The Somerset Herald. EDWARD 8CTCX, Editor jd Proprietor, m EDKESDAT jlNTiKTr ISM. The strike at the Edgar Thomp son stell works at Braddock ha, been settled and operations have been re sumed in every department The girls at an Ohio boarding school hare retired that extreme development of the intellect chills and destroys the affections. Tbey revive to stand by their affections. Whes last week the electoral com mission finished counting the vote cast at the election last full, it was pretty conclusively shown that Mat thew" S. Quay was elected State Treasurer. It was fashionable a few years since to denounce the creditors of the country as "bloated bondhold ere." Now the same claps of poli ticians are abufins the opponents of the dishonest silver dollar as "gold lugs." THESenate has gracefully compli mented General Hartranft by nomi imtirg him to the vacancy in the Hoard of Manngers of the Soldiers' Ilmne, caused by the death of Gen. McCiellan. It remains to be seen how the House will act in the mat ter. It is arousing to read in Demo cratic journal of the unity of their party on great National issues. Here are Morrison and Randall at sword's point on the tariff question, and Senator Beck and others "raining Cin " about the President's views 0:1 the silver question. Perhaps these be not lenders nor issues! It i now propored to solve tbe qut stion of the adrnir-sion of Dakota by also aJmittins the Territories of Vahington and Montana as States. Thin, it is thought, will satisfy tbe )i.irti-i;ii t'M)1ers, as Dakota is sure la-publican, Montana Democratic aud Washington doubtful. Montana has UG.OiX) voters and Washington 40,XK). It low appears to be certain that ar.y attempt to stop or limit the present coinage of silver in this country will fail in Congress, and it is equally certain that should an act extending it be passed.tbe President will veto it. So it is also certain that we will go ahead coining seven-ty-nine-cent dollars and building additional vaults to hold them. Oi a Democratic friends who roar ed so loudly in the index, about flooring Chairman ilensel, made a bad miscount of their chickens be fore thpy were hatched, as that gen tleman was elected Chairman of the Democratic State Cammittee last week by a large majority. It is now said that having thus been vindicat ed, he will shortly resign his posi tion. The State of Kansas is in a fer ment over a decision of the U. S. Circuit Court that the State must pay for allproperty rendered use less by the prohibitory law. Tbe case tried was that of one John Wal ruir, a brewer in Lawrence, and the decision was to the effect that the State should pay Walruff $50,000 for bis brewery, or let him proceed with the manufacture of beer. This is virtually a decision that all prop erty rendered useless by the prohib itory law must be paid for by the State. The strike in the coal region) in the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant and Scottdale is an ugly one, because vi olence was resorted to at the out start. The men are turbulent and restless, and are apparently deter mined to defy the law and resist the officials. No odds what may be their grievances, they only alienate sympathy when they become law breakers, and they will be the final sufferers if tbe authorities are com pelled to resort to lorce to sustain ; the law. While they are inflicting heavy loss on the operators, they are entailing disaster upon themselves and families. Arbitration, not tur bulence and foreo, is the remedy for disagreements between operators and laborers. The electiou in November next wi'.l be a very important one. There will be elected a Governor, Lieuten ant Governor, Secretary of Internal affairs, Auditor General and Con gressman at large, a member of Con gress and a State Senator from this district ; and in the county two mem bers of the Assembly, District Attor ney and a Director of the Poor. The Senator and Memlvers of Assembly elected will participate in the elec tion ol aU. S. Seeator to succeed Senator Mitchell. The contesi will be one of no ordinary moment, and everv intelligent Republican voter should keep himself well inlormed by subscribing for and reading a thoroughly reliable Republican pa per published at borne. The Democratic rascals in Ohio have got tbe Senate of that State in a pretty pickle. At tbe opening of the session they gave seats in that body to four Democratic claimants who held fraudulent certificate, by permitting them to vote it their o.m cases. A committee to investi gate the frauds by which these men obtained certificates was appointed, and two reports were brought in. Tbe Democratic majority reported a resolution asking for power to tend fx persons and pipers, and the mi nority or Republican report was that tbe committee be discharged and the matter referred to the courts. The Lieutenant Governor decided that the four Democrats who were elect ed by fraud could not vote. There fore the other Democrats refused to vote. The Republicans all voted in favor of the minority report, which declared carried, and the Senate was then adjourned. As soon as the Lieutenant Governor vacated the chair, the Democrats effected anoth er organization and then adjourned. Thus there are now two Senates in Ohio, and a conflict is almost inevi table. . MrriEfiDiLC, Fa. Ed. Sunurtd Herald, , Jan. 21, isa;. DeaB 6i: It i with fie.0" that I read in your issue oi the 20th that you desire no more conirover- y about the condition in wdicd me lurpuu ii nertr of the conntv is in. as regards the orpanization, and that your desire now is to remedy toe matter. Bo far a Commit teemen are concerned, that could be reme died as you previous! atated, at tbe polls, but who shall receive the fee of candidates at the com in i primary eeni to me to be tbe difficulty, or the most important thing to look afier." I have long deplored the con dition of things in the party, and I believe the party is now practically a unit in me o"?"1- u,: I wouid sugpesi mat me wpuui - pers of tbe countv take tbe responsibility of calling a man meeting ot the Republicans of the county in the Court house a' bomerset. soon after the coming February election, and reorganize tbe party and at tbe same time amend the roles or take action in that direction, if in their judgment it is neces sary so to do. I make U.