The Somerset JIcraM.
EDWAKH W l l.U rylitor and IToi.rMlor
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WEINiyUAY..
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REPUBLICAN N0MINATI0NS.
STATE TICKET.
rrR OOVFRSOR,
CiE.- JAMKH A. BEAVER,
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F K 1.1 KITES A NT- (VKRSOK.
HS. WM. T. HAVIKK. of Bradford.
FIlR AI WTOR uKSERAL.
A. 'IIJ80X SOkRIfc. Philadelphia.
FHR KW'KETAKV OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
TllOH. i. t-TEW AkT, uf MtjnH.TT.
COUNTY TICKET.
rOK CONoRKSAS-AT LARliE,
EDWIN 8 OhrtoKNJJ of Luzerne.
KOR tKiNiiRECR.
EHWARH K4TI.L, ol SuuwTBCt BoruUKb,
Hui.jiH in the dec-Mm "if the kt-iulUuu 11
trict (onferener.
nR fTATH SENATE,
JOHN R. WHIT, of Komnnet H. .,
Xii)Jf1 to the dtx-Muu of the Kenulilican li
trict I'oiifereiire.
KOK ASSKMBl.V,
JAMES L. H'liH. of Kmwrt Bnromrh.
NOAH . SIII.1.ER. of Jeliner l'uwnhii.
FOR AK-XN-urE Jl'IM.E.
8A Ml'KL WALK EK, ..f Allegheny Ton nrtiip.
OLIVER P. SHAVER, of yiienihoniU T p.
Fok IiITRHT ATTORNEY,
FRED. W. lirESE' KF.R. cpf Sumi-txet H-iroa'h.
FOR poor Ifol'KE MKE'TOR,
PKEll'K SVIIMICKKR. of Bnml Township.
FOR OlfNTY HI RVEYoR,
WILLIAM KAKKR. nf Milford Towui-hip.
Thk Texan are "iKiiliug for a light"
with Moxiin.
There i a trennwloin war with Mexi
co now miring in the newspaper "down
South."
T-uay will U-ll w lio in to lie the Ieiii-orratii-
mvpe-puHt Uiliearthe party in
to defeat in NnvvmlxT next.
Thi 1'ivfi'leut, witli bin wife and
mot her-in-law, left Washington on Mon
lay morning for a mouth' outing in the
Adirundiu k Mountain.
The Pittsldinr paier way that ninety
mile of pipe for natural pis have lieen
laid in that eity mnvelhe first of May,
and the work itil! l-iiig nislied.
Is the prohibition city of Lk Moiniw.
Iowa, the thirsty atv uot minielled to
viftit Baloonn ftir their liipior, ax it in aerv
ed to them by the milk-man with their
daily hu 'ply of milk.
It in amusing to note how the fellows
w ho haven't pit anything from the Ad
luiniMtrutiou are how lilm that the fellow
who have, Hha'u't eouie into the State
Convention and run thiinM.
Tin new oleomargarine law provide
for the appoiutineut of an analytical
eheiuint and a mii-rom-opist in t-M. li Con
premional distrii-L Two more avtive par
tisan in each dixtri'-t will thus he added
to the lift of IteuiiH-ratii' worker.
Th. oilieialh at Washinlou are threat
ened with violent conniption fit by the
diwovery that Mr. .lame i. lUaine
had lately pn-iireil i-opii-s of the late
pension vetoit, appropriatiun ai-t, tariff
and other doeuiiieiil. The inferenep
lieinp tliat he is preparing a great )iee-h,
in whiili the Administration will be
flaved without men-v.
A nicf little family fight i likely to be
develoju-d in the Te!inessie campaign.
The R'publiean caniidate for invernor
i A. A. Taylor: his bn t heT Rolert in the
iK'Hioeratir tandidate, and a strong effort
in lieing made to induy their father to
run as the Irohilition -audidate. This
rev'iv memoriea of the old V'ne " The
IH-vil among the tailoro."
That raiu)iaiit ltemoerat, lleiiry Wat
terxon, elitor of the Ixmisville rir
Jtwrmii, writeo all the way from S itJU'r
hnd to nay that "all the ehuekleheada
and cowards seem to have got into the
Ik-mocratie arty." The Colonel i an
oltrant gentleman, and from intimate
a4jtiainlanoe is able to eonvetly nize up
hi aioeia1 and -elalorT!i.
Thk Iteimieratie State CVinvention
meeta at llarrisl.uru to-day ISth). The
pnnniiM-nt candidates for (iovenior are
ex-Senator William A. Wallaee and
CluniMiey F. Black, with several dark
liorx-s in the stulile n-ady to be trotted
out. Tlie lianuony in the ranks i of tlie
otit-throal kind. Ali the faction through
out the State an rva.lv to jump on Wal
latv with both fivt. and a halcyon and
vociferou time ia antu'itcL.
Within a few weeks past James tiordon
liennett, eilitorof the New York Hrrulti,
has bwn tried in Kugland and fined the
round sum of $2.i,(KKl for a liU-l, printed
in New York and circulated in Kngland.
Suppose the Court had also imprisoned
liennett, would your I'ncle Sam's Secre
tary of State have liecn found slinking
his fist under Johnny Bull's nose as lie
is now doing under that if Mexico's
Prilent ? If not, why not ? The cases
of Bennett and Cutting would then have
been precisely similar.
Tri President has kicked ITciden,
w horn h appointee I a bra-f year since to
please the Mugwump out of the Custom
House in New York, and appoint! Ian
M'l Mugone cnllecUir in hia stead, ltanicl
is s rip-snorting leiusrwtH: utt. "jne
pitliticlan, and hia appointment is due
and timely notice to Uie Mugwump tliat
the President is done ith sentimental
isilitira, and that in furore his appoint
ments will lie placed where they will do
the most good tow ards securing his re
nomination. The struggle among Wading IV-iuorraui
for the apiwrently barren tiuliernatorial
nomination in to-day convention at
llarrishurg i accounted for in this way.
It if hoped that the Prohibitionist will
o disrupt th Republican ranks that Uie
IHnuocratic candidate will slip in, and
tliat the fact of his carry iug the great
State of l'ennsrlvania will make htm the
IVdrntial nominee in lsH. It i play
ing Uie gMUie pretty fine, but the 1W
dency is the glittering bauble tliat is
spurring on the Itemocratic candidate
for Governor in the ilarrnbuig Conven
I v- - ...
Eveky Reiblitn voter in the county
honld "e to it that he i prr.erly regis
tered in-fore the first day of Sejemt)er.
Tlii duty Hhould not be jnit off but
nbouid be atten-led to at once. The elec
tion tliia year M very imjrtant, and
nbould anUHe th intenjut of every Re
publian voter in the county. See to it,
friends, that every voter is properly reg
istered. We w ant to make the old county
count forall ahe is worth in SoYemWr
next. '
Mb. Chailes S. Wolfe is making an
ctive campaign in search of the Prohi
bition nomination for Governor. He
turns op at a majority of the ronrrry con
ventions, and tries :o " enthuse " those
present fry! the nt Extravagant preilii-.
tiotis of suixiess, and of the utter over
throw of the Republican rty, against
which he spits out all tls? bile of his vin-di-tive
nature. At SiTanton Uie other
day he talked for over two houre. He
dt noiiml the Prohibition plank in the
I publk-an platform, and predii-ted tlie
j defeat of the Republican lrty in the
' next National cauiaign because of the
growing strength of the lYohibitionistn,
and wound up by dii laring that after
tlie Repu!ili-ans aen- defeatol in the
Stale and Nation, the I'rohibitioiiisUt
woiil.l fonu an invincible party that
would free the Nation from sectional bit
teniess, Tlie more this demagogue talks,
the more it liecoines evident that he is
tailoring to run the Prohibition move
ment as a side show to the Democratic
party in the coming camaign.
t
It is uuite the thing for Democratic
journals in this State to sneer at Republi
can politicians for attempting to " save
thetarifl," and to ridicule all efforts made
to continue otir protective system. At
the same time these pers, with rare
exceptions, profess to favor protection to
Aiueriian industries. While these pro
ffMsod tariff Deimicrat are airing their
wit at the cxeiise of the Republiiains,
wv.tfmg at their efforts to maintain pro
te1ive duties, and ridii'uling their appeal
to the workingmeu of the State to stand
by their interests as an attempt to "get
np a scare" merely for party purjwises,
the free traders are busily arranging their
plans to capture, if possible, the next
Congress.
