The Somerset Herald. EDWAKf SCULL. LiiM- fcJ.i l'wiincM.r WKbXCE&AY. IwwbCT IT. Mi;. Wai t lliMir hns discovered thai the Alliance sragloaJcd- Thk indication reUnt tbe Moral K!erti..nii liill will not I parsed t the jiresent nefwion of Congrww. A mN. Uncle .Siu' odi change in the Treasury reC4.00i..OOO half dollars. They would be handy for Christmas, and would, if distributed be about a quarter each. Pr.MiM-nTic orpins are now eneering at Secretary Noble because of his effort! to correct tie abuses of pension attorney. Are they with the attorneys and again the pen.ionerg? I'mteii ST.ie Senatow seetn to be there for business. They are a little late but better late than never. The people are not in sympathy with the alow meth ods of the Senate. Kki-okt from Nebraska are that the l,-titntion amng the people as a result j f i-rop failures U wore terrible and ex tuns', ve than that f.jllowir-2 the Johns J town lloud or t liicuso lire. j Within sixty days or less four promi ntut men, Justice Miller, ei-Secretary of War. (ienersi IJelknap, Surgeon iencral JSat.r and tteueral Wilcox, have Iteen Ktrirten suddenly and fatally, ea.h in nearly the name manner, three of them lulling on the street and all in Washing ton. ( ti.t. Sitting Bull, the famous chief of the Sioux Indiana, is a good Indian at last. He was kill. d Monday. He had been arrested by Indian iliee and an jitt.-mpt at rescue was wade by a band of his follower. In the ,-kirn.ixh that en-Mi-d he and his fon. Crow l oot, were tmtli killed. The niassaire .frt.-neral 'u,st r and his troojiers is at IhkI nvenged. Tiuia are a trood many "disKmraged t-oiiW'"in the financial world just now. Iflliey wiii think it ever, the Lite elec tion doesn't mean ha I fas much as exult uiit iH'inorrats cla: 11. The I'eiuocratic majority is weries in CongrtsK to 1ikuj-(- a single law of the land for two yearn and more to come. I'tit yotirstiouM m to the wheel and the car of pronjeri ty will acain move alorj in the old route. Sv the I'niint"wn tyWi(t.i-.vi.i?-, 1 : Thousands of Republican- helped the Itemocrats to elect a Governor of rvnnylvani ft the recent election. In return for this -reciprocity," pom; of the Ieinocrnti are demanding the seats of five Republican Congressmen who wcie duly elected, which would make the del egation from this State in the I'ifty cecond Congress stand Vi Democrats and 111 Republicans, so that in the event cf the election of a President in lW being thrown into the Hon-? of Representa tive, the electoral vote of Pennsylvania would be cast for the Ieuiocratic candi date. The contents are for the seats of Colonel Stewart in this (Olthi district. Scull in the '.itlli, Hopkins in the Mth, Slionk in the lith, and Atkinson in the 1Mb. The majorities range from 12."! to I.HiH). Reason for the content! in all the -li-tricts: The next House will have VtO I democratic majority. New York Tri'ntnc: There are two la-- of influeuet-e which ni?l power fully atfect the Republican chances in ie next general election two years Swice. One is negative and the other lasicive. One is the repel Iant power of Democratic legislation in the next Con rgreea. The other is the attractive power of the Republican National Administra tion. A Iemocratic Congress may com mit so many blunders and manifest such latigerous tendencies e to warn the Na tion against the folly of tntruntirg 60 unsafe a party w ith political power. The Republican Administration may make mo line a record in dealing with questions of iiome and foreign policy that a party (tr.apli w ill be won by virtue of its iiit-hieveuientc. The pre nt Conerev can only coni tAete the Uhrii.ishcJ work of the session. It cannot originate any new measure. Jt can only maintain continuity of Re publican jsilii-y by rem lining steadfast siaj loyal to the principles embodied in lte ii-gislation of the year, which must siltintely le sustained by the deliberate judgment of the A tuerican people. Its tnlueiice ia afl'tfting the result of the next general elections w ill be overshad owed by thai of the National Adminis tration, which will remain in jwwer with Jemocralie House in opponition to it. Thai Administration will divide with the oppoition Iloune the attention of the eowutry. If its ethciency, thorough ies, patriotism and statesmanship con tra. favorably a ith the inaptitude, reck lesneMt and aajtatriotic partisanship of the House, it will be a magnet attracting jpular (vr.fi lette and respect. Positive will oo-operate with negative forces in tromoting Republican triumph and iejoratic defeat. J'mtident Harrisou's Administration has d-KK much to strengthen the party since the election. 1 hiring (he next eighteen iiimths it will have an unriv alled opportunity for impressing the Timtry with the superiority of Rcpubli--a methods of administration. Its cmo- lm1 of foreign affaire has leeo vigorous, eionsen-ative and enlightened ; American diptouiaey having regained in two years all the prestige b hich was sacriticed un der Secretary Rayard's timorous direc tion. The Treasury lepartment has iwen couspictiousty We!! managed under onditions of extraordinary difficulty. The Savy Ikiartmcnt kas a hieved re Markable distinction for ethcncy and oiyaniring power. The War, the Interior and the PoRtollice re;artotei:ta have also been making excellent records and xutribiitinp to increaMe the public esti anaiion in which the National Adminis itnrtin is held. All these influences if -ontiaed in operation will tend to pro uote ti success of the Republican party the sect elei-tions. The foieeast of inevitaie iaiocratic blundering in the next H nise, aoi the present aspects of a Vational AdminMtiwtion free from sean di and reproach, atxi thoroughly et!i ciein every dpartmei.t ot the public wrvie. are alike encouraging, iepubli ctnieaa Uke a long look ahead and be im-'pired with coura0. Population e3,OOj.jOO. 1Vit-fim, D C. !. in. The popu lation n( he count n', inciudii:jt Indians, etc., will reach , ,.i. Already the naus trlifletas a.