- siijrpHition in the interest of harmonv in tin t-arfy and suc cess of the ticket. I ana ready, however, to assist in any practical and honorable way to bring about the rourn-aesirea ena. Verv trulv. 4c, H. C. MfKlKLCT. r. 8. I find that the above suecestion meets with approval by most of our Kepiib- cans here. H. i . Mch, The proposition made in the fore going mate, for a mass meeting to re organize the party and amend the rules, has "an ancient and fish-like smell." No offense, Doctor ! but, as the boyssay.it has been "chawed over " in this town by a small bevy of politicians for some time past, and coming to us now, by way of Meyersdale, it looks as if somebody s heifer was being ploughed with. Tis not many moons since, that our friends at Meversdale came over here in force, intent on capturing a mass meeting called to elect a Chair- man, a row ensuea, a not was im minent, and solely with the intent of avoiding future troubles, mass meetings for business purposes were abolished, aud by a vote of the party the rules were amended, and tne County Committee empowered there after to select its own Chairman. Moreover the rules cannot be amen ded in mass meetings, but only by the County Committee and submit ted to the voters for approval or re jection at the primary election. (See Rule IS.) As to tbe "Republican papers of the county taking the iespneibility of calling a mass meeting," why, my dear Doctor, the first question that would have to be determined would lie, which are the Republican papers ? and therein is tbe material for endless discussion Besides this probable trouble at tbe starting point, the Herald don't want to play "Boss." Our multi tude of friends at Meversdale have on several noted occasions given striking evidence of their apprecia tion of our counsels, and would doubtless follow our lead, but then, with humiliation we admit it, there beeminent politicians in this village, whose sight has been so preternat urally sharpened by peering into po litical gimlet holes, that were the Herald to meekly intimate that two and two make four, would turn the proposition over and over, up side down, inside out, and then de terminedly reject it, as containing some occult'and dangerous device, not now discoverable, but presently to be exploded to tbe injury of the party. Then again, suppose a meet ing was called and a Chairman elec ted, who will guarantee that the 'darned thing will stick?' Some people have eone so far as to prac tically insist that "nominations do not nominate, and your man, or our man, or somebody else's man not being nominated, straightway the howl would go up, who gave the Herald power to call the meeting? It is not so nominated in the rules, &c, &c. Srrt Now, let us look at the proposition in another light. It will be admit ted without dispute, we assume, that the rules provide for a primary elec tion at a date fixed by them, when and where committeemen can be elected, who will afterwards elect their own Chairman and take charge of the comiiJi campaign. But ay the Doctor, " who shall receive the fees of candidates at the coming pri mary seems to be the difficulty." To us there seems to be no trouble in this. Let candidates deposit their assessments iu the Somerset Count bank, subject to the draft of the new Chairman when elected, and the funds will be on band when needed. But there is one difficulty, and one only, that has apparently escaped our friend. There must be somt body to see that the tickets and blanks are printed and distributed so as to be on band on election day. This would be the sole duty a Chair man would have to perform, if one was elected. Now, suppose and we merely suggest it without con sulting any of the gentlemen named that, instead of calling a meeting outside the party rules, and running the risk of further strife in trying to elect a Chairman, ex-Chairman Kel- ler. or Pile, or Ogle, or Scott, or any other gentleman familiar with tbe work, be invited to discharge this sole duty. What the objection? Or, suppose when "the spring time comes, gentle Annie," tbe gentlemen proposing to be candidates and they are really the only ones inter- estea meet in somerset and agree upon some one to discbarge tbe sole requirements of holding tbe funds and procuring and distributing the ticket and blanks. What the ob jection ? We merely make these sugges tions, are not wedded to them, and are willing personally to accede to .i j i . . . . ut omer avnu Detter one. Eat we; do deprecate the unauthorised call- in flfamu. m..n .m dconforDitwmt wd fiito " "" " ings, for the election of a chairman who might remember it is only "might" we say under Rule 13 un dertake to fill vacancies and thus appoint a full Committee, there be- ing no committeemen and no exec utive Committee. We fully appreciate the sentiment with which Dr. McKinley bandies this tender sore in the part, though not agreeing with him as to the rem edy, and we will be pleased to lay before our readers any further sug gestions from himself or others on the subject. SOl'TH PEXX PKOsrECTS. Tbe prospec's of the building of tbe South Pennsylvania Railroad grow brighter day by day. In fact there does not seem to be a reason able chance for the enterprise to fail of