J The Somerset Herald. GEORGE E- rVXLL. Editor. p:;L-,bury' Hoar at KeUer's. ps.-fcme --e Bieswier Snyder's. A'J kinds of Ira si Bisweeker A Sny-;.-. Er f :asws and spectacles al Eiesecker A enT.jer'. Vsbastine ia colors Biesecker CuyJers- Sucar. Flour ami Wool taken for goods, at H fSejs. r ibbcrv a Best XXXX Floor for sale at j,.,iab Keiler's. All the different odors of extracts at Eie k, ker Snyder's. Look in M- -- Tredwell 4 Co.'s show widows as joa pass by. Amoved, and don't forgetJ. B. Holder btuu'i Hardware Store. Try a sacc of Pillsbury's Flour and you will never use ony oilier brand. Tl-e larwst suxk and latest fashion in O'rfhing at Heflley'. Very cheap. T:ie oldest luiilinery bouse in Somerset County. M M- Tatowtu. A Co. Why par ten cent for Wall Paper, when T.,u can lwy i at HefEey's for S cents. ' We want everybody to corse in and see ua week. ' J- B. H'.u.taBr. j Millinery, Miilincry. Millinery. j MM. TarrwEi.t, A To. , The only Philadelphia and New York j ms-leClothiii in Somerset is to be had at H.-?.-y'. Bedford Water, bottled. recommended by ul, riiciana, to be had only at P-iesccker 4 eridera. Iiid you see the new cheap clothing at Ii.,Js If not. !' nd lhtm ' il juv yoa. t !, ! lren's suits at Henley's, tlie latest fn,m 4 to 10 rears of a-e. at 1 2 per suit'j w,.rti. $-'. ' When you go to town next werk, don't ,.rg-t to ca'.l and see J. B. Holderhaum's store-room. At IlelSey't, just from Xew York, the nicvM and cbHe9t clotliing in town for Men, r-ys and Children. The on'y plane in Somerset where yon can buy rlour male at the celebrated PUlsbury n.-:', is at Keller's grocery. iiraw Hats in al! styles at Helfley's, from :, rent. up. Prices can t be beat. Ham of ,;; the !uh styles the market affords. Wesre always glad to see yon whether y, u l.ti.v or njt. Tlie whole worl j is not ouilars ami cents. M. M. TatnwiLL A Co. Young man, go west! But before you r.rt so to HetHey's and get one of th r jap Tninks before they are all gone ; .W tT ; inch. If you want to get the latest styles and c!ii-f-!t Clothing go to Heftley. He will cr.. ri! M otliers. r?utts. $1 2o.t2 CO $3 Oil s:i.i f 'i ,Vi Men and Boys. Tirsjis cmiiiii; fwiu the trains will End n the f rt busiiw1 house they come to. l' jii't ' ic. further and fare worse." M. M. Tru'WellACo. The lx lrd is made from Piiisbury's ';.ur, manifairtuml at 5Jinncailis. .Minne ttxz. lVri tryins it will use none other. P.ir s'.e only at Keller's grocery. ?end f-r rimitar giviui: outline of Spring a:;-J Summer s-ssiniu of Mortvll Institute. J.,linn.iicti. Pa. School of M-Hhods a sc ial feature, l'i yrofiaioual instructors en gvd. Persons w Whine to improve their metiio rit or strer.jTlien iheir ower of attention. l..:dendUPr.if. Uiisrtte. ST. Fiftli I Amiue. New York, lr his pn-ectua, post free, as advertised in another column. We have on hand a large number of good brkk which we will sell in quantities to suit the purchaser. Prices very reasonable. Yard opposite ti,e planing mill. Holbbimis Bans. Pianos. La.i:i. you can find all colors of ready m ied paitit. and in any quantity you want, pat up ic any siied tin cans ; also, all kind of wood stains, tube colors, paint brusiies, st-rub and dusting brushes, at J. B. Holder bsum t UarJware Store, Somerset P. a. lUmemher that M. il, TmJwell A Co., ri jt o::!r kiii an immense stork of milliiiery but other shelves are filled with the cheap est atiJ most varied stork of n'Jtions. trim-mii.-. laces. emlnidrirt. hose, gloves, r.fi k-arar. kerchiefs, corsets, bustles, Ac Ti,e SanKan difficulty is shout settled, and n;sny ladies have not decided on what style uf spriu ha', to select. Come to us and we iii end your misery. Our stock of spring !a-s is so large and varied tliat we can su't any style of htuty. Our stock of flowers ar.j rihlsns is endless. In materials for trimming, we have everything fmjj the I jl.tot gossamer to the heaviest silk. M. M. Tkeds exl A Co. Wanted : n dee. a:id Furs. I will pay the highest rasa ri-e f all kimls of hides. iehs and furs. I also war.t 5W conls of Rx k Nik and u-e Iirs. Pio cords wanted at once, fall on me at my residence, tmmedi a'.cly west of the S. A C. Station. H. G. CraamowAM. Condition cf Winter Wheat. The Air-iculiaral tV-partment rejurts that tlie con li'ion of winter wheat has advanced t.m 'M to and that of rye from K't.9 to ' -5. The general average of winter barley is '" ft : of spring pasture, 91.6. and of mow irut ian.H !.3. Uain has htilen in 1'jkota. and t'ne out look for croj is now promising. The sea "n is Iroio two to three weeks earlier than last vt-ar. St. Charles Hotel. Pittsburgh, Pa. i.'ne of t'ue o'idest and best kejit houses, IatMl in tlie" business centre of Pennsyl vwiis Western Metropolis, t'nder the 'i!-rv;si..n of Mr. Clias. S. Gill, it has be )nie famous for ita snrb cuisine and ex O; iiit intmial renovation. Travelers are W'it to k of the St. Charl as Uie most nqtifi-nahle and home-like bouse they have etieoumered. For Sale. Wcsttrn clover and timothy scril, the lest fi ir in tlie market, corn, ear and slielled, 'ran, nii, Idlings, chop, oats, oranges, roolat s. o :Ir, rrnckers, lwns. canned goods, '"ter. rarlwn oil, brooms, lemons, syrups, s. chet-se. com meal, oat meal, dried fruits. Ifl dried beef, lime, buckets, sugars, spicea, hsom. rice. tubs, aoaja, baskets, lamps, rh.iniK-ys, tol tco. cigars, candies, Ac Ac Coa.itry produce taken at all times. Uespectfuily, M. SrllBovK. Murders and Robberies. T.e M:iy term of the Somerset criminal "t'-rt wili be tiie greatart in tiie bitory of ViTn county. Justices of the Peace. Con "taii.ts a:;d Surriaor will find Pino Jiia Com4ahlea and Sujiervisiirs Guides, Ieds. lenses, Summons, aud all kinds of Ij-jl Bhir.ks for sale at Fisher's Book Store. At Fisher's Book Store only, can you obtain full illustrated record and account of the twTitie I nilrgrr murder, tlie fearful Yoder M.U-rj ai,d tiie awful Sbaulia d-mhle trag iy and banging. Mail orders carefully at tetdtd to. A Cood-Paylng Business for Sale. 1 have a hardware atore in the borough of r- kf,l tl,t I am desirous of selling for the reas-w that my other business prerenta wy 'king charge of the store. Eockwood 'ive growing town of T'Jtt inhabitant. Ti e busii.a, usl been conducted t three ywr nd the books will show s neat profit 'n that lime. The Wore is well stocked with everything ua!ly kept in the hardware '". Will be sold on reasonable terms. For fur her ic format ion call upon or ad- 11. H. HAfcTMU, Eockwood, Pa. fwimtiMii Scull U trading Us pisMsna week in l'itt-bui-tfb. Tlie plum crop wi!i be ij'Kt an entire failure cbout Somerset this season. Tlire is an unamal amount of sickness ariwtng the people of oar town this spring. Lawyer 11. S. Entfciey is cvn fined to his home with an aggravated attack of qoinsy. A. J. ColboTT!, Esq . the second, of Scran ton, came to Somerset Saturday to spend a week with his parents. Ker. King received a telegram on Mon day, announcing I lie death of his molhei. Her home was in Armstrong County, Pa. Messrs. Parker Parker will build a thirty foot brick addition to their already commodious storeroom, daring the summer. Assistant Postmaster-General Clarkson has appo.nled Mr. John C. F. Miller, post master aiRotkwood. and 11 r. Charles L. Baitaer. postmaster at Siianksrille. R. C. Iladerman, Esq, Ui good-looking, good-natured, and good editorial writer of the Bedford ' r. spent I -arts of two davs in Somerset during the week. Tlie last prson to register at Sheriff McMiileo hotel is Denm;n Day a Nonn ampton township youth. Benjamia is charged with an offense that is not uncom mon in the section from wliich he hails. Hon. James I Pugh has returned from Harrisburg and will occupy his time in pnaiernting tli Acta of Assembly he assist ed in placing on tlie statute books, as well as all other legal matters that may come bis way. A big, burly nejrro. lienjamin F. Harri- srm by name, wax lodged in the county jail j ,y conta!le Wiilusia llrown i-aturday eve- I t i J :.t :.:.-. mug. lie w cr.argf-a witn comnniiiiig an assault upon the perwu of 3frs. Charles Cooper, of Milford ti.