's
ranch 5,900 tons of hay were burned.
Johnson & Williams lost 500 tons
Kobbery ofa I'nvale Ink.
Frkf.dom, Pa., Dec. 4. The resi
dents of this place were startled by
a loud explosion at 2 o'clock this
morning. Several rushed out into
the streets to ascertain the cause.
William Bashurc, in pRssini; P.
Beutel's bank, saw a man running
out of the building. He shouted an
alarm and started after him. The
fleeing burglars turned and fired
several shots at him, none of which
took effect. Bishore turned about
and ran home. The four doors to
the immense safe in the bank had
been blown from their fastenings
and between 8J.O00 and 68,000 in
cash and $1,150 in Government
bonds were missing. A number of
valuable papers and notes were part
ly destroyed by the explosion.
Considerable money and a large
package of bonds were left in the
safe. Au entrance to the building
had been ell Voted by forcing the
front doors. Detectives are in pur
suit of the burglars. The bank will
resume burners to-morrow and de-
po-iitors will I sa nothing.
Judge White Summoned a a Witness
as the right thing to do, to again
place bint on the ticket with Bea
ver. Let justice be done, though the
.heavens fall. -
hi imcnrUiM and f,!l r,A .1, ' U"SOiV
41.- ., irL . - .. . . locaiea in the tastern
Altoosa, Dec. 1. On Monday
November 23, a man named Adams,
a resident of Cambria County, went
hunting, taking with him a 13 year
old son. At a point near this city
the father started the boy back
home and proceeded to Altoona.
Adams reached his home two days
later and was surprised to find that
Ihfi boy bad not returned. Next
. moraine earchin? parties Btarted to
rard insuraiy:e companies were hunt for the lad.'and this morning
ved. The companies were all 1 after five days' search, they found
part ot
for the other. What is this but ZTm?A "5 0!MI, r
.. , , i " ti 'us uufuuctu wuk i uiaqi uoib ou nouse, navinz peen
UM thai ami r r i 4. '
'BoeeLsm," pure and nndefiled ; the ago.
j frozen to death.
Indiana, Dec. 3 Notwithstand
ing the fact that oourU meets on
Monday next, the Dorr boys keep
up the open sale of liquor. Tbe ho
tel is practically closed, but the bar
U wide open and four barrels ol
whisky were put in the cellar yester
day, and the brewery wagon makes
frequent visits. To day Judge White
was summoned to appear as a wit
ness in the trial of the case on be
half of the Dtrrs. The counsel for
the Derrs expect by that movement
to incapacitate Judge White irom
trying the cases, and compel bin. to
certify them to another judge at a
special court. If this succeeds the
trials may not come up for months.
A Bailie With Would be Lynchers.
south end of the city, and was the . of bay, besides fences, sheds and
largest on the Saginaw River. At crop9. Patrick McNeery was en
the time of its erection in 1873 it tirelv burned out, losing everything
was the largest concern of the kind
in the world. It had an annual ca
pacity of 40,000,000 teet of lumbf r,
besides lath, staves, headings, and
shingles. Mr. Birdsale places the
loss af 1150,000, on which there is
an insurance of 8100,000, distribut
ed in various companies. It em
ployed 150 men. It is not known
whether it will be rebuilt.
A Stain on his Courage
New OaLEANS.Dea. 4. The ultra
Democratic papers severely condemn
President Cleveland's failure to at
tend the Vice President's funeral.
The Slates (official Slate organ) says
the people regurd the Presidents ac
tion with disgust, and that even the
President's death would not be such
a calamity as the setting of a pre
cedent that the President fears to go
among the people, or that his life is
worth more than that of auy other
citizen.
The C'rQiiV(oflii ial city organ)
says the President's action casts a
slur upon the whole people of the
country. Tne act is a stain on his
courage and a blot upon American
manhood. It stamps him as unfit fur
the high trust aud honor of the
Presidency. The article concludes :
"The aauie cowardly thought must
have animated him when he refus
ed to visit this city."