-luilly retani! iiiroun,! lirfuros Sl."! Jndisn- andwhiire in thf Indian Territory. S'he. w ith tl.ep pula tion of Alaska. wLh 'i Sjircidl IVrof estimates at wOt. will bring up the lotai TKpiriaion of thi- eojn'ry to 67 0-K', a1j, 'Uierical (win of 13 WJC'J tor tit decade. Th Farmer in koiiiic. ( from ttt ChicMJ Inter Ucjan. It is bacomii-K mare and more evident everyday t!:at the unrest among the far mers is the coming feature of American poli ties. Asitate as they nay the free traJ-rs Till find tbat tu protecUrr tariff of I has com to stay, modified, perhapf. but not es sentia weakened. The farmers are the supreme power in this country, and they are not worrying and ftiiving over the price of Havana cigars and Krencb ha:np8bues. and ibey know enough la know tbat as aU. iron, steel, etc, went down in price under T.iotertion. as .xn as the protection had fair- ! y had a hance to wort, so tin will be all the cheajier if ru.ned ana msue at Dome. Tin-rare content to give the new duties time to ber their legitimite fruit, hut they are restless and discontented on quite other grounds. Whether they setk relief and betterment through the old parties or a new party will daj-end upon tbe development of tbe near future. The average farmer is very fab from being a politician iu the sense of an oflice-seeker, but his political convictions are deep, clear, aud strong, based on conscientious princi ples. If a lot of demagogues think they can twist the granger vote and make it tail out their own little kites they are bound to be disappointed. The farmers Will go with their respective parties unless they see some special yet general reason for breaking tbbse ties. Whether ll2 will be ISO over again with emphasis, or repeated, it would be idle to inquire. Nor does it matter, so far as concerns the duty ofOngress and the Iifdislatures of the seain. It would be both impolitic and unpatriotic for our legislators. National and State, to not Ur their courn- tui winter according to the demand of dmy, rth-r than supposed temporary exjwdiency. I- is not enough to find out what the farmers waut, even as suming that they are properly represented by those professing to speak for them. Are thow demands bawd on sound reason, and would the granting of them be really bene cialT It is equally true that those demands muht be given a csrefal as well as respectful hearing, no matter how foreign they miy be to preconceived convictions. ' Hay seed" is not a sign of either sapiency or Miy. There is this m'icb, however, in favor of the fanners : They l..k at public questions from the standout of a mode of life requir ing both hard physical work and no little in tellectual eiT.irt. The man who undertakea to run a farm by hand instead of by head is pretty sure to run behind and make a fail ure of it. Thinking and toiling must go together to insure success. The hsbit of running one own machine develop the brain, and is largely the reason the higher walk of life are recruited so heavily from tbe rursl population. This intellectuality is not clogged by the eculiariiies of agricultu ral lift-. The true statesman cares far more to know what the farmers are thinking alHjtit thisn any other class, not simply he cane th y are so numerous, but becatie they are level-beaded, and not detracted in thought by the jierplexitiea or competitions of ordinary business. One secret of Lincoln's marvelous "UtesnianKhip was his profound . t ir,u r. 1 f ' .,, . .. i.uhiican tarty wants to avoid breakers let : it have more ol the spirit of Lincoln aud less of tbe spirit of the supercilious child of for tuitous accident. The Border Raids Claim Bill will Likely get a Hearing. W.'.ioiir.sTOK. IVe. 12. Most of the mem bers of tbe P.order P.aid Claims Commission remained in the city to-day, though tiovem- ... 1 .... f. 1 1 .. rPi Aurlt t K iu af. lernoon. Senator u.y did not return to ! u"6' tbecitv.and. with Senator Cameron also ! weighing abjut pounds each, in one absent', tbe committee appointed last even- .. 1B of them. They ing to serine tbe co-ojralion of the Sena- I e b!S " "n' 1 tors in a hearing before the committee on 1 . with tbera to steal the hor he would Rules of the House had to fl their wy . hiP n,e overtly." Young Witt said that alone, fiovernor Heaver and Congressman t he could neither read nor write, hut he rat Stone sought S,H-aker K-d while he sat in tied of the months of the year in abort order. thu chair and made known their errand, j I if to the question. "L.3 you know ThUrIM t,.,,l.r i the i bair what bell means '- '-yes, it s a fiery pit to and retired with the gentleman .obis loom, and there, after a brief iirrx-utation of the mator. orttinised to flirree with t ho other oiembersoftheConimiUeeonR.iles to re - port a resolution, making tbe Border Raid Claims bill a secial order at a,, earlv day, the bill to betaken up afier the moruing hour, ad the previous question to be called the folios ing day jutit rrvious to adjourn ment, thus limiting dvbatc U not more than two days. The Rrpublican meiiibers of the Committee have agteed to this and the reso lution was placed in the hands of Colonel Marab to see to it tbat Messrs. Rlount and j UcMil'an, the Letr.ocratic members of the IVitamiltee ou Rules, are made right on the I question. To Improve State Road. IlAKKii-m ac, Jtcc. 12 The Hiate Bad Commission has practically agrevd on the provisions of the bill w hich it will submit to the Legislature next mouth, aud it is now possible to friva a clear statement of thecom missions idea. In the first place, whileobliteratingentire ly the present plao of permitting farmers to work out road taxes, its tuodiii nation is con templated in audi a way as to remove its most objectionable featured. Tha bill t templates the apoiiilmeiit ot three lioad Commissioners to each township, who will serve without pay aud wi.o will have the appointment of paid roadmasters. R)ad aiasters are to be paid only for each day of actual work. Farmers wiil be required to notify the .