-wnhip. Mr. Mortimer We!t!i-y was apjxjinted postmaster tor the Eikluk (Salisbury I office, Saturday. Mr. We!lly's grandfatlier is believed to hare been the tint xtma4ter of that village, having been appointed some seventy years ago. Mr. August Koehler has disped of bis Pavibvilla bote! pmperty to a Johnstown gentleman. The consideration (uid was $J,7'X A petition will be presented at the May court to have Mr. koehler lienor license transferred to tlie new landlord. Mr. anil Mrs. John Winters opened their new liouae, "The Commercial Hotel," next door to the post or lice, to the public on Thursday lasl. All tlie furniture, carpets and bedding is entirely new. Good beds and gl meals are to be the rule at the " Com mercial." If oir Johnstown contemporaries were in possession of all the facta in regard to the scheme to arrest two innocent men and bold tliem for the murder of Herman I mberjer, simply for tlie effect it would have on the case now pending, they would not be so sceptical as to the rumors given to the pub lic. Thieves gained admittance to the little eat ing house and grocery of Mrs. Millet, eppo site the railroad statijn, Friday night, by removing the transom from above the front door. They helped themselves to all the edibles, toliacco and cigars they could carry, and after relieving the till of tlie few pennies it cojitairird, took their departure. From the Frotburg, Md., Mining Journal we h-arn that Uobert (f. Colboni, youngest son of Hon. Ajax Coltvini. lias purchased the drug store of J. C. Lambert, of that town, and will continue the business at the old, popular stand. Bob has established quite a reputation as an active and reliable biuiioes'S man. and his many Somerset friends wish him abundant success in his new enterprise. Friday's storm, which was so disastrous in many localities, didn't do much damage in the vicinity of Somerset. About three miles north of town hail stones as large as bird's eges fell in great quantities, doing irreoirable damage to the blossoming fruit trees and early vegetables. One farmer of that locality tells us that after the storm had passed over he could bare shoveled up car loads of hail, as the ground was covered to s depth of several inciies with ice pebbles. The la-.t man to place his name on the reg ister at the GiaJe House on the ill-fated night which saw that magnificent building consumed by fire, was A. J. White. Last Thursday was tlie first anniversary of that conflairration, and on that day ex-Sheriff Winter, who was the last manager of the Glade House, opened his new liotel on Mail) street to the general public. The first man to enter and place his autograph on the reg ister was the same man While who had been the Sheriffs last guest at the burned hotel. When the men who were engaged in cut ting down a huge tree near Ingieside. on tiie S. A C. Railroad. Friday afternoon, had hewn it half way through, they stopped saw ing to permit Harry J. Custer, who was hauiing hnrs with a team maile up of a horse and a mule, to pass by. .'Jter tlie team bad gten well within range of it the tree lop pied and fell, without a moment warning, cnishiag both animals t the ground. The horse was unable "to rise, itsback having been broken br the heavy strike, and died in great agony a few minutes afterwards. The mule staggered to ita feet, and after walking a few rids 6-11 to the ground, dead. Juena or Joshua Yoder, a middle-aged German, died at bis home about a mi'e south of town Sunday morning from the effects of alcohol. Yoder was honest and industrious but was given to periodical spreeing. Of a beiigerant disposition like his historical namesake, who blew the tarn's bom outside the city of Jerk-o when the walls came tumbling down. Joshua had been contending against King Alcohol &r lo? thes many years, but Sunday morning's horn" subdued him. It seems that Yoder bad provided himself with a gallon the day previous and after adding a large quantity of tansy to it had been "bitting it" at the rate of a pint a lick. He succumbed after having drank the third pint. We have received a letter from an old time friend. Ed- M. Sbaalis. who was in attendance at court as a jurorst Nelson, Neb. at the time it was written. Mr. Shaulis has oniy been a resident of that State a few years but seems to be in love with tlie country, and to have met with more than ordinary success. He tells us that lie owns 1 acres, the sverage acreage of Nebraska farms, of which lie has planted 110 acres in corn, and 31 acres in small grain. He has loO hogs, a numlier of horned rattle, an 1 six burses. He reads the Hxcald with renewed interest each week, and wlien he is through with it lends it to bis neighbor, wiio formerly resided in Fayette and Westmoreland coun ties. Mr. St aulis finds that one copy of the Hxsald will not supply the demand for Somerset county news, and sends us an order for two additional subscrijticma. It requires a thief of unusual daring and desperation to enter the residence of a conn try newspaper man. Paring he must be, be cause rural editors as a rule go armed to tbe teeth, while one eye and ear keep sentry througlwut tbe "stilly night." Desperate, because the starring condition of tbe news paper larder, and imverished state of the editor's domicile have eternally been expos ed to public gaze, and have forever been a matter of history. But notwithstanding thew oft-published and universally known facts, a red banded robber Mole quietly into the residence of brother Coffroth, of the raKKYtK Friday sight, the back door having been left ajarss has always been tlie custom, and proceeding to tbe dining-room, took a bo m-h of keys' from the wall, unlocked tbe sideboard drawers, and relieved thera of about $W worth of silverware that bad been presented to hi wife on the occasion of their marriage, and then left as quietly as be had entered. We trout the crimson-stained villain ma be speedily hunted down and brought to justice. 1M anxiety of ilia people in ird lo ilia Insecure artsditlce of if county jail, ll the dem men it contain may nuke their escape, is not confined to the region around the ennnfy scat. A letter before a from a reputable gentlemen rwiding in the soulh of tbe county, breathes unkindly Intimations as to what wor.ld befall Sheriff McMiilen should tlie prisoners escape through lack of pror precaution on his rt, and clout with : " For God's sake, see that tlie proper precautions are taken. If the Commissioners and Sheriff can't pot a tufBcis-nt guard around them (the prisoners) we will come up from here and guard." Oar friend's ap prehensions are not without reason, but we wish to assure bim that the Sheriff will ue every precaution possible for the retention of the criminals. The piblic sale of thoroughbred high ra.le stock which took place Saturday af ternoon at the stabUs of Mr. Solomon Shoe maker, was attended by a goodly Bomber of our nwft enterrirising farmers and stock raisers. There were twenty-five bead sold, aggregating $77T ". The average price being $31 li. The cattle were Holstein-Fresian, Jersey and Guernsey and were brouebt here from tlie Fast by W. H. Low ens. Mr. J. J. Uohlitiell, of Meyersdale. bought three bead of Jerseys, for which he paid ilCi). The Jer sey cow, Ida, was among the lot bought by- Mr. HoblitJt-ril, t! price aij for her being Wo. Mr. Wilson K. Saooer porc!jaI five heal of Ilolsteins, and two of lle Cuest HoUtetns sold, a cow and a bull, were knocked down to Sheriff McMillcn. Messrs. Peter Heftier, John H. Zimmerman and J. K.Coffroth were among the purchasers of Jerseys, while Mr. Peter hpeicuer, of Sipes viile. took home with him one of the choic est of the Hoh-tein-Fresian cows. They were a fine lot of cattle throughout and were sold very cheap. John A. Walter was the auctioneer. Thecomny building the railway along the banks of the Youghiogheny River, in this county, of which we made notice Last week, is known as the "Yoush aianot Land Co., of Garrett County, Md." Col. Joseph V. Craw ford is liie President and I. Bayard Henry, Treasurer. The company have pur chased outright lands aggregating upwanls of li'Xl seres, and hare options on ju seres additional. The entire tract comprises the finest timber lands to be found in the State of Maryland. Good coating eoal is abundant as are limestone, fireclay and iron ores. The company propose to make the valley of tlie Yougb a great market for hand woods, and to build up tanneries, puipniills, charcoal, coke and firebrick ovens. The country traversed by tlie new road from Confluefice to Oakland, Md., i' particularly beautiful anil favored, and a trip through it wiil amply repay those who are seeking in vestments. Col. Crawford expects