On Wednesilay last there was heid in
New York a conference of the leading
frit- traders of the ciaintry, for the pur
jKise of arranging for ranieertcd action in
the coming fall campaign; an address is
to lie issued to all prominent free traders
in all the States urging vigorous action in
every Congressional district throughout
the country, and finally every " revenue
reformer" is asked to contribute one dol
lar each to tlie cause. With this for
midable loague thus openly at work, and
with the prospect of their Wing able to
raise a large maign fund in thi coun
try, in addition to the supplies which
they can command from foreign manu
faiturers and free-trade leagues, it le
hooves American manufacturers and
farmers to look well to their ow n iuter
sts and see that none but well known
and reliable protectionists be returned to
the next Congress.
In the face of the well-known senti
ment of the jieople of this State, these
journal dare not oinly co-oerate with
their free trade brethren of the South,
but they hoe by scoffs and ridicule to
allay all apprehension of evil, and throw
the workingmen off their guard while
their free trade friends and allies steal a
march unn them. Korewarmil is fore
armed, and the protective tariff man w ho
sleep U)on his post, or is lulled into se
curity during tlie coming cauiaigti w ill
store up for himself a life-long regret.
The atteint t pick a quarrel w ith
Mexico still goe bravely on, and careful
nursing of a very small matter may yet
lie made a cause of war. The truth lies
in a nutshell. A worthless fellow named
Cutting having control of a press and
type in Texas, published and circulated a
lilicl on a citizen of Mexico. He after
ward crossed the lsirder into that Re
public, was prosecuted, arrested, and
thrown into prison. Whether he circu
lated the lils-lotis publication in Mexico
or not, i a disputed question, but he
claims that a an American citizen he
cannot be punished in Mexico for an of
fence committed in thi country, and
such i the law of thi land. On the
other hand, it i insisted by Mexico that
under her law he i amenable. Cutting
appealed to our tnivennnent for protec
tion as an American citizen, and Secre
tary Bayard at once made a demand upon
the Mexican government for his immedi
ate release. This demand wa quietly
ignored by the Mexican authorities, who
proceded to try, convict, and sentence
him to fine and imprisonment, from
which sentence an appeal has lieen taken
from the lower to a higher court. Thus
the matter stands at present. If Mr.
Cutting's right as an American citizen
have lieen outraged, notwithstanding he
i a disreputable fellow, he is entitled to
the fullest protection of this government,
but he had no more right to go into Mex
ico and violate the law of that country
than ha a Mexican to come into thi
country and violate our law. At all
events, this i a question involving inter
national law and disputed facts, and to
say the least of it, Mr. Bayard's peremp
tory demand for the release forthwith of
Mr. Cutting was premature and unneces
sarily offensive. All through this affair
the tone of the Mexican authorities lias
been courteous, ami w hile it is the im
perative duty of this government to pn
tect every American citizen in his every
right, it w ill ouly disgrace u to play the
bully with a weaker nation like Mexico.
Cutting and hi friend have Wn do
ing eerything in their power to exasper
ate Mexico and to how their contempt
for her laws and her people, and the
most imvndiary disjiabthes, intended to
stir up bad blood and to bringabout hos
tilities, have lieen circulated through the
press. Honest Mple who have no ad
vantage to gain by a quarrel between the
two countries have very little sympathy
w ith Mr. Cutting, and see no cause for a
war on his account. The case is one
clearly demanding an amicable adjust
ment, and a final determination of the
conflicting laws of tlie two countries, and
while Mr. Bayard will be exjiected to
fully care for the rights of our imprison
ed citizen, he w ill not W held justifiable
is rushing u into a war at the instam
of the brawlers along the border. We
think there is no excuse for, nor present
danger of such a denouement.
WHISKEY SOURS.
In a sjwech at Lakesj.le. Ohio, the ekiqueut
and earnest temperance advocate J. KlU-n
Foster said ; .
" I am opixisaxl to Uie Prohibition party
beiwuae I consider h a delusion and a snare,
and I thiuk it a great hindrance to u-miier-uiee
work.
" The third rty would hurt prohibition
in Kansas and Iowa if there was enough of
it.
"Tls! third party did nothing to sn-ure
prohibition in Georgia. The people down
t lure don't believe in it.
" Tlie third rtr did not secure prohibi
tion in Iowa. Thceopletid h.
"The third party is doing prohibition
more harm than Uie adherents of high U-OMise."
A BIG SUNDAY FIRE IN PITTS
BURGH
IiTr"srB.'H. August 16. Tlie finishing
haninsr dejiartment, machine sliop, black
smith shop and utern and crucible houa
a Park Bros.. Co.'s Blai-k Diamond Steel
Work were destroyed by Are ywsterday I
tenuam. the loss of tlie buildings and ma
chinery tH-ing about 75,W(I. . Th fire was
first aiw-overed I the Jiammenliop by la
watchman, ho neard the dull sound as of
a flash of natural gas. Htf frund that 'the
woodwork over the heating furnaces be
twnii the hammer and the machine shops
was on fire. An engine was at tlie boilers,
but ax tltere wan no stmm the hose kept
ready for an emergency was hooked on to a
city tire-plug, hut the lurue was nut mimiacnt
to enalile tlnni to suo-f-s-fully combat tlie
flansv. Iui-illy gaining, the tire pit ttinmpli
tlie roof and an alarm wa turned ill by r
toii outsiilc w ho saw it, and as oon a A
sirtaiit Cliuf Slcclc, arrivi-d a seioiid and
thinl alarm ipiii kly followed.' This brought
t:n eiiginu and hose carriages and two hook
and ladiler trucks, and every effort was made
to .wvrtlie surrounding mill, as to save tliat
portion burning seemed !nisible.
The shops covered alut .ti.Omi square S'ct
and were entirely surrounded by other rts
i of the mill. Tlie buildings were frame.
sheeted with iron, and lieing very old. bitm-
eil mpiil'y. In the haniUMTslmp were two
large hammers. 5..VHI ami l.0 MHiud r s-
iectivel , and hi smaller ones, ranging dowu
tuijini pnunU. In tlie machine ahopp were
l."i plam-rs and IS ltht, lsilw otlaT ma
chinery necessary. Tlie blacksmith shop,
crucible mom and pattern nsiins were till
ed, "f he loss w i!l Is? almost entirely on this
machinery, a the huildi gs were coiisiderel
of small value. Tliere w ere also about 110
tool chests, the private proierty of the men
employed in the shops. These were rained
at aiit 75 each and are also a total loss.
The heat was intense, as the building 6-11 and
smouldered Usin the machinery, and it is
though tlie majority if not. all of it ia rained.
Whils the watchman knows where the
fire started tlie origin ia conjectunil. At
yesterday morning the ga was turned
off' by the- t'harticr Valley ia t'omny 6r
the pur)sjse of re) wiring a leak ill the line.
KcK-utcd calls for gas were niade hut it wa
not turned on. The steam ran down and all
the furnaces Is trail to eisil off. Tlie men
who were at work on repairs in tlie mill
went home to dinner.lcaving only the watch
man and engineer. When the fire went it
the valves were turned off at the funiaie
with, it i supposed, one exception and when
the pu was turned on again, w hich the men
say was done without warning them at all,
it ced at one place. Hashing out and
burning the woodwork.
Before the firemen got away men were at
work cleaning up the jsirtions of the mill
not injured and at 12 o'clock midnight the
other dciartiiients went to work. Tliere are
1.4UU men employed in the works of whom
li will lie thrown out of employment by
the tire. Work of rhwring away the mb-hi.-li
will Is N-gun to-day (Monday) ami it is
exificd that within dnys an iron struc
ture will cave replaced tlie old one. The fire
will uot interfere with the firm filling
oniers.
The loss is fully covered by insurant in a
Boston mutual iusurane company w hich
has no agent here. Messrs. William and
Edward Park both praised Chief Steele and
the lire department for the quick work done.
A Vessel of Death.
Kvansvili.k Ind., Aug. 15. Township
Trustee Spiegel was notified yesterday tliat
bis services were wanted at the river. He
was directed to a small family boat lying
near the waterworks. The craft was a mm
descript vessel and bore evhlemes of hard
usue. Its bow was staved and nearly the
entire ns.f blown off. Tlie cabin of the boat
was about ten feet ioiu: and twelve widejiud
in this miserable, cim ihh1hip box were twelve
person w hose ever)" apjKaranc was an evi
dciuv of pinching and gaunt poverty.
