The Somerset Herald.
fcpWAKI 11 IX, Editor ami IY...rig.r
Thc public tU-bt re-luction during Ie
cemtwr ttf WWO, and the reduction
daring the year tll'M"-0"0-
Ki-rve nd half ton of portage
uup, near'y 170.00fi.000, were sold in
the Ne York postoffi' last yoar.
Kvrs the ManUnd h-eislatnre ha
found that Knjn-ne His)riii. too heavy a
had for it to carry, and n-fuwd to elect
him clerk of that body.
The Qiieen of Entrland has written
severe letter to Hi Boyal Highneaa, the
Prince of Wales, rvbuking him for giving
rweption ti the American pugilist
prim. John I- Sullivan-
Ma. Lamak tendtreil his ruination aa
KiTi'Ur- of the Interior iK-partmcnt
Katunlay. hi the name day the Presi
dent, in a U tU-r of conrndi-rahle length
and irrwit guh. accepted the rewation.
tiPKAcaa Carlisle ha given thirty-one
chairmanships of the fifty-two commit
teea of the Ilotise to Southern member
nd a inajoritv of the important posi
tion. It appear that " The South in
till in the waddle."
Jrw.E Joel Parker, who wan the yar
tJovetDorof New Jersey, dil in Phila
delphia on Sunday morning of hurt week.
Me had heen tw ice iovernor of hia State
and for the lairt nevcu years a Judjje in
one of her hiir it courts.
Th: people cry '-Hall '." l ljiniar
- You'd lictter utay jut where you are
Wliat I Mt in tin- place
One luniorwl by ehaiar?
Tlie thinir i abMinl. xali. hy iar V
A Y. rrar.
In the appniiitmcnt of committees Mr.
Scull farel very well at the hands ot the
Sjieakerof the house. He was male a
iiiemU'r of the Committee on Pensions,
and of the Committee on Levees and Im
proveiuents of the Mississippi Kiver.
Of the fifty-two committees of the
House, Speaker Carlisle has given the
chairmanship of thirty-one o Southern
menilier. including the majority of the
important jositions. The reliel hriga
dierV didn't survive the shock of battle
for nothing.
The M. S. tjuay Cluh, of Philadelphia,
named after Senator M. S. Quay, have
adopted resolution to attend the Chi
cago Convention in a body for the pur
xie of urging the nomination of Senator
Cameron for President of the I'nited
Suites. Senator Quay, by the way, is fa
vorable to the nomination of James J.
U'.aine.
ovkknou iiKAVKK has issuetl a pna-la-mation
announcing that the total amount
of the State debt canceled for the year
ended November 30, lssr.was 1,41H,511.
At the close of the same year the total
debt amounted to 15,MO,471.2H, and the
assets of the Sinking fund to f lO.iMeT!--1:1.
This leaves Pennsylvania with a
debt of f.'i.l 'Wi.KK.S.).
(iovkknok Korakek'k appeal in his an
nual niewajre to the hio Stale I-egisla-ture
for a protest against the proposed de
struction of the wool industry is timely,
and will have its influence. The statis
tic hegive speak for theuiselvea. The
cruel attack made by President Cleveland
ujon this particular American industry
is rightly demxinced as " unwise, unjust
and unpatriotic."
The Rciuhlican State Committee met
in I'hiladelphia on Thursday and fixed
Wednesday, April 2"ith as the day for
holding the State Convention at Harris-,
burg. There is not much interest leing
manifested in this year's Convention, as
its princijNil duty w ill I to select dele
gates to the National Convention, and it
is wnerally conceded that I'.htine will
have a solid delegation from Pennsylva
nia. Lst year the losses hy fire in the Vni
tcd States reached the .enormous amount
of 1. '10,000.000, exceeding by (14.000,000
the loss of ls.sii. The annual fire loss for
the past five years has aggregaU-d V5,
ttoti,(Kt, or an average of $111,000,000.
Over half a billion dollars worth of prop
erty consumed by fire in five years seems
aliin4 incredible, but the statistics have
vn carefully gathered by insurance au
thorities. Kx-fn'ator Mitchell is announced
as a candidate for Common Pleas Judge
of Tioga county. Judge Williams, who
is now on the lieneh by appointment of
the (inventor, will also lie a candidate.
The contest for the nomination promises
ti Is? lively, from the fact that it will re
vive the factional straggle of 1HS2, w hen
Judge Williams was not one of the ex-S-nator'a
follower in the I nde indent
movement.
A rioHT occurred at JetTersun Barracks,
Louis, on Wdneday, in which many
toMiera, w hite and colored, were severely
injured. The troops, many of whom
were recruits, drew their jiay on thai day
and indulged in drinking w uiskcy freely.
A disturbance was started between the
white and colored soMiers that was snp
premed after considerable dilhVulty.
What a glorious thing it is to have the
privilege of getting drvuk !
The only candidate to lie nominated
ly the next Republican State Con veut ion
is a candidate to succeed Chief Juatice
4ior.loD on the Siiretue Court Bench.
Justice tiordon is meutioned for re-noin-i
nation, and the friends of Judge MiU h
!! And Su.we are urging their respect
ive claim to the position. In addition
to nominating a candidate for Supreme
Court Judge, the Convention w ill elect
ur delegates-at-large to the National
Convention.
A vka kov the Legislature of Virginia
IWMmd an act allow ing Norfolk County to
levy a wjiecial tax on liquor dealers for
the benefit of the public schools of the
county. The result has met with the ap
mval of every one interested. The nuui
ter of schools increased hugely, and the
additional exjiense was scarcely felt.
This move towar is high lvnie will
proliably ertend to other eountiea tliat
are in need of more money for education
al purj-oaes, and has been watched with
interest by the Republicans w ho inaugu
rated it
TE Senate Judiciary Committee at a
tneetiag Monday decided on a report ad
verse to the confirmation of Mr. Lamar.
The committee's report should leave en
lwbt as to the unanimous opjxKition of
the Kepublicaii member to the confirma
tion. There are many reasons why the
nomination of Mr Lamar should lie re
jected. He aaa the originator of the
"Missippi plan" of murder, intimidation
and fraud to prevent lawfully qualified
voter from exercising the right of suf
frage. He declared from his seat in the
Senate that he Would nut hear Jefferson
ITEPSESDAT lnuy U.
Pavia denounced aa a traitor without
raising Ui voice in protest. Within the
past two years he defended Calhoun
isin and Calhoun. Beside all this he
has not a single qualification for the place
from the standpoint of Ligal ability.
Surely -Mr. Lamar is aot the man to it
on the bench of the United States Su
preme Court, and to vote against hi con
firmation ia a doty that every Republi
can Senator owe to those who elected
him.
A bill has been introdmd into the
Kentucky legislature w hich rovides that
every County in the State shall vote next
November whether it w ill have prohibi
tion. If a majority of the voters in the
whole State favor prohibition, it shall
apply to the whole State, Any single
county, or district in a county, that shall
go dry " shall have prohibition. If a
County votes " dry " it shall not again
be referred to popular Tote for ten years ;
if it ge " wet," there shall be another
vote on the question the next year. The
penalty for illegally selling liquors shall,
after the third offense, be not less than
f.'J.OOO fine, and three months' imprison
ment. Ix another column we give a report of
the speech delivered in the Senate Wed
nesday by Senator Sherman, of Ohio.
The Ohio Senator found no ditficulty
in disposing of the President's confession
of helpless inability to deal with the
great qiutstion confronting the country.
He demonstrated how the irty in pow
er is directly responsible for the surplus,
and called attention to the different way
that have been opened to that party to
reduce the burdensome " war taxes," and '
how ite leaders have persistently prefer
red to howl !out the " enormity of the j
surplus," but have utterly failed to keep
their promise to the country, and done
nothing for the relief of the iwople. Sen
ator Sherman's arguments are not of the
kind to be met w ith partisan arraignment
but should receive the honest considera
tion of ever- citia-n.
Ore present prosperity. almost without
a parallel in history, is the outgrowth of
the Ameriian policy of protection to
homo lalsirand industries. Why seek
to destroy it? Why not go slow? least
of all are the Southern States prepared
for any radical change. It w ill lie a sad
day for the South, when "free trade"
principles shall take the fonn of Congres
sional enactments, and it will lie a sail
day for that political party which thus
presumes uiion the ignorance and indif
ference of our people. Repeal the now
unnecessary war measure known as the
internal revenue system. Emuucipate
the eople from the iron collar of the
whisky ring. I)isjnse with those Rus
sian methods, which have c inverted the
mountain districts of (Jeorgia, Carolina
and Tennessee into a pandemonium.
licpeal those iniquitous and infamous
laws, and then revise the tariff on a busi
ness basis. But let us hesitate long lie
fore demolishing the furnace of Koine,
Binningham, Anniston and Chat tarns ga ;
let us hesitate a long time before commit
ting the eiuocratic party to a olicy cal
culated to ruin the industrial Smth. Al-
lilltta (biudittltiwi.