completion. It i3 a business undertaking, entered into by busi ness men, and any attempt of those who have been intrusted with the management to cripple or scuttle it will be resented by them. The South Pennsylvania Railroad is a valuable property, unless it is sacrificed. It passes through a sec tion of the Sua rich in mineral re sources' and prolific in fruits of the soil. It is shorter than any other route between this city and Pitts burgh, and its moderate grades will keep its maintenance down to the minimum of trunk line road ex penses. It is easy to see, therefore,that the enterprise not only promises well to its share-owners, but holds out the pledge of benefit to the State aud the people. That Mr. Gowen means to complete it there is no doubt. That he will be able to accomplibh his purpose is equally clear, unless the wreckers whose schemes were defeated by the Court are euable to discover some other meaus of crip pling it They should understand that the officers of the Common wealth will not permit such tricks. The people want this road. Hnr- rinburg J'atriof. An to fort on ate A flair. Indiana, Pa., January 21. Judge Harry White was arrested this morn ing on the charge of forgery. The information was made by his neph ew, Thomas Vhit. who is contest ing his mother's will, of which Judge Whitfl in eier-utor and chief benc-li- c'lary. Siannix.a Hungarian Sampson who The information made before the ' bad intimidated a coke drawer from Magistrate charges tbe Judsre with going to work. Their appearance uttering, defacing and falsifying a j on the scene was the signal for an certain document in the Orphans , outpouring of Huns, armed with Court of Indiana Countv. Judge ' knives and revolvers. The demon Vrhii nnnPfire.1 liefore the Mauis-1 stration was to much for the sheriff trate v.ith his counsel, and asked for a preliminary hearing, which was al lowed, tnd will be had on Saturday. Judge White served two terms in Congress, was a member of the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention of 1S74, served 12 years as a member of the State Senate, was Brigadier General of the Penn sylvania National Guards, was Ma jor of the Sixty-seventh Pennsylvan ia Volunteers, was captured at Win chester in 1SG3, imprisoned at Lib by and Saulsbury, and escaped in 1864. After the war he wa6 brevet ted Brigadier. To Remomrtrate Against Licenses. Hcntingdon, Pa., Jan. 19. Com mittees of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union are canvassing the county to-day for signers to a general remonstrance to the Court of Quarter Sessions against the crantine of licenses. The psper is put up in tablet form, the remon strance beini printed on the first sheet and the other sheets being rul ed into two columns, one for the names for the voters and the others for the names of the non-voters. The canvass is to be made so thorough that every person in the county who has arrived at the age of discretion will have an opportunity to sign. So far those to whom the remon strance has been presented have generally appended their signatures. In addition to this there will be special remonstrances against certain applicants for license, setting forth their unfitness or other moral or le gal reasons why their applications should not be granted. For Flia John Porter s Reliet. Washington, Jan. 19. The Mili tary Committee of the House to-day instructed its Chairman, General Bragg, to report favorably the House bill for the the relief of Fitz John Porter. It authorizes tbe President to appoint Porter to the position of Colonel in the army, and in his dis cretion to place hiiu on the retired list as of that grade, provided that Porter shall receive no pay, compen sation or allowance what.-oever prior to his appointment under this act. Mr. Viele wns directed to make an adverse report upon the bill for the relief of General Alfred l leasanton. Medals for Penn'a Volunteers. Washington, January 20. Rep resentative Sowden, oi the Ijehik'h district, bus introduced a bill iu the House authorizing the Secretary of War to have struck at the Philadel phia mint a suitable and appropri ate medal for presentation to the surviving members of the first five companies of Pennsylvania Yoluu ters who reached Washington in re sponse to the first call of Tresideut Lincoln for troops to defend the Na tional capital. These five compan ies were mustered into the United Ststes service at Harrioburg on April IS, 1S01. and reached Wash- iLgtuu the same dav. Electing MlfcKiHsinpi Senator". Jackson, Miss., Jan 20. A formal vote was taken in both houses to-day ut noon for two United States Sena tors. For the remainder of the term, expiring March 4, 1SS9. being the unexpired term of tbe Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar, E. C. Walthall, received in the Senate 35 votes and James L. Alcorn 1 v?e- Umr batons being received 104 votes, sixteen members being absent For the term begin ning march 4, 1S87, J. T. George re ceived in each House the same num ber of votes that were cast for Walt hall, and Alcorn received one vote in the Senate. A Xefro Fiend Lynched. Rochdale, Texas, Jan. 22. W?ed- nesday night Sidney Brown, a ne gra, waylaid Samuel Ford, a farmer against whom he had a grudge, beat him into insensibility and threw him on the railroad track to be man gled by the cars. Ford recovered consciousness and dragged himself home, two miles distant, with one eye knocked out and his skull frac tured. The neero wa- captured, and ! -" 4 - 1 k. 1 I , w" J-T uangeu oy amorj. ue. tl,5 WSS BUrDOSed to tw mnnwlM. with j -"ii. HOBS OF HAD HUNS TERRORIZING THE COKE REGION. A SAID DOWN THE VHUEY-fllOT AND BLOOD SHED A PITCHtD BATTIE AT W0REW00D. THE DUNBAR MEETING. An Effort to Cet Out the South End The Coke Report Shows a Big