1 billow -ey ed, emaciated and with scarcely
a rag of covering they lay iin the hare,
dark floor of the boat Ir.i.lilled together, and
all contending witn that dread malarial fe
ver. In the inldt of them lay the dead
tssly of an aged woman. rtially decom
icd. Over thi a jicce of rag cariet hail
been thrown, the living ocrupant being ts
ill to move the lsly. Tlie Trustee at ome
sent for a trol w agon and removed tlie
sutf.Ters to the hospital and tlien an inquest
was held, a venliit of death from malarial
fever being rendereiL
corgc Rush, one of tlie occupants of tli
bout, was seen at the hospital to-night. He
was very ill, hut able to (jive a clear narrative
of the terrible and sickening ex'ricnce to
which they had leen subjected. The story,
almost beyond araHcd. was as follows:
1'ntil three weeks ago, ticorgc aad John
Hush, brothers, were fanners in Meade coun
ty, Kentucky, almnt twelve niiU-s from the
mouth of the Suit River. Their land was
smr, and it was with much difficulty that
they oUained sufficient fissl to keep the
wolf from tlicilsr. They finally became
dishcarttiHsl and determined to try to Iietter
their condition further West. To this end
they constructed a small Ik ml, and ou Sun
day. July r. Istth families, consisting of the
two brothers, their wives, aud uine children,
thirteen in all. together with their little be
longings, emliarkcd in the Unit and started
on their terrible trip down the river.
Barn Burned.
Laxcahtkr. August 12. A large lni of
F. t '. M ussclnian, at Strashurg, wa bunied
la.-t ni'ht wili out-buildings and contents,
including several head of cattle and all the
season's cns. Loss $7,.iiU; partially insur
ed. Supimsed inivmliarv origin.
Lakcastek Aug. 14. Search in the ruin
of the Miisselman barn, di'stnjytsl by lire at
Stnisbiinj, this county, dimlosed the presence
of hip liones and other human remains. T.
Alexander, a dissiutcii character of the
lsnuli. was seen to go ill the direction of
the burn shortly Is'foru the fire, and as be
has not Ikvii seen since, the remains discov
cnsl are believed to lie his, and that he set
fire to the barn while trying to light his
A Cold Blooded Assassination.
tiKAu K aphis, Mich., August 14. A i-old-bhssled
murder was ieqiKrated at nVs-kfonl,
in Kent county, this morning, which has
thrown the tow n into great excitement, ami
lynching is freely talked of. The murderer.
John Boyd, lieing on a heavy drunk all
night, stole a breech-loading revolver from a
harness shop, went to the residence of Wil
liam 11. Johnson, a most prominent citizen,
called him to the door and delilierately shot
him throntrh the heart, killing him Instant
ly. Kind Iswrs a lad name, but is of a
gissl family. After tlie slussing lie dsilly
walked down tlie street, thnatening ali he
mil and hmggiiiK of w list he had done. He
also attempted hi shuot two other citizen.
He is iimler arrest, awaiting investigation.
A Lancaster Attorney Disbarred
I.asi AKTKtt, . August 14. In Court this
morning Robert J. Evans, a prominent
young lawyer, wa dishanvd and hi name
stricken from the list of attorneys. In lwi3
Kvaus. w hile acting as counsel for Henry
SpiikT, executor of his father's estate, tsr
rowed .1,5110, knowing the same to lie lis?
twtate's money. The money was lost in
stock sssiilation by Kvans. and he wa nna
ble to wy it w hen tlie amount waa deman
ded. Tl matter wa brought to tlie atten
tion of tls? Court by the Hoard of Censors.
Evans will have to answer tlie charge of ctn
bexclemeut and false pretense in the Crimi
nal Court next week.
A Dastardly Outrage
AnnisnH. Kan Amrust An arte nip
wa made early yesterday morning to assas
sinate J. F. Tuft. Assistant Attorney Gener
al for Atchiiion cuuuty. Tufts was recently
apsiiiited to the office fj- tlie express pur
pos' of pnMtvutiug saluoiikueiurs under tlie
Prohibitory law. Saturday be sn-ured a
ponvhtiou. Yestenlaj a keg. coiitaitiiug 2S
jxiunils of aiwiler, mixed with uail, was
ellisl.xl on the jiorcn beneath his Imlroom
w in. low . The window were badly sliatter
ed. liut no oim was hurt. Govensir Martin
has offered a reward of $350 fir the perpetrators.
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
A Widow In Prison for Poisoning Her
Husband and Children.
; Bust. ix, August 12, IW.
The people of West Somcrville wer star
tled to-day to learn of tlie arrest late last
night of Mrs. Sarah J. Robinson, a omiely
widow of 48, for poisoning her son William,
23 years old, by administering arsenic tn hi
food. Tlie developments to-day indicate that
tlie prisoner bad been operating for ovr four
yean, and that her husband, her time chil
dren and seven other people have fallen vic
tims to her cold-blooded scheming.
The Widow Robinson has lived for a year
past on Hollard street. Clarendon Hiil and
has uiorted herself by taking boarders. A
freqiHjit v iilj at hit house suite bei hns-
hand's suil.lcii death four yars ao has been
Thomas R. Smith, a married maJ 'J9 Jrcars
old. who lives with hi family at lly.le Park.
Hi close intimacy with tlie widow lias ex
cited much comment and he i now under ar
rest charged with lieing her acwuuplii-e.
When her husband died, as it was supposed,
from drinking ice, water while overheated,
Mrs. Robinson was living in Cambridge. She
moved to Holme street, and kamiii after, Iter
10-year old daughter died suddenly. Sulwe
queutly she removed to De Wolf Street
While she lived there her sister suddenly
dini hi SViuth Boston and her Ulster's hus
band, James Freeman, and his two small
children took np their residence with tlie
widow. In a short time an infant child of
Mr. Freeman died. Thi death wa follow
ed by anot her change of residence, to 64
lloylson Street, where Mr. Freeman was tak
en suddenly ill and died.
A SfCCESSlOB or IIKATHS.
Then Mrs. Robinson removed to Holland
street, where four month ago her oldest
daughter, Elizalieth, 24 years old, w as taken
ill and like the other relative died soon af
terward This death wa followed by that of
the other Freeman child, 7 years of age.
These last two deaths caused nspicim, for
in neitlier rase oould the din-tors determine
tlie nature of tlie illness. Tlie susrncion was
imTtwsed when a few days ago Mrs. Robin
son's sou William was taken ill with similar
symptoms. Dr. White swured part of the
contents of the young man's stomach and
had them analyzed at Harvard College.
Large quantities of arsenic were found. The
doctor notified the police at once and Mrs.
Robinson was arrested. She creanied loud
ly for help when told that she was under ar
rest and struggled violently to escape. Mr.
Smith was just entering the house and he
too, was arrested, when the widow appar
ently fainted, straightening out as rigid a
death. Smith, who is a Methodist Sunday
schtsit nierintendeiit, asked the officer if
he might pray for the mother and her boy,
who was o near the point of death, and
kneeling ikiw n made a fervent camp-meeting
prayer. ..
hBori;HT ijrrocofKT.
The couole were then taken to Uie station.
The young niau William died at 3 o'clock
this morning in horrible convulsions, with
every symptom of arsenical iisoiiing. The
prisoners were bniugbt to-day la-fore Judge
Story. The widow was trembling in every
limb and showed great mental distress. Mr.
Smith pleaded not gnilty to a charge of
mingling poison with medicine with intent
to kill William Robinson. When Mrs. Rob
inson was called up she threw her head back
in a dramatic manner aud in an agonizing i
tone cried out, "No, ir, I am not guilty of
lKiisoning my owu child. "Xo, ir, I am uot
guilty of poisoning my own child. Xo, sir!