No Lamar for New York.
Ai.haxy, Jan. 2. At the conclusion of the
licpiihlicuB caucuj for Speaker to-nicht,
lliese resolutions, on motion of Assembly
man Piatt, were adopted l- a viva voi vote.
Mr. Crosby of New York lieing the only
nicmlxT voting in the negative:
Urnilmi, That the safety of oiiriiisiitutions
and tlirproier administration of our laws
require that the courts shall he protected
with thc most unions care from any taint of
complicity with crime in any foim and that
the bench of the Supreme Court of the
rnitnl States, the highest in the land, is the
one pUi'V which shouhl be forever sacred
from the inirusion of disloyalty. dishoiHir
or fraud.
I'Wcrrf. That I lie nomination to a seat on
that bench of I- tj. C. Lamar, who violated
his oath of alhfriance to go into rebellion
acainst the I'nion ; who has declared by his
vote that the amendments to the Constitu
tion which were the pledge of reconstruction
and theemlsHlimeut of the result of the war
are not equally binding with the rest of the
Constitution ; who ha denied that levy i lip
war aiMinst the government was treason,
and who owes his seat in the Senate ami his
political power and prominence solely to the
suppression of Republican votes hy violene
and fraud, was an insult to the entire loyal
Mipulation of this I'nion. and we demand
ot the Republican Senators from this State
that they resent that insult by vtting afraiust
his confirmation.
KrWiwf, That a copy of these resolutions
he transmitted to Senators Kvarts and llis
cook. Mr. Crosby did not know but that after a
more t bon u jh consideration he would n it
oppose the resolutions. He did not think
that they should lie offered at the conclu
sion uf the caucus.
Mr. AiusworiU favored the resolution in a
brilliant sjieech. "The time is not yetoume."
he said, "when treason is not odious to
loyal eitiatis."
Mr. Crosby thought that Snatora Kvarts
and Hiscork were able to take rare of the
matter. He moved to tabic the resolutions.
Mr. Phut, in support uf his resolutions.
Slid when the time should mine for the
American people to ieak, they would de
clare in words " as loud as thunder" their
disapproval tf the President's nomination of
Mr. Lamar.
Mr. Oosby's motion to table was lost and
the resolutums were adopted.
Pennsylvania Finances.
The repors of Auditor Genera! Xorris has
lieen sent to the Slate Printer. It shows that
the receipts of the State Printer for the year
np to November lss7, were $7,(4i.l47.'t7.
i If this amount tbecoi-Hiratious iaid $l.70L',
Ui7.04 on stock and 77fi..'iss.l2 on gross
reeeipts; personal proerty aid tstH.&Vi.-
3G ; collateral inheritance tax, $763,871.47 ;
wholesale liquor license. W,2l.2: tavern
liquor license. 5.1i.'j7 ; eating-house
house, SH.WHM.nl.; lianks, etc., 4:tl.ft2S.14.
and fonngn insurance companion 177. 571.
63. New corporations paid a bonus on the
charters taken out of $14S,(i24 56. There were
t2. returned as conscience money. The
exjieiiditures amounted to S7,3o,7ti3.47, of
which the expense ofllicgoverruent were!,
tt.il.at. Ijoann were received to the
amount of 1.41S,."71 : 731.277 was aid a
interest on loans. Charitable institutions
cost 7nu,219.U, and ieniteiiUaries 13rt.'J74.
The soldiers' orjihaus' schools were paid
.'t'l.i4.1H, and tlie common schools f.1,
l71.sll..V. Public printing and binding
cost 1';.22K.M, and the Leyulaticc Rrnjrd
2..y77.2:(. The judiciary cist the State
H:Si 47K.57; the Senate tvst 17s,.Vvs.pj, ,nd
the House. W.!7.S.3!.
Governor Foraker's Reasons.
OiLt aatw, 0., Jan. 5. The continuation
of Lamar ought to be defeated.
First Because be it without standing or
repuuiiun as a lawyer. It ia said he never
tried a reported case.
Second Aa a just punishment of hi vul
gar abuse of Lincoln.
Third Because when last heard from be
did not believe in tlie war amendment to
tlie Constitutiow.
Fourth Because he still agrees with the
sentiment expressed by (ioeroor Fitx Hugh
Lee at Richmond last month when he said
thai Virginia hail a constitutional right to
eide. J. B. Fobakke.
Heavy Output of Iron and Steel,
(icneral manager Jaoiea M. Swank, ia th
current number of the BulUtim of 'tke Inm
srf ShW Amvointirm, giva some interesting
figures and europarisuns of the iron and stei
production ur Iss6 and IssT. He estimates
tlie production of pig-iron in thi country
for 1sb7 at 6Jju,ouu gross tons, or about
(MMXio tons more than in 1SN6. when the
proliK1im wss2.lS3 32tlns. The produc
tion of I(.wnier steel rail ill 1 Vi7 was about
l,ttlis: gross torts, or alsmt 35.WI0 tons
more than in Issfi. when tlie pmdtictioTi was
1.574.793 tons. In addition to tiie large pro
duction of pig-inm in 17 the Cuited State
also consumed alat .VMjOOi'i ton of import,
ed pip-iron and about l.Vi oUOton of import
ed steel rail. In the I'nited Slates im
ported LB") 'XW ton ol iron and UI hi
other form than raibw
Thoebe And Carlisle.
Wahit-x, Jan. . The hearing in Mr.
Carlisle's contested election ease thi morn
ing showed a chain of systematic fraud in
procuring his return which fairly astonished
the Klectioiw Committes. The hearing was
not in the nature of a regular presentation
of testimony, hut an ajiplication from Mr.
Thuehe' atuirney to have the case reotiened
for tlie purpste of introducing new mat
ter. In explaining hi reason for the applica
tion Mr. Sypher presented affldarita showing
that Mr. Thoebe first attorney had failed
to file proper testimony because be had been
bought ofl by Mr. Carlisle' friends.
Mr. Outhwaite, Mr. O'Farrell and other
Denmcrats on the committee, acted more or
less in the interest of Carlisle, who was un
represented, but they did not prevent the
filing of a statement and evidence of the
most unexpected character. Mr. Sypher,
after his pn.liminary statement of the nature
ot the frauds, went on to show that Ths;lie
had the majority of votes by the official
count, and that in Campbell and Kenton
counties Thoebe vote was 4,471 against
Carlisle 2.40!.
Washisotos. Jan. 7 The elections com
mittee of the House met at noon to-day in
secret session. The further consideration of
the Thoelie-Carlisle case was postponed until
Saturday next, in order to (rive Mr. Carlisle
an opportunity to reply, if he so desires, to
the aiHiavit presented yesterday by the
contestants. There was no discussion of the
propositions submitted by Mr. Sypher yce
tenlay. I
The attorney in the other contested elec
tion case will lie notified to apiear before
the committee next Friday to set dates for
hearing arguments in their cases. . The ses
sion of the cemmitlee lasted about half an
hour.
The following letter was received from
Speaker Carlisle :
Hox. C. K. Ckisp, Chairman Committee on
Klectious.
IIkarSik: I learn from the proceeding
of your committee thai an application has
been made hy counsel for contestant to re
open the case and allow additional testimony
to lie taken, and as I have had time only to
glance hastily at the aihilavits filed ill sup
port of this request, I ttf leave to suirest
that it would lie proper not to decide the
matter finally until 1 can have a reasonable
opisirtunity to examine the paper, and if
necessary file affidavits. So far as the affi
davits charge or intimate any tinproKT con
duct upon my part in reference to the elec
tion, either before or after it was held, I am
ready now to contradict them in the most
possitive manner by my own ntlhlavit. but
there an- other things in the papersof which
I cannot have iiersonal knowloLre, and
which if left unanswered might produce an
erroneous impression Umiii the minds of the
committee. Please present this note to the
committee. I will, of course, tie entirely
satisfied with any course the committee may
choose to take, but it seems to me that un
der the circumstances I ought to have an
opsrtunity to can-fully examine the paper
and tiike such steps as may lie thought pro
er U-fore the application now pending is
disiNcd of. Very respectfully,
J. II. Carlisle.
Millions Starving to Death.
Xkw Yoiik, January H. A -able special
gives extracts from the London SOmd-irdt
Shanghai correspondence in regard to the
tremendous loss of life in China, from the
overflow of the Hoang Ho river and the tre
mendous famine now threatened. It says:
Alstut one-sixth of the entire area of the
Harden uf China, as Ho Nan is styled, is now
converted into a vast lake, with here and
there a pagoda lop or the gable of some high
er wall rising over the ever increasing wa
ters to mark the site of what were but a short
time ago ppsierous cities. The rest ot the
country is overrun with wretched rcfug
who were fortunate enough to esca)ie with
their lives, though with naught else.