Lot of Idle Ovens- The miners and coke-drawers of the northern end of the Connells ville coke recion inaugurated a Etrike on Monday for an advance in wages of 10 per cent. The strike has already crossed the Yough river and promises to involve the whole region before it is settled. Two tbirds of the ovens in tbe region are now smokeless and there is every prospect that the end of the week may see most of the others out. This strike has been precipitated by a lot of ignorant and obstinate iiuns. incited and encouraged oy a few agitators to whom a strike means ootb glory and money. There is a strange irony of fate for the coke operators iu the fact that this is to all intents a Hungarian strike. This is emphatically a Hungarian strike. It was the Huns who in augurated it; it was the Huna who ruled the Scottdale convention and refused arbitration; and it is the liuns who have committed all the acts of lawlessness so Ur reported, and from whom the most reckless ana criminal conduct is feared. The decision of the delegate Con vention on Monday was the signal for the Inauguration of a rein of terror, from Scottdale to Mt. Pleas ant, the striking Huns at the More wood and Standard works, who come out before the decision ot the convention, being the leaders in ail the mischief. Their first act of vio lence dates back to Saturday when a mob of 150 of them, armed with car-couiilines, coke forks and j wrenches, made a raid upon Police ! men May and Cooper and rescued six ot their brethren who nad Deen arrested for rioting the day before. Two of them were recaptured and lodged in jnil at Greeneburg. On Monday, Sheriff Stewart, of West moreland, appeared at Morewood with a posse of 23 men, a bag of handcuffs and a warrant for Stefan land his posse and they incontinent ly tied. In Uie evening, the guards ventured too near the Hungarain quarters and were-treated to a fusi lade of pistol shots. Fortunately nobody was injured. On Tuesday the strikers went to Alice works and drove tbe men away twice, forcing them to quit. THE STRIKE BEGINS IX EARNEST. This opened the etrike in earnest. II. C. Frick and Colonel Schoon muker notified the Westmoreland authorities that they would be held responsible for the safety of their property. The former however, en listed 20 ex-policemen in Pittsburg, uniformed and armed them and started them in a special car to Morewood. The militia were noti fied to hold themselves iu readiness for action, their commanders ex pecting orders to move at any mo ment. The companies at Union town and Greensburg have been equipped for the fray ever since, but they have not yet been called upon, though a number of the latter com pany have been sworn in and are now op duty at Morewood as special deputies. Many of the works in the north end of the region were now out and the men at Moyer and Coal brook, between Connel!svi!le and Scottdale, joined the strikers. The Moyer men were granted the ad vance and went back to work next day. It is known that these works have 'some pressing orders to fill, antl when these are out of the way it is 'suspected that the management of the works will rescind the order for an advance in wages. OS THE WAR PATH. Grown bolder by repeated suc cesses and liberal supplies of whis ky, the half-savage Huns resolved upon war in earnest. On Wednes day a mob of about 400 marched fmiu Mt. Pleasant over to Stoner ville, stopping at Alice long enough to chase away several drawers who were at work. After forcing tbe men at Union and Enterprise to drop their tools, they pushed out the Donnelly branch. At May-held they beat a lad named Mentzer within an inch of his life. At the Donnel ly works they found four of their countrymen at work. They made a rusn for thetn but were confronted by John S. McCabe, the yard boss. and a driver, whose determined at titudes awtd The moo tor the mo ment. Then, witli a howl like that of a mad beast, tliev sprang upon the little band. McCabe was severe ly beaten. II is arm was broken and his head cut. His recovery is doubt ful. One of the Huns was also se verely beaten. The mob then went down the tracks to Scottdale and massed in front of Frick's offices. The clerks thinking the building was about to be sacked, fled in ter ror. After terrorizing the town for an hour and trying U buy cartridges, they took up the homeward march. THE RETURN MARCH. They crossed the creek into Fay ette countv and proceeded to the Painter and Diamond work3 of Mc Clure and Company, where they sought out a couple of darkies who had worked that morning after the other men had quit. The negroes drew r volvers when attacked, and there was a lively scuffle for about ten minutes in which blood flowed freely. The negroes were finally overpowered, however, beaten intr a state of insensibility and left for dead. They were not seriously hurt, however. The mob then went out upon the yards and kicked in all the oven fronts and threw all the tools, hose, brass cocks and other loose supplies into the ovens where they were destroyed by fire. In the meantime the 2D special policemen from Pittsburgh had arrived at Morewood. The Huns heard of their presence and after the above exhibi tion of insane range, they proceeded home by way of June Bug branch. swearing to annihilate tbem. the big battle at morewood. When the mob reached More wood, they were met by Sheriff Stewart at the bead of SO deputies, composed of tbe score of ex-police men, an equal cumber of Greens burgh militiamen in uniform, and about 40 special deputies, all armed with clubs and revolvers. The mob nnW...J Wymondg right arm. His wiw piswis, snives, ciuos ana cose-' forks. Headed by two broad shoul dered women each bearing a flag, they advanced slowly toward the legal army. The little band of 80 marched out and met