My (nsl ! My God ! A moment later he
turned, sobbing to her counsel and asked
theatrically, "Is Willie dead? Is Willie
dead?" An evasive answer was given and '
she resumed her trembling attitude. '
Both prisoners were held for trial on Aug
ust 18. The motive for Mm. Robinson's
horrible crimes is supposed to lie tlsr insur
ant money on the lives of tlie victims. All
were insured for tfcWuoor Will each. Just
before he died her boy William said : " My
mother and Mr. Smith poisoned me. Since
I have been sick I have taken neither food
nor medicine from anybody else.','
Shocking Accident at Chartlers. v
PiTTsHi ROH, August Mi. A horrible acci
dent, w hich resulted iu the death of an iron
worker named John Cumuiin. occurred this
morning at the works of Anderson, Delhiy
& Co., at Chartiers. Mr. Cummin had just
come to the mill, and wa employed a a
greaser at the train of rolls. The train had
been started, but tlie water pijie which were
uaed to rool the rolls and the coupling were
clogged up in some way vr other, and Cum
mins took a stick and commenced lianuncr
iug ou tlie pipe to start the flow of water.
Xo one was mar the mils at the time and it
is not known just what happened, but it is
siipsisui that the end of the stick caught in
the couplings, drawing Cummjii into them.
He went in headforemost. The space lie
tween the couplings is about fi-imiies.
Through this the body of Cummins was
drawn, crashing the body in a frightful man
ner, and compressing it into a thin mass of
flesh. Then when the bisly wsed thniugh,
the feet caught under tlie couplings and he
wa drawn back. By this time the other
workmen caught sight of the unfortunate
man, and in an iustant the rolls were stop-,
icd. The body was taken out and the Cor
oner wa notified. An inquest was held at
in sin to-day and a verdict in accordance
with the above fact was rendered. Cum
min was a married man and was alsiut
seventy-five year of age.
The tui iih nt was one of the most slinking
ones in the city for some time, and raised
considerable excitement at Cliartiers. The
tssly, sftT Is-iiig taken out of the mils, was
removed to an undertakers. It was crushed
beyond all semblance of humanity.
Each Thought The Other Dead.
Chattaxooa, Tenn., August lfi. James
Starnes, who returned to thi city last week
w ith a pretty young wife after an absence of
thirty year iu California, believing bis first
wife dead, ouly to find the latter alive, is in
an unfortunate predictameut. He has two
wives anil doseu't know what to do with one
of them. Both Starnes and hi first wife
believed each other dead as he hail gone west
to seek a home for hi family and was never
heard from. Neither could he learn a word
concerning his wife, and she never received
his letter orSl.UU which he sent her.
Starnes was married in 1840 and the couple
were devoted to each other. Now that he
has found her alive aud tliat she lias re
mained true to hex truth plighted forty-six
years ago, his old love has been rekindled,
and yet be loves the young wife w horu he
brought from California and who fairly wor
hi her aged husband. They are all living
in tlie same house at present, but the state
of affair cannot last long, as the wives, who
at first were affuc tionate towards each
irtla-r, are laxuming very jealous. The hus
band cannot decide which wife will have
exclusive claim to his affectum. The two
baby boys whom he left when he wait West
now have families, while by his second wife
be lias a four year old girl.
Combat With Knivea. I .
Chattahimwa, Tes., Aug. 12. A terrible
triple tragedy occurred at Oraysville, on the
line of the Cincinnati Southern railway,
twenty miles from this city, last night.
Rev. F. M. Bandy andSolin Davis, the latter
a prominent former, had a difficulty over the
attention of Davis to Bandy's daughter. The
youdg lady's brother attempted to whip Da
vis, and tlie latter beat hint to death, crush
ing his skull with a aie.i At this juncture
tlie minister drew a knife and attacked Da
vis. Both auen fought with knives, and
each was mortally wounded. . Bandy is dead
and Davis dying. All Uie parties are well
known.
Dr. Frank H. Hamilton- Dead.
New YoBE. 'Angust 13.-th-! 'Frank H.
Hamilton, who became well known to the
country at large five years ago as one of tlie
distinguished surgeons attending President
Garfield during his lingering Illness, died
licre this morning, aged 73 yean. Dr. Ham
ilton has been ill for some tasse past, and his
death Mulled from the general iiilare of hi
system to take nutriment. He was a native
of Vermont, and graduated from the Medi
cal Department of the Cnivershy of Penn
sylvania in 1833. "
BLOODY BELFAST.
Fighting With Rifles on House-top
by Moonlight.
Belfast, Aug. IS. Rioting here has been
resumed. From midnight last night mail
fir o'clock this BHiming a rifle fight was in
progresa on tlie Sliank Hill joad and the Old
Falls road. One psfoi w-a killed and many
were wounded."- " j 1
s The town is' seething. Sectarian strife has
romrred in a deplorable, cold-Wooded fash
ion. Expert marksmen thi nioniing con
ducted a rifle-fight from, naif-tops, chimney
stacks and street corners, 'tianuaiie-crowds!
of partisans, who carefully keiit out of range,
were preired to assist in suiiplying animu-
1 nitiuu . aud zuuuviug. jhe wounded. Ihs.
sides were equally diviilcd. The moon shone
brightly throughout (hceontest. I f j"
The Orangemen admit thkf one of their
men, named MacFarlatie, was killed ami
tliat two others were mortally wounded ; also
that there were numerous minorcasualties on
their side. They claim that they killed and
Wounded many Catholics, but the latter de
ny tliat they sustained serious loie. Many
houses were riddled with bullets. Whenever
the military aiieared tbeconibatants shifted
their ground.
Finally, at five o'clock, after tlie Riot act
bad been twice read, the tnRipscliargvd uin
the crowd and cleared tlie streets temporari
ly. An old man and two women, tlie in
mates of a house on Couway, from which
many shots had been fired, were arrested.
They stated that three men hail foned an
entrance into tlie house and had remained,
there all night firing from the roof. A howl
ing crowd escorted the prisoners to the jail.
The mob to-ilay repeatedly fired ujsin the
police. A tavern owned by a Cotholic, situ
ated iu a Protestant district, wa Uited.Tbe
onk-r instructing the ilice to "use buckshot
instead of bullets ha been cancelled. Tlie
populace is sulleu aud menacing.
An Orange pns-ession, while passing
through the streets of Widnes, Laniashire,
yesterday evening, wa jeered at by tlie s Ro
tators. The Orangemen thcreuiiou broke j
ranks and attacked the crowd. One of the
spectators wa stahlied and mortally wound
ed, and two ilicemen .and a number of
other person were injured.
Off to the Mountains.
Washisotow, August 16. The President,
Mrs. Cleveland, her mother, Mr. Folsom.
ami Colonel and Mr. I-amont, left Washing
ton m the Limited Express of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad at M:40 o'clock this morning.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland and in-.tiler
will proceed directly to the Adirondack
Mountains. Colonel and Mrs. Lauioiit will
leave the party at Alluny and goto Mctiraw
ville, Cortland comity. New York, where
the Colonel will endeavor to n-cuiicrate.
While feeling much Iietter than be ha for j
some week iiast, he feels the need of rest.
Every arrangement had been made for the
comfort of the party en route. A i iul
nit tendered the President by the directors
of the Delaware and Mudsou Canal Compa
ny arrived here yesterday evening, and
will be run through to the President desti
nation. The car i a marvel of beauty and con
venience. It i built both inside and out of
solid mahogany. The whitlows are of very
fine glass, and the disir which leads into the
car is of plate glass as transparent as air to
within a few inch of the floor. The wall
and ceilings are of mahogany inlaid with
carved and ornamental walnut and nisei
wood. The floor is covered with a very
heavy carpet and the windows bung with
heavy satin curtain of old gold, which draw
hack on highly polished brass roils. A nar
row pa.-suge leads from tlie oliscrvation room
to the diuiiig riKim. The nsim to lie occu
pied bj the President and Mr. Cleveland is
richly upholstered aud is as finely furnished
as a draw ing nsim. The car is also furnish
ed with sleeping u,uarters for servants, and a
kitchen. Electric annunciator from each
room and IttTth in the car eoniiwt with the
servants' room and enable the iiassenger to
summon a sen-ant without moving from
their chairs.
Tobacco Crop in Lancaster.
Lancaster, August 15. The toluuro crop
of Ijmcastcr county is now lieing cut and
housed. It will be an average one iu amount,
about one-half the pnluct of tlie whole
State, and such portions as have not suffered
from hail or rust promise to he of unusual
exit'llt-nce. Alsiut two-thinls will Is- Ha
vana seed and the remainder seed leaf. The
season from the licgiiiuing until now has.
with few exception, Uvn very favorable for
growing. Plenty of rain at planting time
gave the plants an exivlhiit start, and an
abundance ol'sliowci-s ever since has advanc
ced the crop rapidly. .