In hundreds of instances men w ho three
short weeks ago were men of wealth to-day
sit stunned, hungry, stupid and dejected,
without a rag to wear or a morsel of food to
eat. The inundations coiniucinvd a little
distance from Kia! Fung Fu one of the larg
est cities of the province, and in an instant
almost some four miles of a solid embank
ment of stone, brick, sand and clay were
swept away. In the districts of Ching Chow
and Chen Chow, no less than :t.(it large vil
lag' w ere engulti-d and scarcely any of their
ill-fated people hud time to save themselves,
as the breach occurred ill the night time.
The accounts daily published in the native
and foreign jwpcrs reveal the fact that the
most horrible sullerings were undergone by
the survivors, who are now s'rishing of
famine. According to the most trustworthy
authorities, the loss of life will lie tiiimls red
literally by hundreds of thousands, while the
starving ieople must amount to millions.
On the Way From Church.
Trstoi.4. Ill Jan. i. Ijiter developments
in the crime that occurred near Mount
(tilcad Church on Tuesday night show that
no challenge was issues! hy duelists t'lm and
Crtizan and no feud had previously existed
between them. All concerned were on their
way honiefroiuchtirch. Critzauenraed and
jealous at his rival's gsl fortune in escort
ing Florence Weller home from church, fol
lowed close lichiud. uiug tronj . language,
dm resented this with a blow and Cruuin
retaliated by o'uiug tin- with a pistol. The
girl was standing just behind her escort. The
first bullet missed I'ltn and iiascd through
heraitie. dm then drew his pistol and
for the next few minutes then- was a rapid
exchange of shots that ceased only when
both pistols were emptied
Twelve shots were fired, and wh'li the
smoke cleans away dm lay bleeding from
wounds in the breasr. Miss Well'T was at
his side on her knees and I rutin had disap
peared. He is loueealed by friends and is so
seriously injured that he i receiving surgi
calaid. The shMiting occurred in the pres
ence of many church-goers, including some
women, dm cannot live.
Worthy of His Hire.
Nkw York. Jan. s. Ueorge W. Child, of
Philadelphia, being interviewed to-day told a
lsdyrt reporter :
' I believe that the lalsirer is worthy of
his hire, and have no hesitation in saying
that the advance of per cent, asked for by
the miners should be granted and added to
tlie iri of coal, if there is no other way for
the companies to meet it. The Reading has
been paying the advance for four months
past. I am told that it would make a differ
ence of $7So.oot in miners' wages. Still,
am of the opinion that the Reading and
most of the otbes companies an; ready to
pay the higher wage if they could fuel
assured the other eomiaiiiea not subjected
to thi imcrease would not step in and un
dersell them iu this city. They could not
compete on such a basis."
" I believe in organised labor and in lay
ing tlie highest price to the wage earner that
is possible and leave a fair margin of profit
to tle employer. There should lie no hid
ing and co-operation between the two.
Nothing euters so largely into the elEcieut
administration of a business as the spirit
with which both sides takes hold of it."
Dead at the age of If $.
Xoawrca, Jan. 6. Kunioe CoUreli. who
was known throughout North Htoningtou a
Aunt Kunkv, died at the age of IIH year
on tlie Pequot Indian rtxervation in the
wild country near Lantern Hill, in that
town, on Mooilay. Aunt Kunica was a
great gandi-hild of King Phillip, the might
iest of New F.ngland chiefs, and she was the
oidtst descendant of lite Pequot Indiana.
SENATOR SHERMAN TALKS.
Weakness of the Prwsident's Free
Trade Message Shown.
Wasbiiotiik. Jan. 4. Senator Sherman,
to-day made his reply to the Piwsideut's free
trade message in tlie presence of a crowded
gallery and with the advantage of close at
tention from tlie Senate. Many of the Ilem
ocratic Senator came over to the Republi
can side in order to hear better, and a big
group of member of the Hoose, mostly Re
publicans, occupied tlie available sofas and
seat near the cloak room.
The Senator read his address in a clear,
strong voice which carried every word of it
to tlie furthest gallery, and he ended with
unusual vigor. Xoneoftbe Ilemocrat in
terrupted him with questions er remarks,
and the attention was se close that he was
peimitted to go straight on without even ap
plause from beginning to end. The follow
ing is a syno!s of the speech :
The President oft he United States. Senator
Sherman liegan, departing from the practice
of his illustrious predecessors, dropped from
his recent annual message all reference to the
foreigu relation of the country and to the
interesting questions in national affairs, even
omitting the usual recognition of the Su
preme Ruler of the I'niverse, and posting all
things, celestial and terrestrial, until the sur
plus revenue be got rid ot
The existence of a surplus revenue, instead
of being a danger, is an indication of the
continuous increase of the domestic pnsluc
tions of the country and it foreign and do
mestic commerce, and of the steady improve
ment of its financial condition.
Larger surpluses had frequently been dealt
with wisely by Republican administrations,
being either applied by the executive au
thorities to the payment of the public debt,
br its accumulation, having been prevented
by Congress, from time to time, by the re
duction or rcieal of taxes.
The Democratic party had now had con
trol of the House of Representatives since
the success of "the Mississippi plan" ex
cept for two years and had not in thst time
originated or proiosed a reduction of taxes.
Thc only Republican Congress in 10 years
hail, by act of March, lt, largely reduced
both internal taxes and customs duties to
meet the very difficulty w hich now so alarm
ed the President.
If the President regarded tl.is growing sur
plus a a danger, why had he not as soon as
possible brought his influence to bear upon
Congress to provide for a reduction of taxa
tion? And why had not Congress applied
the remedy ?
Tiie only answer was that a controlling
majority of the Ilemoeratic party would not
allow a bill to be rciiorted unless it contain
ed provisions which (in the opinion of a ma
jority of t he members of the House would
greatly injure or destroy domestic pnsluc
tiou. creating real distress and reduce w ages
If it had been the desire to reduce taxis
without reducing American production, the
task was easy ; hut the enormous powers of
the Speaker of the House were used to pre
vent even the presentation of such a bill ;
and in thin the S-aker had (it was under
stissl) the hearty synqiaihy and support of
the President and the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Kven without a reduction of taxation the
surplus revenue might have been applied fir
great national objecLs hut for the vetoes of
the President, for the failure of the Secretary
of the Treasury to exercise plain discretion
ary powers conferred upon him by the law
and for the failure of the Democratic House
of Kcpreseutatives to make appropriations
for some of the highest national object d
manded hy the (leople. The President had,
on what he I Senator Sherman) regarded as a
frivolous reason, n-fusrd his signature to the
River and liarlsir hill, which would have
appropriated more than o.t!i,iKM for neces
sary public works, and. by his vote of the
dependent s-usioii bill, be had withheld
from Union soldiers appropriation;, made for
their relief. The House, too, hail refused to
provide for a system of coast defense, for a
proM-r increase and building up of the navy
and of the commercial marine, for pislal
communication with the Ninth Amerii-an
Stales, and for the encouragement and sup
isirt of schools. It had also neglected or
n lnsed to appropriate for eight millions of
deficiencies admitted to be due. or to pass
the Senate bill for the refunding to the sev
eral States the direct tax levied in si2 (14.
onu.min). Senator Sherman argued that the revenue
should be reduced, hut when the President
and Secretary of the Treasury tried to alarm
the country so as to induce Congress to
break down great industrial interests, he
piinted them to the neglect uf a public duly
intrusted to their discretion as the fountain
of their wiN-s. If evil comes to the republic
by this surplus it was their fault.
On the question of internal revenue taxes.
Senator Sherman advanced the argument
that these taxes, Is-ing war burdens, should
Ik- reduced, rather than the tariffs on foreign
productions, which the President had called
" vicious, inequitable and illogical."
It was at tlie tariff laws that the President
and the Secretary of the Treasury aimed their
epithets and argument the surplus revenue
ls-ing the mere pretext or occasion. It was
the protective indust rial policy built up by
j thc Republican party that they would break
down. The President's message fairly con
l strucUsL was a severe indictment of all en
gaged in manufactures a sweeping accusa
' lion against the policv of protection as su
I isirted by the great mass of his country-
men.
j Senator Sherman said there was but one
j rule which had to be applied to all industries
impartially ; and that was, to give to all
forms ot American labor,whic.h havetocom-
4te with foreign labor, that fair and reason
able advantage and protection which would
give tlie American producer the home mar
ket for home products. If any article now
laying taxes could not be manufactured
here, it should 1 put on the free list.