('Jiijaiissioner not later than April 1 5 ol f!i yu4r irbether they desire to work out their rji 1 tutet. TJ-e c!iooi:ig to do so will be required to report Ult wort at the time and place designated by the Foal master aud ou failure to comply with the terms of the notice their road tax will be come payable in cah. Tbe work on tbe mads will thus be done at tbe proper time aud not at the yjoveqietic! of the farmer. A towuhip trauurer, ho msy be one of the commissioners, will reaeiire all township road taxes and set asiJe apiwuoq tfiliem each year for ermanent iniprovdtneuts. When one mile of permanently improved road has been built of stone or gravel found alious with coverings approved by thecoun ty etiKiuetf, tbe county will be required to build au additional mile of permanent road in the township and the State another mile, but the S.:t will not wait for action by the county . The Attorney Gnerl has expressed the opinion that t'lere is appsroatiy no legal objection to an appropriation of tb funds in the State Treasury to the permanent im provement of the rosdi according to tu plan suggested, and the members of the Commission believe that there will be ample funds in tbe treasury to carry on the work. Wade Hampton Bounced. Colonel John Laurens Manning Irby was elected on thefurth ballot by tbagmtQ Carolina legislature in session at Cjlmabia, Thanxity, to succeed Failed States Senator Wade Hampton. The new United Slates Senator was 3G years old lart Septorainr. He was educated at the I'aiversity of Virginia and Princeton college, and read law, bu' only practiced his profession twj yeir S:uce ttisu ht has j tweu successfully engaged in farming nr i.sursns. tie espiused Uie Ureters move ment at its inception, is an ardent admirer of lioverBor Tilliuin, and was chairman of the Tillman state executive committw. Col joel Irby wis recently eie-t-l a m-mtT of the lower bra-icii of the stats leg sla'ure, and on the orginiziti n of that bIr was made speaker. He Thinks the Delamater Failure Was a Perfectly HonattOna. Raix, Fa., IVc. 12 Lun'a mercantile agent returned from MeaJville to day, and after a careful investigation, states tbat the nil ancial standing of other business houses in Meadville is good. The balance of the bank" are in 6rl cl-s i-.id. .. f ,i amaters think they will he !!, i.. . )t ii fill, but the agent thi-iks then- will be a shrinkage. They hav- fuind that all the property owned by the DHiamsters ia in the issignm nt, and regard the failure as beiug a perfectly bones one. Consume The Time of the Court of Quarter Sessions Reoort of the Grand Jury. Last west's term of court wai consumed in the trial of cases of a trilling character, most of which should never have been brought before that tribunal. There must be very little satisfaction to either side to secure a division of costs, or even to mulct the otbet side with all the costs ; but some how people are fund of lawing. and verdicts are very cucertain, and since human nature has always beta foud of a game of chance, we suppose the time of courts and the shekels ui tax payer wiil be devoted to this profitless labor until the millenium shall have come. Tbe first case called for trial was the Com monwealth vs. Abraham Howard and wife, charged with lilnrl on information of John H. Friedliue. The costs were divided be tween Mrs. Howard and the prosecutor. Jerry ilcCarty was called to answer a charge of embezzlement Jerry was secre tary of a Knights of Labor organisation :n Elklick township, and it appeared from the testimony submitted that he had appropri ated tT.OO to his own nse, which sum bad been given him to transmit to the treasurer of tbe National Assembly, at Dayton, Ohio. Jerry was convicted, and is in jail awaitiug sentence. - Three days of last week s court were taken up with an assault and batttery case, or. more properly, with a double case Or assault and battery, since both sides brought the same charge, and the caseS were tried aa one, between the employes of A. F. Johns, a wealthy Meyemlale lumberman, and John H. Havenseroft. a lumberman of Sand Patch. The quarrel which instigated the suit was brought about over a dispute of ownership of a piece of land at Sand I'atch. on which Johns had nstnicted a tram -road. Ravens craft claim: ownership of the land, and one afternoon in November last tore np some of the rails on the tsam-road, rendering it use less to Johns. Karly the following morning a gang of men working under Johns' in structions went to work to replace the rails, and while cygaged ia this woik were order ed off the premises by Kavenccraft. A free fight followed between the Johns and ltav enscraft employes, and a number of cuts and bruises were sustained on both sides. The jury retired at five o'clock Saturday evening and handed in their verdict Sunday morning. The costs of both cases were put on Kavenscraft. A case tbat provoked considerable mirth among the spectators was tried before the c-nirt Thursday evening. Jacob and Jesse Witt, two depraved looking sjiecimens of humanity, who live all alone in a little log hat in the mountains above Jennertown, and who ate said to he too lazy to do a day's work, w ere called npon to answer thechsrg? of mealing a number of hogs from one C'jarles Vaneer, whose farm adjoins the Witt habitation. Vaneer testified that he had a drove of bogs feeding in his woods the at summer and that when be went to remove them he found a number of them had disapt'eared. The next witness was the constable of Jenner township, who