The main drawback has been the nunier
otis hailstorms. Although very d.-stnutivc
within the narrow la-Its they traversed, then
arcs was generally cinumscribed, and the
ios from this cause will not exceed, if it
reaches, 2 -r cent of the whole crop. Of
late there has lieen a lively demand for old
to'iuccos, the product of the Ia-4 four or five
years, which has lieen held here in large
quantities and for which there was no sale.
This has all lieen disjsiseil of except. -r-haps,
2.0UO caws, affording no little relief to
the tnule generally, although most of it wa
sold at a loss to the holders.
Terrible Fall From a Roof.
Reaping, Pa., August 10. Jerome Seiders,
aged 30 year, fell this morning fnim the
naif of the new St. Luke's church in thi
city, now being erected by bis father, Jere
miah Hciik'rs, contractor. He wa engaged
in fixing a hoist, when hi hold broke, and
he fell a distance of 70 feet. He rolled over
the edge of the nif and descended with
frightful Telocity to the nf of the second
story resilience next dir. Here he struck
on the ci lire, bounded off again ami fell ou a
bench, on which lay a heap of carpet, in tlie
yard, lie struck on his side, aud the bench
wa splintered by the force of his full. It is
thought the carpet saved hi life. He wa
picked up ill an unconscious condition, hav
ing sustained severe internal injuries and a
frightful gash on the side of Ills head.
U. S. Minister Hopkins Dead.
Washi.wtos, August 11. The says:
A cable message received from Sierra Leone
by a gentleman of this city announces the
dentil of Rev. Moses A. Hopkins. Minister
Ri-sidcnt and Consul tieneral from the Unit
ed States to Lilieria. Xo rticular are
given. He arrived at Monrovia on Decem
ber Hth last, anil wrote hopefully of the pros
liectsof the Republic Mr. Hopkins wa of
unmixed Afrii-au hlissl. bora a slave some
forty years ago, and ou graduating from Au
burn Theoli srical Seminary liccaiue an ear
nest lalsirer for the elevation of his rate and
the redemption of Africa.
A Big Load of Saw-logs.
Seattle, Aug. 12. The biggest load of
saw-logs ever hauled over a road in Wash
ington Territory recently arrived at Seattle.
There were 10 logs ranging from 24 to 120
fret in length. The longest ones are intend
ed for vessels' masts, and one ha a diameter
of SR inches and another 4 inches in the
middle. Tlie latter contains 13,0110 feet of
lumber, and the total measurement i slsmfr
KUMJ feet. Their grists weight is about
050,(!00 pound, and they are to lie hiiped
to tlie Atlantic coast. '
Indianapolis Cots a Shaking Up.
iNDiAxiroLia, August i. This city was
visited last evening by an earthquake which
continued about twelve seconds, and was
very pmnoum-ed. Nearly every portion of
the city felt it effts-ts. Houses were shaken
perceptibly and great terror existed among
the more timid. There is no report, howev
er, of any material damage.
No New York Republican Conven
tion. Xw Yoke, August 12. The Republican
State Committee decided, by a vote of 18 to
9, not to hold any State Convention this
rear. The decision causes intense dissatis
factiou among many Republicans. Editor
Arkill, of the Albany Jtmrmil. declares tliat
the Republican in the northern part of the
State will hold a convention in spite of the
vote of the committee.
Great Forest Fires.
MiLWAt EEE, August 11. A gentleman
who has just returned from tlie northeastern
part of tlie State say : "I ssed through
the country where the forest fires ha-e been
doing so much damage. Fires were con
stantly visible. - It' looked, as if the train
would be suable to come through, so close
had the fires eaten their way to the track.
The cars were filled with stnoke. -Great trse
were ahlast to their topmost branches,, (lie
fire crackling and jumping from point to
point, and the scene was terribly fascinating.
E wry w here residents entertained the live
liest "fears of being burned out. The entire
northern part of the State is in such a dry
condition that a gale from almost any qnar-tprwtlt-bThig
abnot a rertfrlttort or the scenes
at Peshtigo some years ago."
I K is believed ttiaJt1naiiy bsckwiNsismen
and families remote from settlements cannot
HissibIy have tscaicd burning to death. The
fatality to livestock has been terrible. Hun
dreds of charred bodies of burned cattle lie
on tlie blackened track of the fire. It is esti
mated that in Calumet, Clark, Marathon,
and a few adjacent counties o"0 families have
lieen rendered homeless and destitute. Many
of these fieopie had narrow escaies from
death, having hidden in wells or submerged
themselves up to their neck in streams,
with wet blanket covering their heads un
til the fire passed. In some places the fire
swoojied (low 11 so suddenly npon the ieople
that they barely had time to take this
im tljod of safety. The hiss cannot even be
estimated. Hundreds of homes, dozens of
saw-mills and lumber camps, and millions
of feet of lumber are iu ashes,
Detroit, August H. Forest fires are rag
ing terribly at and near Traverse City, in the
northwestern rt of the State. The people
are fighting thi flames desperately, but are
unable to make any headway. Fences and
underbrush are being destroyed. Fires are
extending almost continuously along the
Central Railroad, from Bay City to Macki
naw. Much valuable tinilier has been de
stroyed. Rain is the hope of extinguishing
the flame.
A ieatch fmm (Jreeu Bay says that fire
is still raging thmughout the woods iu that
vicinity. Rcsirts from the tow n of Eaton,
Bellevuc, and Dcpere reveal much loss and
distress. Nineteen families near Woodruff1
old mill were burned out. The Clausen
family of five saved their live by getting in
to the well. The loss at Pensaukee is esti
mated at $20,0110. Fred Regans, neilr St.
Nathans, I Hi into county, lost five buildings
and his crop. Several of hi neighbors did
likewise. Streams are drying up, and cattle
are dying of siiffis-ation. Their bixiies can
la? found on the road at intervals. Twelve
miles from Ureen Bay, in the town of Hum
boldt, the fire is raging fiercely. Several
residences were bunied yestcnlay. People
iu tlie threatened towns sleep out of disire,
ready for any emergency. A large load of
previsions were sent to the sufferers from
(inx-u hay to-day, and contributions will not
ci ime amiss. v
Fort Howakii, Wis., Aug. 13. Retsirts
from the great fires have not been at all ex
aggerated. Fort Howard and Oreen Bay are
envelojied in dense smoke, and all around
the outskirts of the town can be seen the
flames as they burst from the distant woods.
Even-thing is a dry as tinder, and the fen
ces and grass along the tracks are either
burned or are now burning. North of Little
Creek is a large rraulierry swamp in which
the bushes arc all on fire anil hunting fierce
ly. One of the most peculiar effect of the
fire i the action of the animals, which seem
to be apprehensive of some great danger.
The cattle and horses huddle together, for
getting to feed, and stamp the ground res
tively. Around Ureen Bay the damage lias
been heavy, but the great est loss ha been
suffered in the Oconto region. Last Monday
night the fire reached IH iere and burned
fifty-one buildings, includm a church and
several stores, The tires, according to the
latest reports, are rapidly dying out. and un
less a gale of wind shoutf spring up w ill
pmhahly cause little more damage.
Eaf Slaire. Wis., Aug. 13. The superior
region are well burnt over, but fire have
broken out afresh in a numlier of localities
on the tiier Chipticwa sim Tuewlay, and
are raging fearfully. The settlements are
few in tliat directiou, and the loss will In
con fined to standing pine and hemlock. On
Yellow River, forty miles northeast of here,
the fires have done irreiiarable damage.
Hnrlbut Brothers of this city narrowly es
cacd with the loss of their mill and a quan
tity of lumlier. The fires are having their
own way hut men are now stationed at the
logging canifis anil the hay marshes to save
that pnii-rty if possible.
Trousers Put to Good Use.
Boston, Aug. 14. By the aid of her lover'
trousers Miss Ella Drew saved a life yester
day. With Isaac Mills, Jr., she was playing
tennis near the Narepeshcuiet house, at
Marblchead Neck. Ou the nicks two chil
dren of Mr. Holly, of Boston, were playing.
While near what is called the Spout in
Horn, one of the most ilangerous plaits ou
the coast, one little fellow, eight year old,
slipped on the rocks and fell into the sea.
Immediately the other Imy gave the alarm.