them half ter, 'Sheriff Stewart advanced i and! way. Accompanied by an interpret he d a short narlev w th the strikers. He told them he had warrents for several of their number and deman- j ded that those be surrendered. He ! was refused and the mob -l jain ad vanced. The opposing forces met and after a short and sharp conflict in which the Pittsburgh people used I their clubs freely and a great many shots were fired, the mob broke and fled. One Hungarian was shot in the shoulder, but with this excep tion the list of casualties contained nothing serious. Fourteen Hungar ians were captured and taken to jail. A MAS OF PEACE. At this juncture, Father Lambing, pastor of the Scottdale Catholic church, appeared on the scene and counseled the strikers to submit to the law. He charged the sheriff with bad faith, saying that Stewart bad sent for him to intercede, and then didn't wait for him to come. The sheriff said the rioters had ar rived before the paiet. The police raided Spring Garden, a village at Standard mines, the same evening and captured three Hungarians for whom warrants had been issued. Coming up the street they were waylaid by a band of strikers who opened fire on them. The fire was rejurned without damage to either side. All was quiet in the north end of the region yesterday. Wheth er it is merely a lull in the storm, or whether the leading strikers were absent at the Dunbar meeting can only be conjectured, of course. Ar rangements are being made to start the works in that section as soon as possible, and another collision is imminent before the week is over. SOUTH OF THE YOI GL". The mass meeting at Dunbar yes terday was held in the skating rink and at one time the crowd would have numbered 800. The meeline was called to order bv Peter Wise, president of the organization carrv ine on the strike. To the credit of those present, it must be said that, though enthusiastic, a more orderly set ot men never assembled in tne region. During die progress of the meeting 6hort speeches were made in several languages. Every speaker unzed the men to organize, as that was the only method by which they could ever be successful. The dele gates appointed at the Scottdale meeting reported over three-fourths of the ovens in the region now idle. I he report of the delegates was re ceived with cheers. This business being settled, the next question was how to cet the balance out. It was finally decided unanimously to form in line at the close of the meeting and FOIXE EVERY WORK O'JT by sinie means or other. The strike has crossed the Yough river, though it is not so general in the southern end of the region as it is in the north. Leisenring came out on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the trotter works came out, but a portion of them have gone back to work again. Yesterday a mob of about 500 men went out to West Leisenring and forced the men to quit work. The men at the Stewart works threw down their tools Wed nesday morning and the men quit at Morrell yesterday. The strike at Stewart is rather surprising. They have no company store there to com plain about. 1 hey are paid in cash every month. The strikers at West Leisenring yesterday fired some cars belonging to the railroad and de stroyed some property belonging to tho company, but with this excep tion there has been no acts of vio lence in this end of the region, al though the operaters are expecting trouble. A liig Gasser. Findlay, O., January 22 Up to 6 o'clock last evening a large well re cently opened up here had Only as sumed the strength of the other large wells in this city, but a few minutes later the drill broke through a crust in the gas rock, and with a mighty rush a volume of gas came from the hole such as was never be fore witnessed by any one. Large rocks were thrown into the air, and it was found necessary to extinguish the fires and a guard was immedi ately placed around the well. The hissing and roiring of the gas con tinued all night preventing people from sleeping. It was first thought that a pocket had been struck and that the gas would slowly die out, yet up to 4 o'clock this afternoon the volume" had not decreased. Contractor Martin, who has had twenty-five years' experience in bor ing oil and gas wells, says that it is the largest well ever found, and es timates the flow at 10.000,000 feet per day. The hissing of the escap ing gas can he heard plainly at the distance of a mile and a half from the well. The pipe leading from the well has been extended to a distance of 200 feet and if the drillers obtain control of the gas it will be ignited tonight and will illuminate whole town. (jjp Tbirtjr-fl2eu Miner Killed. NEwncRQ, W. Va , Jan. 22. A ter rible explosion of fire damp occur red in the shaft of the XewburgOre and Coal Company yesterday after noon. Following the explosion a flrme of fire arose above the mouth of the shaft, and timber and debris were hurled in all directions. The force of the explusion so blocked the air course hat none will venture in to ascertain the fate of the imprison ed men. As fur as can be ascertain ed there were 37 men in the mine, and it is supposed that all are dead. The work of opening up the air ways is being pushed vigorously. The scene at the shaft is heartrend ing. Wives, fathers, mothers and children of those supposd to be en tombed in the shaft are gathering near the mines, araiting tidings that will either bring hope or end sus pense. Up to midnight no bodies had been recovered. A Hunter Shot bjr a Wild Cat. Wilkesbarre, Jan. 20. Stephen Dy mond -and a few comrades were out hunting among the hills of Wy oming county when their dogs drove a wild cat tip a tree. Upon the ap proach of the hunters the cat jump, ed to the ground and attacked the dogs. The hunters were