Ill conclusion. Senator Sherman said he
advis-ated a ilicy that would encourage
home industry, diversify home protections,
discourage importations, add to the external
and internal commerce, ojs-n new mines,
increase raw materials, light new furnaces,
establish new rolling mills, factories and
workshops, and develop the wonderful nat
ural resource of our country. He advocated
that slicy which looked to the interest of
the American jieople rather than to those of
I foreigu nations.
He advocated the Jsilicy of reducing prices
by home consumption rather than by foreign
comiietilioii, of eheaieuiug raw materials,
by increased pnsluetion, by the improve
ment of rivers and harisirs and by railroad
coruetition. In other words, be advocated
the development, increase and growth of the
productions of this country, without regard
to the policy or theories of interests of other
nation. Whatever might he said of other
nations, protection to home industries (as
embodied in the tariff laws) was the best for
this country ; and he, tor one, proposed to
maintain it. even against the advice of the
President.
After be had concluded the Republicans
congratulated him, ami then many Senators
from Is Mh sides left the chamber.
Mr. Voorlit, who followed, made more
of a politiral speech than an argument, and,
as he read from a paiier which had been pre
pared in advance, did not become interest
ing by attacking Mr. Sherman's arguments.
Blacklisting Drunkards.
Atlanta, (ia, January 8. A certain fea
ture of the new liquor law in Atlanta is the
blacklist. When a man appears before the
City Recorder on a charge ofdronkennes
for the second time, and he is convicted, he
is black -listed, and bis name is furnished to
all liquor dealers, who under a penalty of
t-yiO hue, are forbidden to sell him liquor
within one year. The first case has already
developed, being that of IV-ter Dnnlap. He
was first convh ted Deceti.ber 2d, and now
fcr plfv second time is again coiivii-ted, and
14 name stand at the head of the Atlanta
black list. Tliere is hut JitU vtuiuthy for
the prisoner, but the feature, of the law which
requires every hwler to k?p such persons in
mind for a year is regarded as onerous and
likely to lead to aipesls in behalf of person
al liberty equally as loud as were the com
plaint against the original prohibition law.
A Bura-lar Kills an Old Women Be
sides Her Sick Husband.
Poktuxb. Mi., Jan. 6. Crime bus been
rampant in Maine during the past year.
For months, Portland lias been infested by
a gang of burglars who have plundered
booses and snatched purses from women
and boys on the streets, and to-day, from
Cumberland Mills, comes a story of one of
the worst robberies and raanlers that has
been nnrted in Main for years. The house
were the murder was committed is the prop
erty of Thomas Stacks. It stands on the
borders of the village of Cumberland Mills,
apart from all other residences, and in a
dark hollow.
Last night, when Thomas Slacks are! fam
ily retired, they left the door unlocked, so
that their son-in-law, who works in one of
the mills, could get in without waking the
family. Mrs. Stacks, 78 years of age, liad
for years arisen early in the morning, and
often did the work of a man, her husband
being an invalid. Yestenlay Mrs. Slacks de
cided to sleep on the sofa and leave a light
nnrning on the table. At almut 10:30 o'clock
Mr. Slacks was awakened by the moans of
bis wife. He looked up and saw near the
be! toe face of an unknown man. He drew
from under his pillow a 3s-calibre revolver,
which he aimed at the iutruder and pulled
the trigger.
The burglar, without uttering a word.
made for the door. Thc old man got out of
bed. and chased him out of the house, firing
two other shots at him as he fled up the hill
out of sight. Then David Stacks, a son of
the old man. who lct in another room,
rushed out. seized thc pistol, and in his
night clot hes chased the burglar for some
distance.
When the old man and his son returned
to the house they found Mrs. Stacks lying
on the lounge moaning but unable to speak.
Blood was Muring from wounds on her lace
and head. Dr. Swan and the priest of the
village were sent for, and the woman was
pnqiared for death. She laid all night in an
unconscious state and died at 11:26 o'clock
this forenoon.
A few days ago Mr. Stacks sold a piece of
land for i'f.'i'PO, and it was generally known
that he hail been in the habit of keeping
money in the house. A disiiatch from Cum
berland Mills say an unknown tramp has
been arrested on suspicion.
The Comittee Named.
Washixotok, Jan. 5. The committees
were announced in full in the house to-day.
The way and means committee is as fol
lows ; Mills, Texas; McMillan, Tennessee;
Itreckenridge, Kentucky; Breikenridge,
Arkansas; Turner, tieorgia; Wilson, West
Yicginia; Scott, Pennsylvania; liynum,
Indiana; Reed, Maine; McKinley, Ohio;
Burrows, Michigan.
Appropriations Randall, Pennsylvania ;
Forney, Alabama; Hums, Missouri ; Foran.
Ohio ; Savers, Texas; Clements, (ieorgia;
Felix Campliell, Xcw York; Gay . Ixitiisi
ana : Rice, Minnesota; MH 'amnion. Xcw
Jersey ; Iliiiterworth, Ohio: McComas, Mary
land; Henderson, Iowa.
The chairmanships of the other commit
tees are as follows: Foreign affairs, liel
mont, Xt-w Y'ork ; commerce, lardy, Mis
siouri ; rivers and harisirs, Illanchard ;
hanking and currency, Wilkins ; judiciary,
Culberson; eleventh census, Cox ; manufac
tures. Racon ; railways and canals, David
son (Flal; expeiiditun-s of the treasury de
Mrtiuent, Wheeler: Indian affairs, Peele;
revision of laws, (tales ; alcoholic iiqiior
traffic, Campla-ll, Ohio ; exiienditnres of the
navy department, Scott, Pennsylvania; ex
penditures of the interior deimrtment.
Iliidd ; accounts, Shaw : printing, Richard
son ; election of president and vice president.
Ermentrotit ; ventilation, Landes: mines
and mining, (Merrill; improvement of the
Mississsippi river. Ctitchings ; education.
Candler; patents. Weaver, Iowa; invalid
pensions. Watson ; war claims. Stone, Ken
tucky ; land claims. McCreary, Kentucky,
District oS Columbia, Hemphill ; exjiendi
tures of state department, Morse ; claims,
Lanham : milita, McAdoo ensions, Hliss,
New York ; Pacific Railroad, tlutwaite ; la
bor. Hlouul ; military utl'airs. Townsheml ;
naval affairs, Herbert; territories, Springer;
pHihlic lauds. Hoi man ; merchant marine
and fisheries, Dunn.
On the motion of Mr. Randall, the house
adjourned until Monday to give the com
mittees time to organize.
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Soldiers Angered.
Washisoton, Jan. 8. (irand Army of the
Republic men are indiguant over the recent
developments in connection with the death
and ignoble burial of Captain Amos ('lift, an
old comrade. Captain ('lift was employed
in the Pension ollire. He had served on
(reneral McClellan's statT and was a post
commander of Post Xo. 05, Mystic River,
Conn. Captain Clift went to Providence
Hospital, an institution in this city, for the
maintenance of which ( ongress appropriates
flo.uui annually. After being in the hospi
tal a while and without giving any informa
tion about himself or friends, he died on De
cember 24th. He was buried in Potter's
Field and day ls-fore yesterday his body was
discovered on a dissecting table in the
Georgetown Medical College.
His friends in the Pension Oltice and
(irand Army men were unaware of his death
for a week or more after it occurred, and
were then inexpressibly shocked to hear
that he had been buried in Potter's Field.
To-morrow Captain (lift's remains will lie
decently interred by the tirand Army of the
Republic comrades with Christian ccromo
nics in Arlington Cemetery, (irand Army
of the Republic men blame the hospital au
thorities for not taking proier stei to find
out Captain Clift's friends before burying
him like a pauper, and projiose to go to the
bottom of the whole matter.
Two Reports Looked Fo-.
Washixotojc, January 9. The Senate Ju
diciary Committee further considered this
morning the nomination of Mr. Lamar to
be the Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, but ruachod no action. The time was
chiefly consumed by Senator Evarts, in op
position to confirmation. He was rather
sharply questioned by Democratic Senators,
and retorted in kind.
All the members of the committee were
present except Senators Wilson, of Iowa, and
Vest, who are paired. It is iu contempla
tion, si iKe the resignation of Secretary 1a
mar, to proceed with the case of Messrs. Vi
las atid Dickinson, without nsqiect to that of
Secretary I.am.ir, though this course has not
been ih-trrmined iiihiii.
All the members of the committee having
expressed themselves on the lamarcae, iu
committee, no doubt is entertained that
there will be a majority and minority report,
with a division upon party lines, the major
ity report, of course, being adverse.
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Beaver for Blaine.
Hakui'si bo, Jan. K. (iovernor Reaver,
in an interview yestenlay, declared disbelief
that ltlaine wonld lie nominated for the
Pn-siileis y and that the Pennsylvania dele
gation would lie solid for him. He is not a
candidate himself and ds.-s not believe Sena
tor Cameron is, as in his last conversation
with the Senator tlie latter said he thought
Pennsylvania would lie solid for ltlaine and
made no tefuicnce to himself in connection
to tlie Presidency, (iovernor Reaver think
the tariff will be the issue. He found Vir
ginia becoming strongly protectionist on his
last visit and thinks it may go Republican.