Ustified , , . .....,. : that he .'iad searched the Witt cabin and bad found a lot of hor' feet and heads under the cabin floor. The constable was followed by a son of Jacob Witt, one of the defend- , ants, who was brought into court by a dep- uty sheriff. He is a greit big lout ol a boy, , 20 years old, and gave in his evidence in a very loud voice. He said : "Jaob aud Jesse i killed tbe hog ; Jew hot them, and after ' they had skinned thcin they would carry j bllrn orner? Pc,,r!e in ' ' 'P''- was the prompt Tiie father swore that his son was cross jitu hilu a,lJ bJ b"ra f'88 Wl!mss !st him ,lial he M nevcr ',,olen "-T' j t'""?; lie never 9,,,le a ho? ' tliat ! "is son and young Keiser stole the hogs and ; brought them to the eabin, and that as tbe i. ! meat was mere ne neipej eai ii. iiiejr were found guilty and are stiil in j.iil. Saturday evening young Noah Keiser, a bo successfully scaled the wall of the jail the night the Xicrly boys made their break (jr liberty, and was afterwards found by the Sheritf concealed at his home in Jenner township, was tried for the larceny ol turkey valued at 73 cts. Keiser admitted that be bad helpcl to steal a turkey from the prosecutor, an 1 a number of witnesses testified to bis bad character but his counsel claimed that the turkoy stolen on the day alleged in the b.Il of indictment was not the turkey stolen by b client, siiwe there wss no evidence offered to show that he had yia ited the prosecutor's chicken house on that day. The jury thought differently, howev er, and return id a verdict of guilty. Rei ser's attorney insists ihat the Court must set the verdict aside since the finding is unwar ranted by the bill of indictment and tbe evi Ueniie. At the conclusion of this trial Kei ser was tried and acquitted of the charge of having stolen a gun from a resident of Jen ner township. A charge for breaking Jail is still banging over him. James Haskins, colored, was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons, at Tuesday's session, aud was re.nantlt-d to jail pending sentence. The Commonwealth vs. John Ravenscraft, i;har;jed with malicious mischief, on infor mation if A- V- John, w as next called for trial ai'1 wnsumed a d ig and half. From the testimony adduced it seem that John owned a tram road on projrty at Sand Patch, claimed by Ravenscraft and disputed by John. One day last fall Kavenscraft tore up the track of the tram-road, which brought about the suit for malicious mischief. Ver dict, not guilty and costs divided. BEJ'QSf Of ,RAND JI M'. We, the members of tfi Grand Jury, in quiring in and for the body of Somerset county, thronb onr Foreman, respectfully j prevent that we have made an examina- twin ei the breach of prison made on tbe 3th tf Kovrnilwr, IstSi. We caused to be called before us Noah Keiser, James Has kins, Daniel Hmwrcan, R. S. Millen, B. F. Uis, (ho W. JSelT, ). Y- Wagner, C. W. Wiliu)son, Je-remiah Moi'arty, prank Cun r.itigbam. iu l llilt'm UcUillen, who were all swore in open court, and after hearing tbe statements and evidence fill', both as to the security of the jail and I he bretch of prison aforesaid, w e do make the following presentments : 1st. That Fit-r.by Humbersot., committed to Jail ou a ehare of burglary, broke and rsrepid from thejii! of jlomeiset rounty, on the 2-t b of Voiepilxr, is'.sl, and is still at large. 2nd. That Vfflh Keher, committed to jail on a charge of larceny, broke and escnjied from tlie jail on the ih of iTov., ls:K. 31. T.'.at Jeremiah ilii'artj'j committed on a c ha-jre ot eniU-zi'.etm nt, did aid and ahei in Jiph sod Iavu1 Kiceiy. Filxhy Hunilvraon. and Noah Keiser brtakilig and escaping from the jail of said county, on the date aforesaid. 4th. That Alexander Queer died in jail on the third day of Il.-ceniher. IKSi, from in juries revived in fyimr f break and escape from pri-sin on the a''h of November, lfi; tl' said AVxsr.di-r leer having ten com ui .t-d to i-aid prison on a charge of arson. 5th. That F. B. Login and Jeremiah Mc Carty on or about tbe firat day of November, IfctO, did break and attempt to escape from tbe jail of Somerset county, by cutting away the iamb of one w indow in the west corri dor of the jell, ami did dttace, mark, and mutiiate the tame. I ..at c find i'iai heSliriir hai been an- jed to a cnai!i xtnt by the public, who through the desire to see and examine the new jail, there being almost daily large crowds seeking admission. We find that David and Joseph Nicely weie and have been properly locked in their cells, scpara t and apart, but that the balance -f the pris oners 'Alexander Queer, committed npon a charge e l'ai Mill ; Fit Ay Huinhsf on, efcerg- t.l with burglary; Noah Ke.ae-, charged aith larccry ; Jeremiah Mct.ar.y, charged with embczalment, and James Haskins, charged with carrying and pointing con cealed deadly weapons,) throngh the lenien cy and kindness of the Sheriff, had the free dom of the jail and corriders and frequently tbe freedom of the corridor in front ol the cells of Jose di and Pavid Nicely, contrary to ami in violation of the rules placed there by the Taulcy Jail Company for the guid ance e f the Sheriff and Turnkey, which were ported in tbe jail when accepted by the county from the Tauley Jail Company. That on the 29.b of November, 1.J. there being piany visitors admitted to the jau. and it being the desire ol all to see tbe working of the jail and the Nicely boys, the Sheriff, as a matter of convenience and a neglect of the rules of the prison did not have tbe combination to the lock on the box containing tbe levers which throw the bars across the cell doors in which the Nicely boys were confined, thrown on ; through which and by some means, and by the door on the box not being properly locked, it was opened by Fitiby Humberson, who drew the lever (the padlocks being off ) which threw the