unable to shoot at the cat for fear of kiflini the I dogs. The butt ends of the guns were brought into requisition, and I vymona auempiea to pin tne fero cious animal to the ground, when tbe latter got its paw on the ham. mer of the gun, and in its struggles pulled it back and the weapon was aiscnarged, tne contents of it enter wounc is considered dangerous A Plucky Groom. Clarksbdrq, W. V., Jan. 22. An interesting story of tbe great storm has just come to light here. Last Sunday was the day set for Miss Clara Nussbautn, of this i place, wea oix. isaac imuu, o iiowu But when Sunday dawned it was thought it would be impossible for the groom to reach Clarksbuig. A telegram was received from him say. iug that be would be on band if he had to travel the entire distance on horseback. The clergyman was pre sent and remarked, "Well, then we will have a funeral instead of a wed ding, tor no man can make that trip on horseback and live." This was anything but comforting for the young lady, and as the hours slip ped by and Mr. Kline had not yet appeared, the young lady broke down and gave yent to her feelings iu tears. The company tried to con sole her, but she was inconsolable. At ten o'clock Sunday evening tbe guests sat down to the supper that had beeu preparad, but the young lady could not be coaKed to a seat at the table; she was determined that she would not eat of tbe feast unless she was led to the table as the wife of Mr. Kline. It was nearly eleven o'clock when the supper was finished, when sud denly there was a loud knocking at the front door, and when it was opened in tottered the expected groom, nearly frozen. Of course there was a happy meeting, and when the young man had been sufficiently thawed out he told tbe story of the ride He hired a two horse sleigh in Weston, and was compelled to change horses twelve times on the trip. At one place he got a horse from a farmer who said he would charge him $5 for every mile he traveled. The' animal only wtnt two miles when he gave out, and Mr. Kline cheerfully left a ten dollar bill with the man in whose care he left him, and then secured another horse. By this means he filially reached the side of his almost heartbroken sweetheart. They were married near midnight, aud a hap pier couple were never united in the holy bonds of matrimony. A llrmal Superintendent. Wo.M elsdorf, Pa.. Jan. 22. De tective Kershner of Reading, to-day arrested Rev. D. B. Albright, Su perintendent of Bethany Orphans' Home.for beating Harry J. Kramer, a 13 year-old inmate. The boy's mother, a widow, of Reading, says that her son, with two other boys on the 12th inst, took to the station three letters which had been given them by three little girls to send to their friends, one referring to the cruelty practiced upon the riter by an ollicial of the Home. Tbe next day she says Mr. Albright, 6tood the three boys aud three giris in a row, tnaking the boys remove all their clothing except their shirts and trowsers and then whipped them unmercifully. Mrs. Kramer asserts that her son was so badly beaten that the welts were five inches long on his arm, and the blood was ready to ooze from the scars on his back. Mr. Albright will give b-.il to morrow, tie has been Superinten dent of the Home, which is a Ger man Reform charity, for seventeeo years. On the 14th inst, Mr. Al bright resigned because the trustees insisted that he should live in tbe Home with the children instead of a half a mile away. Made Suddenly Rich. Milford, Pa., Jan. 21. Quite a sensation has been caused in tbis village by the announcement that William Mitchell, a real estate agent and hotel owner of this village, has become suddenly enriched through the discovery that a quantity of sup posed valueless bonds were found to be negotiable. Mr. Mitchell said to day that on payment of a debt a number of years ago he took some miscellaneous articles, among them being a package of sixty thousand dollars in Mexican bonds, bearing six per cent, interest. They were not thought to be worth the paper tney were printed on and have Jam about the house and served as play- tnings ior tne cniidren. AH but five or six bad been saved, however, A few days ago, through Henry siraonds, ot l'hiladeJphia, Mr. Mit chell received information which led him to believe that the bonds might be worth something and he placed them in the hands of a New York agent to ascertain their value. He has already been offered seventy five cents on a dollar for the bonds, but will hold t.eni until their exact value is known. It is estimated that tbey are worth at least one hun dred thousand dollars, the interest having accrued fur over thirty years. The South Peen Case Mot Settled. Philadelphia, Jan. 22. The statement has been made that the Pennsylvania railroad intended to abandon the South Penn matter in the shape in which it has been left by the decisions of the Dauphin County Court The fact is that an appeal is to be taken from thone de cisions. The formal conv of the aecree oi tne uoun was received at tne rennsyivama railroad office to day, and the company's exceptions were at once mailed to Harrisburgh to be filed. Judge Simonton, how ever is just now absent, holding court as a substitute for a brother J udge at Port Clinton. The excep tions cannot be filed until his return on Monday. . After they have been filed an appeal will be immediately taken to the Supreme Court now sitting in Philadelphia. Unless tbBre is some unexpected delay, therefore a final decision may be reached within a month. Powder Explosion. tHEs an do ah, Penn., Jan. 21. The vill.ige of Boston Run, two miles from here4 was shaken this afternoon by the explosion of a powder maga zine containing 100 kees of Dowder and a laree quantity of dynamite. The explosion was caused by the magazine which was a wooden struc ture taking fire from a stove. The fire was discovered in time to give the people of the villnge an oppor tunity to escape before the explosion took place, and most of them were in hiding when the powder explod ed. The loss is estimated at about $1,000. The building and contents belonged to the Philadelphia and Pkeading Coal and Iron Company. Fire on a Stock Farm. Bound Brook. N. J JjB. 21. George Lamonte, a prominent N York broker, owns tbe Everere ew verereen stock farm near here. Last night five of the large outbuildings, iu which were a birge number of valu able horses and tattle, were destroy ed by fire. The stock was mostlv savea, nui a large quantity of hay 'as Announced last fall: Quay 324 - and grain was destroyed. The loss, 694 : Day. 281.1S3 : Soanaler. 