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.
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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.
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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
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