Mangled by the Cars.
GitEExviLLE, Texas, Dec. 6
List night after 12 o'clock a mob of
mounted men rode into town and
attacked the iiil, demanding the
Washington, Pa , Dec. 2. A col
lision between two freight trains on
the B.iltimore and Ohio Railroad, a
mile east of this place, occurred ttiis
afternoon. John Uider, Conductor
of one of the trains and a resident
of this place, was instantly killed
by being caught between the engine
and lender. His head was mashed
to a jelly and both legs were cut off.
He leaves a wite and three little
children. Frank Snyder, an unmar
ried man, residing at Piedmont, W.
Ya., was on one of the engines. IJe
met Ins death by scalding. I. O.
tievnolds, of Johnetown, Pa., had
both feet and legs horribly mangled
and it is feared be will not recover.
Charlie Cowan, Frauk Dean, and
James Morris, were also badly hurt,
though none of their injuries will
prove fatal.
The operator here was supposed
at first to have been the cause of the
accident, but a preliminary exami
nation by some of the officers of the
road relieves him from blame. As
matters now look tbe fault will rest
upon the Pittsburg dispatcher, Mr.
Ellsworth. An inquest will be held
to-morrow evening, when a thorough
investigation will be made.
Murdering a Witness to Silenoe Him.
Waynesboro, Ga., Dec. 3. Wil
liam Hankerson mysteriously disap
peared several days ago. He was
an important witness against Wil
liam Garvin in a case of hog-stealing.
This fact coupled with other circum
stances, caused the arrest and con
finement of Garvin under a chanre
oi muraer. no trace of
but the clothing on his family. An
Edward county man was fatally
burned, and John Leeper and John
Berry were not expected to live. The
fire is supposed to have originated on
the rottawatomie Indian reserve.
It will be several days before the
full loss can be given.
A Teacher Acoasetl of Cruelly.
inanticoke, Uec. o. A young
schoolmaster named Traher, at Nu
mida, a small village in Koaring
Brook Township, Columbia county,
is charged with punishing talkative
pupils by gagging them with corn
cobs and making them stand on the
floor. It is said that when a child
of Farmer George Snyder thus treat
ed, was relieved the cob was covered
with blood, and tbe little one was so
exhausted as to require assistance ou
tbe way home. Snyder went in
search of Traher, but the young
man had disappeared. The school
directors will investigate the case.
Tho Storm's Great Kury.
Chr-ago, Dec. 9. Last night's
storm was very severe throughout
the trans-Mississippi region, reach
ing as fur south as New Mexico. At
Omaha the wind unroofed about 50
houses. Considerable damage was
also sustained at Wichita. A great
many walls, chimneys, signs, etc,
were blown down in St. Louis. A
number of lake vessels were driven
ashore, and it is feared many lives
were lost. At St. Paul the mercury
marked ;ero at ti P. M. At this
point all trains were delayed irom
30 minutes to one hour. Two men
were frozen to death.
Four Husbands, One Wife.
Des Molnes, Iowa, December 2.
Walter L. Wilson, a respectable far
mer, and Mrs. Catharine Skiles.alias
Catharine Lone were married on
Monday. Yesterday J. S. Skiles, the
hutband of the woman, arrived from
Denver and had her arrested, alleg
ing that she had eloped from him
three months ago with one Johnson.
To-day two more men, one from
St Louis, put iu an appearauce and
esch asserted that he had married
tbe woman and that after living
with him a lew months she disap
peared. Wilson says that he retires
from the contest.
A Wire Mill ana Iron Works Burned.
Detroit, Dec. 3. This morning
about 6 o'clock fire broke out in the
Barnum Wire aud Iron Works, this
city, alpnost completely destroying
kuav uuuuiog anu miriy dwelling
houses adjoining. The fire started
in the stock room on the second
floor, but the cause is unknown.