He advocates tlie abolition of internal reve
nue and raising the taritf so as to protect
American industries witlmut creating mo
nopolies. Killings Successful Rival.
LvscHBiRo.Va.,Dec. 2!t. An "Advance"
disj-atcli from Scott County, says ; " XaK
leon B. Templeton was nmrderd yesterday
by George Adams in the road near Estilville.
Both were youiig men of the best families,
and jealousy' was' the cause of the murder,
jf empletun married the girl both were court
ing, and Adam determined to have revenge.
Meeting Templeton yesterday 'talking to
friend he drew a pistol, and without a word
hot him between the eyes, killing him in
stantly. Tlie murderer escaped, but a
Sheriff iiosse i after him."
Republican State Convention.
pHiLADiLraiA, Jan. 5. There was an at
tetMlanee of over Uu members of the Republi
can State Committee at the meeting held at
tlie Union Republican ( lub rooms this after
noon te fix the time and plat of meeting
for the State O invention. (Itirman Cooper
presided, flanked on either side by a box of
cigars, and Secretary Frank Willing Leach
kept the minute. Among the more promi
nent members present 'were (leneral Wil
liam Lilly, of Carbon ; ex-Congressman
James 8. Biery, of Lehigh ; John J. Jarrett,
of Pittsburg ; ex-Legislator Land is, of Lan
caster, author of the act legalizing primary
elections; Senator Stedman. of Lancaster;
Senator Hnff, of Westmoreland ; Adjutant
General Hastings, of Centre ; ex-Post master
MeAlsniey. of Harrisburg ; Hon. George H.
Smith, of York, and J. P. Hand, of Lu
zerne. General Lilly' motion that the conven
tion should be held on Wednesday, April 25.
which was a suggestion of Chairman Coop
er, was agreed to unanimously.
The question of the place of meeting was
then taken up, a number of cities werejnam
ed. General Hastings said it made no differ
ence to him where the convention should
be held, as he believed it had already been
set up, not by the bosses, hut hy the people
in lavorof protection and James G. ltlaine.
This remark received warm applause.
Ex-Congressman Biery named Alleutown
in a brief speech. It transpired that quite a
boom had been worked up in favor of Allen
town. The ballot was then taken as follows :
Harrisburg, 36; Allentown, 13; Lancaster. 5;
Reading, 3 ; Erie, 1. The hour for the as
sembling of the convention was fixed for 11
o'clock A. K.
Lamar's Last Act.
Washisoton, January 9. Secretary I,a
mar will retire from tlie head of the Depart
ment of the Interior to-morrow, and Assist
ant Secretary Muldrow will act as Secrvt'iry
until the confirmation of Vilas. Secretary
Lamar's last official act was the removal of
John W. Ibarnes, of the District of Colum
bia, one of the two law clerks in the Gener
al Ijtnd Office, and the apointment of
John V. Wright, an ex-Confederate from
Tennessee, w ho is now chief of the mineral
division of the land office.
The removal of Lcbarnes was due to his
disagreement with the Secretary's policy in
reganl to the land decision adopted shortly
after the President decided to nominate him
for the Supreme Bench, and from which re
sulted the forcing out ot office of Commis
sioner Sparks and several obscurer persons.
Mr. Itirnes stales that his disagreement !
with the isecretary was based upon the clear, j
unmistakable letter of the law. He thinks !
that the Secretary hud no thought of his re-
nioval until within the hist few days, when
a request for removal was made by certain
Republican Senators who will vote for
I-imnr's confirmation. At any rate, he
thinks it would have lieen in better taste if
the Secretary's successor in office had In-en
left to deal with him.
Ohio's Governor Says Cleveland's
Ideas Would Cause Industrial
Disaster.
CoLtMBt-s, Jan. 2. Governor Foraker's
message was read to both Houses late to-day.
It concludes with a reference to the Presi
dent's message, in which it is argued thai if
the President's proisisition prevail the conse
quences will be disastrous to every industry
and section of the country, and to no class
more surely than the farmers and the labor
ing people.
other and better ways can be provided for
disposing of the surplus revenues than by
breaking down our home industry and ex
posing our labor to foreign competition. We
should stand firmly together in support of a
Protective tariff policy which has been pur
sued for 25 years. We should afford direct
Protection to our labor by carefully discrim
inating agaiust every kind of socialistic,
criminal and disreputable characters who
may seek to immigrate to our shores. Xext
after our obligation to God it is our highest
duty to tuke care of Araiyica.
Color Line in the Army.
St. Loris, Jan. 4. There was a desperate
fight at Jcftesoii Barracks last night between
white and colored soldiers, and at tea 40 of
them were injured more or less serionsly. df
these three at li'ast will die.
It was wy day yestenlay, and th-re was
much drunkenness. Late in the afternoon a
drunken colored trooper was seen pursuing
a 14-year-old.wbile girl, and a jmrty of white
trooper were sisin after him. and in duo
time handed him over to the officers of the
ilay.
This seemed to enrage a number of the
colored man's comrades, and they left the
harracks, starting for'Caroudelet. They met
a squad of white troopers, and a fight fol
lowed. The fight was of the m.m 4pcrute kind
and thc white men, in superior force, were
met hy the discipline of the colored troops
who had entered in on a second tern uf
service.
The disturbance was ultimately .quelled
and to-day iieace reigns. In the hospital at j
the point of death lie trooper' Livingston,
Peterson and Krummckiiocker, all white.
The Economises Cattle.
Blavkk Falls, Jan. S. The celebrated
Kconomite Asriety, sitaateil at Harmony,
has now on exhibition oueof the finest herds
of thoroughbred cattle west uf the Allegheny
mountains. The herd consists of 4-V head.
Holstcin. Jersey and Short-homed Durhums
constitute the majority of the different breed
and all are registered.
The society for the past fifty years ha
been constantly improving its stis-k, and
lius ared no rxsuse in securing the best
stock from Kuglaud, (iermany and various
other points. me Holstcin cow is at pres
ent giving eight gallons if milk a day. The
stock i quartensl in large anil extensive
stables. The cattle are thoroughly curried
and rubbed down each day, so that each one
looksas polished and sleek as the finest ear.
riage bone. The members of the society
take great pride in the herd, audit gives
them great pleasure to show visitors around
and poiut out thc more noteworthy speci
mens. Moody Draws the Color Line.
Locisvillk, Ky., Jan. 5. Much dissatis
faction has arisen among the colore. I churches
of the city because the managers of the
Moody meetings have made arrangements
for separate Sunday services for their race.
The meetings begin next Sunday, and will
coiitinne one month. When the programme
wa announced it was stated that Mr.
Moody would hold services for colored ieo
ple only at 1 1 o'chx-k .Sundays. A colored
pastor objected that it would interfere with
their regular service, but it was stated that
Mr. M'ssly hud fixed the hour himself, and
nothing more was said.
The dissatisfaction has been growing since
and to-lay Revs. W. H. Yenable, well
known colored ministers, began agitating
the matter. Mr. Venable declares that such
an attempt to draw the color line will cause
his tjieople to May away from the meetings
altogetlier. The managers say the matter
will be referred to Mr. Missly for settlement.
Three Men killed and Eleven In
jured. WiLKissARRC, Pa., Jan. 5. Ait accident
occurred at noon to-day on Section 3 of the
Iittston branch of the Lehigh Vallev Rail
road now being constructed. A very heavy
blast had beeu prepared in a deep cut under
superintendence of Walkiug Ross Redding.
foreman Morns Donahue wa standing
within one foot of the blast hole, three men
were working at the foot of the bunk three
stood on top of the bank and eleven others
were working a short distance, away. Red-
dhig bad gone to give the warning signal
and produce fire for touching oft" the blast,
when it suddenly exploded. Morris Dona
hue was hurled twenty fcet in the sir, and
landed on hia leet, slightly Injured. The
three men on top ef the bank were blown
fifty fcet away, aud are more or less badly
hurt. The three men at the foot of the
bank were instantly killed and horribly
mangled. . Tlie other eleven workmen who
were near by were more or less injured.
State School Statistics.
HaKBtsscaa, Jan. 8. Superintendent ili -bce,
of the Department of Public Instruction
in his report, published to-day, savs that the
number of school districts has been increas
ed by 7S to 2,281; the number schools hy 3T!
to 2l,tk5; the number of graded schools by
35" to 9,441 ; the nnmber of superintendents
by -1 to 115 ; the number of teachers by Mil
to 23.U; the length of school term has
grown from 7-13 to 7.73 months, and the es
timated value of school property in the state
ia i.Hi.!)!l,14.S. Philadelphia county having
7.is!7,815 and Allegheny 5.9!ln,2i9.