"Boy dniwning," which wa heard by tin
two young jssiple. Thc-y Isith started for
the rocks, arrived at the same time. The
little fellow down in the boiling water of the
chasm was struggling hard for life, (juick
as a thought young Mills threw off his tmw
serx. Miss Drew seized them and sprang for
the lower rock, aud young Mill juniieu
into the water and caught the child just as
it wa going down. Miss Drew got as close
to the edge a possible with water nilling all
around her, and threw one leg of the tianta
Iiniiis to young Mills, holding on to thi
ol her leg with a vice-like grasp till help
could be obtained, which as soon a possi
ble arrived from the hotel. Mis Drew sev
eral years ago saved a Imy from drowning.
Her home is on Coieland street, Ruxbury.
Swallowed His Teeth.
Bosnia, Aug. lft. Ycstenlay a remark
able surgical oieration was performed at tlie
Massachusetts tieneral Hospital by Dr.
Maurice H. Richardson, of this city. About
a year an John McCarthy swallowed a set
of artificial teeth. The iiossuge of Ssh to
the stomach was almost wholly prevented,
the imtient grew emaciated and weak, and
it became evident tliat unless relief wa bail
he must soon die. Dr. Riahanlsoii made a
transverse cut in the left side of the abdo
men, thniugh which the man's stomach was
drawn out. and then cut ojicn, when by the
insertion of hi arm to the elbow, Dr. Rich
anlson wa able to reach and remove the
teeth, Tlie internal oiening was then chweil
with fine silk and tlie stomach replaced, the
external cut being also closed with stiches.
The whole operation wa complete iu forty
five minutes. The patient is doing well, and
hi complete recovery is now considered
little less than certain.
Narrow Escape of a Railway Train.
WiLUAMsniRT, Pa., Aug. 10. An attempt
wa made last night to wreck the iassenger
train on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road due here a little after midnight. The
attemjit was made at a iioint three miles
from this city. The switch hail lieen turned
and a terrible disaster, would have followed
had the isenger train reached it before a
freight bain which coming a head of the
passenger train, was thrown offtbe track and
several vara of coal were completely wrecked.
The engine turned upside down. Tlie en
gineer and firemen escaped almost miracu
lously. Pa.sseiigvrs had to be transferred at
the scene of tlie wreck.
- Barns Destroyed by Lightning.
' HaxriRo, Ba., August 14. The most
terrific and detractive thunder and hail
storm since 1H77 passed over this place yes
tcnlay aftenusin, doimr most incalculable
damage. Tlie rain lasted nearly two hours
and was unparalleled. The Phihulelphia
and Reading Railniad was badly washed out
at several plum, requiring the transfer of
passengers and cunsiderable delay. Lenluut
A Co.' stable was struck by lightning and
destroyed, including two valuable horses.
Solomon Bear's barn near the borough limits
was destroyed by lightning and a large barn
near Shartlessviile was struck and burned.
The Campaign In Maine.
Portlaho. August 12. In the polith-al
caaiiKiign, which formally open in this
State on the 24th iust., the chairman of tlie
State Committee has made assignments for
Mr. Blaine.' for every "lay from the 24. to
September 10. The campaign will begin with
a mass meeting at Sebago Lake, when Mr.
Blaine will siettk With General William (iib
snB and Congressman Reed, tieneral Oib
soi will also speak with M. Biaine each
following day till the 10th. and they will al
so be acconiianied by member of tlie Con
gressional delegation in their own districts.
By this assignment Mr. Blaine will take a
more active part in the campaign than he
has for several years. Of late it has seemed
as it he wa disinclined to appear much on
the stump in Maine. Mr. R. U. Horr. of
Michigan, has also received assignment at
different place in the State between August
2 aud S-plf mber 4. Senator Hale and Cou
gressmcu Reid and IHngley have already
taken the stump at county conventions in
different jwrts of the State, and Senator
Frye will begin active caniiaign work on
the IS iust. and Continue till September 1.
Elected the Dry Ticket.
Xxw Orleans, Aug. 10. The election in
Hinds county. Miss., ou the question of the
prohibition of the sale of lhjuor nik plate
to-day, aud resulted ill a victory for tlie Pro
hibition ticket by a majority of about .
The election has been very exciting. Rate
feeling was aroused by apieal to the uegnitw
to vote against the Iroliihitionists. A few
days ago one of the anti-Prohibition nut-tings
wa broken up by a party of armed
Prohibitionists. In the vote to-day, Jackson,
the State capital, went for tlie wet ticket by
a urge majority, but most of the county for
prohibition.
The anti-Pmhibitiouist will contest the
election on the ground of fraud and the in
timidation of votes. They assert that the
negnies were frightened or prevented from
voting in many parts of the county : that
shot gun were carried by the lYohibitiotiists
at the Forest Hill polling place, and that
there was shooting around the polls all day
in order to frighten the negn off. Two
whites anti-Prhihitioiiists who went to For
est Hill were visited.by a committee and or
dered to leave.
Distillery Discovered in a Jail.
ATt.AXTA.tia., Aug. 13. An illicit distil
lery has been found in oiemtion in the coun
ty jail in this city, which has been worked
successfully for several month. An attempt
ed escane last niirht led to the invest'uration
which dt-vcIoicd the existence of the still.
There are in the jail alsiut sixtv of the worst
criminals in the State. Among them is
Smith the Heard county murderer, who had
iu his cell a small stove and a kettle. He bad
la-en an illicit distiller ill his days and his,
first work on entering the jail was to impni
vise a worm and still, aettinu the different
articles at different times. The worm was
made out of' an India ruliher tube. The
prisoner would save up their corn-bread
until a sufficient quantity was obtained,
when the stiller would moke a fair article of
com whiskey. The secret was well kept by
the prisoners, w ho were thus enabled to get
their dram otcasionally. The officer to-day
tasted it for the first time, and declared that
they had drank worse whisky before.
Robbed and Her House Fired.
Wilmishton, IK-I., August lft. Between
12 and 1 o'clock on Saturduy morning the
dwelling of Mrs. Mary (iain.at Stfieorges.
sixteen miles south of here, wa destroyed
by fire, with stable of A. X. Sutton. The
Odd Fellows' Hall mirniwiy escaiicd. Mrs.
Gam, who is a willow and lives by herself,
was awakened by a smell of smoke, but was
unable to escaie from her nsim, the disir of
which hail been locked from the outside.
Xeighlsirs rescued her from the window with
great difficulty. The fire was the work of
an incendiary. The house wa fired in three
di Mi-rent place at the same time, and the
smell of coal oil was perceptible in two
room where the blaze wa first seen. Mrs.
Gam says that she was rohlx-d oll,fttK, then
locked in her mum, and the house tired.
The closet where "she kept her money was
one of the mints fired. The money hail been
taken froui the bank a few days before for
investment.
Wild in the Woods.
Moboaxtowm, W. Va., Aug. 12. There is
now confined in the County Home a w ild
man who has spent the past spring and sum
mer wandering over the neighboring moun
tains. When i-apttired near Fall City he
was almost naked hi coal-black hair was
matted and extended below hi shoulders,
and his fine was covered with a bristly
beanl.
His tine, shapely to an extent, has a luig
gardapiearaiice, and he retuses or is unable
to talk. Ill-has an ugly scar over his left
eye, and he seldom raises his head. He is
tall and slendor aud seemed neffous from
exMKiure and starvation. His hands are
well formed and soft. Hi finders are tain-ring,
but hi skin is a deep copper-color, and
hi feet are black, bread and hard without
shoes. Nothing can he learned of his history
further than he is a Hungarian.
Explosion of an Oil Well Boiler.
Wasuincto.i, Pa., August 14. Late this
ufteniiMin a new boiler at the Coast it Sons
oil well, on the W. W. Smith farm exploded
with terrific fon-e. The boiler was split in
two (uirts, aud one of them wa blown two
thousand feet away, the other lieing thrown
fully three hundred yanls. The boiler house
was si-atlcred in fragments all over the farm.
Three tank builders standing near pit the
full force of the explosion, tine of them
named John Bryan, of East Brady, wa in
stantly killed, while Conrad Shujie and
John White are horribly scalded and in a
serious i-ondition. It i inisissibli4ii ascer
tain whether the explosion was caused hy
low water oe high pressure.
The Western Storms.