bars off the doo'S of the Nicely boya' ceils ; and the locks having been saw ed oil' by the said Fit .by Humberson, assist ed by Jeremiah McCarty they were enabled to get out of their cells and make their escape through the trap door in the ceiling, in the west corridor of tht Jail, and from there through a hole In the northeast comer of the jail wall. That while the Sheriff did not observe the rules fully for the care of the prisoners, and the secoring of the locks pro-ierly. and is censurable to a certain ex tent, yet. on account of his constant annoy ance in being called upon to admit so many visitors to tbe jail, we find tbat he has not wantouly or grossly neglected his duties, and used every endeavor to recapture and return the prisoners to the jail, and all were returned except Fitzby Humberson. That tbe Jail is good, beautiful in appear ance, well built and planned, both as to convenience aud health ; built of good ma terial and perfet-tly see ure in every respect, if the rules placed in the jail by the Pauley Jail Company are carried out and observed by the Sheriff and Turnkey. Vet, while believing the jail proper is perfectly secure, the trapdoor to the garret, in the west corri dor, should not have been placed there, as it ia a weak point, and through which, if opiortunity should present by carelessness of the Turnkey and nqglect cf the rules, prisoners could escape. We recommend that the (i rand Jury room be refurnishi d with new carpet, chairs and table, and that the room be repapered and painted. We also recommend that the Commis sioners repaint tbe Court House, and place steam in for healing and warming the Court room and effioea. We also recommend that the present water closet be thrown open to the grand and petit jurors and witnesses attending Court, or build an additional water clobet for the public, as many have suffered much incon venience on account of the closet being locked and aot knowing where to go, or to get the key. Jcaun Kimmel, Foreman. sei oku week's cotar. The first business taken up at Monday 'a session was an argument on a bill inequity, wherein the court had granted a temporary injunction restraining John Rivenscraft from obstructing a tram toad of A. F. John's, laid over a piece of land at Sand Patch. Af ter a full hearing, occupying almost the en tire day. the conn disso ved the injunction. Tbe Commonwealth vs. Joseph Keefer, charged with adultery, was next taken up and occupied the remainder of Mon day. The testimony elicited was of a character unfit lor publication. Tuesday morning Noah Keiser and Jere McCarty were tried for breaking and aiding and abetting others to break jail. From all the testimony submitted it appears that both prisoners were tbe tools of the Nicely boys, and everything .that was accomplished was done under their direction. In the case of Keiser the court directed the jury to return a veidict of guilty. In the case of McCarty, Keiser testified ttat either Ifumbertsou or IJcCarty had drawn open the lever in Ilia (X)rrhnatlon boi ; that McCarty had helped saw tbe locks on tbe Nicely boys' cells, and that McCarty told him that he had gotten f HO for helping them to escape ; that iu event the plan fail ed by which they escaped, McCarty was to hold the deputy sheriff, and one of ihe other prisoners was to hit him on the head with a bar of iron, after which they would lake his keys and go out the front door. James Haskins, colored, testified tbat Joe Nicely wanted him to swear by a boox that be would stick by the other prisoners, and offered him $10 if he would hit the deputy sheriff. Haskins declined bis offer, and was not taken into the confidence of tbe othtr prisoners. THE STATE CAPITAL. Watcn trie Proceedings Legislature of your The Harrisburg Ilmhi Patrint, in addition to tbe general news of the day, will conta'n full reports of the praceedings of the Legis lature during the session of that body. Send one dollar and twenty-five cents, to the pub lisher and get a copy every day during the session. The HVi'y Patriot is an excellent family journal and will also contain a report of the legislative proceedings. Terms: $1.00 per copy per annum ; toc'ubs often or more, 75 cents per copy per annum, with an addi tional copy to t.'ie getter up of the club. Rostageon Daily and Weekly prepaid by the publisher. -e-we Hon. John Heiatancl Dead, L151-.1STX, Pa., Dec. 13 Hon John A. Hiestand died this mirniug at 1 o'clock, aged '1 years, ne bad been a member of both branches of the Legislature, Naval Oltioer at Philadelphia for eight years, and member ot the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses. He died from paresis. Mr. Hiestand was connected with tbe Krtim'iur.M stalwart Republican papr, from 1S.W to ls7! ; was a member of the Farmers' Club, and had a large acquaintance through out tbe State. He was always active in politics, and was the Cameron leader in lamcaster county for many years. Getting to Be Understood. Jetroil Tribune; Tbe alliance will make more rapid headway in the South than in the North hereafter. It ia a Southern born organization and its objsJt has been made so unmistakably ciear that no Republican can join it without surrendering his convie tions and becoming a tool of Democracy. SCROFULA U that Imptji lty t the blood which produeea unsightly lumps or swellings In ha neckj Wtilrh causes running sores on the anna, legs, or foctj rvhlrh develops ulcers tn the ayes, ears, or nose, pftrn causing blindness pr rfi-ufucss; which is the prlgln rf phut les, can cerous grow tin. or "bcuiDTF;" w hub, fasten ing fxa the lungs, causes consumption and demli. It It the most ancient ef all diseases, and very few persons are entirely free from It, ""r CURED tf taking Hood s parsapartlla, which, by the remarkable cures It lias acivmplMied, has proven Itaelf to be a potent and pcruUar niedlchic for this disesse. If yoq suffer from arrohua, try Hood's Barsaparllla, "Every spring my wife and children save been trouMed with scrofula, tny little hoy, three years old, being a tcrrihle auHerer. Last spring be was one mass ot sores from bend to feet. We all took Hood's Sarsaiiarilla, and all have been cured of the scrofula. My little twy Is entirely Irce from sores, and all lour of tny children look bright and hca!ly'. W. H. Athebtos, Passaic City, S. J. Hood's Sarsaparilla Poldhrmlldnwrfrti. JlmrforJ. ITe pared only bj 1 . 