to bare trains running between Confluence and Friendsville, Md , by September 1st. Suicide of William Yinkey. William Yinkey, a well-known and re spectable German farmer living on the rid-e about three miles South of town, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart, while sitting in his bedroom, this morning. Reader of this journal will re call the account, published in t.'iese columns alsmt a year ago, recounting the sad death of Sir. Yiukey's eldest son, who accidentally shot himself while engaged in drawing a load from a gun which be wxs cleaning, preparatory to going into the woods to hunt. The iron ram-rod passed entirely through young Yinkey's body, and bis dra.h follow ed in a few hours. Slow the day of that dreadful accident Mr. Yinkey has constantly grieved over his son's death, and his family bare observed a great change in him. About three weeks aim itewas seized with an illness that has keit him confined to his bouse, but which occasioned no great alarm on the part of his family But his melancholy was known to increase with each recurring day. Monday he told hi wife to ask their eldest daughter, rho lives with her husband, An drew Woolley, about a half-mile distant from the Yinkey homestead, to come over with her husband, as be desired to make his will. This mesaage tas delivered by Mrs. Yinkey. and this, Tuesiay morning, her husband again bade her to call in the married daughter ami her husband, as he wanted to make hi will at once. This message was delivered about 7 o'clock, and Mrs. Yinkey. on returning to her home, went into the bam to do the morning' milkine. The sec ond daughter, Mary, was left :n the house to wait on ber father, who was sitting on a rocking chair in his bedroom. The daughter had left his side but a minrrte, and had only gotten half-way down thestairs leading from the bedroom te the basement, when she was startled by the rejxt of a pistol overhead. Hurriedly retracing ber steps she saw lier ftltier's head drop forward in death, with a smoking pistol laying at his side. He was still sitting in the nicking chair. Tlie ball having passed thnmgii his heart, death was instantaneous. Mr. and Mrs. Woolley were on their way across the fields when they heard the report of the pistol, and a few minutea afterwards they heard the cries of the family. Mr. Yinkey was in bis (2Kb year, and leaves a wife and six children, only one of whom is married. Change of Time. The following changes hare been made :n the sdiedule of the Somerset A Cambria Railroad, commencing Sunday, May 12, lt: Leave Rorkwood at 5 .TO a. m. Arrive st Somerset st 5.53 s. m., Johnstown, 7.35 a. m. Returning, leave Johnstown at 8 to a. m., arrive at Somerset at 10:11 a. m., Rorkwood loAi a. m. Ivave Rock wood 11 m., arrive at Somerset 115 a. m, Johnstown, 1:30 p. m. Returning, leave Johnstown at 3 p. m., arrive at Somerset at 4 31 p. m, and Rock wood at 4 55 p. m. Leave Roc k wood at 5:35 p. m-, arrive at Somerset at 5.5." p. m. Returning, leave Somerset at 8:07 p. m , and arrive at Rorkwood at 6 34 p. m. Trains on tbe . A C. Branch connect with trains at Rockwood, as follow ; Accommodation going West, !4sJ a. m. Mad going east, 11:24a.m. Mail going west. 5 p. ru. Ac commodation going east, 5.3J p. m. A Pointer to Advertisers. During the -week ending May 14th the Hebald added tbe names of thirty-two new subscribers to its mailing list nd the week previous thirty-eight new names were added. The additions to the IlaaALit subscription lint since March C.b have averaged thirty-five per week. In addition to this, each week since March 6th we liave printed from three to eight hundred extra copies, all of which have been sold, making the average weekly circulation of the Uksalo for the post ten weeks over 2,SJi. We expect to reach the S.UUV notch before tbe end of the present month. The II skald is a good paper to ad vertise in. Lost. On Saturday afternoon on tbe street of Somerset, between the Somerset House and Mrs. M. M. Tredwell' store, a gold lace pin with s single setting. Tbe finder will re ceive $5.00 by leaving it st this office. Amendment Meetings. lion. John Cessna will address the people of Somerset county on the proposed const j tutiona! amendment at the following places : Sslp Level Thursday evening. Nay 23rd. Daridsville Friilay evening. May 2tth. Jenner X Roel Satunlay afternoon. May 25th, at ; o'clock. A Good Thing for Somebody. Ma. FjiITob : Will you pleese inform your readers that we bare permanent employment for honest, temperate, energetic men, olio itin g orders for our fro it and ornamental nursery stork. The business is easily and quickly learned, and successfnl men are earning good salaries with steady work. Our stock is first-das, hardy, ami true to name. Thoee desiring fall particulars, will please ad Ires us. B. G. Ciiase A Co. 2-130 S. Perm Square. Philadelphia, Pa. A Tnion Temperance Prayer-meeting will be beKl at tbe Disciple's church on Monday evening next, afsy iuth. at 7-30. A cordial invitation is extended to all. tight failed and Fiva teen, Tb XrrieHmdtwwa Gang Bra;ht Be fore Jiisije Baer on a Writ ef Habeas Carpal. Trie Women Discharged and the Men Remanded to Jail to Await Trial at the May Term of Court. Lewis, the Leader of the Gang, and the Two Suilivan Waive Hearing. Detztar Talker Positively Mestlto as Ose f the Km was RaSfeea "Cbrr)t!j" Yoasr. Stoles Goons Focsd is Theib Posses sion. Fa van Cocstv PEirLi Arcaio to Mack Ixrobsatios Acainst Tutu. Toe TErrmoxy Addiixo at tb Heakisu. As stated in last week's Hkkalo, right members of the famous Mcriellaiidtown gang of robbers, who were arrested near Markleysburg, Fayette county, on April 2Mb by a posse from Somerset county, arid lodged in the Somerset county jail, were brought before Judge Baer on a writ of fvibrtu corpus Friday afternoon. The parties who petitioned for the writ and were given a bearing, were: Mrs. Mary Hiii, Mis Lou Teats. Miss Nettie Suilivan, W. B. Hill, Grant Dean, Decatur Tasker, Jerryxoannua Thomas, and Ciarence Anderson. Tlie time set for the hearing was 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. Long before that hour arrived the ard in front of the jail and cou rt boose was crowded with men and children, ail anxious to get a glimpse of the prisoners as they were taken by tiie officers from tlie jail to the court room. Tbe court room pre sented a far more pleasing aspect than it did at the lime of the hearing in the Cmbergcr munit-r case, several week previous. The crow d was nut nearly so large as then, and the immense scaffolding that at that lime interfered with the comfort of every one present had been removed, and the newly papered walls and ceiling, and freshly oiled and painted woodwork gave the old room an unwonted cheerful appearance. I'u.Ier the new order of things the traverse jury box is now placed next the railing im mediately in front of the Judges' stand, and the counsel tables occupy tiie space between the stand and box. The table used by the attorneys Air the Commonwealth is to trie left as you enter tbe room, and tbe one used by the counsel for the defense, to the right. At the Commonwealth's table sat District Attorney Bieserker, F. J. kooser, Wiu. H. Kooutz and Val Hay, Esqr's., in close con sultation with V. M. Miller and ex -Sheriff Kyle. At the other table were seated A. C. Holbertand John H. I'hl, Ksqr's., counsel for tlie a:wused. while on the large jury chairs directly hack, and within a few feet of them, snt the eight prisoners, guarded by Sheriff McMillen ami his two deputies, who were flanked on either side by the crowd of spec tators. A stranger, upon entering the court room, would have been at a lose if asked to sele-t the accused from the crowd. There was nothing in the appearanreof the eight neatly and comfortably clad fiersous who occupied seats in the jury box to indicate that they were anything more than disinterested spec tators. Certainly none of them, by look or sign, betrjyed in the slightest way that they had just been brooght from the foul old jail, accused with the commission of cri.nes the penalty for which, if convicted, would be a long term of imprisonment and that the next few hours would decide whether they were to be set at liberty, or reminded to pris on to await trial at the hands of a jury of their countrymen. the aso3turs U.