Surinteudent Iligliee thinks that the
law prohibiting the employment of children
under 12 years of age should be suplemented
by a schiKil census in each district, to be fol
lowed by the apiKiintment of inspector to
enforce the law.
Lost At Sea.
Saw Fbvscisco, Jan. 6. The American
ship Alfred I). Snow, whose loss is reported
from Waterfbrd, Ireland, was one of the
Nevada Bank's fleet of wheat ships. She
dcjiartsd from Liverpool August 36 last
having been cleared the day previous by
William Dresbacher. the leader of the "bull'
clique, in the late wheat deal. The crew
consisted of Captain V. H. Willey, First
Mate P. II. Sullivan, Second Mate John
Child, and 26 seaman. Captain Willey's
wife also accompanied him on the voyage.
The cargo of wheat was valued at ftVoim,
and was insured in the Anglo-Xevada and
Thomas Messey Company. The ship was
owned by T. W. Shipman Co.. Thomas
ton. Me. She was built in is?" and cost
$M5,u. She was full v insured in Fistern
compaies.
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Senators At Work.
Washisotos, Jun. 9. In the Senate to
day Mr. Sherman introduced bills to author
ize the Secretory of the Treasury to invest in
Government bonds the funds hold by the
Treasury forthcrcdcmptioii of National bank
notes; also to authorize National lianks to
issue circulating notes to the par value of
bonds deisisitcd ; also to provide for a na
tional bureau to prevent the importations uf
adulterated food products, ete.
Mr. est took the floor in oppositiun to
the Blair Educational bill. He expressed
the belief that the hill would he vetoed if it
assed.
The Senate passed a.bil( appropriating
$1,0un.un0 for a Government building at
Milwaukee, Wis.
Rioting Strikers Found Guilty.
i xto.vmws, I lee. . rue testimony in
the case of Bellstcin. McStoy, Xutier and
Sedow, the labor leaders and strikers, was
j concluded this morning. The jury found
j the defendants guilty on thc first four counts
which cover the charges of conspiracy, riot
and assault and battery with intent to mur
der. Counsel for the defendants made a
motion for a new trial. They claim they
were selected by the oisrators as the virtims
out of scores of strikers because thev are
high officials in the Miners and LilHirers'
Amalgamated Association, which the oier-
ators, they claim, wish to break up.
Singular Fatality.
IIaniyk k, X. Y Dec. Seven-veur-old
Addie Croun, of Ijist Branch, this county
went out to make snowballs on Monday.
She rolled one to a good si and left it
standing on aside hill while she went above
it and made a bigger one, which she rolled
down the hill against the smaller one. She
stiMxl behind the large ball ; and, bending
over it started the smaller one.
When that commenced rolling down the
hill, tlie one the little girl was rest
ing on began to roll, too. She was carried
over with the ball and thrown violently on
her head. Her neck was broken, and she
died instantly.
Pennsylvania Nearly Out of Debt.
HtKRtsBi'Ro, Pa., Dec. 30. Gov. Beaver
to-day issued a proclamation announcing
that the total amount of the State debt can
celled for the year ended November 30, ls7,
was jl.418,511. At the close of the same
year the total amounted to 413.84U.47L:
and the assets of the sinking fund to $10,-
lifvt. w;2.4.'i. This leaves Pennsylvania will
a debt of 5,l.Vi,10s.So. (iovernor Beaver
hopes for the practical extinguishment of
tlie Wale debt daring his term.
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Value f Human Life in Hard Cash,
Iniui-i.ipous. Ind., Jan. 5. An estimate
of the value of human life is given in the
amounts that the Chicago and Atlantic has
agreed to pay fiirthe killing of the Miller fam
ily in the wreck at Routs, as follows: For
Charh-i. the father, $12on ; Lena, tlie mother
$.nu; William, Fred and Millie, ?Hi each :
Herman, the injured boy and only survivor,
$4ov. The company pays all costs, amount
ing to about $io. for caring for the injured
Miller boy, and about Kto for other costs.
International
Protestant
ence.
Confer-
Lokpos. Dec. 31. The Rev. Mr. Johns
ton, who has just returned to London from
Anierka, jwport that societies and churches
of all deiiowiuaUQO in America are willing
to take tart iu (lie international Protestant
conference to be held iu Loudon next June.
Several Hundred Lives Los.
Lnsnox. I lee. 3o. Chinese advices by
mail report that 4o,ooo kilograms of (lowiler
iu a magazine at Amoy exploded on Xovem
21, doing terrible damage. A fourth of the
buildings of the town were laid in ruins
aud other losses were sustained. Fifty sol
diers Were blown to atoms and several hun
dred inhahiUtiKs were killed.
Eleven Persons Killed.
Chvttaxoik;, Ticxm., Dec. 'H. Advices
from Summit, Ky., about 20 miles uorth of
the Tennessee and- Kentucky slate line,
state the north and south bound cannon bull
trains on the Cincinnati Suitheni ruilroud
iyllided to-day at 1 r. . Eleven persons,
including eighty passengers, ure known to
have been lulled outright and mauv injur
ed. To Keep Out Important Laborers.
Washikoto.x, Dec. 20. The Secretary of
the Treasury has directed the Collectors at
Xvw York, Philadelphia, Boston and Balti
more to exercise extra vigilance and pre
vent the importation of alien contract la
bor. Ex-Secretary Llnceln'w Friends
Working for the Governorship
for Him.
Sfkixcifikld, III., Dec. 30. A strong
movement is now developing here to boom
ex-Secretary of War Roliert Lincoln as a
candidate for (iorurnor. It has already 4oo
of enthusiastic advocates in Mill. Vermillion
and LaSalle counties, while all through Cen
tral Illinois the idea is received with satisfac
tion and hopefulness.
Coal Shipping Prevented by Ice.
Pirr.ni m;, Dec, 29. The Mononguhela and
Alleghany Rivers are closed with ice, and
the Ohio is freezing over. The conl operators
had begun to ship coal to the Chu-iiinuti and
Louisville to fill old contract. They will
lose thousands of dollar.
Eleven Hundred Bills In Two Days.
WAsHi.Kt.ros, Dee. . The journal clerk
and hi lei low clerk in office have been very
busy for a few day making proper disposi
tion of private bills and joint resolutions in
troduced under the new rule of the House,
There have been introduced in two duys
1,170 private bills and joint resolutions. Mr.
Stone of Kentucky has the lead, having sent
in 73 in one day.
All Pot svl lie's Cas Blows Up.
PoTTsviujt, Pa.. Dec 2. The gasometer,
or reservoir tank that holds the entire supply
of gas Sir Pottsville, exploded this after
noon, wrecking every tiling and causing a
loss of $13,000. Xo one was hurt, but the
city will be in darkness throughout the holidays.
LADIES ! LADIES!
Yre beg leave to call your attention to our
large assortment of ready-madr- garment
for winter wear. We have
PLUSH WRAPS, PLUSH NLWMARKETS
PLUSH COATS, ASTRAKHAN WRAPS,
PLAIN and PLAID CLOTH NEWMARKETS.
PLAID and BLACK CLOTH JACKETS
COA.TS and JACKKTS,
PLAIN PLAID RAGLANS.
Ail of the above garments are tailor made and in the very
latest styles.' We also have a fall line of
CHILD'S AND MISSES' CLOAKS,
In sizes from 1 year up to 16, and at from $1.25 up.
OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST. BUY FROM
US. AND YOU WILL SAVE MONEY.
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uch a no other pmer lathe couutry hv ever
been able to boa of.
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for the National I'm urN it wht-re tiny have rvfue
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eoumry, atid the ehaitm-1 thnnih whteh they
can ali re? the uust of those who -Tved with or
under them in tlie historic years from lsM to l-.Y
The following Kenttnueu haw alreit-ly furnish
ed articles, or have taem in oour of pre jura
tion :
MajM.en. John C. Fremont. th "I'nthrinder":
first Republican candidate for lreidint ; i nu
manderof the " lV(arlnieut of the West " and of
thc ' Mountain Uepurtmeut "
Maj.-t.en. Lauiel E. SirkeK Commander :M
Corps, Army of the Potomac; ex-minister to
Spain, etc.
Maj.-ien. John Pope, C. 8. A, Commander Ar
my of the Mississippi, tiio Army of Virginia, etc.
Maj.-fien. John C- Kolino, I'otiimander 1
Div.dth Corps; Past Couimauder-in -chief, i. A.
R.
Maj.-4en. Thomaa J. Wod, Commander 1th
Corps at Battle of Nashville.
Maj,-ieu. K. W. Johnson, Commander titb Cav
alry Div. at Buttle of Nit-livilte.
Maj.-jen. M. V. Lesnjt-tt, Commander 3d Pi v.,
17th Corps, from Vicks bunch to WoshiiiKU.