1. iiuuu c to, Apotheelriri. Lowell, Mi 100 Doses One Dollar Highest of all ia Leavening Poer, Li ABSOLUTELY PURE Buffalo Bill's Recall. Chicaoo, Dec. 1 1. Lieutenant C. W. Chtd wick, who was one of tbe Government of ficers aent out with Buffalo Bill to arrest Sitting Ball, ia in the city on his return trip. "Cody's plan for the arrest of that wily old Indian," said Chadwick, "was one of the most dating things I ever heard of, and it Is probably a fortunate thing tbat the Government courier ovrtook Cody with dis patches countermanding his orders. Think of Cody arrayed in a dress suit, silk socks and patent leathers riding with nine follow ers into the very heart of the Sioux camp. His plan was to draw a gun on old old Bull and take him outof the camp. If tbe bucks gave chase Cody was going to protect his body .behind that of Sitting Bull, and threat ening the Indians with the death of their chieftain if tbey fired at him. All would have been massacred had tbe plan been pnr aued. It was thought tbat this and the plan to disarm the Indians would have solved tbe Indian matter, but we are now agreed that bad it been done a bloody war would have been precipitated. Cody is now very ill from the long ride he had arrayed in the garments of the ball room. Farmers, Take Notice. I have leased tbe large warehouse of Peter Fink at the B. it O. Depot, in Somerset, for five yeors, aud also warerooms at Berlin and Coleman's, where I will keep on hand dur ng the seasons for delivery and re-shipment to all local points every grade of Fertlizers manufactured by the well-known Susque hanna Fertilizer Company, of Canton, Bal timore, Md. I have sjient five years among you, while these goods have been used in Somerset county for eight years, having been introduced by the Hon. O. P. Shaver. Ow ing to the large number of my patrons whom I thank kindly, my agents and myself may be nnable to call to see you personally, so I take advantage of your excellent papers to call your attention to the merits of our Fer tilisers, and beg leave to say that S. B. Vo der, of Pugh, Somerset County, Pa., and myself have solicited orders for the fall cro of 1890 ICQ tons to date of issue, notwith standing the strong competition. R M. Patton, of Somerset, who resides near the depot, is acting as delivering agent for me. By addressing or calling on him, you can learn oar prices. We can re-ship to any local point on short notice, but would prefer at all times to have your orders as far in advance of immediate wants as practical as it enables us to get our goods to you in better mechanical condition. In behalf of the Susquehanna Fertilizer Co., I am, Very Respectfully, A. J. Kosea, Guernsey, Pa WIDE AWAKE Beginning with the Holiday Number. 1891, is permanently enlarged to 1 one hunrcd pages, radiant PAGE3. Willi new ana larger type, a new style of pae, and fresh, strong literary pictorial attrac tions. MF.S. Bt'RTOX HARRISON', whose story of "The Anglomaniacs " has been the sensation of the wason in The Century, has written for Wiile Awake a story call ' Diamonds and Toads." HON. JOHN D. LONG (ex Governor of Massachusetts) furnishes six articles on der the general title of "Our Govern nietit," for the enlightenment of coming citizens the boys ami girls of to day. KIRK Ml'NROK, who lately lived for a time the life of a railroad man, iu all the phases from parlor car to cattle cage, has put his experience into a thrilling serial for boys called Cab and Caboose." Stri king pictqres by E.lmund 11. Garrett. MAR'MRIsTSnWEV'Sncw serial, "Five i.ittle Peppers Grown t'p." will tell more about i'oliy and Jasper, and David and Joel and I'hronsie, and others, as it runs through the year. Fifty charming illustrations by Charles Meute. MARIETTA'S GOOD TIMES will chroni cle in her own, words, fiom her own manuscript, tlie childhood adventures of Marietta Ambrosi. MISS MATILDA ARCIIAMEEAU VAN DOftA, a little gjr who had a great many anoestoM, is an irresistible little folks' serial, by Elizabeth Cumings. CXT'Sr ALLY INTERESTING A RTICLE3, some elaborately pictorial : "Dining with Gladstone," by Mrs. Gen eral John A. Logan ; "Amy Kobsart's Embroidery," by Frances A. Humph rey; "Mother Goose's Pets," by Agnes Repplier ; Gypsies and Gypsying," by Elixtbpih tyobiiis (ennell ; " Some IJorsus that i have Known," by Maude Howe: "Seinte Marie College of W'yn chestre," by Oscar Fay Adams; "Bos ton's Girl Sculptor,"' by Mrs. Newberry ; "The rttigar Ciank," by Theodora R. Jenness. SOME PROBLEMS IN HOROLOGY, by E. H. Hawley. of tbe Smithsonian In stitute, Washington, will interest Hih richool studsqts three sets of Cath Pri2--. THE BEST SHORT STORIES from thou sands offered and solicited the past year. THE LANDING OF THE riLGRIMS. a fac similie reproduction of Felicia He mans's famous poem, from the original MS., now in Pilgrim Hall, Plvmoiuh. FIGURE DRAWING FOR CHILDREN, in twelve illustrated lessons, by Caroline H. Rimroer, with four prize offers exch month. FINE BALLADS by Graham R. Tomson, Ifarriel prescott H(Oll'onl, Mary K. Bradley and J,aura IU. Iiicbards, beauti fully illustrated by Garrett, Saudham, and Taylor. The ever popular Ways to do Things, the School and Playground Stories, Tangles, Post-Office, "and Men and Things. ICiVJe Aufikc if on'; e2.40 a Tear. D. LOTH HOP