-E. The first witness called was Samuel Ste rannus. who was in the employ of Christian Yoder and was at his house on the night of April Hih, wheu it was entered by four masked men. Tbe examination was con ducted by M . Kooiiu. The witness aifirm ed. and took the stand. He said : " I live in Elkiick township, Somerset Co.. Pa.; was living there on thel3tu of April last, at the Louse of Christian Yoder; wis working for Mr. Yoder ; that evening four men came in and robbed old man Yoder ; they took me first and tied my bamls be hind my back ; they came in two at the front dixir, and two at the back door ; three of them bad revolvers in their hands, and one hail a club ; they told us to keep quiet, and we wouldn't be hurt ; they then searched the house ; they got over from Mr. Yoder, and J; from Miss Baker ; they took Mr. Yoder to the barn twice ; the first lime, when they brought him in. they said, ' let's take the old s of a b out and kill him ' ; they took meat, sugar, sausage and butter ; the sugar was in brick cakes." To the question of whether he ha I since seen any of these four men, the witness replied : " I saw two of them just a few min-u-es ago, down in tbe jail ; two of them that I am certain of; there is one here about the sixe and weight of another of them; that is tbe man sitting over there," aud the witness pointed to Decatnr Tasker, who moved un easily in his chair as tiie witness held out hi hand toward him, thus concentrating the g-jxe of the entire audience upon him. Will Decatur Tasker please Jtaud upT queried the Commonwealth' attorney. " We object," came promptly from coun sellor Holbert, followed by, " keep your seat '." to Tasker, who was about to stand up. " The witness must identify tbe prisonei, if he can, from where be sits ; lu cannot be compelled to stand up." said Judge Baer. Tbe witness then continued : " The first time they brought the old man back from Uie barn they took him into the room, de manding more money ; his bands and face were all soortched when they brought him into the house : there was a bag and a demi john taken. (A gallon denrjohn was here shown the witness.) I could swear Mr. Yo der had one like that, but whether or not that is the one I can't say ; the Sheriff was with me when I was al the jail ; Mr. Roa Augiitine was with us at the jail." The defense bad no questfOna to ask this witness, and be was dismissed. KSOWS UEK OWS PTOt-KISO. The next witness called was Miss Ella Baker, wiio was liring as a domestic in tbe family of Christian Yoder at the time of the nibbery.and was relieved by the robbers of $.G 00 of her ban! earned savings, beeuies some jewelry and articles of clothing. She kissed tbe book, and said : - "On the 13th of April I was liring at Mr. Y Oder's, in Elklick township ; the four rob bers came rushing in on ns ; tied Stevannus, then Yoder ; they asked for money ; Mr. Yoder told them it was in tbe desk ; tbey got over of Mr. Yoder's money, and i-ffi of mine ; tbey took Mr. Yoder to the barn ; the robber took the money out of the drawer ; they went all through the boose ; tbey threatened to kill him if be wouldn't tell where hi money was ; they look ker chiefs, stockings, breastpin, caff buttons, collar buttons, Ac, of mine, (Here a bundle of wooien stockings and mittens that bad been found in the" Hiil House" at the time of the arrest of the pris oners ws handed the witness ) These (tockics are mine, and were taken away from the house that night ; they came in by two doors, two at each door ; when they started to leave tbey tied Mrs. Yoder, Mrs. Willielm and myself; everybody in the house was tied ; they said that we shouid all stay as we were, and in a half hour they would be back ; my trunk was up stairs in my room.'' O,. Do you see anyone in this house who was there that night T A. "I think be was there" pointing to Tasker. This cljsed tbe examination In chief of tli is w it nes. On cross-examination site said she reougnized Tasker by bis size and height ; that she did not see his face, as be wore a mark that night. CA1TOB AVO CAFTITB. Mr. Rosa Au4Ul:De, one of tbe gentle men who captured Lewis and Tasker shortly after the Yoder robbery and wen In tara I takan c plire by their prUor-er. was t.'i next wltnus ct!li. H q!14i and Mid : " I lira in Conff'ieure ; I reaul-d these aruc!, (tlie artitlte being bags containing Iwo hams, tbne bricks of mijr, etrt.) On April lfith, John lljnna, Wm. H.ti j and myself arrested two men on Joint Hanna's farm ; tbey bad in their posaim two well filled sacks; these are the sacks; in at tempting to bring the men to Confluence they escaped aud look Hatioa's and Waiker's horses ; one of the men drew a revolver on me ; they ordered me to hold up my bands and march down in the meadow ; I am the man that marched down in the meadow ; 1 have seen these two men since; saw them in Confluence where they were arrested and in ji! to-day ; one of there is sitting there, (pointing to Tasker) he is the Hanna man, Uie one that was on the hone behind Han tia ; wi is the other man and is now in jail ; they were going in the direction of Markleysburg when arrested." I am hi&id tbcx nm. Samuel Kuliem wss next called. He affirmed, took tbe stand and said: I live close to Summit Mills, shout a half mile from Christian Yoder's; (tiie sacks snd their contents were here shown the witness, wbo examined thera critically.) "I bntchered them hams for Christian Yo der last winter, after the holidays: I ean't say they are Y'oder s sacks, but be liad one like them; I saw adtmiiuhn at Y'oder's, like that one, the day I butchered there ; I lock a drink out of it." On cross examination the witness said : "Tbee hams are trim met! like I trim them; Yoder always wants his meat trimmed very dose; no one else ever trims as close as I trim br Yoder ; I say tbey are the hams I trimmed for Y'oder ; I trimmcH for 18 or 20 different persons but I think these are Ya gers hams." V. M. filler was tits next witntas called. He sffirmed and said : "On the 25th day of April I went to Con fluence at the rcqusl of Mr. Y'oder; I there found these goods (sacks, ham, sugar, etc) in Ross Augustine's possession ; I took one of these sugar bricks to Mr. Y'oder's, got the mold be used and tried the brick in it (The witness here produced the sugar mold be longing to Mr. Y'oder, containing spaces for nine brick.) Mr. Y'oder makes s peculiar shaped brick of sugar; as soon as I saw this i knew it was made by Y'oder. (The witness here showed the court that tbe brick which he had in his band would fit in the one section of the mold but in none other.) One of these sacks is marked like Y'oder's other sacks are marked ; if the dirt could be washed off I think you would find the letters C. Y. painted on the sack ; this bolster is like others I saw at Y'oder's; same shape, same material , Ac. George Ruhright was affirmed and said: "I live at Summit Mills a short distance form Christ. Y'oder's ; be wss robbed on the night of April 13th ; I saw one of these prisoners shortly before in company with Lewis. (The witness here pointed out Tasker as the man be had seen.) I overtook them on the road going toward Meyersdaie and coming from the direction of Yoder'a." thkt ail kxowtasbeb. Annie Y'oder kissed tbe book and said : "I live in Elklick township, about one mile from Christian Y'oder's ; (pointing to Tasker) I saw bim before; on April 2nd be and a man named Lewis came to our place for din ner: the little fellow asked for ten cents wotth of apples ; I gave them t-t him snd they went away : they afterwanlsrame bfk k and got dinner; I saw Lewis at Meyersdaie after he had been arrested. On cross exam ination the witness said : "I know this is the roan I saw because I know him ; I picked them out at the lock up at Meyersdaie; I know Grant Dean ; he sits there to tlie right of Tasker; ilhe witness here pointed to Dean) he lived in our neighborhood about three years; I asked him if he knew Mr. Yoler was robbed ; be said he had hear! it ; he said he wanted to go along with the rob bers but THEY WBEl TOO TUT FOB HIX ; I guess be said it for fun ; be was talking in s joking way." EJgar Kyle was called and sworn. He said; "We arrested the defendants, except Dean, in Fayette county on 2Sth of April ; the place where we arrest'd them was very near the corner cf the three Suites Penn sylvania, alaryiand and Virginia three or lour uays prior to mis some oi ioiers i neighbors asked me if I would