Tbe building was valued at $112.-
000, the stock at $115,000, and tbe
machinery at $o0,000. Two hun
dred men are thrown out of employ
ment
"I bave advised my daughter to
try it, and she is eoine to do 60."
He further taya : "I called on you 1
about six weeks ao sick with bil- i
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2 XJ.- fr". ' old.CTRnipnl and laratneleM quarter igibe larra, tlfliul and winT-nml "
temlon will ba pal.l toltie ttaoiruic iraat, Scluwl B,. Senuol hniTbllaa. Pauar. fcnewl.
5TEei ""'J fce., will habuoifhilnlarnaquantlilM dinx m m va"
tarera, which will friable toll establtahment to j..h to town and etH.niry Bwrcoanu a( na a 6rM
will make It adTaDtaKMi lo boy here. To retail barer., an almuM lnjumrahle Una l ''"
uttered Alway. lor aale an extensive acd raned aaa.mment ol fuetiral WorM. Hiiwri W"?
u'T f"nCTH" nd Iiuclplea Hjmn Bw.ka, Uletlonarte, Children's Tut Buoaa, wai:
Keriewa, Daily fapen, M017 fapera, nod s general line ol nadlng matur.
Day School and Sunday School Reward Cards,
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atid it set me all right I wan more
the bodv
1 O j - - ...uvivii,U4uu 1 1 1 1 4n;a44
surrcnaer of Henry Miamberger,! to doubt that he was guiltv. To
charged wiib the murder, of Jjisa j day. however, th,e body of Hanker
Annie Stuitb. The jailer alarmed ; .on, ohained and weighted, with a
, " cuiwus, wua gmutreu aiiu urove gacK lieu over tbe fcpid, was found ' of it. Thug writes a man who
the mob back. About twenty BhoU ia the Savannah river. The body I lives in Lu bee, Me,, to tbe proprie
were exchanged and it is believed j showed that he lml hwn mnr.ior.H 1 tm- W- ,4, r -..
that at lejtft three of the attacking . and now no one doubt but that ! ably from the lady, for this prepara
party were badly winded, junging Qrvin killed bim to get clear ot his tion is exactly auited to the troublea
from the bloody trail. Another at-, evidence on thp hog-iteahng ca8e. from which women bo often suffer,
tacked is feared. j Garvin's case was continued I Also for little children. 1
gXECUTORS' K07ICE.
KiUte of AIm. MrOncor, dee'd, late of Shade
Twp , tMmerret Coonty, Fa., dee'd.
Ietten leatamentary an theabore eaiata havtaa
tuan arantad ta tbe under La-ned by the urouer
aathorlty, not Ire la hereby gliea to all peraone
Indebted to laid ecata to make lmmedl-ue pay.
mem, and thoae liarlng claim acatnat tbe aaate
will preeent them duly aalheuticated l
eaulement wltnoat dela.
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JAUUb aeeUKtJiW.
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LIST OF CAUSES.
Following l the I Jet of Caatee et for
December Term f Court, beglnnus
December 14, laM :
FIRST WEEK.
Jonathan PeorbaaKbT. Simon Saj4er.
S. I'h.Bwna.Co.ar. O. L. Bakw.
Samuel J. hlne:.er. Wav J. U""'';
Harriet M. Hantaan Chaa. J. HarrW
I'ai.iel 9 Say lor. I'rlab H. Say.
V. T. Ha ea. Charle. Tbeaua. kr-
John A. Beeher. ker-rar., . A.f A"0'"-
Kaaw ta. John H. Hit.
Kane ea. Henry Snowther.
Sae ea. fc. A. Tayawa.
Same n. Same.
Sane Ta. A. J Calhora.
B4U v. Jena Welter's Admr.
Saate t. K t. MeMUlea A bra.
Saaiers HenrySchlaa A I'o.
Not. W, fcA. t ITutan"-'