t'OMPAXr, Publishers, Boston, Theso Bargains are but a few of the many thousands that will greet you on visiting KAUFMANNS' CR. i'ND DEPOT FIFTH AYECTI3 AXD SMITHFIEU) STREET, PITTSBURGH. If you wteh to order- goods by mail, wrlto for Kaufmanns- Fashion Catalogue, sent free to any address. ' AUIFMA!MNa Sorrjf-STip'jr! , V HATS .; U, S. Gov't Report, Acg. 17, tSS May Not be a Citizen. ZeSEsviLLC. Dec 15 A curious compl cation has arisen in the se of Oovernor elect James E. Boyd, of Nebraska. He was born in Ireland in 1S34 and came to this city with bis father, Jo-eph Boyd. In JS49 the father filed a notice of his intention to become a citizen, but did not take out h;a final pjptrs until Xovemb-r 3, IS!). The son did not takeout papers here, and it is stated that he has never been naturalized in Nebraska. Section 272, lb vised Statutes of the Tniti d States, provides that where the father is nat nralized bis sous under 21 years of age are naturalized. In this case the father filed his declaration in 1-qO, hut did not take out his final papers until 1S90, which was long after his son was of age. These are the grounds for a long nnd interesting lawsuit. Photogaaprts ! I am now located in Somerset, on the Glade House lo. and will remain fjr awhile. I am preared to make all sizes of Photo graphs and to copy from old pictures. Spe cial attention given to cbildrens' pictures. Will be glad to have you call and see my work. ' W 8. Flemish, Artist. Massacre In Arkansas. Fobt Smrn, Ark., Dec. II. Charley Jop lin. at the coal mines to day at Jenny Lind twelve miles f.trni here, shot and killed John Miller, Miiler's wife and grown daughter, Lou Miller, Dr Stewart, a promiaent phy sician, and a man wnose name is not known five persons in all. He then shot and killed himself. Tbe massacre occurred late in the day, and the only clew to the tragedy is that Dr. Stewart had intimated tbat Jop lin was tbe cause of I,ou Miller's trouble. DMIXISTKATOR'S NOTICE. lutuc Rtfate of Eina'l Miller, late of Cotiemaugh towiihhip, Somerset i'ounty, ha. Lettersnf adminltraliuiionthealxveestitte hav ing ben granted to tlie undersigned by th proper authority, nonce ia hereby given to all iienons indebted to said estate to make immediate pay ment, aud thoie having tlainit against the aaiue will present them duly aulhemieaied for nettle ment on or tefore Friday, Jan y ;t), 18vl, at the late roiilenoe uf the deceased. JOHSK.S1ILLKR, Fred. W. Biesecker, Attorney. DMIXISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Id the matter of the Estate of Genifr t;ardncr, dec d, late of Oueniahrming Twp., buinerset Ou. Letters of administration on the atiove estate having been granted to the uixlersigned by the proper authority, notire ia hereby given to all nersnua indebted to said estate to make immedi ate payment, and those having claims or de maiul aminst th Mine will present thein dclr authenticated r settlement on Friday. Juu'j oJth, Is'.u, at ihe late resilience of said dee'd. JOS1AU J. BMK'I.H, Adnnatralor. Fred. W. Bieseeker, Attorney. JXECL'TOR'S N0TICF Ui the msttr of Ihe estateof Mary Firestone, late of Tpiser Turkeyfrot Nwp., Somerset Co.. Fa. Letters testamentary on the abme estate having been grnnted to the undersigned by the proper authority, notice is hereby given to all persons indeb ed tnsaid e-la'e to make immediate av ment and tlio-e having claims Hgainst the same will present them d ly authenticated f,w feti le nient uii Saturday the 3!st day of Jauuary, ls.U. at the late residence of said d craved. JtlU.N FiKESTONK. Executor. Fred W. Bieseeker. A'Ua-ney. PUBLIC SALE. OF Valuable Real Estate ! BY VlhTrEnf an order of sale Issued out of the Orphans' Court of Somerset Uouuty. Pa.. I w 1 at expjse 10 public sale 011 the premises Iu Elkliea Township, on SATURDAY JAXCARY 10, 191 at 1 o'clock p. m. of suM day. the following de scribed real e-U-te, lite the property of Anannias Oarletbt. deceased, viz : Aeenain piere or parcel of ground situste ia F.lklick tnmiship, synieret County, Pa , a.ljoin ing lsndsof Jeremiah J. Folk on the north, F.d ward Bmmn-terou lt.es mill, public rtwd on the west and X. VY. Newman on the east, containing one-half aero, more or less, having thereoa a two story frame DWELLING HOUSE and one-story frame stnrerojm, stable and other outbuildings. - TERMS. Onp-thlrd after pavment of d 'hts nd ezpenaes of administration to remain alien upon the prem ise totecure tlie widow's dower, one half el' the purchase roonev on confirmation of -slemml deliv ery ol deed and balance in twoetjnsl annual ay inents from day ot)e : deferred pavmenui to be swured by jtnl. ment bonds im the pre'm fes; lu per cent of the purchase luouev to lie pid oudayof sale. JKI, YL'TZY, Admiti istrator utid Trustee. Scott A Ogle, Attorneys Executors Sale OF- rpHE rsrKR-IGXFJ Executors of the hu-t 1 w ill ami testament of Solomon Hammer laie of Jenner Township, dee d., will eipo-e 10 "V on the premises iu Jetiuer Township, by public outcry, 011 SATURDAY. JANUARY 10, '01, the following described real estate, late the prop erty of said dee-eased : A certain farm or tract of land containing xa acre, mure or le. about tut) aerea clear, an.l tl.e balance well limlwred, having thereon erected a good plank two-story I7WELLING HOUSE, bank barn, and other outbuildings ; contains a large orchard of choice frulta pear, plums, ap ples and peaches. The farm is known as the tiingle-parger f-m," and is situate eight miles south of Johnstown, on a go.l ro-.d leading to that town, wlii.