go down with a posse of men, after they were located, and arrest them ; I agreed to do so." Mr. Kyle then proceeded to give the details of the capture and imprisonment of the gang precisely as detailed in the Hebald of May 1st. Picking up the bundle of stockings, mit tens, etc., llie witness said : "We found thes in the Hill House; tbe stockings are the ones identified by Miss Baker. A riLTHT NEST. The Hill House is one and a half stories high ; there are three rooms on the first floor; the kitchen contained an old cook stove and some few pieces of miserable fur niture; in the room adjoining was a filthy old bed and a bureau ; a ham., partly cut, was lying on the bureau: the other room was a small one and contained nothing but a dirty bed : on the loft was great quantities of old tubbish, carpetsacks, etc ; in the midst of the rnbhy-h stood s new sewing ing machine; there was a pele with several spokes through it to get up on the attic : in the hallway there was a trap-door which when lifted up was used for a privy; there was no cellar to the house ; it was ihe filth iest place I was ever in." On being cross-examined Mr. Kyle said : "We hail a warrant for the arrest of Iywis and others charged with the Y'oder ni.bery ; Uie ladies were in their working clothes when arrested : they changed their clothes) before leaving the house." Ella Bsker re-called : "I saw Taker (pointing to him) a day and a week before the Yoder robbery ; he was at Y'oder's house with another one who is not here; tbey came in the eveniug and took supper; they wanted to stay all nicht : they waited to give Mr. Y'oder a half-dollar, but be refu-d it ; it was a half d illar 'piece they offered ; they wanted to pay for their snpper." Dr. B. A. Fichtner was next called and sworn. He related the story of the arrest of the parties substantially as published in the Hebald. When asked about the arrest of Grant Dean, the Doctor said : "I Van was brounht to Confluence and placed in my care ; I made arrangements to have bim sent to 'Squire Cook fora hearing ; a constable from Hnry day township. Fay ette county, came there and demanded that Dean be sarremlered to him ; he claimed to hare a warrant for him." Oncivws-exaraination the D-x-for said : ''I am well acquainted in tbe neigh oorliood of Markleysburg; I used to lire there; tbe constable who came to Confluence was nam ed Samuel Wilson, snd he had t'ue spprar atice of being drunk ; I had no acqnaintance with any of the parties arrested." W. B. Cook. Esq.. took the stand and tes tified to some unimportant matters in regard to the preliminary hearing bad bofore him. Among other thinvs the Justice said that when Dean was before him he (Dean) had said that his business down in tlie neigh borhood of Markleysburg was to arrest the robbers; that he was getting ready to arrest them and had been using whisky for that purpose. a GOOD DBAS. John Lenta was the next witness to affirm snd take tlie stand. He said : "I live in Elklick township ; know Grant I Van; be was staying with me a considera ble time ; in a conversation with him in re gard to this robbery lie said if tbey were the parties he knew some of them ; that he would go down there and get something out of them; my wile said to him they would be slow in giving yon their secrets ; he replied I hare held their secrets before ; I think be said something about r'ving thea whiskey ; I said to him. Grant, if you get up there and find these are the men I wish you would write to me at once ; be said he would ; I never got any letters from him." Crass-examined by Mr, Holbert. "He worked for me three or tour months in tbe summer of "sd; he came to my bouse in April 'S3 and stayed there till in Mr h. whan b juit working 5,r ni : :uaoaneM tlon I had with bins onenrred the evening beof he left our place lo go borne; be was at our place oif ami on from the time he quit work for us: v; were great'y at tached to bim ; he was very go-I to us ; very kind; we liked Iiiin very niu.li; when 1 first hired him be was recommended to me as a first-rate fellow." Ephrairn Engie aSrnied. "I life in" i lick township and know Grant Dean ; we were talking with eucb other aoout tbe robbery; il wis on Ea?terSanUr, above our house; be said he would sell me ais pocket book for ten dollars : he got it on: and 'eaf ed it and then said he wonld sell it to me tor five ilollors ; he tnen showed roe some money ; 1 don't know how much there was. b it tlx-re was a twenty and a ten doir bid . he said this is some of ciibwtlt vooia's mrv. We were intimate friends ; talked together snd joked together; Were joking at the time." Wm. J. Fisher affirmed. "I lire one fourth mile from Markleysburg ; I arrested Grant Dean at Savage's, near Hiii ; he had revolver in his right hip pocket ; this was on Sunday evening after the other men were arrested ; we were boys together; Boss Ivan raised bim; Marshall Sullivan lives with Boss Dean ; tbey are brothers-in-law ; Grant Dean conshlers the place his borne." Tbe last witness called was Alpheus M. FisheT who affirmed and said : "I live close to Markleysburg: know Mrs. Hill;she was bark and forth to our bouse j a good bit this winter; my little girt asked her where she got the cuff buttons sbe had on : she said tbe robbers gave them to ber: a man by the name of Lewis, she jsaid , gsre them to her." As the witness left She stand the Commonwealth's aiturueyaunounced that they would rest. Judge Baer "There is no need of argu ment in tlie case of IVau and Tasker ; they will be held ; we will now hear the Common wealth as to whether the ladies women should be held. THE TOMM Dl HAHOKD, THE HEX BEI.U. Mr. Koontz made the argument on helialf of the Common wealth. He pointed out tbe fai t of Anderson having arms on his person when arrested : of Thomas having been in the house cooking for them, and going out and bringing in provisions for tliem, when they were afraid to teavt tlie house for fear of being arrested ; that they were all living there, banded together, in a bonse that was not intended for tlie habitation cf man. hut simply as a rendezvous, a place where they could congregate and from which they could go out to commit depredations npon the citizens of Fayette and Somerset coun ties. He aivued that tbe arms, Ac., found in the bouse, its filthy condition, tbe sink in tiie cellar all pointed to the fact of its not leing a place of resilience and demanded that all tlie prisoners be held as accessories before the foot. Mr. Holbert replied on behalf of the de fendants. He argued that there was nothing adduced to connect any of his clients with the Y'oder robbery; that the only thing against the women was the fact of their liv ing in the same house with t.'iese parlies, and closed by asking that they ail be dis charged. "There are such circumstances," said Judge Baer, "surrounding this rase thai we will remand all tbe men and discharge all the women." A forma! discharge of the w imen ami commitment of the men was then made out and the Sheriff took his prisoners back to the jail. The women returned to the j.iil where they remained til! Saturday morning when they left on the 116 train. They hod the Somerset House "bus call at the prison for litem lo take them to the train. They seemed rather reluctant to leave the jil and would have probably pseferred to remain with their male companions. TOO ail II FOB THEM. J'ldson Bender, a wealthy farmer living near Markleysburg, was stopped on tiie riad Sunday night by four masked men, pre sumably some of the accomplices of the McClellandtown gang of Fayette robbers. Bender bad a large sum of money on bis person and determined to save it if possible. He put spurs to his horse and charged straight at tbe leader, whom be knocked down, and, notwithstanding a lively fire was opened on him by the balance of the thieves, Mr. Binder escaped unhurt. Ai'EAin to rkrxEvrTE. A dispatch from Gree:;burv. says : " I: is not likely that Farette Co. will tnke a hand in prosecuting the men nciw in jail at Som erset. The district attorney hoj been trying to get some one to aiake inf jrmationaain-l the gang so that he coald issue a prx-ess for their reteiitotl, if lib-rated at Somerset, bu'. has been unsuccessful. Tiie victim evi dently fear that should they take any Jartbcr action to have their anailants convicted, the frianilsof the outlaws, whom tiiey magnify into extensive number, will