Maj.-ien. A. M. Kautz. Chief of Cavalry, Army
of the Ohio, Commander 1st Ii vision, i"ih Corp"
etc
BrlfMien. Francw A. Walker, A-iiuut Adju
tant General, 2d Corps: Superintendent of HKh
U.S. Census; President Ma-vsachusett Institute
of TechnoUary.
Brig.-treu. Win. A. Hammond, ex-Sureon-tien-eral,
1". 3. A., author of "Lai, A Strong-minded
Woman," ete.
BriKadier 'ieneral Russell A. A leer. Colonel, ton
Miehiin Calalry ; eUnnenurr of Michigan.
BrfKadier-'ieneral Hiram A. Berian, Cominnn- j
der of the famous licrdaij Sharp-hooter.
Brigadier ieneral ihar!es K- trraliam. 3d Con:
ex-Surveyor of the Port of New York.
Britfadier-Ueueral Jonn B Turcbia, Army of the
Cumberland.
Briadier-ieneral W. W. Belknap. ex-Secretary
of War.
BriKadier-tieneral George W. tourers. Chairman
Board of Pension Appeals.
Colonel Altert r. Bracket!, Colonel 3d V. S.
Cavalry; Chief of Cavalry, lpartmentof Missou
ri ; author I'nited States Cavalry,"' ete.
Colonel Fred D. Grant, eldest son of Genera! C.
S. Grant.
John McElrny author of An denoiiville." "A
File of Infantrymen." " The Red Acorn."" " Rem- i
iniseences of an Army Mule." etc. f
M'arleton," the brilliant aud tcraphir hinorinu 1
whose coiitri bullous iiaveNu-oenthii-ia-tiany I
received.
"The rty Spy in Pixie." which as beiniti in !
the iue of eU-T,is one of the rutr-t thrillim;
stories of war ever published. Rack number i
furnished. j
Thee contributions will excel iu hMorienl im
portauce, interest and variety any publications '
on the war appearing anywhere.
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DIAMOND LINSEED OIL WORKS.
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GENUINE OLD PROCESS
OIL CAKE MEAL.
tU Meal as Stock Feed.
Tlien ) iu ixttcr ir rheaiaT foal Cur
Mli.t'H 0Wi. (tiM.ren' the iiiility ami
rii t mty ill milk m. .re iliji) i;v oilier lee.1.
Kit I'.illeniii la-ef .attie it jiitiklw? all ir.li-
er liaal. cuakin! the meat inure teiuier ami
jniey. . I.hkI known will hi ( A Ti l. K as
rapKlly lor market as oil jienl. tor IK KS-
a small (inutility cuii tx' te. ilaily with
ViiliiaMe ri.nltn. uml for riltKKr', H'M;.S.
KiiVl. ete., it i .in excellent faa. kieii-
in I hem in a healthy eonililion, maxim;
tine, piilulahie meat.
We nimititiu'tiin- hy liiv I.I I'K' llS-i
Jte:llli li.'l ;il.l I. V'ir il ll ie J.n s-llre.
Well r':-KK! ll. anil fn-li
firotm.! nil. MR.il. iilv':i;.s haml.
v rile lor i-irenlar ami Semi your
r lei-s to
TH M FNi N it !"(..
1 ll-:lll. Allegheny. I'a
IJETAI
L LICENSES.
The following natiHtl tn-rnmH have filed
their petition hr retail heen- i.teeiu)patiied t.y
)Mijd evrtitican.. &e..t in my i-tlire and notice
i aerev J''cn that tte ftine will presented
to the Court oi'JV.;.rtur jmt-moii? jor aliowauee u
TUESDAY. JANUARY ?4, 1&83.
at ltlo'cltM-k . in., when anl tieiv ,-n-ne
wilt ht heanl accord in to the K'llen of t oitrt ;
tJ MeKloW. Adl!o!l Twp.
,S"ott !t enter. "oiirl:tetnv Bor.
K.tHTt tiuthrie, Meyerlule B-r.
John II. sheer,
Kkyle,
XaiPaidel SIi-errf " -A
A Vi'Imit i'rwnn lr.
f A Mill hell, AddK-n Twp.
J - dm Winter, Sonttr-et fcp;r.
Aiiintt fi'tehler. Coneumiiifh Two.
PntUy'Hiithct. I i. j. lioRSEIi.
Juu y 4. '. j FrMhonotury.
FARM FOR SALE.
1 Will Mti aC E ivate nala the farm ,,:,.,.
Andrvw !M-hler aiel Kti).- in lliaek Tow n-'mi.
Somerset ( lainty. In,, oiu-bii 4le fnao ( -sel-rnan.
ciutuinhiK
ACIiKS
i( ahleh ki tw are llinher : Knlanee clrarct
anil iiinier eultivatinn. with Dwelling h.'iiseaml
wni. )Tia! water, lime ami row!, ami inaal or-
num. lermn uoait the nnn-ha-er.
tm'.'J.lm HAKVKY A. OHLEIt
DMIXISTRATOU'S XOTICK
K-uiteol Joalah Uerhwrd. deer-wse!. We ai Milfi.nl
Twp. onierset t1.. i'a.
Xettera uf a4llllilll!ttratioll of the alrore is.laie
haTimr be.'ti amine.) to the timieisiiiinieii hr ilie
prova-r nthoritr. n.Kirr i. herehT itiven to ail per
otis ilnlehted t" Mill eaialr to make immediate
payment, am! Ilwaa- haTimr elmmsi airainst the
auue u liRwut them luly aiithentieaul f. el-
tirmeiil oulmrsilT, tlieJJth liar of January .
'. at the ,mb nxklaiwjv u( Je.-e'arl, in said
1UWU3M1.
81LA A. WALKER,
17- Admin Utrator.
I ( PFP PKoriTtttiilSimpi.nl rKr.
1 I II I tn tometi mnTwn fur DK.
I I II IPPMT H'OTT t..ii!B Etw.
. V J Lit. II I TKIt liKl.Tt, KKI'sflM. KT.-.
Laily aan uia warned mr Klva-irir ivnata. iiuiek
Mlea. Write Bt i. lire H-lerma. l)K. StrTT His
Bruwlwky. New York. nov 30-:in.
YOU CAN FIND
THIS
Da arc
t file in Prrfsim-h h t the Aile.t sour I'nreau oi
REMINGTON BEOS.
wk will MHrae& Wr aawtiuo at Ww.i ritaa.
Joii.snnr, PA
rpiU STKK'S s.M.K
te.
MRTt K f ima!ia ,,r.1,-r f ,, .
I'ourt ..l Som.-rsW ,-.. iniv ' . , ,,.. :. ;0'
slirn.sl illiv.-u.,i. ihry ij VXumv (.. -iv .","?'
lie ihiutv nn
Wednesday, Februa-y l, isgs
at 1 o rli. k. p m.. ..n th.- (ir.-iitis.-s . .. .
.1.-htiI.I r,-..l .-ril... la. ,,M,.'.rIV
llllMMNMlKh. lti-(1. VM. -"I'm
Mn 1 V""' '" orimu! itn... ,,,.
ItUi I m i.mn.i.ii, -..i,.r.w ,. ., V"
n.lji.imiK Un.l- .if j,,),ii K W'-i !i iii. It- j ' '
'uiKli'-ihriir. I'ink. rtii;i I.mni. r i'..iiii.,, i.,,?'
n.m- N.mh .-dint ami r. Trent. ii '
tmtu'h anl irtii-rs. iNiniitiiiiiiif n Tl ,
l. s. ,,i whieli i"irrflnin-l, . , m,.,,.,' '
uuer timlier In 1 1, i. Iiavm; ttieri-,,11 ,-r,
t..ry l,riik '
DWELLING HOUSE
with ha-senie-it : h ,k trn n ....
"tli.Tiiiitliiil.iii-: i.n.:i. ;ri-; '
Inii with ei.ai. t rv-e!y, iri.o .irv ai:. In, '."
oiiYi-meni i.i li.i mei nurvti. ii.i. I
luxe hoim-su-a. 'f .1-t'eas.s.i.
Mrt O 'l- al iresai.l. .!,..i:,;
utners. t-iiutuuiii.K t-4 .'res. ue.re.ir
Mrt Q -"- 'rcBi.l. a li.,:,,
IIUi Oi No..'. N'ix'i -...it. si r m
vrs, ri.niitiiiilik; 11 aeris. tnrv ur le...
WO, 1, X... I. Iiili.f Imvi.l Hin-t,
.HIiiTs. ('..lltrtiiihi l.Vt ar, ni.-re tr !..!
Nits. 2. X ari't t are hea. tiy timU r.-.i .
eh. sltim, i-..lar. am! h.-iiii.i'ii. ,io.I arr a
milt iriiu Kurt iliil siaii,IIt ,)0 iK. d &t
H'l! Lite
i'S ...