-h is one of the best markets for farm product in theStaie. The Urm is enven ient to schools and churuhes, and is In every war a mmt liesirable pmpeny. n i wei niMlerlilj with mineral, coal and iron ore ami limcttoae. Tueje in a limestone quarry opeued on it TJIiM.S Made knosro on day of o'saUi. JOHN U MAMMKR, DAVIL'M. UAMUsu Executor. DRESS Shifts Real Es rue de 1 mf if A. E. Uhl's Christmas Gifts ! Hundreds of articles for Christmas presents for Children. Toys and China, Wax, Bisque, and indestructible Dolls, with Bonnets, Stocking and Slippers and Muffs to fit them out, And nursing bottles to put them to sleep. Sets of China Dishes and Chamber Sets, Childrens' Furs, and Hose, Gloves, Mittens and Handkerchiefs, Jewelry and Infants' and Childrens' Wraps. For Ladies All kinds of Dres3 fiood?, with ppocial Holiday Prices. t Plush and Cloth Wraps in all the latest styles, . VERY CHEAP Furs, Kerchiefs, Umbrellas, Combs, Snchels, Towels, Muffs Mufflers, Shawls. Brashes-, Purses, Linens Xapkins, Throws, Drapery Fancy Articles, Towel Racks, Kid and Cashmere Gloves and Mittens, Spalshers, Scarf, PI usli and Silk Or naments, Satin. PJain and Quilted Home-made Blankets, Shawls, Shoulder Shawls, Ac., eVc. For Gentlemen, Neckties, Gloves, Jewelry, Hosiery. Shirts, Combs. Brushes, Purses, Pocketbooks, and a thousand other articles that I have not space to enumerate The largest stock of Valuable and useful Christ mas Presents in the County. Exhibition Free. MRS. A. E. Uhl. PU15LIC SALE OF Valuable Real Estate! TjY VIRTl'E of an omerof the Orphans' Court of Somerset ( ountv. I will sell at public sale the real estate of Andrew Hoover, dee d., on MID A Y, JASUARY 9, 1S91, at the office of Samuel MeKenzie, Esn;., in tbe town of Garrett, at 1 o'clock p. in., cou-i-uing as follows . fr, 1 A farm or tract of land situate in A,Ui Brothersvallev Tim-bOiin. ,,mert County. Pa.. conimiiK lis acres, more or less, of wnicn yu acres are clear, aeres in meadow, with DWELLING HOUSE and barn, and other outbuildings thereon erwted ami nue mni on nam on itie same, adjoining lands of John Loin;. Alexander I'nleiran v John J. liauiter, and others: balance well tim bered : Is near to scaiol. church, and ltelto. K K. at (iarrctt. ALSO A rellintr House and lot of irronnd In the tU lureof (iarrett, eoiitainin t one fourth of an acre, more or less, beimr lot No. H7 oa Cherry street and Walker street. Terms of No. i. One-third in hand Anrtl 1 '11 Klnn ;n r. equal annual installment. Terms of No. 2. One half in hand April 1. -in, and balance In 1 year : In per cent ot the hand mouev of No. 1 to be rld as aoou as property i struck off; i!0 to he paid on No. 2 as soon as same is struck off. lie lerrtd payments to be secured on the premises. JESSfc Ho.fVKK. declT. Trustee. s TOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The annual meetinr of the Stockholder of the First National Hank of Somerset, for the election of Directors for the year A. It. lstil, will be held In the banking rooms in the First National Hank Hnilcline, Somerset, Fa., on Tuesday. January Hi, lssl, bciween the hours of oite and three o'clock P. M. ANDREW PARKER. Cashier. TlAXTED.- t f For the TNITFD STATES ARMY. Able Boilied I umarned MEN. between theaircsof '21 and M years tiond Pay. Appli cants mu-t be pn-pared to fumitti satisfactorr ev. mence as io age. character and habits. Rations, iioininr, aim nixiirai Atti-tiisiKe Applv at (ORNKK MAIN AN1 CLINTu.N STREtTS, Mrs y WOOLF'S GRAND HOLIDAY SALE. A hearty welcome in extcii Jed to all to come and sec our Holiday The finalist purse can find with u an Elegant Present. There ij something for everybody for evety ago aud every fj.-tto. (.'0!( along, and bring your friends;, don't dehiy, because tlio varieiv is greater and gclcc.ticii grander now than they will l,e later. Our wish for a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR, To all, is expressed in every article we offer for sale. Santa Clacj himself will go into ecstaeics over our beautiful display of new. cove! useful and appropriate Holiday Goods. ! L. (V3. Woolf & Son, THE LIVE Clothiers, Hatters and Shoe Finn, . j ofe;n st( n'sT . pa. John Thomas & Sons' -MAilMOTH STORES, : 240 to 248 Main Street, Id one of the wonders of Johnstown, with its Several Departments. Ta Department 4iA" are Dry Goods In Department a B," Boots and Shoes. I Department " C," Carpets. In Department " D," Clothing, Hats, and Furnishing goods. Department " E," Groceries. Department " F," Feed. For Gccd Gcos, Chsap Greeds, and Seascnails Gccds, They cannot be excelled. An examination will convince the most " doul-ting Thomas " of Somerset County. 55?" HEADQUARTERS FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE. Weldin Sc Whitakeij, HARDWARE MERCHANTS, 83 Franklin Street, tJOHnsrsTowisr. NEW FALL GOODS ! AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF Jame3town Dress Goods, : Morgan's Clankcts and Flannels. Kantuers Celebrated I.nittin Yarns. Zaucsville Ulaukcts. Skirts and Yarns. Full Lino of Comforts and Quiiw. New Gvul) arriving tlai'iv r-rTOTIrP KFJPPR 196 Main St. next door to FREE UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1891 ! From now until January 1, '91. we will give free with every pur chase in any of our Departments -A. A Beautiful Christmas Present ! Soniethiii-r bolh useful -find ornamental. In addition to this (Vilr Gift yon will have the benefit of tlie THOMAS, KARR & OGILVIE The Clothing Hustlers, XOS, 2?l and Main Street, Johnstown. I 3 jfj"'1 1 r it- s i irtr- o atftdm. ... C HERE NEW C.PPEtJl() IJANGE! .'t-w THE LATEST .l.D BEST- Largest Furnace. STOVEPIPE. ELBOWS. COAL HOIK poKniW, SH" and evfryl.iirr in our lino. A LOT OF SECOND-HAND STOVES, VERY CHE lowest iric-s in Johnstown. JOIIX HEXDERSOX. Six Oak Chairs, 'Reprewntf by Ct,) nd OTE ROCKET?. (To Match.' Well Made, Elegant Finish, and Neat Design, for OjSTLY H4.00. MAIL ORDERS PROMPT LY FILLED, to any part. tastoffi Fa. i E T 'Ell I IA VE IS E.LVTEIh The Inrgoist nd Mot Co"'Plet J.ine of CGliKG STOVES ASD ts run tor sty. Every Size of Heater, A'5"1 Small Bedroom Stoves to Jo SI J t
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