wrak venge ance on them far worse than tbe first oiu rares. and they o.ie and all evade anything thai can connect ibem with the precu'-ion. AVoTtfra BisntT crri-azu. Marshall Cover wo taken lo L'niontova in handcuffs from Fairchance last Fridiv nigiit, on a charge of an attempt to play the Mtt'leliandlowrr nbber tactics on Mrs. Elizabeth Mickey, a widow woman who lives" alone en tlie road from Foi reliance to S-nith-fieid. Cover entered her house in daylight and behaved in an insolent manner, where upon sbe ordered him out. He replied that be would not leave until begot all the mon ey there was in ihe house. Ha begali lo search, and Mrs. Mickey offered resistance and iuak- noise enough to bring her neigh bor, Steve Humphrey, to the scene. Cover drew his revolver an.1 covered Humphrey antil be c juld esc-ope. He was subsequent ly arrested, and when searched there was found in his vest pocket a regulation dark paper muslin robber's mask. " Y'on must belong to the M :C!el!ond:own ginr," ob served the turnkey. Cover affected not to know ho the mask got into his pocket. He was lasen to the Greensb.irg jail for safe keeping. AfBVlD Or IVCEVW 1IIF.S. The citizens in the "vicinity of Markleys burg are exercised over the presence of thr-w more suspected robbers, wbo have taken up quarters in the Bill Hill house, where th-e Cool Spring dtsperadocs were recently ar rested. The citizens fear fresh outbreak', and those who were instrumental in having the other gang arrested are now apprehensive of incendiarism as a nianj of revenge. A Pension for a Blind Soldier. Commissioner Tinner has granted a pen sion to Frederick Schweager, of Lime Roc!:. Lancaster county. Pa., late of Gini;rmy K. llvith Pennsylvania Volunteers. Tbe evi dence in the case shows that tha claimant, while in Washington in lit euntricied a cold which resulted in neuralgia and finally in total blindifVss. He filed a claim for a pension some years ago which wss rejected by Commissioner Black on the ground of fraud. A subsequent investigation showed, it is said, that tlie cl.u'm was tiot in any sense a fraud but entirely merilorious. Hence the pension. The claimant will re ceive $I3,0U0 arrears and $72 per month hereafter. Supervisor Responsible. The Supreme Court has decided a case from Montgomery county in regard to lia bility of Srqiervisors which is of general in terest to ail Supervisors, A road in Ply mouth township ran along a railroad track and a horse, scaring at the cars, ran away, got on the track and was killed. The jury gave domairrs to the owner of the horse ami the Supervisor appealed, when tbe Supreme Court sustained tbe verdict. The Supreme Court hold that Supervisors must make roads as safe as possible and the jury shall decide whether proper preea;itions bare been taken. Carpets! Carpets! Our customers all tell us that we l.ave'.h prettiest and cheapest lot of carpets ever of fered in Soroeraet. Another lot coming in this week. J. 51. HoLDEKBorx. Wanted. At my factory south of Somerset, 50.000 pounds of wool, for whkh 1 will pay the highest market cash price. Jons H. Kastseb. Waylaid and Robbed ! A Teaa; Farmer "Bane Fp" bj Fear Trawrx at an E.ir!y H!ir Sou Jay Krrnln;. Two of Hla Assailants Captured and Lodsd In Jail. Somerset was greatly excite! shortly after 9 o'clork Monday n;.r!it when Writ. Shaffer, a yoursg fanner, cam-? ihnpicg into town covered with n-u-lfrom lu-a-lto f;. and fi-M how he had l u overpowered and p-hhed by fonr hihw.ivuien hnt a A-ar nnro::si fs forv. nn the nilncu! tra-fc. jo-t aiorc tlie Stoyestown bridge, and within a stone's throw of the bomigli limits. Our readers will remember having read iu tltese columns of our Uisue of May Lsl a:i ac count of the total destruction by lire of Wai. Shaffer's dwell mr, near Sipesv. lie. with all its contents, on the precedi;:;; Sunday, llr. Shaffer, being a very poor man, was com pelled to lik assistance from the opie of tlie county, and was in thevicinity of Fried-ens'our-for thtt purpose Monday. He jad suci-eli-d in collecting a trifle over iSi. and was oil his way to Somerset to spend the n;e-!it with his bpittier-ia-Iaw. Jjm Trent, night watchman. Tiie rain of the early ) evening left the roads q;iite muddy for foot- travel, and lo avoid them Mr. Shaffer follow ed the raiiriKid ties into town. Shortly after be had roumied the bend in the roa-i north of tow n be bs-rved four men 1-aving Pile's stable, standing near by tiie tra-k ahead of him, and appro b:ng him. When be drew near the four men separate! two walking on either side of the track and al lowing enough room for Shaffer to pass be twten theiu. Shaller had bareiy gotten be tween tiie nwn when he was suddenly seiz ed by both arms and thrown roughly across liie track by lo of theiu. Tiie third ras-al clapped his hand tightly over the beipless man's mouth, while the fourth wet:t through his po" kets and relieved them of the Jii.fo they contained, carefully replacing ail the other articles after Ihey bad ueen examined lo see if they were of value. He was then released, and his four ruwar !!y assailants started up the track on a dead run. Tbe clear, full moon rendered the night almost as iUht S3 day, and Mr. Shaker was enabled to utke a good look al all the men as tiiey bent over bis pnwtrate body. With his hack almost bnW-n from the violent manner in which he was thrown to the gpiuiid. and from the position in which he was held acrtss llies.eel rails, he hurried to town to inform the officers of the assault and robbery. Shaffer described his assailants as three white men and one mulalio: two wore der by hats, and two felt ones. Two had snio-Hh faces, one wore a mustache and shie whis- kers, while the mulatto wore a suiiil mus tache. Policeman ' iiiiert at once reooiiiiiz ed tliem from the description of four tramps he had seen lurking aho-it town during the d:iy. A dozen o:her !ro:H hul seen tramps about town answering the d seri pt ion aixmt town that day, ar 1 John Youitht. eldest son of " Dii k ' Vou'ht, hod seen them along the bank of the rceek south of to:i in the after noon, when they a-5c I bim in rf-.-ard lo jewelry stores, and the wealthy residents of Somerset. A soon as Shaffer made known the fort of tlie mhbery. Watchmen Gilbert and Trent, aii-onii-onied Ly a score of citizens, started out in pursuit of the foot-pads. They fol- L,J,!.. ...:i..v..t ... - r.r v,-- I two and a half inUes IVvni town, v,; tn.g the without half dozen shaulies aloi tne discoveriro- ai-yVniy. Just aa Watchman Gilbert was about to leave his lieat at an eorlr hour this morning, he learned that two men, a mulatto an 1 a white man, had been seen getting out of a freight car standing on the siding near the sto'.ioo. He soou got on their track and be fore a half hour Lad elapsed hail them be hind the ipin bars of the borough lock-up. A hearing was a:conled them at 1') o'clock by liurgess Welfley, when Shaifcr identified both men as liaving been two of the four who assailed him. Tiie Burgess remanded them back to their cells and shortly afo r wanls they were taken to the county ; Sha for having made information against the:u for highway robbery. Tiie colored gentleman gate in hia name a J. E. Douglass. Nothing was found on his person save the regulation " coon " weap on, a keec-ig'j razor. Hls companion gave in his name as Michael Loi.artJ, snd concealed in his fob pocket was a solitary j j.rnt.y. j Roth are powerf-illy bnili younc men aiid , j-iding from the strong Inigue wtth which ; Ionarii speaks, he bos nol been away from j "auid Ireland" aaSiirMcient length of time pi ac oiire the antipathy proverb. al of his j race to the " nager. " ! ( irhoers are on the track of the o!u r two : highwaymen a:d il i generaliy Lti.eved : they will snected in capturing theiu. Items Around the County. Farmers are done sowing o.its, and corn planting b the order of the day. Mr. E. ti. Henry, of Ilenryiuwn. the oblig ing a'ld active merchant, reports busim-M good and times improving. Confluence is one ahead of ary other town of its build, and is one of the liveliest in the county. Tlie building of the new roilniad up the Y'oughii-gheiiy river has brought several hundred men into the town of all c hisses. Mr. Alex Foi lley. of Ellc, is building a new boa--. Mr. I. ij. Jones, of Somerset, is the contractor. Mr. John Fisher, of Jenner tow:i.sh!p. Ls building a new barn, size 1 ooaoi f.