Evassvillr. I.vn., Aug. lft. A cyclone
struck Newiiurg, a village tiflceu miles almve
here, last nivht and created great dania.ir to
projierty. Risif's were blown off, tree up
niteil, and Bethel's douring mill mrtly c li
st roved, tine lann.- bam wa lifted from it
foumlatiou, carried Hi yanls and dciositisl
in the river.
Wabash, Ind., Aug. 13. One of the heav
iest wind and ruin storms which has ever
visited the I'pper Wabash Valley swept over
thi county late on Friilay night, blowing
down hundreds of trees, destroying timber
aud fence, and iu many utseupriHting and
breaking off whole fields of corn. Till- loss
on the corn crop is very severe, many farm
ers having lost all. liain fell in torrents, and
the stream are bank full.
A Father's Fiendish Act.
Ki-rixoHAX, III., Aug. Hi. A rumor was
circulated ton lav that a horrible tragedy, fol
lowed bv a lynching, occurred uear ( ieorge-
town, twenty miles south of here. Tlie
names of the parties could not la- learned.
The information was that a irty were
threshing grain, when a young son of the
man feeding the thresher accidentally hack
ed his father' hand with a knife be was ris
ing to cut bundles with. This so enraged
the father that be picked bis son up and
threw him into the thresher, the boy lieing
literally cut to pieces. The father tied, but
was soon captured by machine hand and
Height!! and lynched by being hanged from
tlie thresher into which he had thrown hi
his son. The rumor pnluced quite a sen
sation, A Reception to Sheridan.
Somerset, O., Aug. 12. tieneral Phil Sher
iilan arrived here last evening on a visit to
his n it her. He was acronijmiH-d by his
brother. Colonel Mike Sheridan. Tjj ilav i
being the miasion ot tlie reunion of the
Thirty-first tlhio Regiment, a public recep
tion was wrordtti the visitors.
Sale of Holland Cattle.
Xew Yoait, Auu.it It, There wa a laiye
atteniUince of bidden at a sole of Holland
cattle to-day, and fiiir price were olitainvd.
From llu to $145 wa bid for heifers drop
ped in 1885.
A Running Fight.
I-asca-ter, IV. August 1. For some time
past an organised gang of horse tliievi ba
been causing terrir among the farmers in
this dislrict. At lcnsf lilf a dozen horse
were rau off by the gang, until finally a e
of well mounted farmers, by Justice Harple,
w ho bail sworn them in as deputies, gave
rhase to the gang toward New Holland. At
David Barnes hotel three of the irang were
overhauled and commanded to surrender.
The thieves refused. juniisl into a cornfield
and disappeared, firing their revolvers into
the ranks of the ileputies. Volley after vol
ley wa fired until 14 rounds had been ex-rhangi-d.
Several farmer were slightly
wounded during the fusila-le.
The chase then became very exciting, and
when Gideon I tenner's house was reached
oisr'isf tle thieves was driven ont of cover
ami roiumamled to hold up his hands. He
proved to be Peter B. Rob's, one of the fa
mous Buzzard gang. Another of tl escai
ing men wa next run out of the field, and
fired at. He wa n-cognized as Jake Bua
xard, and at the thinl volley was seen to
clasp hi left side with lth hand.-, a if
wounded, Imt finally made his esca-. The
thinl man was rccoirnized as (ieotye Gvr-
mitzkie. who wa slightly wounded with
buckshot. Role wa committed to jail here
and will have a hearing before Alderman
Itotinelly.
The three men areai-cused of various burg
laries. A iosr of loo men are still scouring
the mountain for the rest of the gang.
Died for her Children.
Erie, August 12. Conueau, O., near here
was tissiay the scene of a most jiainful
drowning act-iik-nt, iu which a mother and
three children lost their lives. Mrs. Mary
Houli. as wa her habit, had taken her
week's washing to the bank of the lake,
w here a latysf and rapid stream runs into it.
While she was engaged with her work her
children ill their ssrt liemin shoving each
other, anil Hattic, auiil s years, was pushed
over into the creek from a high lank. , Her
sisters, Ada and Bertha, frij;hteniil. rushed
to her assistance, ventured beyond their
depth and were caught by a stmug eddy.
The mother, att metis by the scrsuni of the
children, rushed to the edge of the liank and
plunged in, thinking nothing of her danger.
The youngest child had already sunk from
sight, and the frantic screams of the mother
and the other children attracted the atten
tion of some tinners near by who reached
the .sirnv just Ultimo to see the mother,
chtspintr the two children m her arms, dis
upjwar la-neath the waves Later the Unlit-
were recovered, locked in each other's anus.
The event has cast a profound gh sun over
Couneaut, and the husiiand is insane with
grief.
Cen. Augur Shot.
Wasiii.m.tom, I). C, Aug. lft. Gen. t'hris
topher ('. Augur, retired, I'. S. Army, was
shot four times alsiut 1 o'ebs-k this morning
at his residence by a negro named Win. Po;.
His wounds will not prove serious, although
he may lie confined to his house for some
time. ToiUiy he wa resting quietly. I'm
and another colored man were standing in
front of the t ietieral's n-sidenie using pnifane
and oliM-etie lungtunn. w hen he opened the
door uud tinlered them to move away. The
only n-ss,nse he rei-civ.xl was a volley of
profane abuse and coarse epithets. This was
more than he could stand and, armed with
a light cane, he rushed UiU the two men
and struck Poaharp blow over the head.
As he did so the negro drew a pistol and tir
ed. The hall struck Gen. Augur ill the right
leg. above the knee, anil with a cry he stag
gered luck. Before he could recover himself
Po)- tired again, aud the ball took effect ill
the right leg. Two more shots followed, om
ul" which struck the tieneral in the left leg.
and the other in the side. The negro w ho
fired the shot is a notorious character w ho
ha already served a tenn in the penitentiary
for murder. He has lieen arntI.
Oil on Stormy Waters.
Washington, August 12. A letter has Ist-n
rei-eived at the Hydmgnipliie Gtlii-e. from
Captain Trant, of the steamship Venetian,
which ves-el rci-entlv picked up the ilisa
bhil Werru iu luiicocciui and towed her into
irt. He says that on the evening of Aug
ust 3 u strong west-northwest gale prevailed
and heavy seas were constantly breaking
over the bow of the Wcrra. endani-riiu; the
tow -lines mid threatening the iiof the tow.
t'aptain Trant i-aiisi-,1 an oil liag to lit- hung
from each side of the Venetian and towiil
si line distance asteni with the instant result
of smoothing thest-a ;t!-oiit tin- disabled ship.
The captain aild.otHi-ersof the Werra gather
ed on the forecastle and tried to make mit
what tlie Venetian was doing to accomplish
such gratifying results. The next morning
signal- exchanged on the subject, the Wcrra
reporting that after the oil lmg" were hung
out the vi-ssel made much Is-tlcr weather,
not a drop of water broke ou board and the
ship was in a!rrcicct mon- comfortable.
Four Tramps Cremated.
Ktu Wing. Minn.. August 11. I h. I. Ion
t Co.' elevator at EggU stoii, was burned
Saturday night. The burning debris fell
noii the railway track and the up freight
train was thn-wn from the track after the
engine had (Hissed and 17 cars, loaded w ith
uu-rchaudize, machinery and tics, were luiru
cd. I If nine trumps w ho were in a Isix car,
four wi re burned to death, three seriously
injured and two escaKil unhurt. The name
of one of these burned was ascertained R.
W. Martin, of Illinois.
. a .
He Scents the Storm from Afar.
Bi KLiNiiTos. Iowa, August 12. The mele
onilogist. Prof. Foster, suys tliat one of thc
gri-Htest storm lieriisls of l.-isii will begin on
August Id and continue till the 27th, during
which the great dniuglit will lie completely
hrokeiiby lu-avy rains.liail.aiid tornadoes. A
tmpical hurricane will prevail on the south
east Atlantic const lielween the Hith and 2"th
These storms will Is- general, and Iowa,
Illinois, the New Kugland States, eastern
Canada, and Labrador will be in the ilungcr
path.
Robbers Kill a Whole Family.
MvKtitiPA, Arizona. Aug. 2. Bernard Mar
tin of Weaver, Arizona, with bis wile and
two children, started on July 20 for Erie.I'a.,
on a visit. Not lieing heard from, search
was made, which resulted ycstenlay iu find
ing the charred remain of the entire family
between Vulture Mine and Pho-nix. .Martin
is known to have had 4.im with him, reali
zed from the sale of his much. He was way
laid by nihbers, the entire family waz mur
dered, and their lushes were bunied to cover
the crime.