15.047: ! i. . j is $10,000. Severe Pacific Coast Storm. San Frakcisco, Cal., Jan. 21. One of the severest storms that has ever occurred on this coast began on Sunday and reached its height short ly after noon yesterday. It exten ded from the northern boundary of Washington Territory to the south ern boundary of California and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. There was almost a continu ous fall of rain and snow accom panied by wind, which from five miles an hour gradually increased until about l.SOyesterday afternoon, when it blew eighty-two miles an hour. Houses in this city were unroof ed, sheds, fences, trees, awnings, sgns,cbuich spires and many smoke stacks were blown down ; huge plate glass windows were shattered, base ments flooded, sewers broken. Cars were lifted from the track by the force of the wind, and a covered wagon, was caught up and carried some distance. About 1:30 p. m., when the wind was at its height.the Mechanics' Pavillion was blown in, and a few minutes later about eighty-feet of the roof of the building was carried across the street, dam aging buildings on the opposite sid. Tbe damage in the pavilion amounts to several thousand dollars. One of the most unfortunate dis asters caused by the storm was the collapse of a two-storry building at Mission and Thirtieth street. At tbe time of the fall of the house Mrs. Annie Humbert, Mrs. Coyle and John Carroll were in the building. Carrel escaped, but the women were buried under the falling walls and severely, perhaps fatally, injured. The most serious result of the storm was to cut ofl San Francisco, entirely for tbe first time in its his tory from telegraphic communica tion with the outside world. For a 6hort time the city wires were ren dered entirely useless. Fatal Bnow-Slides. Aspen, Col., January 22. Freight ers who have arrived here stale that twenty-seven snow-s-iides occurred in the neighborhood of Marion Pass during the past three days. On Tuesday a party of men with eigh teen mules started from Aspen to clear out the pass, since which time nothing has been heard of them un til yesterday afternoon, when news was brought here that an avalanche three days ago had buried tbe men and mules at the mouth of tbe canon. Two Hoskius boys, M. Stewart and C. Miller rescued themselves. The clothing was torn from their bodies and tbey were terribly bruised. After a nights struggling in the snow they reached Speller's cabin and gave the alarm. A party started to the scene immediately, and succeeded in res cuing twelve of the eighteen mules, but have not found the remains of the men. The victims are: Albert Sloper, Ira Hall, James Hungerford, David Pultouhall, aud two others unknown. A six-mule train and driver went over Independence Pass, between Leadville aud Aspen yesterday af ternoon, tailing and sliding nearly a thousand feet. The first fatal snow slides in Utah tbis year occurred at Park City Wednesday night. A small slide, not over fifty feet wide, caught a miner named Thorstrom, who was passing last night, and buried him under six feet of snow. His body has beeu recovered. Yesterday an other slide higher up the gulch caught an empty cabin on the side of the mountain and hurled it down on the cabin- of A. O. Patterson. Patterson and wife were asleep. Logs, debris and snow crushed through the roof, burying the two people ten feet deep, they were dug out two hours later, both dead. Shot Him lor Obeying his Father.. KirrAxxixr,, Jan. 21.Yesterday af ternoon D. W. Hill, his son Charles and Samuel McCailister were cutting ice on the river, when Hill senior directed McCallister to cut the ice at a certain point. The son inter posed and ordered him to work at a place he designated. McCallister proceeded to obey the father, when the son became enraged and shot McCallister through the left breast, inflicting a wound that may prove fatal. A Count; Treasurers safe Robbed. Newcastle, January 20th. The safe in the office of the treasurer oi Lawrence county. Pa., at Newcastle. was blown open yesterday morning and robbed of S200 in money. 810.- (XX) in rotes and 84,500 in countv warrants. The notes were the per sonal property of Deputy Treasurer snaner, payable to his order, and are of no value to anybody else. The wai rants were signed, but, as they bad all been recorded, tbey are al-o worthless. Colllttoo on the B. & O. Cossellsville, Pa., Jan. 22. At Lay ton s tnis morning an Eist bound Baltimt rs and Ohio freight tram ran into the rear of another, wrecking the caboose of the latter and fatally injuring James O. Sim mons, of Mt. Washington, who was beating his way here. He was crushed internally, and cannot live. Harry Rogers, a brakeman, had his right leg broken. It was the old story of the flagman not getting back quick enough. Pedestriantsnt Over a Heavy Road. Bloom?blrg, Pa , Jan. 18. "Wild Bill," a noted pedestrian of this county, ran against time this after noon for a pure. He was to cover a distance of