-et, Mr. Wilson ILiple, of Jerner township, is building a new burn, siz-. .vto f,t-t. Solo mon Poker is the cjntroctor ami btiihler. E. McDowell, formerly of Soniep-et. has at last ltvutcu at Conn, iet.ee auu will ojieii oul in the jewelry line. David Heiniwigh, of M ukleton, has mov ed his saw mill on the farm of Jonathan Meyers. "Davy" has one of the liriest wheat fields in that secti-tn and one doy last week purchased of M. IL lion-man a brand -pliuter i near White! Champion self-bin !er. j David Ash, of Edie. is building a new ! Louse. Simon P.kcr is the contractor and I builder, anil Henry V. Shaffer is the maon. Henry knows how to put u; a god wall. J'tsph llhil,-s. of Edie. is b'i.Ming a new house and barn. Jon-ph S.ichs is tne em tractor and builder of the house, and Sineiri Biker the contractor and builde: of llie j barn. The grain and grass) crc; il,pitih the Cunty wver look-d better at this time of the year. Machine agents ran lie seen making tiie rounds, ail pressing their tiainis a tit the beat machine. There is nothing o:i earth like it I What"? Tbe Widtely sijiiil steel binder and mower. It's a doi-y. John Darr, of Somerset town.hip. is pre pariiig to build a new bam. size :-Jz.2 feet. ,Vm. I':m k, proprietor of the Flick ll t i-e. of New Cemrevilie, eits quite a mimier of s?ir!in:t-r visitors and lias purchased a ;lr.e covered spring wagon for their accommoda tion. John Stanton and Dr. Fichtner are the men that "h'senre due credit for tlie arret of the ilJ lelhrndtowu gang. John says that he was the first man to a-k them to give up. j and wants the people of Sjmerscl county to i know that be is not afraid of anything, and j tliat Meyersdaie must not do ail the blowing i as there are as brave men in Coiillueoce as J anywhere else. Jere Raynian. of Stonycreek townb:p. is making prepsratHitis to build a new bom, sixe, PXlxVJ feet. The qrtestiin agitates! among the farmers is, what are tiiey going to do with the mur derers and nihbers. Landlord Jady, cf Jennertown, has taken charge of the Jennertown hotel. Solomon is aa accumiuodaiir.g landlord. Not Orrar. 5tl I ;he I'ln.ve C'oi-rh t-ti June J. sxrvk-es hegin : at I o'.'lmk p. r. The thcT!,-;tf-ter reclr tered C-; seven! diys of lost ivek. in this section. That was w vmi eiio;' i for d-v; d-iy-i. M:ss Flo. T:irner is ::.ch':.g a seiwt.chooi a: Hay's 31. lis. She Las f irry pupils on liie rj.!. whic'i Is v?ry go! foracoumry school. The f ait crop i:i this eetion last year was a very short one, b'it prc-ent iadieaiirns are ;h.it This oi.;mer's ''pip will be a bountiful or. i. ' S.i.-js L:chrr, formerly of Meyer! Je. is now a rii -:i of IVriin, and is er-.uis in sei'ins form!?! ; iinp'vtiienta for Mr. C. A. Kr:-.n.-.-r. The w rat her of the pas? week w very fa v,.nolc for o:ttloor work, and our farmers made good u of the time in putting out tiitir onto and corn crops. ilvery time a tra-Tdy occurs in tbe county the j-eople ari? anvousfn read the a-xount f'vsti in the 1I::sald. TUedecision ia urian imon that ths H.'.eild gives by fur the fii'esi repirt ot'ajiy paper in the county. The Repul.lh-ans here give Gen. Fisk a henrty welcome l-k into the ranks of the Republican party, tien. Fik is an ahleand npright mau, an 1 I think haa discovered that it is not p-Joe for him to travel in bad coti'pany. The farmers gnt out tbeir spring crops in excellent u lition, anj the indhati ins are for very favorable weather for ail summer crt'ris throughout May and June. The farmer is expecting a very wet spell in June, espe cially al wigahoui the IStn. A heavy rain and hail storm passed throauli ber lost Friday evening, but the weather being very warm, the bail disappeared t as fo-,1 as it f-il, and cm Satunlay veg- euiion was srowitig so fas that the formers hail lo ii's:.e around if they didn't want the gro-s to grow under their feet. II very-body in this section wants to attend court next term and have a glimpse of the Miows who are da-tardly enough to com mit murder, nihbery, and torturing old men and women Somerset wants to make big pie;ara:ioris if she iriterkl-s to accommodate all who wii: attend court ihe coming term. Even the small boy is coaxing his parents to be allowed to attend court this time. On the 1st day of May the children of Mrs. John linibuker celebrated her sWih birthday at iter son's ill. W. Hrubaker! house. The presents were numerous slid Uie old lady enjoyed the occasion very ninth. She is hearty and healthy and can walk for miies much easier than many a woman not half her age. The following persons died in this section since our last report : Archibald Cora pi on, aged !7 years; George M:llhoue. aged Go years; Re bed -a Hartinan, aged 7i years : Fate I ':vety aged 37 years, and Spencer, aged 20 years. Zeuo. Thinks They Should be Paid. Mb. Ei'iToK ': After the mhbery of Chris thin Yoder, near Summit Mills, the citizens offered a reward of 3w for the apprehension, arps-t and conviction cf the persons wbo comruiilisi the robliery. The citizen of this and other sections of the co:iny expected to hear that the commissioners would y a reward in pro--,rtion to the crime commit ted by the lawless bandits. It should he re membered that it was not only a robbery that was committed, but Mr. Y" oiler was sub- I J 1 to ! cor. i. ihum.m lorture until he became un t and life almost exilnct. The people pay taxes atid the commissioner- are the riiv.iiaus of the people's money and ;hiy are held strictly resjionsihle for the manner in which they dispose of the money. This is right un.l proper. Tbe question aris en, h-wever, what the people pay taxes for. Kor the protn lion of !if$ and pnp rtv is one of the things for which taxes are pai l Laws are made to protect the people in tiie lje-ocef.il and undisturbed ti.joyment of their lives and their po-scssions. Thes? laws are of no value to the tax payer nnless they are eaf p ed and properly executed. It is an old sa-ing that in Germany ihef never hang peop' antil after their arrest. This practice hisids good ij this country. Hod the law less hamitts not been arrested the law that pi,ni-hes crime would be of no effect. The commissioners may claim that it is enough to pri-ecute the offenders and that their du ty ends there. This is surely a ni'staken idea. Ho 1 the rcg-iloriy instituted offi rs of the unr arrt3tei them it wo-jhl by a cor- j " 1 I""--,on- t as u was private citizens d:d Vie tlaic-vrous work the comrnis- ! sionep i ati't a.Tirl to ignore tlie claims of ' the rjo'urer. Wiio arrested the robbers? Was it done i'y the owners of much proper ty snd many dollars ? N't; poor men. who 1 hal bu: little to pptect ex-vt their own j lives and the lives of their followers. Why J did r."t the rich men of the county risk i their byes fur the capture of these men'.' Let the peopit' answer. I'niler tiie ci.-runiTtance I ir.-juire what is : tiie tity of tbe commissioner. ribouU ibey i g;ve the pnr-e sirirs aui.nher whip anund the purse and lo.k wise and ay, ii cu t0 ifHrJt. Vho ifoes it cost ? Tlie men who s.-k j fur protection should be willing to pay for j it or do without it. If the monied men i can't piy dr services devoid to their s;jecial ! interest, who cm ? T.ie men who arrestrd ! tiie phiiers are now tardea for their friinids ; arnl -j.Tie of them may be shjt down like 1 dr. It woiit-i be a burning shame V Som- erset county to aUimhrn her brave and noble ! heroes by not givit'n them a wtil ileserveil j reward. Three thousand dollars would only j le au humble acknowledgement of tlieir i courage and siu n iices. Let us hear from i sor.lL- one. i X- j Prof. Cover Hits Back. Mu. Eieva : What is wmng with Vr. I Lang Km ; U-says, "it is evident fnim Ci j vers siatriueiit that bethink one of tbe teachers of the Ilerliu tiorrrtal the author of ! the article in t: e A'fd." Thnjugh what i premise did he arrive at such a fallacious ' conciii.iiin T "Will F. ti. Lsndi say anr ! tiling tieiriiiM'ntai to tbe Berlin normal T I We ho;,e not. No one ho a-ked bim or nyrtisiy else to do so. p'ke in k:mlest terTi3 for the suire of its teachers and stu dents. We have oil tiie st'i'lents we can ac comniodo'e. Whr should we covt ? Wiio ba ITiildf- fj" m V.'-m .'V ,T 'li i?rpitM r if'-trr ! l-t in ,:i.r!i; j-pfp!e rva.1 my teller in the I Hex. lp of May 1-4. arid his letter of May ! s'.h. and I a-n r-a-ly to ahide by the renfrt. Whe ilns not he ffirivU the "A-lier j lr-i'i-!,rs ?' The (sunis-tenry of hi critici.m j is clearly ven when he ai'enijK to critics' my rising twv. The point he wcn.ld cr.tici-e ssin.'tionsI by g-.l atitbors of rlietoric. aii'l a!o oonmon sense. Our bovs and i'rls. ten y.