A Town Whirled away by a Storm.
Fort Kkis.ii, M. T., August 12. Tls? new
town of Lusk, in Northern Wyoming. wa
weit out of existence by a storm on Sun
lay. . It contained several hundred inhabi
tants, and was built of teats and temporary
stnietun-s of Ixinls. Tent. Iswnl and
canvas were w renched from their moorings
and whirled awny. Yanls of canvas were
scattered everywhere along tlie neighboring
foot hills and even far up among the moun
tains. Terrible Mine Explosion.
IjiNUo.x. August II. A ilesiatch from
Leigh. I-an-u.-hirc, uvs that a terrible ex
phxiou iK-vurred this morning in the Wil
end Colliery at that plaiv. hie hundred and
forty miner were l-low at the time, and
many of them were shm-kingly bunied.
Two miners have already been recovered
from the mine. A later iieiutcb say forty
miller ivrishcd by tiie explosion.
FallTeno in thi IutltiitiMi rnnumncn MONDAY. SEPTEMER 6, 1886 twTtwo
kfimired tuuruu in attewnuire duriiui Hrl nine dhuiiIik. only Ji l.ir tnree inoulli full I.wi!im-
ciip. Krvpii tnu ben. Satiti'm-tion irnaraiiient. iMir tliih- nJ t olleire Jmiraal. itli lewu
In feunniaiinlilp. Book-keepina mnH'oniiDen-ial Law, maile-l frv uu arplieatuu. AiWim
E. D. BOWMAN, SEC
Development of Hydrophobia.
Bat Citt, August l.-4iue week :,g-.
Kthbert Mi.l :eson. aicei! 37, had a finger 1-ii.
ten by aprldogaftd 'he ihv died. It had
exhibited nnmistakabh' signs of hydrnph,
bia. No attention was paid to the wound
until last night. The yomur man had re
tired, apjiarently in h usual health, hut
soon awakened the ftimiiy with hisbarkiic
and gmwling. Physicians were summoned
and at ome pmtsmm-e-l the case iiydmpho.
bia. His paroxysms were so violent a,
dV-sierate be liad to lie chhtrofoniinl.
. . .
A Female Creenbacker.
Detroit, August b.'. Among tlie ik-kvatrs
ehs-ted to the Gni-nlwck State Convention
from Clinton county MLs Maria Srn, ii
land, a woman lawyer if St. John's. She i
a daughter of the late Haiidolph Strickland,
who was a Rcpnwutittiie in tlie Forty-first
Congress from the then Sixth District.
Hurt by a Swordflsh.
Glovcestkr. Angrtst 12. Ciipt. Frank fi.
Longsfonl went out from here- to capture
swonllish ycstenlay. He harpooned on,
whiMi roes? to the surface and dmve its ..rd
through tls? boat, penetrating the aluU.,,,,.,,
of the t 'aptain. He will (. rolml.l v die.
The Improved
"WHITE
IS KING.
It Siriirity in .ttmwriiel by ihv tm- thai it
has taken the HiKinnl Prciuiuuui tU nt-urly
every SUtt or liu-niU"nal Unit. Thrrt
ha bvrn up U ihe preM-utlint ntmrly
(HXMXM) SOLI),
Ami the 1'nivrrsal Veniii uf ladies twiny it i
thai it is the l.l'iHTt.S-r RrxSlSU. thu '
UV1ETET. the E.lslKST TO HAS !',;.
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OF (IRl'ER, the lust adapted for
iloin
NEAT AND FANCY WORK,
Ami keeping the work clean, and free fmni ,(!
spots, aud having a rai-ai itj fi:r lining n,r
greatest raiuce and thi! largest variety .if
work uf -uiy
Sewing Machine
In the world. It is the mo-t durable, having .-justahk-
Steel Hearings, tin- nnit perfect s-lf-Ih
reading shuttle ami Self-setting Nt i-,lli
aud Double-steel F ud Automatic
Bobbin-Winder.
All it ranvs-wing kki-iiis are miiirv.l to kivc
full instructions. Indies will uutke a great mi
takcifther Liit a Sewing machine witluHit -'
aniiuing the WHITE. I'eixnis wishing t ei
auiiue this machine "houM write at once to
JOSEPH CRIST, AgX
Jenner X Roads,
Somerset Co., Ia.
auglM-'ss.
EXCELSIOR
COO Iv STOVES
mm umrdt.
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS.
Ul Purchasers m lie Sniteil!
MAM'FAfTVKED KV
l i mm k co. Mm. no..
.I.vn Kir f.iLE u r
H. 13. Sehell & Co.,
augis-'sft-lST. SOMERSET. FA.
I'LE TO ACCKIT OU KKH'SK.
To Hannah Hyatt, (widow), ofl'ouiM'llsvilU. Fny-
fltft iMiuiy, fa. : Alk-n Hyatt, t t mutt ii-viHr
Fayette Unity, 1'a. ; It lenora, ihtennarrini
with .hum Mnuntitiu, n-tnl Jewe Hyatt, Jr.. f
Kim. Kayeiie I'tumiy. Hit. ;
Ym are hen-try ntHili-) bt ami afear I fore
an irphaii' rmrt. t be h'ld at jtim-i-ft i the
7ih ihv tf r4ftt'inl(er, !. at tn u'cltrk in the
ttivniou, then anl Ihrre t arrt-pl tr rvfu- u
take tlie real rotate of J?te Hyatt, iUm' iI.. at the
appratM-vt valuattou, r slux eatie why the nif
"IuhiIiI nit te mml,
Shrritr Offiev, i JOHN WI.NTKl:.
PUHLIC SALK
TalnablB Real Estate.
Pursuant toanonter of the (Tihan Court of
Anirret nainty. Petinytvania, will ie at
pul'lic at the p rem in uernahoiiint:
township, in ail oainty, on
TIIURSDA Y. Sspt-mber 2d,
at 1 o'clock P. the follow inv leMrilvl n-al es
tate, lai the property irf Mm. II. H. lhr. ii-iu-vl,
l4-wit :
A valuatile farm nit i late in Quemahonine ttmn
hip, Stinrry-l ciHinty. Pa , aljt'iuiiii tu.ii!-- iJ
Tht-. Rinnler. Jacuo KtMttit. A. Walier. A-litm
Hcrki'htle anl Kh-r, aii1 iHMitain a)Hit 14
BiTt more or le-. of which ahKit 7. aerei are
cltitrett The iiiipniTnint are m l-"c
Iltiiw, riKdiiy an t convt-nicnt, with gii wnu-r
near )y. A inlr.tiintiMl hank burn with tlnf-hintr
fliwtr ant! trrananci. c , m a tine op-hunl aitli
fruil bcarinif tret. The mineral- oi the -aii
tract arc of the !! irlr. tliere heiiiK ahim-
lance of coal an I liiiu-Pnt
TICIIMS:
Tvn per ecnt. on lay of a e ; one-thin! of tal
ance m roittirntatfon of ilc : one-thinl m the 1-t
of April. I.1-? ; anl oiie-thm) in oiieyear tnm-t iy
ot Mile, w ith iiiicrt.
.UroB KtHiNTZ.
Aul' 11. Aflntliii-tnaortif II. H. Luhr. le-.d.
FOR cat p'.."T:n e.;ixk..
erx ami sintrt iron Work. NH-oinl-hnntl Kiiifitie
ami B tiler oil hand, Hot-tnn.' Kniduc am! Ma
cliiiierv a SneciaUjr. TilVAS AH US.
ilcciiw-Jiviyr. JlUtfimy fit, h'.
$1000 GUARANTEED
FERTILIZERS
ANIMAL
BONE
InurM('rtM ami Improve th Land. I4rnd
1 Ia itiir iiiirt'lutMtil
Iii-n.n," 1 mn now
tin n't ilillietilt i-asc.
tnnilil- to -ret hn
a full m t of " TKST
prvjinreil to tit the
If voti have hail
tn nit ynu, tuiiie at
a trial. .SnMt'mVioM
ok? a writ .for 1-
oikv ami iovo nie
(rHitflltlrrtt. 1 Hill
Kuiir t elelirjtul n
of tlit-iii. ami von il
i-Ui lew. Try a ir
I iw no other.
tftiMv,
: N. iaYI.
lCeirT
ALTOONA, PA.
S. D. FORBES, PRES.