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1C H.
TJSIIMS
One-third down mu Cfnrirn.iUi..: ot mV
d'iiver of deed olie-llnni in ..ne v-ar ,.,!
ihinl in two years i'nm ti;iy of iiju-p c ...
oi ilie pun hit.-.' m.tney t b ut:t Hin A,
eri L Mtlil : iP-u-rred i.h iitetif- tn in.- ff'irt- ( tl
tiie prenoM by ju-ttmen' ...!'-: '--,-i,Hl ft-.
en at oitee. Ait 'i.rri-Mi.K iM e mt-irel i. e
iintitriy;ied, will reeeiv pnitMj.t .at. o i. n
JtKKMl U J. K' 'l.K.
Kl.kl !l K t'i.
PA VIP HINKKA! .!(,
r Fohr U.i !..
J. K. H on, Attorney ut T.hw soiiwr-t. Pi.
Johm A A!.nn, A;H-ti..r.-r
Trustee's Sale
OF
Valuable RealEstate.
BV VIRTUE of 411 alia. order of the rj.i:o-.'
i'ourt of n.Miersiet iinily, i'u.. t . rht '.n.ler
sii.-m-i iliri'leil. I will exiNwie to .ait- l. . u.!iv
oulery un til prelliisei. at 1 irejijek y. 11, ul.
THURSDA Y JAN Y 12. Ism.
the folio in dem-ribed tract of bind, It
pnTrly or .Sfloi-iwit Maker, dee'd :
WO It cotauimnir 1 a r. &Ay.iu:i,
!ano of MWiti N.ierliew---. Henn- ?! a ".-..r-.t
Mitrehiy. w :n. Itili and J. t Hnn uiy, Uax.h
tiiereoii erveied a luo-Mory iraiu-:
Dwelling House,
fumM tjMe a nd ottier oiithirMiir.'-v T;;--r" U
uloooii tlii (met a kihmI Uaier-ikiuer Niit M ;!,
with eX'-elietit wnter pour-r lor niii.r mw r tn-l
mid. Tlieold
Baker Distillery
i al rtwuteii on ihif pnjierty. fin- utr.ii ih
eontuilt" a tine yonni; oreh-inl of lH-iir:ui: ir,:l
trt-v. A'miih IS aer of toe Uind i -i' f -l and
the ortluiM e wH tini'K-r -d. Tiie .ri.im
alonifthe lU-dford and Mt Pl'-H-ant t:i-:i!.tk- v.!
the dweltimr holle i- in fie town of Kil.-r-viil.-.
Thi tract will re mld parately in jwp-t-Nor -a
u hoiu, tiMhe ht atlvai .aire of Uw eidie.
Terms :
Ten pr fnt. of the iMm-hH" mon y to w p-A
a !wm s 'jrT. petty is Vueekeil dou ii ; -t ii.ni
of iMiiuiue to oe p:ud ofl deli; erv '! aod !!if
r'iitainiiit( Ivvu-iuird? lo )e (, -ld Jitiir.i '!; ni:'
M-i'tired ly pe'trnietii on .!;.' yv--. J t'rt
yearly hav nieiii i !;er--;f ft' t. V,' ri "0
the dav of Mundi.
JuX A 1 IIA N ti. HA ti t tt
For any InformatioD in regard to lite
rop-ny. ddrev5 the Tni-iec ni IJk-r ii!f.
o
i:rn . t ii irr sai.k
( )K
Valuabls Real Estate!
BY VIRTPK of n order of -wle out fihf
orphan' Court of Soimrvt '.. I'- l'
trie d;rfM, witi xpRe to ptiMie on te
Mtrieml premise on
SATURDAY, FEB. 4. 1888.
, Vnm'icr at Kto'rloek In the forenoon, and N't.
j one at one oV."fc "i tiie jttTenioii. (tie
j low litJC (J-'Tlhi-d Keti He.fiiU-. J' " ""MV '
, Joi.th tiroes dereit!, U :
i Ntmii'er t (i, A plt-f or pii-er-t of i "J
iti:me in Middlecret-k nnt:.p. "'
! l otin'y, r,. on the -onih -id i.f the M id i
Jidjoiuit-if Und.H of Aaron B..indi r, M K.-;.
i H. H. Mnnie uiid Nntel rr . cntrtitiin. "
more or ien. having tnere- n ereen-d j i": nou
and frnnie ialde.
M 4 All that certain farm or tm-t f l"J
llOi I -iitnaiein Milfotd to-.m-n i.
4. . rti u t v. Pa.. HilioiEiitiir ra id of .(-.-i.t li'i"1"'1;
.John t'limmin. .Ideoii I, Wilier. I'rmh ai.rin-i
lnu-l Itrurur, e.-niuitioi!; one li'h-dr'-d ai-re.
. oj je, J liMi e there ereeted two luT
Dwelling Houses,
and a i-ood frame ham. Tlii fan h? '"'J '-'.
atnt conl veins opeu.
One-thinl after paymem ofalIdeht atal (
pefiM-s Ut oeund reuiaiti a lien on the land !'! n"
of ttower t Mary irni. widow of Jir a:i
dee'd. the intend there. .f to ! jkim! !.er
Iv dnritor her nniund life, and at fi r il-- ,"
prineifMlt uin 1 hus .re- rved to trie ie-ir an-i
Ma) repneiit alive of h '-nv d-t d.
halauev tmh tin deliveo 'd U-.'. f V '"' ' ,
of hid to U-paid on day ot -die. ptrHiVai l.
1 of April, lrv-
jant.
Admini-ir:i''
A PPLICATION for CHARTER.
snjli't' I" ben'i.v (riven that "'' ' ''a f-1"'
vi.sioiiKoi tu.AUiY 4-en1l.lv. enlil ' i
to proviile lor tlie lne.aj.r:iti .a r' '-"
eertaiu tloriairalioaf.. ai.ur.ve.l ap... . ". '.r
ami Hie mi .i.-ne-ut ilK-n-to. sti'ii. .i,:,,f! -1 ,r'
uiaie ti. tlie lioTermir ot tlie '..iniiooi .1 .-.i.:-.
the eieventli ftivy of January. yr -
llieriTifier a may' b' for t .e ' ' ,. r
1 'onilainv lo be known a.s tiie ;tti.i -.r.:..'
Ci.llinT of Meyerxlale. Ph. The eiiaWrra-
ol.je.-: ol'sHS.1 ilitnl-anv tieirir o sMl'I'' tftl' T
omtll nl ritien- of M'-yefss-lai.- an l j'v
w tili water for .ioiiiestie a::il ullt'-r r,irl'"'' "yi'rfc
priueirtl orfiee o -ui.l eoniiwiny to l- i '''-
(laic, Solilersel i-.iuut,. rVlllisyivaina.
names of tive an.l Hum of lU iii.--er-l'
capital -t.N-k i tsitiy are
A. UAMiiKiU.lN, J. .I.I.l.tV-.
J.J. Hiiltl.lTZKl.L. A 1 1 .IVr. '."
1' M. UK V III.Y. J.T.SH!PI.F
I.. A. SMITH. It. filll
W M. 1!. 1 x iK, W VI. II M t V 1
J. S. I. P.. WES. f.rn.H. ll'k.N'..
I.. MoKHKI.L. 1 '' H Vltl l t.)
WM. H. AI I h.V. r . IKI X VI..
M. A. Rl ntU, W T. H' 'Hl.il hU-
A
PPLICATION for CHARTER'
XOTH'E ia heretiv irivell that iimler tne f"T
Tisiotisof an Aetof Awml ly entitl. 'i
lo provi.ie iia-tlie ineoriioralion ami f"'''-1,';'."
of certain eoriKirKtions.'' a(.iino.'il A)-nl .
nd the "implement thereto, application
maile p!he lenuir of the l.-uiw.!-";"""
the l'.th ol January. mr aa ai tnerea.lcr
w? tie. ta-the lii.nrporat 00 of at.'inl'"""
be knowu a the " Vlever-l ile a:er i
the charfc ter awl otijeet of ai.i ' 'oitinaii? wn.
toanpplv the Hin.m,'h an.l cilii-n-of "'i Jl'
anl vn inky witn water ft itonn t:c "''' ',,
purpiwea, the prmcil ertic- ol -tti'i ' un'l
te at M. ver-tlale. wntnepa-1 I amty. I'a 1 :
name of hre if the jt:nljem to the l"
Muck of Ibv CoaiuAiir are ,.
viii.mav P"ii',.
JS. M.t TT.I.ol oH.J
V. NEI'HKRT.
iKi'Ki-K H r'oX.
!.. SKl'hKKT.
WUIBUAY. D. 2Vj Isco Jl.
yalnai
RealEsta