-ar old. would tell bim that in his closing senteni-e a phra- is out of its natural rfier, arid m ist be ehanjeil. or else punctuated. There o-e severoi other blun ders ii tin CHutoc;ti,j:l( bui space forbi.ls me t i-jint them out. With all du-i rv-nect to the Iter! in Normal and liet wi-i.es loaii if its teachers and studen's. I will '.lo-e by oyina: that his post. tii:i soun is ti m i-. 1b liie a w:lid hoy's, and his loi;ic tii fa-fe'ciied for me to waste vaiuobie time, which siiocld be given to our Sijllolars. Y. urs with best wihe. W. H. Coves Meeting of Classis. Sorrt rvt 'ia-sis of the Reformei! Church w.il r,it-t in a.intial ses-km at Shanksviiie. Pa., on Wednes.isy, May 2frth. ar ". p. m. Dvittgatn co-nin j by way of iieriiii wili lie met at the fo-rnoon train from Garrett on the 2Kb. Taos coming by way of'-oiemar, will W bn uyl.t off at the afternoon train 'rom lux kwoL All delegates to Classis I and the Mis.si.marr S-ttiety purposing to eone by rail m.ist at orua notify H. H. Grady, S!u.ik-vi;le, Pa. Prize Clothing;. We will give for tiie next sixty days, com mencing May lt. a gold-tipped umbrella I with every ::it of -lothin? sold for ten dol- lars or C'-warJo, at the ftumerset Uotbiaj Hats. J. X. So-.tmA-rr. t s erstnrval!y Item. I In the Recorder's Office. Ceed Rcordal Letters Cranted Marriage Licenses Ijjuod. ers ssi ok::. Sroce our last report t.'ie foi!,,wn- d-l have beeu left with Recorder lo placed on record : Jacob McGregor to Sanm.-l M'G-vgo, property in Shade township : eoiiv ic.-s:. on -7.'V. L'avid Menserto Andrew W p,-.,;- ty in Somerset iowr?shi co:i,iu-r.c, : ITS'. W.u- J. Hitehmaii bHet:ie P,. Shi. 1 I-. property in 1") per Turk- yfivt t,.i..ip. con-si, b-rai ion $t..VJoo John Cusel-rertoChristA Eferr-ji !l;-a! I.rUh eran church, property in S,)nit.r?t town ship: coosideration $l"n.'H( JerjtneK. Bioti'i to Hiram M iseirnin, property in Point township ; consider.!: i.o Jsi.l. Hiram Missel ruan to Jacob P,in a d others, property in Paint township, Somer set county and in Richland township. Cam bria county ; consideration $l,!:i.'ii. Wm. P. Zimmerman to Jacob M. Berkey. property in Berlin Bonugb and Brother ?ai!ey township: consideration $1 i Lewis Emerick to Edward Rauermasier, pmpertyin Elklick township : considerai ion .!.'. M. R. Bowman to Some!"et Ieirnsli Si hooi District, property in ftomerses IV-r., consideration $Ji; i. lETTKKS GSONTKU. To Barbara Fahlinger, Executrix of the estate of John Foh'inger. late of A W. son Township. To Isaiah D. Zimmerman. A lniiu.strator of the estate of Josepb Z: muierniaii, iaie of j Jenner Township. To Iletl.e B. Shields, Administratrix of tiie eslale of James Suiel.ls, late of I'pper Turkey fot Township. To Albert lleiUey, Executor of the estate of Archibald Complon, late of IVriin Bor ough. AfhBBlAoB LlCtvsKt ISHCED. Edwin C. t'err.er and L. Ea.;ecic K.r.g, both of rVunerset Bopmh. John F. Keller, of Stonycreek Townstiip. and Annie S. Meyers, of Sha.ie Towusii.p. Amendment Resolutions. The following reolutioir on the pmhibt bry Amendment were alopiI by the Som erset Comity ('onference of tiie Evangelical Lutheran church : ivVscs i "l. That this Couferen.-e reailirm its former action condeniual, ry of the li.ji.or tratlic. and the necessity of its stwly and complete overthrow by '.lie voles of the people. 2. That we emphatically de1-!are our beliet that M (AriVrian or true pa?riot should v,d against the Pnsliibiuiry Aruendment, nor of to Toie"r it, uuiess Providentially hlor dered. 3. That each minister of Conference have one or more addresses delivered in each of bis churssies on tbe Amendment between now and the llii of June, and we minii mend that all the churches, be ot;iied for sr.ch meet in its. O.V SYTEMATf"" COI.LEtTl.iV. Wh bes. There ai aaysexiats a de'iriency n ftimls for eduxttion. In the beginning of each synodica! year, that embarrasses the students and the treasurer, and since one of the chief causes is a want of system in i- l-lectinK-snch moneys, KexJml, That we introduce the plan of quarterly communions and at lesist quarter ly collections into ail our congregations. coaaetTiso oi a rnr if fc.i.iji. Whekcu. Mat y of our churches have on their pills of nieiubership those who neither sitpport tlie minister, cvntrihiite to the ln evolrnof the chuich and absent th-niselvcs from the communion of the Altar, attd since by decision of tlie eneral Synoil. tiie names of members can be erased fnim the list only in one of three ways, namely, by death, by crrtiurate or by expulsion. Rfilttd, That all such irregularities in members be mad a subject of investigation by Church Councils, and where no g'i rea sons exist for the retention of their names, they be sus!ended or exeiied fpm the church, unless they shall amend tlieir sinful lives. 2. The Secretary of Conferen.-e siiaii -nd a copy of these resolution- to each pastor and pastoral charge. os isrtsT ms. KeJctil. That the itors of this refer ence be requested to magnify the responsibil ity of pareiiis in regard to infant ba.sni. Ret. J. P. S mm-as. Rev. L. L. Skimeb. Rev. i. H. Ziss, SI a. VmiAr Si:tii, 11b. H. F. Millcs. Coninnltee. the ri:EPvRp,Mir x ii i.il. Tbe committee whh h lias had this mufer in cborze not having Ijes-n ooie lo ar-ee upi-n t the location to be selected from amor.g the j otn;eting town, n ferre.1 tlie matter to Conferenie Sir final action. After much debate by the champions of j the various loc-iiities and some others, it was j brought to a vole by balett and on the fourth ballot the msjority deci.ied in fovor of New I Centreville. This plai'e offers I2. s-i. tiie Conference obligates itaelf to ra.-e fl.s. and as the schowi will not be beg in unless I-1".'-'! shall have ben raise-1 in bonaiide subs.-ripiioiis it is laid upon the k ; cioa ntittee in connection with the Conference committee to rind the balance of i7, i, s-imewhere. The on fere-ice ho ainj de cided to support this si'hool in prefep-nw to all other similar tines should it be sui-cesM-f illy estob'ishe"!. J. P. St HVI BE. Reporter. GtBSETT. r., Mav I". '-K Conine and see the vxtiitii't'tn ofover iT i r worth of embpiiilered W'rk. ilne on the new Home Sew ing jlorione Tie- .el will be exhibited on tbe anh and 21 t of May by Jlorrell A ShotVnbrrg. in Ro. r s Block. Free to all. Not long ago John RisEin wis ickin:; over a set of American etchings in a Lon don art s'ore, and came npim one which e x eitedhira to unbounded enthusiasm, "f at is the f!net work that ever ente-tl Iki don," said the deikbied critic. It was from the netdle of Thomas Miran. w!;oe ardent tlevoiion to etching in rteent yoe, bu drawn his wife Ian etcher of envi j'lle rink i. and many orber artijtis in! fi-ri'1nei f,,r etchings. A portra t ( Tiiumas M tian. at work on an etching plate, is one f Ihe twenty stu lio iuteritirs iiiiistratinif the ar. tide on " Artits Studios of New York " in the May (.'iMnjJUi. Moran s Cchinif of " The Mountain of Ihe H ;y Ois.'' afvr his fouious painting, is the ft.tiiipic of the nuudier, audu n atlmirabl engrav- Pennsylvania Day Postponed. In response to teh-emm from Acj'ita'il General Hosting, four members of tl e"io mission baring charge of the en-eii-.n of monument on Urn bai:icru-id of Get'y.bi.r; went tij Horrishurg on Wedixsuiar fr a consultation reganling the nioiter ,f istpoiiing llie dedication of the monu ments until the autumn. This w is thought ailvisable because of tlte siiort time aiiow-sl the Adiuuiit General to arronm for the transportation of the troops, etc Geierai Taylor. Colonel Nicholson, lennirt Gvbin, arnl Cuionel Rickett.. bal a brief atnsuita tion with ffoveruor Jteaver at not,n and it was urreste-l that We,Inesioy and Thurs day. September II and 12, wouM le a g-l t-me fir the ceremonii-s of Pennsylvania Day. In tiie afternoon the contntis-ioner met Adj.llanl General Haetinas. aiel sjoptem- ! ber U and 12 were fixed m)ti as the,ia. j for tbe ceremonies ai frettfthii't. DIED. FELTES. Jn Mar ih, !. '--.iys .. lata Felten. awed 2SJ yean. 7 rmnr and 7 'lay. He lived and uhed nar New italU more, 3omtnrt Co., Ti., bTit Lis top r1:h SIoaon re!-,ea. ' " ' inr II.
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