twenty tw- miles from this city to Danville and return in three hours and a half. Without any training and over a heavy road he made the distance in three hours and five minutes, thereby winning the purse. He was heartily cheered on the streets by hundreds of peo ple. A large sum of money changed hands. Stole hi "Wire and Re -married Her. Louisville, Jan. 21. About two mouths ajio W P. McGrath and Lillie M. Gray, both minors, eloped. Tbe bride's parents seized her and would not allow her husband to see her. They secured a divorce before the young people ever lived together. Last night McGrath, who is the son of a Magistrate, stole his divorced wife from her home and took her to Corydon, Ind., where this afternoon tbey were again married. Official Vote for Slate Treasurer. Harrisbcrg, Jan. 19. The Com mission to compute the vote for State Treasurer met in the Senate chamber to-day. Governor Pattison presiding. The returns were opin ed and the vote found to be tbes me REDUCED TEN PER CENT. This is a bona-fide Reduction prices on all MEN'S, BOYS', AND CHILDREN'S GOOD Winter Overcoats! Many kinds have already been marked down, and Ten Per Cent, will be taken chase. "We find ourselves with too large a stock of Overcoat and under present circumstances propose to turn a very lar? portion into cash within the next twenty days. To do this e are obliged to make this startling reduction from prices whi were previously at th e bottom of the market. If you have a-T idea of purchasing an overcoat don't be slow about it for the prese nt prices will cause the choicest to sell rapidly. L M. WOOLF & THE CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, JOHNSTOWN, 1Jl. LOUTHER'S MAIN STREET, This Jiodel Enig Store is rapidly pie in FEESH AND MEDICINES, DYE STUFFS, SPONGES, TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMES, TRUSSES, SUPPORTERS, &c. &c. THE DOCTOR GIVES PERSONAL ATTEXTIOS TO THE COMPoCSDIXG Of PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS UD FAMILY RECEIPTS, GREAT CARE BE.VG TAKEN TO USE ONLY FRESH ANO PURE ARTICLES. SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES. And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand, such a large assortment all can be suited The Finest Brands of Cigar Always on hand. It is goods to intending purchasers, elsewhere. J. M. EVERY IS INVITED w. H. WOOD'S, Where they will find the Best Selected Stock of Goods to suit Purchasers. WOOD'S JEWELRY STORE You will find all kinds of Gold and Silver Watches, buverware. Toilet Cases, Cuff Buttons, Clocks, Chains, Charms, Lockets, bcarf Pms, Lace Pins, Ear Rings, and Finger Kings of every style frjm plain to wedding rings. SPECTACLES & EYE GLASSES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, COLD PENS AND PENCILS. ISTO. S BAER BLOCK, SOMERSET, PA. . JL . Jim. . I - JLt era 5 1 GT3 tSETTESAND ENDORSED BY SCIENTISTS AS FEACTICALLT Over 50O Beautiful Designs. MON'JWEKTVL ERONZE COMPANY. lAIDGIa'OB.T. cos-. JEGAL NOTICE. To Charle Rodirara, Catherine. Lay too. Rodger, all of Oamhna KiNUera, or UhteMru, hair of Acnaa. now le. far. Manna n, intarmarrted oi uamorta ittntT. wua naory ung, 01 , i V9 hereby notified that in pnrmanreofa writ of Partition, laned out of the Orphan' '-oort of Somerast Uoonty. Pa . 1 will bold an InqneM on the real eatata of Darid Kodvara, drnM, innate In Shade townihlp Somerset eouncy. Pa , on i hnrv day tbe Ixta day of Febru.ry, !, aba a and where yen en attend If yon think proper. Sheriff's Orflee, 1 JOHi WlATKRS. Jm'j 13,J8s.J Sheriff, AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In th Estate of A bra ham Bra.ba.ker, dee'd. The andertlirned baln been duly appointed Andltor by tbe Orphan' Conn of Somernt County, Pa,, to ascertain r d.aorement, ttx the dower to the widow la the a bora estate, and dl'. tribute tbe real and personal estate A said dee'd, to sndaout( thoae legally entitled thereto, alii sit at hlsoffire in Somerset, Ps, on Wednesday. ,M w d of rtmry. to aitand T.'t'i wt"1 " m to tnedo aod where aU , of Bedford eonnty, P., ' '; 111., ao.1 tbe f.,ll,.winir Z A ; 3 , (MPi' r- 1 with Jx-ohv Laaura, lit i 5 ' Tv- Pa.. Marr, loiermarrtad "-Jt- IS ) Etanau and William Shaf. K.rixff" v from the regular marked not off in addition at the time of psr. LEADING STORE. SOMER8ET, becoming a Great Favorite wfch Pa- Search. of PURE DRUGS From alwavs a pleasure to di snlnv nnr whether they buy from us or LOUTHER, M. D. PERSON TO CALL AT Will fav You fo Buy Your Memorial Work. Of F. Staffer. SbmeneL M Manufacturer of and Dealer in Emttrrn Work FurnitM m Short fliif. I" Volar. Alt Agent Jot Ik WHITE HHy."' Pertoni in need of MOSE.VEST WOKE lB find II to tbclr lotarrtt to nil ml my ib-v. watr propar ahxwing will b li Ihtm. a-""' faction Guartntted in Evm t'j, mnd --'" VERY LUW. liarlM SxeUl AtwnUuB u. U Btokj, cr Pun Ln KxjifJ iMrodsenl bjlBEV. W. A. OBIXf. M I eMwl lmpruTtmiii In point of MA TEHUL AB VONSTkLVTluN, and wblrh to denlcrd iM h Popular Mnnamcnt for our "hnal! mta. n.lilKa(ACAU. WM. F. SHAFFER. SON. aotifnl work of vm ra-ra. Color..! ni. " 1" f Mtraui.nj, eitl rf-n,.tinns ot the t. Y: ' ' : fwal Im, prim of J'j and l'lnr. and ! t r ' win. FnntMl in F.nelLh and rni!Ui. f-nc-j 1 tnu, vbicr) mar be la,-fil from arc ord.r. It t.t!s a-tmt too asm tnr the (jaro., ami b"W S lanad of ranninsta lb. s Hurry at th. la.; a.- a r' t ST abatrrer Mads happen to b Wft nr.r. aiiin r " aappliitm.nt after awk. nf wriiTlna. bl'i ICk'S KFI AT FF IHJfA RT TAMES VICK. liociewtor. Jf. T pOR SALE OR RENT. A larr water power and steam Or tat Ki't wltlk New Combination Proeeea Machinery, si Meysrs dale B. ro , Somerset Onamy. Peon a. 4V For terms apply to the proprietors jan.S-st. Meyefsilale, r. deean. Audit
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